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Andy Burnham has urged local leaders to offer all rough sleepers in England a route off the streets by Christmas, as he pledges another £100m to end street homelessness.Arguing in the Guardian that rough sleeping has become so common it now “feels like part of the scenery”, Burnham promised he would mount a Covid-style campaign to get everyone off the streets this winter.The announcement solidifies tackling homelessness as a central policy for Burnham’s government, and gives voters a measure by which to judge his success – although without a concrete target for ministers to hit.Homelessness campaigners welcomed the move, but…

Trump praised India’s election system to push SAVE America Act US President Donald Trump on Wednesday reiterated that he won the 2020 presidential election against Joe Biden, claiming that more than 24,000 “noncitizens” voted illegally in the polls.In a Truth Social post, Trump said the US Census Bureau had started checking voter records from 2020 against citizenship records, adding that the “SAVE America Act” must be passed.”The Census Bureau has begun checking the voter records from 2020 against their Citizenship Records. On the first 128,000,000 Voters, the Census Bureau proves that over 24,000 noncitizens voted illegally!” Trump said.”The Census Bureau…

Over 8,000 use Bandra’s Neville D’Souza Football Ground, says the fraternity Mumbai: BMC’s general body led by BJP-Shiv Sena on Tuesday approved a proposal to change the reservation of the Neville D’Souza Football Ground at Bandra Reclamation from a playground to a convention and exhibition centre even though it told Bombay HC last week that it would file its reply on Aug 20 in an affidavit to a plea against the plan.A civic official said since the court did not restrain BMC from taking any action, the proposal was tabled.The plan was moved by improvement committee chairman and Shiv Sena…

New Delhi: The cousin of the 17-year-old girl, who was murdered in north Delhi’s Burari, had bought a suitcase a day earlier just to stuff her body and dump it. He allegedly took her to his friend’s shop, where he killed her, police said.The friend allegedly helped him get rid of the body, police have found.The investigation has revealed that the girl, from Bihar, was in a relationship with a man who lives in her home state and is a distant relative of hers. Police said the two were from the same caste and the girl’s family was opposed to…

Bengaluru: The high court Tuesday dismissed a petition by Kamakshipalya police seeking permission to cross-examine Ratnaprabha, mother of deceased Renukaswamy and a prosecution witness in the murder case in which actor Darshan is the prime accused.Police had challenged a Jan 17, 2026, trial court order rejecting their request to invoke Section 154 of the Indian Evidence Act, which allows a party to cross-examine its own witness with the court’s permission.Police argued that Ratnaprabha made statements during her deposition that were contrary to the prosecution’s case. They pointed to her claim that police identified Renukaswamy’s body using his ID card, although…

Rampur (Kazipet): A family feud stemming from a marital dispute allegedly led to the murder of a man by his son-in-law’s father late on Monday night, police said.The deceased, P Venkanna, was the father of a woman who had married the son of the accused, A Parameshwar. According to Kazipet inspector J Shyam Sunder, both families had initially approved the marriage. However, disputes later arose between the couple, leading to strained relations between the two families.Police said Parameshwar allegedly harboured a grudge against Venkanna following the dispute and planned his murder. The incident occurred on the outskirts of Rampur village…

Safeguarding marine ecology and fishermens’ livelihood Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt will not compromise on the livelihood of fishermen or marine ecology while considering a proposal to drill four new offshore hydrocarbon development wells near Parangipettai in Cuddalore district, forest and climate change minister V K Rajiv told state assembly on Tuesday.Replying to a calling-attention motion, Rajiv said the govt would study its impact on marine resources and ecology and take appropriate measures to safeguard fishermen’s interests.Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Ltd (HOECL) has obtained the terms of reference for environmental impact assessment of the project from Union environment ministry and is…

Ahmedabad: This monsoon, like every other in recent years, Bopal turned into a bowl. Water pooled across the area, submerging roads and stranding residents, until the neighbourhood resembled the very thing revenue records say has been buried beneath it all along — a lake.The irony sits in plain sight. As Bopal went under, few noticed that one of the buildings ringed by floodwater — the old municipality office — occupies land officially registered as a lake.Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) South West Zone engineering department had planned to demolish the dilapidated office and build a gymnasium in its place. “During routine…

Prayagraj: A 50-year-old Bangladeshi man, who had allegedly been living illegally in the Ram Nagar area of Meja tehsil for the past 20 years, was arrested on Monday night, police said.The arrest followed a property dispute between Kamlesh alias Sujal Vishwas and his maternal uncle’s second wife, who alerted police about his Bangladeshi links.According to police, Kamlesh visited his native village in Bangladesh in 2011 to attend a family function. His parents, brother and other relatives continue to live there.DCP (Yamuna Nagar) Vivek Chandra Yadav told TOI that an FIR has been lodged and a detailed investigation has been launched.He…

Bhubaneswar: The housing and urban development department has asked agencies and urban local bodies to accelerate implementation of major infrastructure, flood-management and housing projects after reviewing the progress of a record Rs 10,726.87-crore budget for the current financial year.At the 14th dashboard review meeting chaired by additional chief secretary Usha Padhee on Tuesday, the department reviewed financial performance, flagship programmes and big-ticket projects. Officials said sanitation and waste-management programmes have shown significant progress, with expenditure under Swachha Odisha reaching 62.5% of the annual allocation so far.The review also focused on a series of major connectivity projects planned for Bhubaneswar and…