‘Losing trustworthiness’: Karnataka gears up to scrap EVMs for local body polls, recommends using ballot papers

The Congress government in Karnataka has recommended to the State Election Commission (SEC) the use of ballot papers instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for all future local body elections, stating that the EVMs are “losing trustworthiness”.
PM Modi hails GST reforms: ‘A double dhamaka of happiness before Diwali, Chhath Puja’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the GST reforms mark a significant step in making India self-reliant, calling them the “next-generation” of changes required to strengthen the economy and ease compliance for citizens and a “double dhamaka” of happiness before Diwali and Chhath Puja
Massive relief for middle-class as GST Council approves 5%, 18% GST slabs; THESE items to get cheaper from Sept 22

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has approved a dual tax structure of 5 per cent and 18 per cent, replacing the existing four-rate system. The new regime will come into effect from September 22, coinciding with the first day of Navratri. Let’s discover what’s cheaper.
Jawaharlal Nehru’s historic bungalow at Lutyens’ Delhi sold for Rs…; its new owner is…

The bungalow at 17 Motilal Nehru Marg was once the official residence of independent India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and is now sold for around Rs 1,100 crore.
Who is Mitesh Khapra? IIT professor honoured by TIME magazine along with Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg for…

IT Madras professor Mitesh Khapra is featured in the list of 100 most influential people in AI of TIME magazine. The magazine has honoured Khapra immensely by acknowledging his work and saying that his research for significant contribution to AI.
Weather Update: Delhi-NCR braces for heavy rains, IMD warns of thunderstorm in Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad

The river continues to flow above the danger mark of 205.33 metres. Officials said the all-time high was 208.66 metres.
Delhi Metro: 11 new stations on the Aqua Line of Noida Metro – Learn about the route and launch date

Delhi Metro: Through this initiative, individuals would be able to move more easily and comfortably by minimizing traffic between Noida and Greater Noida. This project will also have a significant impact on the area’s development.
K Kavitha quits BRS day after suspension, claims conspiracy against her, asks father KCR to check…

BRS had suspended Kavitha for “anti-party activities”, a day after her outbursts against party leaders T. Harish Rao and J. Santosh Rao. Now, amid the suspension Kavitha today announced her separation from the party.
Chaos erupts on Delhi-Kolkata IndiGo flight after passenger chants ‘Har Har Mahadev’, gets handed over to security; here’s what happened

A passenger on IndiGo’s Delhi-Kolkata flight on Monday was handed over to the security for “unruly behaviour” after he was found to be “misbehaving with the cabin crew and disturbing fellow passengers”. Here know what had happened?
Who is Arun Gawli? Gangster-turned-politician, known as ‘Daddy,’ walks out of jail after 17 years on SC bail

Arun Gawli, 70, popularly called by the alias “Daddy,” has been granted bail by the Supreme Court. He had been serving life imprisonment in the Nagpur Central Jail for the murder of Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar. Read on to know more on this.