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Supreme Court strikes down 10.5% quota for Vanniyars in Tamil Nadu

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BJP slams Biocon chief’s ‘communal exclusion’ warning

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9 killed as vehicle falls into gorge in Poonch

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J&K govt retrenches 5 ‘deadwood’ officials with corruption charges

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Hawala money seized in Jammu; 1 held, ex-minister declared absconding

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Woman involved in Sopore petrol bomb attack arrested, claims police

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CBI registers first FIR on Lokpal directive

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

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LeT man posing as ‘journalist’ among 2 terrorists killed in Srinagar

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31 years on, trial begins against JKLF leader Bitta Karate after slain Kashmiri Pandit’s kin moves court

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Cabinet committee clears first deal for indigenous combat helicopters

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High-HP diesel locos still in game: Rlys to use 2,200 engines till their max service life

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Assam, Meghalaya sign pact to end 50-yr dispute

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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad K Sangma signed an agreement in the presence of Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Tuesday, settling six of the 12 areas of their differences in the 50-year-old inter-state boundary dispute. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/Xsjfe9Z

As summer sets in, military reviews situation on LAC

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With the onset of summer amidst no signs of de-escalation in the 22-month old troop confrontation in eastern Ladakh, top Army and IAF commanders on Tuesday kicked off a comprehensive review of the operational situation, military preparedness and war-gaming strategies along the northern borders with China. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/zPLHafQ

Finance minister blames Putin’s war, UPA oil bonds for fuel price hike

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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that the war in Ukraine had resulted in higher petrol and diesel prices and the government is seeking to respond to the situation. The statement came as oil prices raised pump prices again on Tuesday, pushing petrol beyond the Rs 100 a litre mark in the capital. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/Qq39vMC

Haryana gets Dadri-II, Delhi stares at blackout

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About 46 lakh consumers, or 68% of Delhi’s total electricity users, served by the two BSES discoms will be hit badly, while the rest served by Tata Power may not face any problem. This is because 718 MW capacity of Dadri Stage-II is currently allotted to BSES Yamuna and BSES Rajdhani, while only 10 MW is for Tata Power. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/MrZJAKT

Delhi stares at blackout as Centre allots Dadri-II capacity to Haryana

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Record 15,014 passengers travel through SIA on a single day

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Govt affidavit not with SG, Supreme Court defers ‘Hindus minority’ case

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The Supreme Court on Monday deferred the hearing on the issue of granting minority status to Hindus in states where they are outnumbered by other communities as solicitor general Tushar Mehta submitted that he was not supplied the affidavit filed by the Centre which was filed on Sunday. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/4DvS16Q

UP deputy CM loses PWD to Jitin Prasada; ex-PMO hand gets 2 key portfolios

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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath sprang a few surprises while allocating portfolios to his ministers on Monday, taking away the important public works department from deputy CM Keshav Maurya, and giving the middleweight medical-health and medical education departments to the other deputy, Brajesh Pathak. According to the portfolio list released by Raj Bhavan late Monday evening, Yogi has kept 34 departments, including home. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/st8BSN3

Bar govt workers from joining stir: Kerala High Court

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Women flying high in the armed forces but still a miniscule minority

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Slowly but steadily, often with help from the Supreme Court, women are shattering multiple glass ceilings in the overwhelmingly male-dominated environs of the armed forces. There are now 15 women IAF fighter pilots as well as 145 women helicopter and transport aircraft pilots in the three Services, while 28 have also been deployed on frontline warships and 100 have become trained military policewomen. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/a3EwFVY

US eases Covid-19 travel advisory for India

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and State Department eased government Covid-19 travel ratings for India and some other countries on Monday. The CDC said had changed its Covid-19 travel recommendation for India to "Level 1: Low" from "Level 3: High," which urges unvaccinated Americans to avoid travel to those locations. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/IGvwWjg

IGIA: Rs 7.5-cr gold seized from two Kenyans

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In one of the biggest seizures in the recent past, customs officers on Monday seized gold worth Rs 7.5 crore at the international airport here from two Kenyan men, officials said. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/L9sojAt

Why eco fugitives prefer the Caribbean

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After 2 year gap, Amarnath Yatra starts on June 30

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Terror-funding case: NIA raids house of jailed activist in J&K

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Want fresh NRC exercise: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

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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.” from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/No9pm5P

Will cooperate with CBI, but protest if probe biased: Didi

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CBI recorded on Sunday statements of at least three wounded prime witnesses of the Bogtui village carnage as part of its probe into the burning of eight of a family in Bengal’s Birbhum district, while CM Mamata Banerjee said her government will cooperate with the central agency, but protest if it follows instructions from BJP, CPM or Congress. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/saAOpdv

Travel industry welcomes Centre's decision to reopen international flights

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As international flight operations begin, one-stop transits set to be available again

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Delhi budget vows 20 lakh jobs in 5 years; education gets top billing

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Focusing on economic revival in the post-Covid era, Delhi finance minister Manish Sisodia presented what he called a “Rozgar Budget” on Saturday which promises to create 20 lakh new jobs in the next five years by promoting retail and wholesale markets, setting up a new electronic city and developing Delhi as a popular tourist destination. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hP8FpC

J&K cop killed, brother wounded in terror attack

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Work on Katra’s Shankaracharya Temple to resume after 19 years

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India repatriates 3 Pakistani prisoners after completion of jail terms

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Must back Kashmiri youths’education: SC relief for girl pursuing MBBS

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Isro monitored 7.6k satellite collision threats in 2021, avoided 60 since 2015

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Arms export tops Rs 11.6k crore, up from Rs 1.9k crore in 2014-15: Govt

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The value of arms exports by India has grown approximately by six times since 2014, with the ongoing financial year registering Rs 11,607 crore till now, the defence ministry said on Friday. From Rs 1,941 crore in the 2014-2015 fiscal, the value of defence exports has risen to Rs 11,607 crore in 2021-2022 till March 21, junior defence minister Ajay Bhatt said in a written reply in Lok Sabha. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/tCBF6v1

Ahead of new school session, 1 crore kids aged 12-14 get 1st Covid shot

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Ahead of the new academic session that is set to begin from April, Covid vaccination among adolescents of 12-14 years picked up pace this week with over one crore youngsters in this age group initiating immunisation in the last 10 days. The government lowered the eligible age for Covid vaccination to 12 years from March 16 to bring adolescents of 12-14 years under the span of the programme. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/Fd39bBO

Calcutta High Court stops Bengal SIT, asks CBI to probe Birbhum case

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The Calcutta high court handed CBI on Friday the investigation into the Bogtui village carnage in which eight people of a family were charred to death inside a cluster of houses in Bengal’s Birbhum district on March 21 in an alleged revenge attack over a panchayat representative’s murder an hour earlier. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/l9v2zFk

32 freshers in 52-strong Yogi ministry, 1 deputy CM replaced

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Yogi Adityanath took oath on Friday for a second consecutive term as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, heading a team which has 32 new faces and a new deputy CM in Brajesh Pathak who made a strong entry at Dinesh Sharma’s cost. Just like last time, the ministry included only five women, including the party’s prominent Jatav face and former Uttarakhand governor Baby Rani Maurya. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/l95IgXQ

India, China agree to disagree on LAC as India seeks border peace, China long-term view

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India pressed China for an early and complete disengagement of troops in the remaining areas along the LAC in eastern Ladakh, as foreign minister S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval met Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi Friday, saying normalisation of the border situation is a prerequisite for normalisation of ties. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/FCPS25z

High court collegiums not naming judges for 233 slots: Govt

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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. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/d2fUHJ3

Singing of national anthem made mandatory at UP madrassas

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Murder-accused cracks IIT masters entrance, ranks 54

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‘Steadfast’ Ukraine policy in national interest, based on 6 principles: EAM

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Foreign minister S Jaishankar said in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that India’s “steadfast and consistent” Ukraine policy is in its own national interest and that it’s based on six principles. These include immediate cessation of hostilities, return to dialogue and diplomacy, respect for international law, sovereignty and territorial integrity, access to humanitarian assistance, India’s own aid to Ukraine and the initiative to remain in touch with the leadership of both Russia and Ukraine. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/5bsDBFT

HC to resume hearing on Kashi temple-Gyanvapi Mosque issue from March 29

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Diplomatic talks with China in parallel to stand-off show foreign, defence policies joined at hip: Jaishankar

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CUET on Class 12 subjects, but no bar on any course

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The Common University Entrance Test (Undergraduate) 2022, to be conducted by NTA, will be the basis for admission to close to 1.8 lakh seats across 45 central universities and their affiliated/constituent colleges. ​​The application process and the test and admission criteria need to be understood to let you choose your preferred course and college across the country. Ahead of NTA’s own announcement over a week later, TOI simplifies things for you. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/0msVhO2

Two years on, national Covid-19 plan to end on March 31

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Two years after the Centre imposed a nationwide lockdown in view of the Covid-19 outbreak and followed it up with monthly review of health protocols, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has decided against invoking provisions of the Disaster Management Act beyond March 31 for management of the pandemic. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/x4Yg3EW

Jharkhand govt with Congress as alliance partner damaged anganwadi system: BJP leader

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BJP attempting to destabilise Jharkhand govt, spreading lies through social media: CM Hemant Soren

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Delhi set to have dedicated lanes for buses

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Vehicles found plying on other lanes will be liable for prosecution under Section 192-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, which prescribes a fine of Rs 10,000, and imprisonment upto to six months. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/dv7KPMi

8 burnt to death after murder of TMC neta

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Eight Bengal villagers, most of them possibly women and children, burned to death in a blaze that engulfed a row of houses at Bogtui village in Rampurhat within an hour of a TMC deputy panchayat head’s murder on Monday, putting the state back on a familiar trail of allegations about political violence and reprisal. The victims couldn’t be immediately identified as bodies were charred beyond recognition, officials said. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3RTWC1e

Centre issues guidelines for legal assistance in international criminal cases

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Novavax says its Covid vaccine gets India authorisation for adolescents

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Novavax Inc on Tuesday said that the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted emergency use authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 17 in the country. The authorization is a global first for the age group for the vaccine, which is manufactured and marketed in India by the Serum Institute of India under the brand name Covovax. Novavax last month said its vaccine was 80% effective against Covid-19 in a late-stage trial testing the shot in 2,247 childern. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/0ErT26p

Boy and girl cadets to be trained in ‘absolute gender neutral’ mode: NDA

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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. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/8blCEXn

ED attaches Uddhav Thackeray kin’s assets; MVA cries vendetta

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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. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/g6dmj54

Pressure on India as Russia, West seek UN vote on Ukraine

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India’s position on the Ukraine crisis will be put under the microscope again by its Western partners later this week with the UN General Assembly likely to meet and vote on a resolution brought by France and Mexico on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the war-ravaged country. UNGA president Abdulla Shahid announced that he would convene an emergency special session of the General Assembly on Wednesday following a letter from 22 countries. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/f3lzRXA

Autistic girl, 13, makes waves across Palk Strait

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Special helipads for PM & dignitaries, seating arrangement for over 50K — preparations on in full swing for Yogi swearing-in

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MSP demand not based on sound logic, infeasible to implement, says Supreme Court panel

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The demand for legalising procurement of crops at minimum support price (MSP) is not based on sound logic and is infeasible to implement, said the Supreme Court-appointed committee in its report which also flagged how the repeal of farm laws would be “unfair to the silent majority” who supported it. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2iMpcXJ

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

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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. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/5kKXFp9