From “Punjab da Captain” and “Congress captain” in 2017 to his resignation on Saturday, how did Captain Amarinder Singh lose the battle of perception? While Congress led by him had lost in 2007 and 2012, he was seen as the only face in Punjab Congress who could lead the party to victory. His win over BJP’s big gun Arun Jaitley in the 2014 parliament election boosted his stature at the national level.
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Sunday, 19 September 2021
IPL 2021: Where the teams stand as UAE leg begins
The second leg of IPL 2021 begins in the UAE with the match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings on Sunday. TOI takes a look at which team did what in the first phase before IPL hit the pause button following multiple Covid outbreaks earlier this year.
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IPL 2021: Dry run in the desert ahead of the T20 WC
A two-phase Indian Premier League (IPL) was the dream of some top Indian administrators who ruled world cricket over the last decade. That dream is coming true with the second phase of the 14th edition starting with the Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians match in Dubai on Sunday, but the circumstances that led up to it have not been ideal.
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First all-civilian space crew returns to Earth
The quartet of newly minted citizen astronauts comprising the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission safely splashed down in the Atlantic off Florida's coast on Saturday, completing a three-day flight of the first all-civilian crew ever launched into Earth orbit. SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, dubbed Resilience, parachuted into the sea around 7pm EDT, shortly before sunset, after an automated re-entry descent, SpaceX said.
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Feb polls will decide if Cong’s Punjab gambit was shrewd
Navjot Sidhu's shrewd decision to use the powerful perch to amplify grievances of MLAs with incessant targeting of bete noire Singh, which reeked of reverse vendetta, ended with the change of the CM. Now, it is for Punjab Congress led by Sidhu to prove that the rocking of the ship was a smart move to douse the percieved popular anger against Singh.
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States with tourism links got priority in vax drive, says PM
PM Modi on Saturday said India prioritised tourist destinations in its vaccination efforts and that the government had taken several steps to attract foreign tourists. "Initially we did not say so much about it because politics would have started happening on this too. However, the central government has also recently taken several steps to encourage foreign tourists," he said.
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'Prominent actor' evaded Rs 20cr tax, violated FCRA: I-T
Income tax searches on the premises of a "prominent actor in Mumbai" has revealed tax evasion to the tune of more than Rs 20 crore, the income tax department claimed on Saturday without naming the actor. The reference is believed to be to the I-T searches conducted on premises of Sonu Sood and his associates last week.
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ED: Maha ex-minister Khadse generated Rs 50L tainted cash
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Punjab: ‘Humiliated’ Captain retires hurt, Sidhu in race to take crease
"I had made a decision in the morning. I had a word with the Congress president (Sonia Gandhi), and I conveyed it to her that I will resign today. 'I am sorry, Amarinder," said Sonia Gandhi when I spoke with her," Amarinder Singh told the media after handing his resignation to Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit. While several names were doing the rounds, Congress sources said there was a strong possibility of Sidhu replacing Captain.
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Need to Indianise judiciary, make it litigant-friendly: CJI
After 70 years, the Indian judiciary is readying itself to break from the colonial and foreign procedural and jurisprudential influence as CJI N V Ramana laid emphasis on effecting radical changes to enable courts and its stakeholders create a friendly atmosphere and use a language familiar to litigants from rural areas. "The working and the style of courts do not sit well with the complexities of India," he said.
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Kabul bomber was held in Delhi 5 yrs ago: IS mag
Islamic State Khorasan Province has claimed that the Afghan suicide bomber who carried out the Kabul airport blast that killed around 170 people, including 13 US Marines, in August, was caught in Delhi five years ago. The suspect, who was assembling IEDs for carrying out what could have been the first suicide bombing by IS in the country, was flown back to Afghanistan after being captured in a covert operation.
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CBSE Class X & XII Term 1 Board exams from Nov
The first of the two-part CBSE board exams for Classes X and XII will begin from mid-November. CBSE said a student's final score would be calculated on the basis of his/her performance in both the Terms. As per the new scheme, Term 1 will be an objective type exam while Term 2 will be subjective and also have practical components.
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Saturday, 18 September 2021
Top 10: India using tax raids to silence critics, says Human Rights Watch
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Char Dham yatra begins today, U'khand govt issues SOP
Soon after the nod from the high court on Thursday, the Uttarakhand government on Friday evening issued the standard operating procedure (SOP) for the Char Dham yatra, paving the way for the commencement of the pilgrimage to the Himalayan shrines of Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath from Saturday morning.
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SC recommends new CJs for 13 high courts
In the biggest ever single-stroke reshuffle in constitutional courts, the Supreme Court Collegium led by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Friday recommended appointment of eight high court judges as Chief Justices of various HCs and transferred five HC chief justices as head of other HCs, thus taking steps to put in place new chief justices in 13 states.
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Report says motor vehicles Act needs amendments related to pre-owned cars
The Act doesn’t recognise the role of motor vehicle intermediaries in transactions of used cars: Chase India and Consumer Voice report.
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Indian-American ex-IT executive pleads guilty to insider trading
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GST cess will be used till March 2026 to repay loans: FM
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Live: Kabul air strike killed civilians, Pentagon admits
The Pentagon has admitted 'mistake' over an air attack in Kabul last month that killed civilians and not terrorists. Initially, Pentagon officials held that the August 29 strike was targeted at, and killed IS militants. Stay with TOI for all updates.
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Mamata, not Rahul, only alternative to Modi: TMC mouthpiece
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Rs 1.9cr for Lovlina's gloves, Rs 1.6cr for Neeraj's javelin
The e-auction of mementos gifted to PM Narendra Modi received an overwhelming response. Of the 11 bids for woman pugilist Lovlina Borgohain's Olympic bronze winning pair of gloves, the highest was worth Rs 1.92 crore till Friday evening against the base price of Rs 80 lakh. Next highest bid was for Neeraj Chopra's gold winning javelin - a whopping Rs 1.55 crore against the base price of Rs 1 crore.
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GST council agrees to keep fuel out for now
The GST Council on Friday reduced the levy on several life-saving medicines, agreed to correct the tax structure for several products - ranging from textiles and footwear to pens - and unanimously concluded that there was no need to include petrol and diesel under this tax regime for now. Finance minister Sitharaman clarified that it was the result of a high court directive which wanted the GST Council to look at the issue.
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Low pressure systems to keep monsoon active till Sept end
Friday was the expected date for the start of monsoon retreat, but it is likely to stay energised till at least the end of this month. "The monsoon is not likely to withdraw by the end of this month due to the likely formation of two cyclonic circulations over the Bay of Bengal and their west-northwestward movement across central and adjoining northwest India," said Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, head of IMD.
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Uddhav's remark on BJP mantris sparks alliance speculations
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray sparked fresh speculation across political circles about a possible remaking of the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance after he referred to Union ministers Raosaheb Danve and Bhagwat Karad from BJP as potential "future colleagues." Former CM Devendra Fadnavis, however, ruled out the possibility of the former saffron allies coming together.
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Covid-19 live: India sets new world record with over 2.5 crore vaccine doses in a day
India set a new world record on Friday with over 2.5 crore vaccine doses administered across the country, surpassing the previous record of 2.47 doses by China in June. Karnataka administered the highest number of over 26.9 lakh vaccine doses, followed by Bihar with more than 26.6 lakh doses. Stay with TOI for all updates.
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Google abusing position, playing unfair: CCI probe
Competition Commission of India has said Google is guilty of adopting anti-competitive, unfair and restrictive trade practices in the mobile operating system and related markets. The probe found Google India guilty of stifling competition and innovation to the detriment of the market as well as consumers in order to maintain its grip and dominance in search, music, browser, app library and other key services.
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SC recommends new CJs for 13 high courts
The SC collegium led by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Friday recommended appointment of eight high court judges as chief justices of various HCs and transferred five HC chief justices as head of other HCs, thus taking steps to put in place new chief justices in 13 states. The collegium also recommended transfer of 28 high court judges from their present HCs to other HCs.
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Prices marginally ease for most edible oils but mustard oil defies trend
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Aadhaar-PAN card linking deadline extended till March 2022
The government on Friday extended the deadline for linking Aadhaar with permanent account number (PAN) till March 31, 2022.In a tweet, the income-tax (I-T) department informed that the last date has been further extended by 6 months on account of the challenges faced by people due to the Covid-19 pandemic.from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3CmtRct
GST on food delivery apps, reduced rate on Covid drugs extended
The goods and services tax (GST) Council on Friday took several key decisions including extending tax concessions to Covid-19 drugs and reviewed tax rates of many items. However, the Council unanimously decided to keep petrol, diesel out of its tax regime.from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3zhZv99
Friday, 17 September 2021
Flyover under construction collapses in Mumbai's Bandra
Fourteen people sustained minor injuries after a portion of an under-construction flyover collapsed in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex early Friday.
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Asian markets mostly rise at end of a tough week
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Byju’s buys US kids coding co for $200 million
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It’s official: Kohli to quit as India’s T20 captain
For now, Virat Kohli has stuck to quitting T20Is as captain and the BCCI will have to take a call on who they should hand it over to after this year's World Cup, also keeping in mind the 2022 edition of the tournament. Considering one-day cricket is not so 'relevant' at the moment, with two back-to-back T20 World Cups, Kohli knows he can wait to take a fresh call on the 50-over format in the near future.
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PM Modi's birthday live: BJP eyes Covid vaccination record
Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 71 on Friday as President Ram Nath Kovind and other dignitaries and politicians greeted him with BJP leaders hailing his leadership. Wishing him a long and healthy life, President Kovind said may he continue to serve the nation with his spirit of relentless service.
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Top 10: US, UK, Aus enter pact to build nuclear submarines
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Govt cites ‘lack of options’ for making Asthana top cop
Lack of suitable options in the AGMUT cadre of an officer with "appropriate seniority with balanced experience" to head Delhi Police led the Centre to appoint Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana in "public interest", the Delhi high court was informed on Thursday.
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Govt sets up NARCL to take over banks’ Rs 2L cr bad debt
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How long do you want to keep fuel out of GST: Centre to states
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Clarion cull: 24 new faces replace entire Gujarat cabinet
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'Indian women’s healthy life expectancy SE Asia’s lowest'
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Mumbai: Health workers and politicians take to booster Covid dose
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Thursday, 16 September 2021
Supplementary charge sheet filed against Raj Kundra and associate
Supplementary charge sheet filed against Raj Kundra and associate in pornographic content case
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SpaceX launches 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip
SpaceX's first private flight blasted off Wednesday night with two contest winners, a health care worker and their rich sponsor, the most ambitious leap yet in space tourism. It was the first time a rocket streaked toward orbit with an all-amateur crew - no professional astronauts.
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'Reached a point where it's difficult to have all-format pacers'
As Indian cricket gears up for resumption of domestic cricket and junior cricket, Paras Mhambrey offers TOI a peek into challenges ahead for the NCA to maintain the strong pool of cricketers which has seen Indian cricket through the pandemic in the last one year.
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North Korea says it tested rail-launched ballistic missiles
orth Korea said Thursday it successfully launched ballistic missiles from a train for the first time and was continuing to bolster its defenses, after the two Koreas test-fired missiles hours apart in dueling displays of military might. Wednesday's launches underscored a return of the tensions between the rivals amid a prolonged stalemate in US-led talks aimed at stripping North Korea of its nuclear weapons program.
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Nissan Magnite is official car of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021
Nissan India has collaborated with cricket legend Kapil Dev to promote the virtual trophy tour of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup through the Instagram AR filter for everyone to click and share.
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I-T surveys premises of actor Sonu Sood
The income-tax (I-T) department on Wednesday conducted a survey on the premises of actor Sonu Sood in connection with alleged tax evasion. The survey continued till late hours and officials declined to disclose any information. Sood was unavailable for comment over the phone.
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Live: In first, SpaceX to send all-civilian crew into Earth orbit
SpaceX is preparing to send the first all-civilian crew into Earth orbit Wednesday evening, capping a summer of private spaceflight with one of the most ambitious tourism missions to date. Stay with TOI for the latest developments
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Tata Sons, group led by SpiceJet chief bid for Air India
Tata Sons and a grouping led by SpiceJet chairman Ajay Singh placed financial offers for Air India on Wednesday, the last day to submit bids. Tata Sons made the offer through its 100% arm Talace Private Ltd while Singh placed the financial bids in his personal capacity along with some investment funds, it is learned.
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JEE (Advanced) sees 3-year-low cut-off marks across categories
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Over 5,600 ‘offences against State’ in 2020
As many as 5,613 cases relating to 'offences against the State', in which a total 7,607 persons were arrested, were registered across the country in 2020. This marks a sharp 26.7% fall from the 7,656 such offences recorded in 2019, in which a total 12,140 persons were arrested.
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Govt bails out telcos with 4-year gap in spectrum, AGR payouts
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India is looking to raise new ‘rocket force’ for missiles, says Gen Bipin Rawat
Warning that China is becoming very aggressive, and would soon step into Afghanistan after friendly overtures to Iran and Turkey, Gen Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said India needs an integrated national security architecture to deal with two hostile neighbours, non-contact technological warfare and internal security challenges.
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Live: Moderna says Covid-19 vaccine protection wanes
For the seventh consecutive day, fresh Covid cases reported from across the country remained below 40,000. Stay with TOI for the latest developments
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Live: Taliban's Baradar says reports he was hurt are false
A group of Afghan diplomats from the deposed government in Kabul has issued a first-of-its-kind joint statement calling on world leaders to deny the Taliban formal recognition and chiding them for "leaving our people at the mercy of a terrorist group." Stay with TOI for the latest developments
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Wednesday, 15 September 2021
N'nal-level kho-kho player was killed by ‘drug addict’
With the discovery of a rope, a shirt with two missing buttons and a slipper, police say they have solved the murder of the national-level kho kho player in Bijnor. A labourer who lives at Adampur village, 26, has been arrested for killing the woman, 24, after an attempt to rape her.
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Youth who pulled woman’s dupatta gets 1-year RI
Ruling that in offences directly affecting life and right to privacy of a woman, an accused cannot be let off on a bond of good behaviour, a magistrate’s court has convicted and sentenced a 23-year-old man to one-year rigorous imprisonment for outraging the modesty of a Chembur woman by snatching her dupatta on a public road in 2016.
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All-New Force Gurkha BS6 Revealed; India Launch on 27th September
Force Motors has revealed the all-new Force Gurkha BS6. The prices of the new Gurkha will be announced on 27th September and the bookings will also commence on the same day.
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China’s economy takes hit from Delta as consumers pull back
Retail sales growth slowed sharply to 2.5% from a year ago, the National Bureau of Statistics said on on Wednesday. Industrial output rose 5.3%, versus the median estimate of 5.8%. Fixed-asset investment in the first eight months of the year was largely in line with projections, rising 8.9%. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.1%.from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3lrIgxm
These iPhones are no longer available on Apple online store
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Did Kareena's12 cr demand land Kangana role of ‘Sita’?
Did Kareena Kapoor’s 12 crore demand land Kangana Ranaut the role of ‘Sita’?
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Hollywood stars who dared to bare all in sheer dresses
Megan Fox, Kendall Jenner and Rihanna: Hollywood stars who dared to bare all in sheer dresses
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MG Astor India Unveil LIVE Updates: Expected price, features, engine specs
MG Astor India Unveil LIVE updates: The Creta challenger from the house of MG Motor India is all set to be revealed today.
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Wrong to think about India selection while playing IPL: Samson
Every time the IPL comes around, the spotlight falls on Sanju Samson. Each edition raises his stock. It's taken eight seasons for Samson to know how to deal with the trappings. "First of all, when you're playing for an IPL team and thinking about Indian selection, then it's a wrong mindset. People do talk a lot about Indian selection and cementing your place but that is actually a by-product - if you perform, you get opportunities," Samson states.
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Top 10: Richest 10% Indians own over half of physical, financial assets
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Times Group’s virtual seminar series begins
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