FIFA World Cup: Richarlison helps Brazil outclass Serbia 2-0

Favourites Brazil started their FIFA World Cup 2022 campaign with a commanding 2-0 victory against Serbia at Lusail stadium on Friday. Richarlison scored both the goals for the five-time champions in their opening Group G match.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/W36f4S2

Need to speak about intimate partner violence: Union minister Irani

from Times of India https://ift.tt/hYmVjnF

Ex-ISI head Lt Gen Asim Munir appointed new Pakistan army chief

Former ISI head Lt General Asim Munir will be Pakistan’s next army chief, PM Shehbaz Sharif announced Thursday and ended weeks of speculation about who succeeds Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa in a position considered the most powerful in the country.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/523Kvfl

Ronaldo first male player to score in five World Cups

Portugese striker Cristiano Ronaldo became the first male player to score in five FIFA World Cups when he converted from the spot against Ghana in the Group H game in Qatar on Thursday.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/MTUuf3L

Congress ‘continuously insulted’ Ambedkar: Amit Shah

from Times of India https://ift.tt/56TZJsn

In measles hotspots, minimum age for vaccine cut, booster added

from Times of India https://ift.tt/GkXPp3M

Rajnath calls for global efforts to counter cross-border terror

The gravest threat requiring urgent and resolute intervention by the international community is transnational and cross-border terrorism and “indifference” can no longer be a response as terrorism has found victims globally, defence minister Rajnath Singh said in his address to the ninth Asean defence ministers’ meeting (ADMM) Plus at Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Wednesday.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/KXb5Lxd

Batshuayi fires Belgium to World Cup win over Canada

World No. 2 Belgium survived a scare on Wednesday, before registering a narrow 1-0 win over Canada in their opening group game at the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. A missed penalty and a sublime finish highlights the Group F match at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/loqdcRt

Nirav moves for permission to appeal extradition decision in UK SC

from Times of India https://ift.tt/Kxjlkrv

Spain start WC campaign with a 7-0 win against Costa Rica

Favourites Spain shot a warning to their rivals by hammering Costa Rica 7-0 on Wednesday in their opening Group E match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 at the Al Thumama stadium in Qatar. The winning margin was Spain's biggest ever at a World Cup.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/2hmHSYW

Live: Ukraine detains 'traitor' who released Kherson prisoners

The situation in Kyiv, and other cities have deteriorated following the largest missile attack on the country’s power grid on Tuesday. President Zelensky said over 10 million Ukrainians were left without electricity after the strikes. Stay with TOI for more updates

from Times of India https://ift.tt/ODp29CI

Join growth journey of new UP, says CM Yogi Adityanath

​​​​He called upon global and domestic industries to take advantage of the massive opportunities being provided by UP and to participate in the project of making “New India” a prosperous and powerful country.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/35L2fvz

India, UAE talk on trade ties, use of UPI for remittances

from Times of India https://ift.tt/KF0HzVs

Qatar ‘invites’ Zakir Naik for sermons at WC, BJP neta seeks event boycott

from Times of India https://ift.tt/PclL3SC

CEC must be apolitical, strong and beyond influence, says Supreme Court

A five-judge Constitution bench of Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar, which is hearing a batch of petitions seeking its direction to insulate the poll panel from political or executive interference, said there are no “checks and balances” in the appointment process and it allows the government to appoint persons of its choice.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/PWFg5zo

NIA nabs dreaded Khalistani terrorist Khanpuria at IGI

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested one of the “most-wanted” terrorists, Kulwinderjit Singh alias Khanpuria, associated with Khalistani outfits Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and Khalistan Liberation Front (KLF) and the “chief mastermind” behind a conspiracy to carry out terror attacks on establishments linked to Dera Sacha Sauda and Punjab police.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/zI6NZ0s

NIA nabs dreaded Khalistani terrorist Khanpuria at IGI

from Times of India https://ift.tt/BdmwIHU

CJI said he’ll examine issues, urged us not to abstain: Lawyers’ bodies

from Times of India https://ift.tt/84ZIOb9

Vote for BJP to decide Guj's path of development: Amit Shah

from Times of India https://ift.tt/CfVLybr

Live: Covid on wane, govt does away with Air Suvidha for int'l arrivals

People flying into India from abroad will no longer need to fill the “Air Suvidha” form starting Tuesday. The government revised the guidelines for international arrivals on Monday in the wake of the vast improvement in the pandemic situation and increased vaccination. Stay with TOI for more updates.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/rSJC8fU

A woman is killed by kin or partner every 11 minutes: UN chief

from Times of India https://ift.tt/KuhvUgl

Climate fund: Donor base, beneficiaries to be clarified by ’23

from Times of India https://ift.tt/v9HfYT7

C'garh eyes population-ratio plan, total quota may breach 80%

The special session has been called to resolve the impasse arising out of the recent high court decision that set aside a 2012 government order taking overall quota to 58%, ruling that reservation above 50% is unconstitutional. If the government goes through with its proportional-quota plan, it could take reservation in Chhattisgarh to 81% — possibly the highest in the country.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/M9B0cCs

Govt’s FY23 food subsidy bill likely to cross Rs 3L cr

The government’s food subsidy bill is likely to cross Rs 3 lakh crore during the current financial year, nearly 50% more than the budget estimate of Rs 2lakh crore. This is primarily due to the extension of free foodgrain scheme, PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojna (PMGKAY) till December. According to estimates, this will be the second highest subsidy outgo for providing highly subsidised and free foodgrains to nearly 80 crore identified beneficiaries.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/dwnDEX5

COP27 inclusion of sustainable lifestyle key for India: Bhupender Yadav

With over 195 countries reaching a final agreement at UN climate talks (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday, India which actively participated in the two-week long negotiations through multiple interventions welcomed its outcome paving the way for setting up of a loss and damage fund, and inclusion of “transition to sustainable lifestyles and sustainable patterns of consumption and production” in its cover decision.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/stbfli5

Centre plans to include J&K ‘Balmiki’ members in SC list

As per the proposal, the ministry for social justice and empowerment is proposing the inclusion of ‘Balmiki’ in the SC list. The name is a spelling variation of ‘Valmiki’ which is already in the SC list, but given the strictness adopted in the recognition of Dalit groups, the difference leads to omission of many individuals or households from the ‘Balmiki’ caste from reservation and other affirmative action benefits.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/zevEdYs

FIFA WC: Qatar floors the world in stunning welcome

On Sunday, in the evening desert chill, at the gleaming, packed Al-Bayt stadium in the Al Khor town which literally means creek, by singing higher than the others, they were only reaffirming to the world that this belongs to them, that they had created it. And that, the world is welcome.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/kZ6pOdP

Undeterred by defeats, serial losers back in 2022 Gujarat poll fray

from Times of India https://ift.tt/6KGRiQv

14 months on, AC-3 economy class journey to end

from Times of India https://ift.tt/p7QLZjg

Winter session to begin on Dec 7, govt may table data protection bill

The winter session of Parliament will commence from December 7 and will continue until December 29, “subject to exigencies of government business”, the Lok Sabha secretariat said on Saturday. Parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi, who tweeted the dates, said the session will comprise 17 sittings spread over 23 days.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/n9JuWMI

Synchronised rate hikes can spark recession: Shaktikanta Das

The governor’s statement comes at a time when the UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt has acknowledged that the country is in recession. In the US, corporates are on a massive layoff drive as fears of recession loom. The European Central Bank also said that a recession in the 19 countries that use the euro has become more likely.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/qVENGx3

Terror is terror and no political spin can ever justify it, says S Jaishankar

Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for imposing cost on countries which support terrorism, foreign minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said the continued tendency of some nations to use terrorism as a tool of statecraft and willingness of others to justify and obfuscate that was among the causes of the growing scope, scale and intensity of terrorist threat.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/8rjHf6h

Ex-DSP, 29 others get life terms for burning cop alive

A Rajasthan court on Friday awarded rigorous life imprisonment to 30 persons, including a former DSP, over the death of a SHO who was burnt alive by a protesting mob in 2011.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/fOe0GP6

Sodomy-murder of friend's son: Man gets death

A Pocso court on Friday held a 25-year-old daily-wage worker guilty of sodomising and murdering a one-and-a-half-year-old boy in September 2015 and awarded him death sentence, saying the offence was "of diabolic nature".

from Times of India https://ift.tt/tfqUDvC

PDS: Chhattisgarh fights ED over choice of SC bench

In an unprecedented tug-of-war for listing of a case before an "appropriate bench", the Chhattisgarh government appears locked in an intense legal battle in the Supreme Court with the ED that is seeking transfer of the trial in the alleged multi-crore Nagrik Apurti Nigam (PDS) scam accusing the state administration of protecting influential former IAS officers allegedly involved in the case.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/o0X4u3D

Rahul must create, not rake up, history: Raut on Savarkar

Raut added, "Veer Savarkar wasn't the deity of the RSS and BJP ever. They are taking this up for politics. Veer Savarkar is respected by a large section in Maharashtra and the country. We have been demanding Bharat Ratna for him, but is their love for Savarkar fake? Why is BJP not giving him Bharat Ratna?"

from Times of India https://ift.tt/6ixPqlw

List 10 transfer, 10 bail pleas/day before 13 SC benches each: CJI DY Chandrachud

Justice Chandrachud on Friday said in open court that a full court meeting of the SC noticed that there is a pendency of over 3,000 petitions seeking transfer of cases (mostly matrimonial) from one state to another.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/JuPCNgq

Court directs police to complete Aaftab's narco test in 5 days

Delhi's Saket District Court on Friday directed the city police to complete the narco analytic test of Aaftab Amin Poonawala, accused of killing his live-in partner Shradhha Walkar, within five days, while giving clear-cut instructions to cops not to use any third-degree measure on the accused.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/CU5uXMT

Thrown out of Rajdhani by TTE, jawan loses legs

A 29-year-old Army jawan of 24 Rajputana Rifles, Sonu Kumar Singh, lost both his legs and is battling for life at a military hospital after he was allegedly pushed off the Rajdhani express by a TTE at Bareilly station on Thursday. He is yet to regain consciousness and is "critical", doctors said.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/XLAPYcf

Chhota Rajan, 3 others cleared in 2009 Maha shooting case

A sessions court on Thursday acquitted underworld don Chhota Rajan and three others accused of a 2009 shootout at Nagpada in south Mumbai in which two persons were killed.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/RdKS4bq

Rahul sparks row, says Savarkar ‘betrayed’ Gandhi, Nehru, Patel

Reiterating that freedom fighter Vinayak Savarkar had helped British, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said he betrayed other freedom fighters like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/2EXelv1

COP27 informal draft omits call by India to phase down fossil fuels

from Times of India https://ift.tt/Ko6tlf0

Centre seeks recall of Supreme Court order releasing Rajiv Gandhi killing convicts

The Union government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court, requesting it to review and recall its November 11 order directing release of six Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts by granting remission of sentence. It said that the court had erred by enlarging foreign terrorists convicted for assassination of a former PM without hearing the Centre.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/Dy8ojGf

38 Indians duped of job offers in Myanmar repatriated

Thirty-eight Indian nationals, who were duped of job offers in Myanmar and were made to work under harsh conditions, have been repatriated to India, the Indian Embassy in Myanmar said on Thursday. The Indian citizens who fell prey to transnational crime syndicates in Myanmar have left Yangon for Kolkata from where they would go to their respective native places.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/RsUcGXj

G20 with India to be inclusive, action-oriented: PM

As Indonesia handed over the G20 presidency to India, PM Narendra Modi assured the world's premier forum for economic cooperation that India's presidency will be inclusive, ambitious, decisive, action-oriented and that it will work to make G20 a catalyst for global change.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/jyO7QYe

SC: 'Juvenile' accused in Kathua case an adult

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the juvenility of a Kathua gang-rape-murder case accused, ordering him to face trial as an adult and suggested a relook at the efficacy of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, while expressing serious concern over the trend of minors escaping with lenient punishment even after committing grave and heinous offences.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/oYry9Om

After missed Diwali deadline, Modi, Sunak bid to revive FTA

After India and the UK missed the Diwali deadline for the free trade agreement under discussion, PM Narendra Modi and his counterpart Rishi Sunak in a meeting on Wednesday backed a trade deal which, according to the UK, has the potential to unlock investment and increase jobs in both the countries, and to expand their deep cultural links.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/m3AdYQR

Uttarakhand forest guard linked to killing of tigress transferred

Two days after the forest department's botched "rescue operation" caused a tigress, which had strayed into Almora on Monday, to bleed to death, the National Tiger Conservation Authority has sought a "written, factual report" on the incident.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/ZKpk3tG

SC to examine legislative immunity in bribe-for-vote

The Supreme Court Tuesday decided to examine whether lawmakers can claim complete immunity for their conduct in Parliament or assemblies even in case of taking bribe for voting. The court will take a call on its 1998 verdict in the JMM bribery case which said MPs can't be prosecuted for such acts.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/EYvDHry

India reducing infra gap with China along LAC

India has to a large extent reduced the huge "infrastructure differential" with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in terms of roads, tunnels, bridges, troop habitats, permanent defences, helipads and airfields over the past two years, top defence establishment sources said on Tuesday.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/Yvb5hNi

Delhi cops bust int’l racket selling fake cancer drugs

In a two-month-long operation, Delhi Police's crime branch has busted an international racket manufacturing and selling spurious life-saving cancer medicines, thus endangering the health of critical patients.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/jM3tVPx

BJP fields Shivpal’s aide to take on Dimple in MSY seat

Putting speculations to rest, the BJP on Tuesday announced the candidature of Raghuraj Singh Shakya and Akash Saxena for Mainpuri and Rampur bypolls necessitated following the demise of SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and disqualification of SP veteran Azam Khan from UP assembly, respectively.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/Q2AbEI7

G20 Live: PM Modi to hold bilateral talks today

The annual G20 Summit opened Bali on Tuesday with world leaders set to discuss over the next two days challenges triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic and more recently topped by Russia's war in Ukraine. Stay here for all updates --

from Times of India https://ift.tt/2YdhnLm

Live: 'Two killed as Russian missile lands in Poland'

Missile strikes hit cities across Ukraine on Tuesday, plunging seven million homes into darkness just days after a humiliating Russian retreat. Stay here for all updates --

from Times of India https://ift.tt/x78oQuN

Sebi clears Adani's plan for NDTV open offer

Markets regulator Sebi has approved Adani Group's open offer to buy an additional 26% stake in media firm New Delhi Television. The offer will commence on November 22 and close on December 5. As per Sebi's website on Monday, the regulator gave its final comments on the proposed Rs 492.81-crore open offer on November 7. The price fixed is Rs 294 per share.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/rnk81Ug

TOI helps pick ICC's World Cup dream team

Left-arm seamer Sam Curran deservedly won the Player of the Tournament award. Curran was exceptional at the death all through the tournament but his performance in the final (3 wickets for 12 runs) saw him edge out other contenders like Virat Kohli, Shadab Khan and Jos Buttler, among others.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/sCdjong

Muslims in Gujarat at margins of electoral politics

Muslims, 9% of the state's population, have never had proportional representation in the legislative assembly and their number has been consistently dwindling over the past few decades, with both major political parties citing 'winnability' as the main criterion for ticket distribution.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/RpqeyQS

New int’l students in US up 80% to pre-Covid level

The Open Doors 2022 Report on International Educational Exchange, released on Monday by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Institute of International Education (IIE), found that 948,519 international students from more than 200 places of origin studied at US higher education institutions during the 2021-2022 academic year, a 4% increase compared to the previous academic year.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/62PYK3H

Tihar official suspended over Satyendar Jain row

The superintendent of Tihar Jail number 7 has been suspended after a preliminary enquiry revealed that he had allegedly committed irregularities while Delhi minister Satyendar Jain was lodged in the prison and provided special treatment.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/x958WNS

Global population doubles since '74, hits 8 billion today

We are at the 8-billion population mark now, and will cross 10 billion before the year 2100, but UN population projection data and many experts agree the world’s population will not grow forever. Sometime this century, the population will peak and start declining thereafter.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/vm7ORPU

Top10: War and prices key G-20 concerns before India takes over

from Times of India https://ift.tt/GixedBV

Will refer ordinance to Prez if state targets me: Kerala guv

Kerala governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Sunday hinted that he will send the ordinance, which strips his powers as the chancellor of all state universities, to the President of the country. “I don’t want to judge the ordinance if the state government is targeting me. Hence, I will refer it (to the President),” said the governor while addressing reporters in New Delhi.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/LyZqe9t

Oppn hurting India reputation, says Rajnath on G20 logo row

Defence minister Rajnath Singh has said that it was unfortunate and surprising that opposition parties try to stoke controversies for political gains even if it causes damage to the country’s reputation. Singh, who unveiled the statue of Prithvi Raj Chouhan at Jhajjar in Haryana on Sunday, said that seeing the lotus in the G20 logo, some people raised objections, which was unfortunate as it was declared the national flower in 1950.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/jIsxno0

Will refer ordinance to Prez if state targets me: Kerala guv

from Times of India https://ift.tt/65tsnfm

Bali G20: PM Modi to attend key sessions on food and energy

he G20 summit on November 15-16 in Bali will see PM Narendra Modi and other leaders participating in three important sessions, including on food and energy security, digital transformation and health. PM will have around 20 engagements during his two-day stay in Bali where, as the next Chair, India will look to speak for the developing countries, which are battling some of the worst consequences of the conflict in Europe, and steer the agenda in a “balanced” manner.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/zpGLHiN

India: Can’t club us with big polluters

India with the help of other developing countries thwarted an attempt by developed countries to focus on all top 20 current CO2 emitters for additional mitigation actions, instead of just the big historical polluters (rich nations), during the first week of the UN climate talks (COP27). The crucial second week of negotiation involving ministers will begin Monday.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/6jEnCK4

Himachal voters defy snow & freezing cold, record 75% turnout

from Times of India https://ift.tt/6twDXWQ

India, Asean pledge peace & stability in Indo-Pacific

India and Asean in a joint statement on Saturday reaffirmed the importance of maintaining and promoting peace, stability, maritime safety, freedom of navigation and overflight in the Indo-Pacific region, and also commitment to peaceful resolution of disputes, in accordance with international law, including UNCLOS.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/rm9hZTe

Desi antibiotic under trial in Europe saves woman’s life

from Times of India https://ift.tt/GNizlgt

Yellen: India can buy Russian oil outside price cap

from Times of India https://ift.tt/K5cS0EJ

Teach medicine in Tamil, Amit Shah urges TN govt

Union home minister Amit Shah urged the Tamil Nadu government on Saturday to introduce Tamil as the medium of instruction for medical and other technical courses, saying it would help students understand their lessons better. Several states had already moved to offer medical and technical education in their native languages and Tamil Nadu should follow suit, Shah said. This would also help students pursue research in Tamil.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/lfYrnhz

Don’t make coal lone villain, India asserts at climate meet

Amid growing demand to end use of coal, India here at the UN climate talks (COP27) on Saturday made a strong point saying making any one fuel the villain is not right as natural gas and oil also lead to emissions. Making its intervention during presidency consultation on the cover decisions of COP27, India also suggested certain points to be included in the decision text, saying the long-term goal of the Paris Agreement requires phasing down of all fossil fuels.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/E4ckC6G

Modi, Biden have very practical relationship: US NSA

US President Joe Biden and PM Narendra Modi have a productive and very practical relationship, the American national security advisor said ahead of the bilateral meeting between the two leaders on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. “I would point out PM Modi has already been to the White House since President Biden took office, and the two of them have had the opportunity to meet in person multiple times and to talk by phone and on video, multiple times,” he said.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/1amVxvj

SC to hear pleas against Bombay HC curbs on feeding strays

from Times of India https://ift.tt/H7rwdpG

Four different benches hearing hate-speech cases, SC told

from Times of India https://ift.tt/bLV8KrX

Centre sitting on collegium names unacceptable: SC

Expressing deep anguish over the Centre not clearing the names recommended by the collegium for appointment of judges in high courts and SC and keep these pending for long periods, the Supreme Court on Friday said that such practice was not acceptable and sought an explanation from the law secretary.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/sIzDqd7

SC orders release of Rajiv Gandhi killers

Following through its order in May directing the release of life convict A G Perarivalan in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case by invoking its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court on Friday used the extraordinary jurisdiction to extend the same to six others convicted for assassinating the former Prime Minister and ordered that they be also set free forthwith.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/lkrRvLJ

Friendshore to firm up supply chains: US treasury secy

from Times of India https://ift.tt/P9uT4zG

Vir Das show in Bengaluru cancelled after plaint

from Times of India https://ift.tt/IevDOHY

India to pip China in getting US visas by 2023

from Times of India https://ift.tt/XOdgcCU

'Welcome court order, will continue bid to get Nirav extradited'

The government on Thursday welcomed a UK court’s rejection of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi’s appeal against extradition to India, saying will continue to seek early extradition of other economic fugitives. “We welcome the UK court’s decision to dismiss the appeal against extradition of Nirav Modi,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said. “We will continue with our efforts to get Nirav Modi back ,” he added.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/aky8V5T

Kerala govt removes governor as chancellor of deemed univ

from Times of India https://ift.tt/RwGrWfA

SC allows house arrest for Navlakha, but sets rules

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed activist Gautam Navlakha’s plea to be placed under house arrest, taking into consideration his medical issues, old age, no previous criminal record and also that there is no hope of completion of trial in the foreseeable future.The court though imposed all the conditions on him as suggested by the NIA, including that he would not get access to internet and communication devices like phones and laptop.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/Rb7IHBk

BJP drops about half of 2017 candidates in Gujarat 1st list

BJP declared its first list of 160 candidates for the Gujarat assembly polls on Thursday, retaining 69 sitting MLAs — including 11 former ministers of the erstwhile Vijay Rupani cabinet — and dropping 38 legislators to bet on a gallery of fresh faces like the Patidar agitation’s poster boy Hardik Patel and cricketer Ravindra Jadeja’s wife Rivaba.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/WhymAfY

‘A judge must not become judgemental: CJI

from Times of India https://ift.tt/4KjZ1a7

Advance Azam hearing, defer poll order, SC tells court, EC

from Times of India https://ift.tt/iphvQzO

BJP can’t fool people of Himachal with its ‘jumlas’: Kharge

Addressing his first public meeting of the Himachal Pradesh campaign, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday trained his guns on BJP and said it may have fooled people across the country with its “jumlas” but cannot do so in the hill state. “People here are educated, understand everything and take a considered decision in voting,” Kharge said.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/p7viZBw

MHA: 60% of international borders in north east porous

Over 60% of India’s international borders in the Northeast with China, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan is porous, which along with internal socio-economic and historical factors has caused a “fragile security situation” in the region, the MHA says in its 2020-21 report. The fragile security situation has “resulted in violence, extortion and diverse demands by various Indian insurgent groups, which maintain safe havens/camps in neighbouring countries”, it says.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/wMdtjhO

Gujarat ex-CM & his deputy opt out of electoral race

from Times of India https://ift.tt/lOTxIDM

‘Accidental lawyer’ DY Chandrachud followed in dad’s footsteps, is 50th CJI

Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud took oath in the name of God as he was sworn in by President Draupadi Murmu as the 50th Chief Justice of India, creating the historic milestone of a father-son duo heading the Indian judiciary 37 years, two months and 28 days apart. His father Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud was sworn in as CJI on February 28, 1978 and retired on July 11, 1985, holding a record tenure of seven years, four months and 19 days.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/3LPW8ZF

Problem of plenty: Ahmedabad ward elects 5 MLAs, 4 MPs!

The people of Lambha, a municipal ward in Ahmedabad, have a problem of plenty. This 44 sq km area elects four MPs, five MLAs, and four councillors! It appears that too many legislative cooks spoil the development broth. The ward is divided into multiple assembly and parliamentary constituencies, so voters are confused about which door to knock to have their grievances redressed.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/EZ8ktRO

India indebted to Manmohan Singh for economic reforms: Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the country is indebted to former prime minister Manmohan Singh for the economic reforms. India needs a liberal economic policy with the intention to provide its benefits to poor people, Gadkari said while speaking at TIOL Awards 2022 event. The economic reforms started by Singh as the finance minister in 1991 gave a new direction to India as it ushered in a liberal economy, he added.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/xAhs8WU

Emergency-era shift of education to concurrent list challenged

Challenging the Emergency-era constitutional amendment shifting education from the state list to the concurrent list, senior advocate Kapil Sibal argued in the Madras high court on Tuesday that health and education were two fundamental attributes of humans and both should be under absolute control of states. The amendment is a legislative invasion against parents, children and the state’s right, he said.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/oUbmSMl

Problem of plenty: Ahmedabad ward elects 5 MLAs, 4 MPs!

The people of Lambha, a municipal ward in Ahmedabad, have a problem of plenty. This 44 sq km area elects four MPs, five MLAs, and four councillors! It appears that too many legislative cooks spoil the development broth. The ward is divided into multiple assembly and parliamentary constituencies, so voters are confused about which door to knock to have their grievances redressed.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/dx6u9wb

6.3-magnitude earthquake hits Nepal; strong tremors felt in Delhi and neighbouring areas

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal early on Wednesday and strong tremours were felt in Delhi andd neighbouring areas. The tremours were felt around 2am. The National Center for Seismology put the epicenter of the earth quake at 90 km south east of Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand, bordering Nepal.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/Wk1TtbP

In India’s interest to keep importing Russian oil: Jaishankar

Foreign minister S Jaishankar strongly backed India's increasing oil imports from Russia saying energy ties with Moscow have worked to India's advantage and that it's in India's interest to keep the imports going. Asked about the Western pressure on India to limit trade ties with Russia, he said India's “fundamental obligation” is to ensure that the Indian consumer has the best possible access, on most advantageous terms, to international markets.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/xZBfPIa

Hardik, Alpesh lead list of Cong turncoats seeking BJP tickets

Hardik Patel (29), who shot to fame by spearheading the Patidar reservation stir and later became working president of Gujarat Congress, is likely to debut in electoral politics by contesting the Viramgam seat on a BJP ticket. His contemporary Alpesh Thakor, who had spearheaded a parallel agitation to protect the reservation share of his caste, too, will contest on a BJP ticket after a brief stint with Congress.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/0j4tfrO

India, Russia seek polycentric world: Moscow ahead of EAM trip

Ahead of foreign minister S Jaishankar’s talks with his counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Ukraine and other regional and global issues, Russia emphasised both countries shared similar positions on “most pressing issues” and also in their adherence to international law and the UN Charter, which the West has accused Russia of violating by invading and annexing Ukrainian territory.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/sMVX5g4

SC recalls order of 8% interest cap on delayed dues by Noida builders

In a major blow to real estate companies in Noida and Greater Noida, the Supreme Court on Monday recalled its 2020 order by which interest rate to be charged by Noida and Greater Noida authorities was capped at 8% for delayed payment by builders who were charged in the range of 15-23% as per their agreement with authorities.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/f1MhdUy

UK court allows extradition of def middleman to India

A UK court has ordered the extradition of defence middleman Sanjay Bhandari to India to face income tax evasion, black money and money-laundering accusations. At Westminster magistrates’ court, district judge Michal Snow said on Monday he was satisfied with the assurances from the Indian government about the conditions Bhandari would be held in Tihar Jail and sent the case to UK home secretary Suella Braverman to make a final decision.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/Hr7WvJp