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The four-month monsoon season officially ended on Friday with the country recording "above normal" rainfall at 6% higher than the long period average. However, skewed distribution in the crucial July-August period left large rain deficits in the Gangetic plains, leading to about 1% decline in the overall acreage of kharif (summer sown) crops as compared to last year. from Times of India https://ift.tt/41TUJh5 https://ift.tt/hsopWFD

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VTR director-cum-field director Nesamani K said the tiger is around three-years-old and is likely to have been forced away from the forest by other adult tigers in the VTR. He also claimed that the feeding habit of the tiger may also have changed owing to being near human habitation for long. from Times of India https://ift.tt/kVEpPf6 https://ift.tt/hsopWFD

Times of India

The Kerala HC Thursday directed the now-banned Popular Front of India (PFI) to deposit Rs 5.2 crore in two weeks to compensate for damage caused to assets of the state road transport corporation during an illegal flash strike. The division bench also ordered the state to make PFI state secretary Abdul Sattar an accused in all cases registered in the state. from Times of India https://ift.tt/J9gizUe https://ift.tt/GYMTmus

Times of India

As the race was thrown open, Congress was finalising a replacement candidate for Gehlot, with Mallikarjun Kharge, a senior Dalit leader, as the lead contender. from Times of India https://ift.tt/mVz3WhF https://ift.tt/GYMTmus

Times of India

Yesterday a Court order was published which criticized late actress Jiah Khan's mother Rabia Khan for misusing the judicial machinery. The order stated that Rabia was trying to protract the trial by repeatedly filing applications in various courts despite the fact that the CBI had submitted a report confirming that Jiah's death was by suicide and not homicide, as alleged by Rabia. In light of this order, ETimes reached out to the main accused, Sooraj Pancholi's mother Zarina Wahab. Here is the conversation that took place... from Times of India https://ift.tt/LqYcpPX https://ift.tt/Nmxujak

Times of India

A court in Bihar's Begusarai on Wednesday issued arrest warrants against Ekta Kapoor, film producer and director, and her mother Shobha Kapoor on charges of insulting soldiers and hurting the sentiments of their family members in her web series 'XXX' (Season-2). The court of judge Vikas Kumar issued the warrant on the basis of a complaint lodged by Shambhu Kumar, an ex-serviceman and a resident of Begusarai. from Times of India https://ift.tt/83L65QB https://ift.tt/Nmxujak

Times of India

The bid to rope in Gehlot, who is in the eye of a storm over the boycott of the legislative party meeting in Jaipur on Sunday, have been on for two days, and the party seems to be using a mix of persuasion and sternness to nudge him. from Times of India https://ift.tt/T6OdEIS https://ift.tt/rhEJ4Uu

Times of India

The Army will soon induct 'loitering munitions’ amid the continuing military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh, while the force also cranks up long-range high-volume firepower with 'winterised' howitzers and advanced rockets backed by drones and weapon-locating radars along the northern borders. from Times of India https://ift.tt/diL60mj https://ift.tt/rhEJ4Uu

Times of India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Japan on Monday to participate in the state funeral of Shinzo Abe, a leader he shared a great personal rapport with. Modi will meet Abe's wife Akie Abe during his 12-16 hours stay in Japan and also hold bilateral talks with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida. from Times of India https://ift.tt/JuEHa4I https://ift.tt/rhEJ4Uu

Times of India

Former J&K CM Ghulam Nabi Azad launched his Democratic Azad Party with a nod to the "ideals of Mahatma Gandhi" in Jammu on Monday, exactly a month to the day he quit Congress with a critique of how the grand old party he had been part of for five decades "reached the point of no return". from Times of India https://ift.tt/JlMH3dt https://ift.tt/rhEJ4Uu

Times of India

India can scale up production of the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft to meet operational requirements and export orders, defence ministry officials said. The single-engine Tejas fighter is already the frontrunner to bag a Malaysian order for 18 light twin-seat fighter trainers despite strong competition from Chinese JF-17, South Korean FA-50 and Russian MiG-35 and Yak-130 jets. from Times of India https://ift.tt/s4nuz0g https://ift.tt/tgKYiIO

Times of India

The Enforcement Directorate has claimed that the Popular Front of India (PFI) had planned to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Patna on July 12 this year.. It was engaged in raising terror modules, collection of deadly weapons and explosives to simultaneously launch attacks on sensitive places and individuals in UP. from Times of India https://ift.tt/uF6HlCD https://ift.tt/qdzMDGu

Times of India

China is using “coercive economic tools” to achieve its security aims in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) while also not adhering to international laws and displaying a lack of transparency in its ongoing efforts to establish overseas military bases, a senior US defence official said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/8qHhjpY https://ift.tt/qdzMDGu

Times of India

Some draft-age Russians rushed to leave the country on Thursday to escape their country's biggest conscription drive since World War Two, as world powers at the United Nations demanded Moscow be held accountable for alleged atrocities in Ukraine. Stay with TOI for all updates from Times of India https://ift.tt/ilPW6Ah https://ift.tt/qdzMDGu

Times of India

The govt is unwilling to accommodate Congress' request to let it retain the helmsmanship of the department-related standing committee (DRSC) on home affairs in Rajya Sabha. The decision to withdraw Congress' leadership of the DRSC on home affairs in the RS and IT and communications in LS is being done "as per the existing strength of the parties" and in light of its numbers in RS coming down since 2019, sources said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/8BNSgJx https://ift.tt/qdzMDGu

Times of India

The Karnataka government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that enforcement of uniforms may prevent students from wearing any kind of religious clothing, including hijab, but it would not amount to stifling one's rights to freedom of religion or expression. Hijab is not an essential religious practice in Islam and students are free to wear it outside their schools, it said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/JO59lgs https://ift.tt/zPLrYAX

Times of India

The US Federal Reserve raised its target interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to a range of 3.00%-3.25% on Wednesday and signaled more large increases to come in new projections showing its policy rate rising to 4.40% by the end of this year before topping out at 4.60% in 2023 to battle continued strong inflation. from Times of India https://ift.tt/AUsjzp2 https://ift.tt/zPLrYAX

Times of India

From principals to teachers, government schools in the city are facing an acute shortage of manpower, according to Directorate of Education (DoE) data. Of a total of 950 sanctioned posts for principals, only 154 have been filled while 796, or 83.7%, are lying vacant. Most of the schools are being run by vice-principals. Even in the case of vice-principals, of 1,670 sanctioned posts, 565 (about 34%) lie unfilled. from Times of India https://ift.tt/TMX5I3k https://ift.tt/GQ8zDs0

Times of India

Despite the troop disengagement at a ‘friction point’ in eastern Ladakh earlier this month, the overall threat from China has not receded in any way and it is fast extending to other domains in addition to the land borders, the country’s military brass warned on Tuesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/pfDF4Vm https://ift.tt/GQ8zDs0

Times of India

The road transport ministry has put draft standards for rear seatbelt reminders, which would be a mandatory feature in all new cars in the next six months. As per the proposed automotive standard, the audio seatbelt reminder will alert the driver and occupants even if any passenger, including on the rear seat, removes the safety-belt buckle later. from Times of India https://ift.tt/iTUMPOB https://ift.tt/GQ8zDs0

Times of India

Congress pradesh committees in three more states — Maharashtra, TN and Bihar — passed “unanimous” resolutions on Monday backing Rahul Gandhi for the post of party president, adding heft to a campaign that started in contender Ashok Gehlot’s backyard, Rajasthan, over the weekend and spread to Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. from Times of India https://ift.tt/mdoiWqf https://ift.tt/4eEYlq6

Times of India

More than 300 Indians, including at least 60 from Tamil Nadu, have been held hostage by a gang at Myawaddy in Myanmar where they are forced to do cybercrime activities, multiple sources told TOI. People from some other countries were also being held by the racket. The victims are held captive in the Myawaddy region which is not under the control of the Myanmar government and is dominated by ethnic armed groups. from Times of India https://ift.tt/8P1vQg0 https://ift.tt/4eEYlq6

Times of India

Emphasising lack of uniformity in approach and differences of opinion on how to proceed and analyse mitigating circumstances, while awarding death sentence to a convict by courts, the Supreme Court on Monday referred the issue to a five-judge bench Constitution bench for a comprehensive and authoritative adjudication. from Times of India https://ift.tt/kWqtDfg https://ift.tt/4eEYlq6

Times of India

Britain and the world said a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral on Monday that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers — and crowds who massed along the streets of London to honour a monarch whose 70-year reign defined an age. from Times of India https://ift.tt/c5lGf8z https://ift.tt/4eEYlq6

Times of India

Gross direct tax collections rose 30% to a little under Rs 8.4 lakh crore during the fiscal year up to September 17, when the second instalment of advance tax had been paid. The current growth rate is more than twice the asking rate to meet the full year direct tax target of Rs 14.2 lakh crore. With around a fortnight to go for the half year of FY23 to end, direct tax collections are estimated at around 58% of the full year target. from Times of India https://ift.tt/08Qmicy https://ift.tt/JfQhSPL

Times of India

India is estimated to have gained Rs 35,000 crore by importing Russian crude at discounts since the Ukraine conflict began in February, people in the know said. India went on bargain hunting for Russian crude as the conflict prompted Moscow’s traditional buyers to shun those barrels and traders, stuck with shipments, started offering big discounts. India has opted to import crude from Russia despite pressure from developed nations to shun shipments. from Times of India https://ift.tt/M854QCR https://ift.tt/JfQhSPL

Times of India

Seven decades after the last cheetah was hunted to extinction in India, its cousins from Africa are here to take their spot in the Indian sun. On Saturday, PM Modi operated a lever to open a gate and release eight cheetahs into a special enclosure. Jet-lagged after a 9,000-km overnight flight from Namibia to Gwalior, and then to the Kuno helipad, the cheetahs looked at their new surroundings a bit tentatively at first, but were soon sprinting about. from Times of India https://ift.tt/wKRGkX6 https://ift.tt/NIhvJZR

Times of India

The city corporation authorities on Friday morning demolished the controversial bus waiting shed in front of the CET at Sreekaryam where students had protested — by sitting on each other’s laps — against the residents who damaged the shed in an apparent attempt to stop boys and girls from being there together. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Xl0TmIM https://ift.tt/dDr2sHZ

Times of India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for deepening cooperation and mutual trust among SCO member-states at the summit in Samarkand on Friday, urging the Eurasian security group to work together to develop reliable, resilient, and diversified supply chains in the region at a time when the pandemic and Ukraine conflict had caused an “unprecedented food and energy crisis". from Times of India https://ift.tt/pQIlwZA https://ift.tt/dDr2sHZ

Times of India

The anti corruption branch (ACB) of the Delhi government on Friday arrested AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan for his alleged involvement in a case of illegal appointments and financial irregularities in the management of Delhi Waqf Board. from Times of India https://ift.tt/HjGbPNx https://ift.tt/dDr2sHZ

Times of India

India may be forced to withdraw vacancies for enlisting soldiers from Nepal under its new Agnipath scheme in the ongoing recruitment cycle if the landlocked country does not take a decision in time, Army chief Gen Manoj Pande said on Wednesday. Such a move by India, if it comes to that, could have adverse implications for the already delicately poised relationship with Nepal, where China has systematically made huge strategic inroads over the years. from Times of India https://ift.tt/PlaxMYU https://ift.tt/FJRLmZA

Times of India

Bringing back chilling memories of the Budaun dalit sisters' death case in 2014, two minor sisters, also dalit and aged 14 and 17 years, were found hanging from a tree outside a village in Nighasan area of UP's Lakhimpur Kheri district on Wednesday evening. from Times of India https://ift.tt/KLm50vH https://ift.tt/FJRLmZA

Times of India

As many as 12 people died while 18 others were injured after the minibus they were travelling in fell into a gorge at Sawjian Nallah in J&K’s Poonch district on Wednesday morning. Among the deceased were two minor boys, aged five and 14, as well as three women, two of them teenagers. “The accident took place near Barari Ballah Sawjian around 8.35am when the bus driver lost control of the vehicle near a bridge. The bus skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge,” said an official. from Times of India https://ift.tt/895itHp https://ift.tt/FJRLmZA

Times of India

Satish Chandra Verma, a senior IPS officer who had assisted the CBI in its investigation into the alleged fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan in Gujarat, has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Union home ministry's decision, taken on August 30, to dismiss him a month before his scheduled retirement on September 30. from Times of India https://ift.tt/0a2hGy9 https://ift.tt/r3xVP8N

Times of India

CBI sleuths on Tuesday conducted searches at 36 locations across the country, including in Jammu & Kashmir, in an ongoing investigation related to recruitment of sub-inspectors in J&K Police. According to police sources, searches were carried out in Jammu, Srinagar (both in J&K), Karnal, Mahendergarh, Rewari (in Haryana), Gandhinagar (Gujarat), Delhi, Ghaziabad (UP) and Bangalore (Karnataka), among other places. from Times of India https://ift.tt/spEhw89 https://ift.tt/r3xVP8N

Times of India

The Muslim side on Monday said the Supreme Court, not being sufficiently proficient in Arabic, is ill-equipped to interpret the Quran. It argued that instead of determining the essentiality of hijab to Islam by attempting to interpret the holy book, the court should view hijab as an individual woman’s right to choose a piece of cloth to protect her privacy, dignity and identity. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2mbMKzu https://ift.tt/M0sKAHF

Times of India

The Supreme Court will decide on Monday a plea of 17-year old boy seeking permission to donate his liver to save his father’s life.A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S Oka will decide the case in the presence of a senior official from the health department from Uttar Pradesh government who was asked to personally appear before it. from Times of India https://ift.tt/8V0BHfk https://ift.tt/4TgYzjF

Times of India

NCP patriarch Sharad Pawar has never been a prime ministerial aspirant but is best suited to serve as a bridge between opposition parties since he commands respect from all, his party said on Sunday even as the veteran Rajya Sabha MP told party leaders that NCP will never “surrender” before the “rulers in Delhi”. The assertion was made by party MP Praful Patel amid renewed activity within the opposition camp to unite all non-BJP outfits. from Times of India https://ift.tt/x6gU1pP https://ift.tt/4TgYzjF

Times of India

Pramod Madushan and Wanindu Hasaranga shared 7 wickets between them as Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 23 runs to win their sixth Asia Cup title on Sunday. Chasing 171 for victory, Pakistan were bowled out for 147 with Madushan claiming four wickets and Hasaranga taking 3-27 in Dubai. Bhanuka Rajapaksa had smashed an unbeaten 71 to lift Sri Lanka to 170/6 from a precarious 58/5 after being put in to bat by Pakistan. from Times of India https://ift.tt/WQn5AeM https://ift.tt/4TgYzjF

Times of India

One of the most controversial and awaited shows of television is all set to return with a new season. Yes, you guessed it right. Bigg Boss is coming back with season 16 and host Salman Khan gears to host yet another blockbuster season. from Times of India https://ift.tt/u27OWbN https://ift.tt/4TgYzjF

Times of India

The second letter refuelled a political joust between BJP and the JMM-led coalition government on Saturday, although a Raj Bhavan source said the EC letter came on Friday in a “sealed envelope” and “it is still to be opened”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/JG7g98I https://ift.tt/rTXIZwP

Times of India

In the video which went viral, pastor P George Ponnaiah is seen responding to the Congress leader’s question about whether Jesus was a form of God, saying, “Jesus is the real God. God reveals him(self) as a man, a real person...not like Shakti...so we see a human person.” from Times of India https://ift.tt/Y7wPzs1 https://ift.tt/rTXIZwP

Times of India

Last year, 7,524 inmates were reported to be suffering from mental illness. Percentage wise, those suffering from mental illness accounted for 1.5% of the 4.88 lakh inmates lodged in various prisons as on December 2020. from Times of India https://ift.tt/TZ3Ixel https://ift.tt/rTXIZwP

Times of India

The package for Pakistan, which reversed the Trump administration's decision in 2018 to suspend such assistance to Islamabad, was announced while India was hosting top US officials, including US assistant secretary of state for south and central Asian affairs Donald Lu , for a US-India 2+2 Intersessional Meeting. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Row9YP1 https://ift.tt/rTXIZwP

Times of India

Most doctors know that ICU patients in India who stay for longer periods get infected by gram-negative micro-organisms, which are more difficult to treat than gram-positive organisms found in western world ICUs. from Times of India https://ift.tt/zkf6uYg https://ift.tt/rTXIZwP

Times of India

A bench of CJI U U Lalit and Justices S Ravindra Bhat and P S Narasimha ordered he be released within three days on conditions to the satisfaction of the trial court. The SC passed the order after telling the state, “So till now, you have not shown anything (against Kappan) that was provocative.” from Times of India https://ift.tt/FLcdHsq https://ift.tt/e5lO7E4

Times of India

“Refunds amounting to Rs 1.19 lakh crore have been issued during 1st April, 2022 to 8th September, 2022, which are 65.3% higher than refunds issued during the same period in the preceding year,” the Central Board of Direct Taxes said in a statement. from Times of India https://ift.tt/SrRBdo1 https://ift.tt/e5lO7E4

Times of India

In the Bilkis Bano case, the bench of Justices Rastogi and Nagarathna while seeking response from the convicts, asked Malhotra to take instruction whether he would represent all of them before the SC. from Times of India https://ift.tt/JmcYKAp https://ift.tt/e5lO7E4

Times of India

Piyush Goyal said after the IPEF ministerial meeting, “We were very comfortable with the final outcome and text and I've joined the ministerial declarations on three pillars related to supply chains, tax and anti corruption and clean energy. On trade, a broader consensus is yet to emerge among nations. " from Times of India https://ift.tt/6vZJ2mp https://ift.tt/e5lO7E4

Times of India

Shivam and his cafe on wheels — an out-of-the-box idea appreciated by many — can be spotted near the regional transport office (RTO) in the Naini area of Prayagraj. It’s a go-to point for people who go to the RTO for their driving licence and need printouts of documents. from Times of India https://ift.tt/VBE9qsh https://ift.tt/e5lO7E4

Times of India

While India is grappling with the continuing military confrontation in eastern Ladakh with China, though troop disengagement has taken place in a few areas, Japan is strengthening its military capabilities to prepare for any contingency arising out of the Taiwan Strait crisis. from Times of India https://ift.tt/MIyAOwm https://ift.tt/5xJmFWP

Times of India

“CBI would be governed by the DSPE Act and it would be subject to the same restriction as mentioned in the law. CBI cannot be liberated from that restraint,” the bench said while posting the case for further hearing to October 18. from Times of India https://ift.tt/XGPxUuY https://ift.tt/5xJmFWP

Times of India

Mary Angela Kelly, a British fashion designer, dressmaker, and milliner, served as Personal Assistant and Senior Dresser to Queen Elizabeth II since 2002. Her official title was that of a Personal Assistant, Adviser and Curator to Her Majesty The Queen and she took care of her majesty's jewellery, insignias and wardrobe). from Times of India https://ift.tt/fZt8obB https://ift.tt/5xJmFWP

Times of India

The Centre said this before Justice Yashwant Varma, who was hearing petitions against the suspension of accounts of several social media users, including those using Twitter. Counsel for the government assured the court that an amendment to the law will be made at some point in time. from Times of India https://ift.tt/YoKz5Hl https://ift.tt/8n1YGAb

Times of India

UP CM Yogi Adityanath said monsoon deficiency has impacted the sowing of the kharif crop. To assess the loss and understand the impact of the deficiency on agriculture, he has said one team should be constituted for every district. from Times of India https://ift.tt/4jfsGmC https://ift.tt/8n1YGAb

Times of India

Naseem Shah probably hit the two most important sixes to protect Pakistan’s ego on a Wednesday night that broke millions of Afghan hearts and knocked India out of the Asia Cup. Naseem's hefty blows may not match the Javed Miandad's last-ball six off Chetan Sharma from 1986, it would hurt Indian fans as much. from Times of India https://ift.tt/eEr5yMi https://ift.tt/8n1YGAb

Times of India

The team is understood to have concluded that the safety features deployed on the vehicle that was involved in the crash did their job, something seen due to the deployment of the relevant airbags when the accident occurred from Times of India https://ift.tt/4IRZ7Jd https://ift.tt/Jjy29Ur

Times of India

A shortlist of six books for the Booker Prize 2022 was announced in the wee hours of September 7, 2022 (India time). Read more details about the Booker Prize 2022 shortlist here. from Times of India https://ift.tt/IX7Zxof https://ift.tt/Jjy29Ur

Times of India

Staring at the prospect of disqualification as an MLA in the office-of-profit case for almost two weeks, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren Monday sought and won a cakewalk 48-0 trust vote in the 81-member assembly amid a BJP walkout and the forced absence of three Congress MLAs barred from leaving Bengal since their arrest there with a pile of cash. from Times of India https://ift.tt/xWm7iHE https://ift.tt/GnK6SZE

Times of India

The state government of Tamil Nadu on September 2 announced the list of winners under various categories for the State Film Awards for the year 2009 to 2014. The event for the same is held today, September 4 in Chennai at 5 pm. The statement issued by the government has the list of three selected movies, actors, actresses, musicians, and lyricists for every year from 2009 to 2014. from Times of India https://ift.tt/JRAMcrg https://ift.tt/QIwHPdJ

Times of India

The singing reality show Superstar Singer Season 2 has announced Mohammad Faiz as its winner. Faiz, a 14-year-old, from Jodhpur, Rajasthan, is naturally thrilled. In ana exclusive interview with Bombay Times, he said, "When I was announced the winner of the show, everyone around me was crying and clapping. My mama lifted me up on stage after I was announced the winner. My father lives out of India, I spoke to him and he was very happy. from Times of India https://ift.tt/GMuhPFW https://ift.tt/9UC0LlX

Times of India

The Delhi Development Authority plans to hand over the first batch of flats built under in situ slum redevelopment projects at Kalkaji Extension and Kathputli Colony this month. from Times of India https://ift.tt/HeVcYZi https://ift.tt/zNLSs1A

Times of India

Saying the accused showed a "depraved and evil" mentality, Delhi HC enhanced the punishment of two men, who had challenged the trial court verdict in a brutal 2012 gang rape and murder case, to a minimum of 20 years in jail without remission. from Times of India https://ift.tt/5dCrWoT https://ift.tt/zNLSs1A

Times of India

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh went into Thursday's virtual knockout game, having dealt cheap shops at each other in the buildup. The two teams, nicknamed The Lions and The Tigers, were probably venting out their frustration after the 'newbies' of world cricket Afghanistan pushed them to a corner in the last five days. from Times of India https://ift.tt/ZprKUWh https://ift.tt/J8XBUH3