Saturday, 31 July 2021

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Mani Ratnam’s Navarasa, Joey King’s The Kissing Booth 3, Jason Momoa’s Sweet Girl, Comedy Premium League with Tanmay Bhat and Prajakta Koli, John David Washington’s Beckett, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Vivo, Sandra Oh’s The Chair — the biggest movies and series coming to Netflix India in August 2021.

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No. 1 tag brings more pressure than desired: Gagan Narang

London Games bronze medallist in 10m air rifle event, Gagan Narang feels the pressure of expectations from No. 1s is higher, compared to an unranked player.

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Mani Ratnam’s Navarasa, Joey King’s The Kissing Booth 3, Jason Momoa’s Sweet Girl, Comedy Premium League with Tanmay Bhat and Prajakta Koli, John David Washington’s Beckett, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Vivo, Sandra Oh’s The Chair — the biggest movies and series coming to Netflix India in August 2021.

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Happy Friendship Day 2021: Pics, quotes, wishes and more

Make this Friendship Day extra meaningful for you and your pals by planning a special celebration, and use these quotes to make them smile.

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Opinion | Investor warning: Unicorns can go bust too



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Telangana mulls vax ‘pass’ for entry to malls, cinemas

The state government is considering allowing only vaccinated people into hotels, malls, cinema halls etc., in the future on the lines of a similar strategy adopted by France to battle vaccine hesitancy.

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Hyd: Niloufer junior doctor assaulted by patient’s kin

In a second incident, reported within a span of few days, another junior doctor was assaulted at a government-run hospital in the city on Saturday by a patient’s relatives.

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T'gana: Sr IAS, IFS officers get 6-month jail for contempt

Justice T Amarnath Goud of the Telangana high court has convicted six officers in a contempt case and sentenced them to jail for six months along with a penalty of Rs 2,000 each.

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Telangana bars reg of farmland less than 20 guntas

The Telangana municipal administration and urban development (MA&UD) department has told the registration and stamps department not to register farmland or plots below 20 guntas (2,000 square metres).

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PM Modi to IPS officers: Fight negative image

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked Indian Police Service (IPS) probationers to strive for changing the negative image about police among the general public.

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Olympics Live: Sindhu, men's hockey eye history

It's big day for Indian hockey and badminton, as PV Sindhu takes a crack at her second consecutive Olympic medal in the women's singles bronze-medal match and the men's hockey team looks to inch closer to end a four-decade long wait for a medal by entering the semifinals. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India

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After losing cabinet berth, Babul says ‘Alvida politics’



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Covid: Centre wants stricter containment in 10 states with high positivity

Concerns over dependence on home isolation and failure to impose micro-containment zones have prompted the Centre to advise that 46 districts in 10 states reporting above 10% positivity rate need to impose strict restrictions on movement of people and gathering of crowds.

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LAC row: Leh boosts oxygen infra in forward areas

Amid continued stand-off with China, the Leh administration is augmenting oxygen supply in the forward areas by adding new plants, a move that will boost the fight against Covid-19 in ‘zero-mile’ villages and far-flung settlements along northern and eastern Ladakh.

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Districts hit by 2nd Covid wave may not see intense 3rd wave: ICMR

Districts that were severely impacted by the second Covid wave may not see an equally intense third wave, an analysis by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said. Experts from the top science body said states should conduct district-level heterogeneity assessments — that include variations in spread and population — to plan public health measures based on local data.

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Cases top 40k for 5th day in a row, Kerala still driving surge

Kerala reported more than 20,000 fresh Covid-19 cases for the fifth day running while the rising trend in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka continued, as India logged more than 42,000 new cases of the virus on Saturday. For the fifth straight day, India’s daily count stayed over the 40,000-mark as 42,052 were recorded on Saturday. Kerala accounted for 20,624 new cases, while Maharashtra logged 6,959.

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HC pulls up NIA judge for not hearing bail plea for 6 months, sets date

A delay of six months in hearing the bail plea of a 60-year-old man jailed under the stringent UAPA law has prompted the Delhi high court to fix a date for the special judge to hear it. A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Anup J Bhambhani took a dim view of the failure of the special NIA judge, Patiala House, to take up the bail plea filed in February this year, despite a direction by HC earlier to decide it expeditiously.

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Parliament worked for 18 hours out of 107 in 2 weeks

As the deadlock over the Pegasus controversy continues in Parliament, the two Houses are heading towards a less productive zone in terms of business with more than 85% of working hours being wasted in the first two weeks of the session. Of the possible 107 hours in the past two weeks, Parliament has functioned merely for 18 hours, wasting 89 hours because of ongoing disruptions due to the deadlock over the opposition demand for a discussion and inquiry into the Pegasus affair.

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Kharif sowing hits ‘normal’ level as rainfall deficit dips

As the cumulative monsoon rainfall over the country touches almost ‘normal’ level with the deficit reduced to less than 1% on Saturday, the overall acreage of Kharif (summer-sown) crops in India crossed the ‘normal’ sown area threshold by over 8 lakh hectares.

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Court backs CBI’s clean chit to Sengar in Unnao girl’s car crash

A Delhi court on Saturday said it had “no hesitation in holding the findings” of the CBI’s final report, which said there was no case against jailed former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar to proceed against him for the offence of murder in an accident case, as correct. Currently, Sengar is serving a life sentence for raping a minor girl in Unnao in 2017.

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Pulwama attack key conspirator, aide killed in J&K encounter

Two Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists, including Lamboo, a Pakistani commander of the outfit and a key conspirator in the 2019 fidayeen attack in Pulwama’s Lethpora that left 40 CRPF troopers dead, were killed in an anti-terror operation in Pulwama’s Dachigam area on Saturday.

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Maharashtra reports first case of Zika virus

Maharashtra, Zika virus, Pune, health department, Belsar village, Purandar tehsil, fever, body ache, conjunctivitis

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Relive the crowning glory of Campus Princess winners!



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Friday, 30 July 2021

Tokyo 2020: Indian archery campaign ends without a medal

India's archery campaign at the Olympics ended without a medal after Atanu Das lost to home favourite Takaharu Furukawa 6-4 in an intense five-setter in the men's individual pre-quarterfinals on Saturday.

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Tokyo 2020: US gymnast Simone Biles out of two more finals

24-year-old gymnastics great Simone Biles came to Tokyo seeking five gold medals to equal the Olympic all-time career record of nine, but withdrew during the women's team competition and also skipped her all-around title defence, citing mental health issues.

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Hyderabad schools excel in CBSE as many score over 95%

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) class 12 results brought cheer to majority of students as many managed to secure more than 90% marks in the exam, results of which were released on Friday.

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3 Telangana districts report zero Covid-19 cases

As the Covid-19 cases in Telangana taper off, smaller districts of Nirmal, Narayanpet and Komarambheem Asifabad did not report any cases.

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GHMC to hunt down illegal dog breeders

The GHMC and Veterinary and Animal Husbandry department (V&AH) have served notices to 67 pet shops and identified 12 dog breeders in the greater Hyderabad region in the last two weeks.

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Hyd: CBI books two central govt officials in DA case

The Central Bureau of Investigation booked two separate cases of disproportionate assets against two central government officials.

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Insurers float health plans covering consumables

With consumables like PPE kits, gloves, masks, face shields and sanitisers jacking up medical bills in Covid-19 times, some health insurance players have now started floating health insurance plans that cover these hitherto uncovered items.

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Olympics Live: Sindhu, Atanu carry India's hopes

The ninth day of the Tokyo Games is headlined by shuttler PV Sindhu in the women's singles semifinals, the women's hockey team in another must-win game against South Africa, Atanu Das in archery knockout rounds and Pooja Rani in the women's boxing quarterfinals. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India

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With a bronze in the bag, Lovlina sets sights higher

In this enthralling 69kg quarterfinal encounter, Lovlina showed her technical nous, superb game sense and street smartness to prevail over her much-fancied opponent. It was a 4-1 split verdict in Lovlina’s favour. All three rounds went in her favour. Despite a late surge from her opponent, Lovlina had proved insurmountable.

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Covid live: All universal vaccine programmes to be linked to CoWin

India reported 41,454 fresh cases of the virus on Friday, down from 44,681 on the previous day, breaking a three-day streak of rising infections in the country. Stay with TOI for all updates:

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Biden names Indian-American to be first Muslim religious freedom ambassador

US president Joe Biden on Friday nominated Indian-American Rashad Hussain as the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. Hussain is the first Muslim to be nominated to head US diplomacy for advancing religious liberties.

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Supreme Court seeks report from Jharkhand on judge killing

Rising number of attacks on judges and lawyers compelled a worried Supreme Court on Friday to take suo motu cognisance of the alleged killing of Dhanbad additional district judge Uttam Anand and order the Jharkhand chief secretary and the DGP to submit the status of the investigations within a week.

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Movement on stand-off at Hot Springs, Gogra likely today

India and China will hold their next round of top-level military talks on the continuing troop confrontation in eastern Ladakh on Saturday, amidst indications the two sides will move towards completing the stalled disengagement at Gogra and Hot Springs.

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NSO has blocked Pegasus use by some governments: Reports

Israeli surveillance software company NSO Group has temporarily blocked several government clients around the world from using its Pegasus spyware as the company investigates its possible misuse, Washington-based non-profit media outlet NPR reported.

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Mizoram CM says no harm to anyone, but armed cops stay put

Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga has assured that there will be “no restrictions” and “no harm” to non-Mizos entering the state. However, the CM’s assurance on Friday coupled with his reiteration from his Twitter handle that “NorthEast India Will Always Be One” came even as his government refused to withdraw its armed policemen deployed at Vairengte town on the outskirts of Cachar (Assam) border.

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Win-win for all: CBSE Class 12 has near-perfect pass score

A pandemic year that confined students to their homes, with the classroom going online, had stoked anxiety and fear. The Class XII students, poised to embrace college life, were on tenterhooks. It turns out that all those fears were misplaced. The results announced by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday revealed that virtually everyone was a winner with few feeling disappointed.

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India’s 7-day average of Covid cases crosses 40,000 again

Kerala reported a slight drop in fresh Covid-19 cases on Friday but numbers rose for the second straight day in Tamil Nadu even as India’s daily case count dipped marginally but remained above 41,000 for the fourth day running. India reported 41,454 fresh cases of the virus on Friday, down from 44,681 on the previous day, breaking a three-day streak of rising infections in the country.

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No deaths due to oxygen shortage in state: Goa health minister

In a major U-turn on the floor of the assembly, Goa health minister Vishwajit Rane, who was the first to announce that many Covid-19 patients were dying in the state due to oxygen interruption at the state’s premier hospital Goa Medical College (GMC) during the second wave, on Friday denied any oxygen shortage-related deaths.

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Oppn stalls Parl; Pegasus ‘non-issue’, says minister



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Shilpa’s suit: Press freedom must be balanced with privacy, says HC

In some relief to Shilpa Shetty Kundra, the Bombay high court on Friday asked a TV channel based in Uttar Pradesh to take down a video content which it observed “clearly portrays her as duplicitous at a personal level” and noted that two others—an “online journalist” and a host of an online entertainment channel—have themselves removed their content after the actor filed a defamation suit on Thursday. The two undertook not to upload the content back.

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Will come back to Delhi every 2 months: Mamata



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Hansal Mehta comes out in support of Shilpa Shetty

Hansal Mehta has come out in support of Shilpa Shetty. The actress has been getting trolled over social media since the arrest of her husband Raj Kundra in a pornography case. The actress also filed a defamation suit against several media outlets for defamatory reports. However, the HC has noted that passing a blanket gag order on the media against reporting anything against Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty shall have a "chilling effect on the freedom of the press.

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Don't pay GST if govt doesn't listen to you: PM's brother



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Thursday, 29 July 2021

Assam build-up & Mizoram bunkers keep border on boil

Bunkers built by suspected Mizo trespassers just across the inter-state boundary in Barak Valley’s Karimganj district and an allegedly massive mobilisation of state forces by Assam to counter the move kept the border pot boiling for the fourth successive day since the violence in Cachar last Monday.

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Live: Assam Board class 10 and AHM results today

SEBA Assam HSLC result 2021 will be announced by the Assam Board on Friday at 11.00 am. This year, the Board had to call off the HSLC examination for which over 4 lakh students had registered. Once the Board announces results officially, the same would be released at SEBA's portal — sebaonline.org. Stay connected to get latest updates on SEBA HSLC result 2021.

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After Kerala, Covid spike now in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

India recorded 44,681 Covid cases on Thursday, the highest daily count since July 7. Apart from the southern states, Maharashtra too reported a slight spike in infections, with 7,242 new cases registered on Thursday, the highest in a week.

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623 new cases of Covid-19 in Telangana, 3 deaths

Telangana recorded 623 new Covid-19 cases and three deaths as on Thursday. The number of active cases in the state stood at 9,188. The states cumulative case load stands at 6,43,716 and death toll at 3,796. Telangana now has 33 active containment zones of which two are in Hyderabad. Meanwhile, 746 patients were declared cured on Thursday, taking total recoveries to 6,30,732.

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Woman found murdered, man hanging at Hyd hotel

A woman was found with her throat slit and a man hanging from the ceiling of the room at a popular star hotel in Madhapur on Thursday evening.

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Telangana: Once a proud school owner, now a grocer

fter successfully running a school for more than two decades, life has turned upside down for S Mallesham. Proud owner of a school until Covid-19 struck last year, he had to open a small grocery store for survival. Mallesham is one among the hundreds of school owners who have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Hit by Covid, 14 lakh more turned to NREGS in T'gana

Loss of livelihood during the Covid-19 lockdowns forced lakhs in Telangana to opt for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) with 14 lakh more turning to the Centre’s flagship scheme for a living during the pandemic.

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HC seeks data on illegal bldgs in 150 wards of GHMC

A judge of Telangana high court has referred the matter of illegal structures to a division bench urging it to get data on such buildings collected from all the 30 GHMC circles covering 150 wards in Greater Hyderabad.

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‘Weak households, SMEs may need more stimulus’



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Tokyo Olympics LIVE: Rahi, Manu aim 25m Pistol final

Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India

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Celebs among 250 hit in sextortion racket

Five youths, two of them engineers and one a minor, were recently arrested for allegedly running a nationwide racket in which they filmed men in the buff, indulged in sextortion and sold the obscene video clips on the internet. Police said the accused had made video clips of nearly 250 men and the money was stashed in bank accounts in India and Nepal. Some of their victims are models and celebrities from the TV and film industry.

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Judge run over by auto in Jharkhand, HC says ‘attack on judiciary’



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Over 9 lakh kids, most from UP, acutely malnourished

Over 9.3 lakh severely acute malnourished children between six months and six years have been identified in the country till November. Out of this number, Uttar Pradesh accounted for over 4 lakh such children. This data was shared by the women and child development ministry in response to a question in Rajya Sabha.

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146% rise in applications for ‘Study In India’ programme

The number of applications and online test takers to avail of the scholarships provided under the Study in India programme grew by 145.6% and 651.9% respectively, giving a major boost to the scheme, which otherwise was struggling to take off for the past three years. The number of countries from which students participated in the programme also grew significantly, from 12 in 2020-21 to 136 in 2021-22.

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2,800 PILs on fundamental rights violation pending in SC

There are currently 2,880 public interest litigations (PILs) with allegations of violation of fundamental rights pending in the Supreme Court, law minister Kiren Rijiju told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The minister, in a written reply to a query, said about 3,036 such PILs have been filed since 2019.

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Israeli agencies raid NSO offices over Pegasus row

Israeli government agencies have raided some offices of surveillance software vendor NSO Group “to begin assessing” security breach allegations against the company’s Pegasus spyware in the wake of an international media consortium claiming to have blown the whistle on multiple governments snooping on prominent personalities, journalists and political rivals. The Israeli ministry of defence announced the raids through a tweet.

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Mizoram bunkers, Assam build-up raise tensions on disputed border

Bunkers built by suspected Mizo trespassers just across the inter-state boundary in Barak Valley’s Karimganj district and an allegedly massive mobilisation of state forces by Assam to counter the move kept the border pot boiling for the fourth successive day since the violence in Cachar last Monday.

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OBC, EWS get quotas in all-India med seats

Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the health and education ministries to move on implementing OBC and EWS quotas in medical and dental colleges, the government announced the reservations expected to benefit nearly 5,550 students every year.

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India: POK ‘poll’ can’t hide illegal occupation

India on Thursday rejected the recent "elections" held in PoK, while simultaneously rejecting a reference to the CPEC in a recent Pakistan-China joint statement, saying it lies in India's territory that has been illegally occupied by Pakistan and which is resolutely opposed by India.

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Shilpa files a defamation suit against media outlets

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has filed a defamation suit in Bombay High Court against 29 media personnel and media houses for 'doing false reporting & maligning her image' in a pornography case in which her husband Raj Kundra is accused.

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3rd T20I: Hasaranga stars as SL beat India to win series 2-1

Exposing India's young batsmen's inability to tackle spin, Sri Lanka conjured up a seven-wicket victory in the deciding third Twenty20 to hand the fancied Asian neighbours a 2-1 series defeat on Thursday.

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Humour: Indian team's poor show in T20Is triggers memefest

DISCLAIMER: This is a compilation of humour being shared by netizens around the world. Times of India neither condones nor endorses any of the views shared in this article here. The subject matter is intended purely as satire.

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Shilpa files libel suit; seeks removal of 'defamatory' articles



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Wednesday, 28 July 2021

Train stopping case: TRS MLA Vinay Bhaskar, 17 others convicted

TRS Warangal West MLA and government chief whip Vinay Bhaskar was convicted by a special sessions court for MLAs and MPs on Wednesday for stopping a passenger train in 2010 during pro-Telangana statehood agitation.

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650 new Covid cases, 2 deaths recorded in T'gana

Telangana recorded 657 new Covid-19 cases and 2 deaths on Wednesday even as the number of active cases in the state stood at 9,314. The total count of cases since the beginning of the pandemic last year, stand at 6,43,093 and the death toll stands at 3,793.

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Jhunjhunwala-backed budget airline may take off by yr-end



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Olympics Live: India men look to enter hockey QFs

The seventh day of Tokyo 2020 will be headlined by ace shuttler PV Sindhu, boxing legend Mary Kom and men's hockey as far as India action is concerned, with all three needing a win to confirm a place in the quarterfinals. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India

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Live: ‘Supplies of vax expected at 19-20cr doses in Sept’

For the third consecutive day this week, the daily cases are higher than the corresponding day of the previous week. If the trend continues like this then the weekly total of cases (week ending Sunday) could rise for the first time since the peak of the second wave. The rise is mainly because of a big surge in Kerala, which continued to account for over 50% of India’s new cases for the second straight day. Stay with TOI for live updates-

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Covid-19: 43k new cases, 50% of them from Kerala

For the third consecutive day this week, the daily cases are higher than the corresponding day of the previous week. If the trend continues like this then the weekly total of cases (week ending Sunday) could rise for the first time since the peak of the second wave.

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Pegasus: Oppn firm on snoop debate, BJP dismissive

As Parliament remained paralysed with the Opposition insisting on a debate on the Pegasus snooping scandal, calling it an issue of “national security and treason” which comes before every other issue, BJP accused them of disrupting proceedings on “manufactured” matters at a time when preventing a possible third Covid wave is the biggest issue before the nation.

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'Privileges, immunity no shield for criminal acts in House'

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that elected representatives can no longer go scot-free for acts of vandalism and violence inside a House and made them liable for prosecution for such acts by blowing away the traditionally misconstrued constitutional shield of "privileges and immunities".

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60k Covid cocktail in demand even at small hospitals in Maha

One of the most expensive drugs ever to be deployed against Covid-19 has found its way to hospitals and nursing homes across small towns like Akluj in Solapur district and Jaysinghpur in Kolhapur district.

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Covid: Reopen schools, say academics, docs, lawyers, parents

Over 50 academicians, including professors from IIT-Bombay, IIT-Delhi and Delhi University, doctors, lawyers and parents from Maharashtra, Delhi and Karnataka, have written an open letter to CMs of their respective states, presenting a case to reopen schools.

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'Covid curbs delay Chandrayaan-3 mission by 1 more year'

With the Covid pandemic delaying crucial missions of Isro, the country’s third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 is now “likely to be launched during the third quarter of 2022 assuming normal workflow henceforth”, Union minister for department of space Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday.​

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Goa assembly pays tribute to Indu Jain



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'Privileges, immunity no shield for criminal acts in House'

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that elected representatives can no longer go scot-free for acts of vandalism and violence inside a House and made them liable for prosecution for such acts by blowing away the traditionally misconstrued constitutional shield of "privileges and immunities".

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7 killed in J&K cloudburst; 9 die in HP flash floods

Seven people died and many are feared missing in Honzar village of J&K's Kishtwar district as a cloudburst swept away houses, a ration depot, a bridge and other properties early Wednesday. In Himachal, nine people died while several were reported missing following flash floods in Kullu, Lahaul-Spiti and Chamba districts on Tuesday night and early Wednesday.

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India ordered 100 crore Covid vaccine doses till July 16: Centre

The government has so far ordered about 100 crore doses of Covid vaccine, two-thirds of that in the last two weeks. This was revealed in a health ministry response to a question in Rajya Sabha. According to the reply, 66 crore doses were ordered on July 16 out of 100.6 crore doses ordered so far by the central government.

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Mizoram demands central order to lift blockade by Assam

As Assam's retaliatory economic blockade against Mizoram over Monday's border flare-up stretched beyond 48 hours, the Zoramthanga government on Wednesday wrote to the Centre to get the neighbouring state to immediately reopen road and rail routes “owned and maintained by the government of India”.

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'Taliban taking over Af will make it a pariah state’

If the Taliban took Afghanistan by force and abused the rights of the people, they would make the country a “pariah state” and no international recognition or support would be forthcoming, US secretary of state Antony Blinken said here on Wednesday, in the strongest warning yet to the extremist group amid mounting atrocities and continuing violence in the restive country.

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Beijing acting more repressively at home and more aggressively abroad: Antony Blinken



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'Pandemic of the unvaccinated': An American conundrum explained in 5 charts



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Eye on China: India deploys its new Rafales on eastern front

India has now deployed its latest omni-role Rafale fighter jets close to the Sikkim-Bhutan-Tibet tri-junction on the eastern front with China, which constitutes a new deterrent just before the next round of top-level military talks between the two countries likely on Saturday.

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2nd T20I: SL beat India to keep series alive

A depleted Indian team, playing with only five batsmen, could not defend a modest target of 133 despite a valiant effort from its players as Sri Lanka kept the three-match series alive with a four-wicket victory in the second T20 International on Wednesday.

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Plane crashes into house in western Ukraine, 4 dead

A light-sport aircraft crashed into the roof of a private villa near Sheparivtsi village in Ukraine's Kolomyia district at around 1:40pm local time on Wednesday. All four people on board the WT-10 Advantic, including the pilot and three passengers died, as a blaze erupted post the crash.

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Dalitha Bandhu: 'SCs may campaign against TRS'

Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi founder-president Manda Krishna Madiga on Wednesday said various Dalit organisations in the state will hold a massive public meeting "Dalitha Garjana" with a gathering of lakhs of people in Huzurabad Assembly constituency on September 5 to defeat the TRS in the ensuing by-poll to the constituency.

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Tuesday, 27 July 2021

Tokyo 2020: India lose 1-4 to Great Britain in women's hockey

The Indians were guilty of wasting opportunities in their first two games and the trend continued on Wednesday at the Oi Hockey Stadium as Great Britain punished them through strikes from Hannah Martin (2nd and 19th minute), Lily Owsley (41st minute) and Grace Balsdon (57th minute).

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Blockade in Assam cuts off Mizoram

Local residents staged a road blockade on National Highway 306 connecting Silchar with Aizawl at Kabuganj on Tuesday in protest against the killing of five security personnel in an attack by Mizos at Lailapur near the Assam-Mizoram border on Monday.

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New WhatsApp feature will help you ignore archived chats



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Top 10: ‘Lending apps can’t charge excess interest, fee’



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Intel to now make chips for Qualcomm



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645 new Covid cases, 9,200 active cases in Telangana

Telangana recorded 645 new Covid-19 cases and four deaths as on Tuesday even as number of active cases stood at 9,237. The total count of cases stands at 6,42,436 and death toll at 3,791. The number of containment zones in the state stood at 36.

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Russian trials data of Sputnik Light next week

Final data from the Russian trials of single-dose vaccine Sputnik Light is expected to be available by next week after which Dr Reddy’s Laboratories will approach the SEC (subject expert committee) for approval. Meanwhile, local manufacturing of the two-dose Sputnik V is expected to begin by September-October.

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With Bommai as new CM, BJP tries to reassure powerful Lingayat community in Karnataka

The announcement that Basavaraj Bommai will be the next Karnataka chief minister, made by his predecessor BS Yediyurappa, is a significant gesture to reassure the influential Lingayat community that their interests are safe with BJP and the party will not lose sight of them.

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18 killed, many injured as truck hits bus in UP

At least 18 people died and several others were injured after a truck hit a stationary bus in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district in the wee hours of Wednesday.

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Live: DHSE Kerala 12th result to be out today at 3 pm

Kerala higher secondary board will release plus two and VHSE result 2021 on Wednesday, July 28. Kerala +2 and VHSE result 2021 will be released at 3.00 pm on keralaresults.nic.in. Students are advised to visit the official website after 3 pm today to download their result. Stay connected with TimeofIndia to get the latest updates on Kerala 12th Results 2021:

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I definitely had Ma Long under pressure: Sharath Kamal

A 39-year-old Sharath Kamal hasn’t ruled out a return to Olympics in 2024. But even if he doesn’t, the Indian great will remember his Olympics swansong as one of his best-ever performances. It wasn’t enough to stop the legendary Ma Long in the third round at Tokyo, but that takes nothing away from the brilliant fight that the Chennai paddler put up, especially in the first three games.

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Olympics Live: India women eye first hockey win

It's the sixth day of the Tokyo Olympics, and leading India's hopes will be shuttler PV Sindhu, archers, rowers and the women's hockey team. But all eyes will be on the archers and the lightweight men's double sculls rowing team as far as the chances of confirming progression to the medal rounds are concerned. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India

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US secretary of state Blinken in India; will meet PM, Jaishankar today



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Covid-19: Kerala logs 22,000 cases, first in 50 days to top 20k

Kerala became the first state in the last 50 days to report over 20,000 fresh Covid cases in a single day, as a major spurt in infections took the day’s tally in the southern state to 22,129 on Tuesday. Kerala accounted for more than 50% of all new cases in the country on Tuesday.

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'Mumbai 52nd among 100 on student employability'

Bangalore has been named among the top-10 most affordable cities for students, while Mumbai ranks 52nd globally in the “employer activity” indicator, according to the rankings.

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'Covishield generates 93% protection'

Covishield generated 93% protection against Covid, whereas mortality due to the infection came down by 98% during the second wave which was driven by Delta variant, officials said citing a vaccine effectiveness study conducted by Armed Forces Medical College.

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Fix standards, rates for hospitals: PIL

At a time when 70% of patient care is provided by private sector healthcare institutions, the Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre, states and Union Territories on a PIL seeking implementation of minimum standards of healthcare and display of rate chart for treatments by all hospitals as per Clinical Establishments Act, 2010.

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Oppn: Session to go waste if spy probe call not accepted

The political battle over the Pegasus spyware controversy heated up with opposition warning that the entire monsoon session of Parliament could be disrupted unless its demands for a discussion and an inquiry are met and PM Narendra Modi urging BJP MPs to “expose” opponents for not letting Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha function.

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Assam CM links border clash to cow bill, drugs crackdown

The BJP-led Assam government’s crackdown on narcotics smuggling and the new law restricting cattle transportation through its territory might have been triggers for “non-state actors” in Mizoram to engineer Monday’s flare-up in which five cops were killed, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday.

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Can’t take elitist view to ban begging: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would not take an elitist view to ban begging and order removal of all beggars, who are a common sight at almost all traffic junctions in the national capital often harassing commuters by relentlessly pestering for money.

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Yediyurappa’s trusted aide Basavaraj Bommai to be new Karnataka chief minister

Outgoing chief minister B S Yediyurappa's close confidant and state’s home minister Basavaraj Bommai is to be the 20th CM of Karnataka. He will be sworn in on Wednesday. Bommai’s elevation to the top post keeps two key constituents for BJP — Lingayat community and Yediyurappa — happy.

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Why Apple wants companies to choose Mac over Windows



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'Opposition unity will take shape on its own': Mamata



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Monday, 26 July 2021

Technology

Amazon Prime Day 2021 sale in India will end at midnight tonight. We've handpicked the best offers on mobile phones, Amazon devices, TVs, and electronics that are still available on the last day of the sale.

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Kundra case live: Sherlyn Chopra to move court for anticipatory bail

Shilpa Shetty's businessman husband Raj Kundra was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch for production and distribution of pornographic content. Follow this blog for all the latest updates about the case.

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Assam, Mizoram CMs cross swords on Twitter over border row

The inter-state boundary dispute between Assam and Mizoram saw a rare faceoff on Twitter between their chief ministers who sought to blame each other’s police and people for the tension in Cachar. The Centre, meanwhile, tried to de-escalate the matter by directly engaging with the two CMs and advising them to resolve the issue peacefully.

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Top10: Is India getting its vaccination policy wrong again?



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Nation remembers former President Kalam on 6th death anniversary



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6 Assam cops killed in border violence with Mizoram

Six Assam cops were killed and around 80 people, including officials, were injured in firing by Mizoram police and alleged Mizo intruders along the inter-state border in Cachar’s Lailapur on Monday as a boundary dispute festering for 25-odd years escalated into full-blown violence involving security forces and civilians on either side.

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Manu, Saurabh fail to enter 10m AP Mixed Team final

Pair of Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker failed to qualify for the medal match in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event after finishing the Qualification stage 2 at the seventh spot here at the Asaka Shooting - 10m Range. Chaudhary and Bhaker shot a total of 380 in Qualification stage 2 and hence they bowed out of the Olympics in the mixed event.

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First-timers anxious as vax supplies to Telangana dry up

Health authorities in Telangana on Monday said they were forced to suspend the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine after supplies from the Centre dried up a few days ago.

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‘Litigant parent’: Hyd schools embarrass students over fees

Schools in Hyderabad seem to be taking some harsh measures with children whose parents did not pay the full fees during the ongoing pandemic. ‘Litigant parent’, ‘dropout’, ‘fee not paid’ are some of the comments being mentioned by some private schools on transfer certificates (TC) of students, whose parents questioned managements for violating fee regulation norms.

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Hyderabad: Jr docs boycott duties for a day at Chest Hosp

More than 100 doctors boycotted their duties at the Government Chest Hospital a day after a resident doctor was assaulted by relatives of a patient.

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Amid pandemic, T'gana brews 54% rise in coffee exports

Locked inside their homes for more than a year, people across the world are reaching out for a cup of their favourite instant coffee more frequently. Unsurprisingly then, coffee exporters of Telangana have been busier than ever in Covid times. While coffee is not grown in Telangana, exports happen from the state.

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Hyd: Techie accused of abusing own kids, held

A 45-year-old software professional was arrested by the Jubilee Hills police for allegedly misbehaving with his children. The alleged abuse—which occurred three years ago—came to light when the victim’s mother took them to a child psychologist.

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Chanu had a 'painful' night before winning silver

A day before the competition in Tokyo, Mirabai seemed in fine fettle, lifting good weights during training sessions. Later in the day, however, she developed menstrual cramps, forcing the coaching staff to completely abandon their plans and revisit their weightlifting strategy for the day.

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Olympics LIVE: India hope to win mixed team shooting medals

Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India

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Covid live: Vaccine numbers cross 44cr after July slump

India on monday completed the administration of more than 44 crore doses of anti-Covid vaccines, as the number of shots delivered during the last week improved after a slump earlier in July. Stay with TOI for latest updates-

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I-T has filed 107 cases on black money stashed overseas: Govt

The government on Monday told Parliament that the income tax department has filed over 10,000 cases with 107 related to black money stashed overseas. Responding to a question in Lok Sabha, junior minister for finance Pankaj Choudhury said till the end of May, in the Panama Papers cases, undisclosed credits of Rs 20,078 crore have been detected, with another Rs 246 crore detected in the Paradise Papers cases.

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'Big part of Rs 3.4L cr petroleum cess used for free vax, poor'

The government earned Rs 3.4 lakh crore in financial year 2020-21 from central excise duty and cess on petroleum products, petroleum minister Hardeep Puri informed the Lok Sabha on Monday, adding that it used a large part of the money to provide free vaccines and relief to the poor through the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana, under which free ration was given to 80 crore beneficiaries during April-November in 2020 and May-June this year.

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Sr ED officer, former Kejriwal aide on Pegasus

Rajeshwar Singh, a senior ED officer who led several high-profile investigations conducted by his agency, was selected as a probable target for surveillance by an Indian client of the Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, an investigation of leaked data by The Wire and its media partners on the Pegasus Project has revealed.

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Those with high BP most likely to get post-Covid problems

People with hypertension, or high blood pressure, are most likely to develop complications when infected by Covid-19, says an analysis of medical records of over 1,800 patients admitted to hospitals run by the Mayo Clinic in the United States. A similar study of 18,000 Covid patients by Max Healthcare also established the role of hypertension in complications.

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Delta infecting even fully vaccinated at a greater rate

The Delta variant is the fastest, fittest and most formidable version of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 the world has encountered, and it is upending assumptions about the disease even as nations loosen restrictions and open their economies, according to virologists and epidemiologists.

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With B S Yediyurappa on board, BJP confident of smooth transition in Karnataka

While the resignation of B S Yediyurappa has the political circles speculating about the fallout in terms of how he has taken it and in the context of possible resentment among his fellow Lingayats, the BJP leadership is confident of managing the transition well.

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Amazon sale: Bluetooth headphones at 60%-plus off



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In pics: Controversial moments of celebs you can't miss!



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Sunday, 25 July 2021

Telangana’s Ramappa temple now world heritage site

The historic Ramappa temple, an architectural fable in stone, on Sunday became Unesco's first world heritage site in Telangana. Located in Mulugu district, the iconic temple is now India’s 39th world heritage site.

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‘Exceptional testimony’ to Kakatiya era got heritage tag

The Ramappa temple’s ‘exceptional testimony’ to the cultural tradition of the Kakatiyas has helped it get UNESCO’s world heritage site tag.

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TRS MP booked for college fund embezzlement

A day after Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Lok Sabha MP Malothu Kavitha was convicted for bribing voters, the ruling party suffered another jolt on Sunday, with one more sitting MP being booked by police for ‘cheating and misappropriation’ of funds of Alluri Trust in Hanamkonda, Warangal.

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Technology

Redmi Note 10T 5G sale in India is taking place today (July 26). It will take place through Amazon and Mi.com, among other channels. Redmi Note 10T 5G is a rebranded Poco M3 Pro that was launched in the country last month.

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Olympics: Indian men's archery team sets up QF vs Korea

Indian men's archery team of Pravin Jadhav, Atanu Das and Tarundeep Rai downed Kazakhstan 6-2 to set up a quarterfinal clash against heavyweights Korea at the Tokyo Olympics here on Monday.

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Landslide kills 9 tourists in Himachal Pradesh

Nine tourists were killed and three others injured on Sunday afternoon after heavy boulders, set loose by a massive landslide, fell on their van near Basteri village in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh.

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We should have been allowed to capture Pak territory: Malik



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Olympics Live: Indian fencing makes its Olympic debut

Indian Fencing makes its Olympic debut today with Bhavani Devi, while the men's archery team takes a shot at a medal, while Manika Batra will look to continue her scintillating run to an Olympic podium. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India

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Maharashtra rain toll hits 149, 64 still missing

The rain wrecked Konkan belt of Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts saw its death toll rise to 83 while 50 remained missing on Sunday. Flood and landslide deaths across the state rose to 149 while 64 were still missing. CM Uddhav Thackeray visited some of the affected parts and learnt that the locals were still asking for food, water, medicines and fodder for animals.

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Students can now get 40% of univ credits from e-courses

Come the 2021-22 academic session, students of 149 universities would be allowed to earn upto 40% of their required credits from among the over 800 online courses available on the Swayam platform. The academic bank of credit (ABC) would also become functional from the forthcoming academic session, which will be a repository of the credits earned by a student. Once the student fulfils the total credits required, he or she will be granted the degree.

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Govt finalises 3 tweaks for state OBC powers

Aiming to overturn the Supreme Court judgment and restore the rights of states to identify the OBCs for local purposes, the Modi government is embracing the very changes to the 102nd Constitutional amendment that it had rejected from the opposition during the parliamentary process.

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Raj cabinet rejig likely soon, Pilot may be shifted out

A reshuffle of the Rajasthan cabinet is likely to take place anytime between August 1 and Independence Day while former deputy CM Sachin Pilot is likely to be given responsibility outside the state, possibly as AICC general secretary.

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Terror-hit Shopian’s tribal villages get bijli, paani, sadak on Eid



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Gaganyaan: More than 2 uncrewed missions on cards

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), whose initial plan was to launch two uncrewed missions before the human spaceflight carries astronauts to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) as part of the Gaganyaan programme, may carry out more uncrewed launches.

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TMC-Congress ties warm up as Mamata’s Delhi trip starts today

A tweet on Sunday morning from Congress’s official Twitter handle on the Pegasus snoopgate featuring Trinamool’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, saying how he was targeted because of the Bengal polls, found a response from TMC’s Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien with the “Khela Hobe” slogan.

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Waiting for leadership’s signal on my future as CM: BSY

A day before completing two years in office, B S Yediyurappa said on Sunday that he was still waiting for a signal from the party leadership on his future as chief minister of Karnataka and stressed that he will not breach the party line.

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Covid claims to exceed 50% of Q1 health payouts

Even as the second wave of Covid ebbs, claims continue to pour in for health insurance companies. As a result, payout due to Covid-19 claims is likely to exceed the insurance claims of other ailments in the first quarter of the current fiscal.

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India pushes back against US human rights discourse

After the US said secretary of state Antony Blinken will raise the human rights issue during his visit to India this week, the government pushed back Sunday as it said India's proud of its achievements in the domains of both human rights and democracy.

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Amazon sale live: Nine 5G phones under Rs 20,000



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Technology

OnePlus Nord 2 5G has gone on sale in India today (July 26). The OnePlus phone comes as a successor to the original OnePlus Nord that was launched last year. The OnePlus Nord 2 is available for purchase through Amazon and OnePlus.in.

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technology

OnePlus Nord 2 5G has gone on sale in India today (July 26). The OnePlus phone comes as a successor to the original OnePlus Nord that was launched last year. The OnePlus Nord 2 is available for purchase through Amazon and OnePlus.in.

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'US to continue air strikes supporting Afghan troops'

The United States will continue air strikes in support of Afghan forces fighting the Taliban, a top US general said Sunday, as the insurgents press on with offensives across the country.

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1st T20I: Surya, Bhuvneshwar star in easy India victory

Suryakumar Yadav's golden run with the bat was beautifully complemented by the Indian bowling unit led by Bhuvneshar Kumar as the visitors outclassed Sri Lanka by 38 runs in the first T20 International on Sunday.

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Saturday, 24 July 2021

Opinion: 1991 reforms gave us growth, but now it’s fading



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Technology

Voice tweets were introduced last year whereas auto-captions for voice tweets debuted just a few days ago. If you record a voice tweet, captions will automatically generate and appear. To view the captions on web, click on the ‘CC’ button in the right-hand corner of the voice tweet window.

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In a first, TRS MP Maloth Kavitha convicted for bribing voters

In a rare instance, a sitting Member of Parliament (MP) has been convicted for bribing voters during the 2019 general election.

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EMIs for IVF treatment, surrogacy on the rise in India

Five years, multiple unsuccessful attempts and then a steep pay cut in 2020. The rough ride had pushed Ritesh* and his wife to the brink of giving up on their hope of ever becoming parents.

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647 new Covid cases, 2 deaths in Telangana

Telangana recorded 647 new Covid-19 cases and 2 deaths on Saturday even as the number of active cases in the state stood at 9,625.

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T'gana records 100% pass percentage in ICSE, ISC exams

Telangana saw a 100% pass percentage in the ICSE and ISC exams, results of which were declared on Saturday. As many as 4,685 ICSE and 922 ISC students passed the exam on criterion chalked out by Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations.

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Brazil suspends phase-3 trials of Covaxin

After Bharat Biotech terminated its MoU with Brazilian partner Precisa Medicamentos on Friday, Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa (Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria) said it has suspended Covaxin’s clinical trials in Brazil. Precisa had submitted a request for randomised, double-blind and placebo-controlled phase-3 study of Covaxin in Brazil to Anvisa.

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Horoscope Today: Check astrological prediction for all signs



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New PCC chief Sidhu faces protest by Punjab farmers



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Olympics LIVE: 10m AP Women's Qualification at 5.30 am

Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India

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Live: Kerala Covid cases hit 51-day high, India’s tally tops 40k

Covid-19 infections continued to surge sharply in Kerala, with daily cases touching a 51-day high of 18,531 on Saturday, even as India's tally crossed 40,000 for the second time this week. Stay with TOI for all the live updates

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99 still missing as Maha rain fury toll rises to 112



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ED may join probe against Raj Kundra

The Enforcement Directorate is likely to investigate the money laundering angle in the porn movie production case involving businessman Raj Kundra as the Mumbai crime branch found suspicious financial transaction between him and the South African bank account of Mercury International company (online betting and casino gaming). Kundra’s wife Shilpa Shetty has denied any role, police said.

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China ‘ban’ on entry of Indian sailors, says seafarers’ body

A seafarer workers’ union has claimed that Indian sailors are losing jobs on China-bound commercial vessels as Beijing has imposed an unofficial ban and is not allowing ships with Indian crew members to berth at Chinese ports.

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Speculation rife about Rajasthan cabinet rejig next week



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Must watch Chinese inroads into Myanmar: Bipin Rawat

India needs to closely monitor the emerging situation in Myanmar, where China is making further inroads after international sanctions were imposed on the country following the military coup in February, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said on Saturday.

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India asks rich nations to reduce per capita emission by 2030



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Use of spyware tech to snoop on critics, journos concerning: US

The Biden administration on Saturday said the US was concerned about misuse of spyware technology, while adding that it didn't have any special insights into the India situation.

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ISC pass percentage jumps from 96.8 to 99.7

Over 99% of the 3.1 lakh students have cleared Class X (ICSE) and Class XII (ISC) under the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). While the board could not hold examinations this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the marks for both the classes were calculated on the basis of earlier exams and assessments. The results declared on Saturday showed the pass percentage in Class XII seeing a big jump from 96.8% in 2020 to 99.7% this year.

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37% of 10-year-olds on FB, over 24% on Instagram: Survey

A new study on the effect of smartphone and internet use based on a survey of over 3400 school going children shows that a significant 42.9% respondents confessed to having a social networking account. Drawing attention to the ease with which children could create an account and asserting on the need to ensure their safety to prevent harassment and abuse, the study commissioned by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights also brings into focus a bigger concern that a large proportion of 10 years olds have social media accounts.

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'Govt officials world over among 1.4k WhatsApp users targeted'

Senior government officials from across the world, including individuals in high national security positions who are “allies of the US”, were targeted by governments using the NSO Group spyware in a 2019 attack against 1,400 WhatsApp users, according to the messaging app’s chief executive officer, The Guardian reported.

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Shilpa refrains from commenting on Raj Kundra case

Yesterday, Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra were part of the search and investigation party that visited their residence in Mumbai, looking for further evidence and information in the on-going case against the latter. Raj Kundra was arrested on July 20 for an alleged case that involves the production and distribution of pornographic content.

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'T'gana CM bungled on Krishna river water sharing issue'

Congress MPs from Telangana N Uttam Kumar Reddy and Komatireddy Venkat Reddy on Saturday charged chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao-led TRS government of bungling on Krishna river water sharing issue.

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Friday, 23 July 2021

Monsoon raga: Tanks, lakes filled to brim in Telangana

Thanks to the heavy rains in the last few days, as many as 13,000 tanks and lakes in Telangana are either overflowing or the water level has reached near 100 per cent of their capacity.

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7 killed as 2 cars collide on Srisailam highway

Seven persons died and one escaped with injuries when two cars collided on the Srisailam national highway. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences and announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each to the deceased families.

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OLY: Apurvi , Elavenil fail to qualify for 10m AR final

Indian shooters were off to a poor start at the Tokyo Olympics as first-timer Elavanil Valarivan and Apurvi Chandela failed to qualify for the finals of the women's 10m air rifle event here on Saturday.

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Olympics: Bhutan's archer Karma waits to challenge Deepika

For a nation that measures welfare through happiness, Bhutanese are happiest shooting arrows in the sun. Known as ‘Dha’ in the Himalayan kingdom, archery, their national sport, holds unique significance for the population and is an integral part of its cultural legacy.

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India vs England: BCCI flying in replacements to England

The BCCI is getting ready to send replacements to England in the wake of three injuries. All-rounder Washington Sundar and standby pacer Avesh Khan suffered finger injuries during the course of India’s warm-up game against a Combined County XI this week and have been ruled out of the entire series.

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Cops quiz Shilpa Shetty in hubby’s pornography case

The Mumbai crime branch carried out a search of actor Shilpa Shetty’s house in Juhu in connection with the pornography case involving her husband Raj Kundra on Friday. ​​Shetty was a director in Kundra’s Viaan Industries which is under the scanner. A police team recorded Shetty’s statement on when and why she resigned from the post.

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Rs 9,725 crore spent so far on vaccination drive

A total of around Rs 9,725 crore has been spent so far on the Covid-19 vaccination programme including procurement of vaccines and operational cost for vaccination, the government informed the Parliament on Friday.

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Olympics Live: India hope to start its medal count today

The India action officially got underway yesterday with the rankings rounds in Archery, but the medal possibilities, or say the chances to be in the medal rounds, open up from today. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India.

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90 dead, 70 missing as rains wreak havoc across Maha

At least 90 people have died and nearly 70 are missing after rain-related tragedies — largely landslides — reported across the state on Friday following incessant, and sometimes record-drowning, showers. Raigad, the worst affected district, reported 60 deaths in three landslide incidents, including the worst at Taliye village in Mahad taluka that has claimed 49 lives.

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Picked TMC parl party chief, Didi in national arena

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee stepped into the national political scape with Trinamool Congress MPs unanimously choosing her as chairperson of the parliamentary party at a meeting here on Friday.

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Sidhu bats on front foot at photo-op with CM Amarinder

The much-awaited photo op of Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh with Navjot Singh Sidhu finally happened with the CM hosting the newly appointed PCC chief and other Congress MLAs and MPs over tea at Punjab Bhawan on Friday and the two warring factions of the state Congress projecting a united face.

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My No. tapped, claims Rahul; BJP dares him to allow probe

Claiming that Intelligence Bureau officers had told him that his phone was being tapped, Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused PM Narendra Modi of treason for snooping on the opposition and institutions, drawing a strong riposte from the saffron party which demanded that the Congress MP hand over his phone to the investigating agencies so that a proper investigation could be conducted.

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HC quashes UP police’s notice to Twitter India MD

The Karnataka high court quashed on Friday UP police’s notice to Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari to appear in connection with a probe, calling it mala fide and an “arm-twisting method”.

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HC: Meat ban matter of fundamental rights

In a country where 70% of the population eats non-vegetarian food, the matter of banning meat is one that concerns the fundamental rights of citizens and isn’t a majority versus minority issue, the Uttarakhand high court said on Friday while hearing two petitions against a ban on slaughterhouses in Haridwar.

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Surfeit of 95%-plus scores forces CBSE result revision

The CBSE board is faced with a unique problem this year: A sudden spike in high achievers. After the board’s software pored over the data submitted by schools, it recently found the count of candidates with 95%-plus had zoomed way above the previous years’ numbers.

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Zomato market cap crosses Coal India, M&M on debut

Exactly 30 years after IT services major Infosys was listed on the domestic bourses, food delivery services pioneer Zomato enjoyed a hugely successful listing, which is being hailed as a tribute to Indian entrepreneurship.

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Xi ‘secretly’ visits Tibet, first trip by a China president in 3 decades

In a development that raised eyebrows across the world, Chinese President Xi Jinping made an unannounced visit to Tibet this week, including to Nyingchi located close to Arunachal Pradesh. ​​This was Xi’s first visit to Tibet since taking over as president in 2013.

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After e-tron launch, Audi preparing for 'EV marathon'

Audi India is the third luxury brand to enter the sunrise sector expects up to 15 per cent of its total sales through electric vehicles by 2025

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3rd ODI: SL bag consolation win; India clinch series 2-1

A rejigged Indian team promised a lot but delivered little as Sri Lanka finally managed to win an ODI on home soil after nine long years, beating the visitors by three wickets in the third and final match of the series on Friday.

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Shilpa resigned from Raj Kundra’s co, cops investigating

Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra spent 6 long hours today evening as officials from Mumbai's Crime Branch searched through their sprawling home looking for key evidence. Sources close to the investigation have revealed that Shilpa’s involvement in the case is being probed into right now.

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Over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Some Delhi-based Kashmiri journalists and over 25 people from the Kashmir Valley were selected as potential targets for surveillance between 2017 and mid-2019 by an yet unidentified government agency that is also believed to be a client of the Israeli company NSO Group, The Wire reported on Friday.

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YouTube removes Bengal BJP chief's videos



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Thursday, 22 July 2021

After Amazon, MS planning $2 billion data centre in T'gana

After bagging ecommerce giant Amazon’s $2.77 billion data centre last year, Telangana is all set to net one of Microsoft’s largest data centre projects entailing an investment of over $2 billion. The proposed investment is slated to be one of the largest by Microsoft outside the United States.

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Heavy rains pound T'gana, Nirmal locals go fishing on streets

With heavy rains lashing Telangana, fisherfolk and locals in Nirmal went fishing on the town’s streets. As the streams started overflowing, fishermen took their nets and caught fish in the flood waters on the roads.

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Telangana CM puts admin on alert, orders 24x7 monitoring

Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao put the entire administration on high alert on Thursday after heavy rains and huge inflows from upstream Maharashtra and Karnataka began flooding large swathes of the state. KCR asked irrigation, revenue and police department to monitor the situation round-the-clock till August 10.

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KTR to donate 100 scooters to differently abled on birthday

TRS working president and municipal administration minister KT Rama Rao will donate 100 customised scooters to differently abled persons under ‘Gift A Smile’ initiative on his birthday on July 24.

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T'gana govt eyes 1.5 lakh Covid vaccine jabs a day

With a crore Covishield doses already administered to beneficiaries in the state, health officials have decided to continue to give priority for second dose (both varieties).

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Technology

Poco F3 GT will launch in India today, July 23, at 12pm (noon). The company will host a virtual event that will be livestreamed on YouTube. Some of the specifications for Poco F3 GT have already been confirmed. It will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC.

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Covid live: 'Relax travel restrictions for Indians'

India continues to report nearly 40,000 daily cases as states gear up to fight a possible third wave of the coronavirus infection in the country. Stay with TOI for all the live updates

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Technology

Tokyo Olympics 2020 will be broadcast live on Sony Sports Network and will be live streamed on SonyLIV. National broadcaster Prasar Bharati’s Doordarshan will also broadcast the Tokyo Olympics live. We’ve also compiled a list of all the days on which Indian athletes will be competing at Tokyo Olympics 2020 so you can plan your schedule.

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technology

Tokyo Olympics 2020 will be broadcast live on Sony Sports Network and will be live streamed on SonyLIV. National broadcaster Prasar Bharati’s Doordarshan will also broadcast the Tokyo Olympics live. We’ve also compiled a list of all the days on which Indian athletes will be competing at Tokyo Olympics 2020 so you can plan your schedule.

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Amarinder to attend Sidhu’s installation ceremony

Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday agreed to attend the installation ceremony of the new Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu, putting an end to speculations that he may boycott the event on Friday. ​​The CM will also host party MLAs and MPs over tea before Sidhu assumes charge. Amarinder had earlier put a precondition that Sidhu should publicly apologise for his ‘derogatory’ tweets before he agrees to meet Sidhu.

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Second-hand flat buyers have same rights: SC

In a major relief to homebuyers who purchased flats from original allottees but were not delivered the apartments, the Supreme Court on Thursday said a builder cannot deny their right to get possession within a reasonable period of time and that they are also entitled to get a refund of their money.

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High positivity in some states could spur next wave: Govt

Even as the overall Covid positivity rate has been less than 3% for over a month now, states like Kerala, Manipur, Rajasthan, Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya still have large number of districts with weekly positivity significantly above 10%, causing concern in the Centre that this may trigger the next wave in the absence of stringent micro-level containment.

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'Pegasus row aimed at derailing data protection bill'

Junior external affairs minister Meenakshi Lekhi on Thursday said the Pegasus controversy was linked to a report of a parliamentary committee headed by her that examined the Personal Data Protection Bill, and was an attempt to prevent such a legislation.

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'Centre never sought oxygen death data'

Two Congress-led states on Thursday refuted the Centre’s statement in Parliament that “no deaths due to lack of oxygen were specifically reported by the states” during the second wave of Covid-19. ​​The health ministers of Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh claimed their states were never asked to submit the relevant data and hence did not report the number of Covid deaths medically attributed to oxygen shortage.

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Ready to go: Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa

Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa gave enough indications on Thursday that his exit was imminent and said he would abide by the BJP central leadership’s decision about his political future.

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Phones of ex-CBI chief Alok Verma too on snoop list: Report

After the government decided to remove Alok Verma as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chief, his three phone numbers were allegedly noted by an unnamed agency which was known to be a user of the Pegasus spyware, a web portal said in a report on Thursday.

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IT searches Dainik Bhaskar, oppn calls it attack on press

In a major action, income tax (I-T) officials on Thursday conducted searches on 30 premises across several cities, including Indore, Bhopal, Jaipur, Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Korba and Ahmedabad, against the Bhaskar media group and its promoters in the Panama paper leak case.

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Anil Ambani may also have been surveilled: Report

Phone numbers that have been used by Anil Ambani and one other official of the Reliance ADA Group were added to the leaked list that was analysed by media partners of the Pegasus Project consortium, web portal The Wire said on Thursday.

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Pegasus row: MP snatches, tears IT min’s papers in Parl

High drama unfolded in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday afternoon when Trinamool Congress MP Shantanu Sen snatched papers from IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw just as the minister stood up to make a statement on the Pegasus snooping row, setting off a heated exchange of words with BJP benches.

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Shilpa Shetty's first post since Raj Kundra’s arrest

Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra has been arrested for creating pornography content for mobile applications. He has been sent to police custody till Friday. Also, the latest reports stated that Shilpa will not be served a summon in the Raj Kundra case which was being speculated in the last few days.

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Why SBI, Google & other websites were not working



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'Anil Ambani, ex-CBI chief potential Pegasus spyware targets'



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Telangana: Tehsildar caught taking Rs 2L bribe

ACB sleuths arrested Kataram Tehsildar, M Sunitha for demanding and accepting Rs 2 lakh bribe from the complainant to issue him Pattadar Passbook.

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Wednesday, 21 July 2021

Two Olympic athletes test positive for Covid-19: Organisers

Tokyo 2020 Olympic organisers said on Thursday two athletes residing in the Olympic village tested positive for COVID-19. The organisers announced 12 new positive cases overall, including the two athletes, bringing the total to 87.

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Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony director fired

Tokyo Olympic opening ceremony show director Kentaro Kobayashi has been fired over a decades-old comedy skit referencing the Holocaust, organisers said Thursday, in the latest blow for the pandemic-delayed Games.

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Grim scenes in China as flood inundates a subway



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Meet Ziggy, Alexa’s male counterpart on Amazon speakers



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Top10 - The next Covid wave is already here: WHO chief



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Telangana gets HC stick over statues on roads

Expressing displeasure over statues still being placed in the middle of roads despite an 8-year-old Supreme Court order prohibiting it, the Telangana high court on Wednesday told the state government to furnish details of all such statues erected since the 2013 SC order.

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T'gana: Crop insurance scheme teeters with Rs 470cr dues

When it comes to crop insurance scheme, Telangana along with Gujarat and Jharkhand has highest premiums due under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in the country.

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Taliban link to drug mules from Africa caught in Hyd?

A Taliban link to drug smuggling to the West via Hyderabad and other Indian cities has emerged in the probe by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). Heroin consignments are frequently being caught at airports in the past few weeks, with three cases in Hyderabad alone.

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Telangana: Sub-inspector among 3 cops dismissed

A sub-inspector (SI) and two constables of Addagudur police station, who were placed under suspension a month ago for their alleged role in the custodial death of a 48-year-old dalit woman, have been dismissed from service by Rachakonda commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat.

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What’s wrong if we gain mileage: T'gana CM

Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said there was nothing wrong in deriving political mileage by implementing the Dalit Bandhu scheme in Huzurabad where by-elections will be held soon.

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Taliban routing drugs to West via India: DRI

A Taliban link to drug smuggling to the West via Hyderabad and other Indian cities has emerged in the probe by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). Heroin consignments are frequently being caught at airports in the past few weeks, with three cases in Hyderabad alone.

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Kangana moves Bombay HC against defamation case

In an appeal filed through advocate Rizwan Siddiquee, Ranaut claimed that the Andheri metropolitan magistrate's court initiated proceedings against her by relying only on the police's report and did not examine witnesses independently.

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India in extended troika on Af? Russia yet to decide

Even as it backs a stronger role for India in the Afghanistan peace process, Russia is yet to make up its mind on India’s participation in the extended troika format involving US, China, Russia and Pakistan.

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Big dip in J&K terror incidents in 2021

Jammu & Kashmir recorded a significant decline in terror-related incidents this year, which fell to 67 till July 16, 2021 from 105 till June 30 last year. Local terror recruitment too was lower at 57 cases till July 16 this year as compared to 73 in the first half of 2020.

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Israeli ministers to look into NSO spyware charges

Israel has set up a senior inter-ministerial team to look into growing allegations that the Pegasus spyware sold by an Israeli cyber firm has been abused in India, France, Mexico, Morocco and Iraq, an Israeli source said on Wednesday.

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Delta causing most post-vaccine infections

Genome sequencing of recent samples from across the country shows that the Delta variant continues to be the dominant lineage causing new Covid-19 cases though there is strong evidence that vaccination offers a high level of protection, the Indian SARS-CoV2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) said.

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China woos young Tibetans to join PLA

China has further cranked up efforts to recruit young Tibetans in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and local militias as well as to act as guides along the border, even as it continues to consolidate its military positions and upgrade its airbases facing India.

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Didi tries to rally opposition for 2024 but says no PM aspirations

“We have to unite, for our people, for our country. People will never forgive us if we don’t,” said Bengal CM and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday, using the “July 21 Martyrs’ Day” platform to pitch for a united “front” of opposition parties to take on BJP in the 2024 general election.

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India, Pakistan forces exchange Eid sweets

The Indian Army and Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday exchanged sweets and pleasantries with their Pakistani counterparts on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha at different border posts in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab for the first time since the Pulwama attack in 2019.

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Sidhu hosts '62 MLAs' in show of strength

Navjot Singh Sidhu’s meeting with “62 MLAs” at his residence on Wednesday, followed by a trip to the Golden Temple to pray, MLAs in tow, was seen as a major show of strength by the newly appointed Punjab Congress chief in his running feud with chief minister Amarinder Singh.

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UP seeks SC okay to install statues in public places

Keen to install statues of saints, religious leaders, political figures, freedom fighters and martyrs in public places, the Yogi Adityanath government has moved the Supreme Court seeking relaxation of its eight-year-old order banning such activities.

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Drones spotted near Jammu Air Force station

Drone activity was detected near the Jammu Air Force station once again on Wednesday morning, less than a week after a flying machine was spotted along the Line of Control (LoC) in Pallanwala area of Akhnoor.

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Nirav states he is suicidal and won’t get fair trial in India



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Tuesday, 20 July 2021

India’s first bird flu death reported at AIIMS-Delhi

India has reported the first case of human death due to bird flu, the strain of influenza virus that primarily affects birds.

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Telangana: 657 new Covid-19 cases and 2 deaths

Telangana recorded 657 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths on Tuesday even as the number of active cases in the state stood at 9,787.

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Fraudsters make a killing on crowdfunding platforms

Next time if you are keen to support a person raising funds for medical treatment on a crowdfunding platform, check carefully before you transfer the money.

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Property regn rates up, T'gana govt to rake in Rs 12k cr

Come Thursday, property buyers in Telangana will have to shell out more towards registration charges as the state government has enhanced the basic value of registration of agriculture land and non-agricultural properties like plots and flats between 30% and 50% on the existing rates.

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