As north India continues to reel underneath heatwaves, the climate division has downgraded its June rainfall prediction from ‘regular’ to ‘beneath regular’. The monsoon arrived over Kerala on time, and progressed properly till June 10. However it has been dry and sizzling over the Southern peninsula thereafter. The place is the monsoon, and when will it progress? We explain.
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The Nationwide Testing Company (NTA) has been underneath hearth over its conduct of the NEET examinations. Whereas in Patna there have been paper leak allegations, in Godhra, there are allegations that college students had assist whereas filling in solutions at two examination centres. The NTA, nonetheless, has instructed the Schooling Ministry that examinees within the two cities don’t seem to have had any uncommon benefit as per an evaluation of their marks. Right here’s what The Indian Express has learnt.
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Why did Hindu voters get divided alongside caste strains? Did choices of the federal government play a job in a loss? Having almost halved its seat tally in Uttar Pradesh this Lok Sabha election, the BJP is enterprise a overview of its efficiency – with a checklist.
In the meantime, in Maharashtra, with the Mahayuti alliance dealing with defeat in seats alongside the proposed route of a 802-km freeway challenge connecting Nagpur to Goa, the state authorities has put the work on maintain. Amid protests from farmers, the destiny of the challenge will likely be determined by the brand new authorities publish Meeting elections.
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In his weekly column, C Raja Mohan outlines 5 geopolitical challenges earlier than Modi 3.0, and makes a case for why India should leverage the world for the speedy growth of home prosperity and fairness.
On the village in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandla, the place 11 properties have been demolished, 16 stay standing — portray an image of distinction. Authorities acknowledge that the remaining ones are unlawful too, however they weren’t demolished on account of “constraints”. The SHO of Nainpur police station says, “We demolished the homes where beef was found and left the others alone for now.”
Had there been a Woman Whistledown in the true world, would she have confronted penalties for malicious gossip? “In actual life, the Whistledowns don’t stop to exist due to somebody’s ethical disaster. And very like the world of Bridgerton, they might get away with it simply as easily, and right here, they wouldn’t even must out their identification,” Sampada Sharma writes.
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🏏 Sandip G writes in regards to the pleasure of watching fast bowlers this T20 World Cup. Pacers have captured seven spots on the Prime 10 wicket-takers checklist, however past the numbers or their position in establishing video games, they’ve achieved an even bigger feat. They’ve been real spectacles, the batsmen honestly fearing them.
Delhi Confidential: There is probably not massive modifications within the Union Cupboard within the new authorities, however one distinction is seen — the emergence of Defence Minister and BJP veteran Rajnath Singh as the important thing determine for coordinating with the NDA companions.
In at the moment’s episode of the ‘3 Things’ podcast, we focus on the modifications made to NCERT political science textbooks for Class 11 and 12. We additionally focus on why activists Arundhati Roy and Dr Sheikh Showkat Hussain might quickly face prosecution underneath the stringent UAPA.
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