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Ladakh has been hived away from it; J&K is truncated now.
Jyotiradtiya Scindia, who lost his Guna seat in the last Lok Sabha election, is said to be eyeing a seat in the Rajya Sabha.
The problem is that no political economy sensitive plan to implement these reforms has emerged.
Pradeep S Mehta and Shagufta Gupta
Ease of running a business: What Siddhartha forces us to reflect on
Siddhartha wanted to be a “wealth creator”, as do thousands of entrepreneurs who open startups in India every year.
Delhi
Gupta suspended for ‘defying’ Speaker, Lamba marshalled out
Following his suspension, Gupta sat on a dharna outside the chamber of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal at the Assembly.
Man fires in air to shoot TikTok video on his birthday, arrested
The accused was identified as Faizan, a resident of Suiwalan in Chandni Mahal.
Face recognition cameras at Red Fort to watch suspects
Security protocols have also been devised for the “At Home” function at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Yamuna crosses danger mark, may rise further
Many people living adjacent to the river and low lying areas continued to shift to safer areas.
Propaganda warfare may return to TV screens ahead of elections
The political propaganda warfare may finally return to television screens ahead of Delhi Assembly polls scheduled for early next year.
Mumbai
50 tonnes of blacktip sharks end up in fishermen’s nets
Fishermen stated that last monsoon too blacktip sharks were caught by the gill net boats.
Security beefed up in Mumbai for Dahi Handi
The police has appealed to citizens to register complaints on Twitter, emergency number and via SMS.
State-level body to study climate change impact
Health minister Eknath Shinde is the chairman of the body.
File FIR in MSCB scam in 5 days, HC tells EOW
Besides these politicians, several senior cooperative bank officials from 34 districts in the state have also been named as accused.
Kolkata
Mamata, governor Dhankhar mourn death of Sushma Swaraj
A statement from Raj Bhavan stated that the governor was extremely shocked to learn about the sad and untimely demise of Ms Swaraj.
Coast Guard patrol vesel Kanaklata launched
The first ship of this class, ICGS Priyadarshini has been commissioned on 27 March this year.
Minorities face horrendous acts of mobocracy: Nusrat Jahan
Twenty-four-year-old Tabrez Ansari was killed earlier this year in Jharkhand by a mob that kept asking him to chant “Jai Shri Ram”.
Ponzi case: Derek O’Brien gets CBI notice
Derek has been asked to appear at the CBI office in Salt Lake in the first week of August, sources said.
No tax notices issued to Puja panels: CBDT
Firhad Hakim slammed the Narendra Modi government alleging political vendetta by using the IT department.
In Other Cities
Elgar parishad: Cops to invoke Sedition Law
Rao is a senior leader of the banned party and he has been availing funds for the party’s tasks.
Congress, NCP to discuss seat sharing on November 2
He did not rule out the Raj Thackeray-led MNS from joining the proposed secular alliance of Congress-NCP for the ensuing elections.
Clear stand on killing tigress: Bombay HC
The Nagpur bench of the high court on Tuesday issued notice to the forest department seeking its stand by October 19.
6 workers die as 4-storey building falls in Gurgaon
The state government has announced a compensation relief of Rs 3 lakh each to the family members of the deceased.