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Days after Shrikant Tyagi was booked for hurling abuse and assaulting a woman in Noida, his relatives on Sunday allegedly tried to seek address of the victim. Shrikant Tyagi identified himself as a BJP leader on social media, a claim that was later denied by the saffron party following the incident.

On Sunday, 6-7 men entered the Grand Omaxe society in Sector-93B in Noida and allegedly started asking about the address of the woman who was mishandled by Shrikant Tyagi.The residents refused to divulge the information and detained the men. Following the ruckus, the police team reached the spot and took charge of the detained men.

From 7-9 August, over the west and central India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted extremely heavy rainfall. Presently, Kerala (southern state) is facing heavy rainfall. From August 4 to 8, IMD has predicted widespread rains in Kerala. It warned that the state can expect isolated extremely heavy rainfall over its Ghat regions. Across the state, over 2,000 people are in relief camps. Due to heavy rains, till now, six deaths have been reported in Kerala.

Also, during the next three days, IMD has predicted intense rainfall activity likely to continue over the South Peninsula including Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka. It said that the downpour will reduce after that.

Senior scientist Dr N. Kalaiselvi broke another glass ceiling in her career after being appointed Sunday as the Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)  for a span of two years. She was previously the first woman scientist to head the CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR-CECRI) in 2019.

Known for her work in the field of lithium-ion batteries, she also focuses on electrochemical power systems and, in particular, development of electrode materials. She is currently involved in the development of “practically viable Sodium-ion/Lithium-sulfur batteries and Supercapacitors”.

Palace on Wheel resumption stuck as Railways sticks to new policy

The IR wants that every such luxury train should be run under the Bharat Gaurav Train policy of ‘haulage charges’ (fix payment) on a daily basis or on season basis, RTDC Chairman Dharmendra Rathore told SNS.

Presently he is giving final touches to the POW itinerary which generally starts from September and ends in March.

Rathore, who has recently assumed the charge of the corporation, said, “Since 1982 when POW made a breakthrough as the first luxury train in the world, the RTDC and the Railways were running it on a share eof 44:56 percent ratio, but it was shocking to note that the Railway Ministry was still adamant on onetime payment on the basis of new policy brought in the Modi regime whether the train runs and it does make profit or not. The old agreement between the RTDC and IR expired in 2021.”

Delhi saw high drama today as Congress leaders defied prohibitory orders imposed by police and took out protests against inflation, unemployment and rising prices. Several Congress workers and leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and Sachin Pilot, were detained and taken to Kingsway Camp police station. Addressing a press conference in the morning, Rahul said, “India is witnessing the “death of democracy” and that those who are standing up against the “onset of dictatorship” are being viciously attacked, arrested and jailed. The BJP hit back, saying the Congress leader should stop blaming the Indian democracy for the party’s repeated defeat in polls under him. Watch how Congress’ protest against inflation unfolded across the country.

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee increased the repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.4 per cent with immediate effect. This is the third rate hike by the central bank in this financial year. Why has the RBI opted for a hike, and what impact will it have? Read here.