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Have you ever tried to book train tickets, only to find that all the seats are occupied within seconds? Blame Brahmus, Tesla, the Avengers, and Doctor Doom. These buzzwords are the names of software hijackers used by interstate gangs to snatch tickets within 15 seconds of an online reservation opening. Behind the scam is a network of developers, internet administrators, “super resellers” who sell software, and touts who resell tickets to desperate passengers at inflated prices. Now, the Railway Protection Force is on the move, cracking down on gangs who have turned ticket booking into digital theft. Colleague Muhammad Zafer It has more details.
🗳️ Resolution 2025
The election campaign for the second and final phase of the Bihar state elections ended on Sunday. Voting will take place tomorrow on 122 seats out of 243 seats in the state.
From our election coverage today:
👉 One of the most polarizing issues to emerge in the run-up to this election has been the alcohol ban that has been in place since 2016. The parties are divided – the JD(U) supports the ban, the Jan Suraj Party wants to repeal it, and the Mahagathbandhan has promised a rethink. This policy suffers from shortcomings such as smuggling, police abuse, and a parallel black market. But beyond politics, the sharpest division occurs within families. Men want the ban lifted, while women defend it vigorously. He reads Ground report by Deeptiman Tiwary.
👉 Among the seats voted in the second phase was Kargahar, which includes Jan Suraj Party founder Prashant Kishor’s native village of Kunar. Many in the village believe in Kishor’s message for change, but there are doubts about whether he can turn things around for the “key players”, the NDA and Mahagathbandhan. Santosh Singh reports.
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The Center started Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019 to ensure provision of drinking water to every rural household through tap connection. In May this year, an Indian Express investigation revealed excessive increases in implementation costs of the scheme due to a change in the mission guidelines. Now, states and union territories have received more than 16,000 complaints against officials, contractors and third-party inspection agencies regarding financial irregularities and poor quality of work. here What the Indian Express learned.
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Let’s talk about climate change: Countries meet again for the annual climate summit. The 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30) begins today in Belén, Brazil. So far, COP summits have produced positive climate action, but have done little to halt the steady rise in global temperatures. Read this year’s agenda.
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Healthier homes: Your home may not be as safe as you think from air pollution. Indoor air, degraded by construction dust, cooking emissions or household waste, can be two to five times more polluted than outdoor air as pollutants are trapped indoors. But monitoring and regulation of indoor air has been largely absent in India. Researchers at BITS Pilani seek to change that with their newly designed indoor air quality (IAQ) meter. We talk to the team about indoor air pollution, Its impact on health, and its solution.
The big test: The US Supreme Court is hearing a case challenging the legality of Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs. What constitutes a true emergency trigger? Are tariffs equivalent to the taxes paid by American citizens? So, are Trump’s tariffs legal? These are the questions the Supreme Court seeks to answer in order to issue a ruling that could have major implications for global trade. However, even in the event of a negative ruling, Trump may have other options. Read our explanation.
In conversation: It has been a few months since the Aam Aadmi Party’s defeat in the Delhi Assembly elections. Saurabh Bharadwaj is now the face of AAP in the national capital as senior leaders shift their focus to Punjab, Goa and Gujarat. Join us for Brainstorming session To talk about everything the AAP has been doing, the current BJP-led Delhi government, and the vote-stealing charge in Congress.
⏳ Finally…
Last year, Goa grappled with a host of allegations, from hikes in ticket prices to promotions, that dampened tourist morale. With the start of the tourist season this year, videos spread of men groping foreign women on Arambol beach, and another of a teenager facing harassment in North Goa. These incidents have raised concerns about the safety of women, especially solo travellers, in the state. Here’s how police and tourism are managed They take action.
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🎧 Before you go, listen to today’s news “3 things” A podcast episode, where we discuss three ongoing controversies: the Pune land deal case involving Ajit Pawar’s son; The furor over a bungalow in Chandigarh; And the dispute between TMC and BJP over the legacy of Rabindranath Tagore and Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
That’s all for today guys! Until tomorrow,
Sonal Gupta
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