Aam Aadmi Party Punjab General Secretary and Punjab Mandi Board Chairman Harchand Singh Barsat criticized the BJP government at the center over the lateral entry scheme, saying that the BJP wants to undermine the constitution of the country. He argued that their decisions are consistently against the constitution, pointing out that this recruitment ignored the reservation rights granted by the constitution, allowing the BJP to place their favorites in high government positions. Barsat emphasized that Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, the creator of the constitution, considered every section of society, but the power-hungry BJP is degrading the constitution, though the people will not forgive them.

Aam Aadmi Party has announced 25 Spokespersons in Punjab. According to the list released by the party, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, Malvinder Singh Kang, Neil Garg, Pawan Kumar Tinu have been assigned the responsibility of senior spokesperson. Amansher Singh Sherry Kalsi, Jeevanjot Kaur, Manjinder Singh Lalpura, Amandeep Kaur, Daljit Singh Bhola Grewal, Amritpal Sukhanand, Dinesh Chadha, Ajit Paul Kohli, Gary Waring, Narinder Kaur Bharaj, Harsukhinder Singh Babbi Badal, Bikramjit Pasi, Harji Mann, Shashivir Sharma , Sunny Ahluwalia, Govinder Mittal, Advocate Harsimran Singh Bhulath, Jagtar Sanghera, Skib Ali Raja, Shaminder Singh Khinda, Ranjodh Singh Hardana etc. have been announced as speakers.

The flood situation in Tripura, which was devastated by the monsoon deluge for the first time in over three decades, killing 26 people and damaging properties worth over Rs 5,000 crore, further improved on Saturday as most of the rivers in the state are flowing below the danger mark, officials said.

However, vast areas including croplands and human habitations in urban and rural areas are still inundated.

According to the Disaster Management officials, till Friday, at least 26 people, including women and children, had died and a few other people injured in landslides and drowning in flood water in six of the eight districts -- South Tripura, Gomati, West Tripura, Sepahijala, Unakoti and Khowai since Monday and two persons were reportedly missing.

Two Tripura State Rifles (TSR) jawans Ashish Bose and Chiranjit were killed during rescue operations in South Tripura and West Tripura respectively.

The funding momentum for the startup ecosystem in the country continued with more than $265 million being raised via 16 deals this week.

The biggest fund-raise came with omnichannel jewellery startup Bluestone securing $107.2 million in its pre-IPO round. In the fintech space, Aye Finance raised $25 million loan from Goldman Sachs (India) and lending startup Axio secured $20 million from Amazon Smbhav Venture Fund to drive growth.

The ecommerce sector was the top gainer this week, with $148.7 million raised via four deals.

Livpure, a homegrown water purifier brad, raised Rs 208 crore funding from M&G Investments and nearly Rs 25 crore from Ncubate Capital Partners.

The death toll from Bangladesh's floods has risen to 18, the authorities said Saturday.

According to the latest daily disaster situation report by the country's National Disaster Response Coordination Center under the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, nearly five million people were affected due to floods in 11 out of the country's total 64 districts,news agency reported.

The floods have killed 18 people in seven flood-affected districts, according to the report.

People who sleep poorly are likely to experience greater levels of fatty triglycerides -- a type of blood cholesterol -- and abdominal fat that can increase the risk of stroke, heart disease, and other health issues, according to research.

The study, led by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in the US, finds that maintaining sleep hygiene, such as putting your screen away at night or going to bed when you're exhausted, can make a person healthier.

The study builds support for the importance of good sleep habits. Good sleep habits, such as putting your screen away at night or going to bed when you're tired, can help to promote good overall health, said Brooke Shafer, a postdoctoral researcher at the Sleep, Chronobiology and Health Laboratory at the OHSU School of Nursing.

Six people have been confirmed dead after a fire broke out at a commercial shop in China's Jiangsu Province on Friday night, local authorities said Saturday.

The fire started in a shop in Suyu District in Suqian City at around 10:05 p.m. local time on Friday,news agency reported.

Four people died at the scene, and two others later died from their injuries despite medical efforts, according to the city's fire rescue department.

In a tragic incident, a woman was allegedly shot dead by her husband over dowry in Greater Noida’s Dankaur area on Saturday.

The body of the woman has been sent for post-mortem.

The police have started investigating the case, and teams are actively searching for the husband and other in-laws who are on the run.

Actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee has talked about her plans to celebrate Janmashtami and shared that she will sing hymns and perform puja on the occasion.

She said, "This Janmashtami, I'll be shooting, so I plan to keep my celebrations simple yet meaningful. I’ll sing hymns, offer Krishna’s favorite makkhan and mishri, and perform the puja with love.”

“I also enjoy observing the city’s celebrations and festive atmosphere. The rituals, like swinging the cradle with Krishna’s idol, bring me closer to him. I look forward to celebrating his birth with devotion and joy, both with my family and my team on set," she added.

Independent MLA Sombir from Charkhi Dadri area of Haryana has tendered his resignation. He has sent his resignation to the Speaker of the Haryana Legislative Assembly. Charkhi Dadri MLA Sombir Sangwan has resigned from his post on Saturday. The reasons for the resignation are yet to be known but the information has come out that he has submitted the resignation to the Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha Gianchand Gupta.