The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim as seven more lives were lost to the deluge on Thursday taking the toll to 108. The total population affected by the current wave of flood, however, registered a decline to 45.34 lakh in 30 districts from Wednesday's 54.50 lakh in 32 districts, according to a bulletin shared by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA). HT brings you a round-up of the most important and interesting stories, so you don't miss your daily dose of news. |
THE BIG STORY Three days on, Silchar remains flooded, cut off Assam's Silchar area remained inundated and cut off for the third day as the death toll in the state hit by floods rose to 108 since April, with seven more people drowning on Thursday, officials said. Thirty of the state's 35 districts were affected with over 4.5 million people suffering in the aftermath of flooding and 284,875 displaced from their homes, taking shelter in 1,395 relief camps, according to official figures. The situation remained particularly grim in Silchar in Assam's Barak valley, where officials said nearly the entire city was "submerged under water". Read more. |
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The Big Question Will the Sena sacrifice the MVA coalition as rebels hit magic mark? Maharashtra's ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government tottered on the brink of collapse on Thursday as Shiv Sena rebels appeared set to legally break away, and the party hinted for the first time that it was open to leaving the coalition if the dissidents came back. Read more. |
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From the Edit Page The anti-defection law and its effect on politics In his final remarks before the Constituent Assembly on November 25, 1949, BR Ambedkar said, "The Constitution can provide only the organs of State such as the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. The factors on which the working of those organs of the State depends are the people and the political parties they will set up as their instruments to carry out their wishes and their politics." Read more. |
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From the Field The Indian-American influence in the Biden White House When President Joe Biden nominated Arati Prabhakar as the director of Office of Science and Technology Policy and assistant to the President on science and technology — which will make her Biden's top advisor in the domain and a cabinet member — on Tuesday, it was yet another sign of the role, influence and dominance of Indian-Americans in the White House. Read more. |
Number Theory BJP: A party hegemonic to opponents and allies? The immediate trigger behind the political storm in Maharashtra may well be the unexpected victory of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates in the recently held Rajya Sabha and legislative council polls. However, it is increasingly becoming clear that the seeds of this political drama were sown the day Shiv Sena decided to enter into an alliance with the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). It contested the 2019 Maharashtra assembly elections in an alliance with the BJP. The reason why the Sena decided to dump its pre-poll ally after the 2019 assembly elections was that it wanted the chief ministership for itself. This would have entailed unseating the incumbent BJP chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. Read more. |
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HT THIS DAY: June 24, 1953 Dr Mookerjee's body brought to Calcutta  (Click to expand) MORE than 200,000 people paid their last homage to Dr S. P. Mookerjee whose body was brought to Calcutta from Srinagar by air tonight. The Jan Sangh leader died early this morning in the Srinagar State Hospital where he had been taken yesterday for treatment of pleurisy. Vast crowds lined the 13-mile route from Dum Dum airport to Dr Mookerjee's ancestral residence in South Calcutta. Read more. |
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