Fish diversity in Ganga up 36% in 10 years

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ED gets 10-day custody of Jain to verify money trail

A special court here sent Delhi cabinet minister Satyendar Jain to the Enforcement Directorate’s custody for 10 days on Tuesday after the agency claimed his custodial interrogation was important to verify the source of more than Rs 5 crore he had allegedly received from Kolkata-based shell companies in entities controlled by him.

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BJP backs Subhash Chandra for RS seat from Raj

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Vivek Agnihotri threatens to sue Oxford Union

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KK demise: Rahul Vaidya says 'Beyond shocked'

Popular Bollywood singer KK is no more. The singer fell sick while performing at Nazrul Mancha Kolkata and was declared dead after he was brought to the hospital.

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Women can't be thrown out of house at will: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday observed that a woman has a right to residence at the houses of her mother as well as her mother-in-law and sending her away "just because you cannot stand her face will not be allowed by this court". "This attitude of throwing out women from their matrimonial homes because of certain matrimonial squabbles is cracking up families," said a vacation bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and B V Nagarathna.

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People need Uniform Civil Code: Law minister Kiren Rijiju

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Vacation courts should be for juniors, SC tells top lawyers

The Supreme Court on Monday pushed top notch lawyers — A M Singhvi, Mukul Rohatgi and Kapil Sibal, each earning crores of rupees every month — to cede turf during summer breaks to provide opportunities to junior advocates to gain experience by arguing before the highest court.

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PM personally ensures last-mile delivery of welfare plans: Nadda

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Live: Russians, Ukrainians fight block by block in eastern city

Russian troops pushed farther into a key eastern Ukrainian city and fought street by street with Kyiv's forces Monday in a battle the mayor said has left the city in ruins and driven tens of thousands of people from their homes. Military analysts painted the fight for Sievierodonetsk as part of a race against time for the Kremlin. Stay with TOI for more updates --

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Govt withdraws UIDAI’s Aadhaar caution note after flutter

Aadhaar caught the government on the wrong foot over safety concerns after a statement issued by the Bangalore unit of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) – the agency that issues the 12-digit unique identity number – created a flutter when it asked people not to share their info with “unlicensed private entities” such as hotels or movie halls as it can be “misused”.

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Monsoon reaches Kerala 3 days early, likely to hit Delhi around June 25

The southwest (summer) Monsoon arrived in Kerala on Sunday, three days ahead of its normal date of onset (June 1), beginning the four-month rainy season in the country, said the India Meteorological Department which has already predicted ‘normal’ and well-distributed rainfall during the season. This is only the third occasion in the past 10 years when the summer monsoon recorded early onset — before June 1.

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Don't litter Kedarnath, PM Modi exhorts pilgrims

In his monthly radio address 'Mann ki Baat', Modi said, "I have also seen that some devotees are also very sad because of the filth being spread by some pilgrims in Kedarnath. Many people have expressed their views on social media as well. Going on a holy pilgrimage and coming across a heap of filth there is not right... We go there to experience it (the divinity of Dev Bhoomi), so it is our responsibility to maintain this divinity and spirituality."

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'After Ayodhya, Kashi, Mathura and Vrindavan waking up too'

UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that after the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the temple town of Kashi appears to be waking up, as are Mathura, Vrindavan, Vindhyavasini Dham and Naimisharanya Dham. His remarks came amid legal proceedings in the KV Temple-Gyanvapi mosque dispute.

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Nadal to face Djokovic in French Open quarter-final

Rafael Nadal set up a blockbuster French Open quarter-final against world number one Novak Djokovic on Sunday when he defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime in a five-set fourth round epic.

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Gujarat Titans complete dream debut with IPL title

Nobody gave them a chance but Gujarat Titans, bucking all pre-tournament predictions, surprised everyone by lifting the Indian Premier League title in a dream maiden season after a seven-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals in the final on Sunday.

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'Scores dip below 2017 levels across subjects, classes'

The academic disruptions due to the Covid-19 situation, with nearly a quarter of school children not having access to any digital devices, led to further deepening of the learning crisis in the country. When compared to the previous survey conducted in 2017, the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 of over 34 lakh students from classes III, V, VIII and X indicated that the worst hit are those studying in state-government run schools.

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Parties to seek time to file objections in Shringar Gauri case

The lawyers for both parties in the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri case said on Saturday they won’t be able to file objections on May 31 as they haven’t received the photos and video footage of the court-commissioned videography survey of the Gyanvapi mosque premises. Yadav said arguments by his team of AIM advocates on the maintainability of the case would continue on Monday.

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Baghel moots Priyanka to be Congress’s nominee for Rajya Sabha

Suspense peaked over Congress’s Rajya Sabha nominations with the delay in declaration of its official list of candidates and late-night meetings on Saturday between Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party managers to finalise the names. There was renewed demand from Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel for Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s candidature and an announcement by ally Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) that it will not cede a seat to the grand old party which has triggered a battle of nerves.

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Working on making coasts impregnable with new tech: Amit Shah

Home minister Amit Shah on Saturday visited the National Academy of Coastal Policing (NACP) at Okha in Devbhumi Dwarka district after offering prayers at Dwarkadhish temple on the first day of his Gujarat visit. He said the Modi government is working towards making coastal security strong and impregnable by using new technologies. “The Union government is seriously assessing the challenges to coastal security to address maritime threats,” Shah said during his visit to NACP.

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Tata Motors gets Gujarat nod to take over Ford's Sanand plant

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Sky's the limit for Maha's 'first Shia girl' with commercial pilot's licence

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New variants of Omicron seen in 7 Maharashtra patients

Amidst rising Covid-19 cases in the state, health officials on Saturday said seven patients were found infected with newer Omicron sublineages of BA.4 (four patients) and BA.5 (three patients). These cases were found in Pune. Maharashtra is the third state to report these newer sublineages, which are responsible for the fifth wave in South Africa. A few days back, Insacog scientists announced that two cases of BA.4 were detected in Tamil Nadu and one BA.5 in Telangana.

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Modi, Xi, Putin to meet at June 24 Brics summit

The Brics 2022 summit to be hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping will take place on June 24, official sources said. While the meeting will take place virtually, it will still be followed closely as it will bring Xi, PM Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin together for the first time since Russia launched its "special military operation'' in Ukraine.

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SC stays onerous HC riders for Azam Khan's bail in land-grab case

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed onerous conditions imposed by Allahabad HC while granting bail to SP member Azam Khan in the alleged grabbing of enemy property at Rampur, UP, and stopped handing over of land to government to be used for training purposes of paramilitary forces.

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Have right to levy service charge: Restaurants' body

Defending the right of restaurants to levy service charge, the Federation of Hotels and Restaurants Association of India on Friday said it will participate in the meeting called by the department of consumer affairs (DoCA) on the issue on June 2. The DoCA discussion follows complaints by customers on the National Consumer Helpline that restaurants impose 5-15% service charge even though it is different from taxes and is in the nature of a tip.

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Poor suffered as earlier govts were indifferent to tech, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the government is seeking to use technological aids, including drones, to deliver benefits to the poor and the middle class, something that was missing due to the indifference towards the use of technology in governance. "Har haath mein smartphone. Har khet drone. Har ghar samridhi, (a smart phone for all, a drone for each field and prosperity for each household is my dream)," Modi said, while inaugurating a drone expo on Friday.

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IPL: Prasidh, Buttler send Rajasthan Royals to their first final since 2008

Jos Buttler extended his dream run this season with a record-equalling fourth hundred as Rajasthan Royals produced a ruthless performance to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets on Friday and reach their first IPL final since the inaugural edition in 2008. Buttler (1068), the leading run getter of the tournament by a fair distance, toyed with the RCB attack to ensure the Royals romped to victory in 18.1 overs.

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India fell from 'peak to bottom' in 8 years under Modi: Congress

Dubbing the eight years of Modi government as India's fall from "peak to bottom", Congress on Thursday challenged PM Narendra Modi for a live debate on his performance, adding that he can pick the moderator and news channel of his choice for the event. "To hide its failures, BJP is spreading hatred and communal polarisation. They are trying to play the '80% vs 20%' game," AICC spokespersons Ajay Maken and Randeep Surjewala said.

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SC sets aside HC stay on SFIO probe against Sahara firms

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Chained to tree for 8 years, 'violent' Gujarat man, 22, to break 'free' finally

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Twitter to pay $150m fine for privacy breach of user data

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NEET-UG registrations up 2.6 lakh this year, cross 18 lakh

Making the competition tougher, the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET-UG 2022 for the first time breached the 18-lakh registrations mark and recorded an increase of 2.57 lakh aspirants this year from 2021. Moreover, there is a 274.3% increase in the number of candidates taking the exam in 12 Indian languages in the last five years, with Tamil language registering a 60% increase from a year back.

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BJP brass meets, plans celebration to mark 8 yrs of Modi govt

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IPL: Rajat Patidar ton takes RCB closer to final

Rajat Patidar owned the big stage with a magnificent hundred as RCB beat debutants LSG by 14 runs in the IPL Eliminator. Bangalore will now take on Rajasthan, losers of first qualifiers, in Qualifier 2, while Lucknow's journey ended following today's defeat. Patidar produced an innings for the ages, smashing an unbeaten 54-ball 112 to power RCB to a huge 207/4. In reply, LSG finished at 193/6 in their 20 overs.

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Rohtak girl joins as Army’s first woman combat aviator

Captain Abhilasha Barak from Rohtak in Haryana on Wednesday became the first woman combat aviator of the Army. An engineering graduate from Delhi Technological University, Barak was among 37 Army officers who completed the rigorous flying training at Combat Army Aviation Training School here and were presented the Aviation Wings at the valedictory ceremony of the Combat Aviators Course presided over by Lieutenant General Ajay Kumar Suri, Director General and Colonel Commandant, Army Aviation.

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After Pallavi Dey, model-actress Bidisha found dead at her flat

While the industry is still in shock after popular TV actress Pallavi Dey’s alleged suicide on Wednesday came another tragic news. Yet another model-turned-actress Bidisha De Majumdar was found dead at her apartment in Dumdum. The 21-year-old aspiring actress used to live with her parents.

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IPL: Rajat Patidar first uncapped player to smash century in playoffs

Royal Challengers Bangalore batter Rajat Patidar on Wednesday became the first uncapped player in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) to smash a century in the playoffs.

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Monsoon progress may slow down after it hits Kerala: IMD

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had forecast the onset of monsoon over Kerala by around May 27, with a model error of plus or minus four days. Though the onset over Kerala may be around the predicted date this year, the monsoon progress thereafter is likely to be sluggish for some days, an expert said. An IMD official said further progress of the monsoon may slow down after its onset over Kerala.

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Covid-19: 80% in 15-18 age group have got first vaccine dose

India has vaccinated over 80% of adolescents between 15-18 years age with at least the first dose of Covid vaccine, crossing another major milestone even as fear of new variant and spread of infection through school going children continue to hover. Around 61% of youngsters in this age category of 15-18 years are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with two doses, official data shows. There are around 7.40 crore adolescents estimated to be in this category of 15-18 years.

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J&K cop killed, daughter wounded in Srinagar terror attack

Terrorists gunned down an off-duty J&K policeman and wounded his seven-year-old daughter when they stepped out of their home on the outskirts of Srinagar to go to her tuition classes on Tuesday evening. Constable Saifullah Qadiri, a resident of Aanchar in Srinagar’s Soura area, was the third cop killed by terrorists this April-May, and the 125th since 2017. Police said the little girl suffered a bullet wound in her right hand.

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Live: Hungary's Orban imposes state of emergency as result of war

Workers digging through the rubble of an apartment building in Mariupol found 200 bodies in the basement, Ukrainian authorities said Tuesday, a grim reminder of the horrors still coming to light in the ruined city that has seen some of the worst suffering of the 3-month-old war. Stay with TOI for latest updates:

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IPL 2022: Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets to enter final

David Miller hit three effortless sixes which looked like action replays as Gujarat Titans, under their inspirational skipper Hardik Pandya, made a mockery of all the odds to reach the final of IPL-15 with a seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday. Royals rode on Buttler's 89 to post 188/6. But Pandya (40*) and Miller (68*) added 106 runs in exactly 10 overs to seal the deal with three balls to spare.

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India’s AstroSat witnesses black hole birth for 500th time

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India bats for use of public stock for international food aid

ndia is pitching for allowing the use of public stock of grains for international food aid and to avert food crisis, especially on a government-to-government basis. The move comes when there is a global shortage of crucial food items, including wheat, with several developing countries such as Egypt flagging food scarcity as a major concern. The anxiety of these countries ahead of next month’s WTO ministerial meeting is sought to be addressed through a package being demanded by them.

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Convict’s conduct vital for death penalty, says SC

The Supreme Court has ruled all courts must consider pre- and post-crime conduct of a convict to ascertain mitigating grounds to avoid imposition of the capital punishm, in what marks another milestone on the meandering judicial journey since the 1980s towards virtual abolition of death penalty. Through this ruling, the court commuted the death sentences of three youth convicted for sensational and grotesque murders of three defenceless women in Indore in 2011 to 25 years in jail.

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'Rate hikes in next monetary policy meets a no-brainer’

In what may be an indication of another increase in policy rates, Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das said that expectations of a rate hike in the forthcoming policy meetings were a “no brainer” and that the RBI would withdraw surplus liquidity over the next two to three years. The governor expressed confidence that the central government would stick to its fiscal deficit target, refuting rumours of a hike in government borrowing.

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District judge to decide sequence of Gyanvapi case pleas today

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Deporting illegal aliens, SC need not step in, says Jharkhand

The Jharkhand government has told the Supreme Court that the Centre and states are taking necessary steps for identification and deportation of illegal immigrants, and opposed a PIL seeking the court’s intervention for deportation of illegal immigrants, including Bangladeshi and Rohingya. It said the alarming scenario sought to be created by the petitioner was misconceived and speculative.

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WHO honours 1 million ASHA women for Covid-care role

India's one million all-women ASHA volunteers were honoured by the World Health Organisation on Sunday for their “crucial role” in providing direct access to healthcare facilities in rural areas and their indefatigable efforts to rein in the coronavirus pandemic in the country. Accredited Social Health Activists - or ASHA volunteers - are Indian government's affiliated health workers who are the first point of contact in rural India.

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45% spike in ice cream sale as temperature soars

Unprecedented demand for ice cream this summer has led to major supply shortages, forcing companies to crank up production by over 30%. The early onset of summer and a prolonged period of heat have resulted in sales soaring by around 45% during the last three months compared to the corresponding period in 2019, showed industry estimates.

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Hindu side cites 1936 British stand to bolster Gyanvapi claim

Five Hindu women plaintiffs have told the Supreme Court that the entire Gyanvapi mosque land belonged to Kashi Vishwanath temple and cited the British government’s trial court statement repudiating a Muslim person’s 1936 suit for a declaration that the mosque land was a wakf property.

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Playback singer Sangeetha Sajith passes away

Noted South Indian playback singer, Sangeetha Sajith passed away in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday morning.

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Govt seeks to cool down steel, plastic and cement prices

The government on Saturday unveiled a series of duty cuts to cool down prices of iron and steel, coal and plastics, while promising to more than double the subsidy allocation for fertilisers to cushion the impact of the Ukraine war on farmers. Along with a reduction in import duty on iron and steel, the finance ministry also imposed import duty on a host of steel products, in a move that will benefit user industries and small-scale players that have been complaining of a massive jump in prices.

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1 teacher for 5 classes, kids troop in for midday meals only

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Day after SC order, Gyanvapi files shifted to district court

All files related to the Shringar Gauri-Gyanvapi mosque lawsuit were transferred to the Varanasi district court on Saturday in compliance with SC’s Friday order to shift the case from the civil judge (senior division) to the district judge. District government counsel (civil) has confirmed the shifting of files and said district judge Ajay Kumar Vishwesh will hear the case from now on. The next hearing is slated for May 23, but the points to be taken up will be stated by the court on Monday.

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10-year-old girl from Maharashtra summits Everest base camp

A little 10-year-old champion skater from Worli, Rhythm Mamania, has become one of the youngest Indian mountaineers to summit the Everest Base Camp (EBC) in the Himalayan ranges in Nepal. Rhythm had no coach or formal training, and would practise by running up and down the long flight of steps near Shastri Garden at 5am.

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IPL: RCB seal last playoff berth after MI beat DC

Royal Challengers Bangalore sneaked into the play-offs after Mumbai Indians broke Delhi Capitals' heart with a five-wicket win in their last IPL match on Saturday. Already out of contention, MI played party poppers as they first restricted DC to 159 for 7 with Jasprit Bumrah snapping three wickets and then returned to overhaul the target in 19.1 overs to knock the 2020 finalists out of the tournament.

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China building bridges in areas occupied by it since ’60s: MEA

The MEA said it had made it clear on several occasions that the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are an integral part of India and that other countries are expected to respect India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

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It’s a wonder I’m alive: SP leader Azam Khan

At the jail gate, Azam was met by his sons Abdullah and Adeeb, apart from two sitting SP MLAs Ashu Malik and Mohd Faheem. SP president Akhilesh Yadav took to Twitter to welcome him. Azam’s motorcade then headed for the residence of former SP MLA Anup Gupta. Half an hour later, he started for Rampur by road.

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'Protection of wuzu area, unhindered namaz access to continue'

The SC said the May 16 interim order of the civil judge (senior division) Ravi Kumar Diwakar directing protection of purported shivling area would be “subsumed” by the apex court’s interim May 17 order giving similar direction in addition to specifying that Muslims would have free access to the mosque for namaz purposes.

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Don’t fall into opposition trap: PM Narendra Modi

PM used the occasion to speak indirectly about the recent controversies over language issues, saying, “Prioritising local languages in the new National Education Policy reflects our commitment to each regional language. BJP considers Indian languages to be the soul of Indianness."

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Don’t feel guilty about inflation, Rajnath Singh to cadre

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3-member panel to probe tunnel collapse

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IPL: Rajasthan beat Chennai to finish second in standings

Ravichandran Ashwin, once again, proved his utility with the bat when his team needed it the most as Rajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings by five wickets to finish the IPL league phase in Top-2 on Friday. Ashwin remained unbeaten on 40 off 23 balls as RR completed the chase of 151 with two balls to go, grabbing the second place to set up a blockbuster clash with Gujarat Titans in the first play-off next Tuesday.

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Set up 25 special courts to resolve cheque-bounce cases: SC

As a pilot project, a bench of justices L Nageswara Rao, B R Gavai and S Ravindra Bhat directed setting up of total 25 such special courts in five districts of Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Delhi and UP where the pendency of the cheque bounce cases is the highest.

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Azam Khan may walk free as SC gives bail in 88th case

The court noted that Khan was made an accused in the latest case just a few days ago despite the FIR being registered two years back and chargesheet already filed. The SP leader alleged that he was being implicated in cases one-after-another to prolong his stay in jail.

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Vaishnaw successfully tests made-in-India 5G call at IIT

“This is the first step towards making the solution feasible commercially. Over the next few months, Made-in-India solution has the potential of going from local to global. It also meets India’s needs indigenously and securely,” Ashwini Vaishnaw said.

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SC bats for disabled people in police force, seeks govt review

A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Abhay S Oka and J B Pardiwala said the Centre should allow them to join the force and see how it works out. “Experiment it for a while and if it does not work then you may not continue with it,” the bench said.

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IPL: Kohli finds form as RCB steamroll GT to stay in play-off race

A fired up Virat Kohli roared back to form with a fine half-century as Royal Challengers Bangalore stayed alive in the IPL play-off race with a thumping eight-wicket win over table toppers Gujarat Titans on Thursday.

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SC permits OBC reservation in MP local body elections

On May 10, the court had directed that the poll process for 23,263 local bodies in MP be conducted forthwith and rejected the state government’s plea for more time to fulfill the ‘triple test’ criteria to introduce OBC reservation in local self-governed bodies and complete the delimitation process.

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CBI arrests Karti aide in 2011 visa bribery case

CBI has alleged that a bribe of Rs 50 lakh was paid by the power company to Bell Tools through cheque and the amount was paid in cash to S Bhaskararaman. While Karti is expected to be summoned for questioning by CBI, Bhaskararaman was arrested.

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S Jaishankar to attend Brics meet today

Ukraine, pandemic, need for strengthening and reforming the multilateral system and counter-terrorism are among the issues that will be discussed in the meeting. It will also see a ‘Brics Plus’ dialogue with foreign ministers of some other developing countries, said the Chinese foreign ministry.

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BJP’s petty politics led to convict’s release: Cong

Congress said on September 9, 2018, the then AIADMK-BJP government in Tamil Nadu had recommended the release of all seven Rajiv assassination convicts, and the recommendation was sent to the then governor Banwarilal Purohit, a former BJP leader. Purohit “just sat” over the recommendation, before referring the matter to the President.

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Marriage delayed, UP man files dowry plaint against parents

In his complaint to SSP, Kumar wrote: “My parents not only want money but have given a long list of household appliances. She is not financially well-off.” The SSP, who has now directed SHO Kankarkhera to probe the matter, said, “An FIR will be filed only once we get the probe findings.”

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Indrani Mukerjea gets bail from Supreme Court

The bench also took into account that Indrani's ex-husband and co-accused in the case, Peter Mukerjea, had already been granted bail in the case. The bench granted her bail with the same terms and conditions which were imposed on Peter when he was granted bail by the Bombay HC.

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IPL: LSG pull off a last-ball thriller to qualify for playoffs

Quinton de Kock struck a sensational hundred and shared a record opening stand with skipper KL Rahul as Lucknow Super Giants pipped Kolkata Knight Riders by two runs in a last-ball IPL thriller to seal their play-off spot on Wednesday.

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India has a lot of stories to tell: PM

The PM said this edition of the Cannes Film Festival is special because several Indian start-ups will have the opportunity to showcase their strengths to the world of cinema. He expressed happiness over the screening of the digitally remastered Satyajit Ray film, ‘Pratidwandi’, in the Cannes Classic Section.

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More rain for North East states reeling under floods

The IMD on Monday warned of light to moderate rainfall at most places with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall and isolated extremely heavy rainfall over Assam-Meghalaya on Wednesday, as well as thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places.

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Ram Temple’s garbha griha to be completed by Dec 2023

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LIC lists at discount to IPO price, closes 8% lower at Rs 875

The majority government-owned life insurer is now the fifth most valued company in India, behind RIL, TCS, HDFC Bank and Infosys but ahead of giants like HUL, ICICI Bank and SBI, data from BSE showed. It’s also the most valued PSU entity, ahead of SBI, ONGC and NTPC.

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IPL: SRH keep playoff hopes alive with 3-run win over MI

Rahul Tripathi batted like a man on a mission before Umran Malik sizzled with his pace as Sunrisers Hyderabad kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 3-run win over Mumbai Indians. Tripathi scored 76 from 44 balls to guide Hyderabad to a challenging 193/6. He was ably complemented by Priyam Garg (42) and Nicholas Pooran (38). Umran (3/23) then produced a sensational performance as Mumbai ended up at 190/7 in their chase.

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PM Narendra Modi open to radical ideas: Nandan Nilekani

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On eve of SC hearing, Gyanvapi area sealed after shivling claim

S M Yasin, joint secretary of the Anjuman Intejamia Masajid (AIM), which is one of the respondents in the case, accused plaintiff Rakhi Singh's lawyer Harishankar Jain of passing off a portion of a fountain within the pond as a shivling.

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Indo-Nepal ties ‘unshakable like Himalayas’, says PM

PM Modi, who was in Lumbini on the occasion of Buddha Purnima at the invitation of his counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba, made the remarks while addressing an international conference on Buddhism. The visit also saw a bilateral meeting between the two leaders.

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Nitish Kumar to convene all-party meet on caste census

CM Nitish Kumar on Monday said the caste census work would start after the state cabinet’s approval. “Caste census will be done in a proper way. Preparation for deputation of officials for this purpose is also being looked into,” Nitish said.

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ASI releases pics of closed rooms of Taj Mahal

Photographs of the opened rooms in the basement were released earlier this month by ASI, whose superintending archeologist (Agra circle) Raj Kumar Patel said pictures of restoration work done by authorities were now available on ASI’s website “for everyone to view”.

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Monsoon over Andaman, may hit Kerala early: IMD

Advance of the southwest monsoon over the Indian mainland is marked by its onset over Kerala, beginning the four-month rainy season. “As per the progress and monitoring, it shows that our prediction (of onset over Kerala on May 27) will be correct for monsoon,” said IMD scientist R K Jenamani.

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'Twitter spam accounts for last four quarter well under 5%'

Twitter Inc CEO Parag Agrawal on Monday tweeted that internal estimates of spam accounts on the service for the last four quarters were "well under 5%." Agrawal said on Twitter that this estimate can not be reproduced externally given the need to use both public and private information.

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IPL: DC beat PBKS by 17 runs, inch closer to play-off berth

Spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav were inspirational in the middle overs even as Shardul Thakur complemented the duo with career-best IPL figures as Delhi Capitals inched closer towards play-off qualifications beating Punjab Kings by 17 runs in an IPL match on Monday.

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Only Cong, not regional parties, can lead anti-BJP fight: Rahul

Expressing concern over the divisive politics of RSS-BJP, Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said Congress is the only party which can lead the battle to defeat these communal forces, while asserting that regional parties cannot perform this onerous political task. Rahul said the regional parties are built around different aspects but not an ideology, while Congress is a party with a centralized ideology.

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Rape case: Delhi cops in Raj to arrest minister's son fail to trace him

A Delhi Police team tasked with arresting Rajasthan cabinet minister Mahesh Joshi's son Rohit on charges of rape and blackmail returned empty-handed from Jaipur on Sunday after pasting a notice at his family home, asking him to show up at the capital's Sadar Bazar police station latest by 1pm on Wednesday. On whether his son would respond to the notice, the minister said this would depend on legal advice.

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Dozen staff of Kashmir Univ likely to be sacked for terror links

Documents reveal that after nullification of Article 370, two discreet analyses of academic and student activities in KU were done. The results showed that an overwhelming majority of faculty are free from the blemish of “secessionist thinking and activities”. The analysis of non-teaching staff is still underway.

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RR humble LSG by 24 runs, inch closer to play-offs

A clinical Rajasthan Royals inched closer to securing a play-offs berth with a convincing 24-run win over Lucknow Super Giants. Both RR and LSG are now tied on 16 points from 13 matches and need another win to confirm their place in the next stage of the tournament. Thanks to their margin of victory, RR also toppled LSG from the second place. Chasing 179 for victory, LSG were stopped at 154 for eight.

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Rebuff to G-23: Sonia says will form just CWC advisory group

Congress president Sonia Gandhi will form an advisory group of CWC members for discussion on political matters and challenges before the party, and will constitute a task force for internal reforms to prepare for 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The clarification appeared significant in view of the demand of the dissident G-23 bloc that the Congress Parliamentary Board (CPB) should be revived.

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Trailer of 'Vikram' featuring Kamal Haasan & others

The upcoming action thriller film ‘Vikram’ which is directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj featuring Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, and Fahadh Faasil had its trailer and audio launch today (May 15) at 8 PM. ‘Vikram’ is one of the most anticipated movies this year.

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Prof with terror ties was 'Geelani of Kashmir University'

Altaf Hussain Pandit, the chemistry professor at Kashmir University sacked on Friday over terror links, was an active terrorist associated with JKLF from 1990 to 1993. Altaf, through a combination of fear, favour and propaganda, ensured that Kashmir University students participated in violent protests driven by separatists and Pakistan, a dossier says.

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Survey of Gyanvapi basement, western wall completed

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CBI probes IPL betting racket with Pakistan links, files 2 FIRs

Launching an offensive against alleged betting in the IPL, the Central Bureau of Investigation has filed two FIRs and conducted searches at over half-a-dozen locations spread across four cities. The agency has initiated an investigation on a network of individuals, allegedly involved in influencing the outcome of matches in the cricket league based on inputs received from Pakistan.

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Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties to win FA Cup

Liverpool won an absorbing English FA Cup final on Saturday as they prevailed 6-5 in a penalty shootout after the Wembley showpiece somehow ended 0-0 after extra time. It was a carbon copy of the League Cup final in February, which Liverpool won 11-10 on penalties after that game also finished goalless.

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After 30 yrs of liberalisation, Cong pushes for policy 'reset'

Congress on Saturday demanded a reset in the economic policies as part of a recalibration after 30 years of liberalisation, while expressing concerns over the state of the economy, ranging from the jobs scenario to growth to inflation. It said the reset should take care of extreme poverty among the bottom 10% of the population, rising inequality, and India's high rank on global hunger index 2021.

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IPL 2022: KKR beat SRH by 54 runs in must-win game

Andre Russell's all-round brilliance theoretically kept KKR in contention for a play-off berth as they recorded a comprehensive 54- run victory over SRH in a must-win game. It was Russell's unbeaten 49 off 28 balls that took KKR to 177/6 after being down and out at 94/5. In reply, SRH were never in the hunt as they huffed and puffed their way to 123/8 against a collective bowling effort from Shreyas Iyer's men with the flamboyant Jamaican finishing with best figures of 3 for 22.

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Maruti to set up new Sonipat plant, invest Rs 1 1,000cr

Maruti Suzuki will spend Rs 11,000 crore to set up a new manufacturing facility in Haryana, its third in the state and spread over an 800-acre area, as the country's largest carmaker looks to add a fresh 10 lakh units to its capacity from the location. The company currently has an annual installed capacity of 22.5 lakh units across its existing two plants in Haryana (Gurgaon and Manesar) and one in Gujarat (owned by parent Suzuki).

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India's first mRNA vax tech developed, to face corona test

The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has developed India's first indigenous mRNA vaccine technology for Covid-19. The vaccine technology, which is 90% effective against Covid-19 in the mouse model, can also be used to fight other infectious diseases like malaria, dengue and tuberculosis once the pandemic ends.

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SC: Can't put off NEET-PG again, will hit health service

The Supreme Court has refused further postponement of NEET-PG, slated for May 21 for admission to PG medical courses, saying any further delay in holding the test would lead to lack of availability of full strength of resident doctors in hospitals, impeding patient care facilities. NEET-PG 2022-23, which was earlier scheduled for March 12, has already been postponed to May 21 because of the pandemic-caused delay in examination and admissions to PG medical courses.

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'Canada-based don with links to Babbar Khalsa plotted Mohali attack'

Following the arrest of six people, Punjab police have named Canada-based gangster Lakhbir Singh alias Landa as the key conspirator of the rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attack on the building housing the Punjab police intelligence headquarters on May 9. Lakhbir arranged an RPG, AK-47 and local network of criminals for logistic support to carry out the terror attack, Punjab DGP said. The key attackers are still at large.

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IPL: PBKS crush RCB by 54 runs, keep playoff hopes alive

Punjab Kings buried Royal Challengers Bangalore under a deluge of runs as they kept their play-off hopes alive with 54-run victory, riding on superb half-centuries from Jonny Bairstow and Liam Livingstone in an IPL match on Friday. While Punjab remained in the mix with 12 points from as many games, the margin of victory considerably improved their net run-rate to +0.210 and RCB despite having 14 points from 13 games are at -0.323.

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Why coal-scam probe not over even after 10 yrs, SC asks CBI

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With 10L likely aspirants, CUET may beat JEE(M)

At nearly 7.4 lakh unique completed registrations and with another 5.1 lakh candidates who have registered but are yet to make the online payment to complete the process, the Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate 2022 (CUET-UG) is set to become one of the biggest entrance tests of the country surpassing the average registration of around 9.1 lakh for JEE (Main).

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Live: Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lanka's new PM

Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn-in as Sri Lanka's new prime minister, days after his predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned following violent protests over the worst economic crisis in the debt-ridden island nation. Stay with TOI for the latest developments

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'Sarkaru Vaari Paata' opens to a good start

The highly-anticipated film 'Sarkaru Vaari Paata' has opened to a stupendous response at the box office. If trade analysts are to be believed, the Mahesh Babu and Keerthy Suresh starrer, which has garnered positive reviews on day 1 of its release, is expected to break box office collection records. Hailed as mass blockbuster by the audience, as per trade reports, the film opened to a good starts overall with the collections being very good at places.

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Live: Amanatullah Khan arrested, sent to judicial custody

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan arrested by Delhi Police, FIR registered against him. Earlier today, he was detained by Delhi police at Madanpur Khadar, where SDMC was conducting an anti-encroachment drive. Stay with TOI for all updates:

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Can telcos manage net speed, traffic? Govt call likely soon

The government is likely to take a call soon on whether mobile companies should be allowed to manage network speeds and internet traffic. The digital communications commission (DCC), the inter-ministerial decision-making body on telecom issues, will decide whether it wants to go with regulator Trai's views on the matter, that gave a free hand to mobile companies, though seeking transparency for telecom users and customers.

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Delhi HC delivers split verdict on marital rape

The proviso that shields husbands from a rape charge by wives will remain in the IPC for now as the Delhi high court on Wednesday gave a split verdict on petitions challenging the clause. A bench of justices Rajiv Shakdher and C Hari Shankar differed in their reading of the exception under section 375 IPC and allowed the parties to approach the Supreme Court for a final say on the matter.

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Google 6a, the new affordable Pixel phone launched

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Covid: For travel abroad, booster gap may be cut to 3 months

The health ministry is considering a proposal to reduce the gap between the second dose of Covid vaccine and the precaution/booster dose to three months for those planning to travel abroad. Currently, only those who have completed nine months since the administration of the second dose of the Covid vaccines are eligible to receive a third or booster dose.

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Droughts reduced India GDP by 2-5% over 20 years: UN

The number and duration of droughts has risen 29% globally since 2000 and the effect of severe droughts is estimated to have reduced India’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2-5% over the 20 years from 1998 to 2017, said a new report from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) released on Wednesday.

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Cyclone Asani turns towards south Andhra coast

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Patna HC to consider steps for quick disposal of bail pleas

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Hold civic polls, no time for 'triple test', SC tells MP

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Yasin Malik pleads guilty in 2017 terror case

Separatist leader Mohammad Yasin Malik on Tuesday pleaded guilty to charges under the stringent anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), before a Delhi court in a case related to terrorism and secessionist activities in Jammu & Kashmir in 2017. Special Judge Praveen Singh has put up the matter for May 19 for hearing of arguments on the quantum of Malik’s sentence.

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Govt warns app cabs taking users for ride

The consumer affairs ministry on Tuesday warned of strict action against online cab aggregators if they fail to address rising consumer complaints and put an end to unfair trade practices such as levying inconsistent cancellation charges, insurance and Covid-19 charges for every ride without explicit consent of customers.

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Two new SC judges superseded several seniors in queue

In a big pushback to “seniority” as an elevation criteria, Chief Justice NV Ramana on Monday administered oath to new SC judges Sudhanshu Dhulia and Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala, who leapfrogged many HC chief justices and superseded scores of HC judges. Justice Dhulia, as Gauhati HC chief justice, was 30th in the all-India seniority list of HC judges. Justice Pardiwala was 49th in the list.

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SC paves way for mass bail to 1,500

Noting that a large number of convicts are languishing in various jails in Uttar Pradesh for years while waiting for their appeals to be heard by Allahabad high court, which is at present hearing appeals made in 1980s, the Supreme Court on Monday said all such prisoners who are one-time offenders and have spent more than 10 years in jail should be granted bail.

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ASI: J&K LG's puja at Martand temple in violation of rules

A puja, attended by Jammu & Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha at the premises of the Archaeological Survey of India-protected Martand Sun temple in Kashmir's Anantnag, was in violation of rules and the issue has been raised with the UT administration, ASI officials said on Monday. The J&K administration, however, rejected the ASI's claims.

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IPL: KKR remain in competition with big win over MI

Kolkata Knight Riders finally found the team balance they were looking for to outclass Mumbai Indians by 52 runs on Monday and keep their slim IPL play-off hopes alive.

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Salman Khan, Prithviraj Sukumaran unveil 'Major' trailer

Bollywood star Salman Khan unveiled the Hindi trailer of Adivi Sesh starrer 'Major' on Monday. The Malayalam version of the trailer has been unveiled by Prithviraj Sukumaran while Tollywood star Mahesh Babu has launched the Telugu trailer of 'Major'. Bankrolled by Sony Pictures International Productions in association with Mahesh Babu's GMB Entertainment and A+S Movies, 'Major' is directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka, and also stars Sobhita Dhulipala, Saiee Manjrekar, Prakash Raj, Revathi and Murali Sharma. Directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka, the film will release in theatres on June 3.

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No option to redeem vouchers of Big Bazaar

Customers of Big Bazaar who are holding vouchers have been left high and dry after a majority of outlets of the hypermarket chain's parent Future Retail (FRL) were taken over by Reliance Industries. While an FRL spokesperson did not comment, a senior industry executive said the company is left with about 30 Big Bazaar stores across India where customers can still redeem vouchers.

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Rakhigarhi dig gives evidence of planned Harappan-era city

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Gujarat link comes to fore in latest US entry bid

The American dream of a Gujarat family of four had frozen with their bodies on the Canada border on January 16. Now, it has emerged on Sunday that the US aspirations of six other Gujaratis nearly sank them in frigid waters while they attempted a similar illegal entry into USA from the Canada border.

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Amit Shah: PM template for what it means to be nat'l leader

PM Narendra Modi is now the template for what it means to be a “national leader”, home minister Amit Shah has said, asserting that the label was earlier handed out to even politicians of no proven merit and only capable of winning election from one or two safe Lok Sabha seats.

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IPL: Conway, Moeen star in big CSK victory over DC

Devon Conway's blazing blade and Moeen Ali's effective off-breaks beautifully complemented each other as Chennai Super Kings outclassed Delhi Capitals in every department of the game, winning their IPL match by a comprehensive 91-run margin.

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Saddened by rising violence and false cases against docs: CJI

Chief Justice NV Ramana on Saturday expressed deep concern over rising incidents of violence and lodging of false cases against doctors across India and said they need a secure environment to discharge their selfless service to the society. "Several false cases are being lodged against upright and hardworking doctors. They need a better, and more secure, working environment," the CJI said.

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Maoists ready for talks, but Chhattisgarh says no to riders

Nearly a month after Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel invited the Maoists to peace talks, the insurgents have said they are willing to sit across a table but have set stiff riders — revoke the ban on CPI (Maoists) and its frontal organisations, release all jailed leaders and withdraw all security forces from Bastar.

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Amarnath Yatra: 1.5L bookings in 26 days

Amarnath yatra, which was suspended for the past two years due to Covid, appears to have generated much enthusiasm among pilgrims with over 1.5 lakh registrations made for the annual pilgrimage in the first 26 days of opening of bookings. This marks a 249% jump over the total 43,038 bookings received during the corresponding period of 2019, when the yatra was last conducted.

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Xiaomi alleges ‘coercion’, ED calls it ‘baseless, untrue’

Rebutting claims of smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi India, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese mobile manufacturing company Xiaomi, that its top executives were threatened of “physical violence” while recording their statements “under coercion”, the Enforcement Directorate has said that all such statements are baseless and untrue.

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IPL 2022: Lucknow crush Kolkata to go top of the table

LSG thrashed KKR by 75 runs to almost clinch an IPL play-off berth on Saturday. LSG took 30 runs off Shivam Mavi's 19th over to end up on 176/7. De Kock was top-scorer with 50(29) while Hooda scored 41 (27). However Stonis (28 off 14) and Holder (13 off 6) hit 5 sixes off the penultimate over to take the team to a decent total. In reply, KKR were bundled out for 101 in 14.3 overs with Avesh and Holder taking 3 wickets apiece.

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Jaishankar, Italian minister discuss Ukraine, call to end war

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Centre-Delhi ‘services’ row to be heard by a 5-judge bench

The Supreme Court on Friday said a five-judge constitution bench will hear the dispute between Centre and Delhi government over who should have legislative and executive control over “services”, including bureaucrats’ selections and postings. For Delhi government, senior advocate AM Singhvi had opposed reference to a five-judge bench, saying it would further delay a resolution.

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Kashmir's older Hizbul commander killed near Amarnath Yatra route

Security forces gunned down Hizbul Mujahideen’s oldest commander Mohammad Ashraf Khan, 57, and two more terrorists on Friday afternoon in a shootout inside the forests of Srichand Top in Pahalgam, close to the Amarnath Yatra route in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Kashmir range IGP Vijay Kumar said a Hizbul terrorist arrested on Thursday gave away the position of Khan during questioning.

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IPL: Sams' superb last over seals MI's second win

Pacer Daniel Sams displayed ice-cool temperament as he conceded just 3 runs in the last over to help Mumbai pull off a stunning 5-run victory over table-toppers Gujarat. MI were seemingly down and out with the Titans' opening pair of Saha (55 off 40) and Gill (52 off 36) sharing a 106-run partnership in 12.1 overs while chasing 178. However, the Titans after that kept losing wickets and eventually finished at 172 for 5.

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Ajay Devgn, Kiccha Sudeep to lock horns at the box office in July

One may wonder how can a Bollywood actor be supposedly said to lock horns with a Kannada actor and the answer to this question can be directly linked with the Twitter spat that both the actors Ajay Devgn and Kiccha Sudeep had recently, regarding the subject of Hindi as the national language. Now the row has turned its direction to the box office as both actors' films ‘Thank God’, and ‘Vikrant Rona’ will hit the big screens in the month of July.

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Smart TVs from OnePlus, Sony, Samsung at discount

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No political party for now, Prashant Kishor to go on Bihar ‘padyatra'

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Sedition pleas to larger bench? Supreme Court to decide

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'No buyback policy on unused vaccine vials, can’t extend expiry'

Bombay high court on Thursday sought the central government’s response to the issue of unused vaccine vials even as Serum Institute of India (SII) said it does not have a buyback policy and cannot extend the expiry date of Covishield vials.

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IPL: Warner, Powell set up big win for DC against SRH

Explosive Australia opening batter David Warner saved the best for his former franchise as his magnificent 92 not out off 58 balls powered Delhi Capitals to a 21-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League match on Thursday

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New wireless earphones from OnePlus, Realme, Sony under Rs 5,000

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Delimitation panel set to notify J&K report today

With likely changes in the nomenclature of a few assembly constituencies and some further readjustments in Jammu & Kashmir’s constituency map from what was proposed in the last delimitation draft in March 2022, the Delimitation Commission has finalised the delimitation award for J&K and is set to notify it on Thursday.

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Govt’s wheat buy estimate cut by 50%, lowest in 13 years

The government on Wednesday lowered its wheat purchase estimate for the current Rabi procurement season to 19.5 million tonnes — the lowest in the past 13 years. It said wheat production is estimated to be around 105 MTs, nearly 6% less than original estimate.

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BJP’s Rajya Sabha strength falls below 100; may rise soon

A month after touching the mark of 100 seats for the first time in Rajya Sabha, BJP’s numerical strength has come down to 95 as five of its members, nominated to the Upper House, retired in the past 10 days. The party may, however, once again get the three-digit number as the government has a window to nominate as many as seven new members to that category.

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IPL: RCB push CSK to brink of elimination with 13-run win

Harshal Patel and Glenn Maxwell led a clinical bowling performance to help Royal Challengers Bangalore register a 13-run win over Chennai Super Kings, pushing the defending champions to the brink of elimination in the IPL on Wednesday.

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Wireless headphone and earbuds at 50%-plus discount in Amazon sale

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Days after suicide, acclaimed American photographer cremated in Ranchi

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5 years on, ‘strategic partnership’ defence projects yet to take off

Five years after the strategic partnership (SP) model was promulgated to boost indigenous defence production through tie-ups with foreign armament majors, not a single project has taken off under the much-touted ‘Make in India’ policy till now.

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India recorded 4.75 lakh additional deaths in 2020: Report

Around 4.75 lakh additional “all-cause” deaths were registered in India in 2020 — the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, as compared to 2019, according to Civil Registration System (CRS) data. The total number of deaths, including Covid-19 fatalities, registered during 2020 rose to 81.2 lakh, up 6% from 76.4 lakh in 2019.

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India slides 8 places to 150 in 2020 Press Freedom Index

India has fallen eight places from 142 to 150 in the 2022 World Press Freedom Index of 180 countries. The index, published on Tuesday by Reporters Without Borders, points to an overall two-fold increase in media polarisation creating divisions within countries, and between countries at the international level.

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BJP takes dig at Rahul over ‘nightclub’ clip; at a wedding, says Cong

: Videos of Rahul Gandhi “partying” at a hip venue in Kathmandu dominated the TV and media chatter in the country on Tuesday. While BJP trolled him for showing up at a “nightclub” while his party is “exploding”, Congress hit back by clarifying that he was at a wedding party of a Nepali journalist who is also the daughter of a former diplomat.

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2 MP tribals lynched for alleged cow slaughter

A mob of 15-20 people lynched two tribal men on suspicion of cow slaughter and another man was gravely wounded in Simaria village of Madhya Pradesh’s Seoni district around 3am on Tuesday, triggering a political storm in the state as opposition parties alleged that Bajrang Dal and BJP members were involved in the crime.

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Amazon Summer sale is live: 5G phones under Rs 25,000

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Deaths rose by 6.2% in pandemic year 2020: Report

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Covid: No data to show more risk from unvaccinated, SC says

While ruling that people cannot be forced into getting jabbed against Covid-19 and that unvaccinated people can’t be denied access to public places, the Supreme Court made it clear that it was passing the order in view of the present situation alone, and it should not be construed as “interference” with government’s power to take steps for prevention of Covid-19 infections.

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Indigenous towed artillery guns complete firing trials

India’s big new gun has boomed much more successfully this time. Summer firing trials of the advanced towed artillery gun systems (ATAGS), developed by DRDO with production partners Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, were completed at the Pokhran field firing ranges over the last week.

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Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren gets EC notice over mining lease

The Election Commission has issued a notice to Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren asking him to explain why disqualification proceedings should not be initiated against him over grant of a mining lease in his favour last year. He became the CM for the second time in 2019.

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Osmania nixes Rahul Gandhi meet, HC won’t step in

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Chalisa row reaches UK, diaspora group chants in dig at MVA

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'India ended 3 decades of political instability with press of button'

India ended political instability of the last three decades with the press of a button, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday while interacting with the Indian community in Germany's Berlin. Speaking to a large gathering of Indians at the Potsdamer Platz, the Prime Minister said that he is in the German capital to neither talk about himself nor the Modi government.

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IPL: KKR beat RR to snap 5-match losing streak

Kolkata Knight Riders defeated in-form Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets to snap their five-match losing streak in the Indian Premier League on Monday.

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Focus is on high operational readiness: New Army chief

Noting that India faces multiple challenges due to the fast-changing geopolitical situation, new Army chief General Manoj Pande on Sunday said his main task will be to ensure high operational readiness along the borders with China and Pakistan as well as military modernisation with infusion of cutting-edge technologies.

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Companies stare at huge losses as unsold Covid drugs pile up

During the two years of the pandemic, there were sky-rocketing sales of Covid-19 portfolio of drugs, sometimes even severe shortages. But now the industry is saddled with a huge inventory of raw materials and medicines used in Covid-19, and staring at potential losses and write-offs running into hundreds of crores.

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Opposition bloc may not get BJD & YSR backing on Prez polls

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Share information on heat-related illnesses daily, states told

With unprecedented and blistering heat this year, the health ministry has asked states and district authorities to share daily surveillance report of heat-related illnesses with National Centre for Disease Control.

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Govt lens on charges levied, algo used by cab aggregators

Amid mounting consumer complaints, the Centre has asked cab and two-wheeler aggregators — Uber, Ola, Meru Cabs and Jugnoo — to come clean on the charges levied by them, including the algorithms used by them. Union consumer affairs secretary Rohit Singh has called a meeting next week to discuss a host of consumer issues, specially the algorithm used to calculate fares.

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IPL: Gaikwad, Conway set up CSK's 13-run win over SRH

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway's effortless six-hitting exhibition was well complemented by a four-wicket haul from Mukesh Choudhary as Chennai Super Kings notched up a 13-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad. Gaikwad (99 off 57) and Conway (85* off 55) put SRH's attack to the sword as CSK posted an imposing 202/2. In reply, SRH fell short, reaching 189/6 in 20 overs despite late heroics from Nicholas Pooran (64*).

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Aahana Kumra turns heads as showstopper for Pallavi Goel at BTFW

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