‘Like a bomb went off’: survivors of Germany’s worst floods in 200 years relive their agony

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“It looks like a bomb went off. Everything’s destroyed. There’s nothing left of the city centre,” said Michaela Wolff, a winemaker from one of the German towns worst hit by last week’s catastrophic flooding. Her family vineyard and guesthouse, the Weingut Sonnenberg, would normally be filled with tourists descending the red wine trail. This weekend … Read more

Congress demands probe after CAG flags irregularities in BharatNet project

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The Congress on Saturday demanded an independent, high-level and time-bound enquiry into financial irregularities in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) flagged by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in its preliminary report. Addressing a press conference here, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera claimed that financial irregularities in MeitY is the reason … Read more

Jones returns as Lions thrash Stormers

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England hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie scored the Lions’ second try against the Stormers DHL Stormers: (3) 3 Pen: Swiel British and Irish Lions: (21) 49 Tries: Beard, Cowan-Dickie, Hill, Conan, Fagerson, Rees-Zammit, Simmonds; Cons: Smith 7 The British and Irish Lions completed their Test series preparations with a comfortable win against the Stormers in the players’ … Read more

Take proactive steps to facilitate return of Pandits: Manoj Sinha

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Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said government officials must take proactive steps to facilitate the return of Kashmiri Pandits who were forced to flee their homes and are now settled in various parts of the country. At a meeting on Saturday to review the functioning of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction … Read more

PM Modi’s cabinet reshuffle: What are the reasons for creating a new ministry?

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The Narendra Modi government has set up a ministry of cooperation and handed over its reins to the powerful home minister Amit Shah. The recent history of India’s ministry formations tells us two things. Creation or, for that matter, even dismantling of a ministry is always a political call. For the government of the day, … Read more

Government lines up 31 Bills for Rajya Sabha in this Parliament session

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Government plans to bring 31 Bills, including six on Ordinances, in the Rajya Sabha during the monsoon session starting on Monday while the Opposition has demanded discussions on a host of issues including the Covid situation and threat of a third wave, farmers’ protest, alleged threat to cooperative federalism, relations with Afghanistan and China. Vice … Read more

Don’t be afraid, work round the clock to win Assembly polls: Priyanka Gandhi to Congress workers

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Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday exhorted party workers not to be “afraid” and work round the clock to win the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections next year. The Congress leader, who has been holding meetings with partymen since her arrival here on Friday, told Congress workers at the party headquarters, “If the organisation is … Read more

Greetings From a Dormant Newsroom

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Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. It’s quiet. Too quiet. I’m in a gigantic newsroom in a 52-story tower in the busiest neighborhood of one of the busiest cities in the world and … nothing. Not a sound. A sweeping look … Read more