In a first, women schoolteachers outnumber men

For the first time ever, women schoolteachers in India outnumber their male counterparts, according to the Unified District Information on School Education (U-DISE) report for 2019-20 released last week. Of the 96.8 lakh teachers in the country, 49.2 lakh are women.

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Man denied bail for case in UP thana that doesn’t exist

The Allahabad high court has issued a showcause notice to a police officer in UP after it emerged that he had falsely claimed that a Muslim man from Roorkee was a “dreaded criminal” who had previously been booked under the stringent Gangsters Act in a police station in Amroha district, resulting in him being denied bail for three months. The court found that the thana — Akbarabad police station — mentioned by the Bijnor police officer did not exist.

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Stan Swamy on ventilator, NHRC sends notice to Maharashtra

The condition of Elgar Parishad accused Fr Stan Swamy deteriorated in a private hospital in Bandra on Sunday. The 84-year-old tribal rights activist was put on ventilator support, prompting NHRC, NGOs and individuals to raise concerns about his health. His friend and colleague Father Joseph Xavier told a website, “Fr Stan was put on ventilator early Sunday morning and is in critical condition.

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No forecast model 100% accurate: IMD

With monsoon still eluding the city and its surrounding areas, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts have come under criticism. No forecasting model in the world has 100% accuracy even with the best of technology, said Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of Meteorology at the IMD.

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One leadership question Google CEO asks himself

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Badals’ power purchase agreements under review: Amarinder

Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh said on Saturday that the power purchase agreements (PPAs) signed by the erstwhile SAD-BJP government were already under review and the state government would soon announce its legal strategy to counter the agreements, which had put an atrociously unnecessary financial burden on the state.

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Unlock 3.0: Shops to open till 9pm in Karnataka

After nearly three months, the state government on Saturday announced the lifting of weekend curfew and allowed all commercial activities to resume across the state from July 5.

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Opinion: Lee Kwan Yew is the tallest Chinese leader

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2nd wave of Covid-19: More younger people were in hospitals

The mean age of hospitalised Covid-19 patients was lower in the second wave at 48.7 years against 50.7 years during the first wave of the pandemic, shows a study based on the National Clinical Registry, indicating​ that younger people may have faced hospitalisation due to the infection during the upsurge post-February.​

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Targeted vaccination drive a better strategy: ICMR study

“Smart vaccination” approaches that target the vulnerable population — in the context of the Indian Covid-19 epidemic — make for a smarter public health choice than mass vaccination, a mathematical modelling-based analysis by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) says.

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Antibiotics of the 1940s return in Covid times

Doctors are now increasingly prescribing antibiotics that were popular during grandpa’s times. This is to fight antimicrobial resistance that has become a major health nuisance with disease-causing bacteria and fungi turning intelligent to emerge as superbugs.​

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Multiple factors led to the exit of U’khand ex-CM Tirath Rawat

Although Tirath Singh Rawat tendered his resignation ostensibly to ward off a constitutional crisis since there was difficulty in him getting elected through a bypoll, sources say there were other factors which may have led to his exit.

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Euro 2020: England thrash Ukraine 4-0 to enter semis

Harry Kane scored twice as a buoyant England cruised through to the semi-finals of Euro 2020 with a one-sided 4-0 win over Ukraine in Rome on Saturday. As Denmark lie in wait in the Wembley semi-final on Tuesday England will be confident of going on to reach a first ever European Championship final and even now claiming a first major international title since 1966.

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Covid-19: Doctors caution of liver damage linked to giloy

Proving that certain herbs and traditional medicines taken to ward off Covid-19 could cause severe harm, Mumbai doctors found at least six patients with severe liver damage between September and December 2020. These patients came with complaints of jaundice and lethargy, after which the doctors found each had a history of taking a concoction of herb Tinospora cordifolia, locally known as ‘giloy’ in Hindi or ‘guduchi’ in Sanskrit.

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Ravi Shankar Prasad praises FB, Instagram, Google

Just when Twitter remains defiant in its reluctance to follow the new IT rules, compatriots Google, Facebook and Instagram came in for a praise by minister Ravi Shankar Prasad for filing the monthly compliance reports in line with the regulations.​

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Kodagu teacher builds treehouse classroom to overcome patchy internet

As all classes went online due to the Covid-induced lockdown after the second wave in April, this teacher from Mullur Village, Somwarpet in Kodagu, about 250km from Bengaluru, found a unique solution to overcome patchy internet issues. C S Satheesha, a 37-year-old government schoolteacher, decided to build a bamboo platform atop a tree so that he could continue to teach kids from his high perch.

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Tejpal judgment consumed by ‘sex gossip’: Goa govt

The Goa government has said the sessions court judgment acquitting Tehelka founder-editor Tarun Tejpal in the alleged rape case has been "consumed by sexual gossip" and alleged "sexual fantasies" relating to the survivor that were legally prohibited.​

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Why do govts lie in courts: Delhi high court

Expressing dismay over governments raising “with impunity false claims and defences” in courts, the Delhi HC on Saturday said this was a matter of “grave concern”. Whenever a false claim is pressed by a government in court, it “causes immense injustice” to a litigant, it observed.

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Soon, QR code to be must on oxy containers

Tamper-proof QR codes will soon be made mandatory for all high pressure cylinders and cryogenic containers used for storing and transport of medical oxygen for their quick identification and mobilisation. This will help the government to get details of how many of these are filled and about their location as well.

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Dhami is new Uttarakhand CM, youngest in state’s history

Pushkar Singh Dhami, two-time MLA from Khatima in Udham Singh Nagar, emerged as the dark horse in the chief ministerial race on Saturday. Giving preference to youth over experience, the BJP named the 45-year-old as the 11th chief minister of Uttarakhand, replacing Tirath Singh Rawat, who was in the saddle for just four months.

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ED searches in Delhi, UP over conversion row

The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at six places across Delhi and UP on Saturday in connection to an investigation into money-laundering related to alleged “forced conversions” in UP. The UP police anti-terrorist squad had earlier filed an FIR and arrested six, including Umar Gautam and Mufti Qazi Jahangir Qasmi.

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Up to 10-yr jail in draft bill against trafficking

In its effort to tighten the noose on traffickers and put in place a rehabilitation framework for survivors, the ministry of women and child development has put out the draft of the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021 in the public domain asking for feedback till July 14. The bill once finalised will need the Cabinet approval and assent of both Houses of Parliament to become a law.​

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French judge to probe Rafale deal; political row erupts again

A fresh political fight broke out over the Rafale deal on Saturday, following reports in the French media that a judicial investigation has been launched over allegations levelled by an anti-corruption NGO. Congress demanded a joint parliamentary committee probe, while BJP said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was being used as a “pawn” by competing defence companies.

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Brazil SC orders Bolsanaro probed over Covaxin deal

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has authorised a criminal investigation into President Jair Bolsonaro's response to allegations of potential corruption within his health ministry involving the Covaxin deal. In Friday's decision, Supreme Court Justice Rosa Weber said the investigation is supported by recent testimony in a Senate committee investigating the government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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In final stages of naming a grievance officer, Twitter tells Delhi HC

Twitter India filed an affidavit in the Delhi high court on Saturday, saying it was "in substantial compliance" with the new information technology rules and "in the final stages" of fulfilling the statutory requirement of appointing a resident grievance officer and a chief compliance officer.

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Covid-19: ‘No. of cases, exposure duration affect spread’

The coronavirus is also an airborne infection but the chance of picking up SARS-CoV-2 in the air is directly related to the number of Covid-19 positive cases in a room, their symptomatic status, and the duration of exposure, a new study by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) shows.

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Denmark hold off Czechs to enter Euro semis

Denmark's fairytale run at Euro 2020 will continue into the semi-finals after they beat the Czech Republic 2-1 in Baku on Saturday. First-half goals from Thomas Delaney and Kasper Dolberg were enough to see Kasper Hjulmand's men through despite a second-half rally from the Czechs inspired by Patrik Schick's fifth goal of the tournament.

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This is what Vodafone-Idea will not do to take on Reliance Jio

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New Mercedes-AMG E 63 S, E 53 India launch date announced: BMW M5 rival arriving on July 15

The Mercedes-AMG E 63 S will finally return its latest iteration to the Indian market. However, it will be the first time the E 53 model will be launched in India.

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Govt brings retail, wholesale trade under MSME

Four years after excluding it from the micro, small and medium enterprises segment, the government on Friday reinstated retail and wholesale trade in the category, making entities eligible for priority sector funding and special liquidity scheme from banks.

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After consumer protection, govt to ready e-commerce policy

After the draft consumer protection rules, the government on Friday said it will soon issue the e-commerce policy, clarifying on certain aspects, as platforms were not following the rules, in letter and spirit.​

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Covid-19: India Inc grapples with vaccine hesitancy

Sameer Kumar, a food delivery agent in the national capital, has still not taken the jab despite regular reminders from his employer. “I have heard that it makes you terribly sick,” said Kumar. “Nobody back in my village has taken it for the same reason.”

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Team India wants Prithvi Shaw as opener in England

Prithvi Shaw, after disappointing tours of New Zealand and Australia, returned home to unleash absolute fury in the Vijay Hazare one-dayers this season, becoming the first ever cricketer to score 800-plus runs in a single edition of the tournament. In doing so, he also broke MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli's record of the highest individual score by an Indian batsman in a List A chase, thereby marking his return to India's white-ball team touring Sri Lanka.

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Top10 - Centre’s warning: 2nd wave’s not over

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Live: Daily Covid cases under 50k for last 7 days

Covid situation remained stable in the country as for more than 7 days cases have not crossed 50,000 mark. Despite some minor variations fresh cases reported on Friday remained at the same level as other days of the week. The day reported 44,084 fresh cases and 722 deaths for the past 24 hours. The death toll has also remained below 1000 for the ninth consecutive day. Stay here for all live updates

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Covid: Wrong injection technique could also be leading to clots

A new study shows that wrong injection technique could be one of the reasons behind clotting following inoculation by adeno virus-based Covid vaccines, which include AstraZeneca, J&J and Sputnik jabs. The incorrect technique could lead to the injection accidentally being given into a blood vessel rather than the muscle.

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26% of schoolkids in English medium; nearly 60% in Delhi

More than a quarter of all schoolchildren in India now study in English-medium schools though Hindi remains by far the biggest medium of instruction, accounting for over 42% of total enrolment. Among the states that have more kids in English medium than in vernacular are Punjab, Haryana and Delhi, besides most of the southern states and several smaller states and Union territories.

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Euro 2020: Italy beat Belgium 2-1 to reach semifinals

Italy set up a Euro 2020 semi-final clash against Spain after first half goals from Nicolo Barella and Lorenzo Insigne led the Azzurri to a 2-1 win over Belgium on Friday in an entertaining encounter in which both sides created a number of chances. Italy will face the Spaniards on Tuesday in London for a place in the final.

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Rigid laws of 90s making a return in Afghanistan

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After consumer protection, govt to ready e-commerce policy

After the draft consumer protection rules, the government on Friday said it will soon issue the e-commerce policy, clarifying on certain aspects, as platforms were not following the rules, in letter and spirit.​

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SC refuses to stay NLSIU quota

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the decision of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, to reserve 25% of its seats for students from Karnataka. A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and Ravindra Bhat turned down a plea to stay the NLSIU notification that introduced a 25% horizontal quota for Karnataka-domiciled students seeking admission to BA, LLB (Hons) and LLM programmes offered by the university.

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Govt brings retail, wholesale trade under MSME

Four years after excluding it from the micro, small and medium enterprises segment, the government on Friday reinstated retail and wholesale trade in the category, making entities eligible for priority sector funding and special liquidity scheme from banks.

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India protests drone breach, harassment in Pakistan

India has twice lodged protests with Pakistan in the past couple of weeks over developments involving the Indian high commission in Islamabad. While the latest protest relates to a drone which was flown over the Indian mission late on June 26, hours before the drone attack on an air force base in Jammu, another protest was lodged last week over harassment of Indian diplomats in Islamabad.​

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Covid-19: Centre sends teams to 6 states with high caseloads

Amid rising concern about certain states reporting a higher number of cases, the Centre issued strict warning on Friday against any lowering of guard as the second wave is still not over and sent teams to half a dozen states. The Centre asked states to identify districts where weekly positivity rate is above 10% or bed occupancy is over 60% and impose highest level of restrictions for at least 14 days to break the chain of transmission.

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Covid-19: Govt talking to J&J over single-dose jab

The government is in talks with Johnson & Johnson regarding their single-dose vaccine and as per the plan, this vaccine will also be produced by Hyderabad's Biological E, NITI Aayog member-health Dr V K Paul said. The vaccine has shown strong neutralising antibody activity against the Delta (B16172) variant, with immunity lasting at least eight months, according to results of pre-print phase-III trials.

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1 Covid vaccine dose gives 92%, two 98% protection against death: Study

Single dose of Covid-19 vaccines have shown 92% efficacy in protecting against death, whereas with two doses it increased to 98%, the Centre said citing a study conducted by Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh among Punjab police personnel.​

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May amend statute to let states identify OBCs: Thawarchand Gehlot

With the Supreme Court rejecting the review petition filed by the Centre and handing the mandate to identify the state list of OBCs to the central government, social justice and empowerment minister Thawarchand Gehlot on Friday said the Centre is considering a constitutional amendment to restore the power of states with regard to the local list of backwards.

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Calcutta high court slams Bengal on post-poll violence

The Calcutta high court on Friday asked the West Bengal government to “register” and “record with magistrates” all post-poll violence complaints lodged with it or the National Human Rights Commission, adding that the NHRC report had “established prima facie” the “stand taken by the petitioners... that there had been post-poll violence”.

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Uttarakhand CM's 4-month tenure ends with late-night resignation

Ending three days of intense political activity and speculation, Uttarakhand chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat stepped down late on Friday night, at a little past 11pm, just under four months after taking over the reins of the hill state. He tendered his resignation to governor Baby Rani Maurya at the Raj Bhavan in Dehradun.​

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Spain beat Switzerland on penalties to reach Euro 2020 semis

Goalkeeper Unai Simon was the hero as Spain edged past 10-man Switzerland 3-1 on penalties on Friday to reach Euro 2020 semi-finals. After a 1-1 draw in Saint Petersburg which saw the Swiss play for 43 minutes a man down, Simon made two saves in the shoot-out to help keep Spain's bid for a record fourth European crown alive.

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Delta variant predicted to become predominant mutation across US: CDC

The Delta variant is the second most prevalent coronavirus mutation in the US and is predicted to become the predominant one in the coming weeks, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said on Thursday (local time).

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Court acquits Akhil Gogoi in last UAPA case

Nearly 19 months after being arrested for allegedly inciting violence during the anti-CAA agitation, Assam activist and newly-elected MLA Akhil Gogoi walked out of judicial custody on Thursday after a special NIA court acquitted him of all charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. This was the last pending NIA case against him.​

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130 nations clear min tax rate plan for MNCs

The world took a big step toward sweeping changes to global taxation as 130 countries and jurisdictions endorsed setting a minimum rate for corporations along with rules to share the spoils from multinational firms like Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google.

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Home LPG cylinders to cost Rs 25 more

Households will have to pay Rs 25.50 more for each 14.2-kg LPG refill from Thursday, while each 19-kg refill used by commercial consumers will cost Rs 76 more from Thursday. This is the fifth increase in LPG refill prices since December 2020, except for a meagre cut of Rs10 on March 31.

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Despite infra handicap, our docs saved lakhs of lives: PM

Lauding doctors for saving lives of lakhs of people during the Covid pandemic and paying homage to those who laid down their lives in “service of humanity”, PM Modi on “Doctors’ Day” said that despite the limitations of long-neglected medical infrastructure and pressure of population, India’s per lakh population rate of infection and death rate is still manageable compared to developed countries.

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India 3rd to cross 4 lakh Covid toll, deaths/million lowest among worst hit

India on Thursday became only the third country to report over 4 lakh Covid deaths after the US and Brazil. Apart from these, Mexico is the only other country to have registered more than 2 lakh deaths. There are ten countries where more than one lakh people have succumbed to Covid or related complications.

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130 nations clear min tax rate plan for MNCs

The world took a big step toward sweeping changes to global taxation as 130 countries and jurisdictions endorsed setting a minimum rate for corporations along with rules to share the spoils from multinational firms like Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google.

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Docs struggle to get decent salaries: CJI

Hailing the role of medical practitioners particularly when the world is facing the Covid pandemic, Chief Justice of India N V Ramana said that doctors are living gods and goddesses. “No other professional is capable of rendering the services as valuable as those offered by doctors,” Justice Ramana.

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It’s for Parliament to rein in partisan Speakers: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday said it was for Parliament to legislate and provide a timeframe for adjudication of disqualification petitions against legislators by Speakers, who of late have adopted a partisan approach to keep decisions on such pleas pending for long periods to benefit the ruling dispensation.

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Switzerland, Iceland, 7 EU nations approve Covishield for travel entry

Switzerland, Iceland and seven EU countries have approved Covishield, the AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, a day after India threatened to put European visitors under mandatory quarantine.

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Covid-19 2nd wave has dented recovery: RBI

The second wave of the pandemic has dented recovery, but with cases abating rapidly, economic activity has improved since May-end, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has said. In a foreword to the financial stability report (FSR) released on Thursday, Das said the hit on banks’ balance sheets and performance due to the pandemic has been much less than what was projected earlier.

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Mfg contracts for first time in 11 months: PMI survey

Activity in the country’s manufacturing sector contracted for the first time in 11 months in June as the localised lockdowns against the backdrop of the second wave of Covid-19 hurt demand, a survey showed on Thursday. Registering 48.1 in June, below May’s 50.8, the IHS Markit India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was below the critical no-change mark of 50 for the first time since July 2020.

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Supreme Court junks govt plea, won’t review Maratha ruling

The Supreme Court has refused to re-examine its verdict which declared reservation for Maratha community in Maharashtra as illegal and unconstitutional and also held that only the Centre has power to declare a community as socially and educationally backward to get quota benefits.

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Akhil Gogoi walks free as court acquits him in last UAPA case

Nearly 19 months after being arrested for allegedly inciting violence during the anti-CAA agitation, Assam activist and newly-elected MLA Akhil Gogoi walked out of judicial custody on Thursday after a special NIA court acquitted him of all charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. This was the last pending NIA case against him.​

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Adoption can’t be restricted to those in need of care: HC

In a landmark verdict, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court has ruled that adoption can’t be restricted to orphaned, abandoned and surrendered children, those in conflict with law or ones in need of care and protection.

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June petrol sales rebound to 90% of pre-virus level, diesel 18% short

Fuel consumption recovered smartly in June to almost pre-pandemic level as economic activities picked up and holidaymakers took to the highways in large numbers after states lifted curbs on the back of declining Covid-19 cases across the country.​

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Uttarakhand CM meets Shah, Nadda as buzz about likely exit grows

In what seemed to be a repeat of the scenario that unfolded in the political landscape of Uttarakhand in March, when Trivendra Singh Rawat was replaced by Tirath Singh Rawat, political circles were abuzz on Thursday with talk of another change of guard at the top in the state.

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Trump co and its CFO plead not guilty to tax fraud

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SC entertains PIL seeking ‘protection of Hindus in West Bengal’

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought responses from the Centre, the West Bengal government and the Election Commission on a PIL which sought protection of Hindus, their property and identity in the wake of alleged post-poll violence in the state and claimed that absence of urgent measures could lead to exodus of Hindus as seen in Kashmir in the 1990s.

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Zydus seeks nod for world’s first plasmid DNA Covid vax

Homegrown healthcare and pharmaceutical major Zydus Cadila has applied for emergency use authorisation (EUA) to the office of the Drug Controller General of India for ZyCoV-D, its plasmid DNA vaccine against Covid-19.​

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HC: JJ Act inadequate for crimes by under-16s

The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court has observed that the present law dealing with children a​ged below 16 in heinous-crime cases as juvenile offenders is "totally inadequate and ill equipped". The court also made scathing observations about the legislature, saying no lessons had been learned from the Nirbhaya case.

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India selects four global firms to boost IT products manufacturing

India on Thursday named Dell Inc, Wistron Corp's ICT, Flex Ltd and Foxconn's Rising Stars as its choice of global companies in a $1 billion incentive plan to produce and boost exports of laptops, tablets and personal computers.

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GAIL to pump Rs 5,000cr into new-age clean energy projects

Back from the brink of being split, state-run GAIL has lined up a Rs 5,000 crore war chest to further integrate its fortunes with the government's carbon reduction goals and is looking beyond natural gas to stay relevant in a rapidly changing energy market landscape.

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Opinion | CCP at 100: Great success, big questions

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U'khand abuzz as BJP brass summons Rawat to Delhi

Uttarakhand chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat was on Wednesday urgently summoned to Delhi to meet the BJP’s central leadership, fuelling speculation in political circles that the state could be headed for early assembly elections. However, this could not be confirmed.

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Pandemic blues: Less than 200 IITians land international jobs

For years, tech giants around the world have marked December 1 on their calendars for a visit to the IITs to pick up fresh graduates. But this year, the class of 2021 has received fewer international offers: less than 200 IITians across the country have landed an overseas job.

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Monsoon unlikely over Delhi, Haryana and Punjab till July 7

With north-western part of the country reeling under heat wave conditions due to break in Monsoon, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said further advance of southwest Monsoon into remaining parts of Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab is not likely till July 7.

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Uttarakhand abuzz as BJP brass summonsRawat to Delhi

Uttarakhand chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat was on Wednesday urgently summoned to Delhi to meet the BJP’s central leadership, fuelling speculation in political circles that the state could be headed for early assembly elections. However, this could not be confirmed.

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Covid live: Cases below 50k, toll under 1k for 7th day

For the sixth consecutive day, cases have remained below 50,000 while deaths too have not breached the 1,000 mark for seven days in a row. Wednesday saw 45,951 cases and 734 deaths as the second wave continued to go on a downward slope. Stay here for all live updates

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3 LeT terrorists killed, 2 Army soldiers wounded in Kulgam gunfight

Three terrorists were killed while two Army soldiers were injured in an encounter at Chimmer village, in South Kashmir’s Damhal Hanjipora, Kulgam district, on Wednesday. An official said a joint team of the police, Army’s 9 RR and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation on specific information about the presence of militants in the area.

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Finance ministry curbs spending by depts to help fight Covid

The finance ministry on Wednesday imposed spending checks on several departments, ranging from education and home to telecom and power, as part of a cash management exercise due to the “evolving” Covid-19 situation and the Centre’s cash management requirements.

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Cops ask Twitter to take down child porn, give account details

Delhi Police on Wednesday sent an email to Twitter India asking them to take down all child pornographic content and share details of the Twitter accounts that had circulated such media on the microblogging site.

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Covid-19: Delta may be behind 100% of infections in MP in June

The Delta variant may have been responsible for nearly all Covid infections in Madhya Pradesh in June. That’s the indication from a genome sequencing report where every sample sent from MP last month was found to have been Delta — the mutation causing worldwide concern now.

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Drones spotted over defence areas in Jammu for third day in a row

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Average daily Covid vaccinations in June touched 40L

The average daily vaccination against Covid-19 increased to 40.3 lakh doses in June, driven by a jump since the Centre took over procurement and supplies of 75% of domestically produced jabs since June 21.

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SC asks NDMA to fix ex gratia for Covid victims in 6 weeks

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the PM-led National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to quantify within six weeks the ex gratia amount to be paid to the families of nearly four lakh novel coronavirus victims and said the NDMA failed to discharge its statutory duty even though Covid-19 was declared a disaster under the Disaster Management Act a year ago.

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CJI: Polls no guarantee against tyranny of elected

Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Wednesday said the right of people to change those in office through elections was no “guarantee against tyranny of the elected” and argued that democracy and its benefits could only be ensured by giving space to both “reasoned and unreasonable” public discourse.​

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Brazil suspends Bharat Biotech's Covaxin order for 20m doses

Brazil will suspend a $324-million contract for Covaxin from Bharat Biotech that has mired President Jair Bolsonaro in accusations of irregularities, the health minister said on Tuesday, even as the Indian drugmaker insisted that it has not received any advance payments.

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Small savings rates left unchanged

The government left small savings rates unchanged for the July-September quarter after an uproar over a sharp cut in April had forced it to reverse the decision. This is the fifth straight quarter where rates have been left unchanged, providing respite to middle class investors who park their savings in Public Provident Fund, Senior Citizen Savings Scheme and National Savings Certificate, among other instruments.

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HC to accept affidavits of Mamata and law minister in Narada case

The Calcutta high court has agreed to take on record the reply affidavits filed by Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, law minister Moloy Ghatak and the state government in response to the CBI’s plea to transfer the Narada case outside the state.

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#MeToo: Bill Cosby's sex assault conviction overturned

Bill Cosby was freed from prison and returned home on Wednesday, less than two hours after Pennsylvania's highest court overturned his sexual assault conviction, saying he never should have faced charges after striking a non-prosecution deal with a previous district attorney more than 15 years ago.

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Former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88

Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time defense secretary and a one-time presidential candidate whose reputation as a skilled bureaucrat and visionary of a modern US military was soiled by the long and costly Iraq war, has died, his family said in a statement released Tuesday. He was 88.

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Vodafone Idea Q4 loss narrows to Rs 7,023 crore

Debt-ridden telecom operator Vodafone Idea on Wednesday reported narrowing of its consolidated loss to Rs 7,022.8 crore for the quarter ended March 2021, mainly on account of cost optimisation.

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India's top refiner buys its first Guyanese oil: Report

Indian Oil Corp, the country's top refiner, has made its first purchase of Guyana's Liza light sweet crude as it seeks to diversify its crude purchases, a source familiar with matter said.

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Govt keeps rates on small savings schemes unchanged for Q2

In a relief to savers, the government on Wednesday kept interest rates on small savings schemes, including NSC and PPF, unchanged for the second quarter of 2021-22 amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Amul raises milk prices by Rs 2 from July 1

India's leading dairy Amul has raised milk prices by Rs 2 per litre with effect from July 1. Going by past precedent, other brands are likely to follow the market leader shortly.

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Times Top10: Pressure piles on Twitter

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Elon Musk’s internet service is arriving in August

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New IT rules make sense, curb abuse, says Facebook India chief

American internet giant Facebook has thrown its weight behind India’s new IT Rules, and has said that they “make sense” while empowering users and limiting their abuse on social media, India MD Ajit Mohan has told TOI.

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Sebi tightens norms on independent directors

In an attempt to give more power to non-promoting shareholders in a company, markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday said that two-thirds of the members of the nomination & remuneration committee (NRC) and the audit committee (AC) of the board of a listed company should be independent directors.

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