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UBSE results: Over 99% students clear exams

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Over 99% clear Asam Class XII boards; Commerce students best performers

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Live: Delhi zoo to reopen in two shifts from today

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Delhi, NCR witness light to moderate rainfall

Delhi and the national capital region witnessed light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm on Sunday morning. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3zY57Gg via

58 new Covid cases and 1 death in Delhi

The national capital on Saturday recorded 58 new Covid-19 cases and one death, while the positivity rate slightly decreased to 0.08%. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ibOpxc via

Delhi: Covishield 1st dose back from Monday

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that 1 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines had been administered in Delhi so far. This includes 74 lakh first doses and almost 50% of the eligible population of Delhi have been vaccinated with at least one dose. Over 26 lakh people are fully vaccinated. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/2V8FLH2 via

Delhi: Woman accomplice of gangster Kala Jathedi also held

A day after the arrest of gangster Sandeep alias Kala Jathedi, Delhi Police announced on Saturday that it had arrested his woman accomplice too. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/2VcbwPx via

Safety worries after fresh cracks on Dwarka E-way

Cracks on a deck slab of an under-construction elevated segment of the Dwarka Expressway triggered concern after photos of the slab began circulating widely. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ffUaYK via

Delhi-NCR breaching ozone limits more often: Study

Ground-level ozone — a highly reactive gas that is particularly dangerous for those with respiratory conditions and asthma — is becoming more widespread in Delhi and the rest of National Capital Region. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3C2lF1O via

Olympics Live: Sindhu, men's hockey team eye history

It's big day for Indian hockey and badminton, as PV Sindhu takes a crack at her second consecutive Olympic medal in the women's singles bronze-medal match and the men's hockey team looks to seal a semifinal spot after a gap of more than four decades. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India from Times of India https://ift.tt/3C43tEU via

Parliament worked for 18 hours out of 107 in 2 weeks

As the deadlock over the Pegasus controversy continues in Parliament, the two Houses are heading towards a less productive zone in terms of business with more than 85% of working hours being wasted in the first two weeks of the session. Of the possible 107 hours in the past two weeks, Parliament has functioned merely for 18 hours, wasting 89 hours because of ongoing disruptions due to the deadlock over the opposition demand for a discussion and inquiry into the Pegasus affair. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2WL6zhb via

Districts hit by 2nd Covid wave may not see intense 3rd wave: ICMR

Districts that were severely impacted by the second Covid wave may not see an equally intense third wave, an analysis by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said. Experts from the top science body said states should conduct district-level heterogeneity assessments — that include variations in spread and population — to plan public health measures based on local data. from Times of India https://ift.tt/37cU2Vu via

LAC row: Leh boosts oxygen infra in forward areas

Amid continued stand-off with China, the Leh administration is augmenting oxygen supply in the forward areas by adding new plants, a move that will boost the fight against Covid-19 in ‘zero-mile’ villages and far-flung settlements along northern and eastern Ladakh. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3fAcTyD via

Cases top 40k for 5th day in a row, Kerala still driving surge

Kerala reported more than 20,000 fresh Covid-19 cases for the fifth day running while the rising trend in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka continued, as India logged more than 42,000 new cases of the virus on Saturday. For the fifth straight day, India’s daily count stayed over the 40,000-mark as 42,052 were recorded on Saturday. Kerala accounted for 20,624 new cases, while Maharashtra logged 6,959. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3idW5yN via

HC pulls up NIA judge for not hearing bail plea for 6 months, sets date

A delay of six months in hearing the bail plea of a 60-year-old man jailed under the stringent UAPA law has prompted the Delhi high court to fix a date for the special judge to hear it. A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Anup J Bhambhani took a dim view of the failure of the special NIA judge, Patiala House, to take up the bail plea filed in February this year, despite a direction by HC earlier to decide it expeditiously. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3jc0Yru via

Court backs CBI’s clean chit to Sengar in Unnao girl’s car crash

A Delhi court on Saturday said it had “no hesitation in holding the findings” of the CBI’s final report, which said there was no case against jailed former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar to proceed against him for the offence of murder in an accident case, as correct. Currently, Sengar is serving a life sentence for raping a minor girl in Unnao in 2017. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3BXslOR via

Navneet Kalra’s regn cert to run 2 restaurants cancelled

Delhi Police on Friday informed Delhi High Court that the registration certificate to run restaurants ‘Khan Chacha’ and ‘Town Hall’ in upscale Khan Market of businessman Navneet Kalra has been cancelled. Kalra is an accused in oxygen concentrator black marketing case. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/2V4z48M via

New Bluelines? Cluster buses have mowed down 19 this yr

Cluster Scheme buses are the new Bluelines, so to say. The two back-to-back incidents in Dwarka that caused the death of four people have brought the focus back on these buses. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/378u0mr via

DU: Brace for 100% cutoff in key courses

With over 70,000 students scoring 95% and above in CBSE Class XII, results of which were declared on Friday, the discussions and predictions have begun at Delhi University colleges on whether the admission eligibility benchmarks are likely to see a jump. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3lcUfjR via

GSHSEB to announce HSC General results today

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Olympics live: Sindhu, Atanu headline Day 9 for India

The ninth day of the Tokyo Games is headlined by shuttler PV Sindhu in the women's singles semifinals, the women's hockey team in another must-win game against Ireland, Atanu Das in archery knockout rounds and Pooja Rani in the women's boxing quarterfinals. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India from Times of India https://ift.tt/3xhMDil via

Covid live: Govt to bring all vaccine programmes under CoWin

India reported 41,454 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Friday, down from 44,681 on the previous day, breaking a three-day streak of rising infections in the country. Meanwhile, fresh cases that were declining across Tamil Nadu for more than two months have started to rise marginally over the last two days. They rose by 100 cases to 1,859 on Thursday. Stay with TOI for all updates: from Times of India https://ift.tt/3xaccSh via

With a bronze in the bag, Lovlina sets sights higher

In this enthralling 69kg quarterfinal encounter, Lovlina showed her technical nous, superb game sense and street smartness to prevail over her much-fancied opponent. It was a 4-1 split verdict in Lovlina’s favour. All three rounds went in her favour. Despite a late surge from her opponent, Lovlina had proved insurmountable. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3xer16x via

Supreme Court seeks report from Jharkhand on judge killing

Rising number of attacks on judges and lawyers compelled a worried Supreme Court on Friday to take suo motu cognisance of the alleged killing of Dhanbad additional district judge Uttam Anand and order the Jharkhand chief secretary and the DGP to submit the status of the investigations within a week. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zYkeQd via

Win-win for all: CBSE Class 12 has near-perfect pass score

A pandemic year that confined students to their homes, with the classroom going online, had stoked anxiety and fear. The Class XII students, poised to embrace college life, were on tenterhooks. It turns out that all those fears were misplaced. The results announced by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday revealed that virtually everyone was a winner with few feeling disappointed. from Latest Education news - Board Exam Results, Admit Cards, Exam Paper Analysis and Question Papers | Times of India https://ift.tt/3rKDEoT via

Mizoram CM says no harm to anyone, but armed cops stay put

Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga has assured that there will be “no restrictions” and “no harm” to non-Mizos entering the state. However, the CM’s assurance on Friday coupled with his reiteration from his Twitter handle that “NorthEast India Will Always Be One” came even as his government refused to withdraw its armed policemen deployed at Vairengte town on the outskirts of Cachar (Assam) border. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3BZMe7B via

Win-win for all: CBSE Class 12 has near-perfect pass score

A pandemic year that confined students to their homes, with the classroom going online, had stoked anxiety and fear. The Class XII students, poised to embrace college life, were on tenterhooks. It turns out that all those fears were misplaced. The results announced by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday revealed that virtually everyone was a winner with few feeling disappointed. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3rKDEoT via

India’s 7-day average of Covid cases crosses 40,000 again

Kerala reported a slight drop in fresh Covid-19 cases on Friday but numbers rose for the second straight day in Tamil Nadu even as India’s daily case count dipped marginally but remained above 41,000 for the fourth day running. India reported 41,454 fresh cases of the virus on Friday, down from 44,681 on the previous day, breaking a three-day streak of rising infections in the country. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3lciBdx via

No deaths due to oxygen shortage in state: Goa health minister

In a major U-turn on the floor of the assembly, Goa health minister Vishwajit Rane, who was the first to announce that many Covid-19 patients were dying in the state due to oxygen interruption at the state’s premier hospital Goa Medical College (GMC) during the second wave, on Friday denied any oxygen shortage-related deaths. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zKtgAa via

Shilpa’s suit: Press freedom must be balanced with privacy, says HC

In some relief to Shilpa Shetty Kundra, the Bombay high court on Friday asked a TV channel based in Uttar Pradesh to take down a video content which it observed “clearly portrays her as duplicitous at a personal level” and noted that two others—an “online journalist” and a host of an online entertainment channel—have themselves removed their content after the actor filed a defamation suit on Thursday. The two undertook not to upload the content back. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3rHmQ1X via

Hansal Mehta comes out in support of Shilpa Shetty

Hansal Mehta has come out in support of Shilpa Shetty. The actress has been getting trolled over social media since the arrest of her husband Raj Kundra in a pornography case. The actress also filed a defamation suit against several media outlets for defamatory reports. However, the HC has noted that passing a blanket gag order on the media against reporting anything against Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty shall have a "chilling effect on the freedom of the press. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3ig4Etf via

UP Board class 10, 12 results to be declared on July 31

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Unnao DM cancels BSA's orders nominating one firm for electrification in primary schools

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Live: Assam Board class 10 and AHM results today

SEBA Assam HSLC result 2021 will be announced by the Assam Board on Friday at 11.00 am. This year, the Board had to call off the HSLC examination for which over 4 lakh students had registered. Once the Board announces results officially, the same would be released at Board's portal — sebaonline.org. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2THaNoD via

Ggm: 2 minors snatch cab at gunpoint to go on hill stn trip

Two minor boys — students of private schools in Gurugram and Delhi — booked a cab from Rajiv Chowk on Monday but snatched the vehicle at gunpoint to go on their “dream vacation” to a hill station. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WzGGke via

Withdraw Rakesh Asthana as top cop: Delhi assembly

Aam Aadmi Party MLAs on Thursday slammed the appointment of 1984 batch IPS officer Rakesh Asthana as the new commissioner of Delhi Police, alleging that the move was aimed at "harassing" the party's leaders. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3j5QlGE via

Emerald Court twin towers by Supertech legal: Noida to SC

Backing Supertech, the real estate company which constructed two additional 40-storey towers in one of its housing projects in Noida, allegedly in violation of the law, the Noida authority on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the constructions were legal and there was no breach of any law or rule by the builder, reports Amit Anand Choudhary. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3laZoJ9 via

Delhi Police constable, 3 aides thrash 28-year-old to death

A 28-year-old man was thrashed to death in New Kondli and his body was dumped in Modinagar in Uttar Pradesh by a Delhi Police constable and three of his associates on June 4. The constable, Monu Sirohi, has been arrested and sent on a seven-day remand after almost two months of committing the crime. He has been dismissed from service for engaging in criminal activities. The body of the victim is yet to be recovered. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3j6I8SR via

Cluster bus hits bike in southwest Delhi, teen dead

A 19-year-old man was killed after the motorcycle he was riding had a head-on collision with a Cluster Scheme bus on Wednesday night in southwest Delhi’s Jagatpur Kalan. In a separate incident, three men were killed on Tuesday night after a speeding Cluster Scheme bus rammed into their car while taking a turn. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3jiYrft via

Meghalayala 12th result 2021 today: When, where and how to check

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146% rise in applications for ‘Study In India’ programme

The number of applications and online test takers to avail of the scholarships provided under the Study in India programme grew by 145.6% and 651.9% respectively, giving a major boost to the scheme, which otherwise was struggling to take off for the past three years. The number of countries from which students participated in the programme also grew significantly, from 12 in 2020-21 to 136 in 2021-22. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zLCXOP via

2,800 PILs on fundamental rights violation pending in SC

There are currently 2,880 public interest litigations (PILs) with allegations of violation of fundamental rights pending in the Supreme Court, law minister Kiren Rijiju told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The minister, in a written reply to a query, said about 3,036 such PILs have been filed since 2019. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zOL6St via

Celebs among 250 hit in sextortion racket

Five youths, two of them engineers and one a minor, were recently arrested for allegedly running a nationwide racket in which they filmed men in the buff, indulged in sextortion and sold the obscene video clips on the internet. Police said the accused had made video clips of nearly 250 men and the money was stashed in bank accounts in India and Nepal. Some of their victims are models and celebrities from the TV and film industry. from Times of India https://ift.tt/379trc0 via

OBC, EWS get quotas in all-India med seats

Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the health and education ministries to move on implementing OBC and EWS quotas in medical and dental colleges, the government announced the reservations expected to benefit nearly 5,550 students every year. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3j51xDo via

India: POK ‘poll’ can’t hide illegal occupation

India on Thursday rejected the recent "elections" held in PoK, while simultaneously rejecting a reference to the CPEC in a recent Pakistan-China joint statement, saying it lies in India's territory that has been illegally occupied by Pakistan and which is resolutely opposed by India. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zGEAxc via

Over 9 lakh kids, most from UP, acutely malnourished

Over 9.3 lakh severely acute malnourished children between six months and six years have been identified in the country till November. Out of this number, Uttar Pradesh accounted for over 4 lakh such children. This data was shared by the women and child development ministry in response to a question in Rajya Sabha. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3xclPA3 via

Israeli agencies raid NSO offices over Pegasus row

Israeli government agencies have raided some offices of surveillance software vendor NSO Group “to begin assessing” security breach allegations against the company’s Pegasus spyware in the wake of an international media consortium claiming to have blown the whistle on multiple governments snooping on prominent personalities, journalists and political rivals. The Israeli ministry of defence announced the raids through a tweet. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3las5Gf via

Mizoram bunkers, Assam build-up raise tensions on disputed border

Bunkers built by suspected Mizo trespassers just across the inter-state boundary in Barak Valley’s Karimganj district and an allegedly massive mobilisation of state forces by Assam to counter the move kept the border pot boiling for the fourth successive day since the violence in Cachar last Monday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3labvX1 via

175 mucor cases in 4 months at Ganga Ram Hospital

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) received six to eight cases of mucormycosis annually. This year, in the last four months itself, the hospital said it has got nearly 175 cases of the deadly fungal infection. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3BUKk8j via

MP Board 12th Result 2021: How to check results on mpresults.nic.in?

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Olympics Live: India men look enter hockey QFs

The seventh day of Tokyo 2020 will be headlined by ace shuttler PV Sindhu, boxing legend Mary Kom and men's hockey as far as India action is concerned, with all three needing a win to confirm a place in the quarterfinals. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zNnjlQ via

Live: ‘Supplies of vax expected at 19-20cr doses in Sept’

For the third consecutive day this week, the daily cases are higher than the corresponding day of the previous week. If the trend continues like this then the weekly total of cases (week ending Sunday) could rise for the first time since the peak of the second wave. The rise is mainly because of a big surge in Kerala, which continued to account for over 50% of India’s new cases for the second straight day. Stay with TOI for live updates- from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zKqhYh via

Covid-19: 43k new cases, 50% of them from Kerala

For the third consecutive day this week, the daily cases are higher than the corresponding day of the previous week. If the trend continues like this then the weekly total of cases (week ending Sunday) could rise for the first time since the peak of the second wave. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3iXsid4 via

Pegasus: Oppn firm on snoop debate, BJP dismissive

As Parliament remained paralysed with the Opposition insisting on a debate on the Pegasus snooping scandal, calling it an issue of “national security and treason” which comes before every other issue, BJP accused them of disrupting proceedings on “manufactured” matters at a time when preventing a possible third Covid wave is the biggest issue before the nation. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zMVaLK via

7 killed in J&K cloudburst; 9 die in HP flash floods

Seven people died and many are feared missing in Honzar village of J&K's Kishtwar district as a cloudburst swept away houses, a ration depot, a bridge and other properties early Wednesday. In Himachal, nine people died while several were reported missing following flash floods in Kullu, Lahaul-Spiti and Chamba districts on Tuesday night and early Wednesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2UXpXqx via

India ordered 100 crore Covid vaccine doses till July 16: Centre

The government has so far ordered about 100 crore doses of Covid vaccine, two-thirds of that in the last two weeks. This was revealed in a health ministry response to a question in Rajya Sabha. According to the reply, 66 crore doses were ordered on July 16 out of 100.6 crore doses ordered so far by the central government. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3yhUsGg via

Mizoram demands central order to lift blockade by Assam

As Assam's retaliatory economic blockade against Mizoram over Monday's border flare-up stretched beyond 48 hours, the Zoramthanga government on Wednesday wrote to the Centre to get the neighbouring state to immediately reopen road and rail routes “owned and maintained by the government of India”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2Wy00OL via

'Taliban taking over Af will make it a pariah state’

If the Taliban took Afghanistan by force and abused the rights of the people, they would make the country a “pariah state” and no international recognition or support would be forthcoming, US secretary of state Antony Blinken said here on Wednesday, in the strongest warning yet to the extremist group amid mounting atrocities and continuing violence in the restive country. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3i9BlrY via

2nd T20I: SL beat India to keep series alive

A depleted Indian team, playing with only five batsmen, could not defend a modest target of 133 despite a valiant effort from its players as Sri Lanka kept the three-match series alive with a four-wicket victory in the second T20 International on Wednesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3ibgLaO via

More showers on Thu: IMD sounds orange alert

Rain drenched the national capital for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, keeping the mercury in check. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3iWorwM via

Couple held in Bihar over murder of youth

The Delhi police have arrested a man and his wife from Bihar in connection with the killing of a 19-year-old youth in the national capital who was having an affair with her, officials said on Wednesday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3x8vOGE via

Six held for duping banks with ATM hacks

Six members of a gang that hacked ATMs and duped lakhs of rupees from various banks have been arrested in Noida, police officials said on Wednesday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3l2xj6R via

Eased norms help DMRC & DTC unlock some potential

With 100% seating now allowed in Delhi Metro and buses, the number of passenger journeys in trains increased from 16 lakh on Sunday to around 22 lakh on Monday. ​​​While Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) didn’t share the exact ridership figures, the increase in passenger journeys was 37.5%. Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), too, saw an increase of 38% in ridership. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3f33j78 via

Delhi HC gives govts more time on burial grounds

Delhi high court on Tuesday granted more time to the Centre and Delhi government on a PIL seeking creation of more cremation and burial sites in the city in view of the “overwhelming” number of people dying due to Covid-19 daily during the recent spike. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3i6tf3l via

Pandemic weighs heavily on teens

A senior lawyer recently took his 13-year-old son to a hospital with the complaint that the boy had gained over 12kg in the last 12 months. The year before that, he had put on only 4.5kg. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3BNdshR via

Live: DHSE Kerala 12th result to be out today at 3 pm

Kerala higher secondary board will release plus two and VHSE result 2021 on Wednesday, July 28. Kerala +2 and VHSE result 2021 will be released at 3.00 pm on keralaresults.nic.in. Students are advised to visit the official website after 3 pm today to download their result. Stay connected with TimeofIndia to get the latest updates on Kerala 12th Results 2021: from Times of India https://ift.tt/3iVqJfF via

I definitely had Ma Long under pressure: Sharath Kamal

A 39-year-old Sharath Kamal hasn’t ruled out a return to Olympics in 2024. But even if he doesn’t, the Indian great will remember his Olympics swansong as one of his best-ever performances. It wasn’t enough to stop the legendary Ma Long in the third round at Tokyo, but that takes nothing away from the brilliant fight that the Chennai paddler put up, especially in the first three games. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3BNaoCn via

Olympics Live: India women eye first hockey win

It's the sixth day of the Tokyo Olympics, and leading India's hopes will be shuttler PV Sindhu, archers, rowers and the women's hockey team. But all eyes will be on the archers and the lightweight men's double sculls rowing team as far as the chances of confirming progression to the medal rounds are concerned. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India from Times of India https://ift.tt/3l7LLub via

Fix standards, rates for hospitals: PIL

At a time when 70% of patient care is provided by private sector healthcare institutions, the Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre, states and Union Territories on a PIL seeking implementation of minimum standards of healthcare and display of rate chart for treatments by all hospitals as per Clinical Establishments Act, 2010. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2WtGxyI via

Assam CM links border clash to cow bill, drugs crackdown

The BJP-led Assam government’s crackdown on narcotics smuggling and the new law restricting cattle transportation through its territory might have been triggers for “non-state actors” in Mizoram to engineer Monday’s flare-up in which five cops were killed, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2WiSl6I via

'Covishield generates 93% protection'

Covishield generated 93% protection against Covid, whereas mortality due to the infection came down by 98% during the second wave which was driven by Delta variant, officials said citing a vaccine effectiveness study conducted by Armed Forces Medical College. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3BL6t93 via

Oppn: Session to go waste if spy probe call not accepted

The political battle over the Pegasus spyware controversy heated up with opposition warning that the entire monsoon session of Parliament could be disrupted unless its demands for a discussion and an inquiry are met and PM Narendra Modi urging BJP MPs to “expose” opponents for not letting Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha function. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2TBZ76A via

Yediyurappa’s trusted aide Basavaraj Bommai to be new Karnataka chief minister

Outgoing chief minister B S Yediyurappa's close confidant and state’s home minister Basavaraj Bommai is to be the 20th CM of Karnataka. He will be sworn in on Wednesday. Bommai’s elevation to the top post keeps two key constituents for BJP — Lingayat community and Yediyurappa — happy. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2UTVqKc via

Rain lashes Delhi, mercury settles at 29.4° C

Heavy rains lashed parts of the national capital on Tuesday bringing down the maximum temperature to 29.4 degrees Celsius -- five notches below normal -- the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3x9lFcs via

Assembly session: BJP to corner Kejriwal govt

BJP legislators will seek to corner the Arvind Kejriwal government on issues related to water supply and "shortage" of schoolteachers in the two-day Monsoon Session of the Delhi assembly, beginning July 29, Leader of Opposition Ramvir Bidhuri said on Tuesday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3y91ddg via

Manu, Saurabh fail to enter 10m AP Mixed Team final

Pair of Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker failed to qualify for the medal match in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event after finishing the Qualification stage 2 at the seventh spot here at the Asaka Shooting - 10m Range. Chaudhary and Bhaker shot a total of 380 in Qualification stage 2 and hence they bowed out of the Olympics in the mixed event. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3iLLla6 via

Rainy end to July likely, Delhi on 'orange' alert

The capital is likely to witness a flurry of rainy days towards the end of this month. An 'orange' alert, signifying moderate to heavy showers along with gusty winds and resultant waterlogging, has been sounded for Tuesday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3i5Qtqx via

Covid-19: 39 fresh cases, one death in Delhi

The national capital recorded 39 fresh Covid-19 cases and one more death on Monday. The positivity rate stood at 0.07%, stated data shared by state health department. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3zDZLjj via

Bullets fired in Greater Noida road rage hit 2 passersby

Two passersby suffered gunshot wounds after bullets were fired during a brawl between two groups in a road rage incident in Greater Noida’s Jewar. Two people have been detained so far. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3iQtjDD via

Dangerous to allow anyone to hoard essentials: SC

The Supreme Court on Monday said during a pandemic, when there is general scarcity of medicines and oxygen, it would be against public interest to permit individuals or NGOs to hoard these essential life saving ingredients even for distribution free of cost or for charity purposes. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3iQti2x via

Delhi HC seeks stand of govts on trans toilets

Concerned over the rights of transgenders, Delhi High Court on Monday sought the stand of authorities on a PIL seeking separate washrooms for the third gender on the ground that absence of separate public toilets for transgenders make them prone to sexual assault and harassment. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3iQtgYt via

Chanu had a 'painful' night before winning silver

A day before the competition in Tokyo, Mirabai seemed in fine fettle, lifting good weights during training sessions. Later in the day, however, she developed menstrual cramps, forcing the coaching staff to completely abandon their plans and revisit their weightlifting strategy for the day. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3iR7rYP via

Oly live: India hope to win mixed team shooting medals

Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India. Shooters Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary along with Yashaswini Deswal and Abhishek Verma are in action in the 10M Air Pistol Mixed Team competitions. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3BTqquH via

'Big part of Rs 3.4L cr petroleum cess used for free vax, poor'

The government earned Rs 3.4 lakh crore in financial year 2020-21 from central excise duty and cess on petroleum products, petroleum minister Hardeep Puri informed the Lok Sabha on Monday, adding that it used a large part of the money to provide free vaccines and relief to the poor through the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana, under which free ration was given to 80 crore beneficiaries during April-November in 2020 and May-June this year. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zDDQsK via

I-T has filed 107 cases on black money stashed overseas: Govt

The government on Monday told Parliament that the income tax department has filed over 10,000 cases with 107 related to black money stashed overseas. Responding to a question in Lok Sabha, junior minister for finance Pankaj Choudhury said till the end of May, in the Panama Papers cases, undisclosed credits of Rs 20,078 crore have been detected, with another Rs 246 crore detected in the Paradise Papers cases. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3kZL6eu via

Those with high BP most likely to get post-Covid problems

People with hypertension, or high blood pressure, are most likely to develop complications when infected by Covid-19, says an analysis of medical records of over 1,800 patients admitted to hospitals run by the Mayo Clinic in the United States. A similar study of 18,000 Covid patients by Max Healthcare also established the role of hypertension in complications. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2TzYqL2 via

Sr ED officer, former Kejriwal aide on Pegasus

Rajeshwar Singh, a senior ED officer who led several high-profile investigations conducted by his agency, was selected as a probable target for surveillance by an Indian client of the Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, an investigation of leaked data by The Wire and its media partners on the Pegasus Project has revealed. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3iOMFcb via

Delta infecting even fully vaccinated at a greater rate

The Delta variant is the fastest, fittest and most formidable version of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 the world has encountered, and it is upending assumptions about the disease even as nations loosen restrictions and open their economies, according to virologists and epidemiologists. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3eYNNZA via

JEE-Advanced exam 2021 to be held on October 3

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MP: Schools reopen for Class 12 students

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Docs insert 3D printed hip implant in woman

Doctors at a private facility surgically inserted a customised 3D printed hip implant in a 60-year-old Tanzanian woman as her pelvic bone had been badly damaged, according to a statement from the hospital. The hospital claimed this is the first time that such a large implant has been used for a hip surgery in India. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/2VdFCSc via

Delhi: 3 held in TN for duping internet users

Three members of a gang were arrested for allegedly duping internet users by sending bogus pop-up police notices and asking them to pay a fine, claiming they were watching illegal pornographic content, police said on Monday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3f0JY6j via

Tanzanian woman held with remdesivir at IGI

A Tanzanian woman has been apprehended by CISF personnel at the Delhi international airport for allegedly carrying 70 remdesivir vials and some other medicines in an alleged unauthorised manner, officials said on Monday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/36YUCGt via

Metro trains run with 100% seating capacity

In view of the improved coronavirus situation, the Delhi Metro services began running with full seating capacity from Monday, but there is still no provision for standing travel for commuters, officials said. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/2TCgILP via

Delhi Metro: Grey Line to stretch further

This week is likely to see the opening of two important stretches of Delhi Metro — the extension of Grey Line (Dwarka-Najafgarh) to Dhansa Bus Stand and the opening of the “missing link” between Trilokpuri and Mayur Vihar Pocket-1 stations of Pink Line (Majlis Park). from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rBAvax via

2 enter Noida sump well to fetch cricket ball, die

Two youths chasing a cricket ball that had fallen into a sump well in Sector 6 died allegedly after inhaling poisonous gas coming out of it on Sunday morning. An e-rickshaw driver and a friend of the two youths, who, too, climbed down the well to save them, are battling for life in Delhi’s Safdarjung hospital. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3eVRHTg via

Ggm: Director of IL&FS arm held in Rs 100cr fraud case

The managing director of IL&FS Transportation Network Ltd has been arrested in an alleged case of cheating and forgery of around Rs 100 crore, which was amassed on the pretext of investment and stake in the company’s Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for Gurugram Rapid Metro project. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3zuzcNm via

66 new Covid cases in Delhi with +vity rate at 0.09%

Delhi on Sunday saw 66 fresh Covid cases with a positivity rate of 0.09%. After recording zero deaths on Saturday, Delhi witnessed two Covid-19 fatalities on Sunday, taking the toll to 25,043. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3iLnl74 via

Delhi sweats with maximum temperature at 37.3°C

Sultry weather conditions prevailed in the capital on Sunday with the maximum temperature settling at 37.3 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3l0Rcv7 via

Olympics Live: Indian fencing makes its Olympic debut

Indian Fencing makes its Olympic debut today with Bhavani Devi, while the men's archery team takes a shot at a medal, while Manika Batra will look to continue her scintillating run to an Olympic podium. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India from Times of India https://ift.tt/3rGzzBV via

Govt finalises 3 tweaks for state OBC powers

Aiming to overturn the Supreme Court judgment and restore the rights of states to identify the OBCs for local purposes, the Modi government is embracing the very changes to the 102nd Constitutional amendment that it had rejected from the opposition during the parliamentary process. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zBMVlU via

TMC-Congress ties warm up as Mamata’s Delhi trip starts today

A tweet on Sunday morning from Congress’s official Twitter handle on the Pegasus snoopgate featuring Trinamool’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, saying how he was targeted because of the Bengal polls, found a response from TMC’s Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien with the “Khela Hobe” slogan. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3BFAOG3 via

Maharashtra rain toll hits 149, 64 still missing

The rain wrecked Konkan belt of Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts saw its death toll rise to 83 while 50 remained missing on Sunday. Flood and landslide deaths across the state rose to 149 while 64 were still missing. CM Uddhav Thackeray visited some of the affected parts and learnt that the locals were still asking for food, water, medicines and fodder for animals. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2WlDzfB via

Students can now get 40% of univ credits from e-courses

Come the 2021-22 academic session, students of 149 universities would be allowed to earn upto 40% of their required credits from among the over 800 online courses available on the Swayam platform. The academic bank of credit (ABC) would also become functional from the forthcoming academic session, which will be a repository of the credits earned by a student. Once the student fulfils the total credits required, he or she will be granted the degree. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3eSwIk0 via

Men barge into Delhi house, rob cash & jewellery

A group of men, some of them wearing masks, barged into a house in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri, threatened a 17-year-old girl who was alone at that time, and robbed Rs 10 lakh cash and jewellery, police said Sunday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3i29zxy via

Delhi unlock: Cinemas, spas to open from July 26

The Delhi government on Saturday allowed standalone cinemas halls, multiplexes, spas, swimming pools and entertainment parks to open from Monday morning. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3kTiKm6 via