Live: Russian forces leaving Chernobyl after radiation exposure

Russian troops began leaving the Chernobyl nuclear plant after soldiers got “significant doses" of radiation from digging trenches at the highly contaminated site, Ukraine’s state power company said Thursday as heavy fighting raged on the outskirts of Kyiv and other fronts. Stay with TOI for more updates:

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Malaika Arora's Current "Mood" Has Set The Internet On Fire

The picture is the best thing on Internet today

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6th Planet Filmfare Marathi Awards: Complete winners’ list

The biggest night in Marathi cinema, the 6th edition of Planet Marathi presents Filmfare Awards Marathi 2021, held on March 31 at St. Andrews, Bandra, Mumbai.

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Live: Maharashtra lifts all Covid curbs from April 2

Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday cleared a proposal to withdraw the disaster management and epidemic act for Covid-19 management in the state and lifted all Covid curbs. Active caseload in the country has fallen to 14,307. Stay with TOI for more updates

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Performance pictures from 6th Planet Filmfare Marathi Awards

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Day before Russian FM's visit, Jaishankar talks to Blinken over phone

A day ahead of Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov's visit to India, external affairs minister S Jaishankar held a telephonic conversation with United States secretary of state Antony Blinken on Wednesday night when they discussed the global economy, Indo-Pacific and the worsening humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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Why was SIT plea to contest Ashish’s bail not heeded: SC

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Social media accounts can’t be arbitrarily suspended: Govt

The Centre on Wednesday told the Delhi high court that a citizen’s fundamental rights must be respected. In an affidavit filed on a plea by Twitter users Megh Bulletin and Wokeflix challenging the suspension of accounts by the platform, the government said a person’s liberty and freedom of expression cannot be “waylaid or jettisoned in the slipstream of social and technological advancement”, adding that suspension of accounts must be the last resort.

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Bruce Willis Is "Stepping Away" From His Acting Career After Aphasia Diagnosis

Bruce Willis started his acting career in the early 1980s with uncredited roles

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Finance minister blames Putin’s war, UPA oil bonds for fuel price hike

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that the war in Ukraine had resulted in higher petrol and diesel prices and the government is seeking to respond to the situation. The statement came as oil prices raised pump prices again on Tuesday, pushing petrol beyond the Rs 100 a litre mark in the capital.

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As summer sets in, military reviews situation on LAC

With the onset of summer amidst no signs of de-escalation in the 22-month old troop confrontation in eastern Ladakh, top Army and IAF commanders on Tuesday kicked off a comprehensive review of the operational situation, military preparedness and war-gaming strategies along the northern borders with China.

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Live: Zelenskyy sees 'positive' signs in talks, US says Russia redeploying troops

Russia is redeploying its troops in Ukraine and not withdrawing them, White House spokeswoman Kate Bedingfield said on Tuesday. Stay with TOI for more updates

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Assam, Meghalaya sign pact to end 50-yr dispute

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad K Sangma signed an agreement in the presence of Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Tuesday, settling six of the 12 areas of their differences in the 50-year-old inter-state boundary dispute.

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Opposed Ashish bail, can still move to cancel: UP in SC

The Uttar Pradesh government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that police are providing security to 98 witnesses in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case of last year and accused a petitioner, seeking cancellation of main accused Ashish Mishra’s bail, of conflating all subsequent incidents.

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Didi taps non-NDA CMs, opposition netas for united front

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday made a renewed pitch for a united opposition in a bid to stall the saffron juggernaut, writing to her non-NDA counterparts and other senior political functionaries for a conclave to highlight BJP’s alleged “misuse of central agencies with the sole intent of suppressing opposition leaders” and attempts “to influence a certain section of the judiciary”.

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'If accident victim disabled 100%, be liberal with damages'

Remarking that courts should take a liberal view in awarding compensation to victims who are left 100% disabled and also suffer mental disabilities after road accidents, the Supreme Court on Tuesday extended its helping hand to one such child and awarded Rs 50 lakh compensation with 7.5% interest per annum. The total amount could come to about Rs 1 crore as the accident took place in 12 years ago.

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IPL 2022: New-look RR crush SRH by 61 runs, start campaign on a rousing note

A new-look and re-energised Rajasthan Royals attacked from the outset and inflicted on Sunrisers Hyderabad a 61-run hammering to begin their campaign in IPL 15 on a rousing note on Tuesday.

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Bengal House brawl leaves MLA with bleeding nose

BJP and Trinamool MLAs traded blows in the Bengal assembly on Monday over the Bogtui killings, following which a TMC lawmaker had to be rushed to hospital with a bleeding nose, prompting the speaker to suspend five BJP members.

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J&K to go after separatist, other high-profile squatters

After having retrieved around 200 kanals of allegedly encroached land from political leaders like senior Congress leader and former Jammu & Kashmir minister Taj Mohiuddin, the J&K administration is set to go after more ‘squatters’ occupying forest and government land, including jailed separatist leader Shabir Shah and Mustafa Kamal, brother of Sheikh Abdullah.

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Strike hits transport, bank services in some states

Public dealings at banks and public transport services were hit in several states, including in West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, which were impacted by the all-India strike called by central trade unions to protest the government’s labour and economic policies, including disinvestment and privatisation of public sector entities.

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'Centre blocked ration plan in Delhi, but can’t stop in Punjab'

On a day when Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann announced doorstep delivery of ration in Punjab so that the poor don’t have to stand in queues, AAP’s national convener and chief minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, said “no force on earth can stop an idea whose time has come.”

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IPL 2022: Gujarat win thriller against Lucknow in battle of debutants

All-round Gujarat Titans defeated fellow IPL newcomers Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets in a thrilling clash at Wankhede Stadium on Monday. Rahul Tewatia 40*, Matthew Wade 30, Hardik Pandya 33, and David Miller 30 played inspiring knocks for Gujarat as they chased the target of 159 with two balls to spare in the battle of debutants against Lucknow.

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UP portfolios: Adityanath keeps home, Khanna gets finance

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Let’s make the local ‘global’, says PM Modi as export target met

Buoyed by India achieving the export target of $400 billion, PM Modi in the latest episode of “Mann Ki Baat” made a strong push for “Atma Nirbhar Bharat” citing it as the route to taking local products to new heights globally. “Let’s make the local ‘global’ and augment the prestige of our products further,” the PM said in the 87th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday. The PM said that the export target achieved might come across as a matter related to the economy; but more than the economy, it is related to the capability of India, the potential of India.

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Power ministry issues alert over grid safety ahead of TU strike

The power ministry on Sunday alerted the Central Electricity Authority, grid monitors, central generation companies and states on possible threat to grid security and stability as well as supply of power during the three-day countrywide strike called by trade unions from Monday. The alert is prompted by the fact that the grid is a sensitive operation and could be affected by sudden outage of supply or generation capacity. This may lead to blackouts in large areas.

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After BJP nudge, Nitish Kumar removes VIP chief from Cabinet

"The CM sent the recommendation to the governor after the BJP, in a written letter, urged Nitish Kumar to remove Sahani from the post of minister of animal and fish resources department," a senior official of the chief minister's office (CMO) told TOI over phone on Sunday.

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IPL 2022: Punjab Kings stun RCB by five wickets

Newly-appointed skipper Faf du Plessis' scintillating 57-ball 88 went in vain as Punjab Kings produced a solid batting display to script a successful chase for a five-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in a thrilling IPL match on Sunday.

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Live: Travel industry welcomes Centre's decision to reopen international flights

The travel industry stakeholders of the country on Sunday hailed the decision of the Central government to resume commercial international passengers services after a gap of two years from today. Stay with TOI more updates:

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2crore paid to 'Matoshree', Sena neta claims it was for his mom

Shiv Sena corporator in the BMC House that recently ended its term and chairperson of the civic body's powerful standing committee Yashwant Jadhav made a payment of around Rs 10 crore in cash to acquire tenancy rights in his residential building and another Rs 2 crore to his mother and entered it in a diary as 'Matoshree' on Gudi Padwa last year, which the Income-Tax department has found suspicious.

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Moradabad 2nd in world in noise pollution: UN report

Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad is the second-most noise polluted city globally, according to the recent ‘Annual Frontier Report, 2022’ published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The area recorded noise pollution of an ear-splitting 114 decibels at its highest (dB) in 2021, the report said, reports Akhland Khan.

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Fuel prices hiked for 4th time in 5 days

In the fourth hike since March 22, the base price of petrol was raised on Saturday by 70 paise a litre and diesel by 80 paise. Retailers increased the prices of both fuels by 80p per litre. Fuel prices have risen by Rs 3.2 per litre in the five days since state-run retailers, which control 90% of the market, began raising pump prices after keeping them steady for 137 days.

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EAM Jaishankar in Maldives, to ink pacts and boost ties

External affairs minister S Jaishankar arrived here on Saturday as part of his five-day two-nation visit to the Maldives and Sri Lanka to explore the possibilities of further expansion of bilateral engagements with the two key maritime neighbours of India. The two countries signed an agreement for mutual recognition of vaccine certificates to facilitate travel. Jaishankar will also inaugurate a coastal radar surveillance system in the Maldives on Sunday.

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'7 Russian generals dead, one of them run over by own men’

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First gender-neutral institute in India soon

The National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (Nalsar) is set to become India's first fully gender-neutral educational institution. It has introduced a policy of inclusive education for gender and sexual minorities. Nalsar officials said most Indian universities don't have gender-neutral spaces such as hostels and washrooms.

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NEET tail-enders jump queue, grab med seats

MBBS aspirants who missed out in the initial rounds of seat allotment and pinned their hopes on vacant NRI quota seats have been bested by students at the tail end of the NEET qualifying list helped by NRI sponsors.

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Hope China follows independent India policy: Jaishankar to Wang

The Jaishankar-Wang meeting also saw India and China discussing a range of regional and global issues with Beijing saying that they had expressed serious concerns about the impact of unilateral sanctions on the global economy and supply chain security in a clear reference to the US and EU sanctions on Russia.

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Supreme Court reserves order on review plea in Sidhu road-rage case

The Supreme Court on Friday reserved verdict on a petition seeking harsher punishment to Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was let off with a meagre fine of Rs 1,000 in a road rage case 33 years ago, in which the victim died in hospital.

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Live: Experts worry about how US will see next Covid surge coming

As coronavirus infections rise in some parts of the world, experts are watching for a potential new Covid-19 surge in the US and wondering how long it will take to detect. Despite disease monitoring improvements over the last two years, they say, some recent developments don't bode well. Stay with TOI for latest updates

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BJP misusing central agencies: Uddhav Thackeray

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Ahead of new school session, 1 crore kids aged 12-14 get 1st Covid shot

Ahead of the new academic session that is set to begin from April, Covid vaccination among adolescents of 12-14 years picked up pace this week with over one crore youngsters in this age group initiating immunisation in the last 10 days. The government lowered the eligible age for Covid vaccination to 12 years from March 16 to bring adolescents of 12-14 years under the span of the programme.

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Kangana a celebrity, but she can’t forget she’s an accused: Court

In a detailed order rejecting actor Kangana Ranaut’s plea seeking permanent exemption from attending legal proceedings in a defamation case against her by Bollywood veteran Javed Akhtar, a magistrate’s court held that no doubt, being a celebrity, she had professional assignments, but she cannot forget she was an accused in the case. ​​The court said till date she has not appeared with an intent to cooperate with it for the trial.

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Ukraine: India abstains its way out of diplomatic crossfire at UN

India yet again abstained its way out of a diplomatic crossfire at the UN on Ukraine with 3 successive abstentions in UN Security Council and General Assembly in the past 2 days. While it joined China, Pakistan and 35 others in abstaining from a resolution in UNGA on Ukraine crisis that laid the blame for it squarely on Russia, India was among the 13 in UNSC who abstained to defeat a Russian resolution on the same issue that apparently papered over Russia’s role in starting the crisis.

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Live: Huge mandate spells new challenges, says Yogi

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Parl panel: Govt far from goal of doubling farmers’ income

parliamentary panel on agriculture in its report, tabled in Parliament on Thursday, noted that the government is far from its 2022 goal of doubling the income of farmers which the Centre had announced six years ago. The panel recommended that the ministry should formulate a "special team" to figure out the reasons for falling farmers' income in those states and take some "course corrective measures" so that the goal of doubling farmers' income is not lost sight of.

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High court collegiums not naming judges for 233 slots: Govt

Various high court collegiums have not recommended any name for as many as 233 vacancies of judges, the law ministry has said. Currently, 404 judges’ posts are vacant in 25 high courts. Lack of candidates recommended for judgeship of high courts has resulted in vacancies mostly remaining above 400 for several years now.

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India TB cases up 19%, Delhi tops prevalence

India saw a sharp 19% rise in tuberculosis cases in 2021 over the previous year, even as 64% of the surveyed symptomatic population did not seek healthcare services between 2019 and 2021, the India TB report 2022 and National TB Prevalence Survey shows. Over 19.3 lakh new and relapsed TB patients were notified in 2021 against 16.3 lakh in 2020, the TB report 2022 released by health minister Mansukh Mandaviya shows.

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Amid Break-Up Rumours With Rohan, Shraddha Kapoor Shares Adorable Post

Shraddha Kapoor was reportedly dating celebrity photographer Rohan Shrestha

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Wang Yi cites J&K at OIC, MEA snubs China’s locus standi

Even as speculation mounted about the date of Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi’s reported visit to India this week, the government on Wednesday hit out at Wang for referring to Jammu & Kashmir in his speech before OIC foreign ministers in Islamabad, saying China has no locus standi to talk about India’s Union Territory.

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ED eyes bookkeeper in Uddhav Thackeray's kin’s case

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Calcutta HC takes up Birbhum case suo motu, asks for SIT diary

The Calcutta high court on Wednesday took suo motu cognizance of the Bogtui village massacre in Birbhum’s Rampurhat that left eight people dead a day earlier. The division bench of Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj directed the special investigation team (SIT) to produce the case diary and other relevant documents before it by 2pm on Thursday, while declining a prayer for a CBI investigation into the crime.

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Two years on, national Covid-19 plan to end on March 31

Two years after the Centre imposed a nationwide lockdown in view of the Covid-19 outbreak and followed it up with monthly review of health protocols, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has decided against invoking provisions of the Disaster Management Act beyond March 31 for management of the pandemic.

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CUET on Class 12 subjects, but no bar on any course

The Common University Entrance Test (Undergraduate) 2022, to be conducted by NTA, will be the basis for admission to close to 1.8 lakh seats across 45 central universities and their affiliated/constituent colleges. ​​The application process and the test and admission criteria need to be understood to let you choose your preferred course and college across the country. Ahead of NTA’s own announcement over a week later, TOI simplifies things for you.

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With 80 new ones, govt aims to have 220 airports by 2025

The government has set a target of increasing the number of airports from 140 to 220 by 2025, civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, as he expected that the revival of the sector, scarred by the Covid-19 pandemic, may lead to a substantial jump in passenger traffic.

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Rape is rape even if perpetrated by husband, says court

An act of sexual assault on the wife, albeit by the husband, cannot but be termed a rape, the Karnataka HC observed on Wednesday. “A man is a man; an act is an act; rape is a rape, be it performed by a man, the ‘husband’, on the woman, the ‘wife’,” the court held while refusing to interfere with the proceedings initiated against the accused husband vis-a-vis charges of rape, cruelty, criminal intimidation and also offences under Pocso Act in connection with alleged sexual acts.

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Sonia Gandhi meets more G-23 leaders, hears grievances

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Indian experts point to Biden’s silence on Chinese aggression

US president Joe Biden’s description of India’s response to Russia vis-a-vis Ukraine as “shaky” received pushback from Indian analysts, some of whom have been pointing out that the US and its European allies continue energy purchases from Russia (by one account, up to $600 million per day), while bearing down on India. Others pointed to lack of US concern over China’s ingress into India.

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Live: Novavax gets India authorisation for adolescents

Novavax says its Covid vaccine gets India authorisation for children aged 12-17. India reported 1,581 new Covid-19 cases and 33 deaths in last 24 hours, according to health ministry's updated data at 9 am. The first dose Covid-19 vaccination coverage of those aged 15 and above is currently 95.5%, while the second dose coverage is 80.6% and hence, the vaccination pace has slowed down relatively as most of the target beneficiaries are already covered, the Centre informed Parliament on Tuesday. Stay with TOI for all updates:

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NDA to train girls on a par with boys

The National Defence Academy (NDA) said on Tuesday that a majority of military training activities of boy and girl cadets would be conducted together, and it was “geared up” for training the first batch of girl cadets in an absolutely gender-neutral manner from June 2022. The move was crucial keeping their employability in mind, wherein the women officers are required to command the troops of men, the NDA said in a press release.

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ED attaches Uddhav kin’s assets; MVA cries vendetta

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached properties worth Rs 6.45 crore, including 11 residential flats at Thane, belonging to a company controlled and owned by Shridhar Madhav Patankar, brother-in-law of chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. Patankar is brother of Rashmi Thackeray, wife of the CM and editor of Saamna newspaper.

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India, US discuss situation in Ukraine

India and the US discussed the Ukraine situation along with other regional and global issues as foreign secretary Harsh V Shringla and the US under secretary of state for political affairs Victoria Nuland co-chaired India-US Foreign Office Consultations (FOC). India and the US are expected to hold the 2+2 dialogue next month.

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Central univ colleges won’t consider board results for UG seats

No weightage will be given to board exam performances in undergraduate admissions in all central universities and their affiliated colleges in the 2022-23 academic session. The University Grants Commission on Monday announced that the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) score will be the basis for admission this year. However, the universities will be allowed to set a minimum eligibility on board exams marks.

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SC to order scrutiny of Covid certificates to nail fakes

The Supreme Court on Monday decided to order random scrutiny of Covid death claim applications to identify those who got compensation with forged documents after the issue was flagged by the Centre which received complaints from several states. A bench of Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna reserved its order on Centre’s plea for random checking of documents and said it will pass order on March 23 when it will also decide which agency will carry out scrutiny.

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China airliner crashes with 132 on board; no sign of survivors

A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in mountains in southern China on a domestic flight on Monday after a sudden descent from cruising altitude. The jet was carrying 123 flyers and nine crew members. The airline said it deeply mourned the death of passengers and crew, without specifying how many were killed. Media said there were no signs of survivors.

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Australia & India: Can’t allow a Ukraine in the Indo-Pacific

While Australian PM Scott Morrison called for holding Russia to account for its Ukraine offensive in the virtual summit with PM Narendra Modi, Australia also expressed understanding of India's position on Ukraine, Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla said after the meeting on Monday.

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PM Modi, Morrison to hold second virtual summit today

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Israel PM to visit India on ‘friend’ Modi’s invitation

Israel announced Sunday that PM Naftali Bennett will pay his first official visit to India on April 2 at the invitation of his counterpart Narendra Modi. The three-day visit will mark the establishment of 30 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The visit will also take place against the backdrop of the Ukraine crisis in which Bennett reportedly is playing a peacemaker.

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China: US Indo-Pacific plan as ‘dangerous’ as Nato expansion

The US Indo-Pacific strategy is as “dangerous” as Nato’s eastward expansion in Europe resulting in Russia’s military offensive against Ukraine, a senior Chinese diplomat said. “With the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Nato should have been consigned to history alongside the Warsaw Pact,” China’s vice foreign minister Le Yucheng said while speaking at the Tsinghua University on Saturday.

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One of J&K LG’s 2 advisers asked to leave over ‘charges’

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No Class 12 re-exam for hijab protesters: Karnataka govt

Hundreds of pre-university (PU) II students in Karnataka who had participated in hijab protests will not be given a second chance to appear for their practical examinations, which they boycotted in February-March. In Karnataka, Class 12 is called PU II. Two days after hinting at a re-exam, the government on Sunday categorically ruled out that option for students who were “absent” for the practicals conducted as part of the board examinations.

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Live: Zelenskyy presses Israel for missile defence help

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Israeli members of the Knesset (Parliament) that the Russian invasion is an all-out war aimed at destroying the Ukrainian people and this is why it resembles what the Nazis did to the Jewish people during the Holocaust. Stay with TOI for all updates:

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Live: Weekly Covid deaths in India lowest in two years

India's apex body on immunisation NTAGI has recommended administering the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine Covishield between eight and 16 weeks after the first dose, official sources said on Sunday. Presently, the second dose of Covishield is given between 12-16 weeks after the first dose under the National Covid-19 Vaccination Strategy. Stay with TOI for all updates:

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BJP meet to pick Uttarakhand CM likely on Monday

While Pushkar Singh Dhami continues to be the frontrunner for the post of chief minister despite his defeat from Khatima, other probable names doing the rounds include those of Chaubattakhal MLA Satpal Maharaj, Srinagar MLA Dhan Singh Rawat and Rajya Sabha member Anil Baluni. Dhami is likely to be repeated as CM as he is young and energetic and also because BJP had contested the polls in his name and recorded a big win

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CJI: Trust Indian judiciary for absolute independence

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PM, Shah to attend Yogi’s swearing-in on March 25

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Strategic Zoji La reopens ahead of schedule amid LAC tension

With Indian soldiers remaining forward-deployed in the continuing 22-month-long military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh, the BRO on Saturday reopened the forbidding Zoji La on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh road much ahead of schedule. The pass, key to maintaining operational preparedness of the armed forces, usually remains closed from end-November to mid-April due to heavy snow, leaving the Ladakh region cut off.

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What’s wrong with saffron education, asks VP Naidu

Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu called for Indians to “give up their colonial mindset” and instead “take pride in their own identity.” “Education in English-medium schools has given rise to a small class of aristocrats. We are accused of saffronising education, but then what is wrong with saffron? We have believed in the welfare of all and considered the whole world as one family” he said.

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70%-80% parents fear learning loss in children: NCEE survey

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UAPA: 7-day limit is non-negotiable, says Kerala HC

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Media has key role in achieving social transformation: PM Modi

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HC: Courts can't force parties to implement poll manifestos

The Allahabad high court has observed that there is no penal provision under any statute to bring political parties within the clutches of enforcement authorities, if they fail to fulfil their promises made in the election manifesto. The court's verdict came while hearing a petition that had sought registration of criminal cases against BJP for not fulfilling promises in 2014 LS poll manifesto.

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Omar: 'Kashmir Files' bundle of lies, don't forget other victims

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday called 'The Kashmir Files' a concocted story and a bundle of lies. "The fact is that many lies have been projected in the film. It wasn't the NC government [in J&K] in 1990, as projected in the so-called film, but the governor's rule under the BJP-backed VP Singh regime," he said.

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Ghulam Nabi Azad meets Sonia Gandhi, G-23 seeks greater say in Congress

After maximalist demands from dissidents, like Kapil Sibal who called for the Gandhi family to step away from the party leadership, Azad's visit to 10 Janpath indicates that the bloc may not push for an extreme position. Some G-23 members are keen that the leadership be divided- like the Gandhi family taking the leadership of Parliament, while the party reins go to a senior leader outside the family, or vice versa.

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Covid: 4th wave could occur in India but not yet, feel experts

While the Omicron subvariant BA2 has caused a huge surge in South Korea and Europe, Indian experts are not worried about it triggering another wave in the country right away. Their reasons include boosted immunity from the third wave that occurred between December 2021 and February and high vaccination coverage in most states. But as antibodies wane, scientists believe the SARSCoV-2 virus can re-infect people.

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Modi's talks with Japan, Australia PMs to focus on Ukraine

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ED summons Mamata's nephew, his wife in coal mining scam

The Enforcement Directorate has issued fresh summons to Trinamool Congress (TMC) general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira for questioning in a money laundering case, linked to an alleged coal mining scam in West Bengal, registered against them last year. The total 'proceeds of crime' generated through the scam has been to the tune of Rs 1,352 crore, according to the agency.

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Joy Filmfare Awards Bangla 2021: Complete Winners List

The Bengali edition of the prestigious Filmfare Awards is back. This year’s award ceremony is set to take place on March 17 in Kolkata celebrating the cinematic brilliance of Tollywood which enthralled us between 2020 and 2021.

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Red carpet pictures from 5th Joy Filmfare Awards Bangla 2021

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'Data shows India managed Omicron wave better than others'

While many countries are still experiencing a surge in cases, which is higher than the previous surges, India experienced a much lower peak and cases declined much faster in merely 24 days during the third surge, as against 68 days during Delta wave. Average daily Covid cases in India dropped sharply from 3.11 lakh during January 19-25 to 3536 cases during March 9-15.

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Reopen embassy, will give security: Taliban tell India

With international recognition on mind, and following efforts by the government to strike the right chord with post-US withdrawal Afghanistan. The Taliban's UN ambassador-designate Suhail Shaheen told TOI on Thursday that the government in Kabul is ready to provide a "secure environment" for the Indian embassy in Kabul and that diplomatic presence is essential for boosting bilateral relations.

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Share your Holi greetings!

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Covid live: 1.4 lakh in 12-14 yrs age group jabbed on Day 1

Anti-Covid vaccination for children in the age group of 12-14 years opened on Wednesday. Even as the Omicron wave in Indian continues to wane, the Centre has asked all to stay vigilant in wake of the surge in cases in countries like Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore. Stay with TOI for live updates:

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Stop RIL takeover of Future outlets, Amazon tells SC

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Gandhi family loyalist Mani Shankar, Tharoor at Cong G-23 meet

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No plans to privatise Railways: Govt in Lok Sabha

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4-year UG course, faster PhD rules to be out today

UGC on Thursday will notify the new four-year-undergraduate programme (FYUP) and the revised PhD regulations. The FYUP of 160 credits will replace the present three-year choice based credit system (CBCS) at UG level and enable students to directly join PhD programmes on completion of the four-year degree programmes.

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US Fed hikes interest rate amid high inflation

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point and projected its policy rate would hit a range between 1.75% and 2% by year's end in a newly aggressive stance against inflation that will push borrowing costs to restrictive levels in 2023.

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BJP brass talks to Dhami, state chief on U'khand govt

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Covid: Centre supports states’ vaccine mandate

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Hijab row: Hours after HC’s judgment, appeals line up in SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday saw a rush of appeals challenging the Karnataka high court’s ruling that hijab is not an essential religious practice and that the government order effectively banning the headgear in educational institutions is valid. The original petitioner before the Karnataka HC, student Aishat Shifa, is expected to file her appeal against the high court judgment only by Wednesday.

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Sidhu among 5 PCC chiefs asked to quit after poll debacle

In the wake of the party crashing to disastrous defeat in the five recently held assembly elections, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday directed their state chiefs to resign to facilitate overhaul of the local units. The unusual step by Sonia to publicly ask state presidents to quit, through a tweet by AICC spokesman Randeep Surjewala, indicated a sense of frustration over the casual attitude of state leaders over the failure.

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Chennai to host World Chess Olympiad

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India, Pak should hold talks, probe missile misfire: China

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Gandhis entirely responsible for shameful loss: Amarinder

Blaming the Gandhis for the Congress debacle in all the assembly polls, Punjab Lok Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday said "the party dug its own grave in the border state the day it decided to back an unstable Navjot Sidhu as state chief and a corrupt Charanjit Singh Channi as chief minister months before the polls".

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Amit Shah BJP observer for UP, Rajnath Uttarakhand

BJP on Monday appointed Union home minister Amit Shah as an observer for Uttar Pradesh and defence minister Rajnath Singh for Uttarakhand for government formation in the two states. Shah will be assisted by BJP vice president and former Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das as co-observer, and Union minister Meenakshi Lekhi will assist Rajnath Singh

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Sikh airport staff can carry kirpans: BCAS

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Sitharaman attacks Congress for Kashmiri Pandits' exodus

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Rahul's youth focus stumps veterans in G-23, loyalists

Rahul Gandhi told the Congress Working Committee meeting called on Sunday to discuss the recent electoral debacle that the party will focus on the youth in future, given the demographic profile of the country, and stressed that it is the way to go forward - a remark that has left many partymen baffled given the nature of challenges facing the party.

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Prosecutor Fadnavis said was plotting to frame BJP netas puts in his papers

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CCS discusses sanctions on Russia, impact on India

With the US-led western countries slapping wide-ranging sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, India is faced with the challenge of maintaining high operational military readiness along the frontiers with China and Pakistan since almost 70% of its defence hardware and software is of Soviet or Russian-origin.

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Less than 250 Covid deaths this week, lowest since April '20

Covid-19 numbers in India are currently the lowest since the initial weeks of the pandemic, nearly two years ago. These include deaths from the virus, which fell below 250 in the week ending Sunday, a first since the April 13-19 week in 2020. Fresh cases too continue to decline steadily. India reported less than 26,400 fresh cases in the current week (March 7-13), the lowest since May 4-10, 2020.

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India's maternal mortality ratio improves to 103

India’s maternal mortality ratio (MMR) improved to 103 for the period 2017-19, but the ratio has worsened in states such as West Bengal, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh, according to official data just released. With the MMR continuing to drop for the third year running, India looks set to achieve the sustainable development goal of bringing it to 70 well before the target year of 2030.

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India shifts embassy out of Ukraine to Poland for now

With the security situation fast deteriorating in Kyiv, the government said on Sunday the Indian embassy in Ukraine will shift temporarily to Poland. The announcement followed a meeting of the cabinet committee on security (CCS), chaired by PM Narendra Modi, on India’s security preparedness and the prevailing global situation in the context of the Ukraine conflict.

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AAP to take fight to Didi with rural polls

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After rout, Cong fears difficulty in Parl floor moves

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Fadnavis quizzed by cyber police over intel ‘leak’

A cyber police team recorded opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis’s statement on Sunday as part of its probe into leak of confidential data and documents from the state intelligence police transfers based on illegal phone-tapping by ex-SID chief Rashmi Shukla. He claimed the nature of the questions asked were accusatory and that the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi government was trying to “frame” him.

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Indian who picked up gun for Ukraine ‘wants to return’

R Sainikhesh, the 21-year-old aerospace engineering student from Tamil Nadu who had joined Ukrainian paramilitary force to fight Russia, is willing to return to his hometown in Coimbatore soon, his father Ravichandran said. Sainikhesh was studying final year aerospace engineering at the National Aerospace University at Kharkiv when, in February, he had a paramilitary unit comprising volunteers.

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As its footprint shrinks, Congress pins hope on Gujarat & Himachal polls

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Allahabad HC agrees to hear PIL on Krishna Janmabhoomi

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After charging up cadre, PM woos Gujarat youth

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Poll debacle may put Congress on brink of losing LoP post in Rajya Sabha

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EPF rate slashed to 8.1%, lowest in over 4 decades

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Saturday proposed to lower the interest rate on retirement savings for its 6.4 crore subscribers from 8.5% to 8.1%, the lowest since 1977-78. The payout, which will have to be confirmed by the finance ministry, is in line with the agency’s earnings and will leave it with a surplus of Rs 450 crore during the financial year.

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UGC to allow experts without PhD to teach

In a major move to rope in industry experts and professionals, the University Grants Commission (UGC) is doing away with the mandatory PhD requirement to teach in central universities. Special positions — professor of practice and associate professor of practice — are being created. This will allow, say a diplomat, to walk in to teach international relations.

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11 Yogi ministers lose, questions over Maurya’s fate

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‘Every second in Sumy bunker felt like a missile would hit’

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Modi’s visit propels Gujarat BJP into election mode

Riding high on BJP’s wins in UP, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa, a jubilant PM Narendra Modi on Friday attributed the electoral victories to the power of democracy wherein people were voting for development. ​​​“Due to the power of democracy, BJP retained power in states where governments were hardly elected twice in a row. This was possible as people are voting for development,” Modi said at a gathering of over a lakh representatives from the state’s panchayati raj institutions.

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UP: Maurya defeated, speculation over CM deputy in Yogi Term 2

Battle over, victory achieved and now it’s time to go back to the drawing board again as the Yogi Adityanath government in UP takes charge for a second term in a few days from now. Speculation swirled on Friday over the government’s composition: appointment of deputy CMs, and possible changes in the party’s organisational command by rewarding critical players in the emphatic election win.

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AAP sweeps to office as heavyweights fall by wayside in Punjab

“We urged the voters ‘jhadoo chalao’, unhone toh vacuum cleaner chala diya.” AAP’s Raghav Chadha pretty much summed up the feeling not only within the party but also among pollsters and the opposition parties, reduced to also-rans. The Aam Aadmi Party, which promised quality health and educational services on the lines of Delhi, overrode politics of caste, regionalism and Deras to bag a whopping majority of 92 seats in the 117-member House.

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Live: 'India’s Covid toll 8 times higher than reported'

A new paper in the Lancet indicates that India’s Covid-19 deaths were vastly under-reported and estimates that up to the end of 2021 India had the highest number of cumulative excess deaths in the world at 4.07 million deaths. Stay with TOI for latest updates:

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Sawant keeps Goa party going, mixology ensures BJP hat-trick

Successfully beating anti-incumbency and overcoming resentment and rebellion, BJP reached the half-way mark in the 40-member Goa assembly on its own and is just one short of a majority. This is BJP’s second highest number of seats in Goa’s political history. The party is all set to form the government for the third consecutive term in the tiniest state.

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BJP hunts solo, Biren Singh roars back in Manipur

BJP rode a record voter turnout of over 89% to win an absolute majority on Thursday in the newly-elected Manipur assembly that will allow it to form its second successive government in the northeastern state on its own, unlike five years ago.

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Uttarakhand: Modi mantra echoes in Dev bhoomi again

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Covovax gets DCGI’s EUA nod for 12-17-year-olds

In a move that will further expand the basket of Covid vaccines approved for adolescents, the drug regulator has given emergency approval to Serum Institute of India’s Covovax for use in 12-17 year olds. This is the fourth vaccine to get regulatory approval for use in youngsters.

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Live: Punjab gears up for counting of votes

Counting of votes for 117 assembly constituencies of Punjab will take place today. A total of 1,304 candidates, including 93 women and two transgenders, are in the fray. Stay updated with Times of India to get all the live updates on Punjab Election Results and Constituency wise results.

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SC grants bail to lifer Perarivalan in Rajiv killing case

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In Goa, it’s natural for BJP & MGP to join hands: Fadnavis

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Row erupts as state EC defers civic polls date announcement

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U-turn on Abu Salem could hit other extraditions: SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would have wider ramifications if the Centre decides not to abide by its solemn sovereign assurance given to the Portugal government at the time of gangster Abu Salem’s extradition the maximum sentence to him will not exceed 25 years and that such a decision would hamper extradition of other fugitives being pursued by the government from other countries.

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Istanbul airport’s clogged toilets may have an India link

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Govts must be realistic about mining bids: SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally observed that acceptance of an unrealistically high bid for mining natural resources could lead to the bidder defaulting in payments to the government. A bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices A S Bopanna and Hima Kohli appeared to fault the MP government for allocating sand mining lease in the entire Raisen district for Rs 71 crore when the realistic price could have been around Rs 50-odd crore.

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'Parl made bail under PMLA tough, SC cannot dilute it'

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the Parliament, considering the global unanimity on tougher laws to deal with money laundering, has made it tough for offenders to get bail under the PMLA as these crimes viciously impact the economy and sovereignty of nations and in turn, billions of citizens.

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IC-814 hijacker who killed flyer shot in Karachi

Zahoor Mistry Ibrahim, considered the most brutal among the five Indian Airlines flight IC-814 hijackers, was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen in Pakistan’s Karachi on March 1. Ibrahim, a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist, was living with an assumed identity of Zahid Akhund, under the ISI’s protection.

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India & China military talks on March 11

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Apple launches iPhone SE in India: Price, specs and more

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Apple launches most powerful iPad Air: Price, features and more

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CBSE Term-1 board results likely to be out this week

The Central Board of Secondary Education will announce the results of Class X and Class XII Term-1 board exams this week. The Class XII results are likely to be declared on “Wednesday or Thursday”, to be followed by Class X results “at the end of this week”, a senior CBSE official told TOI.

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Rejected by Indian Army, TN youth takes up arms for Ukraine

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Talk directly to end war: PM Modi to Putin, Zelensky

Russia on Monday announced a ceasefire in Sumy and 3 others cities - Kyiv, Kharkiv and Mariupol - igniting hopes for an early evacuation of Indian students but finally leading only to an abortive bid to evacuate some of the students.

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Indian, UK scientists unravel mystery behind origin of plasma jets on Sun

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Haryana local quota in jobs has national implications: HC

Haryana’s contentious new law entailing 75% reservation of jobs in the private sector for local candidates has implications for the entire country, the Punjab and Haryana high court said on Monday while rejecting the Centre’s contention that “the Act affects only the state”.

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India's representative at Ramallah found dead in embassy

India's Representative at Ramallah, Mukul Arya, was found dead inside the Indian embassy in Palestine, local media reported on Sunday. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that expressed deep shock over the passing away of Mukul Arya.

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Caste in play, main players bank on allies in UP endgame

The seven-phase battle for UP enters endgame on Monday, with both BJP and Samajwadi Party on a similar wicket in terms of their dependence on allies to crack the caste code in several of the 54 constituencies across nine south Purvanchal districts going to polls in the final round.

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Learning from social media, teens make arms at home, held

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In marathon meets, BJP brass studies its prospects

After campaigning ended for the ongoing assembly polls with its last phase scheduled on Monday, top BJP leaders on Sunday held marathon meetings with general secretaries and other office bearers to assess the party’s performance in the four states where it has governments and also Punjab, the state party expects to have better prospects.

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IAEA 'deep concern' over Ukraine nuclear power plant

Russian forces that seized Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have now placed staff running the facility under their command and restricted communications with the outside world, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Sunday.

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EPL: De Bruyne, Mahrez fire Man City to 4-1 win over United

Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez both scored twice as Manchester City restored their lead at the top of the Premier League to six points with a 4-1 derby victory over Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

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First-year med students made to parade with tonsured heads

Several first-year MBBS students, all tonsured, were made to walk in circles around the Haldwani Medical College campus with bags on their backs allegedly by their seniors. Videos of the ragging went viral on social media, triggering shock and anger.

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Senior citizens may not need 10k steps a day, 6k-8k enough

The 10,000-steps-a-day health mantra may not be accurate, and people may need fewer steps to live healthier for longer, according to a new study published in ‘The Lancet’. For adults over 60 years of age and older, the risk of premature death levelled off at about 6,000-8,000 steps per day, meaning that more steps than that provided no additional benefit for longevity.

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Aeroflot stops flights, last one from Delhi likely on Sunday

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Key vote? Women surpass men in state polls turnout

Women power has held sway in the current elections in five states, with their turnout surpassing that of men in Uttarakhand and Goa, in the first phase in Manipur, and the fourth phase onwards in Uttar Pradesh. In Punjab, women voters were almost neck-and-neck with men, recording a deficit of a mere 0.08 percentage points as compared to the male turnout.

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NSE ex-CEO may have cooked up ‘yogi’ story, says court, denies bail

The anticipatory bail plea of former CEO of National Stock Exchange Chitra Ramkrishna was rejected by a Delhi court, which stressed that the veracity of her claim of non-involvement in the “co-location” scam could not be established and expressed the suspicion that she may have concocted the story of a ‘Siddha Yogi’ guiding her to conceal her involvement.

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Russian troops take over Europe’s biggest nuclear plant in Ukraine

Russian troops seized the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe on Friday after a middle-of-the-night attack that set it on fire and briefly raised worldwide fears of a catastrophe in the most chilling turn in Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine yet.

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Govt proposes lower rate of third party premium for EVs for next FY

The road transport ministry has proposed a lower rate of third party (TP) premium for electric and hybrid electric vehicles for the next financial year while proposing a marginal increase in the premium for all other categories of vehicles. The only exception is for the multi-axle trailers where the premium may increase by nearly 6%.

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India abstains as UN launches probe into alleged Russian violations

India’s ``consistent’’ position on Ukraine saw it abstaining from voting on a UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution for a probe into alleged human rights violation by Russian forces during their ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

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After 30 weeks, Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid reopens for devotees

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Army conducts airborne exercise at Siliguri Corridor, while Gen Naravane reviews wargames for China front

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93% of Indians exposed to high PM2.5 levels: Reports

Around 93% of India’s population is living in areas where levels of hazardous particulate matter PM2.5 are worse than the World Health Organisation’s least stringent norms and air pollution reduces life expectancy in the country by 1.5 years (more than cancer), according to reports of US-based Health Effects Institute (HEI) released on Thursday.

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'Sit down with me to negotiate': Zelenskyy asks Putin to meet

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet him, salting the proposal with sarcasm. "Sit down with me to negotiate, just not at 30 meters," he said Thursday, apparently referring to recent photos of Putin sitting at one end of an extremely long table when he met with French President Emmanuel Macron.

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Amazon, Biyani, Reliance to try to settle Future dispute

In a surprise development, Amazon, Biyani Group and Reliance Retail, engaged in a multi-forum litigation for control of Future’s retail empire, agreed to attempt a settlement after the Supreme Court on Thursday warned that a judicial verdict could hurt one of the parties.

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Give India another chance to get Kubhushan Jadhav a lawyer: Pakistan court

The Islamabad high court on Thursday gave more time for India to appoint a lawyer for Kubhushan Jadhav, who was sentenced to death by a secret military court in April 2017 over allegations of spying. The case will now come up for hearing on April 13.

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Top gadgets launched at the world’s biggest mobile event

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Live: Russia claims it has taken Ukrainian port city Kherson; UN says 227 civilians killed so far

India, along with China and Pakistan, was among 35 countries that abstained from voting on a resolution deploring in the strongest terms Russia’s actions in Ukraine and demanding that Russia “immediately, completely, and unconditionally” withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders. Stay with TOI for the latest developments-

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Russia claims students held hostage by Ukrainians

While Putin stressed that Russia was working to ensure evacuation of students through the shortest route to Russia, the Russian side also claimed that the students had been taken hostage by Ukraine forces who were using them as human shields and preventing them from travelling to Belgorod in Russia. The Russian defence ministry went on to say that Russian forces were ready to send students home from Russian territory in their own military transport planes.

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India among 35 nations to abstain from voting on anti-Russia resolution

India, along with China and Pakistan, was among the 35 countries that abstained from voting on Wednesday on a resolution deploring in the strongest terms Russia’s actions in Ukraine and demanding that Russia "immediately, completely, and unconditionally" withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders.

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IAF's first evacuation flight with 200 Indians lands in Delhi

The Indian Air Force's (IAF) first evacuation flight with 200 Indians from Romanian capital Bucharest landed at the Hindon air base here in the early hours of Thursday, sources said. The first flight -- which was conducted using C-17 military transport aircraft -- landed in Delhi at 1.30 am.

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After long walk, struggle to board train at Kharkiv stn

Dragging bags and lugging backpacks, groups of Indian students in Kharkiv filed out of their underground shelters on Wednesday and quietly marched at least 10km on the bombed-out streets to reach railway stations, but many of them were left stranded on platforms as guards thrashed and pushed out foreigners, allowing only Ukrainians and women to board the packed trains.

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Live: Blinken calls Putin's nuclear rhetoric the 'height of irresponsibility'

Stay here for real-time updates on news across the US.

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Bullet Train: First Trailer Of Brad Pitt's Film Is Packed With Action

Brad Pitt's effortless action-comedy avatar takes centre-stage in the trailer of the upcoming film 'Bullet Train', unveiled on Wednesday

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Ukraine crisis: India seeks safe passage as student dies; 4000 still in war zone

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Ukraine: Back-to-back UN votes will put Delhi’s policy to test

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Delhi likely to face hotter summer this year: IMD

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Amid controversy, Turk declines AI CEO offer

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Must respect international law & sovereignty, India reminds Russia

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Despite pandemic, India's ultra-rich population up 11%

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Indian student killed in Ukraine had stepped out to purchase food

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