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Muslim wrestler gave Baroda 1st public Ganesha celebration

One of the earliest public celebrations of Ganeshotsav was initiated by a 107-year-old Muslim wrestler some 120 years ago. Jumma Dada, a famed wrestler in the erstwhile princely state of Baroda, started Sarvajanik Ganesh Mahotsav at his akhada in 1901 to instil a sense of patriotism and brotherhood in the youth. from Times of India https://ift.tt/QjaIqui
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Sonia bereaved; Prez Murmu, PM & others offer condolences

Congress president Sonia Gandhi's mother Paola Maino died on Saturday, the party said on Wednesday. She was in her 90s and living in her home in Italy. When the Gandhi family left for travel abroad last week, Congress announced that it was for Sonia's annual medical check-up, and that the family will also visit her home town to see her ailing mother. from Times of India https://ift.tt/c3ZHiz4
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Desi qHPV vax against cervical cancer to be launched today

India is all set to launch on Thursday its first indigenously developed quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for prevention of cervical cancer. It has been developed by the Serum Institute of India in partnership with the Department of Biotechnology. Till now, HPV vaccines needed to prevent cervical cancer have been sourced from foreign manufacturers at a cost of Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,500 per dose. from Times of India https://ift.tt/U3M0JkR
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Portuguese minister quits after Indian dies

Portugal's health minister Marta Temido resigned on Tuesday following widespread criticism of her decision to temporarily close emergency obstetric services, forcing risky transfers of pregnant women between hospitals, apparently leading to the death of a 34-year-old woman. The pregnant Indian woman died after suffering a cardiac arrest during an ambulance transfer from Lisbon's main hospital Santa Maria from Times of India https://ift.tt/4dGoRgv
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CUET-UG registers 60% attendance; Delhi registers 80%

The CUET-UG finally came to an end registering 60% attendance. Delhi recorded the highest attendance with nearly 80% while states from the North East region, especially the hill states registering around 35% attendance. However, the test for 103 candidates from Jharkhand will be conducted again shortly as the Centre Radha Govind University, Ramgarh, Jharkhand faced slow internet issues on Tuesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/IT8BjL7
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Guv sits on EC verdict in case against Hemant Soren

The suspense building up over Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s political future boiled over on Friday with governor Ramesh Bais still to unbox the EC’s verdict in the office-of-profit case, prompting an anxious JMM to urge both to get it over with and end the uncertainty enveloping the state. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Vvco6BZ
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In 17 years, 8 parties got Rs 15,000 crore from unknown donors: ADR

In the last 17 years, between 2004 and 2021, eight national parties have collected over Rs 15,000 crore in small donations below Rs 20,000 each from unknown contributors, the identities of whom have not been disclosed and neither has the Election Commission nor the income tax authorities conducted any investigation on them. from Times of India https://ift.tt/dlXVbGB
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SC seeks reply of Centre, Gujarat in Bilkis Bano case

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought responses from the Centre and Gujarat government in two weeks on a PIL demanding cancellation of remission of sentence to 11 lifers who were convicted for murdering 14 people and gang-raping women, including Bilkis Bano, during the 2002 post-Godhra communal riots from Times of India https://ift.tt/Iih1ePy
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MLAs being offered Rs 20 crore: AAP; name the approachers, says BJP

The public slugfest between BJP and AAP continued on Wednesday with the latter alleging that 35 of its MLAs have been offered Rs 20 crore each to join the saffron party. BJP responded by saying that “they may have got such offers from the liquor mafia”, asking AAP to disclose the names of people who approached them. from Times of India https://ift.tt/nLweD62
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Russia detains IS man planning strike on Indian politician

The Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia has detained an Islamic State bomber who, it said, was planning to travel to India to carry out a suicide attack on a governing party “representative” for “insult to the Prophet Muhammad”. There was no immediate reaction from the MEA although official sources here said they were closely following the case. from Times of India https://ift.tt/4xVE05i
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It's no secret India-China ties in very difficult phase: EAM

China has "disregarded" bilateral border agreements with India, and the ongoing border stand-off in eastern Ladakh has cast a shadow over India's ties with China, foreign minister S Jaishankar said at an event in Brazil. Participating in a community programme in Sao Paulo, the minister said India has agreements with China going back to the 1990s which prohibit "bringing mass troops in the border area". from Times of India https://ift.tt/L0vghkl
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I stand by excise policy, have nothing to hide, says Manish Sisodia

Two days after his office and residence were raided, along with 29 other locations, deputy CM Manish Sisodia asserted Sunday the contentious excise policy was the best in the country and he stands by it. He added the Kejriwal model of governance and work won't stop no matter how many ministers are investigated and jailed. from Times of India https://ift.tt/BGKJHy7
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Chandigarh airport to be named after Bhagat Singh

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday announced that his state and Haryana had agreed to name the Chandigarh International Airport in Mohali after freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. "Chandigarh's International Airport will be named after Shaheed Bhagat Singh. Punjab and Haryana have arrived at a consensus on this. Today, held a meeting with Haryana deputy CM Dushyant Chautala on this issue," Mann, who heads Punjab's AAP government, tweeted. from Times of India https://ift.tt/XMNzcSx
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Monsoon fury claims 37 lives in northern hills, eastern states; several stranded, missing

At least 37 people died in the past 24 hours in rain-related disasters as torrential monsoonal downpour battered the Himalayan regions of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and J&K in the north as well as large swathes of Odisha and Jharkhand in the east, triggering flash floods and landslides on Saturday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/zs3in9e
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Modi, Xi may meet on sidelines of SCO summit next month

With reports in international media saying Chinese President Xi Jinping could meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan next month, there is expectation that the event may also create an opening for a bilateral between Xi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on its margins. India and China are yet to officially confirm in-person participation of their leaders for the event that will be held in Samarkand during September 15-16. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Bo1jMDf
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Network of 100+ Chinese loan apps busted, 22 held

In a massive operation spanning over two months, the intelligence fusion & strategic ops unit of Delhi Police has cracked down on a Chinese loan app network and arrested 22 people for allegedly extorting money on the pretext of giving instant loans through their applications. from Times of India https://ift.tt/L7izAfX
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No error in treatment provided to Jaya, says AIIMS panel

An AIIMS panel, constituted on the directions of the Supreme Court, has ruled out any error in the treatment provided to late Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa at Apollo hospital in Chennai. The six-member panel was formed on November 30, 2021 to assist the Justice Arumugasamy Commission, which is probing the causes of her death. from Times of India https://ift.tt/fherDNp
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CBI questions 3 accused in excise case, studying docs

The CBI on Saturday summoned at least three of the accused named in the FIR in the alleged excise policy scam for questioning at its headquarters in Delhi. They were allowed to leave late in the evening after their statements were recorded, sources said, adding that they were likely to be questioned again after the agency studies its answers. from Times of India https://ift.tt/DFSaZ17
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Known risk factors behind 37% of India cancer deaths

Globally 44.4% (4.5 million) of all cancer deaths were attributable to risk factors, says the study. The estimates are based on the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk factors Report, 2019. According to the study, nearly half (50.6%) of all cancer deaths in men globally in 2019 (2.8 million) were due to known risk factors, compared with 36.3% all female cancer deaths (1.5 million) attributable to these factors. from Times of India https://ift.tt/UO6ICiB
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Known risk factors behind 37% of India cancer deaths

Globally 44.4% (4.5 million) of all cancer deaths were attributable to risk factors, says the study. The estimates are based on the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk factors Report, 2019. According to the study, nearly half (50.6%) of all cancer deaths in men globally in 2019 (2.8 million) were due to known risk factors, compared with 36.3% all female cancer deaths (1.5 million) attributable to these factors. from Times of India https://ift.tt/UO6ICiB
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Sunak hails Bhagavad Gita on Janmashtami as source of strength

Sunak told volunteers and pilgrims that he drew strength from the Bhagavad Gita during his quest to be the next leader of the Conservative party. He said it had been “a tough campaign” and he had been “giving it everything he had got”. “But at times of the most difficulty, what Akshata has done for me, is to give me the teachings of the Gita and she has done it on the phone and by message. It is the Gita that has given me strength over the past few weeks,” he said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/RiWrdbT
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KBC 14: Contestant DG Prisons of Nagaland, Rupin Sharma shares the full story of extradition of Abu Salem and Monika Bedi from Portugal

The latest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 14 started with Amitabh Bachchan welcoming the audience and rollover contestant Rupin Sharma. He starts the game with him and presents the 7th question for Rs 40,000 in front of him. from Times of India https://ift.tt/etUhE4H
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Should bring back Netaji remains ‘home’: Daughter

“Nothing in his life was more important to Netaji than his country’s independence. Since he didn’t live to experience the joy of freedom, it’s time that at least his remains can return to Indian soil,” Pfaff, an academic who lives in Germany, said. She said she feels obliged to ensure that her father’s dearest wish, to return to his country in freedom, is fulfilled and that appropriate ceremonies to honour him will be performed. from Times of India https://ift.tt/jlAx2Yb
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Fact Check: Have mass crowds really gathered to watch Aamir Khan's 'Laal Singh Chaddha' in Lucknow? Here's the truth

Aamir Khan's 'Laal Singh Chaddha' has been rocking the headlines since its release. The film was released in theatres on Thursday and has failed to pull the audience to the theatres. Recently, a social media user posted a video of a massive crowd gathering at a shopping mall to buy tickets for Aamir's film. In the video, one can see people fighting for tickets in the jam-packed mall. from Times of India https://ift.tt/gIsBUap
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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, big bull who backed India, dead

On the eve of its 75th Independence Day, India lost one of its biggest supporters. Jhunjhunwala, billionaire investor, stock trader, qualified chartered accountant and philanthropist, who recently became the co-owner of India’s newest airline, passed away after fighting several health-related issues for the last few years. He was 62. from Times of India https://ift.tt/RAxTU0e
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Ranchi: 3 of family electrocuted while hoisting tricolour

The incident occurred at 7.30pm when the city was experiencing a drizzle and high-speed wind. Locals said they were electrocuted as the flag post touched the high-tension overhead wire, running close to the terrace of the Arsande rice mill bound house of Vijay Jha under the Kanke police station area of Ranchi district. from Times of India https://ift.tt/WF3gERw
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'That attack could occur in US indicative of threat to writers'

The attack on Salman Rushdie, given assailant Hadi Matar’s purported Iranian sympathies, immediately took on geopolitical colours, coming as it did just days after the Biden administration’s justice department charged a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of trying to orchestrate the assassination of former national security adviser John Bolton. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Zh9jOAz
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China seeks India’s support on Taiwan but defends terror stand

With India yet to publicly reaffirm commitment to its ‘One-China’ policy, Chinese ambassador to India Sun Weidong expressed hope that the Indian government will reiterate support for Beijing’s principle saying the same provided the “political basis’’ for its relations with India and other countries. from Times of India https://ift.tt/kOnaRC8
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India without clinical trial registry since July 1

Officially, the Clinical Trial Registry of India (CTRI) does not exist anymore since there has been no official order extending its existence beyond June 30, 2022. The existing staff of CTRI also have not been given any further extension. But over 1,060 clinical trials have been registered between July 1 and August 5. from Times of India https://ift.tt/wVFa8ci
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SC gives Varavara bail but says he can’t leave Mumbai

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted regular bail to Telugu poet Varavara Rao on medical grounds in the Bhima-Koregaon case, in which he is being prosecuted for allegedly indulging in anti-national activities. A bench of Justices UU Lalit, Aniruddha Bose and Sudhanhsu Dhulia allowed the plea of Rao who approached the apex court against the Bombay HC order of granting him interim bail for only six months for medical treatment. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3VtB9Zi
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EC backs SC on poll freebies panel but refuses to be on it

The Election Commission on Wednesday supported the Supreme Court's decision to set up an expert committee to examine regulatory measures on freebies announced by political parties ahead of elections, but declined to be part of the panel while taking strong objections to SC's remarks portraying it to be non-serious about the problem. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3NTa9Bj
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Oppn protests as elec bill introduced, sent to parliamentary panel

With protests raging inside and outside of Parliament to oppose the amendment that the government is proposing to the Electricity Act, a bill was introduced in Lok Sabha by power minister R K Singh on Monday, to amend the Electricity Act, to allow non-discriminatory open access to distribution networks of power suppliers, amid protests by the opposition, which claimed that it seeks to take away certain rights of state governments. from Times of India https://ift.tt/DJdIV06
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Opposition cosies up to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar as JD(U) rift with BJP worsens

The BJP-JD(U) coalition in Bihar appeared to be teetering on the brink as a gleeful opposition waited with open arms to embrace CM Nitish Kumar amid growing tension in his partnership with the saffron party. Speculation of a regime change surged after Nitish convened a meeting of party MLAs and MPs on Tuesday. In a not-so unrelated development, RJD has called a meeting of key functionaries. from Times of India https://ift.tt/M8GrpAt
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CWG 2022: India finish 4th with 22 gold medals

Led by the iconic PV Sindhu, Indian shuttlers owned the badminton arena by winning all three titles on offer on the day while paddler Sharath Kamal yet again reminded everyone of his class and awe-inspiring longevity with a coruscating show, as the country wrapped up its CWG campaign with 61 medals to finish a creditable fourth. from Times of India https://ift.tt/jrfwtVC
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CWG: Sharath-Sreeja pair wins gold in mixed doubles TT

Indian table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal defied age to team up with young Sreeja Akula to win the mixed doubles gold medal at the Commonwealth Games here on Sunday. Barring a blip in the second game, Sharath and Akula pair was in complete control of the tie, comfortably beating Javen Choong and Karen Lyne of Malaysia 11-4, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6 in the gold medal contest. Sharath produced a class act to also reach the men's singles final. from Times of India https://ift.tt/LYbOcDA
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India win 5th T20I by 88 runs, complete 4-1 Windies rout

Shreyas Iyer roared back to form with a stroke-filled 64 while the spinners picked up all the 10 wickets as India recorded yet another one-sided 88-run victory over West Indies to wrap up 5-match T20I series by a comprehensive 4-1 margin. Iyer's fifty and useful contributions from Deepak Hooda (38) and Hardik Pandya (28) propelled India to 188/7. In reply, West Indies were all out for 100 inside 16 overs as one of the most lopsided T20I bilateral series came to an end. from Times of India https://ift.tt/07uZoOc
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CWG: Bhavina wins gold, Sonalben bags bronze in para TT

Star Indian para table tennis player Bhavina Patel won a gold medal in the women's singles class 3-5 at the Commonwealth Games here on Saturday. The 35-year-old from Gujarat, who had won a silver at Tokyo Paralympics, prevailed 12-10 11-2 11-9 over Nigeria's Ifechukwude Christiana Ikpeoyi to cap off a superb show at the quadrennial event. from Times of India https://ift.tt/FbmoVNU
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4th T20I: Rohit's India ensures another series win

Rohit Sharma maintained his unbeaten record as captain in bilateral T20Is after India made short work of West Indies by 59 runs to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the 5-match series. It was a perfect weekend for the NRIs in and around Florida, as India first scored 191/5 with useful knocks from Rishabh Pant (44) and skipper Rohit (33). In reply, West Indies innings folded for a lowly 132 in 19.1 overs. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3uYsvV8
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ED quizzes Kharge amid protests in Parliament

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday resumed its investigation into the Young Indian case by extensively quizzing leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, at the Herald House amid protests by Congress in Parliament and outside, and allegations of “intimidation of political opponents” — a charge that was rebutted by the anti-money laundering agency. from Times of India https://ift.tt/q4N17jG
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After 6 months, Delhi Covid cases cross 2k mark

The number of new Covid-19 cases in the city crossed the 2,000-mark on Wednesday, with five patients succumbing to the deadly virus. The last time the city recorded over 2,000 cases was on February 4 (2,272 cases with 20 deaths) when it was witnessing the slowdown of the Omicron wave from Times of India https://ift.tt/JKRhi5a
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After 5 years of work, govt decides to withdraw data protection bill

The government on Wednesday sprung a surprise as it spiked the much-debated, and contentious Data Protection Bill from Parliament, promising to introduce a new legislation “very soon but without any dilution to broader privacy aspects of the original bill and without any compromise to the Right to Privacy” as provided by the Supreme Court in its historic judgment given in August 2017. from Times of India https://ift.tt/S3NlYFb
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Pan-India star Prabhas purchases first ticket of 'Sita Ramam'

Pan-India star Prabhas attended the pre-release event of Dulquer Salmaan’s upcoming film 'Sita Ramam' in Hyderabad on Wednesday (August 3). Prabhas, who was last seen playing a world-renowned palmist named Vikramaditya in 'Radhe Shyam,' graced the occasion as the chief guest for the evening. The star actor arrived in style in Hyderabad for the 'Sita Ramam' pre-release event. from Times of India https://ift.tt/pLktyzC
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3rd T20I: Surya, Pant give India 2-1 lead

Suryakumar Yadav's scintillating 76-run knock was complemented by Rishabh Pant's mature unbeaten 33 as India beat West Indies by 7 wickets to go 2-1 in the 5-match series. Chasing 165 for victory, India crossed the finish line with 6 balls to spare. Get live cricket score updates of the second T20I match between India vs West Indies. Check live scorecard, ball by ball commentary, cricket score online on Times of India. from Times of India https://ift.tt/U2CwROm
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Govt cuts windfall tax on fuel export, raises levy on domestic crude oil

The government on Tuesday evening cut the windfall tax on diesel and ATF in line with softening international petroleum product prices but raised the duty on domestically produced crude oil. While the tax on export of diesel was cut to Rs 5 per litre from Rs 11, that on jet fuel (ATF) was scrapped, an official notification showed. from Times of India https://ift.tt/SFx3Kiv
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Vijay Deverakonda-Rashmika Mandana secret out

Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandana have been painting the town red. People are talking about their chemistry and the media has started speculating whether the two are dating each other. So here's the ETimes EXCLUSIVE that will tell you what's cooking between Rashmika and Vijay. from Times of India https://ift.tt/L0gfz8r
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Monkeypox task force set up as first death in India confirmed

The Centre has constituted a task force to monitor the emerging monkeypox situation in the country even as Kerala confirmed the first death in the country from the disease and Delhi reported its second case, a Nigerian national with no recent history of travel abroad. Meanwhile, another suspected case emerged in Rajasthan. The task force has been mandated to monitor and provide guidance on the expansion of diagnostic facilities and to explore vaccination for the infection. from Times of India https://ift.tt/YwI51n8
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