Covid: India 14th among populous nations in doses/100 people

While India’s vaccination drive accelerated in August, it still has some catching-up to do in terms of total doses per 100 people. Among the 29 countries with populations of over 50 million, it ranks 14. As for percentage of population fully vaccinated, it’s at No 17.

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ISI chief visits Kabul ahead of government formation

Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief, Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, flew into Kabul on Saturday to meet the senior Taliban leadership, which was close to forming a government in the war-ravaged country. Pakistan has been openly involved in Afghan affairs since the Taliban seized control of the country.

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Centre, Assam ink pact with Karbi-Anglong ultra groups

A tripartite peace accord was inked on Saturday by representatives of the Centre, Assam government and five Karbi-Anglong groups, as part of which 1,000 armed cadres have abjured violence and joined the mainstream. The Centre and Assam government shall release a Rs 1,000-crore Special Development Package over the next five years for undertaking specific projects for development of Karbi areas.

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CBDT: Refunded Rs 67,400 crore to 24 lakh taxpayers till August 30

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Criminal justice system set for overhaul, says Amit Shah

The stage is set for a major overhaul of the criminal justice system with the Centre having received suggestions of various states, UTs, central forces and NGOs on the reform of the Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and the Evidence Act, home minister Amit Shah said on Saturday.

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After 6yrs, Cong beats BJP in Raj rural polls by 119 seats

In a boost for Congress amid the festering internal conflict in Rajasthan, the party on Saturday won 670 panchayat samiti seats to BJP’s 551 in the rural polls held across six districts, reversing the 2015 result when the saffron party — then in government — had emerged victorious.

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CJI must focus on speedy justice for commoners, says Kiren Rijiju

The Union government on Saturday said it expects Chief Justice N V Ramana to give urgent attention to the huge pendency of cases in trial courts where commoners exhaust their lifetime savings in litigating for justice but are often denied the legitimate due because of delayed adjudication of their grievances.

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Bypolls on September 30, Didi set to fight from Bhabanipur

The Election Commission on Saturday announced bypolls to three assembly seats in West Bengal, including Bhabanipur from where CM Mamata Banerjee intends to contest, as well as one seat in Odisha. Polling for all four seats will be held on September 30 and counting of votes will be taken up on October 3.

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Antimicrobial resistance is rising in India, says ICMR report

More than 50% of the ICU patients battling a type of pneumonia caused by bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae will not respond to powerful antibiotics called carbapenem. Another antibiotic, imipenem, will not affect a mutated form of Ecoli in three out of 10 cases.

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Paralympics: Shooter Manish clinches gold, Singhraj bags silver

Shooter Manish Narwal clinched India's third gold at the ongoing Paralympics while compatriot Singhraj Adana bagged the silver in the P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 event on Saturday.

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Sensex breaches 58,000 on RIL push

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'Google locks Afghan govt emails to stop Taliban access'

Google has temporarily locked down an unspecified number of Afghan government email accounts, according to a person familiar with the matter, as fears grow over the digital paper trail left by former officials and their international partners.

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Paralympics Live : Shooters Singhraj, Manish in 50m Final

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Paralympics: Shuttler Pramod in final, assured of silver

Reigning world champion Pramod Bhagat on Saturday stormed into the men's singles finals of the badminton event but Manoj Sarkar's hopes came crashing after he suffered a loss in the other semifinal in the SL3 class at the Tokyo Paralympics here.

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Sachin Bansal moves high court on Rs 11,000 crore FEMA notice

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HDFC Life acquires Exide’s insurance arm for Rs 6,687 crore

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Live: Pramod Bhagat in badminton final at Paralympics

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Taliban set to form government today with Mullah Baradar as head

The new government, according to Taliban sources, will be headed by the group’s co-founder, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, the son of late Taliban chief Mullah Muhammad Omar, and Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, Taliban sources added, are the two other senior Taliban leaders to be appointed to senior positions.

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Supreme Court to evaluate performance of CBI

As additional solicitor general Sanjay Jain, appearing for the agency, contended that in an adversarial litigation system like India, success rate in litigation should be considered just one of the factors in determining efficiency, the bench said that the same yardstick is followed across the world and there was no reason that it should not be applied to the CBI.

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Live: 'Helping Afghans is more than a priority for US'

The Taliban were expected to form a government on Friday. The new government, according to Taliban sources, will be headed by the group’s co-founder, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, the son of late Taliban chief Mullah Muhammad Omar, and Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, Taliban sources added, are the two other senior Taliban leaders to be appointed to senior positions. Stay with TOI for latest updates:

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Sachin Waze hatched Antilia plot to regain clout: NIA

An NIA release on Friday said that incriminating evidences came to fore during the investigation, against the 10 chargesheeted arrested pointing to their involvement in various stages of conspiracy of placing explosives--laden Mahindra Scorpio vehicle, its theft and commission of murder of Mansukh Hiran.

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Live: US Covid booster shot campaign to start with Pfizer

The Supreme Court has put an interim stay on holding physical exams for Class XI in Kerala, observing that the Covid situation in the state is still 'alarming.' But the state, along with Maharashtra has ruled out re-imposing a complete lockdown to curb Covid spread. Stay with TOI for all updates.

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SC collegium clears 68 names for judgeship in HCs

The significance of recommending 68 names at one go can be gauged from the strenuousness characterising the exercise, which included scrutinising the antecedents of the candidates in the zone of consideration, their income and reputation and their attitudinal suitability for holding the constitutional posts.

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Maruti recalls 1.8 lakh cars for faulty unit

Till the faulty unit are replaced — the recall begins from November — Maruti has advised the owners to avoid driving in water-logged areas and direct water spray on electrical/electronic parts in vehicle. The change of faulty parts will be undertaken free of cost, the company said.

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West Bengal faces SC fire on DGP appointment

Senior advocate Sidharth Luthra said the DGP’s appointment was exclusively within the state government’s domain and that no role cou-ld be assigned to the UPSC as has been erroneously done by the SC in its 2006 police reforms judgment in the Prakash Singh case.

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Government adds 39 medicines to list of essentials

The government has also deleted 16 drugs from the existing list and the final NLEM 2021 now contains 399 essential medicines, up from 376 drugs that are currently under direct price control. The revised list, prepared by an expert committee under the Indian Council of Medical Research, was submitted to health minister.

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This weekend, catch Archer & Reekles at Times Litfest

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Will partner Moscow to develop Russian Far East: PM

The friendship between India and Russia has stood the test of time, said Modi. “Most recently it was seen in our robust cooperation during the Covid-19 pandemic including in the area of vaccines. The pandemic has highlighted the importance of the health and pharma sectors in our bilateral cooperation,” he said.

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India hopes Baradar as ‘negotiator’ will be helpful

According to reports, Sher Mohammed Stanekzai as well as Sirajuddin Haqqani may also be given positions of power in the new government while Baradar seems set for a leading role. Born in 1968 in Uruzgan province, Baradar is a Durrani Pashtun from the Popalzai tribe, sharing tribal loyalties with former Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

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'Shehnaaz was at Sidharth's feet at crematorium'

Shehnaaz Gill was uncontrollable at the crematorium where the last rites of Sidharth Shukla were performed a couple of hours ago. Besides this, there were several heartbreaking moments which one came across a little before and after the pyre was lit.

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India set to deploy long-range missile tracking ship

The indigenously-built 15,000-tonne missile range instrumentation ship, packed with long-range radars, dome-shaped tracking antennae and advanced electronics, will be commissioned as INS Dhruv in the presence of national security advisor Ajit Doval and Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh at Visakhapatnam on September 10, said sources.

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Google Pay to allow users to create FDs: Details

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What Apple’s new App Store policy means for iPhone users

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Sidharth Shukla: Priceless moments of the actor

Remembering Sidharth Shukla: Priceless moments of the actor with Bollywood stars

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Ida's record rain floods New York-area homes, subways; at least 48 dead

Flash flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida killed at least 48 people in the New York area overnight into Thursday, including several who perished in basements during the "historic" weather event officials blamed on climate change. Record rainfall, which prompted an unprecedented flash flood emergency warning for New York City, turned streets into rivers and shut down subway services as water cascaded down platforms onto tracks.

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Pilots like me make better leaders: Rahul Gandhi

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Top10: 'Could work with Taliban to counter Islamic State'

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Paralympics Live: High-jumper Praveen wins silver

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‘FTA offers opportunity in services for India, UK’

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N R Narayana Murthy’s firm sells stake in Aon India

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Rupee regains 72 level on bond issues, inflows

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Apple may face CCI probe over in-app payment issue

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Coronavirus: Curbs put on foreign arrivals

In India, while Delta continues to be the dominant variant, cases infected with Delta plus variant have increased to 300, officials said. However, the vaccines have been found to be effective against the variant, ICMR DG Balram Bhargava said.

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In city of dreams, some do come true

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Editor and ex-MP Chandan Mitra passes away

Mitra, whose journalistic career included a stint in The Times of India as senior editor in the 1980s, is survived by his wife Shobori Ganguly and two sons. Tributes were offered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and several leading figures in public life.

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YouTube channels, portals have no accountability: Supreme Court

CJI N V Ramana said, “The print and television media are generally responsible and have a regulatory mechanism in place for effecting corrections. But everything shown in a section of media, especially the web-based ones, carry a communal overtone. There is no control”.

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Television star Sidharth Shukla dies at just 40

Though some reports suggested a heart attack, the cause of his sudden death, which sent shockwaves through the film industry, is not immediately clear. “He was brought dead to the hospital. The cause of the death will be known after the post-mortem is conducted,” Cooper Hospital Dean Dr Shailesh Mohite said.

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'Only fully vaccinated should attend mass gatherings'

“Mass gatherings should be discouraged, particularly in the upcoming festival season… Full vaccination should be a prerequisite if it is absolutely essential or it becomes critical to have a gathering of some people,” Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) director general Balram Bhargava said on Thursday.

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PM seeks list of infra projects delayed due to court verdicts

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Cow only animal that inhales, exhales O2: Judge

Written in Hindi, Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav’s order claims it is a tradition in India to use ghee made of cow milk in each oblation during a yajna because “this gives special energy to sunrays, which ultimately causes rain”.

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'Not must to send accused to custody after chargesheet'

The SC said custody of an accused may not be necessary in all cases after filing of chargesheet. It said that chargesheet being filed and cognisance being taken cannot be a ground to arrest an accused who has not been arrested throughout the probe by the investigating agency.

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NIOS to be first to offer online Boards

NIOS is the only education board in the country that delivers secondary and senior secondary education in 14 languages. Due to the Covid situation, NIOS too could not conduct its Board exams as well as on-demand exams in 2020 and 2021. Annually it conducts Board exams for around five lakh candidates.

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Post reopening rush to UAE sends spot airfares soaring

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Sidharth Shukla death: Was Shehnaaz by his side when he died?

The actor, who met his rumoured girlfriend Shehnaaz Gill on the reality show, developed an inseparable bond with her even post the show. And looks like their bond was forever as ETimes TV has exclusively learnt that Sidharth Shukla breathed his last in Shehnaaz Gill's arms.

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Rajasthan para medallists get first pay after months

As it rushed to bask in the medal glow of the three Paralympic stars on its rolls, Rajasthan's forest department woke up to the sobering realisation that it hadn't paid them a single month's salary yet.

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What is VPN and how its ban will affect you

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Former Rajya Sabha MP Chandan Mitra passes away

Chandan Mitra, former Rajya Sabha MP and a senior journalist, passed away in Delhi late on Wednesday night.

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Coming soon: Elon Musk's internet service in India

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4th Test: Indian batsmen look to erase Leeds memories

Do truly great Test teams ride disorienting roller-coaster waves, from shattering lows to stratospheric highs, like this Indian team has done over the past year and a half ? Can legacy be built on dodgy batting form? Is obstinacy a virtue in times of crises? These are the questions an inconsistent India must answer as they find themselves at the crossroads ahead of the fourth Test against England at the Oval.

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Ronaldo becomes footballer with most international goals

Cristiano Ronaldo became the all-time top scorer in men's international football with two late goals as Portugal beat the Republic of Ireland 2-1, while holders France drew 1-1 with Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2022 World Cup qualifying on Wednesday.

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Top 10: As Taliban revel in win, Al Qaeda stirs the Kashmir pot

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GST kitty dips 4%, stays above Rs 1 lakh crore

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Young first-time borrowers fire up personal loan market in India

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Women drivers to break jungle barrier

Nearly 50 women are being trained to take up responsibilities in the two tiger reserves — Rajaji Tiger Reserve and Corbett — and six sanctuaries in the state which boast of high populations of tigers, leopards and elephants. The first batch of 21 women is currently undergoing training in Dehradun.

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Coal scam: Bengal makes probes Centre-state issue

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Covid-hit, schools across states limp back to normalcy

The attendance was lower in government schools in Hyderabad with 20% of students attending classes on the first day of reopening after a hiatus of almost five months. Most government and budget schools, barring residential, social welfare and tribal welfare schools with hostel facilities, reopened for physical classes.

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Qaida cheers Afghanistan ‘victory’, says Kashmir next target

Exulting over the "victory" of the Taliban over America, the global terror group called for launching the next stage of the "struggle, the way for which has been paved by the victory of the defiant Afghan nation".

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'Difficult to hold assembly polls if EVMs not freed for re-use'

As per the statute, EVMs are to be kept untouched and safe for 45 days from the declaration of results, which is the time limit for a defeated candidate to file an election petition challenging the results. If no election petition is filed within the period of limitation (45 days), EVMs can be released for re-use in subsequent elections.

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'Cow protection must be Hindus’ fundamental right'

The cow should be declared the national animal and its protection be made a fundamental right of the Hindus, because when the country’s culture and its faith get hurt, the country becomes weak, the Allahabad high court said. "The government will also have to bring a bill in Parliament and declare cows the national animal and make strict laws against those who talk about harming them," the court further said.

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‘Intermeddlers have no business in Asthana case'

During the hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, opposed both the petitions, arguing that “intermeddlers” and “professional PIL petitioners” cannot be allowed to challenge the appointment of the Gujarat-cadre IPS officer as Delhi Police Commissioner.

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1 in 5 healthcare workers yet to receive second vax shot

Nationally, just over 1.03 crore healthcare workers have got the first shot, but under 84 lakh have got the second. Among frontline workers, while 1.83 crore have got their first shot, only 1.32 crore have got the second.

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Covid: Low 60+ vaccination tally in states a worry

States like Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal with considerably large population of 60 plus years have significantly low coverage of Covid vaccination doses per 1,000 population in this age category, according to ORF's Covid vaccine tracker.

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Supply crunch hits inclusion of Sputnik V in govt vax drive

So far, only a few lakh doses of Sputnik V vaccine have been available for use in India. Several private hospitals have run out of the vaccine’s first dose, a source at one facility in Pune said on Wednesday.

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Live: 'US evacuated about 6,000 Americans from Afghanistan'

The United States is looking at all possible options and routes to continue to help Americans and legal permanent residents to leave Afghanistan, US under secretary of state Victoria Nuland told a news briefing. Nuland also said the United States would continue to have conversations with the Taliban that serve US interests as well as those of US allies. Stay with TOI for latest updates:

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Covid live: Jharkhand records 27 new cases, no deaths

India has reported 41,965 new Covid-19 cases, 33,964 recoveries and 460 deaths in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Active caseload in the country is 3,78,181 now. The total vaccination coverage stands at 65,41,13,508, with 1,33,18,718 doses having been administered in 24 hours. Stay with TOI for all updates on Covid-19 from India and around the world:

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'US evacuated about 6,000 American citizens, more than 124,000 civilians'

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Hurriyat founder Syed Ali Shah Geelani dies at 92

PDP chief and former CM Mehbooba Mufti was the first mainstream politician from J&K to condole the separatist leader's death. "Saddened by the news of Geelani sahab’s passing away. We may not have agreed on most things but I respect him for his steadfastness & standing by his beliefs," she tweeted.

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South Korea passes bill to curb Google, Apple dominance

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Parliamentary Committee to govt: Ban VPN services

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Poco India has 'Noob alert' for OnePlus

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China rolls out new data law over 'national security' fears

China's new data security law takes effect from Wednesday -- the latest effort to tighten oversight of the country's mammoth tech sector. The law lays down the responsibilities of all companies and organisations handling data. It stipulates fines of up to 10 million yuan ($1.55 million) for a range of offences including leaks and failing to verify the identity of buyers or sellers of information.

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Biden defends departure from 'forever war,' praises airlift from Afghanistan

A defensive US President Joe Biden called the US airlift to extract more than 120,000 Afghans, Americans and other allies to end a 20-year war an “extraordinary success,” though more than 100 Americans and thousands of Afghans remain behind. Biden vigorously defended his decision to end America's longest war and withdraw all US troops ahead of an August 31 deadline. “I was not going to extend this forever war,” Biden declared from the White House. "And I was not going to extend a forever exit.”

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Why Virat Kohli's form holds the key to India's fortunes

In the cricketing world, it is a given that weight of runs will elevate one to the leadership role. It is only natural, then, that like all great batsmen who are handed the captaincy, Virat Kohli's chief characteristics - poise, confidence, swagger, resourcefulness, the ability to transfuse his often-uncanny energy into the team in times of crises - remain in equilibrium only as long as he is scoring runs.

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Time for second thoughts on Indian team combination?

​​​Injuries and defeat might force the visitors to make a few changes for the Oval Test but will the captain usher in changes in the middle order as well? Or take a backward step regarding his four-pacer theory to bolster the brittle batting?

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Top 10: Economy better, but still not good enough

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Talking to stakeholders to support recovery: Finance minister

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RBI to deepen retail market, hints at tapering liquidity

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Bull run: Another day of sensex, Nifty highs

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NCLT orders freezing of all assets of Videocon’s Venugopal Dhoot

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China expands its activities to Sri Lanka’s north

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UNSC resolution calls for combating terror

The resolution, which saw 13 countries voting in favour with China and Russia abstaining, said that Afghanistan territory not be used to threaten or attack any country or to shelter or train terrorists, or to plan or to finance terrorist acts while noting Taliban’s “relevant commitments’’ on the issue.

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'Jammu and Kashmir could see Rs 50,000 cr investment'

Amit Shah said that industries were shy of investing in J&K all these years due to some hurdle or the other, and the scrapping of Article 70 and Article 35A had removed these hurdles. He said the new central sector scheme for J&K was a huge milestone.

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Naidu bats for ‘Mission 5,000’ to save parl democracy

In its first edition, the memorial lecture also saw the virtual participation of former PM Manmohan Singh and a recorded message from Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina and Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.

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Taliban kosher? India confirms meeting with senior leader

Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai is learnt to have assured Deepak Mittal that the Taliban will address all 3 major concerns expressed by India – safety and return of Indian nationals, safe passage for Afghan nationals looking to come to India and preventing Pakistan based terror groups from using Afghan territory to target India.

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GDP growth in Q1 records 20.1% recovery on low base

Data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Tuesday showed GDP growth rose 20.1% in the three months to June, the first quarter of the 2021-22 fiscal year, compared with a record contraction of 24.4% in the year-ago period. It was also higher than 1.6% growth recorded in January-March 2021.

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Covid: New 1-day high of 1.28 crore jabs

The increased pace of vaccination is primarily driven by improved supplies, while the Centre has also been pushing states to ramp up inoculation coverage, particularly that of the second dose, mainly in the wake of the upcoming festivities.

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Rahul, Amarinder differ on Jallianwala renovation

Weighing in on the controversy triggered by the changes made at Jallianwala Bagh, which was inaugurated by PM Modi in a laser show on Saturday, Rahul posted a strong tweet virtually calling the renovation a defilement of martyrdom

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9 SC judges take oath on a day of many records

In an eye-ball grabbing event held in the 900-seater auditorium with strict compliance of Covid protocol, the focus was on 58-year-old Justice Bangalore Venkataramiah Nagarathna. On taking oath, she not only followed in her father E S Vankataramiah’s footsteps to the SC, but like him will go on to become the CJI in September 2027.

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GDP growth in Q1 records 20.1% recovery on low base

Data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Tuesday showed GDP growth rose 20.1% in the three months to June, the first quarter of the 2021-22 fiscal year, compared with a record contraction of 24.4% in the year-ago period. It was also higher than 1.6% growth recorded in January-March 2021.

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US President Joe Biden defends handling of Afghan withdrawal

In remarks at the White House on Tuesday, Biden said the US government had reached out 19 times since March — prior to his public announcement that he was going to end the US war to encourage all American citizens in Afghanistan to leave.

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