AFSPA to go from parts of 3 North East states

In a landmark decision, the Centre on Thursday decided to take out several areas of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland from the purview of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that is often blamed for excesses against the people of northeast in view of unfettered powers of search and arrest as well as immunity from criminal prosecution it gives to the armed forces.

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Brace for hot, dry April in north, warns IMD

Most parts of north and central India, already reeling under high heat for several weeks, can expect a dry and scorching month of April, the India Meteorological Department has warned in its outlook for the month. While the intensity of the current heatwave may reduce over north India, including Delhi-NCR, for a few days starting Friday, both day and night temperatures are likely to remain above normal in April, IMD said.

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Live: Russian forces leaving Chernobyl after radiation exposure

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

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Grazia Millennial Awards 2022: Red carpet

Grazia Millennial Awards 2022: Red carpet

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6th Planet Filmfare Marathi Awards: Complete winners’ list

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

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Live: Maharashtra lifts all Covid curbs from April 2

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

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Performance pictures from 6th Planet Filmfare Marathi Awards

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

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

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

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Social media accounts can’t be arbitrarily suspended: Govt

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

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Desperation hits Shanghai’s chronically ill as Covid infections soar despite lockdown

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Imran loses numbers game as key ally walks out ahead of vote

Pakistan’s embattled PM Imran Khan saw his majority in the National Assembly slip away on Wednesday after the Muttahidda Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), the key ally on whom depended the government's survival, walked out of the coalition to join the swelling opposition ranks ahead of the no-trust vote. MQM-P’s announcement followed Imran’s meeting with army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and ISI boss Nadeem Anjum.

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IPL 2022: Hasaranga shines as RCB edge KKR in thriller

Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga returned figures of 4-20 to set up a three-wicket victory for Royal Challengers Bangalore in a low-scoring IPL thriller against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday.

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Cabinet committee clears first deal for indigenous combat helicopters

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Maths not must for 1/3rd of engineering courses

Maths in Class XII is no more mandatory to apply for one-third of engineering courses, including architecture, bio-technology and fashion technology, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) announced on Tuesday. In its new guidelines for 2022-23, the AICTE also made chemistry in Class XII optional for studying computer science, electrical engineering and electronics engineering.

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All PMs contributed, must acknowledge them: PM Modi

Announcing the inauguration of the expanded PM Museum on April 14, PM Narendra Modi told BJP MPs during the parliamentary party meeting that it is the only party in office which has recognised the contribution of every PM by building a museum to honour them. He shared details of the refurbished museum.

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

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

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

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

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Live: FDA approves 2nd booster dose of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine

Delhi on Tuesday reported 95 Covid-19 cases and no fresh fatality due to the infection, while the positivity rate declined to 0.45 per cent, according to data shared by the health department. With these fresh cases, the national capital's tally increased to 18,64,734. The death toll stands at 26,151, it stated.

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

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

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Delhi hits 40°C, ‘severe’ heatwave likely today

The mercury shot past 40 degrees Celsius at several weather stations in Delhi-NCR on Monday as heatwave-like conditions gripped the region, ringing in an early onset of summer in the capital and surrounding places that have been seeing a prolonged dry spell since the beginning of March.

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Bengal House brawl leaves MLA with bleeding nose

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

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Amid hijab row, peaceful start to Karnataka exams

Amid the ongoing hijab row, the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examinations began on a smooth note on Monday with Karnataka recording the presence of nearly 97.6% of the total students. Of the nearly 8.7 lakh students who were to attend the exams, over 8.4 lakh students attended on Monday while 20,994 students skipped the test.

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US eases Covid-19 travel advisory for India

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and State Department eased government Covid-19 travel ratings for India and some other countries on Monday. The CDC said had changed its Covid-19 travel recommendation for India to "Level 1: Low" from "Level 3: High," which urges unvaccinated Americans to avoid travel to those locations.

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

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

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UP portfolios: Adityanath keeps home, Khanna gets finance

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

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

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Power ministry issues alert over grid safety ahead of TU strike

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

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After BJP nudge, Nitish Kumar removes VIP chief from Cabinet

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

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IPL 2022: Punjab Kings stun RCB by five wickets

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

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

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

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Court sentences Digvijaya Singh, five others to 1 year in jail in Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha case

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

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

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UAE pact to ease India nurses, techies access

UAE is set to allow easier access for Indian nurses, engineering and accountancy professionals as well as the IT and IT-enabled services as part of the comprehensive economic partnership agreement, which is to be implemented over the next few weeks.

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First gender-neutral institute in India soon

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

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IPL 2022: KKR beat CSK by six wickets in season opener

A clinically all-round Kolkata Knight Riders beat defending champions Chennai Super Kings by six wickets as Mahendra Singh Dhoni's first tournament fifty in three years went in vain in the IPL lung opener in Mumbai on Saturday. KKR, who lost to CSK in the last season summit clash, chased down the 132 target with nine balls to spare, with out of favour India batter Ajinkya Rahane top-scoring with a 34-ball 44.

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Hope China follows independent India policy: Jaishankar to Wang

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

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

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

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

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

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US calls India's position over Ukraine 'unsatisfactory' but unsurprising

A senior White House official said on Friday India's position at the United Nations over the crisis in Ukraine has been "unsatisfactory" but was also unsurprising given its historical relationship with Russia.

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Samson miffed at Royals' post, social media team sacked

IPL side Rajasthan Royals on Friday sacked its social media team after captain Sanju Samson expressed displeasure on a post depicting him in a way he did not like. In a now-deleted post, the Royals' Twitter handle had an edited picture of Samson sitting in the team bus with sunglasses and a towel wrapped on his head. It had a caption "Kya khoob lagte ho" with a laughing emoji. But, the post did not go down well with Samson, who took to Twitter to express his disappointment.

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

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

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Live: Huge mandate spells new challenges, says Yogi

Stay with TOI for all elections-related updates:

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

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

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High court collegiums not naming judges for 233 slots: Govt

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

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India TB cases up 19%, Delhi tops prevalence

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

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

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

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Will bring culprits of Birbhum mass murders to justice: PM Modi

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Lens on Group Captain for missile misfire

The role of a Group Captain among other officers is under the scanner in the ongoing IAF inquiry into the accidental firing of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile that crashed 124km inside Pakistan on March 9. The IAF, incidentally, on Wednesday tested the new version of the land-attack BrahMos missile, with the strike range extended from the original 290-km to 350-400-km, at the Andaman and Nicobar Command.

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

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

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

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

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

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Rape is rape even if perpetrated by husband, says court

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

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8 burnt to death after murder of TMC neta

Eight Bengal villagers, most of them possibly women and children, burned to death in a blaze that engulfed a row of houses at Bogtui village in Rampurhat within an hour of a TMC deputy panchayat head’s murder on Monday, putting the state back on a familiar trail of allegations about political violence and reprisal. The victims couldn’t be immediately identified as bodies were charred beyond recognition, officials said.

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Jobless rate cooled to 9.8% in Sept quarter of '21 as curbs eased

The unemployment rate in urban areas in the 15 year and above age group slowed to 9.8% in the July- September quarter of 2021, moderating from the double digit in the previous three months period as the curbs imposed during the Covid-19 wave were eased and economic activity gathered momentum, data showed on Tuesday.

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Live: Novavax gets India authorisation for adolescents

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

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NDA to train girls on a par with boys

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

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ED attaches Uddhav kin’s assets; MVA cries vendetta

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

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Court summons Salman Khan for allegedly misbehaving with a journalist

Amid several court cases, with the 1998 blackbuck poaching case, still ongoing, Bollywood actor Salman Khan faces another fresh legal battle.

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Courts must not stay infrastructure contracts: Supreme Court

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India, US discuss situation in Ukraine

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

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SC to order scrutiny of Covid certificates to nail fakes

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

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

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

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

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

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As cases rise elsewhere, govt set to cut Covishield shots gap

The government’s top vaccination advisory panel, National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), has recommended reducing the interval between the two primary doses of Covishield to 8-16 weeks, while the Centre is evaluating the need for expanding the booster programme as emerging evidence suggests that a third shot can significantly enhance protection against the highly transmissible Omicron, official sources said.

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

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

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

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

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

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Live: Weekly Covid deaths in India lowest in two years

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

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Live: Zelenskyy presses Israel for missile defence help

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

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

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CJI: Trust Indian judiciary for absolute independence

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Decisive control over Pak-backed terrorism in J&K after abrogation of Article 370, says Amit Shah

Security forces have taken a “decisive control” over Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in J&K following the abrogation of Article 370 two-and-a-half-years ago, Union home minister Amit Shah said. Democracy has returned to J&K and the Union territory has been recording “inclusive development” through corruption-free governance as a result of Article 370’s removal, said Shah.

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Japanese PM wants Modi to intervene with Putin

Seeking a common stand on Russia’s action against Ukraine, Japan PM Kishida sought cooperation from Modi in convincing Vladimir Putin to maintain a “free & open international order”. While PM Modi didn’t mention Ukraine in his press statement, Kishida said he had told Modi any attempt to unilaterally change the status quo anywhere should never be tolerated.

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2 held for 'death threats' to judges over hijab verdict

Tamil Nadu police arrested two men on Saturday on the charge of issuing death threats to Karnataka high court judges who delivered the 'hijab verdict' on March 15 that upheld a ban on students wearing the Islamic headscarf in class. Kovai Rahmathullah was arrested in Tirunelveli, while S Jamal Mohammed Usmani, 44, was taken into custody in Thanjavur.

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What’s wrong with saffron education, asks VP Naidu

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

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

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Media has key role in achieving social transformation: PM Modi

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Joy Filmfare Awards Bangla 2021: Complete Winners List

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

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Red carpet pictures from 5th Joy Filmfare Awards Bangla 2021

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48% rise in direct tax mop-up, tops revised estimates by 9%

The numbers showed collections up to March 16, 2022 were 48% higher than the corresponding period last year and 42% higher than the previous year. The net collections of Rs 13.6 lakh crore so far this year, included refunds of a little under Rs 1.9 lakh crore, CBDT said in a statement.

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Reopen embassy, will give security: Taliban tell India

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

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Share your Holi greetings!

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

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

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Stop RIL takeover of Future outlets, Amazon tells SC

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

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

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No plans to privatise Railways: Govt in Lok Sabha

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US Fed hikes interest rate amid high inflation

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

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Aadhaar tweak to help auto update of DigiLocker papers

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Covid: Centre supports states’ vaccine mandate

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

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

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

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Chennai to host World Chess Olympiad

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

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Sitharaman attacks Congress for Kashmiri Pandits' exodus

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K'taka HC may deliver hijab verdict today

The full bench of the Karnataka high court, which has concluded its hearing in the hijab case, is likely to pronounce its verdict on Tuesday. The demand by a section of girls in an Udupi pre-university college to wear hijab inside their classrooms erupted into a major row after some Hindu students turned up in saffron shawls.

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

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

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

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India's maternal mortality ratio improves to 103

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

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EPF rate slash is BJP's 'gift card' after polls: Didi

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India shifts embassy out of Ukraine to Poland for now

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

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AAP to take fight to Didi with rural polls

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After rout, Cong fears difficulty in Parl floor moves

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Fadnavis quizzed by cyber police over intel ‘leak’

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

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

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After charging up cadre, PM woos Gujarat youth

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Allahabad HC agrees to hear PIL on Krishna Janmabhoomi

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

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Missile firing: IAF inquiry on, but Pak seeks joint probe

The IAF has launched an inquiry into the circumstances under which one of its units “accidentally fired” the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile that crashed 124-km inside Pakistan on March 9, in a “major operational lapse” that could have provoked retaliation from the neighbouring country. However, Pakistan has demanded a joint probe into the accidental firing.

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11 Yogi ministers lose, questions over Maurya’s fate

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

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

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

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Modi’s visit propels Gujarat BJP into election mode

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

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Complete stalled disengagement, India tells China at military meet

India once again asked China to complete the stalled troop disengagement at a friction point in eastern Ladakh as well as resolve the much bigger face-offs at Depsang and Demchok in a phased manner at top-level military talks on Friday.

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

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

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Live: Zelensky accuses Moscow of attack on humanitarian corridor in Mariupol

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky Thursday said around 100,000 people had evacuated the country's cities in two days, but accused Russian forces of targeting a humanitarian corridor in the city of Mariupol. Stay with TOI for all updates:

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

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

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BJP hunts solo, Biren Singh roars back in Manipur

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

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Uttarakhand: Modi mantra echoes in Dev bhoomi again

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Live: Countdown to begin for results of UP's 'Mahasangram'

Polling in Uttar Pradesh happened in seven phases. Over 54 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the last phase. The state has seen a decrease in voter turnout in the last three phases. Several exit polls have forecasted a clear majority in Uttar Pradesh. Stay updated with Times of India to get all the live updates on Uttar Pradesh Election Results and Constituency wise results.

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Ukraine crisis: A 1,300 km drive amid bombs & bullets

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

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

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Live: Punjab gears up for counting of votes

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

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SC grants bail to lifer Perarivalan in Rajiv killing case

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

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Row erupts as state EC defers civic polls date announcement

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Govts must be realistic about mining bids: SC

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

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

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

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IC-814 hijacker who killed flyer shot in Karachi

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

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India & China military talks on March 11

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Haryana local quota in jobs has national implications: HC

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

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Exit polls: BJP to retain UP, AAP to sweep Punjab; close fight in Uttarakhand & Goa

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

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In marathon meets, BJP brass studies its prospects

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

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IAEA 'deep concern' over Ukraine nuclear power plant

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

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

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

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NSE ex-CEO Chitra Ramkrishna arrested by CBI

In a major development in the National Stock Exchange (NSE) fraud case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday night arrested its ex MD and CEO Chitra Ramkrishna. Arrested from her Delhi residence, Ramkrishna will be produced before the Rouse Avenue Court on Monday, and the agency will seek her custody for questioning.

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First-year med students made to parade with tonsured heads

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

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

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

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Aeroflot stops flights, last one from Delhi likely on Sunday

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Key vote? Women surpass men in state polls turnout

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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In photos: Shane Warne passes away at 52

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

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

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Amazon, Biyani, Reliance to try to settle Future dispute

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

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Kyiv, Moscow agree on evacuation corridors in Ukraine war

Ukraine and Russia agreed to create humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians on Thursday in a second round of talks since Moscow invaded last week, a top Ukrainian official said.

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India resists US pressure to expand Quad remit

US efforts to enlist New Delhi in its global campaign against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine met with limited success on Thursday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi implicitly rejecting the use of Quad for the purpose.

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

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

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Top gadgets launched at the world’s biggest mobile event

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'Have arranged for flights from airport close to Ukraine-Romania border'

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PM Modi talks to Putin about Kharkiv; Russia claims students held hostage by Ukrainians

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

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Live: 'Civilian toll in Ukraine climbs to 227 dead, 525 injured'

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

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After long walk, struggle to board train at Kharkiv stn

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Ukraine: Returnees recount the horror

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How stringent sanctions will isolate Russia, cripple its economy

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JEE-Main 1st from April 16-21 and second from May 24-29

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Die of hunger or get killed by shells: Hobson's choice in war-hit Kharkiv

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Must respect international law & sovereignty, India reminds Russia

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Indian student killed in Ukraine had stepped out to purchase food

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

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