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As per the IMD report on Tuesday, Bengaluru recorded its highest single-day rainfall in August in 24 hours - 162.1mm - since August 27, 1890. The department has issued a yellow alert in Bengaluru Urban district for Wednesday and Thursday too. Three lakes - Bellandur, Varthur and Nallurahalli - overflowed and around 400 cars parked in basements of apartments around Nallurahalli lake were submerged. from Times of India https://ift.tt/xauvDmz

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The CUET-UG finally came to an end registering 60% attendance. Delhi recorded the highest attendance with nearly 80% while states from the North East region, especially the hill states registering around 35% attendance. However, the test for 103 candidates from Jharkhand will be conducted again shortly as the Centre Radha Govind University, Ramgarh, Jharkhand faced slow internet issues on Tuesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/kpA5yU7

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A fine performance from the spinners and an impactful cameo from Najibullah Zadran helped Afghanistan record a 7-wicket win over Bangladesh. Afghanistan's star spinners Mujeeb Ur Rahman (3/16) & Rashid Khan (3/22) ran through a reckless Bangladesh batting line-up to restrict the opposition to 127. Bangladesh stifled Afghanistan in the run chase before Najibullah's belligerent 43* off 17 balls, comprising 6 sixes, got his team over the line in 18.3 overs. from Times of India https://ift.tt/oOfneK5

Congress MP from Kerala Shashi Tharoor may contest the election for the party president's post, a likely move that was reflected in a newspaper article he penned saying that the party polls were the first step towards rejuvenation of the organisation and that an open contest would strengthen the party and legitimise the incoming leader. from Times of India https://ift.tt/wFkmABZ

The state of the border with China will determine the state of our relationship, foreign minister S Jaishankar said on Monday as he underlined that much of the future of Asia depends on how relations between India and China develop in the foreseeable future and that adherence to laws, norms and rules will be crucial for managing the fissures in the continent. from Times of India https://ift.tt/lDKAW2m

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Security forces marched through the streets of Jharkhand’s Dumka on Monday to douse the flames of a potentially violent backlash over the death of a Class XII girl who had been set ablaze by a stalker while she was asleep, shifting the focus of the battle raging between the JMM-led coalition and the opposition from CM Hemant Soren’s office-of-profit case to an alleged law-and-order breakdown. from Times of India https://ift.tt/yREchOo

As floods wreak havoc in Pakistan, PM Narendra Modi on Monday reached out to the Pakistani people by expressing his "heartfelt condolences" to the families of the victims. "Saddened to see the devastation caused by the floods in Pakistan. We extend our heartfelt condolences to families of the victims, the injured and all those affected by this natural calamity," he tweeted. from Times of India https://ift.tt/tEiu8ja

Goa CM Pramod Sawant on Sunday said that the Sonali Phogat murder case would be handed over to the CBI, and that he would speak to DGP Jaspal Singh to initiate the process. Phogat, a Haryana BJP functionary and Tiktok star, died in Goa on Tuesday (August 23). Her family then met Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar and demanded the murder investigation be moved to the CBI, following which Khattar called his Goa counterpart. from Times of India https://ift.tt/WodrwYG

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Hardik Pandya's all-round brilliance powered India to a thrilling five-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan in an Asia Cup game on Sunday. Pandya ended with figures of 3/25 in 4 overs while restricting Pakistan to 147 in 19.5 overs and then smashed 33* off 17 balls with the winning six in the last over bowled by left-arm spinner Mohammed Nawaz. Ravindra Jadeja contributed with 35 off 29 balls. from Times of India https://ift.tt/0sQotMJ

Karnataka's Divita Rai has been crowned LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2022. She will be representing India in the Miss Universe 2022 pageant from Times of India https://ift.tt/1h4xQFz

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Making a fervent pitch for promoting and embracing khadi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Ahmedabad on Saturday that no power can stop khadi from going global. He was speaking at ‘Khadi Utsav’ on the banks of the Sabarmati river, where a record was created of 7,500 women simultaneously spinning the ‘charkha’ to mark the 75th year of India’s independence. from Times of India https://ift.tt/H3qMCOt

Justice Uday Umesh Lalit on Saturday became the 49th Chief Justice of India, with President Droupadi Murmu administering his oath of office in the presence of the Vice-President, the Prime Minister and other dignitaries. from Times of India https://ift.tt/v5fCnza

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Taking umbrage to Chinese ambassador Qi Zhenhong’s remarks targeting India over the recent controversy over the docking of a Chinese vessel at the Hambantota port, the Indian high commission in Colombo slammed the Chinese diplomat for his violation of “basic diplomatic etiquette” saying Qi’s view of Sri Lanka’s northern neighbour may be “coloured by how his own country behaves”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/fPWkcDr

While talking about the history of the company in India, RC Bhargava spoke about the key role that Prime Minister Narendra Modi played in the company’s decision to build its facility in Ahemdabad, Gujrat. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Jw0GIN6

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The suspense building up over Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s political future boiled over on Friday with governor Ramesh Bais still to unbox the EC’s verdict in the office-of-profit case, prompting an anxious JMM to urge both to get it over with and end the uncertainty enveloping the state. from Times of India https://ift.tt/d5kmltn

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FIFA has lifted the suspension imposed on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) earlier this month due to undue third-party influence, world soccer's governing body said on Friday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/EuUpQLG

PM Narendra Modi on Thursday said India must ready itself for future needs on the labour front by provisioning for flexible workplaces, building a work-from-home ecosystem and factoring in flexi work hours, particularly with a view to boost the participation of women in workforce. from Times of India https://ift.tt/TmtEwb8

A committee appointed by the Supreme Court under Justice Indu Malhotra has indicted Ferozepur SSP Harmandeep Singh Hans for serious lapses in duty which resulted in PM Narendra Modi’s convoy getting stranded over a flyover in Punjab amid hostile groups. from Times of India https://ift.tt/P1dBaVn

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The Supreme Court on Thursday sought responses from the Centre and Gujarat government in two weeks on a PIL demanding cancellation of remission of sentence to 11 lifers who were convicted for murdering 14 people and gang-raping women, including Bilkis Bano, during the 2002 post-Godhra communal riots from Times of India https://ift.tt/a7RrQ3K

The great US visa appointment crunch has not only made it difficult for desi visa seekers to go there, but also for Indians with H-1B visas working in America to come home on personal visits. from Times of India https://ift.tt/yb9rSUY

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Cajoling constitutional court judges to shun complex language and pen judgments in an easy to understand flow, the Supreme Court sent back an “incomprehensible” verdict to Himachal Pradesh high court for fresh consideration saying judgments must make sense to litigants. from Times of India https://ift.tt/XbayMzh

The public slugfest between BJP and AAP continued on Wednesday with the latter alleging that 35 of its MLAs have been offered Rs 20 crore each to join the saffron party. BJP responded by saying that “they may have got such offers from the liquor mafia”, asking AAP to disclose the names of people who approached them. from Times of India https://ift.tt/RzEJOSX

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday made a fresh call for opposition unity across the country ahead of the 2024 general elections, but at the same also asserted that he had no ‘personal ambitions’ to become the opposition’s prime ministerial candidate. from Times of India https://ift.tt/9r8UTot

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The eight political parties which are supporting the new government are RJD (79 MLAs), JD-U (45), Congress (19), CPI-ML (12), HAMS (4), CPI (2), CPM (2) and AIMIM (1). from Times of India https://ift.tt/HfTWFsq

Amitabh Bachchan has tested positive for the coronavirus for the second time. from Times of India https://ift.tt/JFkVapj

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The Karnataka high court on Monday refrained from directing the authorities to stop mosques from using loudspeakers or public-address systems for the azaan/adhan (call to prayer) five times a day, saying that “tolerance is the characteristic of the Constitution of India as well as Indian civilisation”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/1Zn0r2W

The defence ministry on Monday approved the grant of financial powers to the armed forces for emergency procurement of indigenous weapon systems and ammunition, in the backdrop of the continuing over two-year-long military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh. from Times of India https://ift.tt/8ebZ1x7

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Chief Justice of India-designate Justice Uday Umesh Lalit on Monday said that "a prophecy seems to be coming true. Amrapali case is not going to leave me soon".Justice Lalit, who will assume charge as Chief Justice of India on August 27, will next hear the Amrapali case on September 3 (Saturday) from 10.30 am to 1 pm, a day which is a holiday in the top court. from Times of India https://ift.tt/pNDYCZX

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JD(U)'s national executive and national council will be brainstorming for the first time since snapping ties with NDA on September 3-4 amid growing hype about Bihar chief minister and party founder Nitish Kumar emerging as a prime ministerial challenger to Narendra Modi in 2024. from Times of India https://ift.tt/hYo7Oti

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Rishi Sunak has vowed he will fight to the last day of the Conservative leadership contest despite a recent YouGov poll of Tory members giving Liz Truss a 32-point lead over him, as he released a new campaign video called "The Underdog", cashing in on his status. from Times of India https://ift.tt/BLhQGCJ

The timing of Anand Sharma’s resignation as chief of Congress steering committee in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh is significant as it comes on the back of senior colleague and another key ‘G-23’ leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation as chairman of the campaign committee of J&K Congress. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3DgpotB

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Quickfire goals by Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva helped Manchester City recover from two goals down to draw 3-3 with Newcastle United in a rip-roaring Premier League clash at St James' Park on Sunday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/bqpcJdy

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The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, has earned the distinction of being the first national institution to graduate more than 400 PhDs at its 60th convocation on Saturday. In a first, the Powai college awarded 449 PhD degrees this year, up from 378 last year and 301 in 2019. The PhD students' strength has also increased in the last 10 years. from Times of India https://ift.tt/a8CP6mZ

The J&K government dismissed Saturday allegations that non-native people of the Union territory would be among the majority of 25 lakh new voters to be added to the revised electoral rolls. It said such reports have been doing the rounds, misrepresenting facts. from Times of India https://ift.tt/voT06U5

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According to the police, hundreds of complaints were lodged alleging that loans were being passed at higher interest rates, and after complete recovery of the money along with interest, the gang used to extort more money from the people using their morphed nude pictures. from Times of India https://ift.tt/zQfRSjh

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Globally 44.4% (4.5 million) of all cancer deaths were attributable to risk factors, says the study. The estimates are based on the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk factors Report, 2019. According to the study, nearly half (50.6%) of all cancer deaths in men globally in 2019 (2.8 million) were due to known risk factors, compared with 36.3% all female cancer deaths (1.5 million) attributable to these factors. from Times of India https://ift.tt/P4AXaWk

Dignitaries from the high commission of India joined members of Glasgow Life, the charity that manages the Scottish city’s museum collections, at the transfer of ownership ceremony, following more than 18 months of talks. from Times of India https://ift.tt/F2AexNI

The PM was addressing a programme to mark Goa and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu becoming the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ (water to every household) certified state and UT respectively after gram sabhas of every villages passed a resolution to that effect. from Times of India https://ift.tt/v2Y1hjc

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Sunak told volunteers and pilgrims that he drew strength from the Bhagavad Gita during his quest to be the next leader of the Conservative party. He said it had been “a tough campaign” and he had been “giving it everything he had got”. “But at times of the most difficulty, what Akshata has done for me, is to give me the teachings of the Gita and she has done it on the phone and by message. It is the Gita that has given me strength over the past few weeks,” he said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/sIRF5DC

A recent study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found monkeypox symptoms seen in the current outbreak significantly different from those reported in the previous ones in African regions. from Times of India https://ift.tt/z1apXVx

Setting aside the order of and paving the way for trial in the case, the bench said the state being custodian to protect rights of people failed in its duty by not challenging the order of the high court. from Times of India https://ift.tt/PTyD5EG

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Thursday appointed Odisha cadre IAS officer Rajesh Verma as the secretary to President Droupadi Murmu. from Times of India https://ift.tt/UN3jCS2

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The latest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 14 started with Amitabh Bachchan welcoming the audience and rollover contestant Rupin Sharma. He starts the game with him and presents the 7th question for Rs 40,000 in front of him. from Times of India https://ift.tt/F7VeEjY

Russia's Black Sea fleet based in annexed Crimea has installed a new commander, RIA news agency cited sources as saying on Wednesday, after Russian military bases on the peninsula were rocked by explosions in the past nine days. If confirmed, the removal of the previous commander Igor Osipov would mark the most prominent sacking of a military official in the nearly six months since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Stay with TOI live updates- from Times of India https://ift.tt/w601Y3H

J&K police chief Dilbagh Singh told reporters that strict action would be taken against them, while additional DGP Vijay Kumar said a search team seized arms and ammunition from Wani’s home. from Times of India https://ift.tt/nRbFaLh

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The world's richest man has a habit of posting provocative statements on Twitter for fun and Musk was at it again when he told his more than 103 million followers: "Also, I'm buying Manchester United ur welcome." from Times of India https://ift.tt/VBCi2JF

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the then undivided state of J&K had 78.4 lakh registered voters. Excluding what is now the UT of Ladakh, the number would have been 76.7 lakh. An addition of 20 to 25 lakh voters would hence constitute an increase by about 26 to 33% over a three-year period. Between 2014 and 2019, the increase in voters had been about 6.5 lakh. from Times of India https://ift.tt/a86dFYT

Police said there were multiple casualties but did not say how many. One Taliban intelligence official told Reuters that as many as 35 people may have been wounded or killed, and the toll could rise further. Witnesses told Reuters the powerful explosion was heard in a northern Kabul neighbourhood, shattering windows in nearby buildings. Ambulances rushed to the spot. from Times of India https://ift.tt/DHoPUxA

Janmashtami 2022 Wishes: Here are some wishes, messages, quotes, images, Facebook & Whatsapp status to share with your friends and family on the occasion of Janmashtami 2022. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Ok48GEI

The defaulters were given challans under section 4 of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, which restricts people from “smoking in any public place.” from Times of India https://ift.tt/RVHD5YE

A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and A S Bopanna said this question required consideration as the SC has already quashed the provision imposing mandatory death sentence as unconstitutional. It asked additional solicitor general K M Nataraj as well as advocate Agrawal to submit written submissions and propositions on the issue after it was informed that AG would also address the court on this. from Times of India https://ift.tt/A18lIzW

They also discussed important geopolitical challenges including those related to global food security. India and France have been expressing concern at the risk to the global food security and nutrition in light of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. from Times of India https://ift.tt/p3r5R7H

Afghanistan, counter-terrorism, defence and food and energy security in the aftermath of the Ukraine conflict are among the regional and global issues Doval is likely to discuss in his meetings with Russian authorities, including his counterpart Nikolai Patrushev, during his two-day visit to the Russian capital. from Times of India https://ift.tt/WitJdkS

​​As per the original plan, only those who opt for ‘Mathematics Standard’, as opposed to ‘Basic’, in class 10 are eligible to pursue maths at junior college level. However, citing the Covid pandemic as a stressful situation for students, the board had waived off that condition in 2021, and has decided to continue with the same for one more year. from Times of India https://ift.tt/yrZzxO4

In Talaq-e-Hasan, ‘talaq’ is pronounced once a month, over a period of three months and if cohabitation does not resume during this period, the divorce gets formalised after the third utterance in the third month. from Times of India https://ift.tt/JF4DXpK

The incident comes soon after 12 hooch deaths in Saran recently. According to police, four deaths were reported from ward number 6 and 13 of Kochas area in Sasaram on Sunday and Monday. Three of them were brothers. The police sent two bodies for post-mortem while the other two were cremated by their family. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2QadMrD

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad resigned as chairman of the party's newly constituted Jammu and Kashmir campaign committee just hours after he was appointed to the post by party president Sonia Gandhi. from Times of India https://ift.tt/tN0DbkL

“Nothing in his life was more important to Netaji than his country’s independence. Since he didn’t live to experience the joy of freedom, it’s time that at least his remains can return to Indian soil,” Pfaff, an academic who lives in Germany, said. She said she feels obliged to ensure that her father’s dearest wish, to return to his country in freedom, is fulfilled and that appropriate ceremonies to honour him will be performed. from Times of India https://ift.tt/pHkND3W

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Saying injustice was done to Nawaz, minister and party stalwart Javed Latif told reporters that PML-N that leads a coalition government in Pakistan would not let him to go back to jail upon his return. The government is considering relevant legislation to ease the party chief’s return. from Times of India https://ift.tt/NKCznAf

Commissioner of Police N Shashi Kumar said that a case has been taken up under IPC 505 (1) (b) and (c) based on a complaint by Indigo Airlines manager K P Bopanna. from Times of India https://ift.tt/jwx24M8

Aamir Khan's 'Laal Singh Chaddha' has been rocking the headlines since its release. The film was released in theatres on Thursday and has failed to pull the audience to the theatres. Recently, a social media user posted a video of a massive crowd gathering at a shopping mall to buy tickets for Aamir's film. In the video, one can see people fighting for tickets in the jam-packed mall. from Times of India https://ift.tt/73aB0mh

Off-spinner Washington Sundar's return to international cricket will be further delayed as a left shoulder injury sustained during a 50-over game for his county side Lancashire has now ruled him out of three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe starting August 18. from Times of India https://ift.tt/prAjHSJ

The CRPF and J&K Police have together bagged over 62% of the police gallantry medals awarded this Independence Day, with 204 (58%) of the total 347 medals awarded in this category honouring personnel for counter-terror successes in J&K, 80 for action against Left-wing extremists and 14 for crushing insurgency in the northeast. from Times of India https://ift.tt/HeiUjqk

On the eve of its 75th Independence Day, India lost one of its biggest supporters. Jhunjhunwala, billionaire investor, stock trader, qualified chartered accountant and philanthropist, who recently became the co-owner of India’s newest airline, passed away after fighting several health-related issues for the last few years. He was 62. from Times of India https://ift.tt/ZnDeaNC

The incident occurred at 7.30pm when the city was experiencing a drizzle and high-speed wind. Locals said they were electrocuted as the flag post touched the high-tension overhead wire, running close to the terrace of the Arsande rice mill bound house of Vijay Jha under the Kanke police station area of Ranchi district. from Times of India https://ift.tt/yHd5pRx

As India and Pakistan observe their 75th Independence Day, scores of literary work capture the pains of 1947 partition that displaced, killed and orphaned millions. from Times of India https://ift.tt/YV7w3aP

During the Independence Day celebrations in the national capital, Delhi Police has been put on alert and is seen enforcing strict entry rules at the major borders of delhi.Along with the police personnel, the security agencies have also been issued a high alert on the borders of Delhi. To ensure the smooth celebration of Independence Day, all major border points of Delhi, including Singhu, have been sealed from Times of India https://ift.tt/KI8rgwq

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With India yet to publicly reaffirm commitment to its ‘One-China’ policy, Chinese ambassador to India Sun Weidong expressed hope that the Indian government will reiterate support for Beijing’s principle saying the same provided the “political basis’’ for its relations with India and other countries. from Times of India https://ift.tt/vd1HSeQ

Keeping in line with the the dismal performance of Bollywood movies at the box office in the post pandemic era, both Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar’s festive releases ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ and ‘Raksha Bandhan’ opened to collections lower than expected. In fact, ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ brought in the lowest collection for Aamir in 13 years! from Times of India https://ift.tt/nsokzjd

India again slammed China for blocking the proposal to designate Jaish-e-Muhammed deputy chief Abdul Rauf Asghar as global terrorist saying he had been proscribed under Indian and US laws already, and so the “technical hold” on the proposed UN ban on such a wanted terrorist was “most uncalled for”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/iCSRXVy

“We cannot immediately think of any comparable incident of a public violent attack on a writer during a literary event here in the US,” said Suzanne Nossel, the CEO of the nonprofit literary organisation PEN America, who noted that the motivations for the attack and Rushdie’s current condition were unknown as of Friday late morning. from Times of India https://ift.tt/20QJmwv

FBI agents who searched former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida on Monday removed 11 sets of classified documents including some marked as top secret, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing documents it reviewed. from Times of India https://ift.tt/m2ekcZA

In a shocking turn of events, former Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage at the Chautauqua Institution in New York on August 12, 2022. from Times of India https://ift.tt/GcXoR5t

Comedian and actor Raju Srivastava ji’s condition is stable and his family has shared a note about his health update. Here is the note: "Dear all, Raju Srivastava ji’s condition is stable. We are praying for his speedy recovery. " from Times of India https://ift.tt/Nj9PuaK

India and Bangladesh on Thursday agreed to further step up their bilateral defence ties, with greater military-to-military engagements, capacity-building and defence-industrial cooperation. This was decided during the 4th India-Bangladesh annual defence dialogue (ADD), co-chaired by defence secretary Ajay Kumar and the principal staff officer of Bangladesh’s armed forces division Lt-General Waker-Uz-Zaman. from Times of India https://ift.tt/BiMbZXF