Guarantee schemes clean-up could improve finances, but poses political risks | Bengaluru News

Chief minister DK Shivakumar offers prayers during the inauguration of operations at Krishna, his official home office Bengaluru: When former chief minister Siddaramaiah led Congress’ campaign in 2023, he popularised the slogan, “Nanagu free, ninagu free, Mahadevappa gu free, Kaka Patil gu free” — free for everyone. The message was simple: Welfare without barriers.Three years…

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HC quashes model code violation cases against Revanth | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: Justice K Sujana of Telangana high court on Wednesday quashed five criminal cases pending against chief minister A Revanth Reddy.The cases, registered in 2019, pertained to alleged violations of the model code of conduct (MCC) during the Huzurnagar bye‑elections, when Revanth was MP from Malkajgiri and campaigned for the Congress candidate. Several senior Congress…

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Kolkata godown collapse: Workers trapped under debris as army, NDRF lead rescue; toll rises to 5 | Kolkata News

Under-construction godown shed collapsed Tuesday afternoon, claiming at least five lives and injuring 20 KOLKATA: At least five workers died after an under-construction godown shed collapsed in Kolkata’s Taratala area on Tuesday afternoon.The incident left 20 others injured, two of whom were undergoing treatment in the ICU.Following the collapse, a massive search and rescue operation…

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24 IAS, ACS officers transferred in NDA 2.0 first major rejig | Guwahati News

Guwahati: Assam govt on Wednesday effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle, transferring and posting 24 IAS and ACS officers across key departments, including home, finance, agriculture, CM’s secretariat and multiple district commissioners.This is the first major reshuffle in the newly formed BJP-led govt.Among the key changes, Megha Nidhi Dahal, currently district commissioner of Dhubri, has been…

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PM Modi to inaugurate Pachpadra Refinery, launch Jaipur Metro Phase-2 on July 4 | Jaipur News

Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma at a meeting at his residence Wednesday Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Pachpadra in Rajasthan’s Balotra district on July 4 to inaugurate the much-awaited Pachpadra Refinery and lay the foundation stone for Jaipur Metro Phase 2. Besides these flagship projects, the PM will also inaugurate and lay foundation…

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Bhupesh Baghel: ‘Looting in name of Ram’: Bhupesh Baghel attacks government over schools, farmers and Ram temple donations | India News

Bhupesh Baghel attacks centre accusing them of “looting in the name of Ram” NEW DELHI: Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel has launched a blistering attack on the Centre over the alleged Ram Mandir donation controversy, drawing a parallel between the government and Mahmud of Ghazni and accusing the RSS, VHP and Bajrang Dal of…

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UAE Central Bank fines foreign bank branch AED20 million over anti-money laundering failures | World News

Foreign bank fined AED20 million in UAE. The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has levied an AED20 million fine on a branch of a foreign bank following regulatory findings related to weaknesses in its compliance systems.In a statement, the regulator said the action followed examinations that found significant and repeated failures in the bank’s…

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