Gadkari snooping row: Oppn wants JPC probe
Congress leads the charge
Rajnath says media reports false
New Delhi, July 30
Allegations of snooping at the residence of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today rocked both Houses of Parliament with the Congress demanding a detailed inquiry saying this was like the snooping done by Gujarat Government on its people and MPs.

Houses buried in Pune landslip; 17 die
NDRF teams, UAVs search for survivors, bodies; PM mourns loss of lives
Mumbai, July 30
At least 17 persons were killed and several others injured following a landslide in Pune’s Malin village, causing extensive damage to houses. Sources here heavy rains on Tuesday caused a hillside to cave in at Malin village in Pune's Ambegaon taluka this morning.

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A mudslide after heavy rains burried houses at Malin village in Pune district on Wednesday. AFP

Yadav relents, to withdraw his resignation
Chandigarh, July 30
A day after resigning as a minister from the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government, Power Minister Capt Ajay Yadav on Wednesday evening, it is learnt, decided to withdraw his resignation. The minister had put in his papers citing bias in development and appointments in government.

Follow coalition dharma, Akalis tell BJP leaders
Chandigarh, July 30
The divide between the ruling partners, the SAD and the BJP, is out in the open with the Akalis hitting back at BJP leaders reminding them of coalition dharma.

HSGMC gets down to work from today
Kaithal, July 30
Having failed to take possession of gurdwaras across the state, the executive of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) will meet tomorrow at its temporary office in Neem Sahib gurdwara here.

Kerry visit focuses on N-reactors
India confirms progress on nuke deal with US; two reactors to be set up in Gujarat
New Delhi, July 30
As US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived here today for the 5th Indo-US strategic dialogue tomorrow, New Delhi confirmed that talks were on between the two countries for setting up two nuclear power reactors at Mithi Virdi in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state Gujarat.

	boosting ties US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in New Delhi on a three-day visit to India on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal

Antibiotics in chicken ‘hitting Indians’ resistance to drugs’ New Delhi, July 30 A study conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has linked growing antibiotic resistance in humans to its large-scale, indiscriminate use in the poultry industry.