Live: Maharashtra lifts all Covid curbs from April 2

Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday cleared a proposal to withdraw the disaster management and epidemic act for Covid-19 management in the state and lifted all Covid curbs. Active caseload in the country has fallen to 14,307. Stay with TOI for more updates

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Live: Russian forces leaving Chernobyl after radiation exposure

Russian troops began leaving the Chernobyl nuclear plant after soldiers got “significant doses" of radiation from digging trenches at the highly contaminated site, Ukraine’s state power company said Thursday as heavy fighting raged on the outskirts of Kyiv and other fronts. Stay with TOI for more updates:

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Performance pictures from 6th Planet Filmfare Marathi Awards

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Dhoni achieves another milestone, crosses 7000-run mark in T20s

Former Chennai Super Kings captain and legendary wicketkeeper-cum batsman MS Dhoni achieved yet another milestone in his illustrious career on Thursday as he became the the sixth Indian to cross the 7000-run mark in T20 cricket during the IPL match against Lucknow Super Giants at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.

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Quick edit: India can’t compromise on principles if it wants to be a global power

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I have no dementia; Ranbir is entitled to say what he wants: Randhir

There has been a lot of talk on Randhir Kapoor's health after Ranbir Kapoor told a channel that his uncle Randhir Kapoor is in early dementia.

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Telangana: Rats 'bite' patient in govt hospital

In a shocking incident, rats allegedly bit a patient at a government hospital in Warangal district of Telangana on Thursday and the state government transferred the hospital superintendent, among other measures, following the incident.

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Why was SIT plea to contest Ashish’s bail not heeded: SC

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Social media accounts can’t be arbitrarily suspended: Govt

The Centre on Wednesday told the Delhi high court that a citizen’s fundamental rights must be respected. In an affidavit filed on a plea by Twitter users Megh Bulletin and Wokeflix challenging the suspension of accounts by the platform, the government said a person’s liberty and freedom of expression cannot be “waylaid or jettisoned in the slipstream of social and technological advancement”, adding that suspension of accounts must be the last resort.

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Imran loses numbers game as key ally walks out ahead of vote

Pakistan’s embattled PM Imran Khan saw his majority in the National Assembly slip away on Wednesday after the Muttahidda Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), the key ally on whom depended the government's survival, walked out of the coalition to join the swelling opposition ranks ahead of the no-trust vote. MQM-P’s announcement followed Imran’s meeting with army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and ISI boss Nadeem Anjum.

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IPL 2022: Hasaranga shines as RCB edge KKR in thriller

Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga returned figures of 4-20 to set up a three-wicket victory for Royal Challengers Bangalore in a low-scoring IPL thriller against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday.

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Cabinet committee clears first deal for indigenous combat helicopters

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ED can now take possession of mill linked to Ajit Pawar

The Adjudicating Authority, appointed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act or PMLA, on Tuesday confirmed the attachment of Satara's Jarandeshwar Sahakari Sugar Karkhana (cooperative sugar mill) worth over Rs 65 crore linked to Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar.

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IPL 2022: New-look RR crush SRH by 61 runs, start campaign on a rousing note

A new-look and re-energised Rajasthan Royals attacked from the outset and inflicted on Sunrisers Hyderabad a 61-run hammering to begin their campaign in IPL 15 on a rousing note on Tuesday.

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Facebook Messenger has introduced Shortcuts, a new set of features that allow users to issue one-word commands to quickly perform tasks on Messenger. Users can quickly notify all users in a group or message a friend or group silently without notifying them. Messenger users on iOS will soon be able to send GIFs using commands, along with shrug and tableflip ASCII emoti...

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Biden open to meeting Putin despite calling him war criminal

Amid signs of a drawdown in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden has indicated he is open to meeting President Vladimir Putin for talks despite calling him a "war criminal" and a "butcher" and calling for his ouster.

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KCR urges PM to help Ukraine-returned students

Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help Ukraine-returned medical students to complete their education by providing them admission in the medical colleges here in equivalent semesters by relaxing regulations in vogue, as a special case.

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Rollback hike in RTC bus ticket fares, power tariff: Cong

With the diesel prices being increased almost every day by the BJP government at the centre, the TSRTC will not be able to survive for long and would be left with no option but to increase the bus ticket fares regularly.

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Amid hijab row, peaceful start to Karnataka exams

Amid the ongoing hijab row, the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examinations began on a smooth note on Monday with Karnataka recording the presence of nearly 97.6% of the total students. Of the nearly 8.7 lakh students who were to attend the exams, over 8.4 lakh students attended on Monday while 20,994 students skipped the test.

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Bengal House brawl leaves MLA with bleeding nose

BJP and Trinamool MLAs traded blows in the Bengal assembly on Monday over the Bogtui killings, following which a TMC lawmaker had to be rushed to hospital with a bleeding nose, prompting the speaker to suspend five BJP members.

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'Centre blocked ration plan in Delhi, but can’t stop in Punjab'

On a day when Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann announced doorstep delivery of ration in Punjab so that the poor don’t have to stand in queues, AAP’s national convener and chief minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, said “no force on earth can stop an idea whose time has come.”

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IPL 2022: Gujarat win thriller against Lucknow in battle of debutants

All-round Gujarat Titans defeated fellow IPL newcomers Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets in a thrilling clash at Wankhede Stadium on Monday. Rahul Tewatia 40*, Matthew Wade 30, Hardik Pandya 33, and David Miller 30 played inspiring knocks for Gujarat as they chased the target of 159 with two balls to spare in the battle of debutants against Lucknow.

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UP portfolios: Adityanath keeps home, Khanna gets finance

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Want fresh NRC exercise: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday upped the ante over the state’s updated National Register of Citizens (NRC), calling for a fresh exercise to collate citizenship data rather than just partially reverifying the rolls. “The old NRC should be reviewed; it should be new and done again,” he told the media on the sidelines of an event in the city. “The government is in touch with All Assam Students’ Union in this regard.”

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Let’s make the local ‘global’, says PM Modi as export target met

Buoyed by India achieving the export target of $400 billion, PM Modi in the latest episode of “Mann Ki Baat” made a strong push for “Atma Nirbhar Bharat” citing it as the route to taking local products to new heights globally. “Let’s make the local ‘global’ and augment the prestige of our products further,” the PM said in the 87th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday. The PM said that the export target achieved might come across as a matter related to the economy; but more than the economy, it is related to the capability of India, the potential of India.

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Power ministry issues alert over grid safety ahead of TU strike

The power ministry on Sunday alerted the Central Electricity Authority, grid monitors, central generation companies and states on possible threat to grid security and stability as well as supply of power during the three-day countrywide strike called by trade unions from Monday. The alert is prompted by the fact that the grid is a sensitive operation and could be affected by sudden outage of supply or generation capacity. This may lead to blackouts in large areas.

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Security breach: Man attacks Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

In the video that went viral on the internet, the youth can be seen approaching Nitish Kumar and trying to hit him from behind.

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Live: Travel industry welcomes Centre's decision to reopen international flights

The travel industry stakeholders of the country on Sunday hailed the decision of the Central government to resume commercial international passengers services after a gap of two years from today. Stay with TOI more updates:

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'7 Russian generals dead, one of them run over by own men’

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2crore paid to 'Matoshree', Sena neta claims it was for his mom

Shiv Sena corporator in the BMC House that recently ended its term and chairperson of the civic body's powerful standing committee Yashwant Jadhav made a payment of around Rs 10 crore in cash to acquire tenancy rights in his residential building and another Rs 2 crore to his mother and entered it in a diary as 'Matoshree' on Gudi Padwa last year, which the Income-Tax department has found suspicious.

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Court sentences Digvijaya Singh, five others to 1 year in jail in Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha case

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First gender-neutral institute in India soon

The National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (Nalsar) is set to become India's first fully gender-neutral educational institution. It has introduced a policy of inclusive education for gender and sexual minorities. Nalsar officials said most Indian universities don't have gender-neutral spaces such as hostels and washrooms.

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IPL 2022: KKR beat CSK by six wickets in season opener

A clinically all-round Kolkata Knight Riders beat defending champions Chennai Super Kings by six wickets as Mahendra Singh Dhoni's first tournament fifty in three years went in vain in the IPL lung opener in Mumbai on Saturday. KKR, who lost to CSK in the last season summit clash, chased down the 132 target with nine balls to spare, with out of favour India batter Ajinkya Rahane top-scoring with a 34-ball 44.

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Supreme Court reserves order on review plea in Sidhu road-rage case

The Supreme Court on Friday reserved verdict on a petition seeking harsher punishment to Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was let off with a meagre fine of Rs 1,000 in a road rage case 33 years ago, in which the victim died in hospital.

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BJP misusing central agencies: Uddhav Thackeray

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Call for ban on Muslim traders near Karnataka temples spreads

The clamour to ban Muslim traders and vendors from carrying out business in the vicinity of temples during Hindu festivals and annual temple fairs has spread to more districts in Karnataka. The demand, which surfaced in Shivamogga and Dakshina Kannada districts, has spread to Bengaluru Urban, Hassan, Tumakuru and Chikkamagaluru districts.

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Live: Experts worry about how US will see next Covid surge coming

As coronavirus infections rise in some parts of the world, experts are watching for a potential new Covid-19 surge in the US and wondering how long it will take to detect. Despite disease monitoring improvements over the last two years, they say, some recent developments don't bode well. Stay with TOI for latest updates

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US calls India's position over Ukraine 'unsatisfactory' but unsurprising

A senior White House official said on Friday India's position at the United Nations over the crisis in Ukraine has been "unsatisfactory" but was also unsurprising given its historical relationship with Russia.

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Samson miffed at Royals' post, social media team sacked

IPL side Rajasthan Royals on Friday sacked its social media team after captain Sanju Samson expressed displeasure on a post depicting him in a way he did not like. In a now-deleted post, the Royals' Twitter handle had an edited picture of Samson sitting in the team bus with sunglasses and a towel wrapped on his head. It had a caption "Kya khoob lagte ho" with a laughing emoji. But, the post did not go down well with Samson, who took to Twitter to express his disappointment.

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Parl panel: Govt far from goal of doubling farmers’ income

parliamentary panel on agriculture in its report, tabled in Parliament on Thursday, noted that the government is far from its 2022 goal of doubling the income of farmers which the Centre had announced six years ago. The panel recommended that the ministry should formulate a "special team" to figure out the reasons for falling farmers' income in those states and take some "course corrective measures" so that the goal of doubling farmers' income is not lost sight of.

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High court collegiums not naming judges for 233 slots: Govt

Various high court collegiums have not recommended any name for as many as 233 vacancies of judges, the law ministry has said. Currently, 404 judges’ posts are vacant in 25 high courts. Lack of candidates recommended for judgeship of high courts has resulted in vacancies mostly remaining above 400 for several years now.

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Call of Duty: Mobile Season 3: Radical Raid has just been announced. The new season will feature an '80s theme. Furthermore, Call of Duty: Mobile will get a new map, two themed events, an esports world championship, new operators, a new weapon, and more. Earlier this week, Activision announced that Snoop Dogg will be available as an operator in Call of Duty: Mobile, V...

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India TB cases up 19%, Delhi tops prevalence

India saw a sharp 19% rise in tuberculosis cases in 2021 over the previous year, even as 64% of the surveyed symptomatic population did not seek healthcare services between 2019 and 2021, the India TB report 2022 and National TB Prevalence Survey shows. Over 19.3 lakh new and relapsed TB patients were notified in 2021 against 16.3 lakh in 2020, the TB report 2022 released by health minister Mansukh Mandaviya shows.

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US assembles team to decide what to do if Russia uses nukes

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ED eyes bookkeeper in Uddhav Thackeray's kin’s case

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With 80 new ones, govt aims to have 220 airports by 2025

The government has set a target of increasing the number of airports from 140 to 220 by 2025, civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, as he expected that the revival of the sector, scarred by the Covid-19 pandemic, may lead to a substantial jump in passenger traffic.

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Will bring culprits of Birbhum mass murders to justice: PM Modi

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YouTube is bringing two new features to provide more context on the health content on the platform. The company has unveiled health source information panels and content shelves in India to assist users in finding videos from authoritative sources.

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Rape is rape even if perpetrated by husband, says court

An act of sexual assault on the wife, albeit by the husband, cannot but be termed a rape, the Karnataka HC observed on Wednesday. “A man is a man; an act is an act; rape is a rape, be it performed by a man, the ‘husband’, on the woman, the ‘wife’,” the court held while refusing to interfere with the proceedings initiated against the accused husband vis-a-vis charges of rape, cruelty, criminal intimidation and also offences under Pocso Act in connection with alleged sexual acts.

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YouTube is bringing two new features to provide more context on the health content on the platform. The company has unveiled health source information panels and content shelves in India to assist users in finding videos from authoritative sources.

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NDA to train girls on a par with boys

The National Defence Academy (NDA) said on Tuesday that a majority of military training activities of boy and girl cadets would be conducted together, and it was “geared up” for training the first batch of girl cadets in an absolutely gender-neutral manner from June 2022. The move was crucial keeping their employability in mind, wherein the women officers are required to command the troops of men, the NDA said in a press release.

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Covid-19 vaccines not mandatory: Centre to SC

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Modi, UK PM discuss 'grave situation' in Ukraine

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK PM Boris Johnson spoke over the phone on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Ukraine. "The leaders agreed that Ukraine's integrity and territorial sovereignty must be respected, and that Russia must adhere to the United Nations Charter," read a statement by Johnson's office.

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ED attaches Uddhav kin’s assets; MVA cries vendetta

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached properties worth Rs 6.45 crore, including 11 residential flats at Thane, belonging to a company controlled and owned by Shridhar Madhav Patankar, brother-in-law of chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. Patankar is brother of Rashmi Thackeray, wife of the CM and editor of Saamna newspaper.

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Court summons Salman Khan for allegedly misbehaving with a journalist

Amid several court cases, with the 1998 blackbuck poaching case, still ongoing, Bollywood actor Salman Khan faces another fresh legal battle.

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BJP’s Dhami move clears way, Maurya may keep deputy CM chair

The BJP leadership’s decision to continue Pushkar Singh Dhami as Uttarakhand CM seems to have cleared the way for the retention of Keshav Prasad Maurya as deputy CM in the new Yogi government in UP. Like Dhami, Maurya suffered defeat in his home constituency of Sirathu. However, the decision regarding who helms the saffron regime in neighbouring Uttarakhand may have removed what could have been a hurdle for the OBC leader.

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China airliner crashes with 132 on board; no sign of survivors

A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in mountains in southern China on a domestic flight on Monday after a sudden descent from cruising altitude. The jet was carrying 123 flyers and nine crew members. The airline said it deeply mourned the death of passengers and crew, without specifying how many were killed. Media said there were no signs of survivors.

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Australia & India: Can’t allow a Ukraine in the Indo-Pacific

While Australian PM Scott Morrison called for holding Russia to account for its Ukraine offensive in the virtual summit with PM Narendra Modi, Australia also expressed understanding of India's position on Ukraine, Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla said after the meeting on Monday.

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'Respect Cong chief's views': Tharoor declines CPM's invite

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Apple's web-based services including Apple Music, Apple TV+, the App Store, Podcasts, Contacts, and Apple Arcade appear to be experiencing an outage in some parts of the world.

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Several of Apple's web-based services including Apple Music, Apple TV+, the App Store, Podcasts, Contacts, and Apple Arcade appear to be experiencing an outage in some parts of the world. According to Apple's own service uptime dashboard, users in India might currently have trouble using certain iCloud features, particularly Calendar, Contacts...

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Harnaaz Sandhu’s welcome party in pictures

Pictures: Harnaaz Sandhu’s welcome party

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Israel PM to visit India on ‘friend’ Modi’s invitation

Israel announced Sunday that PM Naftali Bennett will pay his first official visit to India on April 2 at the invitation of his counterpart Narendra Modi. The three-day visit will mark the establishment of 30 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The visit will also take place against the backdrop of the Ukraine crisis in which Bennett reportedly is playing a peacemaker.

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No Class 12 re-exam for hijab protesters: Karnataka govt

Hundreds of pre-university (PU) II students in Karnataka who had participated in hijab protests will not be given a second chance to appear for their practical examinations, which they boycotted in February-March. In Karnataka, Class 12 is called PU II. Two days after hinting at a re-exam, the government on Sunday categorically ruled out that option for students who were “absent” for the practicals conducted as part of the board examinations.

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Live: Weekly Covid deaths in India lowest in two years

India's apex body on immunisation NTAGI has recommended administering the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine Covishield between eight and 16 weeks after the first dose, official sources said on Sunday. Presently, the second dose of Covishield is given between 12-16 weeks after the first dose under the National Covid-19 Vaccination Strategy. Stay with TOI for all updates:

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Sen's impressive run ends in agony at All England final

Lakshya Sen's dream run at the All England Championships ended with a heartbreaking straight-game loss against world number one and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in the men's singles final, continuing India's 21-year-long agonising wait for the coveted trophy. After four days of sensational badminton, the 20-year-old Sen faltered on the cusp of history as he committed too many errors to go down 10-21, 15-21 to former champion Axelsen in a lop-sided summit clash that lasted 53 minutes.

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Live: Zelenskyy presses Israel for missile defence help

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Israeli members of the Knesset (Parliament) that the Russian invasion is an all-out war aimed at destroying the Ukrainian people and this is why it resembles what the Nazis did to the Jewish people during the Holocaust. Stay with TOI for all updates:

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Former Afghanistan finance minister now an Uber driver in US

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PM, Shah to attend Yogi’s swearing-in on March 25

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Decisive control over Pak-backed terrorism in J&K after abrogation of Article 370, says Amit Shah

Security forces have taken a “decisive control” over Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in J&K following the abrogation of Article 370 two-and-a-half-years ago, Union home minister Amit Shah said. Democracy has returned to J&K and the Union territory has been recording “inclusive development” through corruption-free governance as a result of Article 370’s removal, said Shah.

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Japanese PM wants Modi to intervene with Putin

Seeking a common stand on Russia’s action against Ukraine, Japan PM Kishida sought cooperation from Modi in convincing Vladimir Putin to maintain a “free & open international order”. While PM Modi didn’t mention Ukraine in his press statement, Kishida said he had told Modi any attempt to unilaterally change the status quo anywhere should never be tolerated.

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Covid-19: 'We can’t live in fear over surge elsewhere'

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Strategic Zoji La reopens ahead of schedule amid LAC tension

With Indian soldiers remaining forward-deployed in the continuing 22-month-long military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh, the BRO on Saturday reopened the forbidding Zoji La on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh road much ahead of schedule. The pass, key to maintaining operational preparedness of the armed forces, usually remains closed from end-November to mid-April due to heavy snow, leaving the Ladakh region cut off.

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2 held for 'death threats' to judges over hijab verdict

Tamil Nadu police arrested two men on Saturday on the charge of issuing death threats to Karnataka high court judges who delivered the 'hijab verdict' on March 15 that upheld a ban on students wearing the Islamic headscarf in class. Kovai Rahmathullah was arrested in Tirunelveli, while S Jamal Mohammed Usmani, 44, was taken into custody in Thanjavur.

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What’s wrong with saffron education, asks VP Naidu

Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu called for Indians to “give up their colonial mindset” and instead “take pride in their own identity.” “Education in English-medium schools has given rise to a small class of aristocrats. We are accused of saffronising education, but then what is wrong with saffron? We have believed in the welfare of all and considered the whole world as one family” he said.

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Media has key role in achieving social transformation: PM Modi

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70%-80% parents fear learning loss in children: NCEE survey

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UAPA: 7-day limit is non-negotiable, says Kerala HC

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HC: Courts can't force parties to implement poll manifestos

The Allahabad high court has observed that there is no penal provision under any statute to bring political parties within the clutches of enforcement authorities, if they fail to fulfil their promises made in the election manifesto. The court's verdict came while hearing a petition that had sought registration of criminal cases against BJP for not fulfilling promises in 2014 LS poll manifesto.

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Covid: 4th wave could occur in India but not yet, feel experts

While the Omicron subvariant BA2 has caused a huge surge in South Korea and Europe, Indian experts are not worried about it triggering another wave in the country right away. Their reasons include boosted immunity from the third wave that occurred between December 2021 and February and high vaccination coverage in most states. But as antibodies wane, scientists believe the SARSCoV-2 virus can re-infect people.

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Omar: 'Kashmir Files' bundle of lies, don't forget other victims

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday called 'The Kashmir Files' a concocted story and a bundle of lies. "The fact is that many lies have been projected in the film. It wasn't the NC government [in J&K] in 1990, as projected in the so-called film, but the governor's rule under the BJP-backed VP Singh regime," he said.

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ED summons Mamata's nephew, his wife in coal mining scam

The Enforcement Directorate has issued fresh summons to Trinamool Congress (TMC) general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira for questioning in a money laundering case, linked to an alleged coal mining scam in West Bengal, registered against them last year. The total 'proceeds of crime' generated through the scam has been to the tune of Rs 1,352 crore, according to the agency.

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Red carpet pictures from 5th Joy Filmfare Awards Bangla 2021

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Reopen embassy, will give security: Taliban tell India

With international recognition on mind, and following efforts by the government to strike the right chord with post-US withdrawal Afghanistan. The Taliban's UN ambassador-designate Suhail Shaheen told TOI on Thursday that the government in Kabul is ready to provide a "secure environment" for the Indian embassy in Kabul and that diplomatic presence is essential for boosting bilateral relations.

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Share your Holi greetings!

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Is Dhanush extending an olive branch to his estranged wife?

Music knows no boundaries and music often means love! Is the South version of 'Musafir' titled 'Payani' directed by Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth, bringing her close to her estranged husband Dhanush? Just a while ago, ETimes has seen a tweet posted by Dhanush congratulating Aishwaryaa on the song.

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Shah lauds 'Kashmir Files,' Farooq seeks exodus probe

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Covid live: 1.4 lakh in 12-14 yrs age group jabbed on Day 1

Anti-Covid vaccination for children in the age group of 12-14 years opened on Wednesday. Even as the Omicron wave in Indian continues to wane, the Centre has asked all to stay vigilant in wake of the surge in cases in countries like Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore. Stay with TOI for live updates:

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Stop RIL takeover of Future outlets, Amazon tells SC

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No plans to privatise Railways: Govt in Lok Sabha

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4-year UG course, faster PhD rules to be out today

UGC on Thursday will notify the new four-year-undergraduate programme (FYUP) and the revised PhD regulations. The FYUP of 160 credits will replace the present three-year choice based credit system (CBCS) at UG level and enable students to directly join PhD programmes on completion of the four-year degree programmes.

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US Fed hikes interest rate amid high inflation

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point and projected its policy rate would hit a range between 1.75% and 2% by year's end in a newly aggressive stance against inflation that will push borrowing costs to restrictive levels in 2023.

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Covid: Centre supports states’ vaccine mandate

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3-way Future talks fail, Amazon wants int'l arbitration resumed

US multinational Amazon on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court about the failure of its talks with the Biyani Group and Reliance for settlement of dispute over the control of Future Retail’s assets and pushed for resumption of its stalled international arbitration proceedings with Future Coupons.

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Hijab row: Hours after HC’s judgment, appeals line up in SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday saw a rush of appeals challenging the Karnataka high court’s ruling that hijab is not an essential religious practice and that the government order effectively banning the headgear in educational institutions is valid. The original petitioner before the Karnataka HC, student Aishat Shifa, is expected to file her appeal against the high court judgment only by Wednesday.

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Chennai to host World Chess Olympiad

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At review meet, Priyanka takes 'full responsibility' for Cong's UP defeat

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Amit Shah BJP observer for UP, Rajnath Uttarakhand

BJP on Monday appointed Union home minister Amit Shah as an observer for Uttar Pradesh and defence minister Rajnath Singh for Uttarakhand for government formation in the two states. Shah will be assisted by BJP vice president and former Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das as co-observer, and Union minister Meenakshi Lekhi will assist Rajnath Singh

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Sikh airport staff can carry kirpans: BCAS

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India, Pak should hold talks, probe missile misfire: China

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Sitharaman attacks Congress for Kashmiri Pandits' exodus

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India records lowest daily Covid cases since May 2020

The number of fresh Covid-19 cases has dropped to 2,503 on Sunday, the lowest since May 2020, while active cases dipped to 36,168, the lowest in 675 days, according to health ministry data. With 27 Covid fatalities recorded on Sunday, the total death toll has now climbed to 5.15 lakh.

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Prosecutor Fadnavis said was plotting to frame BJP netas puts in his papers

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India shifts embassy out of Ukraine to Poland for now

With the security situation fast deteriorating in Kyiv, the government said on Sunday the Indian embassy in Ukraine will shift temporarily to Poland. The announcement followed a meeting of the cabinet committee on security (CCS), chaired by PM Narendra Modi, on India’s security preparedness and the prevailing global situation in the context of the Ukraine conflict.

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AAP to take fight to Didi with rural polls

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After rout, Cong fears difficulty in Parl floor moves

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Pant backs his strengths and that's a good sign for team: Bumrah

Rishabh Pant backs his naturally aggressive style of batting and that is a positive sign for the Indian team, vice captain Jasprit Bumrah said on Sunday after stumper's fiery knock helped them set Sri Lanka a massive 400-plus target in the second Test. "Not each and everyone (can) play in the same manner. Every individual has a different game-plan, so he has backed his strengths," Bumrah said after day's play.

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Fans enter ground, click selfie with Virat Kohli

In a minor security breach, three fans entered the playing area towards the end of the second day of the second Test between India and Sri Lanka and one of them managed to click a selfie with Virat Kohli before being whisked away by the security personnel.

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Allahabad HC agrees to hear PIL on Krishna Janmabhoomi

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After charging up cadre, PM woos Gujarat youth

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Poll debacle may put Congress on brink of losing LoP post in Rajya Sabha

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As its footprint shrinks, Congress pins hope on Gujarat & Himachal polls

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EPF rate slashed to 8.1%, lowest in over 4 decades

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Saturday proposed to lower the interest rate on retirement savings for its 6.4 crore subscribers from 8.5% to 8.1%, the lowest since 1977-78. The payout, which will have to be confirmed by the finance ministry, is in line with the agency’s earnings and will leave it with a surplus of Rs 450 crore during the financial year.

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11 Yogi ministers lose, questions over Maurya’s fate

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UP: Maurya defeated, speculation over CM deputy in Yogi Term 2

Battle over, victory achieved and now it’s time to go back to the drawing board again as the Yogi Adityanath government in UP takes charge for a second term in a few days from now. Speculation swirled on Friday over the government’s composition: appointment of deputy CMs, and possible changes in the party’s organisational command by rewarding critical players in the emphatic election win.

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‘Every second in Sumy bunker felt like a missile would hit’

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Modi’s visit propels Gujarat BJP into election mode

Riding high on BJP’s wins in UP, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa, a jubilant PM Narendra Modi on Friday attributed the electoral victories to the power of democracy wherein people were voting for development. ​​​“Due to the power of democracy, BJP retained power in states where governments were hardly elected twice in a row. This was possible as people are voting for development,” Modi said at a gathering of over a lakh representatives from the state’s panchayati raj institutions.

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Meet the man who trounced 5-time CM in his Lambi bastion

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Live: 'India’s Covid toll 8 times higher than reported'

A new paper in the Lancet indicates that India’s Covid-19 deaths were vastly under-reported and estimates that up to the end of 2021 India had the highest number of cumulative excess deaths in the world at 4.07 million deaths. Stay with TOI for latest updates:

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Live: Zelensky accuses Moscow of attack on humanitarian corridor in Mariupol

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky Thursday said around 100,000 people had evacuated the country's cities in two days, but accused Russian forces of targeting a humanitarian corridor in the city of Mariupol. Stay with TOI for all updates:

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Sawant keeps Goa party going, mixology ensures BJP hat-trick

Successfully beating anti-incumbency and overcoming resentment and rebellion, BJP reached the half-way mark in the 40-member Goa assembly on its own and is just one short of a majority. This is BJP’s second highest number of seats in Goa’s political history. The party is all set to form the government for the third consecutive term in the tiniest state.

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Assembly election results: BJP breaks cycle in UP; AAPheaval in Punjab

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technology

WhatsApp on Friday introduced a Web browser extension called Code Verify to let users confirm whether the WhatsApp Web version they are using on their system is authenticated. The messaging app has developed the extension in partnership with Cloudflare.

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WhatsApp on Friday introduced a Web browser extension called Code Verify to let users confirm whether the WhatsApp Web version they are using on their system is authenticated. The messaging app has developed the extension in partnership with Cloudflare.

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Biden officials bat for India amid criticism of New Delhi's stand on Russia-Ukraine spat

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Live: Punjab gears up for counting of votes

Counting of votes for 117 assembly constituencies of Punjab will take place today. A total of 1,304 candidates, including 93 women and two transgenders, are in the fray. Stay updated with Times of India to get all the live updates on Punjab Election Results and Constituency wise results.

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Election results live: Counting of votes to begin at 8am

Whether Yogi Adityanath can stall Samajwadi Party’s charge to return to power in Lucknow, if AAP can finally manage to win Punjab after the failure in 2017, and whether Congress can return to its forgotten winning ways – these key political questions will be decided with the counting of votes, cast in the recently concluded elections to five states, on Thursday. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Assembly Election results of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa.

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Ukraine crisis: A 1,300 km drive amid bombs & bullets

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Covovax gets DCGI’s EUA nod for 12-17-year-olds

In a move that will further expand the basket of Covid vaccines approved for adolescents, the drug regulator has given emergency approval to Serum Institute of India’s Covovax for use in 12-17 year olds. This is the fourth vaccine to get regulatory approval for use in youngsters.

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SC grants bail to lifer Perarivalan in Rajiv killing case

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In Goa, it’s natural for BJP & MGP to join hands: Fadnavis

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Row erupts as state EC defers civic polls date announcement

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Apple launches most powerful iPad Air: Price, features and more

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Technology

iPhone SE (2022) was launched at the virtual Apple event on Tuesday (March 8). The new iPhone SE comes with the A15 Bionic chip and has 5G connectivity.

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India more likely to respond to Pak under PM Modi: US intel

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Rejected by Indian Army, TN youth takes up arms for Ukraine

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Talk directly to end war: PM Modi to Putin, Zelensky

Russia on Monday announced a ceasefire in Sumy and 3 others cities - Kyiv, Kharkiv and Mariupol - igniting hopes for an early evacuation of Indian students but finally leading only to an abortive bid to evacuate some of the students.

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Indian, UK scientists unravel mystery behind origin of plasma jets on Sun

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Haryana local quota in jobs has national implications: HC

Haryana’s contentious new law entailing 75% reservation of jobs in the private sector for local candidates has implications for the entire country, the Punjab and Haryana high court said on Monday while rejecting the Centre’s contention that “the Act affects only the state”.

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Exit polls: BJP to retain UP, AAP to sweep Punjab; close fight in Uttarakhand & Goa

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Learning from social media, teens make arms at home, held

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In marathon meets, BJP brass studies its prospects

After campaigning ended for the ongoing assembly polls with its last phase scheduled on Monday, top BJP leaders on Sunday held marathon meetings with general secretaries and other office bearers to assess the party’s performance in the four states where it has governments and also Punjab, the state party expects to have better prospects.

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Ukraine crisis: 700 in Sumy still waiting; last leg of Operation Ganga begins

Even as the government announced on Sunday that the last leg of ‘Operation Ganga’ flights have begun, the fate of 700 Indian students stranded in Sumy remained uncertain, with Russia and Ukraine unable to provide safe passage for their evacuation. The situation in Sumy in northeastern Ukraine, over 300km from capital Kyiv, remained tense with local authorities warning locals to brace for street-fighting.

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India's representative at Ramallah found dead in embassy

India's Representative at Ramallah, Mukul Arya, was found dead inside the Indian embassy in Palestine, local media reported on Sunday. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that expressed deep shock over the passing away of Mukul Arya.

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IAEA 'deep concern' over Ukraine nuclear power plant

Russian forces that seized Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have now placed staff running the facility under their command and restricted communications with the outside world, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Sunday.

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EPL: De Bruyne, Mahrez fire Man City to 4-1 win over United

Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez both scored twice as Manchester City restored their lead at the top of the Premier League to six points with a 4-1 derby victory over Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

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NSE ex-CEO Chitra Ramkrishna arrested by CBI

In a major development in the National Stock Exchange (NSE) fraud case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday night arrested its ex MD and CEO Chitra Ramkrishna. Arrested from her Delhi residence, Ramkrishna will be produced before the Rouse Avenue Court on Monday, and the agency will seek her custody for questioning.

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Doctor stays back in Ukraine with pet leopard, black panther

Dr Kumar Bandi, a native of Tanuku town in Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari district, prefers to live on in a bunker of his house in Donbas, 850km from Kyiv, as he does not want to leave behind his two pet big cats — a leopard and a black panther — at the mercy of others.

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Senior citizens may not need 10k steps a day, 6k-8k enough

The 10,000-steps-a-day health mantra may not be accurate, and people may need fewer steps to live healthier for longer, according to a new study published in ‘The Lancet’. For adults over 60 years of age and older, the risk of premature death levelled off at about 6,000-8,000 steps per day, meaning that more steps than that provided no additional benefit for longevity.

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Aeroflot stops flights, last one from Delhi likely on Sunday

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Key vote? Women surpass men in state polls turnout

Women power has held sway in the current elections in five states, with their turnout surpassing that of men in Uttarakhand and Goa, in the first phase in Manipur, and the fourth phase onwards in Uttar Pradesh. In Punjab, women voters were almost neck-and-neck with men, recording a deficit of a mere 0.08 percentage points as compared to the male turnout.

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NSE ex-CEO may have cooked up ‘yogi’ story, says court, denies bail

The anticipatory bail plea of former CEO of National Stock Exchange Chitra Ramkrishna was rejected by a Delhi court, which stressed that the veracity of her claim of non-involvement in the “co-location” scam could not be established and expressed the suspicion that she may have concocted the story of a ‘Siddha Yogi’ guiding her to conceal her involvement.

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Russian troops take over Europe’s biggest nuclear plant in Ukraine

Russian troops seized the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe on Friday after a middle-of-the-night attack that set it on fire and briefly raised worldwide fears of a catastrophe in the most chilling turn in Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine yet.

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Govt proposes lower rate of third party premium for EVs for next FY

The road transport ministry has proposed a lower rate of third party (TP) premium for electric and hybrid electric vehicles for the next financial year while proposing a marginal increase in the premium for all other categories of vehicles. The only exception is for the multi-axle trailers where the premium may increase by nearly 6%.

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After 30 weeks, Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid reopens for devotees

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Army conducts airborne exercise at Siliguri Corridor, while Gen Naravane reviews wargames for China front

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In photos: Shane Warne passes away at 52

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Amazon, Biyani, Reliance to try to settle Future dispute

In a surprise development, Amazon, Biyani Group and Reliance Retail, engaged in a multi-forum litigation for control of Future’s retail empire, agreed to attempt a settlement after the Supreme Court on Thursday warned that a judicial verdict could hurt one of the parties.

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Learn a few Russian sentences: Govt's advice to Indians in Ukraine

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Top gadgets launched at the world’s biggest mobile event

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Give India another chance to get Kubhushan Jadhav a lawyer: Pakistan court

The Islamabad high court on Thursday gave more time for India to appoint a lawyer for Kubhushan Jadhav, who was sentenced to death by a secret military court in April 2017 over allegations of spying. The case will now come up for hearing on April 13.

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India ranked 'partly free' again in Freedom House report

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People in other states want CM like KCR: KTR

Minister KTR inaugurated 2-BHK Dignity Housing Scheme built on 5.18-acre government land at old Marredpally in Secunderabad Cantonment. The state government has spent Rs 350 crore on a total of 468 flats in 22 blocks and 2BHK houses.

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IAF's first evacuation flight with 200 Indians lands in Delhi

The Indian Air Force's (IAF) first evacuation flight with 200 Indians from Romanian capital Bucharest landed at the Hindon air base here in the early hours of Thursday, sources said. The first flight -- which was conducted using C-17 military transport aircraft -- landed in Delhi at 1.30 am.

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After long walk, struggle to board train at Kharkiv stn

Dragging bags and lugging backpacks, groups of Indian students in Kharkiv filed out of their underground shelters on Wednesday and quietly marched at least 10km on the bombed-out streets to reach railway stations, but many of them were left stranded on platforms as guards thrashed and pushed out foreigners, allowing only Ukrainians and women to board the packed trains.

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Live: Blinken calls Putin's nuclear rhetoric the 'height of irresponsibility'

Stay here for real-time updates on news across the US.

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India among 35 nations to abstain from voting on anti-Russia resolution

India, along with China and Pakistan, was among the 35 countries that abstained from voting on Wednesday on a resolution deploring in the strongest terms Russia’s actions in Ukraine and demanding that Russia "immediately, completely, and unconditionally" withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders.

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technology

Apple event is taking place on March 8, the Cupertino company announced through a media invite that it sent on Tuesday. New MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac mini models, as well as a new iMac Pro based on the Apple silicon are expected to debut at the event. The iPhone SE 3 aka iPhone SE 5G and new iPad Air are also speculated to be launched at the virtual event next wee...

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Must respect international law & sovereignty, India reminds Russia

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Ukraine: Back-to-back UN votes will put Delhi’s policy to test

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Indian student killed in Ukraine had stepped out to purchase food

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Ukraine crisis: India seeks safe passage as student dies; 4000 still in war zone

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Election round-up: Campaigning for 6th phase of UP polls ends

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Movie review: Jhund

To sum up, this one’s a dramatic sports film, which may not have thrilling moments around every corner for you but the point it tries to drive home will definitely kick your insides hard.

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