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Put tricolour as profile picture on social media: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called upon all citizens to turn the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign into a mass movement by hoisting or displaying the national flag at their homes and using the tricolour as display picture of their social media accounts, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence. from Times of India https://ift.tt/S7NzyD8

ED arrests Sanjay Raut, recovers Rs 11.5 lakh from his house

The Enforcement Directorate on Sunday arrested Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in Mumbai in connection with a land scam case. The action comes hours after the agency conducted raids at his residence. The agency has recovered Rs 11.5 lakh from his premises. During his arrest, Raut said that the 10 lakh rupees seized from his residence belonged to chief minister Eknath Shinde. from Times of India https://ift.tt/k2zeQj0

Two pilots of major Indian airlines fail dope test

Two pilots of leading Indian airlines failed dope tests this week, becoming the first aviation personnel to do so since India started testing flight crew and air traffic controllers for psychoactive substance on a random basis starting January 31, 2022. Those failing the test first time, have to successfully undergo de-addiction/rehabilitation and are then allowed to resume duty. from Times of India https://ift.tt/SpW86LK

0 percentile can get super specialty medical seat

With 748 super speciality seats unfilled after four rounds of admission, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has removed the qualifying mark criterion for aspirants. So, rock-bottom scores or a zero percentile would be acceptable for a course at this level. As a one-time measure, any candidate who had taken the NEET super speciality 2021 exam can participate in the special mop-up admission round irrespective of scores. from Times of India https://ift.tt/F5Gh2Kj

1st T20I: Rohit, Karthik set up crushing 68-run win

Rohit Sharma's elegant half-century and Dinesh Karthik's blazing finish were backed up by a solid bowling performance as India made short work of West Indies with an easy 68-run victory in the first T20I. While Rohit set up the platform with a 44-ball-64, it was Karthik's calculated assault -- an unbeaten 41 off 19 balls -- that took India to 190 for six. In reply, West Indies could only get to 122 for 8 in their 20 overs. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2ko9ZRM

SC's PMLA ruling: Probes stalled by appeals set to pick up pace

The SC order upholding the constitutional validity of the provisions of the PMLA will provide for speedier trial of some high-profile money laundering accused that includes Congress Lok Sabha MP Karti Chidambaram, his father P Chidambaram, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, industrialist Shivinder Mohan Singh besides fast tracking investigation in other politically sensitive ones. from Times of India https://ift.tt/WbjE5BI

Sonia Gandhi tells ED Motilal Vora handled AJL deals

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has expressed her inability to explain the transactions that facilitated the takeover of the assets of AJL, the publisher of National Herald and other party publications, by Young Indian in which she and son Rahul hold a controlling stake. She said that Motilal Vora, the late former party treasurer, alone knew about the details of the transactions between Congress, AJL and Young Indian, ED sources said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/8cJAxzP

Katrina Kaif's stalker who threatened Vicky Kaushal identified

Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif's tormentor in chief has been identified and arrested by Mumbai police, following a complaint lodged by Kaushal. The Santacruz police has arrested a man, believed to be a struggler in Bollywood, who was threatening Vicky with dire circumstances and asking him to separate from Katrina Kaif. from Times of India https://ift.tt/IG9uv0M

‘Johar, Namaskar’: India’s 1st tribal President Murmu says poor too can fulfil their dreams

Marking an incredible journey from Rairangpur to Raisina Hills, Droupadi Murmu was sworn in as the 15th President of India on Monday. Murmu, 64, the youngest President yet, and the first to be born in independent India, was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of India, N V Ramana in the Central Hall of Parliament. "My election is proof of the fact that the poor in India can have dreams and fulfil them too,” she said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/FaB0HYq

Why Deepika refused to feature on Koffee With Karan Season 7?

Karan Johar's chat show Koffee With Karan is in its seventh Season and it has always featured the crème de la crème of the film industry. The biggest stars have always featured on the couch with Karan and spoken their minds. But this season, one big name is missing from the illustrious guest list. That name is Deepika Padukone. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Y9mNXnw

India to deploy 2nd S-400 squadron at China front as PLA jets buzz near LAC

India’s capability to detect and destroy hostile fighters, strategic bombers, missiles and drones at long ranges will get another major boost when a new squadron of the S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile systems becomes operational along the northern borders with China in the next two to three months. Sources say deliveries of the second operational S-400 squadron through ships and aircraft are now underway from Russia, the first since the Russia-Ukraine war erupted on February 24. from Times of India https://ift.tt/c6igJHZ

Driven by oil, imports from Russia up 3.5 times

Driven by a sharp spike in crude oil shipments, India’s imports from Russia have shot up 3.7 times to top $5 billion during April and May 2022, with the value of consignments nearly already half the imports for entire 2021-22. Since February, when Russia attacked Ukraine, imports have risen close to three-and-a-half times to $8.6 billion, compared to $2.5 billion in the corresponding period in 2021. from Times of India https://ift.tt/RNYslWt

EC asks Sena factions to submit claims by August 8

The Election Commission has asked the Shiv Sena factions led by Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray to submit written statements on their competing claims over the party name and ‘Bow and Arrow’ election symbol by August 8 in what can trigger a scramble for pledges of support from MPs and state legislators as well as organisational functionaries. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Za3jNsF

Teacher recruitment scam: Bengal mantri Partha Chatterjee arrested after 20-hour ED quizzing

A 20-hour interrogation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) culminated in the arrest of Bengal cabinet minister and TMC secretary general Partha Chatterjee at 2.10am on Saturday and his alleged “close associate” Arpita Mukherjee later in the day, capping a run of events starting with Friday’s swoop on the latter’s south Kolkata apartment that yielded a cash stash of Rs 21.9 crore. from Times of India https://ift.tt/wh8ipYR

Doctor's approval must if disabled denied boarding: DGCA

Airlines can no longer deny boarding to a person with disabilities on its own, without a doctor examining the person and stating that the said passenger’s health may deteriorate during the journey. Following an uproar over IndiGo’s recent denial of boarding to one such young passenger in Ranchi, Union aviation minister J M Scindia had ordered a review of the entire process. from Times of India https://ift.tt/xTQi35C

4 crore eligible people yet to take 1st shot of Covid vaccine

An estimated four crore eligible people are yet to initiate Covid vaccination in the country as on July 18, even as the government has made vaccination, including booster shots, available for free to cover all. “As on 18th July, an estimated 4 crore eligible beneficiaries have not taken even a single dose of Covid vaccine,” junior health minister Bharati Pravin Pawar informed Lok Sabha on Friday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/nIda2Vf

Punjab cops gun down two Moose Wala killers

Fifty-two days after the daylight murder of singer-rapper Sidhu Moose Wala near his home in Mansa district, a Punjab Police team Wednesday shot and killed two sharpshooters involved in the crime during a gunfight that raged for four-and-a-half hours at a village near Attari on the India-Pakistan border. from Times of India https://ift.tt/wKfaF0j

Live: Russia laying groundwork for annexing Ukraine territory, says US

Unveiling what he said was the US intelligence, John Kirby, the chief National Security Council spokesman, told a White House news briefing that the Russians are preparing to install proxy officials, establish the rouble as the default currency and force residents to apply for citizenship. Stay with TOI for the latest updates from Times of India https://ift.tt/eiKHWIr

2nd ODI: Topley gets six as England level series

England's Reece Topley recorded career-best figures of 6-24 as the hosts roared back in style after their drubbing in the first ODI against India to level the 3-match series with a 100-run win in the second game. Chasing 247 on a Lord's wicket that had eased up after the first innings, India never found their stride and folded for 146 in 38.5 overs. David Willey (1/27), seasoned Moeen Ali (1/30) and Liam Livingstone (1/4) also played their parts to perfection. from Times of India https://ift.tt/jqDXmEB

India denies any role in Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s escape

The Indian high commission denied “baseless and speculative” media reports that India facilitated the “recent reported travel” of Gotabaya. “It is reiterated that India will continue to support the people of Sri Lanka as they seek to realise their aspirations for prosperity and progress through democratic means" said the Indian mission. from Times of India https://ift.tt/EzvZDma

CBI books Mumbai ex-top cop & NSE ex-chiefs for phone taps

CBI has filed an FIR against ex-Mumbai police commissioner Sanjay Pandey and former National Stock Exchange (NSE) bosses Chitra Ramkrishna and Ravi Narain among others for allegedly tapping phones of NSE employees between 2009 and 2017 and may expand the scope of the probe amid indications that an illegal surveillance facility at the bourse may have been used to snoop on people other than its employees. from Times of India https://ift.tt/tdp809E

SC ‘very unhappy’ with ‘mechanical’ orders of NGT

In what could discomfit the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Supreme Court has put its scanner on many instances of NGT passing “mechanical and pre-drafted” orders and said it would soon take up this issue and pass corrective orders. The Justice Kant-led bench said, “This is not the first instance. Mechanical and pre-drafted orders are being passed (by the NGT) almost every day. from Times of India https://ift.tt/spNdx1B

5th Test: India in charge at Edgbaston despite Bairstow ton

India were 125 for three at stumps against England on the third day of the rescheduled fifth Test. Having taken a first-innings lead of 132 runs, India extended their overall lead to 257 with seven wickets remaining in their second innings. At close of play, Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant were batting on 50 and 30 respectively. Earlier, India bowled out England for 284 in their first innings. from Times of India https://ift.tt/NxE7KFf

Pulitzer winner, bound for Paris, stopped at IGI airport

A Pulitzer winning photojournalist from Kashmir, Sanna Mattoo, was reportedly stopped by immigration authorities in Delhi on Saturday from boarding a flight to Paris. She tweeted an image of her boarding pass and a page on her passport stamped 'Cancelled without prejudice'. Mattoo told TOI that she had a valid passport and a visa for France. from Times of India https://ift.tt/XcH19Ew

5th Test: Bumrah rattles England with all-round show

England were 84/5 at stumps on the second day of the rain-hit rescheduled fifth Test against India (416 all out). Jonny Bairstow and skipper Ben Stokes were batting on 12 and 0 respectively with England still trailing by 332 runs. Following up his world record-breaking carnage with the bat, the India's fast-bowling captain Jasprit Bumrah (3/35) led from the front in his primary job, taking 3 English wickets, while Mohd. Shami (1/33) and Mohd. Siraj (1/5) took one wicket each. from Times of India https://ift.tt/buS8PAZ

SC tears into Nupur Sharma, says her remarks set country on fire

he Supreme Court on Friday unleashed a barrage of critical observations serrating former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and accused her of igniting the country and damaging the social fabric with her allegedly blasphemous comments against the Prophet, resulting in the unfortunate beheading of a tailor in Udaipur. from Times of India https://ift.tt/EvJTuxA

5th Test: Pant slams game-changing ton on Day 1

Rishabh Pant played a knock for the ages to turn the tables on England and take India to an imposing 338 for seven on a rain-hit day one of the rescheduled fifth Test. At 98 for five, India were staring down the barrel but Pant (146 off 111 balls) scripted a remarkable turnaround in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (83 batting off 163) as the duo shared a match changing 222-run stand off 239 balls. from Times of India https://ift.tt/0BF4ogQ