Tension in Jaipur as CJP team alleges attack by BJP workers during visit to Govt school  The New Indian ExpressAmid CJP ‘inspections’, Rajasthan government admits 611 schools have no buildings  The Indian ExpressCJP volunteers’ ‘hands broken’, ‘vehicles smashed’ during school recce at Jaipur village  Telegraph IndiaAbhijeet Dipke warns of Jantar Mantar-like stir in Rajasthan after assault on CJP team  Deccan HeraldBJP rejects CJP’s ‘goon attack’ charge in Jaipur: ‘They must now learn a lesson’  Hindustan Times  Read More

El Nino set to be most intense ‘for over a century’: UK forecasters  Al JazeeraEl Niño set to be ‘strongest in living memory’, says Met Office  BBCBiggest El Nino in ‘over a century’ to dial up global heat, India braces for double crop hit  Hindustan TimesBiggest El Niño for a century forecast to bring UK more autumn rain and storms  The Guardian’Most Intense’ In Over A Century: How This Year’s El Nino May Impact World  NDTV  Read More

Now, protesters at Jantar Mantar seek overhaul of reservation system  The HinduReservation Hatao Aandolan: Massive gathering at Jantar Mantar; security upped  The Times of IndiaJantar Mantar protest highlights: Massive crowd, RAF at Jantar Mantar for ‘Reservation Hatao’ protest; several detained  Hindustan TimesGeneral show of strength: Thousands storm Jantar Mantar over UGC norms, quota reforms  India Today‘Rich don’t need quota’: Another protest rising at Jantar Mantar, this time against caste-based reservation  ThePrint  Read More

CJP activists assaulted in Rajasthan village during school inspection attempt  The Hindu’What’s going on in the country?’ Kejriwal slams BJP over attack on CJP volunteers in Rajasthan  The Times of IndiaCJP team on ‘inspection’ comes under attack near Rajasthan ‘school in buffalo shed’  Telegraph India‘You have 48 hours’: CJP gives ultimatum to Rajasthan education minister Madan Dilawar over Jaipur ‘goon’ attack  Hindustan TimesAmid CJP ‘inspections’, Rajasthan government admits 611 schools have no buildings  The Indian Express  Read More

Jharkhand protesters attempt to burn effigies of CM Hemant Soren, Rahul Gandhi; scuffle with police in Ranchi  The Hindu’Government Deceived Us’: Jharkhand Students As Court Stays Exam Cancellation  NDTVJharkhand govt not defending cases in HC on exam cancellation: Student leader Devendra Mahato  Telegraph IndiaStadium sealed as exam agitation threatens to flare up again  The Times of IndiaJ’khand HC stays notifications cancelling appointments of CDPOs, recruitment through JSSC-CGL exam  ThePrint  Read More

Bangladesh PM visit: In unusual move, Rashtrapati Bhavan recalls statement hour after issuing it  The Indian ExpressRashtrapati Bhavan withdraws email on Bangladesh PM visit  The HinduRashtrapati Bhavan hints at Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman’s visit, retracts  The Times of IndiaNo decision yet on Bangladesh PM Rahman’s India visit, Dhaka awaits Sheikh Hasina extradition response  Telegraph IndiaTarique Rahman’s Delhi outreach derailed by domestic firestorm  Deccan Herald  Read More

India-Pakistan tit-for-tat: Demolitions outside High Commissions in Delhi, Islamabad  The Indian Express’Proportionate response’: MEA on bulldozer action outside Pakistan high commission  The Times of IndiaBarricades outside Pakistan mission removed in Delhi as India responds to Islamabad  Telegraph IndiaUnauthorised structures outside Pakistan High Commission pulled down in Delhi  The Hindu’Despite our request…’: India’s tit-for-tat move against Pakistan mission explained  Hindustan Times  Read More

Why a Trump envoy’s Kashmir visit has led to US-Pakistan spat  Al Jazeera”Pakistan’s Frustration”: India On Reaction To Sergio Gor’s J&K Comment  NDTVPakistan’s move to summon US diplomat a sign of its frustration over Gor’s J&K comment: MEA  The Indian ExpressU.S. envoy Sergio Gor’s J&K remarks evoke mixed reactions  The HinduUS ambassador Sergio Gor in Ladakh, goes river rafting along Zanskar-Indus stretch  The Times of India  Read More

iPhone EMI Behind Teen, Parents’ Deaths In Maharashtra Hill Horror  NDTVTeen jumps off cliff after family dispute; father falls trying to pull him back, mother follows  The Times of IndiaTeen attempts suicide after row over smartphone, parents try to save him; all 3 die  India TodayAngry teen jumps off cliff, father falls saving him; mother follows in death  RediffMaharashtra boy threatens to jump over ‘iPhone’, parents chase to save. All 3 fall to death  Hindustan Times  Read More