Times Top10: CNG, PNG prices set to jump

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Some phones & other devices may go offline staring today

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Google pays tribute to late actor Sivaji Ganesan

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Here’s when you may be able to buy latest Apple Watch

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‘Massive search’ to find Param Bir Singh launched

A week after the CID failed to serve a bailable warrant against Param Bir Singh as they could not find him at his address, state home minister Dilip Walse Patil on Thursday said the MVA government had launched a massive search to trace the former Mumbai police chief for his alleged involvement in serious crimes. When asked if Singh had gone to London or Russia, as alleged in certain quarters, Walse Patil said he had no such information.

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Covid live: Sept sees less than 1% death rate, 1st in 5 months

For the first time since April this year, India recorded less than 1% deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic during the period of a month. The case fatality rate (CFR or death rate) dropped to 0.97% in September from a high of 3.07% in June. Stay here for all live updates

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‘Gehlot trusts me,’ says PM, calls Cong CM ‘good friend’

When PM Modi attended a virtual ceremony on Thursday to lay the foundation stone of four medical colleges in Rajasthan, CM Ashok Gehlot put forward a list of development works he wanted for the state. “This shows he trusts me, despite our different political ideologies,” said Modi, calling Gehlot a “good friend”.

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Six turncoat MLAs put Congress in a spot in Rajasthan

Amid the pangs of its Punjab headache, Rajasthan has raised its hand to present Congress with a new problem to solve. Four of the six BSP-turned-Congress legislators from the desert state on Thursday reached New Delhi to seek "legal and political" support to save their places in the face of a Supreme Court petition challenging their assembly membership under the anti-defection law.

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Goalie gets drawn into political game

Amrinder Singh, goalkeeper of the Indian national football team and ATK Mohun Bagan FC in the Indian Super League, is a celebrity in his own right, but his name with one syllable less than the former CM has fortuitously invited a whole lot of unwanted political attention. After being repeatedly tagged by the media and others in heated discussions and speculation about the Punjab turmoil, Amrinder has stood up to protect his “identity” like he would the Indian and ATK goal.

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Crisis brings relief for two Congress CMs

The unexpected crisis in its Punjab unit wrought by the leadership’s choice Navjot Sidhu and the renewed G23 aggression are likely to provide relief to Congress incumbents in the two other party-ruled states which have been rocked by demands for change in recent months. The twin events have created enough disturbance within Congress, that many believe is likely to dampen the leadership’s appetite for experiments.

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PC lends voice to G-23 protest on ‘orchestrated hooliganism’

The Congress dissident bloc G 23 Thursday condemned the protest outside the residence of senior colleague Kapil Sibal, calling it orchestrated and demanding party chief Sonia Gandhi take action against those responsible. While in a spate of tweets from the letter writers did not mention who was behind the protests that they called orchestrated, the allegation appeared to be pointing at the AICC managers.

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After agri boost, monsoon set to withdraw from Oct 6

The four-month summer monsoon, which ended as a ‘normal’ rainy season on Thursday and is set to withdraw from October 6, leaves India’s agriculture on a good footing with the levels of soil moisture sufficient to support the rabi or winter crop at a time when the economy is still recovering from Covid.

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Core sector grows 11.6% in August on low base effect

The eight core sectors grew for the sixth consecutive month in August led by robust expansion in cement, electricity, coal and natural gas segments, data showed on Thursday. The key infrastructure sector spanning coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity grew an annual 11.6% in August, higher than the 9.9% in July.

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HC frowns on trial judge over quizzing of rape survivor

The Bombay high court has upheld the life term handed to three men for a 2010 gang rape of a young woman who “innocently took a lift from a man in a car’’ in Pune. However, it frowned on the trial court judge and public prosecutor for allowing the defence to put unnecessary questions to her involving graphic details during cross-examination.

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Road blockade by farmers inconveniencing commuters: SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday cited its own ruling that barred protesters from blocking public roads and said farmers’ grievances could be addressed either by Parliament or judiciary but they cannot be seen to cause harassment to commuters through sit-in dharnas on highways, hindering traffic to and from Delhi to neighbouring Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

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Congress crisis peaks as Capt says will quit party, senior leaders back Sibal

The crisis in Congress escalated on Thursday with former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh saying he will quit Congress soon, and senior leader P Chidambaram joining veteran partymen Ghulam Nabi Azad, B S Hooda and Anand Sharma to criticise protests by a group of workers outside ‘G23’ leader and former Union minister Kapil Sibal’s house.​

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Adani’s wealth surges 261%, now Asia’s second richest

India has added five billionaires every month in the last 12 months as the value of businesses such as chemicals, software and pharmaceuticals soared. Among the traditional billionaires, Gautam Adani (59) and family, with Rs 5.1 lakh crore (a 261% surge), for the first time has become Asia’s second-richest. His family has added Rs 1,000 crore a day over the last year.

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69% adults have got at least one jab, 25% fully vaccinated: Govt

As many as 31 states and UTs have covered more than 60% of their adult population above 18 with at least one dose of Covid vaccines and 25% of this cohort has received the full two doses. Overall, 69% of the total adult population of the country has received at least one dose of vaccine. As a share of the entire population, the coverage works out to 46% and India has administered 889 million shots.

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SC seeks Adani Power’s response to Gujarat Urja’s curative plea

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Adani Power to respond within three weeks to Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam’s curative plea seeking reversal of the SC’s 2019 judgment upholding Adani’s decision to terminate its Mundra plant’s power purchase agreement (PPA) with Urja.

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Musk, Bezos set to offer broadband in India

Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, the world’s two richest businessmen, are set to take on Airtel’s Sunil Mittal and Reliance Jio’s Mukesh Ambani in the high-speed broadband and internet space as they have approached the Indian government with separate plans to offer satellite-based internet connectivity.

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Good summer monsoon and prediction of normal winter rains raise hope for record output in 2021-22 crop year

The four-month summer monsoon ended as ‘normal’ rainy season on Thursday by bridging the earlier deficit and its withdrawal from northwest India will start from October 6 - the second most delayed withdrawal after 1960, said India Meteorological Department (IMD) while predicting ‘normal’ winter (October-December) monsoon rainfall that occurs in south Peninsular India.

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IPL: RCB beat Rajasthan to strengthen playoffs spot claim

With this win, RCB have further strengthened their hold in the top-four while RR find themselves in a do-or-die situation in the race for a playoffs spot. After RCB captain Virat Kohli's (25 off 20 balls) innings was cut short by a direct hit from Riyan Parag in the seventh over, that saw him being run out, Glenn Maxwell and Srikar Bharat ensured nothing else went wrong.

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Here's why buying a smart speaker is important

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'No player complained about Virat Kohli, written or verbal'

Putting a whole lot of two and twos together, sections of the media reported this week about Indian cricketers calling BCCI secretary Jay Shah to complain about Virat Kohli and his captaincy, and the BCCI decided to step in. The BCCI, once again for the record, had no role to play in Kohli resigning as captain of the T20 team. It was the cricketer's own decision.

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RCB have got rewards for being fearless: Kohli

Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday said impressive bowling in the middle overs and staying fearless during the game's crucial moments contributed to the team's fine run in this edition of the IPL.

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Sidhu blames choice of new AG, ‘tainted’ ministers for quitting

The curious case of Navjot Singh Sidhu’s resignation as Punjab PCC chief within 10 days of his bête noire Amarinder Singh’s exit as CM unravelled on Wednesday when he declared the new-look Congress government’s choice of advocate general and the re-entry of “tainted” ministers into the restructured cabinet forced his hand.

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Bypolls live: Voting begins in Bengal's Bhabanipur

Voting is under way in 3 assembly constituencies - Bhabanipur, Jangipur and Samserganj- in West Bengal. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting from Bhabanipur. Banerjee has to win this bypoll to retain the chief minister's post. The counting of votes will take place on October 3. Stay with TOI for all updates

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Baghel loyalists land in Delhi, crisis in state flares up again

Amid the frantic firefighting in Punjab, Congress found itself dragged into the Chhattisgarh power struggle on Wednesday when around 15 party MLAs — loyalists of CM Bhupesh Baghel — landed in Delhi in the evening, apparently to lobby against any change of guard in the state.

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Congress headless, no one knows who’s taking decisions: Sibal

Amid growing defections from the party and the chaos in the Punjab unit, Congress veteran and G-23 leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has asked the leadership to convene a meeting of the Congress Working Committee.

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Loyalists target Sibal, G-23, accuse them of betrayal

The turmoil in Punjab Congress and the G-23 offensive against the leadership has triggered a bitter war of words, with Congress leaders slamming Kapil Sibal and some others for raising concerns about “instability in Punjab”. Former MP and Delhi leader Ajay Maken said, “Sonia Gandhi had ensured that Sibal became a minister at the Centre despite not having an organisational background. Everyone in the party is being heard. Want to tell Sibal and others that they shouldn’t degrade the organization that gave them an identity.”

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Amarinder meets Shah, stokes buzz of move ahead of Punjab polls

Former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday called on Union home minister Amit Shah at the latter’s residence here. The two leaders had a meeting of over 50 minutes, boosting speculation about the Congress leader either joining BJP or allying with it for the Punjab polls.

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‘We’re G23, not Ji Huzoor’: Congress infighting out in open

Congress veteran and ‘G23’ leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has asked the party brass to convene a CWC meeting to discuss the problems in Punjab. Another ‘G23’ leader, Kapil Sibal, said the party was “headless” and no one knew who was taking decisions. ​​Leaders close to “them” (leadership) have left the party, while “we” (G23) are standing by them, he added. Suggesting they were loyal but not blind, Sibal said, “We are G23, not Ji Huzoor 23”.

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India set to take part in SCO anti-terror exercise in Pakistan

India is likely to send a three-member team to participate in a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) anti-terror exercise in Pakistan next week, TOI has learnt. The Pabbi anti-terror Exercise 2021 is being held at Pabbi in Pakistan’s Nowshera district from October 3 under the aegis of SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) which seeks to promote counter-terrorism cooperation between SCO member-states.

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Second wettest Sept in 27 years bridges monsoon deficit

Above-normal rainfall this month, which turned out to be the second wettest September in the past 27 years, has almost bridged the deficit of the monsoon season with the cumulative rainfall showing the gap to be narrowed down from 9% on August 31 to merely 1% on Wednesday, indicating the four-month season may finally be logged as ‘near normal’ monsoon.

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Sidhu blames choice of new AG, ‘tainted’ ministers for quitting

The curious case of Navjot Singh Sidhu’s resignation as Punjab PCC chief within 10 days of his bête noire Amarinder Singh’s exit as CM unravelled on Wednesday when he declared the new-look Congress government’s choice of advocate general and the re-entry of “tainted” ministers into the restructured cabinet forced his hand.

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Govt to list ECGC, infuse Rs 6k cr capital

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Pre-primary kids to get midday meals too

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday scaled up the national mid-day meal scheme as ‘PM-POSHAN’ which will also cover students of ‘Balvatikas’ (pre-primary classes) and provide hot cooked meals to students of elementary classes in government and aided schools.

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HC: Breastfeeding inalienable constitutional right of a mom

Breastfeeding is an inalienable constitutional right of a lactating mother and the right of the infant needs to be assimilated with the mother’s right, the Karnataka high court observed on Wednesday. It was disposing a batch of petitions filed by the biological mother and foster parents of a toddler.

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China outspends US, others in overseas belt and road projects

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Piramal acquires DHFL for Rs 34k cr

In the first insolvency resolution in the financial services space, Piramal Group has concluded payment of Rs 34,250 crore to take over Dewan Housing and Finance (DHFL). The deal is likely to help banks that had been hit by the company’s collapse. The payment will bolster the finances of banks that have written off loans to DHFL, whose promoters are accused of fraud.​

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8k genetic testing can assess heart disease risk

More people are now undergoing a one-off genetic test costing Rs 8,000 to assess if they are born with a predisposition to heart diseases. The genomic risk score, also called polygenic score, currently prescribed for high-risk individuals — with family history of heart diseases, uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension or cholesterol levels — helps doctors assess risk, prevent or delay heart diseases, said senior cardiologist Dr S Ajit Mullasari at the Madras Medical Mission.

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SC seeks Tirupati response on ritual ‘irregularities’

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought response from Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) to a year-and-half old complaint by a devotee of Lord Balaji that irregularities have crept into the daily “puja and archana” in the temple causing consternation among devotees of the principal deity.​

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Here’s what the iPhone 13 Pro teardown revealed

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In race to pip ICC, BCCI comes up with IPL media-rights tender

The BCCI has just sounded the bugle for what is going to be cricket industry's biggest war-cry over the next six months - sale of Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights. In a statement late Tuesday, the Cricket Board said: "IPL media rights tender for the cycle 2023-27 will be released immediately after the appointment of two new IPL teams".

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How 2022 may be the big year for Apple and Tesla in India

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Top10: Serum to enrol 7-11 year olds for vaccine trials

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Romantic pics of Ranbir Kapoor & GF Alia

Romantic pics of Ranbir Kapoor & GF Alia

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IPL: Mumbai keep playoff hopes alive with win over Punjab

​​​Under fire for not playing, and then not bowling in the second leg of IPL-2021, ahead of the T20 World Cup, Pandya smashed an unbeaten 40 (30b, 4x4, 2x6) on Tuesday night to help MI chase down 136 in a do-or-die game against a spirited Punjab Kings at Abu Dhabi. MI's six-wicket win in a low scoring thriller helped them climb to the fifth spot in the table, even as Punjab are at sixth.

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US generals advised having 2.5k troops in Afghan, Biden said no

Top American generals on Tuesday told lawmakers that they had recommended having 2,500 troops in Afghanistan to which President Joe Biden disagreed. The White House, however, defended the presidential decision, acknowledging that it was a split recommendation from Biden's advisors and generals.

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Live: Govt extends Covid curbs till October 31

India on Tuesday reported 18,795 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest daily count in 201 days. Meanwhile, the number of active Covid-19 cases in the country has declined to 2,92,206. Stay with TOI for all updates:

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Adani loses out to Gujarat Gas on city gas distribution network

The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out Adani Gas Ltd’s challenge to the decision of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) to award the city natural gas distribution (CGD) network for Sanand, Bavla and Dholka in Gujarat to Gujarat Gas.

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Gandhi siblings left red-faced amid efforts to rejig Congress

After the central leadership completely owned the Punjab restructuring and felt it had settled the chaotic unit, the surprise resignation by state president Navjot Singh Sidhu caught everyone by surprise and threatened to destabilise its stronghold and cast the Gandhi leadership in poor light.

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Most women in managerial posts in Northeast, AP & Punjab

The north-eastern states generally have the highest ratio of female workers in managerial positions, with Meghalaya topping the chart with 34.1%, followed by Sikkim and Mizoram, according to the annual bulletin of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS).​

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Sidhu not a stable man, resignation sheer drama: Amarinder Singh

Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said Navjot Sidhu’s resignation as PPCC chief within two months of taking over the vital post had proved beyond doubt that the cricketer turned politician was an “unstable” man, who could not be relied upon to lead the ruling party, especially in a border state like Punjab.

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Bombay HC fines co Rs 25 lakh for ‘wasting court’s time’

To ensure that those approaching courts in commercial disputes “understand that courts are not playgrounds, and litigation is not a pastime,” the Bombay HC recently directed a private company to pay Rs 25 lakh to a party against whom it was seeking orders.

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Govt’s online job exchange for elderly to start on Oct 1

Come October 1, senior citizens seeking work opportunities will be able to register themselves on a first-of-its-kind dedicated employment exchange portal for the elderly. The ‘Senior Able Citizens for Re-Employment in Dignity (Sacred)’ portal, being steered by the ministry of social justice and empowerment (MoSJ&E), will enable “virtual matching” of employable elderly of 60 years and above with employers who come forward and register on the platform.

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Ordnance board to split up from Oct 1

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Switchover buzz as Amarinder in Delhi to meet ‘friends’

Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh arrived in Delhi on Tuesday amidst an intense buzz over a meeting with the BJP brass that might be a precursor to an alliance, even as his visit was termed as a personal one to meet “friends”.

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Month after month, Covaxin missing production target

Homegrown Covaxin was to play a major role in vaccination against Covid-19. But eight months after the vaccination drive began, only one in 11 Indians has managed to get the first indigenous vaccine. Bharat Biotech, which manufactures it, has failed to ramp up production at the pace it had envisaged.

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Switch hit: Sidhu quits as PCC chief; minister follows

In a switch hit that left Congress on a sticky wicket in Punjab again, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu quit as PCC chief on Tuesday, followed by the resignation of new minister Razia Sultana “in solidarity” with him. Gulzar Inder Singh Chahal, who was made PCC treasurer soon after Sidhu took over, also put in his papers along with general secretary Yoginder Dhingra.

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Sebi fines Videocon’s Dhoot, two others for insider trading

Markets regulator Sebi has penalised promoters of Videocon Industries, Venugopal Dhoot and two of his investment companies, with a total fine of Rs 75 lakh for pledging Videocon shares without proper disclosure to shareholders and also for entering into off market transactions using inside information. The case relates to Sebi rule violations by these entities between April and September 2017.

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Congress to retire Kerala old warhorses?

It’s a season of open discontent in the Kerala unit of Congress but those in the know say that it is not likely to extend beyond a lot of sound and some fury. Reason: The Congress high command in Delhi wants the old guard sidelined and rampant factionalism neutralised, and to that purpose it will be willing to put up with KPCC president K Sudhakaran’s rather brash and authoritarian style of functioning.​

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IPL: Hardik shows some form as MI beat PBKS by 6 wkts

Mumbai Indians won their first game after three defeats as they beat Punjab Kings by six wickets in Abu Dhabi. Punjab Kings managed a below-par 135 for 6 which MI surpassed in 19 over with Hardik Pandya scoring unbeaten 40 off 30 balls while Saurabh Tiwary top-scored with 45. With the victory, Mumbai climbed to the fifth spot in the points table while Punjab are now at 6th spot.

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Apple iPhone 13 ‘camera secret’ revealed

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Rs 12,700-cr Mumbai road project: All you need to know

BMC chief IS Chahal said on Thursday the civic body has completed 40% of the Rs 12,700-crore Coastal Road project. The Marine Drive to Worli project suffered a yearlong delay owing to court cases and also the pandemic.

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Microsoft CEO on TikTok deals: 'Strangest thing I've worked on'

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Dad jobless, desi boy finishes 2nd at Euro tennis meet

Vedant Mohan was the only player in the elite field of 14 boys, aged 10 and under, who had travelled to Croatia’s resort town of Umag without a coach. But the young Indian tennis player made light of his torn shoes to leave all but one of the competition behind, finishing runner-up in the Champions Bowl World Finals.

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Top 10: '27% companies reported job losses in pandemic'

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Cyclone Gulab live: IMD issues red alert for 7 Maha districts

Cyclone Gulab has fizzled into a depression but the system’s westward movement has resulted in a red alert for seven districts in Maharashtra, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting extremely heavy/heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated locations on Tuesday. In the wake of heavy rains, chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday announced that all government offices, schools, colleges and other educational institutions in the state would remain closed on Tuesday. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:

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RR couldn't score more in the last few overs: Sanju

Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson on Monday rued that they could not finish their innings with a flourish from a strong position and lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets, making it tougher for themselves to make the cut for the IPL Play-offs.

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Punjab govt carries Capt’s ‘baggage’

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BJP claims attack on Dilip on Didi turf, EC seeks report

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2,000-yr-old Meerut find may lead to ‘lost’ Ashoka pillar site

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All citizens will get digital health ID: PM Modi

PM Modi on Monday launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, envisaged as a complete digital health ecosystem with a ‘health ID’ for every citizen, digitised personal health records, as well as a registry of doctors and health facilities across the country.

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Bombay HC bars open-court hearing of workplace sex harassment cases

Issuing guidelines for sexual harassment at workplace cases, the Bombay high court has directed that henceforth all such matters will be heard in-camera or in the judge’s chambers and not in open court, and the orders are not to be uploaded on the official website. The HC has also barred the media from publishing the proceedings without court permission.

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Rift in CPI over promotion may have resulted in Kanhaiya Kumar's exit

An internal split within the Communist Party of India (CPI) over promoting Kanhaiya Kumar at the national level may have triggered the former student leader’s imminent exit from the party.

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Jobs in 9 non-farm sectors rose 29% in June quarter: Study

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UK Royal Mint launches first-ever gold bar featuring Hindu deity to celebrate Diwali

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SC ticks off corporate lawyers on pleas for urgent listing

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Community leaders turn ‘influencers’ to boost vaccination drive in tribal districts

In many of the tribal-majority districts, it is not celebrities but community leaders and members of self-help groups, mostly led by women, who have emerged as key “influencers” to push the Covid vaccination drive.

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RSS-linked magazine calls Amazon ‘East India Co 2.0’

Days after its attack on Infosys, RSS-affiliate magazine Panchjanya, in its latest issue, has carried a cover story on Amazon, likening the online retail giant to East India Company and accusing it of corrupt practices.

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With big guns, Army keeps combat posture along LAC

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Bharat Bandh paralyses Punjab, has limited impact elsewhere

Farm groups in Punjab, which have been at the forefront of the struggle against the Central farm laws, brought the state to near standstill on Monday as the Bharat bandh paralysed rail and road traffic, and business establishments were shut in all towns and cities. While the impact was less severe in Haryana, the western part of Uttar Pradesh saw some toll plazas being blocked and trains cancelled due to protests on tracks.

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SC puts govt on notice, says ‘don’t play football with lives of young doctors’

The Supreme Court on Monday accused the National Medical Council, National Board of Examinations and the health ministry of “playing football” with the lives of young doctors aspiring to do their specialisation by changing the pattern of questions for the NEET-Super Speciality Examination more than a month after notifying the exam date.

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Pay closer attention to N-proliferation, India says at UNSC

India on Monday called for stepped up attention from the international community to check illicit proliferation of nuclear weapons. Addressing the UN security council meeting on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), foreign secretary Harsh V Shringla said, “There is a need for the international community to pay closer attention to the illicit proliferation of networks of nuclear weapons, their delivery systems, components and relevant technologies.”

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Amid global spurt, average height of Indians declined over 10 years

In the context of an increase in average heights worldwide, there was, alarmingly, a decline in the average height of adult men and women in India in the decade from 2005-06 to 2015-16 after a significant increase from 1998-99. Women from the poorest sections showed the steepest decline as did tribal women.

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14 Google Drive features that make your life easier

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Elon Musk praises China once again with Tesla set to invest more

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Realme Book Slim review: A sleek and stable performer

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Social Democrats beat Merkel's bloc in German elections

The center-left Social Democrats have won the biggest share of the vote in Germany's national election, beating outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right Union bloc in a closely fought race. Election officials said early Monday that a count of all 299 constituencies showed the Social Democrats won 25.9% of the vote, ahead of 24.1% for the Union bloc.

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Top10: Demand 50% quota in all spheres, CJI urges women

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Merkel's bloc stumbles badly in Germany; horse-trading ahead

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Bharat bandh live: Farmers block highways in Punjab, Haryana

Mobilisation of farmers opposed to the new farm laws is in full swing for the Bharat bandh on Monday. Their presence at the Singhu protest site along the Delhi-Haryana border has considerably swelled. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has called the nationwide strike and appealed to all organisations of workers, traders, transporters, businessmen, students, youth and women to voluntarily participate in it from 6am to 4pm. Stay with TOI for all updates

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1 dead, many evacuated as Gulab makes landfall

A fisherman from Andhra Pradesh died while hundreds of people were evacuated, as cyclonic storm Gulab made landfall 20km north of Kalingapatnam on Sunday evening.

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S Jaishankar, Thai minister hold discussions on Myanmar crisis

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PM Modi: UPI transactions making economy more transparent

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said growing volume of UPI transactions was making the economy more transparent and helping boost fin-tech.In his monthly radio broadcast Mann ki Baat, he also nudged Indians to buy khadi, handloom and handicraft products during the festival season as part of his push for local items.

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Covid live: At 2 lakh, India logs lowest weekly cases in 6 months

India recorded just over 2 lakh fresh cases of Covid-19 in the week ending Sunday, a 6.4% decline from the previous seven days and the lowest weekly count in nearly six months. Stay with TOI for all updates

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Caste census need of hour, Centre should do a rethink: Nitish Kumar

Reiterating his demand for a countrywide caste Census, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Sunday said it is the need of the hour and the Centre should reconsider its decision against it.

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African, S American nations hail PM Modi's vaccine pitch at UNGA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vaccine pitch during his UNGA address on Saturday went down well with several heads of African and South American countries with many delegates thanking him for offering to make India the hub of global production of the anti -Covid shots and restoring supplies.

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Pay anomaly: Why Colonels earn more than Lt Generals

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Centre places Srinagar on international aviation map

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5,000 writers to pen stories on unsung freedom fighters

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China shows real intent, more PLA shelters come up on LAC

Seventeen months into the military confrontation in eastern Ladakh, China continues to build more troops shelters along the frontier as part of its ongoing overall consolidation of military positions and upgrade of air bases facing India.

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Ahead of polls, Yogi revamps team to give it caste balance

BJP consolidated its ‘sawarn’ (upper caste), non-Yadav-OBC and non-Jatav-SC rainbow social coalition in UP, ahead of the 2022 UP polls, by inducting seven new ministers in an expansion of the Yogi Adityanath ministry on Sunday.

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Last-minute drama over shortlist as 15 Punjab ministers take oath

A last-minute replacement, an abortive campaign to dislodge another from the shortlist and a public outburst by two disgruntled ex-ministers marked the swearing-in of new Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi’s 15-member Cabinet on Sunday, mirroring the drama of his own selection a week ago.

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Singhu swells for today’s Bharat bandh

Mobilisation of farmers opposed to the new farm laws is in full swing for the Bharat bandh on Monday. Their presence at the Singhu protest site along the Delhi-Haryana border has considerably swelled.

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Shout, demand 50% quota in all spheres, CJI urges women

​At a time when the Union government is still at the proposal stage for reserving 50% panchayat membership for women, Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Sunday strongly batted for 50% quota for women in all spheres of activity, urging them to “shout and demand” for this right.

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IPL: Harshal hat-trick helps RCB crush MI by 54 runs

Glenn Maxwell justified his million dollar contract with an all-round performance before Harshal Patel took a hat-trick to ensure a thumping 54-run victory for RCB over MI. Maxwell (56 off 37 balls and 2/23) produced one of his better efforts in the IPL while Harshal (4/17 in 3.1 overs), the current Purple Cap holder removed Hardik, Pollard and Rahul off successive deliveries to defend a target of 165.

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Khatron Ke Khiladi 11 winner: Arjun Bijlani bags the trophy

After weeks of thrilling, spine-tingling and daredevil performances and a few emotional moments too, Khatron Ke Khiladi 11 has come to an end. Arjun Bijlani, who was hailed as one of the strongest contenders of Khatron Ke Khiladi 11, has emerged as the winner of the season.

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How Amazon may change the way users use Echo speakers

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Prashant Kishor now a Kolkata voter? BJP's 'outsider' jibe

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IPL: A big leadership test for Virat and Rohit

As the race to the playoffs hots up, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians will look to get their campaign back on track. Both sides have started the UAE leg of the IPL with consecutive losses. A win will put the winning side on course for a last-four berth. RCB are currently placed third while Mumbai have slipped to the sixth spot.

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Live: Cyclone Gulab to hit Andhra-Odisha coast later today

Parts of Odisha are witnessing heavy rain. Cyclone Gulab is likely to cross south Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh coasts between Kalingapatnam & Gopalpur around Sunday midnight. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:

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IPL: Bravo vs Russell will be key in CSK-KKR match

It’s getting heated in the desert. While some teams seem to be feeling it, CSK and KKR are revelling in it. For now, these two teams are looking the hungriest in the second phase of the IPL, for different reasons. While CSK are chasing a top-two berth, KKR are suddenly a rejuvenated side after a poor first leg and are pushing to make the playoffs.

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Kanhaiya, Mevani to join Congress on September 28

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Farmers' mobilisation in full swing ahead of bandh

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Channi’s new team likely to have 7 new faces

After days of hectic discussions and uncertainty, the Congress leadership finally arrived at a consensus on who all will join the Punjab cabinet. The list was cleared during CM Charanjit Singh Channi’s meeting with Rahul Gandhi that went on past Friday midnight.

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4 decades ago, India started its road trip in this little car

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PM Modi to bring home 157 artefacts handed over by US

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US bill seeks to save job-linkedgreen cards from going to waste

USCIS will also be enabled to award green cards to eligible applicants from the pool of unused employment-based immigrant green cards during the fiscal years 2020 and 2021. While a short summary of the bill is available, the entire text has not yet been issued in the public domain. If the bill is passed, it will greatly help the Indian diaspora stuck for decades in the green card backlog.

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Pakistan using terror as a tool in Afghansitan: Rajnath

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PFI instigated illegal settlers, have sought total ban: Assam CM

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Denied okay for Rome trip, Mamata Banerjee blasts Centre

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CJI calls for people-friendly judiciary to help the vulnerable

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Longer 24-week cap for MTP in special cases now in force

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Govt plans 3L primary agri cooperatives in 5 yrs

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Channi’s new team likely to have 7 new faces

After days of hectic discussions and uncertainty, the Congress leadership finally arrived at a consensus on who all will join the Punjab cabinet. The list was cleared during CM Charanjit Singh Channi’s meeting with Rahul Gandhi that went on past Friday midnight. On returning from Delhi, Channi met Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit on Saturday, and 15 cabinet ministers will now be administered the oath of office at 4.30pm on Sunday.

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Eye on China, Quad vows to up its game in Indo-Pacific

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No change in Covishield dose gap: NTAGI chief

Dr N K Arora, chairman of the Covid-19 working group of National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), on Saturday ruled out any changes in the gap between two doses of Covishield citing scientific studies suggesting the vaccine’s higher efficacy when the interval between the shots was longer.

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‘Using terror as political tool dangerous’: PM Modi slams Pakistan at UNGA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expectedly had a message in his UN General Assembly address for Pakistan, as he slammed use of terrorism as a political tool, but equally significantly for China as he said the “reliability’’ of global institutions of governance, built over decades, had been hit by their handling of issues like Covid-19 origin and ‘ease of doing business’ rankings.

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Come, make in India: PM Modi woos global vaccine manufacturers

PM Narendra Modi on Saturday made an important effort to put India on the front-line of the global fight against Covid-19, by inviting global vaccine manufacturers to “come and make vaccines in India”. “I, today, invite vaccine manufacture around the world — come, make vaccines in India,” PM Modi said while addressing the 76th session of the UN General Assembly.

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Cyclone Gulab set to hit Andhra Pradesh, Odisha today

In a rare occurrence during September, a cyclone is set to hit the north Andhra-south Odisha coast on Sunday evening with expected wind speeds gusting up to 95kmph, the IMD has warned. The cyclone, christened ‘Gulab’, intensified from a deep depression over north Bay of Bengal on Saturday afternoon and is expected to make landfall by Sunday around Kalingapatnam, between Vishakhapatnam and Gopalpur, the India Meteorological Department said.

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Amazon and Flipkart Diwali sales: What we know so far

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Bill Gates has a ‘message’ for Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos

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Sharmila Tagore is the OG fashion royalty of Bollywood

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Pak is 'arsonist' disguising as 'fire-fighter': India at UNGA

Pakistan, where terrorists enjoy free pass, is an "arsonist" disguising itself as a "fire-fighter", and the entire world has suffered because of its policies as the country nurtures terrorists in its backyard, India has said in a blistering retort after Prime Minister Imran Khan raked up the issue of Kashmir in his address to the UN General Assembly.

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Our players have understood their roles: CSK captain Dhoni

Three-time winners CSK endured their worst outing last season when they finished seventh in the eight-team league, a far cry from the manner in which they are dominating in this edition, including their latest six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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Top 10: All questions, no answers yet on EWS quota

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Sachin Pilot-Rahul Gandhi meet sparks Raj rejig buzz

Congress leader Sachin Pilot was apparently called for discussions, in which Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra both were present. A cabinet reshuffle in the Gehlot government is pending for a while now. The state government is to be rejigged by including MLAs loyal to Pilot, while the party is also to appoint district presidents and chairmen of state corporations.

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IPL: Dhoni's CSK thump shoddy RCB to top table

On Friday night at the sandswept Sharjah Cricket Stadium, there was one thing in common between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings. Their openers got them off to a good start. The similarity ended there and the differences thereafter were jarring.

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SC bars Kerala HC from testing validity of law on EWS quota

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IIT-Bombay graduate from Bihar tops civil services exam,

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Live: Kerala cases fall below 18k, India tally under 30k

After two days of reporting 30,000-plus fresh cases of Covid-19, the country-wide tally fell below that mark on Friday as infection numbers in Kerala declined to under 18,000 on Friday. India recorded 29,595 fresh cases of the virus, down from 31,407 on Thursday and 32,028 on the day before. Stay with TOI for all updates --

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Sensex at sixty

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CoWin to add date of birth for fully vaccinated travelling abroad

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Tatas lead wealth creation among India’s business houses

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Sachin Pilot-Rahul Gandhi meet sparks Raj rejig buzz

Pilot was apparently called for discussions in which Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra both were present. A Cabinet reshuffle in the Gehlot government is pending for a while now. The state government is to be rejigged by including MLAs loyal to Pilot, while the party is also to appoint district presidents and chairmen of state corporations.

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Top gangster killed by rivals in Delhi court, both hitmen shot

In a brazen strike inside a courtroom in the Rohini district court complex on Friday afternoon, gangster Jitender Gogi was gunned down by two shooters alleged hired by his rival. The two assailants, dressed as lawyers, were killed on the spot in a calibrated response by men of Delhi Police’s special cell, who were accompanying Gogi.

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SC: Convict’s right to raise juvenility plea at any time needs rethink

Nearly a decade after giving convicts the right to raise juvenility plea at any stage, the Supreme Court on Friday realised that its 2012 ruling has opened the floodgates for petitions where convicts, even more than a decade after dismissal of their final appeals, continue to raise the plea that they were juveniles at the time of the crime to seek reduction in sentence.

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MoD inks Rs 21k cr deal with Airbus for 56 IAF planes

The Union defence ministry on Friday inked the over Rs 21,000 crore (around $3 billion) contract with Airbus Defence and Space (Spain) to acquire 56 C-295 medium transport aircraft to replace the old Avro planes of the IAF. Airbus will deliver 16 of the twin-turboprop C-295MW aircraft in a flyaway condition within two years, with the remaining 40 being manufactured in India by the Tata Consortium under a joint industrial partnership within 10 years.

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Modi's visit: Biden gets proof of family ties to India

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China fumes at Quad, Indiasays it caused Galwan clash

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Huawei executive to be freed after deal with US prosecutors

The chief financial officer of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei reached a deferred prosecution agreement with US prosecutors Friday to avoid felony fraud charges, clearing the way for her release after nearly three years detention in Canada.

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Quad meet: Concert of four democracies stand up to China without mentioning it

Leaders from four diverse democratic nations, each country separated by thousands of miles of sea lanes, met at the White House on Friday for the first in-person Quad summit and said they would work together as only democracies can to address some of the most pressing challenges of the times.

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First in-person Quad leaders meet: Top quotes

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SC on adjournments: No more tarikh pe tarikh

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Top 10: PM CARES not a govt fund, says Centre

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Iyer, Tripathi help Kolkata Knight Riders beat Mumbai Indians

After coming back superbly with the ball to restrict MI to a below-par 155 for six, KKR made a mockery of the chase, as Rahul Tripathi (74 not out, 42b, 3x6, 8x4) and their new star Venkatesh Iyer (53, 30b, 3x6, 4x4) powered them to a convincing seven-wicket win with their aggressive half-centuries, with 29 balls remaining.

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iPhone 13 series sale: Exchange offer on Android phone

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Gabby Petito's disappearance captivated the world. Why?

The death of young adventurer Gabby Petito sparked immense US and worldwide interest. The recent discovery of the 22-year-old travel blogger's body in Wyoming, and Tuesday's ruling of her death as a homicide, drew headlines far and wide.

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Gmail confidential mode: How it can secure your emails

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iPhone sales: What’s behind Apple’s new billion number

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US V-P Kamala Harris, PM Modi talk up Indo-US ties at 1st in-person meeting

Perceived ideological dissonance aside, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States Vice-President Kamala Harris presented a friendly front before cameras at their first in-person meeting, pledging that the two countries would work together on global health, climate and security issues.

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Supreme Court technical panel to probe Pegasus row

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No technical concern in Covishield certificate process: UK

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Anand Giri says fears for life, given security in jail

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PIO space scientist wants to give wings to desi students’ dreams

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PM Modi, US Vice-President Kamala Harris flower a new friendship

Perceived ideological dissonance aside, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States Vice-President Kamala Harris presented a friendly front before cameras at their first in-person meeting, pledging that the two countries would work together on global health, climate and security issues.

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PM Cares Fund isn’t a govt of India fund: Centre to HC

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Two killed in police firing at Assam eviction site

Two civilians were killed and nine policemen injured at Dholpur in Assam’s Darrang district on Thursday as an eviction drive to reclaim government land from allegedly illegal settlers triggered mob fury and instant reprisal, including firing from all sides at a man charging at the cops with a stick before raining batons on him as he lay on the ground.

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‘At home’ vaccine for disabled, people with special needs gets govt nod

The Centre has allowed door-to-door inoculation for people with disability, special needs or any physical challenges that may be impeding accessibility to Covid vaccination centres. The Centre has asked states and UTs to facilitate vaccination for such people at home under supervision. Special needs will include persons who are bed-ridden or with restricted mobility. “We have written to all states on September 22.

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Key trial of 5,000-km ICBM Agni-V in October

India will soon conduct another test of its most formidable strategic missile, the over 5,000-km Agni-V, even as work is still in progress to develop multiple-warhead capability for ballistic missiles. The “user-trial in full operational configuration” of the Agni-V missile, which carries a single 1.5-tonne warhead, will be conducted by the tri-Service Strategic Forces Command (SFC) in October, said sources on Thursday.

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No OBC info in 2021 census as 2011 caste data unusable: Govt

The Centre Thursday told the Supreme Court it has decided not to enumerate Other Backward Castes as part of the 2021 Census as taking a headcount of castes other than Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes will be administratively extremely complex and cannot yield complete or accurate information.

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Fuming France cancels meet with Australia, India

A ministerial meeting of the India-France-Australia trilateral grouping scheduled on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session is now off the table, a fallout of AUKUS — a trilateral security pact between Australia, the UK and the US that has left Paris fuming. The trilateral ministerial would have seen external affairs minister S Jaishankar holding deliberations with his counterparts from Australia (Marise Payne) and France (Jean-Yves Le Drian). But France pulled out on the back of the formation of AUKUS.

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Three armed militants killed in Uri sector following infiltration bid

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Live: PM Modi meets US Vice-President Harris, discusses issues of mutual and global interest

PM Modi arrived in Washington DC for his visit to the United States of America at the invitation of US President Joe Biden. This is Prime Minister's first visit abroad beyond the neighbourhood since the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. During his visit, he will address the UN General Assembly and attend the Quad leaders Summit as well as hold a bilateral meet with US President Joe Biden at the White House. Stay with TOI for the latest developments

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India searches for its own space and pace amid global great power turbulence

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Live: Taliban's new UN envoy urges quick recognition

The expanded Taliban cabinet has accommodated several non-Pashtuns, but it still does not have a woman face. However a Taliban minister has not ruled out inducting women in the future. In a communique to the UN, Taliban said they want to address the UNGA, and also named an Afghan 'representative' to the world body. Stay with TOI for all updates

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‘Sony-Zee merger has cricket written all over it’

The news-making deal that marks the merger of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. with Sony Pictures Network India (SPNI), bringing an end to a two-year speculation and close to eight months of being in the pipeline, has cricket written all over it.

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Govt warns Android users of banking scam: Details

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Apple CEO’s message to employees who ‘leak’ info

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Read Facebook’s ‘warning’ to investors on Apple iOS 15

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Why a Punjab may not happen in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh too soon

Though the supporters of Sachin Pilot and TS Singh Deo have started hoping for a change of guard in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh respectively after the leadership change in another Congress-ruled state of Punjab where Amarinder Singh gave way to Charanjit Singh Channi as chief minister, their wishes may not get fulfilled, at least not in the near future.

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'CoWin vaccine certificates foolproof, have all details'

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Top 10: The big Zee-Sony media merger

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Narendra Giri died of asphyxia, says autopsy

The post-mortem examination report of Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP) president Narendra Giri on Wednesday revealed that the seer had died of “asphyxia due to hanging” – a conclusion that adds weight to the theory that the mahant died by suicide.

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Zee to merge with Sony (47:53%), under-fire Goenka stays in control

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Pak claims threat to NZ team sent from India-linked device

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UP cleric held for ‘running India’s biggest conversion syndicate

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‘Creative destruction’ dents inclusion, ups output: RBI governor

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Live: US CDC advisers could vote on Pfizer vaccine booster on Thursday

India on Wednesday reported 26,964 new Covid cases in last 24 hours, pushing the total coronavirus tally to 33,531,498, according to health ministry's updated data at 9 am. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom included AstraZeneca Covishield in its list of accepted vaccines against Covid-19. Stay with TOI for all updates --

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Six J&K govt employees sacked for terror links

Sources told TOI that the designated committee in J&K for scrutinising and recommending cases under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution of India has recommended dismissal of six employees from the government service for having terror links and working as overground worker (OGW). The termination orders will be issued soon.

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Govt fixes Rs 50k ex- gratia for kin of Covid victims

Months after states took the lead in announcing financial assistance for the kin of Covid victims, and after being prodded by the Supreme Court, the Centre on Wednesday informed the SC that the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has fixed an ex gratia of Rs 50,000 to be paid by the states from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).

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Air pollution kills 7 m/yr, toughens guidelines: WHO

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Narendra Giri died of asphyxia, says autopsy

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Admit women to NDA from this year itself: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it clear that a beginning, even though small, has to be made this year itself for the induction of female candidates into the National Defence Academy (NDA), and this could not be postponed till next year as sought by the Centre, which said it needed time till May 2022 to set up infrastructure and formulate a training module for female cadets.

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UK accepts Covishield, but Indians to quarantine

The United Kingdom has included AstraZeneca Covishield in its list of accepted vaccines against Covid-19. However, as of now, that does not translate into relief for quarantine for fully vaccinated (with WHO-approved Covishield) travellers from India under the relaxed rules that come into force from October 4.

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Will sacrifice anything to stop Sidhu from becoming CM: Captain

In a virtual revolt against the Congress leadership’s decision to prop up Punjab PCC chief Navjot Singh Sidhu as the face of the party in the 2022 election, former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday declared he would pit a strong candidate against his bête noire to “ensure his defeat” in the polls.

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Will focus on Covid, terror & climate crisis at UN: PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that he will focus on pressing global challenges, including the Covid-19 pandemic, need to combat terrorism and climate change in his UNGA address on September 25. As he left for the US on Wednesday morning, Modi said in his departure statement that he will look to strengthen the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership in his bilateral summit with President Joe Biden and exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual interest.

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Fed signals bond-buying taper coming 'soon'

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cleared the way to reduce its monthly bond purchases "soon" and signaled interest rate increases may follow more quickly than expected, with nine of 18 US central bank policymakers projecting borrowing costs will need to rise in 2022.

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Zee Entertainment to merge with Sony India

Media and entertainment giant Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd said on Wednesday its board has given in-principle approval for its merger with Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI). Zee, which has a presence in television broadcasting and digital media with brands such as Zee TV, has been under pressure from top investors for a management reshuffle, including the exit of Chief Executive, Punit Goenka, from the board.

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15 useful features of Gmail and how to use them

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Explained: Focus mode on iPhone, what it means

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5 tips to keep your refrigerator clean

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Will Shehnaaz Gill resume shoot for her film?

While the producers of her Punjabi film, Honsla Rakh, which stars Diljit Dosanjh, have pinned their hopes on Shehnaaz Gill to resume work soon, the actress is still in a state of shock due to the loss of her dear friend, Sidharth Shukla. The hugely popular TV actor and winner of Bigg Boss 13 died of a heart attack on September 2. While the makers of Shehnaaz’s Punjabi film had originally planned to shoot a promotional song on September 15, they had to postpone it as she was in no position to report on the set. They are now looking at finalising a date by the end of this month and are hoping that Shehnaaz will be able to shoot for the same.

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How Yamaha improved R15 with exclusive features

The V4 starts at Rs 1.68 lakh (ex-showroom), which is Rs 9,000 increment over the corresponding model of V3.

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IPL: RR pull off a heist against Punjab Kings

Needing 4 off the last over, Kartik Tyagi came up with the wickets of a well set Nicholas Pooran and Deepak Hooda to turn the tide in Rajasthan Royals' favour by 2 runs in a last over nail-bitter.

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Saarc meet off as Pak insists on Taliban presence

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Top 10: Women to be inducted into NDA next year, says Centre

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Afghan live: Taliban want to address UNGA, names rep

The expanded Taliban cabinet has accommodated several non-Pashtuns, but it still does not have a woman face. However a Taliban minister has not ruled out inducting women in the future. In a communique to the UN, Taliban said they want to address the UNGA, and also named an Afghan 'representative' to the world body. Stay with TOI for all updates

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Inducement missing in Kundra case, says court

Going by the statements of witnesses, the element of inducement, which is a prime ingredient of cheating, appears to be missing from the prosecution’s case, a magistrate’s court said while granting bail to businessman Raj Kundra on Monday in the pornography case. Kundra and Ryan Thorpe, the IT head of his company, who were both arrested on July 19, walked out of Arthur Road Jail on Tuesday.

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Covid live: Daily cases drop in Kerala, Mizoram sees spurt

India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 82 crore landmark milestone on Tuesday, according to govt data. Stay with TOI for all updates. Kerala and Maharashtra have seen daily cases drop significantly, but Mizoram seems to be in the middle of a spurt. Stay with TOI for all updates.

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Govt estimates record kharif output

The agriculture ministry on Tuesday estimated record output of kharif foodgrain, including paddy, and pegged its target for the entire 2021-22 crop year closer to the all-time high production figures of 2020-21. Overall, for both kharif and rabi put together, it set the target of 307 MT of foodgrain for the current crop year which is merely a million tonne less than the record output in the previous year.

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Channi govt set to quick-fix issues neglected by Captain

Taking a prompt from repeated surveys conducted by the party in Punjab, the new Congress government under chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi is likely to prioritise reworking of power purchase agreements, resolving the sacrilege case and take action against drug and transport mafia in the state. The surveys commissioned by the party showed these issues remained uppermost in people’s minds.

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Maha: Guv, CM engage in letter war over crime against women

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New travel rules: India warns UK of reciprocal steps over vaccine ‘discrimination’

“Covishield is a licensed product of the UK company, manufactured in India of which we have supplied five million doses to the UK,” said Shringla, pointing to the inconsistency in the rules announced by the British government. According to the new rules, Indian travellers who have received both doses of Covishield vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India will be considered unvaccinated and will have to self-isolate for 10 days.

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Taliban takeover forcing heroin surge into India?

International druglords are desperate to pump in prodigious quantities of heroin into India, officers of security and anti-smuggling agencies said. They said that the druglords fear confiscation of the heroin stock by the Taliban. Apart from staggering financial losses, the druglords also face the prospect of summary execution if caught by the Taliban.

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HC: Horoscope mismatch no reason to back out of marriage

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‘Blackmailed over morphed pic with girl': Giri’s ‘suicide note’

"I came to know that Anand Giri was going to share with the public a morphed photo that showed me with a girl. Anand asked me that once these allegations spread, how many people will you prove your innocence to? I have lived a life of dignity… and I can’t live with the humiliation that I will be subjected to…" said the suicide note, which was found in Bhagambari mutt along with Giri’s body on Monday.

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Chopper crash kills 2 more as military awaits replacements

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Macron dials Modi as French US, Oz ties plunge into crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron dialled PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday to talk about strengthening cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and also boost, as Macron’s office said in a statement, India’s strategic autonomy. The phone conversation with Modi, and the French readout, was being seen as a message by an enraged France to the US and others who consider India one of their most important partners in the Indo-Pacific.

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IPL: Tyagi scripts incredible two-run win for Royals against Punjab

Fast bowler Kartik Tyagi bowled a sensational last over as Rajasthan Royals pulled off an incredible two-run win over Punjab Kings in an Indian Premier League (IPL) thriller on Tuesday. Punjab required four runs off the last six balls but Tyagi dismissed Nicholas Pooran (32) and Deepak Hooda (0) and gave away only one run to snatch the win for his team from the jaws of defeat.

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Xiaomi has a new ‘offline problem’ to deal with

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Karnataka tops country in child marriages

Karnataka has reported the highest number of child marriages — 185 — in the country in 2020 and it’s 66% more than 111 cases recorded in 2019, according to data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Assam came a distant second with 138 child marriages in 2020, West Bengal 98, Tamil Nadu 77 and Telangana 62.

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Kochi auto driver wins Rs 12 crore lottery

After a day-long suspense and rumours over the winner of the Onam bumper Kerala lottery worth Rs 12 crore, the real winner was found at Maradu in Kochi on Monday evening. Jayapalan P R, who resides at Pooppanaparambil House, Maradu, was the winner.

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Muslim man, born Hindu, gets last rites of both worlds

The relatives of a dead man, who was born Hindu and converted to Islam after marriage, wrangled over his final rites for over 10 hours at a morgue in Indore, before the local administration and police negotiated an agreement.

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AP shell firm used to smuggle Rs 20,900 cr Afg heroin

A nondescript house on the outskirts of Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada has suddenly become the talk of the town after the seizure of one of the biggest consignments of heroin at Mundra port in Gujarat last week.

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Watch an astronaut working out in space aboard the ISS

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How Tata is betting big on online healthcare

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Top10: 'Amazon probes allegations of bribery'

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IPL 2021: KKR ride on mystery spin to beat RCB

KKR, who need to win all their remaining seven matches to have some chance of making the playoffs, notched up a comfortable 9-wicket win against RCB as Shubman Gill (48) and debutant Venkatesh Iyer (41 not out off 27 balls) gave them a flying start to seal the issue quickly.

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RCB's heavy defeat a wake-up call, says Virat Kohli

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli said Monday's nine-wicket Indian Premier League defeat by Kolkata Knight Riders was a massive jolt to his side as they resumed their quest for a first title in the Twenty20 competition.

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What iOS 15 brings to your iPhone: 15 main features

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More Americans lost to Covid than 1918 flu pandemic

Johns Hopkins University tracker showed 675,722 US coronavirus deaths as of Friday, which surpasses the 675,000 US deaths during the influenza outbreak that began in the last year of World War I.

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Average hike in 2022 to be 8.6%: Survey

The average salary increment in India is expected to be 8.6% in 2022, buoyed by improved business confidence. The increments match the pre-pandemic levels of 2019. A quarter of the companies in a latest survey have projected a double-digit hike. The survey found that 92% of companies gave an average hike of 8% in 2021, compared with only 4.4% in 2020.

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Infiltration bid in Uri; Mobile, internet suspended in Baramulla

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Dilip Ghosh replaced as Bengal BJP chief

Balurghat MP Sukanta Majumdar was on Monday appointed West Bengal BJP president, replacing Dilip Ghosh who has been elevated as national vice-president of the party. Ghosh’s tenure was to last till the end of next year and his premature exit comes in the wake of reports of internal differences within the state unit.

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Kangana Ranaut accuses Javed Akhtar of extortion, threat

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Cong made Channi ‘stopgap’ CM to tap Dalit votes: BJP

Citing Congress leader Sunil Jakhar’s remarks on the statement of AICC Punjab in-charge Harish Rawat that the state polls will be fought under Sidhu, BJP leader Amit Malviya tweeted, “This is a huge insult to the entire Dalit community if Charanjit Singh Channi has been made the CM, only to hold the seat for Navjot Singh Sidhu.” He said, “This completely undermines the Dalit empowerment narrative being peddled by Congress.”

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‘Racist, biased’: Indians slam new UK travel curbs

The UK government’s new travel rules, which do not recognise people vaccinated in India as being “fully vaccinated”, have been blasted as “offensive”, “bizarre” and “racist”. The new rules mean people vaccinated in India will still have to home quarantine for 10 days in the UK when those vaccinated in scores of other countries will not.

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Amazon probing bribery complaint in India: Report

Amazon is said to have launched a probe after a whistleblower raised a complaint against its legal representatives for their role in allegedly bribing Indian officials., a report said. It also said an independent advocate in Delhi, who works with Amazon as an outside counsel, was the one who funnelled the money paid by Amazon to bribe government officials.

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Shell firm used as front to smuggle Rs 20,900cr Afghan heroin

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Under fire, Congress says will fight Punjab polls under both Channi, Sidhu

A row erupted in Punjab Congress on Monday after senior leader Sunil Jakhar slammed AICC state in-charge Harish Rawat for purportedly saying the party would go to the 2022 polls under the leadership of state unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. Opposition BJP promptly latched on to Jakhar’s statement to question the Congress claiming credit for installing a Dalit Sikh CM, saying Channi would only be keeping the seat warm for a few months.

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Pandemic study reveals lack of trained health personnel

A report by the World Health Organisation and Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) underlines India's skewed skill-mix ratio in the health workforce with wide variations across states and the report estimating the overall nurse to doctor ratio at 1.7:1 and that of allied health workers to doctors at 1:1. These estimates further deteriorate if qualifications are considered and given weightage.

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AUKUS won’t impact Quad, US tells India

The US on Monday briefed India on its new trilateral AUKUS military pact with the UK and Australia, stressing it will not detract from either the bilateral cooperation with New Delhi or multilateral ones like the ‘Quad’. There are some concerns that AUKUS could dilute the strategic cooperation envisaged under the Quad, relegating the quadrilateral grouping to just issues like climate change, Covid-19 vaccines and the like.

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Punjab: Rahul Gandhi behind shake-up that started 4 months back

Rahul Gandhi has been in the thick of a political shakeup in Punjab that started around four months ago. The elevation of maverick Navjot Sidhu as the state unit chief followed by unceasing attacks on Amarinder Singh and then his ouster, are widely seen to have the backing of the Gandhi siblings-Rahul and Priyanka Vadra.

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Astrology to academics, know Charanjit Channi

Known for his academic pursuits and belief in astrology, Charanjit Singh Channi is someone who manages to hit the headlines even without the flamboyance of a typical politician.

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BSY: Modi wave alone will not win local polls

Former chief minister BS Yediyurappa said a Prime Minister Narendra Modi wave alone cannot win elections in Karnataka.“Let us not be under any illusion that we can win all elections by using Modi’s name.

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Will continue to play for RCB till my last game in IPL: Kohli

From a rookie player who joined the team for the inaugural edition fresh from the success of the U-19 World Cup in 2008 to taking over captaincy midway through the 2012 season from Daniel Vettori, the journey with RCB has been a long one for Virat Kohli.

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These iPhones and iPads will change starting today

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Tech that Apple CEO Tim Cook is 'excited' about

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PM's US visit: Meeting with Harris, Cook on cards

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting the United States this week where he will be following a marathon schedule and will hold a series of back to back high-level meetings. PM Modi will be arriving in Washington DC on September 22 and the next morning he will be meeting with the top US CEO's.

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Live: Charanjit Channi to take oath as Punjab CM at 11am

Charanjit Singh Channi will be sworn in as new Punjab chief minister at 11am today in Chandigarh. The 58-year-old would be the first dalit chief minister of the state. The three-time MLA from Chamkaur Sahib emerged as the unanimous choice for the CM’s post following hectic discussions on Sunday. Stay with TOI for all live updates:

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Top 10: Why Congress chose a Dalit Sikh as Punjab CM

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Marriage valid if minor doesn’t call it void at 18: HC

The Punjab and Haryana high court has ruled that a girl married off before the age of 18 can seek separation only through a decree of divorce if she did not declare the marriage void on attaining the age of majority.

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Afghan live: Women protest in Kabul demanding right to work

The ground situation in Afghanistan under the Taliban looks to be stabilising. However there have been incidents of Taliban coming under attack, purportedly from Isis factions. Stayb with TOI for all updates.

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NHAI holds up Rs 20L dues for 9 yrs, coughs up Rs 4.5cr

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Delhi posts India’s most civilian injuries in cop action

Civilians injured in police operations across Delhi constituted over 29% of the all-India figure of 226. In J&K, a hub of civilian protests in the past, 43 people were injured in police operations last year, just about one-fifth of the 201 hurt in 2019. The all-India count of police personnel killed on duty during 2020 was 24% higher than in 2019, even though the number of injured personnel fell by the same margin.

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ED to quiz 3 'dons' linked to SP & BSP

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Rice with zinc, wheat with protein to fight malnutrition

Rice having excess zinc and wheat enriched with protein and iron, are among 17 new biofortified varieties of crops that have been developed and released for cultivation. These new varieties of 16 different crops seek to reduce malnutrition as they are a source of staple diet rich in micronutrients. These are 1.5 to 3 times more nutritious than the traditional varieties.

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Taliban mustn’t allow terror safe haven: Saudi minister

The Taliban have a responsibility to deliver stable inclusive, governance in Afghanistan, said Prince Faisal bin Farhan al Saud, foreign minister of Saudi Arabia, on his first visit to India. They have to fulfill the commitments they have made to the international community and not allow transnational terror groups to take root, he added.

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After day of drama, Channi is Punjab’s first Dalit Sikh CM

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Covid live: Weekly cases drop 15%, lowest in 6 months

India recorded a 15% drop in fresh Covid-19 detected in the week ending Sunday, the lowest weekly count in more than six months, with Kerala numbers declining by a steep 21%. The sharp fall in infections were mainly due to numbers dropping in Kerala, which still accounted for 62% of all cases in the country. Stay with TOI for all updates.

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Punjab: Congress replaces Captain, but will it win the test?

Clinching the political process in Punjab within two days by putting a Dalit in the chief minister's post is a bold move that will face the test of ousted chief minister Amarinder Singh's angst and whether a "stop gap" choice can help prepare Congress for the assembly elections next year. The state Congress remains a hub of conflicting egoes and searing ambitions, and it would be up to chief Navjot Sidhu to put the house in order.

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SIIMA 2021 Telugu winners' full list

South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, is one of the most prominent entertainment award ceremonies in India. It rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry.

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A ‘turbaned Dalit’, Channi ticked all right boxes for Cong

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Marriage valid if minor doesn’t call it void at 18: HC

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IPL: Ruturaj's 88 and bowlers power CSK to 20-run win over MI

Gifted Ruturaj Gaikwad laid the foundation with an unbeaten 58-ball 88 before Dwayne Bravo led an excellent bowling display to power Chennai Super Kings to a crushing 20-run win over Mumbai Indians in the IPL on Sunday.

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How to find Aadhaar number or enrolment ID online

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Bigg Boss Marathi 3: Confirmed list of contestants

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Assam on way to becoming next Kashmir: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has sought the help of the RSS to save the Hindus from “aggression” by people of a particular community (hinting at Muslims) who have been living in remote areas of the state.

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PM urges people to take part in auction of gifts, received by him

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11-yr-old becomes Ahmedabad dist collector for a day

She is 11 years old and is battling brain tumour. But Flora Asodiya has let neither her age nor her condition pull back her ambition. Flora’s wish to become a collector came true on Saturday as she held the position of the Ahmedabad district collector for a day.

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Delhi woman in UP offered lift, gang-raped by 3

A 29-year-old woman employee of a call centre in Delhi was allegedly gang-raped in a car in UP by three men who offered her a lift while she was returning from a village in Bijnor to the city area to catch a bus to Delhi.

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Apple iPhone 13, price cut for older iPhones & more

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How Amarinder Singh lost perception battle

From “Punjab da Captain” and “Congress captain” in 2017 to his resignation on Saturday, how did Captain Amarinder Singh lose the battle of perception? While Congress led by him had lost in 2007 and 2012, he was seen as the only face in Punjab Congress who could lead the party to victory. His win over BJP’s big gun Arun Jaitley in the 2014 parliament election boosted his stature at the national level.

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10 books Satya Nadella and Jeff Bezos recommend

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IPL 2021: Where the teams stand as UAE leg begins

The second leg of IPL 2021 begins in the UAE with the match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings on Sunday. TOI takes a look at which team did what in the first phase before IPL hit the pause button following multiple Covid outbreaks earlier this year.

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IPL 2021: Dry run in the desert ahead of the T20 WC

A two-phase Indian Premier League (IPL) was the dream of some top Indian administrators who ruled world cricket over the last decade. That dream is coming true with the second phase of the 14th edition starting with the Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians match in Dubai on Sunday, but the circumstances that led up to it have not been ideal.

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This new wearable tracks blood sugar 24/7

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First all-civilian space crew returns to Earth

The quartet of newly minted citizen astronauts comprising the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission safely splashed down in the Atlantic off Florida's coast on Saturday, completing a three-day flight of the first all-civilian crew ever launched into Earth orbit. SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, dubbed Resilience, parachuted into the sea around 7pm EDT, shortly before sunset, after an automated re-entry descent, SpaceX said.

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Feb polls will decide if Cong’s Punjab gambit was shrewd

Navjot Sidhu's shrewd decision to use the powerful perch to amplify grievances of MLAs with incessant targeting of bete noire Singh, which reeked of reverse vendetta, ended with the change of the CM. Now, it is for Punjab Congress led by Sidhu to prove that the rocking of the ship was a smart move to douse the percieved popular anger against Singh.

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States with tourism links got priority in vax drive, says PM

PM Modi on Saturday said India prioritised tourist destinations in its vaccination efforts and that the government had taken several steps to attract foreign tourists. "Initially we did not say so much about it because politics would have started happening on this too. However, the central government has also recently taken several steps to encourage foreign tourists," he said.

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ED: Maha ex-minister Khadse generated Rs 50L tainted cash

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Need to Indianise judiciary, make it litigant-friendly: CJI

After 70 years, the Indian judiciary is readying itself to break from the colonial and foreign procedural and jurisprudential influence as CJI N V Ramana laid emphasis on effecting radical changes to enable courts and its stakeholders create a friendly atmosphere and use a language familiar to litigants from rural areas. "The working and the style of courts do not sit well with the complexities of India," he said.

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How Sikh factor worked for, against Amarinder

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'Prominent actor' evaded Rs 20cr tax, violated FCRA: I-T

Income tax searches on the premises of a "prominent actor in Mumbai" has revealed tax evasion to the tune of more than Rs 20 crore, the income tax department claimed on Saturday without naming the actor. The reference is believed to be to the I-T searches conducted on premises of Sonu Sood and his associates last week.

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Punjab: ‘Humiliated’ Captain retires hurt, Sidhu in race to take crease

"I had made a decision in the morning. I had a word with the Congress president (Sonia Gandhi), and I conveyed it to her that I will resign today. 'I am sorry, Amarinder," said Sonia Gandhi when I spoke with her," Amarinder Singh told the media after handing his resignation to Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit. While several names were doing the rounds, Congress sources said there was a strong possibility of Sidhu replacing Captain.

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Kabul bomber was held in Delhi 5 yrs ago: IS mag

Islamic State Khorasan Province has claimed that the Afghan suicide bomber who carried out the Kabul airport blast that killed around 170 people, including 13 US Marines, in August, was caught in Delhi five years ago. The suspect, who was assembling IEDs for carrying out what could have been the first suicide bombing by IS in the country, was flown back to Afghanistan after being captured in a covert operation.

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Use domain knowledge to frame, execute policies: PM

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CBSE Class X & XII Term 1 Board exams from Nov

The first of the two-part CBSE board exams for Classes X and XII will begin from mid-November. CBSE said a student's final score would be calculated on the basis of his/her performance in both the Terms. As per the new scheme, Term 1 will be an objective type exam while Term 2 will be subjective and also have practical components.

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Assam: Girl in shorts made to wrap curtain to write exam

A 19-year-old girl, who appeared in the entrance test for admission into the Assam Agricultural University (AAU) in Jorhat, was kept waiting outside for wearing a pair of shorts. As her father scrambled to get a pair of trousers for her to change into, an invigilator made her wrap a curtain around her waist like a skirt and then permitted her to write the exam.

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Amarinder vs Sidhu: Buzz of change in Punjab CM as Congress calls urgent meet

In a setback to Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh, the All-India Congress Committee (AICC) late on Friday night intervened to convene an immediate meeting of the state’s CLP on Saturday afternoon. The decision was taken after a section of Congress MLAs, including some ministers, most of whom are detractors of the CM, had been continuously pressing for a change in the guard.

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Google rolls out ‘About this result’ in India

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Disappointed to not be in T20 WC team: Shardul

Like most youngsters in Team India these days, Shardul Thakur has taken to international cricket like duck to water. Twice in the space of nine months now, the ‘Palghar Express,’ now fondly known as ‘Lord Thakur’ has been at the heart of India’s greatest Test triumphs.

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BCCI may approach Kumble, VVS for head coach's post

Life may come to a full circle for Anil Kumble as the Sourav Ganguly-led BCCI might ask him to apply for the post of head coach of the Indian team along with VVS Laxman once Ravi Shastri finishes his term after the T20 World Cup.

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Same features of costliest & cheapest iPhone of 2021

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Top 10: India using tax raids to silence critics, says Human Rights Watch

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Char Dham yatra begins today, U'khand govt issues SOP

Soon after the nod from the high court on Thursday, the Uttarakhand government on Friday evening issued the standard operating procedure (SOP) for the Char Dham yatra, paving the way for the commencement of the pilgrimage to the Himalayan shrines of Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath from Saturday morning.

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SC recommends new CJs for 13 high courts

In the biggest ever single-stroke reshuffle in constitutional courts, the Supreme Court Collegium led by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Friday recommended appointment of eight high court judges as Chief Justices of various HCs and transferred five HC chief justices as head of other HCs, thus taking steps to put in place new chief justices in 13 states.

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Deny terrorists finance, safe havens, says SCO

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Live: Kabul air strike killed civilians, Pentagon admits

The Pentagon has admitted 'mistake' over an air attack in Kabul last month that killed civilians and not terrorists. Initially, Pentagon officials held that the August 29 strike was targeted at, and killed IS militants. Stay with TOI for all updates.

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Mamata, not Rahul, only alternative to Modi: TMC mouthpiece

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Rs 1.9cr for Lovlina's gloves, Rs 1.6cr for Neeraj's javelin

The e-auction of mementos gifted to PM Narendra Modi received an overwhelming response. Of the 11 bids for woman pugilist Lovlina Borgohain's Olympic bronze winning pair of gloves, the highest was worth Rs 1.92 crore till Friday evening against the base price of Rs 80 lakh. Next highest bid was for Neeraj Chopra's gold winning javelin - a whopping Rs 1.55 crore against the base price of Rs 1 crore.

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GST council agrees to keep fuel out for now

The GST Council on Friday reduced the levy on several life-saving medicines, agreed to correct the tax structure for several products - ranging from textiles and footwear to pens - and unanimously concluded that there was no need to include petrol and diesel under this tax regime for now. Finance minister Sitharaman clarified that it was the result of a high court directive which wanted the GST Council to look at the issue.

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ED: Deshmukh legitimised tainted cash via 18 shell cos

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Low pressure systems to keep monsoon active till Sept end

Friday was the expected date for the start of monsoon retreat, but it is likely to stay energised till at least the end of this month. "The monsoon is not likely to withdraw by the end of this month due to the likely formation of two cyclonic circulations over the Bay of Bengal and their west-northwestward movement across central and adjoining northwest India," said Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, head of IMD.

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Uddhav's remark on BJP mantris sparks alliance speculations

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray sparked fresh speculation across political circles about a possible remaking of the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance after he referred to Union ministers Raosaheb Danve and Bhagwat Karad from BJP as potential "future colleagues." Former CM Devendra Fadnavis, however, ruled out the possibility of the former saffron allies coming together.

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France recalls envoys to US, Australia over sub deal

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EAM distances govt from Rawat's China statement

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Covid-19 live: India sets new world record with over 2.5 crore vaccine doses in a day

India set a new world record on Friday with over 2.5 crore vaccine doses administered across the country, surpassing the previous record of 2.47 doses by China in June. Karnataka administered the highest number of over 26.9 lakh vaccine doses, followed by Bihar with more than 26.6 lakh doses. Stay with TOI for all updates.

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Google abusing position, playing unfair: CCI probe

Competition Commission of India has said Google is guilty of adopting anti-competitive, unfair and restrictive trade practices in the mobile operating system and related markets. The probe found Google India guilty of stifling competition and innovation to the detriment of the market as well as consumers in order to maintain its grip and dominance in search, music, browser, app library and other key services.

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SC recommends new CJs for 13 high courts

The SC collegium led by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Friday recommended appointment of eight high court judges as chief justices of various HCs and transferred five HC chief justices as head of other HCs, thus taking steps to put in place new chief justices in 13 states. The collegium also recommended transfer of 28 high court judges from their present HCs to other HCs.

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Only civilians killed, Kabul strike an error: Pentagon

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After Mumbai, Hyderabad has highest stalking cases in India

After Mumbai, Hyderabad has the most stalking and voyeurism cases reported among 19 cities, revealed National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2020 data.

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CPI member Kanhaiya likely to switch sides to Cong

Nearly 10 days after it emerged that former JNU Students Union chief and CPI member Kanhaiya Kumar is likely to join Congress, it is learnt that Gujarat leader Hardik Patel is playing a key role in the move.

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Airtel chairman on launching JioPhoneNext rival & more

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Byju’s buys US kids coding co for $200 million

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OnePlus to users: Send this message to iPhone friends

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Flyover under construction collapses in Mumbai's Bandra

Fourteen people sustained minor injuries after a portion of an under-construction flyover collapsed in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex early Friday.

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PM Modi's birthday live: BJP eyes Covid vaccination record

Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 71 on Friday as President Ram Nath Kovind and other dignitaries and politicians greeted him with BJP leaders hailing his leadership. Wishing him a long and healthy life, President Kovind said may he continue to serve the nation with his spirit of relentless service.

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Top 10: US, UK, Aus enter pact to build nuclear submarines

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Google pays tribute to Japanese scientist Tsujimura

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Govt cites ‘lack of options’ for making Asthana top cop

Lack of suitable options in the AGMUT cadre of an officer with "appropriate seniority with balanced experience" to head Delhi Police led the Centre to appoint Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana in "public interest", the Delhi high court was informed on Thursday.

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It’s official: Kohli to quit as India’s T20 captain

For now, Virat Kohli has stuck to quitting T20Is as captain and the BCCI will have to take a call on who they should hand it over to after this year's World Cup, also keeping in mind the 2022 edition of the tournament. Considering one-day cricket is not so 'relevant' at the moment, with two back-to-back T20 World Cups the main focus, Kohli knows he can wait to take a fresh call on the 50-over format in the near future.

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IMF chief denies altering WB report to appease China

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Clarion cull: 24 new faces replace entire Gujarat cabinet

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'How long do you want to keep fuel out of GST'

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'Kundra peddled porn via app, diverted funds to UK'

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'In touch with all concerned in Afghanistan'

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'Deshmukh asked Waze to hand over Rs 4.6cr to aide'

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Govt cites ‘lack of options’ for making Asthana top cop

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Centre’s threat to snap power supply makes states pay up

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Madras HC stays 2 sub-clauses of new IT rules

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'Indian women’s healthy life expectancy SE Asia’s lowest'

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It’s official: Kohli to quit as India’s T20 captain

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Mumbai: Health workers and politicians take to booster Covid dose

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‘Anti-nat'l elements’ tied to 398 violent attacks in '20

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Goa hamlet lights up, 60 years after Liberation

For members of the Makadmare tribe in Nirankal, Ponda, the first week of September 2021 won’t be forgotten anytime in a hurry.

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iPhone 13 series: How much you get for old iPhone

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Features in popular Android phones missing in iPhone 13

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Supplementary charge sheet filed against Raj Kundra and associate

Supplementary charge sheet filed against Raj Kundra and associate in pornographic content case

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SpaceX launches 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip

SpaceX's first private flight blasted off Wednesday night with two contest winners, a health care worker and their rich sponsor, the most ambitious leap yet in space tourism. It was the first time a rocket streaked toward orbit with an all-amateur crew - no professional astronauts.

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'Reached a point where it's difficult to have all-format pacers'

As Indian cricket gears up for resumption of domestic cricket and junior cricket, Paras Mhambrey offers TOI a peek into challenges ahead for the NCA to maintain the strong pool of cricketers which has seen Indian cricket through the pandemic in the last one year.

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Top10: Court frames charges in rationalist's murder

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Google sold potato chips in Japan, here’s why

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North Korea says it tested rail-launched ballistic missiles

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I-T surveys premises of actor Sonu Sood

The income-tax (I-T) department on Wednesday conducted a survey on the premises of actor Sonu Sood in connection with alleged tax evasion. The survey continued till late hours and officials declined to disclose any information. Sood was unavailable for comment over the phone.

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GPay storing info illegally? HC for RBI, UIDAI reply

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Make all tribunal appointments in 2 weeks: SC to govt

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India: Pakistan holding OIC hostage on J&K issue

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Live: In first, SpaceX to send all-civilian crew into Earth orbit

SpaceX is preparing to send the first all-civilian crew into Earth orbit Wednesday evening, capping a summer of private spaceflight with one of the most ambitious tourism missions to date. Stay with TOI for the latest developments

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Tata Sons, group led by SpiceJet chief bid for Air India

Tata Sons and a grouping led by SpiceJet chairman Ajay Singh placed financial offers for Air India on Wednesday, the last day to submit bids. Tata Sons made the offer through its 100% arm Talace Private Ltd while Singh placed the financial bids in his personal capacity along with some investment funds, it is learned.

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JEE (Advanced) sees 3-year-low cut-off marks across categories

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Gujarat cabinet swearing-in delayed, to be held today

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Over 5,600 ‘offences against State’ in 2020

As many as 5,613 cases relating to 'offences against the State', in which a total 7,607 persons were arrested, were registered across the country in 2020. This marks a sharp 26.7% fall from the 7,656 such offences recorded in 2019, in which a total 12,140 persons were arrested.

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Govt bails out telcos with 4-year gap in spectrum, AGR payouts

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India is looking to raise new ‘rocket force’ for missiles, says Gen Bipin Rawat

Warning that China is becoming very aggressive, and would soon step into Afghanistan after friendly overtures to Iran and Turkey, Gen Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said India needs an integrated national security architecture to deal with two hostile neighbours, non-contact technological warfare and internal security challenges.

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Live: Moderna says Covid-19 vaccine protection wanes

For the seventh consecutive day, fresh Covid cases reported from across the country remained below 40,000. Stay with TOI for the latest developments

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Live: Taliban's Baradar says reports he was hurt are false

A group of Afghan diplomats from the deposed government in Kabul has issued a first-of-its-kind joint statement calling on world leaders to deny the Taliban formal recognition and chiding them for "leaving our people at the mercy of a terrorist group." Stay with TOI for the latest developments

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Madras HC cuts speed limit to 80kmph from 120kmph

Flagging overspeeding on highways, the Madras high court has quashed a central notification issued in 2018 that allowed increasing the speed limit of vehicles on expressways from 100km per hour to 120km per hour, and directed authorities to reduce the speed limit to 80km per hour as per an August 5, 2014, notification.

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Body goes missing from coach of Mumbai-UP train

A family from Mumbai carrying the body of a relative to Prayagraj by train was in for a shock on Monday when it discovered on reaching the destination that the body had gone missing from the coffin that had been placed in the Mumbai-Varanasi Special Expresss ‘guard’ compartment.

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Another MBBS aspirant in TN ends life a day after NEET

An MBBS aspirant in Ariyalur district, who appeared for the national eligibility cum entrance test (NEET) on Sunday, was found hanging at her house late on Monday. The deceased has been identified as K Kanimozhi, 17.

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N'nal-level kho-kho player was killed by ‘drug addict’

With the discovery of a rope, a shirt with two missing buttons and a slipper, police say they have solved the murder of the national-level kho kho player in Bijnor. A labourer who lives at Adampur village, 26, has been arrested for killing the woman, 24, after an attempt to rape her.

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Youth who pulled woman’s dupatta gets 1-year RI

Ruling that in offences directly affecting life and right to privacy of a woman, an accused cannot be let off on a bond of good behaviour, a magistrate’s court has convicted and sentenced a 23-year-old man to one-year rigorous imprisonment for outraging the modesty of a Chembur woman by snatching her dupatta on a public road in 2016.

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Chargesheet silent on where Waze got gelatin sticks from

The National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) 10,000-pages chargesheet in the planting of gelatin sticks in a vehicle near industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s residence and the subsequent murder of vehicle owner Mansukh Hiran is silent on several aspects that have emerged during the probe.

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Apple will continue to sell this 4-year-old watch

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Apple iPhone 13 series launched: All features

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These iPhones are no longer available on Apple online store

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Here's when your iPhone will get next software update

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Did Kareena's12 cr demand land Kangana role of ‘Sita’?

Did Kareena Kapoor’s 12 crore demand land Kangana Ranaut the role of ‘Sita’?

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Hollywood stars who dared to bare all in sheer dresses

Megan Fox, Kendall Jenner and Rihanna: Hollywood stars who dared to bare all in sheer dresses

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Hindus most tolerant, says Javed Akhtar in Saamna

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Wrong to think about India selection while playing IPL: Samson

Every time the IPL comes around, the spotlight falls on Sanju Samson. Each edition raises his stock. It's taken eight seasons for Samson to know how to deal with the trappings. "First of all, when you're playing for an IPL team and thinking about Indian selection, then it's a wrong mindset. People do talk a lot about Indian selection and cementing your place but that is actually a by-product - if you perform, you get opportunities," Samson states.

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Top 10: Richest 10% Indians own over half of physical, financial assets

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Congress looks to cash in on 'anger against BJP'

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Hindi ‘friend’, not ‘rival’, of regional languages: Amit Shah

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NHRC notice to 4 states, Centre over farmers’ stir

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SC: Won’t reopen settled issues on promotion quota

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Richest 10% in India own over 50% of assets: NSS

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ISI-Dawood terror plot to target many cities foiled

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JEE Main Result: 44 candidates score 100 percentile

18 candidates are on Rank 1

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Apple's iPhone 13 series: Price, availability and more

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Chilling audio records UP kho kho player's rape

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'Welcome back' signages greet Wipro leaders

It was a reunion of sorts for some of the Wipro leadership team who returned to the office on Monday, after 20 months of remote work.The leaders were greeted with welcome back signages.

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After 528 days, Ahmedabad sees zero Covid cases

It was a landmark day for Ahmedabad city with no new Covid-positive case registered in 24 hours. The last time the city achieved this feat was 528 days ago, on April 2, 2020, when the pandemic had just reared its head.

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Chhattisgarh man gets death for 3-yr-old’s rape

A 25-year-old man was sentenced to death on Monday for the rape and murder of a three-and-a-half-year-old girl in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh in August last year.The sexual assault was so barbaric that even seasoned policemen were shaken.

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Zoom is getting these 7 new features

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South Korean antitrust agency fines Google $177m

South Korea's antitrust regulator on Tuesday fined Alphabet Inc's Google 207 billion won ($176.64 million), saying the US technology giant abused its dominant market position to restrict competition in the mobile operating system market.

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PM Modi to attend first in-person Quad summit in US on September 24

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the first-ever in-person summit of Quad leaders in US on September 24 along with President Joe Biden, Australia PM Scott Morrison and Japan PM Yoshihide Suga. At the meeting, the leaders are expected to review the progress made since their first virtual summit on March 12 this year and discuss regional issues of shared interest.

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Novak Djokovic a winner with his vulnerability

The biggest, most pleasant surprise was Novak's tears, his vulnerability; he is human, isn't he? Almost like the harried little boy unable to cope with the call of history. In these pandemic times, his uncertainty resonates. It makes him one of us, it makes him a face in the crowd. For all the silverware in his trophy room, Djokovic reaches out for love and acceptance. Sometimes when you lose, you also gain.

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Top10: 'Consider suicide of Covid patients as Covid death'

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Apple iPhone 13 launch: 5 ways to watch it live

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How to stop making ‘biggest’ storage mistake on WhatsApp

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SpaceX set for all-civilian crew

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'Multiple litigations against spouse is cruelty'

It took two decades for a marriage, which could not take off and was never consummated with spouses' starting litigations just a fortnight after marrying, to be legally dissolved with the Supreme Court on Monday allowing the divorce plea of a husband holding that multiple litigations initiated by wife against him amounts to cruelty.

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'US in touch with India regarding over-the-horizon support'

The United States is in touch with India regarding the over-the-horizon capabilities and plans, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Congress. The so-called over-the-horizon capabilities Biden has repeatedly touted make identifying and striking terrorists with aerial surveillance and drones launched from outside the country.

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Govt plans jabs for comorbid kids aged 12-17 by Oct-Nov

The government plans to begin Covid vaccination of children in the 12-17 age group who have co-morbidities like obesity, heart disorders, or immunodeficiency by October-November, official sources said. The plan keeps in mind that supplies of Zydus Cadila’s DNA vaccine ZyCoV-D — the only one to have received emergency authorisation for use in children in the country so far — are likely to begin in October.

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SC reserves order on mode of inquiry into Pegasus row

The Supreme Court on Monday said it will pass orders this week on the nature of inquiry into the Pegasus controversy after being disappointed by the Centre’s refusal to file a detailed affidavit despite taking time twice, only to come back and reiterate readiness to set up an independent technical committee to examine alleged use of the spyware for snooping.

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Eye on China, India set to cement Africa defence ties

With China making deep inroads into Africa, India now plans to institutionalise a biennial conclave with the defence ministers of different countries of the continent.

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CBI, ED, Bengal speaker head for showdown

The CBI on Monday questioned Bengal industries minister Partha Chatterjee for two hours in the iCore case, the development setting off a chain of events that saw central agencies re-emerging as flashpoints in the rocky West Bengal government-Centre relationship.

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'Consider suicides by Covid positive for govt compensation'

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to consider suicide committed by Covid postitive patients as Covid death cases to enable their family members for compensation as the person must have taken the extreme step due to the suffering from Covid infection.

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TN raises quota for women in govt jobs from 30% to 40%

The Tamil Nadu government has increased the quota for women in government jobs from 30% to 40%. Making the announcement in the state assembly on Monday, state finance and human resource management minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan said gender equality would play a major role in ushering in change and the government would introduce necessary amendments to implement the increase in job quota for women.

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