Sanjay Raut to appear before ED today

The appearance of Shiv Sena member Sanjay Raut before the ED is crucial to the progress of investigation of the Rs 1,000 crore slum redevelopment scam in Mumbai, agency officials who have gathered fresh details of some benami properties allegedly linked to the Sena leader and his close aides have said.

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Harsh to fire govt staffer over unauthorised offs: Supreme COurt

In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that terminating a government employee for going on unauthorised leave is too harsh and disproportionate punishment and suggested that some "lesser but major penalty" should be imposed instead of removing him from service.

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11 Afghan Sikhs arrive, bring ashes of terror victim

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Retaining Balasaheb legacy is Uddhav Thackeray's immediate task

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Neeraj Chopra finishes second in Diamond League

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra clinched his first top-3 finish at the prestigious Diamond League Meeting with a national record-shattering effort but missed the 90m mark by a whisker in a star-studded field on Thursday. The 24-year-old Chopra opened with a stunning throw of 89.94m, just 6cm shy of the 90m mark, the gold standard in the world of javelin throw and that effort eventually turned out to be his best.

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Aurangabad to be renamed as Sambhajinagar

In its last cabinet meeting, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Mahavikas Aaghadi (MVA) government cleared long-pending proposals to rename Aurangabad city as Sambhajinagar and Osmanabad city as Dharashiv.

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12 more die in Assam floods, toll rises to 151

Twelve more people died in floods and landslides in Assam on Wednesday as incessant rain across the state rapidly reversed the improving situation overnight. With this, the death toll in the year’s rainy season since April 6 has risen to 151.

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4 of 5 MLAs of Owaisi’s party join RJD in Bihar

Now, only one MLA Akhtarul Iman (Amour), who is the leader of the AIMIM in Bihar assembly, has remained with Owaisi’s party in Bihar.

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In big shift, Nato invites Finland, Sweden to join

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) invited Sweden and Finland on Wednesday to join the military alliance in one of the biggest shifts in European security in decades after Russia's invasion of Ukraine pushed Helsinki and Stockholm to drop their tradition of neutrality.

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Maharashtra crisis: Uddhav resigns after SC greenlights floor test, Fadnavis set to be CM again

Uddhav Thackeray resigned as chief minister of the three-party Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress (MVA) coalition minutes after the Supreme Court ruled that the floor test in the Maharashtra assembly would go ahead on Thursday.

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Maharashtra Live: Don’t heckle rebels, Uddhav tells Sainiks

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray resigned ahead of floor test late on Wednesday. The Supreme Court rejected Uddhav government's plea and refused to stay the floor test in the Maharashtra assembly. Stay with TOI for the latest developments:

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Guv, Sena war of words in SC over impartiality of DY speaker

Counsel for Maharashtra governor B S Koshyari and Shiv Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu on Wednesday exchanged accusations in the Supreme Court after the governor doubted the impartiality of deputy speaker of assembly.

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Udaipur tailor sent cops SOS, but they failed to gauge gravity of plea

Kanhaiya Lal had on June 15 filed a report with the Udaipur police that he had been receiving threats, but police did not understand the gravity of the matter and instead brokered an agreement between the two parties.

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More items in tax net as GST Council looks to boost kitty

Goods and services - ranging from pre-packed unbranded food items, certain pickles and lassi, cheques, cut and polished diamonds, LED lamps, pencil sharpeners, printing, drawing and writing ink, cutlery, and hospital rooms - will face higher GST from July 18, pushing up costs.

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Pallonji Mistry took building blocks overseas

It was Pallonji who expanded the construction business abroad, especially in the Gulf where he built the Sultan’s palace in Muscat in the early 1970s. Thus, his firm became the first Indian construction company to have completed the project.

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Reply to plea on demolition in 1 day: HC to UP

The Allahabad high court on Tuesday directed the state government and the Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) to file replies within a day in response to a writ petition filed by the wife and daughter of Javed Mohammad alias Javed Pump, the accused mastermind of the June 10 violence in Prayagraj, against the demolition of his house by the district administration and PDA.

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Muslim clerics condemn Udaipur killing

Majlis-e-Ulama-e-Hind general secretary Maulana Kalbe Jawad called out the heinous crime and demanded that the culprits be booked and put to the strictest punishment.

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Maha Live: Uddhav makes emotional appeal to rebels

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray urged rebel MLAs camping in Guwahati to return to Mumbai and talk to him while Devendra Fadnavis met the governor at Raj Bhavan. The BJP has said it will consider if there's a proposal from the rebel Shiv Sena MLAs on government formation in Maharashtra. Stay with TOI for the latest developments:

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Journalist Zubair in police custody till July 2

Zubair told the court the tweet was posted in 2018 and he had used an image from a Hindi film. He said he was being targeted because he challenges powerful people.

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Nirav Modi's extradition to India delayed further

Nirav Modi's extradition to India was delayed yet again on Tuesday at the billionaire diamantaire’s second appeal hearing after his barrister raised a raft of new objections.

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Maharashtra political crisis: Sena prepares to move SC if governor asks Uddhav to take floor test

At the time of formation of the MVA government, these independent legislators had extended support to Thackeray. If they approach the governor, Koshyari will have no option but to ask Thackeray to prove his majority.

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2nd T20I: India beat Ireland by 4 runs to pocket series 2-0

Deepak Hooda hit a master-class maiden century as India survived a mighty scare before defeating Ireland by four runs in a nail-biting high-scoring second T20 International to sweep the two-match series on Tuesday.

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Live: G7 condemns attack on Ukraine shopping mall

Scores of civilians were feared killed or wounded in a Russian missile strike on a crowded shopping mall in the central city of Kremenchuk, Ukraine officials say. At least 10 people are confirmed dead and more than 40 wounded. Stay with TOI for latest updates:

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Vijay Mallya seeks to appeal UK high court’s ‘bankrupt’ tag

Vijay Mallya’s barrister told the high court that his client wished to appeal his bankruptcy order to “undo the damage done to his reputation and to him economically”.

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Open to considering Shinde proposal on govt formation: BJP

BJP on Monday finally opened up about the Eknath Shinde-led revolt in Shiv Sena, refusing to call that camp "rebels" and saying it was open to considering proposals on government formation from the faction.

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'Raut is NCP’s ‘blue-eyed boy’ finishing off Sena'

Calling Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut the “blue-eyed boy” of NCP, Sawantwadi MLA Deepak Kesarkar, who is part of Eknath Shinde’s breakaway group, on Monday said when the Shiv Sena-BJP government formation in the state was a mere formality in 2019, he became “active” with the blessings of a

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Days from running out of fuel, SL halts sales

Sri Lanka will shut schools and only allow fuel supplies to services deemed essential like health, trains and buses for two weeks starting Tuesday in a desperate attempt to deal with a severe shortage.

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ED summons Sanjay Raut today, he dares agency to arrest him

Summoned by the ED on Tuesday for questioning in two separate money laundering cases, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut called it "a conspiracy" to curb his political activities and dared the central agency to arrest him.

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Maha crisis: Uddhav Thackeray strips all 9 rebel ministers of portfolios but doesn't sack them

Monday's Supreme Court verdict protecting the rebel Sena MLAs from disqualification proceedings till July 12 led to speculation about whether a floor test is imminent.

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Live: Can’t disqualify rebel MLAs till July 12, says SC

The Supreme Court on Monday protected rebel Shiv Sena MLAs from disqualification proceedings till July 12, directed the ruling coalition to ensure their safety in Maharashtra and refused the Sena-NCP Congress coalition’s request to stop the Eknath Shinde-led rebels from demanding a floor test in the assembly. Stay with TOI for the latest developments:

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Pakistan-IMF talks to resume over bailout package

The latest round of talks between Pakistan and IMF concluded last month.

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I am not a criminal, says Teesta, alleges was manhandled

Teesta Setalvad was arrested on Sunday morning after she was brought to Ahmedabad following her detention in Mumbai.

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1st T20I: India coast to seven-wicket win over spirited Ireland

Ireland put up a spirited fight but India proved too strong for the home team to win the rain-hit opening T20I by seven wickets on Sunday. Harry Tector's counter-attacking 64 not out off 33 balls took Ireland to 108 for four after the rain reduced the game to 12 overs a side

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Assam's 9-yr-old Nobojit Narzary wins DID L'il Masters S5

Nobojit Narzary from Assam has been declared the winner of DID L'il Masters Season 5. The nine-year-old is known for his freestyle, hip hop, and contemporary dance styles. Nobojit has been interested in dancing since the time he was little, but he started practising it in the past two years. Soon after winning the title, an excited Nobojit said, "I am very happy to lift the trophy of DID L'il Masters.

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DID L’il Masters winner: My father is no more upset with me

After three months of hardcore dancing and competition, DID L'il Masters season 5 has finally got its winner. 9-year-old, Nobojit who hails from Assam lifted the trophy and walked home with a prize money of Rs 10 lakh.

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Stalker shoots at 19-yr-old on way to work in Manesar

A 19-year-old woman working with an electronics manufacturing company in Manesar was shot at by an alleged stalker, who studied with her in Class 10 and had been following her from the time she lived in Ghaziabad eight months ago. The woman is getting treated for a gunshot wound at a Gurgaon hospital. Doctors said her condition was stable.

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Pilot plotted with Shekhawat to topple my govt: Gehlot

Union Minister main character in toppling game: Rajasthan CM

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To hoodwink FATF, Pak puts 26/11 handler in Lahore jail

Pakistani media reports on Saturday also said that a fine of Rs 4.2 lakh has been levied on him.

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GST compensation cess on luxury items extended

The cess is due to end on June 30 as part of the five-year formula.

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Kashmiri Pandits our own: Mehbooba Mufti

Accuses Centre of creating Gaza-like situation in Kashmir

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12 women, mostly foreigners, in court against Gundechas

A dozen women have filed an intervening application before the Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court in support of the internal complaints committee (ICC) report that had passed adverse remarks on multiple complaints of sexual harassment against two of the famed Gundecha Brothers.

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Gujarat ATS detains Teesta for 'faking riots evidence'

Setalvad's detention in Mumbai and Sreekumar's arrest in Ahmedabad came a day after Supreme Court dismissed a petition challenging the SIT clean chit to then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots case.

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Parameswaran Iyer replaces Kant as Niti CEO

Retired civil servant Parameswaran Iyer, who played a key role in the rollout of the Swachh Bharat mission, has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the government's policy think tank Niti Aayog. He will succeed Amitabh Kant, whose six-year tenure ends on June 30.

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Ahead of G7 meet, India links oil imports to energy security

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From April, India plans its own car crash-test ratings

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Droupadi Murmu files papers, dials opposition leaders

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SC: No evidence to prove 2002 Gujarat riots pre-planned

Upholding the trial court and high court's order to give a clean chit to then CM Narendra Modi in 2002 Gujarat riots, the Supreme Court said that there was no evidence to prove the allegations that the Godhra incident and the subsequent violence was pre-planned.

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Uddhav knew of brewing trouble, had confronted Shinde

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Economic revival steady, RBI calming inflation: Governor

The revival of economic activity continues to be steady and is gaining traction, and RBI is on track to bring down inflation and inflationary expectations, governor Shaktikanta Das has said. "GDP has exceeded 2019-20 levels, and from April 2022 onwards, many high-frequency indicators we monitor are showing steady improvement. The economy is back on track," Das told TOI in an interview.

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At Brics meet, PM skips Ukraine issue, discusses pandemic

The Brics meeting, where all countries recalled their national positions on Ukraine as expressed at the UNSC and UNGA, is taking place ahead of the G7 summit next week that will see PM Modi joining leading Western economies as they discuss ways to blunt Russia's aggression in Ukraine.

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ED gives Sonia 4 weeks to join Herald probe

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AI offers to re-hire retired pilots for 5 yrs

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Jabs cut global Covid toll by 19.8m in 1st yr of drive: Lancet

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'China build-up biggest security anxiety for us, India'

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Outfit ropes inclerics to bat for Agnipath during Friday prayers

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Sonia seeks time to recover from infection before ED quiz

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Wednesday wrote to the Enforcement Directorate urging that her appearance for questioning in National Herald case be put off for a few weeks till she recovers from her recent Covid infection. "She has been strictly advised rest at home following her hospitalisation on account of Covid and lung infection," AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh tweeted.

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Climate, food security on PM Modi's G7 agenda

The government announced Wednesday the visit by PM Narendra Modi to Germany for the G7 summit, where he's expected to address issues like climate, energy and food security against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. He is also expected to have several bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the G7.

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Prez polls: Yashwant's 'thin' chance hinges on JMM's support

In the race to the Rashtrapati Bhawan, the opposition bloc's presidential nominee Yashwant Sinha will face his first hurdle when he visits Jharkhand on June 24 to seek support from UPA ally Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). If JMM decides to back Murmu, Sinha's chances in the losing battle will get dimmer still. JMM, meanwhile, is expected to announce its decision later this week.

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Paswan's bungalow to be Kovind's new residence after retirement

The bungalow where former minister Ram Vilas Paswan stayed till his death is set to be the new residence of President Ram Nath Kovind after his retirement from the country’s highest constitutional post next month. Sources said renovation is in the full swing in the 12 Janpath bungalow in the heart of the capital. Kovind is expected to move into the bungalow on July 25.

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1,000 dead in deadliest quake in 2 decades in Af

A powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at least 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more in the country’s deadliest quake in two decades. Officials warned that the already grim toll may still rise. The European seismological agency said the tremors were felt over 500km by 119 million people across Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

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India & Australia to crank up defence ties

India and Australia on Wednesday resolved to further crank up their defence ties through combat exercises, intelligence-sharing, reciprocal logistics and military-industrial collaboration as well as work steadfastly towards their shared objective of an open, resilient and secure Indo-Pacific in the face of aggressive moves by China.

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Biocon executive among 5 held in 'bribery' case

The CBI on Tuesday arrested three persons including L Praveen Kumar, associate vice president and head-national regulatory affairs of Bengaluru-based Biocon Biologics Limited, a company founded by Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, in connection with their investigations into alleged nexus between a few pharma firms and officials of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO).

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Our judiciary totally independent, CJI tells biz meet in Germany

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Live: Russian shelling in Ukraine's Kharkiv region kills 15

An eight-year-old child was among 15 people killed by Russian shelling Tuesday in the eastern Kharkiv region, governor Oleg Synegubov said. "Fifteen people died and 16 were wounded. Such are the terrible consequences of Russian daytime shelling in the Kharkiv region," Synegubov said on Telegram. Stay with TOI for latest updates-

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Live: At 3,659, Maha's daily Covid-19 cases jump by 55%

Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 3,659 fresh Covid-19 cases, including 1,781 in Mumbai, and one fatality, taking the tally to 79,41,762 and the toll to 1,47,889, a health department official said. The addition to the tally was 1,305 or 55 per cent more than the 2,354 cases reported a day earlier. Stay with TOI for live updates:

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Live: Rahul returns to ED office after break, questioning resumes

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is back at the Enforcement Directorate office for questioning in the National Herald case. He has already been questioned for over 9 hours and was allowed half-an-hour break before resuming questioning. Beginning June 13, the Congress leader has already spent over 50 hours in five visits to the ED headquarters to be questioned in this case. Stay with TOI for all live updates-

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A string of netas suggested police postings: Param Bir Singh

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At last minute, Gopal Gandhi says no to being oppn Prez pick

Only hours before the anti-BJP bloc was set to unanimously endorse the name of former diplomat and West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi as its consensus nominee for the presidential polls, Gandhi declined to accept the offer saying he was grateful, but that the opposition’s candidate should be someone "who will generate national consensus and a national atmosphere beside opposition unity".

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PM Modi: Reforms not pleasant now, will help in long run

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said decisions and reforms may be unpleasant temporarily but with time, the country will experience their benefits. Averring that the promise that the “double-engine” government had given can be seen getting realised today, Modi said the projects launched today will support ease of living and ease of doing business.

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Military chiefs to brief PM Modi today on Agnipath progress

The three military chiefs are slated to separately meet PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday to brief him about the implementation of the Agnipath scheme, which is being fast-tracked with the Army on Monday issuing the recruitment notification for it amid continuing protests across the country. Under Agnipath, 46,000 Agniveers (40,000 for Army and 3,000 each for IAF & Navy) will be recruited this year.

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AI asked not to book more biz class tickets than serviceable seats

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has written to Air India (AI) to synchronise the tickets sold in premium classes with the number of serviceable seats in those cabins and avoid involuntary downgrades to economy. “We have warned AI from booking more business class passengers than serviceable seats available. Any violation will invite action," said DGCA sources.

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Maha MLC polls: BJP wins 5 seats; NCP, Shiv Sena 2 each

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won five of the ten legislative council seats in Maharashtra on Monday while in the Maha Vikas Aghadi —NCP and Shiv Sena secured two seats each and Congress managed to secure one seat.

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Quick Edit: Liberalise Visas for Afghans

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India gives e-visas to over 100 Sikhs, Hindus in Af

The move came immediately after a terror attack on last remaining Gurdwara Dasmesh Pita Sahib, Karta-E-Parwan near Kabul in Afghanistan on Saturday morning, killing a Sikh, a security guard there and some others.

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Muslim boy lived and studied in PM's family home

Abbas, who now lives in Australia with his son, completed his matriculation with excellent grades while staying in Modi’s family home. He was in the same class as the PM's brother Pankaj Modi, and both got government jobs – Pankaj in the information department and Abbas in the civil supplies department – together.

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JD(U) attacks BJP, saffron neta dares it to quit NDA

The first salvo in the latest war of words had been fired by state BJP president Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal on Saturday when he questioned Nitish’s performance as CM, saying his much-hyped governance model wasn’t in evidence as violent anti-Agnipath protests raged in Bihar.

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No baby boom, Mumbai birth rate fell in 2021

The civic body registered 1,13,792 births in 2021, about 35,106 fewer than in 2019 and 37,395 less than in 2018. In 2020, the first significant fall was noticed as registrations dropped by almost 20% to 1.2 lakh.

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Live: 'Russia likely to intensify attacks as Kyiv awaits EU decision'

Ukraine President Zelenskiy says Russia likely to intensify its attacks while Kyiv awaits this week's EU decision on Ukraine's status as candidate country. Stay with TOI for latest updates-

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Pak duo among 4 terrorists killed in twin J&K encounters

Based on information from an arrested terrorist, Showkat Ahmed Shaikh, a joint team of the Army along with Kupwara Police launched a cordon-and-search operation in the forests of Chandigam Lolab.

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Macron set to lose parliamentary majority: Projections

Macron's "Ensemble" (Together) coalition was on track for 200-260 seats, short of the 289 needed for a majority in the National Assembly. The left-wing NUPES alliance was set to win 149-200 seats, while Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally made major gains and was on course for 60-102 seats.

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Agnipath scheme protest: Trains in Bihar to run only at night due to stir

In a statement, the ECR said, “In view of the ongoing protest in Bihar, the ECR has made temporary changes in the train operations starting from this region and the trains coming here keeping the safety and security of passengers. The train operations in the region will be from 8pm on Saturday (June 18) to 4 am on Sunday (June 19), and again between 8 pm on Sunday and 4 pm on Monday (June 20) in Bihar.”

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Agnipath third major transformative defence reform: Rajnath Singh

“The Agnipath scheme has brought a revolutionary change in the process of recruitment in the armed forces of this country,” Singh said, while adding that misunderstandings are being spread against it for political reasons. “Should we lower the morale of the soldiers of the country? This is not justice,” he said, while speaking at an event.

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For migrant kids, govt to universalise anganwadis

This implies that a child enrolled at any anganwadi across states will be able to avail of the same services and get the cooked meals and rations at a centre in another district of the same state or in a different state by citing the Aadhaar-enabled registration details available on the Poshan platform.

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Terrorists kill off-duty J&K police officer in his paddy field

Sub-inspector Farooq Ahmad Mir, attached to the 23rd India Reserve Police battalion, was the seventh off-duty cop to be shot and killed in J&K this year and the third in just over a month. Terror outfits have also gunned down 13 civilians, including school staff, migrant workers and a prominent TV singer-actor, in a series of targeted killings since the start of the year.

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Indian companies can make best electric cars: Gadkari

In a candid admission, the minister said that he listened to the automobile manufacturers and dropped the proposal to make it mandatory for trucks to have air-conditioned cabins for their drivers.

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Customer can’t be prosecuted under immoral traffic Act: HC

The HC, while quashing a chargesheet against an NRI businessman, said based on the materials produced in court, it appeared that the NRI had flown into Kolkata from Dubai and had chosen to have sex for money. The HC said the probe didn’t suggest that he had financially exploited the sex worker, even frequented the place or habitually lived with the sex worker. The HC said unless this was proven, it would be impossible to prove he had aided and abetted the offence.

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Mumbai cops in Delhi to hand over summons to Nupur Sharma

The team, from Pydhonie police station, is in the national capital for the past five days as it needs to physically hand over summons to Sharma to appear before police and to look into other aspects of the probe, he said.

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Dera Sacha Sauda chief out on month’s parole

​​Haryana's jails minister Ranjit Chautala said the 30-day parole was granted by the Rohtak Divisional Commissioner on the recommendation of officials concerned.

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AI has uploaded provisions of denied boarding, flight delays in its Citizen Charter: DGCA

Air India on Friday came out with a “citizen’s charter” — a traveller’s reference guide for everything like reservations, lounge facilities, passenger services, in-flight services feedback mechanism and provisions for denied boarding and flight delays.

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Hizb duo killed in Anantnag encounter

The slain terrorists were identified as Junaid Ahmed Bhat and Basit Ahmed Wani, both from Anantnag. Junaid had been active since June 10, 2018, while Basit had been operating since August 18 2021, IGP (Kashmir Range) Vijay Kumar said. Basit was involved in the murder of sarpanch Ghulam Rasool Dar and his wife, a panch, on September 9, 2021, in Anantnag, added the IGP.

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Rajnath Singh says assembly polls in J&K possible by year-end

Addressing an event to celebrate the 200th year of the coronation of Maharaja Gulab Singh, the defence minister said the delimitation exercise has been completed and now the number of seats has gone up to 90 in J&K, with Kashmir having 47 seats and Jammu 43. “By this year-end, there is a possibility of holding assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.

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Reduce the gap for Covid booster dose to 6 months: NTAGI

The government advisory panel, which met on Thursday, also reviewed the findings of a study by the Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore on the feasibility of allowing as precaution dose a Covid vaccine different from the one used for primary vaccination.

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In call with Twitter staff, Musk muses on company's future

Elon Musk addressed Twitter employees for the first time on Thursday, projecting a need for "rationalisation of headcount" but offering few other new details about the $44 billion takeover of the social media company.

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Rahul Gandhi visits Sonia at Ganga Ram hospital

The Congress president was admitted to the hospital on Sunday, owing to post-Covid issues. He is likely to stay through the night with his mother at the hospital, the sources said. Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had on June 13 visited their mother at the hospital.

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3 terrorists slain, including teacher Rajni’s killer, in 2 separate encounters

Security forces killed two trapped Hizb terrorists, including the one who had shot teacher Rajni Bala dead outside her school gates in Kulgam on May 31, in an encounter that went on for three days in Mishipora-Kujjar area of Yaripora, in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. The terrorist who killed Bala was identified as “Zubair Sofi of Mohan Pora Kulgam”, the IGP said, adding that the identity of the second militant slain in Mishipora-Kujjar was being ascertained.

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Femina Miss India 2022 Awards Night: Performances

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Pak trying to ‘bleed India with thousands cuts’: Rajnath

“Our neighbour has always resorted to anti-India activities. J&K witnessed terror activities in the past as well. Now, Pakistan is continuously trying to disturb peace in the country through its approach of ‘bleed India with a thousand cuts’,” Singh said while addressing security forces in Baramulla district. He added that despite Pakistan’s best efforts, terror activities in J&K have declined in recent times.

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Pictures from Femina Miss India 2022 Awards Night

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Anthony Fauci tests positive for Covid-19

The 81-year-old Fauci, who is fully vaccinated and has received two booster shots, was experiencing mild Covid-19 symptoms, according to a statement Wednesday from the National Institutes of Health.

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TOI remains India’s most trusted news brand: Reuters Inst

While there are no cross-country comparisons, TOI’s immense trustworthiness can be gauged from the fact that the most trusted brand in the UK, BBC News, had a score of 55, and the most trusted paper in that country, the Financial Times, 52. In the US, local TV news had the highest trust score of 54, while the Wall Street Journal scored 43, New York Times 41, CNN and Washington Post 39.

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Live: US FDA advisers back Moderna for kids under 5

Daily Covid cases in India were set to cross the 10,000 mark on Wednesday, a first in 109 days since February 26, on the back of a spike in detected infections in many states across, particularly Maharashtra, where cases rose 36% in a day to 4,024. Stay with TOI for latest updates-

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2 LeT terrorists slain in Shopian encounter: Police

In Shopian, acting on specific information about the presence of terrorists in the Kanji Ullar village area, a joint cordon-and-search operation was launched by the police, Army (34 RR) and CRPF (178 Bn), IGP (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar said, adding that security personnel were fired upon when they approached the spot where the terrorists were hiding, leading to an encounter in which two terrorists were killed.

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Centre has huge stock of chana dal, ready to offer to states

TOI has learned that the government is looking at the options to liquidate the excess stock. “First, we need to get requests from states for getting pulses from the Central pool. The prices of pulses have been under control and sliding, which is a positive sign,” said a government official.

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Live: Daily Covid cases spike in Delhi, Maharashtra

India on Wednesday reported 8,822 new Covid cases and 15 deaths. Meanwhile, active Covid cases in India stands at 53,637. Stay with TOI for latest updates:

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10% of elders admit to having faced abuse: Survey

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Razed home not owned by Prayagraj unrest ‘kingpin’: Kin

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Facing death threats, Nupur, Naveen find saffron support

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Ex-SC judge Ranjana Desai is new PCI chief

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Govt unveils radical scheme to recruit soldiers for 4 yrs

The government on Tuesday announced the radical and far-reaching ‘Agnipath’ scheme to recruit all new soldiers only for four years, deploying defence minister Rajnath Singh and the three Service chiefs to stave off criticism that it will hit the professionalism, ethos and fighting spirit of the armed forces as well as possibly lead to militarisation of civil society.

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National Herald case: ED quizzes Rahul for 10 hrs

Sources in the agency claim that in reality no loan was taken or given and the amount of Rs 1 crore that Young Indian showed as borrowing from Dotex was actually “accommodation entry”; a fakery, in common parlance, for which Gandhis paid a commission of Rs 1 lakh.

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WPI inflation at record high of 15.9% on costly food, fuel

Data released by the department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) on Tuesday showed inflation, as measured by the wholesale price index (WPI), rose an annual 15.9% in May, higher than the 15.1% in April and above the 13.1% recorded in May 2021. This is the highest inflation in the new series (2011-12) and the highest since the 16% posted in September 1999. WPI has been in double digits for 14 consecutive months, highlighting the entrenched price pressures.

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PM Modi signals ‘mission mode’, government to hire 10 lakh by end-2023

The government on Tuesday announced to recruit 10 lakh people in different Central government departments and ministries in the next 18 months on a “mission mode”, a deadline that ends barely 4-5 months before the Narendra Modi government again seeks mandate from people to come to power. Sources said a good chunk of the vacancies are in railways.

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Netas, businessmen funded Kanpur violence ‘kingpin’, claim cops

Hayat Zafar Hashmi, the main accused in the June 3 violence in the city, has revealed several sources, including builders, businessmen and political functionaries, who were involved in funding his organisation.

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Section 144 in parts of UP as Muslim outfit appeals to kids, women to join stir

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Shakti Kapoor’s son held in B'luru for taking drugs

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Won’t run for Presidential polls, asserts Pawar

Pawar’s statement came a day after the Maharashtra Congress expressed support for his candidature. AAP’s Sanjay Singh had also called on him on Sunday. An NCP leader said Pawar will enable a dialogue among opposition parties to ensure unity on the issue. An NCP source said Congress’s Ghulam Nabi Azad is a viable choice.

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China boosting N-arsenal, Pak leads India in warheads: Sipri

China has an estimated 350 nuclear warheads, with new mobile missile launchers and another submarine becoming operational over the last one year, while Pakistan has 165 and India 160, as per the latest assessment of the Stockholm International Peace Institute (SIPRI) released on Monday.

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Prez poll: BJP deputes Nadda, Rajnath to work on consensus

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FIR against Nupur Sharma in West Bengal

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Tested new trade route to ship Russia goods to India: Iran

Iran’s state-run shipping company said it started its first transfer of Russian goods to India, using a new trade corridor that transits the Islamic Republic, an Iranian port official said.

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Punjab ex-CM Badal admitted to hospital

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In 24 hours, 5 Lashkar men gunned down in J&K

Four Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were killed by security forces in J&K on Sunday. While three of them were gunned down in Drabgam area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, the fourth was slain in a “chance encounter” in Srinagar’s Kreesbal Palpora Sangam area.

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Rahul Gandhi set to appear before ED today

Congress leaders fanned out across states slamming the ED summons to Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald-AJL case. They said there was no illegality in the actions to settle the debt of National Herald newspaper, and the ED decision to question the Congress leadership was a proxy action for the ruling BJP.

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KCR likely to float national party Bharat Rashtra Samithi

After failing to make any progress on his idea of a national front, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao appears to have made up his mind to float a national party. A final decision in this regard is expected to be taken on June 19 at the extended meeting of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) executive.

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'China continues to harden stand along LAC '

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Live: Russian shelling causes chemical-plant fire in eastern Ukrainian city

Ukraine has reported the death of 24 more children in Mariupol. Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said his country's forces were doing everything to stop the Russian offensive, with fierce battles in the east and the south. Kyiv had launched new air strikes in the captured southern region of Kherson, one of the first areas to be taken by Russia after the February 24 invasion.Stay with TOI for latest updates:

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How 40 degree Celsius plus spells scorched India in May

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Live: Covid rising in Delhi again, 795 cases on Saturday

The steady rise of Covid-19 cases in Delhi saw a significant spurt on Saturday, with 795 new cases, with a test positivity rate of 4.11%. While the number of cases in a single day is the highest since May 13, the positivity rate in the capital breached the 4%-mark after 32 days. Stay with TOI for latest updates:

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Ahead of WTO meet, India upset over agriculture text

Ahead of the meeting, India is also unhappy with the text on agriculture, which has flagged the issue of export restrictions, and questioning the need to raise an issue when it is already provided for in WTO agreements. Further, India is seeking a window for using the stocks lying with the FCI for government-to-government sales to countries that are facing a food shortage, something that has not been taken on board.

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PM launches projects worth Rs 3,050 cr for Guj tribal areas

Launching projects worth Rs 3,050 crore for the tribal districts of south Gujarat from Khudvel village of Navsari, Modi rejected the narrative that development projects are launched only with an eye on votes ahead of elections. "I have been in public life for over two decades. I challenge them to dig out a single week when I did not launch a developmental project," he said.

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No one can stop us from writing history anew: Amit Shah

A concerted effort should be made to write historical accounts in right earnest instead of wasting time on debating distortions in Indian history, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Friday, saying the battle waged against foreign rule for 1,000 years had laid the foundation for the re-emergence of India as a proud nation.

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India’s crude cost hits a decade high

India’s crude cost rose to $121.28 per barrel on Thursday, the highest since March 9, 2012 when it had hit $125.13. This has pushed the monthly average in June to $118.34 per barrel, a level last seen in April 2012 when the price averaged $118.64.

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Edutech cos under lens; norms on fake reviews on e-com sites soon

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Government plans regulator for higher education

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Government cracks whip on misleading advertisments

To protect people from being exploited or affected by misleading advertisements, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has notified new guidelines for stopping them across all platforms — regardless of form, format or medium — and has put a complete ban on surrogate advertising.

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Cong bags 3 RS seats in Raj, BJP wrests 3 in K'taka

The results in Karnataka were a leg-up for BJP which won three seats, bagging the third eyed by JD(S), because the Gowda outfit could not arrive at an understanding with Congress. Congress cornered its sole guaranteed seat of Jairam Ramesh. Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman was among the three BJP candidates for the Upper House who won.

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BJP hits back at Bihar CM Nitish over population boom

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President polls on July 18, NDA very close to halfway mark

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Prophet row: Owaisi among 31 booked for ‘promoting enmity’

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Daily Covid cases top 7,000, sharpest rise since January wave

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Curfew in Jammu’s Bhaderwah town following communal tension

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Come July, Goa flights to cost more due to hike in airport charges

Come July, a vacation to Goa will cost more if you choose to travel by air. Now flying out of Goa will be costlier from July 1 till next March and then the air ticket prices will get progressively more expensive every fiscal till April 2025.

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Prophet row: Culprits to be taught lesson, NSA tells Iran

The row over the attack on Prophet Muhammad by two BJP functionaries -- one of them has since been suspended from her post and the other expelled -- refuses to die down with Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian raising the issue with India during his visit, the first at that level from any Gulf country since the crisis broke out.

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'Covid weddings scam' in MP under ED lens

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1,456 med PG seats remain vacant, SC says not even 1 should be wasted

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CM Nitish: Harmonious Bihar doesn't need anti-conversion law

NItish Kumar also pointed out that no major incident of communal riots occurred in Bihar for the last several years. The state government maintains special attention over even a minor communal incident. “We are fully alert over such issues,” he said.

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QS World University Rankings: IISc-Bengaluru is top research varsity

IISc-Bengaluru is now the ‘fastest-rising’ South Asian university, inching closer to the global Top 150, having gained 31 places to 155 in this year’s QS World University Rankings. It remains the world’s top research university, ahead of Harvard, Princeton University and MIT. ​​IITs in Guwahati (37th) and Roorkee (47th) and new entrant University of Madras (48th) also made it to the elite list of global Top 50 research institutions.

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Prophet row: BJP leader held for inflammatory remarks in Kanpur

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Gyanvapi judge gets threat, cops review security

Civil judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar, who ordered a survey in the Gyanvapi mosque case, received a threat letter from an organisation called 'Islamic Aghaz Movement' on Tuesday. The Gyanvapi case was transferred by the SC to the district judge court of Varanasi on May 20.

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Pune firm builds 25.56-km bituminous stretch of NH in record 78 hrs

Creating a world record, a Pune-based infrastructure company built a 25.56 km or 75 lane km bituminous National Highway in Maharashtra in just 78 hours. The earlier world record of 25.27 km was achieved in Doha, Qatar, by its public works authority – Ashgha.

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Johnny Depp splashes out Rs 48 lakh on Indian restaurant in Birmingham

Depp spent the cash at the popular Indian restaurant Varanasi on Broad Street, which he hired out in its entirety to have dinner with close friend Beck, their entourage and bodyguards.

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Despite surviving no-trust vote, Boris Johnson's future far from secure

He will have to contend with a privileges committee probe into whether he misled the House of Commons, two difficult byelections, Tory rebels plotting to change party rules to allow a second challenge to his leadership before the current 12-month limit, and the possibility of his Cabinet resigning.

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Homicide leading cause of pregnancy deaths in US

Homicide is the leading cause of maternal mortality in the US, more than twice as frequent as any pregnancy-related complication. This shocking fact was revealed through an evaluation of death certificates from the national database of all women aged 10-44 years who had died in 2018 and 2019.

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‘Overbearing attitude’: Telangana HC sentences 4 cops to 4 weeks in jail

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'Around 71% of govt schools across country made disabled friendly'

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WatchOS 9 brings new medication, health features to Apple Watch

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British Prime Minister Johnson faces no-confidence vote

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India’s role in climate change negligible: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that India's role in climate change is negligible but the country is working on a long-term vision in collaboration with the international community to protect the environment. On World Environment Day, he underlined that the country's efforts to protect nature have been multifaceted and his government in the last eight years has kept environmental protection at the core of all key schemes.

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VP Naidu meets top Qatar leaders but no meeting with deputy Amir

As India struggled to contain the diplomatic fallout of the controversial remarks by BJP functionaries targeting the Prophet, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu held a series of meetings with Qatar leaders to boost bilateral ties in Doha. One of his meetings though, in the form of a lunch by deputy Amir Sheik Abdullah Bin Ahmed al Thani on Saturday, was called off at the last moment.

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'Telangana politician's son' arrested in Hyderabad gang rape

A teenager believed to be the son of a Telangana politician from Sangareddy district was arrested Sunday for his alleged role in the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl in a car parked at an isolated place in Hyderabad’s upscale Banjara Hills neighbourhood on May 28.

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India has achieved 10% ethanol blending ahead of deadline: PM Modi

India has achieved 10% ethanol blending of petrol five months ahead of schedule, PM Narendra Modi said on Sunday. The achievement has reduced carbon emission by 27 lakh tonne, saved the country Rs 41,000 crore in foreign exchange spending (on oil imports) and boosted income of farmers by Rs 40,000 crore in eight years, the PM said in his address to a ‘Save Soil’ programme organised by the Isha Foundation run by spiritual leader Sadhguru to mark World Environment Day.

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India's first medical drone corridor likely to link AIIMS Delhi & Jhajjar

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In another jolt to Cong, 4 Punjab ex-mantris join BJP

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Driver’s son from Uttarakhand bags top rank in CDS

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Anger as transfer list of 177 Kashmiri Pandit teachers leaked

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Corbevax gets DCGI nod for use as booster jab

Hyderabad-based Biological E Limited’s Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax has emerged as the first vaccine to bag approval from the Drug Controller General of India for use as a heterologous booster dose, for those aged 18 years and above, after 6 months of administration of the second dose of either Covaxin or Covishield.

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Walking the talk: CEC treks 18km to poll station

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Don’t tie India-China face-off to Ukraine: EAM

Foreign minister S Jaishankar slammed Europe again on Friday for thinking “Europe’s problems are world’s problems” as he reiterated that India is not sitting on the fence on the Ukraine issue and rejected suggestions that New Delhi’s “support” for Russia could affect the international community’s support for India in its tensions with China.

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Kashmiri Pandits unlikely to get Jammu transfer

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Arya Samaj has no business to issue marriage certs: SC

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Structural police overhaul likely in J&K amid killings

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Adding service charge in food bill is deceit: Goyal

Restaurants cannot add “service charge” to food bills and it should be left to the discretion of diners to leave tips, Union food and consumer affairs minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. Adding service charge to the bill is “chhal” (deceit), the minister said, and eateries cannot mislead people by charging for service. “It has to be the consumer’s choice," he added.

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Punjab to restore VIP cover to 434 by June 7

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RSS chief: Why look for shivling in every mosque?

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IT most-preferred choice of CUET-UG applicants

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Centre seeks powers to override social media companies

The government wants to arm itself with powers to overturn decisions of top social media companies such as Twitter, Facebook, Google and Instagram to suspend, block or remove accounts of users over various violations, and is also seeking new levers that will force the internet majors to take down content when directed on a user’s complaint.

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In first visit since US exit, Indian officials hold talks with Taliban in Kabul

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Have you seen a criminal who says he’s one: Nadda

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ED summons Sonia, Rahul for questioning in laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul for questioning next week in a money laundering case registered against Young Indian, which owns Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) and its properties worth over Rs 800 crore. Sonia and her two children — Rahul and Priyanka — are majority shareholders in Young Indian.

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Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg steps down after 14 years

Meta Platforms Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is leaving the company after 14 years, she said in a Facebook post on Wednesday, sending the social media firm's shares down 4%. Chief Growth Officer Javier Olivan will replace Sandberg, said Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg in a separate post. Javier has worked at Meta for more than 14 years and has led teams handling Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger.

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Bihar meet gives nod to caste-based headcount

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Raj Kapoor’s telegram had Gundappa Vishwanath over the moon

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