A dawn-to-dusk bandh in Bengaluru to protest the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu is expected to disrupt normal life. Buses and autorickshaws will remain off the roads, while schools, colleges, and some businesses will also be closed. Namma Metro services will continue as usual, but IT and tech firms have asked employees...
Read MoreThe Ministry of Education in India is planning to introduce a unique number for every student, similar to the Aadhaar number, starting from kindergarten. The number will be linked to the Academic Bank of Credits and will be used to track the students’ academic journey in a consolidated platform. It will also be linked...
Read MoreThe Delhi High Court has urged civic bodies to take care of trees in preparation for the approaching winter season. The court expressed surprise at a report from the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), which claimed to have removed only 28 concretised trees. The court called this figure too low and instructed CPWD to...
Read MoreThe Karnataka government has issued a final notification reducing the number of wards in Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) from 243 to 225. The government had reconstituted the Wards Delimitation Commission, which submitted the delimitation report on August 4. After considering objections and suggestions from the public, the government made changes to the draft...
Read MoreThe monsoon withdrawal in Delhi has been delayed this year, with the normal withdrawal date being September 25. In the past decade, the monsoon has generally retreated from Delhi in late September or early October. The monsoon has already retreated from parts of southwest Rajasthan after a nine-day delay. The India Meteorological Department (IMD)...
Read MoreCitizen-activists in Bengaluru have accused the state government of ignoring their objections and suggestions in the final notification on the delimitation of BBMP wards. They argue that the government is only considering the 2011 census data, despite the significant growth in Bengaluru’s population. Some areas are allegedly split between two wards, and there are...
Read MoreUS Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack warned that a government shutdown could impact nutritional assistance for nearly 7 million low-income women and children who rely on benefits. Vilsack stated that some benefits, including those from the WIC and SNAP programs, could be affected within days or weeks if funding is not provided by Congress. He...
Read MoreThe All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party in Tamil Nadu has decided to sever ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and exit the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition. The AIADMK, led by Edappadi K Palaniswami, will form its own alliance and contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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