Farm to firm: More women at work, self-help groups hold key

The Economic Survey lauds the rise in rural Female Labour Force Participation Rate (FLFPR) from 19.7% in 2018-19 to 27.7% in 2020-21 as a “positive development” and suggests the time is right to upgrade their skills. It also says that India’s FLFPR is likely to be underestimated, with reforms in survey design and content required to capture data more accurately.

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Govt in SC for open-court hearing of review of Benami law judgment

The SC agreed to consider the Centre’s submissions for an open court hearing of its plea seeking review of the judgment by which several provisions of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 were struck down. The court had struck down section 3(2) and section 5 of Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988, and one of the provisions which provided for the punishment of a maximum jail term of three years or a fine or both for those indulging in ‘benami’ transactions.

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President’s speech is like BJP manifesto for 2024: Opposition

Opposition parties on Tuesday criticised the President’s address alleging that the speech was like the “first chapter” of BJP’s manifesto for 2024 and key issues related to controlling prices, communal harmony and women were “missing”.

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In a first, Andhra siblings study together in RIMC

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Modi govt ‘fearless, decisive’, says President, cites war on Covid, terror

President Droupadi Murmu Tuesday showcased fearlessness, decisiveness and stability among the hallmarks of the Modi government and emphasised these strengths have not only helped it tackle numerous challenges and played a crucial role in delivering transformative governance to the country, but also allowed the world to look towards India with high hopes.

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10,918 vs 10,340: Local patent filings beat overseas ones

Patent filings by Indian applications were estimated at 10,918 during the December quarter, compared with 10,340 applications lodged by non-domestic entities, marking the second time during 2022 when quarterly filings by domestic players were higher.

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Govt brainstorms social media policy to woo people

In the build up to next year’s Lok Sabha election, the government has asked ministers and departments to send out messages and details of government initiatives focused on different targeted segments, with a clear distinction made for age groups. They have been urged to be active on different social media platforms, instead of limiting their feeds to Twitter, and depend only on press releases.

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High Court steps in, Telangana govt and governor reach a deal

After being at loggerheads for nearly two years, governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and the state government arrived at a compromise on Monday thanks to the intervention of the Telangana high court. The state had approached the court over the governor not giving her consent to the upcoming budget, after which a bench of Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N Tukaramji asked the two sides to find an amicable solution.

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Asked why she was out late, UP woman throws acid on hubby

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Rs 4 lakh crore likely for rail, highways next fiscal

The highways and railway sectors are likely to get a combined budgetary allocation of over Rs 4 lakh crore, the highest ever. Both the ministries may see 20-30% increase in their allocation considering their track record in spending so far. During the current financial year, the Centre has allocated almost Rs 2 lakh crore for the road transport and highways ministry and going by the current trend of expenditure; the total spending is likely to touch Rs 2.1 lakh crore by March end.

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'I understand pain of violence; Modi, Shah and Doval can’t'

Clubbing PM Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah, NSA Ajit Doval and the RSS as “perpetrators of violence”, Rahul Gandhi on Monday said those who indulge in violence without suffering it personally cannot understand the pain it causes, projecting himself as the person who has witnessed killings in the family and carries the message of peace and amity.

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1/3rd of undergraduate students in India doing BA: Survey

Over 78.9% of 4.1 crore students in higher education are enrolled at the undergraduate level, and of the total enrolled students over one crore are pursuing BA. Another 17 lakh (4.2%) of the students are doing BA (Hons) from various higher education institutions. This was revealed in the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2020-21 released on Sunday by the ministry of education.

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Sunak fires party chairman Zahawi over tax affairs

British PM Rishi Sunak fired the Conservative Party chair Nadhim Zahawi from government on Sunday after an investigation found he'd been insufficiently open about a tax probe which he settled while finance minister. Zahawi has said the tax body ruled he had been "careless" with his declarations but hadn't deliberately made an error to pay less tax.

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Rahul must thank PM for Lal Chowk flag feat: BJP

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'400 days for polls- spread word of our good work, reach out to all sections': PM to ministers

Three days ahead of the Union Budget, PM Modi told central ministers to actively take to social media on the good work done by his government since assuming power in 2014, with particular focus on the poor and the middle class. The message comes barely a fortnight after the PM told BJP leaders and workers to reach out to people "from all sections of society" in the next 400 days, before the next general elections.

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No tie-up with Nitish at any cost in future: Bihar BJP

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For 100 days of NREGS jobs to all, Rs 1.8L cr will be needed

If the government were to actually provide 100 days of work to every household registered under MNREGS, it would need to allocate over Rs 1.8 lakh crore in the coming Budget assuming the number of households opting for the scheme remains at the current level. What has actually happened is a steady shrinking of the outlay after the Covid period boost to under half this amount.

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2nd T20I: India edge NZ in a low-scoring thriller, level series 1-1

Suryakumar Yadav (26 not out) and Hardik Pandya (15 not out) used all their experience to help India edged New Zealand by six wickets in a last-over thriller in Lucknow on Sunday. The duo held their nerves in the low-scoring contest as India levelled the three-match series 1-1 with a scrappy victory in the second Twenty20 International.

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FIR lodged over religious slogans in AMU on R-Day

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Centre set to integrate forensic probe with justice system: Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the Centre will integrate forensic science-based investigation with the justice system to increase the conviction rate which is around 50% currently. Shah said the conviction rate in Canada is 62%, Israel 93%, UK 80% and the US 90%. He was in Dharwad on Saturday to lay the foundation stone for the ninth off-campus facility of the National Forensic Sciences University.

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India land of opportunities, PM says in BJP’s Raj outreach

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Court sets aside order on summons to Shetty sisters

Observing that the order against them was not proper or legal, in a relief to actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra and her sister Shamita Shetty, a Mumbai court recently quashed and set aside a 2022 magistrate court order issuing summons to them in a Rs21 lakh cheating case. The court, however, said the proceedings will continue against their mother Sunanda after finding that a prima facie case was made out against her.

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HC: Merely naming caste not an offence under SC/ST Act

Merely taking the name of the caste of the victim would not make it an offence under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, unless it is with an intention to insult the person belonging to that caste, the Karnataka high court observed recently.

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IAF's Mirage, Sukhoi collide mid-air: Not clear if technical snag or bird-hit caused accident

“While it was not a head-on collision, the wings of the two jets seemed to have clipped each other,” an official said. “It is difficult to say at this time whether it was technical snag in one of the fighters, or a bird-hit or some other factor that caused the jets to veer into each other. The court of inquiry, with the analysis of the flight data recorders concerned, will look into it.”

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12 cheetahs from South Africa to land in India next month

A batch of 12 cheetahs will be flown to the country from South Africa next month. The translocation of additional 12 big cats will take the total number of re-introduced cheetahs in India to 20. Eight cheetahs - five female and three male - were brought in from Namibia to Kuno National Park (KNP) in MP in September 2022.

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EPFO to review cases of extra pension payment

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India modernising nuke arsenal with eye on China: US report

India continues to modernise its nuclear arsenal and operationalise its nascent triad, and the country's nuke strategy, traditionally focused on Pakistan, now appears to place increased emphasis on China, says a 2022 report of the Federation of American Scientists. At least four new weapon systems are under development to complement or replace the country's existing nuclear-capable aircraft, land-based delivery systems and submarine launched missiles, it said.

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India now home to 70% of world’s tigers, govt tells SC

The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that there is an annual growth of 6% in tiger population, which offset natural losses. India achieved the target of doubling the tiger population in 2018, four years ahead of schedule of the St Petersburg Declaration on tiger conservation, it said. and is now home to 70% of world’s tigers.

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Indus Waters Treaty amendment: India sends notice to Pakistan

Citing Pakistani "intransigence" and unilateral actions related to the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), India has sent a notice to Islamabad for its modification.

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1st T20I: NZ beat India by 21 runs to take a 1-0 lead

Washington Sundar's maiden T20I fifty went in vain as hosts India suffered a 21-run defeat against New Zealand at JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi on Friday. With the victory, New Zealand took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Chasing a competitive 177-run target, Sundar scored a quick 50, off 28 balls, but could manage to take India to just 155 for 9 in their 20 overs in the end.

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Gender Gap Report should record women in local govt bodies: WEF

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Egypt plans to allot land to Indian industries in spl eco zone

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Monuments of national importance list needs rationalisation: EAC

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Telangana CM KCR, governor hold separate R-Day events

Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao followed the high court's orders and ensured that the official Republic Day parade took place at Raj Bhavan on Thursday. But he did not turn up for the flag-hoisting nor send any of his cabinet colleagues for the event, further straining the relationship between him and governor Tamilisai Sounderarajan.

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SFI, ABVP clash at Pondi varsity over BBC docu screening

Screenings of the blocked BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi continued on campuses and public places in parts of southern India, with SFI organising its second show in a week at the central University of Hyderabad on Republic Day and taking on ABVP at Pondicherry University the night before after at least five students watching the film there were allegedly injured in an assault.

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Students plan to screen BBC docu at TISS Mum, Kol varsities

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ED can't probe any offence other than laundering: HC

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Can't skip R-Day event, hold parade: HC to Telangana

Celebrating Republic Day in a befitting manner is the bounden duty of all constitutional authorities and it cannot be skipped by the state government, the Telangana high court said on Wednesday while directing the state administration to hold the ceremonial parade at any place of its choice. Following the HC order, the Telangana government has decided to hold a guard of honour, officials said.

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Google changes India app store policy after CCI order

Google has started to make changes to its policy dealing with apps and digital ecosystem, after it failed to get any immediate relief from the courts against the CCI order, which found it abusing dominance and engaging in anti-competitive practices in India. Now, the US tech giant will allow smartphone makers to license its apps individually, instead of the entire bouquet.

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PM Modi meets El-Sisi: Egypt supports India on cross-border terror fight

Counter-terrorism efforts, increasing radicalisation and cyber security were among the issues that dominated PM Modi's dialogue with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, with Modi saying in a media statement later that both leaders agreed concerted action is necessary to end cross-border terrorism. The summit also saw India and Egypt elevating their relationship to the level of strategic partnership in an effort to ramp up defence, political, energy and economic ties.

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Mulayam Singh, Zakir Hussain, Dilip Mahalanabis amid 6 Padma Vibhushan awardees

ORS (oral rehydration solution) pioneer Dilip Mahalanabis will receive the Padma Vibhushan (posthumous) in the field of Medicine (Pediatrics), the Centre announced on Wednesday. A total of 25 other personalities across various walks of life will be awarded the Padma Shri.

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Man throws his 4 kids into canal, girl saves 2 siblings

A 35-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly throwing his four children from a 30ft-high bridge into a canal following an argument with his wife. One of the children he flung to her death, his 12-year-old daughter, not only managed to swim to safety but rescued two of her siblings.

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Stone-pelting after BBC documentary ‘screened’ in JNU

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Rishi Sunak under pressure over BBC and party chairmen appointments

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Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan Leaked Online A Day Before Release: Report

Despite an anti-piracy plea from the makers of Pathaan, the film appears to have been illegally released online a day before its release. Pathaan, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, is all set to release in over 100 countries on Wednesday.  A bumper opening is expected with record advance bookings selling over 5 lakh tickets for its first day. However, the film is already available on two websites called Filmyzilla and Filmy4wap, reports Times Now.  One website describes their version as a "camrip" and the other as a "pre-DVD rip."

Pathaan producers Yash Raj Films have urged fans to watch the film in cinemas and have cautioned against leaking footage recorded from the big screen. "All set for the biggest action spectacle? A humble request to everyone to refrain from recording any videos, sharing them online and giving out any spoilers. Experience Pathaan only in cinemas," YRF tweeted with an email address to which piracy can be reported.

All set for the biggest action spectacle? A humble request to everyone to refrain from recording any videos, sharing them online and giving out any spoilers. Experience #Pathaan only in cinemas!
Book tickets for #Pathaan now - https://t.co/SD17p6wBSa | https://t.co/cM3IfW7wL7 pic.twitter.com/HmlEKuT6Wj

— Yash Raj Films (@yrf) January 24, 2023

Depressingly, it seems pirates are gonna pirate.

Pathaan has already made a dent in the box office even before release. It's ticket sales for Day 1 – over 5 lakh – are second only to those of Baahubali: The Conclusion.

Pathaan is Shah Rukh Khan's first lead role in four years since Zero and recasts him from romantic hero to action hero. SRK stars in the title role of an agent brought in from the wilderness to tackle an unprecedented terror threat. As Pathaan, SRK teams up with a spy played by Deepika Padukone. Together, they take on terrorist leader Jim, played by John Abraham.

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The Pathaan Effect: Shah Rukh Khan Tweets List Of 25 Single Screen Cinemas Re-Opening

The promise of blockbuster crores brought in by Pathaan, releasing on January 25, has resurrected 25 single screen cinemas across the country. On Tuesday evening, half a day before the opening of his film, Pathaan star Shah Rukh Khan shared of list of these 25 theatres that are re-opening. "Bachpan mein saare filmein single screens par hi dekhi hain. Uska apna hi maza hai. Duas, prarthna aur prayers karta hoon… aap sabko aur mujhe kaamyaabi mile (Growing up I only watched films in single screens. It is uniquely enjoyable. I pray that you and I both are successful). Congratulations on your re-openings," SRK tweeted.

Shah Rukh Khan's post contains a list of the cinemas, located in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and Goa.

See Shah Rukh Khan's post here:

Bachpan mein saari filmein single screens par hi dekhi hain. Uska apna hi maza hai. Duas, Prathna aur Prayers karta hoon…aap sabko aur mujhe kaamyaabi mile. Congratulations on your re-openings. pic.twitter.com/LuF2TsCjvh

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) January 24, 2023

Pathaan, which is releasing in over 100 countries, has sold over 5 lakh tickets in advance bookings for its opening day – only Baahubali: The Conclusion has sold more.

Yesterday, trade analyst Taran Adarsh announced that "as many as 25 single screen cinemas across India – which were shut – will re-open with Pathaan this week, given the unprecedented buzz.

‘PATHAAN' REVIVES SINGLE SCREENS… #Pathaan is all set to revive theatrical biz, going by the terrific advance bookings… Most importantly, as many as 25 single screens across #India - which were shut - will re-open with #Pathaan this week, given the unprecedented buzz. pic.twitter.com/ICGpywDTzh

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 23, 2023

Pathaan may or may not be able to maintain the momentum of its first day ticket sales; pundits, however, are optimistic about its chances at the box office and predict that it will end the drought of profit margins Bollywood films faced all of last year.   

Pathaan, directed by Siddharth Anand, stars Shah Rukh Khan in the title role – a covert ops agent brought in from the wilderness to tackle a terror threat. As Pathaan, SRK teams up with Deepika Padukone's character against terrorist leader Jim, played by John Abraham.

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Oscars 2023: To RRR And Naatu Naatu, With Love From Arjun Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra And Others

SS Rajamouli's magnum opus 'RRR' made it to the official 95th Oscar nominations on Tuesday.

RRR song 'Naatu Naatu' has officially entered the Oscars race in the 'Best Original Song' category.

Several Bollywood celebs took to their social media handles and congratulated Team 'RRR' for creating history.

Actor Arjun Kapoor wrote, "And their dance revolution continues to spread like fire across the globe. Best Original Song nomination at the #Oscars2023. Can it get any bigger than this."

Filmmaker Farhan Akhtar wrote, "Super thrilled to see that 'Naatu Naatu' the best original song and 'All That Breathes' - the best documentary have made it to the Oscar final nominations. Good luck."

South actor Chiranjeevi tweeted, "ONE STEP AWAY FROM THE PINNACLE OF CINEMATIC GLORY !!! Heartiest Congrats on THE Oscar Nomination for Best Original Song @mmkeeravaani garu & the visionary @ssrajamouli and the Entire Team behind #NaatuNaatu & @RRRMovie."

ONE STEP AWAY FROM THE PINNACLE OF CINEMATIC GLORY !!! ?????

Heartiest Congrats on THE Oscar Nomination for Best Original Song @mmkeeravaani garu & the visionary @ssrajamouli and the Entire Team behind #NaatuNaatu & @RRRMovie

— Chiranjeevi Konidela (@KChiruTweets) January 24, 2023

'Naatu Naatu' singer Rahul Sipligunj wrote, "Aaaaaaaaaattttttttttt maaaakkkkiiiiii #naatunaatu nominated for Oscar's congrats to the team @RRRMovie Thank you, @mmkeeravaani sir."

Aaaaaaaaaattttttttttt ????? maaaakkkkiiiiii??? #naatunaatu nominated for Oscar's congrats to the team @RRRMovie
Thank you @mmkeeravaani sir❤️❤️❤️#premrakshit sir@kaalabhairava7@boselyricist sir@ssrajamouli sir@tarak9999 sir@AlwaysRamCharan sir pic.twitter.com/fu3qWECJlx

— Rahul Sipligunj (@Rahulsipligunj) January 24, 2023

Parineeti Chopra wrote, "Congratulations to our amazing Oscar Nominees Team #NaatuNaatu and Guneet Monga. What an incredible, Amazing achievement."

After a great winning streak at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, the film has officially entered the race for the Academy Awards.

Earlier, 'Naatu Naatu' bagged the Golden Globes for the category 'Best Original Song'.

The song also won the Critics Choice Award in the same category. The film also bagged the 'Best Foreign Language Film' at the Critics Choice Award.

Apart from 'RRR', the Indian documentary 'All That Breathes' and the short documentary film 'The Elephant Whisperers' also bagged Oscar 2023 nominations in 'Documentary Feature Film' and 'Documentary Short Film' categories.

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No bail till charges filed: Gujarat HC to TMC’s Gokhale

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Assam cops told to round up men who’ve married underage girls

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Do not shoot off my shoulder, have a mature debate on collegium: Ex-judge

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Many NCR projects in bankruptcy court, IBC changes key for homebuyers

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Police to act against parents of kids using Chinese string in Punjab

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Judges are not elected, so can't be replaced: Rijiju

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Mom played second fiddle, suffered: Netaji's daughter

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s love of his country spared little time for his wife Emilie Schenkl, said their daughter Anita Bose Pfaff, who too grew up like many children of war without the warmth and comfort of having a father near her. "His first and foremost, and almost only interest, was his fight for his country’s freedom. My mother had to suffer because of this as she always had to play second fiddle,” Anita told TOI on Sunday, a day before Neta-ji’s 126th birth anniversary.

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How Gonda strongman’s career soared before wrestlers’ move

The footnote to six-time MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's political CV would be a long chronology of criminal cases — at one point totalling 30 FIRs, including one filed under the erstwhile Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act.

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‘Sane view’, says Rijiju of high court ex-judge’s collegium criticism

Amid the ongoing wrangle between the Centre and the judiciary over appointment of judges through the collegium system, Union law minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday cited in his Twitter handle an interview of Justice RS Sodhi (retd), a former judge of the Delhi high court. Sodhi had remarked that the Supreme Court “has for the first time hijacked the Constitution” to such an extent that judges have decided to appoint judges, negating the role of the government.

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Youth stabbed to death trying to stop duo, from snatching his mobile

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In a first, women account for 30% of JEE candidates

Male aspirants continue to dominate, accounting for over 6 lakh, or nearly 70%, of the registered candidates. However, for the first time, women account for over 30% of the candidates, although the increase in absolute numbers is marginal compared to 2022, i.e., from 2.5 lakh to 2.6 lakh.

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63 lakh cases pending in lower courts due to ‘lack of counsel’, says National Judicial Data Grid

Of the over four crore cases pending in lower courts in the country, about 63 lakh cases remain undecided because of non-availability of counsel, according to the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG), as of January 20. At least 78% of such cases are criminal and the rest civil.

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9 hurt in twin blasts on Jammu outskirts

At least nine people were wounded in two synchronised explosions that police suspect were set off by IEDs planted in two vehicles parked in the busy industrial area of Narwal on the outskirts of Jammu city between 11am and 11.20am Saturday.

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Violence erupts in heart of Kolkata as ISF protesters clash with cops

As many as 19 cops were injured in the brick batting while agitators were also injured in lathi charge. ISF MLA Naushad Siddique, who was leading the protest, was among 17 arrested, police commissioner Vineet Goyal said.

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No extra student visas for India in FTA: UK trade secretary

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Scoot acted promptly over rescheduled flight: DGCA

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9 hurt in twin blasts on Jammu outskirts

At least nine people were wounded in two synchronised explosions that police suspect were set off by IEDs planted in two vehicles parked in the busy industrial area of Narwal on the outskirts of Jammu city between 11am and 11.20am Saturday. The bombings happened just two days before the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra is scheduled to reach Jammu and ahead of next week’s Republic Day celebrations—a time when security agencies in the region are on high alert.

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Centre sacks WFI assistant secretary for backing chief

A day after brokering a peace deal and asking Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to ‘step aside’ pending inquiry into the allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation against him, Union sports minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday dismissed WFI’s assistant secretary Vinod Tomar with immediate effect for his public remarks in Gonda defending Singh, a BJP strongman and six-time Lok Sabha MP.

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Cops call in divers to trace body of medic killed by Mumbai lifeguard

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Sena vs Sena: Uddhav’s term as prez ends before EC hearing

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In a first, SSC to hold exam in 13 regional languages too

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Cyber security, data theft new-age policing challenges: Amit Shah

Home minister Amit Shah on Friday said challenges to policing have now drastically transformed: from tackling geographical problems like terrorism and unrest in J&K, Left-wing extremism and unrest in the northeast to countering new-age “thematic” threats of cyber security and data theft, with problems becoming multi-dimensional as narco-terror and fourth-generation warfare catch on.

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Wrestlers end protest after getting assurances that grievances would be addressed

The aggrieved grapplers called off their protest late on Friday night after getting assurances from the government that their grievances would be addressed, the first step of which was the stepping aside of under-fire Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The wrestlers, decided to end their protest after a breakthrough was achieved during a second round of talks with union sports minister Anurag Thakur.

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More girl wrestlers are coming forward to report abuse: Vinesh Phogat

Vinesh, who is spearheading the campaign for Singh's removal as the WFI chief over charges of sexual harrasment, also alleged that several complaints of sexual abuse and mistreatment of boys wrestlers were reported to the federation's higher-ups but no action was taken on them.

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Let CMs recommend names to collegium for HC judge posts: Rijiju

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As EC announces polls, violence rocks Tripura

A 44-year-old worker of Tripura royal scion Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma’s tribal TIPRA Motha party was dragged out of his vehicle in Dhalai district late Wednesday and fatally assaulted, coinciding with the announcement of assembly polls on February 16 and the Election Commission’s warning of zero tolerance towards violence.

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'$200 million worth of deals sealed between Big Tech and media outlets’

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Uttarakhand CM says 70% of Joshimath residents leading ‘normal lives’

During his meeting with home minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Wednesday, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said “65% to 70% of Joshimath residents were leading a normal life and only 30% have been affected by land subsidence”. Dhami reiterated his remark in Dehradun on Thursday.

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Alec Baldwin to face manslaughter charge over 'Rust' shooting

Alec Baldwin is to be charged with involuntary manslaughter over the accidental shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the low-budget western "Rust," a prosecutor said Thursday.Baldwin was holding the Colt. 45 during rehearsals for the film when it discharged, killing Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza in October 2021.

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Insolvency law may provide carveouts for homebuyers

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Joshimath crisis keeps tourists away from Auli

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Steepest drop in reading skills in Kerala, HP, Haryana

Children’s basic reading ability has dropped to pre-2012 levels, reversing the slow improvement achieved in the intervening years, while the basic maths skills have declined to 2018 levels nationally. This emerged in the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2022 released on Wednesday, according to which the decline in learning outcome has reversed to the levels of a decade ago.

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Deciding what’s fake news can’t be in sole hands of govt: EGI

The Editors Guild of India on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the draft amendment to the Information Technology Rules framed by the ministry of electronics and IT and said the government should “expunge” portions where the rules ask social media companies to take down news articles as and when deemed “fake” by the Press Information Bureau (PIB).

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Battle in the northeast: Three states go to polls next month

The Election Commission Wednesday announced assembly polls in 180 seats across three northeastern states, starting with BJP-governed Tripura on February 16 and followed by simultaneous polling on February 27 in Meghalaya and Nagaland, where the saffron party is second in the pecking order of coalitions headed by regional giants. Counting of votes is scheduled for March 2.

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Plane crash: Nepal finds all but one missing person

Rescuers used drones and abseiled down a deep gorge on Tuesday looking for the last missing person from Nepal's worst air disaster in 30 years, in which at least 71 people died including small children.

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Dawood has married again, to Pak Pathan woman: Nephew

Fugitive terrorist Dawood Ibrahim has married a second time, this time a Pakistani Pathan woman, and has done so by falsely claiming that he had divorced his first wife, Mehjabeen, a recent NIA chargesheet in a terror-funding case quoted his nephew as saying.

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Pakistan PMO: No talks unless India revokes 'Art 370 move'

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif's office Tuesday amended his seemingly unconditional offer of “serious and sincere talks” with counterpart Narendra Modi “to resolve our burning issues like Kashmir”, saying a dialogue with India would be possible only if the latter reversed its “illegal action of August 5, 2019” on J&K.

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First since March, 2020: Under 100 Covid cases in a day

No Covid death was reported in India for 4 days at a stretch, again a first since 2020. India reported 83 fresh cases on Monday, down from 114 on the previous day. India had first reported over 100 cases in a day on March 27, 2020, & the daily tally hadn't fallen to double digits since then.

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BBC under fire from PIOs over series attacking Modi

The series description states: “A look at the tensions between Indian PM Narendra Modi and India’s Muslim minority, investigating claims about his role in 2002 riots that left over a thousand dead.”

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Govt now wants MoP finalised

The Centre's insistence on the early finalisation of the 'memorandum of procedure' (MoP) that guides appointment of judges in the Supreme Court and high courts, pending with the apex court collegium since August 2017, has triggered a fresh controversy.

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Opposition rejects EC plan for remote EVMs

Most opposition parties Monday opposed EC's proposal to introduce remote voting for domestic migrants. Raising "trust deficit" in EVMs, they said they weren't convinced about the need for remote voting.

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After free power, Congress vows Rs 2k sop to woo K’taka women

After promising 200 units of free electricity to all households, Congress has made another big pre-poll pledge: A monthly cash assistance of Rs 2,000 under the Gruha Lakshmi scheme to every woman head of household in the state if the party is voted to power in the assembly elections.

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Prominent Pakistan lawyer shot dead in Peshawar HC

Abdul Latif Afridi (79) was shot six times by a lone gunman when he was sitting with fellow lawyers in the bar room. The senior lawyer, who was also the former president of Pakistan’s Supreme Court Bar Association, was moved to Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.

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After hotels, damaged homes in Joshimath colony to come down

This would be the second major demolition exercise after the administration a few days ago began to raze two of Joshimath's biggest hotels. There are over 30 houses in the colony, many of them with large cracks, which a resident said "seem to be getting bigger."

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Goldy Brar aide arrested in HP by Punjab cops

Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said Inderpreet Singh alias Parry (32) was facing several murder and attempt to murder cases in Punjab and Haryana.

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Rajasthan govt to spend Rs 1,377 on 1,500 gaushalas

Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday gave his consent for the construction of 1,500 gaushalas in 1,500 gram panchayats under the Public Participation Scheme of Gaushala in Gram Panchayats announced in budget 2022-23.

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Book babus for poll conspiracy: Sisodia to LG

Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has written to lieutenant governor VK Saxena, demanding action against some officers of Delhi government for allegedly stopping funds of mohalla clinics ahead of the MCD polls to “influence” voters.

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Govt writes to CJI, wants its representatives on SC collegium

Law minister Kiren Rijiju's letter to the CJI is the latest in the series of criticism by constitutional authorities, including the Vice-President and Lok Sabha Speaker, who have also accused the SC of often encroaching into the domain of the legislature.

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Cold wave returns, chill likely to intensify for 2-3 days

Cold wave conditions returned to some parts of the capital on Sunday after a respite of five days, with a sharp drop in the minimum temperatures across Delhi-NCR and chilly northwesterly winds gusting through the day, which was clear and sunny.

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72 years on, India's oldest pending case finally settled

India's oldest litigation at 72 years was disposed of last week by a bench of the country's oldest high court, whose current Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava was born a full decade after the case had been filed in 1951.

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''Surgical strike' a failure, commander Hidma alive'

A security force operation seems to have come close to Maoist military commander Hidma, mastermind of some of the most brutal massacres in Bastar, but he escaped yet again. A woman Maoist was killed in the operation near the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border on January 11 this year.

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Airpocalypse: Some Mumbaikars pack their bags

Vivek and his wife Anusha returned to Mumbai from South Africa in 2021 after a 15-year gap. Accustomed to daily runs and outdoor workouts while living in Johannesburg, they went running in Mumbai too. Except that whenever they did that, they found themselves gasping within 15 minutes.

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UP constable 'molests' varsity student in train, sent to jail

A constable has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 17-year-old student of Allahabad University in a moving train as she was on her way to Pilibhit from Prayagraj Friday. The cop fled with her luggage.

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'Bid to harass further': Woman reacts to 'peed on herself' claim

The woman's lawyer in the Air India PeeGate case on Friday evening said Shankar Mishra's allegations are in "complete contradiction and a complete volte-face of statements (sic)" made earlier in a court when Mishra had pleaded for bail.

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JD(U)-RJD rift widens over Ramcharitmanas

JD(U) spokesperson Neeraj Kumar and his supporters read out a few couplets from Tulsidas's epic outside a Hanuman temple to protest against state education minister Chandra Shekhar's remarks about the 16th century CE work.

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Fresh snowfall in Kashmir; avalanche warning

Fresh snowfall in various parts of Kashmir impacted flight operations and led to the closure of Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Friday, cutting off the valley from the rest of the country. Jammu and Kashmir also saw widespread rains on Friday, while avalanche warnings were issued in 10 districts for the next 24 hours.

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LG Saxena just refused to accept SC order on powers: Delhi CM

The much-awaited meeting between chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and lieutenant governor V K Saxena on Friday failed to bring about a detente and only led to more acrimony.

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U-turn by alleged 'urinator' in court: She peed on self

Shankar Mishra, accused of urinating on an elderly woman on an Air India flight, claimed in a Delhi court on Friday that the woman "urinated on herself" because she suffered from incontinence, which was common among Kathak dancers. The sudden twist in Mishra's defence came two days after his lawyer had submitted in court that his client had in fact unzipped his fly but the intent had not been sexual.

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Nirav Modi extradition ‘barred’ by legal issue

Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, accused of carrying out the largest scale fraud on Punjab National Bank in its history, is not going back to India any time soon despite the fact he has lost all his UK court battles fighting extradition.

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Surya, Ishan in Test squad for Australia series

Batsman KL Rahul and all-rounder Axar Patel will skip the New Zealand white-ball home series due to family commitments but will return for the Australia Tests, the The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Friday. The selection committee announced the squads that saw Suryakumar Yadav featuring in the Test team for Australia series.

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1st op in Joshimath, govt starts razing 2 big hotels

Out of fear that one hotel is tilting dangerously and may collapse on the other, owners of the two establishments in Joshimath who had been protesting for three days against the planned demolition of the buildings finally agreed to it on Thursday. It set the stage for the first demolition in Joshimath, where hundreds of houses and roads have developed cracks and are crumbling.

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In message to courts, presiding officers say respect boundaries

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J'khand HC cites ED findings, rejects bail plea of Soren aide

The Jharkhand high court on Tuesday rejected the bail application of Prem Prakash, a close associate of Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, while validating the findings of the Enforcement Directorate, which is probing the money trail in alleged illegal mining worth Rs 1,000 crore.

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PM: Global South must create new world order

PM Narendra Modi on Thursday exhorted developing countries to work towards redesigning global political and financial governance to remove inequalities, enlarge opportunities, support growth and spread progress and prosperity. Modi called for creating a new world order to ensure welfare of citizens of the developing countries, as he emphasised the next phase of global growth will come from countries in the South.

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U'khand increases Joshimath aid 30x to Rs 1.5L per family

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Trial in Kheri case may take 5 years: Judge to SC

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No amount of alcohol is safe for drinking, warns WHO

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Urination case: Court dismisses Mishra’s bail plea

Terming the alleged act of Shankar Mishra urinating on an elderly woman on board an Air India flight last November under the influence of alcohol “utterly disgusting and repulsive”, and “sufficient to outrage the modesty of any woman”, a Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed his bail plea.

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CBI books Amrapali MD, 6 others on murder charge

The CBI has filed an FIR against Anil Sharma, the managing director of the Amrapali Group, and six others on charges of murder and criminal conspiracy in connection with the killing of a former secretary of a reputed school in Bihar over eight years ago. The agency has also named a physician, Dr Praveen Sinha, businessman Rajendra Singhania, advocate Shambhu Sharan Singh and a few others as accused in the FIR.

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SC to govt: Pay gas leak victims from your pocket

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Centre is not prevented from increasing the amount of compensation to the victims of the Bhopal gas leak tragedy and it can pay the amount from its pocket, not seek re-opening of its settlement with Union Carbide to increase a claim it accepted more than three decades ago.

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4 years after clean air mission, ‘marginal’ gain in some cities

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Govt to set up micro seismic observatories

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Collegium sends names to govt for appointment as HC judges

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended to the Centre names of eight persons for appointment as judges in five different high courts. The names included that of judicial officer Golmei Gaiphulshillu Kabui who, if cleared by the Centre, would be the first woman from the ST community to become a judge of Manipur HC. The collegium comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph on Monday also recommended the names of two other women.

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Don’t convert single units in Chandigarh into apartments: SC

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All Omicron variants in air, but no rise in mortality: Survey

A community-based surveillance conducted by the government has found that all Omicron variants - from BA.2 and XBB to BQ.1 and their respective sub-lineages — are circulating in the country. However, on the brighter side, the surveillance report suggests that the presence of these variants has not led to any increase in either mortality or transmission of Covid-1.

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DGCA issues notice to AI over unruly flyers on Paris flight

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World listens to India, it can be global skill capital: PM

The world listens to India and the country has what it takes to become the global skill capital, PM Narendra Modi said Monday while inaugurating the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas convention in Indore. “Today, the world listens to India. It can become the engine of development of the world,” he said. “India taking over the G20 presidency this year gives a great opportunity to make the world aware of India’s experiences to attain a sustainable future and learn from these experiences.”

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Supreme Court: No bar on states to set up panel for UCC

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NH stretches to be opened only after safety audits

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Over 6,900 domestic violence plaints filed by women in 2022

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Civil dispute can’t be converted to a case under SC/ST Act: SC

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Oldest cases started before current SC judges were born

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Govt to disband telecom body DCC

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1.9°C at main city station as Delhi faces extended cold wave

Delhi suffered its fourth consecutive cold wave day on Sunday, with the minimum at the city’s base station Safdarjung falling below 2 degrees Celsius for the first time in two years and the city experiencing one of its worst fog spells of the season with nine hours of lower than 200m visibility. Over 100 flights were delayed at IGI Airport due to dense fog and 42 trains were running late.

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Joshimath sinking: Army base in town reports cracks

Not long ago, the Indian and US armies conducted the 18th edition of the ‘Yudh Abhyas’ bilateral exercise in Auli, just 6km from Joshimath, in November 2022. Moreover, Barahoti, which was in the news for a series of Chinese incursions in the past couple of years, is just under 50 km from Joshimath.

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India will be free from Maoist menace by 2024: Home minister Amit Shah

The strategy was to reach out to youths, who used to take up weapons, and provide them employment, roads, water, telephone, electricity and other basic facilities in the remote areas to help them join the mainstream of society, the Union minister said, adding that those who did not lay down their weapons were being given a befitting reply.

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UP ex-minister, son arrested in city over illegal slaughterhouse

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Average work hours per week longest in S&E Asia: ILO

The occupational group with longest average hours of work was plant and machine operators and assemblers, who worked 48.2 hours per week on an average, followed by service and sales workers at 47.0 hours per week.

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Man who urinated on co-flyer held from B'luru guest house

Mishra was apprehended from a guest house in Bengaluru at 12.30am using internet tracking technology and information from sources about a red Jeep Compass SUV. He was brought to Delhi where a court sent him to judicial custody in Tihar jail for 14 days. The flight’s pilots have also been questioned and their statements recorded.

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Hanif Kureishi fears he may never be able to walk or write again following fall in Rome

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Ahead of Bharat Jodo entering J&K, 17 Azad loyalists rejoin Cong

The 17 leaders, led by ex-deputy CM Tara Chand and former state Congress chief Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed, joined the party in the presence of AICC state incharge Rajani Patil at a press conference attended by party leaders KC Vengopal and Jairam Ramesh.

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Centre: Will honour SC timeline for judge appts

Entrusted by the apex court to persuade the Centre to “follow the law” by complying with its verdicts on appointment of judges, attorney general R Venkataramani, at the outset , told a bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S Oka that all efforts were being made to conform to the timelines and names sent to the government by collegiums would be cleared expeditiously with decision on 44 out of 104 names decided in the coming two days.

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Bihar caste census from today; CM Nitish Kumar says move to benefit all

The state government was compelled to conduct the exercise on its own after the Centre rejected its demand for a caste-based census. The state assembly had unanimously passed a resolution for caste census twice in the past and requested the Centre to consider it. In August last year, an all-party delegation headed by Nitish had called on PM Narendra Modi with a request to look into the demand, but in vain.

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SC pushes for e-monitoring to check over-speeding

Cause-wise analysis of road accidents revealed 55.9% (87,050 out of 1,55,622 deaths) and 27.5% (42,853 out of 1,55,622 deaths) of fatalities were due to speeding and dangerous/careless driving or overtaking, respectively, in 2021.

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In pics: Saeed Jaffrey, an actor with infinite characters

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Cracks in houses, jittery locals block NH for 8 hrs

The district administration will earmark the land where the prefabricated houses will come up, a government order issued by additional district magistrate (ADM) Abhishek Tripathi said. Meanwhile, the situation in Joshimath is worsening every passing day with families leaving their houses and being shifted to identified buildings. Till date, 38 families have been shifted and relocated to safer places, officials said.

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Autonomous college, univ rating norms out

As TOI had reported on November 14, this is the first time that the NAAC has declared the highest marks called benchmarks that it has set aside for each of the parameters it grades institutes on, thus allowing every higher education institute to know the maximum achievable marks.

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AI gets DGCA notice over peeing incident

Air India officials will have to respond within two weeks, said Arun Kumar, director general, civil aviation. The airline’s accountable manager and director, inflight services, too got the notices. TOI was the first to report the incident on January 4, following which the DGCA sought a report from the Tata Group-owned airline.

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No home food for Kochhars & Dhoot: CBI court

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Govt bans TRF, designates LeT launching commander as terrorist

According to a Union Home Ministry notification, The Resistance Front (TRF) is recruiting youth through the online medium for the furtherance of terrorist activities, recruitment of terrorists, infiltration of terrorists and smuggling of weapons and narcotics from Pakistan into Jammu and Kashmir.

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UP CM Yogi Adityanath interacts with Bollywood members, pushes UP as film-making destination

Presenting Uttar Pradesh as a film-friendly state, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday invited prominent members from the entertainment industry to explore his state as a film-making destination.

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With old rifle, this man saved villagers from total annihilation

Known as Bala by fellow villagers, Krishan has been hailed as the local hero for stopping a total annihilation of the families living in an isolated cluster of three homes that came under attack. The terrorists killed four people that night and two kids died the next morning in an explosion triggered by an IED that the assailants had left behind. In all, 15 people were wounded—all of them recuperating and said to be stable now.

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Families evacuated from ‘sinking’ Joshimath as fresh aquifer bursts

Nearly 26 families were shifted out of their houses; more are in line. Compounding the anxiety of panicky locals, who have been petitioning the government to stop all constructions in their “sinking” town, an aquifer burst in an area around the JP residential colony in Marwari, leading to fresh anxiety that the hillside on which the town is situated is going to collapse.

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Tears and prayers in Haldwani as 50k face Uttarakhand's biggest eviction

The fate of about 50,000 residents in the area, 90% of whom are Muslims, hangs in balance with the administration gearing up for what will be Uttarakhand's biggest demolition.

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Semen quality of Covid patients takes a hit: Study

The study is based on semen analysis, also known as sperm count test, of 30 men between 19 and 43 years admitted for Covid-19 treatment at AIIMS Patna between October 2020 and April 2021. The first analysis was done immediately after the infection and a second test carried out on semen collected after a gap of two and a half months.

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SC stays HC order to hold UP urban polls sans OBC quota

As the tenure of several local bodies has expired or is about to expire by the end of this month, a bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha allowed their functions to be discharged by a three-member body headed by the district magistrate as directed by the high court but restrained the committee from taking any major decision.

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VHP, Bajrang Dal activists tear posters of Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'Pathaan' at Ahmedabad mall

Members of the right-wing outfits Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal on Wednesday created a ruckus at a mall in Vastrapur area here and tore up posters and other publicity material of the upcoming film "Pathaan" starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone.

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1.4 cr fewer Indians have jobs as against Jan ’20: Study

By October 2022, around 20% fewer people in the 15-39 age group were employed compared to January 2020. That is a decline of 36.5 million. However, employment of people in the older age groups (40-59 years) rose by 12%. An additional 25 million individuals in this age group were employed in October 2022 as compared to January 2020.

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Minor raped in MP, accused BJP member on run

Infuriated, the girl’s relatives and around 200 neighbours marched to Gulhane’s house. Seeing the mob outside, the BJP leader fled through the rear door, Betul additional SP Neeraj Soni told TOI. While the child’s parents went to file a police complaint, teams from several police stations sped to Gulhane’s house to tackle the mob. The protesters torched his car.

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Drunk man pees on woman in biz class of US flight, goes home

The incident occurred on November 26 on board Air India flight AI-102, which departed New York-JFK airport around 1pm, local time. “Shortly after lunch was served and the lights were switched off, ...another passenger walked to my seat, completely inebriated. He unzipped his pants, relieved himself and continued to expose me to his private parts,” said the letter.

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All conversions cannot be illegal, says SC on MP law

The SG said that the law in question did not prohibit either marriage or conversion, its ambit restricted to requiring people to inform district magistrate 60 days in advance about their decision to convert. He said that provision for prior notice was there in also in the 1968 Act also that was upheld by a constitution bench of the apex court.

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Live: Experts sceptical that China travel curbs will be effective

International measures on travellers from China will likely have little effect on containing Covid, health experts said, pointing to a surging variant in the United States that may pose a larger threat. More than a dozen countries have imposed testing requirements on visitors from China, citing concerns about a lack of transparency in Beijing's infection data and the risk of a new variant of the virus emerging. Stay with TOI for live updates-

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Shruti Haasan Shares A Video For Those "Complaining" About Her Black And White Posts

Shruti Haasan has treated her Insta family to throwback pictures and videos. The actress has dropped the post for those "complaining" about her black-and-white posts. Yes, the video features her many monochrome pictures and videos from 2022. The clip also includes a video from her New Year celebrations with her boyfriend, Santanu Hazarika. In the caption, she wrote, "A January to January BLACK reel... and this is only 20% of it. So, to those complaining about my black and white posts, there's always more where this came from," followed by a black heart emoticon. 

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On the first day of the year, Shruti Haasan shared pictures from New Year celebrations with her boyfriend, Santanu Hazarika. In the image, the actress looks beautiful in a grey top paired with a black leather skirt and sneakers. The actress wished her Insta family like this, "Happy new year lovely souls ... wishing this year brings you all the magic you need and want !! Sending you all love for 2023." 

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Shruti Haasan closed the 2022 chapter with a video, and captioned it as: "It was absolute madness editing this reel because I have SO MANY amazing memories from this year filled with magical people and all the incredible places I travelled to !!! So I decided to keep it simple. Have an amazing 2023." 

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Meanwhile, on the work front, Shruti Haasan was last seen in the 2021 film Laabam. This year she has three releases - Veera Simha Reddy, Waltair Veerayya and Salaar.

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Bastar church vandalised; SP, cops injured in mob attack

The SP of Bastar's Narayanpur district suffered a head injury and several other policemen were hurt while trying to control a mob that vandalised a church while alleging "rampant conversion" in the tribal-dominated district.

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For 2nd week, India sees slight rise in Covid cases

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Student stabs girl to death in B’luru college, tries to kill self

A 19-year-old girl was stabbed to death by her friend inside the classroom at a private college in Bengaluru on Monday afternoon.

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Cricketer to play Ranji tie in stadium built by dad and named after him

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2 kids killed in IED blast in Rajouri, day after Jan 1 massacre

A four-year-old boy and a teenage girl were killed in an IED explosion Monday in a sinister continuation of the targeted terrorist attack on three Hindu homes in the mountainside village of Upper Dhangri in Jammu’s Rajouri district that were sprayed with bullets on New Year’s Day, leaving four villagers dead and six gravely wounded.

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Massive fire at Nashik chemical factory kills 2, injures 17

At least two workers were killed and 17 others injured when a massive fire broke out at a chemical factory in Nashik's Igatpuri on Sunday. It was not clear what triggered the blaze. Nashik divisional commissioner Radhadkrishna Game suspected a blast in one of the reactors.

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Popn mustn't be sole delimitation criterion: Assam chief minister

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Woman riding scooter dies after being hit by car, dragged for 4-5km

A 20-year-old woman was killed after the scooter she was riding on was hit by a speeding car that allegedly dragged her for around 4-5 km.

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India eyes MacBook production, may boost incentive scheme

After the success of iPhone production in India, the government is set to sweeten the deal to kickstart the coveted manufacturing of MacBooks and iPads in the country, looking to broad-base the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for IT hardware to nearly Rs 20,000 crore against the existing outlay of Rs 7,350 crore which failed to receive much response from the industry.

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