Over half of UAPA-accused in 18-30 age group: MHA data

Around 53% of the total 4,690 people arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) between 2018 and 2020 were aged between 18 and 30, while 13 were below 18 and 10 above 60 years, the home ministry informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The number of arrests made under the anti-terror law fell by a significant 32% to 1,321 from 1,948 in 2019, though the number of convictions rose to 80 from 34 (135%), MHA stated.

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After 6 months, Delhi Covid cases cross 2k mark

The number of new Covid-19 cases in the city crossed the 2,000-mark on Wednesday, with five patients succumbing to the deadly virus. The last time the city recorded over 2,000 cases was on February 4 (2,272 cases with 20 deaths) when it was witnessing the slowdown of the Omicron wave

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Pan-India star Prabhas purchases first ticket of 'Sita Ramam'

Pan-India star Prabhas attended the pre-release event of Dulquer Salmaan’s upcoming film 'Sita Ramam' in Hyderabad on Wednesday (August 3). Prabhas, who was last seen playing a world-renowned palmist named Vikramaditya in 'Radhe Shyam,' graced the occasion as the chief guest for the evening. The star actor arrived in style in Hyderabad for the 'Sita Ramam' pre-release event.

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Eye on China, Delhi seeks to boost Male ties, offers aid package

As PM Narendra Modi hosted Maldivian President Ibrahim Solih Tuesday, the 2 countries reiterated their assurance to be mindful of each other’s security concerns and, according to a joint statement, to not allow their respective territories to be used for any activity inimical to the other. This is important in the context of efforts by China to increase its footprints in the region despite recent setbacks, most notably in the neighbouring Sri Lanka with the departure of the Rajapaksas.

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ED searches Herald House, 12 other spots

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday carried out searches at Herald House in central Delhi’s Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg besides a dozen other locations in connection with the National Herald money laundering case in which Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son, Rahul, have recently been questioned.

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CWG 2022: India retain men's TT team gold

Harmeet Desai raised his game in the decisive singles as the Indian men's table tennis team retained its Commonwealth Games gold medal after a close fight against Singapore on Tuesday.

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SC junks Bihar appeal against bail to 56 prohibition violators

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AP: Over 50 women fall sick after inhaling poisonous gas

Over 50 women working at Quantum Seeds unit of Brandix India Apparel Company (BIAC), Atchutapuram in Anakapalle district, fell sick after inhaling some poisonous gas.

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Govt cuts windfall tax on fuel export, raises levy on domestic crude oil

The government on Tuesday evening cut the windfall tax on diesel and ATF in line with softening international petroleum product prices but raised the duty on domestically produced crude oil. While the tax on export of diesel was cut to Rs 5 per litre from Rs 11, that on jet fuel (ATF) was scrapped, an official notification showed.

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2nd T20I: McCoy stars as WI beat India to level series

Left-arm paceman Obed McCoy decimated a star-studded Indian batting line-up with sensational career-best figures of 6 for 17 as West Indies equalised the five-match series with a five-wicket victory in the second T20I. McCoy wreaked havoc in his two spells as India, after being put into bat, were bundled out for 138. Brandon King then hit a crucial 68 as West Indies chased down the target with 4 balls to spare.

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Oppn preparing to approach SC to seek PMLA order review

Opposition parties are preparing to jointly approach the Supreme Court to seek a review of its July 27 verdict in which it affirmed provisions of the stringent Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and upheld the powers of the ED to conduct investigations, carry out arrests, and issue summons. This, the Opposition leaders plan to argue will “lethally arm” the ED, is a “grievous attack on democracy” and creates room for “further harassment”.

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4-year data science degree from IIT-Madras for all

The IIT-Madras announced that its BSc in programming and data science now comes with a four-year BSc degree option with multiple entry and exit options. And there is no age or geographic limit to pursue this programme.

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Normal rains likely in Aug-Sept, says IMD

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Kolkata businessman gave Jharkhand MLAs 49 lakh: Bengal CID

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NTR’s daughter found hanging in bedroom

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Monkeypox task force set up as first death in India confirmed

The Centre has constituted a task force to monitor the emerging monkeypox situation in the country even as Kerala confirmed the first death in the country from the disease and Delhi reported its second case, a Nigerian national with no recent history of travel abroad. Meanwhile, another suspected case emerged in Rajasthan. The task force has been mandated to monitor and provide guidance on the expansion of diagnostic facilities and to explore vaccination for the infection.

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Uma Maheswari found hanging at her home in Hyd

The daughter of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, allegedly committed suicide on Monday in Hyderabad. Police confirmed that the incident took place in the afternoon. The late legendary actor’s daughter, Kanthamaneni Uma Maheswari, allegedly committed suicide at her home. During the investigation, police had found out that she allegedly committed suicide due to health issues.

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Not mine, not mine, not mine: Partha on cash stash

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BJP to face 2024 polls under Modi’s leadership: Shah

BJP national general secretary Arun Singh said on Sunday that all the existing alliance partners of the BJP, including the allies in Bihar, will remain in the NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

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BJP slams Cong, says J'khand has become ‘corruption den’

Hitting back at Congress over the arrest of three of its MLAs with a large amount of cash, BJP on Sunday alleged that Jharkhand has become a “den of corruption”. “The entire Congress leadership, be it a big leader or small, is involved in corruption in the state,” BJP spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam alleged.

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Put tricolour as profile picture on social media: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called upon all citizens to turn the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign into a mass movement by hoisting or displaying the national flag at their homes and using the tricolour as display picture of their social media accounts, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence.

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On last day, 63.5 lakh I-T returns filed till 10pm

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ED arrests Sanjay Raut, recovers Rs 11.5 lakh from his house

The Enforcement Directorate on Sunday arrested Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in Mumbai in connection with a land scam case. The action comes hours after the agency conducted raids at his residence. The agency has recovered Rs 11.5 lakh from his premises. During his arrest, Raut said that the 10 lakh rupees seized from his residence belonged to chief minister Eknath Shinde.

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No intention to hurt or insult Marathi sentiments: Koshyari

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Howrah: ‘Huge’ cash haul from car carrying 3 J'khand Cong MLAs

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Youth dies in Kerala, monkeypox suspected

In a suspected case of monkeypox infection, a 22-year-old man from Kuranjiyur near Guruvayur in Kerala died on Saturday morning. He had returned from the UAE a couple of days ago, and had no external symptoms commonly associated with monkeypox. He was admitted to a hospital in Thrissur on July 27.

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PM Modi blames freebie culture in politics for power sector ills

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Mirabai defends 49kg title, gives India first gold of CWG 2022

Mirabai Chanu bossed the 49kg field as expected to defend her Commonwealth Games title and give India the first gold medal of the Birmingham edition on Saturday.

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Liz Truss has '90% chance' to be UK PM; Sunak says will fight on

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Musk files countersuit under seal vs Twitter over $44bn deal

Elon Musk countersued Twitter Inc on Friday, escalating his legal fight against the social media company over his bid to walk away from the $44 billion purchase, although the lawsuit was filed confidentially. Although the 164-page document was not publicly available, under court rules a redacted version could soon be made public.

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A strong govt is not restrictive, doesn't control everything: PM Modi

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SC: Cases of grave offence can't be quashed on basis of compromise

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UP BJP chief quits, days after minister complains to CM

The resignation by Swatantra Dev Singh, who is also a cabinet minister for Jal Shakti, came days after his junior minister Dinesh Khatik sent his resignation to Union home minister Amit Shah, castigating the state bureaucracy of having a malice towards him because of his Dalit identity.

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1st T20I: Rohit, Karthik set up crushing 68-run win

Rohit Sharma's elegant half-century and Dinesh Karthik's blazing finish were backed up by a solid bowling performance as India made short work of West Indies with an easy 68-run victory in the first T20I. While Rohit set up the platform with a 44-ball-64, it was Karthik's calculated assault -- an unbeaten 41 off 19 balls -- that took India to 190 for six. In reply, West Indies could only get to 122 for 8 in their 20 overs.

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Disruption in both Houses, 3 more RS members suspended

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Didn't know about cash stash, Partha kept rooms locked: Aide

Sacked Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee's aide Arpita Mukherjee told the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday she had no idea of the quantum of money and valuables stashed away in two of her Kolkata apartments, including Wednesday's Rs 27.9-crore haul that needed 13 hours to count, as Chatterjee would never allow her to enter the "locked rooms".

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Jharkhand judge murder: 2 drivers held guilty

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Row over Adhir’s President remark leads to Sonia-Irani face-off

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Xi warns Biden US will be 'playing with fire' if Pelosi visits Taiwan

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Himachal-Centre stand-off over ‘tribal’ tag for Trans-Giri

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Bhola, close aide of Lalu, held by CBI in land-for-job scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad’s close aide and ex MLA Bhola Yadav in Delhi in connection with the ‘land-for-jobs’ scam in the railways.

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PMLA: After SC order, seized assets worth Rs 1L cr to remain with ED

The Supreme Court's order on Wednesday upholding ED's power to seize and attach properties under PMLA has ensured that assets worth over Rs 1 lakh crore, allegedly linked to cases being investigated by the anti-money laundering agency, will remain under its custody. An unfavourable verdict would have resulted in the release of the assets in question, and the ED would have been stripped of the power to carry out similar seizures as "proceeds of crime".

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BSNL, MTNL get fresh lifeline of Rs 1.6 lakh cr

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China's 'opaque' loans behind Lanka crisis, says USAID, hails India

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RS: Naidu tries to broker peace, hints at discussion on price rise next week

Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday tried to broker peace during a meeting with Opposition leaders, assuring them that a discussion on price rise is likely next week. It came a day after the unprecedented suspension of 19 Opposition MPs from the upper House on Tuesday. The Opposition leaders sought revocation of the suspension and a specific date for discussion on price rise.

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HC to UP govt: Give job to Hathras case victim's family member

A Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court has directed the state government to consider giving employment, within three months in a government department or undertaking, to a family member of Hathras case victim, who was allegedly raped and murdered in September 2020.

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UK PM race: Bookie odds, Tory voters favour Truss over Sunak

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19 oppn MPs suspended for this week over ruckus in RS

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Rahul Gandhi & other MPs held during Cong march to Prez House

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HC notice to govt on Twitter plea against take-down orders

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Sonia Gandhi tells ED Motilal Vora handled AJL deals

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has expressed her inability to explain the transactions that facilitated the takeover of the assets of AJL, the publisher of National Herald and other party publications, by Young Indian in which she and son Rahul hold a controlling stake. She said that Motilal Vora, the late former party treasurer, alone knew about the details of the transactions between Congress, AJL and Young Indian, ED sources said.

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BJP stand on UCC should be taken as that of nation: Rijiju

Law minister Kiren Rijiju in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday said that the government subscribes to the BJP's demand for the promulgation of Uniform Civil Code. "Let me tell you uniform civil code is our party ideology and it should be considered as the ideology of the country,” Rijiju said.

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SC ruling today on powers of ED, ambit of money laundering law

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4 Congress MPs suspended as opposition again stalls Lok Sabha

Four Congress MPs were suspended from the Lok Sabha for the rest of the monsoon session after opposition protests on various issues such as price rise and GST continued to rock the House on Monday, following a near-washout of proceedings last week. The four MPs later walked over to the Gandhi statue on the Parliament premises with Congress alleging the government was trying to “intimidate” it for raising people’s issues and said it would not be cowed down.

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Musk denies report of affair with Google co-founder’s wife

Elon Musk denied he had an affair with Sergey Brin’s wife, after reports stated that the liaison led the Google co-founder to order his advisers to sell his investments in Musk’s companies. Musk had an alleged liaison in December in Miami with Brin’s wife Nicole Shanahan, the journal said, citing unidentified people. That ended the long friendship between Musk, 51, and Brin, who helped support the electric carmaker during the 2008 financial crisis. Brin had filed for divorce in January.

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Put guilty in jail, I never backed graft: Didi on Partha's arrest

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Monday broke her silence on cabinet colleague Partha Chatterjee's arrest, saying neither Trinamool nor her government had anything to do with the corruption charges levelled against him or the cash stash of Rs 21.9 crore seized from his "close associate" Arpita Mukherjee. She demanded a speedy, time-bound probe to unmask the guilty and put them "behind bars for life".

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Katrina Kaif's stalker who threatened Vicky Kaushal identified

Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif's tormentor in chief has been identified and arrested by Mumbai police, following a complaint lodged by Kaushal. The Santacruz police has arrested a man, believed to be a struggler in Bollywood, who was threatening Vicky with dire circumstances and asking him to separate from Katrina Kaif.

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Justice machinery 'relentlessly employed' against Zubair: SC

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Pope apologises for 'devastating' school abuses in Canada

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Why Deepika refused to feature on Koffee With Karan Season 7?

Karan Johar's chat show Koffee With Karan is in its seventh Season and it has always featured the crème de la crème of the film industry. The biggest stars have always featured on the couch with Karan and spoken their minds. But this season, one big name is missing from the illustrious guest list. That name is Deepika Padukone.

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Politics nowadays more about staying in power: Nitin Gadkari

Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said Saturday that he sometimes feels like quitting politics because there are many other things that need to be done for society. The former BJP chief said at an event in Nagpur that politics nowadays has become more about staying in power, rather than being a vehicle for social change and development.

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Weekly Covid cases 6.5% up nationally, 37% in Delhi

Delhi registered a 37% rise in Covid cases in the week ending Sunday, breaking a three-week spell of declining infections, in a pattern of alternating rise and fall that is being seen in several other states during the current surge of the virus. Cases rose nationally for the ninth straight week, with nearly 1.37 lakh infections detected in the country in the last seven days (July 18-24), up 6.5% from the previous week. This is the highest weekly case tally since mid-February this year.

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Irani sends notice to 3 Cong netas for Goa bar licence allegations

Smriti Irani on Sunday sent a legal notice to Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Pawan Khera and Netta D’Souza, seeking an ‘unconditional and unequivocal apology’ from them for their “baseless and false” allegations against her and her daughter. She served the notice a day after the Congress leaders alleged that her 18-year-old daughter Zoish Irani ran a bar illegally in Goa and also targeted the minister over this, demanding that PM Narendra Modi sack her from his cabinet.

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Child has right to state only mom’s name in documents: HC

The children of unwed mothers and rape victims can live in this country with the fundamental rights of privacy, liberty, and dignity, the Kerala high court has said and allowed a person to include his mother’s name alone in the birth certificate, identity certificates and other documents.

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India to deploy 2nd S-400 squadron at China front as PLA jets buzz near LAC

India’s capability to detect and destroy hostile fighters, strategic bombers, missiles and drones at long ranges will get another major boost when a new squadron of the S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile systems becomes operational along the northern borders with China in the next two to three months. Sources say deliveries of the second operational S-400 squadron through ships and aircraft are now underway from Russia, the first since the Russia-Ukraine war erupted on February 24.

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Margaret Alva, Assam CM exchange words on Twitter ahead of VP polls

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Sunak vows to put UK on ‘crisis footing’ if elected PM, calls himself an underdog

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Shun partisan politics, Kovind tells parties in farewell speech

Outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday asked parties to rise above partisan politics in the interest of the nation and work for welfare of people. In his farewell address to parliamentarians at the Central Hall of the Parliament, Kovind emphasised the value of peace and harmony, and said people have a right to oppose and create pressure to pursue their goals, but their methods must be Gandhian.

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Proper medical treatment is prisoner’s right: Court

In a significant order, a special court on Friday observed that a prisoner’s right to obtain proper medical treatment is recognised as a right under the Constitution of India. The court directed Taloja jail superintendent to take an accused jailed in the scam involving Sahityaratna Lokshahir Annabhau Sathe Development Corporation (SLASDC) to J J Hospital. He had fractured his left shoulder after a fall in the jail toilet.

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Voluntary vehicle recall up four-fold in 2021-22

Voluntary recall of vehicles by manufacturers saw a nearly four-fold increase in 2021-22 compared to 2020-21, according to data provided by the road transport ministry to Parliament. The spike was recorded after the stringent norm kicked in from April 1, 2021.

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EC asks Sena factions to submit claims by August 8

The Election Commission has asked the Shiv Sena factions led by Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray to submit written statements on their competing claims over the party name and ‘Bow and Arrow’ election symbol by August 8 in what can trigger a scramble for pledges of support from MPs and state legislators as well as organisational functionaries.

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SC lets Centre continue security cover of Ambani, family

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a PIL before the Tripura high court questioning the top-level security cover for Mukesh Ambani and his family after they informed the court they fully reimburse the Centre the cost of security. “We direct the government to continue providing adequate security, as determined by the experts, to the respondents. There is no need to continue with the proceedings before the HC any further,” the court said.

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American nightmare: Gujarat man held in Mexico, kin ‘sent to US’

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CBSE Class 12 pass percentage, number of high scorers rise compared to 2019

The number of high scorers continues to rise in the CBSE Class XII Board exams, the results of which were released on Friday. While the number has reduced from the pandemic years (2020 and 2021) when the exams were disrupted, compared to 1.3% of the total candidates who scored 95% and above in aggregate in 2019, this year the figure has zoomed to 2.3%. The pass percentage has also jumped 9.3 percentage points from 2019 and breached 90% for the first time, excluding the pandemic-hit years.

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Doctor's approval must if disabled denied boarding: DGCA

Airlines can no longer deny boarding to a person with disabilities on its own, without a doctor examining the person and stating that the said passenger’s health may deteriorate during the journey. Following an uproar over IndiGo’s recent denial of boarding to one such young passenger in Ranchi, Union aviation minister J M Scindia had ordered a review of the entire process.

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4 crore eligible people yet to take 1st shot of Covid vaccine

An estimated four crore eligible people are yet to initiate Covid vaccination in the country as on July 18, even as the government has made vaccination, including booster shots, available for free to cover all. “As on 18th July, an estimated 4 crore eligible beneficiaries have not taken even a single dose of Covid vaccine,” junior health minister Bharati Pravin Pawar informed Lok Sabha on Friday.

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Firing inside Kolkata airport washroom, CISF sub inspector found dead

The incident happened at the basement washroom, away from the passenger movement area that ensured none of the fliers were harmed or left panicked by the incident.

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Droupadi Murmu elected first tribal President, second woman to assume nation's top office

NDA’s presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu on Thursday became the first tribal woman to be elected as President of India by defeating her rival, opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha, by a margin of 947 votes, bagging 64.03% of the electoral college votes against Sinha’s share of 35.97%.

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Unwed woman cannot be denied right to abortion, says SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday filled a legislative vacuum in the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act and relevant Rules to confer on an unmarried woman the right to terminate a 20-24 week unwanted pregnancy, if medical experts certified its safety. “Denying an unmarried woman the right to a safe abortion violates her personal autonomy and freedom,” the court said.

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ED quizzes Sonia for 2 hours in National Herald case

Amid protests by party workers in the capital and other parts of the country, ED officials questioned Congress chief Sonia Gandhi for two hours on Thursday in connection with a money laundering case, better known as the National Herald case. Sonia was questioned on 28 points related to takeover of Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), the publishers of National Herald and other Congress organs, along with its properties by Young Indian, a company in which Sonia and her son Rahul hold majority stake.

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Gyanvapi: SC declines to pre-empt district judge’s decision

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Karnataka, Manipur, Chandigarh top Niti innovation indices

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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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