Procession through runway, Kerala airport to stay shut for 5 hrs

The airport suspends its services twice a year — in March-April for Painkuni festival and in October-November for the Arattu procession, when Lord Vishnu is carried from the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple on a palanquin to Shanghumugham beach, located just behind the airport, for a ritual bath.

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Musk, who runs four companies, will now be Twitter CEO

Musk, who also runs rocket company SpaceX, brain-chip startup Neuralink and tunneling firm the Boring Company, fired Twitter's previous chief, Parag Agrawal, and other top company officials last week.

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‘Steel man of India’ J J Irani dies at 86

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'Those with less than 6 mths to retire can withdraw EPS-95 amount'

At present, EPFO subscribers with less than six months of service left are allowed to withdraw the accumulations in their employees’ provident fund account only. EPFO’s highest decision making body, the Central Board of Trustees (CBT), recommended the amendments to the EPS-95 scheme to the government.

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21 drown during Chhath in Bihar, 15 were minors

On Monday, two youths drowned in Bihpur. Five people drowned in Saharsa district, while three drowned in Muzaffarpur and one in Madhubani. Two minor boys drowned and one went missing in Supaul district.

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Will campaign for candidates of BJP in Bihar bypolls: Chirag

“I had a long meeting with Amit Shah last night. After the Chhath Puja and bypolls, we will have more meetings with the him and PM Narendra Modi,” Chirag Paswan said in Patna. Responding to a question whether his party will be a part of the NDA, Chirag said the decision was only confined to the upcoming polls.

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Brazil's Lula defeats Bolsonaro to win presidency again

​​​​The vote was a rebuke for the fiery far-right populism of Bolsonaro, who emerged from the back benches of Congress to forge a novel conservative coalition but lost support as Brazil ran up one of the worst death tolls of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Queen Camila's flight suffers bird hit, lands safely

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On radio, PM lauds Isro feat, refers to solar energy on Chhath

With his monthly radio programme ‘coinciding with ‘Chhath Puja’ when the sun is worshipped, the PM said solar energy is the blessing of the sun god who has not only been revered for centuries, but has also been the focus of people’s way of life in India.

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South Korea in shock, grief as 153 die in Halloween crowd surge

Kim Mi Sung, an official at a nonprofit organization that promotes tourism in Itaewon, said she performed CPR on 10 people who were unconscious, mostly women wearing witch outfits and other Halloween costumes. Nine of them were declared dead on the spot.

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Bombay high court refuses to junk FIR against ‘handicapped’ man

In her complaint, the 28-year-old woman said that around 10pm on June 8, 2021, the accused, who was standing near a car, told her, “Yeh gaadi meri hai, chal ek ghante mein ghoom ke aate hain (This is my car. Let’s go for a one-hour drive),” when she was passing by him. After that he allegedly opened the car door, tried to pull her inside, touched inappropriately and also threatened to kill her if she disclosed the incident to anyone.

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Minors tied to truck & dragged over alleged cash, mobile phone theft in MP

A video of the incident went viral on social media prompting police to register a case against the accused. ACP Nihit Upadhyay said: “The incident was reported around 8am when two minors were tied to a truck and dragged on the road.

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Cachar woman branded Bangladeshi by cops declared Indian by FT

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Irish educator working in Kolkata for 62 years to leave over visa issues

MacCarthaigh recalled growing up in Ireland when Protestants and Catholics were at each other’s throats and his homeland was badly off on many fronts. “I got no love… I was one of 11 children. We were quite poor. My family would have been better off with two or three children. As with most people, one’s childhood becomes the primary source of one’s inspiration to become the person they are going to be.”

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Tata Trusts’ CEO to ‘retire’; Cyrus cousin named trustee

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India, France kick off air combat drill at Jodhpur

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Fair trial in gold smuggling case not possible in Kerala: ED in SC

In a rejoinder affidavit, the ED said that transfer of trial was needed as high-profile persons, including the former principal secretary of the CM, were involved and they were trying to influence the accused and witnesses.

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SC didn’t agree with will of people: Rijiju on NJAC

The NJAC Act, unanimously passed by both the Houses of Parliament and ratified by more than half of all the states, was struck down by a Constitution bench of the apex court as unconstitutional in 2015, and the collegium system of appointing judges to high courts and the SC was upheld.

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Trump says he’s ‘very happy’ about Musk’s Twitter takeover

The possibility of Trump’s return to Twitter — he was banned after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol — has been the subject of much speculation since Musk announced his intentions to buy the company and take a less heavy-handed approach with users who post objectionable and provocative content.

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At UN meet, India plays clip of Pak terrorist directing 26/11 hit

The 2-day CTC meeting started in Mumbai with all UNSC member-states participating in a wreath-laying ceremony at the 26/11 Memorial at the Taj hotel, one of the main targets of the Mumbai attacks.

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Aim is to ensure progress of far-flung areas to fulfil country’s security needs: Rajnath

In a statement, a defence spokesperson said, "These 75 projects — 45 bridges, 27 roads, two helipads and one carbon neutral habitat — are spread across six states and two Union Territories (UTs). Twenty of these projects are in Jammu & Kashmir; 18 each in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh; five in Uttarakhand and 14 in other border states of Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan.”

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Divorced Muslim women entitled to maintenance till they remarry: Court

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Azam Khan found guilty in 2019 'hate speech', gets 3 years in jail, out on bail

Azam may now lose his house membership, as per a landmark Supreme Court judgment, dated July 10, 2013, that says if any MLA, MLC or MP is convicted in a criminal case and gets jail of minimum two years then he/she loses membership of the house with immediate effect. The UP assembly can also move quickly to disqualify him.

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2nd blow to Maha: Tata-Airbus’ `22k cr IAF deal flies off to Guj

While the project, which promises thousands of jobs, comes as a boost for Gujarat ahead of the assembly polls there, for the four-month-old Balasahebanchi Sena-BJP government in Maharashtra, it is yet another blow, that too after industries minister Uday Samant of the Shinde Sena said on September 15 that though the state had lost the Vedanta project, it would secure the Tata-Airbus project to produce military aircraft in Nagpur.

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Narayana Murthy told me I could have more impact on the world through politics than business: Rishi Sunak

Narayana Murthy is the billionaire founder of Infosys who has now devoted his life to philanthropy. Sunak worked for Goldman Sachs, gained an MBA from Stanford and then worked for a hedge fund before becoming an MP. Many wonder why he left such a well-paid career to enter the sparring world of politics.

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Rishi Sunak faces backlash over Suella Braverman appointment

Suella Braverman was sacked from Truss’s government on October 19, saying in her resignation letter she had sent a draft ministerial statement regarding the government policy on migration from her personal email, which she said was due for imminent publication but accepted was “a technical infringement of the rules”.

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Man murdered with brick blows to head in Ghaziabad parking brawl

After dinner, Arun could not get into his Santro outside the restaurant as another car was parked so close that it blocked the door. Arun is believed to have gone back to ask about the owner of the car, leading to a heated exchange, which began with expletives and escalated quickly outside the eatery. Before anyone knew it, a man picked up a brick lying on the road and repeatedly smashed it on Arun’s head.

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Kerala guv wants FM out, CM says no way

In a letter sent to the CM on Tuesday, the governor quoted news reports on Balagopal’s speech on October 18 on the Kariavattom university campus, where he said those coming from states like UP may not be able to understand the democratic functioning of universities in Kerala. He also said the vice chancellor of Banaras Hindu University was functioning with “50 to 100 security guards” when he visited the university as an MP.

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India plans military drill with US near China border

Warships, submarines, fighters, aircraft and helicopters will be deployed by India, the US, Japan and Australia off Yokosuka in Japan from November 8 to 18 for the top-notch Malabar exercise, with the four 'Quad' countries having firmly declared their intent to deter any "coercion" in the Indo-Pacific with an eye on China's aggressive expansionist policies.

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Pak security overdrive as Imran plans 8-day ‘freedom’ march to capital

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's Asad Umar, a former minister, said Imran and his supporters would cover nearly 400km in a week.Former PM and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif alleged that the proposed long march was meant to create a situation where the next army chief would be of Imran's choosing rather than any noble goal.

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Six chief ministers financially helping 'Jan Suraj Yatra': Kishor

Addressing a press conference at Patilar village in Bagaha police district on completion of 200 KM of his yatra, Kishor also said when he would form a political party, he would begin the country’s biggest campaign for crowdfunding in which people would make small contributions and complete the process of funding for a political outfit.

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Ram temple in Ayodhya to open for public by Jan 2024

The dimension of the main temple will be 350x250 ft, Rai said. On PM’s suggestion, a study is being done to assess the impact of the footfall on the five km-area around the temple once it is opened. The temple is being built at a cost of Rs 1,800 crore. Rai said that 50% of the construction work has been completed. “We are satisfied with the speed and the quality of the work being done,” he added.

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Uber held guilty of deficient service, asked to pay ₹20k to Mumbai resident

Complainant Kavita Sharma, an advocate, was to take a flight to Chennai on June 12, 2018, at 5.50 pm from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai. She booked an Uber cab at around 3.29 pm for the airport, which is around 36 km away from her residence.

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Cervical cancer self-sampling test kits could replace pap smears

The HPV self-sampling kit, similar in principle to the home-testing kits for the Covid-causing SARS-CoV-2 virus, is at the moment being tested by various institutes and hospitals in India to find out the acceptance among women and its efficiency.

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A PIO at No. 10 soon, Cameron had told Modi barely seven years ago

This meant the Conservative leadership race was over, and Sunak, the youngest UK PM since 1812 at 42, automatically became the Conservative leader. Although Mordaunt thought many of former PM Boris Johnson’s supporters would switch to her after he bailed out, in fact many of them, including Priti Patel, on Monday morning switched to backing Sunak.

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'Musk informs he plans to close Twitter deal by Friday'

The banks that committed to fund Musk's buyout of Twitter have finished putting together the final debt financing agreement and are in the process of signing the necessary documents, according to a Bloomberg News report.

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2 missing Indians: 4 Kenyan officers of militia booked

Four Kenyan police officers from a notorious unit linked to extrajudicial killings and other crimes were charged Monday for the disappearance of three, including two Indian nationals - Balaji Telefilms' former COO Zulfiqar Ahmad Khan and his friend Zaid Sami Kidwai.

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In special hearing, Kerala HC allows 9 V-Cs to continue

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Multiple trains cancelled in Nagpur as coal-laden wagons derail

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‘Eatery to refund service charge, pay Rs 10k to patron’

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Bombay HC ups aid to Rs 1cr for man left with 100% disability

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Min aspirants in Shinde group may get state board posts

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CAG study on public healthcare system

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Quit by 11.30am today, Kerala governor tells 9 V-Cs

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Non-lab method can assess heart attack risk: Study

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UK live: Boris Johnson pulls out of PM race

Former prime minister Boris Johnson pulled out of the contest to become Britain's next leader on Sunday, saying he had the support of enough lawmakers to progress to the next stage but well behind front-runner former finance minister Rishi Sunak. Stay with TOI for the latest updates.

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Rishi Sunak declares candidature for UK PM, leads with backing of over 131 MPs

Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy’s son-in-law Rishi Sunak officially threw his hat into the ring on Diwali-eve to be in the race to succeed Liz Truss as leader of the Conservative party and the next UK prime minister.

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UP: Five of family killed as car rams into stranded container truck

Five persons of a family were killed when the car they were travelling in rammed into a stranded container truck near Khajhaula police outpost in Munderwa area of Basti district on late Sunday evening.

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Pakistan: Imran moves court against bar, HC to hear plea Monday

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Job quota for 15 more groups as J&K expands its social caste list

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72.8k seats allotted in DU in 1st round

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1 5 die on way home for Diwali from Hyderabad to UP

Fifteen migrant workers died while 40 others were injured, many of them critically, when the bus they were travelling in crashed into a truck on a ghat road in MP's Rewa district late Friday. From Hyderabad, the workers were heading home to UP's Gorakhpur - a 1,500km journey - for Diwali.

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Taxpayers resent money wasted on freebies: PM Modi

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Live: Isro's LVM3-M2 lifts off with 36 commercial satellites

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) made its maiden commercial launch of 36 broadband communication satellites on-board the space agency's heaviest rocket Launch Vehicle LVM3-M2. The LVM3 or Launch Vehicle Mark-3 took off with the 36 OneWeb satellites from the second launch pad in Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota at 12.07am. Stay with TOI for the latest updates on news across India and world.

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Widow of freedom fighter gets relief

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Pakistan removed from FATF grey list on terror financing

Global terror-financing watchdog FATF on Friday announced Pakistan's removal from its grey list, saying the country has largely completed its action plans on anti-money laundering and financing of terrorism.

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Border villages not last but first outpost of India: PM Modi at Mana

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Punjab cabinet gives in-principle nod to old pension plan

In a move that is likely to benefit about 1.6 lakh Punjab government employees who joined service after 2004, the state cabinet on Friday decided in principle to restore the old pension scheme (OPS).

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Pakistan poll tribunal disqualifies Imran as MP in assets case

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was dealt potentially the biggest blow of his political career on Friday when the country's Election Commission disqualified him as an MP and barred him from holding any public office after holding him guilty of "intentionally" making "false statements and incorrect declaration of assets".

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Military has lost 50 personnel in air crashes in 5 years

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Maharashtra techie gets life term for conspiring to kill children

In the first cyberterrorism conviction in Maharashtra, computer engineer Anees Ansari was sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday for conspiring to kill children at the American school in Bandra Kurla Complex in 2014.

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10 arrested for selling fake platelets in Prayagraj

Ten members of a gang allegedly selling fake platelets to patients were arrested here on Friday, police said. Senior Superintendent of Police Shailesh Kumar Pandey said the accused used to take plasma from different blood banks and then put it in pouches and sell the plasma as platelet.

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Feed stray dogs in homes, not elsewhere: Bombay HC

In a warning to all animal lovers, the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court on Thursday directed all city authorities, including the police, to register cases against those obstructing civic officials from acting against menacing stray dogs.

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Feed stray dogs in homes, not elsewhere: Bombay HC

In a warning to all animal lovers, the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court on Thursday directed all city authorities, including the police, to register cases against those obstructing civic officials from acting against menacing stray dogs.

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SC plugs key loopholes in NDPS Act on narco drug test

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Rape claim fake: Ghaziabad cops; they're lying: Woman

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Girl pips twin to top UP board after paper recheck

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Truss falls, new UK PM likely in days

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Court allows ED to seize Nirav Modi's assets worth Rs 500cr

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Make in India: 101 items added to list of arms import ban

India on Wednesday announced its fourth negative arms import list, under which 101 products will be progressively banned from December 2022 to December 2032, in a bid to boost domestic defence production and exports. The defence ministry's fourth arms embargo list, or the 'positive indigenisation list' as it is called, was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the ongoing DefExpo at Gandhinagar.

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New Gujarat airbase near Pak to enhance security: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of a new airbase at Deesa in north Gujarat's Banaskantha near the Pakistan border. Modi said Indian armed forces' increasing reliance on made-in-India equipment is as much a nod to 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' as it is a testimony to India's improved standing in a global defence sector dominated by a few.

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As new Covid variants appear, Centre steps up surveillance

In a Covid review meeting held on Tuesday, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya stressed the need to undertake adequate testing - with higher proportion of RT-PCR - effective Covid-19 surveillance to assess and control the spread of infection in a timely manner. He also urged officials to closely monitor hospitalisations due to Covid-19, the health ministry said in a statement.

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'India's responsibility to shape global human rights'

"As an elected member of the Human Rights Council, India has a responsibility to shape global human rights, and to protect and promote the rights of all individuals, including members of minority communities," said UN secretary general Antonio Guterres in Mumbai on Wednesday.

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No remission info despite RTI pleas: Bilkis's husband

The Gujarat government may have disclosed details and documents regarding the remission of sentences of the 11 accused in the Bilkis Bano case in the Supreme Court, but the survivor and a witness in the case claim they have not till date received this information which they had sought under the RTI Act. Bilkis and the witness, Razzak Mansuri, had sought the details from different officials soon after the remission.

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China again blocks bid for UN ban on LeT terrorist

For the fourth time since June this year, China has put on hold a US-India proposal for a UN ban on a Pakistan-based operative of terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba. The proposal came days before the ongoing FATF meeting which may see Pakistan exiting the grey or increased monitoring list of the global terror-financing watchdog.

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HC links rising Bihar crime to 'ineffective' prohibition move

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13 poll trusts declare funding, BJP gets 72%

Five electoral trusts together disbursed 72% of their total contributions of over Rs 481 crore to BJP in 2021-22, while Congress received a mere 3.8% share of this pie. Of the Rs 481 crore contributions declared by the five in their latest reports to the Election Commission, Prudent Electoral Trust led with disbursals worth Rs 464.8 crore to eight parties, including Rs 336.5 crore to BJP and Rs 18.4 crore to Congress.

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Probe Sasikala's role in Jayalalithaa's death, says panel

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Two UP apple-pickers killed in J&K grenade attack, two arrested

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'Charges prima facie true': HC denies bail to Umar Khalid

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Sterlite firing: Panel indicts collector, cops

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Aryan Khan may've been targeted, hints NCB vigilance probe

Irregularities and lapses have been found against seven to eight Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials, including a senior officer, and action recommended by the NCB vigilance committee, which started its probe after allegations of illegal arrests and extortion in the drugs bust case in which Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan was arrested last year.

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1/3 of Vidyapith trustees resign over chancellor's RSS background

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In a strategic step-back, BJP decides to skip Andheri polls

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Omicron BQ.1 strain, dominant in US, now found in India

India detected on Monday its first case of Omicron's BQ.1 sub-variant in a patient sample from Pune. BQ.1 is a descendant of Omicron's BA.5, currently the dominant version of SARS-CoV-2 in the US - it has been found in over 60% of that country's recent cases. BQ.1's detection in the Pune sample comes just after BF.7 - another Omicron sub-variant first reported in China's Inner Mongolia region - was picked up in Gujarat.

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Will try to make all litigants feel they've got justice: Next CJI

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Bilkis convicts freed after GoI nod: Gujarat govt to SC

The Gujarat government, in a 458-page affidavit in the Supreme Court, defended it decision to free 11 lifers in the Bilkis Bano case, and said, "The state government has considered the cases of all 11 prisoners as per the policy of 1992 and remission was granted on August 10. The state home department said that all the convicts had completed more than 14 years in prison under life imprisonment.

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PM: Shielded farmers from high import bill of fertilisers

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Urvashi Rautela chops her hair in solidarity with Iranian women

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Top IT cos add fewer jobs on fears of US, Euro slowdown

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In last 3.5 months, consumer panels cut pendency by 11%

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Raj Thackeray urges BJP to not fight Andheri bypoll

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Gujarat rolls out DNA test to confirm if meat is beef

Gujarat has become the first state in the country to roll out a rapid test that can confirm within an hour if meat seized on suspicion of being beef is from a cow. the Lamp DNA method - introduced in limited capacity in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar - is a better alternative to conventional methods like serological analysis and DNA analysis that take more than a day.

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Security threat to India is threat to Lanka too: Envoy

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Cop among 5 govt employees axed in J&K for terror links

Five more employees of Jammu and Kashmir government were dismissed from service on Saturday for alleged terror links, running a narco-terror syndicate and aiding proscribed outfits in carrying out terror attacks in the Union territory. Sources in J&K government told TOI that Tanveer (a constable) was an important terrorist commander and logistics provider for Lashker-e-Toiba in Srinagar.

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Cong polls: Tharoor complains against Gehlot's appeal for Kharge

With Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot issuing a video appeal in favour of Mallikarjun Kharge in the upcoming Congress presidential election, underdog Shashi Tharoor has alleged violation of code of conduct and shot off a complaint to the party's poll authority. AICC poll authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry had issued detailed 'do's and don'ts', barring organisational post holders from campaigning for any of the candidates.

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Polls near, Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim gets parole again

A convict in rape and murder cases, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim was on Saturday released on parole by the Haryana government. Coincidentally, or deliberately, the controversial preacher is being released just before any important election in the state or region. He has been granted parole for 40 days by the Manohar Lal Khattar-led state government this time.

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India to stay on course for 7% growth in FY23: Sitharaman

The Indian economy will stay on course and is projected to grow at 7% in fiscal 2022-23 despite the global headwinds and this has been possible due to the conducive domestic policy environment and the government's focus on key structural reforms to boost growth, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said.

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Amit Shah slams Cong in 1st rally in poll-bound Himachal

A day after the Election Commission announced the poll schedule for Himachal Pradesh, home minister Amit Shah on Saturday, while addressing a rally in Sirmaur in the state, said PM Narendra Modi believes in development whereas Congress incites and divides people. Shah said, "Himachal Pradesh is going to set a new custom that is 'ek baar BJP, baar baar BJP'.

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Amul milk prices up, Guj spared; Mother Dairy too hikes rates

Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, which markets milk under the Amul brand, has hiked the prices of Amul Gold (full cream) and buffalo milk by Rs 2 per litre each across all markets except for Gujarat. Mother Dairy also announced an increase in prices of full-cream milk and cow milk by Rs 2 per litre in Delhi-NCR and some other markets in North India with effect from October 16.

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Kashmiri Pandit killed in J&K's Shopian, 7th since 2020

A terrorist shot dead 43-year-old Kashmiri Pandit farmer Puran Krishan Bhat outside his home in Choudharygund village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district Saturday morning, triggering protests in Jammu against the latest targeted attack on the community. DIG Sujit Kumar said Kashmir Freedom Fighter (KFF), the proxy name of a terrorist outfit, claimed responsibility for the attack on Bhat.

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'Gogra disengagement reflects Jaishankar-Wang understanding'

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SpaceX ferries astronauts back to Earth after half-year away

Four astronauts returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule, ending their nearly six-month space station mission with a splashdown in the Atlantic off Florida. The capsule parachuted into the ocean, just off Jacksonville, Florida, about five hours after it left the space station. Wet and windy weather across Florida delayed their homecoming.

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India's missile man APJ Abdul Kalam's 10 big achievements

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PM Modi to hand over keys to 1,144 houses in Rajkot

The country’s second Light House Project (LHP) consisting of 1,144 houses under the PM Awas Yojna will be inaugurated in Rajkot on Wednesday. The multi-storey residential project having 11 blocks has been built in 20 months using new technology from France for faster construction of houses.

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Irdai fines Max Life ₹3 crore for Axis Bank deal

Insurance regulator Irdai has imposed a Rs 3-crore penalty on Max Life for its share sale deal with Axis Bank, which the regulator said circumvented regulations on commission limits. The penalty is against three charges - misrepresentation to the regulator, higher-than-permitted compensation to the corporate agent, and not following fair market value in share transactions.

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SC nixes Maha plea for stay on Saibaba relief, hearing today

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Ballistic missile test fired from nuclear submarine INS Arihant

India on Friday successfully tested a nuclear-capable ballistic missile from its solitary nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant, and promptly declared that having an `assured retaliatory capability’ was in tune with the country’s `credible minimum deterrence’ against the first-use of nuclear weapons by an adversary.

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India seriously probing deaths of kids, Jaishankar tells Gambia

Foreign minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Gambian counterpart Mamadou Tangara on Thursday and conveyed India's deepest condolences on the deaths of children recently in the west African country, while also assuring Gambia that the matter was being properly investigated. Sixty-six children died allegedly after consuming cough syrups manufactured in India.

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BJP lashes out at Rahul for 'lies on GST' on fertilisers, tractors

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Boost for Uddhav, HC rules in favour of Latke, pulls up BMC

The Bombay HC on Thursday directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to accept the resignation of its staffer Rutuja Latke, the wife of late MLA Ramesh Latke, who is the Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray faction's nominee for the Andheri (East) assembly bypoll on November 3. The letter of acceptance of her resignation has to be issued to her by the competent authority by 11 am on Friday, the court said.

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Rana Ayyub put Rs 2.7 crore charity fund to own use: ED

The ED has filed a chargesheet against journalist activist Rana Ayyub, accusing her of fraudulently collecting Rs 2.7 crore from public to help slum dwellers, farmers and for relief work in Assam, Bihar and Maharashtra. Instead of charity work, the journalist laundered the money collected from people, creating personal assets and Rs 50 lakh in fixed deposits, the agency has claimed.

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Wounded 'Zoom' dies in Army veterinary hospital

Military canine soldier Zoom died in the line of duty at the Army’s veterinary hospital in Srinagar at noon Thursday, unable to survive gunshots he took in his face and rear right leg while pursuing two heavily armed Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists hiding in a house at Tangpawas in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on October 10.

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'No decision on which crown Camilla will wear at coronation'

Buckingham Palace has not taken a decision on whether Camilla, queen consort, will wear the consort crown, which holds the priceless Kohinoor diamond, at her coronation next May. The diamond was taken as war booty after the defeat of the Sikhs in the Second Anglo Sikh war in 1849 and was presented to Queen Victoria by Lord Dalhousie.

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ED arrests IAS officer, 3 others; intimidation tactics: Baghel

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Chhattisgarh IAS officer Sameer Vishnoi and three others following searches at 40 locations in the state over the past three days. CM Bhupesh Baghel called it 'intimidation tactics' and accused BJP of misusing central agencies.

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In-built 'sat tuners' in TVs to give access to free DD channels

Soon, every television set will come with a suitable inbuilt "satellite tuner" to ensure that viewers get all free-to-air channels run by the state broadcaster, Doordarshan without installing a set-top box. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is finalising a standard for digital television receivers with built in satellite tuners for this purpose.

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311 Char Dham pilgrims dead in 2022, 80% due to medical reasons

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₹22k crore grant for govt oil companies to bridge LPG losses

The Centre will pay Rs 22,000 crore as a one-time grant to state-run fuel retailers to compensate them for keeping price of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) supplied as cooking fuel to households - in check in spite of a surge in the benchmark rates. The proposal was cleared by the Cabinet on Wednesday.

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Nirav Modi's appeal against extradition concludes in London HC

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Budgets have been reduced on OTT platforms: Sudhanshu Pandey

Sudhanshu Pandey on how everyone across the globe went through pay cuts.

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Verdict on petition seeking carbon dating of 'shivling' on Oct 14

The Varanasi district judge on Tuesday fixed October 14 as the date to deliver its order on the demand of four Hindu women plaintiffs for carbon dating of a purported 'shivling' claimed to have been found in the ablution pond of Gyanvapi mosque during a court-ordered survey on May 16 this year.

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SC rejects ED plea to cancel HC-granted Anil Deshmukh bail

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DY Chandrachud to be 50th CJI as Lalit names him successor

Deviating from the tradition of the CJI going to the most senior Supreme Court judge’s chamber to hand over a copy of the recommendation letter he sends to the Union government, CJI Lalit created a new tradition by handing over the letter recommending Justice Chandrachud’s name in presence of all judges. CJI Lalit retires on November 8.

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ED raids in Chhattisgarh, CM Baghel says it's 'intimidation'

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Army Day event in B'luru this yr, first out of New Delhi ever

The annual Army Day parade on January 15 next year will be held in Bengaluru, in keeping with the Modi government's directive to take major events out of the national capital region to different parts of the country. The parade is likely to be shifted to some other location in 2024. The annual IAF Day parade and flypast on October 8 was also shifted to Chandigarh this year.

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'Atmanirbhar Bharat is neither isolationism nor protectionism'

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Canine soldier takes two bullets, flushes out hiding LeT men

Military combat dog Zoom, a sprightly Belgian Malinois with a black-and-tan coat, was gravely wounded as he took two bullets while pursuing and flushing out two heavily armed Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists hiding in a house at Tangpawas in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district early Monday. Two-and-a-half-year-old Zoom was attached to the assault unit of the Army’s 15 Corps for around 10 months.

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Mulayam Singh Yadav: ‘Netaji’ of heartland politics exits akhada

Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, the beating heart of heartland politics for nearly four decades of his 55-year-long political journey, died of multiple age-related ailments at a private hospital in Gurgaon on Monday morning — a month and two weeks shy of his 83rd birthday on November 22.

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Live: Ukraine not 'intimidated' by Russian strikes, says Zelenskyy

Ukraine vowed to strengthen its armed forces after Russia launched its biggest aerial assaults on cities since the beginning of the war, forcing thousands to flee to bomb shelters and prompting Kyiv to halt electricity exports to Europe. Stay with TOI for all updates:

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Why ‘Mullah Mulayam’ tag didn’t hurt

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Hate speech could be sullying entire atmosphere, agrees SC

he Supreme Court on Monday observed that a plea on hate speeches against minorities in the country perhaps may be right in saying the entire atmosphere is getting sullied due to this type of public discourse. The court’s observation and the direction came on a day when the Delhi police said it has filed an FIR against Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and other organisers of an event in Delhi where certain speakers allegedly delivered hate speeches.

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EC gives mashaal to Uddhav, Shinde time to pick symbol

Election Commission on Monday recognised the two rival factions of Shiv Sena as separate political parties for the upcoming Andheri (East) assembly bypolls and until the symbol dispute between them is resolved. While the faction led by ex-CM Uddhav Thackeray was recognised as ‘Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)’ and allotted the ‘mashaal’ poll symbol, the Shinde group was identified as ‘Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena’ but awaits allotment of a poll symbol.

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More women attempt suicide, more men die by it: HDR data

Drawing from available data, the latest Human Development Report 2021/22 highlights with much concern that estimates show that more than seven lakh people die by suicide each year, predominantly in low- and middle-income countries, accounting for 1 in 100 deaths globally and is cited to be the second leading cause of death among those aged 15–29 years.

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22% international OECD students from China, 10% India

The number of foreign nationals acquiring citizenship in Oecd-member countries in 2021 is the highest ever recorded at 23 lakh, based on preliminary and partial data, according to the International Migration Outlook – 2022 Report, which was released in Paris today.

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Amitabh Bachchan: The voice that launched a thousand dreams

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Rupee’s strong stand against dollar comes at forex cost

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SC to decide on validity of Karnataka hijab ban this week

The Supreme Court will pronounce this week its verdict on the validity of the February 5 Karnataka government circular banning students from wearing religious clothing, including hijab, to state-run educational institutions.

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Gujaratis blessed me for 2 decades, caste didn’t matter: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the people of Gujarat have reposed trust in him and blessed him for the last two decades irrespective of his caste and political background. Beginning Sunday, PM Modi is on a three-day visit to poll-bound Gujarat.

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Shinde camp to submit symbols list to EC today

While CM Ekanth Shinde on Sunday expressed belief that his group will get ‘Shiv Sena’ name and the bow-and-arrow symbol, insiders at the meeting of rebel MPs and MLAs said they have shortlisted tutari (trumpet), gada (blunt mace) and talwar (sword) as poll symbols.

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Parl panel suggests Hindi, local languages in higher edu institutes

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'To shield Kejriwal & AAP', Delhi minister in conversion row quits

Delhi cabinet minister Rajendra Pal Gautam, who found himself at the centre of a political storm for attending a recent mass-conversion event, quit on Sunday, saying he took the step so that CM Arvind Kejriwal and AAP “are not harmed in any way because of him”.

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67th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022: Complete winners list

The 67 th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022 with Kamar Film Factory took place in Bengaluru on October 9 to celebrate the finest of Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam film industries. Stars from across south India came dressed in their best to take him the coveted black lady in the best movies, actors and technical categories. Best of the films which hit screens in 2020 and 2021 were celebrated with the awards night hosted in Bengaluru for the very first time.

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'We were given electric shocks if we didn’t meet daily targets'

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‘Maneater of Champaran’ that killed 10 shot after 28-day hunt

A special task force team of Bihar police on Saturday shot dead a Royal Bengal Tiger that had turned man-eater and killed 10 people and scores of domestic animals on the fringes of Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) following a 28-day marathon hunt, criss-crossing more than 30 square kilometres.

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2nd ODI: Fight for backup fast bowlers gets intense

As the day progressed on the eve of the second One-Day International here, the conditions gradually became overcast from a bright sunny morning. And about two hours before Team India was scheduled to hit the ground for the practice session early evening, the JSCA International Stadium groundstaff had to draw the covers to protect the playing area from a light drizzle.

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Kishor asked me to merge JD(U) with Congress: Bihar CM

Bihar CM and JD(U)’s de facto leader Nitish Kumar on Saturday said that the election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor was making a “false” claim that he (Nitish) offered him to lead the JD(U) as his successor. He also revealed that Kishor had once asked him to merge his JD(U) with the Congress.

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Prez candidates persons of stature, can’t be ‘remote controlled’: Rahul

Weighing in for the first time on the debate that the coming non-Gandhi president in Congress would be a proxy for the Gandhi family, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said both Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are persons of stature and understanding, and neither can be a “remote controlled” leader of the party.

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Dubbed ‘anti-Hindu’ in Gujarat, Kejriwal chants ‘Jai Shree Ram’

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Happy Valmiki Jayanti: Wishes, messages, quotes, images and more

Happy Valmiki Jayanti is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of the sage Maharishi Valmiki. This day is also popularly known as Pargat Diwas. Valmiki Jayanti is celebrated every year on the full moon day during the Ashwin month. Maharishi Valmiki has great importance as he was the first poet of Sanskrit literature.

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T-90 tank barrel blows up during exercise in Jhansi, kills 2 soldiers

Two Army personnel — a junior commissioned officer and a jawan — died while another sustained injuries when the barrel of a T-90 Bhishma tank burst during a field firing exercise in Babina area of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday.

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India wants UK trade pact to boost services

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Amid Ukraine war, peace Nobel for rights champs

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Govt, LIC move to sell 61% stake in IDBI Bank

The government and Life Insurance Corporation of India on Friday finally moved to sell nearly 61% stake in IDBI Bank, along with management control, seeing off the process that has been delayed by several months. Given the complexities, the department of investment and public asset management, which is driving the process, has proposed a two-stage step.

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Teen stabbed to death during brawl at birthday party in Israel

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Live: Biden warns about nuclear 'Armageddon' in Ukraine

Thousands of Russian troops have retreated after the front line crumbled, first in the northeast, and, since the beginning of this week, also in the south. Stay with TOI for latest updates:

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Uddhav camp may misuse poll symbol: Shinde faction to EC

The Eknath Shinde faction has filed an application before the Election Commission (EC) saying Shiv Sena’s bow and arrow symbol may be “misused” by the Uddhav Thackeray group and requested EC to take an immediate decision on the symbol issue in view of the November 3 Andheri (East) assembly byelection.

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Twitter lawsuit halted so Elon Musk can close deal by Oct 28

A Delaware judge ordered a halt to Twitter Inc's lawsuits against Elon Musk on the eve of trial to give the billionaire time to finance his $44 billion takeover of the social media platform, according to a Thursday court filing.

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India willing to do whatever it can for Ukraine solution: Jaishankar

India is willing to do whatever it can to facilitate a solution to the Ukraine crisis, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday, as he highlighted how India pressed Moscow on the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine when the two countries stepped up fighting near the highly sensitive facility.

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Uddhav camp may misuse poll symbol: Shinde faction to EC

The Eknath Shinde faction has filed an application before the Election Commission (EC) saying Shiv Sena’s bow and arrow symbol may be “misused” by the Uddhav Thackeray group and requested EC to take an immediate decision on the symbol issue in view of the November 3 Andheri (East) assembly byelection.

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India top sugar producer again, also the 2nd-largest exporter

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Put under house arrest, says Mehbooba; cops refute her claim

Rejecting former chief minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s claim that she was “under house arrest”, J&K police on Wednesday said she was free to visit the Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Mehbooba had accused police of preventing her from visiting Pattan for a worker’s wedding as Union home minister Amit Shah was visiting the state.

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WHO alert on 4 Indian cough syrups as 66 Gambian kids die

The WHO on Wednesday issued a medical product alert on four ‘cough & cold’ syrups made by an Indian pharmaceutical firm — Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Sonipat, Haryana — warning they could be potentially linked with acute kidney injuries and the death of 66 children in Gambia.

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Uttarakhand: 15 avalanche-hit climbers rescued, 27 still missing

A day after a massive avalanche barrelled into a group of 61 mountaineers of Uttarkashi-based Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) during a training expedition to the Draupadi ka Danda peak in Garhwal Himalayas, 15 of them were rescued by a joint team of ITBP and SDRF on Wednesday. However, 27 others, including climbers from across the country, still remain missing.

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Govt in talks with EC to overhaul poll laws: Rijiju

A day after the Election Commission released the proposed proforma for political parties to detail their electoral promises and disclose how they plan to fund them, law minister Kiren Rijiju told TOI on Wednesday that the government is in discussion with the poll watchdog and considering giving legislative backing to “major electoral reforms” through amendments in the Representation of the People Act (RP Act).

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RSS will continue its outreach to Muslims: Bhagwat

The “so-called minorities” face no danger and Hindutva organisations will continue to reach out to them to assuage their fears, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said in his first public statement on the Sangh’s attempt to extend its outreach after his meeting with several clerics and visit to a mosque and a madrasa in Delhi this September.

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'Man must earn even by physical labour to give maintenance to wife, kids'

A bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Bela M Trivedi said provision for maintenance under CrPC Sec 125 is a measure of social justice that was specially enacted to protect women and children and refused to accept plea of a husband who submitted he had no source of income as his party business has now been closed.

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Bihar civic polls deferred as HC says OBC & EBC quotas ‘illegal’

The Patna high court on Tuesday declared “illegal” reservations for Extremely Backward Castes (EBC) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) in Bihar urban local body (ULB) polls, observing that such quotas had “failed two out of three tests” set by the Supreme Court to determine the groups’ political backwardness.

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Fresh buzz in Raj Cong as Pilot meets Gehlot’s key loyalist

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Paying power can’t decide bail: SC slams J'khand HC

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J&K Paharis to get ST quota: Amit Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah announced Tuesday that J&K’s linguistic minority Pahari-speaking people will get reservation benefits along with Gujjars and Bakerwals in accordance with the Justice Sharma commission’s recommendations that all three communities qualify for scheduled tribe (ST) status.

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10 feared dead as avalanche hits 41 NIM mountaineers

Over 40 trainees and instructors of the Uttarkashi-based Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) undergoing advanced-level training were struck by a massive avalanche while trekking in the Dokriani Bamak glacier on Tuesday. Ten are feared dead while the bodies of four have been recovered.

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Election Commission wants political parties to spell out poll promises

The Election Commission on Tuesday proposed changes to its manifesto guidelines under the model code of conduct regarding poll promises, requiring political parties to specify how they would find resources for implementation of the pledges, the estimated impact on financial sustainability, and the number of beneficiaries expected to be targeted by schemes promised.

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UGC to universities: Interact with IT cos to develop courses

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It’s BJP vs estranged allies in Bihar and Maharashtra bypolls

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Man files police complaint against himself

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Study nails genetic region linked to strokes in Indians

A genetic region previously known to increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in African Americans, has been linked to an increased risk of stroke. Also, a new study published in the journal Nature suggests, the frequency of this genetic region called COBL is higher in persons suffering from the neurological disease in south Asians, including Indian patients.

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Police detain filmmaker Kamaleshwar Mukhopadhyay

In a shocking turn of events filmmaker Kamaleshwar Mukhopadhyay and several other CPI(M) workers were detained by Kolkata Police while they were staging a protest near the Rashbehari crossing. It all started after an alleged attack on a Left party bookstall. The critically acclaimed filmmaker and the others were first taken to Lalbazar, but later in the evening they were released.

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Telangana cleanest, Assam worst in rural area Swacchta survey

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3 LeT men plotting to attack Dussehra rallies & saffron leaders held

Telangana police arrested on Sunday three Hyderabad natives and suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives who officers said had allegedly planned to bomb Dasara or Dussehra processions in the city, launch ISIS-inspired lone-wolf attacks this festive season, and “hurl grenades” at Sangh and BJP meetings.

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Coming soon: QR code to check if medicines are fake

In the first phase, 300 top selling drugs will print or affix barcodes or quick response (QR) codes on their ‘primary’ packaging labels. Primary is the first-level product packaging, such as the bottle, can, jar or tube that contains the saleable items. Widely sold antibiotics, cardiac, pain-relief pills and anti-allergics with an MRP of over Rs 100 per strip are expected to be included.

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RSS leader flags poverty, lack of jobs, inequality

RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Sunday said unemployment, poverty and economic inequality which have challenged India as demons for decades are persisting as problems despite the country having emerged as the sixth largest economy in the world.

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Bihar minister who hit out at Nitish ‘forced to resign’

Bihar agriculture minister Sudhakar Singh, whose pot-shots caused much embarrassment to the Grand Alliance (GA) government in general and CM Nitish Kumar in particular, resigned on Sunday, the second RJD minister to leave since September. Top sources said Sudhakar was forced to leave. “He didn’t resign on his own. Rather, he was forced to resign due to pressure from the chief minister,” said a source, requesting anonymity.

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PM to address UN World Geospatial Congress in Hyd on Oct 11

PM Modi will address on October 11 the second United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress (UNWGIC), which is scheduled to start in Hyderabad from October 10 and will go on till October 14. The international conference, convened by the UN committee of experts on global geospatial information management and hosted by the Department of Science & Technology, will be attended by over 2,000 delegates, including 700-plus delegates from about 120 countries.

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In 2nd-worst football stadium disaster, 125 killed in Indonesia

At least 125 people were killed and more than 320 injured in a stampede at a football stadium in Indonesia on Saturday as police sought to quell violence on the pitch with tear gas, making it one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. Fans of the losing home side invaded the pitch after the final whistle and clashed with police, until the tear gas sparked a chaotic scramble for the exits.

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2nd T20I: David Miller ton in vain as India clinch series against South Africa

Indian batters were at their ruthless best with Suryakumar and opener Rahul leading the charge as they defeated South Africa by 16 runs despite David Miller's unbeaten century in the second T20I to clinch the 3-match series. Rahul (57 off 28) and Surya toyed (61 off 22) the Proteas attack with sensational fifties as the Indian top-four batters once again put up a superlative display to post 237/3. Chasing a massive target, the South Africans finished at 237 for 3 in their 20 overs.

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Lucknow Ramlila set to break 300-yr-old tradition on effigies

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No PUC, no fuel at pumps in city from Oct 25: Delhi govt

Vehicle owners in the city will have to produce a valid pollution under control (PUC) certificate to get fuel at filling stations in the city from October 25. Announcing this on Saturday, Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai said the transport department has been asked to issue a notification making a valid PUC certificate mandatory to get fuel at all pumps from that date.

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Kanpur: 27 die, 22 injured as vehicle falls into pond

Five days after 10 people were killed when a tractor-trolley plunged into a pond on the outskirts of Lucknow, another one fell into a roadside pond in Kanpur on Saturday, killing 27 people travelling in the vehicle. According to police, one Raju Nishad had gone for the ‘mundan’ ceremony of his one-year-old son on Saturday with his family and about 50 people from the village to the popular Chandrika Devi shrine at Buxar Ghat. They were returning when the accident happened.

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At Rs 1.47 lakh crore, GST revenue up 26% in Sept

The gross GST revenue collected in September totalled Rs 1.47 lakh crore, the seventh month in a row in which receipts have been more than Rs 1.4 lakh crore, data released by the finance ministry showed on Saturday. The September revenue was 26% higher than the GST receipts in the same month last year.

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Gandhis have vowed to be neutral: Shashi Tharoor

The race for the next Congress president narrowed down to two candidates, Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor, on Saturday with Congress’s central election authority chief Madhusudan Mistry announcing that the nomination papers of the third candidate, KN Tripathi, had been rejected after being scrutinised. Kharge has resigned as the leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha as per the party’s ‘one per, one post’ principle.

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PM fought back pressure on where to buy oil from: EAM

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not yield to the pressure amid the soaring oil prices and advised that India must do what is best for the nation and if pressure comes then face it head on.

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Auto sales on fast track, hit record monthly high in Sept

Buoyed by the continued surge in personal mobility and the rush for new cars and SUVs, the car industry recorded its highest-ever wholesales deliveries in a month, indicating the strong consumer sentiment for new purchases despite rising interest rates and inflationary pressures.

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‘Ponniyin Selvan’ records a bigger opening than Brahmastra

Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan-I released yesterday and has recorded the biggest ever opening day for Tamil cinema worldwide. The film collected 80 crore at the ticket window. Interestingly, the first-day global gross collection of the film is also higher than Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt’s Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva. The Ayan Mukerji’s directorial had collected Rs 75 crore gross worldwide on Day 1.

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