T.N. Rains | AIADMK slams DMK government, calls it “incompetent” to tackle waterlogging in Chennai
In a message on his social media handle, Mr. Palaniswami said the DMK government had been boasting of having taken up a ₹4,000-crore project for stormwater drains in the city which, he said, could not... #press
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Karnataka police chief makes body camera compulsory
Director General and Inspector General of Police Alok Mohan said that the cameras will improve the quality of evidence, reduce complaints against the police and improve transparency in police work #press

BJP charges police of helping BRS, complains to EC
G. Kishan Reddy charged that the police was allowing the BRS leaders to move in groups of 100-200 people around the polling areas #press
SC order quashing Kannur University Vice Chancellor’s reappointment comes as a stinging setback for Kerala govt.
Supreme Court verdict has rendered Kerala government vulnerable to barbed criticism from Governor Arif Mohammad Khan and Congress-led UDF Opposition as the Cabinet pushed... #press

Aurobindo unit gets USFDA nod to market generic asthma medication
The company's product is therapeutically equivalent to AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP's Pulmicort Repsules Inhalation Suspension, it added #press

India approves procurement of 97 Tejas jets, over 150 Prachand choppers
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also cleared a proposal of the Indian Air Force to upgrade its Su-30 fighter fleet #press

President Murmu reviews NDA passing out parade, lauds participation of 1st batch of women cadets
She said the NDA is a "cradle of leadership" and asked the cadets to move forward by learning and adopting new technologies. #press

Cyber police book case for operating fake FB account of former Bengaluru police commissioner to cheat people
Based on a complaint by one of the victims, police registered a case of identity theft and impersonation under the IT Act #press
T.N. Rains | NDRF teams arrive in Villupuram district
The National Disaster Response Force teams, comprising of 50 personnel, have been stationed in Marakkanam, for rescues, in cases of rain-related emergencies #press

Five dead after suspected consumption of contaminated ayurvedic syrup in Gujarat
Blood sample report of a villager confirmed that methyl alcohol was added to the syrup, police said #press
This is what Canada has been talking about, says Trudeau after U.S. charges Indian for plotting Sikh separatist's murder
“The Indian government needs to work with us to ensure that we’re getting to the bottom of this,” said Canada PM Trudeau #press
U.S. indictment accuses Indian intelligence official of “masterminding plot” to kill Pannun: 10 points
The indictment suggests a link between the alleged plot targeting Pannun and the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar #press

Residents of Vilankombai tribal settlement in Erode district seek road connectivity
Tiruppur MP K. Subbarayan, under whose constituency the hamlet falls, said residents had asked for a 4 km road to be laid on a forest pathway, and officials would study the feasibility of this #press
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah promises to set up additional 188 Indira Canteens in 2023
Indira Canteens will be started in 225 wards in Bengaluru #press

Vikram Kumar and Naga Chaitanya Akkineni interview on ‘Dhootha’: We are friends first, then colleagues
Director Vikram Kumar and actor Naga Chaitanya Akkineni discuss their first Telugu web series, ‘Dhootha’, a supernatural crime thriller #press

Campus protests force NIT Srinagar to declare vacations; J&K DGP appeals for maintaining communal harmony #press
T.N. Rains | Stormwater drains in Chennai have failed to prevent waterlogging: Ramadoss
The PMK leader slammed the DMK regime for not having taken adequate measures for rain preparedness #press

Karnataka CM tells government hospitals to follow Jayadeva hospital in delivery of health services
The CM urged Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao to focus more on north Karnataka #press

T.N. Rains | Dhinakaran calls for urgent steps to bale out water from housing colonies in Chennai
The AMMK leader, in a social media post, said waterlogging in the Chief Minister’s constituency of Kolathur illustrated that the DMK regime had not carried out measures to protect people from the... #press

Election Commission officials inspect polling day surveillance at Command Control Centre in Telangana
Hyderabad City police deploy drones and a 6,000-CCTV network for election surveillance. #press
