Tuesday, November 30, 2021
IPL: MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma retained
All remaining players - capped and uncapped - will now be available for the two new franchises that have come into the IPL - Lucknow and Ahmedabad - to invest in. The same retention policy - three Indians and an overseas player or two Indians and two overseas players, with a mix of uncapped players at Rs 4 crore each - will be available to the new teams.
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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC Now Official for Next-Gen Flagship Android Phones
3 students killed in US high school shooting
India's GDP growth at 8.4%, govt sees double-digit rise in FY22
The country’s economy grew by 8.4% in the July-September quarter, broadly in line with expectations, led by a steady farm sector and double-digit expansion in public administration, defence and other services as the impact of the base effect waned and weighed on the overall numbers.
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Parliament stalled as VP refuses to revoke suspension of 12 MPs
A confrontation over the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha opposition MPs ensured Parliament remained stalled on Tuesday with Rajya Sabha chairperson M Venkaiah Naidu refusing to reconsider his decision and opposition parties staging a walk out in protest even as they forced adjournments in the Lok Sabha.
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'Demographic shift in Assam, Bengal likely behind jurisdiction move'
BSF director general Pankaj Kumar Singh on Tuesday said the “demographic balance has been upset to a great degree” over a period of time in border states like Assam and West Bengal and the Centre possibly extended the border force’s jurisdiction to 50 km in these states and Punjab so that it could help and coordinate with state police to catch hold of infiltrators.
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Govt seeks 5 names of reps from SKM to be on panel on MSP
A day after repeal of the three farm laws in Parliament, the government on Tuesday informally reached out to protesting farmer unions seeking five names of their representatives for a proposed committee, which is to be constituted to deliberate on different issues, including minimum support price (MSP).
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Kids with poorly controlled asthma more at Covid risk, says study
Children with poorly controlled asthma infected with Covid-19 are more likely to require hospitalisation than children with well-controlled asthma, or those without asthma, a new study shows. The authors suggest prioritising this group for vaccination has important implications worldwide.
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Char Dham law junked, shrines back in priests’ control
Parl panel: Junk distortions of national heroes in NCERT books
School textbooks should highlight the lives of hitherto unknown men and women from different states and districts, who have positively influenced national history, honour and oneness, says a parliamentary panel while stressing that NCERT should consider the suggestions received while framing the National Curriculum Framework.
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Conservatives say new Twitter CEO part of 'radical left'
Twitter's new Indian-American CEO Parag Agrawal was deluged with controversy within hours of taking charge of the social media platform on Monday, with conservative lawmakers and right wing activists scrutinizing his stand on free speech and religion on the basis of his past tweets while dubbing him part of the "radical left".
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Shehnaaz steps out in public months after Sidharth's death
Monday, November 29, 2021
In pics: Salman Khan visits Sabarmati Ashram
Farm stir at Delhi borders to end?
A meeting of 32 farm groups was held at Singhu border on Monday. BKU Ekta Dakaunda president Buta Singh Burjgill and BKU Kadian president Harmeet Singh Kadian said an emergency meeting of 42 representatives from Punjab and other states — who used to participate in talks with the Centre — will be held on December 1 to formally discuss the issue of protests at Delhi borders. They refused to comment on the longevity of their struggle but hinted at lifting it after December 1.
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Redmi Note 11T 5G Launch in India Today: How to Watch Live Event
IPL: New franchise Lucknow zero in on KL Rahul as captain
The existing eight franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL) have reached the deadline to submit their respective lists for player retention. The BCCI will make the names of retained players public on Tuesday afternoon and pave the way for the two new teams to start signing players ahead of the mega-auction.
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1st Test: New Zealand escape with a thrilling draw against India
Debutant Rachin Ravindra impressively held fort for New Zealand to pull off a dramatic draw against India on the final day of the Kanpur Test. The left-handed allrounder played out 91 deliveries for his unbeaten 18, while last man Ajaz Patel faced 23 balls to score 2 not out - the duo negotiated 52 deliveries in all - before bad light ended play 12-13 minutes ahead of scheduled close.
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Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or for seventh time
Lionel Messi admitted winning the Copa America with Argentina might have been the determining factor in him claiming the men's Ballon d'Or prize for the seventh time after a turbulent year, as Spain's Alexia Putellas took the women's award. Now 34, Messi pipped much-fancied rivals like Robert Lewandowski and Karim Benzema to take the award in a glittering ceremony on Monday in Paris.
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Gaganyaan control hub, rehab centre: What Guj may get, why
Isro has been actively considering creation of new infrastructure to cater India’s human spaceflight programme, including for its first mission Gaganyaan in Gujarat. No formal decision is made as of November 29. Isro chief K Sivan said, “Gaganyaan is much bigger involving many national agencies and labs. For optimal utilisation of resources and considering various technical aspects and human safety, it’s necessary to spread facilities across many places. It’s a creation of new infrastructure.”
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Govt healthcare spend up at 41% in FY18 from 29% in FY14
The share of government spending in total health expenditure increased significantly to 40.8% in 2017-18, up from 32.4% in previous year, and went up from 28.6% in 2013-14 during the UPA regime, the National Health Accounts estimates show. The findings show government spending on health as a share of total government expenditure increased to 5.1% from 3.7% between 2013-14 and 2017-18, indicating higher investments in the sector as compared to previous years.
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Farm stir at Delhi borders to end?
A meeting of 32 farm groups was held at Singhu border on Monday. BKU Ekta Dakaunda president Buta Singh Burjgill and BKU Kadian president Harmeet Singh Kadian said an emergency meeting of 42 representatives from Punjab and other states — who used to participate in talks with the Centre — will be held on December 1 to formally discuss the issue of protests at Delhi borders. They refused to comment on the longevity of their struggle but hinted at lifting it after December 1.
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There’s no plan to recognise bitcoin as currency: Govt
The Centre has not received a proposal to recognise bitcoin as a currency in India, the government told Parliament on Monday, while adding that the Reserve Bank of India has recommended widening the definition of “bank note” for the launch of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Responding to a question on whether the government has any proposal to recognise bitcoin as a currency, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman replied in the negative in Lok Sabha.
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Overdrawing by 5 states raises grid-outage fears
National grid operator POSOCO (Power System Operation Corporation) has red flagged overdrawing of electricity by five northern states, a practice that had precipitated the world’s largest blackout in history by affecting half of India’s population for almost 48 hours in 2012.
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Live: Arrivals from Omicron-hit nations to be tested at airport
Omicron risk very high, may change pandemic course: WHO
The Omicron coronavirus variant is likely to spread internationally, posing a “very high” global risk of infection surges that could have “severe consequences” in some areas, the WHO said on Monday. It urged its 194 member states to accelerate vaccination of high-priority groups and, in anticipation of increased case numbers, to “ensure mitigation plans are in place” to maintain essential health services.
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Covid: SC says create portal to make ex-gratia process easier
As many people who lost their dear ones to Covid-19 have not filed an application for compensation, the Supreme Court on Monday said that online portals should be created by all states so that people can apply online and upload documents instead of going to the office of collector and district authorities.
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Missing ‘S’ gene in RT-PCR test can point to Omicron
With the emergence of the Omicron variant, public health experts want laboratories to conduct RT-PCR tests in whole for all the three genes, particularly on international travellers, to help detect the absence of the ‘S’ gene. Maharashtra state task force member Dr Shashank Joshi on Monday told TOI that a complete RT-PCR report for Covid included that of the ‘N’ , ‘S’ , ‘E’ and ‘ORF’ genes.
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Covid: Expert panel mulls nod to addl vax dose to elderly
Amid mounting fear over the new SARS-COV2 variant Omicron, an expert committee on Covid immunisation is considering to recommend an “additional dose” to those who are immunocompromised or are elderly and at high risk of infection or death due to Covid-19 infection, an official source said. A final decision on the issue will be taken by NTAGI next week, which will be then considered by the health ministry for approval.
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Supreme Court on pollution: NCR states on 48-hour notice
Shifting focus of anti-air pollution drive to the states, the Supreme Court on Monday gave a 48-hour ultimatum to Delhi, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan and Punjab to execute directions of the Commission on Air Quality Management in the NCR. It said failure to do so will force the court to set up an implementation force. The direction came after SG Tushar Mehta said that the commission had in September directed the states to take measures in anticipation of rise in pollution.
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Parliament approves repeal of farm laws with voice vote
If their passage was contentious and unleashed a trail of tumultuous events, the burial of the three farm sector reform laws was not a quiet affair either. On the opening day of winter session of Parliament on Monday, the government secured approval of both Houses for the repeal amid protests by the opposition parties which insisted on a debate.
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Sunday, November 28, 2021
Live: Sensex, Nifty fall amid Omicron jitters
Asian markets are trading lower on Monday as the spread of the Omicron Covid variant threatens to derail economic recoveries. In India, the winter session of Parliament is starting today. Stay with TOI for latest updates on sensex, Nifty and other global stock markets.
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1st Test Live: India eye victory on an intriguing final day
Debutant Shreyas Iyer showed his ice-cool temperament under pressure to stand tall with a fine half-century which placed India in a commanding position as they set up a stiff victory target of 284 for New Zealand. Get live cricket score updates of 1st Test match between India vs New Zealand. Check live scorecard, ball by ball commentary, cricket score online on Times of India.
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'Omicron symptoms mild, many recovered sans hospitalisation'
As scientists try to determine the level of threat posed by the new strain, one South African doctor said dozens of her patients suspected of having the Omicron variant had only shown mild symptoms, such as fatigue. Angelique Coetzee, chair of the South African Medical Association told AFP she had seen 30 patients over the past 10 days who tested positive for Covid-19 and who all fully recovered without hospitalisation.
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BJP sweeps Tripura civic polls, bags 329 of 334 seats, TMC claims 'gains'
A BJP landslide buried the opposition in the Tripura civic polls on Sunday, with 329 out of the 334 seats at stake in 13 urban local bodies going to the saffron party in a poll that both Trinamool Congress and CPM termed “murder of democracy”. While BJP grabbed the lion's share of votes overall with 59%, TMC emerged as the strongest opposition party in the seats it contested with a 24% vote share.
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Expansive India-Russia defence agenda next month
From clinching deals on Kalashnikov assault rifles and very-short range air defence missile systems to a military logistics pact, upgraded combat exercises and joint projects, Russia is looking to challenge US as India’s pre-eminent strategic partner and defence supplier. Ahead of the Modi-Putin summit, coinciding with inaugural dialogue between their foreign and defence ministers, hectic negotiations are underway to put finishing touches on a wide-ranging strategic-defence agenda.
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Data breach: ‘Make independent and non-executive directors liable'
Independent directors and non-executive directors on board a top social media, internet or electronics hardware company should also face legal and criminal proceedings for willful offences around data violations and in cases of complicity or negligence, the parliamentary panel on personal data protection (PDP) has said.
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India and Russia drawing up mega defence plan
From clinching deals on Kalashnikov assault rifles and very-short range air defence missile systems to a military logistics pact, upgraded combat exercises and joint projects, Russia is looking to challenge US as India’s pre-eminent strategic partner and defence supplier. Ahead of the Modi-Putin summit, coinciding with inaugural dialogue between their foreign and defence ministers, hectic negotiations are underway to put finishing touches on a wide-ranging strategic-defence agenda.
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‘Cooperation model’ most suited to India’s growth, says Amit Shah
Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah said here on Sunday that the ‘cooperation model’ is the most suited economic development model for fuelling India's growth. He was speaking at the inauguration of four projects worth Rs 415 crore at AmulFed Dairy.
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India leading in startups turning point in growth story: PM
Turning the spotlight on the importance of startups, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the country, in a way, is leading in the world in this domain and this could be a turning point in India’s growth story. The country now has more than 70 startups or unicorns that have crossed the $1-billion valuation.
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Govt support & subsidy needed for diabetes patients: CJI Ramana
CJI N V Ramana, a diabetic for 30 years, said governments should provide “support and subsidy for diabetic care” as the cost of getting treated for this life-long disease is beyond the reach of common patients. Justice Ramana said scientists could find vaccine for Covid within months but there has been no breakthrough in curing diabetes for centuries and that it has to be managed by observing a strict restrictive regimen for control of sugar levels, diet and lifestyle.
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Containment key, monitor hotspots, govt tells states
In view of the possible threat that Omicron can pose to the country, the Centre has further beefed up preparations. The health ministry advised states and UTs to immediately focus on intensive containment, active surveillance, increased vaccination coverage as well as enforcement of Covid appropriate behaviour.
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‘Omicron 6 times more transmissible than Delta, can infect vaxxed’
The newly emerged variant of concern B.1.1.529 (Omicron) may not respond to monoclonal antibody therapy or cocktail treatment, experts fear. Based on preliminary analysis of Omicron infections in South Africa and elsewhere, experts suggest that it has six times higher potential to spread (R value) than the Delta variant that had triggered the second wave in India. It could also evade the immune system. It may also cause vaccine breakthrough infections.
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Eye on variant, India updates norms for international passengers
All international passengers, except those under five years of age, flying into India from Covid at-risk countries must undergo RT-PCR test on arrival, starting from 12.01am (IST) of December 1, 2021. This will include those transiting from these places too. Those testing negative must home quarantine for seven days and then re-test on the eighth day.
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West seeing surge despite higher fully-vaccinated population
At a time when a new variant has led to restrictions on travellers from South Africa and other African nations, many western courtries are seeing a surge in Covid cases despite a larger propottion of their population being fully vaccinated with Germany, US and the UK reporting more than 50,000 Covid cases daily, according to the John Hopkins university Covid resource centre. The highest 65,584 cases were reported by Germany on Saturday.
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BJP sweeps Tripura civic polls, bags 329 of 334 seats
A BJP landslide buried the opposition in the Tripura civic polls on Sunday, with 329 out of the 334 seats at stake in 13 urban local bodies going to the saffron party in a poll that both Trinamool Congress and CPM termed “murder of democracy”. While BJP grabbed the lion's share of votes overall with 59%, TMC emerged as the strongest opposition party in the seats it contested with a 24% vote share.
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US co set to offer top package, hire at IIT-B for 1.5cr
US-based IT firm, Cohesity, and first-time recruiter Glean, are likely to make the coveted US offers on day one of the placement season at IIT Bombay. Cohesity is expected to offer the highest package of Rs 1.46 crore, followed by Glean, that has a package of Rs 1.12 crore on offer. These packages include incentives and stock options. The annual placement season will kick off virtually at all major IITs on December 1. Students are expecting this year’s placements to start on a good note.
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PM Modi skips all-party meet on eve of winter session
The opposition indicated that it plans to raise several issues ranging from fresh demands put forward by agitating farm unions such as removal of junior home minister Ajay Mishra over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence to the Pegasus controversy even as the government is set to move for repeal of the new farm laws in Parliament on Monday. The all-party meeting on Sunday, which was not attended by PM Narendra Modi, saw the opposition listing several issues they intend to raise in the winter session.
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UP teachers’ test put off after paper leak, 29 held
The UP teachers eligibility test (TET) scheduled for Sunday was cancelled after it was found that a question paper had leaked and cops rounded up 29 people of a network of exam frauds from various places in the state, prompting CM Yogi Adityanath to direct stern action against the suspects, including pressing charges under National Security Act and Gangsters Act.
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Botswana woman goes missing in Madhya Pradesh
Amid concerns over the new Covid-19 variant Omicron, the Jabalpur district administration and health department are on a desperate hunt for a Botswana origin woman who, they were informed, went untraceable after landing at the city's Dumna airport last week.
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Saturday, November 27, 2021
Tripura civic polls results live: BJP ahead in early trends
The counting of votes for over 200 seats in the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) and other civic bodies in Tripura is under way. The State Election Commission (SEC) has decided to proceed for counting of polled EVMs with tight security even as the demand of opposition parties to countermand Thursday's civic polls alleging massive rigging and violence is pending in the Supreme Court. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:
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Cyclone over Bay of Bengal likely next week
The first cyclone over the Bay of Bengal (BoB) in the 2021 post-monsoon season could develop in the south Andaman Sea in a few days and hit India’s eastern coast in the first week of December, several weather models indicate. India Meteorological Department said a low-pressure system is likely to develop over south Andaman Sea around November 29-30.
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1st Test Live: India eye strong start on Day 4
As African nations banned, SA says it’s ‘punishment’ for honesty
Nations in southern Africa protested bitterly on Saturday as more of the world’s wealthiest countries cut them off from travel, renewing a debate over border closures from the earliest days of the coronavirus pandemic and compounding the problems facing poorly vaccinated countries.
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Live: UK, Germany, Italy report cases; world put on alert
Paytm reports 461cr loss for quarter ended September
Paytm’s parent One97 Communications on Saturday reported a loss of Rs 461 crore for the quarter ended September 2021 compared to Rs 390 crore in the corresponding quarter last year and Rs 394 crore in the previous quarter ended June 2021. Losses widened on the back of a 40% jump in expenses in the second quarter.
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Legislature doesn’t assess law impact, leads to big issues: CJI
CJI NV Ramana on Saturday said the legislature does not conduct studies or assess the impact of the laws that it passes, which sometimes leads to "big issues" and result in over-burdening of cases on the judiciary. He also highlighted that simply re-branding the existing courts as commercial courts, without creating a special infrastructure, will not have any impact on the pendency.
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Almost 1 in 10 women aged 15 & above a tobacco user: NFHS
About 9% of girls and women aged 15 years and above surveyed had used tobacco in some form with the percentage of users in rural India higher at 10.5%, according to the the National Family Health Survey -5 (2019-21). Tobacco usage among males across India was at 38% with men in rural areas accounting for 42.7% of users. The urban users of tobacco among men and women accounted for 28.8% and 5.4% respectively.
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Cyclone over Bay of Bengal likely next week
The first cyclone over the Bay of Bengal (BoB) in the 2021 post-monsoon season could develop in the south Andaman Sea in a few days and hit India’s eastern coast in the first week of December, several weather models indicate. India Meteorological Department said a low-pressure system is likely to develop over south Andaman Sea around November 29-30.
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Bihar’s share of poor highest, Kerala’s least, says Niti index
Bihar, with its dismal scores across key development indicators such as nutrition, child and adolescent mortality, maternal health, years of schooling, sanitation and electricity, has topped the list of states with the largest share of population who are poor, according to think tank Niti Aayog’s report, which has identified 25.01% of the country’s population as “multi-dimensionally poor”.
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Covid variant worry: PM Modi seeks review of plan to ease international travel curbs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said there is a need to be proactive in the light of the new SARS-CoV-2 “variant of concern” Omicron and directed officials to review plans for easing of international travel restrictions in the wake of reports related to the new mutations of the virus. Modi chaired a comprehensive meeting to review the situation relating to Covid-19 and vaccination on Saturday, immediately after WHO designated Omicron a 'variant of concern'.
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Farmers defer tractor rally to Parliament, say stir on
Farmers’ unions on Saturday decided to suspend their tractor march to Parliament, scheduled from Monday, in the wake of government’s move to list the repeal of farm laws in Lok Sabha. They said their protests would continue till they get a “written assurance” from the Centre on their six pending demands, including a legal guarantee on MSP. They will wait for the response to the email sent to PM Modi over their demands and take a call on next course of action on December 4.
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President Kovind: Exercise discretion in court utterances
Hailing the judiciary for maintaining the highest standards of conduct and for being the most trusted institution in which people have reposed faith, President Ram Nath Kovind, however, said judges should exercise utmost discretion while passing observations in court proceedings as it could lead to dubious interpretation. Kovind also emphasised the need to bring reform in the judiciary to make justice more speedy and accessible and also to improve gender balance in the institution.
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‘Snow ceiling’ cracks as IMF gets woman chief
Harshwanti Bisht grew up to conquer some of the toughest ones like the Nanda Devi and Mount Everest. The 62-year-old has become the first woman in the history of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation to become its president. The award-winning climber, educationist and environmentalist got 70 out of 107 votes in the 60-year-old organisation's polls, breaking a “snow ceiling” as some of her contemporaries joked. IMF is the apex body for mountaineering and allied sports activities in the country.
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With no policy yet, citizens opt for 3rd dose privately
Fear of exposure to Covid-19 virus is driving health care workers and even some vaccine trial participants (who got vaccinated in September-October last year), mainly from the vulnerable groups, to opt for the third dose privately. Private organisations are extending their vaccination drive for third doses without providing a certificate. Meanwhile, the government is likely to come out with its policy on additional dose in the coming week for people with predefined conditions. However, their primary objective will be to immunise the 10-12 crores who remain unvaccinated.
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WTO puts off key Geneva meet over variant concerns
Four days before kick-off, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) put off a ministerial meeting that was to decide on crucial global rules, citing heightened risk after the outbreak of the “particularly transmissible” African variant of the coronavirus. The decision, which came on Friday night, followed a fresh Covid wave in Europe with countries such as Switzerland hit particularly hard.
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No need to panic over new Covid-19 variant: ICMR
Amid mounting concern over cases of new 'variant of concern' Omicron, the ICMR on Saturday said there is no need to panic and urged people to not delay their second vaccine dose. “The structural changes detected in the virus may not necessarily give rise to a functional change of concern. It may not necessarily be lethal or result in severe form of disease. There is no such data, as of now,” says Samiran Panda, Head of Epidemiology & Communicable Diseases, at ICMR.
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‘No proof’ against alleged supplier of Aryan, Arbaaz
A special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act court that granted bail to the alleged drug supplier of Aryan Khan and Arbaaz Merchant in the cruise liner drug seizure case has observed that barring his statement there is no prima facie evidence to show that he was the supplier of the contraband. “Therefore, contention of the prosecution cannot be accepted that applicant is peddler and that he supplied contraband to accused no 2 (Merchant),” special judge VV Patil said.
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‘Judges-appointing-judges’ system needs reform: Kovind
Six years after the Supreme Court nixed Parliament’s NJAC Act that had replaced the “judges-selecting-judges” collegium system, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday gave fresh momentum to calls for reforming the selection method and suggested nurturing of grassroot-level judges, chosen through an all-India exam, for promotion to higher judiciary.
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No such thing as too much dissent: Bombay HC judge
“Governments will come and governments will go, but the idea of India, the Constitutional idea of India, resilient though it has proved to be, must be protected,” Justice Gautam Patel of the Bombay high court said on Friday, adding “history will not judge us by our highways or bridges or statues, it will judge us by how well we have preserved the Constitutional idea of India and saved it from being undermined.”
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Friday, November 26, 2021
Shreyas Iyer sheds the label of ‘white-ball’ batter
Kanpur has proven to be a special place for Shreyas Iyer. Seven years ago, he had come to the city playing for a place in the Mumbai team and a counterattacking knock had given his first-class career wings. Now, the Mumbaikar has made good his Test debut with a sparkling century at Green Park, liftinig India out of a vulnerable situation.
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For now, India’s cricket tour of South Africa is on
Apropos of the overriding fear of a new variant – B.1.1529 of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the Genome Sequencing Activity – reported in Botswana and South Africa, the BCCI and Cricket South Africa (CSA) are working on the possibility of the series going ahead.
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Regular international flights from Dec 15, with ‘risk’ grading
The Centre has allowed resumption of regular international flights from December 15, nearly 21 months after services were suspended. Now both Indian and foreign airlines can add capacity. Air bubbles, that gave limited flights to some countries during Covid, will burst on December 14, allowing passengers flying between India and rest of the world to also take connections from nearby hubs as per air service agreements with those countries.
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Oppn set to join hands in House to take on govt before polls
With an eye on a string of assembly elections due early next year in several states, including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, opposition parties are preparing to join ranks to take on the central government on a host of common issues during the winter session of Parliament starting Monday.
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France-UK acrimony over Channel crossings deepens further
French President Emmanuel Macron told Britain on Friday it needed to “get serious” or remain locked out of discussions over how to curb the flow of migrants escaping war and poverty across the Channel. France cancelled an invitation to British home secretary Priti Patel to attend a meeting on the issue in Calais, underlining how fraught its ties with Britain have become, with post-Brexit trading rules and fishing rights also at stake.
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Constitution Day: Opposition boycotts Central Hall event
Alleging that the government is riding roughshod over the Constitution in governance and law-making, the opposition on Friday boycotted the Constitution Day function in the Central Hall of Parliament. Congress, Trinamool Congress, Left parties, RJD, NCP, Shiv Sena, SP and DMK among others stayed away from the function after Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge spoke to them on Thursday evening with the plan for boycott.
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Pocso court hears, convicts, sentences man in 1 day
A suspect in the rape case of a minor girl was tried, heard, convicted and sentenced to a life term in prison by a Pocso court in Bihar’s Araria district in a single day’s proceedings, reportedly setting a new record and benchmark for speedy trials in a country besieged with pendency of cases in courts. The judge, Shashikant Ray, also directed the convict to pay Rs 7 lakh as compensation for the girl’s rehabilitation. The order was passed on October 4.
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Report on rising anaemia may force govt to rethink strategy
With the National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-21) data showing a rise in anaemia cases among children, women and men, a major review of the ongoing strategy under the “Anaemia Mukt Bharat” programme is on the cards. A view is said to be emerging within the government about the need to take a “good, hard look” to see if there is a need to re-think policies and outcomes.
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Dynastic parties threat to democracy, says PM Modi
Amid a boycott by opposition parties of “Constitution Day” celebrations and ahead of Parliament’s winter session beginning next week, PM Narendra Modi savaged dynastic parties calling them a threat to a healthy democracy and elaborated that problems arise when a party is run by the same family, generation after generation.
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Jittery nations rush to restrict travel as new variant emerges
European countries on Friday joined Singapore, Israel and others in restricting travel from southern Africa in a frantic effort to keep a newly identified, and apparently significantly evolved, variant of the coronavirus from crossing into their borders. This time, restrictions came within hours of South Africa’s announcement — at least 10 countries had announced measures before South African scientists had finished a meeting with WHO experts about the variant on Friday.
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Sensex plunges 1,688 pts as new virus variant spooks global markets
A new variant of Covid-19 virus, first found in Botswana which can possibly resist available vaccines, pushed global investors onto the backfoot, that in turn led to a sell-off in risky assets. As a result, investors on Dalal Street too pressed the panic button, leading to a 1,688-point slide in the sensex — the biggest single-session loss in over seven months — which closed at 57,107. In late trades, the index had even entered the sub-57k mark, its first foray in that territory in 3 months.
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India to Pakistan: Expedite 26/11 trial, give up double standards
Underlining that it is not ready to accept any sort of "closure" on the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, the government gave a renewed push to punish the guilty on the 13th anniversary of the terror strikes by summoning a senior Pakistani diplomat and calling for an expeditious trial in the long pending case. In a note verbale, it also asked Pakistan to abide by its commitment to not allow territories under its control to be used for terrorism against India.
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Over RS 4Kcr laundered via cryptos unearthed by ED in 1 year
Virtual crypto currency exchanges have emerged as the new tax havens laundering large amount of illegal cash with anonymity as more than Rs 4,000 crore of such transactions have been unearthed by ED in the past one year alone. The government listed a bill in Parliament to ban all private crypto currencies not only to curb increasing instances of money laundering in the country using the virtual currency but also to meet the standards set by FATF, the Paris-based intergovernmental watchdog.
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'Developed nations’ colonial mindset impeding India’s devpt'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hit out at the colonial mindset of developed nations which is attempting to restrict developing nations like India from using those resources and paths which they themselves took to become developed and regretted that some in India are using western benchmarks and environment to impede the country's progress
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Jewar airport builder to pay Rs 10 lakh per day for delay
A penalty of Rs 10 lakh a day will be imposed on the concessionaire building Noida international airport if it exceeds the deadline of September 29, 2024. A day after the airport project was launched by the PM, officials said when the concessionaire, Zurich AG, and the UP government had signed the final agreement, it had been decided the company would be liable to pay 0.1% of the bank guarantee it had deposited every day as liquidated damages if the project breached the deadline.
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RBI keeps big business houses out of banking
Reserve Bank of India has not accepted a proposal to consider large corporates or industrial houses for a banking licence. It has however allowed promoters of banks to hold up to 26% in their banks, which is a positive for many lenders including Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank, Bandhan Bank and CSB Bank. The new norms allow those who have already diluted stakes to hike their shareholding.
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138 more students test Covid +ve in K'taka, taking tally to 204
On Tuesday and Wednesday, 66 students tested positive for Covid-19 barely a week after about 300 students attended a cultural event in the college attended by freshers as well as seniors. Following the cluster outbreak, the health department sent samples of 1,000 students, doctors and college employees on Thursday and 138 of them turned positive on Friday.
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Thursday, November 25, 2021
Param Bir Singh took Ajmal Kasab’s phone: Former ACP
Former ACP Shamsher Singh Pathan, in a letter to the police chief, has alleged that during the 2008 terror attacks, Param Bir Singh, then posted with anti-terrorism squad, took Ajmal Kasab’s mobile phone from the custody of a constable and never returned it. Singh also did not inform his seniors, the letter said.
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IND vs NZ: Shreyas Iyer shows class and intent on Test debut
Rishabh Pant, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill and Washington Sundar ruled the first half of the year. On Thursday, Shreyas Iyer got his Test career off to an assured start as he walked off the field unbeaten on 75 off 136 balls, leaving New Zealand in a desperate state at the end of day one with a score 258/4 on the board.
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Live Score: India vs New Zealand, 1st Test, Day 2
'15 more nations recognise India's vaccination certificate'
As many as fifteen more countries have recognised India's Covid-19 vaccination certificate, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed late on Thursday. "Mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccination certificates continues! Fifteen more recognitions for India's vaccination certificate," MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted.
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Magnitude-6.1 earthquake hits Mizoram's Thenzawl
Religious conversion does not change caste: Madras HC
Conversion from one religion to another religion will not change the caste of a person which he belongs to, Madras high court has ruled, nixing a bid by a Dalit man, who embraced Christianity, to obtain an inter-caste marriage certificate to get priority in government jobs. Dalit-converts are treated as backward community (BC) members and not as SCs, as per law.
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Govt plans law for lenders to pursue defaulters abroad
The government has proposed changes to the bankruptcy legislation by adopting a global model law that will enable lenders to apply the insolvency law to defaulters’ assets lying overseas. These will include the offshore personal assets of the promoter if they have issued a personal guarantee. The changes would also allow execution of orders against defaulters by overseas courts that have adopted the model law.
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Global hires go beyond IT, tap more desi talent
India appears to be the flavour of current times for recruiters globally with Indian talent the most sought after amid a rise in cross-border hiring. Jobs from various global markets are being outsourced to skilled talent in India, and this is not restricted to IT alone. Recruitment firms say the trend is broad-based and is also playing out in non-IT fields such as digital marketing, content, design, accounting, administrative, project management, supply chain and even manufacturing.
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UN upgrades Nepal, Bangladesh to group of developing nations
The UN General Assembly has adopted a historic resolution to graduate three nations, including Bangladesh and Nepal, from the least developed country (LDC) category to the developing country grouping, a major milestone demonstrating the countries’ significant development progress. The UNGA adopted the resolution at its 76th session. The three countries that got clearance for graduation are Bangladesh, Nepal and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. “
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Amit Shah cites improved security, pushes for investment in NE
Citing the improved security scenario in the northeast region, political stability in all the eight constituent states, peace initiatives taken by Narendra Modi government to end insurgencies prevalent for decades as well as improved road, rail and air connectivity, home minister Amit Shah on Thursday invited industries to take advantage of this ‘conducive’ environment and invest in the northeast region.
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NFHS says sex ratio at birth in India a worry
The latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) data for 2019-21 indicates that India has more females than males with its overall sex ratio having risen to 1,020 after seeing a dip from 1,000 in 2005-06 to 991 in 2015-16. The sex ratio at birth (SRB), however, was still worryingly low at 929, indicating continued sex selection at birth, despite an improvement from the previous survey.
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Teesta driving Jafri to make wild claims: SIT on Gujarat riots
The special investigation team, which had investigated nine major cases related to the 2002 post-Godhra riots in Gujarat under the supervision of the apex court, on Thursday said it had done a thorough probe into the allegations levelled by Zakia Jafri and Teesta Setalvad about a larger conspiracy involving then CM Narendra Modi and found them to be baseless.
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Widespread violence mars civic polls in Tripura, oppn alleges rigging
Amid allegations of widespread electoral malpractice by BJP and attacks on 23 TMC and CPM candidates, Tripura’s bitterly fought elections to 13 civic bodies on Thursday recorded a preliminary voter turnout of 82% that could go up after the final count. Both TMC and CPM declared the elections a farce and demanded a repoll, pointing to violence that left 32 people injured across the state.
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In presence of Li, Qureshi, MEA Jaishankar slams BRI at SCO
Any serious connectivity initiative must be consultative, transparent and participatory, the government asserted at an SCO meet on Thursday. Without naming China or Pakistan, who were represented by Premier Li Keqiang and foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi respectively at the meeting, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said such initiatives must also conform to the most basic principle of international law — respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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Will revisit EWS reservation criteria, Centre tells SC
After facing a barrage of questions from the Supreme Court over fixing an annual income limit of Rs 8 lakh for determining economically weaker sections (EWS), the Centre on Thursday agreed to "revisit" the criteria for the "economically backward among forwards" to get reservation benefits in government jobs and educational institutions.
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As farmers dig in on MSP, govt experts point out cons
Even as farm unions are pitching for a legal guarantee to MSP, government experts say that legalising MSP to procure 23 crops would disrupt market equilibrium, drive out private trade, and lead to inflation and a decline in agricultural exports. Officials feared that farmers would actually be hit and cited Niti Aayog’s working paper on farm reforms to argue that liberalised markets were more favourable to growth than government support and interventions in the market over a period of time.
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Modi, Yogi toast infra, roast oppn at Noida airport launch
PM Modi on Thursday set the ball rolling for Delhi-NCR’s second international airport – at Jewar in Greater Noida – to be ready by October 2024. While the PM, who laid the foundation stone for the Noida International Airport, lashed out at previous governments for keeping UP in darkness and deprivation, chief minister Yogi Adityanath raked up “ganna (sugarcane)”, “danga (riots)” and “Jinnah” in his speech to target Samajwadi Party and his main election rival Akhilesh Yadav.
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Centre may ban all Hurriyat factions for financing terror
Centre may soon ban Hurriyat Conference as an “unlawful organisation’ under the UAPA, citing the alleged involvement of its constituents and leaders in terror financing in Jammu & Kashmir. Sources said the home ministry would take a final call on outlawing all factions of the Hurriyat Conference — including the moderate Hurriyat and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, once led by late hardline leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani — under Section 3(1) of UAPA.
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New Covid-19 variant: India calls for strict screening for travellers from 3 countries
In the wake of multiple cases of new Covid-19 variant B.1.1529 reported in Botswana, South Africa and Hong Kong, the Centre has asked states to conduct “rigorous screening and testing” of all international travellers coming from and transiting through these countries.
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Antim: The Final Truth review
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
How Jewar is all dressed up for 'airport carnival'
First-time visitors to Jewar – and there are likely to be several thousand at the very least – need not worry about directions on Thursday. The latest addition to the country’s aviation map, the Noida International Airport (NIA), whose foundation stone will be laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is dressed up for its ‘airport carnival’.
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How Shreyas won Dravid’s confidence to get Test nod
Shreyas Iyer is about to make his Test debut on Thursday against World Test champions New Zealand, 33 months since he last played a frst-class game in February 2019. It’s been quite a break for Iyer, leapfrogging Test specialist Hanuma Vihari who has been subjected to an India ‘A’ tour by the selectors.
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Live Score: India vs New Zealand, 1st Test, Day 1
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Apple Sues Pegasus Spyware Maker NSO Group for Targeting iPhone Users
1st Test: Chance for India to test the batting reserves
It's a rarity in Indian cricket that batting has looked like the weaker link. And while India have managed to create an enviable pace-bowling pool, they are now scratching for reliable Test batting options. The two-Test series against New Zealand that starts in Kanpur on Thursday is a good opportunity to check how soft the underbelly is. It could potentially signal the start of the process of the middle-order's transition.
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'S-400 Russian missiles deal: No decision yet on waiver for India'
The United States has not made a determination yet on any potential Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) waiver to India with regard to its purchase of S-400 missile defense system from Russia, the Biden Administration said Tuesday.
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BCCI treasurer dismisses reports about India's new diet plan
Monday, November 22, 2021
Paytm’s IPO flop may embitter millions of retail investors
Retail investors, who bought an unprecedented amount of shares in Paytm’s parent One 97 Communications Ltd., have seen more than 35% of their value wiped out in just two trading sessions. Further losses may be in store if the stock slumps from its Monday closing price of 1,359.6 rupees to the 1,200 rupees predicted by Macquarie Group Ltd.
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India counts the positives after series win against NZ
After India's 73-run win at the Eden Gardens, Rohit Sharma said the biggest positive for him was the bowling. "We came back really well in the first two matches after strong starts by New Zealand. To restrict such a strong New Zealand batting line-up in the 160s is really good," he said.
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1st Test: India pursue Test revenge vs New Zealand
Live : Bengaluru likely to receive showers for 2 more days
Heavy rain lashed a large swathe of north Bengaluru — stretching from Tumakuru Road to Horamavu — late Sunday night, resulting in four lakes and several storm water drains overflowing and flooding adjacent localities. Though entire Bengaluru received rain on Sunday night, it was largely very light to moderate. The city is likely to receive light to moderate showers for the next 48 hours. Thunderstorm with lightning is likely over the next 24 hours at isolated places over the state. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:
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Alia Bhatt or Ananya Panday, who wore the cutaway blouse better?
Dress of Ramayan Express staff changed after protest
Barely hours after a group of seers from Ujjain threatened to stop the Ramayan Express if the waiters in the train continued wearing their saffron uniform, the ticketing and catering arm of the Railways, IRCTC, changed their dress code on Monday in its bid to put the controversy to rest.
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Live: US issues travel advisories for Germany, Denmark
India recorded 8,488 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 538 days, taking the country's total tally of Covid-19 cases to 3,45,18,901. The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 45 straight days. Stay here for real-time updates
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Delhi pollution: Winds of change may boost AQI to ‘poor’
Strong winds improved Delhi's air quality marginally on Monday, but it continued to remain "very poor". The overall air quality index (AQI) was 311 on Monday in comparison to 349 on Sunday. AQI is likely to touch the "poor" category on Tuesday, but may deteriorate again on Wednesday as wind speeds may slow down.
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‘Stir not over yet’: SKM takes farm fight to poll-bound Uttar Pradesh
Unmoved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to repeal the three contentious farm laws, Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday unleashed the combined might of 40 farm unions in Lucknow and warned of a prolonged agitation till all its six demands, including a legal guarantee on MSP for crops and Union junior minister Ajay Mishra Teni’s dismissal over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, were met.
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India likely to utilise only half of vaccine produced in Dec
Sunday, November 21, 2021
Grenade blast near Army camp in Pathankot, no injuries
The ABCDE of Cryptos: From Avalanche to Ether
Airtel raises tariffs, others could follow
Bharti Airtel will be increasing tariffs for pre-paid customers by up 20-25% from November 26, signalling hardening of tariffs as companies look at ways to shore up profitability ahead of new investments in 5G and telecom network. Other operators, especially the financially-stretched Vodafone Idea, are likely to follow suit.
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Good win but we are also quite realistic: Dravid
Newly-appointed India chief coach Rahul Dravid says the 3-0 result over New Zealand augurs well for the team in the long-run but at the same time, he is realistic enough to not read too much into the overall outcome with Black Caps having to play the series three days after the T20 World Cup final.
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Venkatesh's bowling important going forward: Rohit
3rd T20I: India complete series sweep against New Zealand
India's Rohit Sharma and Axar Patel starred as the hosts routed World Cup runners-up New Zealand by 73 runs to make a clean-sweep of the T20 series in Kolkata on Sunday. Spinner Patel triggered the New Zealand batting collapse in the third over with two wickets to push the steep 185 to win target beyond their reach.
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CAG lens on natural resources to prevent any 'windfall gain'
Assessing ‘windfall gain’, made a commonplace term by the coal scam, is back in currency and likely to be a permanent feature with the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) beginning the process of national resources accounting (NRA) that seeks tighter scrutiny and accounting of mineral and energy resources from the states.
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Delhi pollution: Construction can resume, schools shut
The ban on construction activities in the capital has been lifted effective Monday. Schools will, however, remain closed till further orders, while the ban on entry of trucks, except those carrying essential commodities, has been extended till November 26.
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Not easy for NZ to play series three days after WC final: Dravid
Saturday, November 20, 2021
PM addresses DGP conference in Lucknow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 56th All-India DGP-IGP Conference at UP Police headquarters on Saturday, spending 12 hours since morning with the nation's top cops at the marathon meeting that had the entire intelligence brass, including National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Intelligence Bureau chief Arvind Kumar and RAW chief Samant Goel. Union home minister Amit Shah was present too.
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CBI chargesheet against three in Giri death case
Rajasthan gets 12 new ministers; 5 from Pilot camp, 7 Gehlot followers to be sworn in today
Ten new faces and two Sachin Pilot acolytes who had been sacked for revolting against Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot last year have made it to the reconstituted council of ministers that will be sworn in on Sunday. The names were declared by the CM's office late on Saturday, capping a day of swift developments that started with all 20 ministerial colleagues of Gehlot resigning in preparation for the Congress government's long-awaited reboot.
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In Pak, Sidhu calls Imran 'bada bhai', draws flak
Covid booster-dose policy likely by month end, says NTAGI member
A policy on booster doses is likely to be announced by the end of this month, but the priority will be to complete the adult vaccination programme at the earliest, said a senior national task force member on Saturday. The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), the government’s advisory body on immunisation, will finalise the policies.
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3rd T20I: India eye clean sweep against New Zealand
Live: Booster-dose policy likely by month end, says NTAGI member
No proof of conspiracy: HC in Aryan bail order
WhatsApp chats extracted from the mobile phone of Aryan Khan disclose "nothing objectionable" nor is there any evidence to show he and his friend Arbaaz Merchant or Munmun Dhamecha and other co-accused had hatched any conspiracy to commit drug offences, and they had already been behind bars for 25 days, said the Bombay high court in its reasoned order, made available on Saturday, while granting them bail on October 28.
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Rajasthan cabinet to have 12 new faces, 5 from Pilot camp: Sources
5 Pilot aides among 12 ‘new’ Gehlot govt faces
No proof of conspiracy: HC in Aryan bail order
WhatsApp chats extracted from the mobile phone of Aryan Khan disclose "nothing objectionable" nor is there any evidence to show he and his friend Arbaaz Merchant or Munmun Dhamecha and other co-accused had hatched any conspiracy to commit drug offences, and they had already been behind bars for 25 days, said the Bombay high court in its reasoned order, made available on Saturday, while granting them bail on October 28.
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Farm unions may write to govt for talks on MSP
Samyukta Kisan Morcha, the joint platform of farm unions spearheading the protests, may write to the government seeking resumption of talks on pending demands, mainly a legal guarantee for procurement of all crops at minimum support price (MSP), even as planned protests, including a daily tractor march to Parliament from November 29, are scheduled to go on.
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CBI chargesheet against three in Giri death case
Court gives first bail in Antilla bomb scare case
A special NIA court on Saturday granted bail to an alleged bookie, accused in the Antilla bomb scare case. Arrested in March, Naresh Gaur (31), is the first among the ten accused to be granted bail in the case. The NIA had accused him of providing SIM cards to a co-accused and was alleged to be a part of the conspiracy.
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Friday, November 19, 2021
IND vs NZ: Rohit attributes success to team effort
India captain Rohit Sharma on Friday lauded the application of his players under pressure situations and attributed the T20I series win over New Zealand to "team effort". India defeated New Zealand by seven wickets on Friday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
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2nd T20I: Dominant India pocket series against New Zealand
Having restricted the Kiwis to a modest 153/6 due to some excellent bowling display by Harshal Patel (2-25) and the spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel, India struck down the target with 16 balls to spare, reaching 155/3 - thereby winning the match by 7 wickets.
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‘Apology to countrymen’: Will repeal all 3 agri laws, says PM
In a decision that took the nation by surprise, PM Modi on Friday offered an apology for being unable to convince a section of farmers about the benefits of the new farm laws and announced that they would be withdrawn in the forthcoming winter session of Parliament.
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17 dead, 100 missing in AP flash floods
At least 17 people were killed after flash floods ravaged the four Rayalaseema districts of Chittoor, Kadapa, Kurnool and Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh on Friday. The incessant rains started on Thursday evening, triggered by the deep depression formed over the Bay of Bengal, throwing life out of kilter in the region.
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Shutdown over Hyderpora killings cripples normal life across Kashmir
The Kashmir valley witnessed a complete shutdown of business establishments and other activities on Friday in response to a call by the Hurriyat Conference faction led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to protest against the killing of civilians in the Hyderpora encounter.
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3 ministers quit ahead of Rajasthan cabinet rejig
The much expected Rajasthan cabinet reshuffle gathered momentum with three ministers in the Ashok Gehlot government tendering their resignations to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, party politician in charge of Rajasthan, Ajay Maken, said on Friday night.
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Australian Artist Launches Website With 18 TB of Pirated NFTs
Rahul, Rohit guide India to comfortable win in 2nd T20I, help pocket series
Skipper Rohit Sharma and his deputy KL Rahul stitched an enterprising century-plus opening stand to power India to a comfortable 7-wicket win over New Zealand in the second T20I and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the 3-match series. Chasing a modest 154 under heavy dew condition, India crossed the finish line with 16 balls to spare.
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Thursday, November 18, 2021
Impact of Chandra Grahan on your health: All you need to know
Hyderpora encounter: Jammu and Kashmir LG orders probe
The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), meanwhile, demanded a "judicial inquiry" into the killing of civilians in the Hyderpora encounter. It said the same administration could not "act as judge, jury and executioner" and that a judicial inquiry was needed.
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Live: PM Narendra Modi's address to the nation
Doubts over China tennis star's email raise safety concerns
A Chinese professional tennis player not seen in public since she accused a former top government official of sexual assault purportedly sent an email claiming she was safe and that the allegation was false, a message that only amplified concerns about her safety and demands for information about her well-being and whereabouts.
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2nd T20I: India aim to bag series against New Zealand
Morning shows the day, goes the old adage. Team India's first match in the shortest format of the game under the new leadership of Rohit Sharma as captain and Rahul Dravid as head coach in Jaipur showed glimpses of what's in store for Indian cricket on and off the field. But it's too early to dwell on the future of the partnership.
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Second Chinese village along Arunachal border: Satellite images
The new enclave of 60 buildings in the Shi Yomi district, which did not exist in 2019, has come up “six km inside” the territory claimed by India “in the region between the LAC and the International Boundary” shown on Indian maps, as per NDTV, which accessed the satellite images.
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SC orders CBI probe into HZL divestment in 2002
Faulting the closure of CBI’s preliminary enquiry (PE) despite listing numerous irregularities in the sale in the PSU while brushing aside the CAG’s critical report, a bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and BV Nagarathna ordered CBI to conduct full-fledged investigations into 18 suspicious grounds surrounding the deal.
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Covid live: Greece imposes restrictions on unvaccinated
Covid test lapses by 1 minute, 3 denied boarding
As per pre-departure requirement for UAE travelers, the three, including 13-week pregnant Rukhsar, took Rapid RT-PCR tests outside KIA and secured negative reports for Rs 9,000 before reaching the IndiGo check-in counter around 10am on Tuesday. Then came the one-minute shocker.
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Say where you are, then we’ll hear you, SC to Param Bir
Skin-to-skin touch not a must for sex assault: SC
The SC ruled that even indirect touch amounts to an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. A bench quashed two judgments of the Bombay high court which had held that "skin to skin" contact was essential for the purpose of proving the charge of sexual offence
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RBI proposes new law to regulate digital lending
The panel said that the digital lending ecosystem comprises both balance sheet lenders (those who lend their own money) and marketplace lending (a platform that allows others to lend). Within these two forms of lending, there are peer-to-peer lending platforms, neo banks, and “buy now pay later” players.
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SC refuses plea for board exams in ‘hybrid’ mode
Solicitor general Tushar Mehta, who was representing CBSE, assured the court that all precautions would be taken for conducting the exams in the offline mode and also informed the bench that the number of examination centres had been increased from 6,500 to 15,000.
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Ensure cryptos don’t end up in wrong hands: PM
India, the PM said, was developing indigenous capabilities in telecom technology such as 5G and 6G, in what is being seen as a significant development because of the keenness of many outside players to be part of India’s 5G rollout. Both India and Australia have kept Chinese firms out of its 5G structure.
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SC rejects Deshmukh’s plea to examine CBI’s PE report
At the outset of hearing, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Deshmukh, referred to former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh on whose plea CBI probe was ordered against the former minister and said the court had passed the order placing confidence in him but the cop was himself absconding now.
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Will back calls taken in national interest: PM to bankers
Govt moots exempting oil drilling from prior CRZ nod
The proposal was coincidentally issued as draft notification in a gazette on November 1 at a time when the country was negotiating its position on various issues, including use of fossil fuels and its fair share in carbon space at the UN climate conference (COP26) in Glasgow, UK.
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Hyderpora encounter: Jammu and Kashmir LG orders probe
The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), meanwhile, demanded a "judicial inquiry" into the killing of civilians in the Hyderpora encounter. It said the same administration could not "act as judge, jury and executioner" and that a judicial inquiry was needed.
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India, China agree to go for more military talks
India rejects Pakistan law in Kulbhushan Jadhav case
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Faced racist remarks as commentator in England: Farokh Engineer
On Wednesday, ex-India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer, who played for a long time for Lancashire in the 70s and went on to live in England for the rest of his life, revealed to TOI that years ago, he encountered "racial discrimination" while starting out as a commentator in England.
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IND vs NZ: It was not an easy win, says Rohit Sharma
90m throw is a target, not an obsession: Neeraj Chopra
Neeraj Chopra, who has a career best throw of 88.07m, wants to keep things simple as he knows that it eventually boils down to how one throws on the given day of any competition. Even as the post-Olympic stardom for the 23-year-old refuses to fade in, Neeraj now feels it is high time to get back to rigorous training mode without any more distractions.
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Gurgaon gurdwara association offers space for namaz
Gurdwara Singh Sabha Committee of Gurgaon, which has five gurdwaras affiliated to it — at Sadar Bazar sabzi mandi, Sector 39 (near Medanta), Sector 46, Jacobpura and Model Town — said it will approach the administration to seek permission to allow Muslims to offer namaz in small groups without compromising on Covid protocols
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Govt eyes first dose for all adults by first week of Dec
Over 114 crore doses have been administered so far — 38.4 crore people have received both doses, while 37.4 crore were jabbed once. This assumes significance as it indicates that while majority of the country’s eligible adult population has now initiated vaccination, the second dose coverage has also increased substantially.
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Gurgaon gurdwara association offers space for namaz
Gurdwara Singh Sabha Committee of Gurgaon, which has five gurdwaras affiliated to it — at Sadar Bazar sabzi mandi, Sector 39 (near Medanta), Sector 46, Jacobpura and Model Town — said it will approach the administration to seek permission to allow Muslims to offer namaz in small groups without compromising on Covid protocols
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Five terrorists killed in twin encounters in Kulgam
Resignations in J&K Cong over party unit chief
Uttar Pradesh polls: 4 SP MLCs join BJP
“Akhilesh won’t be able to sleep tonight,” said UP BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh after inducting the four MLCs into the party at its state headquarters here. He urged all four to ensure their supporters joined BJP en masse at the booth and sector levels.
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Pak parl passes bill giving Jadhav right to file review appeal
Pakistan has been alleging that India is engaging in a campaign to obfuscate the issue of appointing a lawyer to represent Jadhav. The ICJ (Review and Re-consideration) Bill, 2020, was moved by Pakistan’s law minister Farogh Nasim and passed with a majority vote.
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Moitra moves SC against ordinances on ED, CBI chiefs’ tenure
Sources said Moitra argued that the SC had held that ED director’s tenure cannot be extended beyond his retirement except in “rare and exceptional cases” and only for a “short period”. She said the “one year at a time” extensions cannot be construed as “short”, given the total tenure of ED and CBI directors were for two years
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Himanta ready to discuss Ulfa(I)’s core demand of ‘sovereignty’
Not once since the then undivided Ulfa's inception in 1979 had a CM come close to accepting that the topic of sovereignty could be on the agenda for a dialogue. In 2005, then PM Manmohan Singh broke convention to announce that the Centre was ready to discuss “core issues” raised by Ulfa.
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Mobile links in 7.3k uncovered villages get Cabinet nod
'Coal phase down taken from US-China COP26 statement'
The BASIC statement, officials said, made it clear India would not agree to phase out of coal subsidies — India was joined by South Africa, Australia, Indonesia, Venezuela, Nigeria, China among others. A compromise was worked out bringing the language close to the G-20 statement, they added.
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Recurrent pollution crisis is due to inertia of officials: SC
A bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant ordered strict implementation of the slew of decisions taken on Tuesday at the court-ordered emergency meeting of the Commission on Air Quality Management in NCR and adjoining areas, involving senior officials of the Centre and governments of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.
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