LS passes Bill to reunify corporations; Shah slams AAP

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

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

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

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Social media accounts can’t be arbitrarily suspended: Govt

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

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IPL 2022: Hasaranga shines as RCB edge KKR in thriller

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

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'India to more than double price of locally produced gas'

India will more than double the price of natural gas from Friday for the first half of this fiscal year, reflecting a surge in global prices, two sources familiar with the matter said, further stoking inflation in Asia's third largest economy.

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Tata Coffee shares soar on merger with Tata Consumer

Shares of India's Tata Coffee surged up to 12% on Wednesday after parent Tata Consumer Products said it would streamline its coffee business by merging the company with itself. Tata Consumer said the plantation business of Tata Coffee would be demerged into Tata Consumer Products' beverages and foods unit, which is known for brands like "Tata Tea" and "Tetley".

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

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

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'Record fuel price hike due to spike in oil prices'

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday defended the 137-day hiatus in fuel price revision, saying the disruption in supply chains and the resultant increase in global oil prices due to the war in Ukraine was a "couple of weeks" phenomenon resulting in the record hike in petrol and diesel prices in last 8 days.

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

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

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

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

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Egyptian delegation to visit India to discuss wheat imports

A delegation from Egypt will visit India in the first week of April to facilitate wheat imports as part of efforts to secure supplies and tide over shortages at one of the world's biggest importers of the staple, government sources said.

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Icra cuts FY23 GDP growth estimate sharply to 7.2%

Domestic ratings agency Icra on Tuesday cut its FY23 real GDP growth estimate by a sharp 0.8 per cent to 7.2 per cent, primarily driven by the fallout of Russian invasion of Ukraine. Its chief economist Aditi Nayar attributed the downward revision to elevated commodity prices and also fresh supply chain issues arising from the conflict in Ukraine.

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Amid hijab row, peaceful start to Karnataka exams

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

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Court allows CBI to collect Ramkrishna's handwriting specimen

A Delhi court on Monday allowed the CBI to collect the handwriting sample of former managing director and chief executive officer of National Stock Exchange (NSE) Chitra Ramkrishna in connection with the NSE co-location case. Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal also extended Ramkrishna's judicial custody till April 11.

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

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

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'China's Sinopec pauses Russia projects, Beijing wary of sanctions'

China's state-run Sinopec Group has suspended talks for a major petrochemical investment and a gas marketing venture in Russia, sources told Reuters, heeding a government call for caution as sanctions mount over the invasion of Ukraine.

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Power ministry issues alert over grid safety ahead of TU strike

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

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Open market fuels captive coal output by 46%

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After BJP nudge, Nitish Kumar removes VIP chief from Cabinet

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

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Want fresh NRC exercise: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday upped the ante over the state’s updated National Register of Citizens (NRC), calling for a fresh exercise to collate citizenship data rather than just partially reverifying the rolls. “The old NRC should be reviewed; it should be new and done again,” he told the media on the sidelines of an event in the city. “The government is in touch with All Assam Students’ Union in this regard.”

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IPL 2022: Punjab Kings stun RCB by five wickets

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

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

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

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

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

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UAE pact to ease India nurses, techies access

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

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First gender-neutral institute in India soon

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

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Skies reopen today: 66 airlines, 40+ nations and 3,249 weekly flights

Six Indian and 60 foreign airlines from 40 countries — but none from China as of now — will from Sunday operate 3,249 weekly flights to and from India under the summer schedule as regular international flights resume after a gap of over two years.

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Delhi budget vows 20L jobs in 5 years; edu gets top billing

Focusing on economic revival in the post-Covid era, Delhi finance minister Manish Sisodia presented what he called a “Rozgar Budget” on Saturday which promises to create 20 lakh new jobs in the next five years by promoting retail and wholesale markets, setting up a new electronic city and developing Delhi as a popular tourist destination.

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NEET tail-enders jump queue, grab med seats

MBBS aspirants who missed out in the initial rounds of seat allotment and pinned their hopes on vacant NRI quota seats have been bested by students at the tail end of the NEET qualifying list helped by NRI sponsors.

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

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

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War has forced fuel price hikes: Nirmala Sitharaman

mid criticism over hikes in prices of petrol and diesel in recent days, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday argued that it was the war in Ukraine that had forced an increase in pump prices, while maintaining that the government did not burden the people with additional taxes during Covid, when 32 countries across the globe had raised levies.

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BJP misusing central agencies: Uddhav Thackeray

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Calcutta HC stops Bengal SIT, asks CBI to probe Birbhum case

The Calcutta high court handed CBI on Friday the investigation into the Bogtui village carnage in which eight people of a family were charred to death inside a cluster of houses in Bengal’s Birbhum district on March 21 in an alleged revenge attack over a panchayat representative’s murder an hour earlier.

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

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

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Airtel to acquire Vodafone's 4.7% stake in Indus Towers

Telecom company Bharti Airtel will acquire a 4.7 per cent stake in Indus Towers from Vodafone Group for about Rs 2,388 crore, according to a company filing. The transaction will be executed at a price of Rs 187.88 per share.

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GAIL's Sanjay Kumar is new IGL chief

Executive director of GAIL, Sanjay Kumar, has taken over as the managing director of Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL), the country's largest natural gas distribution company operating CNG and PNG services in 30 districts across three states and the national capital.

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Apple, Samsung drive 32-fold jump in smartphones export in 4 yrs to top $5bn

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

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

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‘Steadfast’ Ukraine policy in national interest, based on 6 principles: EAM

Foreign minister S Jaishankar said in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that India’s “steadfast and consistent” Ukraine policy is in its own national interest and that it’s based on six principles. These include immediate cessation of hostilities, return to dialogue and diplomacy, respect for international law, sovereignty and territorial integrity, access to humanitarian assistance, India’s own aid to Ukraine and the initiative to remain in touch with the leadership of both Russia and Ukraine.

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High court collegiums not naming judges for 233 slots: Govt

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

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India TB cases up 19%, Delhi tops prevalence

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

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Indian Oil to raise petrol, diesel prices from Friday

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'Centre to procure excess stocks of raw rice from Telangana'

Union food minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday assured that the Centre will procure excess stocks of raw rice from Telangana as per the quality specified by the Food Corporation of India. The assurance came from Goyal after a delegation of TRS leaders met Goyal in Parliament over the issue of procurement of rice from Telangana.

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

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

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Explained: How India achieved $400bn exports target

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Rape is rape even if perpetrated by husband, says court

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

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HDFC witnesses highest ever loan approval in FY22

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CBIC issues guidelines for scrutiny of GST returns

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has issued a standard operating procedure for the scrutiny of GST returns for financial years 2017-18 and 2018-19, the first two years of the roll-out of the new taxation regime.

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ED attaches Uddhav kin’s assets; MVA cries vendetta

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

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Petrol, diesel prices up; LPG touches record high

State-run fuel retailers raised fuel prices across the board on Tuesday, a day after BJP completed selecting chief ministers in all the four states it won in the recent assembly polls. The hike in petrol, diesel and LPG drew a howl of protest from the opposition which called it a “triple assault”. The first price increase in five months saw retailers raising the base price of petrol and diesel by 80 paise a litre. The price of household LPG refills rose by Rs 50 each.

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Top fuel retailer to up petrol, diesel prices again from Wednesday

Indian Oil Corp, the country's top fuel retailer, will raise petrol and diesel price by Rs 0.80 a litre from Wednesday, the second such increase in pump prices in as many days, a notification sent to dealers showed on Tuesday.

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Pan Am terror strike: Can compensation be taxed?

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Pandemic leads to 11% fall in contributions: Report

In spite of a massive jump in the number of the uber rich and rich becoming richer, their contributions to charity continued to decline during the Covid-19 pandemic when a whopping 200 million-plus were forced into poverty, says a report.

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TCS ready to roll out 5G network anyday

IT major TCS is ready to put in place 5G network for any telecom operator across the globe on any given day and the company is working in India on a country-specific gears for the network, a senior company official said.

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India ranks 51st in global list of annual rise in housing prices

India ranks 51st in annual appreciation in housing prices with a 2.1 per cent rise in rates during the October-December quarter of the last year, according to property consultant Knight Frank.

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Courts must not stay infrastructure contracts: Supreme Court

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India, US discuss situation in Ukraine

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

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

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

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

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

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India to raise petrol, diesel retail prices after 4-month hiatus: Dealers

State fuel retailers will raise petrol and diesel pump prices by Rs 0.8 rupees per litre from Tuesday, the first increase since November, two dealers told Reuters late on Monday. The dealers, who declined to identified, said they had received information from oil companies about the retail price for Tuesday. The memo on the new prices was reviewed by Reuters.

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Live: Weekly Covid deaths in India lowest in two years

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

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Eye on quality and price, govt plans single platform to source medicines

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

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‘To fund Indian NGOs, Hewlett Foundation will need prior nod’

The Hewlett Foundation, one of the top American philanthropic institutions, has been barred by the ministry of home affairs from donating funds to any Indian NGO without prior government approval after the alleged violation of laws by recipients, officials said. The US-based donor gave over $465 million to scores of organisations globally, including in India, in 2020.

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

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

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Live: Zelenskyy presses Israel for missile defence help

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

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BJP meet to pick Uttarakhand CM likely on Monday

While Pushkar Singh Dhami continues to be the frontrunner for the post of chief minister despite his defeat from Khatima, other probable names doing the rounds include those of Chaubattakhal MLA Satpal Maharaj, Srinagar MLA Dhan Singh Rawat and Rajya Sabha member Anil Baluni. Dhami is likely to be repeated as CM as he is young and energetic and also because BJP had contested the polls in his name and recorded a big win

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

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CJI: Trust Indian judiciary for absolute independence

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Strategic Zoji La reopens ahead of schedule amid LAC tension

With Indian soldiers remaining forward-deployed in the continuing 22-month-long military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh, the BRO on Saturday reopened the forbidding Zoji La on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh road much ahead of schedule. The pass, key to maintaining operational preparedness of the armed forces, usually remains closed from end-November to mid-April due to heavy snow, leaving the Ladakh region cut off.

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Japanese PM wants Modi to intervene with Putin

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

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

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

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What’s wrong with saffron education, asks VP Naidu

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

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70%-80% parents fear learning loss in children: NCEE survey

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

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Media has key role in achieving social transformation: PM Modi

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Covid: 4th wave could occur in India but not yet, feel experts

While the Omicron subvariant BA2 has caused a huge surge in South Korea and Europe, Indian experts are not worried about it triggering another wave in the country right away. Their reasons include boosted immunity from the third wave that occurred between December 2021 and February and high vaccination coverage in most states. But as antibodies wane, scientists believe the SARSCoV-2 virus can re-infect people.

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

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

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Joy Filmfare Awards Bangla 2021: Complete Winners List

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

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Red carpet pictures from 5th Joy Filmfare Awards Bangla 2021

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Reopen embassy, will give security: Taliban tell India

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

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India to study sanctions impact on trade settlement with Russia

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 in the biggest attack on a European state since World War II, prompting a barrage of sanctions that have limited Russia's ability to do business in major currencies and hit several of its banks and state-owned enterprises.

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Share your Holi greetings!

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Stop RIL takeover of Future outlets, Amazon tells SC

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Gandhi family loyalist Mani Shankar, Tharoor at Cong G-23 meet

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No plans to privatise Railways: Govt in Lok Sabha

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

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

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US Fed hikes interest rate amid high inflation

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

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US Federal Reserve hikes rates, signals aggressive turn against inflation

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

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India acts to seize gap in wheat export market left by Ukraine war

India is rolling out measures to help the country become a major exporter of high-quality wheat as importers scramble for supplies after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, two government sources said.

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

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

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Ukraine crisis: India boosts fertiliser imports from Canada, Israel

India is boosting fertiliser imports from nations including Canada and Israel to ensure sufficient supplies for the coming summer sowing season after the disruption of shipments caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Softbank representative Munish Varma resigns from Paytm

Softbank managing partner Munish Ravinder Varma has resigned from the board of the digital financial services company One97 Communications, which operates under the Paytm brand, and PB Fintech, according to regulatory filings by both companies on Tuesday.

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Chennai to host World Chess Olympiad

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Internet user base in India more than doubles in 5 years

With one of the lowest data tariffs in the world, internet users in India have more than doubled to 76.5 crore users over the past five years with a massive 6.5 times growth in 4G data traffic. According to the Nokia annual Mobile Broadband Index (MBiT) report, 4G services contributed 99% to the country's data consumption and are expected to continue as a broadband growth engine for the next few years even as 5G rolls out later this year.

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India in talks to buy discounted Russian oil

India is exploring options for buying Russian crude oil, authorities said Tuesday, with prices there plunging to record lows in the wake of a global backlash to the Ukraine conflict. New Delhi enjoys historic diplomatic and defence ties with Moscow, hosting a rare overseas trip by President Vladimir Putin late last year, and has called for an end to the violence in Ukraine but stopped short of condemning the invasion.

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K'taka HC may deliver hijab verdict today

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

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

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

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

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DPIIT notifies 20% FDI in LIC under automatic route

The department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) on Monday notified a government decision to allow up to 20 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in IPO-bound LIC with an aim to facilitate disinvestment of the country's largest insurer.

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'RBI letter to Paytm Bank does not talk about data access'

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its letter to Paytm Payments Bank has not mentioned anything about data access but has asked the company to carry out an audit from a third party, a top official of the company said on Monday.

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Family ready to ‘step back’, says Sonia; Cong junks offer

In a stunning development that appeared to be in response to the restiveness in Congress following its debacle in the state polls, party president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday told the Congress Working Committee “we three” (she, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra) are ready to “step back” if it is felt the leadership lacks steadiness. Sources said the entire gathering said “no” and urged Sonia to continue.

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Yogi calls on PM Modi, Shah, Rajnath to discuss UP cabinet

Poised for a second term after completing full five years in office, Yogi Adityanath’s leadership on Sunday received a reassertion of endorsement from PM Narendra Modi. "Met Yogi Adityanath Ji and congratulated him on the historic victory in the UP elections. In the last five years, he has worked tirelessly to fulfil the aspirations of the people," Modi tweeted after meeting Yogi in New Delhi.

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AAP celebrates Punjab win with big roadshow

Punjab will get an honest chief minister after decades, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday while leading a roadshow in Amritsar with CM-designate Bhagwant Mann to celebrate the party’s landslide victory in the assembly elections. AAP won 92 of the 117 seats to form its first state government outside Delhi.

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CCS discusses sanctions on Russia, impact on India

With the US-led western countries slapping wide-ranging sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, India is faced with the challenge of maintaining high operational military readiness along the frontiers with China and Pakistan since almost 70% of its defence hardware and software is of Soviet or Russian-origin.

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India's maternal mortality ratio improves to 103

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

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India shifts embassy out of Ukraine to Poland for now

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

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After rout, Cong fears difficulty in Parl floor moves

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Fadnavis quizzed by cyber police over intel ‘leak’

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

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Allahabad HC agrees to hear PIL on Krishna Janmabhoomi

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After charging up cadre, PM woos Gujarat youth

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

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Mann stakes claim; 400 cops go off VIP duty

Punjab chief minister-designate Bhagwant Mann staked claim on Saturday to form the next government in the state, while the Punjab police withdrew nearly 400 personnel providing security to 122 former MLAs, including former state cabinet ministers. Navjot Kaur Sidhu, wife of Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, was also among the politicians whose security was reduced.

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EPF rate slashed to 8.1%, lowest in over 4 decades

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Saturday proposed to lower the interest rate on retirement savings for its 6.4 crore subscribers from 8.5% to 8.1%, the lowest since 1977-78. The payout, which will have to be confirmed by the finance ministry, is in line with the agency’s earnings and will leave it with a surplus of Rs 450 crore during the financial year.

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ONGC Videsh eyes options as traders shun Russian offering

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Modi’s visit propels Gujarat BJP into election mode

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

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

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

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FM holds meet with IMF chief, discusses rising commodity prices

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday held a virtual meeting with International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva and discussed various issues, including the impact of rising commodity prices on world economy.

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Exports likely to hit $410 billion in FY22: Piyush Goyal

The country's merchandise exports have reached over $380 billion so far this fiscal till March 7 and are expected to reach $410 billion in 2021-22, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.

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Enable bank UPI with Aadhaar-OTP

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

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

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

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

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BJP hunts solo, Biren Singh roars back in Manipur

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

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Uttarakhand: Modi mantra echoes in Dev bhoomi again

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Row erupts as state EC defers civic polls date announcement

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Indian cos stay put in Russia but pharma exports could be hit

Pharmaceutical major Dr Reddy's Laboratories said on Wednesday it was focused on business continuity in and around Russia, as Indian drug exporters brace for temporary disruptions to sales due to the Ukraine crisis.

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Gadkari asks auto cos to expedite roll-out of flex-fuel variants

Citing the spurt in crude prices due to the war in Ukraine -- as a wake up call -- Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday urged CEOs of major vehicle manufacturers and representatives of automobile lobby group SIAM to expedite the roll-out of vehicles of flex-fuel variants.

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Explainer: India's wheat exports surge as world prices soar

Indian traders have sewn up deals to export half a million tonnes of wheat in recent days, and dealers are expected to sign more contracts to take advantage of record-high global prices, boosting shipments from the world's No.2 producer of the staple.

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India needs to recalibrate response to price pressure, says Rajan

India needs to recalibrate its response to the price situation following disruptions in global supply chains on account of Russia-Ukraine war, as losing the battle against inflation neither serves the government nor the central bank, former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan said.

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With focus on freight, railways invites bids for 90k wagons

The Indian Railways has invited bids for manufacturing and procurement of 90,000 wagons with an investment of Rs 30,000 crore to meet the growing demand of wagons amid its increased focus on freight transport.

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IC-814 hijacker who killed flyer shot in Karachi

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

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India & China military talks on March 11

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Ukraine war has states paying highest for debt at 7.29%

The Ukraine war and resultant spike in prices of commodities have increased risk aversion of investors, leading to a steep 19 bps increase in the cost of funds for the states, which shot up to the highest so far this fiscal to 7.29 per cent, according to a report.

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IGL raises CNG price by 50 paisa/kg in Delhi, NCR

Indraprastha Gas Ltd on Tuesday raised CNG prices in the national capital and adjoining cities by 50 paisa per kg but left PNG prices unchanged as higher use of imported gas to meet rising demand increased operational costs.

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Oil at nearly 14-year high, sensex sheds 1.5k points, Rupee breaches 77/$

Global crude oil prices soared to a 13-year high on Monday as talk of the US and its European allies exploring a ban on Russian oil and tightening the sanctions on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine sent shockwaves across financial markets around the world, posing a major risk to economies, including India. Brent crude, a major import for India’s energy needs, surged to $139 a barrel – the highest since July 2008.

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

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46% Indians may drop air travel plans as Russia-Ukraine pushes up flight prices

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Haryana local quota in jobs has national implications: HC

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

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Rs 6 hike in fuel prices likely as polls end, oil tests $139

Global benchmark crude rocketed to $139 per barrel, the highest since July 2008, giving the government the handle to allow oil companies to start raising fuel prices gradually as the state polls ended on Monday. People in the know said the general thinking in the government indicates state-run fuel retailers may be allowed to raise prices by Rs 5-6 per litre in small doses to soften the impact.

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TCS' Rs 18,000 crore share buyback to open on March 9

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Monday said its Rs 18,000 crore share buyback offer will open on March 9 and close on March 23. On February 12, the company announced the share buyback programme entailing 4 crore shares at Rs 4,500 apiece.

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