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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called upon all citizens to turn the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign into a mass movement by hoisting or displaying the national flag at their homes and using the tricolour as display picture of their social media accounts, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence. from Times of India https://ift.tt/puJdALe https://ift.tt/iGrtNZ9

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The Enforcement Directorate on Sunday arrested Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in Mumbai in connection with a land scam case. The action comes hours after the agency conducted raids at his residence. The agency has recovered Rs 11.5 lakh from his premises. During his arrest, Raut said that the 10 lakh rupees seized from his residence belonged to chief minister Eknath Shinde. from Times of India https://ift.tt/t6vJ5Nq https://ift.tt/iGrtNZ9

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With 748 super speciality seats unfilled after four rounds of admission, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has removed the qualifying mark criterion for aspirants. So, rock-bottom scores or a zero percentile would be acceptable for a course at this level. As a one-time measure, any candidate who had taken the NEET super speciality 2021 exam can participate in the special mop-up admission round irrespective of scores. from Times of India https://ift.tt/MARi9p1 https://ift.tt/5kRH0Lp

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Rohit Sharma's elegant half-century and Dinesh Karthik's blazing finish were backed up by a solid bowling performance as India made short work of West Indies with an easy 68-run victory in the first T20I. While Rohit set up the platform with a 44-ball-64, it was Karthik's calculated assault -- an unbeaten 41 off 19 balls -- that took India to 190 for six. In reply, West Indies could only get to 122 for 8 in their 20 overs. from Times of India https://ift.tt/gBMdDXi https://ift.tt/mS3q2g1

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Law minister Kiren Rijiju in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday said that the government subscribes to the BJP's demand for the promulgation of Uniform Civil Code. "Let me tell you uniform civil code is our party ideology and it should be considered as the ideology of the country,” Rijiju said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/7209QK3 https://ift.tt/AkUnlh0

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Elon Musk denied he had an affair with Sergey Brin’s wife, after reports stated that the liaison led the Google co-founder to order his advisers to sell his investments in Musk’s companies. Musk had an alleged liaison in December in Miami with Brin’s wife Nicole Shanahan, the journal said, citing unidentified people. That ended the long friendship between Musk, 51, and Brin, who helped support the electric carmaker during the 2008 financial crisis. Brin had filed for divorce in January. from Times of India https://ift.tt/YeLgAOC https://ift.tt/vyZaGES

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Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif's tormentor in chief has been identified and arrested by Mumbai police, following a complaint lodged by Kaushal. The Santacruz police has arrested a man, believed to be a struggler in Bollywood, who was threatening Vicky with dire circumstances and asking him to separate from Katrina Kaif. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Oy5advm https://ift.tt/vyZaGES

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Marking an incredible journey from Rairangpur to Raisina Hills, Droupadi Murmu was sworn in as the 15th President of India on Monday. Murmu, 64, the youngest President yet, and the first to be born in independent India, was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of India, N V Ramana in the Central Hall of Parliament. "My election is proof of the fact that the poor in India can have dreams and fulfil them too,” she said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/7cSawR1 https://ift.tt/vyZaGES

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Smriti Irani on Sunday sent a legal notice to Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Pawan Khera and Netta D’Souza, seeking an ‘unconditional and unequivocal apology’ from them for their “baseless and false” allegations against her and her daughter. She served the notice a day after the Congress leaders alleged that her 18-year-old daughter Zoish Irani ran a bar illegally in Goa and also targeted the minister over this, demanding that PM Narendra Modi sack her from his cabinet. from Times of India https://ift.tt/eG0f2rv https://ift.tt/Bnx5Agt

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Driven by a sharp spike in crude oil shipments, India’s imports from Russia have shot up 3.7 times to top $5 billion during April and May 2022, with the value of consignments nearly already half the imports for entire 2021-22. Since February, when Russia attacked Ukraine, imports have risen close to three-and-a-half times to $8.6 billion, compared to $2.5 billion in the corresponding period in 2021. from Times of India https://ift.tt/oVbnCQ8 https://ift.tt/Bnx5Agt

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The Election Commission has asked the Shiv Sena factions led by Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray to submit written statements on their competing claims over the party name and ‘Bow and Arrow’ election symbol by August 8 in what can trigger a scramble for pledges of support from MPs and state legislators as well as organisational functionaries. from Times of India https://ift.tt/gmY9zqN https://ift.tt/C1PLtVe

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In a move that is expected to bring relief to many patients by bringing down cost of healthcare, the Centre may announce a crucial decision on August 15 to significantly bring down prices of some critical medicines such as those for cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, official sources said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Ct0JjnA https://ift.tt/C1PLtVe

Times of India

Airlines can no longer deny boarding to a person with disabilities on its own, without a doctor examining the person and stating that the said passenger’s health may deteriorate during the journey. Following an uproar over IndiGo’s recent denial of boarding to one such young passenger in Ranchi, Union aviation minister J M Scindia had ordered a review of the entire process. from Times of India https://ift.tt/VRHN0XG https://ift.tt/DS43xG2

Karnataka Clears New Employment Policy

The Karnataka cabinet on Friday gave its approval to the 'Karnataka Employment Policy 2022-25', mandating industries either expanding or setting up new units in the state, to increase the number of... from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/TSJxzAH via IFTTT

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An estimated four crore eligible people are yet to initiate Covid vaccination in the country as on July 18, even as the government has made vaccination, including booster shots, available for free to cover all. “As on 18th July, an estimated 4 crore eligible beneficiaries have not taken even a single dose of Covid vaccine,” junior health minister Bharati Pravin Pawar informed Lok Sabha on Friday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/s26BOfC https://ift.tt/DS43xG2

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NDA’s presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu on Thursday became the first tribal woman to be elected as President of India by defeating her rival, opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha, by a margin of 947 votes, bagging 64.03% of the electoral college votes against Sinha’s share of 35.97%. from Times of India https://ift.tt/sBriJla https://ift.tt/GwW19rl

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Sri Lanka lawmakers elected six-time former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president, a choice that reignited protests. Protesters gathered outside the Presidential Secretariat soon after Wickemshinge was elected as president. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates: from Times of India https://ift.tt/zacZxQk https://ift.tt/GwW19rl

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The Centre on Wednesday raised concerns over low testing and vaccination in nine states that are witnessing an upsurge in Covid-19 cases and test positivity rates. On Wednesday, Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan chaired a high-level review meeting with these states: Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh. from Times of India https://ift.tt/NocHkEp https://ift.tt/irXLb8V

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Fifty-two days after the daylight murder of singer-rapper Sidhu Moose Wala near his home in Mansa district, a Punjab Police team Wednesday shot and killed two sharpshooters involved in the crime during a gunfight that raged for four-and-a-half hours at a village near Attari on the India-Pakistan border. from Times of India https://ift.tt/qIpZ4uw https://ift.tt/irXLb8V

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Moving away from its earlier hard stance, the Supreme Court on Tuesday protected suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma from arrest in all present and future FIRs for her alleged blasphemous comments against the Prophet as it took into account continuing grave threats to her life from many, including a 'khadim' of Ajmer dargah. from Times of India https://ift.tt/GgAase1 https://ift.tt/wxGTU7p

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In a fresh jolt to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has recognised Rahul Shewale of the Sena faction led by Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde as leader of the party in Lok Sabha. Acting on a representation signed by 12 of the 19 Sena members in the LS, Birla also recognised Bhawna Gawli as the party’s chief whip. from Times of India https://ift.tt/mj0OhPH https://ift.tt/wxGTU7p

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Unveiling what he said was the US intelligence, John Kirby, the chief National Security Council spokesman, told a White House news briefing that the Russians are preparing to install proxy officials, establish the rouble as the default currency and force residents to apply for citizenship. Stay with TOI for the latest updates from Times of India https://ift.tt/n3WlbB2 https://ift.tt/wxGTU7p

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At the 18th all-India legal services meet organised by the National Legal Services Authority, the CJI said that in India’s criminal justice system, the process is a punishment. From indiscriminate arrest to difficulty in obtaining bail, the process leading to prolonged incarceration of undertrial prisoners needs urgent attention, he added. from Times of India https://ift.tt/5uZJEoX https://ift.tt/0KRQXHb

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Rubaiya was abducted near Srinagar’s Lal Ded Hospital on December 8, 1989, and freed from captivity five days later on December 13 after the then VP Singh government, supported by the BJP at the Centre, released five terrorists in exchange for her safe return. Her father was the Union home minister at the time. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Icf4orq https://ift.tt/uBwj0Z5

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India and the EU reiterated their commitment to protecting and promoting all human rights. In this context, as open and democratic societies, they emphasised the “universality, indivisibility, interdependence and interrelatedness of all human rights”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/mLF4WH2 https://ift.tt/uBwj0Z5

Times of India

England's Reece Topley recorded career-best figures of 6-24 as the hosts roared back in style after their drubbing in the first ODI against India to level the 3-match series with a 100-run win in the second game. Chasing 247 on a Lord's wicket that had eased up after the first innings, India never found their stride and folded for 146 in 38.5 overs. David Willey (1/27), seasoned Moeen Ali (1/30) and Liam Livingstone (1/4) also played their parts to perfection. from Times of India https://ift.tt/AetgIzV https://ift.tt/PN2TuxJ

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The Indian high commission denied “baseless and speculative” media reports that India facilitated the “recent reported travel” of Gotabaya. “It is reiterated that India will continue to support the people of Sri Lanka as they seek to realise their aspirations for prosperity and progress through democratic means" said the Indian mission. from Times of India https://ift.tt/yfWzhHb https://ift.tt/dIQuKUp

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The Supreme Court on Monday sentenced fugitive former liquor baron Vijay Mallya, holed up in London, to four months’ imprisonment and ordered him and his three US-based children to return $40 million, which was contemptuously siphoned out by Mallya, within four weeks with 8% interest. from Times of India https://ift.tt/NZLqTy7 https://ift.tt/fSx1HmA

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Police in Madhya Pradesh’s Barwani have registered a case against Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar and 11 others for alleged misappropriation of funds collected by an NGO for the education and welfare of tribal children in the state and neighbouring Maharashtra. from Times of India https://ift.tt/NpTwM3R https://ift.tt/y4PXBbZ

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Two women died while several others sustained injuries after a bus carrying about 50 passengers fell into a gorge at Malegam Ghat of Dang district in Gujarat on Saturday night. from Times of India https://ift.tt/mEzxq80 https://ift.tt/WqOg65k

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CBI has filed an FIR against ex-Mumbai police commissioner Sanjay Pandey and former National Stock Exchange (NSE) bosses Chitra Ramkrishna and Ravi Narain among others for allegedly tapping phones of NSE employees between 2009 and 2017 and may expand the scope of the probe amid indications that an illegal surveillance facility at the bourse may have been used to snoop on people other than its employees. from Times of India https://ift.tt/OUwvlYi https://ift.tt/HiPFoJd

Times of India

The BJP on Thursday removed its Haryana IT cell incharge amid calls for his arrest over an old tweet allegedly against the Islam. A statement issued by state BJP president O P Dhankar said Arun Yadav is being removed from the post with immediate effect but did not give any reason for it. from Times of India https://ift.tt/rgViyLI https://ift.tt/JKIZHnw

Times of India

Hollywood actor James Caan, who was famous for his role as gangster Sonny Corleone in 'The Godfather' movie, passed away on Wednesday evening at age 82. His family said in a statement posted on Twitter. from Times of India https://ift.tt/8hTB3D7 https://ift.tt/JKIZHnw

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Micro-blogging giant Twitter has moved the Karnataka high court, challenging the central government’s orders to block content on the platform, arguing that some of the directives are not in line with legal provisions and suggest “disproportionate use of power”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/ulorw1d https://ift.tt/VRhM9Ou

Times of India

In what could discomfit the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Supreme Court has put its scanner on many instances of NGT passing “mechanical and pre-drafted” orders and said it would soon take up this issue and pass corrective orders. The Justice Kant-led bench said, “This is not the first instance. Mechanical and pre-drafted orders are being passed (by the NGT) almost every day. from Times of India https://ift.tt/nVx8MQ5 https://ift.tt/XztFOuy

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India were 125 for three at stumps against England on the third day of the rescheduled fifth Test. Having taken a first-innings lead of 132 runs, India extended their overall lead to 257 with seven wickets remaining in their second innings. At close of play, Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant were batting on 50 and 30 respectively. Earlier, India bowled out England for 284 in their first innings. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3M6pC0Y https://ift.tt/ZyEMAz3

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The crown for Miss India World 2022 goes to Sini Shetty from Karnataka. The first runner-up is Rubal Shekhawat from Rajasthan and the second runner up title went to Shinata Chauhan from Uttar Pradesh. from Times of India https://ift.tt/SIOBy1f https://ift.tt/ZyEMAz3

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England were 84/5 at stumps on the second day of the rain-hit rescheduled fifth Test against India (416 all out). Jonny Bairstow and skipper Ben Stokes were batting on 12 and 0 respectively with England still trailing by 332 runs. Following up his world record-breaking carnage with the bat, the India's fast-bowling captain Jasprit Bumrah (3/35) led from the front in his primary job, taking 3 English wickets, while Mohd. Shami (1/33) and Mohd. Siraj (1/5) took one wicket each. from Times of India https://ift.tt/lq92viu https://ift.tt/A0J84tp

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Friday said had BJP wanted, consensus could have been built on Droupadi Murmu's candidature for President of India. "They just asked us, 'What is your suggestion?' We told them to give their suggestion first. Had we got it, we could have considered that also because we could have discussed this at the opposition party meeting (on June 15 in Delhi). from Times of India https://ift.tt/XnK0M4U https://ift.tt/45E0LyA

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Rishabh Pant played a knock for the ages to turn the tables on England and take India to an imposing 338 for seven on a rain-hit day one of the rescheduled fifth Test. At 98 for five, India were staring down the barrel but Pant (146 off 111 balls) scripted a remarkable turnaround in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (83 batting off 163) as the duo shared a match changing 222-run stand off 239 balls. from Times of India https://ift.tt/MVxbWJT https://ift.tt/45E0LyA