TMC to abstain from vice presidential elections

TMC will abstain from the August 6 vice-presidential polls, saying the party wasn’t consulted before the opposition bloc proposed Margaret Alva’s candidature and there is “no question” of supporting NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar either. TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee announced the party’s first official reaction to the VP polls after Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee held a meeting with Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs at her residence in Kalighat.

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Live: President Wickremesinghe to appoint Gunawardena next PM

Sri Lanka lawmakers elected six-time former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president, a choice that reignited protests. Protesters gathered outside the Presidential Secretariat soon after Wickemshinge was elected as president. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:

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IndiGo flight grounded at Patna airport after bomb scare

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Karnataka ex-minister gets clean chit in contractor’s suicide case

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Centre concerned over low Covid testing, vaccinations in 9 states

The Centre on Wednesday raised concerns over low testing and vaccination in nine states that are witnessing an upsurge in Covid-19 cases and test positivity rates. On Wednesday, Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan chaired a high-level review meeting with these states: Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.

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Odisha's Uparbeda all set to celebrate 'making of presidential history'

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Zubair walks out of jail as SC grants interim bail in all FIRs

The Supreme Court on Wednesday released Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair on interim bail in all FIRs lodged in UP and elsewhere on furnishing a personal bail bond of Rs 20,000, transferred the UP FIRs to the special cell of Delhi Police for a comprehensive probe, disbanded the SIT set up by UP, and refused to restrain him from tweeting.

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Eight killed, 23 injured in Turkish attack on resort in Iraq's Dohuk province

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Fire on board aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, no casualties

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UK: Rishi Sunak tops 4th leadership ballot

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NEET frisking: NTA sets up probe panel as NCPCR & NCW take up case

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70% of districts fail to meet UN maternal deaths goal: Study

For the first time, social scientists from Mumbai have mapped India's maternal deaths to district-level precision, and found 70% of the 640 districts are "hot spots" reporting higher pregnancy-related deaths than the UN development goals.

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Finally, north India set to get wet

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Critically ill Bengaluru woman flown from US to Chennai in 26-hour flight

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SC protects Nupur from arrest in FIRs over Prophet remarks

Moving away from its earlier hard stance, the Supreme Court on Tuesday protected suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma from arrest in all present and future FIRs for her alleged blasphemous comments against the Prophet as it took into account continuing grave threats to her life from many, including a 'khadim' of Ajmer dargah.

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Live: Russia laying groundwork for annexing Ukraine territory, says US

Unveiling what he said was the US intelligence, John Kirby, the chief National Security Council spokesman, told a White House news briefing that the Russians are preparing to install proxy officials, establish the rouble as the default currency and force residents to apply for citizenship. Stay with TOI for the latest updates

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Captain, JCO die in J&K accidental grenade blast

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'Tribal' status for Himachal's Trans-Giri region on cards

In a major political move ahead of the assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh, the Centre is reportedly mulling granting of 'tribal' status to the Trans-Giri region in Sirmaur district. The proposal, if it is cleared, will bestow Scheduled Tribe status on all the communities living in this designated area.

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Singer Bhupinder Singh's funeral to be held post midnight

Legendary veteran singer Bhupinder Singh passed away in Mumbai on Monday evening. He was admitted to Citicare hospital in Andheri and left for the heavenly abode at around 7:45 pm. The singer took his last breath at the age of 82.

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Rishi Sunak tops new UK PM vote as only 4 remain in race

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak on Monday topped the latest round of voting among the Conservative Party members of Parliament as the race to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister narrowed down to four, with Tom Tugendhat out of the contest after receiving the lowest votes.

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Depleting stock may make it tough to continue free food grain scheme

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Rly scraps service charge on food items not opted during ticket booking

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India again asks China to withdraw troops from friction points

India on Sunday once again asked China to withdraw its forward deployed troops and tents at two friction points in eastern Ladakh, while also seeking restoration of patrolling rights at the third and the biggest stand-off at the strategically-located Depsang Plains region.

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'Snags' force AI Express, IndiGo jets to land in 3rd countries

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Covid cases up 8th week running, longest sustained rise since 2nd wave

Covid-19 cases continued to inch up in the country for the eighth week running, with the weekly total just short of 1.3 lakh, up over 6% from the previous week. Although the numbers remain relatively low, this is the longest sustained rise in weekly cases in India since last year’s second wave.

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IIM Raipur creates history, admits more girls than boys

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121 tribals arrested for 2017 Red attack that killed 26 CRPF men acquitted

An NIA court in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada on Sunday acquitted 121 tribal villagers imprisoned for the past five years for allegedly assisting Maoist insurgents in the 2017 attack near Burkapal village in which 26 CRPF personnel were killed.

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Pant, Hardik help India clinch ODI series

India defeated England by 5 wickets in the final ODI to clinch the three-match series 2-1. Sent into bat, skipper Jos Buttler top-scored with 60 while opener Jason Roy made 41, as England were bowled out for 259. For India, Hardik Pandya was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4/24, while Yuzvendra Chahal took 3 wickets for 60. Chasing 260, Rishabh Pant struck an unbeaten 125 while Hardik made 71, as India overhauled the target in 42.1 overs.

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Phulwarisharif terror module: Bihar police arrests lawyer from Lucknow

The arrested accused has been identified as Nuruddin Jangi alias Advocate Nuruddin, native of Urdu Bazaar, Sher Mohammed Gali in Darbhanga. He fled from Patna after he was named accused in the FIR lodged with the Phulwarisharif police station on Thursday under relevant charges of conspiring and attempting to create religious animosity, attempting to wage war and intent to cause riot.

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Scientific storage must to reduce grain loss

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Pakistan ‘journo-spy’: BJP steps up attack on Ansari

“It had not been even one year of the 26/11 attacks and an ISI agent was invited to teach India how the country should tackle the menace of terrorism. That ISI agent shared the dais with the then vice-president of the country and a Union minister,” BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said.

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Johnson wants ‘anyone but Rishi’ to replace him: Report

Johnson is convinced that Sunak has been plotting his leadership bid for months and blames him for his downfall, according to a story in “The Times” in the UK. Citing a series of anonymous sources, the story said that Johnson was telling MPs knocked out of the leadership race that Sunak, son-in-law of Narayana Murthy, should not be UK PM.

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Nix PILs challenging Places of Worship Act: AIMPLB to SC

The places of worship act freezes the religious character of a structure as it existed on August 15, 1947. It exempted the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute from its ambit and the SC on November 9, 2019 had awarded the land to the Hindus for construction of a Ram temple.

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‘Government wants Big Tech to pay news outlets for content’

The global digital and social media platforms have gained immensely from the rapid spread of internet and smartphones, and managed to grab advertising revenues as well as viewership (both print and video). Newspapers and digital news publishers say that this growth has been fuelled by the original content.

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Acquitted in 1985 AI bombing, Sikh businessman shot in Canada

Ripudaman Singh Malik was living in Vancouver and would come to his office in Surrey in the morning every day. According to sources who visited the spot just after the shooting, the gunman’s face was covered completely and he had guns in both hands.

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Ivana Trump, first wife of Donald Trump, dies at 73

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Resignation from a safe haven: End of the line for Sri Lanka's 'Terminator' president

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India's first Monkeypox case reported: Symptoms and treatment

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Sushmita Sen knew Lalit Modi since many years

A lot of people have been shocked by Lalit Modi's declaration (cricket pun intended) of love for Sushmita Sen. The very fact that he has also announced a likelihood of getting married to her clearly spells that Sushmita has given him that permission. After all, she is a big celebrity (Miss Universe 1994 and a film star).

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Quick edit: Rishi Sunak, posterboy of ‘Diversity Built Britain’

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BMW G 310 RR launching tomorrow: Expected price, features, specs

To be christened as the 'G 310 RR, the new motorcycle will be a rebadged version of the Apache RR 310, except with a few unique changes of course.

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India, China military talks again on Sunday

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SC to hear next week pleas against Karnataka HC hijab-ban ruling

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Can’t force mother to pick between kid & career: Bombay HC

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DGCA to rethink transgender pilot’s case

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Najafgarh dadi, 94, on athletics gold hunt

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Patel rules out leadership bid as heavyweights back Sunak

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'Don’t cite religion as excuse to add to population boom'

Naqvi said that measures taken by most countries of the world to control population have yielded positive results. “The people of these countries supported their governments and administrations in efforts to control increasing population,” he said.

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June 28 tragedy: All 9 flyers exited copter safe

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Live: Covid-19 pandemic is 'nowhere near over', says WHO chief

India added 13,615 new coronavirus infections in day while the active cases rose to 1,31,043, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. Stay with TOI for all updates --

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Boy in the croc? MP villagers tie up 13ft reptile in ‘rescue’ bid

In the morning, Antar Singh’s body was found floating in the Chambal river. Forest officers freed the crocodile and released it away from human habitation while a mourning village carried the child’s body home for the last rites.

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New UK PM to be announced on September 5

The new leader of the UK's governing Conservative Party who will succeed Boris Johnson as the British Prime Minister will be announced on September 5, the body responsible for the Tory leadership elections said on Monday. The 1922 Committee of Conservative backbench MPs set out the timetable and rules of play for the elections, which will officially open and also close for nominations on Tuesday.

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SC directs Maha speaker to defer disqualification proceedings

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Maharashtra assembly speaker to defer fratricidal disqualification proceedings initiated by rival Shiv Sena factions against each other after Ekknath Shinde-led 39 MLAs rebelled to dismantle the Uddhav Thackeray-headed MVA government.

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18 killed as heavy rains pound Guj, MP & T'gana; 3 missing in Maha

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SC gives Mallya 4-month jail for contempt, asks him to return $40m

The Supreme Court on Monday sentenced fugitive former liquor baron Vijay Mallya, holed up in London, to four months’ imprisonment and ordered him and his three US-based children to return $40 million, which was contemptuously siphoned out by Mallya, within four weeks with 8% interest.

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New Sri Lankan president to be elected on July 20: Key points

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Read Unacademy's memo to employees on salary cut & more

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BJP-JD(U) rift comes to the fore again, now over officials’ transfers

As the Chief Minister’s Office stayed the transfer of 149 circle officers (COs) made earlier by Bihar revenue and land reforms department (RLRD) minister Ram Surat Rai, the latter has adopted a strong posture on the issue, leading to the reappearance of the rift between NDA allies BJP and JD(U).

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Udaipur killing: NIA arrests seventh accused

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested a seventh accused in the case pertaining to the killing of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiyya Lal Teli, purportedly after he made some social media posts in favour of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.

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An orchestra of death: Amarnath survivors rec​ount tragedy

Each streak of lightning and every thunderclap will haunt 48-year-old Rajesh Kumar for the rest of his life—because a formidable combination of the two presaged what would become a life-changing experience for this Amarnath pilgrim from UP.

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MP cops book Medha Patkar, 11 others for misappropriation of funds

Police in Madhya Pradesh’s Barwani have registered a case against Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar and 11 others for alleged misappropriation of funds collected by an NGO for the education and welfare of tribal children in the state and neighbouring Maharashtra.

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Uber lobbied, used 'stealth' tech to block scrutiny: Report

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3rd T20I: India lose to England despite Suryakumar special

Suryakumar Yadav gave a 360 degree masterclass enroute to a special hundred but England pulled off a consolatory 17-run win over India in the third T20 International on Sunday.

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FIR registered against Medha Patkar, 11 others

A complainant named Pritam Raj Badole has registered the First Information Report (FIR) with the Barwani police alleging that she misled people by impersonating herself as a social worker who works to provide primary-level education to the tribal children of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, while also providing residential living schools for educational purposes.

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Now, Lakhimpur Kheri court issues warrant against Zubair

Lakhimpur Kheri police on Saturday issued a warrant against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, charging him under section 153 A (promoting enmity) of the IPC over a tweet he posted a year ago in May. The development came soon after the apex court granted him a five-day interim bail in a case filed in Sitapur, UP, for “hurting religious sentiments”.

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New panel to devise strategy to fight cyber attacks: Amit Shah

Pointing out the profound national security implications of cyber attacks, Union home minister Amit Shah Saturday said a committee would be formed under the Union home secretary to formulate a strategy to tackle the menace.

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Eknath Shinde rejects Uddhav Thackeray's call for polls

Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde, who was on a two-day visit to Delhi, dismissed the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction’s demand for mid-term polls and said the new government will not only complete its tenure but will get re-elected with a bigger majority.

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Sri Lanka crisis: Gotabaya Rajapaksa agrees to quit after protesters storm presidential palace

Sri Lanka’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said he would resign on Wednesday, hours after thousands of protesters stormed his official residence, blaming him for an unprecedented economic crisis that has brought the country to its knees.

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Zelenskyy sacks Ukraine's envoy to India, other ambassadors

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Gujarat: 2 dead as bus carrying 50 passengers falls into gorge

Two women died while several others sustained injuries after a bus carrying about 50 passengers fell into a gorge at Malegam Ghat of Dang district in Gujarat on Saturday night.

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Happy Eid-ul-Adha: Wishes, Quotes, Images, Status

Eid-ul-Adha Mubarak: Eid-ul-Adha is the second most celebrated festival by Muslims around the world. The first being Eid or Eid-Al-Fitr, which marks the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan.

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Jaishankar’s Blinken & Lavrov talks focus on Ukraine crisis

External affairs minister S Jaishankar held discussions on regional and global issues, with focus on the Ukraine situation, in bilateral meetings with his US and Russian counterparts, Antony Blinken and and Sergey Lavrov, on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Bali. Jaishankar also met French foreign minister Catherine Colonna.

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Chinese fighter flew 'very close' to Indian post on LAC last month

A Chinese fighter jet flew very close to Indian troop positions at one of the “friction points” along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh in the last week of June, which triggered an immediate response from the IAF as per the standard operating procedures.

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Rishi Sunak formally launches bid to become next UK PM

Infosys founder Narayana Murthy’s son-in-law Rishi Sunak formally declared his candidacy for the Conservative leadership contest on Friday, putting out a slick video with the tagline “Ready4Rishi” and changing his actual Twitter handle to “Ready For Rishi”.

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Amnesty India fined Rs 52 crore, ex-CEO Rs 10 crore for Fema violation

The adjudicating authority of Enforcement Directorate has upheld a fine of nearly Rs 52 crore imposed on Amnesty India and another Rs 10 crore on its former India CEO Aakar Patel for receiving money from Amnesty International, UK in violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).

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CBI books Mumbai ex-top cop & NSE ex-chiefs for phone taps

CBI has filed an FIR against ex-Mumbai police commissioner Sanjay Pandey and former National Stock Exchange (NSE) bosses Chitra Ramkrishna and Ravi Narain among others for allegedly tapping phones of NSE employees between 2009 and 2017 and may expand the scope of the probe amid indications that an illegal surveillance facility at the bourse may have been used to snoop on people other than its employees.

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Mathura jail bags its largest-ever order of Krishna dresses, designed mainly by Muslim prisoners

UP’s Mathura district jail has bagged its largest-ever order for dresses, designed and stitched by a group of Muslim prisoners, that will adorn Lord Krishna idols across the country.

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'J&K admin has established decisive domination over terrorism'

The administration in J&K has established a decisive domination over terrorism under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Thursday. “Today, under the leadership of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Jammu and Kashmir is on the path of peace and development. Sinha has established a decisive domination over terrorism there under the leadership of PM Modi,” Shah said addressing a function here through video conferencing.

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60 of 67 Shiv Sena ex-corporators from Thane side with Shinde

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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann ties knot, keeps event low-key

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Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon semi-final with abdominal injury

Rafael Nadal's hopes of completing a rare calendar year Grand Slam ended on Thursday when the Spaniard pulled out of his highly-anticipated Wimbledon semi-final showdown with Australian Nick Kyrgios with an abdominal strain.

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Haryana: BJP removes IT cell incharge for old tweet over Islam

The BJP on Thursday removed its Haryana IT cell incharge amid calls for his arrest over an old tweet allegedly against the Islam. A statement issued by state BJP president O P Dhankar said Arun Yadav is being removed from the post with immediate effect but did not give any reason for it.

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'Godfather' actor James Caan passes away at 82

Hollywood actor James Caan, who was famous for his role as gangster Sonny Corleone in 'The Godfather' movie, passed away on Wednesday evening at age 82. His family said in a statement posted on Twitter.

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Naqvi, RCP Singh resign from Modi Cabinet

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and RCP Singh on Wednesday resigned from the Union Cabinet, a day before completion of their Rajya Sabha terms, setting off a fresh round of speculation about likely expansion of the Modi ministry. Naqvi was in charge of the minority affairs ministry while Singh was the steel minister.

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Work on air-train link for Delhi's IGI terminals to start soon

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It's a steal! Delhi's shopping fest to be country's biggest, says CM

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Wednesday that the capital would host a month-long Delhi Shopping Festival from January 28 to February 26 in 2023. It will be India's first extravaganza of its kind on the lines of shopping events organised in Dubai, Singapore, Hongkong and Cannes, France.

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Flag Code tweak to cut Tricolour price, help govt's campaign

In the run-up to celebrating the 75th year of Indian Independence and the launch of 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign, the government is expecting costs of the Tricolour to come down as a result of the change made to the Flag Code of India 2002 which allows machine-made polyester, other than handspun and handwoven khadi, to be used in the production of the national flag.

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Centre reduces gap between 2nd & booster doses of Covid vaccine to 6 months from 9

In a move that is expected to enhance coverage of booster or “precaution dose” against Covid-19, the health ministry has reduced the gap between the second and third vaccine shots to six months from the nine months at present.

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Boris Johnson clings to power by a thread

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Homeless do not live, merely exist, says Delhi HC; orders rehab

A court should be sensitive when the poor and the deprived knock on its doors for justice, Delhi high court has said, granting relief to five slum dwellers who were rendered homeless due to the expansion of New Delhi Railway Station over a decade ago.

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Green violations in Gurgaon colony: NGT imposes Rs 153cr fine on Ansals

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Fifth suspect held for Udaipur tailor’s murder

The NIA has arrested 30-year-old Udaipur resident Mohammad Mohsin, the fifth man to be taken into custody for the beheading of tailor Kanhaiya Lal Sahu in the Rajasthan city on June 28.

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Assam recognises native status of 40L Assamese-speaking Muslims

The Assam cabinet recognised Tuesday around 40 lakh Assamese-speaking Muslims of the state as “indigenous Assamese Muslims” and a sub-group of the greater native Assamese community. These people do not have any history of migration from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).

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Rath Yatra takes place in London for first time on designated day

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Father-daughter duo create history by flying advanced fighter jet trainers

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Govt empowering neglected sections to build strong nation: PM Modi

: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday the central government has been empowering adivasis, women, Dalits and other deprived and neglected sections of the society for the past eight years to build a strong nation. The PM asked everyone to remember the country’s freedom fighters and draw inspiration from their sacrifices. “The country today needs similar commitment from people to build a new and strong India.

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Can BCG boosters check TB's spread? ICMR to find out

In a move that can be crucial in tuberculosis elimination, ICMR's apex TB research institute plans to start a BCG booster trial among kids and adolescents of 6-18 years to check whether re-vaccination can help prevent tuberculosis spread in household contacts of TB patients. The health ministry is likely to discuss funding proposal for the study on Tuesday.

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Droupadi Murmu seeks backing of JMM for Presidential race

The ruling JMM in Jharkhand on Monday laid out the red carpet for NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu, a move that marks an embarrassment for the opposition’s joint candidate Yashwant Sinha. Sinha’s name was proposed by Mamata. Odisha CM Naveen Patnak was first from among the non-NDA block to pledge support to Murmu, who hails from the state.

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History of freedom struggle not about a few people: PM Modi

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Uddhav camp in SC against recognition to rebel faction

Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging the new Maharashtra speaker Rahul Narwekar's decision to recognise CM Eknath Shinde as Sena legislative party leader and rebel MLA Bharat Gogawale as the chief whip of the party. Petitioner Sunil Prabhu, who was the chief whip of Shiv Sena before the post went to Gogawale, accused BJP of nursing a wound ever since Sena parted ways with it to form the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in coalition with Congress and NCP.

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