Monday, 9 August 2021
Oppn unity follows discussions at leadership level: Jairam Ramesh
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Posts against judges: CBI arrests five, quizzes YSR netas
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Covishield-Covaxin mix offers better shield, says ICMR study
The study examined 18 individuals in UP who inadvertently received Covishield as the first jab and Covaxin as the second. "The findings suggest that immunisation with a combination of an adenovirus vector platform-based vaccine followed by an inactivated whole virus vaccine was not only safe but also elicited better immunogenicity," the pre-print of the ICMR study published in MedRxiv says.
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For top military posts, MoD weighs merit over seniority
The defence ministry is “examining” a proposal that the commanders-in-chief (Cs-in-C) in the Army, Navy and IAF should primarily be selected on merit rather than seniority. Serious reservations against the proposal have already been expressed by some quarters within the armed forces. “Why tinker with a policy that has worked well for decades?,” said a senior officer.
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Govt may have to take the biggest hit if Vodafone Idea fails
With outstanding dues of nearly Rs 1.6 lakh crore in spectrum payments and AGR dues, the government may be the biggest loser in case Vodafone Idea collapses under crippling losses and heavy debt. Cumulatively, the company currently has a debt of Rs 1.8 lakh crore, and has been bleeding financially with losses pegged at Rs 7,000 crore during the March quarter. The debt tops Rs 1.8 lakh crore, according to ICICI Securities.
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4% dip in India's weekly Covid cases as NE numbers decline
India recorded over 2.74 lakh cases during the week ended Sunday (August 2-8), registering a 4.2% decline from the previous week, when the case count was 2.86 lakh. The drop in the weekly cases was mainly because of a sharp decline in fresh infections in the northeast, with Sikkim reporting a fall of 43%, Tripura 32%, Arunachal Pradesh 26%, Manipur 25% and Mizoram 22%.
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Majjaa Bharatha fame Manju Pavagada is Bigg Boss Kannada 8 winner
In an exciting Grand Finale, full of entertainment, the actor-comedian was declared as the winner. He received the trophy and prize money of 53 lacs.
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Threat to human rights highest in thanas: CJI Ramana
"In spite of constitutional declarations and guarantees (for the rights), lack of effective legal representation at the police stations is a huge detriment to arrested/detained persons. The decisions taken in these early hours will later determine the ability of the accused to defend himself," CJI Ramana said.
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Sunday, 8 August 2021
2012 Olympic torchbearer toils at tea garden for Rs 167/day
As she sprinted through a Nottinghamshire street with the Olympic torch in her hands back in 2012, Pinky Karmakar from Assam's Dibrugarh district would have thought her dream run had just begun. The then 17-year-old had returned home from the London Olympics opening ceremony to a welcome befitting a medal winner.
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Man who coined ‘khela hobe’ for TMC attacked in Tripura
A Trinamool Congress team led by party youth leader Debangshu Bhattacharya, the man behind the wildly successful ‘Khela Hobe’ slogan, came under attack in Tripura’s Dhalai district on Saturday, triggering angry reactions from the party leadership which sought an immediate appointment with Tripura Governor Satyadev Arya to complain about the repeated attacks on its leaders and workers in the state.
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Toll plaza manager held for cutting cake with sword
Manager of toll plaza on Vadodara-Halol highway and three others were arrested on Saturday for cutting cake with a sword on the highway.
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Olympics Live: India basks in the glory of its best Olympic outing
India ended it's Olympic action in Tokyo on the penultimate day of the Games yesterday, when Neeraj Chopra scripted history with his gold in men's javelin throw for independent India's first athletics medal - that too a gold. With that, India finished with 7 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze) to turn the Tokyo campaign into the country's most successful Olympic Games. 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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Youth Akali leader shot dead in Mohali
Youth Akali Dal leader Vikramjit Singh, alias Vicky Middukhera, was chased and shot dead in Sector 71 of Mohali on Saturday morning. In the evening, the Devinder Bambiha gang claimed responsibility for the broad daylight murder in a Facebook post, accusing the 32-year-old of being an informer for a rival, Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
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Pandemic-hit parents shift kids from pvt to civic schools
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Casteist slur on Oly star’s kin: Nat'l-level hockey player held
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With new film policy, J&K aims to be top shooting destination
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'Advantage flatbuyers' in insolvency cases, Parl panel suggests
A parliamentary panel has recommended the government to introduce a provision in the Insolvency Bankruptcy Code (IBC) making it mandatory for builders to provide details of all customers in a project, if a single homebuyer decides to file for the builder’s bankruptcy resolution in the NCLT.
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Milkha ji would have been very proud of Neeraj today: PT Usha
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Youth Akali leader shot dead in Mohali
Youth Akali Dal leader Vikramjit Singh, alias Vicky Middukhera, was chased and shot dead in Sector 71 of Mohali on Saturday morning. In the evening, the Devinder Bambiha gang claimed responsibility for the broad daylight murder in a Facebook post, accusing the 32-year-old of being an informer for a rival, Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
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Launch of advanced ‘eye in the sky’ Gisat-1 on Aug 12
India is set to launch its most advanced geo-imaging satellite (Gisat-1), which will allow better monitoring of the subcontinent, including its borders with Pakistan and China, by imaging the country 4-5 times a day. The satellite will be launched on August 12 at 5.43am from Sriharikota.
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Covid live: Delhi positivity rate rises to 0.1%
India recorded a single-day rise of 38,628 new coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally to 3,18,95,385, while the death toll climbed to 4,27,371 with 617 fresh fatalities. In Delhi, the positivity rate rose to 0.10 per cent from 0.06 per cent a day earlier.
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Tokyo Olympics: Neeraj’s historic win propels India to record medal haul
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Hyundai leads where it matters most: SUV sales
The Korean firm sold more SUVs in H1CY21 than Maruti’s SUVs and MUVs put together
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1st Test: India gain upper hand in 209-run chase
Skipper Joe Root led from the front with a superb counter-attacking hundred but Jasprit Bumrah's 5-wicket haul on the 4th day made India favourites to chase down a tricky victory target of 209 against England in the first Test. In the final hour of the penultimate day, India scored 52 for one with Stuart Broad dismissing KL Rahul (26 off 38 balls) with a beauty. Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara were unbeaten on 12 each.
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Saturday, 7 August 2021
UP’s record poorest in filling anganwadi vacancies
Two BJP-ruled states, Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Madhya Pradesh (MP), are on the opposite poles of performance in filling posts of anganwadi officers and supervisors. Several northeastern states are the best performers after MP. These inferences are drawn from a written reply by Union women and child development minister Smriti Irani to a question asked by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during the Question Hour in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
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Marital rape can be ground for divorce: Kerala HC
Marital rape can be accepted as a ground to grant divorce by recognising it as a form of cruelty, the Kerala high court has held. The Supreme Court had, in 2019, turned down a plea to accept marital rape as a ground for divorce. The high court gave its ruling while hearing an appeal filed by a husband against a divorce granted by a family court in 2014.
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JEE-Mains results announced; 17 candidates score 100 percentile
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Top 10: India gets another buffer zone with China, inside its territory
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Olympics: Will Neeraj Chopra get the better of Vetter?
Imagine Neeraj Chopra on the podium at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday. That will be a big historical marker for Indian athletics starved of a medal winner after Norman Pritchard claimed the 200m silver on July 22, 1900.
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China begins naval exercises in SCS before India deployment
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Olympics Live: India sets eyes on 3 more medals
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Oppn alliance: TMC eyes leadership role, doesn't take Rahul's cue
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Johnson & Johnson seeks approval for single-dose Covid vax
US firm Johnson & Johnson has sought Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) for its single-dose Covid-19 vaccine in India. J&J had withdrawn its application to the country's drug regulator as there is no requirement of local bridging trials, after the policy-tweak of fast-tracking foreign-produced Covid-19 vaccines.from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3rZnKH1
Win for Amazon: SC upholds ruling against Reliance-Future deal
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Covid: R-value of at least 10 states higher than nat'l avg of 1.01
R-naught, the average number of people who will contract the disease from an infected person - have shot past 1 from 0.93 a month ago. At least 10 states have an R-value higher than the national average of 1.01, and Delhi and Maharashtra (both at 1.01) have inched closer to match the national average. MP (1.31) has the highest R value in the country followed by Himachal Pradesh (1.30) and Nagaland (1.09).
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SC: Judges under threat, CBI, IB & cops doing nothing
The Supreme Court on Friday said trial court judges, especially those dealing with cases involving gangsters and high-profile people, are most vulnerable to external threats and bristled at the inaction of the CBI, Intelligence Bureau and the police in countering the threats to create a conducive atmosphere for judges to do justice without fear or favour.
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Boost exports to $400bn this year: PM to bizmen, envoys
Addressing exporters, businesses, states and Indian ambassadors in foreign missions at an event to work out a strategy to scale up India's exports to $400 billion this year, the PM said exporters know very well the importance of stability. Modi exhorted every stakeholder to play their role, while promising all possible support from the government to boost exports.
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Forex reserves surge to all-time high of $620.57 billion
The country's foreign exchange reserves surged by $9.427 billion to record high of $620.576 billion in the week ended July 30, according to the latest RBI data. In the previous week ended July 23, the reserves had declined by $1.581 billion to $611.149 billion.from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3jzqdnZ
Tap opportunities to take exports to $400 billion: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called upon the industry and exporters to take advantage of opportunities created in the post-Covid scenario, explore new destinations and expand the export basket to achieve the ambitious target of $400 billion of exports.from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3CxZkJV
Friday, 6 August 2021
Jeff Bezos’ space co thinks NASA is taking risk with SpaceX
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Mizoram and Assam ink pact on border hands-off
Assam and Mizoram inked an agreement on Thursday to keep their police and forest guards away from the troubled inter-state border as the first tangible step towards easing tension in the area and maintaining continuity of talks to end their decades-old territory dispute. As decided by the Union home ministry, neutral forces will remain in charge of the disputed zone straddling the three Barak Valley districts of Assam and two in Mizoram.
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Top 10: Assam, Mizoram leave patrol duties in contested areas to central forces
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Olympics LIVE: India women face GB for hockey bronze
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Govt hopes to start on clean slate after retro tax changes
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Govt brings bill to axe retro tax imposed on Vodafone, Cairn
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SII won't seek special marketing nod from EU body for vax
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Renegotiate Indus treaty with Pakistan: Parl panel to govt
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Govt brings bill to axe retro tax imposed on Vodafone, Cairn
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'T cells may offer long-lasting Covid shield, research shows'
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'Opposition scoring self-goals': PM Modi on Parliament logjam
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Covid live: 'Rural India got 60% of total vaccine doses'
Kerala continues to report 50% or more of the total cases in India, even as most other states show a steady decline in infections. The total fatalities in the Covid pandemic has crossed 4.26 lakh. Over 10 crore people have been fully vaccinated so far. Stay with TOI for all updates.
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Pegasus: Why were petitioners silent for 2 years, asks SC
The Supreme Court has sought the Union government's presence on Tuesday to answer the court's queries on the "serious issue" of alleged misuse of Pegasus spyware to snoop on phones of civilians and politicians, but expressed deep disappointment that the high-profile PILs demanding a judicial probe into the matter were filed casually and merely on the basis of newspaper reports without any authentic material.
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Two arrested for casteist slurs on family of hockey star Vandana
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Mizoram and Assam ink pact on border hands-off
Assam and Mizoram inked an agreement on Thursday to keep their police and forest guards away from the troubled inter-state border as the first tangible step towards easing tension in the area and maintaining continuity of talks to end their decades-old territory dispute. As decided by the Union home ministry, neutral forces will remain in charge of the disputed zone straddling the three Barak Valley districts of Assam and two in Mizoram.
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Maruti reports 58% increase in July production at 1,70,719 units
The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Thursday said its total production in July increased by 58 per cent on a yearly basis to 1,70,719 units.from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3jtIOSe
E-way bill generation to be blocked for GST return non-filers
Taxpayers who have not filed GST returns for two months or quarters up to June 2021 will not be able to generate e-way bills from August 15, GST Network has said.from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3fCHk70
Lionel Messi to leave FC Barcelona
Legendary footballer Lionel Messi will leave Barcelona despite both parties having reached an agreement, the football club said on Thursday, citing economic and structural obstacles to the renewal of the contract.
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Amazon Freedom sale: Top offers on printers from HP, Epson, Canon and others with up to 22% discount
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VIL CEO reassures staff; urges them to offer quality services to users
Amid an existential crisis faced by the company, Vodafone Idea CEO Ravinder Takkar has reached out to employees seeking to reassure them, and has urged the staff to continue focusing on providing quality services to customers and sustain intensity in the market.from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3fBJBPX
Thursday, 5 August 2021
Kerala's Covid deaths per mn per week highest in India
Between July 25 and 31, Kerala reported 24 deaths per million per week, while Maharashtra came second with 12 deaths per million per week. Kerala's seven-day average daily growth rate in cases is 0.61% while India's is 0.13%. The state's R-naught (reproduction rate) is 1.28, with its daily active cases and deaths now highest in the country.
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How Samsung may 'help' Google in taking on Apple, OnePlus, others
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Olympics Live: IND vs GER for men's hockey bronze
Another crucial day in India's hockey history, as the men's team takes its second and final shot at a podium-finish in the bronze-medal match against Germany. 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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Airtel seeks govt support for telcos, says India needs 3 cos
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KM Birla steps down as Vodafone Idea chairman
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K'taka: 29 ministers in Bommai cabinet, 23 from BSY govt
Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday expanded his cabinet by inducting 29 ministers. He retained 23 ministers from the 33-member Yediyurappa cabinet - including the lone woman minister - while bringing in six new faces. Contrary to speculation, Yediyurappa's son and BJP vice-president BY Vijayendra failed to make it to the ministry.
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‘2 SC officers, lawyers, old no. of SC judge on Pegasus list’
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In IS module probe, NIA searches five sites in J&K, Karnataka
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At 24, Kerala's Covid deaths per million per week highest in India
Between July 25 and 31, Kerala reported 24 deaths per million per week, while Maharashtra came second with 12 deaths per million per week. Kerala's seven-day average daily growth rate in cases is 0.61% while India's is 0.13%. The state's R-naught (reproduction rate) is 1.28, with its daily active cases and deaths now highest in the country.
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No more CAA tweak to include more minorities: Govt in Parl
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Eye on UP polls, PM Modi to launch Ujjwala next week
Prime minister Narendra Modi is likely to launch on August 10 the second edition of ‘Ujjwala’, his government’s marquee social welfare programme for giving poor households access to clean cooking fuel, months ahead of the crucial UP assembly polls.
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Ayodhya Ram temple likely to open to devotees by 2023-end
The Ram temple at Ayodhya is expected to open to devotees a few months ahead of the schedule of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, when the five mandaps (halls) on the ground will be ready along with the garbha griha (sanctum sanctorum) where the idol of Lord Ram as a child will be placed. The final cost of the temple is expected to be in the region of Rs 900-1,000 crore.
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