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Vibha SharmaNew Delhi: BJP Wednesday wrested control of two MCD zonal ward committees that were considered AAP strongholds in MCD.Of the 12 zonal ward committees that went to the polls, BJP now controls 10 and AAP 2.For AAP, the setback will bite more as some of its councillors allegedly cross-voted in the City Sadar Paharganj and West zones. Minutes before polling for City Sadar Paharganj, its outgoing chairperson and AAP councillor Vikas Tank joined BJP in the presence of Delhi BJP president Harsh Malhotra. AAP lost the chairperson posts in both the zones, despite having numerical majority.BJP got an additional…

Chief minister DK Shivakumar interact with the representatives of Apartment Associations regarding Karnataka Apartment (Ownership and Maintenance) Bill, 2025 at Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium in Bengaluru Wednesday Bengaluru: The govt’s latest consultation on Karnataka Apartment Ownership and Management (KAOM) Bill was as much a political outreach as a policy exercise, with CM DK Shivakumar using the occasion to appeal directly to Bengaluru’s growing apartment population, a constituency expected to play a key role in GBA elections.The event, attended by four senior Congress functionaries and representatives of apartment associations from across the city, underscored the political importance the govt now attaches to…

A private school in Hyderabad is at the center of a controversy after a Hindu student’s aunt (R) discovered Islamic homework assignments in child’s school diary HYDERABAD: The controversy over a private school in Hyderabad allegedly asking a Class 2 Hindu student to learn an Islamic verse as homework intensified on Thursday.The BJP alleged a “conversion mafia” and “education jihad” while demanding strict action against the school management despite the teacher being terminated, news agency PTI reported.The row erupted after the parents of a six-year-old student alleged that their son was asked to learn an Islamic verse as part of…

Chennai: Medical colleges across Tamil Nadu together expanded MBBS seats by 950 this year, with 13 existing institutions raising their intake. A new private college, APS Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, was added to the roster with 150 seats, according to a seat matrix released by the National Medical Commission. The additions bring the state’s capacity to 13,999 seats across 78 medical colleges for the academic year 2026-27, up from 13,049 seats at 77 colleges.Across India, NMC has cleared the decks for 9,911 additional seats — including 2,111 seats in govt colleges. The list does not include Central govt…

Agariyas or traditional salt pan workers in Kutch Ahmedabad: The state govt last week constituted a high-level committee to complete the survey and settlement process at the wild ass sanctuary and address concerns of agariyas and other local communities. The move is expected to resolve one of Gujarat’s longest-pending conservation and land rights issues. According to a govt resolution, the newly formed committee will undertake a detailed examination of survey and settlement issues, including the claims of agariyas — traditional salt workers who have been seeking legal recognition of their rights within the Little Rann — as well as those…

Police said the driver immediately realised what happened, panicked and raised an alarm Gurgaon: A 52-year-old house help was killed after an SUV allegedly ran over her at a residential society in Sector 67 on Tuesday.Guddi, from Mahoba in Uttar Pradesh who lived with her family in Bhondsi, was struck by a Mahindra Thar inside the stilt parking area at 2pm. She died at a private hospital in Sector 68 two hours later.Guddi worked for a family residing in Ansal Versalia, the society where the incident occurred. She was resting at the spot when a resident returned home from school.…

Guwahati: The Assam govt has allocated Rs 150 crore as part of the Guwahati Ring Road project to provide relief from the worsening flood problem in Jorabat, the main entry point to Guwahati from upper Assam, Barak Valley and Shillong in Meghalaya, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma told the assembly on Wednesday.“The consultant for the Ring Road has been asked to draw up a plan and also talk to IIT Guwahati experts for flood problem mitigation,” the CM said.Sarma said the state govt is also considering upgrading the existing road from Digaru to Narengi to a four-lane way as an alternate…

Noida: An FIR was registered against the electricity department over the death of a 23-year-old engineer who was allegedly electrocuted before falling into an open drain in Sector 58 on July 9, when the city was pounded by heavy rain.CCTV footage shows Aryan Prajapati, a resident of Kuncha locality in Kaimganj, suffered an electric shock from a nearby pole while walking along the drain, which was missing several slabs. As he collapsed and fell in, a colleague rushed to help him but appears to move back when he receives a shock as well. Bystanders can also be seen watching from…

Praveen Goyal (L) on his shop receiving ‘stop business’ notice from FDA PUNE: Soon after Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) directed his family’s shop to halt operations over alleged food safety violations, Praveen Goyal, father of Siya Goyal — one of the prime accused in Pune realtor Ketan Agarwal’s murder — said he would fully cooperate with the investigation and that his daughter should face the strictest punishment if found guilty.Speaking to ANI, Goyal said Food Department officials had visited his shop on July 14 and collected four samples.”On the morning of the 14th, at around 11. 30am, Food…

Patiala: A strike by contract workers to protest the dismissal of the chairman of the union’s Chandigarh depot committee partially disrupted bus services of Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) in Punjab on Wednesday.While union functionary Harkesh Kumar Vicky claimed bus operations were affected at nine depots, PRTC general manager Amanvir Singh Tiwana maintained that only one faction of employees had joined the agitation and around 60% of the fleet continued to operate. The protest follows the sacking of Gurwinder Singh Guri, the union’s Chandigarh depot chairman and an outsourced employee (conductor) over allegations of submitting fake bus stand (“adda”) fee…