Kerala bus shed that saw unique sit-on-lap protest by students razed

The city corporation authorities on Friday morning demolished the controversial bus waiting shed in front of the CET at Sreekaryam where students had protested — by sitting on each other’s laps — against the residents who damaged the shed in an apparent attempt to stop boys and girls from being there together.

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At SCO meet, PM calls for better supply chains, full transit rights

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for deepening cooperation and mutual trust among SCO member-states at the summit in Samarkand on Friday, urging the Eurasian security group to work together to develop reliable, resilient, and diversified supply chains in the region at a time when the pandemic and Ukraine conflict had caused an “unprecedented food and energy crisis".

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AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan held in Waqf case

The anti corruption branch (ACB) of the Delhi government on Friday arrested AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan for his alleged involvement in a case of illegal appointments and financial irregularities in the management of Delhi Waqf Board.

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SC seeks govt reply on marital rape pleas

After a split verdict by the Delhi high court on whether marital rape could be brought within the ambit of the offence of rape, the Supreme Court on Friday decided to examine the issue and sought a response from the Centre. A bench of Justices Rajiv Shakdher and C Hari Shankar of the had HC differed in their reading of the exception under IPC Section 375 that shields husbands from a rape charge by wives.

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IAF to kick off induction of indigenous light combat helicopter next month

The IAF will induct the first indigenous light combat helicopter (LCH), which is capable of offensive operations in the Siachen Glacier-Saltoro Ridge region and eastern Ladakh, at its Jodhpur airbase in the presence of defence minister Rajnath Singh on October 3. The phased induction of these 5.8-tonne choppers will boost IAF’s capabilities in high-altitude areas as well as in other terrains.

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Centre, Assam and adivasi militant outfits sign pact

Achieving yet another milestone in efforts to establish “permanent peace” in Assam by inking settlements with various armed insurgent outfits active in the state, the Centre, Assam government and eight armed adivasi groups signed a tripartite agreement in the presence of home minister Amit Shah and Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday, to end the “decades-old crisis of adivasis and tea garden workers”.

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19.8k score 100 percentile in CUET, highest in English

A total of 19,865 candidates scored 100 percentile across 30 subjects in the Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET-UG) 2022. English had the highest number of 100-percentilers at 8,236, followed by Political Science (2,065) and Business Studies (1,669). The other subjects which recorded over 1,000 candidates with 100 percentile were Biology, Economics and Psychology, indicating that the cutoffs for college admissions in these six subjects are likely to be high.

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Can’t give MBBS students from Ukraine seats in India: Govt

The Union government on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that Indian students pursuing MBBS in Ukraine whose studies were disrupted because of war and subsequent evacuation would not be admitted to medical colleges in India as that would amount to giving ‘backdoor entry’ to less meritorious students.

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Statute not static, why can’t it provide for EWS quota: SC

As the petitioners challenging the constitutional validity of the 103rd constitutional amendment entitling economically weaker sections (EWS) to reservation contended that economic status cannot be the basis for granting preferential treatment, the Supreme Court on Thursday said the Constitution is not a static but a living document and raised questions on why quota could not be given to the poor.

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‘One can ban miniskirt, not hijab on grounds of morality’

n the ongoing hearing of a batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka high court’s judgment that upheld the ban on wearing hijab by students in educational institutions, the Muslim side on Thursday told the Supreme Court that a girl student can be barred from wearing a miniskirt to an educational institution but not a hijab by applying the restrictions of public order, decency and morality to the freedom of expression under Article 19(2).

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Bombay high court issues contempt notice 3 months in advance

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Pendency in SC dips by 4k in 13 days under new CJI

After Chief Justice U U Lalit took charge and introduced a new system for listing of cases, the Supreme Court witnessed record performance in terms of deciding cases and in the last 13 working days, 5,200 cases were disposed of in comparison to 1,135 fresh cases being filed in the apex court that means that pendency had reduced by over 4,000 during this short span of time.

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Spokesman: Zelenskyy in car accident, no serious injuries

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Hijab appellants claim a trend

After arguing for lifting of the hijab ban in educational institutions citing its essentiality to Islam and women’s right to choice of dress as part of right to freedom of expression and privacy, the Muslim side on Wednesday told the SC that it has become a trend with the majority community to target Islamic religious practices, customs and places of worship.

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Bengal govt has crossed all levels of brutality: BJP

BJP on Wednesday said the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal has crossed all limits of brutality, repression and police torture to deny its party workers of their political right to raise their voice in a democratic and peaceful manner. Senior BJP member Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “Mamata ji, all your reactions in West Bengal are contrary to your personal evolution and suffering. This is not your normal behaviour."

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SC bench order criticises CJI’s listing system

In a rare instance of open criticism of the Supreme Court’s new case listing method introduced by new CJI U U Lalit, a bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul has in a judicial order said that the new listing system gave inadequate time to the judges to take up the matters. It said, “The new listing system is not giving an adequate time to take up matters fixed for hearing like the present case as there are a number of matters within the span of ‘Afternoon’ session.”

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Bail pleas must be decided expeditiously: SC

Disapproving the practice of high courts not giving early hearing in bail matters, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said pleas seeking pre-arrest or post-arrest bail must be decided by courts as expeditiously as possible as they involve the liberty of a person.

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Rajnath protests $450m package for Pak’s F-16s

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Gen Pande: Nepal must decide soon on Agnipath enlistment

India may be forced to withdraw vacancies for enlisting soldiers from Nepal under its new Agnipath scheme in the ongoing recruitment cycle if the landlocked country does not take a decision in time, Army chief Gen Manoj Pande said on Wednesday. Such a move by India, if it comes to that, could have adverse implications for the already delicately poised relationship with Nepal, where China has systematically made huge strategic inroads over the years.

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BJP will form govt in Gujarat again: Shah

Exuding confidence that BJP will form the government in Gujarat under the leadership of CM Bhupendra Patel after the assembly elections later this year, Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday asserted that “dream sellers” will not win in the state. Speaking virtually on the commemoration of Patel completing one year in office as CM, Shah said BJP will again form the government with a two-thirds majority.

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Poll panel delists 86 non-existent parties

Continuing its crackdown on registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs) found to be non-existent or repeatedly defaulting on the statutory requirements as per the Representation of the People Act, the Election Commission on Tuesday deleted 86 more RUPPs from the list of registered parties after a physical verification did not find them at their registered addresses.

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Karnataka brings in job quota in police for transgenders

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Ayurveda effective in high-risk Covid treatment: Study

A joint team of researchers from the IIT-Delhi and Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, have found that yoga and ayurveda may be effective in the treatment of high-risk cases of Covid-19 following a research study on successful treatment of 30 high-risk patients. Besides the standard care treatment as per guidelines, the patients were prescribed ayurvedic medicines through telemedicine, and administered a personalised therapeutic yoga programme using video conferencing.

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Officer who probed Ishrat Jahan case dismissed, moves SC

Satish Chandra Verma, a senior IPS officer who had assisted the CBI in its investigation into the alleged fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan in Gujarat, has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Union home ministry's decision, taken on August 30, to dismiss him a month before his scheduled retirement on September 30.

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J&K recruitment scam: CBI searches 36 locations

CBI sleuths on Tuesday conducted searches at 36 locations across the country, including in Jammu & Kashmir, in an ongoing investigation related to recruitment of sub-inspectors in J&K Police. According to police sources, searches were carried out in Jammu, Srinagar (both in J&K), Karnal, Mahendergarh, Rewari (in Haryana), Gandhinagar (Gujarat), Delhi, Ghaziabad (UP) and Bangalore (Karnataka), among other places.

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NCERT set to get ‘deemed to be university’ status

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NIA targets narco-terror, searches 50 sites in 4 states

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SC fast-tracks CAA hearing, to set up a 3-judge bench

As a clutch of petitions challenging constitutional validity of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act and subsequent Rules has been pending for over two-and-half years with no effective hearing, the Supreme Court on Monday decided to fast-track the proceedings and asked the counsel appearing for both the sides to come out with a “road map” for conducting the hearing on over 250 petitions.

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Retail inflation up in August to 7%, IIP slows sharply

Retail inflation accelerated in August on the back of high food prices, reversing a three-month downward trend and remained above the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) upper tolerance level of 6% for the eighth consecutive month, which may prompt the central bank to raise interest rates again. The retail inflation data showed cereal and product prices rose 9.6% in August while vegetable prices shot up 13.2% during the month.

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Shringar Gauri worship hearing to go on, Gyanvapi plea rejected

The court of the Varanasi district judge on Monday held as maintainable a suit filed by five Hindu women seeking the right to daily worship of the Goddess Shringar Gauri and other “visible and invisible” deities in the Gyanvapi mosque complex. It said the 1991 Places of Worship Act cited by the custodians of the shrine to challenge the plea wasn't a bar in this case as the plaintiffs never asked for the mosque to be converted into a temple.

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B'luru: Anti-encroachment drive kicks off as govt talks tough

​A team of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike initiated the exercise at eight places, which were allegedly causing flooding in and around Bellandur in Mahadevapura zone.

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Kashmir’s gift for new Parl building

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'Granting EWS quota to upper castes mockery of reservation'

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NCP: Pawar not claimant to PM job, suited to act as oppn bridge

NCP patriarch Sharad Pawar has never been a prime ministerial aspirant but is best suited to serve as a bridge between opposition parties since he commands respect from all, his party said on Sunday even as the veteran Rajya Sabha MP told party leaders that NCP will never “surrender” before the “rulers in Delhi”. The assertion was made by party MP Praful Patel amid renewed activity within the opposition camp to unite all non-BJP outfits.

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KCR, HDK agree on need for anti-BJP front for 2024 polls

Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao and former Karnataka CM and Janata Dal (Secular) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday arrived at a consensus that an alternative political front at the national level should be stitched to achieve ‘BJP-Mukt Bharat’ in 2024 general elections. Kumaraswamy, who had come to Hyderabad on an invitation from KCR, pledged support to his plan.

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Bigg Boss 16 promo out: Salman returns to host next season

One of the most controversial and awaited shows of television is all set to return with a new season. Yes, you guessed it right. Bigg Boss is coming back with season 16 and host Salman Khan gears to host yet another blockbuster season.

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BJP slams Rahul Gandhi meet with ‘hate speech’ pastor

In the video which went viral, pastor P George Ponnaiah is seen responding to the Congress leader’s question about whether Jesus was a form of God, saying, “Jesus is the real God. God reveals him(self) as a man, a real person...not like Shakti...so we see a human person.”

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CUET scores to ‘normalise’ differences across test dates

The scorecard of a candidate will have percentiles and “normalised” scores, not raw marks, for each subject. Universities will use the normalised marks for preparing the ranking list for admissions. Over nine lakh aspirants for undergraduate programmes of around 90 universities are waiting for their CUET-UG results.

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Resistance to high-end antibiotics is growing: ICMR

According to the ICMR report, the survey found 87.5% samples of Acinetobacter baumannii tested in 2021 were resistant to carbapenems, which is a high-end antibiotic. This, researchers said, limited the treatment option in individuals suffering from infection caused by the bacteria.

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Consider remission to lifers within 3 months, SC tells UP

A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Hima Kohli took a compassionate view of the lifers languishing in crowded prisons despite spending long years in prison and despite fulfilling the conditions in the policy relating to remission of sentence for convicts sentenced to imprisonment for life for heinous offences.

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Must make India global innovation hub in next 25 years: PM

The PM lauded the role of Indian scientists in developing the Covid-19 vaccine and contributing to the world’s biggest vaccine drive. Noting that there has been a substantial increase in investment on science and technology since 2014.

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22% rise in number of mentally ill jail inmates: NCRB

Last year, 7,524 inmates were reported to be suffering from mental illness. Percentage wise, those suffering from mental illness accounted for 1.5% of the 4.88 lakh inmates lodged in various prisons as on December 2020.

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38% of superbug-infected ICU patients die in 14 days: Study

Most doctors know that ICU patients in India who stay for longer periods get infected by gram-negative micro-organisms, which are more difficult to treat than gram-positive organisms found in western world ICUs.

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Queen Elizabeth's funeral to be held on September 19

The funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth who died this week after 70 years on the throne, will be held on Monday, September 19 at 1000 GMT, England's most senior peer who is in charge of state occasions said on Saturday.

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BJP takes dig at Rahul Gandhi over his T-shirt price

Taking to Twitter, BJP posted a collage of Rahul’s photos on one side and a white Burberry T-shirt similar to the one he was seen wearing on the other and claimed that it costs rupees 41,257. The saffron party also put out a cryptic caption — “Bharat, dekho!”

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E-degrees on a par with regular ones, says UGC

University Grants Commission (UGC) on Friday reiterated that degrees earned through the online/distance mode from institutions recognised by UGC will be treated as equivalent to those obtained through conventional mode.

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'CUET-UG results to be declared by September 15'

The debut edition of the CUET-UG, a gateway to undergraduate admissions, began in July and concluded on August 30. “The National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to announce the CUET-UG results by September 15 or if possible, even a couple of days earlier,” said M Jagadesh Kumar.

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36% surge in direct tax collections to nearly Rs 6.5 lakh crore

“Refunds amounting to Rs 1.19 lakh crore have been issued during 1st April, 2022 to 8th September, 2022, which are 65.3% higher than refunds issued during the same period in the preceding year,” the Central Board of Direct Taxes said in a statement.

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Hasaranga helps SL down Pakistan in Asia Cup final dress rehearsal

Spinner Wanindu Hasaranga led Sri Lanka's bowling charge to set up a comfortable five-wicket victory over Pakistan on Friday in their dress rehearsal for the Asia Cup final.

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Elizabethan age ends, Charles is King at 73

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, has died. She was 96. Buckingham Palace made the announcement in a statement. A link to the almost-vanished generation that fought World War II, she was the only monarch most Britons have ever known, and her name defines an age: the modern Elizabethan Era.

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Supreme Court to examine validity of EWS quota

A five-judge Constitution bench of CJI U U Lalit and Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, S Ravindra Bhat, Bela M Trivedi and J B Pardiwala accepted three out of the four questions framed by Attorney General K K Venugopal, saying they are comprehensive enough covering all aspects relating to validity of the amendment.

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Queen Elizabeth II passes away: Life & times of UK's longest-serving monarch

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Operation Unicorn: The plan for Queen's death in Scotland

The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland and forms part of the royal coat of arms, along with the lion of England. The 96-year-old monarch passed away at her remote Highlands residence, Balmoral, with all her immediate family flying in to be at her side.

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'Will never forget her kindness: PM on Queen's death

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Asia Cup: Kohli shines as India beat Afghanistan by 101 runs

Virat Kohli got the most-awaited hundred in international cricket as he reached the elusive three-figure mark after 1020 days to set up India's massive 101-run win over Afghanistan and lighten up the dead rubber in the Asia Cup. Kohli struck a high-quality 122 not out off 61 balls for his 71st international hundred to take India to 212/2. Afghanistan were then blown away by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who ended up with career-best figures of 5/4 as Mohammad Nabi and co. ended with 111/8 in 20 overs.

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Queen Elizabeth II no more; Key moments in her life

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch in British history, has died aged 96, leaving the whole world in a state of shock and grief. Born in 1926 to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the head of state breathed her last on September 9, 2022, at the Balmoral castle in Scotland.

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Angela Kelly: The woman who dressed late Queen Elizabeth II

Mary Angela Kelly, a British fashion designer, dressmaker, and milliner, served as Personal Assistant and Senior Dresser to Queen Elizabeth II since 2002. Her official title was that of a Personal Assistant, Adviser and Curator to Her Majesty The Queen and she took care of her majesty's jewellery, insignias and wardrobe).

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Punjab releases salaries after a 6-day delay

As per the budget estimates, the state’s monthly salary bill comes to Rs 2,597 crore and the end of the GST compensation has already raised concerns in the AAP government as only Rs 4,000 crore have been received as compensation for the first quarter this financial year.

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Centre-Delhi dispute to be SC’s 1st green case

On May 10, 2017, then Chief Justice J S Khehar had set July 3, 2017, deadline for making the Supreme Court paperless by restricting the filing of petitions and appeals to soft copies. “It will save tons of paper used in filing of appeals and greatly help the environment,” he had said.

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I-T cracks down on unrecognised political parties

The coordinated action came after the I-T authorities built on the information received from the Election Commission in May this year, pointing to financial impropriety, attempts at wilful tax evasion, receipt of bogus donations and money laundering by some of the entities.

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Rahul Gandhi talks opposition unity as he flags off Bharat yatra

At a public meeting on the southern tip of the country to launch the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi said the national flag — which embodies the guaranteed rights of freedom of religion and language — is under assault.

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Apple has introduced its most expensive iPhones of 2022

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Apple launches all-new Watch Series 8, Watch SE: Key features

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Withdraw Section 66A cases in 3 weeks: SC

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6 states, 30 locations: ED searches in excise case

Manish Sisodia is accused no. 1 among 16 named in an FIR registered by CBI on August 17 to probe Delhi's liquor licensing scam. Some top officials of the Delhi’s Excise department, including Arva Gopi Krishna, the then excise commissioner, his deputy Anand Tiwari and assistant excise commissionerare are others under ED’s scanner.

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BJP brainstorms for 144 ‘difficult’ seats

Amit Shah and JP Nadda held an interaction with senior ministers on organisational issues. They suggested that the ministers should not ignore organisational work and keep their focus on expanding the party’s footprint by winning the LS seats where it had finished second or third on previous occasions.

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Flooded houses in elite Bengaluru locality lose light & water

A basic villa in Epsilon costs Rs 10 crore. Depending on the size of the plot, the price can easily head north of Rs 20-30 crore. An acre plot is apparently Rs 80 crore. When you have put down such huge amounts for your house, the last thing you expect is for it to be flooded.

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Jeweller slain on road, entire colony chases down killers

Sakinder Yadav (35) was tracked by his assailants as he closed his shop in the DLF area of Loni, got on his bike and started for home in Delhi’s Karawal Nagar, a short distance from there on the other side of the border. The spot where they attacked him is around 800 metres from his shop.

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SC asks CMs of Punjab, Haryana to meet on SYL dispute

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Ranbir and Alia avoid attending Sandhya Puja at Ujjain

Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor who are currently awaiting the release of Brahmastra were planning to visit the famous Mahakaleshwar Temple of Ujjain for Sandhya Aarti. However, the duo avoided attending the same due to security reasons.

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Booker Prize 2022 shortlist announced

A shortlist of six books for the Booker Prize 2022 was announced in the wee hours of September 7, 2022 (India time). Read more details about the Booker Prize 2022 shortlist here.

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Asia Cup: India lose to Lanka, stare at elimination

Defending champions India went perilously close to elimination after a 6-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka in their super four stage match of the Asia Cup. The result left the Men in Blue at the mercy of the other teams to have a chance of making it to the final. It also meant that India skipper Rohit Sharma's scintillating 41-ball 72 went in vain, as the islanders completed a chase of 174 with a ball to spare. India will be out of the tournament if Pakistan beat Afghanistan on Wednesday.

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3 killed as car rams auto outside AIIMS, Delhi

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All barricades will be manned: Delhi cops to HC

Delhi Police Monday said no unmanned barricades would be left on roads and it would act immediately if the public reported any violations on helpline number 112 or Twitter.

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7 in 10 Indians in rear seats do not wear seat belts: Poll

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Tories one family, time to unite behind PM Truss, says Sunak

Rishi Sunak on Monday asked Tory members to unite behind newly appointed British Prime Minister Liz Truss, minutes after she defeated him in the leadership contest to succeed Boris Johnson, to steer the country through difficult times.

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Unite behind Liz Truss, says Rishi Sunak after defeat in UK PM race

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Envious, woman poisons & kills topper classmate of daughter

A 42-year-old woman in Puducherry town Karaikal allegedly poisoned her daughter's 13-year-old classmate by spiking his soft drink because the boy always topped in academic and extracurricular activities.

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Rahul's speech 'immature, full of hate & anger': BJP

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Bangla PM may seek India's help on Rohingya

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina may seek India's help on repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar and raise concerns on communal violence in both countries that has spillover impact across borders during her meeting with PM Narendra Modi.

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No one except MSD messaged me after I quit Test captaincy: Kohli

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Asia Cup: All-round Nawaz helps Pakistan beat India in a thrilling Super 4 clash

A tactically superior Pakistan caught India completely off-guard with a Mohd. Nawaz (42 off 20) punt as they exacted sweet revenge with a 5-wicket victory in an exciting Super 4 game of the Asia Cup. Chasing a tough target of 182, the ever dependable Mohd. Rizwan (71) anchored the Pakistan innings but it was Nawaz who played the decisive knock of the match. Khushdil and Iftikhar completed a deserving victory with a ball to spare.

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Winners of Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

The state government of Tamil Nadu on September 2 announced the list of winners under various categories for the State Film Awards for the year 2009 to 2014. The event for the same is held today, September 4 in Chennai at 5 pm. The statement issued by the government has the list of three selected movies, actors, actresses, musicians, and lyricists for every year from 2009 to 2014.

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Gujarat HC orders return of confiscated passport

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Greater Noida: Man dies as speeding BMW falls off Yamuna Expressway

A man died while another was injured after the BMW car they were travelling in lost control and fell off the Yamuna Expressway on Saturday morning.

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NCR schooler can't avail quota for Delhiites: HC

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In 75th year of freedom, India overtakes UK as 5th largest economy

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UK parents name their child after Indian dish 'Pakora'

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50% of rape cases in Rajasthan fake: CM Gehlot

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India & UAE set $100bn trade goal for next 5 years

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Row erupts as Punjab scribes allege profiling by cops

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Extension of St Stephen's principal term illegal: DU

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Karnataka seer remanded to custody, then cops take him to hospital

The chief pontiff of Murugha Mutt in Karnataka's Chitradurga, Shivamurthy Swami, accused of sexually assaulting two schoolgirls, was Friday remanded in police custody till September 5 amid high drama. He was initially sent to 14-day judicial custody and lodged in Chitradurga prison, where he developed health complications.

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How a cook, conductor, auto driver plotted Uttarakhand’s 'Vyapam'

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Farewell typos! Twitter unveils edit button

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Starbucks names Indian-origin Laxman Narasimhan as new CEO

Starbucks has named a long-time PepsiCo executive as its new CEO. The coffee giant said Thursday that Laxman Narasimhan will join Starbucks on Oct. 1 after relocating from London to Seattle, where Starbucks is based.

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HC says UP government accountable for hooch death compensation

The Allahabad high court has held that the government is accountable for compensation in cases of death due to consumption of spurious liquor and directed the state government and other respondents to file their reply in the case of a petition on the Azamgarh hooch tragedy in which 10 persons died.

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‘Rishimania’ takes hold in London’s Wembley at final hustings of hopefuls

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Pocso case: Karnataka seer arrested, taken to undisclosed location for investigation

The Karnataka police have arrested Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the chief pontiff of Murugha Mutt, in connection with the abusing case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act in Chitradurga in Karnataka on Thursday night.

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Asia Cup: SL make Super 4s after two-wicket win over Bangladesh

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh went into Thursday's virtual knockout game, having dealt cheap shops at each other in the buildup. The two teams, nicknamed The Lions and The Tigers, were probably venting out their frustration after the 'newbies' of world cricket Afghanistan pushed them to a corner in the last five days.

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