Follow law or leave, Andhra HC tells Twitter

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BJP pits Union minister, an ex-SP neta, against Akhilesh

Springing a surprise, BJP has fielded former SP leader and party's Dalit MP from Agra, Satya Pal Singh Baghel, again-st former CM and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav in "family bastion" Karhal. Baghel, who is presently the minister of state for law and justice at the centre, filed his nomination papers soon after Akhilesh completed the formality in the constituency, which comes under Mainpuri.

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Taliban keeps ex-Afghan president Karzai, former chief executive Abdullah under virtual house arrest

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SP promotes fake socialism, says PM at virtual rally

PM Narendra Modi lashed out at the Samajwadi Party in his first virtual rally for poll-bound UP on Monday, addressing 21 constituencies in the western part of the state that vote in the initial phase on February 10, and said that the SP has been promoting “nakli samajwad (fake socialism)".

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'Global investors have faith in India growth story'

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NCDRC tightens the screws on builders for occupancy papers

In a relief to homebuyers who are forced to take possession and start living in their flats without occupancy certificate (OC) because of delay on the part of builders to get all clearances from the authority, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission held that builders cannot demand maintenance charge from the buyers without OC.

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Congress leaning towards making Channi CM face for the Punjab elections

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75% of adults in India are now fully vaccinated

Over 75% of adults in the country are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with two doses of the jabs, heralding a major achievement in the mass immunisation drive that played a crucial role in keeping disease severity, hospitalisation and deaths low during the present surge powered by Omicron variant of SARS-CoV2.

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Bigg Boss 15 winner: Tejasswi Prakash lifts the trophy

Tejasswi Prakash is the winner of Bigg Boss 15. After completing grueling tasks, several fights, emotional ups and downs and spending 120 days in the house, the ultimate title holder of the season is Tejasswi. She defeated co-contestant Pratik Sehajpal.

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Channi or Sidhu? Congress begins talks on CM face in Punjab

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Budget may unveil more semi-high-speed trains

Besides significant increase in budgetary allocation, the government is also likely to announce the introduction of more semi-high-speed trains that can run at 180-200 kmph on Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) routes in the Union Budget that will be presented on Tuesday.

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Ultras kill head constable near his home in Kashmir

Terrorists shot dead a J&K police head constable around 5.30pm on Saturday near his home in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, while security forces engaged “two-three” terrorists in a shootout in Pulwama district. Officers said Kulgam police station head constable Ali Mohammad Ganie was grievously wounded in the shooting near his home at Hasanpora Tabala of Bijbehara.

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India ranked among top 10 in cross-country travel index

India has been ranked among the top 10 countries for cross-country travel in an index of 118 countries by vacation homes aggregator Holidu. The index was compiled by taking into account a variety of factors deemed important for anyone planning a road trip, including attractions like the Unesco World Heritage sites, wildlife, natural assets, range of landscapes and etc.

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If SP wins, Azam will replace you: Shah woos Jayant again

Union home minister Amit Shah, who was in western Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar and Saharanpur as part of his election campaign on Saturday, reached out to Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary again, the second time in a week, and said, “If Samajwadi Party (RLD’s alliance partner) forms the next government, Jayant bhai, you will be sidelined and Azam Khan will take over.”

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Impact of pandemic? Women jobseekers fell by 34% in 2021

Not only have more women lost jobs compared to men during the pandemic, but also fewer women are returning to work. The number of women actively looking for work each month reduced by three million between 2019 and 2021, says the latest bulletin from Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) and Centre for Economic Data and Analysis (CEDA).

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SBI suspends circular on hiring pregnant women candidates

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ICC U19 WC: India beat Bangladesh to enter semis

Left-arm seamer Ravi Kumar bowled a sensational opening spell as India's 'class of 2022' exacted a sweet revenge, ousting defending champions Bangladesh by 5 wickets to enter the semi-final of ICC U-19 World Cup. India will meet Australia in the semis on Feb 2, having won an unprecedented 7 out of 9 U-19 World Cup QFs. Chasing a lowly 112 for victory, India crossed the finish line with 115 balls to spare.

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Vote against Palestinian NGO my decision alone: Akbaruddin

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India reports over 600 Covid deaths, 103 in Maharashtra

Maharashtra recorded more than 100 deaths from Covid-19 on Friday while the toll in Kerala was over 90 as daily fatalities from the virus in India crossed 600 for the first time during the current wave of the pandemic. Meanwhile, fresh cases of the coronavirus continued to fall, indicating that the third wave may have peaked in the country, although testing remained lower than the previous week’s numbers. India reported 2,35,396 new cases on Friday, the lowest in 11 days, with data from one state awaited.

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V Anantha Nageswaran to be govt’s next chief economic adviser

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PM Modi to address his 1st UP virtual rally on January 31

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SC revokes 1-year suspension of 12 Maha BJP MLAs

Holding that suspension of a member from any assembly beyond one session is grossly violative of “basic democratic values” and worse than expulsion, the Supreme Court Friday held the July 2021 resolution passed by the Maharashtra assembly to suspend 12 BJP MLAs for allegedly misbehaving with the presiding officer of the House as “unconstitutional, grossly illegal and irrational” as the period of suspension extended beyond the remainder of the session concerned.

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Let’s open up more shrines to pilgrims, India proposes to Pakistan

Even as bilateral ties with Pakistan remain in deep freeze, India is looking to build on the goodwill created by religious tourism by expanding the agreed list of shrines pilgrims from both sides are allowed to visit. India proposed the same to Pakistan in a note verbale Friday saying that pilgrims be also allowed to travel by air.

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US warns of war if Russia invades Ukraine

The United States on Friday virtually threatened to impose war on Russia if it invaded Ukraine, which Washington considers imminent and Kyiv insists is not.

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World doubled vaccine delivery to 11bn in 2021

A total of 11 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses were produced and delivered to countries globally in 2021, which is twice the volume of the total global vaccine market in the pre-Covid year, 2019, for routine immunization. Of the Covid-19 jabs, the two Chinese vaccines — Sinovac and Sinopharm — cornered the largest volume shares at 21% and 19% (2.3 billion and 2.1 billion doses) respectively, while the share of India’s Serum Institute of India (SII) stood at 13% or 1.5 billion doses, according to UNICEF’s year in review.

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Jats, BJP share legacy of fighting Mughals, says Amit Shah

A day after Union home minister Amit Shah’s meeting with a select group of Jat representatives, a video clip of him purportedly emphasising affinity with the community by stressing the shared legacy of ‘fighting Mughals’ has gone viral.

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Congress will go to Punjab polls with CM face: Rahul Gandhi

Congress’s CM face in Punjab will be decided soon on the basis of feedback from party workers, Rahul Gandhi declared at a virtual election rally in Jalandhar Cantt on Thursday after admittedly telling incumbent Charanjit Singh Channi and contender Navjot Singh Sidhu that “two people can't lead”.

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Covaxin, Covishield get regular market nod, with some riders

Drug regulator DCGI on Thursday granted regular marketing authorisation to the two commonly used Covid vaccines — Covishield and Covaxin — for use in adults with certain conditions. However, the vaccines will be available only under “programmatic setting” and all vaccinations have to be recorded on CoWIN.

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‘Election virus’ causes targeting of rivals, says SC

In the midst of a disruptive pandemic caused by the coronavirus, the Supreme Court on Thursday detected another one, the ‘election virus’, and diagnosed that during poll-eve, this virus often afflicts the ruling parties of states, which resort to vengeful actions against political opponents.

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Mathura wants mandir, but without violence

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Love this phase of being married, says Ankita Lokhande

The actress in an exclusive chat with ETimes TV shared that she's enjoying this new phase in her life and reveals that her husband often keeps telling her that she got married to be like the nayi naveli dulhan.

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Shah woos west UP Jat leaders ahead of polls

Anxious to assuage the sullenness of sections of the Jat community in Western UP, Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday wooed a group of community influencers by stressing similarity of “nationalist” outlook, recalling communal riots of 2013 and promising resolution of their grievances and consideration of demands.

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‘By April-May, Omicron may be in the past’

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For 1st time, tricolour flies atop Lal Chowk before R-Day crowd

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In a first on R-Day, fleet of 75 aircraft dominates skies

The flypast of the Indian Air Force on Wednesday was the grandest ever in the history of the Republic Day parade as the largest-ever fleet of 75 aircraft, including newly-acquired Rafale fighters, participated in the air show of the country’s aerial assets over Rajpath.

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'Girls worst hit in access to education in pandemic'

As the surging third wave puts the focus back on the pandemic’s impact on children’s education, the findings of a parliamentary committee highlights how the Covid crisis has disproportionately affected girls, especially their education.

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Can promises of freebies on poll eve be curbed, asks SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said political parties competing with each other to announce freebies and doles during electioneering has the potential to upset states’ finances and vitiate free and fair polls and asked the Centre and the Election Commission to respond to a PIL seeking measures to curb this infectious poll-eve tendency.

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SAT to be shorter, cover more topics and allow calculator

The redesigned SAT will be shorter, cover a more diverse range of topics and calculators will now be allowed for the entire math section. The College Board on Tuesday also announced that its SAT Suite of Assessments will be offered digitally. International students will now be allowed seven opportunities instead of five.

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Kerala all set to clip Lokayukta’s powers

The Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala is set to amend the state Lokayukta Act through an ordinance amid stirrings of protest by the opposition over what legal experts see as an attempt to prevent any verdict of the anti-corruption agency being binding on the administration.

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'India showed unmatched resolve in Covid war'

President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said that India is better poised now to meet challenges of the future and hailed the country’s vaccination drive against Covid-19. Addressing the nation on the eve of the 73rd Republic Day, he said India showed an “unmatched resolve” when faced by the pandemic.

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Hazel Keech and Yuvraj Singh blessed with baby boy

Former Indian cricket Yuvraj Singh along with wife Hazel Keech have welcomed a baby boy on Tuesday.

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Share your Republic Day greetings

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86% students think that access to digital content brought a change

86% of Indian students think that access to digital content has changed the way they learn and 56% think that the way they study will not go back to how it was pre-pandemic. According to a survey, globally 44% of Gen Y and Gen Z respondents expect changes brought in by Covid-19 to become permanent.

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Female voters up 5.1%, male 3.6% since 2019 LS polls: CEC

The number of female electors in the country has witnessed a sharper rise of 5.1% over the past three years, from 43.8 crore in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections to 46.1 crore now, as compared to the 3.6% increase in male voters from 47.3 crore to 49 crore during the same period. CEC Sushil Chandra, in a televised address on the eve of National Voters Day celebrated each year on January 25, said the strength of the total electorate in the country, as of today, stood at 95.1 crore.

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No more rain, but colder days ahead, predicts IMD

The northwest and central India may not face any more wet days this week after Tuesday but the region, including Delhi-NCR, will continue to face chilly weather as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday predicted “gradual fall in minimum temperatures by 3-5 degree Celsius” over most parts of these areas during the next five days.

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Braveheart, dancers, Covid warriors among 29 to bag Bal Puraskar

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PM Modi toasts young innovators, Indian CEOs of global majors

Hailing the important role of youth in nation building, PM Modi on Monday underlined the growing prowess of India in innovation and the start-up sphere as he conveyed the nation’s pride in the fact that some major global companies are being led by young Indian CEOs. “Today we feel proud when we see the youth of India excelling in the world of start-ups. We feel proud when we see that the youth of India are innovating, taking the country forward,” the PM said.

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Power plants staring at fresh coal shortage due to ‘bias’

Coal shortage at power plants may appear to be over for the time being but the spectre of another crisis is lurking beneath the surface, especially for generation stations located far from mines. But unlike September last year, this time such plants — termed as ‘foreign’ by Indian Railways — are suffering due to discrimination in allotment of rakes and a free-for-all among railway zones in the race to post higher despatch figures.

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R-Day march: Army to display evolution of uniform & rifles

Marching contingents of Army soldiers will showcase how their uniforms and rifles have evolved since 1950s, on Republic Day. Mechanised columns will include “a mix of the vintage and modern” weapon systems and platforms, Delhi area chief of staff Major General Alok Kacker said. In the first of 6 Army contingents, Rajput Regiment soldiers will be seen wearing uniform of 1950s and carrying Lee-Enfield .303 rifles. Assam Regiment troops will be donning uniform from 1960s and .303 rifles.

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CAs’ clean chit can’t stall co's folding: Supreme Court

In Antrix-Devas judgment, SC ruled that proceeding for winding up of a company on ground of perpetrations of fraud can't be stalled by shareholders citing reports from CAs, auditors giving clean chit or non-discovery of fraud. SC junked arguments of Devas and shareholders that since the auditors’ reports of 2012, 2016, 2017 and 2020 certified “no fraud on or by the company has been noticed or reported during the course of the audit”, the Antrix-Devas deal was terminated not on fraud grounds.

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Undoing efforts of past to obliterate many heroes: PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi on Sunday unveiled a hologram of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at India Gate. Emphasising that the hologram of Netaji will soon be replaced by a one cast in stone, the PM said that installation of the “giant statue” close to the National War Museum at India Gate and near Parliament marks a “homage to the hero of freedom by the grateful nation and will keep reminding our instititutions and coming generations the lesson of national duty”.

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We've gone wrong, no shying away from that: Rahul

India failed to avoid a series whitewash despite Deepak Chahar's scintillating 34-ball 54, losing the third ODI by four runs here to end a disastrous tour of the 'Rainbow Nation'. India had earlier lost the three-match Test series 1-2 against South Africa.

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PM tells DMs to focus on time-bound delivery of govt programmes

Citing success stories from “aspirational” districts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged district magistrates to identify 10 tasks to be completed in the next three months to improve ease of living of the common people. The PM stressed time-bound targets for taking roads to all the villages of the districts, ayushman cards, bank account to every person, Ujjwala gas connection, insurance pension and housing for everyone.

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Going door-to-door in Kairana, Shah meets families that had ‘left’

Home minister Amit Shah met several families who were "affected" by the alleged exodus from Kairana some years ago during a door-to-door poll campaign on Saturday.

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6 die in Mumbai highrise fire; grandkids carry 86-year-old out

Barely two months after a fire on the 19th floor of a highrise killed one person in Lower Parel, six persons were killed and 24 injured in a blaze that broke out also on the 19th floor of a tower in Tardeo on Saturday morning. The fire started around 6.45am at the 20-storeyed Sachinam Heights, situated opposite Bhatia Hospital in Tardeo, fire brigade officials said. Many of the building’s residents were still asleep when the blaze began. A short circuit was the likely cause of the fire.

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Mahatma’s favourite hymn ‘Abide With Me’ dropped from Beating Retreat

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India ready to ship wheat to Afghanistan via Pakistan in Feb

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Centre to restore J&K statehood when situation is normal: Shah

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India's daily Covid situation in 5 charts

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5 new tiger reserves likely in India this year

Five more sites are expected to be formally declared tiger reserves by 2022-end, taking the total number to 56. The Centre has given approval of granting the status to three new sites and agreed in-principle to give its nod to two more. The three sites which got approval are MM Hills in Karnataka, Guru Ghasidas National Park in Chhattisgarh and Ramgarh Vishdhari in Rajasthan. The two which got in-principle nod are Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal and Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary in Bihar.

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Punjab: Another consignment of explosives recovered from Gurdaspur

An official release issued on Friday informed that the recovery was made on the disclosure of Malkeet Singh, a resident of village Gazikot in Gurdaspur, who was arrested by the Gurdaspur police on Thursday.

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‘Amar Jawan Jyoti merged for true shradhanjali to martyrs’

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Netaji statue to be installed at India Gate, likely in August

A statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose will be installed at India Gate in what marks a fitting recognition of the legendary freedom fighter who had captivated the country with his determination to liberate it from British occupation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that he will unveil a hologram statue of Bose, Netaji to legions of his admirers, at the same place on his birthday on January 23 evening.

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Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas welcome baby through surrogacy

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas have welcomed a baby through surrogacy. The couple took to their respective social media handles to share the happy news with the world. Their post read, "We are overjoyed to confirm that we have welcomed a baby via surrogate. We respectfully ask for privacy during this special time as we focus on our family. Thank you so much."

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They batted better than us in middle overs: Rishabh Pant

Flamboyant Rishabh Pant believes that the difference between the two teams in the just lost ODI series was far better middle-overs batting by the South African side. Having lost the first game by 31 runs, Indians were once again soundly thrashed by seven wickets after having put up a reasonably good 287 runs on the board.

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Where we need to get better is right in front of us, says KL Rahul

A fragile middle-order and lack of wickets in the middle overs are obvious areas of improvement needed for the Indian team, skipper KL Rahul admitted after an embarrassing ODI series defeat against South Africa on Friday. For the second game in a row, Indian bowlers looked pedestrian especially in the middle overs.

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Supreme Court extends women’s right to parents’ property prior to ’56

The Supreme Court on Thursday conferred daughters with equal right to father’s property even prior to codification of Hindu personal laws and enactment of the Hindu Succession Act in 1956 and said that the law of inheritance would apply to partition of properties even if the father had died intestate before 1956.

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Amar Jawan Jyoti to be put out, ‘merged’ with flame at NWM

Amar Jawan Jyoti or the ‘eternal flame’ at the iconic India Gate will be extinguished after 50 years on Friday and merged with the flame at the adjoining National War Memorial (NWM) in the run-up to this Republic Day. A part of the flame at the Amar Jawan Jyoti will be carried to the NWM during a solemn ceremony to merge the two flames at 3.30 pm,” a defence ministry official said Thursday.

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Tendency to tarnish India’s image must be shunned: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday targeted naysayers saying there is a tendency to tarnish India’s image, both within the country and internationally, and exhorted non-state actors to make an effort to change this "perception-building" while conveying the correct picture of the country to the world.

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Scores don’t reflect merit, says SC, upholds OBC quota

Settling the perennial merit vs quota debate while upholding reservation for OBC in all-India quota medical seats, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that scores in entrance tests do not reflect the social, economic and cultural advantage that accrues to certain classes and contributes to their success in such examinations. “Merit can’t be reduced to narrow definitions of performance in an open competitive exam which only provides formal equality of opportunity,” SC said.

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Vaccination has kept severe illness, deaths low in third wave: ICMR

The proportion of Covid deaths in active cases during the current surge is significantly lower, helped by large-scale vaccination coverage, than the previous second wave, the Centre said underlining the role of vaccines in protecting against severe illness and deaths due to Covid-19. "Vaccine online tracker shows the benefit of its ability to reduce deaths considerably among vaccinated compared to unvaccinated,” ICMR director general Balram Bhargava said.

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Amar Jawan Jyoti to be merged with National War Memorial flame

The Amar Jawan Jyoti or the “eternal flame” at the iconic India Gate will be extinguished after 50 years on Friday and merged with the flame at the adjoining National War Memorial (NWM) in the run-up to the Republic Day this year.

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Apple gives 8 reasons to switch from Android to iPhone

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India at UN: 1993 blasts brain getting Pak’s 5-star treatment

The crime syndicate responsible for the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts is enjoying 5-star hospitality in Pakistan and given state protection”, the Indian envoy at the UN said, in a veiled reference to Dawood Ibrahim. In August 2020, Pakistan had for the first time acknowledged the presence of Dawood on its soil after the government imposed sweeping sanctions on 88 banned terror groups and their leaders.

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SC: Reach out to kin for Covid ex gratia, don’t wait for claims

After summoning the chief secretaries of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh with three hours’ notice to appear virtually for slow disbursal of Covid compensation, the Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up some states for not taking proactive steps and asked the authorities to reach out to the families of the victims without waiting for them to file claims.

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‘AC malfunction may have led to warship blast in Mumbai’

The three Indian Navy sailors who were killed in the explosion on board the Rajput-class destroyer, INS Ranvir, at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on Tuesday were taking a nap during a work break when the incident took place, said Colaba police. Prima facie, the blast occurred due to a malfunction in the warship air-conditioning compartment ‘possibly linked to Freon gas leak’, said a source.

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More cash, gold, assets papers seized from Channi kin

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BHU offers Hindu Dharma course

Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has become the first university in the country to introduce “Hindu dharma” in its regular curriculum. The university has started a postgraduate course in Hindu studies, university authorities said on Tuesday, claiming that this is the first such course offered by any university in the country.

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Rahul blames lack of wickets, middle-order collapse for loss

India skipper KL Rahul blamed lack of wickets in the middle overs and below-par show by the middle order batters for the team's 31-run defeat against South Africa in the ODI series-opener here on Wednesday.

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Phones from Xiaomi, OnePlus, more with ‘big exchange’

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Don’t hasten in giving death, SC tells courts, gives man 30-yr jail

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Didi opposes move to tweak deputation rules of IAS officers

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has written to PM Narendra Modi opposing the proposed amendments to Rule 6 of IAS (Cadre) Rules, 1954, which would allow the Centre to post any IAS officer working in the state for central deputation. The proposed amendment asks the states to nominate a pre-decided number of IAS officers for central deputation reserve and allows the Centre to post these officers.

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250% rise in Bengaluru cases in a week; set to peak by Jan 25

Covid's third wave is likely to peak by January 25 in Bengaluru, with daily fresh infections touching 35,000 cases, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials told Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai during a review meeting on the pandemic on Monday. The city reported 25,595 new cases on Tuesday, taking active cases across the state to nearly 1.8 lakh.

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3 Navy men die in explosion on warship in Mumbai dockyard

Three Indian Navy sailors were killed and 11 sustained burn injuries in an explosion on board the Rajput-class destroyer, INS Ranvir, at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on Tuesday. The explosion occurred around 4.45pm in an internal compartment of the destroyer, which was anchored at Mumbai on cross-coast deployment from eastern Naval Command at Visakhapatnam.

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'Mulayam Singh's daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav to join BJP'

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Amazon sale: 10 powerful laptops that offer value-for-money

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Interest-free loans: Akhilesh Yadavpromises farmers

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday promised interest-free loans for farmers and setting-up of a revolving fund to pay sugarcane growers the price of their produce within 15 days if voted to power in the 2022 assembly polls. "A revolving fund will also be set up to pay farmers the price of their produce within 15 days after them selling their yield," Akhilesh said.

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Which way will Dalit votes in UP go this time?

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Birju Maharaj, maestro who breathed Kathak, dies at 83

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ICMR norms junk oral antivirals, antibiotics

Oral antivirals, antibiotics, monoclonal antibodies and vitamins have no place in India’s latest Covid management guidelines, which were put up on the Union health ministry website on Monday. Antiviral remdesivir, which is given via an IV drip, is recommended for moderate to severely ill patients on oxygen support.

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‘Price crash deals’ on TVs, TWS earbuds, power banks and more

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Domestic violence plaints to NCW rose 26% last year

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India@2047: Govt's plan likely to be ready by May

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'BJP to repeat 2017 feat in UP, despite defections, farm stir'

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Shocked by move to drop R-Day tableau: Mamata to PM

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Uttarakhand minister Harak Singh Rawat expelled from BJP

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PM: India rapidly moving towards 100-unicorn mark

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In EV push, govt eases rules to set up charging stations

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EC extends ban on roadshows, rallies till January 22

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Written off for 2024 election? Kamala fights to stay in fray

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Amazon Republic Day sale is live for these users

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Farmers to relaunch protest from Lakhimpur for pending demands

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‘Army set to check any military brinkmanship’

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6 airbags must in 8-seater cars from October this year

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2021 was 5th warmest year in India since 1901: IMD

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As ex-BJP ministers join SP, FIR for Covid norms breach

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If sex worker can say no, why can’t a wife: HC

Can a wife be put on a lower pedestal or be less empowered than a sex worker who has the right to say no at any stage, the Delhi high court said on Thursday while hearing a batch of petitions on marital rape. The court’s remarks came when it pointed out that to exclude “certain circumstances” from the ambit of rape “because of inter-party relationship” is problematic and that the marital rape exception could be examined in the light of protection granted to sex workers in rape law.

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New Covid cases at 2.6L, deaths cross 200 for 2nd consecutive day

Fresh Covid-19 cases in India rose 7% to nearly 2.64 lakh on Thursday, a day after a record rise of more than 50,000 had pushed the day's tally to 2.47 lakh. Deaths from the virus remained relatively low but were rising. With data from Tripura awaited at the time of writing, 218 fatalities were reported on Thursday, the second consecutive day of 200-plus deaths.

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India could evade US curbs on S-400 deal, signals Biden aide

More signs that the Biden administration will waive sanctions against India for buying Russian S-400 air defense system emerged on Wednesday with a key official saying Washington will have to weigh geo-strategic considerations involving China against a domestic law that calls for punitive action.

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India’s green cover rises, touches nearly 1/4th of geographical area

India’s green cover has touched nearly one-fourth of its geographical area with "forests" and "trees outside recorded forest areas" put together recording an increase of 2,261 sq km (0.3%) in 2021 compared to the previous assessment in 2019, shows the latest India State of Forest Report (ISFR 2021) released on Thursday.

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No breakthrough in 13-hour China talks, but next meet soon

There was no breakthrough in the marathon top-level military talks between India and China on Wednesday, with Beijing again showing reluctance to complete troop disengagement at a friction point in eastern Ladakh while also refusing to discuss steps to defuse the bigger problems at Depsang and Demchok.

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In a first, potential climate change hotspots mapped

The India State of Forest Report (ISFR) has for the first time mapped climate change hotspots in the country in three future time period scenarios of 2030, 2050 and 2085. It observed that Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are projected to witness the highest temperature increase whereas Andaman & Nicobar Islands, West Bengal, Goa, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh may face least temperature rise over these short, medium and long time periods.

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Domestic airtraffic drops 37% since January 1

India’s domestic passenger traffic has dropped 37% since January 1, with less than two lakh people flying daily, which takes the traffic back to the volumes handled in July last year. An estimated 30% drop in air passengers is expected in the final quarter of this fiscal, according to aviation observers.

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MI5 names Chinese ‘agent’ linked to Labour MP awarded Padma Shri by India

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2 soldiers killed in ‘accidental firing’ along LoC in Rajouri

Two soldiers of the Indian Army were killed allegedly in an ‘accidental firing’ at a forward location along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of J&K on Thursday.

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SC halts Covid-19 vaccine rule for US businesses

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Railways report 1st passenger deaths in accident after gap of nearly 34 months

The railways reported the first incident of passenger deaths in an accident on Thursday after a gap of nearly 34 months. At least five passengers on board were left dead and another 20 were injured as 12 bogies of the Guwahati-bound Bikaner Express derailed in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district.

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'Acharya' star Chiranjeevi meets AP CM; here's why

Amid a raging row between Andhra Pradesh government and Tollywood over movie ticket prices, megastar Chiranjeevi called on Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in Amaravati on Thursday.

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Top10: 'Can’t have one-sided enquiry into PM’s security breach'

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Separated by Partition, brothers reunite in Kartarpur after 74 years

It was a showstopper — both time and a flock of pilgrims stood still for a while to soak up the scene of two turbaned old men pat each other’s backs in a joyous embrace against the backdrop of Gurdwara Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan on Wednesday. The significance of that hug was not lost on anyone. It was the reunion of two octogenarian brothers separated by Partition, 74 years ago.

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3rd Test: Bumrah bowls India to lead before openers fall

Going into Day Three, India lead by 70 runs and what they manage to add from here is how this Test will build up over the next three sessions. In the last 45 minutes of play on Wednesday, after a long day at work already, India walked out to bat in their second innings and lost openers Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul early. Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli were at the crease.

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'Omicron seems less severe, but can’t let our guard down'

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Indians objecting to sensitive ads: ASCI

Are Indian men becoming more sensitive? Is religious intolerance on the rise? These are some questions a recent report on consumer complaints received against advertisements over the last three years raised on Wednesday.

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Study: Covaxin third shot 90% effective

A booster shot of indigenously developed vaccine Covaxin after two doses is able to generate robust antibody responses and neutralise the Omicron and Delta variants of Sars-CoV-2, a study conducted at Atlanta-based Emory University has found.

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Dharam Sansad: SC seeks reply from Centre, states

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought responses from the Centre, the Delhi Police Commissioner and the Uttarakhand Director General of Police on a PIL demanding stringent action against those who delivered hate speech, allegedly calling for armed action against the minority community at congregations in Haridwar and Delhi last month.

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WH encouraged by rejection of FB request to dismiss antitrust lawsuit

The White House said on Wednesday it was encouraged by a US judge's decision not to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust lawsuit against Facebook.

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Post-21 knot to help women professionally: PM

PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the purpose of raising the age of marriage of women from 18-21 years was based on the principle of equality and to bring more women into the country’s workforce allowing them an opportunity to pursue their professional goals.

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Day 2: Another ‘backward caste’ minister quits Yogi cabinet

In a second pre-poll jolt to BJP in as many days, UP cabinet minister Dara Singh Chauhan on Wednesday followed his former ministerial colleague Swami Prasad Maurya out of the Yogi Adityanath government after accusing it of “tampering” with the reservation rights of Dalits and backwards. Both Chauhan and Maurya had defected to BJP from Mayawati’s BSP in 2015.

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BJP sees UP desertions as design to dent party’s ‘social coalition’

On a day when another UP minister resigned alleging neglect of backwards and Dalits, the BJP leadership acknowledged the seriousness of the effort to dent its sprawling social coalition, but was not ready to hit the panic button yet.

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Indu Malhotra to head SC’s PM security breach probe

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400 terrorists waiting at Pakistan camps: Naravane

Pakistan continues to harbour 350 to 400 terrorists at border launch pads and terror-training camps, exposing its “nefarious designs” despite the ongoing border ceasefire, but the Indian Army is determined to impose “dire costs” on any cross-border terrorism, General MM Naravane said on Wednesday.

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China steps up building construction in Bhutan

China has accelerated settlement-building along its border with Bhutan with more than 200 structures, including two-storey buildings, under construction in six locations, according to satellite image analysis. The images and analysis by the US data analytics firm HawkEye 360, which uses satellites to gather intelligence on ground-level activities, and vetted by two other experts, provide a detailed look into China’s recent construction along its frontier with Bhutan.

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Yogi may fight from Ayodhya or his home turf Gorakhpur

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath is likely to contest the assembly elections from Ayodhya or his home turf, Gorakhpur, BJP sources have indicated.

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Biggest one-day jump to 2.5 lakh fresh Covid cases; 203 deaths

In the biggest single-day increase in cases since the beginning of the pandemic, India reported nearly 2.5 lakh fresh infections on Wednesday, over 50,000 higher than the previous day’s count, even as the tally went past the 2-lakh mark for the first time since May 26.

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To end pandemic, let milder strains spread, say PIO experts, draw flak

Two health experts of Indian-origin are arguing that allowing a rapid spread of Omicron, which some experts see as inevit able, may be a better and safer bet to end the pandemic, even as other mainstream professionals are warning that such a strategy would be playing with fire.

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Any 'material' demand by in-laws should be considered dowry: SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the word "dowry" ought to be given a wider interpretation to include any demand made on a woman, whether in respect of a property or a valuable security of any nature, and held that demand for money for constructing a house comes within the ambit of dowry.

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Mumbai’s Covid cases graph ‘flattening’, but tests down too

As the city’s daily Covid tally tumbled for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday, experts said the Covid-Omicron wave may already be “flattening”, barely three weeks after cases started rising exponentially.

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Misguided consent for sex can’t be called a free one: HC

Consent for sexual intercourse provided under the misconception of fact cannot be considered a free one, the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court (HC) ruled while rejecting a man’s complaint for quashing an FIR for rape against him.

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100% WFH for private offices in Delhi; 23 die, positivity over 25%

On a day when Delhi recorded 23 deaths due to Covid-19, the highest daily toll in nearly seven months, and 21,259 cases, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) issued an order directing all private offices, except those in exempted categories, to shut down. The positivity rate was 25.65% on Tuesday, up from 25% a day earlier.

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Ahead of elections, SP Maurya quits UP cabinet, may join SP

Hours after Maurya quit, claiming that about a dozen more BJP MLAs would also quit, the party’s MLA from Tindwari in Banda, Brijesh Kumar Prajapati, three-time MLA Roshanlal Verma who represents Tilhar constituency in Shahjahanpur and has won the elections thrice – in 2007, 2012 and 2017 – and Bilhaur legislator Bhagwati Sagar also resigned from the primary membership of the party. All of them are expected to join the SP soon.

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Will kill self if punished, says 11-time-vaccinated man

Octogenarian Brahmdeo Mandal, who took multiple Covid shots, is now hiding in fear of arrest in connection with an FIR lodged against him on charges of misleading the health department. He has threatened to kill himself by suicide if he is prosecuted.

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'Supports whatever rule change is needed to pass voting rights'

President Joe Biden said on Tuesday the United States must find ways to pass voting rights bills even if it means getting rid of filibuster rules that currently require 60 senators to support most legislation.

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Govt to become largest shareholder in Voda, TTL

In a rare development, the Centre is set to receive ownership in two private telecom companies – the debt-laden Vodafone Idea and Tata group’s Tata Teleservices (TTL) – in lieu of the interest dues from them, as part of the revival package for ailing players announced last September.

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Builder liable to pay damages for occupation cert delay: SC

In a relief to homebuyers who are forced to take possession of their flats and start living due to delay on part of the builder to get all clearances from the authorities, the Supreme Court on Tuesday held that it would amount to deficiency in services on the part of real estate company if it failed to get occupation certificate and homebuyers could seek compensation.

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PBS has no faith in force he led: SC

It is a “very disturbing” scenario in Maharashtra where former police commissioner Param Bir Singh doesn’t have faith in his own force and the state government has no faith in CBI, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. A bench of Justices S K Kaul and M M Sundresh made this observation after the counsel for the former police chief submitted that the state police was trying to corner him in departmental cases.

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Set up safe deposition units for vulnerable witnesses: SC

In what could lessen the trauma and discomfiture of sexual assault survivors in narrating their ordeal in crowded conventional courts, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered all high courts to set up within four months at least one safe, separate and exclusive facility in each district court complex to help such vulnerable witnesses record their statements uninhibitedly.

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North Korea says it tested hypersonic missile: State media

North Korean state media said on Wednesday that the country has conducted a successful test of a hypersonic missile, state media reported, with leader Kim Jong Un attending the launch for the first time in more than a year. On Tuesday authorities in South Korea and Japan detected the suspected launch, which drew condemnation by authorities in Washington and Tokyo and prompted an expression of concern from the UN secretary-general.

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Cong plans web of WhatsApp groups, ‘Rahul connect’ app

Planning to throw the digital-social media net wider, Congress is planning a web of WhatsApp groups down to the assembly segment level for political publicity and voter mobilisation for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

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US doctors transplant full, live pig heart into human patient

Whether or not pigs have wings or pigs can fly, pigs can certainly save human lives. In a landmark first-of-its kind surgery, doctors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine outside Washington DC have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig heart into a 57-year-patient with terminal illness.

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SC panel to investigate PM security breach in Punjab

After ensuring judicial preservation of official records relating to the security breach during PM Modi’s January 5 visit to Punjab, a CJI-led Supreme Court bench on Monday said it will appoint a retired SC judge-led high-level panel to inquire into the incident and fix accountability of erring officials.

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'US closely monitoring India-China border dispute': White House

President Joe Biden's administration is closely monitoring the India-China border dispute, informed White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Monday (local time), adding that the US is "concerned" by China's attempt to intimidate its neighbours.

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‘Infra doubled since second wave, ready for next peak’

India will likely cross the peak that it witnessed during the second wave of Covid-19 but is fully prepared with two-times more infrastructure and services to tackle the upsurge, government sources said even as daily cases increased more than 28 times in last 14 days.

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ICMR waives testing for travel & surgeries

Amid a steep rise in Covid-19 cases across the country, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday issued a new advisory waiving off testing requirements for many categories including contacts of confirmed Covid-19 cases unless identified as “high-risk” based on age or comorbidities. Besides, it also exempted asymptomatic patients undergoing surgical or non surgical invasive procedures including pregnant women hospitalised for delivery, unless warranted or symptoms develop.

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi hit with new convictions, jail term

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Trial begins in Lakhimpur Kheri violence case

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HC: Marital ties may shield spouse from rape charge

The protection given to husbands from being booked for rape under the IPC may have to do with the “qualitative difference” between marital and non-marital relationships, the Delhi high court said on Monday. In preliminary remarks, Justice C Hari Shankar, as part of a division bench, tested claims and submissions made by a batch of petitions seeking to criminalise sex without consent in a marriage as ‘marital rape’.

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Supreme Court to take up plea against hate speech

The Supreme Court on Monday assured Congress leader and senior advocate Kapil Sibal that it would take up a public interest litigation petition demanding action against those who indulged in hate speech and gave calls for armed action against the minority community at congregations in Haridwar and Delhi last month.

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Signal to China: German warship to dock in Mum

Amid concerns over growing Chinese assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific, a German warship will dock in Mumbai later this month. Seen as a "signal" to China, the deployment of frigate Bayern by Germany in the Indo-Pacific followed Berlin's announcement of its strategy in 2020 to uphold rules-based international order in the region.

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UK judge reserves judgment on whether Mallya is to be evicted from posh London home

High court judge deputy master Marsh has reserved judgment on whether to stay an order for enforced possession of Vijay Mallya’s multi-million-pound luxury townhouse, 18/19 Cornwall Terrace, which overlooks Regent’s Park in London.

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19 dead, including 9 children, in New York City apartment fire

Nineteen people, including 9 children, have been killed in an apartment fire in New York City, in what the city's fire commissioner called one of the worst blazes in recent memory. Stefan Ringel, a senior adviser to Mayor Eric Adams, confirmed the death toll Sunday to The Associated Press, while a city official who was not authorized to speak publicly confirmed the number of children dead.

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Omicron sibling BA.1 rapidly replacing Delta, says Insacog

Scientists at the Department of Biotechnology’s Insacog (Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium) working on genome sequencing of Covid-positive clinical samples have said that along with the original Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant, its sibling (sub-lineage) BA.1 is dominantly co-circulating and rapidly replacing the Delta variant in Maharashtra and some other states.

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Bank frauds of over Rs 3cr will need panel nod for CBI probe

The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has amended rules to mandate that all bank fraud cases of over Rs 3 crore will be referred to an expert panel to decide if an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is warranted in what is seen as a fresh attempt to comfort bankers. Earlier, only fraud cases of over Rs 50 crore in public sector banks were referred to this panel.

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Djokovic legal battle opens, glitch delays online access

Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic's legal battle to stay in Australia and chase a record 21st Grand Slam opened Monday, but public online access was delayed by a technical glitch, a court spokesman said.

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UP imposes night curfew in all 75 districts

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HC: Disastrous not to grant divorce in a broken marriage

It would be disastrous if divorce is not granted to a couple whose marriage has broken once and for all, the Punjab and Haryana HC has said while overturning a Gurgaon family court’s order in 2015 that rejected a husband’s plea for divorce from his long estranged wife.

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Expedite jabs for teens: PM Modi at review meet

PM Narendra Modi on Sunday underscored the need to focus on preparedness and ensure adequate health infrastructure at the district level to combat rapidly rising Covid-19 cases across the country powered by Omicron variant of SARS-COV2.

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Amazon challenges CCI order at NCLAT, moves SC to quash HC order

US e-tailer Amazon has stepped up its legal battle with Kishore Biyani’s Future Group, challenging a Competition Commission of India (CCI) order at the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) and filing a petition in the Supreme Court to quash a Delhi High Court order.

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Smart classes focus of 5-year edu plan

Integrated science labs, smart classrooms, play-based learning and support for vocational education will be among the focus areas of the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan’s five-year plan, which has been sent to states and Union Territories.

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Iran ready to help India transport wheat to Afghanistan

Even as India continues to discuss modalities for transporting 50,000 MT to Afghanistan through the land route, Iran Saturday offered to help India deliver humanitarian aid including wheat to the country under Taliban rule.

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Gaganyaan crew will have 2 landing choices: Isro expert

The country’s maiden manned mission to space, Gaganyaan, which is targeted to send two-three gagannauts to space for seven days, is set to have two landing site choices, a senior Isro official handling the mission said.

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2 militants killed in encounter in J&K's Kulgam

Two unidentified militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Hassanpora village of Kulgam district following information about the presence of militants there, a police spokesperson said.

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Booster dose for high-risk population begins today

More than one crore health and frontline workers along with some citizens above 60 years of age suffering from comorbidities will be eligible to receive the third dose (Booster) of Covid-vaccines from Monday as India starts administration of ‘precaution dose’ in the high-risk population amid rising Covid-19 cases across the country, an official said.

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Delhi may see Covid peak of 50k-60k daily cases in a week’s time

The Covid-19 third wave peak in India is expected to arrive at the end of this month with daily cases of four to eight lakh (seven-day average) and the peak in Delhi and Mumbai are expected around mid-January with daily cases of 50,000-60,000 and 30,000 odd cases (seven-day average), respectively, said IIT Kanpur professor Manindra Agrawal, who is leading the government's backed Sutra model to mathematically predict the spread of the virus, on Sunday.

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Flyers of Jammu-Mumbai IndiGo flight 'hit each other'

On numerous flights you might have hated the passenger just in front or right behind in economy class for reasons like a seat getting reclined when you’re having a meal or tapping of seat by knees. This usually leads to a heated argument or complaint to the crew. But an IndiGo Jammu-Mumbai flight on the penultimate day of last year saw two passengers — seated on 3A and 4A — getting into fisticuffs over some issue.

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No physical rallies till January 15, poll staff to get booster dose

Taking note of the rising Covid graph, the Election Commission on Saturday announced a clutch of precautionary and proactive measures for the five poll-bound states, including a total ban on physical rallies, roadshows, car and bike rallies and processions till January 15.

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CCI set to probe Google's 'abuse of dominance' in news aggregation

The order came on a complaint filed by the Digital News Publishers Association, which is a private company that promotes and secures interest of digital news publishers. It had filed complaint against Alphabet Inc, Google LLC, Google India Private Ltd and Google Ireland Ltd.

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SSP linked to PM Punjab row, 6 other IPS officers shunted

Ferozepur SSP Harmandeep Singh Hans, one of the dramatis personae in the row over "security lapses" during PM Narendra Modi's January 5 visit to the Punjab district, was among seven IPS officers transferred by the Channi government on Saturday, hours before the model code of conduct for assembly elections kicked in.

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US allows entry of Indian mangoes, export of cherries

After years of squabbling with the US, the government on Saturday said that Washington had agreed to easier rules to allow the export of Indian mangoes and pomegranates in return for the entry of American cherries and Alfalfa hay as well as pork. The move will end a two-year restriction on the export of Indian mangoes to the US, which was earlier allowing imports but subsequently linked it to the export of Indian cherries and fodder.

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Five states to influence 19 RS seats, impact Prez polls too

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Alliance with Captain, Dhindsa a booster shot for Punjab BJP

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Govt restores FCRA licence as MoC rectifies violations

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Assembly polls: Digital divide may give BJP an edge

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Admissions in DU through CU-CET from this year: VC

Delhi University has opted for CU-CET (Central Universities Common Entrance Test) as the mode of entrance exam for undergraduate admissions for academic session 2022-23. This was revealed to TOI by vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh on Saturday. The education ministry and National Testing Agency (NTA) are responsible for conducting the exams.

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Assembly polls: Yogi battles 37-year jinx; kisan & Congress turmoil stir Punjab pot

Polling in UP — stretching over seven phases on February 10, 14, 20, 23, 27 and March 3 and 7 — will be followed closely as it has been the mainstay of BJP’s successive Lok Sabha majorities in 2014 and 2019 besides delivering a sweeping verdict for the saffron party in the 2017 state poll. Counting for all the states will be done on March 10.

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Evangelists can’t hurt religious belief and claim immunity too: HC

An evangelist cannot outrage other’s religious beliefs and still claim immunity from facing criminal cases for having intentionally insulting religious feelings of others, Madras high court has said.

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TCS to take up its 4th share buyback proposal on January 12

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SC upholds OBC quota, NEET counselling to begin

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Covid: Ahead of booster rollout, vaccine shots cross 150 crore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the feat as a “historic milestone”, calling it a “remarkable day” on the vaccination front. “Congratulations to our fellow citizens on crossing the 150-crore milestone. Our vaccination drive has ensured that many lives are saved. At the same time, let us also keep following all Covid-19 protocols,” he said.

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Covid: 7-day home quarantine, test on 8th day must for all international arrivals

All international travellers flying into India will have to undergo a mandatory seven-day home quarantine and an RT-PCR test on the eighth day, while travellers from countries specified as “at risk” will also have to submit a sample for Covid testing post-arrival and will have to wait for the results at the airport before leaving or taking a connecting flight.

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Bengaluru: 4 techies dead in Nice Road pile-up

The victims – two men and two women, all from Bommanahalli and in their 30s - were on their way to Kengeri when the TN-registered truck hit their Maruti WagonR bearing a Kerala licence plate.

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Fire accident 'act of God' only if caused by natural force: SC

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E-passports to be rolled out soon for smoother immigration passage

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Covid live: 'Activate control rooms, monitor those in home isolation'

Aiming to ensure strict monitoring of Covid-19 patients under home isolation, the Centre has advised states to activate all Covid control rooms at the district and sub-district level to collate the daily status report of patients under home isolation and submit a report to the district administration.

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Medical admission delay: SC 'shares' concern, quota ruling today

The Supreme Court on Friday will pronounce its decision on the inclusion of 27% OBC and 10% EWS quota in medical admissions, just 16 hours after it reserved verdict on petitions challenging the extension of these two quotas for NEET-PG admissions for 2021-22 academic session.

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Covid: 'Duration of fever in current surge shorter'

A key takeaway that has emerged by analysing new Covid cases in the past three weeks is that the fever duration in the current surge of the pandemic has been much shorter than that of the Delta wave, Maharashtra Covid task force members observed. Another major observation by the experts is that the chest CT scan reports are also showing normal results in most patients affected by the virus this time.

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LS election spend cap raised to 95L, state polls’ to 40L

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J&K administration cuts SSG cover of 4 ex-CMs, kin

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Ahead of UP polls, Yogi slashes power rates for farmers by 50%

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BTech student held for creating hate app

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SC takes note of PM's security breach, lists PIL as 1st item for today

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After 7 months, daily cases surge past 1L, up from 10k in just 8 days

Daily cases of Covid-19 in India crossed the grim landmark of 1 lakh on Thursday, just eight days after going past the 10,000 mark, as the virus continued to spread at an unprecedented speed in the country following the entry of the Omicron variant. India had last recorded 1 lakh new infections in a day on June 6, 2021 — 214 days ago — when the second pandemic wave was on the wane.

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MHA, Punjab to separately probe PM Modi visit security lapse

The Union home ministry on Thursday constituted a three-member committee headed by the secretary (security) of the cabinet secretariat to probe the "serious lapses" that left PM Narendra Modi stranded on a flyover in Punjab's Ferozepur for close to 20 minutes on Wednesday and "exposed him to grave security risk"​​. The Congress government in Punjab instituted a separate inquiry headed by a former acting chief justice of the high court into the alleged breach of security protocol.

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Prez expresses concern as PM gives first-hand account of security breach

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O2 output ramped up to meet daily demand of 19k MT: Government

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Cheetahs will be reintroduced by end of the year: Minister

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CDS crash inquiry: 'Loss of situational awareness' by pilots

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Do not fall for 'narrative of mildness': Government

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HC to EC: Explore if voting can be online, rallies virtual

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3rd arrest in Bulli Bai case as Mumbai cops nab DU student

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NCLAT sets aside Videocon's sale to Vedanta co Twinstar

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Govt initiates action against app, FB pages targeting Hindu women

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Supreme Court starts EWS quota hearing

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Molnupiravir has serious safety concerns: ICMR chief

Antiviral drug molnupiravir, which recently got approval from the drug regulator and is being launched by several local drug makers, has serious safety concerns, and thus has not been included in the national Covid-19 clinical protocol recommended by the health ministry, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) director general Balram Bhargava said.

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Booster to be of same vaccine as previous 2 shots: Govt

The ‘precaution dose’ (booster) for Covid-19 — which will be administered from January 10 to health and frontline workers, and those above 60 with comorbidities — will be of the same vaccine as the first and second dose, the government said on Wednesday. “Those who got Covaxin will get Covaxin and those who got Covishield will get Covishield,” NITI Aayog member-health Dr VK Paul said.

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Gaganyaan crew module will have two landing site choices on return

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Cong seeks reply; Don't fall for propaganda: Singhvi

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Rs 25 lakh 'cost' a stigma: CJAR tells SC

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Supreme Court to hear pleas on EWS quota today

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Stampede at Congress marathon in UP, several girls injured

Several children were injured and three of the minors had to be rushed to hospital after a stampede during a marathon organised by Congress in Bareilly on Tuesday. They were discharged after administering of first aid. Nearly 5,000 girls had gathered to participate in the 5-km marathon as part of Congress's 'Ladki hu, lad sakti hu' (I am a girl, I can fight) election campaign.

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Covid: Daily cases surge 56% to 58,000, highest 1-day spike

Tuesday’s case count had galloped to 57,974 by late night and was likely to cross 58,000 after data from two remaining states came in. This was over 20,000 higher than the tally of 37,123 recorded on Monday and India's highest daily tally since June 19, 2021, when 58,570 cases were reported.

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Alka Mittal first woman to head oil giant ONGC

The department of personnel and training on Monday evening appointed Mittal to the post, 72 hours after it fell vacant when Subhash Kumar, who too held the charge since February 2021 in addition to his regular job as director (finance), retired on December 31.

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Covid antiviral pill launched at 1,399 for full 5-day course

Over a dozen companies, including Hetero, Sun Pharma, Natco and Dr Reddy’s are in the process of rolling out the oral therapy developed by Merck and and its partner, Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, at prices ranging between Rs 1,500 and Rs 2,500 for the complete treatment, sources told TOI.

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Covishield for teens on CoWin sparks some confusion

An official of the Union health ministry said, “The glitch stemmed from CoWIN’s update process and was immediately taken care of.” On December 27, the Centre had said beneficiaries aged between 15 and 18 years could self-register for vaccination through an existing account on CoWIN.

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BMC delaying razing wall of Bachchan home: Lokayukta

Last month, the BMC had submitted that it hasn’t taken over a portion of land from Pratiksha bungalow plot as it does not have a contractor in place for the road-widening project. It has said that it would raze the compound wall and acquire the land in the next financial year.

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Maha moves coal ministry to get forest clearance for Chhattisgarh block

This the second instance of delays being faced by coal block owners in Chattisgarh. As first reported by TOI, Rajasthan was the first to knock on the Centre’s doors over Chhattisgarh govt delaying clearances for starting two new mines and ramping up production from two others allotted to Rajasthan.

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SC nod to urgent hearing in EWS quota criteria case

Solicitor general Tushar Mehta infomed a bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud that the committee headed by ex-finance secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey, which was tasked to revisit the criteria for candidate’s inclusion in EWS category, has already submitted its recommendations and that the Centre has filed the report before the court.

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Australian cricket hit by 1985 sexual abuse allegation

Australia's cricketing chiefs said on Monday they were assisting a police investigation into shock allegations that an under-19 cricketer was sexually assaulted while on tour in India and Sri Lanka in the 1980s.

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John Abraham and wife Priya test positive for Covid

John Abraham and wife Priya Runchal have test positive for COVID-19. In a statement, the actor had stated that they are both vaccinated and experiencing mild symptoms.

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Times Top10: SC's Pegasus panel calls on victims to provide info

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‘AAP may fall just short of majority in Punjab'

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Covid live: Belur Math closed for visitors

India recorded nearly 1.3 lakh fresh cases during the week (December 27-January 2) — a 12-week high — as compared with the previous week's tally of 46,073, which ironically was the lowest since the middle of May 2020. Stay here for latest updates:

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Pak terrorist killed on LoC in Jammu and Kashmir

“This was a BAT action,” an Army officer said, underscoring that it was clearly a “complete breach of the ceasefire understanding” between the two nations. The Pakistan Army has been contacted and asked to take the body.

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Covid vaccination for teens starts today, 6.8 lakh register

The Centre has advised states and Union Territories to provide separate vaccination centres, session sites, queue and different vaccination teams for the 15-18 year age group to avoid any inadvertent mixing of vaccines.

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Companies rush to roll out jabs specific to Omicron strain

The vaccines under development globally include Betuvax-CoV-2, Inovio (INO-4800), Valneva (VLA2001), Oravax, Gritstone (GRT-R910), Daiichi Sankyo (DS-5670) and KM Biologics (KD-414). Some of these could be used as boosters or independent vaccines, latest data compiled by Unicef says.

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FIRs filed in Bulli Bai ‘auction’, site blocked

The uploading of pictures on the ‘Bulli Bai’ app was similar to the ‘Sulli Deals’ upload last July. Once opened, the face of a minority community woman would be randomly displayed as ‘Bulli Bai’. No concrete action has been taken against the perpetrators in the ‘Sulli Deals’ case yet.

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Work from anywhere: Tier-2 cities to earn big

Shared exclusively with TOI, the report shows Ahmedabad has emerged strongly as one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. Among tier-2 cities, Chandigarh tops the chart in salaries paid at the junior (average CTC Rs 5.7 lakh per annum) and mid levels (Rs 13.7 lakh) — ahead of the national averages of Rs 4.4 lakh and Rs 11 lakh, respectively.

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Ramp up vaccine coverage: Centre to poll-bound states

In a high-level meeting with states on Sunday, health minister Mansukh Mandaviya asked states to leave no stone unturned in ramping up infrastructure to manage a surge, the health ministry said in a statement.

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Uttarakhand forms SIT to probe ‘hate speech’

DIG Garhwal Karan Singh Nagnyal said that the SIT is headed by Dehradun SP (rural) Kamlesh Upadhyay and has one circle officer, one inspector and two sub-inspectors as its members. “The decision to form the SIT was taken since the issue is sensitive", he said.

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India’s Omicron count crosses 1,700-mark

Odisha recorded 23 new infections, its biggest single-day jump so far, taking the total tally to 37. Of the 23 fresh cases, 10 have no recent history of foreign travel. Telangana recorded five cases, taking the state tally to 84.

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Yogi government plays ‘jail jail’ with crooks: PM

PM Narendra Modi said youths will now get the right kind of opportunities in games. He said till five years ago, daughters in UP were afraid to move out of their houses after sunset but now they are “rising like stars” .

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Get pic proof of holiday with parents: Himanta

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‘Foreign test kits can’t spot Omicron’s elusive sibling’

The elusive sibling (sub-lineage) of the Omicron variant, BA.2, cannot be picked up by the imported RT-PCR kit having an S-gene drop, researchers involved in tracking the virus in India said on Sunday. The variant has three sub-lineages BA.1, BA.2, and BA.3.

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At 27000, new Covid cases jump 22% in a day

On New Year Day, India had reported 27,718 fresh cases by late night with data from two states awaited. This was over 5,000 more than the tally of 22,706 on Friday. Covid infections have exploded this week.

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Dec petrol sales 13% more than pre-pandemic period

Government data shows petrol sales rising more than 4% and diesel consumption, a key measure of economic activity, increasing 1.4% in December from the same period of 2020, reinforcing the trend since October last year.

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Omicron cases dip, tally stands at 1,540

Rajasthan detected 52 new cases of Omicron, taking the state’s tally to 121. A senior health department official said: “Among the new cases, 38 wer found in Jaipur.” Four of the patients had come in contact with foreign travelers.

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IIT-D, Jamia, NMML among 6000 whose FCRA licence expires

While Oxfam India had reported around Rs 50 crore foreign receipts in 2020-21, other organisations like Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams and India Islamic Cultural Centre showed zero foreign receipts in the same year.

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Rawat crash: Foggy weather may’ve disoriented pilots

The inquiry, headed by Air Marshal Manvendra Singh, has apparently ruled out any major structural failure or technical snag in the twin-engine Mi-17 V5 chopper that crashed. “Two-three elements are being re-checked before the inquiry report is formally submitted next week,” said a source on Saturday.

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Beating all bumps, car sales grow 27% in 2021

Passenger vehicles sales had crossed the 30-lakh mark for the first time in 2017 where total sales stood at 32.3 lakh units. In 2018, the industry had closed at 33.95 lakh units, before slipping in 2019 to 29.62 lakh units.

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