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‘Warrior who knows no defeat’ has served both at Centre and in Karnataka from Times of India https://ift.tt/Q7NqTcl https://ift.tt/fKkq2y4 October 01, 2022 at 05:24AM

Observing that preventive detention is a serious invasion of personal liberty and all safeguards allowed under law must be adhered to, the Supreme Court on Friday held that unreasonable delay between getting a proposal and passing an order for detention would make the order invalid. from Times of India https://ift.tt/LTY0tWg https://ift.tt/fKkq2y4 October 01, 2022 at 04:19AM

CNG and PNG will become dearer and input cost for fertiliser manufacturers will rise sharply with the Centre on Friday raising the prices of natural gas produced from domestic fields by over 40% to record levels, even as a panel of experts is reviewing the pricing formula with an aim of moderating consumer rates. from Times of India https://ift.tt/gW4Ke3d https://ift.tt/fKkq2y4 October 01, 2022 at 03:38AM

It is Mallikarjun Kharge vs Shashi Tharoor for the much-awaited Congress presidential election. Octogenarian Kharge, the establishment's choice, and Tharoor, the underdog diplomat-turned-politician, filed their nomination papers on the last day on Friday, setting to rest the two-month-long speculation. from Times of India https://ift.tt/aljWg4B https://ift.tt/fKkq2y4 October 01, 2022 at 02:22AM

A resurgent Hurricane Ian slammed into the South Carolina coast on Friday afternoon, making another landfall after a destructive march across the Florida peninsula that washed away houses and stranded thousands along the state's Gulf Coast. from Times of India https://ift.tt/aef1B6C https://ift.tt/fKkq2y4 October 01, 2022 at 12:56AM

VTR director-cum-field director Nesamani K said the tiger is around three-years-old and is likely to have been forced away from the forest by other adult tigers in the VTR. He also claimed that the feeding habit of the tiger may also have changed owing to being near human habitation for long. from Times of India https://ift.tt/HnTtaXZ https://ift.tt/fKkq2y4 October 01, 2022 at 12:11AM

Iran stepped up pressure on celebrities and journalists on Thursday over the wave of women-led protests sparked by outrage over the death of Mahsa Amini after she was arrested by the Islamic republic's morality police. from Times of India https://ift.tt/jGskmxq https://ift.tt/NKGkwDY September 30, 2022 at 05:36AM

The Karnataka leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra will begin on Friday, with the march led by Rahul Gandhi entering the state via Gundlupet in Chamarajanagar district. Stay with TOI for the latest developments -- from Times of India https://ift.tt/T5isX41 https://ift.tt/NKGkwDY September 30, 2022 at 12:06AM

Uttarakhand is celebrating the appointment of Lt Gen Anil Chauhan as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), and the fact that Chauhan and his predecessor, Gen Bipin Rawat, not only hail from the hill state but also come from the same district, Pauri Garhwal. from Times of India https://ift.tt/DGnH1KR https://ift.tt/NKGkwDY September 30, 2022 at 03:33AM

As the race was thrown open, Congress was finalising a replacement candidate for Gehlot, with Mallikarjun Kharge, a senior Dalit leader, as the lead contender. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Y8hHmP3 https://ift.tt/NKGkwDY September 30, 2022 at 01:41AM

For the first time, the Supreme Court on Thursday acknowledged the concept of ‘marital rape’, and held ‘rape’ under the MTP Act includes a husband’s act of sexual assault committed on his wife. Though another bench is to hear pleas on marital rape next February, Justice D Y Chandrachud’s observation can be seen by many as a pointer to the trajectory SC may take while deciding the prickly issue next year. from Times of India https://ift.tt/6PAlg8L https://ift.tt/NKGkwDY September 29, 2022 at 08:14PM

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"PFI and its associates or affiliates or fronts operate openly as a socio-economic, educational and political organization but, they have been pursuing a secret agenda to radicalize a particular section of the society working towards undermining the concept of democracy," said the government notification. The decision to ban PFI comes after the second round of crackdown against the outfit on Tuesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/oGyu9C3 https://ift.tt/0kq9NeK September 28, 2022 at 07:26AM

The PFI first came under the radar following the involvement of its cadres in chopping a Kerala college professor's palm in 2010 over alleged blasphemy. from Times of India https://ift.tt/hmZ0NgW https://ift.tt/0kq9NeK September 29, 2022 at 04:46AM

The US says it is considering all steps to reduce the backlog of visa applications by considering steps like interview waivers for those who previously had American visas and increasing staffing at its missions in India to their highest ever levels. The assurance came after foreign minister S Jaishankar raised the issue. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Zt8zBFS https://ift.tt/0kq9NeK September 29, 2022 at 03:07AM

Yesterday a Court order was published which criticized late actress Jiah Khan's mother Rabia Khan for misusing the judicial machinery. The order stated that Rabia was trying to protract the trial by repeatedly filing applications in various courts despite the fact that the CBI had submitted a report confirming that Jiah's death was by suicide and not homicide, as alleged by Rabia. In light of this order, ETimes reached out to the main accused, Sooraj Pancholi's mother Zarina Wahab. Here is the conversation that took place... from Times of India https://ift.tt/Ii4LOk9 https://ift.tt/0kq9NeK September 29, 2022 at 12:26AM

A court in Bihar's Begusarai on Wednesday issued arrest warrants against Ekta Kapoor, film producer and director, and her mother Shobha Kapoor on charges of insulting soldiers and hurting the sentiments of their family members in her web series 'XXX' (Season-2). The court of judge Vikas Kumar issued the warrant on the basis of a complaint lodged by Shambhu Kumar, an ex-serviceman and a resident of Begusarai. from Times of India https://ift.tt/0mzxePf https://ift.tt/0kq9NeK September 28, 2022 at 11:59PM

Lt-Gen Chauhan (61), currently the military advisor to national security advisor Ajit Doval and the National Security Council Secretariat, will now have to spearhead the entire process to build an integrated war-fighting machinery within budgetary constraints through the creation of theatre commands and other structures. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2nq1TOS https://ift.tt/0kq9NeK September 28, 2022 at 11:30PM

New adoption regulations issued by the women and child development ministry lay out the process for district magistrates to issue adoption orders which earlier fell in the domain of the courts till the amended Juvenile Justice Model (Amendment) Rule 2022 came into force on September 1. from Times of India https://ift.tt/CcfMjVp https://ift.tt/Q5PUWdp September 28, 2022 at 05:44AM

More than 250 Popular Front of India (PFI) functionaries and people tied to it were rounded up Tuesday in sweeping police raids in Delhi and six states against the outfit, currently being probed by the NIA and ED for its alleged terrorist activities and terrorism-linked funding. from Times of India https://ift.tt/RCp03Bd https://ift.tt/Q5PUWdp September 28, 2022 at 04:41AM

The jail administration in Uttarakhand's Haldwani has come up with a unique idea to help people ward off "bad karma" - for a nominal fee of Rs 500 per night in prison. from Times of India https://ift.tt/TSyQkcN https://ift.tt/Q5PUWdp September 28, 2022 at 03:01AM

Tuesday's streaming was smooth and glitch free, the credit for which goes to Justice D Y Chandrachud under whose leadership the e-committee of the Supreme Court has been striving hard to bring reform in the judicial sector by adoption of new technologies and the live streaming is one of them. from Times of India https://ift.tt/QaRV2ip https://ift.tt/Q5PUWdp September 28, 2022 at 03:12AM

The widespread post-harvest practice of burning of paddy-crop stubbles in Punjab and Haryana is a major contributor to air pollution in north India in October and November. from Times of India https://ift.tt/F7SZTkG https://ift.tt/Q5PUWdp September 28, 2022 at 02:35AM

The Army will soon induct 'loitering munitions’ amid the continuing military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh, while the force also cranks up long-range high-volume firepower with 'winterised' howitzers and advanced rockets backed by drones and weapon-locating radars along the northern borders. from Times of India https://ift.tt/d7TJzwL https://ift.tt/Q5PUWdp September 27, 2022 at 11:29PM

The Alimuddin Street puja was revived by local Muslims after a 16-year break last year. This time, nuns from Missionaries of Charity will join their Hindu neighbours in the carnival. A six-member all-Muslim committee is in charge here. from Times of India https://ift.tt/yjUo4FV https://ift.tt/7BAlWjN September 27, 2022 at 06:10AM

Delhi's PM10 level reduced from 241g/m3 in 2017 to 196 g/m3 in 2021-22. Similarly, the PM10 level in Mumbai reduced from 151g/m3 in 2017 to 106 g/m3 in 2021-22 whereas it reduced from 119 g/m3 in 2017 to 105 g/m3 in Kolkata in 2021-22. from Times of India https://ift.tt/eS6bZYW https://ift.tt/7BAlWjN September 27, 2022 at 05:27AM

The Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) inducted two girls for the first time in the institution's history of over 100 years, reports Pankul Sharma. The 'July batch of 2022' began on Monday with students of Class 8, including the two girl students. Central command PRO Shantanu Pratap Singh termed it "a historic moment for the college". He said one of the girl students is from Haryana and the other is a day scholar. The decision on RIMC came after the Centre opened the doors of the NDA for women. from Times of India https://ift.tt/YEOn1KG https://ift.tt/7BAlWjN September 27, 2022 at 04:39AM

As part of a series of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' (India75) and US-India 75th anniversary celebrations, an event to highlight the cultural heritage of indigenous tribes in Arunachal Pradesh, 'Living Heritage of Arunachal', will be held on Tuesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/jfBcXL0 https://ift.tt/7BAlWjN September 27, 2022 at 03:49AM

Minister and Ashok Gehlot loyalist Shanti Dhariwal alleged a “100% conspiracy” against the CM by Ajay Maken and Sachin Pilot. Accusing Maken of approaching MLAs to campaign for Pilot as the next CM, Dhariwal said he had proof to back his allegation. from Times of India https://ift.tt/tDAJ8KH https://ift.tt/7BAlWjN September 27, 2022 at 01:42AM

As 55 men, women and children landed in Delhi, the number of those from the Sikh community remaining in Afghanistan number just a little over 40 with most of them staying back to protect and care for the "Guru Granth Sahib" amid the ongoing impasse with the Taliban regime which has refused to allow the religious scriptures to be taken out citing them to be the heritage of Afghanistan. from Times of India https://ift.tt/aPCkpuz https://ift.tt/xJIaKfy September 26, 2022 at 05:07AM

An increase of 50 basis points (100bps = 1 percentage point) in interest rates by the monetary policy committee (MPC) of the RBI is seen as inevitable by economists in the wake of the 75bps hike by the US Fed. The subsequent pressure on the rupee has made it more likely that the domestic central bank would increase rates too this Friday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/gHvRChx https://ift.tt/xJIaKfy September 26, 2022 at 03:48AM

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Uttarakhand’s sex ratio (number of females per 1,000 males) at birth was found to be the worst in the country at 844, and Kerala’s the best, at 974, according to the Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2020. The report, released by the Registrar General of India (RGI) on September 22, stated that the country’s overall sex ratio at birth had gone up by three points to 907 in 2018-20 from 904 in 2017-19. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Zu0POW7 https://ift.tt/xJIaKfy September 26, 2022 at 04:22AM

Popular Front of India (PFI) officebearers, many of whom have been in detention, used Abu Dhabi’s Darbar restaurant as the den for all hawala transactions and their illegal transfer to India, ED has said. This is contrary to the claims made by PFI that most of the Rs 120 crore it had received came through petty cash donations in India. from Times of India https://ift.tt/dZMpCyo https://ift.tt/xJIaKfy September 26, 2022 at 03:22AM

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India can scale up production of the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft to meet operational requirements and export orders, defence ministry officials said. The single-engine Tejas fighter is already the frontrunner to bag a Malaysian order for 18 light twin-seat fighter trainers despite strong competition from Chinese JF-17, South Korean FA-50 and Russian MiG-35 and Yak-130 jets. from Times of India https://ift.tt/C0EzAeb https://ift.tt/xJIaKfy September 26, 2022 at 01:06AM

It all boiled down to the last three overs. The Australians, who were 140 for six at the end of the 17th overs, had got 46 in the final three. The Indians, who had set the chase up very nicely needing just 32 for a series win, overcame some spirited fightback to post a thumping six-wicket win in the third and final T20I match. from Times of India https://ift.tt/mYJc3Ht https://ift.tt/xJIaKfy September 25, 2022 at 10:58PM

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Two migrant labourers were shot at and injured by terrorists in Kharbhatpora locality of Ratnipora in South Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday evening. from Times of India https://ift.tt/gNThJp9 https://ift.tt/Ewi0Sx5 September 25, 2022 at 03:25AM

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Rajasthan CLP will meet on Sunday, in what appears to be an exercise to pick the successor of CM Ashok Gehlot, the putative AICC president. The core issue is if Gehlot will have to relinquish the CM’s post, and if Sachin Pilot will replace him. Pilot is also the choice of the leadership. But the party has to negotiate the CM’s preference, and the legislature party in which Gehlot has an absolute support. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3kJWD4c https://ift.tt/Ewi0Sx5 September 25, 2022 at 01:39AM

A Congress legislative party meeting will be held on Sunday in Jaipur at Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot's residence. Gehlot is a frontrunner to become the next Congress president. However, the party's 'one-man, one-post' rule will not allow him to hold both posts. Sachin Pilot is scene as a possible candidate to replace Gehlot. from Times of India https://ift.tt/0TStdDm https://ift.tt/Ewi0Sx5 September 24, 2022 at 11:21PM

A fairy-tale ending befitting her glorious career marked Jhulan Goswami's last waltz as India Women beat England by 16 runs in the third and final ODI to record their first clean sweep in this country. from Times of India https://ift.tt/VXeSMxf https://ift.tt/Ewi0Sx5 September 24, 2022 at 11:01PM

According to the police, two unknown assailants hurled three petrol bombs at the house of MH Krishnan, a local functionary of RSS, when he and his family members were inside their residence in Mela Anuppanadi. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3FPLkKt https://ift.tt/Ewi0Sx5 September 24, 2022 at 10:44PM

The government said there had been a sharp increase in hate crimes, sectarian violence and anti-India activities in Canada and that the perpetrators had not been brought to justice so far. India reacted strongly to the so-called "Khalistan referendum" in Canada, saying it was "deeply objectionable" that such a "politically motivated" activity by extremist elements was allowed to take place in a friendly country. from Times of India https://ift.tt/OdTrziR https://ift.tt/YFi3yCI September 24, 2022 at 02:31AM

The cream of the JEE toppers - the top 100 - has overwhelmingly picked IIT Bombay at the close of first-round admissions of 2022-23, making it the most sought-after tech college, with Delhi and Madras a distant second and third. Ninety-three of them have opted for the Powai-based college as their first choice. All but one asked for computer science; 69 made the cut. from Times of India https://ift.tt/aVPc9SB https://ift.tt/YFi3yCI September 24, 2022 at 03:12AM

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Former Rajasthan deputy CM Sachin Pilot on Friday reached Jaipur from Kochi amid hectic lobbying in the Congress for the chief minister's post after Ashok Gehlot announced his decision to contest the Congress national president's election, and rushed to meet the Speaker and party MLAs. It is learnt that the party top brass has asked Pilot to stay put in Jaipur and meet MLAs till a final decision is taken. from Times of India https://ift.tt/be8GOIF https://ift.tt/YFi3yCI September 24, 2022 at 12:28AM

China is using “coercive economic tools” to achieve its security aims in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) while also not adhering to international laws and displaying a lack of transparency in its ongoing efforts to establish overseas military bases, a senior US defence official said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/YMOWTRe https://ift.tt/YFi3yCI September 23, 2022 at 11:36PM

The Supreme Court on Thursday awarded a six-month jail term to former promoters of Fortis Healthcare, Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh. The case relates to the sale of shares of Fortis to Malaysia-based IHH Healthcare. The top court also ordered a forensic audit of the share sale in Fortis Healthcare. from Times of India https://ift.tt/aAmrk5T https://ift.tt/MKVGPTS September 23, 2022 at 05:44AM

Some draft-age Russians rushed to leave the country on Thursday to escape their country's biggest conscription drive since World War Two, as world powers at the United Nations demanded Moscow be held accountable for alleged atrocities in Ukraine. Meanwhile Russia will on Friday begin its plan to annex around 15% of Ukrainian territory via referendums in four regions controlled by Russian forces. Stay with TOI for all updates from Times of India https://ift.tt/DynLZ1c https://ift.tt/MKVGPTS September 23, 2022 at 03:51AM

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There are more than a lakh cases in district and taluka courts pending for over 30 years. With 41,210 such cases, Uttar Pradesh leads the list and is followed by Maharashtra with 23,483, West Bengal with 14,345 and Bihar with 11,713 cases. That’s a total of nearly 91,000 between just these four states. from Times of India https://ift.tt/kpdWl5x https://ift.tt/MKVGPTS September 23, 2022 at 02:32AM

The govt is unwilling to accommodate Congress' request to let it retain the helmsmanship of the department-related standing committee (DRSC) on home affairs in Rajya Sabha. The decision to withdraw Congress' leadership of the DRSC on home affairs in the RS and IT and communications in LS is being done "as per the existing strength of the parties" and in light of its numbers in RS coming down since 2019, sources said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/QBsc2KE https://ift.tt/MKVGPTS September 23, 2022 at 01:12AM

Ashok Gehlot is likely to be the next president of Congress but will have to step down as chief minister of Rajasthan. Gehlot, who had on Wednesday declared his intent to continue as Rajasthan CM even if he was elected as Congress chief, gave up his insistence after Rahul Gandhi declared that the new party chief would have to adhere to the “one man one post” principle. from Times of India https://ift.tt/aAUIYOX https://ift.tt/MKVGPTS September 23, 2022 at 12:25AM

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The SIT filed a chargesheet on Wednesday against social activist Teesta Setalvad, former DGP RB Sreekumar and ex-IPS Sanjiv Bhatt, citing 90 witnesses in support of charges of fabricating evidence to frame 63 persons for a purported "larger conspiracy behind the 2002 riots". Sreekumar and Bhatt are behind bars, while Setalvad has been granted interim bail by the SC in this case. from Times of India https://ift.tt/ethl7Ex https://ift.tt/2uKN1ve September 22, 2022 at 04:22AM

The Army is now reviewing its colonial and pre-colonial era customs, traditions, battle honours and names that can be discarded in accordance with the government's directive to "Indianise" the armed forces. This comes after the new Naval Ensign, which included the removal of the red-coloured St George's Cross from the flag, was unveiled by PM Narendra Modi on September 2. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Hro8vwB https://ift.tt/2uKN1ve September 22, 2022 at 02:50AM

Centre Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the CBI inquiry into the 'Radia tapes' conversations revealed no criminality. This amounted to giving a clean chit to corporate lobbyist Niira Radia, whose intercepted telephonic conversations had purportedly ranged from fixing individual problems to appointment of ministers in the Cabinet to dictating journalists what is to be written. from Times of India https://ift.tt/NjAfLFS https://ift.tt/2uKN1ve September 22, 2022 at 03:17AM

Justifying 10% quota for Economically Weaker Sections belonging to general class, the Centre on Wednesday contended that it is a constitutional obligation to extend helping hands to the poor and it is duty of the government to fulfil their aspirations who are not getting opportunity because of their economic status. from Times of India https://ift.tt/kQnulms https://ift.tt/2uKN1ve September 22, 2022 at 01:48AM

A photo of Hindu Mahasabha founder Vinayak Damodar Savarkar appeared on a banner at Athani near Kochi for the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi, landing Congress in a spot on Wednesday as it faced a howl of taunts on social media and from BJP and CPM for the faux pas. The banner featuring freedom fighters was put up by a group from the Chengamanad panchayat. from Times of India https://ift.tt/cm9E2xt https://ift.tt/2uKN1ve September 22, 2022 at 01:29AM

The US Federal Reserve raised its target interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to a range of 3.00%-3.25% on Wednesday and signaled more large increases to come in new projections showing its policy rate rising to 4.40% by the end of this year before topping out at 4.60% in 2023 to battle continued strong inflation. from Times of India https://ift.tt/WcdPh9t https://ift.tt/2uKN1ve September 21, 2022 at 11:39PM

A total of 68% of children in the age group of three to six years are out of the ambit of the public provisioning for early childhood education (ECE) in India, according to a study commissioned by Save the Children India. For the remaining 32%, spending is to the tune of Rs 8,297 per child per annum, which varies between states, from Rs 3,792 in Meghalaya to Rs 34,758 in Arunachal Pradesh. from Times of India https://ift.tt/QM5mbzd https://ift.tt/BpoEA3i September 21, 2022 at 04:46AM

Gujarati film 'Last Film Show' ('Chhello Show') is India’s official entry to the Best International Feature Film category of the 95th Academy Awards. The announcement has surprised one and all. There was a strong undercurrent in the country that 'The Kashmir Files' or 'RRR' will make it. from Times of India https://ift.tt/kgtF3cB https://ift.tt/BpoEA3i September 21, 2022 at 01:28AM

Shocking videos of over 200 under-17 female kabaddi players being served food kept on the floor of a toilet, right next to men's urinals, in a stadium in UP's Saharanpur went viral on social media on Tuesday, triggering massive anger and criticism. from Times of India https://ift.tt/s2qpony https://ift.tt/BpoEA3i September 21, 2022 at 02:51AM

Despite the troop disengagement at a ‘friction point’ in eastern Ladakh earlier this month, the overall threat from China has not receded in any way and it is fast extending to other domains in addition to the land borders, the country’s military brass warned on Tuesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/7cniOHF https://ift.tt/BpoEA3i September 21, 2022 at 01:27AM

The road transport ministry has put draft standards for rear seatbelt reminders, which would be a mandatory feature in all new cars in the next six months. As per the proposed automotive standard, the audio seatbelt reminder will alert the driver and occupants even if any passenger, including on the rear seat, removes the safety-belt buckle later. from Times of India https://ift.tt/uzEQeYZ https://ift.tt/BpoEA3i September 20, 2022 at 11:52PM

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India on Monday ruled out any negotiations at the cost of food security and asked the global community to keep the interests of farmers, indigenous communities and tribal population in mind while contemplating any amendment or revision to international treaties. from Times of India https://ift.tt/pM3G2Lk https://ift.tt/ud7JS5q September 20, 2022 at 04:23AM

Irked by the manner in which state authorities are passing stereotyped orders on confiscation or auction of seized vehicles under Bihar’s liquor prohibition law, the Patna high court orally remarked on Monday that such actions by excise department officers were “glaring manifestations of their non-application of mind in implementation of the prohibition law”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Tp2owKi https://ift.tt/ud7JS5q September 20, 2022 at 03:23AM

Britain and the world said a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral on Monday that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers — and crowds who massed along the streets of London to honour a monarch whose 70-year reign defined an age. from Times of India https://ift.tt/0XcoxyW https://ift.tt/ud7JS5q September 20, 2022 at 01:07AM

Emphasising lack of uniformity in approach and differences of opinion on how to proceed and analyse mitigating circumstances, while awarding death sentence to a convict by courts, the Supreme Court on Monday referred the issue to a five-judge bench Constitution bench for a comprehensive and authoritative adjudication. from Times of India https://ift.tt/snjO46N https://ift.tt/ud7JS5q September 20, 2022 at 12:42AM

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After wheat, India’s decision to ban the export of broken rice and also impose 20% export duty on some varieties of the cereal, has come under attack from Senegal, a large importer, as well as the United States and the European Union. from Times of India https://ift.tt/b1jwN52 https://ift.tt/n7jKV6X September 19, 2022 at 05:36AM

Dubbing Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal a “megalomaniac” who considers himself God after winning assembly polls in two states, BJP on Sunday took a swipe at him saying it was a matter of “surprise” that the AAP leader did not say US President Joe Biden was also afraid of him. from Times of India https://ift.tt/tBVU3ok https://ift.tt/n7jKV6X September 19, 2022 at 04:42AM

With a total of $968 million in loans in four months of 2022, India has emerged as Sri Lanka’s largest bilateral lender, overtaking China in the process, a media report said. In the past five years from 2017-2021, China has been the largest bilateral lender to Sri Lanka as China disbursed $947 million, out of which $809 million was obtained as market borrowings from the China Development Bank. from Times of India https://ift.tt/ib6j2y4 https://ift.tt/n7jKV6X September 19, 2022 at 02:59AM

Gross direct tax collections rose 30% to a little under Rs 8.4 lakh crore during the fiscal year up to September 17, when the second instalment of advance tax had been paid. The current growth rate is more than twice the asking rate to meet the full year direct tax target of Rs 14.2 lakh crore. With around a fortnight to go for the half year of FY23 to end, direct tax collections are estimated at around 58% of the full year target. from Times of India https://ift.tt/5sHSXFn https://ift.tt/n7jKV6X September 19, 2022 at 01:43AM

Even as Bihar CM Nitish Kumar is trying to unite all opposition parties against BJP ahead of 2024 general elections, speculations are rife that he may contest the next Lok Sabha polls from the high-profile and Kurmi-dominated Phulpur constituency in Uttar Pradesh. from Times of India https://ift.tt/FSLRdqA https://ift.tt/n7jKV6X September 18, 2022 at 09:14PM

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Unveiling the National Logistics Policy on Saturday, PM Modi said the world is now recognising that India is emerging as a manufacturing hub. “Policy is just a beginning, policy plus performance is equal to progress,” he added while highlighting how India needs to be ready to compete with developed countries. “We will face competition from more powerful nations as we grow. We should welcome this. Come, we are ready,” he said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/MEY1NrA https://ift.tt/qv2UO0F September 18, 2022 at 03:55AM

With a week to go for the start of the nomination process for the Congress president’s election, the party’s Rajasthan unit passed a resolution that Rahul Gandhi should become the AICC president. The resolution was passed in a meeting attended by the PCC delegates who vote in the President’s election, including chief minister Ashok Gehlot (who proposed the resolution), AICC state in-charge Ajay Maken, senior leaders and Sachin Pilot. from Times of India https://ift.tt/wdKNoIc https://ift.tt/qv2UO0F September 18, 2022 at 03:46AM

The Union ministry of finance has revised the procedure for flow of funds for research under various Central sectoral schemes. The ministry “examined” the issue that earlier mandated that STEM researchers must open a zero-balance account for every project and on Friday reversed its March 2022 order. from Times of India https://ift.tt/EOGcyQv https://ift.tt/qv2UO0F September 18, 2022 at 01:50AM

Seven decades after the last cheetah was hunted to extinction in India, its cousins from Africa are here to take their spot in the Indian sun. On Saturday, PM Modi operated a lever to open a gate and release eight cheetahs into a special enclosure. Jet-lagged after a 9,000-km overnight flight from Namibia to Gwalior, and then to the Kuno helipad, the cheetahs looked at their new surroundings a bit tentatively at first, but were soon sprinting about. from Times of India https://ift.tt/kGjxWtN https://ift.tt/qv2UO0F September 18, 2022 at 12:41AM

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Britain's longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who died a week ago aged 96 after 70 years on the throne, is at rest in the capital's Westminster Hall ahead of Monday's state funeral at Westminster Abbey. Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, her coffin borne to the Houses of Parliament by a horse-drawn gun carriage and trailed by grieving family members. Stay with TOI for latest updates -- from Times of India https://ift.tt/B2kvmO0 https://ift.tt/4DLFe5M September 16, 2022 at 07:40AM

The city corporation authorities on Friday morning demolished the controversial bus waiting shed in front of the CET at Sreekaryam where students had protested — by sitting on each other’s laps — against the residents who damaged the shed in an apparent attempt to stop boys and girls from being there together. from Times of India https://ift.tt/JotBQkn https://ift.tt/4DLFe5M September 17, 2022 at 03:19AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for deepening cooperation and mutual trust among SCO member-states at the summit in Samarkand on Friday, urging the Eurasian security group to work together to develop reliable, resilient, and diversified supply chains in the region at a time when the pandemic and Ukraine conflict had caused an “unprecedented food and energy crisis". from Times of India https://ift.tt/MyR6C8g https://ift.tt/4DLFe5M September 17, 2022 at 02:18AM

After a split verdict by the Delhi high court on whether marital rape could be brought within the ambit of the offence of rape, the Supreme Court on Friday decided to examine the issue and sought a response from the Centre. A bench of Justices Rajiv Shakdher and C Hari Shankar of the had HC differed in their reading of the exception under IPC Section 375 that shields husbands from a rape charge by wives. from Times of India https://ift.tt/85EmhUy https://ift.tt/4DLFe5M September 17, 2022 at 01:34AM

The IAF will induct the first indigenous light combat helicopter (LCH), which is capable of offensive operations in the Siachen Glacier-Saltoro Ridge region and eastern Ladakh, at its Jodhpur airbase in the presence of defence minister Rajnath Singh on October 3. The phased induction of these 5.8-tonne choppers will boost IAF’s capabilities in high-altitude areas as well as in other terrains. from Times of India https://ift.tt/0TYElNx https://ift.tt/4DLFe5M September 16, 2022 at 11:16PM

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Soon websites or organisations publishing fake reviews of products and services online may be held accountable. Even manufacturers and service providers could face action for publishing fake or misleading reviews on their own sites after collecting them from customers or from a third party contracted by them. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Nuf3GDq https://ift.tt/lbWz7Vq September 16, 2022 at 04:11AM

Achieving yet another milestone in efforts to establish “permanent peace” in Assam by inking settlements with various armed insurgent outfits active in the state, the Centre, Assam government and eight armed adivasi groups signed a tripartite agreement in the presence of home minister Amit Shah and Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday, to end the “decades-old crisis of adivasis and tea garden workers”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/KzGtlbJ https://ift.tt/lbWz7Vq September 16, 2022 at 03:16AM

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PM Narendra Modi arrived in Samarkand late evening Thursday for the SCO summit where, as Modi said in his departure statement, he will exchange views on topical, regional and international issues, the expansion of SCO and on further deepening cooperation within the Organisation. from Times of India https://ift.tt/urtF7Tf https://ift.tt/lbWz7Vq September 16, 2022 at 01:39AM

The girl was hale and hearty, yet she was taken to the Dausa government hospital for observation. from Times of India https://ift.tt/1sS4uOo https://ift.tt/lbWz7Vq September 15, 2022 at 10:48PM

As many as 12 people died while 18 others were injured after the minibus they were travelling in fell into a gorge at Sawjian Nallah in J&K’s Poonch district on Wednesday morning. Among the deceased were two minor boys, aged five and 14, as well as three women, two of them teenagers. “The accident took place near Barari Ballah Sawjian around 8.35am when the bus driver lost control of the vehicle near a bridge. The bus skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge,” said an official. from Times of India https://ift.tt/5mZqVUI https://ift.tt/eGObSAy September 15, 2022 at 12:28AM

In a rare instance of open criticism of the Supreme Court’s new case listing method introduced by new CJI U U Lalit, a bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul has in a judicial order said that the new listing system gave inadequate time to the judges to take up the matters. It said, “The new listing system is not giving an adequate time to take up matters fixed for hearing like the present case as there are a number of matters within the span of ‘Afternoon’ session.” from Times of India https://ift.tt/sWLlJSK https://ift.tt/eGObSAy September 15, 2022 at 02:44AM

Disapproving the practice of high courts not giving early hearing in bail matters, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said pleas seeking pre-arrest or post-arrest bail must be decided by courts as expeditiously as possible as they involve the liberty of a person. from Times of India https://ift.tt/qIDiz9H https://ift.tt/eGObSAy September 15, 2022 at 02:15AM

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India may be forced to withdraw vacancies for enlisting soldiers from Nepal under its new Agnipath scheme in the ongoing recruitment cycle if the landlocked country does not take a decision in time, Army chief Gen Manoj Pande said on Wednesday. Such a move by India, if it comes to that, could have adverse implications for the already delicately poised relationship with Nepal, where China has systematically made huge strategic inroads over the years. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2szmeHg https://ift.tt/eGObSAy September 15, 2022 at 02:07AM

As many as 12 people died while 18 others were injured after the minibus they were travelling in fell into a gorge at Sawjian Nallah in J&K’s Poonch district on Wednesday morning. Among the deceased were two minor boys, aged five and 14, as well as three women, two of them teenagers. “The accident took place near Barari Ballah Sawjian around 8.35am when the bus driver lost control of the vehicle near a bridge. The bus skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge,” said an official. from Times of India https://ift.tt/LnSoJw0 https://ift.tt/eGObSAy September 15, 2022 at 12:28AM

Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday became the first Indian woman wrestler to win two medals at the World Championships as she clinched a bronze in 53kg by defeating Emma Jonna Malmgren of Sweden. The 28-year-old Vinesh had also won a bronze in 2019 edition in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. It was a remarkable comeback for Vinesh after her shock qualification round defeat as she beat Malmgren 8-0 in the bronze medal round. from Times of India https://ift.tt/K5WSrx9 https://ift.tt/eGObSAy September 14, 2022 at 10:51PM

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While disengagement at Gogra-Hot Springs was verified and completed on Tuesday, suspense continued over the possibility of a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Samarkand this week. Sources also said that India and Russia are discussing the possibility of a meeting between Modi and President Vladimir Putin. Kremlin, in a statement, said on Tuesday that Putin will have a number of bilateral meetings in Samarkand. from Times of India https://ift.tt/fEqHl49 https://ift.tt/iEax2NH September 14, 2022 at 03:08AM

Continuing its crackdown on registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs) found to be non-existent or repeatedly defaulting on the statutory requirements as per the Representation of the People Act, the Election Commission on Tuesday deleted 86 more RUPPs from the list of registered parties after a physical verification did not find them at their registered addresses. from Times of India https://ift.tt/VjlXOWp https://ift.tt/iEax2NH September 14, 2022 at 03:17AM

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Satish Chandra Verma, a senior IPS officer who had assisted the CBI in its investigation into the alleged fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan in Gujarat, has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Union home ministry's decision, taken on August 30, to dismiss him a month before his scheduled retirement on September 30. from Times of India https://ift.tt/HcDG3I4 https://ift.tt/iEax2NH September 14, 2022 at 01:15AM

CBI sleuths on Tuesday conducted searches at 36 locations across the country, including in Jammu & Kashmir, in an ongoing investigation related to recruitment of sub-inspectors in J&K Police. According to police sources, searches were carried out in Jammu, Srinagar (both in J&K), Karnal, Mahendergarh, Rewari (in Haryana), Gandhinagar (Gujarat), Delhi, Ghaziabad (UP) and Bangalore (Karnataka), among other places. from Times of India https://ift.tt/QOk5Hge https://ift.tt/iEax2NH September 14, 2022 at 12:25AM

Sachin Shroff, who will soon be seen stepping into the shoes of Sailesh Lodha to play the role of Taarak Mehta in one of the longest running shows of Indian Television, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is excited and nervous about the new role. from Times of India https://ift.tt/ma9Robk https://ift.tt/iEax2NH September 13, 2022 at 08:32PM

India and China on Monday ‘virtually’ completed the troop disengagement at Patrolling Point-15 in the Gogra-Hot Springs area of eastern Ladakh, which India hopes will set the stage for further negotiations on the more crucial face-offs at the strategically-located Depsang Plains and Demchok. Sources, however, said there has been “a slight delay” in the overall disengagement process because the final physical verification is still to be carried out by the two sides. from Times of India https://ift.tt/bkm3MZu https://ift.tt/vHB4sOb September 13, 2022 at 05:20AM

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As a clutch of petitions challenging constitutional validity of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act and subsequent Rules has been pending for over two-and-half years with no effective hearing, the Supreme Court on Monday decided to fast-track the proceedings and asked the counsel appearing for both the sides to come out with a “road map” for conducting the hearing on over 250 petitions. from Times of India https://ift.tt/eMD2tZn https://ift.tt/vHB4sOb September 13, 2022 at 03:25AM

The Muslim side on Monday said the Supreme Court, not being sufficiently proficient in Arabic, is ill-equipped to interpret the Quran. It argued that instead of determining the essentiality of hijab to Islam by attempting to interpret the holy book, the court should view hijab as an individual woman’s right to choose a piece of cloth to protect her privacy, dignity and identity. from Times of India https://ift.tt/4Ktj7IZ https://ift.tt/vHB4sOb September 13, 2022 at 02:28AM

Retail inflation accelerated in August on the back of high food prices, reversing a three-month downward trend and remained above the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) upper tolerance level of 6% for the eighth consecutive month, which may prompt the central bank to raise interest rates again. The retail inflation data showed cereal and product prices rose 9.6% in August while vegetable prices shot up 13.2% during the month. from Times of India https://ift.tt/hcrUZIf https://ift.tt/vHB4sOb September 13, 2022 at 02:36AM

The court of the Varanasi district judge on Monday held as maintainable a suit filed by five Hindu women seeking the right to daily worship of the Goddess Shringar Gauri and other “visible and invisible” deities in the Gyanvapi mosque complex. It said the 1991 Places of Worship Act cited by the custodians of the shrine to challenge the plea wasn't a bar in this case as the plaintiffs never asked for the mosque to be converted into a temple. from Times of India https://ift.tt/tNjGlXR https://ift.tt/vHB4sOb September 13, 2022 at 01:35AM

​A team of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike initiated the exercise at eight places, which were allegedly causing flooding in and around Bellandur in Mahadevapura zone. from Times of India https://ift.tt/E6rsyLW https://ift.tt/vHB4sOb September 12, 2022 at 11:04PM