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From the QUAD meeting in New Delhi and India-U.S. critical minerals deal to fresh AIADMK defections to the TVK and rising CNG prices - here are the top stories of the day.

The highest of 46.5℃ was recorded in Vemulapalle of Nalgonda

Farmers are advised to supply fresh water and feed to chicks, sprinkle water to decrease heat and follow scientific methods to dispose the dead birds to prevent diseases, says Animal Husbandry officials

Chief Minister, who had earlier offered to resolve the issue in 10 minutes, should explore the possibilities for solving it rather than complicating it. The government should attempt to find a lasting solution to the issue through legal means, says CPI(M) Ernakulam district secretariat

Binoy Thomas from South Palayur reached Kuwait just five days before the incident

The two countries are negotiating a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). Two rounds of negotiations have been completed.

Amendments to the law, which allowed companies to make unlimited financial contributions to political parties under the cover of absolute anonymity, declared ‘manifestly arbitrary’

‘Tabling of the UCC bill proves our government's commitment to work for the rights of women belonging to the minority community,’ says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

In Akbarnagar area of Hyderabad’s Old City, mosques have been transformed into part-time schools, or maktabs, teaching subjects like math, science, English and Telugu. This initiative, started by a group of techies offers free education to children from local government and budget schools 

Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar asked consumers to dial the toll-free 1912 helpline for power complaints during heatwave-related outages across Andhra Pradesh

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the petitioner, submitted all posts of officers, including registrars, that are lying vacant for a number of years

The commission also announced a bypoll for the Legislative Council seat vacated by former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar following his resignation

The popular Dera Sacha Sauda chief has been granted a 30-day parole; Sikh organisations have previously criticised the repeated grant of parole and furlough to Ram Rahim

As the loan amount increases, the quantum of the amount waived will decrease; small and marginal farmers who borrowed more than ₹1 lakh will be provided a flat waiver of ₹5,000

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces launch of Indo-Pacific Maritime Surveillance Co-operation initiative

Meanwhile, AIADMK legislators belonging to the faction led by party general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami met the Speaker and submitted a petition requesting him to withdraw the acceptance of the resignations tendered by three of the party’s MLAs

CNG in the National Capital territory of Delhi now costs ₹83.09 per kg; prices have effectively risen ₹6 per kilogram spanning across four tranches