BJP’s petty politics led to convict’s release: Cong

Congress said on September 9, 2018, the then AIADMK-BJP government in Tamil Nadu had recommended the release of all seven Rajiv assassination convicts, and the recommendation was sent to the then governor Banwarilal Purohit, a former BJP leader. Purohit “just sat” over the recommendation, before referring the matter to the President.

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Marriage delayed, UP man files dowry plaint against parents

In his complaint to SSP, Kumar wrote: “My parents not only want money but have given a long list of household appliances. She is not financially well-off.” The SSP, who has now directed SHO Kankarkhera to probe the matter, said, “An FIR will be filed only once we get the probe findings.”

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Hardik quits Cong: Is it battle-ready in poll-bound Gujarat?

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IPL: LSG pull off a last-ball thriller to qualify for playoffs

Quinton de Kock struck a sensational hundred and shared a record opening stand with skipper KL Rahul as Lucknow Super Giants pipped Kolkata Knight Riders by two runs in a last-ball IPL thriller to seal their play-off spot on Wednesday.

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Europa League Final Live: Frankfurt vs Rangers

Stay updated with Times of India to get all the live score updates of UEFA Europa League Final 2022. Rangers and Eintracht Frankfurt meet in the Europa League final, with the winners ending a decades-long title drought in European football. Frankfurt's last continental title came in 1980 in the UEFA Cup, the predecessor to the Europa League. Rangers came up short in the 2008 UEFA Cup final and last lifted a European trophy when they won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1972.

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Amid Pandit killings, RFID tags for Amarnath yatris

Inputs and assessment of intelligence agencies and the J&K police regarding possible threats to the yatra were shared at this meeting and also a larger meeting to review the security situation in the state. The risk to the yatra was evaluated against the backdrop of targeted terror attacks on minorities in J&K.

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India has a lot of stories to tell: PM

The PM said this edition of the Cannes Film Festival is special because several Indian start-ups will have the opportunity to showcase their strengths to the world of cinema. He expressed happiness over the screening of the digitally remastered Satyajit Ray film, ‘Pratidwandi’, in the Cannes Classic Section.

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More rain for North East states reeling under floods

The IMD on Monday warned of light to moderate rainfall at most places with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall and isolated extremely heavy rainfall over Assam-Meghalaya on Wednesday, as well as thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places.

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Ram Temple’s garbha griha to be completed by Dec 2023

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‘At 2.4 million in 2019, India led world in pollution deaths’

While ambient air pollution alone may have led to nearly 1.7 million deaths in India in 2019, fatalities attributed to traditional sources of pollution — indoor air and water — have dropped to less than half of the number in 2000.

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LIC lists at discount to IPO price, closes 8% lower at Rs 875

The majority government-owned life insurer is now the fifth most valued company in India, behind RIL, TCS, HDFC Bank and Infosys but ahead of giants like HUL, ICICI Bank and SBI, data from BSE showed. It’s also the most valued PSU entity, ahead of SBI, ONGC and NTPC.

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IPL: SRH keep playoff hopes alive with 3-run win over MI

Rahul Tripathi batted like a man on a mission before Umran Malik sizzled with his pace as Sunrisers Hyderabad kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 3-run win over Mumbai Indians. Tripathi scored 76 from 44 balls to guide Hyderabad to a challenging 193/6. He was ably complemented by Priyam Garg (42) and Nicholas Pooran (38). Umran (3/23) then produced a sensational performance as Mumbai ended up at 190/7 in their chase.

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PM Narendra Modi open to radical ideas: Nandan Nilekani

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ASI releases pics of closed rooms of Taj Mahal

Photographs of the opened rooms in the basement were released earlier this month by ASI, whose superintending archeologist (Agra circle) Raj Kumar Patel said pictures of restoration work done by authorities were now available on ASI’s website “for everyone to view”.

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Monsoon over Andaman, may hit Kerala early: IMD

Advance of the southwest monsoon over the Indian mainland is marked by its onset over Kerala, beginning the four-month rainy season. “As per the progress and monitoring, it shows that our prediction (of onset over Kerala on May 27) will be correct for monsoon,” said IMD scientist R K Jenamani.

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Nitish Kumar to convene all-party meet on caste census

CM Nitish Kumar on Monday said the caste census work would start after the state cabinet’s approval. “Caste census will be done in a proper way. Preparation for deputation of officials for this purpose is also being looked into,” Nitish said.

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'Twitter spam accounts for last four quarter well under 5%'

Twitter Inc CEO Parag Agrawal on Monday tweeted that internal estimates of spam accounts on the service for the last four quarters were "well under 5%." Agrawal said on Twitter that this estimate can not be reproduced externally given the need to use both public and private information.

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IPL: DC beat PBKS by 17 runs, inch closer to play-off berth

Spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav were inspirational in the middle overs even as Shardul Thakur complemented the duo with career-best IPL figures as Delhi Capitals inched closer towards play-off qualifications beating Punjab Kings by 17 runs in an IPL match on Monday.

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Dip in mercury, forecasts of rain bring relief amid heat wave

As India continued to reel under scorching heat wave, dip in mercury and rainfall in some parts brought relief to people on Monday. The country has been witnessing heat wave conditions since March, and not just Monday's weather, but forecasts hinting at spells of rain, arrival of monsoon or further drop in temperatures also came as sigh of relief for the citizens.

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Kashmiri Pandit staffers will be shifted to safer districts: J&K LG

Jammu & Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha on Sunday informed PAGD and BJP delegations that PM package employees, mostly Kashmiri Pandits, will be deployed in secure and safer district and tehsil headquarters in view of the recent terror attacks on them. After meeting the governor, PAGD urged Kashmiri Pandits to not leave the Valley, adding they share equal pain and will bear this tragedy together.

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Only Cong, not regional parties, can lead anti-BJP fight: Rahul

Expressing concern over the divisive politics of RSS-BJP, Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said Congress is the only party which can lead the battle to defeat these communal forces, while asserting that regional parties cannot perform this onerous political task. Rahul said the regional parties are built around different aspects but not an ideology, while Congress is a party with a centralized ideology.

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Rape case: Delhi cops in Raj to arrest minister's son fail to trace him

A Delhi Police team tasked with arresting Rajasthan cabinet minister Mahesh Joshi's son Rohit on charges of rape and blackmail returned empty-handed from Jaipur on Sunday after pasting a notice at his family home, asking him to show up at the capital's Sadar Bazar police station latest by 1pm on Wednesday. On whether his son would respond to the notice, the minister said this would depend on legal advice.

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Dozen staff of Kashmir Univ likely to be sacked for terror links

Documents reveal that after nullification of Article 370, two discreet analyses of academic and student activities in KU were done. The results showed that an overwhelming majority of faculty are free from the blemish of “secessionist thinking and activities”. The analysis of non-teaching staff is still underway.

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RR humble LSG by 24 runs, inch closer to play-offs

A clinical Rajasthan Royals inched closer to securing a play-offs berth with a convincing 24-run win over Lucknow Super Giants. Both RR and LSG are now tied on 16 points from 13 matches and need another win to confirm their place in the next stage of the tournament. Thanks to their margin of victory, RR also toppled LSG from the second place. Chasing 179 for victory, LSG were stopped at 154 for eight.

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Rebuff to G-23: Sonia says will form just CWC advisory group

Congress president Sonia Gandhi will form an advisory group of CWC members for discussion on political matters and challenges before the party, and will constitute a task force for internal reforms to prepare for 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The clarification appeared significant in view of the demand of the dissident G-23 bloc that the Congress Parliamentary Board (CPB) should be revived.

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Trailer of 'Vikram' featuring Kamal Haasan & others

The upcoming action thriller film ‘Vikram’ which is directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj featuring Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, and Fahadh Faasil had its trailer and audio launch today (May 15) at 8 PM. ‘Vikram’ is one of the most anticipated movies this year.

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Mercury breaches 49 degree mark in North India

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Latest inflation data sparked action to tame wheat prices

Last week's high retail inflation numbers and the feedback that millers were getting wheat from traders for just three days, after which prices were raised, has pushed the government into action to rework its policy, including export curbs, as it sought to check the build-up of inflationary expectation in the crucial commodity.

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Survey of Gyanvapi basement, western wall completed

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Incumbency factor: In Tripura, BJP relies on U'khand plan

By replacing Tripura chief minister Biplab Deb, the BJP leadership has once again relied on its mantra of replacing a chief minister just before the polls to beat anti-incumbency, as was done in Uttarakhand, where the party broke the trend of the party in office being voted out. A senior BJP functionary said that there was feedback that the party was losing appeal in Tripura.

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After 30 yrs of liberalisation, Cong pushes for policy 'reset'

Congress on Saturday demanded a reset in the economic policies as part of a recalibration after 30 years of liberalisation, while expressing concerns over the state of the economy, ranging from the jobs scenario to growth to inflation. It said the reset should take care of extreme poverty among the bottom 10% of the population, rising inequality, and India's high rank on global hunger index 2021.

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CBI probes IPL betting racket with Pakistan links, files 2 FIRs

Launching an offensive against alleged betting in the IPL, the Central Bureau of Investigation has filed two FIRs and conducted searches at over half-a-dozen locations spread across four cities. The agency has initiated an investigation on a network of individuals, allegedly involved in influencing the outcome of matches in the cricket league based on inputs received from Pakistan.

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Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties to win FA Cup

Liverpool won an absorbing English FA Cup final on Saturday as they prevailed 6-5 in a penalty shootout after the Wembley showpiece somehow ended 0-0 after extra time. It was a carbon copy of the League Cup final in February, which Liverpool won 11-10 on penalties after that game also finished goalless.

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IPL 2022: KKR beat SRH by 54 runs in must-win game

Andre Russell's all-round brilliance theoretically kept KKR in contention for a play-off berth as they recorded a comprehensive 54- run victory over SRH in a must-win game. It was Russell's unbeaten 49 off 28 balls that took KKR to 177/6 after being down and out at 94/5. In reply, SRH were never in the hunt as they huffed and puffed their way to 123/8 against a collective bowling effort from Shreyas Iyer's men with the flamboyant Jamaican finishing with best figures of 3 for 22.

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IPL: PBKS crush RCB by 54 runs, keep playoff hopes alive

Punjab Kings buried Royal Challengers Bangalore under a deluge of runs as they kept their play-off hopes alive with 54-run victory, riding on superb half-centuries from Jonny Bairstow and Liam Livingstone in an IPL match on Friday. While Punjab remained in the mix with 12 points from as many games, the margin of victory considerably improved their net run-rate to +0.210 and RCB despite having 14 points from 13 games are at -0.323.

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Why coal-scam probe not over even after 10 yrs, SC asks CBI

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With 10L likely aspirants, CUET may beat JEE(M)

At nearly 7.4 lakh unique completed registrations and with another 5.1 lakh candidates who have registered but are yet to make the online payment to complete the process, the Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate 2022 (CUET-UG) is set to become one of the biggest entrance tests of the country surpassing the average registration of around 9.1 lakh for JEE (Main).

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Govt eyes wheat export curbs as pvt players step up buying

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K'taka govt approves ordinance route for religious conversion bill

After having failed to garner majority in the legislative council, and fearing that it will be defeated due to lack of numbers, if introduced in the upper house, the BJP government in a cabinet decision has decided to take the ordinance route for enforcing the Karnataka protection of right to freedom of religion bill 2021.

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Live: 'WTO rules need to be flexible, WHO must be reformed'

India's Covid tally remained below 3000-mark for the third consecutive day, as the country reported 2,827 new Covid-19 cases, informed the Ministry of health and family welfare on Thursday. The country's active caseload currently stands at 19,067, which now constitutes 0.04 per cent of India's total positive cases. Stay with TOI for live updates

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Jharkhand IAS officer arrested in Rs 1 8 cr MGNREGA scam

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Sedition law: Immediate relief unlikely for terror, Naxalism accused

The SC's interim order on Section 124A may not bring relief to those accused or chargesheeted in cases relating to terrorism or the urban Naxal network, investigated either by NIA or other agencies. For, the sedition provision is almost never used as a standalone charge in such cases and is invariably combined with more stringent laws like the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Arms Act, and Explosives Act, etc.

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Delhi HC delivers split verdict on marital rape

The proviso that shields husbands from a rape charge by wives will remain in the IPC for now as the Delhi high court on Wednesday gave a split verdict on petitions challenging the clause. A bench of justices Rajiv Shakdher and C Hari Shankar differed in their reading of the exception under section 375 IPC and allowed the parties to approach the Supreme Court for a final say on the matter.

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Google 6a announced, new affordable Pixel phone

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Droughts reduced India GDP by 2-5% over 20 years: UN

The number and duration of droughts has risen 29% globally since 2000 and the effect of severe droughts is estimated to have reduced India’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2-5% over the 20 years from 1998 to 2017, said a new report from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) released on Wednesday.

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Covid: For travel abroad, booster gap may be cut to 3 months

The health ministry is considering a proposal to reduce the gap between the second dose of Covid vaccine and the precaution/booster dose to three months for those planning to travel abroad. Currently, only those who have completed nine months since the administration of the second dose of the Covid vaccines are eligible to receive a third or booster dose.

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IPL: Marsh's all-round heroics keep DC's play-off hopes alive

Riding on Mitchell Marsh's all-round heroics, Delhi Capitals got their act together in the nick of time to upstage Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets and keep their IPL playoffs hopes alive on Wednesday.

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Patna HC to consider steps for quick disposal of bail pleas

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Hold civic polls, no time for 'triple test', SC tells MP

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AFSPA may soon be lifted from Assam: Amit Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday exuded confidence that AFSPA will soon be revoked from entire Assam, as improved law and order and peace accords with militant outfits during the last six years have already led to its partial withdrawal in the state. He said due to the efforts of the Centre and CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, most of the militant outfits have entered into peace agreements.

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IPL: GT beat LSG by 62 runs to seal play-off berth

Gujarat Titans returned to winning ways after back-to-back losses and became the first team to seal their place in the play-offs by defeating Lucknow Super Giants by 62 runs in an Indian Premier League match on Tuesday.

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ASI: J&K LG's puja at Martand temple in violation of rules

A puja, attended by Jammu & Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha at the premises of the Archaeological Survey of India-protected Martand Sun temple in Kashmir's Anantnag, was in violation of rules and the issue has been raised with the UT administration, ASI officials said on Monday. The J&K administration, however, rejected the ASI's claims.

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SC paves way for mass bail to 1,500

Noting that a large number of convicts are languishing in various jails in Uttar Pradesh for years while waiting for their appeals to be heard by Allahabad high court, which is at present hearing appeals made in 1980s, the Supreme Court on Monday said all such prisoners who are one-time offenders and have spent more than 10 years in jail should be granted bail.

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In U-turn, Centre tells SC it will re-examine sedition law

The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that in deference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s views, the government will go for a comprehensive reconsideration of the sedition provision, Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, for necessary pruning and provisioning of safeguards to curb misuse and requested the court to defer scrutiny of the provision.

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Two new SC judges superseded several seniors in queue

In a big pushback to “seniority” as an elevation criteria, Chief Justice NV Ramana on Monday administered oath to new SC judges Sudhanshu Dhulia and Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala, who leapfrogged many HC chief justices and superseded scores of HC judges. Justice Dhulia, as Gauhati HC chief justice, was 30th in the all-India seniority list of HC judges. Justice Pardiwala was 49th in the list.

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Sri Lanka PM quits after daylong violence kills 5, including MP

Sri Lanka’s PM Mahinda Rajapaksa quit on Monday to make way for a unity government, in a bid to find a way out of the country’s worst economic crisis in history, but protesters said they also wanted his brother, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, to stand down as president. The PM’s resignation came hours after clashes broke out in Colombo and elsewhere, killing five people and wounding almost 200.

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Birth, death registers will be linked to Census: Amit Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah said on Monday that the population Census, which was due in 2021 but had to be kept on hold due to the pandemic, will take place in a new avatar as an e-census that “will shape policies for the next 25 years”. Shah added that “birth and death registers will be linked to it”.

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Blast outside Punjab Police intelligence HQ in Mohali

The RPG fortunately did not explode and only damaged the glass door, window panes at around 8 pm.

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IPL: KKR remain in competition with big win over MI

Kolkata Knight Riders finally found the team balance they were looking for to outclass Mumbai Indians by 52 runs on Monday and keep their slim IPL play-off hopes alive.

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Salman Khan, Prithviraj Sukumaran unveil 'Major' trailer

Bollywood star Salman Khan unveiled the Hindi trailer of Adivi Sesh starrer 'Major' on Monday. The Malayalam version of the trailer has been unveiled by Prithviraj Sukumaran while Tollywood star Mahesh Babu has launched the Telugu trailer of 'Major'. Bankrolled by Sony Pictures International Productions in association with Mahesh Babu's GMB Entertainment and A+S Movies, 'Major' is directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka, and also stars Sobhita Dhulipala, Saiee Manjrekar, Prakash Raj, Revathi and Murali Sharma. Directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka, the film will release in theatres on June 3.

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Health checks gone, 16 deaths in 6 days of Char Dham yatra

The Char Dham yatra has witnessed the deaths of 16 pilgrims within six days of its commencement on May 3. A majority of the fatalities were due to cardiac-related issues faced by those going to the shrines which are situated at altitudes ranging between 10,000 ft and 12,000 ft.

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Rakhigarhi dig gives evidence of planned Harappan-era city

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Gujarat link comes to fore in latest US entry bid

The American dream of a Gujarat family of four had frozen with their bodies on the Canada border on January 16. Now, it has emerged on Sunday that the US aspirations of six other Gujaratis nearly sank them in frigid waters while they attempted a similar illegal entry into USA from the Canada border.

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IPL: Conway, Moeen star in big CSK victory over DC

Devon Conway's blazing blade and Moeen Ali's effective off-breaks beautifully complemented each other as Chennai Super Kings outclassed Delhi Capitals in every department of the game, winning their IPL match by a comprehensive 91-run margin.

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Five-star Man City take a grip of Premier League title race

Manchester City bounced back from their Champions League heartbreak to take a firm grip on the Premier League title race with a 5-0 win over Newcastle on Sunday. Raheem Sterling's double and goals from Aymeric Laporte, Rodri and Phil Foden moved Pep Guardiola's men three points clear of Liverpool with three games left to play.

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Maoists ready for talks, but Chhattisgarh says no to riders

Nearly a month after Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel invited the Maoists to peace talks, the insurgents have said they are willing to sit across a table but have set stiff riders — revoke the ban on CPI (Maoists) and its frontal organisations, release all jailed leaders and withdraw all security forces from Bastar.

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Household LPG price tops Rs 1,000 mark in many cities

The price of a household LPG refill cylinder shot past Rs 1,000 in several cities and stood just 50 paise short of that mark in Delhi and Mumbai as the government raised rates by Rs 50 for the second time since March 22, adding to the financial stress of households already reeling under high cost of transport fuels, edible oils and other condiments.

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Amarnath Yatra: 1.5L bookings in 26 days

Amarnath yatra, which was suspended for the past two years due to Covid, appears to have generated much enthusiasm among pilgrims with over 1.5 lakh registrations made for the annual pilgrimage in the first 26 days of opening of bookings. This marks a 249% jump over the total 43,038 bookings received during the corresponding period of 2019, when the yatra was last conducted.

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Xiaomi alleges ‘coercion’, ED calls it ‘baseless, untrue’

Rebutting claims of smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi India, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese mobile manufacturing company Xiaomi, that its top executives were threatened of “physical violence” while recording their statements “under coercion”, the Enforcement Directorate has said that all such statements are baseless and untrue.

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IPL 2022: Lucknow crush Kolkata to go top of the table

LSG thrashed KKR by 75 runs to almost clinch an IPL play-off berth on Saturday. LSG took 30 runs off Shivam Mavi's 19th over to end up on 176/7. De Kock was top-scorer with 50(29) while Hooda scored 41 (27). However Stonis (28 off 14) and Holder (13 off 6) hit 5 sixes off the penultimate over to take the team to a decent total. In reply, KKR were bundled out for 101 in 14.3 overs with Avesh and Holder taking 3 wickets apiece.

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Tata chairman buys duplex for Rs 98 crore

Tata Group chairman N Chandrasekaran and his family have purchased a duplex in a Pedder Road luxury tower in Mumbai for Rs 98 crore which property market observers described as a big “high-profile” transaction. “The Chandras were already residing here for some years on a monthly lease rental of Rs 20 lakh,” said sources familiar with the deal.

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Jaishankar, Italian minister discuss Ukraine, call to end war

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IPL: Sams' superb last over seals MI's second win

Pacer Daniel Sams displayed ice-cool temperament as he conceded just 3 runs in the last over to help Mumbai pull off a stunning 5-run victory over table-toppers Gujarat. MI were seemingly down and out with the Titans' opening pair of Saha (55 off 40) and Gill (52 off 36) sharing a 106-run partnership in 12.1 overs while chasing 178. However, the Titans after that kept losing wickets and eventually finished at 172 for 5.

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Ajay Devgn, Kiccha Sudeep to lock horns at the box office in July

One may wonder how can a Bollywood actor be supposedly said to lock horns with a Kannada actor and the answer to this question can be directly linked with the Twitter spat that both the actors Ajay Devgn and Kiccha Sudeep had recently, regarding the subject of Hindi as the national language. Now the row has turned its direction to the box office as both actors' films ‘Thank God’, and ‘Vikrant Rona’ will hit the big screens in the month of July.

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Smart TVs from OnePlus, Sony, Samsung at discount

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We’re pvt, user can’t invoke free speech rights: Meta

Social media company Meta Platforms, Inc — the parent company of popular platforms Instagram and Facebook — has claimed in the Delhi high court that the rights under Article 19 (free speech) of the Indian Constitution cannot be invoked against it by a user since it is a private entity that does not discharge a public function.

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No political party for now, Prashant Kishor to go on Bihar ‘padyatra'

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Sedition pleas to larger bench? Supreme Court to decide

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'No buyback policy on unused vaccine vials, can’t extend expiry'

Bombay high court on Thursday sought the central government’s response to the issue of unused vaccine vials even as Serum Institute of India (SII) said it does not have a buyback policy and cannot extend the expiry date of Covishield vials.

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New wireless earphones from OnePlus, Realme, Sony under Rs 5,000

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'Musk to lead Twitter temporarily after $44bn takeover'

Elon Musk is expected to become Twitter's temporary CEO after closing his $44 billion takeover of the social-media firm, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday, as the billionaire inches closer to securing funds for the deal.

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IPL: Warner, Powell set up big win for DC against SRH

Explosive Australia opening batter David Warner saved the best for his former franchise as his magnificent 92 not out off 58 balls powered Delhi Capitals to a 21-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League match on Thursday

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Govt’s wheat buy estimate cut by 50%, lowest in 13 years

The government on Wednesday lowered its wheat purchase estimate for the current Rabi procurement season to 19.5 million tonnes — the lowest in the past 13 years. It said wheat production is estimated to be around 105 MTs, nearly 6% less than original estimate.

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BJP’s Rajya Sabha strength falls below 100; may rise soon

A month after touching the mark of 100 seats for the first time in Rajya Sabha, BJP’s numerical strength has come down to 95 as five of its members, nominated to the Upper House, retired in the past 10 days. The party may, however, once again get the three-digit number as the government has a window to nominate as many as seven new members to that category.

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Wireless headphone and earbuds at 50%-plus discount in Amazon sale

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Days after suicide, acclaimed American photographer cremated in Ranchi

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IPL: RCB push CSK to brink of elimination with 13-run win

Harshal Patel and Glenn Maxwell led a clinical bowling performance to help Royal Challengers Bangalore register a 13-run win over Chennai Super Kings, pushing the defending champions to the brink of elimination in the IPL on Wednesday.

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India slides 8 places to 150 in 2020 Press Freedom Index

India has fallen eight places from 142 to 150 in the 2022 World Press Freedom Index of 180 countries. The index, published on Tuesday by Reporters Without Borders, points to an overall two-fold increase in media polarisation creating divisions within countries, and between countries at the international level.

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BJP takes dig at Rahul over ‘nightclub’ clip; at a wedding, says Cong

: Videos of Rahul Gandhi “partying” at a hip venue in Kathmandu dominated the TV and media chatter in the country on Tuesday. While BJP trolled him for showing up at a “nightclub” while his party is “exploding”, Congress hit back by clarifying that he was at a wedding party of a Nepali journalist who is also the daughter of a former diplomat.

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2 MP tribals lynched for alleged cow slaughter

A mob of 15-20 people lynched two tribal men on suspicion of cow slaughter and another man was gravely wounded in Simaria village of Madhya Pradesh’s Seoni district around 3am on Tuesday, triggering a political storm in the state as opposition parties alleged that Bajrang Dal and BJP members were involved in the crime.

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IPL: Punjab put together perfect game to end Titans' winning run

Shikhar Dhawan struck a fine half-century as error-prone Punjab Kings finally produced a clinical performance to beat Gujarat Titans by eight wickets and end the IPL table leaders' five-match winning streak on Tuesday.

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Amazon Summer sale is live: 5G phones under Rs 25,000

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Deaths rose by 6.2% in pandemic year 2020: Report

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Covid: No data to show more risk from unvaccinated, SC says

While ruling that people cannot be forced into getting jabbed against Covid-19 and that unvaccinated people can’t be denied access to public places, the Supreme Court made it clear that it was passing the order in view of the present situation alone, and it should not be construed as “interference” with government’s power to take steps for prevention of Covid-19 infections.

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Covid: No data to show more risk from unvaccinated, SC says

While ruling that people cannot be forced into getting jabbed against Covid-19 and that unvaccinated people can’t be denied access to public places, the Supreme Court made it clear that it was passing the order in view of the present situation alone, and it should not be construed as “interference” with government’s power to take steps for prevention of Covid-19 infections.

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Indigenous towed artillery guns complete firing trials

India’s big new gun has boomed much more successfully this time. Summer firing trials of the advanced towed artillery gun systems (ATAGS), developed by DRDO with production partners Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, were completed at the Pokhran field firing ranges over the last week.

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Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren gets EC notice over mining lease

The Election Commission has issued a notice to Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren asking him to explain why disqualification proceedings should not be initiated against him over grant of a mining lease in his favour last year. He became the CM for the second time in 2019.

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Osmania nixes Rahul Gandhi meet, HC won’t step in

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Chalisa row reaches UK, diaspora group chants in dig at MVA

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'India ended 3 decades of political instability with press of button'

India ended political instability of the last three decades with the press of a button, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday while interacting with the Indian community in Germany's Berlin. Speaking to a large gathering of Indians at the Potsdamer Platz, the Prime Minister said that he is in the German capital to neither talk about himself nor the Modi government.

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