India and Russia, reaffirming their strategic partnership, held the 11th Working Group session to deepen cooperation in sectors like aerospace, mining, 3D printing, and critical minerals.
In a letter addressed to the PMO and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), the CSS Forum, which represents 13,000 officials, claimed that the CSS officers are being allotted lesser spaces than mandated at the workspaces in Kartavya Bhavan, adding that this would negatively impact confidentiality and efficiency.
Several Islamists expressed glee over the devastating flash floods that swept Uttarakhand, seeking perverse joy for the suffering faced by a predominantly Hindu Devbhoomi.
Gogoi accused the Sarma government of unfairly targeting linguistic and religious minorities over his government's crackdown against illegal encroachments.
Reports say that around 20-25 hotels and homestays may have been washed away in the devastating floods. In the cloudburst incident, at least four people are reported dead.
The Congress government in Karnataka has been facing criticism for introducing freebie schemes, while the four state transport corporations have been facing a severe financial crunch.