Bengaluru, Aug 5 (IANS) Following strong criticism and a warning of arrest from the Karnataka High Court, the RTC employees’ unions on Tuesday called off their indefinite bus strike across the state.The unions had continued their protest despite the court’s earlier order and the state government’s invocation of the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA), which had brought bus services to a halt and caused widespread inconvenience to the public.A bench headed by Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhr…

Amaravati, Aug 5 (IANS) YSR Congress Party President and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday alleged that there is rampant corruption in the coalition government headed by Chandrababu Naidu.He claimed that corruption has spread widely, especially in the liquor business, illegal sand mining, and Amaravati land deals.Jagan Mohan Reddy alleged that works for the state capital, Amaravati, are being awarded double the cost compared to Hyderabad and Bengaluru.Address…

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday shared a 1912 map of the legislature and informed MLAs that a room had been wrongly labelled as “gallows” by the previous government. Responding to a matter raised by BJP’s Chief Whip Abhay Verma about the erroneous decision to put a plaque of “gallows” on the premises, the Speaker issued a statement dispelling doubts that the oldest seat of democracy in the city housed gallows during colonial rule.Later, BJP memb…

Chennai, Aug 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu BJP spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad on Monday hailed Union Home Minister Amit Shah as the “modern Iron Man” of Gujarat, crediting him with playing a pivotal role in shaping the BJP into the world’s largest political organisation and strengthening India’s internal security framework. Describing Shah as a resilient and visionary leader, Prasad said his political journey – from facing politically motivated legal challenges to becoming the longest-serving Home Min…

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) In the aftermath of Operation Sindoor, the Pakistan terror groups faced plenty of casualties. While over 100 terrorists were killed, their headquarters, launchpads and training facilities were also destroyed. Now, with the Pakistan establishment helping terror groups such as the Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad rebuild their facilities, it is also important for them to keep the chiefs safe. In the aftermath of the Indian retaliatory strikes and also the recent Operati…

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), on Tuesday, filed an application before the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to release details of nearly 65 lakh voters whose names were omitted in the recently published draft electoral rolls in Bihar. In a bid to enable political parties, general public and the petitioners to cross check and verify the draft electoral rolls, the plea demanded the ECI to release constituency and boo…

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) As sudden cloudburst triggered massive mudslides and landslides in Harshil, Uttarakhand on Tuesday, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is on high alert and ready to join the ongoing rescue operations being carried out by the Indian Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). IAF sources confirmed to IANS that helicopters from three major airbases – Chandigarh, Sarsawa, and Bareilly – have been placed on standby for aerial rescue and suppl…

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) In the run-up to the crucial hearing in the Supreme Court, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday urged the Centre to duly utilise the water of the Chenab river to resolve the long-pending water dispute with Haryana by shelving the Satluj Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue. Taking part in deliberations at a meeting called by Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Paatil over the issue of the SYL canal amidst the presence of Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Mann said a…

Bengaluru, Aug 5 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President, D.K. Shivakumar, said on Tuesday that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and he had requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the Yellow Metro Line in Bengaluru. Shivakumar, who is also the Minister for Bengaluru Urban Development, inspected the Metro Yellow Line earlier in the day. He spoke to the media during this visit.Earlier, no representative from the state government attended the inauguration of the …

Amaravati, Aug 5 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh will implement the P4 initiative, aimed at eradicating poverty, from August 19, and the state will achieve its zero poverty goal by 2029, said Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday. He is confident that AP’s P4 model will become a benchmark for the nation. He conducted a video conference from the Secretariat to review the programme with MLAs, public representatives, and government officials.The Chief Minister revealed that so far, 9,37,913 Bangar…