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Forecasters say "extremely dangerous" Hurricane Dorian is moving closer to the northern Bahamas. The US National Hurricane Center says Dorian remained a powerful Category 4 storm at 11 pm EDT Saturday. The storm is about 310 miles (500 kilometres) east of West Palm Beach, Florida. President Donald Trump is receiving regular briefings on the hurricane. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NDKR86

A "straight pride" parade and counter-demonstration went off in Boston Saturday without any major conflicts reported between the two groups. An organisation, Super Happy Fun America, announced the parade as Boston celebrated LGBTQ Pride Month earlier this summer, saying it believes straight people are an oppressed majority. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LcyKNs

Rafael Nadal cruised into the US Open fourth round with a business-like 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over Chung Hyeon on Saturday. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2ZHmOHR

Top-ranked defending champion Naomi Osaka defeated US 15-year-old sensation Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-0 on Saturday in a showdown at Arthur Ashe Stadium to reach the US Open's fourth round. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2ZvUH35

Initially, a video of the 'nikah' of the girl had gone viral, in which the visibly scared girl had claimed to be 19 years old. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/30OKHyr

On Most Intense Day Of Clashes, Police Unleashed Tear Gas, Pepper Spray & Blue Dye On Protesters from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Lcs1TI

The written examination will be conducted in two shifts - forenoon and afternoon. from Education News: Latest Job Notifications, Admit Cards, Exam Paper Analysis,Results - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LdzTVm

Crime Branch has arrested kingpin of an ATM skimming rackets operating in north India. The man, Parvesh Dagar, was arrested from Dwarka and a countrymade pistol and rewriteable cards were recovered from him. Dagar has duped at least 1,000-1,500 people of several crores in the past three years, police claimed. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/32mVAbg

Three persons were arrested in a Rs 2.3-crore car scam by Aarey police. Twenty-seven out of the 37 cars have been recovered. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/30OA5zD

A developer complained to Colaba police that someone had sent him a threat letter containing a countrymade revolver's bullet.Police have registered a case of criminal intimidation and begun a probe. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZBVP4k

Two days after the controversial proposal on axing over 2,000 trees in Aarey Colony for the Metro 3 car shed was passed in the BMC, two of the three experts in the Tree Authority who voted in favour resigned on Saturday. Citizens’ groups too held protests at four spots across the city to oppose the move. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/30JHujD

The firm said that it had in 2012 got a housing contract in Maldives.It sub-contracted the project to a Hyderabad firm. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZGT1mo

An argument over brushing of shoulders snowballed into a fistfight, which ultimately claimed the life of a 23-year-old in northeast Delhi's Jafrabad on Friday midnight. The two accused, including a minor, have been nabbed. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zHmZrQ

Soon, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will privatise the operations of two of its oldest corridors — Red Line (Dilshad Garden-Rithala) and Yellow Line (Samaypur Badli-HUDA City Centre). For the first time, DMRC will outsource the most crucial job in the Delhi Metro system — that of the train operator. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Pv7JZP

After several car robbery incidents were reported in southwest Delhi, three members of a Najafgarh-based gang have been arrested for allegedly targeting vehicles near Delhi Cantonment and Dwarka. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zF24FR

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced on Twitter that the Aam Aadmi Party government would soon spell out its plans to further bring down the pollution level in the capital. He also stated that his government had already started working on combating winter pollution. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PsPunN

Be prepared to shell out five times more as fine if you are stopped for glibly coasting past a red light or crossing the stop line at traffic signals. The new, enhanced penalties under the Motor Vehicles Act are all set to be implemented from September 1. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zJ2ew5

Unhappy with the low exclusion numbers, the All Assam Students' Union (Aasu), a stakeholder in the ongoing NRC case in the Supreme Court, said on Saturday it would move the apex court to rectify the errors. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zLipsx

A little fear and adventure gets your hormones flowing in a nice manner, but only so long as the danger stays far from home! “If you happen to come across a leopard, do not bend... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2Zp1gnY

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From Sunday, the traffic police can book you and fine you up to Rs 5,000 if you are caught jumping a traffic light, using a mobile phone while driving, overtaking wrongly and driving against the flow of traffic. You could also end up in jail. Penalties for drunk driving, not wearing a helmet or using the seatbelt have also been increased. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/34fk8Vm

As the final Assam NRC was released on Saturday, calls for the same exercise to "weed out foreigners" were heard from several states across the country. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UkL8xW

Google celebrated the 100th birth anniversary of Punjabi author, essayist and poet Amrita Pritam. Hailed as the leading 20th-century poet of the Punjabi language, Pritam is best remembered for the poignant poem, 'Ajj aakhaan Waris Shah nu. Amongst her 28 novels, her work 'Pinjar' (1950) is considered to be the best literature written in the backdrop of Partition. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Zmqza6

Ahmedabad is all set to unveil a new state-of-the-art cricket stadium, an ambitious project with a 1.10 lakh capacity that will replace the erstwhile 50,000-capacity Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium constructed in 1982. Speaking to TOI, Union home minister Amit Shah said: "This project is the vision of our PM Narendra Modi." from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2Um7v67

Inspiration from a Hindi movie might have landed a 22-year-old Delhi youth in jail. On Thursday, Subhamkumar Pal made a call to National Intelligence Agency (NIA) in New Delhi and said “something big” was to happen in Mumbai the next day. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LjJRmQ

Although its nomenclature suggests otherwise, the list that will be published on Saturday will be only a supplementary one, showing the citizenship status of three categories of people. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MNnlpD

UK PM Boris Johnson's Brexit plan is facing mounting legal, political and diplomatic challenges as Ireland accused Britain of being unreasonable. Former British PM John Major sought to stop the suspension of parliament. Johnson warned on Friday that opposition to his plans is weakening Britain's negotiating position by giving EU leaders the impression that parliament may step in to block Brexit. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32jPfNo

UK PM Boris Johnson's Brexit plan is facing mounting legal, political and diplomatic challenges as Ireland accused Britain of being unreasonable. Former British PM John Major sought to stop the suspension of parliament. Johnson warned on Friday that opposition to his plans is weakening Britain's negotiating position by giving EU leaders the impression that parliament may step in to block Brexit. from UK News Headlines, Latest UK News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/32jPfNo

Kamothe police have arrested a 28-year-old mentally unstable youth for allegedly attempting to kidnap a four-year-old girl from near her chawl house in Sector-14, Kamothe, around 10.30 pm on Thursday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UkO5yp

Three structures, including the Balayogi Shri Sadanand Maharaj Ashram, located inside Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary in Thane will not be demolished for now. The Supreme Court on Friday, while hearing two interim applications filed by senior BJP leader Ram Naik and the Sadanand Ashram Trust from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZuDbw7

The built-up area in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) increased by 4.5 times between 1972 and 2011 while the population grew three times, a study at IIT-Bombay has shown. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/34gNtOX

Ahead of expected high pollution days during Diwali festivities, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said on Friday that there was a need for more broad-based and stronger action at the regional level to prevent winter pollution from worsening. The results of its ongoing analysis of air quality trends in Delhi also point to the capital requiring a 65% drop in pollution level to meet air quality standards. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zC4J3i

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CBI on Friday carried out "surprise checks" at 150 locations in the country as part of their special drive on curbing corruption in government departments. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Zw93zH

Inspiration from a Hindi movie might have landed a 22-year-old Delhi youth in jail. On Thursday, Subhamkumar Pal made a call to National Intelligence Agency (NIA) in New Delhi and said “something big” was to happen in Mumbai the next day. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LeFkly

The capital saw another warm day on Friday with high humidity and a maximum temperature of 36.7° C — two notches above the normal for this time of the season. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/32qPBCj

An MCom graduate was arrested for duping over 700 investors of crores on the pretext of providing them flats in a fictitious residential colony in outer Delhi. One of the victims was duped of Rs 4.4 crore. The accused, Jai Prakash Saini, is a resident of Dwarka. He was living in Kolkata under the assumed identity of Trilok Singh Sandhu. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2HAK6sm

Masuri is paranoid. Villagers here say they haven’t been sleeping at night to prevent children from being kidnapped. And while anxiety runs deep in the still nights, the days see violence stemming from this same fear. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/32hRmBG

A chartered accountancy article suffered severe injuries on his eyes and forehead after a kite string lacerated his face near the Shastri Park crossing in Shahdara in Thursday. The youth was taken to a hospital by some people, where he was given first aid. However, when he later approached another doctor, he was advised to undergo surgery to remove pieces of kite string still adhering to the wounds. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2HCJNxn

The merged entity comprising Punjab National Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India will become the second largest lender after SBI. The merger of Canara Bank and Syndicate Bank will create the fifth largest lender, with the Union Bank, Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank amalgamation at number six, based on business at the end of March 2019. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2Uo1dD5

Captain Virat Kohli's fighting 76 and opener Mayank Agarwal's half century helped India reach 264 for 5 on Day 1 to take a slight edge over the West Indies in their World Test Championships second match in Kingston, Jamaica on Friday. Hanuma Vihari (42*) and Rishabh Pant (27*) were unbeaten at the crease when umpires called it a day. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2zx2HkH

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The country's GDP growth slowed to an over six-year low of 5% in the April-June quarter, dragged down by manufacturing sector expansion of just 0.6%, sluggish financial services, farm and construction sectors and a slowdown in consumption. “The slowdown in growth is due to endogenous and exogenous factors,” said chief economic adviser Krishnamurthy Subramanian. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZBzDqW

Dr Priya Sharath, dermatologist and cosmetologist from Bengaluru is the first runner up of the International Beauty Pageant-2019. She represented India in the Mrs United Nation International beauty pageant 2019 on held at Toronto, Canada on August 25. from Education News: Latest Job Notifications, Admit Cards, Exam Paper Analysis,Results - Times of India https://ift.tt/2L5iM80

Reigning US Open champion Naomi Osaka eased into the third round Thursday but Petra Kvitova crashed out as organisers sought to play catch up at Flushing Meadows following heavy rain. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2MLB8ga

A 38-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the the third floor of a housing society in Lokhandwala Complex at Andheri West late on Thursday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Lj9GTU

Abhishek Verma won the gold medal and Saurabh Chaudhary the bronze, in a dominant display by Indian shooters in the men's 10m air pistol event of the World Cup. Verma shot 244.2 in the eight-man finals, while Chaudhary's 221.9 was good enough to get him the bronze. India were placed at the top of the medals tally with two gold, one silver and a bronze. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2L7Fexe

Abhishek Verma won the gold medal and Saurabh Chaudhary the bronze, in a dominant display by Indian shooters in the men's 10m air pistol event of the World Cup. Verma shot 244.2 in the eight-man finals, while Chaudhary's 221.9 was good enough to get him the bronze. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2L7Fexe

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he is cancelling his weekend trip to Poland so that he can spend time in the country as hurricane Dorian barrels down to Florida. Hurricane Dorian is expected to hit Florida coast by Monday with torrential rain and windspeed of 209 km per hour. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NEzMnb

An accident on the Barapullah elevated road last Sunday that left an engineer dead and his cousin critically injured was yet another example of how Delhiites embrace danger to avoid the inconvenience of a longer drive. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/30LcIXz

In a small toll booth where only two persons can fit snugly, 22-year-old Soni Kumari was attending her morning shift and guarding lane 11 of the Kherki Daula toll plaza on Thursday. Around 10.35am when an Alto stopped near the barricade from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/34clrV1

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A 35-year-old undertrial allegedly committed suicide in Tihar Jail complex on Wednesday. Police said that the victim has been identified as Chandarbhan and an inquest proceeding has been initiated. Initial probe suggests that he was lodged in Tihar’s jail number three. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MMLVqy

etro train passengers can now carry heavier bags as the weight limit has been increased from the current 15kg to 25kg. The urban affairs ministry has notified the new norm specifying that only one bag weighing up to 25kg will be allowed and baggage in the form of bundles will not be permitted on Metro trains. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NG5kZK

A resident doctor of Safdarjung Hospital was brutally assaulted on Thursday, allegedly by the family of a patient who died after a prolonged illness. The patient was suffering from chronic alcoholic liver disease and had other medical issues too, sources said. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/30TN2Z7

The Supreme Court has admitted an appeal from the central government seeking the court vacate the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order which had refused to lift the ban on diesel vehicles on Delhi-NCR roads which were more than 10 years old. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZAs83B

A 51-year-old Virar man allegedly slit his neck and jumped to his death from his 3rd floor flat on Thursday after stabbing his wife over her alleged affair. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZyKH8k

In the second arrest of a government lawyer in three months, the ACB on Thursday caught Mangesh Arote, a public prosecutor in the Himalaya bridge (CST) collapse case, red-handed taking bribe from an accused in a cheating case. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/349pMbp

A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act court on Thursday convicted and sentenced two men on charges of gang raping a 13-year-old girl who had run away from home after her grandmother had scolded her for wearing a short skirt in 2015. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UeUSJY

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Assam police on Thursday identified 14 districts as “sensitive” based on various parameters linked to the publication of the state’s final NRC on Saturday. The names of these districts were, however, withheld to prevent panic and rumours, officials said. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/32h2Rt8