Finance minister says Akhilesh ‘shaken’ by tax raids

“Law enforcement agencies work on actionable inputs and then they conduct searches... Those questioning the searches, I want to ask them... Did the agencies come empty handed? No. It means the inputs provided were correct,” Sitharaman said when asked about the tax raids.

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Coronavirus: Centre prepares labs and hospitals for spike

There are 2014 RT-PCR labs, 941 TrueNat, 132 CBNAAT and 30 others. There are more than 200 manufacturers of RT-PCR test kits while 53 are making rapid antigen kits. A total of seven home-testing RATs should be available soon and daily testing capacity is in excess of 20 lakh, said official sources.

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Omicron cases dip to 168 after Thursday’s peak of 263

India reported 168 Omicron cases on Friday — lower than 263 on Thursday and 215 on Wednesday — taking the country’s total tally to 1,379. While Maharashtra just reported four cases, a sharp fall from 198 the previous day, Delhi led the states in single-day tally with 57 cases.

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'36,000 couples in queue, but CARA has 1,936 kids'

In its quarterly data analysis released on Friday, voluntary organisation — Families of Joy (FoJ) — highlighted that figures collated over December show that the maximum number of healthy children below two years, legally available for adoption in any state, as on date is just about 10.

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India has enhanced force-levels in eastern Ladakh: MoD

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Consider any person with fever Covid suspect: Govt

The Centre advised states to expedite procurement of necessary testing equipment and set up multiple RAT booths on a 24/7 basis and permit RAT at government and private hospitals, including all districts hospitals and primary healthcare centres.

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Covaxin safe for kids: Bharat Biotech

Covaxin has become the only Covid-19 vaccine in the world to have studied and generated data from trials on kids as young as two years. Results of the trial showed seroconversion at 95-98% in children of all age groups, four weeks after they received their second dose.

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'Immunity after jab or infection lasts 9 months'

Some studies also show a strong response mounted through hybrid immunity developed in those vaccinated after recovery from natural infection, Bhargava said underlining that vaccination is must for better protection even for those who have suffered from the disease.

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All parties want polls on time: CEC

The EC has also decided to extend polling by one hour since Covid protocol will slow down voting. Further, to ensure that even a corona-infected voter can vote, EC staff in PPE kits will go to them, CEC Sushil Chandra said.

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China renames 15 places in Arunachal, MEA hits back

China’s ministry of civil affairs issued a statement saying they have “standardised” names for 15 places in Arunachal Pradesh, to be used on Chinese maps. This is the second time China has renamed the places of Arunachal Pradesh.

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Namita Gokhale, Bratya Basu Sahitya Akademi winners

The awards spanning 20 languages include seven books of poetry, two novels, five short stories, two plays and one biography, autobiography, epic poetry and criticism. A statement by the Sahitya Akademi said the awards for Maithili, Manipuri, Gujarati and Urdu will be announced later.

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'If needed, give money from CM’s relief fund to MoC'

The Kolkata-based Missionaries of Charity that had arrived in Odisha in 1974 runs 13 centres for the sick, abandoned, elderly, leprosy patients, mentally disabled and orphans. Nearly 1,000 marginalised and underprivileged inmates, including children, are part of these organisations.

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IIT-M tops Atal innovation rankings, IIT-D comes third

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Banks’ bad loans may soar to 9.5% by Sept 2022: RBI

The Financial Stability Report released by RBI on Wednesday projects banks’ gross NPAs rising to 8.1% of total assets by September 2022 from 6.9% in Sept 2021 under a baseline scenario and to 9.5% under severe stress scenario. All earlier projections after the pandemic reflected far worse outcomes than the present report.

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Pak buys 25 Chinese J-10C fighters in response to India's Rafale

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Nagaland shootout: SIT to quiz soldiers today; 2 witnesses depose before CoI

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126 tigers dead in 2021, the highest in a decade: NTCA

Data sourced from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) till December 29 this year revealed that 60 of the 124 big cats that died fell prey to poachers, accidents and man-animal conflict outside protected areas. Statewise, Madhya Pradesh, with 526 tigers, had the highest loss at 42, followed by Maharashtra, which has 312 tigers, at 26, and Karnataka, which hosts 524 tigers, at 15.

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Import curbs on 351 defence items for Make-in-India boost

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Don’t speculate: J&K SIT on Hyderpora shootout warn politicians

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News mixed with views a dangerous cocktail, says CJI

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SC’s ‘triple test’ criteria may identify new OBCs for political quotas

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Anil Deshmukh, family laundered Rs 50cr, says ED chargesheet

Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh and his family have laundered Rs 50 crore through companies associated with them, said the Enforcement Directorate in its 7,000-plus pages chargesheet submitted in the special PMLA court on Wednesday. The chargesheet named Deshmukh’s two sons, Hrishikesh and Salil, and their CA Bhavik Panjwani as accused in the case.

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1st Test: Brilliant Shami swings Test India's way

Magic unfolded from the Indian pace battery in Centurion on Tuesday. India bowled as a pack to seize control of the first Test, with the third day’s play showcasing Test cricket in all its dramatic finery. As many as 18 wickets fell across three innings, the most in a day at this ground, as the pitch awoke early to the contest before settling down again later in the day.

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Mother’s charity ‘is in talks with auditors’, cuts back on spend

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‘Omicron may cut severe Delta infections’

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Mukesh Ambani talks succession for 1st time as RIL chief

In his first statement on succession plans, RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday said the younger generation is now ready to take on leadership roles, and emphasised that he would like the process to be accelerated. “We should guide them, enable them, encourage them... and sit back and applaud as they perform better than us,” said Ambani.

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'Take ‘credit’ for businessman's cash pile,' PM dares SP

PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday traced arrested Kanpur perfume trader Piyush Jain’s Rs 284-crore unaccounted money trail to the “scent of corruption” in UP before 2017 and dared the Samajwadi Party leadership to “take credit for it”, just as they have been doing for every project completed by BJP.

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Covid vaccination: 60+ won't need doctor's certificate; only Covaxin for 15-18 yrs group

People above 60 years with comorbidities will not be required to upload or provide a medical certificate to be eligibile for the “precautionary” dose of Covid vaccine. However, they must consult their doctor before taking the jab, the Centre said on Tuesday. States have been advised to set up separate vaccination centres dedicated for children between 15-18 years.

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Punjab: Ex-India cricketer Dinesh Mongia, 2 Cong MLAs join BJP

A day after the formal announcement of alliance among BJP, former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, former Akali Dal veteran, several prominent faces from the state, including former India cricketer Dinesh Mongia and two sitting Congress MLAs, joined BJP on Tuesday. The Congress legislators who joined BJP are Fateh Singh Bajwa, MLA from Qadian and Balwinder Singh Laddi, sitting MLA from Hargobindpur.

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SC: Insurer can’t refuse medical claim citing existing condition

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Divisive ideologies tearing apart social fabric: Sonia

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Hyderpora businessman used as human shield: J&K SIT

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BJP set to make poll pitch on marriage bill

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'Imposing curfew at night but calling lakhs to rallies defies logic'

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Metros, bigger cities to see 5G rollout next year

Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Chandigarh and Chennai will be among cities that will see the debut of high-speed 5G telecom services in the country next year, the government has said. Other cities where the trial sites have been set up are Kolkata, Jamnagar, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Lucknow, and Gandhi Nagar, the telecom ministry said, as it outlined the rollout plans for 5G in the country.

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No need for panel to review AFSPA in J&K: LG Sinha

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AAP single largest party in Chandigarh civic polls on debut

Debutant AAP on Monday dealt a double whammy to the old guard in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections, relegating BJP to second place and pushing Congress to third in the seat stakes with a tally of 14 out of 35. Congress doubled its 2016 tally to win eight seats and garnered the highest vote percentage of 29.8% overall.

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Punjab: BJP to have common manifesto with Captain & Dhindsa's parties

BJP is likely to play the role of senior partner in its alliance with Amarinder Singh’s Punjab Lok Congress and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa’s SAD (Sanyukt) in Punjab, and the coalition is unlikely to project any chief ministerial face in the run-up to the election, sources said on Monday. BJP’s Punjab in-charge Gajendra Shekhawat announced that all three parties will contest elections and will come up with a common manifesto.

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Live: At 135, India sees biggest one-day rise in Omicron cases

Those between 15 and 18 years can register on CoWin app from Jan 1 for Covid vaccination, the Centre has said. However Covid and Omicron cases are on an upward trajectory in several parts of the country, forcing further curbs on celebrations and movement during the Christmas-New Year week. Stay with TOI for all updates.

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PM’s short-notice address cleared air on booster doses

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Cairn drops lawsuits against govt in US, UK

Cairn Energy has dropped lawsuits against the government and its entities in the US and the UK. It is in final stages of withdrawing cases in France and the Netherlands, which were filed to get back about Rs 7,900 crore that were collected from it to enforce a retrospective tax demand. The UK company has initiated proceedings to withdraw lawsuits it had filed in several jurisdictions to enforce an international arbitration award.

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Omicron: New York sees increase in hospitalized children

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TV actor Vishal Nikam wins Bigg Boss Marathi 3

The much-awaited finale of Bigg Boss Marathi 3 hosted by Mahesh Manjrekar has concluded on a high note with a grand gala finale. Famous actor Vishal Nikam emerged as the winner of Bigg Boss Marathi 3.

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BrahMos deterrent, India never been an aggressor: Rajnath

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Anti-conversion bill: K'taka may take ordinance route

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Shah brings Ayodhya issue at centre stage of UP polls

Union home minister and BJP’s chief strategist Amit Shah on Sunday brought the Hindutva narrative to the centre-stage by saying that those who fired bullets at ‘kar sevaks’ in 1990 are not happy with the construction of a grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

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Live: India’s Omicron count at 415, Maha crosses 100-mark

PM Modi on Saturday announced that the vaccination drive against Covid-19 is being expanded to include those between 15 and 18 years. Healthcare workers and citizens above 60 years with comorbidities will also be administered a 'precaution dose' of the vaccine. Stay with TOI for all updates.

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Ashes Live: Pat Cummins dents England's first session

Stay updated with Times of India to get all the live cricket score updates, scorecard, and ball-by-ball commentary of 3rd Test match between Austra;ia and England at the MCG.

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India can’t isolate Myanmar due to geopolitical reasons

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Congress ticks off Karnataka unit for slipping on party campaign

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Muslim girl free to marry on attaining puberty: HC

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RBI checks into RBL Bank board; CEO goes on leave

RBL Bank on Saturday saw a series of changes at the top management level starting with the RBI’s appointment of Yogesh K Dayal as an additional director. The bank’s board also accepted the request of the MD & CEO Vishwavir Ahuja to proceed on leave with immediate effect. Separately, the board approved the appointment of Rajeev Ahuja, executive director, as interim managing director & CEO with immediate effect.

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MNCs tried to scuttle WHO nod for Covaxin: CJI Ramana

Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Thursday lamented that attempts were made to prevent the indigenously developed Covaxin from getting WHO recognition. “Several multi-national companies, like Pfizer, on one hand, and scores of people from within India, on the other hand, had made unfair attempts to defame Covaxin. They had even complained to WHO and tried to stall recognition to this made-in-India vaccine,” the CJI said.

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61% coal-power units near big cities to miss emission goal

The power plants which have to meet the end of 2022 target are those which are located within a 10km radius of the National Capital Region (NCR) or cities with million-plus population. There are 79 such plants in this category (Category A), according to a task force constituted by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

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Gujarat, Delhi bag top slots in good governance index

Gujarat has topped states in the overall Good Governance Index (GGI) for 2020-21 in the indicators launched by Union home minister Amit Shah on the occasion of Good Governance Day. Delhi topped the list among all UTs. The GGI 2021 framework covered 10 sectors and 58 indicators. These include agriculture and allied sectors, commerce and industries, human resource development, public health, public infrastructure and utilities.

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'Ludhiana blast suspect wanted to create fear on court premises'

Khalistani elements based in Pakistan may have radicalised dismissed Punjab police head constable Gagandeep Singh, the lone casualty and suspected perpetrator of Thursday’s Ludhiana court complex blast, when he was in prison for heroin possession for two years, DGP Siddharth Chattopadhyaya said on Saturday. A woman cop once attached to the Khanna SP’s office and suspected to have been Gagandeep’s girlfriend was detained.

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NASA telescope set for launch on million-mile voyage

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Pilot killed as MiG-21 goes down, in Jaisalmer

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Merry Christmas 2021: Images, Wishes, Messages

Festive lights, decor, the sound of carols and bells ringing, all mark the arrival of Christmas. It is the day Jesus was born and every year on December 25, the festival is celebrated with utmost fervour and enthusiasm.

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Just 617 convictions in 25 yrs under PNDT Act: Report

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ED releases Nirav’s assets for auction to recover dues

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has de-attached assets worth Rs 1,000 crore, including the building that once housed Rhythm House music store at Kala Ghoda, a Nepeansea Road flat, an office building in Kurla and jewellery, of diamantaire Nirav Modi on court order for auction to recover the Punjab National Bank (PNB) dues.

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Ladakh cancels popular winter tourist activities

The Ladakh administration has cancelled the popular winter tourist activities such as Chadar trek and snow leopard sighting expeditions slated for January as a precaution against Omicron virus as the highly contagious – but seemingly less deadly – variant of Covid-19 infection spreads.

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Record 1-day jump in Omicron cases, India's tally crosses 300

India’s Omicron tally crossed the 300-mark on Thursday and stood at 341 on the back of a record single-day jump of 84 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, 40 more than the previous highest daily count of 44 which was recorded on Tuesday. Tamil Nadu recorded the highest daily count on Thursday with 33 fresh Omicron cases, followed by Maharashtra which added 23 cases.

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Afg vote brings to fore India’s differences with China, Russia

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‘Satark, saavdhan’: PM urges caution at Covid review meet

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HC to ECI, PM: Consider putting off UP polls

The Allahabad high court has requested the Election Commission of India, and the Prime Minister, to consider postponing the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, slated to be held in February next year, by a month or two in view of the sudden rise in the number of Covid-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant.

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Papers' leak: Court asks CBI to probe Deshmukh's role

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‘Rawat likely to be Congress Uttarakhand CM face’

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Vyapam scam: CBI gets MP nod to prosecute top officials

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Michael Saylor Owns Bitcoin Worth $860 Million, Sees Bright Future: Report

Michael Saylor, a major Bitcoin supporter, revealed information on his own Bitcoin stash in November during an interview. Along with saying that he has over 17,000 Bitcoins, Saylor also predicted that...

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Nalini, Rajiv killing case convict, gets month’s bail

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Karnataka passes anti-conversion bill in assembly

The Karnataka legislative assembly on Thursday passed a controversial anti-conversion bill amid a din and day-long debate by the opposition parties. The bill is aimed at curbing illegal religious conversions. The Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021, introduced in the assembly on Tuesday, was passed by voice vote even as Congress members protested from the well of the House demanding more time for debate on the legislation.

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'Radhe Shyam': Its an out and out sci-fi romantic tragedy!

Radhe Shyam is an upcoming Period Sci-fi romantic drama written and directed by Radha Krishna Kumar starring Prabhas and Pooja Hegde. The film is shot in Telugu and Hindi languages that are jointly funded by Prabhas’s home banner GopiKrishna Movies, UV Creations and T-Series.

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Christmas, New Year public celebrations banned in Delhi

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India tests its new surface-to-surface short-range missile

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Aryan case: SIT may close probe into ‘extortion’ charges

The special investigation team of Mumbai police conducting a probe into allegations of extortion in the arrest of actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan in a drug case is likely to close it as the actor’s manager Pooja Dadlani, who is alleged to have handed over the money, is yet to appear for giving her statement.

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Friend of other sex isn’t for satisfying lust: Pocso court

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Elon Musk Backs 'Sophisticated' Neuralink Over 'Buzzwordy' Metaverse

Elon Musk during an interview said that he does not find the metaverse very promising. Damage to eyes and constant dizziness were some reasons he backed his opinions with. He also used the opportunity...

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No caste certificate issued in Wankhede’s name: Panel

The Mumbai district caste verification committee has informed Pune-based RTI activist Nitin Sanjay Yadav that as per its records, no caste validity certificate has been issued in the name of NCB official Sameer Wankhede. The panel’s reply given to Yadav assumes importance as NCP member Nawab Malik has claimed that Wankhede belongs to the Muslim community but had obtained an SC certificate for securing a job in the central government.

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Govt rejects SII and Bio E’s proposals on booster jabs

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Trouble for Cong in U'khand as Rawat attacks party managers

Stirring the hornet’s nest and jolting the party campaign in poll-bound Uttarakhand, Congress veteran and campaign head Harish Rawat on Wednesday alleged that he was facing adversarial action from the appointees of the party leadership, and indicated that he was mulling quitting with the New Year as the timeline.

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Houses adjourned sine die, session ends a day early

The winter session of Parliament was adjourned sine die on Wednesday, a day ahead of schedule. While Lok Sabha lost 18 hours due to disruptions and productivity dipped to 82%, far less than previous sessions, Rajya Sabha, where 12 opposition MPs were suspended, lost nearly 50 hours to disruptions and saw just 48% productivity.

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Advisory group opts for wait-&-watch policy on vaccination of kids

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Soon use a single sign-in to access plethora of govt services

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O’Brien suspended from Rajya Sabha for ‘unruly behaviour’

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Move to raise girl's marriage age causing pain to some: PM

"Everybody is seeing who is having problem with the move to raise the marriage age of girls from 18 to 21," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, taking a swipe at the opposition parties at an event at Prayagraj for women empowerment on Tuesday.

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Rajiv ‘father of lynching’: BJP hits back at Rahul

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Lakshadweep sees protests as Friday school offs changed

The Lakshadweep administration has changed the weekly off-day for schools in the Union Territory from Friday to Sunday, triggering protest in the Muslim-dominated archipelago. Muslims constitute nearly 96% of Lakshadweep population as per the 2011 Census and Friday has been a holiday in schools there for decades.

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RS passes electoral reforms bill amid oppn walkout

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Revive Covid curbs, activate war rooms: Centre tells states

Amid initial signs of a rise in Omicron infections and concerns over its high transmissibility, the Centre on Tuesday asked states to activate war rooms and bring back curbs, including night curfews, strict restrictions on large gatherings, curtailing numbers at weddings and funerals, restricting attendance in offices and public transport.

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Omicron variant now accounts for 73% of US Covid cases

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Of 161 Omicron cases, 80% are asymptomatic: Mandaviya

Of a total of 161 cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 detected in the country so far, 13% were mild, whereas 80% were asymptomatic and 44 have recovered so far, health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. He assured that there was an adequate capacity in terms of labs to test and track the variant.

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'Those opposed to devpt find my tours unupyogi'

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Govt to seek review of SC’s OBC quota rulings

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ED quizzes Aishwarya for 6 hours in Panama case

Bollywood actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday at its headquarters in central Delhi in a case linked to the 2016 ‘Panama Papers’ case. She is facing money laundering allegations for her involvement in an offshore entity/trust.

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SC settles Jaipur royals’ long-drawn property feud

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Death toll in Philippines typhoon hits 208

The death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year has surged to 208, the national police said Monday, making it one of the deadliest storms to hit the country in recent years. At least 239 people were injured and 52 were missing after Typhoon Rai ravaged the southern and central regions of the archipelago, the police tally showed.

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Large parts of NCR out of conservation zone in new plan

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Army helping 700 Afghan personnel present in country on all fronts

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Goa would have been liberated earlier had Patel lived longer: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Sunday that it would not have taken so long for Goa to be liberated from Portuguese rule had Sardar Patel lived longer. He said the delay in liberation meant several freedom fighters lost their lives.

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'Tit-for-tat' double murder of BJP, SDPI leaders rocks Kerala

Kerala was rocked by back-to-back political murders as BJP's OBC Morcha state secretary Ranjith Sreenivasan was hacked to death in his home in Alappuzha on Sunday in what appears to be a retaliatory killing after assailants fatally attacked Social Democratic Party of India member K S Shan a few hours ago in Mannanachery in same district.

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Govt calls meet of 5 parties on RS row, oppn say it’s a stunt

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Can tweak existing Covid vaccines to fight new strains: Guleria

Randeep Guleria, director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-Delhi, on Sunday said the current vaccines against Covid-19 could be tweaked to offer protection against newer variants of the contagion.

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Karnataka may make accused pay ‘forced conversion victim’ Rs 5L

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Farm unions discuss plunge into politics

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CAG: Noida, an Industrial authority, but has just 5% land for industry

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Justice Nanavati, who probed '84 & Guj riots, no more

Justice (retd) G T Nanavati, a former Supreme Court judge who probed the 2002 and the 1984 riots, passed away in Ahmedabad on Saturday. He was 86.

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Covishield cover high 7 months after 2 doses: Study

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Only 18% pass in orthopaedics: Results in DNB exam leave doctors stunned

Less than one in five doctors doing post-graduation in orthopaedics passed the final theory exam conducted by the National Board of Examination (NBE). In ENT, almost two-thirds failed the exam. Similarly, just over 36% passed the exam in paediatrics. The results announced by the NBE on November 24 were a shock to many doctors doing diplomate of national board (DNB).

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'Omicron cases doubling in 3 days in areas with community transmission'

The Omicron variant is spreading with a doubling time between 1.5 to 3 days in countries with documented community transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest update about the new strain, which is also affecting countries with high levels of population immunity.

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Cold wave grips north India; Rajasthan's Sikar, Churu below freezing point

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DRDO scientist set off IED in Rohini court to kill lawyer: Cops

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SC to HC: Rule soon on hate speech FIR

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Direct tax mop-up surges 40% in FY22 till mid-Dec

Direct tax collections have soared over 40% to close to Rs 9.5 lakh crore (on a net basis) up to mid-December, raising expectations that the government may close the year with a higher than budgeted mop-up. Between April and December 16, on a gross basis, collections have increased by around 48% to Rs 10.3 lakh crore.

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Delhi: Rohini court blast a murder bid, not terror attack?

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Avoid mass gatherings, non-essential travel: Govt

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Rape convicted J&K sub-judge dismissed from service

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Delhi: Schools & colleges to reopen, juniors to resume on Dec 27

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Friday allowed reopening of schools, colleges and other educational institutions in the city with immediate effect. Schools can resume Classes 6 to 12 for now while the junior students can return from December 27. Most schools said they will be reopening on Monday.

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Serum Institute's Covovax vaccine gets WHO nod

The World Health Organization on Friday announced it has granted emergency approval to the India-manufactured coronavirus vaccine Covovax. The jab, produced by Serum Institute of India under licence from the US-based Novavax, will now be distributed as part of global vaccine-sharing system Covax.

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Bodh Gaya blast: Life in jail for 3, 10 yrs for 5

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Poll panel & PMO had 'informal' meet; no impropriety, says EC functionary

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House panel moots penalties up to Rs 15 crore for data violations

The joint parliamentary committee on personal data protection has re-introduced a recommendation of heavy penalties for serious data violations in its final report with fines up to Rs 15 crore, or 4% of global turnover, while lesser violations will have a limit of Rs 5 crore, or 2% turnover.

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Virat vs BCCI: We'll deal with it, says Ganguly

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HC judge who gave ‘skin-to-skin’ order to go back to district court

The Supreme Court has taken the tough decision of refusing to continue Justice Pushpa V Ganediwala, who stirred a controversy in January this year with her back-to-back judgments taking what was seen as a warped and insensitive view of sexual crimes against children, as an additional judge of the Bombay high court.

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Experts split on move to up girls’ age of marriage

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Delhi to deregister 10-yr-old diesel vehicles from Jan 1

In a crackdown on old polluting vehicles, the Delhi government will deregister all diesel vehicles which have completed or will be completing 10 years on January 1, 2022. The move is in compliance with a National Green Tribunal order.

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Encourage bail, not jail for accused: SC to lower judiciary

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Miss World 2021 cancelled due to Covid-19 concerns

The oldest running beauty pageant in the world, Miss World was to host its global broadcast finale at Puerto Rico this week, but the Miss World Organisation has temporarily postponed it due to health and safety interest of contestants, staff, crew and general public.

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HC stays ban on cross-gender massages in Delhi

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Gen Naravane to head chiefs of staff panel till new CDS picked

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'India foremost strategic ally of France in Indo-Pacific region'

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Gurgaon Muslim group moves SC over namaz

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Data protection Bill: Report tabled amid bonhomie

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BJP sees its first exit in Goa as two-time MLA quits to join AAP

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1995 J&K delimitation report ‘missing’

As the Delimitation Commission gets ready to discuss the proposed allocation of constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir districts with its five MPs, it is learnt that the draft delimitation proposal was prepared without examining the exact basis of the last delimitation award given in 1995, as the relevant report has mysteriously gone missing.

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2 LeT terrorists killed in Kulgam encounter, 2 hostage girls recused

Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in an encounter at Redwani area of Qaimoh hamlet in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police said on Thursday. A defence spokesman said the terrorists had forcefully intruded into the residential house and taken two girls hostage.

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Top Hizb commander killed in overnight Pulwama encounter

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Pilgrims to Kartarpur can carry just Rs 11000 in cash: RBI

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In MP, Bhagwat administers ‘ghar wapsi’ pledge

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Centre to review booster doses, children vaccination by end of month

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Pay Rs 50k ex-gratia to all those who lost loved ones in Covid: SC

As the number of applications seeking Covid death compensation has exceeded the official toll due to the disease in some states, the Centre on Wednesday clarified before the Supreme Court that this is not due to under-reporting of deaths but because the criteria for the classification of such fatalities have been widened by the court.

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Poonawalla family donates Rs 500 crore to Oxford University

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In ‘message’ to Didi, Sonia Gandhi’s oppn meet shuns TMC

NCP partriarch Sharad Pawar, CPM chief Sitaram Yechury, DMK veteran TR Baalu, Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah besides Rahul Gandhi and Congress senior Mallikarjun Kharge held detailed discussions on issues ranging from suspension of MPs from Rajya Sabha to efforts required to boost the opposition unity.

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Quad has open-minded and creative approach: EAM

Quad is a very contemporary arrangement having an open-minded and creative approach that has helped it in moving "very effectively" in addressing various problems, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday. He said Quad has been working effectively in areas like producing vaccines, connectivity projects and looking at promoting startups and technology collaboration.

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UK HC defers decision on Nirav Modi’s appeal against extradition

The high court in London deferred ruling on Tuesday on Nirav Modi’s appeal against his extradition to India in order to allow his barrister more time to make submissions on a fresh assurance from the Indian government on how his mental health will be taken care of at Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai. Nirav, in Wandsworth prison, is accused of defrauding Punjab National Bank of more than Rs 7,000 crore.

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'No unease in ties': India before Prez's Bangladesh trip

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Sonia Gandhi meets oppn netas to chalk out Parl strategy

NCP partriarch Sharad Pawar, CPM chief Sitaram Yechury, DMK veteran TR Baalu, Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah besides Rahul Gandhi and Congress senior Mallikarjun Kharge held detailed discussions on issues ranging from suspension of MPs from Rajya Sabha to efforts required to boost the opposition unity.

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SC cites national security, allows Char Dham project

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed widening of major portions of the strategic Char Dham road project in Uttarakhand to enable speedy deployment of men, machinery and armament by the armed forces on the India-China borders, given the recent Chinese build-up, but struck a delicate balance on green concerns by ordering strict implementation of environment protection measures.

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Rajnath asks DRDO to fast develop hypersonic weapons

With China, Russia and the US actively building aerodynamically manoeuverable hypersonic weapons that fly over five times the speed of sound (Mach 5), defence minister Rajnath Singh has directed DRDO to move fast towards developing such arsenal to 'maintain' India’s minimum credible deterrence against adversaries.

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Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal's best moments

Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal's best moments

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Story behind Ankita Lokhande's floral lehenga

Indian television's most popular actress tied the knot with her longtime beau, Vicky Jain today and the internet can't stop gushing at her stunning wedding look. While we loved her wedding look, we can't stop appreciating her Mehendi outfit. And, there's a beautiful story behind the glorious outfit.

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For every Aurangzeb, there’s been a Shivaji: PM Modi in Kashi

“Whenever an Aurangzeb comes along, a Shivaji rises. For every Salar Masud, there is a brave warrior like King Suheldev to show the world the might of India’s unity,” the PM said from the decked-out courtyard of the shrine that is now linked to the three main ghats of the Ganga by a 400m-long and 75m-wide corridor.

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Spyware firm NSO mulls shutdown of its Pegasus unit: Report

NSO Group, the scandal-plagued spyware company that’s in danger of defaulting on its debts, is exploring options that include shutting its controversial Pegasus unit and selling the entire company, according to people familiar with the matter. Talks have been held with several investment funds about moves that include a refinancing or outright sale, said the people, who asked not to be identified.

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NGT gives nod for Delhi-Doon e-way; 11k trees to be cut

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday gave a go-ahead to the construction of the Delhi-Dehradun expressway, which is expected to reduce travel time between the two cities to under three hours from the 5-6 hours it takes currently. With the tribunal's nod to the project, around 11,000 trees are set to be axed on a 19-km-long stretch of the expressway.

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‘Chak De Phatte, India’! A Miss Universe after 21 yrs

It took a 21-year-old from Punjab to place India at the top of the beauty universe after 21 years in 2021. Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu was crowned the 70th Miss Universe in the Israeli Red Sea resort town of Eilat on Sunday night and she topped it with a rousing celebratory yell in her native Punjabi: “Chak De Phatte, India!” or “Let’s do this, India!”

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PM's Kashi day out: A dip in the Ganga, chat with labourers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took the ritualistic dip in the holy river before going to inaugurate the Rs 900-crore Kashi Vishwanath Dham (KVD), housing the world-famous Kashi Vishwanath Temple. The PM also met the labourers engaged in the construction of KVD. He showered flowers on them and sat on the ground for a photo shoot.

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Gujarat puts Covid toll at 10,099, but clears 16,175 ex gratia claims

The official Covid toll in Gujarat, as declared by the government, stands at 10,099 till Monday and the report submitted to the SC indicates that 6,076 “extra or additional claims” have been added, making Gujarat the latest state to add a significant number to its death tally. In the past, former chief minister Vijay Rupani had rejected claims of under-reporting of Covid deaths.

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DRDO successfully tests indigenous missile-assisted torpedo system

An indigenous supersonic missile-assisted torpedo system (SMART), which has a far greater range than conventional torpedoes to target enemy submarines, was successfully tested from Wheeler Island in Odisha on Monday. "The SMART system is a next generation standoff torpedo delivery system designed to enhance the Navy's anti-submarine warfare capabilities," a DRDO official said.

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Panel on MSP & farm issues very soon: Govt

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Rajnath: Our responsibility to fulfil vision of Gen Rawat

It is the responsibility of the country's defence establishment to steadfastly work towards achieving chief of defence staff General Bipin Rawat's vision of military modernisation and complete self-reliance in arms production, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday.

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Omicron no reason to rush booster decision: Experts

The government’s scientific advisory groups are considering a booster or third dose of Covid vaccines for those who are immunocompromised or people at high risk even as new variant Omicron is not as yet seen as a reason to speed up a decision on the third dose. The government’s primary focus at present remains faster delivery of second doses to reach a critical 80% coverage, officials said.

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CBSE drops ‘misogynistic’ question after furore in LS

CBSE expressed regret and said it would set up an expert committee to issue guidelines on setting question papers after a comprehension passage in the Term-1 English question paper, which contained disparaging commentary on the position of women in families, triggered a controversy and was raised in Parliament by opposition leaders on Monday.

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EC begins exercise for polls in 5 states

In a clear indication that announcement of polls in five states – UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur - may not be far away, the Election Commission will begin its customary visits to the election-bound states on Wednesday, starting with Punjab, to assess poll preparedness and discuss related issues with the stakeholders before it finalises the poll schedule.

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Paramilitary forces for Kolkata civic polls: SC junks BJP plea

The Supreme Court refused to entertain the plea of BJP seeking its direction to deploy central paramilitary forces in West Bengal for free and fair municipal polls in Kolkata and asked the party to approach the Calcutta high court. Senior advocate Maninder Singh, however, pointed out that the SC had agreed to intervene in Tripura civic polls and passed directions to ensure free and fair polls.

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Cong can join TMC alliance: Mamata Banerjee in Goa

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ED attaches assets worth ₹8 crore of UP don, wife

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday attached properties and bank balances worth over Rs 8 crore belonging to Atiq Ahmad, a mafia don and former Samajwadi Party MP and his wife in a money laundering case. The don, who is also five-time MLA from Allahabad, is currently lodged in Sabarmati jail, Gujarat.

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India’s weekly Covid cases dip to lowest in 19 months

Despite a worldwide Omicron scare and a rising fourth wave of the coronavirus globally, the pandemic continues to recede in India. The country recorded an 8.7% decline in cases in the week ending Sunday, a higher rate of fall than in the previous week (3.3%). India recorded less than 56,000 fresh cases in the current week (December 6-12), the lowest weekly count in nearly 19 months.

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Coal shortage triggers ‘power tussle’ between 2 Cong states

The coal crisis in the country has sparked a ‘power struggle’, literally, between two Congress-administered states. Rajasthan, which suffered widespread blackouts due to fuel shortage at its power stations in recent months, has knocked at the Centre’s doors, saying the Chhattisgarh government is stalling plans to start two coal blocks and raise production from two other mines.

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Oust Hindutvawadis, bring rule of Hindus: Rahul Gandhi

Remove "Hindutvawadis" from power and "bring the rule of Hindus", Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said at a party rally in Jaipur on Sunday, stressing that the two are separate sets-a supporter of Hindutva chooses "satta-graha" to grab authority, while the Hindu searches for truth through satyagraha.

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Tigress saved from burning forest turns into 'friendly pet'

Five-month-old tigress Shikha was scared, weak and dehydrated when she was rescued by the forest department from a burning forest in Terai East, Nainital, in 2019. Now, the two-and-a-half-year-old tigress has become friendly at the Rani Bagh rescue centre in Nainital and is like a pet for the staff who raised her lovingly and with immense care. Shikha loves spending time with her caretakers.

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'Manmohan feels Anna stir manipulated CAG reports'

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Omicron now has three sub-variants

According to Phylogenetic Assignment of Named Global Outbreak Lineages (Pangolin) that assigns lineages under 'Pango lineage' system to various viruses, including the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19, the third outlier of Omicron was found from a sample collected from England on December 3. The new outlier of Omicron variant has been temporarily named 'England/MILK-2D24AC9/2021'.

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Want to be IAF pilot: Wing Commander Chauhan's daughter

As the family and the nation bid a final goodbye to Wing Commander Prithvi Singh Chauhan on Saturday, his 12-year-old daughter, Aaradhya, a class VII student, said,"I am committed to follow my father's footsteps. I will become an IAF pilot." The young girl said this minutes after her 7-year-old brother lit their father's pyre at the Tajganj crematorium in Agra.

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PIO policy adviser elevated to key White House post

US President Joe Biden on Friday elevated Indian American Gautam Raghavan to a new position making him head of the White House Office of Presidential Personnel. A first-generation immigrant, Raghavan was born in India, raised in Seattle and graduated from Stanford University. He is the editor of "West Wingers: Stories from the Dream Chasers, Change Makers, and Hope Creators Inside the Obama White House."

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Anti-vaxxers who gave in now scrambling to 'undo' their jab

The Covid world that was divided into pro-vax and anti-vaxxers is now seeing a third category of vaccine sceptics who caved but are now scrambling to 'de-vaccinate' or 'undo' their shots with alternative remedies that they claim would "cleanse" their body of the alleged "metals and toxins".

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'Farq saaf hai': PM inaugurates '78 project, slams past UP govts

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Gaganyaan to be launched in 2023: Jitendra Singh

Clearing the air on the launch year of India's much-delayed maiden human spaceflight mission to space, Union space minister Jitendra Singh said the final crewed Gaganyaan mission will be launched in 2023. He said the Venus mission is planned for launch in 2023, L-1 Aditya solar and Chandrayaan-3 missions due for launch in 2022-23 and the country's first space station is likely to come up by 2030.

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ED searches reveal PFI's laundering via assets in India, UAE

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IMA shuns ceremonies in subdued passing-out parade

A total of 387 gentlemen cadets - 319 Indian and 68 from friendly foreign countries - passed out from the Indian Military academy in a subdued ceremony in light of the death of CDS General Bipin Rawat and 12 others in a chopper crash on Wednesday. President Ram Nath Kovind condoled the death of the CDS and 12 others and underscored the need for the Army to embrace modern-day technology.

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'Enrolment in schools dipped by 3.3mn in 10 years'

The last decade saw the highest enrolment in 2015-16, when it touched 260.6 million, and the lowest in 2018-19, when it dropped to 248.3 million. The government has focused on how total enrolment increased by 2.6 million in 2019-20 compared to 2018-19. In reality, enrolment in grades I to XII in 2019-20 was less than that in all other years since 2012-13, barring 2018-19.

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'Do away with discretionary quota for allotment of public property'

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Chopper crash: Bodies of all remaining armed forces personnel identified

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32 Omicron cases in 5 states, all have mild symptoms: Govt

While Maharashtra (17) and Rajasthan (9) have reported the maximum number of Omicron cases so far, Gujarat has three, Karnataka two and Delhi has one such case. "All detected cases have mild symptoms," Lav Agarwal, joint secretary in the Union health ministry, said while underlining the need to maintain increased compliance of public health measures and ramp up coverage of full vaccination.

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Namaz in open won’t be tolerated: Haryana CM Khattar

Spelling out his government’s stand clearly for the first time since protests began in the city two months ago, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said the practice of offering namaz in the open “will not be tolerated”. At the same time, he added, an “amicable solution” needs to be found.

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India’s Covid toll tops 4.75L, third-highest after US, Brazil

The official death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic in the country crossed 4.75 lakh on Friday with India continuing to record the third-highest cumulative deaths from the virus in the world after the US (8.2 lakh) and Brazil (6.2 lakh). The last 25,000 Covid deaths in the country have come in 64 days, two fewer days than the previous 25,000 fatalities.

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‘Danger zone’: 'Use of masks down to 60%, lowest since Dec’20'

The usage of maks in India has declined drastically to below 60% — the lowest since December 2020 — raising concerns among the health authorities who termed it a “danger zone” for protection against Covid-19. It is even below pre-second wave level, they said. Use of masks peaked to over 80% between May and June this year, when the country witnessed a devastating second wave of Covid-19.

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UK man tests positive in UP, flies out with ‘-ve’ report

A British passport holder — who arrived in India on November 24 — tested positive for Covid but managed to fly out of the country on December 4 after securing a negative report from a Bareilly private lab. Dr Anurag Gautam, nodal officer for Covid in Bareilly, told TOI, "The Lucknow lab confirmed that the man was infected with the Delta variant. We are verifying the credibility of the second report ..."

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Cryptocurrencies, social media must empower democracy: PM

Delivering India’s “national statement” at the US Summit for Democracy on Friday, PM Narendra Modi called for efforts to jointly shape global norms for emerging technologies like social media and crypto currencies, so that “they are used to empower democracy, not to undermine it”. He had on Thursday called on technology firms to contribute to efforts for preserving open and democratic societies.

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Indian sisters pay Rs 1.5cr to help 92 people, pets flee Af

In an evacuation dubbed "Operation Magic Carpet", the 92 evacuees — including 30 women, 32 children and six pets — were transported across land from Kabul to Islamabad using the services of American-Israeli rescue specialist Moti Kahana. They stayed in safe houses for different periods of time until it was safe to cross the border at different times and places.

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Nawab Malik apologises to HC for breaking Wankhede pledge

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HC admits NIA plea against Gaur bail order in Antilia case

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SC: Not just crime, look at criminal’s mental state too

Holding that the court should not take into consideration only the crime but also the criminal, his state of mind and his socio-economic conditions while awarding the sentence, the Supreme Court has commuted the death sentence of a first time offender who killed his two siblings and a nephew over a property dispute.

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Centre refused nod to Didi’s Nepal visit at 11th hr: WB govt

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Drivers Playing Video Games? US Is Looking Into Tesla Case

Before the video games can be activated while the car is moving, drivers are asked whether they are passengers and must click a button saying they are. But Patton said there appears to be no way for...

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US Safety Agency Discussing Tesla Camera Replacements

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it is discussing with Tesla its decision to replace cameras in some US vehicles.

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Crypto Legalisation May Cost Central Bank Money Supply Control: Ex-RBI Chief

Former RBI governor Duvvuri Subbarao has expressed his views regarding the crypto space in India. Threat to the central bank's jurisdiction on money management as well the lack of a data protection...

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Mouse with Covid sparks Taiwan lab alert after biting scientist

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Apple Sued Over Broken Watch Screens Which Injured Customers

Apple Watch isn't all it's cracked up to be, a group of customers claims in a lawsuit over an alleged defect that it says can cause injuries.

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Tejashwi Prasad Yadav marries his long-time friend

Leader of opposition in state assembly and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s younger son Tejashwi Prasad Yadav tied the knot with his long-time friend, Rachel Iris, in a “secret” wedding at the farmhouse of his elder sister Misa Bharti in New Delhi on Thursday.

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Delta’s ‘descendants’ outdo even Delta in Mumbai samples

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'Lack of big student leader not good for democracy'

Chief Justice N V Ramana on Thursday forayed into a topic unusual for a judge to pick up and said that in the past three decades since liberalisation of India’s economy, no big student leader has emerged from the academic community, which is adversely affecting the strengthening of democracy in the country.

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Top10: Black box found, tri-services probe ordered into copter crash

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IED blast at Delhi court, cops probe terror angle

An improvised explosive device (IED), assembled in a steel tiffin box and kept inside a laptop bag, exploded inside a courtroom at the Rohini district court complex on Thursday morning, causing panic. According to police, the explosion at room number 102 happened when the court was in session.

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Be tolerant of those with different views: Supreme Court

Citing examples of politicians of the bygone era, including former Prime Ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Atal Bihari Vajpaiyee who respected each other despite belonging to two different political streams, the Supreme Court on Thursday said people, including the “political class”, should introspect and be tolerant towards those having opposite views.

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An attempt was made to ensure I don't get the job: Ravi Shastri

"I'm not pointing any fingers at people in general. Specific people. I must say an attempt was made to ensure I don't get the job. But such is life," Ravi Shastri to TOI: On Virat Kohli, Test glory, India's pace battery, controversies, WTC final and more...

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How to watch The Game Awards 2021 Live Stream

The Game Awards 2021 date and time is December 9 at 7:30pm ET (6am IST on December 10). The event can be viewed via YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, Facebook, MTV, Disney+ Hotstar, Voot, and MX Player among...

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Chopper crash: Sulur Base says 2 copters sent but Madras Regimental Centre denies it

Conflicting reports have emerged on whether the IAF did a recce flight of the route before the Mi-17 V 5 carrying CDS Gen Bipin Rawat took off from Sulur air base for the helipad at Wellington on Wednesday and crashed at Nanjappachathiram, killing 13 of the 14 people on board.

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Farmers call off year-long stir, to leave Delhi borders from Sat

Hours after receiving a ‘signed’ letter from the Centre accepting most of their demands, farmer Unions on Thursday ended their year-long agitation and decided to leave the sites they had occupied on national highways on Delhi borders with tents at Singhu, a key protest venue, being wound up and similar action expected at other places including several toll plazas in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.

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Government accepts demands, farm stir may end soon

The government on Wednesday agreed in principle to all the suggestions of the protesting farmer unions, including their demand of "unconditional" withdrawal of cases registered against farmers and their supporters, and sent a revised draft proposal that could now set the stage for an announcement of winding up protest sites along Delhi borders possibly on Thursday itself.

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TMC’s anti-Cong pitch reveals fault lines in opposition bloc

A day after Sharad Pawar’s NCP stressed the need to broaden the opposition bloc, the polarised debate on the shape and leadership of the anti-BJP alliance intensified, showing that Trinamool Congress’s strident anti-Congress pitch has exposed the fault lines that appeared to have been papered over in recent months.

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Tragedy in Nilgiris leaves political leadership in shock

Top leaders of the country including President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others expressed anguish over the sudden demise of CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 other defence personnel in a chopper crash on Wednesday.

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'Govt claims of India’s economic recovery hollow'

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday accused the government of being in denial on price rise and “impervious to the suffering of the people”, as she said claims of economic recovery were hollow and the mere fact that stock markets have risen or profit to select big companies could not be its indicator.

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'China poses challenge to strategic goals'

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IAF man battling for life cheated death last year

The lone survivor among the 14 on board the Mi-17 V5 chopper that crashed on Wednesday, Group Captain Varun Singh has dodged death a second time while on duty. Now battling for life in the military hospital at Wellington in Tamil Nadu, the IAF officer had survived a life-threatening emergency while flying the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft in October last year.

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Tripura ‘violence’ case: SC relief for journos, media firm

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed criminal proceedings against a media house and its two women journalists who were booked by Tripura Police for reporting on alleged communal violence in the state.

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Stopped man from disrupting Ayodhya case: Ranjan Gogoi

Had an unnamed person not been denied entry into the courtroom on October 16, 2019, the day on which the Supreme Court reserved its verdict in the fiercely-contested Ayodhya land dispute case, the hearing may have been disrupted and the unanimous 5-0 historic verdict in favour of the Ram Temple might not have been delivered on November 9, 2019.

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Farmers’ call today on ending stir as govt ‘meets’ 5 demands

Amid indications of a narrowing of differences, the Centre on Tuesday formally offered agitating farmer unions a draft proposal, addressing five of their six demands. It included withdrawal of cases against farmers, provided they end their agitation which has seen blockades on major roads at Delhi’s borders.

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2-mth-old’s dad, man married for 9 days among Oting’s 13

Thirteen is more than dead statistics for Oting in Nagaland’s Mon district — for a village that lost as many of its sons to a botched Army ambush and subsequent violence on Saturday, the number will remain wrapped in a range of emotions for years to come. It will be remembered by a baby when she grows up as her father was among the dead that day. Or by the wife of a man who got married just nine days before the tragedy.

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'Change yourself, or changes will happen'

Upset over the stubborn truancy among BJP MPs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dropped a stern hint that attendance in Parliament could be included among the criteria for the distribution of party tickets. According to sources, the PM, who has repeatedly frowned upon rampant absenteeism, was upset because there have been occasions when proceedings had to be adjourned for lack of quorum this session.

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'2k serious cases of AEFI, 0.004% of 123cr of shots given'

Adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) were recorded after 0.004% of the total around 123 crore Covid jabs administered till November 30. Of the 49,819 reported adverse events, 47,691 were minor, 163 severe and 1,965 were serious cases, the government told the Parliament on Tuesday.

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'Drug dealers hazard to society, deserve no leniency'

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Live: 'Normalcy by June if Omicron stays less virulent'

Life could get back to normal by June 2022 if Covid’s latest avatar, Omicron, turns out to be less virulent than other variants like Delta, which caused the mega second wave in India this year. Stay with TOI for all updates

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SC upholds bail for Sudha Bharadwaj, junks NIA plea

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Bombay high court’s order granting default bail to lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon case and dismissed the plea of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which had challenged the high court verdict.

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'PDP will contest polls, but I won’t till Art 370 is restored'

Former J&K CM and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said her party shall fight assembly polls in the UT, as and when they are held, so as not to cede any space to BJP. However, she added that she would not contest polls individually unless Article 370 and Article 35A are restored and J&K returns to its pre-August 5, 2019 status.

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'Not enough orders, may cut Covishield output by 50%'

With not enough orders for Covishield from the Centre, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday said the company is looking at slashing monthly production of vaccines by at least 50% %. SII has written to the government to seek clarity on its requirement, if any, for normal two doses for eligible people and also on booster doses.

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HC notice to Malik on ‘wilful breach’ of his undertaking

The Bombay high court on Tuesday directed state minister Nawab Malik to file an affidavit, explaining why action not be taken against him for wilful breach of his undertaking not to post or make statements against Dnyandev Wankhede and his son — Narcotics Control Bureau officer Sameer Wankhede — and their family.

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BRO to collect toll from civilian traffic on 4 key Ladakh routes

For the first time, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) plans to collect toll from civilian traffic plying on the roads it builds, especially in the Himalayan states bordering China and Pakistan. The agency — under the defence ministry — plans to start with four routes covering a distance of 941 kms in Ladakh, including the Leh-Srinagar highway, and Leh’s link to Chalunka in the Nubra valley that is flanked by Chorbat area of Pakistan in the west and Siachen in the north.

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Nasa selects PIO Anil Menon and 9 other candidates from 12,000 aspirants for Moon mission

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Army’s J&K drill to get behind enemy lines

The Army on Tuesday conducted a helicopter-borne exercise in the higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley to practice inserting a task force “behind enemy lines in an intense air defence and electronic warfare-operating environment”.

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Live: PM to visit Gorakhpur, dedicate projects worth Rs 9,600cr

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) today and dedicate to the nation, development projects worth over Rs 9600 crore. Stay with us for all live updates from across India.

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Advocate files complaint against Vicky-Katrina

Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal are all set to tie the knot in a royal fort wedding in Rajasthan on December 9 and ETimes was the first to inform you about their big wedding plans and the venue.

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Injured Anderson set to miss opening Ashes Test

Veteran pace spearhead Jimmy Anderson is set to miss the opening Test against Australia, reports said Tuesday, dealing a blow to England's chances of regaining the Ashes.

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Top 10: What really happened in Nagaland?

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Selection headaches for India ahead of SA tour

If only 2021 follows India. This is the year they scaled the Test summit, well almost, if not for the reverse in the World Test Championship final.

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WHO advises against blood plasma treatment for Covid-19

Covid treatments using plasma taken from the blood of recovered coronavirus patients should not be given to people with mild or moderate illness, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Convalescent plasma showed some early promise when given intravenously to people sick with Covid-19.

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2 NE CMs say AFSPA must go as Shah regrets Nagaland deaths

The outrage over the mistaken killing of villagers in Nagaland in an Army ambush and the subsequent violence grew on Monday, with the chief ministers of Nagaland and Meghalaya Neiphiu Rio and Conrad Sangma calling for the repeal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) while home minister Amit Shah expressed regret over the incident in Parliament.

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Expert panel split, call on additional Covid vaccine dose put off

The scientific advisory group on Covid immunisation has deferred “any decision on additional dose” in the absence of consensus on whether there is a need to administer a ‘booster’ to those at high risk of infection or severe illness caused by the coronavirus. “No recommendation has been made by the NTAGI yet,” a senior official told TOI.

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Supreme Court sees chances of bias, restrains Mumbai police from filing charges against PBS

Pointing out “likelihood of bias” in the ongoing investigation by the Maarashtra police in criminal cases it has registered against Param Bir Singh, the Supreme Court on Monday said that it is prima facie of the view that the investigation against the former Mumbai police commissioner should be done by another agency and restrained the state police from filing chargesheet in cases against the senior IPS officer.

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Opposition blocks price rise talks, ministers slam it for hypocrisy

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Flyers deferring leisure trips but cancellations not high

The Delta variant of Covid-19 delayed the wedding of Mayank and Khushi Bansal (names changed on request) from March to last week. And now Omicron has forced this Delhi-based couple to defer their dream honeymoon in Switzerland indefinitely. “Several Schengen states are witnessing an upsurge in cases. Also, we don’t want to fly back to IGIA and spend hours there with thousands of other passengers for our on-arrival RT-PCR test,” Mayank said on Monday

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'Cardinal rule for courts is not to interfere in govt policies'

Less than a week after the President and the Prime Minister expressed anguish over frequent interference in policy decisions by the judiciary, the Supreme Court on Monday said the cardinal rule for the courts is not to interfere with the government's economic and regulatory policies.

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SC grants PC to 12 women SSC officers released from service

The Supreme Court on Monday took the unprecedented step of granting permanent commission to 14 women short service commission (SSC) officers, 12 of whom had already been released from service without grant of PC, and heaped praise on the armed forces for displaying a complete change in mindset and supporting equal status for female officers.

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India and Russia ink 10-yr pact on defence tech, deal on AK rifles

India and Russia on Monday inked a new expansive 10-year pact on military-technical cooperation as well as the deal for AK-203 Kalashnikov rifles, even as defence minister Rajnath Singh raised China’s “completely unprovoked aggression” in eastern Ladakh while seeking greater partnership with Moscow across all domains.

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Political compulsions can’t undo verdict: SC to Maharashtra

In a setback to the Maharashtra government just a day before the last date of filing nomination papers for elections to local bodies, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the ordinance brought by the state to reserve 27% seats for OBCs in these bodies and directed the Election Commission to stay the polls.

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Intention was to murder, injure: Nagaland cops’ FIR

Nagaland police registered a suo motu FIR on Sunday against the Army’s 21st Para-Special Forces unit, alleging they didn’t give prior intimation about the operation in Mon that led to 14 civilian deaths because the “intention” was “to murder and injure civilians”.

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'38 inducted through lateral entry since 2018'

Stating that 38 candidates had been inducted on lateral entry basis into the central government since 2018, minister of state for PMO and personnel Jitendra Singh on Monday said the lateral recruitment process achieves the twin objectives of bringing fresh talent and augmenting the manpower at certain levels.

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Russia hails India for ‘refusing to obey’ US on S400

The 21st India-Russia annual summit featuring PM Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin saw the 2 countries, while reaffirming commitment to the S-400 deal despite the threat of US sanctions, strongly take up the issue of cross-border terrorism with focus on ensuring Afghanistan wasn’t used for terrorist activities by UNSC proscribed groups, including Pakistan-based LeT.

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Live: Vicky Kaushak & Katrina Kaif arrive at their wedding venue

ETimes was the first to confirm Katrina and Vicky's winter wedding! Follow this blog for all live updates on this big fat Bollywood shaadi.

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Right-wing organisations create ruckus in school over 'religious conversion'

Activists of right-wing organisations allegedly created a ruckus and indulged in vandalism at a missionary school in a town in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha district. They claimed religious conversion of eight students, a charge denied by the educational institute, police said.

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Top10: Nagaland shooting puts AFSPA back in focus

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Here Are the Top Five DeFi Assets by Total Value Locked

The top five DeFi assets are ranked on the basis of their "Total Value Locked" (TVL), which represents the amount of assets that are currently being staked in a specific protocol.

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How to Pre-Order PlayStation 5, PS5 Digital Edition Restocks in India

PS5 India December 6 restock - for PlayStation 5 and PS5 Digital Edition - is available at Amazon, Croma, Flipkart, Game Loot, Games The Shop, Prepaid Gamer Card, Reliance Digital, Sony Center...

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Cyclone Jawad live: Heavy rain lashes Odisha, Bengal

Kolkata and the coastal districts of Bengal could be lashed by intense showers today even as a low-pressure area — a ‘remnant’ of Cyclone Jawad that moved towards the state along the Odisha coast on Sunday evening — nears the Bengal coast at midnight on Sunday. The showers in Kolkata, though, could lose intensity by the second half of Monday and cease completely by Tuesday morning, said the Met office. The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall at one or two places over coastal and northern districts of Puri, Khurda, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts for today. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:

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Omicron surges 5x to 21; 1 new case in Delhi, 9 in Rajasthan, 7 in Maharashtra

India’s tally of confirmed Covid-19 cases linked to the newly discovered Omicron variant shot up five times overnight as nine people in Rajasthan, including a four-member NRI family from South Africa, seven in Maharashtra’s Pune and one in Delhi tested positive for that strain of the virus. The total count currently stands at 21.

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14 Nagaland civilians killed in botched Army operation, aftermath

In a botched operation, Army para commandos lying in wait for militants in Nagaland’s Mon district late on Saturday shot and killed six villagers instead, all of them coal mine workers returning home in a van singing songs. Soon after, a village search party found the bodies and attacked soldiers, leading to firing in which seven more civilians died. A soldier was also killed.

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Over 50% of adult population in India now fully vaccinated

India has vaccinated more than 50% of its adults with two jabs within 11 months of the launch of its anti-Covid programme. A total of 127.93 crore doses have been administered across the country till Sunday, with over 85% of the 18+ population covered with at least one dose.

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India hosts Pakistan delegation for SCO meet

While bilateral ties with Pakistan remain in a deep freeze, India and Pakistan continue to engage under the banner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a Eurasian political and security grouping that is seen as playing an increasingly important role in Afghanistan after the US departure.

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In 1st week, Rajya Sabha lost over 50% of sitting time

The Rajya Sabha lost more than half of its scheduled sitting time in the first week of the winter session of Parliament owing to disruptions and forced adjournments on the back of the suspension of 12 opposition MPs on the first day.

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To test vaccine efficacy, ICMR isolating Omicron strain

Scientists at the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV) have initiated efforts to isolate and grow the Omicron strain of the novel coronavirus from the Dombivali man’s throat/nasal swab sample inside its high-end biosafety laboratory in Pune.

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Param Bir Singh not whistleblower, says Maha govt affidavit

The Maharashtra government has filed a counter-affidavit before the Supreme Court seeking dismissal of the special leave petition (SLP) submitted by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh. The state said it had “no knowledge of any conversation having taken place” between him and incumbent director general of police Sanjay Pandey, and only learnt of the alleged exchange when Singh filed the petition.

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'Indo-Pacific, Af show we are entering a world of plurilateralism'

The current global situation has opened up spaces for middle powers and plurilateral arrangements to flourish, said foreign minister S Jaishankar. Addressing an Indian Ocean conference in Abu Dhabi, Jaishankar said, “A world of more decentralised globalisation obviously offers greater opportunities to many more nations. These would be accentuated by a stronger desire to foster localisation and promote regionalism.”

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Half-baked intel may’ve led to botched Army operation in Nagaland

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Vicky Kaushal's father arranges food for the paparazzi

Vicky Kaushal and Karina Kaif would be jetting off to Rajasthan anytime soon to kick start their wedding festivities.

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59 students, 10 staff of Karnataka school test positive

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Live: Weekly cases fall in India, but up in 9 states

India’s weekly Covid cases continue to fall but the dip slowed to 3% in the week ending Sunday, even as nine states and UTs registered a rise in infections. Stay with TOI for all updates

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Current Cong brass sees advice as rebellion: Azad

The present generation of Congress is not open to suggestions, veteran Congress leader and member of the G-23 faction Ghulam Nabi Azad has said, lamenting that advice, even when it came from Congress veterans, is “seen as a crime or rebellion”.

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After killing of civilians, chorus against ‘draconian’ armed forces law gets louder

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'Won’t ever topple Rajasthan government, will bag 2/3rd seats'

Home minister Amit Shah on Sunday dismissed accusations that BJP tried to topple the Congress government in Rajasthan and dared the ruling party to call early polls if it thinks people support it.

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'Senior BJP neta offered money, asked me to join party'

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Live: Tension grips Nagaland as 11 civilians killed in firing, CM orders SIT probe

Stay here for real-time updates on breaking news from India and across the world that you can't miss:

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Reliance Jio’s new prices, new Android SoC & more

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Nature's Radio: Listening to Birds Singing to My Microphone

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2nd Test Live: India aim to bat NZ out of the game

New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel claimed the rare honour of bagging all 10 wickets in an innings before India demonstrated their own bowling might to take control of the second and final Test at the Wankhede Stadium. Ajaz became only the third player in international cricket to take all wickets in an innings, but New Zealand could not stop the hosts from getting to 325. In reply, New Zealand could bat only a little over two hours before being bundled out for 62 to concede a first-innings lead of 263. Get live cricket score updates of 2nd Test match between India vs New Zealand. Check live scorecard, ball by ball commentary, cricket score online on Times of India

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13 hidden iPhone hacks you should know

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Live Score, India vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 3

Stay updated with Times of India to get all the live cricket score updates, scorecard, and ball by ball commentary of 2nd test match between India and New Zealand

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'Katrina and Vicky to tie the knot in a royal mandap'

Lovebirds Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal are all set to tie the sacred knot in Six Senses Fort Barwara, in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan this week. Amid several speculations about their hush-hush ceremony, new reports suggest that preparations at the wedding venue are currently going on in full swing.

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Will India see Omicron wave? ‘It’ll be clear in a month or two’

Experts said it would take another six to eight weeks for an “Omicron wave”, if at all, to become apparent. While Maharashtra’s first Omicron case has been detected in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the state’s additional chief secretary (health) Dr Pradeep Vyas said,“We will focus on quickly completing the vaccination process and ensuring that people follow Covid-appropriate behavior, particularly proper wearing of face mask.’’

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2 more detections in Mah, Guj take India’s Omicron tally to 4

Maharashtra and Gujarat reported a case each of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 on Saturday, one a 33-year-old man from Mumbai's Dombivli who had travelled to South Africa last month and the other a 72-year-old Zimbabwe resident visiting his native Jamnagar. This takes India's tally of confirmed Omicron cases so far to four.

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Cyclone Jawad fizzles out, spares Odisha, AP any major damage

In the end, Jawad proved true to its name, generous, sparing Odisha and Andhra Pradesh major damage as it dissipated into the Bay of Bengal on Saturday evening, weakening into a deep depression. However, under the cyclone’s influence, many coastal districts received moderate rainfall and may get heavy showers on Sunday, IMD said.

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A perfect 10! Kiwi Ajaz Patel spins history on ‘home’ pitch

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China blocks mention of LeT, JeM in Russia meet statement

China is learnt to have prevented a specific mention of Pakistan-based terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) in the Russia-India-China (RIC) joint communique that reiterated the need for an inclusive regime in Afghanistan last week, but India is hoping to make up for it with an unequivocal condemnation of these UNSC-proscribed outfits in the summit and the first ever 2+2 dialogue with Russia on Monday.

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Not launching party but cannot predict future, says Azad

Amid his ongoing rallies in Jammu and Kashmir, and the speculations they have spawned, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said he is not launching a new party but cannot predict the future- a comment that leaves suspense about his future plans.

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51% difference in road death numbers from 2 departments

In a curious case of how two government agencies can come up with two sets of data on the same issue, and that too with a huge difference, even when the source of their numbers is the same, the NCRB under the home ministry and the TRW under transport ministry have been releasing different figures on road deaths based on reports from state police departments. This has been happening for the past many years, the comparative analysis of reports shows.

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‘Night vaccination’ drive in Maoist hotbed so no one misses out

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Will Neha Kakkar and Rohanpreet perform at Vicky-Katrina wedding?

Lovebirds Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal are all set to tie the sacred knot in a hush-hush ceremony in Rajasthan. According to sources, the wedding will be an extremely private affair with family and few close friends in attendance.

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Centre flags rise in Covid cases & deaths in 5 states, J&K

The Centre on Saturday raised concern over a sharp increase in daily cases of Covid-19 and rising mortality rates, particularly in five states of Odisha, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Mizoram and the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, an alert heightened by the emergence of the Omicron variant.

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In talks with Capt & ex-SAD neta for Punjab alliance: Shah

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‘NDA’s national security response has been more optical than substantial’

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Param Bir Singh set extortion target for Sachin Waze: Chargesheet

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Farmers to continue stir till govt withdraws cases

The agitating farmer unions on Saturday decided to continue their protests until they get a “formal and satisfactory written response” from the Centre on their six demands that include a legal guarantee for MSP. They also formed a five-member committee to talk to the government and work for resolving the pending issues such as withdrawal of cases.

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2nd Test: India eye big total on Day 2

On Day One of the second Test against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium, Mayank Agarwal, showing tremendous application, stood like a rock between a rampaging Ajaz Patel - who took, with sharp spin, all the four Indian wickets that fell - and India. Get live cricket score updates of 2nd Test match between India vs New Zealand. Check live scorecard, ball by ball commentary, cricket score online on Times of India

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Here's how love blossomed between Katrina, Vicky

Ahead of their royal wedding, here's looking at how love blossomed between Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal

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Top10: Odisha, AP & West Bengal brace for Cyclone Jawad

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Times Evoke: ‘Great apes have social cultures'

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Cyclone Jawad live: Coastal AP to witness heavy rainfall

Cyclonic storm Jawad (pronounced as Jowad) will cause very heavy rainfall over Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts of north coastal Andhra Pradesh today. It is expected to change course and make landfall near Odisha’s Puri on Sunday noon. The storm has developed less than a fortnight after Andhra Pradesh’s Rayalaseema region saw very heavy rains and flash floods leading to the death of more than 40 people. Director, IMD-Amaravati, Stella S said north coastal Andhra Pradesh is likely to witness more than 20 cm rainfall. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:

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Vicky-Katrina wedding: Sawai Madhopur DM to discuss security arrangements

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Concern over Covid infections in children under 5 as SAfrica's daily cases shoot up

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10 months on, chief secy of Maharashtra takes his first shot

Almost 10 months after Covid vaccination for frontline staff started, Maharashtra’s senior-most bureaucrat, acting chief secretary Debashish Chakrabarty, 59, took his first shot on Thursday at JJ Hospital in Byculla. “He took a Covaxin shot on Thursday,” confirmed a senior doctor at the hospital. Chakrabarty took charge after Sitaram Kunte retired three days back.

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Omicron live: Govt asks states to heighten vigil

Cautioning that a few clusters of Covid-19 infection have been reported from some places in the country, the Centre on Friday asked states and UTs to increase active surveillance and timely testing to detect such clusters and hotspots. Stay with TOI for all updates

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‘Dominance of PhonePe and GPay wake-up call for banks’

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Amid reports of trouble in her office, Kamala faces early staff exits

Kamala Harris' chief spokeswoman Symone Sanders' May 2020 book is titled "No, You Shut up." In Washington DC political salons, word is that that clapback illustrates the dysfunction in the vice-president's office. Sanders on Thursday became the second person in Harris' team to announce her departure from the vice-president's office even before she completes a year in office.

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Omicron: Doctors' meet in Bengaluru super-spreader event?

An international medical conference at a star hotel in Bengaluru from November 19-21 is under the scanner after at least three doctors who attended it turned out to be Covid-positive, one of them with the Omicron variant.

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India worked for a year to get China off Lanka projects

It took India almost a year to get China out of three islands off Jaffna peninsula. In January 2021, India was surprised with an announcement that the Ceylon Electricity Board had decided to award a contract for building “hybrid renewable energy systems” in three islands off the coast of Jaffna to a Chinese company, Sino Soar Hybrid Technology.

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‘Absolutely fine,’ says Omicron-infected doctor

The stigma of having his home sealed was more painful than the disease itself, says the 46-year-old doctor, one of the two patients in India infected with Omicron. He dispelled fears on the new coronavirus variant, saying the first thing he told himself once the symptoms manifested was to stay calm, get tested immediately, self-isolate and seek treatment. His wife and children too quarantined themselves at home.

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Uphold spirit of right against sex harassment: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed concern over “a rising trend” of courts invalidating proceedings into sexual misconduct at working place on “hyper-technical” grounds saying that it would defeat the law and would turn judicial process into a punishment for the victim.

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Cyclone Jawad set to impact AP, Odisha from today

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other central/state agencies were deployed in strength on Friday for relief and rescue operations in the wake of cyclone ‘Jawad’ that is set to move in just off the Andhra–south Odisha coast by Saturday morning with wind speeds up to 90-100 kmph and heavy rain.

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Lankan lynched by mob in Pakistan for alleged blasphemy

A mob in Pakistan lynched a Sri Lankan national on Friday before burning his body for alleged blasphemy in Pakistan’s Sialkot city. Priyantha Kumara, in his 40s, had been working as operational manager at a private factory on Wazirabad Road in Sialkot, in Pakistan’s Punjab province, for the past seven years.

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'Consider booster dose for 40-plus age group'

The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG ) has suggested a booster dose of anti-Covid vaccines can be considered for the 40-plus age group, prioritising those at high-risk or high-exposure as low levels of neutralising antibodies from existing vaccines may not be sufficient to neutralise the new variant- Omicron.

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10 months on, chief secretary of Maharashtra takes his first shot

Almost 10 months after Covid vaccination for frontline staff started, Maharashtra’s senior-most bureaucrat, acting chief secretary Debashish Chakrabarty, 59, took his first shot on Thursday at JJ Hospital in Byculla. “He took a Covaxin shot on Thursday,” confirmed a senior doctor at the hospital. Chakrabarty took charge after Sitaram Kunte retired three days back.

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Body lies in open, thanas use tapes to find out jurisdiction

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BCCI set to clear Indian team's travel to South Africa

Indian cricketers will travel to South Africa later this month despite the threat of new COVID-19 mutant Omicron as the BCCI is convinced that the bio-bubble being created by the CSA will be safe and secure for the players. The tour comprises three Tests, three ODIs and four T20 Internationals and is scheduled to start on December 17 at Johannesburg.

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Pics: Vicky Kaushal visits Katrina Kaif's residence

Amid wedding preparations, Vicky Kaushal gets spotted and snapped by the paparazzi as he visits Katrina Kaif's residence. The atcor is also seen greeting the paparazzi in the pictures.

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2nd Test Live: India suffer multiple injury blows

India suffered multiple injury blows as Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane and Ravindra Jadeja were ruled out for the second. New Zealand will also miss Kane Williamson, who is out with an elbow injury. Tom Latham will lead the Kiwi side in Mumbai. Get live cricket score updates of 2nd Test match between India vs New Zealand. Check live scorecard, ball by ball commentary, cricket score online on Times of India

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Injuries rule Ishant, Jadeja, Rahane out of 2nd Test

India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane, whose place in the playing eleven seemed doubtful due to lack of form, was on Friday ruled out of the second Test against New Zealand due to a hamstring niggle along with two more injured senior players Ishant Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja.

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Google delays mandatory return to office beyond Jan 10

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First look into all-new Indian school curriculum

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Top iPhone & iPad games on App Store in India in 2021

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Live Score, India vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 1

Stay updated with Times of India to get all the live cricket score updates, scorecard, and ball by ball commentary of 2nd Test match between India and New Zealand

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FB, Instagram get new features for women safety

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Times Top10: How jobless is urban India?

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Opec+ to keep up output, fuel prices may fall

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BJD lauds Covid steps, Shiv Sena accuses govt of ‘favouritism’

On the day when India reported two confirmed cases of new Corona variant Omicron, Lok Sabha on Thursday took up debate on the Covid situation in the country with most speakers suggesting that the country should not lower the guard at this juncture.

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New York state finds five cases of Omicron variant

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South African traveller, Bengaluru doctor are India’s first Omicron patients

India’s first two Omicron-infected Covid-19 patients have been detected in Karnataka. One of them is a 66-year-old man who travelled from South Africa while the other is a 46-year-old anaesthetist based in Bengaluru, the health ministry said on Thursday. Their contacts have also been traced, it added.

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‘In national interest’: India defends S-400 buy as curbs loom

As the threat of US sanctions looms over India’s purchase of S-400 system from Russia, India on Thursday reiterated that it follows an independent foreign policy and its defence acquisitions will continue to be guided by “national security interests”.

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China suspends Sri Lankan solar plants after India protest

China has decided to suspend a project for construction of Hybrid Energy Systems in Sri Lanka by Chinese firm Sino Soar Hybrid Technology, a Lankan media report said. These systems were to be constructed in three northern islands located close to India.

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Resolve logjam in RS, Venkaiah asks govt, oppn

With the suspension of the 12 opposition members continuing to disrupt Rajya Sabha, chairperson M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday asked the ruling and opposition benches to resolve the logjam, while stressing that ‘disapproval of undemocratic conduct in the House cannot be decried as undemocratic’.

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Maharashtra rolls back stringent travel curbs in wake of Omicron

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‘Fascistic mindset’, says Congress after Mamata’s ‘what UPA?’ remark

A day after TMC chief Mamata Banerjee declared that UPA was dead and Congress was not fighting BJP with Rahul Gandhi often going abroad, a virtual war of words broke out with the grand old party accusing her of having a “fascistic mindset” and narrating her long history of alliance with BJP.

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India slams UN rights body for Jammu and Kashmir statement

India slammed the UN high commissioner for human rights office on Thursday for making "baseless and unfounded" allegations against Indian forces in J&K, asking it to develop a better understanding of the negative impact of terrorism on human rights.

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'Wide range of vaccines act as booster to AstraZeneca, Pfizer shots'

Up to six different Covid-19 boosters were found to be safe, and provoked strong immune responses in people who have previously received a two-dose course of the Oxford-AstraZeneca-developed Covishield, or Pfizer-BioNTech’s BNT162b2, the first randomised phase 2 trial of boosters given after two doses of either vaccine, published in The Lancet shows.

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Jobless rate: 11 states hit double digits in January-March

Urban joblessness rates in all age groups in at least 11 states remained in double digits, while it was stubbornly high among 15 to 29 year olds across all states, with this segment’s overall unemployment rate hitting 22.9% in the January-March quarter of 2020-21, latest data showed. In the October-December quarter, 12 states had reported double-digit urban joblessness rates.

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Covid: Coverage of 1st dose up by 5.9%, 2nd shot by 11.7%

The coverage of the first and second dose of Covid vaccine has increased by 5.9% and 11.7%, respectively, till end of November following the government’s door-to-door ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ campaign that started from November 3. However, around 12 crore beneficiaries are still due for their second dose despite the government’s vaccination push.

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Google brings new features to Photos, Android Auto and more

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Row over CBSE question on 'anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat'

The question, on which the board issued a statement, was on the Gujarat riots. It asked: "The unprecedented scale and spread of anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat in 2002 took place under which government?" The options given were Congress, BJP, Democratic and Republican. The board said that the question in the Class 12 Term 1 Sociology paper was "inappropriate and in violation of CBSE guidelines".

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Congress is BJP’s TRP, they just waste time: Mamata Banerjee

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WTA suspends all tournaments in China over Peng Shuai concerns

WTA Tour chairman Steve Simon said Wednesday the women's tennis circuit is suspending all tournaments in China over concerns about the safety of Chinese player Peng Shuai. The WTA had planned 11 events in China this year before Covid-19 forced them to be relocated or cancelled.

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Will 'struggling' Rahane get to play his first Test on home ground?

The prospect of playing a Test in front of his home crowd at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday - after an eight-and-a-half year Test career - should have got Ajinkya Rahane excited. Instead, the Mumbaikar is staring at a future as gloomy as the Mumbai weather was on Wednesday.

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Qualcomm Unveils New Snapdragon Chips for Next-Gen Laptops, Chromebooks

Qualcomm at its Snapdragon Tech Summit 2021 on Thursday unveiled the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 and Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 compute platforms for next-generation Windows laptops and Chromebooks. Additionally,...

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Live: US reports first case of Omicron variant in California

A person in California who had been vaccinated against Covid-19 became the first in the United States to have an identified case of the Omicron variant, the White House announced Wednesday as scientists continue to study the risks posed by the new virus strain. Stay with TOI for all updates:

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In custody, Assam lynching accused killed in accident

The prime accused in the lynching of an All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu) leader in Jorhat two days ago was “accidentally” killed early on Wednesday when he allegedly jumped out of a police car in a bid to escape and was fatally hit by an escort vehicle. Neeraj Das, alias Kola Lora, was to be produced in court during the day.

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Omicron grounds December 15 plan to resume regular international flights

Regular international flights to and from India are unlikely to resume from December 15, as originally scheduled, due to uncertainty over the impact of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 on the course of the pandemic, the country's civil aviation regulator said on Wednesday.

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Undertrial can’t be detained indefinitely: SC

Taking up the case of a Maoist leader charged under the tough UAPA law, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held that an undertrial cannot be indefinitely detained in prison if there is a delay in concluding the trial. The courts “would ordinarily be obligated” to grant bail if timely trial is not possible and the accused has been in jail for long, it added.

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Maharashtra may roll back some curbs for flyers after Centre objects

A day after Maharashtra introduced stringent air travel curbs in the backdrop of rising concerns over the Omicron variant of Covid, the Centre pointed out that the restrictions were “in divergence” with guidelines from the Union health ministry and urged the state to scale back its orders.

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Karnataka to seek booster shots for frontline, health workers

Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Wednesday that he would speak to Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya in Delhi on Thursday about giving booster shots to healthcare workers and frontline workers in the state.

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At Rs 1.32 lakh crore, GST mop-up in Nov second highest ever

GST collections touched Rs 1,31,576 crore, the second highest monthly mop up since the introduction of the new tax regime in mid-2017 on the back of strong festival sales. The kitty in November (for transactions in October) was a shade higher than the Rs 1.3 lakh crore deposited in the treasury last month and 25% higher than a year ago.

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IIT hiring: Domestic offer hits record Rs 1.8 crore

After a lull in the first pandemic year, crore-plus job packages returned with a bang on premier IIT campuses. On the opening day of the season, several IITians entered the crore-plus salary club, as the highest domestic package touched an all-time high of Rs 1.8 crore and international offers crossed the Rs 2 crore mark.

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Mamata Banerjee meets Sharad Pawar, says ‘no UPA now’

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee targeted the Congress on Wednesday saying “what is UPA, there is no UPA now” amid signs that her party is opposed to a Congress-led opposition front to take on the NDA. Banerjee also took a swipe at the Congress leadership saying politics required continuous endeavour, “if you are going abroad to enjoy, how will people trust you”.

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Army to sport new, lighter combat uniform from January 15

The 13-lakh strong Army is going in for a change in its combat uniform by adopting a new ‘digital disruptive pattern’, which is ‘lighter, more climate-friendly and suitable’ for the terrains in which the force operates. The new camouflage fatigues, with a mix of colours from earthen to olive, will be showcased for the first time during the Army Day Parade on January 15.

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Avoid blanket internet ban, says Parliament panel

A parliamentary panel, headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, has expressed concern over lack of government data on the number of internet shutdowns in India or their effectiveness in achieving the purpose for which they were imposed.

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'Southern India saw highest rainfall in November since 1901’

eninsular India recorded the highest ever rainfall in November since 1901, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday while noting that even the ‘heavy’, ‘very heavy’ and ‘extremely heavy’ rainfall events last month were the highest over the last five years.

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US reports first case of Omicron variant in California

A person in California who had been vaccinated against Covid-19 became the first in the United States to have an identified case of the Omicron variant, the White House announced Wednesday as scientists continue to study the risks posed by the new virus strain.

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Nothing ear (1) black edition wireless earbuds launched

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WhatsApp gets a new shortcut: This is what it is for

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Mamata has become BJP's 'oxygen supplier': Congress

The Congress on Wednesday reacted strongly to Mamata Banerjee's remarks against the UPA and accused the West Bengal chief minister of helping the BJP by becoming its "oxygen supplier." Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury accused Mamata of weakening the Congress to keep the BJP happy.

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