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Bitterness in Punjab over Dera chief’s parole & e-satsangs

The Dera chief has significantly increased his online activity during his latest parole, his third this year. There have been a few incidents of Dera’s followers sent to invite people for gatherings being confronted by Sikhs. These indicate that things could take a turn for the worse in the state. from Times of India https://ift.tt/sKfRclA https://ift.tt/ub0tWca November 01, 2022 at 02:50AM

Procession through runway, Kerala airport to stay shut for 5 hrs

The airport suspends its services twice a year — in March-April for Painkuni festival and in October-November for the Arattu procession, when Lord Vishnu is carried from the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple on a palanquin to Shanghumugham beach, located just behind the airport, for a ritual bath. from Times of India https://ift.tt/YMv7W1V https://ift.tt/ub0tWca November 01, 2022 at 03:14AM

‘Steel man of India’ J J Irani dies at 86

from Times of India https://ift.tt/TYEnGIP https://ift.tt/wQ42bgC November 01, 2022 at 03:40AM

21 drown during Chhath in Bihar, 15 were minors

On Monday, two youths drowned in Bihpur. Five people drowned in Saharsa district, while three drowned in Muzaffarpur and one in Madhubani. Two minor boys drowned and one went missing in Supaul district. from Times of India https://ift.tt/4X6Yoe2 https://ift.tt/wQ42bgC November 01, 2022 at 02:10AM

Lula returns as Brazil prez after edging out Bolsonaro

Da Silva received 50.9% of the vote and Bolsonaro 49.1%, according to the country's election authority. Yet the morning after the results came in — and congratulations had poured in from world leaders — Bolsonaro still had yet to publicly concede or react in any way, even as truckers blockaded some roads across the country in protest. from Times of India https://ift.tt/fsyUSM0 https://ift.tt/wQ42bgC November 01, 2022 at 02:27AM

'Show little more gratitude': Biden lost temper with Zelenskyy in June

from Times of India https://ift.tt/FiQEDGe https://ift.tt/wQ42bgC October 31, 2022 at 08:48PM

Queen Camila's flight suffers bird hit, lands safely

from Times of India https://ift.tt/0JqOR19 https://ift.tt/omXcdGN October 30, 2022 at 03:19PM

Weekly Covid cases dip below 10k

from Times of India https://ift.tt/RtMUAOW https://ift.tt/omXcdGN October 31, 2022 at 03:53AM

South Korea in shock, grief as 153 die in Halloween crowd surge

Kim Mi Sung, an official at a nonprofit organization that promotes tourism in Itaewon, said she performed CPR on 10 people who were unconscious, mostly women wearing witch outfits and other Halloween costumes. Nine of them were declared dead on the spot. from Times of India https://ift.tt/FIeoOGB https://ift.tt/omXcdGN October 31, 2022 at 02:26AM

Telangana government withdraws CBI general consent

The call for a CBI probe gained traction after Telangana police recently arrested three people for allegedly trying to bribe four TRS MLAs with Rs 100 crore each for defecting to BJP ahead of the high-stakes Munugode bypolls. Dismissing the charges, BJP functionaries moved the Telangana high court and requested a CBI inquiry. from Times of India https://ift.tt/pBiP1xj https://ift.tt/omXcdGN October 31, 2022 at 02:34AM

Engage experts in probes into illegal loan apps: Centre to states

from Times of India https://ift.tt/KXAjveI https://ift.tt/omXcdGN October 30, 2022 at 11:00PM

Bombay high court refuses to junk FIR against ‘handicapped’ man

In her complaint, the 28-year-old woman said that around 10pm on June 8, 2021, the accused, who was standing near a car, told her, “Yeh gaadi meri hai, chal ek ghante mein ghoom ke aate hain (This is my car. Let’s go for a one-hour drive),” when she was passing by him. After that he allegedly opened the car door, tried to pull her inside, touched inappropriately and also threatened to kill her if she disclosed the incident to anyone. from Times of India https://ift.tt/4QFCuPt https://ift.tt/JxzgbCm October 30, 2022 at 05:26AM

Minors tied to truck & dragged over alleged cash, mobile phone theft in MP

A video of the incident went viral on social media prompting police to register a case against the accused. ACP Nihit Upadhyay said: “The incident was reported around 8am when two minors were tied to a truck and dragged on the road. from Times of India https://ift.tt/kLtWoiD https://ift.tt/JxzgbCm October 29, 2022 at 07:18PM

Irish educator working in Kolkata for 62 years to leave over visa issues

MacCarthaigh recalled growing up in Ireland when Protestants and Catholics were at each other’s throats and his homeland was badly off on many fronts. “I got no love… I was one of 11 children. We were quite poor. My family would have been better off with two or three children. As with most people, one’s childhood becomes the primary source of one’s inspiration to become the person they are going to be.” from Times of India https://ift.tt/CtjAFYa https://ift.tt/JxzgbCm October 30, 2022 at 03:14AM

Tata Trusts’ CEO to ‘retire’; Cyrus cousin named trustee

from Times of India https://ift.tt/YFd9ycp https://ift.tt/JxzgbCm October 30, 2022 at 01:51AM

E-scooter battery sparks blaze, 15 e-bikes damaged

from Times of India https://ift.tt/MsPu3SC https://ift.tt/JxzgbCm October 30, 2022 at 01:32AM

SC didn’t agree with will of people: Rijiju on NJAC

The NJAC Act, unanimously passed by both the Houses of Parliament and ratified by more than half of all the states, was struck down by a Constitution bench of the apex court as unconstitutional in 2015, and the collegium system of appointing judges to high courts and the SC was upheld. from Times of India https://ift.tt/MWV6KQm https://ift.tt/frUXvDl October 29, 2022 at 02:46AM

PM Modi cautions states and UTs against global ‘inimical forces’

Cautioning states and UTs of emerging threats, including cyberattacks, from inimical forces as India marches ahead on the path of economic growth and competes with global powers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday told their law enforcement agencies to anticipate and understand the challenges that may stem from a sense of global competition but eventually turn into enmity. from Times of India https://ift.tt/JWjM6UD https://ift.tt/frUXvDl October 29, 2022 at 02:03AM

Govt can overrule social media cos on removal of accounts

The measure — which comes into force immediately — will further tighten the controls on the social media giants (the majority of them American) who have increasingly been under regulatory heat in India over their content moderation practices, and due to their reluctance to follow government diktats on matters such as removal of posts or accounts. from Times of India https://ift.tt/QDaU0l7 https://ift.tt/frUXvDl October 29, 2022 at 01:43AM

Trump says he’s ‘very happy’ about Musk’s Twitter takeover

The possibility of Trump’s return to Twitter — he was banned after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol — has been the subject of much speculation since Musk announced his intentions to buy the company and take a less heavy-handed approach with users who post objectionable and provocative content. from Times of India https://ift.tt/mZUzwhP https://ift.tt/frUXvDl October 29, 2022 at 01:36AM

Aim is to ensure progress of far-flung areas to fulfil country’s security needs: Rajnath

In a statement, a defence spokesperson said, "These 75 projects — 45 bridges, 27 roads, two helipads and one carbon neutral habitat — are spread across six states and two Union Territories (UTs). Twenty of these projects are in Jammu & Kashmir; 18 each in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh; five in Uttarakhand and 14 in other border states of Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan.” from Times of India https://ift.tt/ka1DKJY https://ift.tt/frUXvDl October 29, 2022 at 12:08AM

IndiGo flight aborts take off after 'fire' in engine

from Times of India https://ift.tt/ufiJXTn https://ift.tt/frUXvDl October 28, 2022 at 11:00PM

Azam Khan found guilty in 2019 'hate speech', gets 3 years in jail, out on bail

Azam may now lose his house membership, as per a landmark Supreme Court judgment, dated July 10, 2013, that says if any MLA, MLC or MP is convicted in a criminal case and gets jail of minimum two years then he/she loses membership of the house with immediate effect. The UP assembly can also move quickly to disqualify him. from Times of India https://ift.tt/9140kqR https://ift.tt/KxdQ2fM October 28, 2022 at 03:05AM

US plans to fortify defense ties with India to deter China: Pentagon

This newly released document which was released by the US Defence Department is an unclassified defence strategy that nests beneath President Biden's National Security Strategy, which was released earlier this month amid growing Chinese aggression. from Times of India https://ift.tt/hTjrB0Y https://ift.tt/KxdQ2fM October 28, 2022 at 02:53AM

2nd blow to Maha: Tata-Airbus’ `22k cr IAF deal flies off to Guj

While the project, which promises thousands of jobs, comes as a boost for Gujarat ahead of the assembly polls there, for the four-month-old Balasahebanchi Sena-BJP government in Maharashtra, it is yet another blow, that too after industries minister Uday Samant of the Shinde Sena said on September 15 that though the state had lost the Vedanta project, it would secure the Tata-Airbus project to produce military aircraft in Nagpur. from Times of India https://ift.tt/6rpxunA https://ift.tt/KxdQ2fM October 28, 2022 at 01:55AM

Lying unconscious for 7 months in hosp, woman delivers baby girl

According to doctors, the woman wasn’t wearing a helmet when the two-wheeler she was riding pillion on with her husband met with an accident on March 31 this year. She suffered multiple serious head injuries and though she has survived, she remains unconscious. from Times of India https://ift.tt/fP2v0GS https://ift.tt/KxdQ2fM October 28, 2022 at 02:47AM

Narayana Murthy told me I could have more impact on the world through politics than business: Rishi Sunak

Narayana Murthy is the billionaire founder of Infosys who has now devoted his life to philanthropy. Sunak worked for Goldman Sachs, gained an MBA from Stanford and then worked for a hedge fund before becoming an MP. Many wonder why he left such a well-paid career to enter the sparring world of politics. from Times of India https://ift.tt/xrGkPyO https://ift.tt/KxdQ2fM October 28, 2022 at 12:45AM

Rishi Sunak faces backlash over Suella Braverman appointment

Suella Braverman was sacked from Truss’s government on October 19, saying in her resignation letter she had sent a draft ministerial statement regarding the government policy on migration from her personal email, which she said was due for imminent publication but accepted was “a technical infringement of the rules”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/6UDGloi https://ift.tt/KxdQ2fM October 28, 2022 at 12:24AM

Pics: Zimbabwe further dent Pakistan’s hope of qualifying for semis

Read more on TOI Sports from Times of India https://ift.tt/uAKqvS7 https://ift.tt/KxdQ2fM October 27, 2022 at 10:18PM

Sunak tears into Labour at first PMQs, fends off attacks on his wife and wealth

Starmer, leader of the Labour party, began by saying: “The first British Asian prime minister is a significant moment in our national story and it is a reminder that for all the challenges we face as a country, Britain is a place where people of all races and beliefs can fulfil their dreams. That is not true in every country.” from Times of India https://ift.tt/KwS5QEG https://ift.tt/6u9BLNH October 27, 2022 at 12:46AM

Pak security overdrive as Imran plans 8-day ‘freedom’ march to capital

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's Asad Umar, a former minister, said Imran and his supporters would cover nearly 400km in a week.Former PM and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif alleged that the proposed long march was meant to create a situation where the next army chief would be of Imran's choosing rather than any noble goal. from Times of India https://ift.tt/WCyOmEz https://ift.tt/6u9BLNH October 27, 2022 at 12:39AM

Telangana police stop alleged bribery bid to poach TRS MLAs

Cyberabad police commissioner Stephen Raveendra on Thursday night made a sensational disclosure that three members, which includes two religious leaders, allegedly tried for defection of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLAs. from Times of India https://ift.tt/gs1D0Fe https://ift.tt/6u9BLNH October 26, 2022 at 09:40PM

Xi’s vow of world dominance by 2049 sends chill through markets

On one level, Xi has made it clear where he wants to take China. At the opening of the Communist Party congress last week, he repeated a goal to make China a modern socialist power by 2035, boosting per capita income to middle-income levels and modernizing the armed forces. from Times of India https://ift.tt/QAFvRyH https://ift.tt/6u9BLNH October 26, 2022 at 10:31PM

Six chief ministers financially helping 'Jan Suraj Yatra': Kishor

Addressing a press conference at Patilar village in Bagaha police district on completion of 200 KM of his yatra, Kishor also said when he would form a political party, he would begin the country’s biggest campaign for crowdfunding in which people would make small contributions and complete the process of funding for a political outfit. from Times of India https://ift.tt/epqGF3L https://ift.tt/6u9BLNH October 26, 2022 at 09:33PM

'Greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere hit record high'

"The increase in carbon dioxide levels from 2020 to 2021 was larger than the average annual growth rate over the last decade. Measurements from WMO’s Global Atmosphere Watch network stations show that these levels continue to rise in 2022 over the whole globe," said the WMO, referring to its latest GHG Bulletin. from Times of India https://ift.tt/HmSB2ID https://ift.tt/6u9BLNH October 26, 2022 at 11:13PM

Labelling hubby womaniser is cruelty: HC

The judges noted that the FC's order was based on the wife's "unsubstantiated" allegations - that he was constantly under influence of liquor, out late at night and on some pretext visited her sister. Her sister only deposed that he drank liquor. "The evidence on record produced by the petitioner fails to prove the allegations made by her in pleadings," they said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/hxlSn68 https://ift.tt/6u9BLNH October 26, 2022 at 03:44AM

With Rs 4-5k crore biz, TN fireworks hub sees a crackling Diwali

A hub for fireworks manufacturers, Virudhunagar contributes to nearly 90% of the country's production. There are over 1,000 fireworks units in the district and nearly eight lakh employees are directly and indirectly dependent on this industry for their livelihood. from Times of India https://ift.tt/itW5zIb https://ift.tt/6u9BLNH October 26, 2022 at 05:15AM

Cervical cancer self-sampling test kits could replace pap smears

The HPV self-sampling kit, similar in principle to the home-testing kits for the Covid-causing SARS-CoV-2 virus, is at the moment being tested by various institutes and hospitals in India to find out the acceptance among women and its efficiency. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Gt8CSuL https://ift.tt/JLun6yz October 26, 2022 at 03:20AM

CCI fines Google 936 crore for monopoly abuse

In its latest order, Competition Commission of India (CCI) asked Google to "cease and desist" from practicing policies that supposedly give it powers to abuse its dominant position in running Play Store, which houses millions of apps that Android phone customers can download. "... practices followed by Google result in leveraging its dominance in market for licensable mobile OS (operating system) and app stores for Android OS, to protect its position in the downstream markets," CCI said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/NlIrkG0 https://ift.tt/kjFbPRc October 26, 2022 at 03:09AM

A PIO at No. 10 soon, Cameron had told Modi barely seven years ago

This meant the Conservative leadership race was over, and Sunak, the youngest UK PM since 1812 at 42, automatically became the Conservative leader. Although Mordaunt thought many of former PM Boris Johnson’s supporters would switch to her after he bailed out, in fact many of them, including Priti Patel, on Monday morning switched to backing Sunak. from Times of India https://ift.tt/PkyCY1L https://ift.tt/JLun6yz October 26, 2022 at 01:54AM

Rishi Sunak appoints backers of leadership rivals in Cabinet

Many of the faces he appointed were well-known MPs who had previously held Cabinet posts — an indication that he wants to have people with experience at the helm to steady the ship during turbulent times in the UK, unlike his predecessors who appointed loyalists regardless of competence. There is speculation Sunak has done this to ensure that he does not inadvertently create a group of disgruntled rebel MPs denied cabinet posts who subsequently plot to oust him, as has happened in the past. from Times of India https://ift.tt/huvVbys https://ift.tt/XlL91vT October 26, 2022 at 01:02AM

Shoaib Akhtar 'wants' Virat Kohli to retire from T20Is

Pakistan's former star pacer Shoaib Akhtar "wants" Virat Kohli to retire from T20 Internationals as he feels that the Indian batting maestro should not put his "entire energy" in the shortest format. "According to me, he played the greatest innings of his life against Pakistan. He played like this because he had the self belief that he will do it. He is back with a bang. I want him to retire from T20I because I don't want that he puts his entire energy in T20I cricket," Akhtar said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/kmJSzDx https://ift.tt/XlL91vT October 25, 2022 at 10:26PM

In special hearing, Kerala HC allows 9 V-Cs to continue

from Times of India https://ift.tt/MH0BFQe https://ift.tt/RmEI2io October 25, 2022 at 04:33AM

War never first, always our last resort, says PM Modi

India has always viewed war as the last resort, but the armed forces have the strength and strategies to give a befitting reply to anyone who casts an evil eye on the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. Addressing the armed forces here on Diwali, the prime minister also recalled his visit to this frontier region in the aftermath of the Kargil conflict in 1999 when the Indian military had "crushed the hood of terror". from Times of India https://ift.tt/UkglHAx https://ift.tt/RmEI2io October 24, 2022 at 01:03PM

9 years on, convicted man freed in murder case

from Times of India https://ift.tt/c6GtBjF https://ift.tt/RmEI2io October 25, 2022 at 03:24AM

Mumbai: Toddler following mom dragged away, killed by leopard

In the second incident the leopard reportedly tore off the seats of several bikes parked in the neighbourhood, said Mallikarjuna. "From the description we have received from the locals we have zeroed in on a young adult who may be responsible for these attacks. We are increasing the number of camera traps in the area," he said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Qm9KOIp https://ift.tt/RmEI2io October 24, 2022 at 04:35PM

Bombay HC ups aid to Rs 1cr for man left with 100% disability

from Times of India https://ift.tt/1Ysuhea https://ift.tt/RmEI2io October 25, 2022 at 02:58AM

War never first, always our last resort, says PM Modi

from Times of India https://ift.tt/wVQi1Lg https://ift.tt/Nv6Vebo October 25, 2022 at 02:39AM

Man gives cell phone for repair, loses Rs 2 lakh from bank

from Times of India https://ift.tt/BkoyKFQ https://ift.tt/Nv6Vebo October 25, 2022 at 02:30AM

Min aspirants in Shinde group may get state board posts

from Times of India https://ift.tt/8tyxAqR https://ift.tt/Nv6Vebo October 25, 2022 at 01:55AM

‘Colour, race no bar to success’ in UK: British Indians

from Times of India https://ift.tt/bJ4jcT2 https://ift.tt/53EWdNt October 25, 2022 at 01:41AM

CAG study on public healthcare system

from Times of India https://ift.tt/4CyHdxU https://ift.tt/hoZ7HG4 October 24, 2022 at 04:41AM

Five labourers feared drowned as sand-laden boat sinks

from Times of India https://ift.tt/c6CvlGZ https://ift.tt/hoZ7HG4 October 24, 2022 at 04:19AM

Quit by 11.30am today, Kerala governor tells 9 V-Cs

from Times of India https://ift.tt/i7ZGTCy https://ift.tt/hoZ7HG4 October 24, 2022 at 03:30AM

UK live: Boris Johnson pulls out of PM race

Former prime minister Boris Johnson pulled out of the contest to become Britain's next leader on Sunday, saying he had the support of enough lawmakers to progress to the next stage but well behind front-runner former finance minister Rishi Sunak. Stay with TOI for the latest updates. from Times of India https://ift.tt/JOxCv6N https://ift.tt/hoZ7HG4 October 24, 2022 at 01:59AM

UP: Five of family killed as car rams into stranded container truck

Five persons of a family were killed when the car they were travelling in rammed into a stranded container truck near Khajhaula police outpost in Munderwa area of Basti district on late Sunday evening. from Times of India https://ift.tt/kPyEIbN https://ift.tt/hoZ7HG4 October 24, 2022 at 12:25AM

Why was ex-Chinese President 'dragged' out of CPC?

from Times of India https://ift.tt/UHq7XZa https://ift.tt/hoZ7HG4 October 23, 2022 at 03:27PM

'2 Indians missing in Kenya killed by cops'

Two Indians who went missing in Kenya in July have been killed by the disbanded directorate of criminal investigations unit, a close President's aide said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/1wo0Cjp https://ift.tt/zqw4PDj October 23, 2022 at 05:49AM

Isro's heaviest rocket successfully places 36 OneWeb satellites into orbits

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully placed 36 OneWeb satellites, meant to offer global internet service, using its heaviest rocket - Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3 or GSLV Mk-3) - for the first time past midnight on Sunday in a 1.5-hour long launch. from Times of India https://ift.tt/qEx4Adp https://ift.tt/zqw4PDj October 23, 2022 at 04:26AM

Army: Chopper sent out distress call before crash

The Indian Army aviation wing’s advanced light helicopter had sent a “Mayday” distress call to air traffic control, suggesting a technical snag, before crashing in the Migging area of Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang on Friday morning. All five army personnel on board were killed when the helicopter went down, including two Majors. from Times of India https://ift.tt/XBtvuIA https://ift.tt/zqw4PDj October 23, 2022 at 03:45AM

1 5 die on way home for Diwali from Hyderabad to UP

Fifteen migrant workers died while 40 others were injured, many of them critically, when the bus they were travelling in crashed into a truck on a ghat road in MP's Rewa district late Friday. From Hyderabad, the workers were heading home to UP's Gorakhpur - a 1,500km journey - for Diwali. from Times of India https://ift.tt/9wCUMyh https://ift.tt/zqw4PDj October 23, 2022 at 03:17AM

Bollywood actor Jacqueline tried to flee India: ED

from Times of India https://ift.tt/eoUXFIc https://ift.tt/zqw4PDj October 23, 2022 at 04:01AM

Woman who claimed gang rape held for 'fake case'

from Times of India https://ift.tt/hMW2q0k https://ift.tt/zqw4PDj October 23, 2022 at 04:39AM

UK Queen Consort Camilla slips into Bengaluru on wellness visit

The United Kingdom’s Queen Consort Camilla landed in Bengaluru on a private visit for her first overseas tour. She came by a British Airways flight Thursday, travelled by road for nearly 40 km from Kempegowda International Airport to Soukya, a tony holistic health and wellness centre near Whitefield. She’ll be undergoing rejuvenation therapies during her nearly 10-day visit. from Times of India https://ift.tt/9ptCo8i https://ift.tt/zqw4PDj October 23, 2022 at 03:45AM

Taxpayers resent money wasted on freebies: PM Modi

from Times of India https://ift.tt/heLGlkq https://ift.tt/zqw4PDj October 23, 2022 at 01:53AM

Widow of freedom fighter gets relief

from Times of India https://ift.tt/xMspHvV https://ift.tt/8HScJik October 22, 2022 at 04:02AM

Home minister Shah: Need common definition of terror

Home minister Amit Shah Friday stressed that cross-border propagation of terrorist ideologies through online radicalisation can't be considered a "political problem" and said all countries must come together to have a common definition of terror and terrorists. from Times of India https://ift.tt/IgwhmMR https://ift.tt/8HScJik October 22, 2022 at 03:14AM

Crack down on hate-mongers, no plaint needed: SC to states

The Supreme Court on Friday directed police and state governments to initiate suo motu action against those accused of making hate speeches without waiting for a formal complaint and expressed concern over people spreading hatred and targeting communities in the name of religion. from Times of India https://ift.tt/ktabMmr https://ift.tt/8HScJik October 22, 2022 at 02:12AM

Pakistan poll tribunal disqualifies Imran as MP in assets case

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was dealt potentially the biggest blow of his political career on Friday when the country's Election Commission disqualified him as an MP and barred him from holding any public office after holding him guilty of "intentionally" making "false statements and incorrect declaration of assets". from Times of India https://ift.tt/fbqsmAD https://ift.tt/8HScJik October 22, 2022 at 02:20AM

Punjab cabinet gives in-principle nod to old pension plan

In a move that is likely to benefit about 1.6 lakh Punjab government employees who joined service after 2004, the state cabinet on Friday decided in principle to restore the old pension scheme (OPS). from Times of India https://ift.tt/UbxF1fv https://ift.tt/8HScJik October 22, 2022 at 02:54AM

Maharashtra techie gets life term for conspiring to kill children

In the first cyberterrorism conviction in Maharashtra, computer engineer Anees Ansari was sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday for conspiring to kill children at the American school in Bandra Kurla Complex in 2014. from Times of India https://ift.tt/lptoUKk https://ift.tt/8HScJik October 22, 2022 at 01:34AM

Army chopper crash: Operation of entire ALH fleet suspended for technical checks

from Times of India https://ift.tt/JS28d7U https://ift.tt/8HScJik October 22, 2022 at 12:31AM

10 arrested for selling fake platelets in Prayagraj

Ten members of a gang allegedly selling fake platelets to patients were arrested here on Friday, police said. Senior Superintendent of Police Shailesh Kumar Pandey said the accused used to take plasma from different blood banks and then put it in pouches and sell the plasma as platelet. from Times of India https://ift.tt/JbxE6tm https://ift.tt/8HScJik October 21, 2022 at 11:29PM

SC plugs key loopholes in NDPS Act on narco drug test

from Times of India https://ift.tt/SrYFv1R https://ift.tt/Jz9unNB October 21, 2022 at 04:34AM

Choose AAP-nirbhar or aatmanirbhar, says Shah

from Times of India https://ift.tt/OESc58X https://ift.tt/Jz9unNB October 21, 2022 at 03:22AM

Security forces kill at least 60 as protests engulf Chad

Chadian security forces opened fire on anti-government demonstrators in the country's two largest cities Thursday killing at least 60 people, the government spokesman and a morgue official said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/GkY4J9g https://ift.tt/Jz9unNB October 20, 2022 at 11:49PM

Live: 'Iranian troops directly engaged in supporting Russian attacks'

Iran has rejected claims that it was sending missiles and drones to Russia for Russian forces to use in the invasion of Ukraine. Stay with TOI for live updates. from Times of India https://ift.tt/F5c14Tl https://ift.tt/Jz9unNB October 21, 2022 at 12:11AM

Competition tougher than ever in DU

The competition at Delhi University this year is tougher than ever. Seats for several popular courses have been allotted to those who scored the maximum CUET score of 800. from Times of India https://ift.tt/9KSipGT https://ift.tt/Jz9unNB October 21, 2022 at 02:58AM

Girl pips twin to top UP board after paper recheck

from Times of India https://ift.tt/xz9hKVw https://ift.tt/Jz9unNB October 21, 2022 at 02:39AM

Isro confident to launch maiden sun mission early next year, Chandrayaan-3 to wait till mid 2023

from Times of India https://ift.tt/3ULvCTo https://ift.tt/Jz9unNB October 21, 2022 at 02:27AM

Truss falls, new UK PM likely in days

from Times of India https://ift.tt/zb6VLRx https://ift.tt/Jz9unNB October 21, 2022 at 12:31AM

No remission info despite RTI pleas: Bilkis's husband

The Gujarat government may have disclosed details and documents regarding the remission of sentences of the 11 accused in the Bilkis Bano case in the Supreme Court, but the survivor and a witness in the case claim they have not till date received this information which they had sought under the RTI Act. Bilkis and the witness, Razzak Mansuri, had sought the details from different officials soon after the remission. from Times of India https://ift.tt/deSgkK1 https://ift.tt/gBpuhvn October 20, 2022 at 03:06AM

No I-T relief for 'charity' if charges are high: SC

Ruling against tax exemption for private trusts, organisations or associations set up for charity but imposing high charges, the Supreme Court on Wednesday put the agencies through a test to determine their eligibility or otherwise. For instance, it observed that housing or industrial development agencies may resemble trade, commercial, or business activities but they should be exempted as their objects are essential for advancement of public purposes. from Times of India https://ift.tt/HnMAIch https://ift.tt/gBpuhvn October 20, 2022 at 03:20AM

53% in state pollution boards linked to 'polluters': Report

Individuals representing potential polluters (local authorities, industries and public sector corporations) account for 53% of the board members in the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs), raising questions on conflict of interest, whereas scientists, medical practitioners and academics constitute only 7% of the members, said Delhi-based think tank Centre for Policy Research (CPR) in its report. from Times of India https://ift.tt/moVIB1r https://ift.tt/gBpuhvn October 20, 2022 at 03:27AM

Court allows ED to seize Nirav Modi's assets worth Rs 500cr

from Times of India https://ift.tt/lV1Mt6K https://ift.tt/gBpuhvn October 20, 2022 at 03:52AM

China again blocks bid for UN ban on LeT terrorist

For the fourth time since June this year, China has put on hold a US-India proposal for a UN ban on a Pakistan-based operative of terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba. The proposal came days before the ongoing FATF meeting which may see Pakistan exiting the grey or increased monitoring list of the global terror-financing watchdog. from Times of India https://ift.tt/nuv6Y3L https://ift.tt/gBpuhvn October 20, 2022 at 01:56AM

Why Kedarnath pilots fly weather-blind

from Times of India https://ift.tt/E2QdRMt https://ift.tt/gBpuhvn October 20, 2022 at 02:42AM

Make in India: 101 items added to list of arms import ban

India on Wednesday announced its fourth negative arms import list, under which 101 products will be progressively banned from December 2022 to December 2032, in a bid to boost domestic defence production and exports. The defence ministry's fourth arms embargo list, or the 'positive indigenisation list' as it is called, was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the ongoing DefExpo at Gandhinagar. from Times of India https://ift.tt/l0jU9SO https://ift.tt/gBpuhvn October 20, 2022 at 02:34AM

New Gujarat airbase near Pak to enhance security: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of a new airbase at Deesa in north Gujarat's Banaskantha near the Pakistan border. Modi said Indian armed forces' increasing reliance on made-in-India equipment is as much a nod to 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' as it is a testimony to India's improved standing in a global defence sector dominated by a few. from Times of India https://ift.tt/QTNS2JU https://ift.tt/gBpuhvn October 20, 2022 at 02:47AM

Kharge sweeps Congress president poll, gets 7,900 to Tharoor's 1,000 votes

from Times of India https://ift.tt/OHcBSYf https://ift.tt/gBpuhvn October 20, 2022 at 01:34AM

Probe Sasikala's role in Jayalalithaa's death, says panel

from Times of India https://ift.tt/XDeSiMA https://ift.tt/fHLg8Pv October 19, 2022 at 02:51AM

'Charges prima facie true': HC denies bail to Umar Khalid

from Times of India https://ift.tt/hJbDAV1 https://ift.tt/fHLg8Pv October 19, 2022 at 03:05AM

Sterlite firing: Panel indicts collector, cops

from Times of India https://ift.tt/ENmiaJP https://ift.tt/fHLg8Pv October 19, 2022 at 02:55AM

US gives to India 307 antiquities worth $4m

from Times of India https://ift.tt/AwQuJHK https://ift.tt/fHLg8Pv October 19, 2022 at 03:37AM

Two UP apple-pickers killed in J&K grenade attack, two arrested

from Times of India https://ift.tt/hUWjl9E https://ift.tt/fHLg8Pv October 19, 2022 at 02:50AM

Kedarnath chopper crash: Pilot switched to hill-flying only last month

The Uttarkhand helicopter crash which killed seven people on Tuesday and the Pawan Hans offshore accident near Bombay High that killed four people four months ago have quite a few similarities, pointed out industry experts. Both the accidents involved senior pilots who had recently moved on to flying a new aircraft type and so were low on experience on the machine that crashed. from Times of India https://ift.tt/QL8XwaG https://ift.tt/fHLg8Pv October 19, 2022 at 01:33AM

How Tatas are rebuilding Maharaja’s empire brick by brick

From finding components for seats that are no longer being manufactured to making “Christmas Tree” Air India aircraft long cannibalised for spares fly again, the Tata Group has embarked on unarguably the most challenging aviation turnaround of contemporary times. from Times of India https://ift.tt/vXmPWkO https://ift.tt/fHLg8Pv October 18, 2022 at 10:22PM

Bilkis convicts freed after GoI nod: Gujarat govt to SC

The Gujarat government, in a 458-page affidavit in the Supreme Court, defended it decision to free 11 lifers in the Bilkis Bano case, and said, "The state government has considered the cases of all 11 prisoners as per the policy of 1992 and remission was granted on August 10. The state home department said that all the convicts had completed more than 14 years in prison under life imprisonment. from Times of India https://ift.tt/jxT4rlQ https://ift.tt/IiYGhqc October 18, 2022 at 03:01AM

PM: Shielded farmers from high import bill of fertilisers

from Times of India https://ift.tt/jpM98yk https://ift.tt/IiYGhqc October 18, 2022 at 03:15AM

Kerala row worsens, governor threatens to sack ministers

from Times of India https://ift.tt/nEb9Gc1 https://ift.tt/IiYGhqc October 18, 2022 at 03:38AM

Will try to make all litigants feel they've got justice: Next CJI

from Times of India https://ift.tt/G9bal6j https://ift.tt/IiYGhqc October 18, 2022 at 02:44AM

Russian warplane crashes into apartments near Ukraine, 2 dead

from Times of India https://ift.tt/2XhBV1N https://ift.tt/IiYGhqc October 17, 2022 at 09:56PM

Manushi Chhillar wraps shooting of her next, 'Tehran'

from Times of India https://ift.tt/mQLNZCp https://ift.tt/IiYGhqc October 17, 2022 at 10:59PM

Urvashi Rautela chops her hair in solidarity with Iranian women

from Times of India https://ift.tt/BPxJuvz https://ift.tt/IiYGhqc October 17, 2022 at 11:49PM

In last 3.5 months, consumer panels cut pendency by 11%

from Times of India https://ift.tt/wfak0dj https://ift.tt/VyazoNe October 17, 2022 at 05:14AM

TV actress ends life, accuses former BF of harassment

from Times of India https://ift.tt/zyNiQ54 https://ift.tt/VyazoNe October 17, 2022 at 04:22AM

Raj Thackeray urges BJP to not fight Andheri bypoll

from Times of India https://ift.tt/2xs7crY https://ift.tt/VyazoNe October 17, 2022 at 03:55AM

Gujarat rolls out DNA test to confirm if meat is beef

Gujarat has become the first state in the country to roll out a rapid test that can confirm within an hour if meat seized on suspicion of being beef is from a cow. the Lamp DNA method - introduced in limited capacity in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar - is a better alternative to conventional methods like serological analysis and DNA analysis that take more than a day. from Times of India https://ift.tt/L1fsKux https://ift.tt/VyazoNe October 17, 2022 at 02:57AM

Security threat to India is threat to Lanka too: Envoy

from Times of India https://ift.tt/ShzX5YM https://ift.tt/VyazoNe October 16, 2022 at 07:33PM

Thousands take to the streets of Paris to protest soaring prices

from Times of India https://ift.tt/Svxszka https://ift.tt/VyazoNe October 16, 2022 at 10:49PM

Gambia deaths: India seeks more details from WHO

from Times of India https://ift.tt/LkbRrMn https://ift.tt/os3hZLi October 16, 2022 at 03:02AM

India to stay on course for 7% growth in FY23: Sitharaman

The Indian economy will stay on course and is projected to grow at 7% in fiscal 2022-23 despite the global headwinds and this has been possible due to the conducive domestic policy environment and the government's focus on key structural reforms to boost growth, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/mhgS5TC https://ift.tt/os3hZLi October 16, 2022 at 02:24AM

ED attaches Rs 1,300cr assets tied to real estate firm Ireo, its MD

The ED has attached assets worth over Rs 1,300 crore belonging to real estate developer Ireo Pvt Ltd, its managing director Lalit Goyal, and associated entities. Goyal is a close relative of BJP leader Sudhanshu Mittal, who has denied having any connection with Ireo, except that it is owned and managed by his relatives. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Hg7bGJ9 https://ift.tt/os3hZLi October 16, 2022 at 12:55AM

Amul milk prices up, Guj spared; Mother Dairy too hikes rates

Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, which markets milk under the Amul brand, has hiked the prices of Amul Gold (full cream) and buffalo milk by Rs 2 per litre each across all markets except for Gujarat. Mother Dairy also announced an increase in prices of full-cream milk and cow milk by Rs 2 per litre in Delhi-NCR and some other markets in North India with effect from October 16. from Times of India https://ift.tt/eJVZXTb https://ift.tt/os3hZLi October 16, 2022 at 12:46AM

Kashmiri Pandit killed in J&K's Shopian, 7th since 2020

A terrorist shot dead 43-year-old Kashmiri Pandit farmer Puran Krishan Bhat outside his home in Choudharygund village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district Saturday morning, triggering protests in Jammu against the latest targeted attack on the community. DIG Sujit Kumar said Kashmir Freedom Fighter (KFF), the proxy name of a terrorist outfit, claimed responsibility for the attack on Bhat. from Times of India https://ift.tt/73SO8Rt https://ift.tt/os3hZLi October 16, 2022 at 12:10AM

NGT fines K'taka Rs 2,900cr for lapses in waste management

Coming down heavily on the Karnataka government for failing to check environmental pollution by ensuring effective solid waste and sewage management systems, the National Green Tribunal ordered it to pay Rs 2,900 crore as compensation. The amount may be utilised to restore the environment in the next six months. The chief secretary is responsible to ensure compliance. from Times of India https://ift.tt/AGd69kH https://ift.tt/os3hZLi October 16, 2022 at 12:31AM

Top 5 safest cars in India as rated by Global NCAP

Take a look at the top 5 safest cars and SUVs currently available in the Indian market, as rated by Global NCAP. from Times of India https://ift.tt/fr8ZHiI https://ift.tt/os3hZLi October 15, 2022 at 12:52PM

SpaceX ferries astronauts back to Earth after half-year away

Four astronauts returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule, ending their nearly six-month space station mission with a splashdown in the Atlantic off Florida. The capsule parachuted into the ocean, just off Jacksonville, Florida, about five hours after it left the space station. Wet and windy weather across Florida delayed their homecoming. from Times of India https://ift.tt/JCXvogM https://ift.tt/os3hZLi October 15, 2022 at 03:01AM

India's missile man APJ Abdul Kalam's 10 big achievements

from Times of India https://ift.tt/x0eTYsk https://ift.tt/8dvpzI9 October 15, 2022 at 02:39AM

PM Modi to hand over keys to 1,144 houses in Rajkot

The country’s second Light House Project (LHP) consisting of 1,144 houses under the PM Awas Yojna will be inaugurated in Rajkot on Wednesday. The multi-storey residential project having 11 blocks has been built in 20 months using new technology from France for faster construction of houses. from Times of India https://ift.tt/0jgP7DC https://ift.tt/8dvpzI9 October 14, 2022 at 11:33PM

Former chief justice shot dead in Pakistan

A former chief justice of the Balochistan high court was gunned down as he came out of a mosque after offering prayers on Friday evening in Kharan area of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province. Muhammad Noor Maskanzai, who received multiple gun shot wounds, died while he was being taken to a hospital in Quetta, around 280 kilometres from the town of Kharan. from Times of India https://ift.tt/RUmzVc8 https://ift.tt/8dvpzI9 October 15, 2022 at 02:14AM

Sitharaman calls for collective int'l responsibility to tackle risks

from Times of India https://ift.tt/PWE4t7L https://ift.tt/8dvpzI9 October 15, 2022 at 01:46AM

Ballistic missile test fired from nuclear submarine INS Arihant

India on Friday successfully tested a nuclear-capable ballistic missile from its solitary nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant, and promptly declared that having an `assured retaliatory capability’ was in tune with the country’s `credible minimum deterrence’ against the first-use of nuclear weapons by an adversary. from Times of India https://ift.tt/8GTgv6p https://ift.tt/8dvpzI9 October 14, 2022 at 11:36PM

BJP making up for failures of past govts: PM Modi in Himachal

BJP is rapidly making up for lost time in terms of bringing to citizens all the perks of development that successive governments at the Centre and the states had denied them, PM Narendra Modi declared on Thursday while flagging off the inaugural run of the Vande Bharat Express from Amb Andaura in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh's Una to New Delhi. from Times of India https://ift.tt/hGusmL2 https://ift.tt/8dvpzI9 October 14, 2022 at 02:25AM

Must uphold territorial integrity of all nations, India tells UNGA

from Times of India https://ift.tt/j6Oub0i https://ift.tt/8dvpzI9 October 14, 2022 at 05:07AM

Musk investigated by US authorities over deal: Twitter

Billionaire Elon Musk is being investigated by federal authorities related to his attempted acquisition of Twitter Inc., lawyers on behalf of the social media company wrote in a court filing in Delaware. Twitter is asking the court for access to documents that Musk has given to authorities, the lawyers wrote. from Times of India https://ift.tt/X3ftaDB https://ift.tt/8dvpzI9 October 14, 2022 at 04:34AM

Airline staff grab wheelchair from passenger flying with rival carrier

An unpleasant scene unfolded at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru around 4am Wednesday when the ground staff of IndiGo allegedly forced a 57-year-old disabled passenger out of a wheelchair owned by the airline because he was flying rival carrier Go First to Kolkata with his wife and son to attend the family patriarch's funeral. from Times of India https://ift.tt/QaISgfM https://ift.tt/8dvpzI9 October 14, 2022 at 03:01AM

ED arrests IAS officer, 3 others; intimidation tactics: Baghel

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Chhattisgarh IAS officer Sameer Vishnoi and three others following searches at 40 locations in the state over the past three days. CM Bhupesh Baghel called it 'intimidation tactics' and accused BJP of misusing central agencies. from Times of India https://ift.tt/JKZY7Dj https://ift.tt/mirbFze October 14, 2022 at 01:33AM

Simple One electric scooter deliveries to start from Q1 2023

Simple Energy today announced that it will start the deliveries of the Simple One electric scooter in the first half of 2023. The manufacturer states that the delay in deliveries is due to the recent battery safety guidelines issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH). Customers can pre-book the Simple One electric scooter at an initial amount of Rs 1,947 on the official website. from Times of India https://ift.tt/X3jivGD https://ift.tt/mirbFze October 13, 2022 at 06:26PM

Live: India abstains from voting in UN on 'illegal' annexation of Ukrainian regions

India abstained in the UN General Assembly on a draft resolution that condemned Russia's 'illegal so-called referendums' and annexation of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine. The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly condemned Russia's 'attempted illegal annexation' of four partially-occupied regions in Ukraine. Stay with TOI for all updates: from Times of India https://ift.tt/PynCFZo https://ift.tt/JeDLqNV October 13, 2022 at 12:40AM

Cops examining cannibalism angle in Kerala double murder

Mohammed Shafi, the 52-year-old main accused in the murder of two women in Kerala's Elanthoor in an alleged occult ritual for prosperity, and his two associates were remanded in judicial custody for 14 days on Wednesday. Police said Shafi is a psychopath and sexual pervert who killed people for sadistic pleasure, and his history in crime is a decade long. from Times of India https://ift.tt/SrVDzEl https://ift.tt/JeDLqNV October 13, 2022 at 02:08AM

1,800+ deaths in 8 months: Sharp rise in farm suicides in Maha

Distress among farmers in Maharashtra pushed 1,875 of them to end their lives between January and August this year, according to data compiled by the state relief and rehabilitation department. During the same period in 2021, 1,605 debt-ridden farmers had committed suicide. from Times of India https://ift.tt/ifuxovQ https://ift.tt/JeDLqNV October 13, 2022 at 01:35AM

₹22k crore grant for govt oil companies to bridge LPG losses

The Centre will pay Rs 22,000 crore as a one-time grant to state-run fuel retailers to compensate them for keeping price of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) supplied as cooking fuel to households - in check in spite of a surge in the benchmark rates. The proposal was cleared by the Cabinet on Wednesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/1jABavD https://ift.tt/JeDLqNV October 13, 2022 at 02:14AM

Taj Palace to host UN counter-terror meet

from Times of India https://ift.tt/6anBA3c https://ift.tt/JeDLqNV October 13, 2022 at 02:26AM

Stop invoking Section 66A of IT Act: Supreme Court to states

from Times of India https://ift.tt/qhPxCUW https://ift.tt/JeDLqNV October 13, 2022 at 01:18AM

Nirav Modi's appeal against extradition concludes in London HC

from Times of India https://ift.tt/bPGMrqo https://ift.tt/JeDLqNV October 13, 2022 at 12:33AM

Budgets have been reduced on OTT platforms: Sudhanshu Pandey

Sudhanshu Pandey on how everyone across the globe went through pay cuts. from Times of India https://ift.tt/zaYC2qe https://ift.tt/JeDLqNV October 12, 2022 at 05:44PM

Braved abuse from oppn, but cured Guj of many ills: PM Modi

from Times of India https://ift.tt/NmwsvJR https://ift.tt/JeDLqNV October 12, 2022 at 04:36AM

Verdict on petition seeking carbon dating of 'shivling' on Oct 14

The Varanasi district judge on Tuesday fixed October 14 as the date to deliver its order on the demand of four Hindu women plaintiffs for carbon dating of a purported 'shivling' claimed to have been found in the ablution pond of Gyanvapi mosque during a court-ordered survey on May 16 this year. from Times of India https://ift.tt/GoRzMTK https://ift.tt/JeDLqNV October 12, 2022 at 04:13AM

SC rejects ED plea to cancel HC-granted Anil Deshmukh bail

from Times of India https://ift.tt/jTZlHBL https://ift.tt/JeDLqNV October 12, 2022 at 02:29AM

'Atmanirbhar Bharat is neither isolationism nor protectionism'

from Times of India https://ift.tt/OUmEQR1 https://ift.tt/l4coynT October 12, 2022 at 01:12AM

Canine soldier takes two bullets, flushes out hiding LeT men

Military combat dog Zoom, a sprightly Belgian Malinois with a black-and-tan coat, was gravely wounded as he took two bullets while pursuing and flushing out two heavily armed Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists hiding in a house at Tangpawas in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district early Monday. Two-and-a-half-year-old Zoom was attached to the assault unit of the Army’s 15 Corps for around 10 months. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2eIsjEN https://ift.tt/l4coynT October 12, 2022 at 12:26AM

U-17 Women's WC: India get 0-8 hammering from USA

India were overwhelmed by a formidable USA in their opening match of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup as they suffered a 0-8 thrashing in a lop-sided Group A match here on Tuesday. Reality bit the Indian team as it was toyed by a far more technically superior USA who were 4-0 up by the half-hour mark and 5-0 ahead at half time. from Times of India https://ift.tt/RNXJ9zF https://ift.tt/l4coynT October 11, 2022 at 10:59PM

In veiled dig at AAP, PM Modi says Gujarat will defeat ‘urban Naxals’

PM Narendra Modi made a veiled attack on AAP by appealing to people, particularly tribal villagers of his native state Gujarat, to stay alert and away from “urban Naxals” and foreign agents who he said were creating roadblocks in development and pursuing a malicious agenda to wreck the country. from Times of India https://ift.tt/dthEVoy https://ift.tt/l4coynT October 11, 2022 at 01:23AM

Mulayam Singh Yadav: ‘Netaji’ of heartland politics exits akhada

Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, the beating heart of heartland politics for nearly four decades of his 55-year-long political journey, died of multiple age-related ailments at a private hospital in Gurgaon on Monday morning — a month and two weeks shy of his 83rd birthday on November 22. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Ne7YPWo https://ift.tt/l4coynT October 11, 2022 at 01:02AM

Live: Ukraine not 'intimidated' by Russian strikes, says Zelenskyy

Ukraine vowed to strengthen its armed forces after Russia launched its biggest aerial assaults on cities since the beginning of the war, forcing thousands to flee to bomb shelters and prompting Kyiv to halt electricity exports to Europe. Stay with TOI for all updates: from Times of India https://ift.tt/FImvqHR https://ift.tt/l4coynT October 11, 2022 at 04:58AM

Why ‘Mullah Mulayam’ tag didn’t hurt

from Times of India https://ift.tt/brkn3EL https://ift.tt/l4coynT October 11, 2022 at 03:31AM

More women attempt suicide, more men die by it: HDR data

Drawing from available data, the latest Human Development Report 2021/22 highlights with much concern that estimates show that more than seven lakh people die by suicide each year, predominantly in low- and middle-income countries, accounting for 1 in 100 deaths globally and is cited to be the second leading cause of death among those aged 15–29 years. from Times of India https://ift.tt/ldOjHeb https://ift.tt/l4coynT October 11, 2022 at 01:39AM

22% international OECD students from China, 10% India

The number of foreign nationals acquiring citizenship in Oecd-member countries in 2021 is the highest ever recorded at 23 lakh, based on preliminary and partial data, according to the International Migration Outlook – 2022 Report, which was released in Paris today. from Times of India https://ift.tt/mA27Cyi https://ift.tt/CjhV6AW October 10, 2022 at 09:12PM

Amitabh Bachchan: The voice that launched a thousand dreams

from Times of India https://ift.tt/yDB0KVF https://ift.tt/CjhV6AW October 11, 2022 at 12:55AM

Rekha's birthday: A solitary celebration for India’s most enigmatic star

Rekha once didn't believe in true love, but did she lie? She could never love any other man but one. from Times of India https://ift.tt/7VPH32Y https://ift.tt/CjhV6AW October 10, 2022 at 08:30AM

Shinde camp to submit symbols list to EC today

While CM Ekanth Shinde on Sunday expressed belief that his group will get ‘Shiv Sena’ name and the bow-and-arrow symbol, insiders at the meeting of rebel MPs and MLAs said they have shortlisted tutari (trumpet), gada (blunt mace) and talwar (sword) as poll symbols. from Times of India https://ift.tt/iyFEJBD https://ift.tt/CjhV6AW October 10, 2022 at 01:22AM

Parl panel suggests Hindi, local languages in higher edu institutes

from Times of India https://ift.tt/F0dhX78 https://ift.tt/CjhV6AW October 10, 2022 at 02:11AM

67th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022: Complete winners list

The 67 th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022 with Kamar Film Factory took place in Bengaluru on October 9 to celebrate the finest of Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam film industries. Stars from across south India came dressed in their best to take him the coveted black lady in the best movies, actors and technical categories. Best of the films which hit screens in 2020 and 2021 were celebrated with the awards night hosted in Bengaluru for the very first time. from Times of India https://ift.tt/PvFEO5D https://ift.tt/CjhV6AW October 10, 2022 at 01:00AM

Stray dog bites former Palakkad MLA, 3 others

Former Palakkad MLA and present Kerala motor transport workers welfare fund board chairman K K Divakaran was bitten by a stray dog while on a morning walk at his Thondikulam Agraharam in Nurani on Saturday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/oAubRUw https://ift.tt/Tu32Vx7 October 09, 2022 at 08:09AM

Stalin to be re-elected unopposed as DMK chief

Chief minister M K Stalin will be elected unopposed for a second term at the party general council meeting on Sunday. The meeting also assumes significance amid expectations among partymen about the elevation of Tuticorin MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi as one of the deputy general secretaries, after the post fell vacant owing to senior leader Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan quitting the party. from Times of India https://ift.tt/UKJIXAy https://ift.tt/Tu32Vx7 October 09, 2022 at 04:45AM

‘Maneater of Champaran’ that killed 10 shot after 28-day hunt

A special task force team of Bihar police on Saturday shot dead a Royal Bengal Tiger that had turned man-eater and killed 10 people and scores of domestic animals on the fringes of Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) following a 28-day marathon hunt, criss-crossing more than 30 square kilometres. from Times of India https://ift.tt/kq0f12p https://ift.tt/Tu32Vx7 October 09, 2022 at 04:08AM

2nd ODI: Fight for backup fast bowlers gets intense

As the day progressed on the eve of the second One-Day International here, the conditions gradually became overcast from a bright sunny morning. And about two hours before Team India was scheduled to hit the ground for the practice session early evening, the JSCA International Stadium groundstaff had to draw the covers to protect the playing area from a light drizzle. from Times of India https://ift.tt/yW1SbOA https://ift.tt/Tu32Vx7 October 09, 2022 at 08:27AM

Kishor asked me to merge JD(U) with Congress: Bihar CM

Bihar CM and JD(U)’s de facto leader Nitish Kumar on Saturday said that the election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor was making a “false” claim that he (Nitish) offered him to lead the JD(U) as his successor. He also revealed that Kishor had once asked him to merge his JD(U) with the Congress. from Times of India https://ift.tt/uClkDEe https://ift.tt/Tu32Vx7 October 08, 2022 at 07:09PM

Prez candidates persons of stature, can’t be ‘remote controlled’: Rahul

Weighing in for the first time on the debate that the coming non-Gandhi president in Congress would be a proxy for the Gandhi family, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said both Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are persons of stature and understanding, and neither can be a “remote controlled” leader of the party. from Times of India https://ift.tt/XrFxYUJ https://ift.tt/Tu32Vx7 October 09, 2022 at 02:37AM

Happy Valmiki Jayanti: Wishes, messages, quotes, images and more

Happy Valmiki Jayanti is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of the sage Maharishi Valmiki. This day is also popularly known as Pargat Diwas. Valmiki Jayanti is celebrated every year on the full moon day during the Ashwin month. Maharishi Valmiki has great importance as he was the first poet of Sanskrit literature. from Times of India https://ift.tt/V5qJkx2 https://ift.tt/Tu32Vx7 October 08, 2022 at 09:00PM

T-90 tank barrel blows up during exercise in Jhansi, kills 2 soldiers

Two Army personnel — a junior commissioned officer and a jawan — died while another sustained injuries when the barrel of a T-90 Bhishma tank burst during a field firing exercise in Babina area of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/dMaOWgE https://ift.tt/eUFTEOh October 08, 2022 at 02:01AM

RBI’s concept paper seeks offline feature in e-rupee

from Times of India https://ift.tt/rJDXQ7v https://ift.tt/eUFTEOh October 08, 2022 at 03:40AM

India wants UK trade pact to boost services

from Times of India https://ift.tt/8H9z6yi https://ift.tt/eUFTEOh October 08, 2022 at 03:48AM

Amid Ukraine war, peace Nobel for rights champs

from Times of India https://ift.tt/LckiTWK https://ift.tt/eUFTEOh October 08, 2022 at 01:04AM

Russia cracks down on Nobel Peace Prize winner group Memorial

from Times of India https://ift.tt/ct9orNL https://ift.tt/eUFTEOh October 07, 2022 at 11:22PM

Teen stabbed to death during brawl at birthday party in Israel

from Times of India https://ift.tt/ConKzgJ https://ift.tt/eUFTEOh October 07, 2022 at 10:51PM

Heroin worth Rs 1,200cr seized from Iranian vessel

Pakistan-based Haji Salim drug cartel was behind the trafficking of 200kg-heroin which was seized from an Iranian vessel in the high seas through a coordinated operation of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and Indian Navy, senior officers of the NCB said here on Friday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/k2LWtIi https://ift.tt/eUFTEOh October 07, 2022 at 11:04PM

Live: Biden warns about nuclear 'Armageddon' in Ukraine

Thousands of Russian troops have retreated after the front line crumbled, first in the northeast, and, since the beginning of this week, also in the south. Stay with TOI for latest updates: from Times of India https://ift.tt/AG8W6Cm https://ift.tt/Z2WHYgR October 07, 2022 at 04:48AM

Uddhav camp may misuse poll symbol: Shinde faction to EC

The Eknath Shinde faction has filed an application before the Election Commission (EC) saying Shiv Sena’s bow and arrow symbol may be “misused” by the Uddhav Thackeray group and requested EC to take an immediate decision on the symbol issue in view of the November 3 Andheri (East) assembly byelection. from Times of India https://ift.tt/cPGuUin https://ift.tt/Z2WHYgR October 07, 2022 at 01:44AM

India willing to do whatever it can for Ukraine solution: Jaishankar

India is willing to do whatever it can to facilitate a solution to the Ukraine crisis, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday, as he highlighted how India pressed Moscow on the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine when the two countries stepped up fighting near the highly sensitive facility. from Times of India https://ift.tt/SIKBknc https://ift.tt/Z2WHYgR October 07, 2022 at 02:03AM

Uddhav camp may misuse poll symbol: Shinde faction to EC

The Eknath Shinde faction has filed an application before the Election Commission (EC) saying Shiv Sena’s bow and arrow symbol may be “misused” by the Uddhav Thackeray group and requested EC to take an immediate decision on the symbol issue in view of the November 3 Andheri (East) assembly byelection. from Times of India https://ift.tt/1dg02JY https://ift.tt/Z2WHYgR October 07, 2022 at 01:44AM

Tribunal to adjudicate if ban on PFI is valid

from Times of India https://ift.tt/FU2Q5xT https://ift.tt/Z2WHYgR October 06, 2022 at 10:44PM

Eyeing national stage, TRS turns Bharat Rashtra Samithi

from Times of India https://ift.tt/SeRUBEy https://ift.tt/JnoTMF3 October 06, 2022 at 05:51AM

Apple looks to India for manufacturing of AirPods, Beats?

Apple Inc is asking its suppliers to move some AirPods and Beats headphone production to India for the first time, Nikkei reported on Wednesday, in what could be an another win for New Delhi in its push for local manufacturing. Apple iPhone assembler Foxconn is preparing to make Beats headphones in India and hopes to eventually produce AirPods in the country as well, the report said, citing sources. from Times of India https://ift.tt/m5XozaK https://ift.tt/JnoTMF3 October 06, 2022 at 03:55AM

WHO alert on 4 Indian cough syrups as 66 Gambian kids die

The WHO on Wednesday issued a medical product alert on four ‘cough & cold’ syrups made by an Indian pharmaceutical firm — Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Sonipat, Haryana — warning they could be potentially linked with acute kidney injuries and the death of 66 children in Gambia. from Times of India https://ift.tt/39UoLKq https://ift.tt/JnoTMF3 October 06, 2022 at 03:48AM

Chemistry Nobel for trio who make molecules click

Americans Carolyn R Bertozzi and K Barry Sharpless, and Danish scientist Morten Meldal were jointly awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing a way of “snapping molecules together” — click chemistry — that can be used to map DNA and design drugs that can target diseases more precisely. from Times of India https://ift.tt/M5HaUlO https://ift.tt/JnoTMF3 October 06, 2022 at 04:25AM

'Man must earn even by physical labour to give maintenance to wife, kids'

A bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Bela M Trivedi said provision for maintenance under CrPC Sec 125 is a measure of social justice that was specially enacted to protect women and children and refused to accept plea of a husband who submitted he had no source of income as his party business has now been closed. from Times of India https://ift.tt/AOC91oQ https://ift.tt/JnoTMF3 October 06, 2022 at 03:21AM

J&K polls after revised voter list is ready: Amit Shah

Assembly polls in J&K will be held with “full transparency” after the Election Commission publishes the final voter list, Union home minister Amit Shah said Wednesday at a public rally in north Kashmir’s Baramulla, where he asserted that the Narendra Modi government will wipe out terrorism from the region and there will be no dialogue with Pakistan. from Times of India https://ift.tt/UNrmxjR https://ift.tt/JnoTMF3 October 06, 2022 at 12:58AM

Uttarakhand: 15 avalanche-hit climbers rescued, 27 still missing

A day after a massive avalanche barrelled into a group of 61 mountaineers of Uttarkashi-based Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) during a training expedition to the Draupadi ka Danda peak in Garhwal Himalayas, 15 of them were rescued by a joint team of ITBP and SDRF on Wednesday. However, 27 others, including climbers from across the country, still remain missing. from Times of India https://ift.tt/egDbk4o https://ift.tt/JnoTMF3 October 06, 2022 at 02:44AM

Live: Russia’s annexation plans on track despite military retreats

Russian President Vladimir Putin looked set to finalise his plan to annex four Ukrainian regions on Tuesday even as Ukraine pushed back his forces on two separate battlefield fronts. Stay with TOI for more updates. from Times of India https://ift.tt/zSKimMD https://ift.tt/YEFRBwb October 05, 2022 at 06:05AM

Fresh buzz in Raj Cong as Pilot meets Gehlot’s key loyalist

from Times of India https://ift.tt/WVPXqGo https://ift.tt/YEFRBwb October 05, 2022 at 05:44AM

J&K Paharis to get ST quota: Amit Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah announced Tuesday that J&K’s linguistic minority Pahari-speaking people will get reservation benefits along with Gujjars and Bakerwals in accordance with the Justice Sharma commission’s recommendations that all three communities qualify for scheduled tribe (ST) status. from Times of India https://ift.tt/7oYdp0T https://ift.tt/YEFRBwb October 05, 2022 at 12:40AM

10 feared dead as avalanche hits 41 NIM mountaineers

Over 40 trainees and instructors of the Uttarkashi-based Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) undergoing advanced-level training were struck by a massive avalanche while trekking in the Dokriani Bamak glacier on Tuesday. Ten are feared dead while the bodies of four have been recovered. from Times of India https://ift.tt/63Ur2qk https://ift.tt/YEFRBwb October 04, 2022 at 02:38PM

Election Commission wants political parties to spell out poll promises

The Election Commission on Tuesday proposed changes to its manifesto guidelines under the model code of conduct regarding poll promises, requiring political parties to specify how they would find resources for implementation of the pledges, the estimated impact on financial sustainability, and the number of beneficiaries expected to be targeted by schemes promised. from Times of India https://ift.tt/GZnuAjo https://ift.tt/YEFRBwb October 05, 2022 at 02:14AM

3rd T20I: SA deny India a clean sweep with 49-run win

Rilee Rossouw's stroke-filled 100 not out off 48 balls set up a morale boosting 49-run win for South Africa in the inconsequential third T20 International on Tuesday as concerns around a faltering Indian bowling attack grew ahead of the T20 World Cup. In a high scoring ground with small dimensions, no total is safe but India kept losing wickets regularly to end at 178 all out in 18.3 overs. from Times of India https://ift.tt/I5xMQjG https://ift.tt/YEFRBwb October 04, 2022 at 10:57PM

Russian hacker, ‘mastermind of JEE(M) leak’, held in Delhi

The CBI on Monday apprehended an expert Russian hacker who is supposedly the mastermind of the JEE (Mains) paper leak reported last year. Mikhail Shargin had a look-out circular against him and was detained at Delhi airport immigration upon arrival from Kazakhstan. He was brought for questioning to the agency’s headquarters and was likely to be arrested later in the night, sources said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Eid7Sam https://ift.tt/JlCvcTY October 04, 2022 at 03:21AM

Grenades seized in Hyd raid airdropped by Pak drones

The four grenades seized from three terror suspects during a pre-dawn swoop at their residences on Sunday were airdropped by Pakistani drones along the Punjab border a few months ago and bear a definitive made-in-China tag, top sources in Telangana Police said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/94ImUSu https://ift.tt/JlCvcTY October 04, 2022 at 04:16AM

It’s BJP vs estranged allies in Bihar and Maharashtra bypolls

The byelections in Bihar, scheduled for November 3, are likely to generate maximum heat as BJP and the JD(U)-RJD-Congress coalition will be facing each other for the first time at the hustings after CM Nitish Kumar snapped ties with the saffron party and their government collapsed on August 9. Nitish is already drumming up support to unite the opposition and rouse voters to defeat BJP in the 2024 parliamentary elections. from Times of India https://ift.tt/zIoH8OM https://ift.tt/JlCvcTY October 04, 2022 at 05:32AM

It’s BJP vs estranged allies in Bihar and Maharashtra bypolls

from Times of India https://ift.tt/rpJm1NF https://ift.tt/JlCvcTY October 04, 2022 at 05:32AM

Study nails genetic region linked to strokes in Indians

A genetic region previously known to increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in African Americans, has been linked to an increased risk of stroke. Also, a new study published in the journal Nature suggests, the frequency of this genetic region called COBL is higher in persons suffering from the neurological disease in south Asians, including Indian patients. from Times of India https://ift.tt/7yQk1ZN https://ift.tt/JlCvcTY October 04, 2022 at 03:30AM

Police detain filmmaker Kamaleshwar Mukhopadhyay

In a shocking turn of events filmmaker Kamaleshwar Mukhopadhyay and several other CPI(M) workers were detained by Kolkata Police while they were staging a protest near the Rashbehari crossing. It all started after an alleged attack on a Left party bookstall. The critically acclaimed filmmaker and the others were first taken to Lalbazar, but later in the evening they were released. from Times of India https://ift.tt/N70brOG https://ift.tt/JlCvcTY October 03, 2022 at 11:08PM

'PK has undertaken padyatra as part of BJP's agenda in Bihar'

Janata Dal (United) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh on Monday slammed political strategist Prashant Kishor for the latter’s remark that 'there were no development works in the last 30 years in Bihar', and further alleged that Kishor has undertaken his 'Jan Suraj Padyatra' as a "part of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) agenda" as he (PK) has been working on behalf of the BJP in the state. from Times of India https://ift.tt/n93sBS0 https://ift.tt/JlCvcTY October 03, 2022 at 10:56PM

Telangana cleanest, Assam worst in rural area Swacchta survey

from Times of India https://ift.tt/0beY6LZ https://ift.tt/uAPy64E October 03, 2022 at 04:26AM

3 men chase, stab 19-year-oldto death in public in Delhi

from Times of India https://ift.tt/pXHNGTh https://ift.tt/uAPy64E October 03, 2022 at 03:39AM

In 2nd-worst football stadium disaster, 125 killed in Indonesia

At least 125 people were killed and more than 320 injured in a stampede at a football stadium in Indonesia on Saturday as police sought to quell violence on the pitch with tear gas, making it one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. Fans of the losing home side invaded the pitch after the final whistle and clashed with police, until the tear gas sparked a chaotic scramble for the exits. from Times of India https://ift.tt/9uPnRVt https://ift.tt/uAPy64E October 03, 2022 at 02:04AM

3 LeT men plotting to attack Dussehra rallies & saffron leaders held

Telangana police arrested on Sunday three Hyderabad natives and suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives who officers said had allegedly planned to bomb Dasara or Dussehra processions in the city, launch ISIS-inspired lone-wolf attacks this festive season, and “hurl grenades” at Sangh and BJP meetings. from Times of India https://ift.tt/jz1Ewxm https://ift.tt/uAPy64E October 03, 2022 at 02:28AM

Congress presidential poll: Wanted consensus, Shashi Tharoor insisted on contest, says Mallikarjun Kharge

As his underdog rival in the Congress presidential poll Shashi Tharoor sought a public debate on their visions, Mallikarjun Kharge, the frontrunner and putative successor to Sonia Gandhi, steered clear of the demand, saying the need of the hour is to fight RSS-BJP, and not each other. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Ttwhl9O https://ift.tt/uAPy64E October 03, 2022 at 01:47AM

Mouni Roy walks the ramp in style at Bombay TFW

from Times of India https://ift.tt/f1zXKOt https://ift.tt/uAPy64E October 02, 2022 at 11:18PM

Live: At least 127 dead after violence at football match in Indonesia

Stay here for real-time updates on breaking news from India and across the world that you can't miss from Times of India https://ift.tt/ID15FGO https://ift.tt/euFy6Lc October 02, 2022 at 05:48AM

Commercial LPG cost Rs 25.5 down, jet fuel 4.5% cheaper

from Times of India https://ift.tt/oOlKyRm https://ift.tt/euFy6Lc October 02, 2022 at 05:40AM

Auto sales on fast track, hit record monthly high in Sept

Buoyed by the continued surge in personal mobility and the rush for new cars and SUVs, the car industry recorded its highest-ever wholesales deliveries in a month, indicating the strong consumer sentiment for new purchases despite rising interest rates and inflationary pressures. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Rvma65x https://ift.tt/euFy6Lc October 02, 2022 at 01:03AM

India rings in new era, enters select 5G club

India on Saturday took a mega generational leap in mobile telephony as the ball was set rolling for the launch of 5G network with Prime Minister Narendra Modi – who inaugurated the services – promising a leg-up in economic activities and citizen empowerment through the high-speed network that boasts of minimum speeds of at least 100 Mbps. from Times of India https://ift.tt/cwBp9eg https://ift.tt/euFy6Lc October 02, 2022 at 02:36AM

‘Ponniyin Selvan’ records a bigger opening than Brahmastra

Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan-I released yesterday and has recorded the biggest ever opening day for Tamil cinema worldwide. The film collected 80 crore at the ticket window. Interestingly, the first-day global gross collection of the film is also higher than Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt’s Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva. The Ayan Mukerji’s directorial had collected Rs 75 crore gross worldwide on Day 1. from Times of India https://ift.tt/f8JgIt4 https://ift.tt/euFy6Lc October 01, 2022 at 11:05PM

Live Updates: Bigg Boss 16 Premiere

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has kickstarted a brand new season of Bigg Boss. With contestants finally entering the house, fun and frenzy is about to begin. Bigg Boss 16 has some exciting twists this time and it includes the shift in Weekend Ka Vaar days from Sat-Sun to Fri-Sat. The house is circus-themed and looks stunning. This time there are extra features in the house including 4 bedroom, captain's room with jacuzzi and more. The contestants will stay here for more than 100 days. Popular names being locked inside BB 16 include Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia, Sajid Khan, Tina Datta, Sreejita De, Ankit Gupta, Gautam Vig, Adu Rozik among others. The performances, conversations of contestants with Salman Khan and the new look of the house are going to keep you hooked. Stay tuned here to catch all the action... from Times of India https://ift.tt/lKoq8J3 https://ift.tt/euFy6Lc October 01, 2022 at 03:36PM