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10,918 vs 10,340: Local patent filings beat overseas ones{br} https://ift.tt/Yy8pxTI

Patent filings by Indian applications were estimated at 10,918 during the December quarter, compared with 10,340 applications lodged by non-domestic entities, marking the second time during 2022 when quarterly filings by domestic players were higher. from Times of India https://ift.tt/J7Iulko

High Court steps in, Telangana govt and governor reach a deal{br} https://ift.tt/Yy8pxTI

After being at loggerheads for nearly two years, governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and the state government arrived at a compromise on Monday thanks to the intervention of the Telangana high court. The state had approached the court over the governor not giving her consent to the upcoming budget, after which a bench of Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N Tukaramji asked the two sides to find an amicable solution. from Times of India https://ift.tt/s9w1tha

Morbi collapse: Oreva accepts HC directive on compensation{br} https://ift.tt/Yy8pxTI

Oreva Group company Ajanta Monday accepted the Gujarat high court’s directive to calculate compensation payable to the families of the 135 victims in the Morbi suspension footbridge collapse like it’s done for motor vehicle accident claims or follow the Supreme Court’s recompense formula in one such case involving the death of a family’s breadwinner. from Times of India https://ift.tt/g3zCA4u

Lankan airline flew empty planes to get fuel from Tamil Nadu{br} https://ift.tt/Yy8pxTI

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1/3rd of undergraduate students in India doing BA: Survey{br} https://ift.tt/Yy8pxTI

Over 78.9% of 4.1 crore students in higher education are enrolled at the undergraduate level, and of the total enrolled students over one crore are pursuing BA. Another 17 lakh (4.2%) of the students are doing BA (Hons) from various higher education institutions. This was revealed in the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2020-21 released on Sunday by the ministry of education. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Qu3WKJr

Republic Day: This state's tableau won first prize{br} https://ift.tt/Yy8pxTI

The wildlife and religious theme tableau of Uttarakhand has been awarded the top prize at this year's Republic Day parade on Kartavya Path.Meanwhile, the Indian Army's Punjab Regiment has been adjudged the best marching contingent among the three services, the government said on Monday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/4Mjk8PT

Adani bets on big funds for Rs 20,000 cr FPO{br} https://ift.tt/6Rp8Q17

Institutional investors are fully backing the Rs 20,000-crore follow-on public offer (FPO) for Adani Enterprises (AEL) even though the stock is below the offer price. However the company is not sure how retail investors will look at the issue at the current market price. However, it is confident some high net worth and ultra-high net worth investors (UHNIs) will participate in it. from Times of India https://ift.tt/fsc7dD5

Domestic patent filings now more than overseas ones: PM Modi{br} https://ift.tt/6Rp8Q17

PM Modi said on Sunday that for the first time in 11 years the number of domestic patent filings exceeded overseas filings, pointing to an increased drive towards innovation in the country. While detailed data was not readily available, Modi said that India now ranked as the 7th highest on the list of countries for patent filing and 5th on trademarks and had made significant gains on the Global Innovation Index. from Times of India https://ift.tt/bxZYwUT

400 days left for polls, spread word of our good work: PM to ministers{br} https://ift.tt/6Rp8Q17

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165 sentenced to death in 2022, highest in 2 decades{br} https://ift.tt/6Rp8Q17

Trial courts in the country sentenced 165 people to death in 2022, the highest in a year in the last two decades. This is up from 146 prisoners who were sent to death row in 2021. In almost a third of the capital punishment cases, the offender had committed a sexual crime. At the end of 2022, 539 were on death row, the highest since 2016. from Times of India https://ift.tt/4pYxl5K

BCCI announces 5 cr cash prize for Indian Women's U19 team{br} https://ift.tt/6Rp8Q17

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah announced a whopping Rs 5 crore cash prize for the Shafali Verma-led Indian team as they lifted the inaugural ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the wishes as the young Indian team outclassed England by 7 wickets in the final in Potchefstroom. from Times of India https://ift.tt/6zVJclm

Maldives President Solih wins party primary in re-election bid{br} https://ift.tt/rMmVD1p

Maldivian President Ibrahim Solih won the presidential primary election of the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) on Saturday, reported avas.mv. Solih faced off against the party's President and Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed, and received 61 per cent of the votes cast. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Vbj5r3x

India land of opportunities, PM says in BJP’s Raj outreach{br} https://ift.tt/rMmVD1p

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Court sets aside order on summons to Shetty sisters{br} https://ift.tt/rMmVD1p

Observing that the order against them was not proper or legal, in a relief to actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra and her sister Shamita Shetty, a Mumbai court recently quashed and set aside a 2022 magistrate court order issuing summons to them in a Rs21 lakh cheating case. The court, however, said the proceedings will continue against their mother Sunanda after finding that a prima facie case was made out against her. from Times of India https://ift.tt/I0TzZRQ

HC: Merely naming caste not an offence under SC/ST Act{br} https://ift.tt/rMmVD1p

Merely taking the name of the caste of the victim would not make it an offence under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, unless it is with an intention to insult the person belonging to that caste, the Karnataka high court observed recently. from Times of India https://ift.tt/r67ijQN

IAF's Mirage, Sukhoi collide mid-air: Not clear if technical snag or bird-hit caused accident{br} https://ift.tt/rMmVD1p

“While it was not a head-on collision, the wings of the two jets seemed to have clipped each other,” an official said. “It is difficult to say at this time whether it was technical snag in one of the fighters, or a bird-hit or some other factor that caused the jets to veer into each other. The court of inquiry, with the analysis of the flight data recorders concerned, will look into it.” from Times of India https://ift.tt/6mIjAMC

'I was in a state of trauma inside the Bigg Boss house'{br} https://ift.tt/rMmVD1p

The actress says she is relieved to have been evicted from the reality show from Times of India https://ift.tt/VzbNCh1

EPFO to review cases of extra pension payment{br} https://ift.tt/uUVGNKE

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India now home to 70% of world’s tigers, govt tells SC{br} https://ift.tt/uUVGNKE

The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that there is an annual growth of 6% in tiger population, which offset natural losses. India achieved the target of doubling the tiger population in 2018, four years ahead of schedule of the St Petersburg Declaration on tiger conservation, it said. and is now home to 70% of world’s tigers. from Times of India https://ift.tt/nHeTKlS

Adani Group stocks hammered, investors lose Rs 4.2L cr in 2 days{br} https://ift.tt/uUVGNKE

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Indus Waters Treaty amendment: India sends notice to Pakistan{br} https://ift.tt/uUVGNKE

Citing Pakistani "intransigence" and unilateral actions related to the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), India has sent a notice to Islamabad for its modification. from Times of India https://ift.tt/NfdQztD

Watch: Crowd goes berserk as Dhoni enjoys India-NZ T20I opener{br} https://ift.tt/uUVGNKE

The Ranchi crowd went berserk after former India captain MS Dhoni was seen on the big screen during the first T20I between India and New Zealand on Friday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/lIs60Pd

Adani may take legal action against US-based Hindenburg{br} https://ift.tt/pB2LsCx

India's centibillionaire Gautam Adani is considering legal action against US-based Hindenburg Research over its report, accusing his group of "brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud" that wiped nearly Rs 97,000 crore off the value of his conglomerate's shares in Wednesday's trade. from Times of India https://ift.tt/iN1LY0A

Long hours on smartphones leaving kids with 'tech neck'{br} https://ift.tt/pB2LsCx

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Gender Gap Report should record women in local govt bodies: WEF{br} https://ift.tt/pB2LsCx

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Egypt plans to allot land to Indian industries in spl eco zone{br} https://ift.tt/pB2LsCx

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Monuments of national importance list needs rationalisation: EAC{br} https://ift.tt/pB2LsCx

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Telangana CM KCR, governor hold separate R-Day events{br} https://ift.tt/pB2LsCx

Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao followed the high court's orders and ensured that the official Republic Day parade took place at Raj Bhavan on Thursday. But he did not turn up for the flag-hoisting nor send any of his cabinet colleagues for the event, further straining the relationship between him and governor Tamilisai Sounderarajan. from Times of India https://ift.tt/B9Zyaw8

No backchannel talks with India by Sharif govt: Pak minister{br} https://ift.tt/pB2LsCx

Pakistan had no backchannel diplomacy with India since PM Shehbaz Sharif's govt took office, junior foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar said. PM Sharif had said last week that PM Modi should hold serious talks to address all "burning points", including Kashmir. A day later, the PM's office changed its position and stated that talks with India can happen only after it reverses its action of abrogating J&K's special status. from Times of India https://ift.tt/KbWv5sQ

Students plan to screen BBC docu at TISS Mum, Kol varsities{br} https://ift.tt/QlDAxm9

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Can't skip R-Day event, hold parade: HC to Telangana{br} https://ift.tt/QlDAxm9

Celebrating Republic Day in a befitting manner is the bounden duty of all constitutional authorities and it cannot be skipped by the state government, the Telangana high court said on Wednesday while directing the state administration to hold the ceremonial parade at any place of its choice. Following the HC order, the Telangana government has decided to hold a guard of honour, officials said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Nj387Li

Prices of wheat, atta touch 10-year high, govt steps in{br} https://ift.tt/QlDAxm9

The government on Wednesday approved the sale of 30 lakh tonnes of wheat from its buffer stock in the open market to cool down prices of wheat and atta, which have touched their highest in 10 years. The sale of wheat from FCI stock through e-auction under open market sale scheme (OMSS) will start in next one week and the entire quantity will be offloaded in two months. from Times of India https://ift.tt/hFN1xHO

Google changes India app store policy after CCI order{br} https://ift.tt/QlDAxm9

Google has started to make changes to its policy dealing with apps and digital ecosystem, after it failed to get any immediate relief from the courts against the CCI order, which found it abusing dominance and engaging in anti-competitive practices in India. Now, the US tech giant will allow smartphone makers to license its apps individually, instead of the entire bouquet. from Times of India https://ift.tt/lw5HMUj

Constitution source of unity, reflects spirit of India: President Murmu{br} https://ift.tt/QlDAxm9

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Mulayam Singh, Zakir Hussain, Dilip Mahalanabis among 6 Padma Vibhushan awardees{br} https://ift.tt/QlDAxm9

ORS (oral rehydration solution) pioneer Dilip Mahalanabis will receive the Padma Vibhushan (posthumous) in the field of Medicine (Pediatrics), the Centre announced on Wednesday. A total of 25 other personalities across various walks of life will be awarded the Padma Shri. from Times of India https://ift.tt/5AkPBQy

2 2 accused of killing 1 7 in post-Godhra riot acquitted{br} https://ift.tt/Al8kNwI

Twenty-two undertrials accused of killing 17 people from the minority community in Delol village of Panchmahal district in 2002 were acquitted due to lack of evidence by the additional sessions court in Halol Tuesday. Eight of the 22 accused had died during the course of the 18-year trial. from Times of India https://ift.tt/CQUjIyG

MCD House adjourns once again without electing mayor, deputy{br} https://ift.tt/Al8kNwI

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Stone-pelting after BBC documentary ‘screened’ in JNU{br} https://ift.tt/Al8kNwI

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Collegium airing IB, RAW reports matter of grave concern: Rijiju{br} https://ift.tt/Al8kNwI

Days after the Supreme Court collegium made public reports of the Research and Analysis Wing and the Intelligence Bureau as it rejected the government's objections to its recommendations for appointments as judges, law minister Kiren Rijiju stressed on Tuesday that the conduct of the collegium was violative of the convention and a matter of “grave concern”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/B6TNWvl

On parole, Dera chief cuts cake with sword, says ‘should cut five’{br} https://ift.tt/Al8kNwI

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Gautam Adani slips to 4th position in global billionaires ranking{br} https://ift.tt/Al8kNwI

Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani slipped to 4th position in Bloomberg Billionaires Index. His wealth plunged by $872 million in a day to $120 billion. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is now the 3rd richest person in the world. Although there is not much difference in his and Adani's wealth. While Bezos holds the 3rd spot with $121 billion, Adani is at 4th position with $120 billion net worth. from Times of India https://ift.tt/4iORfGe

3 killed, several feared trapped in Lucknow building collapse{br} https://ift.tt/Al8kNwI

At least three people were killed while several people are feared trapped after a five-storey residential building collapsed on Wazir Hasanganj Road in Lucknow on Tuesday evening. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Q209PcS

No bail till charges filed: Gujarat HC to TMC’s Gokhale{br} https://ift.tt/Al8kNwI

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Do not shoot off my shoulder, have a mature debate on collegium: Ex-judge{br} https://ift.tt/Al8kNwI

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Delhi sees warmest January day in 4 years, rain likely today{br} https://ift.tt/qD5JCG0

The city on Monday recorded the warmest January day in four years as the maximum temperature went five notches above the season's normal due to warmer easterly winds. It touched 25.9 degrees Celsius against 24 degrees a day earlier. from Times of India https://ift.tt/elsXEGJ

Police to act against parents of kids using Chinese string in Punjab{br} https://ift.tt/qD5JCG0

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Judges are not elected, so can't be replaced: Rijiju{br} https://ift.tt/qD5JCG0

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How Gonda strongman’s career soared before wrestlers’ move{br} https://ift.tt/qD5JCG0

The footnote to six-time MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's political CV would be a long chronology of criminal cases — at one point totalling 30 FIRs, including one filed under the erstwhile Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act. from Times of India https://ift.tt/CInxzRG

‘Sane view’, says Rijiju of high court ex-judge’s collegium criticism{br} https://ift.tt/qD5JCG0

Amid the ongoing wrangle between the Centre and the judiciary over appointment of judges through the collegium system, Union law minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday cited in his Twitter handle an interview of Justice RS Sodhi (retd), a former judge of the Delhi high court. Sodhi had remarked that the Supreme Court “has for the first time hijacked the Constitution” to such an extent that judges have decided to appoint judges, negating the role of the government. from Times of India https://ift.tt/EWtYFSA

Youth stabbed to death trying to stop duo, from snatching his mobile{br} https://ift.tt/qD5JCG0

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In a first, women account for 30% of JEE candidates{br} https://ift.tt/qD5JCG0

Male aspirants continue to dominate, accounting for over 6 lakh, or nearly 70%, of the registered candidates. However, for the first time, women account for over 30% of the candidates, although the increase in absolute numbers is marginal compared to 2022, i.e., from 2.5 lakh to 2.6 lakh. from Times of India https://ift.tt/CL4zDyg

WFI emergency meet called off, its officials remain tightlipped{br} https://ift.tt/LYAm64O

Brij Bhushan house in Gonda is out of bounds to media. from Times of India https://ift.tt/S4XbAgL

9 hurt in twin blasts on Jammu outskirts{br} https://ift.tt/LYAm64O

At least nine people were wounded in two synchronised explosions that police suspect were set off by IEDs planted in two vehicles parked in the busy industrial area of Narwal on the outskirts of Jammu city between 11am and 11.20am Saturday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/7JRgm0q

9 hurt in twin blasts on Jammu outskirts{br} https://ift.tt/LYAm64O

At least nine people were wounded in two synchronised explosions that police suspect were set off by IEDs planted in two vehicles parked in the busy industrial area of Narwal on the outskirts of Jammu city between 11am and 11.20am Saturday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/cbdTfr7

Ever-evolving ‘tech allies’ help cops follow e-footprints to nab criminals{br} https://ift.tt/LYAm64O

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‘Missing’ ponds responsible for Joshimath subsidence?{br} https://ift.tt/LYAm64O

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Centre sacks WFI assistant secretary for backing chief{br} https://ift.tt/LYAm64O

A day after brokering a peace deal and asking Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to ‘step aside’ pending inquiry into the allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation against him, Union sports minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday dismissed WFI’s assistant secretary Vinod Tomar with immediate effect for his public remarks in Gonda defending Singh, a BJP strongman and six-time Lok Sabha MP. from Times of India https://ift.tt/8A3xWLr

Fraud in MBBS admissions: Bombay HC stays acquittal{br} https://ift.tt/UZ6BWo8

The Bombay high court has granted interim stay on a magistrate's order of acquittal in a cheating case against former president of the Satara-based Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Education Society Mahadev Deshmukh and five others who allegedly defrauded around 350 students of Rs 29 crore by promising MBBS admissions. In November 2022, the magistrate had acquitted the accused after one of the 95 victims reached a compromise with them before the Lok Adalat. from Times of India https://ift.tt/TYKMn9f

Cops call in divers to trace body of medic killed by Mumbai lifeguard{br} https://ift.tt/UZ6BWo8

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Sena vs Sena: Uddhav’s term as prez ends before EC hearing{br} https://ift.tt/UZ6BWo8

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Wrestlers end protest after assurances, WFI chief Sharan to step aside{br} https://ift.tt/UZ6BWo8

The aggrieved grapplers called off their protest late on Friday night after getting assurances from the government that their grievances would be addressed, the first step of which was the stepping aside of under-fire Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The wrestlers, decided to end their protest after a breakthrough was achieved during a second round of talks with union sports minister Anurag Thakur. from Times of India https://ift.tt/NPn60Am

Cyber security, data theft new-age policing challenges: Amit Shah{br} https://ift.tt/UZ6BWo8

Home minister Amit Shah on Friday said challenges to policing have now drastically transformed: from tackling geographical problems like terrorism and unrest in J&K, Left-wing extremism and unrest in the northeast to countering new-age “thematic” threats of cyber security and data theft, with problems becoming multi-dimensional as narco-terror and fourth-generation warfare catch on. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3FtIunK

More girl wrestlers are coming forward to report abuse: Vinesh Phogat{br} https://ift.tt/UZ6BWo8

Vinesh, who is spearheading the campaign for Singh's removal as the WFI chief over charges of sexual harrasment, also alleged that several complaints of sexual abuse and mistreatment of boys wrestlers were reported to the federation's higher-ups but no action was taken on them. from Times of India https://ift.tt/rWSb1kD

‘They won’t impinge on candidate’s integrity’{br} https://ift.tt/A2GDbwm

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'$200 million worth of deals sealed between Big Tech and media outlets’{br} https://ift.tt/A2GDbwm

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Uttarakhand CM says 70% of Joshimath residents leading ‘normal lives’{br} https://ift.tt/A2GDbwm

During his meeting with home minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Wednesday, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said “65% to 70% of Joshimath residents were leading a normal life and only 30% have been affected by land subsidence”. Dhami reiterated his remark in Dehradun on Thursday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/g4ZCvKa

Wrestlers in late-night huddle with Anurag Thakur, may file FIR against WFI chief{br} https://ift.tt/A2GDbwm

The government on Thursday failed to convince the agitating wrestlers to call off their protest demanding resignation of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over charges of sexual misconduct and intimidation, with the country’s top grapplers threatening to lodge a police complaint against Singh if he doesn’t resign by Friday evening. from Times of India https://ift.tt/nT7L1YF

Alec Baldwin to face manslaughter charge over 'Rust' shooting{br} https://ift.tt/A2GDbwm

Alec Baldwin is to be charged with involuntary manslaughter over the accidental shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the low-budget western "Rust," a prosecutor said Thursday.Baldwin was holding the Colt. 45 during rehearsals for the film when it discharged, killing Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza in October 2021. from Times of India https://ift.tt/mRFlzvQ

Joshimath crisis keeps tourists away from Auli{br} https://ift.tt/VbujnzP

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8 cold wave days this January, highest in 15 years{br} https://ift.tt/VbujnzP

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Harsh riders amount to denying bail, says SC{br} https://ift.tt/VbujnzP

Observing that harsh and excessive conditions for bail amount to denying bail, the Supreme Court disapproved of the practice of imposing such conditions resulting in the accused languishing in jail. A bench of Justices Krishna Murari and V Ramasubramanian said that jail is the exception and grant of bail is the rule and in such a scenario, the conditions imposed on bail must not be unreasonable. from Times of India https://ift.tt/cN0Mnxd

Fearing ‘water war’ by China, govt puts Arunachal dams on fast track{br} https://ift.tt/VbujnzP

Fearing a Chinese threat of “water wars”, India has initiated its biggest hydroelectric project of 11,000 megawatt (MW) in Upper Subansiri in Arunachal Pradesh. Responding to Chinese dams coming up close to its borders in the north-east, India is also expediting three stalled projects for possible allocation to NHPC after recommendations of an evaluation committee and in-principle approval by ministry of power. from Times of India https://ift.tt/FEuxmUP

India survive Bracewell onslaught to win first ODI by 12 runs{br} https://ift.tt/VbujnzP

After scripting a fairy-tale-like series win in Pakistan recently, New Zealand seem to have carried the luck and pluck with them across the Wagah Border and almost pulled off an improbable victory in the first ODI of the three-match series against India. from Times of India https://ift.tt/sOC7ea8

UNGA adopts resolution on 'Education for Democracy' co-sponsored by India{br} https://ift.tt/VbujnzP

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JP Nadda to remain BJP chief till 2024 June{br} https://ift.tt/zmdDW0H

Home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday exuded confidence that BJP will win the 2024 Lok Sabha polls with a bigger mandate than 2019 margin even as the party extended the term of current chief J P Nadda till June next year, beyond the Lok Sabha polls due next year. from Times of India https://ift.tt/8yHjoXR

Man believed killed is now main accused in murder{br} https://ift.tt/zmdDW0H

A Telangana man who supposedly died in an accident turned out to be a key accused who staged his own death using another man's body to claim Rs 6 crore insurance. He was arrested. from Times of India https://ift.tt/weuiLX8

BJP beats AAP, gets mayor post in Chandigarh{br} https://ift.tt/zmdDW0H

The Bharatiya Janata Party won the Chandigarh municipal corporation's mayor seat for eight time in a row. from Times of India https://ift.tt/VFIh0ve

First since March, 2020: Under 100 Covid cases in a day{br} https://ift.tt/zmdDW0H

No Covid death was reported in India for 4 days at a stretch, again a first since 2020. India reported 83 fresh cases on Monday, down from 114 on the previous day. India had first reported over 100 cases in a day on March 27, 2020, & the daily tally hadn't fallen to double digits since then. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Vb6WLgt

Hockey WC: 12 Japanese players on the pitch, FIH investigates{br} https://ift.tt/zmdDW0H

In a bizarre incident on Tuesday at the Men's Hockey World Cup, the Japan team had 12 players on the pitch during a penalty corner set-piece in the dying moments of their Pool B match against South Korea, which ended in a 2-1 win for the Koreans. Had Japan scored off their last penalty corner, the match could have ended in a 2-2 draw with unfair advantage of an extra Japanese player on the pitch. from Times of India https://ift.tt/NXErbFd

K’taka contractors level bribe charge, BJP MLA denies it{br} https://ift.tt/B60aEhi

The Karnataka State Contractors' Association, which had levelled charges of 40% kickback in government contracts over 18 months ago, renewed its fight against alleged corruption after a break. from Times of India https://ift.tt/790584j

Govt now wants MoP finalised{br} https://ift.tt/B60aEhi

The Centre's insistence on the early finalisation of the 'memorandum of procedure' (MoP) that guides appointment of judges in the Supreme Court and high courts, pending with the apex court collegium since August 2017, has triggered a fresh controversy. from Times of India https://ift.tt/EQ7xtOz

BBC under fire from PIOs over new series attacking PM Modi{br} https://ift.tt/B60aEhi

The series description states: “A look at the tensions between Indian PM Narendra Modi and India’s Muslim minority, investigating claims about his role in 2002 riots that left over a thousand dead.” from Times of India https://ift.tt/M1aLZsU

BJP identifies 160 Lok Sabha seats for special campaigns{br} https://ift.tt/B60aEhi

Citing a string of SC verdicts as vindication of PM Modi and banking on his leadership, BJP on Monday set an aggressive foot forward expressing confidence about its prospects in the state elections scheduled in the lead-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. from Times of India https://ift.tt/d4kyo0V

After hotels, damaged homes in Joshimath colony to come down{br} https://ift.tt/B60aEhi

This would be the second major demolition exercise after the administration a few days ago began to raze two of Joshimath's biggest hotels. There are over 30 houses in the colony, many of them with large cracks, which a resident said "seem to be getting bigger." from Times of India https://ift.tt/Gl0R1Xp

No new Covid cases in Delhi for first time since pandemic began{br} https://ift.tt/B60aEhi

For the first time since March 2020, the national capital recorded no new Covid case on Monday. Delhi recorded its first coronavirus case on March 2, 2020 and logged a total of 20,07,313 cases with a cumulative positivity rate of 4.94 per cent and 26,522 pandemic-related fatalities so far. from Times of India https://ift.tt/IjJ7kgQ

Book babus for poll conspiracy: Sisodia to LG{br} https://ift.tt/htjYkz7

Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has written to lieutenant governor VK Saxena, demanding action against some officers of Delhi government for allegedly stopping funds of mohalla clinics ahead of the MCD polls to “influence” voters. from Times of India https://ift.tt/5aFKPtf

Narrow escape for Surpiya Sule as saree catches fire{br} https://ift.tt/htjYkz7

NCP MP Supriya Sule's saree accidentally caught fire during an event in Pune on Sunday. In a statement, Sule later said that she is safe and there was no reason to worry. from Times of India https://ift.tt/bHiBwlG

Cold wave returns, chill likely to intensify for 2-3 days{br} https://ift.tt/htjYkz7

Cold wave conditions returned to some parts of the capital on Sunday after a respite of five days, with a sharp drop in the minimum temperatures across Delhi-NCR and chilly northwesterly winds gusting through the day, which was clear and sunny. from Times of India https://ift.tt/uhctKq8

72 years on, India's oldest pending case finally settled{br} https://ift.tt/htjYkz7

India's oldest litigation at 72 years was disposed of last week by a bench of the country's oldest high court, whose current Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava was born a full decade after the case had been filed in 1951. from Times of India https://ift.tt/AHFO8pS

Minutes before Nepal plane crash, 4 Indian passengers were on FB live{br} https://ift.tt/htjYkz7

Minutes before the ill-fated Yeti Airlines plane crashed in Nepal's Pokhara, four of its passengers, all residents of Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh, were live on Facebook to share their experience on the flight. 'Mauj Kar Di' (it's real fun) shouts one of them excitedly as the 1.30-minute video shows the Pokhara town below. from Times of India https://ift.tt/n4KXbRN

''Surgical strike' a failure, commander Hidma alive'{br} https://ift.tt/n7wjziR

A security force operation seems to have come close to Maoist military commander Hidma, mastermind of some of the most brutal massacres in Bastar, but he escaped yet again. A woman Maoist was killed in the operation near the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border on January 11 this year. from Times of India https://ift.tt/erKHF76

UP constable 'molests' varsity student in train{br} https://ift.tt/n7wjziR

A constable has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 17-year-old student of Allahabad University in a moving train as she was on her way to Pilibhit from Prayagraj Friday. The cop fled with her luggage. from Times of India https://ift.tt/panVbNQ

Terror act: Police seize grenades from rented Jahangirpuri house{br} https://ift.tt/n7wjziR

The two alleged terrorists arrested by Delhi Police's special cell on Thursday had murdered a man, chopped his body into pieces and filmed the act, including the beheading, the police have claimed. They also sent the video to their foreign-based handlers, including an ISI operative, to prove their worth, claimed sources. from Times of India https://ift.tt/u5fA8ie

Joshimath: After Isro report, NDMA gags govt organisations{br} https://ift.tt/n7wjziR

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has directed government officials and institutions not to "interact with media and share data on social media regarding ground subsidence at Joshimath", reports Gaurav Talwar. from Times of India https://ift.tt/5NRYJHF

Parts of Joshimath may have sunk over 2ft: Ground survey{br} https://ift.tt/n7wjziR

Parts of Joshimath may have sunk by nearly 2.2 feet (70cm), sources told TOI on Saturday on the basis of ground investigation of affected areas carried out recently in the picturesque town, which is facing aggravated land subsidence since the beginning of January. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Ph4fAkQ

Exclusive! Abdu Rozik on his future plans{br} https://ift.tt/n7wjziR

Abdu Rozik has voluntarily exited Bigg Boss 16. He shared the reason for his exit with Bombay Times and said he has some work commitments he had to take care of. He plans to come back to India and continue working here. from Times of India https://ift.tt/yUIZmxk

10 killed as bus to Shirdi collides with truck{br} https://ift.tt/Rp30uve

Ten people, including four women and four children, were killed and 23 others were injured in a head-on collision between a luxury bus and a truck on the Sinnar-Shirdi highway (NH-160) at 6.30am on Friday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/LvcmFzO

Delhi CM’s statements false, fabricated, twisted, says LG{br} https://ift.tt/Rp30uve

In a stinging rebuttal to CM Arvind Kejriwal's statements at his press conference, LG V K Saxena has accused him of attributing to him "misleading, patently false and fabricated" statements. from Times of India https://ift.tt/CNsdOX0

Amid evacuation, fresh snowfall in Auli adds to woes{br} https://ift.tt/Rp30uve

Amid evacuations and demolitions, the residents had to endure a sudden drop in temperature following a fresh spell of snowfall in Auli, around 10km from the town, on Friday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/nMJSaxf

Gay rights voice Onir Dhar's lit fest talk scrapped{br} https://ift.tt/Rp30uve

Onir was due to speak on "Making Literature LGBTQ Neutral" on Friday. Onir told TOI he was quite upset that his session was "arbitrarily cancelled". "I'm appalled that no official reason has yet been given," he said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/zmcEMwy

Supreme Court: Why no arrest in '21 Delhi hate speech case?{br} https://ift.tt/Rp30uve

Petitioner Tushar Gandhi said there was an explicit call for violence at the Dharam Sansad and yet in flagrant violation of the SC's Tehseen Poonawala judgment directing expeditious action against hate-mongers, police has taken virtually no action. from Times of India https://ift.tt/vJ4aOGS

Surya, Ishan in Test squad for Australia series{br} https://ift.tt/Rp30uve

Batsman KL Rahul and all-rounder Axar Patel will skip the New Zealand white-ball home series due to family commitments but will return for the Australia Tests, the The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Friday. The selection committee announced the squads that saw Suryakumar Yadav featuring in the Test team for Australia series. from Times of India https://ift.tt/xFcKPSN

Anushka moves HC against Maha's 1.2cr tax demand{br} https://ift.tt/Z8NV6Dz

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In message to courts, presiding officers say respect boundaries{br} https://ift.tt/Z8NV6Dz

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J'khand HC cites ED findings, rejects bail plea of Soren aide{br} https://ift.tt/Z8NV6Dz

The Jharkhand high court on Tuesday rejected the bail application of Prem Prakash, a close associate of Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, while validating the findings of the Enforcement Directorate, which is probing the money trail in alleged illegal mining worth Rs 1,000 crore. from Times of India https://ift.tt/0uIwLOC

PM: Global South must create new world order{br} https://ift.tt/Z8NV6Dz

PM Narendra Modi on Thursday exhorted developing countries to work towards redesigning global political and financial governance to remove inequalities, enlarge opportunities, support growth and spread progress and prosperity. Modi called for creating a new world order to ensure welfare of citizens of the developing countries, as he emphasised the next phase of global growth will come from countries in the South. from Times of India https://ift.tt/kt7TAbr

Former Union minister Sharad Yadav passes away at 75{br} https://ift.tt/Z8NV6Dz

Former Union minister and senior Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Sharad Yadav passed away on Thursday. He was 75. His daughter Subhashini Yadav shared the news of his demise on Facebook. "My father is no more," she said on Facebook. from Times of India https://ift.tt/u7iGIVz

HC seeks authorities’ response to Anushka Sharma's challenge over VAT dues{br} https://ift.tt/Z8NV6Dz

Actress Anushka Sharma on Thursday approached the Bombay high court with petitions against the state and commissioner of sales tax authorities challenging a March 2021 order by the department asking her to pay dues over Rs 1.23 crore for the assessment year 2012-13 under the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act (MVAT) Act. from Times of India https://ift.tt/hYXp3vi

‘People of snow can’t live in the plains’{br} https://ift.tt/MEKkINR

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Expat pilot gets into trouble with Air Force{br} https://ift.tt/MEKkINR

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Indian submarine sent for major refit stuck in Russia{br} https://ift.tt/MEKkINR

India is facing “some problems” in transporting back one of its diesel-electric submarines after a protracted major refit in Russia, which has been slapped with major sanctions and embargoes by US-led western countries since it invaded Ukraine in February last year. from Times of India https://ift.tt/yiEIQmG

CPM & Cong have agreed on Tripura pre-poll pact: Yechury{br} https://ift.tt/MEKkINR

CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury said on Wednesday that the party has agreed to form a pre-poll alliance with Congress for the upcoming assembly elections in Tripura. The alliance is likely to jointly announced by Congress and CPM over the weekend. Congress leader Mukul Wasnik, the senior observor for Tripura polls, and Yechury were in Agartala, where the CPM chief made the announcement. from Times of India https://ift.tt/EcDZiYw

Urination case: Court dismisses Mishra’s bail plea{br} https://ift.tt/MEKkINR

Terming the alleged act of Shankar Mishra urinating on an elderly woman on board an Air India flight last November under the influence of alcohol “utterly disgusting and repulsive”, and “sufficient to outrage the modesty of any woman”, a Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed his bail plea. from Times of India https://ift.tt/KpObXtE

CBI books Amrapali MD, 6 others on murder charge{br} https://ift.tt/MEKkINR

The CBI has filed an FIR against Anil Sharma, the managing director of the Amrapali Group, and six others on charges of murder and criminal conspiracy in connection with the killing of a former secretary of a reputed school in Bihar over eight years ago. The agency has also named a physician, Dr Praveen Sinha, businessman Rajendra Singhania, advocate Shambhu Sharan Singh and a few others as accused in the FIR. from Times of India https://ift.tt/hMS7Len

Dhankhar, Birla oppose ‘overstep by judiciary’{br} https://ift.tt/MEKkINR

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US flights take to air again after four-hour outage meltdown disrupted global aviation{br} https://ift.tt/MEKkINR

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4 years after clean air mission, ‘marginal’ gain in some cities{br} https://ift.tt/iwN1mdK

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Def min approves 4k cr capital procurement proposals{br} https://ift.tt/iwN1mdK

The defence ministry on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to three indigenous capital acquisition proposals, involving Helina anti-tank guided missiles to arm advanced light helicopters, worth Rs 4,276 crore. The Rajnath Singh-led Defence Acquisitions Council (DAC) also accorded AoN (acceptance of necessity) for procurement of infra-red homing VSHORADS (very short range air defence systems) missiles under design and development by DRDO at a cost of Rs 1,920 crore from Times of India https://ift.tt/pQvgLeO

Govt to set up micro seismic observatories{br} https://ift.tt/iwN1mdK

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Don’t convert single units in Chandigarh into apartments: SC{br} https://ift.tt/iwN1mdK

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Delhi India’s most polluted city, just 7% cleaner in 3 years{br} https://ift.tt/iwN1mdK

Delhi has earned the dubious tag of being India’s most polluted city, rising from rank 3 in 2019 and rank 2 last year in the worst-polluted list, as per the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) Tracker based on annual PM2.5 levels measured by the Central Pollution Control Board. from Times of India https://ift.tt/m8vbDlt

DGCA issues notice to AI over unruly flyers on Paris flight{br} https://ift.tt/YzO5WfG

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Joshimath: Over 100 ‘dangerous’ houses will be vacated{br} https://ift.tt/YzO5WfG

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World listens to India, it can be global skill capital: PM{br} https://ift.tt/YzO5WfG

The world listens to India and the country has what it takes to become the global skill capital, PM Narendra Modi said Monday while inaugurating the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas convention in Indore. “Today, the world listens to India. It can become the engine of development of the world,” he said. “India taking over the G20 presidency this year gives a great opportunity to make the world aware of India’s experiences to attain a sustainable future and learn from these experiences.” from Times of India https://ift.tt/AJV1hxP

Supreme Court: No bar on states to set up panel for UCC{br} https://ift.tt/YzO5WfG

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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Indonesia -EMSC{br} https://ift.tt/YzO5WfG

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Tejashwi’s cricket practice triggers ‘power’ play buzz{br} https://ift.tt/YzO5WfG

In this article, the deputy CM of Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav, is caught on camera playing cricket with budding cricketers at a local cricket ground. Tejashwi's passion for cricket is very much alive in his heart, and he enjoys practicing with young and bright players of Bihar. However, his cricket practice in the chilly winter has generated much heat in the political circles in the sense that whenever he picked up a bat, state's politics underwent a drastic change. In July last year, he was caught on camera playing cricket with housing staff at his mother Rabri Devi's official residence. The next month, he was part of the government as CM Nitish dumped BJP to form the Grand Alliance Ga Government with RJD and others. Chitranjan Gagan, RJD spokesperson, remarked that "sab kuchh thik hai" (everything is "fine"). from Times of India https://ift.tt/khmMrBy

PM dials Dhami, promises ‘all financial & technical support’{br} https://ift.tt/HTmkSGP

PM Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday morning. Dhami informed the PM about the situation in Joshimath as well as plans for rehabilitation and arrangements being made in light of several houses developing cracks amid fears that the town is ‘sinking’. from Times of India https://ift.tt/EltjYFX

Oldest cases started before current SC judges were born{br} https://ift.tt/HTmkSGP

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Govt to disband telecom body DCC{br} https://ift.tt/HTmkSGP

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1.9°C at main city station as Delhi faces extended cold wave{br} https://ift.tt/HTmkSGP

Delhi suffered its fourth consecutive cold wave day on Sunday, with the minimum at the city’s base station Safdarjung falling below 2 degrees Celsius for the first time in two years and the city experiencing one of its worst fog spells of the season with nine hours of lower than 200m visibility. Over 100 flights were delayed at IGI Airport due to dense fog and 42 trains were running late. from Times of India https://ift.tt/J7ydgSo

While Congress focuses on tapasya, BJP-RSS wants forcible worship: Rahul Gandhi{br} https://ift.tt/HTmkSGP

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‘Law, not public pressure, is key’: Mishra sent to judicial custody{br} https://ift.tt/QMEZVpO

Advocate Manu Sharma, representing Mishra, submitted that as per the FIR, only one of the sections invoked is non-bailable and rest are bailable. Mishra was booked under IPC Sections 354, 294, 509 and 510, and Section 23 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937. Mishra moved a bail plea in court, which scheduled it for hearing on January 11. from Times of India https://ift.tt/JsiBNV4

UP ex-minister, son arrested in city over illegal slaughterhouse{br} https://ift.tt/QMEZVpO

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Average work hours per week longest in S&E Asia: ILO{br} https://ift.tt/QMEZVpO

The occupational group with longest average hours of work was plant and machine operators and assemblers, who worked 48.2 hours per week on an average, followed by service and sales workers at 47.0 hours per week. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3ARXcPW

Hanif Kureishi fears he may never be able to walk or write again following fall in Rome{br} https://ift.tt/QMEZVpO

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India thrash Sri Lanka by 91 runs to seal the series{br} https://ift.tt/QMEZVpO

Sensational Suryakumar Yadav scored a scintillating century, 112 not out off 51 balls, to set the foundation for India's massive 91-run victory against Sri Lanka as the hosts sealed the three-match T20 series 2-1 in Rajkot on Saturday. Hardik Pandya-led India posted a huge 228 for 5 riding on Suryakumar's batting masterclass and the target was too much for the visitors, who were bundled out for 137 in 16.4 overs. from Times of India https://ift.tt/7qUJmfu

‘Bro, I think I am in trouble’, drunk flyer told co-passenger{br} https://ift.tt/GW5KOJC

Seated behind them were two woman passengers. Bhattacharjee said he was asleep when Mishra allegedly urinated on the passenger in seat 9A, but he witnessed the events that followed. “Though she was visibly distraught, the cabin crew coaxed her to speak to the man who had urinated on her,” he said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/qm8YLy3

SC pushes for e-monitoring to check over-speeding{br} https://ift.tt/GW5KOJC

Cause-wise analysis of road accidents revealed 55.9% (87,050 out of 1,55,622 deaths) and 27.5% (42,853 out of 1,55,622 deaths) of fatalities were due to speeding and dangerous/careless driving or overtaking, respectively, in 2021. from Times of India https://ift.tt/kgrfaXi

Akshata Murty's vision is to open up Downing Street to public to draw a line under Johnson 'fiefdom era'{br} https://ift.tt/GW5KOJC

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'Sinking' Joshimath: Uttarakhand readies choppers, plans to move residents{br} https://ift.tt/GW5KOJC

n an urgent and high-powered meeting called by chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday, the Uttarakhand government — shaken by reports of a "sinking" Joshimath and images of huge cracks on the town's buildings, roads and fields — has signalled "maximum alert" and put a slew of emergency measures in place, most of them to be implemented immediately. from Times of India https://ift.tt/kLcJRPm

In pics: Saeed Jaffrey, an actor with infinite characters{br} https://ift.tt/GW5KOJC

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Autonomous college, univ rating norms out{br} https://ift.tt/pnFh1bM

As TOI had reported on November 14, this is the first time that the NAAC has declared the highest marks called benchmarks that it has set aside for each of the parameters it grades institutes on, thus allowing every higher education institute to know the maximum achievable marks. from Times of India https://ift.tt/LHPpXWI

On Dec 6 AI flight, another flyer peed on woman’s seat{br} https://ift.tt/pnFh1bM

Under the 2017 Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR) for handling unruly passenger behaviour, the airline crew are required to inform security agencies and ground staff for appropriate action on landing. According to sources, the pilot-in-command of the Paris flight informed the Delhi air traffic control, who, in turn, briefed the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), the airport security. from Times of India https://ift.tt/q7kBxtr

Govt bans TRF, designates LeT launching commander as terrorist{br} https://ift.tt/pnFh1bM

According to a Union Home Ministry notification, The Resistance Front (TRF) is recruiting youth through the online medium for the furtherance of terrorist activities, recruitment of terrorists, infiltration of terrorists and smuggling of weapons and narcotics from Pakistan into Jammu and Kashmir. from Times of India https://ift.tt/HoATmW4

Ram temple to be ready by Jan 1, 2024, says Amit Shah{br} https://ift.tt/pnFh1bM

​​“Congress hindered the construction of the Ram temple in courts. ​​After the SC verdict, Modiji began its construction. Hopefully, the temple will be ready in a year and it will be open for the public at the beginning of 2024. The country is eagerly waiting for the Ram temple for many years, which will be over by January 1, 2024,” Shah said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/lkHEiXv

UP CM Yogi Adityanath interacts with Bollywood members, pushes UP as film-making destination{br} https://ift.tt/pnFh1bM

Presenting Uttar Pradesh as a film-friendly state, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday invited prominent members from the entertainment industry to explore his state as a film-making destination. from Times of India https://ift.tt/YfLtKV7

Kraken: What we know about the new Covid variant{br} https://ift.tt/pnFh1bM

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With old rifle, this man saved villagers from total annihilation{br} https://ift.tt/mG1uwIV

Known as Bala by fellow villagers, Krishan has been hailed as the local hero for stopping a total annihilation of the families living in an isolated cluster of three homes that came under attack. The terrorists killed four people that night and two kids died the next morning in an explosion triggered by an IED that the assailants had left behind. In all, 15 people were wounded—all of them recuperating and said to be stable now. from Times of India https://ift.tt/GyqOm4Q

J&K sees bandh, protests over terror strikes{br} https://ift.tt/mG1uwIV

Shops and business establishments remained closed in the district as hundreds of people, braving cold weather, came out to hold protests. Raising anti-Pakistan slogans, the protestors burnt tyres and demanded enhancement of security in and around minority places in districts of the Jammu region. from Times of India https://ift.tt/10uBrbQ

'Will conduct 6 test launches before manned mission': Isro chief{br} https://ift.tt/mG1uwIV

Addressing the media on the sidelines of the Indian Science Congress, the Isro chief said that of the total six test missions, there will be four abort missions and two uncrewed missions. “Two abort missions and one uncrewed mission will be conducted this year in April-May. The remaining three will be conducted next year. And if all are successful, the final crew mission will be launched next year itself,” he said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/t1AloZN

VHP, Bajrang Dal activists tear posters of Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'Pathaan' at Ahmedabad mall{br} https://ift.tt/mG1uwIV

Members of the right-wing outfits Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal on Wednesday created a ruckus at a mall in Vastrapur area here and tore up posters and other publicity material of the upcoming film "Pathaan" starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Ix6S8wE

Sheezan's sister posts heart-wrenching b'day note for Tunisha{br} https://ift.tt/mG1uwIV

Amid several accusations hurled at them by Tunisha Sharma's mother and uncles, Sheezan Khan's sister Falaq Naaz posted a heart-wrenching birthday note for the late actress who would have turned 21 today (January 4). from Times of India https://ift.tt/BMNvDdH

Morbi bridge tragedy: 8 accused withdraw bail pleas from HC{br} https://ift.tt/dTEWMDR

The managers of Ajanta Manufacturing Co Ltd of Oreva Group Dinesh Dave and Deepak Parekh; ticket clerks and security guards Madev Solanki, Mansukh Topiya, Alpesh Gohil, Dilip Gohil and Mukesh Chauhan; and Devang Parmar and Prakash Parmar, the owners of Devprakash Solutions, which was sub-contracted to repair the bridge; had approached the HC for bail after a Morbi court refused to grant them bail last month. from Times of India https://ift.tt/seTqf12

Minister says PSUs to be roped in to build N-plants{br} https://ift.tt/dTEWMDR

The Modi government is also expected to make a big announcement in the atomic energy sector in the coming days on the lines of the “unlocking of the space sector in 2020”. However, keeping in view the criticality of nuclear fuel and its potential misuse, the government will tread a very cautious path in tune with IAEA guidelines and conventions of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, a ministry source told TOI. from Times of India https://ift.tt/S41X3es

Minor raped in MP, accused BJP member on run{br} https://ift.tt/dTEWMDR

Infuriated, the girl’s relatives and around 200 neighbours marched to Gulhane’s house. Seeing the mob outside, the BJP leader fled through the rear door, Betul additional SP Neeraj Soni told TOI. While the child’s parents went to file a police complaint, teams from several police stations sped to Gulhane’s house to tackle the mob. The protesters torched his car. from Times of India https://ift.tt/q6Nlt9w

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja sells BKC flat for 32.5 crores{br} https://ift.tt/dTEWMDR

The real estate market is booming with celebrity activity. Everyone from Vivek Agnihotri to Janhvi Kapoor have acquired plush properties in recent months in Mumbai. But this time, it's a big sale. Sonam Kapoor Ahuja has sold her prime property nestled in the heart of Mumbai for a hefty price. from Times of India https://ift.tt/92oQLfi

Pics: Paceman Shivam Mavi shines on T20I debut{br} https://ift.tt/dTEWMDR

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Student stabs girl to death in B’luru college, tries to kill self{br} https://ift.tt/4MogpEc

A 19-year-old girl was stabbed to death by her friend inside the classroom at a private college in Bengaluru on Monday afternoon. from Times of India https://ift.tt/CZuDora

Congress leader Rahul, opposition should now apologise: BJP after SC verdict on demonetisation{br} https://ift.tt/4MogpEc

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Cricketer to play Ranji tie in stadium built by dad and named after him{br} https://ift.tt/4MogpEc

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2 kids killed in IED blast in Rajouri, day after Jan 1 massacre{br} https://ift.tt/4MogpEc

A four-year-old boy and a teenage girl were killed in an IED explosion Monday in a sinister continuation of the targeted terrorist attack on three Hindu homes in the mountainside village of Upper Dhangri in Jammu’s Rajouri district that were sprayed with bullets on New Year’s Day, leaving four villagers dead and six gravely wounded. from Times of India https://ift.tt/HJsrqcI

Live: Omicron's XBB variant circulating all over India{br} https://ift.tt/4MogpEc

India has recorded 173 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have declined to 2,670, according to Union health ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll stands at 5,30,707 with two fresh fatalities. The national recovery rate has increased to 98.80%. Meanwhile, Australia and Canada joined a growing list of countries requiring travellers from China to take a Covid-19 test prior to boarding their flight, as China battles a nationwide outbreak of the coronavirus. Stay with TOI for latest updates. from Times of India https://ift.tt/WmK0GgU

UPI transactions hit record 782 crore in December{br} https://ift.tt/8af3WYs

Transactions on the UPI platform hit a record of 782 crore in December 2022, with the value touching a new high of Rs 12.8 lakh crore. In terms of number of transactions, the December figure is 7% higher than November's. from Times of India https://ift.tt/rxONWLv

Popn mustn't be sole delimitation criterion: Assam chief minister{br} https://ift.tt/8af3WYs

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India eyes MacBook production, may boost incentive scheme{br} https://ift.tt/8af3WYs

After the success of iPhone production in India, the government is set to sweeten the deal to kickstart the coveted manufacturing of MacBooks and iPads in the country, looking to broad-base the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for IT hardware to nearly Rs 20,000 crore against the existing outlay of Rs 7,350 crore which failed to receive much response from the industry. from Times of India https://ift.tt/NQbelun

Delhi air improved in 2022, was 2nd cleanest in 6 years{br} https://ift.tt/8af3WYs

The annual average PM2.5 concentration of Delhi in 2022 fell below 100 micrograms per cubic metre for only the second time since 2017, making the year gone by the second cleanest in the last six years. However, the 2022 average was still 2.5 times higher than the annual national ambient air quality standard of 40 micrograms/cubic metre and 20 times higher than WHO’s safe limit of 5. from Times of India https://ift.tt/yhFxtbI

Live: Magnitude-3.2 earthquake in West Karbi Anglong, Assam{br} https://ift.tt/8af3WYs

Stay with TOI for the latest updates on news across India and world. from Times of India https://ift.tt/KNSAVmP

German vet flies to Mumbai to help with dog's open heart surgery{br} https://ift.tt/sTBhmQ6

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Fix incorrect map of India asap: Minister to WhatsApp{br} https://ift.tt/sTBhmQ6

IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday asked WhatsApp to fix an incorrect map of India shown in a video tweeted by the messaging platform. The Meta-owned company apologised to the minister, and said it has corrected the error. from Times of India https://ift.tt/WSutxPC

China trying to destroy Buddhism: Dalai Lama{br} https://ift.tt/sTBhmQ6

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Live: Magnitude-3.8 earthquake in Haryana{br} https://ift.tt/sTBhmQ6

Stay with TOI for latest updates. from Times of India https://ift.tt/1fZJvXS

Live: In his New Year address, Putin pledges victory over Ukraine{br} https://ift.tt/sTBhmQ6

Russian President Putin devoted his annual New Year's address to rallying the people behind his troops fighting in Ukraine and pledging victory over Ukrainian "neo-Nazis" and a West supposedly intent on "destroying Russia". Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said victory for Russia over Ukraine was "inevitable" as he hailed Russian soldiers' heroism in a New Year's video message. Stay with TOI for latest updates. from Times of India https://ift.tt/KPVDHqz

2022: DGCA levied Rs 2cr as penalty on aviation stakeholders{br} https://ift.tt/sTBhmQ6

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) cracked the whip on aviation stakeholders like never before in 2022 for violating safety norms. It levied penalties of almost Rs 2 crore on them and took 305 enforcement action against various airlines, both scheduled and non-scheduled, airport operators and flying training organisations (FTO). from Times of India https://ift.tt/mJ8TbWy