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Cabinet Committee on Security approves Tejas 2.0 mega project

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The PM Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) cleared the project to develop Tejas Mark-2 with prototypes, flight testing and certification at a cost of over Rs 6,500 crore, in addition to the Rs 2,500 crore earlier sanctioned for it, top sources told TOI. With more powerful GE-414engines in the 98 Kilonewton thrust class, the Tejas Mark-2 will have a longer combat range. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/iYER7Wq

IMD: Rain deficit in 28% of districts this monsoon

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Covid booster coverage lowest in two NE states and Jharkhand

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Meghalaya, Nagaland and Jharkhand have the lowest coverage of precautionary/booster dose of Covid vaccine in the '18 years and above' age group, according to health ministry data. Till August 30, Meghalaya has administered precautionary dose to only 8% of its eligible population in this age group while Jharkhand and Nagaland have been able to jab 9% of beneficiariesn this category. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/aWKf0Pd

KCR in Bihar to woo Nitish Kumar but yet to endorse him as PM face

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Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao stated the obvious and skirted the tricky part during a trip to Patna on Wednesday, urging the opposition to unite for a "BJP-mukt Bharat" while keeping his view on Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar as a potential prime ministerial candidate for later. KCR has been advocating a non-Congress, non-BJP federal front at the national level. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/MmauXGe

Congress at war: Party rejects call to publish rolls for president polls

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Govt warns firms, advertisers of strict action if found promoting products through surrogate ads

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Record rain turns Bengaluru into water world, city put on alert

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As per the IMD report on Tuesday, Bengaluru recorded its highest single-day rainfall in August in 24 hours - 162.1mm - since August 27, 1890. The department has issued a yellow alert in Bengaluru Urban district for Wednesday and Thursday too. Three lakes - Bellandur, Varthur and Nallurahalli - overflowed and around 400 cars parked in basements of apartments around Nallurahalli lake were submerged. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/tiFOA2U

Germany: Can't liken China's LAC violation to Putin's war

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While calling China's claim over Arunachal Pradesh outrageous and its LAC infringements a violation of the international order, new German ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann said that it is important to differentiate between China's conduct in India and Russia's actions in Ukraine. He said the Russian attack on Ukraine was the most serious aggression in the world in the past 70 years. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/ZQ4aWOX

Daughter moves court to stay with Indrani Mukherjea

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64 J&K Congress members quit party in support of Azad

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Kashmiri IAS topper Shah Faesal posted in culture ministry

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Lashkar trio killed in Shopian encounter

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Delhi, Beijing not uniting will hit 'Asian Century': Jaishankar

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The state of the border with China will determine the state of our relationship, foreign minister S Jaishankar said on Monday as he underlined that much of the future of Asia depends on how relations between India and China develop in the foreseeable future and that adherence to laws, norms and rules will be crucial for managing the fissures in the continent. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/ZwYKjiC

They question me, but not the one who's fulfilling Modi dream: Ghulam Nabi Azad

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Amid allegations that his exit is motivated to help BJP ahead of the imminent J&K assembly polls, renegade Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad clarified that neither he nor BJP could contribute a single vote to each other. In his first media interaction since leaving the Grand Old Party, Azad explained to TOI what triggered his exit and his plans for the future. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/sLFxBua

'Provocative dress ruling' judge moves HC

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Girl’s death latest flashpoint in Jharkhand political slugfest

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Security forces marched through the streets of Jharkhand’s Dumka on Monday to douse the flames of a potentially violent backlash over the death of a Class XII girl who had been set ablaze by a stalker while she was asleep, shifting the focus of the battle raging between the JMM-led coalition and the opposition from CM Hemant Soren’s office-of-profit case to an alleged law-and-order breakdown. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/c9LfhW3

Pocso case against Karnataka seer: BJP MP says probe must be impartial

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Many hands rising from South Asia to assist flood-affected in Pakistan

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Child stolen from Mathura railway station recovered, BJP corporator among eight held

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The Government Railway Police have recovered a seven-month-old child who was stolen from a platform of the Mathura junction six days ago, officials said on Monday, adding that a BJP corporator and seven others have been arrested in the case. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/UnqtV7x

38kg heroin seized from Gujarat truck in Punjab

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‘Urban Naxals’ tried to stall Sardar Sarovar project: Gujarat CM

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Roads ministry proposes ‘tree banks’ for faster project nods

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780 defence items in 3rd negative imports list of sub-systems

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The defence ministry has approved another list that progressively bans imports of 780 sub-systems — components or ‘line replacement units (LRUs)’ of weapon systems and platforms — which are being manufactured by defence PSUs, from December 2023 to December 2028. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/FyHhD6V

Forensic tests to be must for crimes with 6+ years jail: Amit Shah

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Union home minister Amit Shah said Sunday that the government could soon provide portable forensic labs to all districts of India to improve the conviction rate for crimes and standardise the investigation process. The move is part of the government’s push for reforms in the criminal justice system, said Shah, speaking as chief guest of the first convocation at National Forensic Sciences University’s (NFSU) Gujarat campus in Gandhinagar. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/XkrxCJ1

Earthquake-hit Gujarat faced plots to defame it, stop investment, says PM Modi

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PM Narendra Modi said Sunday that Gujarat has charted a new path of progress by overcoming drought, earthquake and other natural calamities as well as conspiracies to defame and stop investments in the state. “Gujarat overrode all of these,” Modi said, while addressing a public meeting after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of development projects in Bhuj — a town 20km from the epicentre of the 2001 earthquake that killed over 13,000 people. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/WSGoceg

Explosive finale: Twin towers set to fall today

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Recovery of 6 bodies in Jammu: Probe points towards drug overdose, depression

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Pakistani intruder arrested by BSF from near IB in Jammu

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Hungarian trekker rescued in Kishtwar

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J&K Congress questions timing of Azad's resignation

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3-judge Supreme Court bench to hear PILs on freebies

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The Supreme Court on Friday referred to a three-judge bench for wider discussion petitions seeking a regulatory mechanism to curb economically harmful freebies announced by political parties on election eve to lure voters. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/L0gsGUz

About 120 terrorists waiting across LOC to enter J&K: GOC 19 Division

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India submits its updated climate action targets to UN body, says it's a step towards reaching net-zero by 2070

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Man's decomposing body found in Gurugram PG

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A 26-year-old man's decomposing body was found in a PG in Palam Vihar area here, police said on Friday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/NtnCHL9

Twin towers: Nearby residents plan vacation

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Several people living in buildings close to Supertech's twin towers have decided to go for vacation while many will be putting up at hotels on Sunday, when the structures are set to be demolished with the help of explosives. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/T19sqNE

Visually impaired minor girl living in NGO dies

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A 7-year-old visually impaired girl, residing in the NGO's blind school in Baharampur, Sector 71 area, died under suspicious circumstances, police said on Friday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/Pq2SvKf

Farooq clarifies Gupkar will never wind up; decision on polls at appropriate time

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Hawala case: Accused arrested from IGI Airport after deportation from UAE

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Parliamentary panel visits NDA, interacts with newly inducted women cadets

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2 cyber fraudsters dupe many in Delhi; held

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Two men were arrested for allegedly cheating people by luring them into credit card offers and procuring their confidential financial data to further use it for fraud transactions, police said on Thursday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/31lthLR

Nitin Gadkari hits out at those ‘distorting’ his speeches, warns of legal action

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Shashi Tharoor-led parliamentary panel summons Twitter, IRCTC over data privacy

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Will move SC if Jharkhand CM disqualified as MLA: JMM

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Supreme Court to hear plea in open court today to review PMLA verdict

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The Supreme Court has decided to hear in open court on Thursday a petition by Karti Chidambaram seeking review of its July 27 judgment upholding stringent provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and the sweeping powers given to the Enforcement Directorate, a verdict that was widely criticised. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/Ay3w08x

2 earthquakes hit Jammu and Kashmir in 1 hour

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Pak ‘Colonel’ gave Rs 30k for attack, says terrorist captured along LoC

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A Pakistani terrorist captured along the Line of Control (LoC) in Naushera sector of J&K’s Rajouri district has claimed that he was given 30,000 Pakistani rupees by a colonel of the “Pakistan intelligence” to attack an Indian Army post on August 21, said Brigade Commander Brigadier Kapil Rana on Wednesday. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/bCSVHvj

J&K Police raid houses of separatist lawyer, two more in advocate murder case

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National Conference to contest all 90 assembly seats alone in J&K

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32-year-old man killed in fire at Delhi unit

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Veeru Balguher, a resident of Kaushambi, had been working at the factory that makes packaging for soil testing kits for the last five years, they said. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/1GjTb2u

Adani buys 29% in NDTV, to make open of fer for 26%

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Union minister compares book on Modi to Gita, draws Cong fire

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Jabbed abroad? Now get the remaining Covid shots in India

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In good news for individuals (Indian or foreign nationals) who had received Covid-19 vaccine dose(s) outside India and were willing to receive remaining doses (second or booster) in India, they may be administered any of the domestically available vaccines in the country as per the recommendations of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI). from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/EaYjry8

After Kerala, 'tomato flu' now found in Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Odisha

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Intel agencies hunt for India contact of arrested IS jihadi

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A meet ahead of Congress president polls sparks buzz

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The meeting of senior Congress leader and Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday morning, ahead of the elections for a new Congress president, set off a buzz in party circles. ​​Gehlot, however, downplayed speculations around his candidature as "media created" and added the party will elect a new president when the situation arises and that there are many eminent leaders available to take up the responsibility. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/UAqrtVG

Telangana MLA held for remarks on Prophet, suspended by BJP

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BJP suspended and slapped a show-cause on party MLA T Raja Singh within hours of his arrest on Tuesday over a since blanked out video in which he purportedly made some remarks alluding to the Prophet, igniting protests in pockets of Hyderabad’s old city alongside a business shutdown. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/svCHAKW

Top BrahMos unit officer, 2 others sacked for ‘accidentally firing’ missile into Pakistan

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The commanding officer (CO) of a BrahMos unit that "accidentally fired" a supersonic cruise missile that crashed 124-km inside Pakistan on March 9 and two other officers have been summarily sacked by the government. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/d2VCFe8

Joint water sharing and water management mechanism to be focus of Modi-Hasina talks

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SC agrees to list petition seeking review of its PMLA judgment

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150 civil society groups to associate with Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'

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SC issues notice to Gujarat govt on Teesta bail plea

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Delhi borders choke as farmers return for agitation

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Monday morning brought back a sight residents of Delhi-NCR hoped to have seen the last of in December 2021 - concrete barricades, heavy police presence at borders, farmers squatting on roads, and traffic jams that stretched back several kilometres. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/WpN1gQ2

Approached with offer to drop cases if I join BJP, says Sisodia; party seeks proof

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Military gets powers to buy indigenous weapons on fast-track

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The defence ministry on Monday approved the grant of financial powers to the armed forces for emergency procurement of indigenous weapon systems and ammunition, in the backdrop of the continuing over two-year-long military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/ALsz6w9

1st in 8 weeks, India logs less than 1 lakh Covid cases; deaths dip too

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For the first time in eight weeks, India recorded less than 1 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases in the week ending Sunday, as nearly all states and UTs registered declining numbers and the seven-day test positivity rate fell below 4%, a first since July 7. Deaths from the virus too recorded a slight decline, with around 275 new fatalities reported during the week, down from 307 in the previous week. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/Pt2b5pH

Anand Sharma’s move to quit key Congress post may signal G-23 displeasure

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The timing of Anand Sharma’s resignation as chief of Congress steering committee in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh is significant as it comes on the back of senior colleague and another key ‘G-23’ leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation as chairman of the campaign committee of J&K Congress. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/4CJ9ATw

BJP targets Kejriwal again, claims corruption exposed

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LOCs against eight accused in excise case

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