Gyanvapi case of national importance: Allahabad HC

Emphasising that the Gyanvapi-Kashi Vishwanath dispute was a "matter of national importance", the Allahabad HC on Tuesday directed the Archeological Survey of India DG and UP's additional chief secretary (home) to file their personal affidavits in the case within 10 days.

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Sonia bereaved; Prez Murmu, PM & others offer condolences

Congress president Sonia Gandhi's mother Paola Maino died on Saturday, the party said on Wednesday. She was in her 90s and living in her home in Italy. When the Gandhi family left for travel abroad last week, Congress announced that it was for Sonia's annual medical check-up, and that the family will also visit her home town to see her ailing mother.

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Cong at war: Party rejects call to publish rolls for prez polls

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Demoted, 'tainted' Bihar minister Kartik Kumar quits

In a fast-paced political development in Bihar, 'tainted' RJD minister Kartik Kumar resigned on Wednesday, hours after being shifted from law department to the rather low-profile sugarcane department amid row over his alleged involvement in a criminal case. Chief minister Nitish Kumar accepted his resignation and forwarded it to governor Phagu Chauhan.

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Portuguese minister quits after Indian dies

Portugal's health minister Marta Temido resigned on Tuesday following widespread criticism of her decision to temporarily close emergency obstetric services, forcing risky transfers of pregnant women between hospitals, apparently leading to the death of a 34-year-old woman. The pregnant Indian woman died after suffering a cardiac arrest during an ambulance transfer from Lisbon's main hospital Santa Maria

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Desi qHPV vax against cervical cancer to be launched today

India is all set to launch on Thursday its first indigenously developed quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for prevention of cervical cancer. It has been developed by the Serum Institute of India in partnership with the Department of Biotechnology. Till now, HPV vaccines needed to prevent cervical cancer have been sourced from foreign manufacturers at a cost of Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,500 per dose.

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Muslim wrestler gave Baroda 1st public Ganesha celebration

One of the earliest public celebrations of Ganeshotsav was initiated by a 107-year-old Muslim wrestler some 120 years ago. Jumma Dada, a famed wrestler in the erstwhile princely state of Baroda, started Sarvajanik Ganesh Mahotsav at his akhada in 1901 to instil a sense of patriotism and brotherhood in the youth.

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Kamaal R Khan held for derogatory tweets of 2020

Actor, producer and film critic Kamaal R Khan (54) was arrested by Malad police on Tuesday for his derogatory tweets in 2020. Shiv Sena member Rahul Kanal had complained that Khan operated two Twitter handles, which he used for posting distasteful tweets about celebrities. A lookout circular had been issued against him as he was not in Mumbai then.

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Junking colonial past, PM Modi to unveil new naval ensign

PM Narendra Modi, while commissioning the indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant in Kochi on Friday, will also launch the new "Indianised" naval ensign or flag "befitting the rich Indian maritime heritage", the PMO said on Tuesday. The new ensign's design is yet to be made public but sources said the red St George's Cross that in a way represents the British legacy will be removed.

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Record rain turns B'luru into water world, city on yellow alert

As per the IMD report on Tuesday, Bengaluru recorded its highest single-day rainfall in August in 24 hours - 162.1mm - since August 27, 1890. The department has issued a yellow alert in Bengaluru Urban district for Wednesday and Thursday too. Three lakes - Bellandur, Varthur and Nallurahalli - overflowed and around 400 cars parked in basements of apartments around Nallurahalli lake were submerged.

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Radia case: 12yrs on, SC to take up Ratan Tata's privacy plea

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Havan is okay but namaz is not, says Omar Abdullah

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CUET-UG registers 60% attendance; Delhi registers 80%

The CUET-UG finally came to an end registering 60% attendance. Delhi recorded the highest attendance with nearly 80% while states from the North East region, especially the hill states registering around 35% attendance. However, the test for 103 candidates from Jharkhand will be conducted again shortly as the Centre Radha Govind University, Ramgarh, Jharkhand faced slow internet issues on Tuesday.

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67th #Wolf777newsFilmfareAwards 2022: Red Carpet

67th #Wolf777newsFilmfareAwards 2022: Red Carpet

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Delhi, Beijing not uniting will hit 'Asian Century': Jaishankar

The state of the border with China will determine the state of our relationship, foreign minister S Jaishankar said on Monday as he underlined that much of the future of Asia depends on how relations between India and China develop in the foreseeable future and that adherence to laws, norms and rules will be crucial for managing the fissures in the continent.

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Can NSA be invoked against hoarders? SC seeks govt view

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Teesta bypassed HC, mustn't get special treatment: Guj to SC

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Teen with brittle bone disease enters cradle of Grammy winners

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Girl’s death latest flashpoint in Jharkhand political slugfest

Security forces marched through the streets of Jharkhand’s Dumka on Monday to douse the flames of a potentially violent backlash over the death of a Class XII girl who had been set ablaze by a stalker while she was asleep, shifting the focus of the battle raging between the JMM-led coalition and the opposition from CM Hemant Soren’s office-of-profit case to an alleged law-and-order breakdown.

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Weekly Covid cases fall below 70,000, but no decline in deaths

Fresh cases of Covid-19 in India fell to an 11-week low, with detected infections in the week ending Sunday falling below 70,000 and the daily average cases under 10,000 for the first time in nearly three months. However, there was no decline in the number of deaths from the virus as over 275 new fatalities were reported in the week (August 22-28), nearly the same as in the previous seven days (278), as per TOI’s Covid database.

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CBI to take over Phogat murder case: Goa CM

Goa CM Pramod Sawant on Sunday said that the Sonali Phogat murder case would be handed over to the CBI, and that he would speak to DGP Jaspal Singh to initiate the process. Phogat, a Haryana BJP functionary and Tiktok star, died in Goa on Tuesday (August 23). Her family then met Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar and demanded the murder investigation be moved to the CBI, following which Khattar called his Goa counterpart.

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Uncertainties over Soren future arrest brewing dissent in JMM

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Asia Cup: Hardik's all-round show helps India pull off a scrappy win over Pakistan

Hardik Pandya's all-round brilliance powered India to a thrilling five-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan in an Asia Cup game on Sunday. Pandya ended with figures of 3/25 in 4 overs while restricting Pakistan to 147 in 19.5 overs and then smashed 33* off 17 balls with the winning six in the last over bowled by left-arm spinner Mohammed Nawaz. Ravindra Jadeja contributed with 35 off 29 balls.

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Divita Rai crowned LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2022

Karnataka's Divita Rai has been crowned LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2022. She will be representing India in the Miss Universe 2022 pageant

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‘Record’ Rs 4.13 crore payout for bizman’s kin for crash death

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‘Crack’ seems to have appeared between India & Congress: Tewari

Still recovering from the shock of rebel Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s attack on Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, Congress was on Saturday besieged by a fresh round of tongue-lashing by party MP Manish Tewari, who called for “self-introspection” on account of a “crack” appearing between India and Congress, pointing to the deepening disconnect the party has with political ground realities.

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No power can stop khadi from going global, says PM Modi

Making a fervent pitch for promoting and embracing khadi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Ahmedabad on Saturday that no power can stop khadi from going global. He was speaking at ‘Khadi Utsav’ on the banks of the Sabarmati river, where a record was created of 7,500 women simultaneously spinning the ‘charkha’ to mark the 75th year of India’s independence.

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Justice Lalit takes over as CJI, has plan to cut caseload ready

Justice Uday Umesh Lalit on Saturday became the 49th Chief Justice of India, with President Droupadi Murmu administering his oath of office in the presence of the Vice-President, the Prime Minister and other dignitaries.

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Hyderabad Archbishop Anthony becomes first Dalit Cardinal

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India slams Chinese envoy in Lanka for remarks on ‘spy ship’

Taking umbrage to Chinese ambassador Qi Zhenhong’s remarks targeting India over the recent controversy over the docking of a Chinese vessel at the Hambantota port, the Indian high commission in Colombo slammed the Chinese diplomat for his violation of “basic diplomatic etiquette” saying Qi’s view of Sri Lanka’s northern neighbour may be “coloured by how his own country behaves”.

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PM Modi played a key role in the 40-year legacy of Suzuki in India

While talking about the history of the company in India, RC Bhargava spoke about the key role that Prime Minister Narendra Modi played in the company’s decision to build its facility in Ahemdabad, Gujrat.

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3-judge Supreme Court bench to hear PILs on freebies

The Supreme Court on Friday referred to a three-judge bench for wider discussion petitions seeking a regulatory mechanism to curb economically harmful freebies announced by political parties on election eve to lure voters.

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Guv sits on EC verdict in case against Hemant Soren

The suspense building up over Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s political future boiled over on Friday with governor Ramesh Bais still to unbox the EC’s verdict in the office-of-profit case, prompting an anxious JMM to urge both to get it over with and end the uncertainty enveloping the state.

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'By 2030, 50% of power capacity will be from non-fossil sources'

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Guv sits on EC verdict in case against Hemant Soren

The suspense building up over Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s political future boiled over on Friday with governor Ramesh Bais still to unbox the EC’s verdict in the office-of-profit case, prompting an anxious JMM to urge both to get it over with and end the uncertainty enveloping the state.

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Live: Neeraj Chopra becomes first Indian to clinch Diamond League Meeting title

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FIFA lifts ban on Indian football federation, U-17 Women's World Cup to be held in India

FIFA has lifted the suspension imposed on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) earlier this month due to undue third-party influence, world soccer's governing body said on Friday.

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'Horrific’, says India as it finally slams Rushdie attack

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SC seeks reply of Centre, Gujarat in Bilkis Bano case

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought responses from the Centre and Gujarat government in two weeks on a PIL demanding cancellation of remission of sentence to 11 lifers who were convicted for murdering 14 people and gang-raping women, including Bilkis Bano, during the 2002 post-Godhra communal riots

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Goa police files murder case in Sonali Phogat death, books 2 aides

After initial reluctance, Goa police on Thursday registered a murder case in the death of Haryana BJP politician Sonali Phogat and have booked two persons, who had accompanied her to Goa. The murder case was registered after the postmortem revealed “multiple blunt force injuries” over Phogat’s body. She had died at Anjuna on Tuesday morning and the postmortem was conducted on Thursday, after her family finally gave their consent.

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NEET-UG results to be declared to September 7

The results of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG) will be announced by September 7, 2022.Issuing a statement on Thursday, the National Testing Agency which conducted the medical/dental and allied courses for 18.72 lakh candidates on July 17, said that it will upload the provisional answer keys, scanned images of OMR answer sheet and recorded responses for NEET (UG) – 2022 on its website by August 30.

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Several desi H-1B visa holders unable to visit home

The great US visa appointment crunch has not only made it difficult for desi visa seekers to go there, but also for Indians with H-1B visas working in America to come home on personal visits.

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Assam govt to shut 34 schools as all students fail in Class X boards

The Assam government will shut down 34 schools as not a single one of about 1,000 students from these state-run institutes could clear the Class X state board examination held in March this year. An angry education minister Ranoj Pegu said it’s meaningless to spend taxpayers’ money on schools with a zero success rate.

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Can’t restrain Muslim man from talaq, remarriage: Kerala high court

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SC tells HCs to write rulings in easy-to-understand language

Cajoling constitutional court judges to shun complex language and pen judgments in an easy to understand flow, the Supreme Court sent back an “incomprehensible” verdict to Himachal Pradesh high court for fresh consideration saying judgments must make sense to litigants.

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Why not an all-party meet on freebies: SC tells Centre

The Supreme Court on Wednesday suggested the Centre could call “an all-party meeting to discuss the pros and cons of freebies and take a decision on how to curb it, if required”.

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MLAs being offered Rs 20cr: AAP; name the approachers, says BJP

The public slugfest between BJP and AAP continued on Wednesday with the latter alleging that 35 of its MLAs have been offered Rs 20 crore each to join the saffron party. BJP responded by saying that “they may have got such offers from the liquor mafia”, asking AAP to disclose the names of people who approached them.

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Five-judge SC bench to hear Sena rebellion cases from tomorrow

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SC: 2016 benami transaction act can't be used retrospectively

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In a 1st, Tamil Nadu unveils glossary to identify LGBTQA+ persons

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After Kerala, 'tomato flu' now found in Haryana, TN, Odisha

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Telangana MLA held for remarks on Prophet

BJP suspended and slapped a show-cause on party MLA T Raja Singh within hours of his arrest on Tuesday over a since blanked out video in which he purportedly made some remarks alluding to the Prophet, igniting protests in pockets of Hyderabad’s old city alongside a business shutdown.

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Amitabh Bachchan tests Covid positive for the second time

Amitabh Bachchan has tested positive for the coronavirus for the second time.

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UGC to seek people's views on 'professor of practice' norms

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SC issues notice to Gujarat govt on Teesta bail plea

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Mantris told to show results on PM's tips for efficiency

Months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave tips to the council of ministers on increasing their efficiency and adopting best governance practices, the ministers now have been asked to give details of compliance and progress on the actionable points of his advice.

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Bengal govt employees to get 22 days off in Puja month

Signalling Durga Puja's return to pre-pandemic normality after two years of Covid curbs, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that state government offices will be closed for 11 days from September 30 (Panchami) to October 10 (the day after Lakshmi Puja) this year. Puja-organising clubs are going to get a government grant of Rs 60,000 each, up from last year's Rs 50,000, report Dwaipayan Ghosh & Tamaghna Banerjee.

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'Saved ourselves by taking shelter in jungle at night'

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JD(U) national executive to meet amid Nitish-PM buzz

JD(U)'s national executive and national council will be brainstorming for the first time since snapping ties with NDA on September 3-4 amid growing hype about Bihar chief minister and party founder Nitish Kumar emerging as a prime ministerial challenger to Narendra Modi in 2024.

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How Indore retains Swachh crown

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Avert 'man-made disasters' on roads: HC

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It's no secret India-China ties in very difficult phase: EAM

China has "disregarded" bilateral border agreements with India, and the ongoing border stand-off in eastern Ladakh has cast a shadow over India's ties with China, foreign minister S Jaishankar said at an event in Brazil. Participating in a community programme in Sao Paulo, the minister said India has agreements with China going back to the 1990s which prohibit "bringing mass troops in the border area".

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Anand Sharma’s move may signal G-23 displeasure

The timing of Anand Sharma’s resignation as chief of Congress steering committee in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh is significant as it comes on the back of senior colleague and another key ‘G-23’ leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation as chairman of the campaign committee of J&K Congress.

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Aren't loan waivers for rich freebies: DMK to SC

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Monsoon fury claims 37 lives in northern hills, eastern states; several stranded, missing

At least 37 people died in the past 24 hours in rain-related disasters as torrential monsoonal downpour battered the Himalayan regions of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and J&K in the north as well as large swathes of Odisha and Jharkhand in the east, triggering flash floods and landslides on Saturday.

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Modi, Xi may meet on sidelines of SCO summit next month

With reports in international media saying Chinese President Xi Jinping could meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan next month, there is expectation that the event may also create an opening for a bilateral between Xi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on its margins. India and China are yet to officially confirm in-person participation of their leaders for the event that will be held in Samarkand during September 15-16.

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Network of 100+ Chinese loan apps busted, 22 held

In a massive operation spanning over two months, the intelligence fusion & strategic ops unit of Delhi Police has cracked down on a Chinese loan app network and arrested 22 people for allegedly extorting money on the pretext of giving instant loans through their applications.

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No error in treatment provided to Jaya, says AIIMS panel

An AIIMS panel, constituted on the directions of the Supreme Court, has ruled out any error in the treatment provided to late Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa at Apollo hospital in Chennai. The six-member panel was formed on November 30, 2021 to assist the Justice Arumugasamy Commission, which is probing the causes of her death.

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Nicotine therapy may become part of essential medicines list

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CBI questions 3 accused in excise case, studying docs

The CBI on Saturday summoned at least three of the accused named in the FIR in the alleged excise policy scam for questioning at its headquarters in Delhi. They were allowed to leave late in the evening after their statements were recorded, sources said, adding that they were likely to be questioned again after the agency studies its answers.

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Known risk factors behind 37% of India cancer deaths

Globally 44.4% (4.5 million) of all cancer deaths were attributable to risk factors, says the study. The estimates are based on the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk factors Report, 2019. According to the study, nearly half (50.6%) of all cancer deaths in men globally in 2019 (2.8 million) were due to known risk factors, compared with 36.3% all female cancer deaths (1.5 million) attributable to these factors.

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In a first, UK museum returns desi artefacts

Dignitaries from the high commission of India joined members of Glasgow Life, the charity that manages the Scottish city’s museum collections, at the transfer of ownership ceremony, following more than 18 months of talks.

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‘10 crore rural homes now have piped water; 7cr in 3 years’: PM Modi

The PM was addressing a programme to mark Goa and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu becoming the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ (water to every household) certified state and UT respectively after gram sabhas of every villages passed a resolution to that effect.

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CBI to probe UP gang using SC/ST Act for blackmailing

The gang has been allegedly filing frivolous FIRs against high court and Prayagraj district court lawyers representing the accused people in the court.

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Sunak hails Bhagavad Gita on Janmashtami as source of strength

Sunak told volunteers and pilgrims that he drew strength from the Bhagavad Gita during his quest to be the next leader of the Conservative party. He said it had been “a tough campaign” and he had been “giving it everything he had got”. “But at times of the most difficulty, what Akshata has done for me, is to give me the teachings of the Gita and she has done it on the phone and by message. It is the Gita that has given me strength over the past few weeks,” he said.

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ICMR plans serosurvey to spot asymptomatic monkeypox patients

A recent study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found monkeypox symptoms seen in the current outbreak significantly different from those reported in the previous ones in African regions.

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HC verdict that cited FIR delay to free ‘rapist’ junked

Setting aside the order of and paving the way for trial in the case, the bench said the state being custodian to protect rights of people failed in its duty by not challenging the order of the high court.

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"Whoever Blinks...": Rashmika Challenges Fans In Her Recent Insta Post

Rashmika Mandanna has shared stunning pictures on Instagram

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Khushi Kapoor's US Holiday Pics Are Giving Sister Janhvi Major FOMO

Khushi Kapoor is currently holidaying in the US

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Live: 3 killed in Russian strike on Ukraine's Kharkiv

Russia's Black Sea fleet based in annexed Crimea has installed a new commander, RIA news agency cited sources as saying on Wednesday, after Russian military bases on the peninsula were rocked by explosions in the past nine days. If confirmed, the removal of the previous commander Igor Osipov would mark the most prominent sacking of a military official in the nearly six months since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Stay with TOI live updates-

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Court’s ‘provocative dress’ order sparks row

The August 12 order also said it is impossible to believe that a 74-year-old man, who is physically disabled, can forcefully put the complainant in his lap and sexually press her breast. The complainant’s advocate, P Rajeev, said they would approach the high court against the order.

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LG to MHA: Act against Delhi govt babu for graft

The LG’s action, said officials, came on the basis of a “substantiated recommendation made by the CBI” while investigating a complaint against Prakash, currently posted as special secretary in the health and family welfare department of the Delhi government.

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Talking to Fifa to resolve crisis, hope U-17 women’s WC can be held: Centre to SC

Appearing before the court, which urged the Centre to “take a pro-active role” in the matter, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted that the Centre has taken up the issue and two meetings had already taken place with Fifa. “We have reached a particular point. Breaking of ice can take place. Our discussion is going on and everyone is on board,” Mehta said while pleading the court to adjourn the hearing for Monday.

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'Revised J&K poll rolls may add 25L new voters over 3 yrs'

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the then undivided state of J&K had 78.4 lakh registered voters. Excluding what is now the UT of Ladakh, the number would have been 76.7 lakh. An addition of 20 to 25 lakh voters would hence constitute an increase by about 26 to 33% over a three-year period. Between 2014 and 2019, the increase in voters had been about 6.5 lakh.

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Musk says tweet about buying Manchester United was a joke

The world's richest man has a habit of posting provocative statements on Twitter for fun and Musk was at it again when he told his more than 103 million followers: "Also, I'm buying Manchester United ur welcome."

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Shopian ‘terrorist’ identified in Kashmiri Pandit killing

J&K police chief Dilbagh Singh told reporters that strict action would be taken against them, while additional DGP Vijay Kumar said a search team seized arms and ammunition from Wani’s home.

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Life in jail sans remission for gangrape of minor valid? SC to examine law

A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and A S Bopanna said this question required consideration as the SC has already quashed the provision imposing mandatory death sentence as unconstitutional. It asked additional solicitor general K M Nataraj as well as advocate Agrawal to submit written submissions and propositions on the issue after it was informed that AG would also address the court on this.

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‘Hooch’ claims 5 lives in Bihar dists in 48 hours

The incident comes soon after 12 hooch deaths in Saran recently. According to police, four deaths were reported from ward number 6 and 13 of Kochas area in Sasaram on Sunday and Monday. Three of them were brothers. The police sent two bodies for post-mortem while the other two were cremated by their family.

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PM Modi & Macron discuss def ties, civilian N-energy cooperation

They also discussed important geopolitical challenges including those related to global food security. India and France have been expressing concern at the risk to the global food security and nutrition in light of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

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Doval in Russia to review ties; Af, terror too figure on agenda

Afghanistan, counter-terrorism, defence and food and energy security in the aftermath of the Ukraine conflict are among the regional and global issues Doval is likely to discuss in his meetings with Russian authorities, including his counterpart Nikolai Patrushev, during his two-day visit to the Russian capital.

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CBSE lets Class X students with basic math study subject in Class XI

​​As per the original plan, only those who opt for ‘Mathematics Standard’, as opposed to ‘Basic’, in class 10 are eligible to pursue maths at junior college level. However, citing the Covid pandemic as a stressful situation for students, the board had waived off that condition in 2021, and has decided to continue with the same for one more year.

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SC says prima facie ‘Talaq-e-Hasan’ is not improper as triple talaq

In Talaq-e-Hasan, ‘talaq’ is pronounced once a month, over a period of three months and if cohabitation does not resume during this period, the divorce gets formalised after the third utterance in the third month.

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PM Modi seeks people’s support in fight against graft, nepotism

In a nearly 80-minute address on the occasion of the 76th Independence Day, the PM said, “The nation should now only be setting big goals. That big goal is a developed India and nothing less.”

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Caste discrimination at I-Day function in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukottai

Non-dalits in the village scuttled his chance and instead made him hoist the flag at the panchayat office, which reported poor attendance. All district collectors across the state, however, claimed the national flag was hoisted by the 12,600-odd respective presidents of village panchayats without any problem.

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2 grenade blasts in J&K on I-Day, cop injured in Srinagar PCR attack

A policeman suffered minor wounds in the evening attack on the PCR located near the high-security Civil Secretariat sandwiched between the civilian quarters of Batamaloo, about 2.5km from the city’s landmark of Lal Chowk, and Magarmal Bagh towards the rear.

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Use family to end gender bias: PM’s clarion call from Red Fort

Hitting out at patriarchal mindset, the PM expressed pain and distress over the use of abusive language for women and sought a commitment from all to ensure women are respected and do not face humiliation.

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Should bring back Netaji remains ‘home’: Daughter

“Nothing in his life was more important to Netaji than his country’s independence. Since he didn’t live to experience the joy of freedom, it’s time that at least his remains can return to Indian soil,” Pfaff, an academic who lives in Germany, said. She said she feels obliged to ensure that her father’s dearest wish, to return to his country in freedom, is fulfilled and that appropriate ceremonies to honour him will be performed.

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SC gives justice to rich & poor with equal speed: Lalit

TOI asked him whether the judiciary unwittingly gave precedence to cases of the rich and influential, who engage renowned senior advocates assisted by a battery of lawyers, as compared to the cases of poor and marginalised who could ill afford even a lawyer.

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Nawaz to end exile, back in Pakistan this Sept: PML-N

Saying injustice was done to Nawaz, minister and party stalwart Javed Latif told reporters that PML-N that leads a coalition government in Pakistan would not let him to go back to jail upon his return. The government is considering relevant legislation to ease the party chief’s return.

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Fact Check: Have mass crowds really gathered to watch Aamir Khan's 'Laal Singh Chaddha' in Lucknow? Here's the truth

Aamir Khan's 'Laal Singh Chaddha' has been rocking the headlines since its release. The film was released in theatres on Thursday and has failed to pull the audience to the theatres. Recently, a social media user posted a video of a massive crowd gathering at a shopping mall to buy tickets for Aamir's film. In the video, one can see people fighting for tickets in the jam-packed mall.

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CRPF, J&K cops jointly bag 62% police gallantry medals

The CRPF and J&K Police have together bagged over 62% of the police gallantry medals awarded this Independence Day, with 204 (58%) of the total 347 medals awarded in this category honouring personnel for counter-terror successes in J&K, 80 for action against Left-wing extremists and 14 for crushing insurgency in the northeast.

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Mamata backs arrested aide, blames CBI for ‘leaks’

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Sunday stood up for Trinamool’s arrested Birbhum strongman Anubrata Mandal, questioning on what grounds the CBI had taken him into custody and urging supporters to “go to battle” against BJP’s alleged bid to “weaken” her party through central agencies.

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India to gift navy plane to SL day before China ‘spy ship’ docks there

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Automatic monthly power rate revision on govt anvil

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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, big bull who backed India, dead

On the eve of its 75th Independence Day, India lost one of its biggest supporters. Jhunjhunwala, billionaire investor, stock trader, qualified chartered accountant and philanthropist, who recently became the co-owner of India’s newest airline, passed away after fighting several health-related issues for the last few years. He was 62.

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Pak to attend SCO counter-terror drills in India

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Anshu Jain, pioneering global banker, dies at 59

Anshu Jain, who made the exhilarating journey from Jaipur to the pinnacle of Europe's financial giant Deutsche Bank, died in the UK in the early hours of Saturday at the age of 59. Jain, who was last with US investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald as president, was co-chief of Deutsche Bank from 2012 to 2015. He played a transformational role in the bank, widening the scope of its global activities. He leaves behind his wife, son and daughter.

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Didn’t let China enter our land, says Rajnath Singh

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J&K admin sacks kin of Hizbul Mujahideen chief, JKLF leader

The Jammu & Kashmir administration has dismissed the son of Hizbul Mujahideen chief and most-wanted terrorist Syed Salahuddin as well as wife of JKLF leader and terror accused Bitta Karate, both employed in its two different departments, over alleged terror links. Two other senior academics working at Kashmir University were also shown the door, taking the total number of J&K government employees removed to 35

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Crore-plus packages make IIT comeback

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China seeks India’s support on Taiwan but defends terror stand

With India yet to publicly reaffirm commitment to its ‘One-China’ policy, Chinese ambassador to India Sun Weidong expressed hope that the Indian government will reiterate support for Beijing’s principle saying the same provided the “political basis’’ for its relations with India and other countries.

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Won’t let minorities vote: ‘Hindu Rashtra statute draft’

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PM vows to protect elephants, India gets 32nd reserve

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SC postpones twin tower demolition by 1 week to Aug 28

The Supreme Court on Friday postponed the demolition of Supertech’s illegally constructed twin towers on Noida-Greater Noida expressway by a week to August 28, and asked Noida authorities and Edifice Engineering to strictly adhere to the recommendations of the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee.

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Salman Rushdie stabbing sends literary world into shock

“We cannot immediately think of any comparable incident of a public violent attack on a writer during a literary event here in the US,” said Suzanne Nossel, the CEO of the nonprofit literary organisation PEN America, who noted that the motivations for the attack and Rushdie’s current condition were unknown as of Friday late morning.

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India breaks Taiwan silence, says avoid bid to change status quo unilaterally

While India follows a one-China policy, and has only unofficial ties with Taiwan, it stopped reiterating the same in bilateral documents with China well over a decade ago and following differences with Beijing over issues related to Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh.

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Salman Rushdie attacked: All you need to know

In a shocking turn of events, former Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage at the Chautauqua Institution in New York on August 12, 2022.

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Rate hikes won’t lead to stress: Axis CEO

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Cross-examine survivors of assault in 1 sitting: SC

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7% Indians own crypto, 7th highest globally: UN

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JCO among 3 soldiers killed in suicide attack on J&K Army camp

A junior commissioned officer was among three soldiers killed foiling a suspected fidayeen attack on an Army camp in Rajouri district of J&K early Thursday. Two of the attackers were shot and killed in the four-hour gunfight that also left three soldiers critically wounded, officials said. It wasn't immediately clear how many terrorists were involved in the infiltration attempt.

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Of 2.6L who cleared JEE (M), just 1.6L register for advanced

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India without clinical trial registry since July 1

Officially, the Clinical Trial Registry of India (CTRI) does not exist anymore since there has been no official order extending its existence beyond June 30, 2022. The existing staff of CTRI also have not been given any further extension. But over 1,060 clinical trials have been registered between July 1 and August 5.

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Mexico president wants PM Modi in panel for ‘global truce’

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Elon Musk sells another $7 billion Tesla shares

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Akshay Kumar On Dowry: Some Call It Gift, I Would Call It Extortion

"We cannot disagree with the fact that dowry is very much there in India, said Akshay Kumar

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PM unveils Rs 900 cr ethanol plant to help Delhi-NCR breathe easy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday marked the world biofuel day by dedicating to the nation a Rs 900 crore plant in Haryana for producing ethanol from farm waste using indigenously developed 2G (second generation) technology, a development he said would help Delhi and its neighbourhood breathe easy by reducing pollution from burning of farm stubble.

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Watch movie review: Raksha Bandhan

This highly emotional drama doesn’t fail to touch you, but it had the potential to be a far more entertaining watch.

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Ridhi Dogra's Reply To Trolls Who Blamed Her For Shamita-Raqesh's Breakup

"I'm seeing the nonsense being spewed towards me for absolutely no reason coz of Raqesh," wrote Ridhi Dogra

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Khushi Kapoor's Sunkissed Pic Grabs Cousin Shanaya Kapoor's Attention

Khushi Kapoor has dropped new pictures on her Instagram

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Nysa Devgan Parties With Ahan Shetty, Mahikaa Rampal In London. See Pics

Nysa Devgan, Ahan Shetty, Banita Sandhu and Mahikaa Rampal attended their friend Orhan Awatramani's birthday bash

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Fewer Indians drinking since 2015, finds study

The number of Indians who drink has reduced, a study published in the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism suggests. However, men who do drink seem to be doing it more often. The study is based on a comparison of alcohol consumption trends reported in the National Family Health Survey conducted in 2019-21 and 2015-16.

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Oppose bills, don’t stall them: PM Modi

In his farewell speech for Venkaiah Naidu, PM Modi hinted the opposition was stalling legislative business in Rajya Sabha. "This House certainly has the right to agree or disagree to the bills referred from the other House. The House can pass, reject or amend them. But our democracy doesn't envisage stalling the bills," Modi said.

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Woman kills partner, packs body in suitcase

Preeti Sharma allegedly slit the throat of Feroz Salmani, 23, her live-in partner, in a fit of rage after the two had an argument over the weekend. Police said she stored the body in her fridge for a day and planned to leave the suitcase on a train.

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China to India: Don't disturb 'normal exchange' with Sri Lanka

Still smarting from Sri Lanka's decision to block a Chinese spy vessel's visit to Hambantota, Beijing on Monday asked India to not disturb its "normal exchange" with the island nation by citing "senseless" security concerns.

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Residents want Noida neta Tyagi arrested at the earliest

The decision to send bulldozers to the Noida condominium to raze parts of the posh apartment of absconding neta Shrikant Tyagi drew questions from various RWAs, which pointed out that the practice of making illegal extensions and additions to flats is rampant across the city and the action against Tyagi should be replicated in other cases of violations too. Officials said in Tyagi's society alone, Noida Authority has issued notices to over 200 residents in the past on illegal constructions.

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CWG 2022: India finish 4th with 22 gold medals

Led by the iconic PV Sindhu, Indian shuttlers owned the badminton arena by winning all three titles on offer on the day while paddler Sharath Kamal yet again reminded everyone of his class and awe-inspiring longevity with a coruscating show, as the country wrapped up its CWG campaign with 61 medals to finish a creditable fourth.

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Bid to repeat Chirag model: JD(U) on BJP

JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan alias Lalan Singh on Sunday said his party was reduced to 43 seats in Bihar in the 2020 assembly polls, compared to 71 five years ago, not because of decrease in its mass base but use of “Chirag Model” as part of a well-planned conspiracy to downsize CM Nitish Kumar in the state’s politics.

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RCP Singh vows revenge, says joining BJP an option

Lalan Singh said that the "Chirag model" is being sought to be implemented again, and hinted that this time it is his predecessor RCP Singh who was the chosen vehicle. RCP Singh had quit JD(U) on Saturday. Lalan Singh also said that the party would not join the government at the Centre.

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India's great leap: Historic gold-silver in triple jump at Commonwealth Games 2022

For once, the Indian participants in an athletics event weren't hanging on the margins, hoping for someone in the leader pack to suddenly implode. They were the leader pack, and it felt so disbelievingly different as triple jumpers Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker consulted among themselves around the pit, only to be finally separated by a mere 0.01 cm for gold-silver. Praveen Chitravel narrowly missed out on the bronze.

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Ayodhya BJP MLA, mayor in list of 40 linked to illegal land deals

Amid a raging ongoing controversy over illegal transaction of land in the temple town, the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) has released a list of 40 'colonisers' involved in illegal plotting of land.

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar skips Niti Aayog meet, his 4th in 3 weeks

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Sunday skipped the NITI Aayog meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi. This is the fourth meeting called by the Union government since July 17 that Nitish preferred to stay away from, amid sour relations with ally BJP.

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CWG: Sharath-Sreeja pair wins gold in mixed doubles TT

Indian table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal defied age to team up with young Sreeja Akula to win the mixed doubles gold medal at the Commonwealth Games here on Sunday. Barring a blip in the second game, Sharath and Akula pair was in complete control of the tie, comfortably beating Javen Choong and Karen Lyne of Malaysia 11-4, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6 in the gold medal contest. Sharath produced a class act to also reach the men's singles final.

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India win 5th T20I by 88 runs, complete 4-1 Windies rout

Shreyas Iyer roared back to form with a stroke-filled 64 while the spinners picked up all the 10 wickets as India recorded yet another one-sided 88-run victory over West Indies to wrap up 5-match T20I series by a comprehensive 4-1 margin. Iyer's fifty and useful contributions from Deepak Hooda (38) and Hardik Pandya (28) propelled India to 188/7. In reply, West Indies were all out for 100 inside 16 overs as one of the most lopsided T20I bilateral series came to an end.

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2 get life in jail till death for J'khand judge's murder

Two men convicted of the murder of additional district and sessions judge Uttam Anand in Dhanbad last year have been sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment till death.

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Two IndiGo engineers struck by lightning at airport

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C'garh village bans liquor, gets CCTVs to keep watch

A village in Chhattisgarh's Balod district has banned liquor and drawn up 'rules' to impose a fine of Rs 51,000 on anyone selling or buying liquor in their area

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CWG: Bhavina wins gold, Sonalben bags bronze in para TT

Star Indian para table tennis player Bhavina Patel won a gold medal in the women's singles class 3-5 at the Commonwealth Games here on Saturday. The 35-year-old from Gujarat, who had won a silver at Tokyo Paralympics, prevailed 12-10 11-2 11-9 over Nigeria's Ifechukwude Christiana Ikpeoyi to cap off a superb show at the quadrennial event.

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4th T20I: Rohit's India ensures another series win

Rohit Sharma maintained his unbeaten record as captain in bilateral T20Is after India made short work of West Indies by 59 runs to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the 5-match series. It was a perfect weekend for the NRIs in and around Florida, as India first scored 191/5 with useful knocks from Rishabh Pant (44) and skipper Rohit (33). In reply, West Indies innings folded for a lowly 132 in 19.1 overs.

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SC to govt: Think out of box on relief to undertrials

The Supreme Court asked the Centre on Friday to consider dropping proceedings against undertrials who are involved in not very serious offences and have spent one third of the maximum sentence and free them as a one-time measure on the 75th year of Independence. More than 76% of prisoners are undertrials, it said, most of them poor and illiterate, reports Amit Anand Choudhary. Calling for "out of the box thinking", the bench said the move would help deal with crowding of jails and pendency in courts.

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Dhankhar set for comfortable win in VP poll

With numbers stacked in his favour, NDA nominee Jagdeep Dhankhar is set for a comfortable win against joint opposition candidate Margaret Alva as MPs of both Houses vote on Saturday to elect the next vice-president of India.

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Cong's' 'black shirt' stir against temple: Amit Shah

Terming Congress functionaries' black shirt protest 'appeasement politics', home minister Amit Shah said it deliberately chose the colour and the second anniversary of Ram Mandir construction to convey its opposition to its restoration. "ED action and price rise are just excuses. Since it couldn't afford to openly convey its opposition to the temple, it tried to put across the message subtly," he said. Jairam Ramesh, head of Congress's media cell, accused Shah of giving a "malicious twist" to their agitation.

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BJP MP seeks probe into J'khand 'creeping Islamisation'

BJP MP of Lok Sabha from Godda demanded a probe by National Investigation Agency (NIA) into what he called the creeping Islamisation of larger parts of Jharkhand and adjoining Bihar.

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Bihar: Death toll in Saran hooch tragedy rises to 12

At least nine people died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor at Bhatha village under Maker police station area in Bihar's Saran district on Thursday.

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Twitter should follow local law in India: Elon Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the world's richest man, who is locked in a court battle with Twitter over a failed bid that Twitter now intends to force through, said the social media giant had failed to disclose "risky" litigation against the Indian government.

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Triple delight for paddler Sharath Kamal in CWG 2022

Ace Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal put up a sensational show to progress to the semifinals of all his three events in the table tennis competition of the Commonwealth Games on Friday.

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SC threatens to send senior Army officer to jail for flouting order

The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on the General Officer Commanding of Telangana-Andhra Sub-Area (TASA) for deliberate violation of a trial court order giving possession of a land to a civilian and using the might of armed forces to raze down the boundary wall on that land.

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Justice Lalit set to be CJI Ramana's successor

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Migrant labourer killed, 2 others hurt in Pulwama attack

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Raut’s custody extended, wife to be quizzed by ED

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut used an additional Rs 1.17 crore of proceeds from crime for purchasing land at Alibaug, while his wife Varsha received Rs 1.08 crore into her bank account, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) informed the special PMLA court on Thursday. The Rauts also received Rs 1.06 crore from Pravin Raut, a key accused in the Patra Chawl redevelopment case, the ED told the court.

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In a 1st, air reconnaissance op by all-woman Navy team

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ED quizzes Kharge amid protests in Parliament

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday resumed its investigation into the Young Indian case by extensively quizzing leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, at the Herald House amid protests by Congress in Parliament and outside, and allegations of “intimidation of political opponents” — a charge that was rebutted by the anti-money laundering agency.

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Glitches at CUET again, 2nd shift exams put off

The first day of the second phase of the Common University Entrance Test for undergraduate courses — CUET(UG) — was marred by several technical glitches, so much so that the National Testing Agency (NTA) conducting the crucial test for admissions to all central many state university colleges had to postpone the exams.

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Deepika Padukone Glams Up Mumbai And How

Deepika Padukone attended an event in a black shimmery saree

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Ghosal makes history with singles medal in CWG squash

Saurav Ghosal created history on Wednesday as he won India's first ever singles medal in squash at the Commonwealth Games. Displaying excellent form in the men's singles bronze medal match, Ghosal humbled former world number one James Willstrop of England 11-6 11-1 11-4. It was a fine comeback by Ghosal after being outclassed by New Zealand's Paul Coll in the men's singles semifinals on Tuesday.

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Cabinet OKs climate action goals under Paris Agreement

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Sonia joins colleagues in well, protests ED action

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Over half of UAPA-accused in 18-30 age group: MHA data

Around 53% of the total 4,690 people arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) between 2018 and 2020 were aged between 18 and 30, while 13 were below 18 and 10 above 60 years, the home ministry informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The number of arrests made under the anti-terror law fell by a significant 32% to 1,321 from 1,948 in 2019, though the number of convictions rose to 80 from 34 (135%), MHA stated.

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After 6 months, Delhi Covid cases cross 2k mark

The number of new Covid-19 cases in the city crossed the 2,000-mark on Wednesday, with five patients succumbing to the deadly virus. The last time the city recorded over 2,000 cases was on February 4 (2,272 cases with 20 deaths) when it was witnessing the slowdown of the Omicron wave

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After 5 years of work, govt decides to withdraw data protection bill

The government on Wednesday sprung a surprise as it spiked the much-debated, and contentious Data Protection Bill from Parliament, promising to introduce a new legislation “very soon but without any dilution to broader privacy aspects of the original bill and without any compromise to the Right to Privacy” as provided by the Supreme Court in its historic judgment given in August 2017.

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CWG 2022: India retain men's TT team gold

Harmeet Desai raised his game in the decisive singles as the Indian men's table tennis team retained its Commonwealth Games gold medal after a close fight against Singapore on Tuesday.

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Top Gun: Maverick Gave Reese Witherspoon Inspiration For Legally Blonde 3

"It's just like Top Gun. They waited a long time to make another version of that movie," said Reese Witherspoon

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AP: Over 50 women fall sick after inhaling poisonous gas

Over 50 women working at Quantum Seeds unit of Brandix India Apparel Company (BIAC), Atchutapuram in Anakapalle district, fell sick after inhaling some poisonous gas.

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Govt cuts windfall tax on fuel export, raises levy on domestic crude oil

The government on Tuesday evening cut the windfall tax on diesel and ATF in line with softening international petroleum product prices but raised the duty on domestically produced crude oil. While the tax on export of diesel was cut to Rs 5 per litre from Rs 11, that on jet fuel (ATF) was scrapped, an official notification showed.

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SRK Loved This Darlings Song So Much, He Wanted To Feature In It

"It would have been more fun had the song been for me," Shah Rukh Khan told composer Vishal Bhardwaj

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Normal rains likely in Aug-Sept, says IMD

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Kolkata businessman gave Jharkhand MLAs 49 lakh: Bengal CID

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NTR’s daughter found hanging in bedroom

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Monkeypox task force set up as first death in India confirmed

The Centre has constituted a task force to monitor the emerging monkeypox situation in the country even as Kerala confirmed the first death in the country from the disease and Delhi reported its second case, a Nigerian national with no recent history of travel abroad. Meanwhile, another suspected case emerged in Rajasthan. The task force has been mandated to monitor and provide guidance on the expansion of diagnostic facilities and to explore vaccination for the infection.

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"Would Be Odd To Star Opposite Shah Rukh, Aamir, Salman": Janhvi To NDTV

"But I will love to work with them," said Janhvi Kapoor

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Uma Maheswari found hanging at her home in Hyd

The daughter of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, allegedly committed suicide on Monday in Hyderabad. Police confirmed that the incident took place in the afternoon. The late legendary actor’s daughter, Kanthamaneni Uma Maheswari, allegedly committed suicide at her home. During the investigation, police had found out that she allegedly committed suicide due to health issues.

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