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‘Warrior who knows no defeat’ has served both at Centre and in Karnataka from Times of India https://ift.tt/EehyuYl https://ift.tt/JQo0efq

Observing that preventive detention is a serious invasion of personal liberty and all safeguards allowed under law must be adhered to, the Supreme Court on Friday held that unreasonable delay between getting a proposal and passing an order for detention would make the order invalid. from Times of India https://ift.tt/q2hDQBA https://ift.tt/JQo0efq

The four-month monsoon season officially ended on Friday with the country recording "above normal" rainfall at 6% higher than the long period average. However, skewed distribution in the crucial July-August period left large rain deficits in the Gangetic plains, leading to about 1% decline in the overall acreage of kharif (summer sown) crops as compared to last year. from Times of India https://ift.tt/OZDgUs3 https://ift.tt/JQo0efq

VTR director-cum-field director Nesamani K said the tiger is around three-years-old and is likely to have been forced away from the forest by other adult tigers in the VTR. He also claimed that the feeding habit of the tiger may also have changed owing to being near human habitation for long. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Ee2JRzB https://ift.tt/JQo0efq

The big news for the Verma house has finally arrived. The ‘Tuar Naal Shada’ singer Parmish Verma, who got married in October, has become a father to a beautiful baby girl. from Entertainment News, Celebrity News, Latest Movie News, Breaking News | Entertainment - Times of India https://ift.tt/4K7ugiE https://ift.tt/FepUO2i

Emergency crews took to helicopters and boats on Thursday to rescue residents of Florida's Gulf Coast stranded by floodwaters, downed power lines and piles of debris left behind by hurricane Ian's destructive march across the state. from Times of India https://ift.tt/lpzrsJo https://ift.tt/1HMPiyT

The Karnataka leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra will begin on Friday, with the march led by Rahul Gandhi entering the state via Gundlupet in Chamarajanagar district. Stay with TOI for the latest developments -- from Times of India https://ift.tt/7HgZVyr https://ift.tt/1HMPiyT

The discount on the base fare that Air India (AI) offers to senior citizens and students will be slashed from 50% to 25% for all bookings done from September 29, said an internal circular by the airline on Thursday, reports Manju V. The carrier will, however, continue to extend its 50% sop on base fare to other categories. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2khxBVD https://ift.tt/1HMPiyT

The Kerala HC Thursday directed the now-banned Popular Front of India (PFI) to deposit Rs 5.2 crore in two weeks to compensate for damage caused to assets of the state road transport corporation during an illegal flash strike. The division bench also ordered the state to make PFI state secretary Abdul Sattar an accused in all cases registered in the state. from Times of India https://ift.tt/KyGfBSk https://ift.tt/1HMPiyT

As the race was thrown open, Congress was finalising a replacement candidate for Gehlot, with Mallikarjun Kharge, a senior Dalit leader, as the lead contender. from Times of India https://ift.tt/S8kGW9V https://ift.tt/1HMPiyT

For the first time, the Supreme Court on Thursday acknowledged the concept of ‘marital rape’, and held ‘rape’ under the MTP Act includes a husband’s act of sexual assault committed on his wife. Though another bench is to hear pleas on marital rape next February, Justice D Y Chandrachud’s observation can be seen by many as a pointer to the trajectory SC may take while deciding the prickly issue next year. from Times of India https://ift.tt/BQudoeY https://ift.tt/1HMPiyT

"PFI and its associates or affiliates or fronts operate openly as a socio-economic, educational and political organization but, they have been pursuing a secret agenda to radicalize a particular section of the society working towards undermining the concept of democracy," said the government notification. The decision to ban PFI comes after the second round of crackdown against the outfit on Tuesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/IHEKOTv https://ift.tt/N9tn6WL

T​he Cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs 10,000 crore for redevelopment of three major railway stations - New Delhi, Ahmedabad and Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus - by awarding contracts based on government funding, abandoning the earlier plan to modernise through the public private partnership route. from Times of India https://ift.tt/lqRSVcd https://ift.tt/N9tn6WL

Yesterday a Court order was published which criticized late actress Jiah Khan's mother Rabia Khan for misusing the judicial machinery. The order stated that Rabia was trying to protract the trial by repeatedly filing applications in various courts despite the fact that the CBI had submitted a report confirming that Jiah's death was by suicide and not homicide, as alleged by Rabia. In light of this order, ETimes reached out to the main accused, Sooraj Pancholi's mother Zarina Wahab. Here is the conversation that took place... from Times of India https://ift.tt/ctKYnVq https://ift.tt/N9tn6WL

A court in Bihar's Begusarai on Wednesday issued arrest warrants against Ekta Kapoor, film producer and director, and her mother Shobha Kapoor on charges of insulting soldiers and hurting the sentiments of their family members in her web series 'XXX' (Season-2). The court of judge Vikas Kumar issued the warrant on the basis of a complaint lodged by Shambhu Kumar, an ex-serviceman and a resident of Begusarai. from Times of India https://ift.tt/qsNAK8u https://ift.tt/N9tn6WL

​​The UP government will go to the Allahabad HC against a special Pocso court's order sentencing a man to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a minor in 2019 and seek capital punishment for him. from Times of India https://ift.tt/1JWPLzV https://ift.tt/KAYkUnj

New adoption regulations issued by the women and child development ministry lay out the process for district magistrates to issue adoption orders which earlier fell in the domain of the courts till the amended Juvenile Justice Model (Amendment) Rule 2022 came into force on September 1. from Times of India https://ift.tt/BuKHeQJ https://ift.tt/KAYkUnj

India on Tuesday reported 3,230 fresh Covid cases and 4,255 recoveries. The country's active caseload currently stands at 42,358 and the daily positivity rate is 1.18 per cent. The country saw 32 Covid deaths. Stay with TOI for latest updates: from Times of India https://ift.tt/JNI2Xzv https://ift.tt/KAYkUnj

Sohagpur, a small village tucked away in Katra block of Bihar's Muzaffarpur's district, was in a celebratory mood on Tuesday. The cheering and dancing was to celebrate the achievement of Rakesh Kumar, 25, who has become the first in the village to land a government job since Independence, reports Manoj Chaurasia. from Times of India https://ift.tt/1Uvsitn https://ift.tt/KAYkUnj

The bid to rope in Gehlot, who is in the eye of a storm over the boycott of the legislative party meeting in Jaipur on Sunday, have been on for two days, and the party seems to be using a mix of persuasion and sternness to nudge him. from Times of India https://ift.tt/ZnkcT0J https://ift.tt/KAYkUnj

The Alimuddin Street puja was revived by local Muslims after a 16-year break last year. This time, nuns from Missionaries of Charity will join their Hindu neighbours in the carnival. A six-member all-Muslim committee is in charge here. from Times of India https://ift.tt/dywLhbt https://ift.tt/2YzKsuC

Even as Congress termed the boycott by MLAs close to Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot "gross indiscipline", it is learned that the party is scrambling to salvage the situation and has reached out to the state leadership. The party brass is in a dilemma owing to the AICC presidential election, for which Gehlot is the top contender. from Times of India https://ift.tt/avkclDL https://ift.tt/2YzKsuC

First-time Congress MLA Divya Maderna, scion of the Maderna political family, on Monday said that the condition put forth for the CLP resolution by Gehlot-loyalist MLAs was tantamount to party indiscipline. from Times of India https://ift.tt/XioAjlO https://ift.tt/2YzKsuC

From being the ultimate loyalist and putative national president, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, in the matter of a day, went to being a rebel who defied the leadership. His red line that antagonist Sachin Pilot could not be his replacement triggered a crisis because Congress did not believe that a mild Gandhian who untiringly swears loyalty to the brass could challenge its authority. Stay with TOI for live updates -- from Times of India https://ift.tt/ulzsIgp https://ift.tt/2YzKsuC

Former J&K CM Ghulam Nabi Azad launched his Democratic Azad Party with a nod to the "ideals of Mahatma Gandhi" in Jammu on Monday, exactly a month to the day he quit Congress with a critique of how the grand old party he had been part of for five decades "reached the point of no return". from Times of India https://ift.tt/BwYuylD https://ift.tt/2YzKsuC

An increase of 50 basis points (100bps = 1 percentage point) in interest rates by the monetary policy committee (MPC) of the RBI is seen as inevitable by economists in the wake of the 75bps hike by the US Fed. The subsequent pressure on the rupee has made it more likely that the domestic central bank would increase rates too this Friday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/nol0BGa https://ift.tt/kB7Nygh

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Uttarakhand’s sex ratio (number of females per 1,000 males) at birth was found to be the worst in the country at 844, and Kerala’s the best, at 974, according to the Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2020. The report, released by the Registrar General of India (RGI) on September 22, stated that the country’s overall sex ratio at birth had gone up by three points to 907 in 2018-20 from 904 in 2017-19. from Times of India https://ift.tt/oHIjyGC https://ift.tt/kB7Nygh

Popular Front of India (PFI) officebearers, many of whom have been in detention, used Abu Dhabi’s Darbar restaurant as the den for all hawala transactions and their illegal transfer to India, ED has said. This is contrary to the claims made by PFI that most of the Rs 120 crore it had received came through petty cash donations in India. from Times of India https://ift.tt/e5Fgxio https://ift.tt/kB7Nygh

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India can scale up production of the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft to meet operational requirements and export orders, defence ministry officials said. The single-engine Tejas fighter is already the frontrunner to bag a Malaysian order for 18 light twin-seat fighter trainers despite strong competition from Chinese JF-17, South Korean FA-50 and Russian MiG-35 and Yak-130 jets. from Times of India https://ift.tt/zMw5ctA https://ift.tt/kB7Nygh

On the occasion of Daughter’s Day, Alia and Shaheen Bhatt’s mom Soni took to her social media handle to share a picture with them. from Entertainment News, Celebrity News, Latest Movie News, Breaking News | Entertainment - Times of India https://ift.tt/GPp0Sak https://ift.tt/1i0aycQ

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Rajasthan CLP will meet on Sunday, in what appears to be an exercise to pick the successor of CM Ashok Gehlot, the putative AICC president. The core issue is if Gehlot will have to relinquish the CM’s post, and if Sachin Pilot will replace him. Pilot is also the choice of the leadership. But the party has to negotiate the CM’s preference, and the legislature party in which Gehlot has an absolute support. from Times of India https://ift.tt/E2LmvVP https://ift.tt/M2wAzjr

The cream of the JEE toppers - the top 100 - has overwhelmingly picked IIT Bombay at the close of first-round admissions of 2022-23, making it the most sought-after tech college, with Delhi and Madras a distant second and third. Ninety-three of them have opted for the Powai-based college as their first choice. All but one asked for computer science; 69 made the cut. from Times of India https://ift.tt/myR6Yjt https://ift.tt/JkYrWuq

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The Enforcement Directorate has claimed that the Popular Front of India (PFI) had planned to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Patna on July 12 this year.. It was engaged in raising terror modules, collection of deadly weapons and explosives to simultaneously launch attacks on sensitive places and individuals in UP. from Times of India https://ift.tt/8py6MOn https://ift.tt/JkYrWuq

Seems like singer Falguni Pathak is not happy with Neha Kakkar's recreation of her iconic song 'Maine Payal Hai Chhankai'. from Entertainment News, Celebrity News, Latest Movie News, Breaking News | Entertainment - Times of India https://ift.tt/QNn4HyG https://ift.tt/QhGvTrI

China is using “coercive economic tools” to achieve its security aims in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) while also not adhering to international laws and displaying a lack of transparency in its ongoing efforts to establish overseas military bases, a senior US defence official said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/oNFGiDb https://ift.tt/JkYrWuq

Some draft-age Russians rushed to leave the country on Thursday to escape their country's biggest conscription drive since World War Two, as world powers at the United Nations demanded Moscow be held accountable for alleged atrocities in Ukraine. Stay with TOI for all updates from Times of India https://ift.tt/YCEZ2wA https://ift.tt/UGsfHe9

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt recently attended Kareena Kapoor Khan's birthday bash. As they arrived at the venue, the paparazzi asked the couple to pose before entering the building. After the video of the duo not posing for the media even after requesting them went viral over the internet, the netizens trolled the actors for their rude behaviour. from Entertainment News, Celebrity News, Latest Movie News, Breaking News | Entertainment - Times of India https://ift.tt/UpIRO70 https://ift.tt/CcFPXJh

Bollywood actress Tanushree Dutta, in a recent interview, claimed that attempts were made to kill her in different ways after she spoke about sexual harassment. from Entertainment News, Celebrity News, Latest Movie News, Breaking News | Entertainment - Times of India https://ift.tt/PkNZDSV https://ift.tt/rGgUEVh

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The govt is unwilling to accommodate Congress' request to let it retain the helmsmanship of the department-related standing committee (DRSC) on home affairs in Rajya Sabha. The decision to withdraw Congress' leadership of the DRSC on home affairs in the RS and IT and communications in LS is being done "as per the existing strength of the parties" and in light of its numbers in RS coming down since 2019, sources said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/s6gPIDh https://ift.tt/UGsfHe9

Johnny Depp is reportedly dating one of his lawyers in his defamation case, but it's not Camille Vasquez. According to the reports, the Hollywood actor is currently involved with an attorney named Joelle Rich who represented him in the UK trial. The actor had lost the libel suit, however, if reports are to be believed, he didn't hold any grudge against the lawyer. from Entertainment News, Celebrity News, Latest Movie News, Breaking News | Entertainment - Times of India https://ift.tt/lkthgDb https://ift.tt/JNBICXc

The SIT filed a chargesheet on Wednesday against social activist Teesta Setalvad, former DGP RB Sreekumar and ex-IPS Sanjiv Bhatt, citing 90 witnesses in support of charges of fabricating evidence to frame 63 persons for a purported "larger conspiracy behind the 2002 riots". Sreekumar and Bhatt are behind bars, while Setalvad has been granted interim bail by the SC in this case. from Times of India https://ift.tt/MXUm98c https://ift.tt/kphL4DE

The Army is now reviewing its colonial and pre-colonial era customs, traditions, battle honours and names that can be discarded in accordance with the government's directive to "Indianise" the armed forces. This comes after the new Naval Ensign, which included the removal of the red-coloured St George's Cross from the flag, was unveiled by PM Narendra Modi on September 2. from Times of India https://ift.tt/xXaT9DU https://ift.tt/kphL4DE

Centre Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the CBI inquiry into the 'Radia tapes' conversations revealed no criminality. This amounted to giving a clean chit to corporate lobbyist Niira Radia, whose intercepted telephonic conversations had purportedly ranged from fixing individual problems to appointment of ministers in the Cabinet to dictating journalists what is to be written. from Times of India https://ift.tt/HRfjMCr https://ift.tt/kphL4DE

A photo of Hindu Mahasabha founder Vinayak Damodar Savarkar appeared on a banner at Athani near Kochi for the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi, landing Congress in a spot on Wednesday as it faced a howl of taunts on social media and from BJP and CPM for the faux pas. The banner featuring freedom fighters was put up by a group from the Chengamanad panchayat. from Times of India https://ift.tt/FfAyiU6 https://ift.tt/kphL4DE

The Karnataka government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that enforcement of uniforms may prevent students from wearing any kind of religious clothing, including hijab, but it would not amount to stifling one's rights to freedom of religion or expression. Hijab is not an essential religious practice in Islam and students are free to wear it outside their schools, it said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/94VCnJd https://ift.tt/kphL4DE

The US Federal Reserve raised its target interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to a range of 3.00%-3.25% on Wednesday and signaled more large increases to come in new projections showing its policy rate rising to 4.40% by the end of this year before topping out at 4.60% in 2023 to battle continued strong inflation. from Times of India https://ift.tt/sp3nmkM https://ift.tt/kphL4DE

Wednesday night was no less than a star-studded affair in B’Town. Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan who celebrates her birthday today, hosted a bash in town with much pomp and splendour. Alia Bhatt, hubby Ranbir Kapoor, Malaika Arora, and many celebs were spotted arriving at her house. from Entertainment News, Celebrity News, Latest Movie News, Breaking News | Entertainment - Times of India https://ift.tt/XqLk4tQ https://ift.tt/ZaWACXj

From principals to teachers, government schools in the city are facing an acute shortage of manpower, according to Directorate of Education (DoE) data. Of a total of 950 sanctioned posts for principals, only 154 have been filled while 796, or 83.7%, are lying vacant. Most of the schools are being run by vice-principals. Even in the case of vice-principals, of 1,670 sanctioned posts, 565 (about 34%) lie unfilled. from Times of India https://ift.tt/yKV3lap https://ift.tt/MquF5lE

Gujarati film 'Last Film Show' ('Chhello Show') is India’s official entry to the Best International Feature Film category of the 95th Academy Awards. The announcement has surprised one and all. There was a strong undercurrent in the country that 'The Kashmir Files' or 'RRR' will make it. from Entertainment News, Celebrity News, Latest Movie News, Breaking News | Entertainment - Times of India https://ift.tt/OmBA6p8 https://ift.tt/9DXSwxa

Despite the troop disengagement at a ‘friction point’ in eastern Ladakh earlier this month, the overall threat from China has not receded in any way and it is fast extending to other domains in addition to the land borders, the country’s military brass warned on Tuesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/zystOoV https://ift.tt/MquF5lE

Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal are head-over-heels in love with each other. The two have been treating us with their romantic moments ever since they tied the knot on December 9, 2021. On Tuesday, the two once again left everyone in awe of them with a new picture. from Entertainment News, Celebrity News, Latest Movie News, Breaking News | Entertainment - Times of India https://ift.tt/uonDBYt https://ift.tt/R9f0Hkh

The road transport ministry has put draft standards for rear seatbelt reminders, which would be a mandatory feature in all new cars in the next six months. As per the proposed automotive standard, the audio seatbelt reminder will alert the driver and occupants even if any passenger, including on the rear seat, removes the safety-belt buckle later. from Times of India https://ift.tt/4orx8Pg https://ift.tt/MquF5lE

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India on Monday ruled out any negotiations at the cost of food security and asked the global community to keep the interests of farmers, indigenous communities and tribal population in mind while contemplating any amendment or revision to international treaties. from Times of India https://ift.tt/LHAZhw8 https://ift.tt/d5xUYKS

Congress pradesh committees in three more states — Maharashtra, TN and Bihar — passed “unanimous” resolutions on Monday backing Rahul Gandhi for the post of party president, adding heft to a campaign that started in contender Ashok Gehlot’s backyard, Rajasthan, over the weekend and spread to Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. from Times of India https://ift.tt/SCaZVy8 https://ift.tt/d5xUYKS

More than 300 Indians, including at least 60 from Tamil Nadu, have been held hostage by a gang at Myawaddy in Myanmar where they are forced to do cybercrime activities, multiple sources told TOI. People from some other countries were also being held by the racket. The victims are held captive in the Myawaddy region which is not under the control of the Myanmar government and is dominated by ethnic armed groups. from Times of India https://ift.tt/uBjsboz https://ift.tt/d5xUYKS

The Delhi High Court on Monday proceeded ex-parte against filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri, scientist Anand Ranganathan, and magazine and news portal Swarajya as nobody appeared for them in connection with a 2018 suo moto contempt case. from Entertainment News, Celebrity News, Latest Movie News, Breaking News | Entertainment - Times of India https://ift.tt/2lf8DFb https://ift.tt/vzu4IBg

Britain and the world said a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral on Monday that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers — and crowds who massed along the streets of London to honour a monarch whose 70-year reign defined an age. from Times of India https://ift.tt/8lhpdjP https://ift.tt/d5xUYKS

After wheat, India’s decision to ban the export of broken rice and also impose 20% export duty on some varieties of the cereal, has come under attack from Senegal, a large importer, as well as the United States and the European Union. from Times of India https://ift.tt/PBfxpF0 https://ift.tt/Yf5AQZD

Dubbing Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal a “megalomaniac” who considers himself God after winning assembly polls in two states, BJP on Sunday took a swipe at him saying it was a matter of “surprise” that the AAP leader did not say US President Joe Biden was also afraid of him. from Times of India https://ift.tt/jCpnxd1 https://ift.tt/Yf5AQZD

Trial courts in Gujarat have sentenced to death 50 persons in 11 cases over eight months this year, the highest for any year since the formation of the state in 1960. Court documents show that this large number is made up mainly of the record 38 convicts ordered to be hanged by a special court in February over the 2008 serial blasts case. The rest involve rape and murder. from Times of India https://ift.tt/FJyfsKl https://ift.tt/Yf5AQZD

With a total of $968 million in loans in four months of 2022, India has emerged as Sri Lanka’s largest bilateral lender, overtaking China in the process, a media report said. In the past five years from 2017-2021, China has been the largest bilateral lender to Sri Lanka as China disbursed $947 million, out of which $809 million was obtained as market borrowings from the China Development Bank. from Times of India https://ift.tt/PgqAys6 https://ift.tt/Yf5AQZD

Gross direct tax collections rose 30% to a little under Rs 8.4 lakh crore during the fiscal year up to September 17, when the second instalment of advance tax had been paid. The current growth rate is more than twice the asking rate to meet the full year direct tax target of Rs 14.2 lakh crore. With around a fortnight to go for the half year of FY23 to end, direct tax collections are estimated at around 58% of the full year target. from Times of India https://ift.tt/RSdr3hI https://ift.tt/Yf5AQZD

India is estimated to have gained Rs 35,000 crore by importing Russian crude at discounts since the Ukraine conflict began in February, people in the know said. India went on bargain hunting for Russian crude as the conflict prompted Moscow’s traditional buyers to shun those barrels and traders, stuck with shipments, started offering big discounts. India has opted to import crude from Russia despite pressure from developed nations to shun shipments. from Times of India https://ift.tt/xqEfhgN https://ift.tt/Yf5AQZD

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With a week to go for the start of the nomination process for the Congress president’s election, the party’s Rajasthan unit passed a resolution that Rahul Gandhi should become the AICC president. The resolution was passed in a meeting attended by the PCC delegates who vote in the President’s election, including chief minister Ashok Gehlot (who proposed the resolution), AICC state in-charge Ajay Maken, senior leaders and Sachin Pilot. from Times of India https://ift.tt/EB2qmoN https://ift.tt/oplsF1t

In an unusual and conditional order, the Bombay HC permitted a woman to medically terminate her 26 weeks pregnancy only if the doctors confirm that the baby may not be born alive after the procedure. “In case the doctors are of the opinion that the baby may not be born alive at the time of terminating pregnancy, the petitioner is permitted to terminate the pregnancy,” the bench directed on Friday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/m4vuE79 https://ift.tt/oplsF1t

The Union ministry of finance has revised the procedure for flow of funds for research under various Central sectoral schemes. The ministry “examined” the issue that earlier mandated that STEM researchers must open a zero-balance account for every project and on Friday reversed its March 2022 order. from Times of India https://ift.tt/bvLfhFt https://ift.tt/oplsF1t

Seven decades after the last cheetah was hunted to extinction in India, its cousins from Africa are here to take their spot in the Indian sun. On Saturday, PM Modi operated a lever to open a gate and release eight cheetahs into a special enclosure. Jet-lagged after a 9,000-km overnight flight from Namibia to Gwalior, and then to the Kuno helipad, the cheetahs looked at their new surroundings a bit tentatively at first, but were soon sprinting about. from Times of India https://ift.tt/LHUcSTF https://ift.tt/oplsF1t

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Britain's longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who died a week ago aged 96 after 70 years on the throne, is at rest in the capital's Westminster Hall ahead of Monday's state funeral at Westminster Abbey. Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, her coffin borne to the Houses of Parliament by a horse-drawn gun carriage and trailed by grieving family members. Stay with TOI for latest updates -- from Times of India https://ift.tt/lcu1nQ3 https://ift.tt/se5QDLm

Former President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a true follower of B R Ambedkar and is implementing the vision of the founding father of the Indian Constitution as he listed out the initiatives taken by the government in various fields including education, women empowerment and towards building a self-reliant nation and even nullfication of Article 370 which had granted special status to Jammu & Kashmir. from Times of India https://ift.tt/LtyNfWm https://ift.tt/se5QDLm

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. from Times of India https://ift.tt/BIpd4Jv https://ift.tt/se5QDLm

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". from Times of India https://ift.tt/Em2vnyu https://ift.tt/se5QDLm

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. from Times of India https://ift.tt/avmwgXI https://ift.tt/se5QDLm

Reacting to Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee’s remarks that had he been present at the spot where BJP workers were protesting, he would have shot them multiple times in their heads, the saffron party on Thursday said West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and her nephew have a “fascist mindset” and “no regard for the Constitution”. Abhishek used the words “goli marna” multiple times at a press conference. from Times of India https://ift.tt/20F6mxt https://ift.tt/hXrOmIk

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ihar CM Nitish Kumar on Thursday promised special category status for all backward states if the opposition alliance manages to form a government at the Centre after the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. “If we get a chance to form the next government at the Centre, all the backward states will be granted special status. There is no reason why this can’t be done,” Nitish said. This is the first major announcement by Nitish in the past one month since he quit the NDA. from Times of India https://ift.tt/4A5GSa6 https://ift.tt/hXrOmIk

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”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/AasmUd4 https://ift.tt/hXrOmIk

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On Thursday, 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer announced that he will retire after the Laver Cup in London. from Entertainment News, Celebrity News, Latest Movie News, Breaking News | Entertainment - Times of India https://ift.tt/biSVrot https://ift.tt/YifMcZw

Anil Kapoor and Varun Dhawan appeared on Karan Johar's talk show 'Koffee With Karan 7' where they talked about their marriages, movies and more. During the candid conversation, Karan asked Anil about his views on nepotism in the industry. from Entertainment News, Celebrity News, Latest Movie News, Breaking News | Entertainment - Times of India https://ift.tt/Yl6xcTr https://ift.tt/cbJowRC

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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. from Times of India https://ift.tt/gyUXh5f https://ift.tt/vkrAz9G

Bringing back chilling memories of the Budaun dalit sisters' death case in 2014, two minor sisters, also dalit and aged 14 and 17 years, were found hanging from a tree outside a village in Nighasan area of UP's Lakhimpur Kheri district on Wednesday evening. from Times of India https://ift.tt/QB9WRIZ https://ift.tt/vkrAz9G

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As many as 12 people died while 18 others were injured after the minibus they were travelling in fell into a gorge at Sawjian Nallah in J&K’s Poonch district on Wednesday morning. Among the deceased were two minor boys, aged five and 14, as well as three women, two of them teenagers. “The accident took place near Barari Ballah Sawjian around 8.35am when the bus driver lost control of the vehicle near a bridge. The bus skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge,” said an official. from Times of India https://ift.tt/cHCrfRO https://ift.tt/vkrAz9G

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A fast-track court will hear from October 6 the maintainability of a suit seeking a ban on the entry of Muslims in Gyanvapi mosque, handing the complex to Hindus and permitting daily worship of Lord Aadi Visheshwar there. The suit was filed by Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh (VVVS) in May, with the organisation’s chief Jitendra Singh Visen making his wife Kiran Singh the plaintiff. from Times of India https://ift.tt/kJSotLb https://ift.tt/fEOIZv2

A parliamentary committee has recommended that the Union health ministry audit deaths caused due to oxygen shortage during the second wave of the Covid pandemic last year in coordination with states. In its report submitted to the Rajya Sabha, the standing committee on health and family welfare said it was unfortunate that the government continued to be in denial of about deaths caused by lack oxygen. from Times of India https://ift.tt/YeuGcjE https://ift.tt/fEOIZv2

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. from Times of India https://ift.tt/ECS3gZh https://ift.tt/fEOIZv2

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. from Times of India https://ift.tt/s4doqDz https://ift.tt/fEOIZv2

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. from Times of India https://ift.tt/zCNpwxe https://ift.tt/fEOIZv2

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Cancer should be classified a notifiable disease, the parliamentary standing committee on health and family welfare has recommended. In its 139th report, which was submitted to the Rajya Sabha secretariat on Monday, the committee has said that making cancer a ‘notified disease’ will not only ensure a robust database of cancer deaths but also help in determining the accurate incidence and prevalence of the disease in the country. from Times of India https://ift.tt/kNxtFXH https://ift.tt/UvxdpwC

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CBI is set to probe the murder of BJP leader and social media influencer Sonali Phogat, with the department of personnel and training (DoPT) endorsing the Union home ministry’s recommendation for handing over the case to the Central agency. The ministry of home affairs had written to DoPT recommending a CBI probe into the unnatural death of Phogat. A letter in this regard was earlier received by home minister Amit Shah from Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Oaqfm26 https://ift.tt/UvxdpwC

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. from Times of India https://ift.tt/63uHMAs https://ift.tt/UvxdpwC

The Muslim side on Monday said the Supreme Court, not being sufficiently proficient in Arabic, is ill-equipped to interpret the Quran. It argued that instead of determining the essentiality of hijab to Islam by attempting to interpret the holy book, the court should view hijab as an individual woman’s right to choose a piece of cloth to protect her privacy, dignity and identity. from Times of India https://ift.tt/AzyZj7W https://ift.tt/UvxdpwC

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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. from Times of India https://ift.tt/A5PTXIf https://ift.tt/o51rtNa

Political parties claiming to be fighting for restoration of J&K's special status are chasing votes rather than an achievable goal, former CM Ghulam Nabi Azad declared in north Kashmir's Baramulla on Sunday to set the tone for his second coming in the Valley's politics within weeks of quitting Congress. "I openly voted against the bill (to nullify articles 370 and 35A) in Parliament, but some people are creating a false narrative for vote politics," Azad said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/end1wFY https://ift.tt/o51rtNa

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. from Times of India https://ift.tt/tqicI2O https://ift.tt/o51rtNa

Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, geneticist at IIT Kanpur, said, “No funds have come in so far since the new process was announced. There seems to be confusion all around about how to manage the zero-balance accounts." from Times of India https://ift.tt/k0hBmyR https://ift.tt/EkCupt8

BA.2.75 has spawned what has been designated as BA.2.75.2, which recently drew the attention of experts tracking mutations in SARS-CoV-2. Yunlong Richard Cao, an immunologist at Peking University, tweeted, “BA.2.75.2 is currently the most immune evasive strain we have tested so far.” from Times of India https://ift.tt/quHnoIs https://ift.tt/EkCupt8

Amit Shah said: “I want to remind Rahul baba and other Congress members about his speech given in Parliament. Rahul baba had said India is not a nation. Rahul baba, in which book have you read this? This is the nation for which lakhs and lakhs of people have sacrificed their lives.” from Times of India https://ift.tt/BYjHhEd https://ift.tt/EkCupt8

The second letter refuelled a political joust between BJP and the JMM-led coalition government on Saturday, although a Raj Bhavan source said the EC letter came on Friday in a “sealed envelope” and “it is still to be opened”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/y1Wgvea https://ift.tt/EkCupt8

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.” from Times of India https://ift.tt/ty2sK7I https://ift.tt/EkCupt8

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. from Times of India https://ift.tt/dewpIO4 https://ift.tt/EkCupt8

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. from Times of India https://ift.tt/g1jeTNd https://ift.tt/EkCupt8

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!” from Times of India https://ift.tt/qdbNmkY https://ift.tt/anoUz9m

During investigation of these Chinese-controlled entities, the ED found more than a hundred apps related to loans, betting and dating, which are controlled from China. The betting apps alone have grossed revenues of Rs 1,300 crore, according to the agency. from Times of India https://ift.tt/zXmKdPl https://ift.tt/anoUz9m

In its order on Thursday, a division bench of justices Rohit Deo and Anil Pansare said, “Conviction does not dilute either the constitutional right under Article 21 or the basic human rights, one of the facets of which is that the convict received appropriate treatment.” from Times of India https://ift.tt/tiMTexI https://ift.tt/anoUz9m

While paddy and pulses showed higher decline of 20 LH and 6 LH respectively, oilseeds reported a decline of over 1 LH (nearly 1%). Deficit is, however, bridged to an extent by the higher acreage of millets and cotton that showed an increase of nearly 8 LH (over 4%) and 9 LH (over 7%), respectively, over the last year’s figures. from Times of India https://ift.tt/4sEAwHP https://ift.tt/anoUz9m