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Country receives 9% more monsoon rainfall in July after weak June

The lifeblood of the nearly $3.5 trillion economy, the monsoon brings nearly 70 per cent of the rain India needs to water farms and refill reservoirs and aquifers

Kerala was given early warning on July 23: Amit Shah on Wayanad landslides

Wayanad landslide: At least 180 people still missing with many feared to be trapped under the debris of houses, shops and bridges that were completely destroyed in the landslides in Wayanad on Tuesday

News updates: Delhi area where IAS aspirants died flooded again after spell of rain

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Delhi govt to bring law to regulate coaching centres, says Atishi

Minister said the government will constitute a committee comprising government officials and students from different coaching hubs to frame the law

Can states tax mining activities retrospectively? SC reserves verdict

Meanwhile, Advocate General of Odisha Pritambar Acharya appeared in a dilemma when the court asked him whether the judgment should apply retrospectively or not

Heavy rain lashes Delhi, IMD issues red alert; waterlogging in several area

The National Flash Flood Guidance Bulletin has included Delhi in its list of 'areas of concern', the weather office said

Rohingya infiltration into India has increased manifold: Assam CM Himanta

Assam and Tripura governments have taken strong steps in this matter with police in both the states arresting several Rohingya infiltrators on several occasions, he added

377 died cleaning sewers in 5 yrs, no manual scavenging reported: Govt

Responding to a question, MoS Ramdas Athawale listed the steps taken for effective implementation of Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act 2013

Maldives to court Indian tourists with trade shows, celebrity campaigns

Amid strained India-Maldives ties since last year, during the January to July period of this year, Indian arrivals to the Maldives declined to approximately 71,000 from 110,000 the previous year

MCD seals 35 coaching centre basements following deaths of 3 UPSC aspirants

The drive was simultaneously conducted in Mukherjee Nagar and Rajinder Nagar localities

Rau's IAS: How an institute that gave India many bureaucrats lost the plot

How an elite institute that gave India many of its bureaucrats lost the plot

Most fintech, banking apps tap into users' location, other information

Calling them "most sensitive permissions", the Report on Currency and Finance highlighted that fintech apps often collect personal data, potentially invading users' privacy

Wayanad landslide toll mounts 160; disaster linked to 3 causes. 10 updates

Wayanad landslide: Officials fear that casualties are likely to increase as 180 people are still missing and many are feared to be trapped under the debris

Excise scam: Court extends Kejriwal, Sisodia, Kavitha's custody till Aug 13

Court had on July 25 extended the judicial custody of Kejriwal in the money laundering case till July 31, while his custody in the corruption case was extended till August 8

Agniveer scheme will keep our forces battle-ready, young: FM Sitharaman

During the Budget discussion in Rajya Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slammed the Opposition for attempting to "politicise" Agniveer scheme

Heavy rains flood UP Assembly, CM Adityanath escorted via alternate exit

Due to intense rainfall, the Uttar Pradesh Assembly complex was submerged, with water seeping into ground-floor rooms and reportedly damaging essential items

Delhi govt meets students protest to discuss coaching centre reforms

Delhi minister Atishi speaks with protestors to address coaching centre issues after students begin indefinite hunger strike

Six out of top ten most ordered items on Swiggy are vegetarian: Report

The report added that as many as 90 per cent of breakfast orders recorded were vegetarian. Masala Dosa, Vada, Idli, and Pongal topped the morning order charts

Parliament updates: Budget proposes unflinching support to cooperative federalism, says FM in RS

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha news updates: Here are the latest updates on the developments in the Parliament

Cong moves Privilege Motion against PM Modi over Thakur's expunged remark

Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi submitted Privilege Motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for posting expunged remarks made by Anurag Thakur