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Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Centre approves proposal to hike family pension, employer contribution to NPS for public sector bank employees

Centre hikes family pension, NPS contribution for bank staff | All you need to know

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India needs to jab 1 cr/day to inoculate all by year end

Starting Thursday, India needs to average almost one crore doses per day till the end of the year to reach the target of fully vaccinating the entire adult population. To do this, it will have to nearly double the daily average it achieved in the best week so far — just under 59 lakh per day from June 19 to 25.

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Reopen Delhi schools from next month, says panel

A committee of experts constituted by Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has suggested reopening of schools in Delhi for all classes in a phased manner from next month in the wake of significant improvement in the Covid-19 situation. The committee has suggested that the process be staggered. In the first phase, higher classes should be reopened, followed by the middle level classes and finally primary classes

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Government revises bank pension plan

The government has announced changes to the pension scheme of public sector banks. For family members of employees, the ceiling on family pension has been lifted and, for current employees, the banks’ contribution to the scheme has been increased by four percentage points to 14% from earlier 10%.

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Rajesh Thakur appointed Jharkhand Congress president

Rajesh Thakur appointed Jharkhand Congress president

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WHO issues open call to scientists for new advisory group which will investigate origins of coronavirus

WHO issues open call to scientists for new advisory group which will investigate origins of coronavirus

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Narayan Rane a dog kept by BJP to attack others, but will bite his own party: Shiv Sena MLA

Narayan Rane a dog kept by BJP to attack others, but will bite his own party: Shiv Sena MLA

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Around 180 people expected to be airlifted by India from Kabul today

Around 180 people expected to be airlifted by India from Kabul today

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Fake notes with cartoon images recovered near railway tracks in TN's Dharmapuri district

Fake notes with cartoon images recovered near railway tracks in TN's Dharmapuri

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Ex-Meghalaya MLA Julius Dorphang sentenced to 25 years in jail for raping girl

Ex-Meghalaya MLA Julius Dorphang sentenced to 25 years in jail for raping girl

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Vijay Mallya files plea in UK high court

Fugitive Indian businessman Vijay Mallya has filed papers in the UK high court seeking permission to appeal against his bankruptcy order. Mallya (65) was declared bankrupt by the insolvency and companies court (ICC) of the high court on July 26 this year. His name is now listed in the individual insolvency register.

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Himachal-based Baghat Urban Co-operative Bank faces RBI penalty of ₹15 lakh

Himachal-based Baghat Urban Co-operative Bank faces RBI penalty of ₹15 lakh

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Maharashtra: Man accused of harassing daughter acquitted by court after wife pulls back charges

Maharashtra: Man accused of harassing daughter acquitted after wife pulls back charges

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Bombay HC upholds life sentence for man who brutally attacked lover, her mother

Bombay HC upholds life sentence for man who brutally attacked lover, her mother

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Headingley Test: Why was Ishant Sharma given the 1st over? Ajit Agarkar questions India’s tactics on Day 1

Headingley Test: Agarkar questions India's decision to open bowling with Ishant

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NSA Ajit Doval hosts inaugural IBSA National Security Advisers meeting

NSA Ajit Doval hosts inaugural IBSA National Security Advisers meeting

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Afghans with legal papers will be able to travel beyond Aug 31, Taliban tell Germany

Afghans with legal papers will be able to travel beyond Aug 31, Taliban tell Germany

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Badri 313 unit: Taliban show off 'special forces' in propaganda blitz

Badri 313 unit: Taliban show off 'special forces' in propaganda blitz

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Will resign the moment Sonia and Rahul Gandhi ask me to: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel

Will resign the moment Sonia and Rahul Gandhi ask me to: Chhattisgarh CM

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Headingley Test: England in the lead after India bowled out for paltry 78 on Day 1

Headingley Test: England in the lead after India bowled out for paltry 78

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Fact Check: Picture of Ashraf Ghani's Bagram visit shared as ex-Afghan Prez fleeing Taliban

Fact Check: Picture of Ashraf Ghani's Bagram visit shared as ex-Afghan Prez fleeing Taliban

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3rd Test: Anderson & Co demolish India, England 120/0

England ripped through India for 78 -- its eighth lowest total in Test cricket -- before putting on the team's highest opening stand of the summer to take complete control of the third Test after Day 1 at Headingley. Winning the toss for the first time in the last nine Tests against England was the only thing that went right Wednesday for India captain Virat Kohli, whose batting line-up collapsed in 40.4 overs.

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Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Form special force to guard courts, judges: Bar Council

Referring to the killing of a judge in Jharkhand and crimes committed frequently within court premises across the country and clashes between lawyers and police, the Bar Council of India, the apex statutory body to regulate Bar, has pleaded the Supreme Court that a specialised security force be formed under the control of the judiciary to provide protection to judges and court premises instead of relying on police.

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BJP signals it’s open to caste census, keeps eye on Nitish

BJP has signalled that it is open to the idea of a caste census without getting into specifics such as a likely timeline while keeping a wary eye on ally Nitish Kumar's attempts to raise stakes over OBC politics by calling for a caste count. The Centre is unlikely to announce a caste census in a hurry. The stalled regular census cannot be rejigged at present, given much of the process is online and altering codes is not easy.

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Karnataka becomes first state to implement NEP

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NIA files chargesheet against duo in Nimtita railway station blast case

NIA files chargesheet against duo in Nimtita railway station blast case

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7 Congress MLAs deny supporting move to dislodge Punjab CM Amarinder Singh

7 Congress MLAs deny supporting move to dislodge Punjab CM Amarinder Singh

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ED arrests owner of Patna steel company for misappropriation of railway fittings worth Rs 34 crore

ED arrests owner of Patna steel company for misappropriation of railway fittings worth Rs 34 crore

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Exclusive Ground Report: Resistance forces, Taliban face off in Afghanistan's Panjshir valley

Ground Report: Resistance forces, Taliban face off in Panjshir valley

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Gujarat govt relaxes night curfew in 8 cities for Janmashtami, Ganesh festivals

Gujarat govt relaxes night curfew in 8 cities for Janmashtami, Ganesh festivals

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Fact Check: Old pic of women mourning during Muharram viral as Afghan women in chains under Taliban

Fact Check: Old pic of women mourning during Muharram viral as Afghan women in chains under Taliban

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Assam: Arms smuggler gunned down by police while trying to flee from custody in Karimganj

Assam: Arms smuggler gunned down by police while trying to flee from custody in Karimganj

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'Afghanistan shouldn't be used by Pak-based terrorists'

While expressing concern over the "grave humanitarian crisis" unfolding in Afghanistan, India Tuesday yet again voiced its apprehension about the security situation as it said Afghan territory should not be used by Pakistan-based terror groups to target any country in the neighbourhood.

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Income cannot be sole basis to decide creamy layer: SC

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Modi, Putin discuss steps to ensure regional security

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Vaccine effectiveness against Delta variant of Covid-19 wanes over time: US CDC

Are Covid-19 vaccines losing effectiveness against Delta variant?

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BJP youth wing leader dies by suicide in Chhattisgarh’s Durg

BJP youth wing leader dies by suicide in Chhattisgarh’s Durg

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US pulls off record single-day evacuation flights from Afghanistan, over 20,000 flown out

US pulls off record single-day evacuation flights from Afghanistan, over 20,000 flown out

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ED to record Rana Kapoor's statement in Mumbai jail in Avantha group case

ED to record Rana Kapoor's statement in Mumbai jail in Avantha group case

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Covid in India maybe entering some kind of stage of endemicity: WHO's Soumya Swaminathan

Covid in India maybe entering some kind of stage of endemicity: WHO's Soumya Swaminathan

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UP govt withdrew 77 cases related to 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots without reason: Advocate tells SC

UP govt withdrew 77 cases related to 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots without reason: Advocate tells SC

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'Taliban sympathisers' on Assam Police watch list: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

'Taliban sympathisers' on Assam Police watch list: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

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G7 leaders say safe passage of foreigners, Afghan partners out of Afghanistan is priority

G7 leaders say safe passage of foreigners, Afghan partners out of Afghanistan is priority

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New RE Classic 350 teased, launch on September 1

Classic 350 will undergo a handful of changes, both mechanically and cosmetically. Royal Enfield is set to replace the Unit Construction Engine (UC) with the J-Series engine — the same one which powers the Meteor 350.

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Govt hoping to earn Rs 6cr per km from monetisation of completed NHs

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Monday, August 23, 2021

Afghans camp outside UNHCR office in Delhi, threaten hunger strike if demands not met

Afghans camp outside UNHCR office in Delhi, threaten hunger strike

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China may fill financial vacuum in Afghanistan

China on Monday hinted at stepping up financial assistance to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, saying it will play a "positive role" in helping the war-ravaged country amid global pushback to stop funding to Kabul until the Afghan militant group modified its hardline religious policies.

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PM Modi needs to decide on caste census: Nitish

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday tossed the issue of caste-based census in the Centre's court, saying it was for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take a call on estimating the respective strength of castes. Nitish told reporters, "The Prime Minister listened to all members of the delegation on caste census. We urged the PM to take an appropriate decision on it. We briefed him about how resolutions have been passed in the state assembly twice on caste census."

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1.6 crore people in India have missed their 2nd shot

At least 1.6 crore people in India are yet to get second shot of the Covid vaccine 16 weeks after their first, the longest recommended gap between two shots. Over a crore of them are among the elderly, and the rest are from other vulnerable groups such as health and frontline workers and those aged over 45.

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Live: Encounter starts in Sopore, operation under way

Stay here for real-time updates on breaking news from India and across the world that you can't miss:

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Bombay HC warns Maharashtra govt of strict action if any more children die of malnutrution

Bombay HC warns Maharashtra govt of strict action if any more children die of malnutrution

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Ex-Samajwadi Party MLA Indal Kumar Rawat, family booked in alleged land grab case

Ex-Samajwadi Party MLA booked in alleged land grab case

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Live: 56L vaccine doses given today, total coverage 58.82 cr

India reported 25,072 new Covid-19 cases and 389 deaths in the last 24 hours, making it the lowest in 160 days, as per health ministry's updated bulletin on Monday. Stay with TOI for all updates --

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Army women break another glass ceiling

Five women officers from "combat-support arms" have for the first time been cleared for promotion to the rank of Colonel (time-scale) in the Army after completing 26 years of service like their male counterparts. The promotion of the five women officers is the outcome of a Supreme Court order to the 13-lakh strong Army last year to end gender bias and grant permanent commission (PC) to women officers in eight more branches.

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Shillong: 3 INSAS rifles snatched by miscreants from Meghalaya Police recovered from Umkhrah river

Shillong: 3 INSAS rifles snatched by miscreants from Meghalaya Police recovered from Umkhrah river

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Days after his account was unlocked, Rahul Gandhi's Twitter boycott continues

Days after his account was unlocked, Rahul Gandhi's Twitter boycott continues

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All eyes on G7 meet as Taliban warn against extension of August 31 deadline | Top 10 Developments

All eyes on G7 meet as Taliban warn against extension of August 31 deadline | 10 points

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Afghan live: US flights have evacuated 16,000 people in 24 hours, says Biden top aide

Pakistan and its intelligence service have played a key role in fostering the Taliban and allowing it to eventually take over Afghanistan, a top Republican lawmaker has alleged, stating that it is disgusting to watch Islamabad celebrate the group's victory that will bring 'untold brutality' to Afghans. Stay with TOI for all the latest developments-

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Defence minister Rajnath Singh to present consignment of indigenously made grenades to Indian Army

Defence minister Rajnath Singh to present consignment of indigenously made grenades to Indian Army

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From Taliban to... Taliban: Chinese state media mocks US over its 20-year stint in Afghanistan

From Taliban to... Taliban: Chinese state media mocks US over its 20-year stint

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Victim of Indore thrashing booked under Pocso Act for allegedly molesting minor

Victim of Indore thrashing booked under Pocso Act for allegedly molesting minor

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Fact Check: Who’s this soldier holding a baby at Kabul airport?

Fact Check: Who’s this soldier holding a baby at Kabul airport?

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Indian Army celebrates 23 years of homecoming of 23 Kashmiri youth from PoK terror trap

Indian Army celebrates 23 years of homecoming of 23 Kashmiri youth from PoK terror trap

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Donald Trump booed by supporters for endorsing Covid vaccines at rally | WATCH VIDEO

Watch: Trump booed by supporters for endorsing Covid vaccines at rally

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KBC 13's 1st contestant Gyan Raj failed to answer this Rs 12.5 lakh question. Can you?

KBC 13 contestant Gyan Raj failed to answer this Rs 12.5 lakh question

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US races against Aug 31 deadline for Afghan evacuation

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Kaun Banega Crorepati 13 premiere episode: Contestant Gyan Raj reveals he left study offer from ISRO to be with his mother who suffered brain hemorrhage

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan begins Kaun Banega Crorepati 13 with great enthusiasm. He introduces 10 contestants competing for the hot-seat. Big B explains the changes in the new season. The first change being – Fastest Finger First Triple Test.

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Sunday, August 22, 2021

Afghanistan crisis shows why CAA is needed: Puri

Amid the ongoing evacuation from Afghanistan, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Sunday that the problems faced by the Sikh and Hindu communities point to why the enactment of the Citizenship Amendment Act was necessary. "Recent developments in our volatile neighbourhood & the way Sikhs & Hindus are going through a harrowing time are precisely why it was necessary to enact the Citizenship Amendment Act," Puri tweeted.

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States need to boost Covid care facilities for kids: Panel

A committee of experts has warned of an imminent third wave of Covid that could peak around October and sought better medical preparedness for children who might be at similar risk as adults. The report of the committee has noted that "paediatric facilities - doctors, staff, equipment like ventilators, ambulances, etc. are nowhere close to what may be required in case a large number of children become infected". The report has been submitted to the PMO.

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In Gujarat, mafia turn beggars into lab rats for new drugs

Beggars can't be choosers. And, when the drug mafia in Ahmedabad decide to conduct trials for their new synthetic drugs, this saying turns quite literal. An on-ground probe by has revealed that the drug mafia are targeting beggars to try their narcotic pills and powders to check its effect and efficacy.

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Amarinder calls remarks by Sidhu advisers 'atrocious', 'anti-India'

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WHO, Unicef call for airbridge to ensure delivery of aid to Afghanistan

WHO, Unicef call for airbridge to ensure delivery of aid to Afghanistan

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Indian-origin SA people get threats, go into panic mode

As uneasy calm settled over the troubled KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces of South Africa, worst affected in the July violence following the arrest of former president Jacob Zuma, cracks are beginning to show. Their prime targets - Indian-origin South Africans in Durban and Johannesburg - say they have been receiving WhatsApp messages threatening renewed or 'Part-II' of the violence, asking "Indians to go back from where they came".

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