Consider any person with fever Covid suspect: Govt

The Centre advised states to expedite procurement of necessary testing equipment and set up multiple RAT booths on a 24/7 basis and permit RAT at government and private hospitals, including all districts hospitals and primary healthcare centres.

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Coronavirus: Centre prepares labs and hospitals for spike

There are 2014 RT-PCR labs, 941 TrueNat, 132 CBNAAT and 30 others. There are more than 200 manufacturers of RT-PCR test kits while 53 are making rapid antigen kits. A total of seven home-testing RATs should be available soon and daily testing capacity is in excess of 20 lakh, said official sources.

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'36,000 couples in queue, but CARA has 1,936 kids'

In its quarterly data analysis released on Friday, voluntary organisation — Families of Joy (FoJ) — highlighted that figures collated over December show that the maximum number of healthy children below two years, legally available for adoption in any state, as on date is just about 10.

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India has enhanced force-levels in eastern Ladakh: MoD

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Omicron cases dip to 168 after Thursday’s peak of 263

India reported 168 cases on Friday — lower than 263 on Thursday and 215 on Wednesday — taking the country’s total tally to 1,379. While Maharashtra just reported four cases, a sharp fall from 198 the previous day, Delhi led the states in single-day tally with 57 cases.

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I-T raid on UP trader who is also SP MLC

The IT searches come close on the heels of the raids by the GST Intelligence on perfume trader Piyush Jain in Kanpur and Kannauj, where cash worth Rs 198 crore was recovered in the past few days apart from several kilograms of gold and sandalwood oil.

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Omicron spreading fast, Delta dominant: Centre

While attributing the recent case-spike to a possible spurt of Omicron infections in the country, officials maintained that Delta continues to be the dominant strain in India. The government also said that severity issues of the Omicron variant are still not settled though it appears to be mild.

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Joined politics to help people get rid of mafia: Yogi

Mafia is mafia. It should not be linked with caste, community or religion. Mafia is the enemy of society and it is worse than coronavirus, said UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, in an exclusive interview with TOI.

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'Call on mixing vaccines for booster dose by Jan 10'

“We are having extensive debates on... what are the vaccines available and which vaccines can be given in terms of safety and efficacy. We are analysing all the data that is available... whether it is going to be same vaccine or is it going to be different one,” ICMR director general Dr Balram Bhargava said.

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India records first ‘Omicron death’

Maharashtra confirmed the presence of Omicron in a 52-year-old man who recently died of heart attack in Pimpri Chinchwad, but stopped short of calling him the first casualty of the variant and attributed the death to his underlying health conditions.

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'Immunity after jab or infection lasts 9 months'

Some studies also show a strong response mounted through hybrid immunity developed in those vaccinated after recovery from natural infection, Bhargava said underlining that vaccination is must for better protection even for those who have suffered from the disease.

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All parties want polls on time: CEC

The EC has also decided to extend polling by one hour since Covid protocol will slow down voting. Further, to ensure that even a corona-infected voter can vote, EC staff in PPE kits will go to them, CEC Sushil Chandra said.

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China renames 15 places in Arunachal, MEA hits back

China’s ministry of civil affairs issued a statement saying they have “standardised” names for 15 places in Arunachal Pradesh, to be used on Chinese maps. This is the second time China has renamed the places of Arunachal Pradesh.

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'If needed, give money from CM’s relief fund to MoC'

The Kolkata-based Missionaries of Charity that had arrived in Odisha in 1974 runs 13 centres for the sick, abandoned, elderly, leprosy patients, mentally disabled and orphans. Nearly 1,000 marginalised and underprivileged inmates, including children, are part of these organisations.

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Namita Gokhale, Bratya Basu Sahitya Akademi winners

The awards spanning 20 languages include seven books of poetry, two novels, five short stories, two plays and one biography, autobiography, epic poetry and criticism. A statement by the Sahitya Akademi said the awards for Maithili, Manipuri, Gujarati and Urdu will be announced later.

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Covaxin safe for kids: Bharat Biotech

Covaxin has become the only Covid-19 vaccine in the world to have studied and generated data from trials on kids as young as two years. Results of the trial showed seroconversion at 95-98% in children of all age groups, four weeks after they received their second dose.

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126 tigers dead in 2021, the highest in a decade: NTCA

Data sourced from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) till December 29 this year revealed that 60 of the 124 big cats that died fell prey to poachers, accidents and man-animal conflict outside protected areas. Statewise, Madhya Pradesh, with 526 tigers, had the highest loss at 42, followed by Maharashtra, which has 312 tigers, at 26, and Karnataka, which hosts 524 tigers, at 15.

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Import curbs on 351 defence items for Make-in-India boost

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News mixed with views a dangerous cocktail, says CJI

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SC’s ‘triple test’ criteria may identify new OBCs for political quotas

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Don’t speculate: J&K SIT on Hyderpora shootout warn politicians

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Senior TOI scribe dies in Jaisalmer road accident

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These 13 cities in India may get 5G network next year

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What is Google Play Protect & why it is important

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Ranveer Singh on Deepika Padukone being a bigger star

Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh along with wifey Deepika Padukone is currently basking in the success of ‘83’. Time and again, the stars have delivered massive hits be it by sharing the screen space together or individually.

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Things to consider before buying the right gaming mouse

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Times Top10: Why are health warriors on the warpath?

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‘Omicron may cut severe Delta infections’

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Mother’s charity ‘is in talks with auditors’, cuts back on spend

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Mukesh Ambani talks succession for 1st time as RIL chief

In his first statement on succession plans, RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday said the younger generation is now ready to take on leadership roles, and emphasised that he would like the process to be accelerated. “We should guide them, enable them, encourage them... and sit back and applaud as they perform better than us,” said Ambani.

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'Take ‘credit’ for businessman's cash pile,' PM dares SP

PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday traced arrested Kanpur perfume trader Piyush Jain’s Rs 284-crore unaccounted money trail to the “scent of corruption” in UP before 2017 and dared the Samajwadi Party leadership to “take credit for it”, just as they have been doing for every project completed by BJP.

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SC: Insurer can’t refuse medical claim citing existing condition

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Divisive ideologies tearing apart social fabric: Sonia

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Covid vaccination: 60+ won't need doctor's certificate; only Covaxin for 15-18 yrs group

People above 60 years with comorbidities will not be required to upload or provide a medical certificate to be eligibile for the “precautionary” dose of Covid vaccine. However, they must consult their doctor before taking the jab, the Centre said on Tuesday. States have been advised to set up separate vaccination centres dedicated for children between 15-18 years.

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Conflict can’t be ruled out: Rajnath on LAC row

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1st JEE (Main) may be put off till March due to state polls

The government has decided to conduct the JEE (Main) exams four times — February, March, April and May — from this year onwards. “However, considering the pending elections, the schedule could be tweaked this year. The first exam is likely to be scheduled in March followed by April, May and June,” said a senior official.

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Punjab: Ex-India cricketer Dinesh Mongia, 2 Cong MLAs join BJP

A day after the formal announcement of alliance among BJP, former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, former Akali Dal veteran, several prominent faces from the state, including former India cricketer Dinesh Mongia and two sitting Congress MLAs, joined BJP on Tuesday. The Congress legislators who joined BJP are Fateh Singh Bajwa, MLA from Qadian and Balwinder Singh Laddi, sitting MLA from Hargobindpur.

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Hyderpora businessman used as human shield: J&K SIT

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BJP set to make poll pitch on marriage bill

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Mastermind of Ludhiana court explosion arrested in Germany

Germany has arrested prominent Khalistani terror plotter Jaswinder Singh Multani in what marks a breakthrough for India’s counter-terror effort to foil plans of Pakistan’s Inter State Intelligence to engineer terror attacks in Punjab and other parts, including Mumbai. He is currently in German custody and will be questioned by Indian investigators.

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No need for panel to review AFSPA in J&K: LG Sinha

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AAP single largest party in Chandigarh civic polls on debut

Debutant AAP on Monday dealt a double whammy to the old guard in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections, relegating BJP to second place and pushing Congress to third in the seat stakes with a tally of 14 out of 35. Congress doubled its 2016 tally to win eight seats and garnered the highest vote percentage of 29.8% overall.

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Punjab: BJP to have common manifesto with Captain & Dhindsa's parties

BJP is likely to play the role of senior partner in its alliance with Amarinder Singh’s Punjab Lok Congress and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa’s SAD (Sanyukt) in Punjab, and the coalition is unlikely to project any chief ministerial face in the run-up to the election, sources said on Monday. BJP’s Punjab in-charge Gajendra Shekhawat announced that all three parties will contest elections and will come up with a common manifesto.

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Live: At 135, India sees biggest one-day rise in Omicron cases

Those between 15 and 18 years can register on CoWin app from Jan 1 for Covid vaccination, the Centre has said. However Covid and Omicron cases are on an upward trajectory in several parts of the country, forcing further curbs on celebrations and movement during the Christmas-New Year week. Stay with TOI for all updates.

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EC unlikely to put off state polls; govt says step up tests, jabs

After being briefed in detail on the extent of Omicron cases in UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur as well as the status of vaccination in these states, the EC has now asked the health secretary to follow up on its instructions to step up the pace of vaccination and come back in a week’s time with a fresh report. The EC will then take a call on fine-tuning guidelines for Covid-safe campaigning and polling in the five states.

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MHA blocks foreign funds to Missionaries of Charity

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Top 10 Indian winter superfoods

All set for the winter season with your warm clothes and blankets out? As winters are here in full flow, it is time to indulge in deliciously warm delicacies.

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Sanjay Gupta reacts to photo of Salman Khan from hospital

On Sunday, Salman Khan was discharged from a hospital after he was bitten by a non-venomous snake at his farmhouse near Panvel in adjoining Raigad district, sources said. After that, a photo of the superstar from the hospital went viral on social media.

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1st Test: KL Rahul hits century as India grab upper hand on Day 1

It was Virat Kohli's brave call to bat first that saw India dominate Day 1, putting up 272/3 at stumps to set the platform for a big first-innings score. Not always pretty or completely flawless, Rahul's innings was, instead, quietly assertive and wisely restrained.

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Afghan women need male escort for long-distance travel: Taliban

Afghanistan's Taliban authorities said Sunday that women seeking to travel long distances should not be offered road transport unless they are accompanied by a close male relative. The guidance also called on vehicle owners to refuse rides to women not wearing headscarves, has drawn condemnation from rights activists.

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Cairn drops lawsuits against govt in US, UK

Cairn Energy has dropped lawsuits against the government and its entities in the US and the UK. It is in final stages of withdrawing cases in France and the Netherlands, which were filed to get back about Rs 7,900 crore that were collected from it to enforce a retrospective tax demand. The UK company has initiated proceedings to withdraw lawsuits it had filed in several jurisdictions to enforce an international arbitration award.

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Omicron: New York sees increase in hospitalized children

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TV actor Vishal Nikam wins Bigg Boss Marathi 3

The much-awaited finale of Bigg Boss Marathi 3 hosted by Mahesh Manjrekar has concluded on a high note with a grand gala finale. Famous actor Vishal Nikam emerged as the winner of Bigg Boss Marathi 3.

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Desertion of infants: 'Delhi tops cities' list, Maha worst state'

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Fall in line or you will be out: Kerala Cong chief to Tharoor

Kerala PCC (KPCC) president K Sudhakaran on Sunday said no one, including Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, in the party has the authority to oppose its directions, and warned the latter that he will be removed from the party if he does not fall in line with its decisions. His comments come in the wake of Tharoor's recent open praise of chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan for his “investment-friendly” initiatives.

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PM’s short-notice address cleared air on booster doses

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BrahMos deterrent, India never been an aggressor: Rajnath

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Anti-conversion bill: K'taka may take ordinance route

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Shah brings Ayodhya issue at centre stage of UP polls

Union home minister and BJP’s chief strategist Amit Shah on Sunday brought the Hindutva narrative to the centre-stage by saying that those who fired bullets at ‘kar sevaks’ in 1990 are not happy with the construction of a grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

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Recall OBC quota order or defer MP local polls: Centre in SC

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RBI checks into RBL Bank board; CEO goes on leave

RBL Bank on Saturday saw a series of changes at the top management level starting with the RBI’s appointment of Yogesh K Dayal as an additional director. The bank’s board also accepted the request of the MD & CEO Vishwavir Ahuja to proceed on leave with immediate effect. Separately, the board approved the appointment of Rajeev Ahuja, executive director, as interim managing director & CEO with immediate effect.

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61% coal-power units near big cities to miss emission goal

The power plants which have to meet the end of 2022 target are those which are located within a 10km radius of the National Capital Region (NCR) or cities with million-plus population. There are 79 such plants in this category (Category A), according to a task force constituted by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

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Live: India’s Omicron count at 415, Maha crosses 100-mark

PM Modi on Saturday announced that the vaccination drive against Covid-19 is being expanded to include those between 15 and 18 years. Healthcare workers and citizens above 60 years with comorbidities will also be administered a 'precaution dose' of the vaccine. Stay with TOI for all updates.

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Covid-19: Vaccine for 15-18-year-olds, ‘precaution dose’ for health workers, 60+ with ailments

PM Narendra Modi announced on Saturday that “precaution doses” (boosters) of Covid vaccines for health and frontline workers as well as for those above 60 with co-morbidities will begin from January 10. He also said vaccination for children aged 15-18, using Covaxin, will begin from January 3.

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'Ludhiana blast suspect wanted to create fear on court premises'

Khalistani elements based in Pakistan may have radicalised dismissed Punjab police head constable Gagandeep Singh, the lone casualty and suspected perpetrator of Thursday’s Ludhiana court complex blast, when he was in prison for heroin possession for two years, DGP Siddharth Chattopadhyaya said on Saturday. A woman cop once attached to the Khanna SP’s office and suspected to have been Gagandeep’s girlfriend was detained.

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Gujarat, Delhi bag top slots in good governance index

Gujarat has topped states in the overall Good Governance Index (GGI) for 2020-21 in the indicators launched by Union home minister Amit Shah on the occasion of Good Governance Day. Delhi topped the list among all UTs. The GGI 2021 framework covered 10 sectors and 58 indicators. These include agriculture and allied sectors, commerce and industries, human resource development, public health, public infrastructure and utilities.

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As Omicron cases rise, govt rushes teams to 10 states

In the wake of rising Omicron cases and low vaccination coverage in some states, the Centre on Saturday deployed multi-disciplinary teams in 10 states to assist them in addressing hurdles and suggest remedial measures. These 10 states are Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Mizoram, Karnataka, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Punjab.

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Nepal PM to visit India in Jan, to hold talks with Modi

Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is likely to visit India in the second week of January, according to government sources. This will be his first visit to India since assuming office earlier this year. Deuba had last met his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in Glasgow last month on the sidelines of the COP26 summit.

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Merry Christmas 2021: Images, Wishes, Messages

Festive lights, decor, the sound of carols and bells ringing, all mark the arrival of Christmas. It is the day Jesus was born and every year on December 25, the festival is celebrated with utmost fervour and enthusiasm.

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Pilot killed as MiG-21 goes down, in Jaisalmer

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ED releases Nirav’s assets for auction to recover dues

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has de-attached assets worth Rs 1,000 crore, including the building that once housed Rhythm House music store at Kala Ghoda, a Nepeansea Road flat, an office building in Kurla and jewellery, of diamantaire Nirav Modi on court order for auction to recover the Punjab National Bank (PNB) dues.

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Just 617 convictions in 25 yrs under PNDT Act: Report

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EC calls health secretary for Covid inputs

A bail order by the Allahabad High Court on Thursday, which went on to suggest the Election Commission and Prime Minister Narendra Modi consider deferring the upcoming assembly elections in view of the Omicron threat, does not seem to have affected the poll body’s ongoing exercise of assessing preparedness or its plans to allow election rallies with appropriate precautions.

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Rajasthan mulls making vaccination mandatory

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Ladakh cancels popular winter tourist activities

The Ladakh administration has cancelled the popular winter tourist activities such as Chadar trek and snow leopard sighting expeditions slated for January as a precaution against Omicron virus as the highly contagious – but seemingly less deadly – variant of Covid-19 infection spreads.

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World witnessing 4th surge, don’t lower guard: Govt

The Centre on Friday expressed concern over high Covid-positivity in Kerala (6.1%) and Mizoram (8.2%) even as the rate for the country has been below 1% for the past two weeks. The overall average daily new cases in the country, however, continues to remain below 7,000.

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Rawat gets his way, to lead Cong’s Uttarakhand campaign

After his public rumblings of discontent, Congress on Friday said veteran Harish Rawat will lead the party campaign in poll-bound Uttarakhand. After a meeting that involved Rahul Gandhi and senior leaders of the state, Rawat said it has been decided that he will lead the Congress campaign as the chairman of the campaign committee. He clarified that the CM will be decided by the legislature party after the polls .

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HC to ECI, PM: Consider putting off UP polls

The Allahabad high court has requested the Election Commission of India, and the Prime Minister, to consider postponing the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, slated to be held in February next year, by a month or two in view of the sudden rise in the number of Covid-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant.

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‘Rawat likely to be Congress Uttarakhand CM face’

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HC to ECI, PM: Consider putting off UP polls

The Allahabad high court has requested the Election Commission of India, and the Prime Minister, to consider postponing the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, slated to be held in February next year, by a month or two in view of the sudden rise in the number of Covid-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant.

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Vyapam scam: CBI gets MP nod to prosecute top officials

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RBI extends card tokenisation deadline by 6 months

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Nalini, Rajiv killing case convict, gets month’s bail

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Karnataka passes anti-conversion bill in assembly

The Karnataka legislative assembly on Thursday passed a controversial anti-conversion bill amid a din and day-long debate by the opposition parties. The bill is aimed at curbing illegal religious conversions. The Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021, introduced in the assembly on Tuesday, was passed by voice vote even as Congress members protested from the well of the House demanding more time for debate on the legislation.

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Shringla's request to meet Suu Kyi turned down

Myanmar’s ruling military leadership rejected the request of foreign secretary Harsh Shringla, who is on his first official visit to that country since the February coup, for a meeting with jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The top Indian diplomat, however, met the leadership of the opposition National League for Democracy, the MEA spokesperson said in a statement.

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1 killed in Ludhiana court blast; bogey of terror, says Channi

A powerful explosion inside a public toilet in the main building of the district court complex in Punjab's Ludhiana on Thursday killed an unidentified man and injured six others, including a lawyer. The possibility of the deceased being the perpetrator of the blast couldn't be ruled out yet, police said.

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'Radhe Shyam': Its an out and out sci-fi romantic tragedy!

Radhe Shyam is an upcoming Period Sci-fi romantic drama written and directed by Radha Krishna Kumar starring Prabhas and Pooja Hegde. The film is shot in Telugu and Hindi languages that are jointly funded by Prabhas’s home banner GopiKrishna Movies, UV Creations and T-Series.

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What is Web3 and why Elon Musk is 'against' it

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Christmas, New Year public celebrations banned in Delhi

On a day when the Capital reported the highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases in six months – 125 – all cultural events and gatherings to celebrate Christmas and the new year were banned by Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA).

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Shah to address 21 rallies in Uttar Pradesh

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India tests its new surface-to-surface short-range missile

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Friend of other sex isn’t for satisfying lust: Pocso court

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No caste certificate issued in Wankhede’s name: Panel

The Mumbai district caste verification committee has informed Pune-based RTI activist Nitin Sanjay Yadav that as per its records, no caste validity certificate has been issued in the name of NCB official Sameer Wankhede. The panel’s reply given to Yadav assumes importance as NCP member Nawab Malik has claimed that Wankhede belongs to the Muslim community but had obtained an SC certificate for securing a job in the central government.

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Trouble for Cong in U'khand as Rawat attacks party managers

Stirring the hornet’s nest and jolting the party campaign in poll-bound Uttarakhand, Congress veteran and campaign head Harish Rawat on Wednesday alleged that he was facing adversarial action from the appointees of the party leadership, and indicated that he was mulling quitting with the New Year as the timeline.

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Houses adjourned sine die, session ends a day early

The winter session of Parliament was adjourned sine die on Wednesday, a day ahead of schedule. While Lok Sabha lost 18 hours due to disruptions and productivity dipped to 82%, far less than previous sessions, Rajya Sabha, where 12 opposition MPs were suspended, lost nearly 50 hours to disruptions and saw just 48% productivity.

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Advisory group opts for wait-&-watch policy on vaccination of kids

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Soon use a single sign-in to access plethora of govt services

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We just want to focus on our cricket, says Dean Elgar

The Omicron variant has left South African cricket crippled, forcing Cricket South Africa to cancel the T20 Mzansi Super League for the second year running. The CSA then somehow managed to convince the BCCI to not pull India out of the tour, even if the series would be played in empty stadiums.

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Parl live: LS likely to adjourn sine die ahead of schedule today

Amid speculation that Parliament is likely to adjourn sine die on Wednesday, a day ahead of schedule, no legislative business is listed in the Lok Sabha for the day. Stay with TOI for latest updates-

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Top10: Omicron cases cross 200, States told to activate war rooms

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Covid-19: Third wave inevitable, but no cause for panic yet, say experts

Even as the Centers for Diseases Control announced 73% of the new coronavirus cases in the US are caused by the Omicron variant as against 3% last week, the Covid statistics at home too are slowly rising and experts believe the third wave — even if less severe than the previous one — is inevitable.

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O’Brien suspended from Rajya Sabha for ‘unruly behaviour’

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India imposes penalty for offsets delay in Rafale deal

India has imposed a penalty for delay in fulfilling offsets commitments in the euro 7.8 billion deal for 36 French Rafale fighters, as part of the overall new policy to tighten the screws on defaulting armament majors. The fine has been “imposed and collected” from missile-maker MBDA, which is the weapons package supplier for the Rafale jets manufactured by Dassault Aviation, in the mega contract inked by India in September 2016, top defence sources have said.

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Shringla to visit Myanmar today

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Rajiv ‘father of lynching’: BJP hits back at Rahul

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Move to raise girl's marriage age causing pain to some: PM

"Everybody is seeing who is having problem with the move to raise the marriage age of girls from 18 to 21," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, taking a swipe at the opposition parties at an event at Prayagraj for women empowerment on Tuesday.

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RS passes electoral reforms bill amid oppn walkout

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Lakshadweep sees protests as Friday school offs changed

The Lakshadweep administration has changed the weekly off-day for schools in the Union Territory from Friday to Sunday, triggering protest in the Muslim-dominated archipelago. Muslims constitute nearly 96% of Lakshadweep population as per the 2011 Census and Friday has been a holiday in schools there for decades.

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Revive Covid curbs, activate war rooms: Centre tells states

Amid initial signs of a rise in Omicron infections and concerns over its high transmissibility, the Centre on Tuesday asked states to activate war rooms and bring back curbs, including night curfews, strict restrictions on large gatherings, curtailing numbers at weddings and funerals, restricting attendance in offices and public transport.

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Marriage age bill tabled in LS, to be sent to Parl committee

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Adult male under 21 can have a live-in relationship: HC

n adult man under the legally marriageable age of 21 can live like a couple outside wedlock with a consenting woman 18 years or above, the Punjab and Haryana high court said last week. The HC’s remarks were in line with a Supreme Court order in May 2018 that an adult couple can live together without marriage.

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ED quizzes Aishwarya for 6 hours in Panama case

Bollywood actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday at its headquarters in central Delhi in a case linked to the 2016 ‘Panama Papers’ case. She is facing money laundering allegations for her involvement in an offshore entity/trust.

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SC settles Jaipur royals’ long-drawn property feud

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YouTube told to block 2 news sites, 20 channels

The Union I&B ministry on Monday directed the Department of Telecom and YouTube to block two news websites and 20 YouTube channels that were found to be “purveyors of pernicious, fake and anti-India” content. Among the portals that have been identified for being taken down include the ‘Naya Pakistan Group’, which runs over 15 channels on YouTube and has a following of more than a million subscribers.

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Fire breaks out at manufacturing unit in Rajasthan

A fire broke out at the godown of a consumer electronic goods manufacturing company in Neemrana area of Alwar district of Rajasthan on Monday night.

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Senator Manchin torpedoes Biden's landmark bill, own party

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Jr NTR fans break through barricades at pre-release event

The makers of 'RRR' hosted a massive event in Mumbai which was attended by the cast of the film - Jr NTR, Ram Charan and Alia Bhatt, director S S Rajamouli and producer Karan Johar. Bollywood superstar Salman Khan also attended the venue to extend his support to the team.

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Parl live: Centre calls meeting of 4 parties over suspension of MPs

The productivity of Rajya Sabha hit a low of 37.60% during the third week of the ongoing Winter Session owing to disruptions and forced adjournments over the issue of suspension of 12 member of the House. Stay here for more updates:

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Covid live: Delta still dominant strain circulating in India, says ICMR

India's Omicron tally crossed the 150-mark on Sunday and stood at 155 with 10 fresh cases reported from two states -- six from Maharashtra and four from Gujarat. Stay here for latest updates:

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First in 19 months, India's weekly Covid count falls below 50,000

Despite the growing Omicron scare and rising coronavirus cases globally, Covid infections continue to fall in India. The country logged less than 50,000 fresh cases in the week ending Sunday, the first time in 19 months that the weekly count had dropped below that mark.

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Death toll in Philippines typhoon hits 208

The death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year has surged to 208, the national police said Monday, making it one of the deadliest storms to hit the country in recent years. At least 239 people were injured and 52 were missing after Typhoon Rai ravaged the southern and central regions of the archipelago, the police tally showed.

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Top10: Alleged sacrileges, lynchings continue in Punjab

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Kolkata civic polls: Slog-hour voting pushes turnout to 63.6%

Heavy last-hour polling, which saw the voter turnout increase from 52% at 3pm to 63.6% at 5pm — a few notches below the 68.5% recorded in the 2015 civic polls — dissipated early fears of a low turnout as 144 wards of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation went to the polls on Sunday.

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Have issues filing returns? I-T dept's there to help you

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OIC meet on Afghanistan concludes without any pledge for aid

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Amid buzz of change at helm, Bommai says no post permanent

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Unified cyber security task force by March: Source

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Goa would have been liberated earlier had Patel lived longer: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Sunday that it would not have taken so long for Goa to be liberated from Portuguese rule had Sardar Patel lived longer. He said the delay in liberation meant several freedom fighters lost their lives.

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'Tit-for-tat' double murder of BJP, SDPI leaders rocks Kerala

Kerala was rocked by back-to-back political murders as BJP's OBC Morcha state secretary Ranjith Sreenivasan was hacked to death in his home in Alappuzha on Sunday in what appears to be a retaliatory killing after assailants fatally attacked Social Democratic Party of India member K S Shan a few hours ago in Mannanachery in same district.

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Bigg Boss Telugu 5 winner is actor V J Sunny

The much awaited grand finale of Bigg Boss Telugu 5 hosted by Nagarjuna Akkineni has concluded on a high note with a grand gala finale. TV-actor-VJ Sunny emerged as the winner of the fifth edition.

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Govt calls meet of 5 parties on RS row, oppn say it’s a stunt

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Can tweak existing Covid vaccines to fight new strains: Guleria

Randeep Guleria, director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-Delhi, on Sunday said the current vaccines against Covid-19 could be tweaked to offer protection against newer variants of the contagion.

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Bill to raise women's marriage age in House this week, govt may agree to scrutiny

The Centre is likely to table in Parliament this week the Bill to raise the marriageable age for women from 18 to 21 years. The government is not averse to the idea of letting a parliamentary committee scrutinise the Bill. The winter session is scheduled to end on December 23.

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Farm unions discuss plunge into politics

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CAG: Noida, an Industrial authority, but has just 5% land for industry

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Justice Nanavati, who probed '84 & Guj riots, no more

Justice (retd) G T Nanavati, a former Supreme Court judge who probed the 2002 and the 1984 riots, passed away in Ahmedabad on Saturday. He was 86.

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'Omicron cases doubling in 3 days in areas with community transmission'

The Omicron variant is spreading with a doubling time between 1.5 to 3 days in countries with documented community transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest update about the new strain, which is also affecting countries with high levels of population immunity.

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Cold wave grips north India; Rajasthan's Sikar, Churu below freezing point

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DRDO scientist set off IED in Rohini court to kill lawyer: Cops

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Karnataka may make accused pay ‘forced conversion victim’ Rs 5L

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Covishield cover high 7 months after 2 doses: Study

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India tests N-capable Agni-Prime missile

India on Saturday successfully tested the new-generation nuclear capable Agni-Prime ballistic missile, which has a strike range from 1,000km to 2,000km, from the Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. This was the second test of the two-stage solid propellant Agni-P missile, which has a dual redundant navigation and guidance system, after the first one on June 28.

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Only 18% pass in orthopaedics: Results in DNB exam leave doctors stunned

Less than one in five doctors doing post-graduation in orthopaedics passed the final theory exam conducted by the National Board of Examination (NBE). In ENT, almost two-thirds failed the exam. Similarly, just over 36% passed the exam in paediatrics. The results announced by the NBE on November 24 were a shock to many doctors doing diplomate of national board (DNB).

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Delhi: Schools & colleges to reopen, juniors to resume on Dec 27

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Friday allowed reopening of schools, colleges and other educational institutions in the city with immediate effect. Schools can resume Classes 6 to 12 for now while the junior students can return from December 27. Most schools said they will be reopening on Monday.

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Serum Institute's Covovax vaccine gets WHO nod

The World Health Organization on Friday announced it has granted emergency approval to the India-manufactured coronavirus vaccine Covovax. The jab, produced by Serum Institute of India under licence from the US-based Novavax, will now be distributed as part of global vaccine-sharing system Covax.

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Direct tax mop-up surges 40% in FY22 till mid-Dec

Direct tax collections have soared over 40% to close to Rs 9.5 lakh crore (on a net basis) up to mid-December, raising expectations that the government may close the year with a higher than budgeted mop-up. Between April and December 16, on a gross basis, collections have increased by around 48% to Rs 10.3 lakh crore.

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Bodh Gaya blast: Life in jail for three, 10 yrs for 5

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Delhi: Rohini court blast a murder bid, not terror attack?

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'Barbaric', NHRC chief says on Assam 'fake encounters'

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SC to HC: Rule soon on hate speech FIR

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Rape convicted J&K sub-judge dismissed from service

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Poll panel & PMO had 'informal' meet; no impropriety, says EC functionary

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Pak minister threatens TV channels for airing allegations against PM Imran

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Gurgaon Muslim group moves SC over namaz

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Data protection Bill: Report tabled amid bonhomie

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1995 J&K delimitation report ‘missing’

As the Delimitation Commission gets ready to discuss the proposed allocation of constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir districts with its five MPs, it is learnt that the draft delimitation proposal was prepared without examining the exact basis of the last delimitation award given in 1995, as the relevant report has mysteriously gone missing.

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BJP sees its first exit in Goa as two-time MLA quits to join AAP

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Delhi to deregister 10-yr-old diesel vehicles from Jan 1

In a crackdown on old polluting vehicles, the Delhi government will deregister all diesel vehicles which have completed or will be completing 10 years on January 1, 2022. The move is in compliance with a National Green Tribunal order.

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2 LeT terrorists killed in Kulgam encounter, 2 hostage girls recused

Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in an encounter at Redwani area of Qaimoh hamlet in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police said on Thursday. A defence spokesman said the terrorists had forcefully intruded into the residential house and taken two girls hostage.

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Amid sex abuse allegations, Goa minister resigns

In a huge jolt to the BJP government in Goa ahead of the assembly elections scheduled next year, urban development and social welfare minister Milind Naik resigned from chief minister Pramod Sawant's cabinet on Wednesday night after Congress named him in an alleged sex scandal.

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Over 7 lakh car buyers in queue to take delivery

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Live: Eye on Omicron, states told to be ready with O2, equipment

West Bengal reported its first Omicron case on Wednesday, while Maharashtra and Kerala each reported 4 new Omicron cases. The total tally of Omicron cases in Maharashtra has now mounted to 32. Tamil Nadu too reported its first case on Wednesday evening. Stay with TOI for all updates:

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Russia, India & China may hold summit soon, says Putin aide

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Decide fate of 10 Rohingya, HC tells Assam govt

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Top Hizb commander killed in overnight Pulwama encounter

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Pilgrims to Kartarpur can carry just Rs 11000 in cash: RBI

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‘Something big’ needs to be built at Mathura too: Union minister

Union minister of state for agriculture and food processing Sanjeev Balyan said on Wednesday that though a grand temple is being constructed at Ram Janmabhoomi, “something big and grand” must also be constructed at Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura.

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In MP, Bhagwat administers ‘ghar wapsi’ pledge

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Will raise human rights issues respectfully: US ambassador-nominee

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Centre to review booster doses, children vaccination by end of month

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Poonawalla family donates Rs 500 crore to Oxford University

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57% of UAPA arrests below 30 years; 70% in UP

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Issue voter IDs, ration cards to sex workers immediately: SC

Thousands of female sex workers (FSWs) in each of the seven states going into assembly elections next year may become voters as the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all states and Union territories to immediately issue voter and ration cards to them without revealing their profession to avoid social stigma.

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In Varanasi, PM goes for midnight inspection of devpt work

PM Narendra Modi went on a walkabout past Monday midnight in his parliamentary constituency and took a look at the development work done over the past seven years that has made Kashi, one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, a cleaner and more beautiful pilgrimage and tourist destination. This was after he inaugurated the Kashi Vishwanath Dham project during the day.

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'For OBC quota in local polls, but not on basis of flawed 2011 census'

The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it supports the decision to reserve seats for Other Backward Communities (OBCs) in panchayat and municipal elections, but also added that it cannot provide state governments with the 2011 Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) data as it is "flawed, inaccurate and unreliable" and cannot be the basis for providing any kind of reservation.

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In ‘message’ to Didi, Sonia Gandhi’s oppn meet shuns TMC

NCP partriarch Sharad Pawar, CPM chief Sitaram Yechury, DMK veteran TR Baalu, Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah besides Rahul Gandhi and Congress senior Mallikarjun Kharge held detailed discussions on issues ranging from suspension of MPs from Rajya Sabha to efforts required to boost the opposition unity.

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Quad has open-minded and creative approach: EAM

Quad is a very contemporary arrangement having an open-minded and creative approach that has helped it in moving "very effectively" in addressing various problems, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday. He said Quad has been working effectively in areas like producing vaccines, connectivity projects and looking at promoting startups and technology collaboration.

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UK HC defers decision on Nirav Modi’s appeal against extradition

The high court in London deferred ruling on Tuesday on Nirav Modi’s appeal against his extradition to India in order to allow his barrister more time to make submissions on a fresh assurance from the Indian government on how his mental health will be taken care of at Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai. Nirav, in Wandsworth prison, is accused of defrauding Punjab National Bank of more than Rs 7,000 crore.

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Sonia Gandhi meets oppn netas to chalk out Parl strategy

NCP partriarch Sharad Pawar, CPM chief Sitaram Yechury, DMK veteran TR Baalu, Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah besides Rahul Gandhi and Congress senior Mallikarjun Kharge held detailed discussions on issues ranging from suspension of MPs from Rajya Sabha to efforts required to boost the opposition unity.

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SC cites national security, allows Char Dham project

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed widening of major portions of the strategic Char Dham road project in Uttarakhand to enable speedy deployment of men, machinery and armament by the armed forces on the India-China borders, given the recent Chinese build-up, but struck a delicate balance on green concerns by ordering strict implementation of environment protection measures.

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Rajnath asks DRDO to fast develop hypersonic weapons

With China, Russia and the US actively building aerodynamically manoeuverable hypersonic weapons that fly over five times the speed of sound (Mach 5), defence minister Rajnath Singh has directed DRDO to move fast towards developing such arsenal to 'maintain' India’s minimum credible deterrence against adversaries.

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Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal's best moments

Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal's best moments

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IMF warns of crypto risks, suggests global standards

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Gujarat puts Covid toll at 10,099, but clears 16,175 ex gratia claims

The official Covid toll in Gujarat, as declared by the government, stands at 10,099 till Monday and the report submitted to the SC indicates that 6,076 “extra or additional claims” have been added, making Gujarat the latest state to add a significant number to its death tally. In the past, former chief minister Vijay Rupani had rejected claims of under-reporting of Covid deaths.

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DRDO successfully tests indigenous missile-assisted torpedo system

An indigenous supersonic missile-assisted torpedo system (SMART), which has a far greater range than conventional torpedoes to target enemy submarines, was successfully tested from Wheeler Island in Odisha on Monday. "The SMART system is a next generation standoff torpedo delivery system designed to enhance the Navy's anti-submarine warfare capabilities," a DRDO official said.

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Panel on MSP & farm issues very soon: Govt

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Rajnath: Our responsibility to fulfil vision of Gen Rawat

It is the responsibility of the country's defence establishment to steadfastly work towards achieving chief of defence staff General Bipin Rawat's vision of military modernisation and complete self-reliance in arms production, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday.

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Omicron no reason to rush booster decision: Experts

The government’s scientific advisory groups are considering a booster or third dose of Covid vaccines for those who are immunocompromised or people at high risk even as new variant Omicron is not as yet seen as a reason to speed up a decision on the third dose. The government’s primary focus at present remains faster delivery of second doses to reach a critical 80% coverage, officials said.

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CBSE drops ‘misogynistic’ question after furore in LS

CBSE expressed regret and said it would set up an expert committee to issue guidelines on setting question papers after a comprehension passage in the Term-1 English question paper, which contained disparaging commentary on the position of women in families, triggered a controversy and was raised in Parliament by opposition leaders on Monday.

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EC begins exercise for polls in 5 states

In a clear indication that announcement of polls in five states – UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur - may not be far away, the Election Commission will begin its customary visits to the election-bound states on Wednesday, starting with Punjab, to assess poll preparedness and discuss related issues with the stakeholders before it finalises the poll schedule.

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Paramilitary forces for Kolkata civic polls: SC junks BJP plea

The Supreme Court refused to entertain the plea of BJP seeking its direction to deploy central paramilitary forces in West Bengal for free and fair municipal polls in Kolkata and asked the party to approach the Calcutta high court. Senior advocate Maninder Singh, however, pointed out that the SC had agreed to intervene in Tripura civic polls and passed directions to ensure free and fair polls.

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ED attaches assets worth ₹8 crore of UP don, wife

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday attached properties and bank balances worth over Rs 8 crore belonging to Atiq Ahmad, a mafia don and former Samajwadi Party MP and his wife in a money laundering case. The don, who is also five-time MLA from Allahabad, is currently lodged in Sabarmati jail, Gujarat.

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Terrorists attack police bus in Srinagar; 2 cops killed, 14 injured

At least three terrorists attacked a Jammu and Kashmir police bus ferrying men of the 9th Battalion to Zewan police camp on Monday evening, killing two policemen and injuring 14, a police spokesman said. The attack took place in Srinagar’s Pantha Chowk area. "Credible sources revealed that the attack was carried by Kashmir Tigers, an offshoot of the JeM," IGP (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar said.

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India's Harnaaz Sandhu crowned Miss Universe 2021

Harnaaz Sandhu has made the entire country proud by bringing home the Miss Universe 2021 crown. The 21-year-old from Chandigarh brought home the crown, two decades after Lara Dutta won the title in 2000.

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‘Value for money’ laptops from HP, Lenovo & others

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‘No part of non-NDA opposition is divided’

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Coal shortage triggers ‘power tussle’ between 2 Cong states

The coal crisis in the country has sparked a ‘power struggle’, literally, between two Congress-administered states. Rajasthan, which suffered widespread blackouts due to fuel shortage at its power stations in recent months, has knocked at the Centre’s doors, saying the Chhattisgarh government is stalling plans to start two coal blocks and raise production from two other mines.

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Oust Hindutvawadis, bring rule of Hindus: Rahul Gandhi

Remove "Hindutvawadis" from power and "bring the rule of Hindus", Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said at a party rally in Jaipur on Sunday, stressing that the two are separate sets-a supporter of Hindutva chooses "satta-graha" to grab authority, while the Hindu searches for truth through satyagraha.

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Tigress saved from burning forest turns into 'friendly pet'

Five-month-old tigress Shikha was scared, weak and dehydrated when she was rescued by the forest department from a burning forest in Terai East, Nainital, in 2019. Now, the two-and-a-half-year-old tigress has become friendly at the Rani Bagh rescue centre in Nainital and is like a pet for the staff who raised her lovingly and with immense care. Shikha loves spending time with her caretakers.

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'Manmohan feels Anna stir manipulated CAG reports'

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Omicron now has three sub-variants

According to Phylogenetic Assignment of Named Global Outbreak Lineages (Pangolin) that assigns lineages under 'Pango lineage' system to various viruses, including the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19, the third outlier of Omicron was found from a sample collected from England on December 3. The new outlier of Omicron variant has been temporarily named 'England/MILK-2D24AC9/2021'.

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'Farq saaf hai': PM inaugurates '78 project, slams past UP govts

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Gaganyaan to be launched in 2023: Jitendra Singh

Clearing the air on the launch year of India's much-delayed maiden human spaceflight mission to space, Union space minister Jitendra Singh said the final crewed Gaganyaan mission will be launched in 2023. He said the Venus mission is planned for launch in 2023, L-1 Aditya solar and Chandrayaan-3 missions due for launch in 2022-23 and the country's first space station is likely to come up by 2030.

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ED searches reveal PFI's laundering via assets in India, UAE

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IMA shuns ceremonies in subdued passing-out parade

A total of 387 gentlemen cadets - 319 Indian and 68 from friendly foreign countries - passed out from the Indian Military academy in a subdued ceremony in light of the death of CDS General Bipin Rawat and 12 others in a chopper crash on Wednesday. President Ram Nath Kovind condoled the death of the CDS and 12 others and underscored the need for the Army to embrace modern-day technology.

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'Enrolment in schools dipped by 3.3mn in 10 years'

The last decade saw the highest enrolment in 2015-16, when it touched 260.6 million, and the lowest in 2018-19, when it dropped to 248.3 million. The government has focused on how total enrolment increased by 2.6 million in 2019-20 compared to 2018-19. In reality, enrolment in grades I to XII in 2019-20 was less than that in all other years since 2012-13, barring 2018-19.

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'Do away with discretionary quota for allotment of public property'

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UK man tests positive in UP, flies out with ‘-ve’ report

A British passport holder — who arrived in India on November 24 — tested positive for Covid but managed to fly out of the country on December 4 after securing a negative report from a Bareilly private lab. Dr Anurag Gautam, nodal officer for Covid in Bareilly, told TOI, "The Lucknow lab confirmed that the man was infected with the Delta variant. We are verifying the credibility of the second report ..."

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Nawab Malik apologises to HC for breaking Wankhede pledge

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HC admits NIA plea against Gaur bail order in Antilia case

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SC: Not just crime, look at criminal’s mental state too

Holding that the court should not take into consideration only the crime but also the criminal, his state of mind and his socio-economic conditions while awarding the sentence, the Supreme Court has commuted the death sentence of a first time offender who killed his two siblings and a nephew over a property dispute.

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Centre refused nod to Didi’s Nepal visit at 11th hr: WB govt

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Indian sisters pay Rs 1.5cr to help 92 people, pets flee Af

In an evacuation dubbed "Operation Magic Carpet", the 92 evacuees — including 30 women, 32 children and six pets — were transported across land from Kabul to Islamabad using the services of American-Israeli rescue specialist Moti Kahana. They stayed in safe houses for different periods of time until it was safe to cross the border at different times and places.

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No trace of Omicron in contacts of infected B'luru doc

Genomic sequencing reports show five contacts of the doctor who was infected with the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, did not contract the new variant of concern, BBMP authorities said on Thursday.

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Photos: 'Secret' wedding of Tejashwi Yadav and Rachel Iris

Leader of opposition in Bihar assembly and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s younger son Tejashwi Prasad Yadav tied the knot with his long-time friend, Rachel Iris, in a 'secret' wedding at the farmhouse of his elder sister Misa Bharti in New Delhi on Thursday.

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At 70, new Covid-19 cases in Guj at 158-day high

The state recorded vaccination of 3.75 lakh persons, taking the total to 8.42 crore.

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Spoke to Kohli before making Rohit ODI skipper: Ganguly

While stepping down as the T20I captain ahead of the second leg of IPL in September, Virat Kohli had stated that he needed space to lead India in both ODI and Test cricket as he wanted to unburden himself. However, the board had other ideas.

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IED blast at Delhi court, cops probe terror angle

An improvised explosive device (IED), assembled in a steel tiffin box and kept inside a laptop bag, exploded inside a courtroom at the Rohini district court complex on Thursday morning, causing panic. According to police, the explosion at room number 102 happened when the court was in session.

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Bach warns 'problem' sports could be expelled from Olympics

IOC president Thomas Bach on Thursday warned that the continued inclusion of weightlifting, boxing and modern pentathlon in the Games was in doubt but that skateboarding, climbing and surfing would be kept on the programme in Los Angeles in 2028.

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Be tolerant of those with different views: Supreme Court

Citing examples of politicians of the bygone era, including former Prime Ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Atal Bihari Vajpaiyee who respected each other despite belonging to two different political streams, the Supreme Court on Thursday said people, including the “political class”, should introspect and be tolerant towards those having opposite views.

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Farmers call off year-long stir, to leave Delhi borders from Sat

Hours after receiving a ‘signed’ letter from the Centre accepting most of their demands, farmer Unions on Thursday ended their year-long agitation and decided to leave the sites they had occupied on national highways on Delhi borders with tents at Singhu, a key protest venue, being wound up and similar action expected at other places including several toll plazas in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.

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Tragedy in Nilgiris leaves political leadership in shock

Top leaders of the country including President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others expressed anguish over the sudden demise of CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 other defence personnel in a chopper crash on Wednesday.

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Tripura ‘violence’ case: SC relief for journos, media firm

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed criminal proceedings against a media house and its two women journalists who were booked by Tripura Police for reporting on alleged communal violence in the state.

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Stopped man from disrupting Ayodhya case: Ranjan Gogoi

Had an unnamed person not been denied entry into the courtroom on October 16, 2019, the day on which the Supreme Court reserved its verdict in the fiercely-contested Ayodhya land dispute case, the hearing may have been disrupted and the unanimous 5-0 historic verdict in favour of the Ram Temple might not have been delivered on November 9, 2019.

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'Govt claims of India’s economic recovery hollow'

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday accused the government of being in denial on price rise and “impervious to the suffering of the people”, as she said claims of economic recovery were hollow and the mere fact that stock markets have risen or profit to select big companies could not be its indicator.

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'China poses challenge to strategic goals'

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IAF man battling for life cheated death last year

The lone survivor among the 14 on board the Mi-17 V5 chopper that crashed on Wednesday, Group Captain Varun Singh has dodged death a second time while on duty. Now battling for life in the military hospital at Wellington in Tamil Nadu, the IAF officer had survived a life-threatening emergency while flying the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft in October last year.

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'Not enough orders, may cut Covishield output by 50%'

With not enough orders for Covishield from the Centre, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday said the company is looking at slashing monthly production of vaccines by at least 50% %. SII has written to the government to seek clarity on its requirement, if any, for normal two doses for eligible people and also on booster doses.

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HC notice to Malik on ‘wilful breach’ of his undertaking

The Bombay high court on Tuesday directed state minister Nawab Malik to file an affidavit, explaining why action not be taken against him for wilful breach of his undertaking not to post or make statements against Dnyandev Wankhede and his son — Narcotics Control Bureau officer Sameer Wankhede — and their family.

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BRO to collect toll from civilian traffic on 4 key Ladakh routes

For the first time, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) plans to collect toll from civilian traffic plying on the roads it builds, especially in the Himalayan states bordering China and Pakistan. The agency — under the defence ministry — plans to start with four routes covering a distance of 941 kms in Ladakh, including the Leh-Srinagar highway, and Leh’s link to Chalunka in the Nubra valley that is flanked by Chorbat area of Pakistan in the west and Siachen in the north.

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Nasa selects PIO Anil Menon and 9 other candidates from 12,000 aspirants for Moon mission

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'PDP will contest polls, but I won’t till Art 370 is restored'

Former J&K CM and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said her party shall fight assembly polls in the UT, as and when they are held, so as not to cede any space to BJP. However, she added that she would not contest polls individually unless Article 370 and Article 35A are restored and J&K returns to its pre-August 5, 2019 status.

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2-mth-old’s dad, man married for 9 days among Oting’s 13

Thirteen is more than dead statistics for Oting in Nagaland’s Mon district — for a village that lost as many of its sons to a botched Army ambush and subsequent violence on Saturday, the number will remain wrapped in a range of emotions for years to come. It will be remembered by a baby when she grows up as her father was among the dead that day. Or by the wife of a man who got married just nine days before the tragedy.

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2nd Test: India beat NZ by 372 runs for their biggest ever win

After clinching this home series 1-0, India regained their No. 1 ranking in Tests on Monday, and now stand third on the WTC table, with 58.33 percentage points, while New Zealand have slipped to the sixth spot. It would be interesting to see how that position changes after both the teams are done with their next assignments - India tour South Africa, while the Kiwis host Bangladesh.

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Injured Anderson set to miss opening Ashes Test: Report

Veteran pace spearhead Jimmy Anderson is set to miss the opening Test against Australia, reports said Tuesday, dealing a blow to England's chances of regaining the Ashes.

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Olympic champion Jacobs to return to action in February

Italy's double Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs said on Monday that he will return to competitive action in Berlin next February.

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Selection headaches for India ahead of SA tour

If only 2021 follows India. This is the year they scaled the Test summit, well almost, if not for the reverse in the World Test Championship final.

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Injured Anderson set to miss opening Ashes Test

Veteran pace spearhead Jimmy Anderson is set to miss the opening Test against Australia, reports said Tuesday, dealing a blow to England's chances of regaining the Ashes.

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Top 10: What really happened in Nagaland?

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Selection headaches for Team India ahead of South Africa tour

If only 2021 follows India. This is the year they scaled the Test summit, well almost, if not for the reverse in the World Test Championship final.

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WHO advises against blood plasma treatment for Covid-19

Covid treatments using plasma taken from the blood of recovered coronavirus patients should not be given to people with mild or moderate illness, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Convalescent plasma showed some early promise when given intravenously to people sick with Covid-19.

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Supreme Court sees chances of bias, restrains Mumbai police from filing charges against PBS

Pointing out “likelihood of bias” in the ongoing investigation by the Maarashtra police in criminal cases it has registered against Param Bir Singh, the Supreme Court on Monday said that it is prima facie of the view that the investigation against the former Mumbai police commissioner should be done by another agency and restrained the state police from filing chargesheet in cases against the senior IPS officer.

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India and Russia ink 10-yr pact on defence tech, deal on AK rifles

India and Russia on Monday inked a new expansive 10-year pact on military-technical cooperation as well as the deal for AK-203 Kalashnikov rifles, even as defence minister Rajnath Singh raised China’s “completely unprovoked aggression” in eastern Ladakh while seeking greater partnership with Moscow across all domains.

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Opposition blocks price rise talks, ministers slam it for hypocrisy

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Political compulsions can’t undo verdict: SC to Maharashtra

In a setback to the Maharashtra government just a day before the last date of filing nomination papers for elections to local bodies, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the ordinance brought by the state to reserve 27% seats for OBCs in these bodies and directed the Election Commission to stay the polls.

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Intention was to murder, injure: Nagaland cops’ FIR

Nagaland police registered a suo motu FIR on Sunday against the Army’s 21st Para-Special Forces unit, alleging they didn’t give prior intimation about the operation in Mon that led to 14 civilian deaths because the “intention” was “to murder and injure civilians”.

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'38 inducted through lateral entry since 2018'

Stating that 38 candidates had been inducted on lateral entry basis into the central government since 2018, minister of state for PMO and personnel Jitendra Singh on Monday said the lateral recruitment process achieves the twin objectives of bringing fresh talent and augmenting the manpower at certain levels.

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Flyers deferring leisure trips but cancellations not high

The Delta variant of Covid-19 delayed the wedding of Mayank and Khushi Bansal (names changed on request) from March to last week. And now Omicron has forced this Delhi-based couple to defer their dream honeymoon in Switzerland indefinitely. “Several Schengen states are witnessing an upsurge in cases. Also, we don’t want to fly back to IGIA and spend hours there with thousands of other passengers for our on-arrival RT-PCR test,” Mayank said on Monday

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'Cardinal rule for courts is not to interfere in govt policies'

Less than a week after the President and the Prime Minister expressed anguish over frequent interference in policy decisions by the judiciary, the Supreme Court on Monday said the cardinal rule for the courts is not to interfere with the government's economic and regulatory policies.

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Russia hails India for ‘refusing to obey’ US on S400

The 21st India-Russia annual summit featuring PM Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin saw the 2 countries, while reaffirming commitment to the S-400 deal despite the threat of US sanctions, strongly take up the issue of cross-border terrorism with focus on ensuring Afghanistan wasn’t used for terrorist activities by UNSC proscribed groups, including Pakistan-based LeT.

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2 NE CMs say AFSPA must go as Shah regrets Nagaland deaths

The outrage over the mistaken killing of villagers in Nagaland in an Army ambush and the subsequent violence grew on Monday, with the chief ministers of Nagaland and Meghalaya Neiphiu Rio and Conrad Sangma calling for the repeal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) while home minister Amit Shah expressed regret over the incident in Parliament.

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Expert panel split, call on additional dose put off

The scientific advisory group on Covid immunisation has deferred “any decision on additional dose” in the absence of consensus on whether there is a need to administer a ‘booster’ to those at high risk of infection or severe illness caused by the coronavirus. “No recommendation has been made by the NTAGI yet,” a senior official told TOI.

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SC grants PC to 12 women SSC officers released from service

The Supreme Court on Monday took the unprecedented step of granting permanent commission to 14 women short service commission (SSC) officers, 12 of whom had already been released from service without grant of PC, and heaped praise on the armed forces for displaying a complete change in mindset and supporting equal status for female officers.

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Live: Vicky Kaushak & Katrina Kaif arrive at their wedding venue

ETimes was the first to confirm Katrina and Vicky's winter wedding! Follow this blog for all live updates on this big fat Bollywood shaadi.

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Right-wing organisations create ruckus in school over 'religious conversion'

Activists of right-wing organisations allegedly created a ruckus and indulged in vandalism at a missionary school in a town in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha district. They claimed religious conversion of eight students, a charge denied by the educational institute, police said.

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How Apple's AirTags are being used to steal cars

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Top10: Nagaland shooting puts AFSPA back in focus

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2nd Test Live: India on verge of series victory against New Zealand on Day 4

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Axar Patel relishes dream year, says he wants to improve

It's been a bitter-sweet year for Axar Patel, one of India's three spin bowling allrounders in the team.

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Live Cricket Score, India vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 4

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Cyclone Jawad live: Heavy rain lashes Odisha, Bengal

Kolkata and the coastal districts of Bengal could be lashed by intense showers today even as a low-pressure area — a ‘remnant’ of Cyclone Jawad that moved towards the state along the Odisha coast on Sunday evening — nears the Bengal coast at midnight on Sunday. The showers in Kolkata, though, could lose intensity by the second half of Monday and cease completely by Tuesday morning, said the Met office. The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall at one or two places over coastal and northern districts of Puri, Khurda, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts for today. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:

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Over 50% of adult population in India now fully vaccinated

India has vaccinated more than 50% of its adults with two jabs within 11 months of the launch of its anti-Covid programme. A total of 127.93 crore doses have been administered across the country till Sunday, with over 85% of the 18+ population covered with at least one dose.

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India hosts Pakistan delegation for SCO meet

While bilateral ties with Pakistan remain in a deep freeze, India and Pakistan continue to engage under the banner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a Eurasian political and security grouping that is seen as playing an increasingly important role in Afghanistan after the US departure.

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Param Bir Singh not whistleblower, says Maha govt affidavit

The Maharashtra government has filed a counter-affidavit before the Supreme Court seeking dismissal of the special leave petition (SLP) submitted by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh. The state said it had “no knowledge of any conversation having taken place” between him and incumbent director general of police Sanjay Pandey, and only learnt of the alleged exchange when Singh filed the petition.

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'Indo-Pacific, Af show we are entering a world of plurilateralism'

The current global situation has opened up spaces for middle powers and plurilateral arrangements to flourish, said foreign minister S Jaishankar. Addressing an Indian Ocean conference in Abu Dhabi, Jaishankar said, “A world of more decentralised globalisation obviously offers greater opportunities to many more nations. These would be accentuated by a stronger desire to foster localisation and promote regionalism.”

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In 1st week, Rajya Sabha lost over 50% of sitting time

The Rajya Sabha lost more than half of its scheduled sitting time in the first week of the winter session of Parliament owing to disruptions and forced adjournments on the back of the suspension of 12 opposition MPs on the first day.

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Half-baked intel may’ve led to botched Army operation in Nagaland

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Vicky Kaushal's father arranges food for the paparazzi

Vicky Kaushal and Karina Kaif would be jetting off to Rajasthan anytime soon to kick start their wedding festivities.

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To test vaccine efficacy, ICMR isolating Omicron strain

Scientists at the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV) have initiated efforts to isolate and grow the Omicron strain of the novel coronavirus from the Dombivali man’s throat/nasal swab sample inside its high-end biosafety laboratory in Pune.

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Live: Weekly cases fall in India, but up in 9 states

India’s weekly Covid cases continue to fall but the dip slowed to 3% in the week ending Sunday, even as nine states and UTs registered a rise in infections. Stay with TOI for all updates

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Current Cong brass sees advice as rebellion: Azad

The present generation of Congress is not open to suggestions, veteran Congress leader and member of the G-23 faction Ghulam Nabi Azad has said, lamenting that advice, even when it came from Congress veterans, is “seen as a crime or rebellion”.

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After killing of civilians, chorus against ‘draconian’ armed forces law gets louder

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'Won’t ever topple Rajasthan government, will bag 2/3rd seats'

Home minister Amit Shah on Sunday dismissed accusations that BJP tried to topple the Congress government in Rajasthan and dared the ruling party to call early polls if it thinks people support it.

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'Senior BJP neta offered money, asked me to join party'

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Omicron surges 5x to 21; 1 new case in Delhi, 9 in Rajasthan, 7 in Maharashtra

India’s tally of confirmed Covid-19 cases linked to the newly discovered Omicron variant shot up five times overnight as nine people in Rajasthan, including a four-member NRI family from South Africa, seven in Maharashtra’s Pune and one in Delhi tested positive for that strain of the virus. The total count currently stands at 21.

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14 Nagaland civilians killed in botched Army operation, aftermath

In a botched operation, Army para commandos lying in wait for militants in Nagaland’s Mon district late on Saturday shot and killed six villagers instead, all of them coal mine workers returning home in a van singing songs. Soon after, a village search party found the bodies and attacked soldiers, leading to firing in which seven more civilians died. A soldier was also killed.

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13 hidden iPhone hacks you should know

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Live Score, India vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 3

Stay updated with Times of India to get all the live cricket score updates, scorecard, and ball by ball commentary of 2nd test match between India and New Zealand

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'Katrina and Vicky to tie the knot in a royal mandap'

Lovebirds Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal are all set to tie the sacred knot in Six Senses Fort Barwara, in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan this week. Amid several speculations about their hush-hush ceremony, new reports suggest that preparations at the wedding venue are currently going on in full swing.

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2nd Test Live: India aim to build on big lead against New Zealand on Day 3

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Live Cricket Score, India vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 3

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A perfect 10! Kiwi Ajaz Patel spins history on ‘home’ pitch

Ten wickets in an innings is a stuff of fantasy that has come true only twice before in the 144-year history of Test cricket. For a statistic-heavy sport that cricket is, it is truly a rarest of rare feat. New Zealand left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel, playing in only his 11th Test at 33, achieved the remarkable landmark when he captured all 10 Indian wickets over the first two days of the Wankhede Test on Friday. What makes it even more incredible is that it has come in a city which he’s unafraid of calling his “home” in every media interaction.

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Will India see Omicron wave? ‘It’ll be clear in a month or two’

Experts said it would take another six to eight weeks for an “Omicron wave”, if at all, to become apparent. While Maharashtra’s first Omicron case has been detected in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the state’s additional chief secretary (health) Dr Pradeep Vyas said,“We will focus on quickly completing the vaccination process and ensuring that people follow Covid-appropriate behavior, particularly proper wearing of face mask.’’

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2 more detections in Mah, Guj take India’s Omicron tally to 4

Maharashtra and Gujarat reported a case each of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 on Saturday, one a 33-year-old man from Mumbai's Dombivli who had travelled to South Africa last month and the other a 72-year-old Zimbabwe resident visiting his native Jamnagar. This takes India's tally of confirmed Omicron cases so far to four.

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Cyclone Jawad fizzles out, spares Odisha, AP any major damage

In the end, Jawad proved true to its name, generous, sparing Odisha and Andhra Pradesh major damage as it dissipated into the Bay of Bengal on Saturday evening, weakening into a deep depression. However, under the cyclone’s influence, many coastal districts received moderate rainfall and may get heavy showers on Sunday, IMD said.

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A perfect 10! Kiwi Ajaz Patel spins history on ‘home’ pitch

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China blocks mention of LeT, JeM in Russia meet statement

China is learnt to have prevented a specific mention of Pakistan-based terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) in the Russia-India-China (RIC) joint communique that reiterated the need for an inclusive regime in Afghanistan last week, but India is hoping to make up for it with an unequivocal condemnation of these UNSC-proscribed outfits in the summit and the first ever 2+2 dialogue with Russia on Monday.

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Not launching party but cannot predict future, says Azad

Amid his ongoing rallies in Jammu and Kashmir, and the speculations they have spawned, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said he is not launching a new party but cannot predict the future- a comment that leaves suspense about his future plans.

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51% difference in road death numbers from 2 departments

In a curious case of how two government agencies can come up with two sets of data on the same issue, and that too with a huge difference, even when the source of their numbers is the same, the NCRB under the home ministry and the TRW under transport ministry have been releasing different figures on road deaths based on reports from state police departments. This has been happening for the past many years, the comparative analysis of reports shows.

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Will Neha Kakkar and Rohanpreet perform at Vicky-Katrina wedding?

Lovebirds Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal are all set to tie the sacred knot in a hush-hush ceremony in Rajasthan. According to sources, the wedding will be an extremely private affair with family and few close friends in attendance.

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Centre flags rise in Covid cases & deaths in 5 states, J&K

The Centre on Saturday raised concern over a sharp increase in daily cases of Covid-19 and rising mortality rates, particularly in five states of Odisha, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Mizoram and the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, an alert heightened by the emergence of the Omicron variant.

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In talks with Capt & ex-SAD neta for Punjab alliance: Shah

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‘NDA’s national security response has been more optical than substantial’

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Param Bir Singh set extortion target for Sachin Waze: Chargesheet

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‘Night vaccination’ drive in Maoist hotbed so no one misses out

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Farmers to continue stir till govt withdraws cases

The agitating farmer unions on Saturday decided to continue their protests until they get a “formal and satisfactory written response” from the Centre on their six demands that include a legal guarantee for MSP. They also formed a five-member committee to talk to the government and work for resolving the pending issues such as withdrawal of cases.

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F1: Hamilton reprimanded and Mercedes fined at Saudi GP

Formula One stewards reprimanded Lewis Hamilton and fined his Mercedes team after summoning the seven-times world champion on two counts ahead of Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday.

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Here's how love blossomed between Katrina, Vicky

Ahead of their royal wedding, here's looking at how love blossomed between Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal

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Top10: Odisha, AP & West Bengal brace for Cyclone Jawad

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Times Evoke: ‘Great apes have social cultures'

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2nd Test Live: India aim to build on Mayank Agarwal's fighting ton on Day 2

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Rohit Sharma likely to be named Test vice-captain for SA tour

Rohit Sharma's evolution in the Indian team's leadership group could reach another milestone with him being named the vice-captain of the Test team from the South Africa tour later this month.

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Cyclone Jawad live: Coastal AP to witness heavy rainfall

Cyclonic storm Jawad (pronounced as Jowad) will cause very heavy rainfall over Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts of north coastal Andhra Pradesh today. It is expected to change course and make landfall near Odisha’s Puri on Sunday noon. The storm has developed less than a fortnight after Andhra Pradesh’s Rayalaseema region saw very heavy rains and flash floods leading to the death of more than 40 people. Director, IMD-Amaravati, Stella S said north coastal Andhra Pradesh is likely to witness more than 20 cm rainfall. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:

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Vicky-Katrina wedding: Sawai Madhopur DM to discuss security arrangements

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Concern over Covid infections in children under 5 as SAfrica's daily cases shoot up

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10 months on, chief secy of Maharashtra takes his first shot

Almost 10 months after Covid vaccination for frontline staff started, Maharashtra’s senior-most bureaucrat, acting chief secretary Debashish Chakrabarty, 59, took his first shot on Thursday at JJ Hospital in Byculla. “He took a Covaxin shot on Thursday,” confirmed a senior doctor at the hospital. Chakrabarty took charge after Sitaram Kunte retired three days back.

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Omicron live: Govt asks states to heighten vigil

Cautioning that a few clusters of Covid-19 infection have been reported from some places in the country, the Centre on Friday asked states and UTs to increase active surveillance and timely testing to detect such clusters and hotspots. Stay with TOI for all updates

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Amid reports of trouble in her office, Kamala faces early staff exits

Kamala Harris' chief spokeswoman Symone Sanders' May 2020 book is titled "No, You Shut up." In Washington DC political salons, word is that that clapback illustrates the dysfunction in the vice-president's office. Sanders on Thursday became the second person in Harris' team to announce her departure from the vice-president's office even before she completes a year in office.

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Omicron: Doctors' meet in Bengaluru super-spreader event?

An international medical conference at a star hotel in Bengaluru from November 19-21 is under the scanner after at least three doctors who attended it turned out to be Covid-positive, one of them with the Omicron variant.

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India worked for a year to get China off Lanka projects

It took India almost a year to get China out of three islands off Jaffna peninsula. In January 2021, India was surprised with an announcement that the Ceylon Electricity Board had decided to award a contract for building “hybrid renewable energy systems” in three islands off the coast of Jaffna to a Chinese company, Sino Soar Hybrid Technology.

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‘Absolutely fine,’ says Omicron-infected doctor

The stigma of having his home sealed was more painful than the disease itself, says the 46-year-old doctor, one of the two patients in India infected with Omicron. He dispelled fears on the new coronavirus variant, saying the first thing he told himself once the symptoms manifested was to stay calm, get tested immediately, self-isolate and seek treatment. His wife and children too quarantined themselves at home.

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Uphold spirit of right against sex harassment: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed concern over “a rising trend” of courts invalidating proceedings into sexual misconduct at working place on “hyper-technical” grounds saying that it would defeat the law and would turn judicial process into a punishment for the victim.

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‘Dominance of PhonePe and GPay wake-up call for banks’

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Cyclone Jawad set to impact AP, Odisha from today

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other central/state agencies were deployed in strength on Friday for relief and rescue operations in the wake of cyclone ‘Jawad’ that is set to move in just off the Andhra–south Odisha coast by Saturday morning with wind speeds up to 90-100 kmph and heavy rain.

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Lankan lynched by mob in Pakistan for alleged blasphemy

A mob in Pakistan lynched a Sri Lankan national on Friday before burning his body for alleged blasphemy in Pakistan’s Sialkot city. Priyantha Kumara, in his 40s, had been working as operational manager at a private factory on Wazirabad Road in Sialkot, in Pakistan’s Punjab province, for the past seven years.

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'Consider booster dose for 40-plus age group'

The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG ) has suggested a booster dose of anti-Covid vaccines can be considered for the 40-plus age group, prioritising those at high-risk or high-exposure as low levels of neutralising antibodies from existing vaccines may not be sufficient to neutralise the new variant- Omicron.

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10 months on, chief secretary of Maharashtra takes his first shot

Almost 10 months after Covid vaccination for frontline staff started, Maharashtra’s senior-most bureaucrat, acting chief secretary Debashish Chakrabarty, 59, took his first shot on Thursday at JJ Hospital in Byculla. “He took a Covaxin shot on Thursday,” confirmed a senior doctor at the hospital. Chakrabarty took charge after Sitaram Kunte retired three days back.

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Body lies in open, thanas use tapes to find out jurisdiction

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BCCI set to clear Indian team's travel to South Africa

Indian cricketers will travel to South Africa later this month despite the threat of new COVID-19 mutant Omicron as the BCCI is convinced that the bio-bubble being created by the CSA will be safe and secure for the players. The tour comprises three Tests, three ODIs and four T20 Internationals and is scheduled to start on December 17 at Johannesburg.

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Live Cricket Score, India vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 1

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England's James Anderson has unfinished business against Australia

England's prime strike bowler James Anderson has nothing left to prove as he prepares for what will surely be his last Ashes series Down Under starting December 8 but he may feel there is some unfinished business to attend to against Australia.

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EPL: Tottenham bounce back as Son sinks Brentford

Son Heung-min helped Tottenham get back on track as South Korean's first Premier League goal since October sealed a 2-0 win against Brentford on Thursday.

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Tennis stars back 'bold' WTA move to suspend China events over Peng

Tennis stars threw their support behind the WTA's move to suspend its tournaments in China over concern for Peng Shuai, as Olympic chiefs said on Thursday they had held a second video call with her.

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David Warner battles on into sixth Ashes series

The last time England arrived Down Under for an Ashes series in 2017, David Warner was Australia vice-captain and the team's designated enforcer with both the bat and the chat.

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Opec+ to keep up output, fuel prices may fall

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BJD lauds Covid steps, Shiv Sena accuses govt of ‘favouritism’

On the day when India reported two confirmed cases of new Corona variant Omicron, Lok Sabha on Thursday took up debate on the Covid situation in the country with most speakers suggesting that the country should not lower the guard at this juncture.

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EPL: Ronaldo begins Man United revival with 800th career goal

Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed 800 goals for club and country with a double as Manchester United beat Arsenal 3-2 to close to within three points of the Premier League top four.

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Russia sweep past Swedish brothers to reach Davis Cup semi-finals

World number two and US Open champion Daniil Medvedev led Russia past Sweden and into a second successive Davis Cup semi-final on Thursday.

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New York state finds five cases of Omicron variant

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South African traveller, Bengaluru doctor are India’s first Omicron patients

India’s first two Omicron-infected Covid-19 patients have been detected in Karnataka. One of them is a 66-year-old man who travelled from South Africa while the other is a 46-year-old anaesthetist based in Bengaluru, the health ministry said on Thursday. Their contacts have also been traced, it added.

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‘Fascistic mindset’, says Congress after Mamata’s ‘what UPA?’ remark

A day after TMC chief Mamata Banerjee declared that UPA was dead and Congress was not fighting BJP with Rahul Gandhi often going abroad, a virtual war of words broke out with the grand old party accusing her of having a “fascistic mindset” and narrating her long history of alliance with BJP.

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India slams UN rights body for Jammu and Kashmir statement

India slammed the UN high commissioner for human rights office on Thursday for making "baseless and unfounded" allegations against Indian forces in J&K, asking it to develop a better understanding of the negative impact of terrorism on human rights.

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China suspends Sri Lankan solar plants after India protest

China has decided to suspend a project for construction of Hybrid Energy Systems in Sri Lanka by Chinese firm Sino Soar Hybrid Technology, a Lankan media report said. These systems were to be constructed in three northern islands located close to India.

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Maharashtra rolls back stringent travel curbs in wake of Omicron

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'Wide range of vaccines act as booster to AstraZeneca, Pfizer shots'

Up to six different Covid-19 boosters were found to be safe, and provoked strong immune responses in people who have previously received a two-dose course of the Oxford-AstraZeneca-developed Covishield, or Pfizer-BioNTech’s BNT162b2, the first randomised phase 2 trial of boosters given after two doses of either vaccine, published in The Lancet shows.

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‘In national interest’: India defends S-400 buy as curbs loom

As the threat of US sanctions looms over India’s purchase of S-400 system from Russia, India on Thursday reiterated that it follows an independent foreign policy and its defence acquisitions will continue to be guided by “national security interests”.

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Jobless rate: 11 states hit double digits in January-March

Urban joblessness rates in all age groups in at least 11 states remained in double digits, while it was stubbornly high among 15 to 29 year olds across all states, with this segment’s overall unemployment rate hitting 22.9% in the January-March quarter of 2020-21, latest data showed. In the October-December quarter, 12 states had reported double-digit urban joblessness rates.

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Resolve logjam in RS, Venkaiah asks govt, oppn

With the suspension of the 12 opposition members continuing to disrupt Rajya Sabha, chairperson M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday asked the ruling and opposition benches to resolve the logjam, while stressing that ‘disapproval of undemocratic conduct in the House cannot be decried as undemocratic’.

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Covid: Coverage of 1st dose up by 5.9%, 2nd shot by 11.7%

The coverage of the first and second dose of Covid vaccine has increased by 5.9% and 11.7%, respectively, till end of November following the government’s door-to-door ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ campaign that started from November 3. However, around 12 crore beneficiaries are still due for their second dose despite the government’s vaccination push.

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Indian Super League: Hyderabad, Jamshedpur share spoils in Bambolim

Hyderabad FC came from a goal down against Jamshedpur to earn a point in their third Indian Super League clash here on Thursday.

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India vs New Zealand, 2nd Test: Opportunity may knock for KS Bharat

Will KS Bharat, who did well behind the stumps while substituting for Wriddhiman Saha in the first Test, make his debut in the second Test, which begins at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday? While Saha overcame a stiff neck to score a fighting half-century (61 not out) in the second innings at Green Park, there's still uncertainty over his fitness and availability for the second Test.

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India vs New Zealand, 2nd Test: Grass shaved off at Wankhede

The "thick layer of grass" on the Wankhede pitch for the second Test between India and New Zealand has been shaved off in the build-up to the game. The draw in Kanpur in the first Test meant that both India and New Zealand had to be content with four points, something that clearly isn’t to the liking of the hosts, who want to maximise home conditions and grab the 12 World Test Championship points on offer.

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Congress is BJP’s TRP, they just waste time: Mamata Banerjee

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Will 'struggling' Rahane get to play his first Test on home ground?

The prospect of playing a Test in front of his home crowd at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday - after an eight-and-a-half year Test career - should have got Ajinkya Rahane excited. Instead, the Mumbaikar is staring at a future as gloomy as the Mumbai weather was on Wednesday.

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WTA suspends all tournaments in China over Peng Shuai concerns

WTA Tour chairman Steve Simon said Wednesday the women's tennis circuit is suspending all tournaments in China over concerns about the safety of Chinese player Peng Shuai. The WTA had planned 11 events in China this year before Covid-19 forced them to be relocated or cancelled.

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WTA suspends all tournaments in China over Peng Shuai concerns

WTA Tour chairman Steve Simon said Wednesday the women's tennis circuit is suspending all tournaments in China over concerns about the safety of Chinese player Peng Shuai. The WTA had planned 11 events in China this year before Covid-19 forced them to be relocated or cancelled.

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Live: US reports first case of Omicron variant in California

A person in California who had been vaccinated against Covid-19 became the first in the United States to have an identified case of the Omicron variant, the White House announced Wednesday as scientists continue to study the risks posed by the new virus strain. Stay with TOI for all updates:

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In custody, Assam lynching accused killed in accident

The prime accused in the lynching of an All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu) leader in Jorhat two days ago was “accidentally” killed early on Wednesday when he allegedly jumped out of a police car in a bid to escape and was fatally hit by an escort vehicle. Neeraj Das, alias Kola Lora, was to be produced in court during the day.

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Omicron grounds December 15 plan to resume regular international flights

Regular international flights to and from India are unlikely to resume from December 15, as originally scheduled, due to uncertainty over the impact of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 on the course of the pandemic, the country's civil aviation regulator said on Wednesday.

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Maharashtra may roll back some curbs for flyers after Centre objects

A day after Maharashtra introduced stringent air travel curbs in the backdrop of rising concerns over the Omicron variant of Covid, the Centre pointed out that the restrictions were “in divergence” with guidelines from the Union health ministry and urged the state to scale back its orders.

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Karnataka to seek booster shots for frontline, health workers

Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Wednesday that he would speak to Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya in Delhi on Thursday about giving booster shots to healthcare workers and frontline workers in the state.

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Undertrial can’t be detained indefinitely: SC

Taking up the case of a Maoist leader charged under the tough UAPA law, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held that an undertrial cannot be indefinitely detained in prison if there is a delay in concluding the trial. The courts “would ordinarily be obligated” to grant bail if timely trial is not possible and the accused has been in jail for long, it added.

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At Rs 1.32 lakh crore, GST mop-up in Nov second highest ever

GST collections touched Rs 1,31,576 crore, the second highest monthly mop up since the introduction of the new tax regime in mid-2017 on the back of strong festival sales. The kitty in November (for transactions in October) was a shade higher than the Rs 1.3 lakh crore deposited in the treasury last month and 25% higher than a year ago.

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IIT hiring: Domestic offer hits record Rs 1.8 crore

After a lull in the first pandemic year, crore-plus job packages returned with a bang on premier IIT campuses. On the opening day of the season, several IITians entered the crore-plus salary club, as the highest domestic package touched an all-time high of Rs 1.8 crore and international offers crossed the Rs 2 crore mark.

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