‘With climate change, nature will command us ’

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Tokyo 2020: Indian archery campaign ends without a medal

India's archery campaign at the Olympics ended without a medal after Atanu Das lost to home favourite Takaharu Furukawa 6-4 in an intense five-setter in the men's individual pre-quarterfinals on Saturday.

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Tokyo 2020: US gymnast Simone Biles out of two more finals

US superstar Simone Biles has pulled out of two more Olympic finals at the Tokyo Games, USA Gymnastics said in a statement on Saturday.

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Olympics live: Sindhu, Atanu headline Day 9 for India

The ninth day of the Tokyo Games is headlined by shuttler PV Sindhu in the women's singles semifinals, the women's hockey team in another must-win game against South Africa, Atanu Das in archery knockout rounds and Pooja Rani in the women's boxing quarterfinals. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India

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Covid live: Govt to bring all vaccine programmes under CoWin

India reported 41,454 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Friday, down from 44,681 on the previous day, breaking a three-day streak of rising infections in the country. Meanwhile, fresh cases that were declining across Tamil Nadu for more than two months have started to rise marginally over the last two days. They rose by 100 cases to 1,859 on Thursday. Stay with TOI for all updates:

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With a bronze in the bag, Lovlina sets sights higher

In this enthralling 69kg quarterfinal encounter, Lovlina showed her technical nous, superb game sense and street smartness to prevail over her much-fancied opponent. It was a 4-1 split verdict in Lovlina’s favour. All three rounds went in her favour. Despite a late surge from her opponent, Lovlina had proved insurmountable.

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Banks disburse over Rs 2 lakh crore under ECLGS till mid-July

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Sun Pharma comes out of red in Q1

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Microsoft to buy stake in Oyo at $9 billion valuation

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New IDBI owners may get RBI road map to cut stake

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NSO has blocked Pegasus use by some governments: Reports

Israeli surveillance software company NSO Group has temporarily blocked several government clients around the world from using its Pegasus spyware as the company investigates its possible misuse, Washington-based non-profit media outlet NPR reported.

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Mizoram CM says no harm to anyone, but armed cops stay put

Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga has assured that there will be “no restrictions” and “no harm” to non-Mizos entering the state. However, the CM’s assurance on Friday coupled with his reiteration from his Twitter handle that “NorthEast India Will Always Be One” came even as his government refused to withdraw its armed policemen deployed at Vairengte town on the outskirts of Cachar (Assam) border.

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Win-win for all: CBSE Class 12 has near-perfect pass score

A pandemic year that confined students to their homes, with the classroom going online, had stoked anxiety and fear. The Class XII students, poised to embrace college life, were on tenterhooks. It turns out that all those fears were misplaced. The results announced by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday revealed that virtually everyone was a winner with few feeling disappointed.

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India’s 7-day average of Covid cases crosses 40,000 again

Kerala reported a slight drop in fresh Covid-19 cases on Friday but numbers rose for the second straight day in Tamil Nadu even as India’s daily case count dipped marginally but remained above 41,000 for the fourth day running. India reported 41,454 fresh cases of the virus on Friday, down from 44,681 on the previous day, breaking a three-day streak of rising infections in the country.

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Biden names Indian-American to be first Muslim religious freedom ambassador

US president Joe Biden on Friday nominated Indian-American Rashad Hussain as the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. Hussain is the first Muslim to be nominated to head US diplomacy for advancing religious liberties.

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Supreme Court seeks report from Jharkhand on judge killing

Rising number of attacks on judges and lawyers compelled a worried Supreme Court on Friday to take suo motu cognisance of the alleged killing of Dhanbad additional district judge Uttam Anand and order the Jharkhand chief secretary and the DGP to submit the status of the investigations within a week.

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No deaths due to oxygen shortage in state: Goa health minister

In a major U-turn on the floor of the assembly, Goa health minister Vishwajit Rane, who was the first to announce that many Covid-19 patients were dying in the state due to oxygen interruption at the state’s premier hospital Goa Medical College (GMC) during the second wave, on Friday denied any oxygen shortage-related deaths.

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Movement on stand-off at Hot Springs, Gogra likely today

India and China will hold their next round of top-level military talks on the continuing troop confrontation in eastern Ladakh on Saturday, amidst indications the two sides will move towards completing the stalled disengagement at Gogra and Hot Springs.

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Oppn stalls Parl; Pegasus ‘non-issue’, says minister

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Shilpa’s suit: Press freedom must be balanced with privacy, says HC

In some relief to Shilpa Shetty Kundra, the Bombay high court on Friday asked a TV channel based in Uttar Pradesh to take down a video content which it observed “clearly portrays her as duplicitous at a personal level” and noted that two others—an “online journalist” and a host of an online entertainment channel—have themselves removed their content after the actor filed a defamation suit on Thursday. The two undertook not to upload the content back.

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Data storage norms: Mastercard submits audit report to RBI

After being banned by the RBI from issuing new cards, US-based payments technology major Mastercard on Friday said it has submitted an audit report to the regulator showing compliance with the local data storage norms.

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States get more time to enrol for power reforms scheme

The government has given states two more months till December 31 to enrol for funding under the Centre’s Rs 3 lakh crore distribution reforms scheme, power minister R K Singh said after reviewing steps taken by states to improve power infrastructure.

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Hansal Mehta comes out in support of Shilpa Shetty

Hansal Mehta has come out in support of Shilpa Shetty. The actress has been getting trolled over social media since the arrest of her husband Raj Kundra in a pornography case. The actress also filed a defamation suit against several media outlets for defamatory reports. However, the HC has noted that passing a blanket gag order on the media against reporting anything against Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty shall have a "chilling effect on the freedom of the press.

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Cognizant attrition at 29%; to hire 30,000 in India

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Covid: Maharashtra to open malls, multiplexes; curbs eased in 25 districts

With Covid cases in Maharashtra plateauing for over a month now, the state government on Thursday approved easing of curbs in 25 of 36 districts, including reopening malls and multiplexes, extending hours for restaurants and shops, and permitting dining out on weekends.

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Assam build-up & Mizoram bunkers keep border on boil

Bunkers built by suspected Mizo trespassers just across the inter-state boundary in Barak Valley’s Karimganj district and an allegedly massive mobilisation of state forces by Assam to counter the move kept the border pot boiling for the fourth successive day since the violence in Cachar last Monday.

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Top 10: The politics of quota in medical colleges

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‘Weak households, SMEs may need more stimulus’

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Govt readies pension law revamp

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Facebook’s India revenues top $1 billion

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‘Weak households, SMEs may need more stimulus’

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Live: Assam Board class 10 and AHM results today

SEBA Assam HSLC result 2021 will be announced by the Assam Board on Friday at 11.00 am. This year, the Board had to call off the HSLC examination for which over 4 lakh students had registered. Once the Board announces results officially, the same would be released at Board's portal — sebaonline.org.

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After Kerala, Covid spike now in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

India recorded 44,681 Covid cases on Thursday, the highest daily count since July 7. Apart from the southern states, Maharashtra too reported a slight spike in infections, with 7,242 new cases registered on Thursday, the highest in a week.

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Olympics LIVE: Rahi, Manu in action in 25m Pistol Rapid

Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India

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Judge run over by auto in Jharkhand, HC says ‘attack on judiciary’

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Celebs among 250 hit in sextortion racket

Five youths, two of them engineers and one a minor, were recently arrested for allegedly running a nationwide racket in which they filmed men in the buff, indulged in sextortion and sold the obscene video clips on the internet. Police said the accused had made video clips of nearly 250 men and the money was stashed in bank accounts in India and Nepal. Some of their victims are models and celebrities from the TV and film industry.

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India: POK ‘poll’ can’t hide illegal occupation

India on Thursday rejected the recent "elections" held in PoK, while simultaneously rejecting a reference to the CPEC in a recent Pakistan-China joint statement, saying it lies in India's territory that has been illegally occupied by Pakistan and which is resolutely opposed by India.

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Over 9 lakh kids, most from UP, acutely malnourished

Over 9.3 lakh severely acute malnourished children between six months and six years have been identified in the country till November. Out of this number, Uttar Pradesh accounted for over 4 lakh such children. This data was shared by the women and child development ministry in response to a question in Rajya Sabha.

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146% rise in applications for ‘Study In India’ programme

The number of applications and online test takers to avail of the scholarships provided under the Study in India programme grew by 145.6% and 651.9% respectively, giving a major boost to the scheme, which otherwise was struggling to take off for the past three years. The number of countries from which students participated in the programme also grew significantly, from 12 in 2020-21 to 136 in 2021-22.

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2,800 PILs on fundamental rights violation pending in SC

There are currently 2,880 public interest litigations (PILs) with allegations of violation of fundamental rights pending in the Supreme Court, law minister Kiren Rijiju told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The minister, in a written reply to a query, said about 3,036 such PILs have been filed since 2019.

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Israeli agencies raid NSO offices over Pegasus row

Israeli government agencies have raided some offices of surveillance software vendor NSO Group “to begin assessing” security breach allegations against the company’s Pegasus spyware in the wake of an international media consortium claiming to have blown the whistle on multiple governments snooping on prominent personalities, journalists and political rivals. The Israeli ministry of defence announced the raids through a tweet.

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Mizoram bunkers, Assam build-up raise tensions on disputed border

Bunkers built by suspected Mizo trespassers just across the inter-state boundary in Barak Valley’s Karimganj district and an allegedly massive mobilisation of state forces by Assam to counter the move kept the border pot boiling for the fourth successive day since the violence in Cachar last Monday.

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OBC, EWS get quotas in all-India med seats

Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the health and education ministries to move on implementing OBC and EWS quotas in medical and dental colleges, the government announced the reservations expected to benefit nearly 5,550 students every year.

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Shilpa files a defamation suit against media outlets

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has filed a defamation suit in Bombay High Court against 29 media personnel and media houses for 'doing false reporting & maligning her image' in a pornography case in which her husband Raj Kundra is accused.

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Shilpa files libel suit; seeks removal of 'defamatory' articles

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Lok Sabha passes bill to encourage development of smaller airports

Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2021 without a debate amid ruckus created by opposition members over their demands including on Pegasus row and farm laws.

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Tokyo 2020: India beat Argentina 3-1 to seal quarterfinal berth

By virtue of this win, India have consolidated their position in the second spot of Pool A with three wins and one loss out of four games, behind Australia. Argentina are struggling at the fifth spot in the six-team pool and need to beat New Zealand in their final preliminary match on Friday to stay in the hunt for a quarterfinal berth.

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Mizoram demands central order to lift blockade by Assam

As Assam's retaliatory economic blockade against Mizoram over Monday's border flare-up stretched beyond 48 hours, the Zoramthanga government on Wednesday wrote to the Centre to get the neighbouring state to immediately reopen road and rail routes “owned and maintained by the government of India”.

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Maruti misses estimates on all fronts: Margin at 4.6% a multi-year low

Maruti sold a total of 3,53,614 units during the June quarter — an over 4x jump compared to the June quarter last year, when it had total sales of 76,599 units, but a 28% fall against 4,90,479 units sold in the June 2019 quarter.

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Jhunjhunwala-backed budget airline may take off by year-end

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‘Most have similar or higher fuel taxes’

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Airtel hikes entry pre-paid tariffs after 20 months

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Jhunjhunwala-backed budget airline may take off by yr-end

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Olympics Live: India men look enter hockey QFs

The seventh day of Tokyo 2020 will be headlined by ace shuttler PV Sindhu, boxing legend Mary Kom and men's hockey as far as India action is concerned, with all three needing a win to confirm a place in the quarterfinals. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India

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Live: ‘Supplies of vax expected at 19-20cr doses in Sept’

For the third consecutive day this week, the daily cases are higher than the corresponding day of the previous week. If the trend continues like this then the weekly total of cases (week ending Sunday) could rise for the first time since the peak of the second wave. The rise is mainly because of a big surge in Kerala, which continued to account for over 50% of India’s new cases for the second straight day. Stay with TOI for live updates-

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Covid-19: 43k new cases, 50% of them from Kerala

For the third consecutive day this week, the daily cases are higher than the corresponding day of the previous week. If the trend continues like this then the weekly total of cases (week ending Sunday) could rise for the first time since the peak of the second wave.

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60k Covid cocktail in demand even at small hospitals in Maha

One of the most expensive drugs ever to be deployed against Covid-19 has found its way to hospitals and nursing homes across small towns like Akluj in Solapur district and Jaysinghpur in Kolhapur district.

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Pegasus: Oppn firm on snoop debate, BJP dismissive

As Parliament remained paralysed with the Opposition insisting on a debate on the Pegasus snooping scandal, calling it an issue of “national security and treason” which comes before every other issue, BJP accused them of disrupting proceedings on “manufactured” matters at a time when preventing a possible third Covid wave is the biggest issue before the nation.

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Goa assembly pays tribute to Indu Jain

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'Privileges, immunity no shield for criminal acts in House'

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that elected representatives can no longer go scot-free for acts of vandalism and violence inside a House and made them liable for prosecution for such acts by blowing away the traditionally misconstrued constitutional shield of "privileges and immunities".

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7 killed in J&K cloudburst; 9 die in HP flash floods

Seven people died and many are feared missing in Honzar village of J&K's Kishtwar district as a cloudburst swept away houses, a ration depot, a bridge and other properties early Wednesday. In Himachal, nine people died while several were reported missing following flash floods in Kullu, Lahaul-Spiti and Chamba districts on Tuesday night and early Wednesday.

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India ordered 100 crore Covid vaccine doses till July 16: Centre

The government has so far ordered about 100 crore doses of Covid vaccine, two-thirds of that in the last two weeks. This was revealed in a health ministry response to a question in Rajya Sabha. According to the reply, 66 crore doses were ordered on July 16 out of 100.6 crore doses ordered so far by the central government.

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Mizoram demands central order to lift blockade by Assam

As Assam's retaliatory economic blockade against Mizoram over Monday's border flare-up stretched beyond 48 hours, the Zoramthanga government on Wednesday wrote to the Centre to get the neighbouring state to immediately reopen road and rail routes “owned and maintained by the government of India”.

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Covid: Reopen schools, say academics, docs, lawyers, parents

Over 50 academicians, including professors from IIT-Bombay, IIT-Delhi and Delhi University, doctors, lawyers and parents from Maharashtra, Delhi and Karnataka, have written an open letter to CMs of their respective states, presenting a case to reopen schools.

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'Covid curbs delay Chandrayaan-3 mission by 1 more year'

With the Covid pandemic delaying crucial missions of Isro, the country’s third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 is now “likely to be launched during the third quarter of 2022 assuming normal workflow henceforth”, Union minister for department of space Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday.​

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Beijing acting more repressively at home and more aggressively abroad: Antony Blinken

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'Taliban taking over Af will make it a pariah state’

If the Taliban took Afghanistan by force and abused the rights of the people, they would make the country a “pariah state” and no international recognition or support would be forthcoming, US secretary of state Antony Blinken said here on Wednesday, in the strongest warning yet to the extremist group amid mounting atrocities and continuing violence in the restive country.

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'Pandemic of the unvaccinated': An American conundrum explained in 5 charts

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2nd T20I: SL beat India to keep series alive

A depleted Indian team, playing with only five batsmen, could not defend a modest target of 133 despite a valiant effort from its players as Sri Lanka kept the three-match series alive with a four-wicket victory in the second T20 International on Wednesday.

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Top 10: ‘Lending apps can’t charge excess interest, fee’

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Karnataka: With Bommai as new CM, BJP tries to reassure powerful Lingayat community

The announcement that Basavaraj Bommai will be the next Karnataka chief minister, made by his predecessor BS Yediyurappa, is a significant gesture to reassure the influential Lingayat community that their interests are safe with BJP and the party will not lose sight of them.

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Live: DHSE Kerala 12th result to be out today at 3 pm

Kerala higher secondary board will release plus two and VHSE result 2021 on Wednesday, July 28. Kerala +2 and VHSE result 2021 will be released at 3.00 pm on keralaresults.nic.in. Students are advised to visit the official website after 3 pm today to download their result. Stay connected with TimeofIndia to get the latest updates on Kerala 12th Results 2021:

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Skoda enters 100 cities; to launch new sedan

According to FY21 sales data from Siam, sales of sedans/hatchbacks dropped 9.06% in the pandemic year, but those of SUVs/MUVs grew 12.13%.

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Unclaimed funds with banks, insurance cos near Rs 50,000 crore

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Paytm to hire over 20,000 sales execs ahead of IPO

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18 killed, many injured as truck hits bus in UP

At least 18 people died and several others were injured after a truck hit a stationary bus in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district in the wee hours of Wednesday.

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I definitely had Ma Long under pressure: Sharath Kamal

A 39-year-old Sharath Kamal hasn’t ruled out a return to Olympics in 2024. But even if he doesn’t, the Indian great will remember his Olympics swansong as one of his best-ever performances. It wasn’t enough to stop the legendary Ma Long in the third round at Tokyo, but that takes nothing away from the brilliant fight that the Chennai paddler put up, especially in the first three games.

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Olympics Live: India women eye first hockey win

It's the sixth day of the Tokyo Olympics, and leading India's hopes will be shuttler PV Sindhu, archers, rowers and the women's hockey team. But all eyes will be on the archers and the lightweight men's double sculls rowing team as far as the chances of confirming progression to the medal rounds are concerned. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India

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'Mumbai 52nd among 100 on student employability'

Bangalore has been named among the top-10 most affordable cities for students, while Mumbai ranks 52nd globally in the “employer activity” indicator, according to the rankings.

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US secretary of state Blinken in India; will meet PM, Jaishankar today

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Covid-19: Kerala logs 22,000 cases, first in 50 days to top 20k

Kerala became the first state in the last 50 days to report over 20,000 fresh Covid cases in a single day, as a major spurt in infections took the day’s tally in the southern state to 22,129 on Tuesday. Kerala accounted for more than 50% of all new cases in the country on Tuesday.

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'Covishield generates 93% protection'

Covishield generated 93% protection against Covid, whereas mortality due to the infection came down by 98% during the second wave which was driven by Delta variant, officials said citing a vaccine effectiveness study conducted by Armed Forces Medical College.

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Fix standards, rates for hospitals: PIL

At a time when 70% of patient care is provided by private sector healthcare institutions, the Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre, states and Union Territories on a PIL seeking implementation of minimum standards of healthcare and display of rate chart for treatments by all hospitals as per Clinical Establishments Act, 2010.

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Oppn: Session to go waste if spy probe call not accepted

The political battle over the Pegasus spyware controversy heated up with opposition warning that the entire monsoon session of Parliament could be disrupted unless its demands for a discussion and an inquiry are met and PM Narendra Modi urging BJP MPs to “expose” opponents for not letting Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha function.

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Yediyurappa’s trusted aide Basavaraj Bommai to be new Karnataka chief minister

Outgoing chief minister B S Yediyurappa's close confidant and state’s home minister Basavaraj Bommai is to be the 20th CM of Karnataka. He will be sworn in on Wednesday. Bommai’s elevation to the top post keeps two key constituents for BJP — Lingayat community and Yediyurappa — happy.

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Assam CM links border clash to cow bill, drugs crackdown

The BJP-led Assam government’s crackdown on narcotics smuggling and the new law restricting cattle transportation through its territory might have been triggers for “non-state actors” in Mizoram to engineer Monday’s flare-up in which five cops were killed, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday.

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Can’t take elitist view to ban begging: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would not take an elitist view to ban begging and order removal of all beggars, who are a common sight at almost all traffic junctions in the national capital often harassing commuters by relentlessly pestering for money.

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Why Apple wants companies to choose Mac over Windows

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Share of non-fossil fuel based generation capacity rises to 39%

Non-fossil fuel sources now account for 39% of India’s power generation capacity, a fact that will help the country surpass its NDC (nationally determined contribution), or carbon reduction commitment under the Paris climate agreement, thanks to the Narendra Modi government’s aggressive renewable energy programme.

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Flipkart eyes 2X growth in 'pay later' offer

Walmart-owned Flipkart is working on expanding its 'Pay Later' credit offering and aims to clock 2X growth over the next six months.Currently, there are over 2.8 million customers who have adopted Flipkart Pay Later and have made more than 42 million transactions on the platform to date.

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Walmart to pay college, book costs for full, part-time staff

Walmart Inc on Tuesday said it will pay the full cost of college tuition and books for its roughly 1.5 million full and part-time employees, effective August 16. The largest private US employer said it will drop the current $1 a day fee paid by associates at Walmart and its subsidiary Sam's Club.

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SBI, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, others buy stakes in IBBIC

Six banks – State Bank of India, Axis Bank, Indian Bank, Yes Bank, IDBI Bank, and ICICI Bank – on Tuesday said they have bought equity stakes in financial technology platform IBBIC.

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Income tax department has filed 107 cases on black money stashed overseas: Govt

The government on Monday told Parliament that the income tax department has filed over 10,000 cases with 107 related to black money stashed overseas. Responding to a question in Lok Sabha, junior minister for finance Pankaj Choudhury said till the end of May, in the Panama Papers cases, undisclosed credits of Rs 20,078 crore have been detected, with another Rs 246 crore detected in the Paradise Papers cases.

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Kundra case live: Sherlyn Chopra to move court for anticipatory bail

Shilpa Shetty's businessman husband Raj Kundra was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch for production and distribution of pornographic content. Follow this blog for all the latest updates about the case.

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Top10: Is India getting its vaccination policy wrong again?

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In-flight caterer SATS eyes Rs 200 crore solo project

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Manu, Saurabh fail to enter 10m AP Mixed Team final

Pair of Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker failed to qualify for the medal match in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event after finishing the Qualification stage 2 at the seventh spot here at the Asaka Shooting - 10m Range. Chaudhary and Bhaker shot a total of 380 in Qualification stage 2 and hence they bowed out of the Olympics in the mixed event.

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6 Assam cops killed in border violence with Mizoram

Six Assam cops were killed and around 80 people, including officials, were injured in firing by Mizoram police and alleged Mizo intruders along the inter-state border in Cachar’s Lailapur on Monday as a boundary dispute festering for 25-odd years escalated into full-blown violence involving security forces and civilians on either side.

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‘Intellectual foundation needed for reforms 3.0’

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Byju’s snaps up 2 more cos for $750 million, 4th buy this year

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Olympics LIVE: 10M AP Mixed Team Qualification is underway

Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India. Shooters Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary along with Yashaswini Deswal and Abhishek Verma are in action in the 10M Air Pistol Mixed Team competitions.

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Chanu had a 'painful' night before winning silver

A day before the competition in Tokyo, Mirabai seemed in fine fettle, lifting good weights during training sessions. Later in the day, however, she developed menstrual cramps, forcing the coaching staff to completely abandon their plans and revisit their weightlifting strategy for the day.

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Covid live: Vaccine numbers cross 44cr after July slump

India on monday completed the administration of more than 44 crore doses of anti-Covid vaccines, as the number of shots delivered during the last week improved after a slump earlier in July. Stay with TOI for latest updates-

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I-T has filed 107 cases on black money stashed overseas: Govt

The government on Monday told Parliament that the income tax department has filed over 10,000 cases with 107 related to black money stashed overseas. Responding to a question in Lok Sabha, junior minister for finance Pankaj Choudhury said till the end of May, in the Panama Papers cases, undisclosed credits of Rs 20,078 crore have been detected, with another Rs 246 crore detected in the Paradise Papers cases.

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Those with high BP most likely to get post-Covid problems

People with hypertension, or high blood pressure, are most likely to develop complications when infected by Covid-19, says an analysis of medical records of over 1,800 patients admitted to hospitals run by the Mayo Clinic in the United States. A similar study of 18,000 Covid patients by Max Healthcare also established the role of hypertension in complications.

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Sr ED officer, former Kejriwal aide on Pegasus

Rajeshwar Singh, a senior ED officer who led several high-profile investigations conducted by his agency, was selected as a probable target for surveillance by an Indian client of the Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, an investigation of leaked data by The Wire and its media partners on the Pegasus Project has revealed.

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'Big part of Rs 3.4L cr petroleum cess used for free vax, poor'

The government earned Rs 3.4 lakh crore in financial year 2020-21 from central excise duty and cess on petroleum products, petroleum minister Hardeep Puri informed the Lok Sabha on Monday, adding that it used a large part of the money to provide free vaccines and relief to the poor through the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana, under which free ration was given to 80 crore beneficiaries during April-November in 2020 and May-June this year.

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With B S Yediyurappa on board, BJP confident of smooth transition in Karnataka

While the resignation of B S Yediyurappa has the political circles speculating about the fallout in terms of how he has taken it and in the context of possible resentment among his fellow Lingayats, the BJP leadership is confident of managing the transition well.

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'Big part of Rs 3.4L cr petroleum cess used for free vax, poor'

The government earned Rs 3.4 lakh crore in financial year 2020-21 from central excise duty and cess on petroleum products, petroleum minister Hardeep Puri informed the Lok Sabha on Monday, adding that it used a large part of the money to provide free vaccines and relief to the poor through the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana, under which free ration was given to 80 crore beneficiaries during April-November in 2020 and May-June this year.

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Delta infecting even fully vaccinated at a greater rate

The Delta variant is the fastest, fittest and most formidable version of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 the world has encountered, and it is upending assumptions about the disease even as nations loosen restrictions and open their economies, according to virologists and epidemiologists.

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Amazon sale: Bluetooth headphones at 60%-plus off

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In pics: Controversial moments of celebs you can't miss!

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Paytm looking to launch Rs 16,600 crore IPO by October

Digital payments and financial services firm Paytm wants to hit the market with its Rs 16,600 crore IPO at the earliest and very likely by October, sources said on Monday.

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ONGC, Coast Guard avert shipwreck in Mumbai offshore

State-run explorer ONGC and the Coast Guard on Monday averted a mishap on the high sea after an empty LPG tanker went adrift near the company’s installations in the Arabian Sea.

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TMC govt proactively sought investments: Vedanta's Anil Agarwal

Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal on Monday said the Mamata Banerjee government had contacted him within a fortnight of her party's return to power seeking investments from his industrial group in West Bengal.

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Olympics: Indian men's archery team sets up QF vs Korea

Indian men's archery team of Pravin Jadhav, Atanu Das and Tarundeep Rai downed Kazakhstan 6-2 to set up a quarterfinal clash against heavyweights Korea at the Tokyo Olympics here on Monday.

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Father of Kargil hero recalls India's triumph of 'toughest war'

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Landslide kills 9 tourists in Himachal Pradesh

Nine tourists were killed and three others injured on Sunday afternoon after heavy boulders, set loose by a massive landslide, fell on their van near Basteri village in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh.

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‘Government needs to act if consumption slows’

After two waves of the pandemic and currently tackling cost headwinds, Hindustan Unilever (HUL) has said quite assertively it will navigate the third wave as well. Armed with a portfolio of brands straddling the price and pack pyramid, the one game HUL knows how to play is managing the price-value equation to retain consumers in its franchise.

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Reforms help banks recover Rs 5.5 lakh crore of bad debt: Govt

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We should have been allowed to capture Pak territory: Malik

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Olympics Live: Indian fencing makes its Olympic debut

Indian Fencing makes its Olympic debut today with Bhavani Devi, while the men's archery team takes a shot at a medal, while Manika Batra will look to continue her scintillating run to an Olympic podium. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India

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Japanese drone major ACSL ties up with India’s Arc Ventures

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4-fold increase in fund allocation for highway development in 8 years

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Terror-hit Shopian’s tribal villages get bijli, paani, sadak on Eid

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Gaganyaan: More than 2 uncrewed missions on cards

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), whose initial plan was to launch two uncrewed missions before the human spaceflight carries astronauts to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) as part of the Gaganyaan programme, may carry out more uncrewed launches.

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TMC-Congress ties warm up as Mamata’s Delhi trip starts today

A tweet on Sunday morning from Congress’s official Twitter handle on the Pegasus snoopgate featuring Trinamool’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, saying how he was targeted because of the Bengal polls, found a response from TMC’s Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien with the “Khela Hobe” slogan.

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Waiting for leadership’s signal on my future as CM: BSY

A day before completing two years in office, B S Yediyurappa said on Sunday that he was still waiting for a signal from the party leadership on his future as chief minister of Karnataka and stressed that he will not breach the party line.

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Covid claims to exceed 50% of Q1 health payouts

Even as the second wave of Covid ebbs, claims continue to pour in for health insurance companies. As a result, payout due to Covid-19 claims is likely to exceed the insurance claims of other ailments in the first quarter of the current fiscal.

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India pushes back against US human rights discourse

After the US said secretary of state Antony Blinken will raise the human rights issue during his visit to India this week, the government pushed back Sunday as it said India's proud of its achievements in the domains of both human rights and democracy.

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Maharashtra rain toll hits 149, 64 still missing

The rain wrecked Konkan belt of Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts saw its death toll rise to 83 while 50 remained missing on Sunday. Flood and landslide deaths across the state rose to 149 while 64 were still missing. CM Uddhav Thackeray visited some of the affected parts and learnt that the locals were still asking for food, water, medicines and fodder for animals.

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Students can now get 40% of univ credits from e-courses

Come the 2021-22 academic session, students of 149 universities would be allowed to earn upto 40% of their required credits from among the over 800 online courses available on the Swayam platform. The academic bank of credit (ABC) would also become functional from the forthcoming academic session, which will be a repository of the credits earned by a student. Once the student fulfils the total credits required, he or she will be granted the degree.

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Govt finalises 3 tweaks for state OBC powers

Aiming to overturn the Supreme Court judgment and restore the rights of states to identify the OBCs for local purposes, the Modi government is embracing the very changes to the 102nd Constitutional amendment that it had rejected from the opposition during the parliamentary process.

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Raj cabinet rejig likely soon, Pilot may be shifted out

A reshuffle of the Rajasthan cabinet is likely to take place anytime between August 1 and Independence Day while former deputy CM Sachin Pilot is likely to be given responsibility outside the state, possibly as AICC general secretary.

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Covid claims to exceed 50% of Q1 health payouts

Even as the second wave of Covid ebbs, claims continue to pour in for health insurance companies. As a result, payout due to Covid-19 claims is likely to exceed the insurance claims of other ailments in the first quarter of the current fiscal.

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Amazon sale live: Nine 5G phones under Rs 20,000

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'US to continue air strikes supporting Afghan troops'

The United States will continue air strikes in support of Afghan forces fighting the Taliban, a top US general said Sunday, as the insurgents press on with offensives across the country.

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1st T20I: Surya, Bhuvneshwar star in easy India victory

Suryakumar Yadav's golden run with the bat was beautifully complemented by the Indian bowling unit led by Bhuvneshar Kumar as the visitors outclassed Sri Lanka by 38 runs in the first T20 International on Sunday.

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Live: PM Modi to address nation on 'Mann Ki Baat'

This is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 79th address to the nation on his monthly radio programme, 'Mann Ki Baat'. 'Mann Ki Baat' is broadcast on the last Sunday of every month. Stay here for all live updates

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New 5G phones, Airtel’s plans & more top tech news

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Bihar: Woman cop killed in clash over custody death

A woman constable was killed and at least 15 other police personnel, including a trainee DSP, were injured when an irate mob attacked them in Jehanabad on Saturday to protest alleged custodial death of one Govind Manjhi (25).

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Tokyo Olympics: Manu, Yashaswini miss 10m air pistol finals

Both Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Singh Deswal were appearing in their maiden Olympics and the pressure got the better of them in crunch moments. Manu was pegged back by a technical glitch involving her gun after an impressive start saw her take one of the places in the top eight. An opening of 98 was followed by 95, 94 and a 95 as the young shooter dropped out of the top-10.

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In a first, TRS MP Maloth Kavitha convicted for bribing voters

TRS Lok Sabha MP Maloth Kavitha and her associate were on Saturday convicted by the special sessions court for MP & MLA cases at Nampally. They were sentenced to undergo six-month imprisonment. However, the judge granted them bail to file an appeal before a higher court.

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Cops finds hidden cupboard in Raj Kundra's office : Reports

In the ongoing investigation of the pornography case linked to Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra, Mumbai's Crime Branch has found a hidden cupboard. Reportedly, the cupboard was discovered during the search process conducted at Kundra's Viaan and JL Stream office in the Andheri region.

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Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu makes a winning start

PV Sindhu beat the 58th ranked Israel's Ksenia Polikarpova 21-7, 21-10 in a lop-sided opening match. The world number seven Indian will next play Hong Kong's world number 34 Cheung Ngan Yi in the group stage.

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Opinion: 1991 reforms gave us growth, but now it’s fading

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Horoscope Today: Check astrological prediction for all signs

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Live: Kerala Covid cases hit 51-day high, India’s tally tops 40k

Covid-19 infections continued to surge sharply in Kerala, with daily cases touching a 51-day high of 18,531 on Saturday, even as India's tally crossed 40,000 for the second time this week. Stay with TOI for all the live updates

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99 still missing as Maha rain fury toll rises to 112

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New PCC chief Sidhu faces protest by Punjab farmers

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Tokyo Olympics LIVE: 10m AP Women's Qualification at 5.30 am

Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India

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ED may join probe against Raj Kundra

The Enforcement Directorate is likely to investigate the money laundering angle in the porn movie production case involving businessman Raj Kundra as the Mumbai crime branch found suspicious financial transaction between him and the South African bank account of Mercury International company (online betting and casino gaming). Kundra’s wife Shilpa Shetty has denied any role, police said.

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Speculation rife about Rajasthan cabinet rejig next week

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India asks rich nations to reduce per capita emission by 2030

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China ‘ban’ on entry of Indian sailors, says seafarers’ body

A seafarer workers’ union has claimed that Indian sailors are losing jobs on China-bound commercial vessels as Beijing has imposed an unofficial ban and is not allowing ships with Indian crew members to berth at Chinese ports.

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Use of spyware tech to snoop on critics, journos concerning: US

The Biden administration on Saturday said the US was concerned about misuse of spyware technology, while adding that it didn't have any special insights into the India situation.

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ISC pass percentage jumps from 96.8 to 99.7

Over 99% of the 3.1 lakh students have cleared Class X (ICSE) and Class XII (ISC) under the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). While the board could not hold examinations this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the marks for both the classes were calculated on the basis of earlier exams and assessments. The results declared on Saturday showed the pass percentage in Class XII seeing a big jump from 96.8% in 2020 to 99.7% this year.

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37% of 10-year-olds on FB, over 24% on Instagram: Survey

A new study on the effect of smartphone and internet use based on a survey of over 3400 school going children shows that a significant 42.9% respondents confessed to having a social networking account. Drawing attention to the ease with which children could create an account and asserting on the need to ensure their safety to prevent harassment and abuse, the study commissioned by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights also brings into focus a bigger concern that a large proportion of 10 years olds have social media accounts.

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'Govt officials world over among 1.4k WhatsApp users targeted'

Senior government officials from across the world, including individuals in high national security positions who are “allies of the US”, were targeted by governments using the NSO Group spyware in a 2019 attack against 1,400 WhatsApp users, according to the messaging app’s chief executive officer, The Guardian reported.

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Must watch Chinese inroads into Myanmar: Bipin Rawat

India needs to closely monitor the emerging situation in Myanmar, where China is making further inroads after international sanctions were imposed on the country following the military coup in February, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said on Saturday.

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Shilpa refrains from commenting on Raj Kundra case

Yesterday, Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra were part of the search and investigation party that visited their residence in Mumbai, looking for further evidence and information in the on-going case against the latter. Raj Kundra was arrested on July 20 for an alleged case that involves the production and distribution of pornographic content.

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How ‘ghost nets’ threaten marine life & humans

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OLY: Apurvi , Elavenil fail to qualify for 10m AR final

Indian shooters were off to a poor start at the Tokyo Olympics as first-timer Elavanil Valarivan and Apurvi Chandela failed to qualify for the finals of the women's 10m air rifle event here on Saturday.

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Olympics: Deepika-Pravin qualify for quarters in mixed team

India experienced a perfect start to their archery campaign at the Olympics on Saturday as the mixed duo of Deepika Kumari and Pravin Jadhav bounced back from behind to knock out Chinese Taipei and book a quarterfinal berth.

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Olympics Live: Shooters Apurvi, Ela fail to enter final

The India action officially got underway yesterday with the rankings rounds in Archery, but the medal possibilities, or say the chances to be in the medal rounds, open up from today. However, Apurvi Chandela and world No. 1 Elavenil Valarivan started the day on a disappointing note, failing to enter the final of women's 10m Air Rifle event. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India.

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Olympics: Bhutan's archer Karma waits to challenge Deepika

For a nation that measures welfare through happiness, Bhutanese are happiest shooting arrows in the sun. Known as ‘Dha’ in the Himalayan kingdom, archery, their national sport, holds unique significance for the population and is an integral part of its cultural legacy.

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India vs England: BCCI flying in replacements to England

The BCCI is getting ready to send replacements to England in the wake of three injuries. All-rounder Washington Sundar and standby pacer Avesh Khan suffered finger injuries during the course of India’s warm-up game against a Combined County XI this week and have been ruled out of the entire series.

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Cops quiz Shilpa Shetty in hubby’s pornography case

The Mumbai crime branch carried out a search of actor Shilpa Shetty’s house in Juhu in connection with the pornography case involving her husband Raj Kundra on Friday. ​​Shetty was a director in Kundra’s Viaan Industries which is under the scanner. A police team recorded Shetty’s statement on when and why she resigned from the post.

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Rs 9,725 crore spent so far on vaccination drive

A total of around Rs 9,725 crore has been spent so far on the Covid-19 vaccination programme including procurement of vaccines and operational cost for vaccination, the government informed the Parliament on Friday.

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Picked TMC parl party chief, Didi in national arena

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee stepped into the national political scape with Trinamool Congress MPs unanimously choosing her as chairperson of the parliamentary party at a meeting here on Friday.

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90 dead, 70 missing as rains wreak havoc across Maha

At least 90 people have died and nearly 70 are missing after rain-related tragedies — largely landslides — reported across the state on Friday following incessant, and sometimes record-drowning, showers. Raigad, the worst affected district, reported 60 deaths in three landslide incidents, including the worst at Taliye village in Mahad taluka that has claimed 49 lives.

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My No. tapped, claims Rahul; BJP dares him to allow probe

Claiming that Intelligence Bureau officers had told him that his phone was being tapped, Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused PM Narendra Modi of treason for snooping on the opposition and institutions, drawing a strong riposte from the saffron party which demanded that the Congress MP hand over his phone to the investigating agencies so that a proper investigation could be conducted.

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HC quashes UP police’s notice to Twitter India MD

The Karnataka high court quashed on Friday UP police’s notice to Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari to appear in connection with a probe, calling it mala fide and an “arm-twisting method”.

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HC: Meat ban matter of fundamental rights

In a country where 70% of the population eats non-vegetarian food, the matter of banning meat is one that concerns the fundamental rights of citizens and isn’t a majority versus minority issue, the Uttarakhand high court said on Friday while hearing two petitions against a ban on slaughterhouses in Haridwar.

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Zomato market cap crosses Coal India, M&M on debut

Exactly 30 years after IT services major Infosys was listed on the domestic bourses, food delivery services pioneer Zomato enjoyed a hugely successful listing, which is being hailed as a tribute to Indian entrepreneurship.

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Sidhu bats on front foot at photo-op with CM Amarinder

The much-awaited photo op of Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh with Navjot Singh Sidhu finally happened with the CM hosting the newly appointed PCC chief and other Congress MLAs and MPs over tea at Punjab Bhawan on Friday and the two warring factions of the state Congress projecting a united face.

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Xi ‘secretly’ visits Tibet, first trip by a China president in 3 decades

In a development that raised eyebrows across the world, Chinese President Xi Jinping made an unannounced visit to Tibet this week, including to Nyingchi located close to Arunachal Pradesh. ​​This was Xi’s first visit to Tibet since taking over as president in 2013.

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Surfeit of 95%-plus scores forces CBSE result revision

The CBSE board is faced with a unique problem this year: A sudden spike in high achievers. After the board’s software pored over the data submitted by schools, it recently found the count of candidates with 95%-plus had zoomed way above the previous years’ numbers.

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After e-tron launch, Audi preparing for 'EV marathon'

Audi India is the third luxury brand to enter the sunrise sector expects up to 15 per cent of its total sales through electric vehicles by 2025

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3rd ODI: SL bag consolation win; India clinch series 2-1

A rejigged Indian team promised a lot but delivered little as Sri Lanka finally managed to chase the 227-run target as per DLS method in 39 overs and complete their first ODI win at home against India since July 24, 2012 and first victory against them since the 2017 ODI at Dharamsala. The hosts beat the visitors by three wickets in the third and final match of the series on Friday.

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Shilpa resigned from Raj Kundra’s co, cops investigating

Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra spent 6 long hours today evening as officials from Mumbai's Crime Branch searched through their sprawling home looking for key evidence. Sources close to the investigation have revealed that Shilpa’s involvement in the case is being probed into right now.

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Over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Some Delhi-based Kashmiri journalists and over 25 people from the Kashmir Valley were selected as potential targets for surveillance between 2017 and mid-2019 by an yet unidentified government agency that is also believed to be a client of the Israeli company NSO Group, The Wire reported on Friday.

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YouTube removes Bengal BJP chief's videos

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Live: BIEAP Intermediate 2nd year results today at 4 PM

Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education (BIEAP) will release AP Intermediate 2nd year results today at 4 PM. BIEAP Inter results 2021 will be released on the official website of the Board - bie.ap.gov.in. Stay connected with the TimesofIndia.com for the latest updates on AP Inter 2nd Year results 2021:

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It’s time for digital currency to counter crypto, says RBI

Making a strong argument in favour of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for India, the RBI has said that it would reduce currency costs for the government and would help offset the threat of virtual currencies.

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Oly live: Archer Deepika finishes 9th in ranking round

Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India. Star Indian archer Deepika Kumari finished ninth in the women's individual ranking round as the country's Olympic campaign kickstarted at the Yumenoshima Park. The world No.1 finished with 663 points.

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China's Xi visits Tibet amid border tensions with India

Xi arrived in the regional capital Lhasa on Thursday, the official Xinhua News Agency said on social media. Xi inspected the operation of the Sichuan-Tibet railway during his visit. The region has been at the center of ongoing border tensions with India.

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Covid live: 'Relax travel restrictions for Indians'

India continues to report nearly 40,000 daily cases as states gear up to fight a possible third wave of the coronavirus infection in the country. Stay with TOI for all the live updates

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'Centre never sought oxygen death data'

Two Congress-led states on Thursday refuted the Centre’s statement in Parliament that “no deaths due to lack of oxygen were specifically reported by the states” during the second wave of Covid-19. ​​The health ministers of Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh claimed their states were never asked to submit the relevant data and hence did not report the number of Covid deaths medically attributed to oxygen shortage.

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Ready to go: Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa

Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa gave enough indications on Thursday that his exit was imminent and said he would abide by the BJP central leadership’s decision about his political future.

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Amarinder to attend Sidhu’s installation ceremony

Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday agreed to attend the installation ceremony of the new Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu, putting an end to speculations that he may boycott the event on Friday. ​​The CM will also host party MLAs and MPs over tea before Sidhu assumes charge. Amarinder had earlier put a precondition that Sidhu should publicly apologise for his ‘derogatory’ tweets before he agrees to meet Sidhu.

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Second-hand flat buyers have same rights: SC

In a major relief to homebuyers who purchased flats from original allottees but were not delivered the apartments, the Supreme Court on Thursday said a builder cannot deny their right to get possession within a reasonable period of time and that they are also entitled to get a refund of their money.

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Phones of ex-CBI chief Alok Verma too on snoop list: Report

After the government decided to remove Alok Verma as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chief, his three phone numbers were allegedly noted by an unnamed agency which was known to be a user of the Pegasus spyware, a web portal said in a report on Thursday.

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IT searches Dainik Bhaskar, oppn calls it attack on press

In a major action, income tax (I-T) officials on Thursday conducted searches on 30 premises across several cities, including Indore, Bhopal, Jaipur, Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Korba and Ahmedabad, against the Bhaskar media group and its promoters in the Panama paper leak case.

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Anil Ambani may also have been surveilled: Report

Phone numbers that have been used by Anil Ambani and one other official of the Reliance ADA Group were added to the leaked list that was analysed by media partners of the Pegasus Project consortium, web portal The Wire said on Thursday.

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High positivity in some states could spur next wave: Govt

Even as the overall Covid positivity rate has been less than 3% for over a month now, states like Kerala, Manipur, Rajasthan, Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya still have large number of districts with weekly positivity significantly above 10%, causing concern in the Centre that this may trigger the next wave in the absence of stringent micro-level containment.

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'Pegasus row aimed at derailing data protection bill'

Junior external affairs minister Meenakshi Lekhi on Thursday said the Pegasus controversy was linked to a report of a parliamentary committee headed by her that examined the Personal Data Protection Bill, and was an attempt to prevent such a legislation.

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Pegasus row: MP snatches, tears IT min’s papers in Parl

High drama unfolded in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday afternoon when Trinamool Congress MP Shantanu Sen snatched papers from IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw just as the minister stood up to make a statement on the Pegasus snooping row, setting off a heated exchange of words with BJP benches.

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Shilpa Shetty's first post since Raj Kundra’s arrest

Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra has been arrested for creating pornography content for mobile applications. He has been sent to police custody till Friday. Also, the latest reports stated that Shilpa will not be served a summon in the Raj Kundra case which was being speculated in the last few days.

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Why SBI, Google & other websites were not working

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Govt clears 100% FDI in PSU oil cos to pave way for BPCL selloff

The government on Thursday cleared 100% FDI (foreign direct investment) through the automatic route in public sector oil companies, paving the way for overseas investors to acquire Bharat Petroleum Corporation, which is up for sale.

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CCI issues notice to Amazon; seeks explanation on FCL deal

Competition Commission has issued a show cause notice to Amazon seeking an explanation from the e-commerce major regarding a deal with a Future Group firm that was approved by the watchdog in 2019, according to sources.

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Audi drives in electric in India; considers local production

Electric is the buzzword for German luxury maker Audi which drove in its first set of green cars in India under the e-tron badging, costing Rs 1 crore and above (ex-showroom), as the company takes on compatriot Mercedes Benz’s EQC and prepares a line-up ahead of Tesla’s entry.

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Pandemic recession was shortest ever in the US

While the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, as rising case numbers in various countries sadly illustrate, the recession it brought on to the US economy officially is.

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'Anil Ambani, ex-CBI chief potential Pegasus spyware targets'

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Akamai outage takes half of global internet down

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Grim scenes in China as flood inundates a subway

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Govt depts: E-comm rules to hit investor sentiment

Several government departments have expressed concerns over the proposed consumer protection norms for e-commerce companies, arguing that it will impact ease of doing business and the overall investment sentiment.

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TCS to spend $320 million on marathons

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will spend as much as $320 million on marathon sponsorships for the next eight years. This would make it one of the top spenders on the running event.

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Two Olympic athletes test positive for COVID-19: Organisers

Tokyo 2020 Olympic organisers said on Thursday two athletes residing in the Olympic village tested positive for COVID-19. The organisers announced 12 new positive cases overall, including the two athletes, bringing the total to 87.

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Top10 - The next Covid wave is already here: WHO chief

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'Pawan Munjal can't use 'Hero' tag for electric vehicles'

In a setback for the Pawan Munjal-run Hero MotoCorp, a 2010 family settlement bars the company and its promoter from using the popular ‘Hero’ brand name for any type of electric vehicle — two-, three- and four-wheeler — as the global rights for the green technology have been allotted to his family member and nephew Naveen Munjal’s Hero Electric.

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Tesla mints nickel deal with Aussie mining giant

Anglo-Australian mining firm BHP said Thursday it had reached a deal to provide Tesla with supplies of nickel -- a metal vital in producing high-powered batteries for electric cars.

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Govt may restrict benefits for employees of Air India

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India in extended troika on Af? Russia yet to decide

Even as it backs a stronger role for India in the Afghanistan peace process, Russia is yet to make up its mind on India’s participation in the extended troika format involving US, China, Russia and Pakistan.

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WHO boss says vaccine IP waiver not a property 'snatch'

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Kangana moves Bombay HC against defamation case

In an appeal filed through advocate Rizwan Siddiquee, Ranaut claimed that the Andheri metropolitan magistrate's court initiated proceedings against her by relying only on the police's report and did not examine witnesses independently.

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China woos young Tibetans to join PLA

China has further cranked up efforts to recruit young Tibetans in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and local militias as well as to act as guides along the border, even as it continues to consolidate its military positions and upgrade its airbases facing India.

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Big dip in J&K terror incidents in 2021

Jammu & Kashmir recorded a significant decline in terror-related incidents this year, which fell to 67 till July 16, 2021 from 105 till June 30 last year. Local terror recruitment too was lower at 57 cases till July 16 this year as compared to 73 in the first half of 2020.

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Taliban routing drugs to West via India: DRI

A Taliban link to drug smuggling to the West via Hyderabad and other Indian cities has emerged in the probe by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). Heroin consignments are frequently being caught at airports in the past few weeks, with three cases in Hyderabad alone.

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Didi tries to rally opposition for 2024 but says no PM aspirations

“We have to unite, for our people, for our country. People will never forgive us if we don’t,” said Bengal CM and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday, using the “July 21 Martyrs’ Day” platform to pitch for a united “front” of opposition parties to take on BJP in the 2024 general election.

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Israeli ministers to look into NSO spyware charges

Israel has set up a senior inter-ministerial team to look into growing allegations that the Pegasus spyware sold by an Israeli cyber firm has been abused in India, France, Mexico, Morocco and Iraq, an Israeli source said on Wednesday.

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Delta causing most post-vaccine infections

Genome sequencing of recent samples from across the country shows that the Delta variant continues to be the dominant lineage causing new Covid-19 cases though there is strong evidence that vaccination offers a high level of protection, the Indian SARS-CoV2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) said.

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Sidhu hosts '62 MLAs' in show of strength

Navjot Singh Sidhu’s meeting with “62 MLAs” at his residence on Wednesday, followed by a trip to the Golden Temple to pray, MLAs in tow, was seen as a major show of strength by the newly appointed Punjab Congress chief in his running feud with chief minister Amarinder Singh.

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UP seeks SC okay to install statues in public places

Keen to install statues of saints, religious leaders, political figures, freedom fighters and martyrs in public places, the Yogi Adityanath government has moved the Supreme Court seeking relaxation of its eight-year-old order banning such activities.

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Drones spotted near Jammu Air Force station

Drone activity was detected near the Jammu Air Force station once again on Wednesday morning, less than a week after a flying machine was spotted along the Line of Control (LoC) in Pallanwala area of Akhnoor.

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India, Pakistan forces exchange Eid sweets

The Indian Army and Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday exchanged sweets and pleasantries with their Pakistani counterparts on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha at different border posts in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab for the first time since the Pulwama attack in 2019.

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Nirav states he is suicidal and won’t get fair trial in India

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TCS to invest $30-40m in global running sponsorships

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Wednesday said it plans to invest up to $40 million annually in global running sponsorships and related community programming from 2022 to 2029.

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All you want to know about bird flu death at AIIMS

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Magnitude-5.3 earthquake hits Rajasthan's Bikaner

An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit Rajasthan's Bikaner on Wednesday.

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HCL plans to give Mercedes-Benz to performers

It’s a technologist’s market and IT firms are warming up to cool perks and cash-based incentives to retain talent as replacements may come at 20% higher costs. Top performers in HCL Technologies, for instance, might drive home a Mercedes Benz.

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'Rahul sir's belief in my batting pushed me to perform'

India pacer Deepak Chahar, who was an unexpected hero with the bat in the 2nd ODI against Sri Lanka, said coach Rahul Dravid's belief in his batting inspired him to produce a match-winning knock for his team. Chahar came ahead of the more accomplished Bhuvneshwar in the batting order after India lost their 6 wickets for 160 runs while chasing 276. In the end, they both forged an unbeaten 84-run stand to script a 3-wicket win.

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Haryana, Punjab have 4% of India's population, 40% of Oly squad

Athletes from Haryana and Punjab are once again leading the way for the country at the Olympics. The two states, with just 4.4% share of India’s population, have together sent 50 athletes to the Tokyo Games, accounting for 40% of the Indian contingent. Haryana has 31 athletes in the contingent, nearly 25% of the total, while Punjab has 19.

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Live: Kerala's daily Covid-19 cases at 45-day high

India’s tally was back to nearly 40,000 on Tuesday, a day after the country had reported the fewest daily cases since March 16. In the northeast, new cases surged to an all-time high of 806 in Mizoram while Manipur recorded 1,127, just short of the state’s highest count of 1,171 reported last Saturday. Numbers were also high in Arunachal (508), Meghalaya (500) and Tripura (488). Stay with TOI for all the updates

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India’s first bird flu death reported at AIIMS-Delhi

India has reported the first case of human death due to bird flu, the strain of influenza virus that primarily affects birds.

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Raj Kundra sold app to cover up porn trail, say police

To mislead investigating agencies, businessman Ripu Sudan Balkrishna Kundra alias Raj Kundra (45), arrested on Monday for production of pornographic films, sold his app ‘Hotshots’ to the UK-based company Kenrin Pvt Ltd owned by his brother-in-law Pradeep Bakshi but controlled activities from Mumbai, police said on Tuesday.

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Kids handle virus better, open primary schools first: ICMR

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'Legislature won’t act against criminalisation of politics'

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India may be first to get DNA vax for Covid: Mandaviya

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‘Covid ICU costs equal to 7-month pay for avg Indian’

The cost of hospitalisation in the ICU for Covid-19 treatment in India is equivalent to seven months or more of earnings for the average salaried, self-employed or casual worker, with the burden on casual workers equivalent to a year and three months’ income, a study has concluded.

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Kerala easing curbs for Eid a sorry state of affairs: SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday passed a stricture against the Pinarayi Vijayan administration in Kerala for succumbing to traders’ pressure to relax Covid lockdown norms for Eid shopping even when the ‘God’s own country’ had a high Covid positivity rate with more than 1.2 lakh active cases.

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'Karnataka netas picked for possible surveillance'

Mobile phone numbers of former Karnataka deputy chief minister G Parameshwara and the personal secretaries of former chief ministers H D Kumaraswamy and Siddaramaiah were alleged to have been selected for possible surveillance ahead of the toppling of the state government in July 2019, The Wire reported on Tuesday.

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68% of Indians have Covid-19 antibodies, 1/3rd vulnerable

At least one-third of Indians are still vulnerable to Covid-19 infection, health officials have said, while sharing the findings of the fourth national sero survey, which shows 67.6% of the general population have antibodies against the SARS-CoV2 virus.

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France launches probe into Pegasus spying row

The cellphones of French President Emmanuel Macron and 15 members of the French government may have been among potential targets in 2019 of surveillance by spyware made by the Israel-based NSO Group, according to a newspaper report on Tuesday.

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No deaths due to lack of oxygen reported by states: Centre

The government on Tuesday told Parliament that there were no deaths due to lack of oxygen specifically reported by states and UTs during the second wave of Covid-19. Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted that the data was based on reports from the states and UTs. He also said, during a discussion on the pandemic in the Rajya Sabha, that the states had been urged to report all cases and deaths.

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2nd ODI: Chahar scripts India's series-sealing win over SL

Tail-ender Deepak Chahar brought India back from the dead with a steely 69 off 82 balls and script the visiting team's series-sealing victory in the second ODI against Sri Lanka.​ Chasing 276, India were down and out at 193 for seven before Chahar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (19 not out off 28) forged an unbeaten 84-run stand to seal a memorable win for the visitors

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Eid Mubarak: Share your greetings here

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'Centre, states should work as team to combat Covid pandemic'

With some opposition parties including the Congress skipping an all-party meeting on the COVID-19 management, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for the Centre and states to work together as a team and rise above politics to combat the pandemic.

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Raj Kundra, kin 'masterminded' porn racket: Police

The Mumbai Police on Tuesday made a shocking revelation that arrested businessman Raj Kundra and his brother-in-law Pradeep Bakshi are the alleged masterminds of an international porn films racket perpetrated through their content production companies based in India and the United Kingdom.

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'No deaths due to lack of oxygen during second wave'

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'Excise duty on petrol, diesel calibrated for infra development'

The excise duty rates on petrol and diesel have been calibrated to generate resources for infrastructure building and other developmental expenditure keeping in view the prevailing fiscal situation, minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary said on Tuesday.

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Live: West Bengal WBBSE 10th results today

WB Madhyamik Result 2021 will be announced by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) on Monday through a press conference. Once announced, students can check their results on the official portal of WB Results — wbresults.nic.in. This year, there will not be a merit list as the exams were cancelled. Stay connected to get the latest updates on the WB 10th result 2021 here.

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NCLAT stays Videocon sale to Vedanta on BoM appeal

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J&K teachers sacked for ‘radicalising pupils’

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Excise from petrol, diesel up 88% at Rs 3 lakh crore in FY21

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Stormy start to session: PM Modi unable to introduce new ministers

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By May, 50% of Covid cases were in rural India: Oxfam

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Curbs eased to help distressed traders on Eid: Kerala to SC

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Stan Swamy was wonderful, have respect for his services: HC

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Suvendu warns cop: Don’t do anything to risk transfer to J&K

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Sebi, DRI probing Adani Group companies, government tells Lok Sabha

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Hospitals have become a big industry, laments SC

Made aware of the hefty hospital bills footed by Covid patients during the second wave that pushed health infrastructure to the brink, the Supreme Court on Monday said hospitals have become a big industry instead of discharging their responsibilities to provide succour to distressed patients.

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Journey has just begun: Sidhu on meeting spree with netas

Declaring that his journey has “just begun”, Punjab Congress’ new president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday pledged to work with every “member of the Congress family” to fulfil the ‘Jittega Punjab’ mission, a day after being appointed to the key post after months of a bitter, polarising spat between him and CM Amarinder Singh.

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13 years after Singur saga, TMC government welcomes Tatas

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Sebi, DRI probing Adani Group cos, govt tells LS

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Manipur frees activist after SC gives it 6 hours to comply

In another order that protects liberties, the Supreme Court on Monday gave the Manipur government six hours to release activist Leichombam Erendro, detained since May 13 for a social media post on the inefficacy of cow dung and urine against coronavirus after state BJP president Prof Tikendra Singh succumbed to Covid

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Govt pushes back as fresh allegations of snooping emerge

With Congress and other parties protesting in Parliament, the main opposition said Shah must step down and Prime Minister Narendra Modi be investigated over news reports of alleged illegal hacking of cell phones of several Indian politicians, journalists and constitutional functionaries.

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Two Union ministers, Rahul Gandhi, Prashant Kishor on Pegasus list: Report

The names are part of a cache of around 1,000 numbers from India of which around 300 have been verified, according to the report. The Wire, which is part of the ‘Pegasus Project’, involving media outfits across several countries, reported that at least two phone accounts used by Gandhi as well as numbers used by his aides and friends were on the leaked database.

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Shilpa Shetty's husband arrested in pornography case

"There was a case registered with Crime Branch Mumbai in Feb 2021 about creation of pornographic films and publishing them through some Apps.

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Devshayani Ekadashi 2021 Date, time and significance

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Apple condemns Pegasus spyware attack; says adding ‘new protections’

In wake of the Pegasus spyware attack by Israel’s NSO Group, American smartphone giant Apple condemned the sophisticated cyber hacks on journalists, human rights activists, politicians and others, and said that the company continues to “work tirelessly to defend all our customers”.

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At 6.96%, borrowing costs continue to remain high for states

Cash-starved states are continuing to pay higher for their market borrowings, being forced to offer yields close to 7 per cent even as the system is awash with liquidity amid benign interest rates, as per a report.

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