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Vaishali Kuriakose, 52, daughter of Bengali actor Dipankar De, has died in a Kolkata hospital due to heart and kidney issues. Her father shared the news, revealing that Vaishali suffered a massive heart attack last Wednesday night, leading to her passing. Both Vaishali and her husband Anil Kuriakose were involved in the entertainment industry. Dolon Roy, Dipankar De's wife and a fellow actress stated that her husband is devastated by the loss. She took time off from her shoot to visit Vaishali one last time with him. from Times of India https://ift.tt/JQEMqUK via IFTTT

The mysterious murder of a woman, whose decomposed body was found half-buried near a seashore in Kutch, was cracked by the police which found that the crime was plotted by none other than her 17-year-old daughter and the mother's paramour. from Times of India https://ift.tt/6FWuDzm via IFTTT

The Election Commission (EC) has instructed the Assam election department to conduct a special summary revision of electoral rolls following the delimitation of assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies in the state. EC conducted the delimitation exercise and released the final report on August 11. Despite revising the names of one parliamentary and 19 assembly constituencies, the number of assembly and Lok Sabha seats remains at 126 and 14, respectively. from Times of India https://ift.tt/PZ9czGw via IFTTT

In a rare case, doctors at the civic-run BYL Nair Hospital recently treated a 14-year-old boy from Kurla who was simultaneously infected with all three monsoon ailments-dengue, malaria and leptospirosis-and despite their best efforts, succumbed to the complications. from Times of India https://ift.tt/RlyEd95 via IFTTT

Delhi finance minister Atishi on Wednesday said Aam Aadmi Party’s national convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was not in the running to become the PM of the country. Atishi’s statement came hours after AAP’s chief national spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar said she would want Arvind Kejriwal to be INDIA bloc’s prime ministerial candidate. from Times of India https://ift.tt/nWyLF91 via IFTTT

The commons technology committee urges new legislation for the UK to take lead on AI regulation. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/oeMBnTY via IFTTT

Building upon the recent assertions of PM Narendra Modi that he will remain in office after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, BJP has launched posters themed on an Arnold Schwarzenegger catchphrase in the Hollywood blockbuster 'The Terminator'. "2024! I'll be back," declared the poster with the image of a confident PM outfitted in a stylish jacket. The poster, which also carries the lotus election symbol of BJP, coincided with the deliberations of the opposition INDIA bloc. from Times of India https://ift.tt/F2VksUA via IFTTT

The Bombay high court’s Aurangabad bench has taken suo motu cognisance of the TOI report and converted it into a PIL to be heard on September 4. In a double-booster, officials from the state education department have reached out to the villagers to work out a solution. The residents described it as the first such initiative ever. from Times of India https://ift.tt/FdjHQ3W via IFTTT

That water "is absurdly warm and to see those values over the entire northeast Gulf is surreal," said University of Miami hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy.Hurricanes get their energy from warm water. Idalia is at an all-you-can-eat buffet. from Times of India https://ift.tt/4AwXqL2 via IFTTT

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar said in the assembly on Monday that he had given the opposition's clamour for minister Sandeep Singh's arrest and resignation over a sexual harassment charge "deep thought" and decided not to ask for his resignation. The political reprieve coincided with a Chandigarh court issuing summons to the former India hockey captain to appear before it on September 16 to face prosecution in the case slapped on him by a junior coach. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Nxzg7PF via IFTTT

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar said in the assembly on Monday that he had given the opposition's clamour for minister Sandeep Singh's arrest and resignation over a sexual harassment charge "deep thought" and decided not to ask for his resignation. The political reprieve coincided with a Chandigarh court issuing summons to the former India hockey captain to appear before it on September 16 to face prosecution in the case slapped on him by a junior coach. from Times of India https://ift.tt/mEPtcJb via IFTTT

Advances in AI are accelerating the development of humanoid robots. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/URkfFxZ via IFTTT

Stating that it was the jehadi terror attack at Pulwama in February 2019, claiming the lives of 40 CRPF jawans, which caused it to make up its mind to pull the plug on the special status for J&K and integrate the state fully into the Indian Union, the Centre on Monday lobbed the “violation of the Constitution” charge back into the court of the petitioners who have challenged the decision of August 5, 2019. from Times of India https://ift.tt/0pqWJ4z via IFTTT

Two NEET students ended their lives within hours of each other in coaching crucible Kota on Sunday, one flinging himself to the death from the sixth floor of his institute and the other allegedly hanging himself in his rented house over low scores in tests. The deaths of Maharashtra’s Avishkar Shambaji Kasle (17) and Bihar’s Adarsh Raj (18) took the student suicide tally in Kota to six this month and 22 since January this year, against 15 in all of 2022. from Times of India https://ift.tt/swl0eQa via IFTTT

Leonid Radvinsky, a 41-year-old entrepreneur based in Florida, owns all the shares of the company. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/uqh0zgA via IFTTT

From the swoon-inducing heights of Rs 180 to Rs 200 a kg just a few weeks ago, the soaring prices of tomatoes have begun to see a significant decline, offering relief to household budgets while disappointing farmers. Resembling a culinary roller coaster, tomato prices have tumbled to Rs 14 a kg at the Mysuru APMC on Sunday, down from Rs 20 on Saturday. In Bengaluru, the retail price ranged between Rs 30 and Rs 35 a kilo on Sunday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/hycbwO1 via IFTTT

The city has become the crucible of an experiment - are robotaxis ready for the streets? from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/e42blsZ via IFTTT

As Russia comes under renewed pressure to revive the Black Sea grain deal with Ukraine, the US and EU are also talking to India to see if it can use its influence with Moscow to ensure resumption of Ukrainian grain exports. While the deal was brokered by the UN and Turkiye last year to attenuate the effects of the war on global food security, India also had played a role in reaching the agreement, as foreign minister S Jaishankar said earlier this year. from Times of India https://ift.tt/QDqFaAM via IFTTT

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UP police booked a primary school teacher in Muzaffarnagar district on Saturday, a day after a purported video of her encouraging students to slap their classmate, a frightened and weeping eight-year-old Muslim boy, triggered massive public outrage. Police registered a case against accused teacher Tripta Tyagi under sections 504 (insulting someone intentionally to provoke them) and 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) of the IPC. from Times of India https://ift.tt/hbLIxsW via IFTTT

The government is expected to take up the issue of penal charges levied by banks for non-maintenance of minimum balance with the Reserve Bank of India, as these yielded Rs 21,000 for state-run and private lenders over the last five years. While a government official insisted that state-run banks such as SBI do not adopt such practices, he acknowledged the problem and said the issue will be taken up with RBI. from Times of India https://ift.tt/1yd8F9G via IFTTT

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra led India's march into the final of the men's javelin throw as he was joined by DP Manu and Kishore Jena in the 12-man field for the final, scheduled on Sunday night, at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. from Times of India https://ift.tt/X7OhtIW via IFTTT

Internet and bulk SMS services were suspended once again in Nuh after right-wing outfits pledged to bring out a Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra on August 28 since the previous one was disrupted because of the communal clash on July 31. Officials said the internet shutdown, which came into force on Friday evening, would continue till August 29. Haryana had suspended internet and SMS services in Nuh, besides imposing a curfew, after the July 31 clash, and restored it only on August 11. from Times of India https://ift.tt/C0gawIA via IFTTT

Indore, which has been the cleanest city for the past six years in a row, got another feather on its cap to bag the best "National Smart City Award" of 2022, for exemplary performance among the 100 smart cities. Surat and Agra have emerged as the second and third winners among the cities in the fourth edition of India Smart Cities Award Contest (ISAC). from Times of India https://ift.tt/shgez10 via IFTTT

In a U-turn within a few hours, NCP chief Sharad Pawar told mediapersons in Satara on Friday afternoon that no more chances will be given to Ajit Pawar to “correct his mistake of going against the party's policies” by joining hands with BJP. This was in sharp contrast to the NCP patriarch’s remarks in the morning in Baramati, where he had denied any split in the party and had acknowledged that his nephew was a leader of the party. from Times of India https://ift.tt/dZELMaJ via IFTTT

Looking to emerge as a counterweight to the West, BRICS announced Thursday that 6 countries - Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE - will join on January 1, 2024, the group of nations that together account for 26 percent of global GDP. While many of these countries have close ties with China, which wanted expansion to be accelerated, all of them except Ethiopia are also India’s strategic partners. from Times of India https://ift.tt/8WJ2kCP via IFTTT

Opposing the discharge plea submitted by model Munmun Dhamecha in the 2021 cruise drugs bust case, the Narcotics Control Bureau’s SIT submitted that through a voluntary statement, she had disclosed that the five grams of charas, alleged to have been recovered from her cruise cabin, belonged to her and was thrown by her from her pocket to a table out of fear on arrival of NCB’s Mumbai team. from Times of India https://ift.tt/T9pG1BR via IFTTT

BJP has always maintained that J&K would not have got the special status that it enjoyed under Article 370 if Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, country’s first home minister who played a crucial role in the integration of the erstwhile princely states into the Indian Union, had his way. The reverence for the “Iron Man” and the architect of unified India found robust mention in the Centre’s arguments before the Supreme Court on Thursday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/UL10RuO via IFTTT

Nineteen large platforms have to start complying with new rules as soon as Friday or risk big fines. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/hOfULxy via IFTTT

The IAF now plans to order around 100 more Tejas Mark-1A jets to meet the shortfall in the number of its combat squadrons till a much more powerful and capable version of the indigenous fighter is operationally ready. This proposed deal for around 100 Tejas Mark-1A jets will add to the 73 such jets and 10 trainers already ordered under the Rs 46,898 crore contract inked with HAL in February 2021. from Times of India https://ift.tt/G5CpuAf via IFTTT

Association president Khandu Deore said the strike was called off after Union minister Bharati Pawar assured the traders that she would discuss with her cabinet colleague, Piyush Goyal, whether the onion containers, which are currently stuck at various ports for the last few days, can be shipped out of the country without paying the duty. from Times of India https://ift.tt/MvRAjTy via IFTTT

The court awarded life term to Gaurav Jain (28), a BTech graduate, for the murder of the minor girl, said special public prosecutor Mahaveer Kishanawat. The victim, a 9th Class student, would visit his house daily for tuition. from Times of India https://ift.tt/4HTubf0 via IFTTT

The Madras High Court has initiated a suo motu revision of the discharge of two more DMK ministers, Thangam Thennarasu and KKSSR Ramachandran, from disproportionate assets cases against them. This comes after a similar action was taken against DMK minister K Ponmudy on August 10. from Times of India https://ift.tt/auSRUqh via IFTTT

In Lajpore Central Jail in Surat, Gujarat, a team of 107 prisoners are polishing 25,000 rough-cut gemstones into diamonds every month. This prison is known for polishing 95% of the world's showroom stock of diamonds. The prisoners earn up to Rs 20,000 a month depending on their skills. The jail provides employment opportunities for the majority of its 3,000 inmates, including furniture making and sculpting. from Times of India https://ift.tt/5djzS4b via IFTTT

The US FDA has approved Pfizer's respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for use in pregnant women during the middle of the third trimester to protect their babies. The vaccine can be given to women between 32 to 36 weeks into their pregnancy to prevent lower respiratory tract infection and severe disease in infants until they are six months old. The FDA's decision was based on data from a late-stage trial showing the vaccine to be 82% effective in preventing severe infections in infants. The CDC's approval is still pending. from Times of India https://ift.tt/u0wGRsV via IFTTT

Cambridge-based Arm files papers to list in New York after opting against London, in a blow to the UK. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/S7hTFjs via IFTTT

Violence erupted during a circle kabaddi tournament in Derby, UK, where gunshots were fired and individuals fought with swords, rods, and machetes. Four arrested men are suspected of firearm possession and violent disorder. The tournament was organized by the England Kabaddi Federation (EKF), with yellow Khalistan flags present. The incident occurred despite crowd barriers protecting the pitch, and EKF stressed that those involved weren't linked to their affiliated clubs. from Times of India https://ift.tt/s0amQMR via IFTTT

Terming the act of targeting the Kuki trio "within the jurisdiction of Nagalim" an "unwarranted intrusion", the NSCN(IM) said the August 18 killings at Sipijang village near Thowai were the handiwork of the proscribed Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) and a Naga outfit that it said "doesn't represent the community's interest and welfare". from Times of India https://ift.tt/QjBSgfD via IFTTT

At the garden on Saturday, J&K administration’s secretary (floriculture, gardens and parks) Fayaz Sheikh was honoured with the certification by World Book president and CEO Santosh Shukla. World Book editor Dilip N Pandit, the J&K director of floriculture, other officers and the garden staff were also present on the occasion. from Times of India https://ift.tt/be9GcKN via IFTTT

"Bure haal hain (they are in terrible shape)," Kejriwal said. With the Delhi-based party looking to disrupt the political equation in Chhattisgarh, Kejriwal announced 10 "guarantees" which include Rs 3,000 monthly allowance for the unemployed, a monthly "samman rashi" assistance for women, and free electricity. from Times of India https://ift.tt/LWP1rm8 via IFTTT

"This is a significant milestone. It is heartening to see that more than half of these accounts belong to our 'nari Shakti. With 67% of accounts opened in rural and semi-urban areas, we are also ensuring that the benefits of financial inclusion reach every corner of our nation," the PM said on microblogging site X, formerly Twitter. from Times of India https://ift.tt/BVQT7id via IFTTT

More unmarried Chinese women are buying property, a trend challenging traditional gender roles that require men to own homes to get married. While only 6.9% of unmarried Chinese women owned property a decade ago, that figure rose to 10.3% in 2020, according to the Chinese government. Higher incomes, increased education, and changing attitudes toward women's rights are among the drivers of the trend. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Zj94leL via IFTTT

PM Narendra Modi on Friday cited two independent reports on income taxpayers to argue that income levels have increased in the country and there is better compliance due to the trust shown by the government. from Times of India https://ift.tt/ArXu7qe via IFTTT

Ukraine is developing a strategy for the prosecution of environmental war crimes and ecocide against Russia. Thousands of dolphins have washed up dead on the shores of the Black Sea; four specific acts are recognised as international crimes, but Ukraine hopes to add ecocide to the list. from Times of India https://ift.tt/ULpFhIl via IFTTT

Days after a family of three - the father, 70, mother, 65, and son, 35 - were "sent back" from a jail in Pakistan after spending a year there, UP police made a startling claim on Thursday, saying "the son was in fact deported as part of an ISI operation", reports Sachin Sharma. ASP (Meerut) Brijesh Singh said, "Kalim Ahmed used to smuggle weapons from across the border but last year Pakistan customs department detained him." from Times of India https://ift.tt/PD8NalO via IFTTT

According to police, Mandal was brutally beaten up by a group of teenagers in Malad after he honked twice while the youngsters were riding their bikes in a zigzag manner. from Times of India https://ift.tt/diObpZV via IFTTT

Three picnickers drowned at a waterbody in Dewas district as bystanders watched and filmed the incident. One of the bystanders tried to save them but broke away after getting dragged down in a bid to cling on to life. They were later identified as Yasin, Sufiyan and Zafar--all from Indore. The group had driven to Bhairav Kund, 45km from Indore, on Tuesday when one of them started to drown. Two others swam to rescue him but also drowned in the process. Authorities were alerted two hours after the incident. from Times of India https://ift.tt/oEs4Gti via IFTTT

Delhi Congress member Alka Lamba on Wednesday said the leadership has decided to contest all seven Lok Sabha seats in the capital in 2024, triggering a war of words with AAP, which threatened to walk out of the opposition INDIA grouping if Congress did not roll back its stand. from Times of India https://ift.tt/4XUCwRW via IFTTT

A Montana judge ruled that state agencies had violated plaintiffs' constitutional rights by allowing fossil fuel development to continue, which is harming the environment. The lawsuit was brought by young environmental activists, aged between 5 and 22 - making it the first climate change case of its kind to go to trial in the US. from Times of India https://ift.tt/76VNBDx via IFTTT

Rayees Mattoo, the shopkeeper from Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, who is the brother of a most-wanted terrorist of Hizbul Mujahideen, Javid Mattoo alias Saqib, waved the Indian flag from his window on the eve of Independence Day. In a heartfelt video, Rayees urged his brother to surrender and join the mainstream, expressing his love for the nation and how the innocent people were no longer unnecessarily harassed due to terrorism. from Times of India https://ift.tt/qWgamvI via IFTTT

BJP picked turncoat Dara Singh Chauhan on Monday as its OBC face to take on SP’s Sudhakar Singh, a Thakur, in the September 5 byelection to the Ghosi assembly seat in UP, barely a month after the former quit Akhilesh Yadav’s party and resigned as an MLA to return to the saffron fold from Times of India https://ift.tt/qJDO3al via IFTTT

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Two Jadavpur University (JU) students were arrested on Sunday and charged with murder over the death of a fresher, taking the total number of arrests in the case to three. Deepsekhar Dutta (19) and Manotosh Ghosh (20) are the first students to be arrested in connection with this case. The earlier arrested person, Sourav Chowdhury, is a former student. from Times of India https://ift.tt/0Lf4MOr via IFTTT

The emergence of the EG.5 Omicron variant, designated a ‘variant of interest’ by the WHO, is unlikely to pose a significant pandemic threat in India, as there has been no significant change in the incidence rate of Covid-19 or hospitalizations. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya stated that although there have been increased prevalence, growth advantage, and immune escape properties of EG.5, there have been no changes in disease severity to date. Till now, 243 new sub-variants have been found in India, with none of them posing any serious threat. from Times of India https://ift.tt/xB46HOz via IFTTT

Less than three months after it broke ground for its accessories manufacturing facility in Telangana, Taiwanese electronics contract manufacturer Foxconn Group has announced the infusion of another Rs 3,300 crore in its upcoming unit. With this, the group's total investment in Telangana will be more than Rs 4,550 crore. from Times of India https://ift.tt/KBSvFuo via IFTTT

Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan demanded that NCP chief Sharad Pawar "clarify his stand" after reports about a "secret meeting" with nephew and Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar at a real estate developer's residence in Pune Saturday evening. Chavan's statement came after visuals of Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar leaving developer Atul Chordia's Koregaon Park residence in separate vehicles. However, neither spoke to the media. from Times of India https://ift.tt/oCXUTds via IFTTT

Following a landslide near the busy Daatkali tunnel, the entry point for the Dehradun valley from Saharanpur, a large chunk of the Delhi-Dehradun highway near the ambitious 180-km expressway project caved in on Friday disrupting traffic on both sides of the existing road and raising fresh questions on the viability of the new elevated stretch on a fragile terrain. from Times of India https://ift.tt/crIoRgb via IFTTT

With the aim to check mounting suicide cases in Kota, the district administration has decided to conduct psychological tests of every coaching students every fortnight. The test will help spot suicidal tendencies among students in time and they could be provided with timely counselling. The decision was taken at a meeting with representatives of coaching institutes, hostels and stakeholders, held on Saturday to review the implementation of norms for coaching centres and hostels. from Times of India https://ift.tt/bOUpmXM via IFTTT

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone has replaced Deloitte Haskins & Sells with MSKA & Associates as its statutory auditor, the company said on Saturday. Deloitte, which has been Adani Ports' auditor for the last six years, resigned from its position on Saturday amid concerns over certain transactions the company had entered into, including one with an EPC contractor that was named in the Hindenburg report. from Times of India https://ift.tt/YUADpf7 via IFTTT

Three Madhapur-based fake call centres with global linkages were busted on Friday by Cyberabad police, which disclosed that at least 15 US citizens were being conned of $20,000 every 24 hours. The scamsters operated in the guise of US Customs and Border Protection Agency representatives and Amazon customer-care executives to con foreigners and mop up millions. from Times of India https://ift.tt/qnUKOxb via IFTTT

In a stunning debut, Oval Invincibles fast bowler Spencer Johnson produced the most economical 20-ball effort in The Hundred on Wednesday, claiming three wickets and conceding just one run. from Times of India https://ift.tt/62WkYDP via IFTTT

Fitness is imperative for any sport. And when it comes to the rigours of international cricket with a hectic schedule, fitness becomes all the more important. from Times of India https://ift.tt/irv0pJc via IFTTT

Yet another teenager, preparing for IIT-JEE in Kota for the past one year, died by suicide just hours after his father left for home after spending five days with him. Manish Prajapat (17), a class 12 student from Azamgarh in UP, hanged himself with a bedsheet from the ceiling fan in his hostel room in the city's Mahaveer Nagar area on Thursday night. from Times of India https://ift.tt/ENSgIWm via IFTTT

India pulled off an impressive turnaround, clinching a 7-wicket win in the third T20I held in Guyana. This victory revitalised India's prospects in the ongoing five-match T20I series. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zPwh0a via IFTTT

European data storage firms are emerging that promise to protect customer data from US interference. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/xfcjQBE via IFTTT

The tug of war over Assam Rifles' deployment in Manipur has led MLAs and ministers on either side of the divide to send memoranda to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with one group asking for the paramilitary force to be entirely replaced in the state and the other wanting it to stay. The political sparring was played out against the backdrop of continuing street protests by women activists against Assam Rifles' presence in the state. from Times of India https://ift.tt/l5csPrG via IFTTT

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot announced Thursday the abolition of fuel surcharge for all domestic and agricultural electricity consumers, irrespective of the units consumed. "This will put an extra burden of Rs 2,500 crore, which will be borne by the state government," Gehlot said about the waiver, among the slew of recent sops he has declared ahead of assembly polls due later this year. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Xeu07Yz via IFTTT

Cometh the hour, cometh Prithvi Shaw. The out-of-favour India opener Shaw, who suffered a bizarre dismissal in his debut outing for Northamptonshire, silenced his critics and slammed a magnificent double century during England's One-Day Cup tournament against Somerset on Wednesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/VbkODrs via IFTTT

Beijing denies the claim it was behind a campaign to target a member of parliament with misinformation. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/lX9TqhA via IFTTT

Burying their ideological differences, winners from BJP, CPM and Congress joined hands to form boards in at least three gram panchayats in West Bengal in order to keep Trinamool Congress at bay. BJP and CPM formed the gram panchayat board jointly at Mahishadal in East Midnapore district on Wednesday. BJP and TMC had bagged eight seats each out of 18, while CPM had won two. BJP's Subhra Panda and CPM's Paresh Panigrahi were elected pradhan and upa-pradhan, respectively. from Times of India https://ift.tt/PlQrAFU via IFTTT

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‘Viral fever’ cases are increasing not only in Mumbai, but across Maharashtra and the country. Apart from the influenza A and B viruses, there is now a new subvariant (EG.5.1) of the Covid-causing SARS-CoV-2 virus in the UK and in Maharashtra. A national survey finds many households have more than one patient with cough, cold and fever, but doctors say the symptoms are not severe enough to merit hospitalisation in a majority of cases. from Times of India https://ift.tt/LfliEcA via IFTTT

A top officer apologises for the breach affecting police and employees in Northern Ireland. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/ZwpXBfW via IFTTT

India captain Hardik Pandya on Wednesday heaped praise on Suryakumar Yadav after the Mumbai batsman's blitz helped India beat West Indies by seven wickets in the third T20 international in Guyana on Tuesday to keep the series alive. from Times of India https://ift.tt/jG9VNM1 via IFTTT

Forty-three years after Moradabad witnessed one of the bloodiest communal clashes in UP after Partition, the report of the Justice Mathura Prasad Saxena judicial commission constituted to look into the August 13, 1980 flare-up was tabled in the assembly Tuesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/AasqMHO via IFTTT

In their quest to avoid a series defeat in the third T20 International against the West Indies on Tuesday, India must embody the fearlessness they often speak of while batting. from Times of India https://ift.tt/VRys3MF via IFTTT

The company says staff living near offices should work in person at least twice a week. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/grXBjCi via IFTTT

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The proposed digital personal data protection law seeks to clamp down heavily on consumer-facing industries such as banks, insurance companies, real estate and automobile sellers, hotels and restaurants and e-commerce as well as social media giants if they compromise vital information of customers by leaking and selling names, phones numbers, or other information to third parties. from Times of India https://ift.tt/o1gRwPY via IFTTT

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Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday praised Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik for the state’s efforts in battling Naxalites and its role in disaster preparedness, before urging BJP cadres in a closed-door meeting to prepare for the simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls in 2024. from Times of India https://ift.tt/xeTBrNM via IFTTT

Google and Meta are among big tech companies who are letting hackers try to find flaws in their chatbots. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/ECehW2L via IFTTT

The Gyanvapi mosque management committee, Anjuman Intezamia Masajid (AIM), joined the court-mandated ASI scientific survey of the mosque in Varanasi on Saturday as experts began 3D mapping of the compound and also checked out one of cellars. from Times of India https://ift.tt/hjlMPro via IFTTT

A special MP/MLA court in Agra district on Saturday sentenced senior BJP leader and Etawah MP Ram Shankar Katheria to two years of imprisonment in a 12-year-old case. He has been convicted under IPC sections 147 (rioting) and 323 (voluntarily causing hurt). The court also imposed a penalty of Rs 50,000 on the ex-Union minister. from Times of India https://ift.tt/p1cTi4x via IFTTT

The railway police (GRP) will add provisions related to spreading communal disharmony against RPF constable Chetan Singh, who allegedly gunned down his senior and three passengers on the Jaipur-Mumbai Superfast Express on Monday. This is the first time the agency is taking into account the communal shades to this case. from Times of India https://ift.tt/jFzSLJt via IFTTT

"The three injured jawans succumbed to their injuries. Search operations are still underway," stated the Army in an official statement. Before their unfortunate demise, the jawans were receiving medical treatment at a hospital, as informed by the Jammu and Kashmir Police on the same day. from Times of India https://ift.tt/0MV8xr4 via IFTTT

CM M K Stalin on Friday urged PM Narendra Modi to advise Karnataka to immediately release Tamil Nadu’s share of Cauvery water as per schedule and clear the June and July shortfall. He accused the Karnataka government of not honouring the Supreme Court order in letter and spirit and not adhering to the directions of the Cauvery Water Management Authority. from Times of India https://ift.tt/rutCITw via IFTTT

The account on the platform formerly known as Twitter impersonated Japan's top currency diplomat. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/cPdmpxD via IFTTT

Following large-scale subsidence in Joshimath town of Chamoli district, fresh cracks and incidents of sinking have been reported in over two dozen houses at Khamroli village and surrounding areas of Kalsi block in Dehradun district. It’s 90km from the state capital. from Times of India https://ift.tt/KmGT0jW via IFTTT

Income Tax Return late/belated or revised filing for 2023-24: If you haven't filed your income tax return within the due date or wish to file a revised return, watch this week's TOI Wallet Talks episode before you do. from Times of India https://ift.tt/tLQr7HD via IFTTT

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A single bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari of the Uttarakhand high court (HC), citing a division bench decision of 2012 regarding reservation in promotion in government jobs, ruled that “it cannot be claimed as a right.” The order, delivered on Monday and made available on Wednesday, came while dismissing a petition filed by Navmi Devi, a ‘group D’ employee in the state education department, who had approached the court in 2018 seeking reservation in promotions. from Times of India https://ift.tt/R3olsQP via IFTTT

Following an emergency call regarding the presence of an active shooter in the US Capitol on Wednesday, the Capitol Police have urged the people to take 'Shelter-In-Place' as the investigation continues. According to the police, they continue to stay in touch with the people there. from Times of India https://ift.tt/JXhW3Uw via IFTTT

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An 78-year-old Indian-American engineer, Anil Varshney, has filed a lawsuit against Parsons Corporation and US Defense Secretary Lloyd J Austin, alleging wrongful termination. Varshney's distinguished engineering career was abruptly ended due to intentional acts by the defendants, solely based on his age and ethnicity as an Indian-American. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Lqzytks via IFTTT

Fitch Ratings has downgraded the US credit rating by one notch to AA+, due to mounting debts at federal, state and local levels; political polarization and a decline in governance standards over the past two decades. This is only the second time in history that the US credit rating has been downgraded despite the economy's size and stability. from Times of India https://ift.tt/rXVPbTo via IFTTT

Twenty people, including four engineers, died and three others were injured after a launcher and girder collapsed from a height of 115 ft during construction work on the third phase of the Samruddhi Expressway late night on Monday. The accident occurred near Sarlambe village under Shahapur tehsil, around 80km from Mumbai. from Times of India https://ift.tt/lM7qEK5 via IFTTT

Krishna Kumar Shukla thanks his stars that he decided to move from coach B5 to B6 of the Jaipur-Mumbai Super Fast Express to catch a nap early on Monday. The AC coach attendant woke up to the sound of gunfire and from a distance of barely 10 to 15 feet saw the bloodied corpse of RPF assistant sub-inspector Tikaram Meena and gun-toting constable Chetan Singh standing next to it in the passage of coach B5. from Times of India https://ift.tt/QKTD32X via IFTTT