Par-Tapi-Narmada river link project in Gujarat shelved just for polls: Congress

The Centre, with BJP state government in supporting role, is believed to have quickly backtracked on the ambitious project sensing the damage potential of the tribal agitation on the assembly polls slated for the yearend. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3LgkD...

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UAW President Ray Curry says he never spoke to Tesla or Elon Musk

The president of the United Auto Workers union said he hasn't spoken with Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk since the business invited him to organise a union ballot, but said he was ready for such discussions if the firm resolved past complaints. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/I5nya...

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Intuit sued by the FTC for defrauding customers with a 'complimentary' TurboTax publicity strategy

Intuit argues the FTC's allegations are false and has promised to fight the complaint. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3LEoT...

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Shiv Sena caught in a predicament over refinery project

​​Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had written to the PM early this year informing him that the state would like the project to be located at Barsu village and that the state was ready to facilitate the project. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/1x3kD...

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Russia requests clearance of payments worth $1.3 billion

The letter was received on March 14 but officials are finding it difficult to process any payment to Russia as most of its banks have been put on the sanctions list, which has resulted in all Indian banks refusing to conduct transactions for fear of being excluded from the global financial system. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/hwo5L...

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Desperation hits Shanghai’s chronically ill as Covid infections soar despite lockdown

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Imran loses numbers game as key ally walks out ahead of vote

Pakistan’s embattled PM Imran Khan saw his majority in the National Assembly slip away on Wednesday after the Muttahidda Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), the key ally on whom depended the government's survival, walked out of the coalition to join the swelling opposition ranks ahead of the no-trust vote. MQM-P’s announcement followed Imran’s meeting with army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and ISI boss Nadeem Anjum. from Times of India https://ift....

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IPL 2022: Hasaranga shines as RCB edge KKR in thriller

Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga returned figures of 4-20 to set up a three-wicket victory for Royal Challengers Bangalore in a low-scoring IPL thriller against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/UnFaZBd v...

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Cabinet committee clears first deal for indigenous combat helicopters

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IPL 2022: New-look RR crush SRH by 61 runs, start campaign on a rousing note

A new-look and re-energised Rajasthan Royals attacked from the outset and inflicted on Sunrisers Hyderabad a 61-run hammering to begin their campaign in IPL 15 on a rousing note on Tuesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/JO8GvB0 v...

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View: West can’t cavil at India for doing business with Russia; it has erred too

Talk of principles is unconvincing as all sides have violated them when it served their national interest from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/BeOi1...

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Petition challenges J&K delimitation for violation of right to equality

Incidentally, SC is yet to hear a slew of petitions filed in 2019, which challenged legality of the Centre's decision to read down Article 370 and downgrade the state into Union territories of J&K and Ladakh. The delimitation issue is linked to the question of special status the state enjoyed till 2019. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/odj8A...

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Biden open to meeting Putin despite calling him war criminal

Amid signs of a drawdown in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden has indicated he is open to meeting President Vladimir Putin for talks despite calling him a "war criminal" and a "butcher" and calling for his ouster. from Times of India https://ift.tt/RbANX7Z v...

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India, US to hold 2+2 dialogue on April 11

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will meet their counterparts Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin. Jaishankar and Rajnath Singh will also have other meetings scheduled on the sidelines. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/ytdFA...

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'Centre blocked ration plan in Delhi, but can’t stop in Punjab'

On a day when Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann announced doorstep delivery of ration in Punjab so that the poor don’t have to stand in queues, AAP’s national convener and chief minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, said “no force on earth can stop an idea whose time has come.” from Times of India https://ift.tt/bqK0vYX v...

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After Biden's fiery speech, nine unscripted words reverberate

And although the forceful denunciation of Russian President Vladimir Putin's war resonated with some leaders, it was an unprompted ad-lib that captured the attention of foreign policy experts, members of Congress and NATO allies. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/YynqB...

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US eases Covid-19 travel advisory for India

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and State Department eased government Covid-19 travel ratings for India and some other countries on Monday. The CDC said had changed its Covid-19 travel recommendation for India to "Level 1: Low" from "Level 3: High," which urges unvaccinated Americans to avoid travel to those locations. from Times of India https://ift.tt/QyLJb7X v...

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IPL 2022: Gujarat win thriller against Lucknow in battle of debutants

All-round Gujarat Titans defeated fellow IPL newcomers Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets in a thrilling clash at Wankhede Stadium on Monday. Rahul Tewatia 40*, Matthew Wade 30, Hardik Pandya 33, and David Miller 30 played inspiring knocks for Gujarat as they chased the target of 159 with two balls to spare in the battle of debutants against Lucknow. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Xke9GJ0 v...

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Gulmaki elected as Odisha's first Muslim woman chairperson in urban polls

​​According to political analysts, no Muslim woman has so far been elected as chairperson of any civic body in Odisha so far. However, one Md Akbar was the chairperson of another Muslim dominated municipality in Kendrapara from 1983 to 1990. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/S45Fd...

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Germany speaks out against COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver

The waiver drafted by the United States, European Union, India and South Africa earlier in March would need formal approval from the WTO's 164 member countries, including Germany, before being adopted. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/73sra...

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UP portfolios: Adityanath keeps home, Khanna gets finance

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Let’s make the local ‘global’, says PM Modi as export target met

Buoyed by India achieving the export target of $400 billion, PM Modi in the latest episode of “Mann Ki Baat” made a strong push for “Atma Nirbhar Bharat” citing it as the route to taking local products to new heights globally. “Let’s make the local ‘global’ and augment the prestige of our products further,” the PM said in the 87th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday. The PM said that the export target achieved might come across as a matter related...

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Punjab Kings beat RCB by 5 wickets

​​Captain Faf du Plessis top-scored with a 57-ball 88, while Virat Kohli made 41 not out as the duo shared 118 runs for the second wicket. Dinesh Karthik chipped in with a quick fire 32 not out off 14 balls. For Punjab Kings, Rahul Chahar and Arshdeep Singh took a wicket apiece. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/pZd9b...

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IPL 2022: Punjab Kings stun RCB by five wickets

Newly-appointed skipper Faf du Plessis' scintillating 57-ball 88 went in vain as Punjab Kings produced a solid batting display to script a successful chase for a five-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in a thrilling IPL match on Sunday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/02kEe8F v...

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Live: Travel industry welcomes Centre's decision to reopen international flights

The travel industry stakeholders of the country on Sunday hailed the decision of the Central government to resume commercial international passengers services after a gap of two years from today. Stay with TOI more updates: from Times of India https://ift.tt/PeQiYVD v...

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French Navy Chief scheduled to begin 3-day India visit on Monday

The Indian and French navies in April last year carried out a mega wargame in the Arabian Sea in the backdrop of growing concern over China's growing maritime presence in the Indian Ocean region. The French Navy deployed its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, and its entire carrier strike group in the exercise, reflecting growing congruence in naval ties. from...

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Security breach: Man attacks Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

In the video that went viral on the internet, the youth can be seen approaching Nitish Kumar and trying to hit him from behind. from Times of India https://ift.tt/5DiAGz0 v...

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Russia occupies Chernobyl staff town, Kyiv says

Earlier, Kyiv announced that Russian troops had entered Slavutych and occupied the municipal hospital. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/4YOuH...

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Birbhum: CBI names 21 accused in Rampurhat killing case

The CBI has named 21 accused under several Criminal Procedure Code provisions related to armed rioting. The Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) team also accompanied the CBI to the village, where the victims were charred to death. The whole process was videographed, sources said. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/pHKYC...

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PMGKAY to continue for six more months: Centre extends free foodgrain scheme till September

The extension of the scheme despite the end of the Covid-19 pandemic shows the Modi government's sensitivity towards poor, Union food minister Piyush Goyal tweeted. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/vTz6a...

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Religion-fueled mobs on the rise again in Pakistan

lynchings over offenses to Islam, real or imagined, are far from new in Pakistan, where blasphemy is punishable by death. Rights activists say lynch mobs exploit anti-blasphemy laws to take matters into their own hands. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/z2CSx...

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Russian Foreign Minister to visit India close on heels of Wang Yi's trip

Lavrov who has made few trips abroad since Russia invaded Ukraine or what they describe as special military operations in Ukraine on February 24 could travel to India in near future, ET has learnt. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/RldJH...

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Pakistan PM Imran Khan to step down tomorrow?

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Pakistan PM Imran Khan to step down tomorrow?

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IPL 2022: KKR beat CSK by six wickets in season opener

A clinically all-round Kolkata Knight Riders beat defending champions Chennai Super Kings by six wickets as Mahendra Singh Dhoni's first tournament fifty in three years went in vain in the IPL lung opener in Mumbai on Saturday. KKR, who lost to CSK in the last season summit clash, chased down the 132 target with nine balls to spare, with out of favour India batter Ajinkya Rahane top-scoring with a 34-ball 44. from Times of India https://ift.tt/...

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Watch: UP CM Yogi chairs first cabinet meeting of newly elected govt in Lucknow

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Live: Experts worry about how US will see next Covid surge coming

As coronavirus infections rise in some parts of the world, experts are watching for a potential new Covid-19 surge in the US and wondering how long it will take to detect. Despite disease monitoring improvements over the last two years, they say, some recent developments don't bode well. Stay with TOI for latest updates from Times of India https://ift.tt/j8hzeUp v...

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Bangladesh urges international community to declare Pak Army brutalities as genocide

Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League has yet again urged the international community to recognize the brutal massacres by the Pakistani army on unarmed civilians in 1971 as a 'genocide'. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/12nXG...

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Max Healthcare gets nod from stock exchanges to reclassify Analjit Singh, family as public category shareholders

Max said it has sought both NSE and BSE to reclassify the original promoters on December 8, 2021. from Stocks-Markets-Economic Times https://ift.tt/71vVw...

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US calls India's position over Ukraine 'unsatisfactory' but unsurprising

A senior White House official said on Friday India's position at the United Nations over the crisis in Ukraine has been "unsatisfactory" but was also unsurprising given its historical relationship with Russia. from Times of India https://ift.tt/DgUin6t v...

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Samson miffed at Royals' post, social media team sacked

IPL side Rajasthan Royals on Friday sacked its social media team after captain Sanju Samson expressed displeasure on a post depicting him in a way he did not like. In a now-deleted post, the Royals' Twitter handle had an edited picture of Samson sitting in the team bus with sunglasses and a towel wrapped on his head. It had a caption "Kya khoob lagte ho" with a laughing emoji. But, the post did not go down well with Samson, who took to Twitter to...

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Ukraine: India abstains its way out of diplomatic crossfire at UN

India yet again abstained its way out of a diplomatic crossfire at the UN on Ukraine with 3 successive abstentions in UN Security Council and General Assembly in the past 2 days. While it joined China, Pakistan and 35 others in abstaining from a resolution in UNGA on Ukraine crisis that laid the blame for it squarely on Russia, India was among the 13 in UNSC who abstained to defeat a Russian resolution on the same issue that apparently papered over...

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High court collegiums not naming judges for 233 slots: Govt

Various high court collegiums have not recommended any name for as many as 233 vacancies of judges, the law ministry has said. Currently, 404 judges’ posts are vacant in 25 high courts. Lack of candidates recommended for judgeship of high courts has resulted in vacancies mostly remaining above 400 for several years now. from Times of India https://ift.tt/d2fUHJ3 v...

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India TB cases up 19%, Delhi tops prevalence

India saw a sharp 19% rise in tuberculosis cases in 2021 over the previous year, even as 64% of the surveyed symptomatic population did not seek healthcare services between 2019 and 2021, the India TB report 2022 and National TB Prevalence Survey shows. Over 19.3 lakh new and relapsed TB patients were notified in 2021 against 16.3 lakh in 2020, the TB report 2022 released by health minister Mansukh Mandaviya shows. from Times of India https://i...

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Judiciary "crossed limits: Jagan on HC verdict on 3 capitals issue

The High Court verdict, delivered by a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, was "like questioning not only the Constitution but also the powers of the legislature". It was against the federal spirit and the legislative powers, the CM observed. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2HPdE...

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US assembles team to decide what to do if Russia uses nukes

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In 10 charts: How Russia-Ukraine conflict has unfolded in one month of war

On February 24, when Russia unleashed its Ukraine invasion force in Europe's biggest offensive since World War II and floated the prospect of nuclear escalation if the West intervened, a lightning-swift toppling of Ukraine's democratically elected government seemed possible. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/w2hEN...

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Too much bending injurious: Sunil Jakhar's tip for Sonia Gandhi

Former Punjab PCC chief Sunil Jakhar tweeted: "Indulging dissenters too much will not only undermine the authority but also encourage more dissent while discouraging the cadre at the same time." He mentioned no names, but Congress circles didn't miss the intended address of his post or the gallery he was trying to please. He attached the copy of a newspaper clipping on Sonia...

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Rape is rape even if perpetrated by husband, says court

An act of sexual assault on the wife, albeit by the husband, cannot but be termed a rape, the Karnataka HC observed on Wednesday. “A man is a man; an act is an act; rape is a rape, be it performed by a man, the ‘husband’, on the woman, the ‘wife’,” the court held while refusing to interfere with the proceedings initiated against the accused husband vis-a-vis charges of rape, cruelty, criminal intimidation and also offences under Pocso Act in connection...

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Dhami takes oath as CM in presence of PM, Union Ministers and BJP CMs

Eight MLAs were inducted as ministers in the new cabinet on Wednesday. There are two new faces -- Chandan Ram Das and Saurabh Bahuguna -- in the cabinet. The Speaker of the outgoing assembly Premchand Agarwal has been made a cabinet minister this time. Five of the eight ministers were part of the previous cabinet. Three Brahmins, three Thakurs (including CM Dhami), two SCs...

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UGC encourages all varsities to opt for CUET

M Jagadesh Kumar, chairman of UGC, the country's higher education regulator, told ET that a communication will be sent out immediately to the vice-chancellors of all private and state universities reminding them of their "social responsibility" to work towards the benefit of the student community and, therefore, consider switching to the CUET starting from the 2022-23 academic...

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Ahead of Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann visits, Gujarat AAP workers join BJP

​​ Addressing the occasion, Gujarat BJP vice-president Jayanti Kavadiya said that while AAP workers across 11 districts joined BJP, he assured the joinees their capabilities would be put to the right use by the BJP. It targets to win all the 182 assembly seats in Gujarat -- a target set by the state BJP president CR Patil. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/07H2z...

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India rejects Chinese foreign minister's comments on J&K

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said China and other countries have no locus standi to comment on Jammu and Kashmir and they should note that India refrains from public judgement of their internal issues. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/BF3aJ...

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Live: 2 'super powerful bombs' rock besieged Mariupol

Two "super powerful bombs" rocked Mariupol on Tuesday as Ukrainian authorities made a fresh attempt at rescuing civilians from the besieged port city which has suffered relentless shelling since Russia's invasion began almost a month ago. Meanwhile, Ukraine's president said on Tuesday there was "nothing left" of the city of Mariupol after weeks of Russian bombardment, and Kyiv appealed to Moscow to allow the evacuation of at least 1,00,000 people...

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ED attaches Uddhav kin’s assets; MVA cries vendetta

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached properties worth Rs 6.45 crore, including 11 residential flats at Thane, belonging to a company controlled and owned by Shridhar Madhav Patankar, brother-in-law of chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. Patankar is brother of Rashmi Thackeray, wife of the CM and editor of Saamna newspaper. from Times of India https://ift.tt/g6dmj54 v...

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Modi talks Ukraine with Johnson; emphasises on return to diplomacy & dialogue

The two leaders also discussed issues of bilateral interests and agreed on the potential of further deepening cooperation in various areas including trade, technology, investments, defence & security, and people-to-people relations, according to the PMO statement. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/b7hQf...

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Wang Yi likely to visit India on March 24-25

In Pakistan Wang has proposed a four-point formula to enhance strategic cooperation and pragmatic cooperation between two countries. The four-point formula was spelt out by Wang in a joint press conference with his Pakistani counterpart. From India he is expected to proceed to Nepal. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2Z1uQ...

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Covid-19 vaccines not mandatory: Centre to SC

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Modi, UK PM discuss 'grave situation' in Ukraine

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK PM Boris Johnson spoke over the phone on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Ukraine. "The leaders agreed that Ukraine's integrity and territorial sovereignty must be respected, and that Russia must adhere to the United Nations Charter," read a statement by Johnson's office. from Times of India https://ift.tt/BXSyTZ5 v...

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Court summons Salman Khan for allegedly misbehaving with a journalist

Amid several court cases, with the 1998 blackbuck poaching case, still ongoing, Bollywood actor Salman Khan faces another fresh legal battle. from Times of India https://ift.tt/RTMmign v...

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BSE seeks info from Paytm on share price freefall

This is an all-time low for the company’s stock price. Paytm’s issue price was Rs 2,150 when it listed on the bourses last November. from Stocks-Markets-Economic Times https://ift.tt/rcxI2...

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'Respect Cong chief's views': Tharoor declines CPM's invite

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India can't afford anymore slip-ups in must-win game against Bangladesh

India's problems have compounded over the course of their campaign, which has seen them win two games and lose three, including back-to-back defeats against England and Australia. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/rsbic...

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Swiss urged to crack down on Russian oligarchs

Cassis noted that Switzerland has joined the European Union's sanctions on Russia and has also has frozen the bank accounts and business of Russian oligarchs who are on the EU sanctions lists and also of some others. Poland's government is working on amendments to the constitution that would allow for the seizure of Russia's assets in Poland. from News-Economic Times htt...

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Uday kotak hums 'Aaj phir jeene ki tamanna hai...' RBI guv Shaktikanta Das decodes the song

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Boris Becker 'acted dishonestly' by failing to hand over trophies, court told

The 54-year-old former world number one was declared bankrupt in 2017 after borrowing around £3.5 million ($4.6 million) from private bank Arbuthnot Latham for a property in Mallorca, Spain, a jury was told. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/WLDsn...

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National Investment and Infrastructure Fund and Australia’s sovereign wealth fund to enhance cooperation

“This is an important area for both our countries and this agreement will give us the opportunities to both invest in Australia’s critical minerals sector and get Australian expertise in this area,” foreign secretary Harsh V Shringla said. India, as a manufacturing hub, requires access to critical minerals and Australia is a repository of these commodities, he said. from...

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Harnaaz Sandhu’s welcome party in pictures

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Former Afghanistan finance minister now an Uber driver in US

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Goa: Will gladly accept any responsibility given by BJP, says caretaker CM Sawant

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Super Singer season 3 winner : Suchismita bags the trophy

Popular singing reality show ‘Super Singer Season 3’, hosted by Jisshu U Sengupta, has found its winner. Leaving all other contestants behind, Suchismita Chakraborty has won the title of ‘Super Singer Season 3’, while Manasi Ghosh won the second spot. Kumar Gourab and Pranay Majumder jointly bagged the third prize. Soumi Ghosh was declared the 'Popular Choice Winner'. from Times of India https://ift.tt/539iclZ v...

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Zelensky says 'time for Israel to make its choice' and back Ukraine

Zelensky, who is Jewish, made the appeal during an address to Israeli lawmakers, the latest in a series of speeches by videoconference to foreign legislatures. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/AJBoN...

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Ukraine reminds Georgia of its own war with Russia. That creates a dilemma.

Along Russia's borders, in post-Soviet countries such as Georgia that remain caught between Russian and Western influence, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has presented governments with a strategic dilemma. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/ZkP8V...

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2 held for 'death threats' to judges over hijab verdict

Tamil Nadu police arrested two men on Saturday on the charge of issuing death threats to Karnataka high court judges who delivered the 'hijab verdict' on March 15 that upheld a ban on students wearing the Islamic headscarf in class. Kovai Rahmathullah was arrested in Tirunelveli, while S Jamal Mohammed Usmani, 44, was taken into custody in Thanjavur. from Times of India https://ift.tt/i5914Xt v...

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Google launches its 'Delete last 15 minutes' feature for Android devices

Google Android app users will soon be able to delete the last fifteen minutes of their search history in Google's new update. The feature was made available in July to its iOS counterpart. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/SIfWN...

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GM buys SoftBank's $2.1-billion stake in cruise Robo-car unit

GM also said on Friday it will invest another $1.35 billion in Cruise, which makes up for the amount that SoftBank had pledged to invest in the startup once the company deploys vehicles in a ride-sharing business, something it is preparing to do. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/JZixj...

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What’s wrong with saffron education, asks VP Naidu

Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu called for Indians to “give up their colonial mindset” and instead “take pride in their own identity.” “Education in English-medium schools has given rise to a small class of aristocrats. We are accused of saffronising education, but then what is wrong with saffron? We have believed in the welfare of all and considered the whole world as one family” he said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/zdawU86 v...

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Google accused of systemic racial bias in lawsuit

According to a complaint seeking class-action status, Google maintains a "racially biased corporate culture" that favours white men, where Black people comprise only 4.4% of employees and about 3% of leadership and its technology workforce. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/MrhIT...

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Omar: 'Kashmir Files' bundle of lies, don't forget other victims

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday called 'The Kashmir Files' a concocted story and a bundle of lies. "The fact is that many lies have been projected in the film. It wasn't the NC government [in J&K] in 1990, as projected in the so-called film, but the governor's rule under the BJP-backed VP Singh regime," he said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/l1sWD4J v...

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The Kashmir Files crosses ₹100 crore in box office collections in a week

The box office collections in India have grown by 80% in just five days. According to movie booking site BookMyShow, it contributed 49% of the film's overall box office revenue collection for the opening weekend. The unexpected blockbuster sold over 4 million tickets on BookMyShow by the end of the first week. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/Hs6oz...

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BCCI-WSG tussle: HC sets aside arbitral award in IPL media rights case

The company had initiated the arbitration, seeking the profit it would have made if the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had not cancelled the contract. It had also claimed damages for "wrongful termination" of the agreement. In his order on March 16, Justice BP Colabawalla said the tribunal's award in favour of the BCCI had failed to consider material evidence...

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Covid-19: Hong Kongers told to report self-test results, or else...

In mainland China, health officials also urged people who tested positive on RATs to report the results. Anyone who failed to do so and caused Covid to spread faces legal liabilities. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/ifBoU...

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Great Barrier Reef suffers widespread coral bleaching

The reef has suffered significantly from coral bleaching caused by unusually warm ocean temperatures in 2016, 2017 and 2020. The previous bleaching damaged two-thirds of the coral. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/7kDhP...

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Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Ukrainian refugee students join schools in Poland

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Ukrainian negotiator says Ukraine's position at talks with Russia is unchanged

"The statements of the Russian side are only their requesting positions. All statements are intended, inter alia, to provoke tension in the media. Our positions are unchanged. Ceasefire, withdrawal of troops & strong security guarantees with concrete formulas," Ukrainian negotiator Mykhailo Podolyak said on Twitter. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/mjyA7...

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Russia using UN to spread propaganda, Western states say

"Russia is once again attempting to use this council to launder its disinformation, spread its propaganda, and justify its unprovoked and brutal attack on Ukraine," the six countries with seats on the council said in a statement read out by US ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/cLGdz...

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