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Monday, April 11, 2022

At Biden-Modi talks, India firm on not towing US-Nato line

A diplomatic version of irresistible force meeting immovable object played out in the virtual meeting between United States President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, with Washington unable to persuade New Delhi to follow the US-Nato line on Russia.

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US will stand by India against China's belligerence on border: Austin

Ahead of the India-United States bilateral two-plus-two dialogue, US secretary of defence Lloyd Austin told his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh that his country would stand alongside India to protect its sovereignty in face of China’s belligerence on its northern borders.

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Pakistan: Shehbaz gets walkover to PM's office as PTI bails out of poll

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Shehbaz Sharif was elected the 23rd Prime Minister unopposed on Monday after the candidate nominated by his predecessor Imran Khan's PTI, former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, announced in parliament that his party was boycotting the election and resigning en masse from the National Assembly.

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IPL 2022: Williamson stars as Hyderabad down Gujarat

Kane Williamson's attacking half-century and an unbeaten 34 by Nicholas Pooran helped Sunrisers Hyderabad hand newcomers Gujarat Titans their first loss in this season's IPL on Monday.

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Trai recommends over Rs 7.5L cr spectrum auction plan

Setting the stage for the rollout of 5G services, telecom regulator Trai on Monday mooted a mega auction plan valued at over Rs 7.5 lakh crore at the base price across multiple bands for radiowaves allocated over 30 years.

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Sunday, April 10, 2022

After series of fuel price hikes, respite in sight as crude slides



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Banks almost double credit growth in FY22



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Stop Imran from leaving Pak, HC urged

The Islamabad high court will hear on Monday a petition that said former PM Imran Khan and his cabinet members should be put on the no-fly list to prevent them from leaving Pakistan. The plea was filed late on Saturday, hours before Khan lost a no-trust vote in parliament and his government of four years fell.

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2 Pak LeT terrorists killed in Srinagar, 3 security men wounded

Security forces gunned down two Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists in a shootout at Bishembar Nagar in the heart of Srinagar city on Sunday.

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IPL: Hetmyer, Chahal help Royals edge Lucknow by 3 runs

Shimron Hetmyer's late blitz and four wickets by Yuzvendra Chahal guided Rajasthan Royals to a narrow three-run win over Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier league on Sunday.

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EPL: Man City, Liverpool share spoils in pulsating title clash

Manchester City remained one point clear of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League standings after the pair cancelled each other out in a pulsating 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

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Saturday, April 9, 2022

Mayawati didn’t react to CM-face offer: Rahul

BSP has grown at the Congress’s cost by taking over a big chunk of the latter’s Dalit base, and continues to suspect Congress, with political circles attributing the wariness to a possible estimate that an alliance with the party might help relegitimise the Gandhis among the Dalits of UP.

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‘US wants India to move away from non-alignment’

US deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman told members of the House foreign affairs committee that America shares a very critical relationship with India. “They are the largest democracy in the world. We have a strong defence relationship with them,” she said.

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IPL 2022: RCB march on as MI lose four on the trot

Mumbai Indians' season of woes just got a tad worse after the five-time champions followed another high-profile team Chennai Super Kings to lose their fourth match on the bounce as Royal Challengers Bangalore cantered to an easy seven-wicket win in an IPL match on Saturday.

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Amid political turmoil, Pak leaders hold up India as shining example



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Pak: Two Imran aides change Twitter bios to 'former minister'



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To celebrate India-Australia trade deal, Oz PM cooks ‘khichdi'



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Friday, April 8, 2022

RBI raises inflation projection to 5.7%

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das in his policy statement on Friday said the external geopolitical developments during the past two months have led to the materialisation of downside risks to the domestic growth outlook and upside risks to inflation projections presented in the February MPC resolution.

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SC pulls up probe agencies: ‘Do you want everyone behind bars?’

A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh, which had earlier also expressed concern over the agencies carrying out arrests in a routine manner despite the accused cooperating in the probe, said that there is a need to change the thinking that everyone be put behind bars.

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Priest booked for ‘rape threat’ against minority women



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Stolen: A 500-tonne steel bridge in Bihar

The heist at Amiyawar village, about 40km from Sasaram, has become the talking point in the area. Like “kitchen cockroaches”, thieves were chipping away at the 500-tonne steelwork ever since a parallel concrete bridge was opened five years ago, locals said. But they never thought the entire structure would disappear one night.

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Governments have now joined others in maligning judges: CJI

The remark came from the CJI, who was heading a bench also comprising Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli, while dealing with an appeal filed by Chhattisgarh government challenging a HC order quashing the disproportionate assets case registered by present Congress government against former BJP chief minister Raman Singh's close aide.

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Sri Lanka opposition collects signatures for no-trust motion

SJB leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament the government needs to address the financial crisis and work to improve governance. “The government must work to suspend debt and appoint financial advisers to start off the process of restructuring it,” he said.

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IPL: Gill, Rahul star in GT's dramatic 6-wicket win

Rahul Tewatia hit two sixes off the last two balls after Shubman Gill struck his highest IPL score as Gujarat Titans beat Punjab Kings by six wickets. Sent in to bat, Liam Livingstone scored 64 off 27 balls, laced with seven boundaries and four sixes to help Punjab Kings reach 189 for 9. In reply, Gill smashed 96 off 59 balls. He shared a 101-run partnership with debutant Sai Sudarsan (35) before Rahul Tewatia (13 off 3) finished off the match with two consecutive sixes.

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Thursday, April 7, 2022

Ghani movie review highlights: A strictly average first half

Ghani movie review highlights: Kiran Korrapati's Varun Tej and Saiee Manjrekar starrer, boxing drama Ghani, hit screens this Friday.

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Cargo plane breaks in two during emergency landing in Costa Rica

A cargo airplane broke up during an emergency landing in Costa Rica on Thursday, in an accident that provoked the temporary closure of the international airport in San Jose. Smoke was billowing from the bright yellow plane of German logistics giant DHL as it ground to a halt, having slid off the runway when it spun and broke up around the rear wheels.

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Top10: Did you know LPG price in India is highest in the world?



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How to mute conversations on WhatsApp



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Live: UPTET results 2021 to be announced today

Examination Regulatory Authority (ERA) is all set to announce the Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UP TET) Result 2021-22 on its official website. Candidates, who appeared for the UP TET examination can check and download their result on the official website - https://updeled.gov.in/ - through candidate login. Uttar Pradesh Diploma in Elementary Education has conducted the UPTET-2021 across the state on January 23, 2022. A total of 21,65,179 candidates, including 12,91,627 for the primary level and 8,73,552 for the upper primary level, were registered. A total of 10,73,302 candidates (83.09%) had appeared in the exam for the primary level in the state. Likewise, for the upper primary level, a total of 7,48,810 (85.72%) had appeared. The exact time for the declaration of the UP TET Result 2021 has not been declared by the ERA. Stay with the TOI for latest updates.

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Lucknow Super Giants call the shots against Delhi Capitals

The dew surely helped negate some of the problems the batters were facing with regards to their timing, but de Kock made sure he was there at the crease to take advantage. With 150 to chase, he added 73 for the opening wicket with LSG skipper KL Rahul to lay the platform for the win; and by the time he was dismissed Lucknow required 28 runs off four overs.

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IPL: de Kock dazzles as Super Giants slay Delhi Capitals

Quinton de Kock showed imperious form in his 80 off 52 balls as Lucknow Super Giants outplayed Delhi Capitals by six wickets for their third successive win in their debut IPL season on Thursday.

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India announces 3rd negative arms import list

India on Thursday announced its third negative arms import list of 101 more products in the ongoing drive to bolster domestic defence production, with defence minister Rajnath Singh warning that import of weapon systems with foreign software codes can lead to security breaches.

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

On BJP foundation day, PM’s ‘parivar-bhakti’ jibe at opposition

Hitting out at family-dominated parties once again, Modi asserted that BJP stands for “Rashtra bhakti” and its rivals for “Parivar bhakti” but people have gradually realised that dynastic parties are the “biggest enemies” of democracy.

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Fuel cost up by 10/litre in 16 days



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Congress must give up ‘soft Hindutva’: Sitaram Yechury

Yechury, whose re-election as general secretary for a third term is expected to get the party congress endorsement, also emphasised the importance of the Left parties working together to meet current challenges the working classes face.

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India safeguarding its interests without fear: PM Narendra Modi

In a series of tweets he posted after a debate in Lok Sabha where members cutting across party lines had supported the government’s stand, the PM suggested that the convergence of viewpoints will help the country. “Such bipartisanship augurs well for India at the world stage,” he said.

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Sharad Pawar meets PM, raises ED action against Sanjay Raut

Pawar ruled out the need for any realignment within the opposition parties, arguing that Congress, despite facing repeated electoral losses, still has the “largest numbers”. He also said he was unwilling to take up the responsibility of being UPA chairman even though some in his party have urged him to take up the role.

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Cummins equals record for fastest IPL fifty as KKR beat MI

Premier pacer Pat Cummins shone with the bat like never before, equalling the record for the fastest fifty in the IPL, including amassing 35 runs in an over, as Kolkata Knight Riders crushed Mumbai Indians by five wickets on Wednesday.

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Cummins hits joint-fastest IPL fifty, equals KL Rahul's record

Pat Cummins was an unlikely star with the bat as he smashed a joint fastest 14-ball IPL fifty to power Kolkata Knight Riders to a stunning victory over Mumbai Indians on Wednesday. The Australian Test skipper tore into the Mumbai attack with his 56 off 15 balls as the two-time champions reached their target with four overs and five wickets to spare.

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022

BJP MP asks govt to scrap newsprint import duty

The sharp increase in input costs and mounting losses, BJP MP Sushil Modi said, are making newspaper businesses increasingly unviable. He pointed to domestic difficulties in newsprint production and said many traditional newsprint manufacturers are converting their mills to produce packaging materials.

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Will carry out court orders on loudspeakers: Bommai

The CM said the government will implement “in stages” Supreme Court and high court orders on regulating the use of loudspeakers by shrines and other institutions. Also, there is a court order that questions why earlier orders on loudspeakers are not being implemented, he added.

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Can Arya Samaj temples be forced to follow Marriage Act?

A Supreme Court bench of Justices K M Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy agreed to examine this question on an appeal by an Arya Samaj organisation challenging a Madhya Pradesh HC direction to scrupulously follow requirements of SMA, under which it is mandatory to give prior intimation to parents of the couple intending to get married.

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Imrans's‘foreign conspiracy’ charge: Sharif asks for proof

Speaking to journalists outside Supreme Court of Pakistan, Sharif said: “I demand Gen Bajwa and DG ISI to take notice of this issue and produce evidence in the SC if we (the opposition) have committed treason…I’ve never spoken such clear words before.”

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IPL: Karthik stars in RCB's come from behind win over Royals

A sensational display of hitting from Dinesh Karthik and Shahbaz Ahmed helped RCB recover from a mini batting collapse and record a four-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday.

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Combined wealth of Indian billionaires grew 26% in FY22



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Monday, April 4, 2022

'Unnecessary': SC frowns on HC's way of dealing with Teni Jr's bail plea



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Pakistan suspense drags as apex court postpones verdict on no-trust crisis



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India’s ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra is new foreign secy

India’s ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra will take over as the new foreign secretary upon incumbent Harsh Vardhan Shringla’s retirement later this month, the government announced Monday.

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For caretaker PM, Imran proposes name of former CJ of Pakistan

Pakistan Tehreek e-Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Monday proposed the name of former chief justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed for the office of the caretaker prime minister.

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Understand India’s Ukraine position, Nehru’s doctrine sensible: Australia



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Sunday, April 3, 2022

From Apr 8, AI to cut flights to crisis-hit Lanka as demand dips



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Covid deaths lowest since first week of lockdown

India reported just around 80 Covid-19 deaths in the seven days ending Sunday, the lowest toll from the pandemic recorded in the country since the week when PM Modi had announced a total lockdown in the country over two years ago. Fresh cases of the coronavirus continued to decline for the 10th consecutive week, with the current week's tally dropping below the 10,000 mark for the first time since April 13-19, 2020.

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Freebies unsustainable, say secretaries at meet with PM



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Govt to soon come out with a ‘good food’ guide



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Sri Lanka's cabinet resigns en masse amid worsening economic crisis

Sri Lanka's cabinet resigned en masse from their positions at a late-night meeting on Sunday, the education minister Dinesh Gunawardena confirmed.All 26 ministers aside from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his elder brother Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa submitted letters of resignation, education minister said.

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Imran gets House dissolved after dy speaker junks no-trust move

Pakistan's political slow burn over weeks culminated in President Dr Arif Alvi dissolving the National Assembly on Sunday on the recommendation of PM Imran Khan, who swiftly settled for the option of general elections within 90 days after the opposition's no-trust motion against him was no-balled as unconstitutional by the deputy speaker of parliament's Lower House. Earlier, Imran had claimed victory in his fight against the allegedly "foreign conspiracy" to oust his government.

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Pak PM Imran Khan delivers an 'inswinging yorker' as promised. Will SC declare it 'no ball'?



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IPL: Big-money Livingstone helps Punjab thrash Chennai

Liam Livingstone hit a superb half-century and then took two wickets as Punjab Kings beat Chennai Super Kings by 54 runs. Invited to bat, Livingstone's 60 off 32 balls and useful contributions from Shikhar Dhawan (33) and Jitesh Sharma (26) helped PBKS post 180 for 8. The bowlers then returned to dismiss CSK for 126 in 18 overs. Rahul Chahar (3/25) took three, while Vaibhav Arora (2/21) also grabbed a couple of wickets for Punjab.

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Saturday, April 2, 2022

Live: Ukraine regains control of whole Kyiv region

Ukraine's presidential adviser on Saturday said that heavy battles are coming for the east, the south and for Mariupol. Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops are holding the front line in the east, he added. Stay with TOI for more updates:

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Zoonotic diseases: NIV keeps eye out on ‘next big threat’



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J&K delimitation panel to hold public hearings on draft plan

The Delimitation Commission will visit Srinagar and Jammu on April 4 and 5 to hear members of the public and civil society groups who have submitted suggestions and objections on its draft delimitation proposal for the Union Territory. Sources said most of the representations received by the delimitation commission are from Jammu (60), Anantnag (40) and Kupwara (40).

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Modi & Deuba flag off first Indo-Nepal passenger train

PM Narendra Modi and Nepalese PM Sher Bahadur Deuba on Saturday flagged off cross-border passenger train services between Jayanagar in India and Kurtha in Nepal through videoconferencing. The train chugged off with 150 passengers, who were mostly dignitaries from India and Nepal besides a team of railway officials.

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Malaika's interview just hours before her car accident

Bollywood actress Malaika Arora who walked the ramp for the prestigious Pune Time Fashion week, met with an accident on returning back to the city. Checkout this uncut and exclusive interview of her’s just a few hours before her accident.

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Live: Maharashtra records 130 Covid cases, 2 deaths

Stay with TOI for latest updates on coronavirus from India and around the world -

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Ferguson, Gill power Gujarat to second IPL win

Lockie Ferguson claimed four wickets and Shubman Gill hit 84 to help newcomers Gujarat Titans remain unbeaten in two IPL matches after a 14-run win over Delhi Capitals on Saturday. Ferguson returned figures of 4-28 with his express pace in Pune to keep Delhi down to 157 for nine while chasing 172 in the second match of the day. Gill set up victory for Gujarat with his 46-ball knock that guided the team to 171/6.

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Friday, April 1, 2022

India’s Tuberculosis fight may get a shot in the arm



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Pak PM Imran Khan praises India’s foreign policy again

Embattled Pakistan PM Imran Khan said on Friday that a powerful nation has been angered by his visit to Russia this February and he praised India again ahead of the no-confidence vote against him on April 3 for Delhi’s independent foreign policy, saying it was centred on its people. He noted that the unnamed country’s ally, India, was importing oil from Russia as the West was trying to impose sanctions on Moscow after it invaded Ukraine.

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IPL 2022: Umesh, Russell fire KKR to big win over PBKS

Umesh Yadav continued his dream run with a four-wicket haul before Andre Russell returned to his brutal best to fire Kolkata Knight Riders to an easy 6-wicket win over Punjab Kings. Umesh (4/23) produced career-best T20 figures to help KKR dismiss Punjab for a below par 137 in 18.2 overs. Russell (70 not out off 31 balls) then came out and changed the game with his barrage of sixes, eight in total, to make it a cakewalk in just 14.3 overs.

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First audio recorded on Mars reveals two speeds of sound

The first audio recordings on Mars reveal a quiet planet with occasional gusts of wind where two different speeds of sound would have a strange delayed effect on hearing, scientists said Friday. The study confirmed for the first time that the speed of sound is slower on Mars, travelling at 240 metres per second, compared to Earth's 340 metres per second.

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Thursday, March 31, 2022

Live: Russian forces leaving Chernobyl after radiation exposure

Russian troops began leaving the Chernobyl nuclear plant after soldiers got “significant doses" of radiation from digging trenches at the highly contaminated site, Ukraine’s state power company said Thursday as heavy fighting raged on the outskirts of Kyiv and other fronts. Stay with TOI for more updates:

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6th Planet Filmfare Marathi Awards: Complete winners’ list

The biggest night in Marathi cinema, the 6th edition of Planet Marathi presents Filmfare Awards Marathi 2021, held on March 31 at St. Andrews, Bandra, Mumbai.

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Live: Maharashtra lifts all Covid curbs from April 2

Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday cleared a proposal to withdraw the disaster management and epidemic act for Covid-19 management in the state and lifted all Covid curbs. Active caseload in the country has fallen to 14,307. Stay with TOI for more updates

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Performance pictures from 6th Planet Filmfare Marathi Awards



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Dhoni achieves another milestone, crosses 7000-run mark in T20s

Former Chennai Super Kings captain and legendary wicketkeeper-cum batsman MS Dhoni achieved yet another milestone in his illustrious career on Thursday as he became the the sixth Indian to cross the 7000-run mark in T20 cricket during the IPL match against Lucknow Super Giants at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.

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Quick edit: India can’t compromise on principles if it wants to be a global power



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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Day before Russian FM's visit, Jaishankar talks to Blinken over phone

A day ahead of Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov's visit to India, external affairs minister S Jaishankar held a telephonic conversation with United States secretary of state Antony Blinken on Wednesday night when they discussed the global economy, Indo-Pacific and the worsening humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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Why was SIT plea to contest Ashish’s bail not heeded: SC



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Social media accounts can’t be arbitrarily suspended: Govt

The Centre on Wednesday told the Delhi high court that a citizen’s fundamental rights must be respected. In an affidavit filed on a plea by Twitter users Megh Bulletin and Wokeflix challenging the suspension of accounts by the platform, the government said a person’s liberty and freedom of expression cannot be “waylaid or jettisoned in the slipstream of social and technological advancement”, adding that suspension of accounts must be the last resort.

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Imran loses numbers game as key ally walks out ahead of vote

Pakistan’s embattled PM Imran Khan saw his majority in the National Assembly slip away on Wednesday after the Muttahidda Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), the key ally on whom depended the government's survival, walked out of the coalition to join the swelling opposition ranks ahead of the no-trust vote. MQM-P’s announcement followed Imran’s meeting with army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and ISI boss Nadeem Anjum.

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IPL 2022: Hasaranga shines as RCB edge KKR in thriller

Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga returned figures of 4-20 to set up a three-wicket victory for Royal Challengers Bangalore in a low-scoring IPL thriller against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday.

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Cabinet committee clears first deal for indigenous combat helicopters



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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Didi taps non-NDA CMs, opposition netas for united front

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday made a renewed pitch for a united opposition in a bid to stall the saffron juggernaut, writing to her non-NDA counterparts and other senior political functionaries for a conclave to highlight BJP’s alleged “misuse of central agencies with the sole intent of suppressing opposition leaders” and attempts “to influence a certain section of the judiciary”.

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All PMs contributed, must acknowledge them: PM Modi

Announcing the inauguration of the expanded PM Museum on April 14, PM Narendra Modi told BJP MPs during the parliamentary party meeting that it is the only party in office which has recognised the contribution of every PM by building a museum to honour them. He shared details of the refurbished museum.

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ED can now take possession of mill linked to Ajit Pawar

The Adjudicating Authority, appointed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act or PMLA, on Tuesday confirmed the attachment of Satara's Jarandeshwar Sahakari Sugar Karkhana (cooperative sugar mill) worth over Rs 65 crore linked to Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar.

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'If accident victim disabled 100%, be liberal with damages'

Remarking that courts should take a liberal view in awarding compensation to victims who are left 100% disabled and also suffer mental disabilities after road accidents, the Supreme Court on Tuesday extended its helping hand to one such child and awarded Rs 50 lakh compensation with 7.5% interest per annum. The total amount could come to about Rs 1 crore as the accident took place in 12 years ago.

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Maths not must for 1/3rd of engineering courses

Maths in Class XII is no more mandatory to apply for one-third of engineering courses, including architecture, bio-technology and fashion technology, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) announced on Tuesday. In its new guidelines for 2022-23, the AICTE also made chemistry in Class XII optional for studying computer science, electrical engineering and electronics engineering.

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Live: FDA approves 2nd booster dose of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine

Delhi on Tuesday reported 95 Covid-19 cases and no fresh fatality due to the infection, while the positivity rate declined to 0.45 per cent, according to data shared by the health department. With these fresh cases, the national capital's tally increased to 18,64,734. The death toll stands at 26,151, it stated.

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IPL 2022: New-look RR crush SRH by 61 runs, start campaign on a rousing note

A new-look and re-energised Rajasthan Royals attacked from the outset and inflicted on Sunrisers Hyderabad a 61-run hammering to begin their campaign in IPL 15 on a rousing note on Tuesday.

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Biden open to meeting Putin despite calling him war criminal

Amid signs of a drawdown in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden has indicated he is open to meeting President Vladimir Putin for talks despite calling him a "war criminal" and a "butcher" and calling for his ouster.

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Monday, March 28, 2022

Delhi hits 40°C, ‘severe’ heatwave likely today

The mercury shot past 40 degrees Celsius at several weather stations in Delhi-NCR on Monday as heatwave-like conditions gripped the region, ringing in an early onset of summer in the capital and surrounding places that have been seeing a prolonged dry spell since the beginning of March.

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Amid hijab row, peaceful start to Karnataka exams

Amid the ongoing hijab row, the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examinations began on a smooth note on Monday with Karnataka recording the presence of nearly 97.6% of the total students. Of the nearly 8.7 lakh students who were to attend the exams, over 8.4 lakh students attended on Monday while 20,994 students skipped the test.

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Bengal House brawl leaves MLA with bleeding nose

BJP and Trinamool MLAs traded blows in the Bengal assembly on Monday over the Bogtui killings, following which a TMC lawmaker had to be rushed to hospital with a bleeding nose, prompting the speaker to suspend five BJP members.

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Strike hits transport, bank services in some states

Public dealings at banks and public transport services were hit in several states, including in West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, which were impacted by the all-India strike called by central trade unions to protest the government’s labour and economic policies, including disinvestment and privatisation of public sector entities.

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'Centre blocked ration plan in Delhi, but can’t stop in Punjab'

On a day when Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann announced doorstep delivery of ration in Punjab so that the poor don’t have to stand in queues, AAP’s national convener and chief minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, said “no force on earth can stop an idea whose time has come.”

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US eases Covid-19 travel advisory for India

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and State Department eased government Covid-19 travel ratings for India and some other countries on Monday. The CDC said had changed its Covid-19 travel recommendation for India to "Level 1: Low" from "Level 3: High," which urges unvaccinated Americans to avoid travel to those locations.

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IPL 2022: Gujarat win thriller against Lucknow in battle of debutants

All-round Gujarat Titans defeated fellow IPL newcomers Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets in a thrilling clash at Wankhede Stadium on Monday. Rahul Tewatia 40*, Matthew Wade 30, Hardik Pandya 33, and David Miller 30 played inspiring knocks for Gujarat as they chased the target of 159 with two balls to spare in the battle of debutants against Lucknow.

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UP portfolios: Adityanath keeps home, Khanna gets finance



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Sunday, March 27, 2022

Security breach: Man attacks Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

In the video that went viral on the internet, the youth can be seen approaching Nitish Kumar and trying to hit him from behind.

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Saturday, March 26, 2022

'7 Russian generals dead, one of them run over by own men’



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2crore paid to 'Matoshree', Sena neta claims it was for his mom

Shiv Sena corporator in the BMC House that recently ended its term and chairperson of the civic body's powerful standing committee Yashwant Jadhav made a payment of around Rs 10 crore in cash to acquire tenancy rights in his residential building and another Rs 2 crore to his mother and entered it in a diary as 'Matoshree' on Gudi Padwa last year, which the Income-Tax department has found suspicious.

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