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EMIs start rising as RBI ups key rate 50bps; 4th hike in 5 mths

For new borrowers, the rates might not go up proportionately as banks can revise their spreads to charge lower rates. As the cost of funds for banks has not gone up, lenders are likely to announce special offers for the festive season. Lenders said that while higher rates do have an impact on demand, the overall sentiment is positive. The sensex gained as the policy was on expected lines and the rupee also firmed up. from Times of India https://ift.tt/t1mFSuO
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In a first, Supreme Court recognises concept of marital rape

For the first time, the Supreme Court on Thursday acknowledged the concept of ‘marital rape’, and held ‘rape’ under the MTP Act includes a husband’s act of sexual assault committed on his wife. Though another bench is to hear pleas on marital rape next February, Justice D Y Chandrachud’s observation can be seen by many as a pointer to the trajectory SC may take while deciding the prickly issue next year. from Times of India https://ift.tt/7V2Fp35
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Zarina Wahab: Sooraj Pancholi is innocent and Rabia Khan knows it - Exclusive

Yesterday a Court order was published which criticized late actress Jiah Khan's mother Rabia Khan for misusing the judicial machinery. The order stated that Rabia was trying to protract the trial by repeatedly filing applications in various courts despite the fact that the CBI had submitted a report confirming that Jiah's death was by suicide and not homicide, as alleged by Rabia. In light of this order, ETimes reached out to the main accused, Sooraj Pancholi's mother Zarina Wahab. Here is the conversation that took place... from Times of India https://ift.tt/eCW09YX
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Bihar court issues arrest warrant against Ekta Kapoor

A court in Bihar's Begusarai on Wednesday issued arrest warrants against Ekta Kapoor, film producer and director, and her mother Shobha Kapoor on charges of insulting soldiers and hurting the sentiments of their family members in her web series 'XXX' (Season-2). The court of judge Vikas Kumar issued the warrant on the basis of a complaint lodged by Shambhu Kumar, an ex-serviceman and a resident of Begusarai. from Times of India https://ift.tt/tXpq1gx
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Army deploys more 'winterised' howitzers on China front

The Army will soon induct 'loitering munitions’ amid the continuing military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh, while the force also cranks up long-range high-volume firepower with 'winterised' howitzers and advanced rockets backed by drones and weapon-locating radars along the northern borders. from Times of India https://ift.tt/FjPo5vW
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6-month HC delay in hearing Anil Deshmukh bail plea irks SC

Observing that it is a legitimate expectation of a person to get expeditious hearing on bail petition, the SC expressed its displeasure over the Bombay HC for keeping bail plea of ex-Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh pending for the last six months and asked the HC to grant him a hearing during the course of the week. The SC said that HC even failed to implement its order. from Times of India https://ift.tt/pj25ifO
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Fertility rate declined by 20% in India in 10 years: SRS data

The average GFR in India stood at 86.1 from 2008 to 2010 (three-year period) and has come down to 68.7 during 2018-20 (average of three years), according to the Sample Registration System (SRS) data 2020 released recently. The decline, SRS data show, has been steeper in rural areas at 20.2% compared to 15.6% in urban areas. from Times of India https://ift.tt/VZcHGL2
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'Can scale up output of Tejas fighters for exports, operational needs'

India can scale up production of the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft to meet operational requirements and export orders, defence ministry officials said. The single-engine Tejas fighter is already the frontrunner to bag a Malaysian order for 18 light twin-seat fighter trainers despite strong competition from Chinese JF-17, South Korean FA-50 and Russian MiG-35 and Yak-130 jets. from Times of India https://ift.tt/pvqg6NK
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Next Rajasthan CM: Gehlot says Cong brass to decide; Pilot meets speaker, party MLAs

Former Rajasthan deputy CM Sachin Pilot on Friday reached Jaipur from Kochi amid hectic lobbying in the Congress for the chief minister's post after Ashok Gehlot announced his decision to contest the Congress national president's election, and rushed to meet the Speaker and party MLAs. It is learnt that the party top brass has asked Pilot to stay put in Jaipur and meet MLAs till a final decision is taken. from Times of India https://ift.tt/pd8zY0r
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PFI plotted to attack PM Modi in Bihar on July 12, says ED

The Enforcement Directorate has claimed that the Popular Front of India (PFI) had planned to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Patna on July 12 this year.. It was engaged in raising terror modules, collection of deadly weapons and explosives to simultaneously launch attacks on sensitive places and individuals in UP. from Times of India https://ift.tt/D1bcWRK
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NIA raids on PFI in 15 states: 'Aims to enforce Taliban brand of Islam'

PFI has assiduously followed a multi-pronged operational strategy that aims to communalise the nation's polity, encourage and enforce Taliban brand of Islam, heighten existing social divisions, dislodge moderate mainstream Muslim organisations from the collective mind of the community and maintain a trained band of volunteers for physical actions, according to a dossier on PFI prepared by the NIA in 2017. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Zld6VO0
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Gehlot agrees to run for Cong president, step down as Raj CM

Ashok Gehlot is likely to be the next president of Congress but will have to step down as chief minister of Rajasthan. Gehlot, who had on Wednesday declared his intent to continue as Rajasthan CM even if he was elected as Congress chief, gave up his insistence after Rahul Gandhi declared that the new party chief would have to adhere to the “one man one post” principle. from Times of India https://ift.tt/i8xb6DA
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Cong set to lose chairmanship of Rajya Sabha panel on home

The govt is unwilling to accommodate Congress' request to let it retain the helmsmanship of the department-related standing committee (DRSC) on home affairs in Rajya Sabha. The decision to withdraw Congress' leadership of the DRSC on home affairs in the RS and IT and communications in LS is being done "as per the existing strength of the parties" and in light of its numbers in RS coming down since 2019, sources said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/b5cegnU
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Hijab, like Eid cow slaughter, not an Article 25 right: K'taka in SC

The Karnataka government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that enforcement of uniforms may prevent students from wearing any kind of religious clothing, including hijab, but it would not amount to stifling one's rights to freedom of religion or expression. Hijab is not an essential religious practice in Islam and students are free to wear it outside their schools, it said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/5J8t2gu
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US Fed delivers big rate hike, sees another large move this year

The US Federal Reserve raised its target interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to a range of 3.00%-3.25% on Wednesday and signaled more large increases to come in new projections showing its policy rate rising to 4.40% by the end of this year before topping out at 4.60% in 2023 to battle continued strong inflation. from Times of India https://ift.tt/5XRjHyL
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84% of principal posts in Delhi govt schools vacant

From principals to teachers, government schools in the city are facing an acute shortage of manpower, according to Directorate of Education (DoE) data. Of a total of 950 sanctioned posts for principals, only 154 have been filled while 796, or 83.7%, are lying vacant. Most of the schools are being run by vice-principals. Even in the case of vice-principals, of 1,670 sanctioned posts, 565 (about 34%) lie unfilled. from Times of India https://ift.tt/S1rVM62
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Draft standards for rear seat-belt reminders mandates alerts for unbuckled seats

The road transport ministry has put draft standards for rear seatbelt reminders, which would be a mandatory feature in all new cars in the next six months. As per the proposed automotive standard, the audio seatbelt reminder will alert the driver and occupants even if any passenger, including on the rear seat, removes the safety-belt buckle later. from Times of India https://ift.tt/qTVAb4o
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Discounted Russia crude gives India Rs 35k crore gain

India is estimated to have gained Rs 35,000 crore by importing Russian crude at discounts since the Ukraine conflict began in February, people in the know said. India went on bargain hunting for Russian crude as the conflict prompted Moscow’s traditional buyers to shun those barrels and traders, stuck with shipments, started offering big discounts. India has opted to import crude from Russia despite pressure from developed nations to shun shipments. from Times of India https://ift.tt/25SnOcR
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Live: Prez Murmu reaches London to attend Queen's funeral

Britain's longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who died a week ago aged 96 after 70 years on the throne, is at rest in the capital's Westminster Hall ahead of Monday's state funeral at Westminster Abbey. Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, her coffin borne to the Houses of Parliament by a horse-drawn gun carriage and trailed by grieving family members. Stay with TOI for latest updates -- from Times of India https://ift.tt/cz52akg
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Order choking funds for research reversed

The Union ministry of finance has revised the procedure for flow of funds for research under various Central sectoral schemes. The ministry “examined” the issue that earlier mandated that STEM researchers must open a zero-balance account for every project and on Friday reversed its March 2022 order. from Times of India https://ift.tt/QK13PcG
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7 decades after extinction, cheetahs land in India’s heart

Seven decades after the last cheetah was hunted to extinction in India, its cousins from Africa are here to take their spot in the Indian sun. On Saturday, PM Modi operated a lever to open a gate and release eight cheetahs into a special enclosure. Jet-lagged after a 9,000-km overnight flight from Namibia to Gwalior, and then to the Kuno helipad, the cheetahs looked at their new surroundings a bit tentatively at first, but were soon sprinting about. from Times of India https://ift.tt/JXKq4zA
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At SCO meet, PM calls for better supply chains, full transit rights

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for deepening cooperation and mutual trust among SCO member-states at the summit in Samarkand on Friday, urging the Eurasian security group to work together to develop reliable, resilient, and diversified supply chains in the region at a time when the pandemic and Ukraine conflict had caused an “unprecedented food and energy crisis". from Times of India https://ift.tt/ZUjuSfO
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Centre, Assam and adivasi militant outfits sign pact

Achieving yet another milestone in efforts to establish “permanent peace” in Assam by inking settlements with various armed insurgent outfits active in the state, the Centre, Assam government and eight armed adivasi groups signed a tripartite agreement in the presence of home minister Amit Shah and Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday, to end the “decades-old crisis of adivasis and tea garden workers”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/IAZtsFm
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Gen Pande: Nepal must decide soon on Agnipath enlistment

India may be forced to withdraw vacancies for enlisting soldiers from Nepal under its new Agnipath scheme in the ongoing recruitment cycle if the landlocked country does not take a decision in time, Army chief Gen Manoj Pande said on Wednesday. Such a move by India, if it comes to that, could have adverse implications for the already delicately poised relationship with Nepal, where China has systematically made huge strategic inroads over the years. from Times of India https://ift.tt/wHYLJb9
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12 dead, 18 hurt in Poonch accident

As many as 12 people died while 18 others were injured after the minibus they were travelling in fell into a gorge at Sawjian Nallah in J&K’s Poonch district on Wednesday morning. Among the deceased were two minor boys, aged five and 14, as well as three women, two of them teenagers. “The accident took place near Barari Ballah Sawjian around 8.35am when the bus driver lost control of the vehicle near a bridge. The bus skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge,” said an official. from Times of India https://ift.tt/jaGbhzI
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Court to hear suit seeking ban on Muslims in Gyanvapi

A fast-track court will hear from October 6 the maintainability of a suit seeking a ban on the entry of Muslims in Gyanvapi mosque, handing the complex to Hindus and permitting daily worship of Lord Aadi Visheshwar there. The suit was filed by Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh (VVVS) in May, with the organisation’s chief Jitendra Singh Visen making his wife Kiran Singh the plaintiff. from Times of India https://ift.tt/qBjSJcU
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Officer who probed Ishrat Jahan case dismissed, moves SC

Satish Chandra Verma, a senior IPS officer who had assisted the CBI in its investigation into the alleged fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan in Gujarat, has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Union home ministry's decision, taken on August 30, to dismiss him a month before his scheduled retirement on September 30. from Times of India https://ift.tt/tliBxYX
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J&K recruitment scam: CBI searches 36 locations

CBI sleuths on Tuesday conducted searches at 36 locations across the country, including in Jammu & Kashmir, in an ongoing investigation related to recruitment of sub-inspectors in J&K Police. According to police sources, searches were carried out in Jammu, Srinagar (both in J&K), Karnal, Mahendergarh, Rewari (in Haryana), Gandhinagar (Gujarat), Delhi, Ghaziabad (UP) and Bangalore (Karnataka), among other places. from Times of India https://ift.tt/bui6pgj
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Shringar Gauri worship hearing to go on, Gyanvapi plea rejected

The court of the Varanasi district judge on Monday held as maintainable a suit filed by five Hindu women seeking the right to daily worship of the Goddess Shringar Gauri and other “visible and invisible” deities in the Gyanvapi mosque complex. It said the 1991 Places of Worship Act cited by the custodians of the shrine to challenge the plea wasn't a bar in this case as the plaintiffs never asked for the mosque to be converted into a temple. from Times of India https://ift.tt/p1ymhjH
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SC ill-equipped to determine hijab’s essentiality: Muslim side

The Muslim side on Monday said the Supreme Court, not being sufficiently proficient in Arabic, is ill-equipped to interpret the Quran. It argued that instead of determining the essentiality of hijab to Islam by attempting to interpret the holy book, the court should view hijab as an individual woman’s right to choose a piece of cloth to protect her privacy, dignity and identity. from Times of India https://ift.tt/tEbf1sc
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NCP: Pawar not claimant to PM job, suited to act as oppn bridge

NCP patriarch Sharad Pawar has never been a prime ministerial aspirant but is best suited to serve as a bridge between opposition parties since he commands respect from all, his party said on Sunday even as the veteran Rajya Sabha MP told party leaders that NCP will never “surrender” before the “rulers in Delhi”. The assertion was made by party MP Praful Patel amid renewed activity within the opposition camp to unite all non-BJP outfits. from Times of India https://ift.tt/n1SZojA
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Sri Lanka beat Pakistan to win sixth Asia Cup title

Pramod Madushan and Wanindu Hasaranga shared 7 wickets between them as Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 23 runs to win their sixth Asia Cup title on Sunday. Chasing 171 for victory, Pakistan were bowled out for 147 with Madushan claiming four wickets and Hasaranga taking 3-27 in Dubai. Bhanuka Rajapaksa had smashed an unbeaten 71 to lift Sri Lanka to 170/6 from a precarious 58/5 after being put in to bat by Pakistan. from Times of India https://ift.tt/bH0nYm5
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In King’s speech, Charles vows life of service

In his speech, Charles echoed many of his mother’s sentiments, speaking of her legacy and of his commitment to continue it. “Our values have remained and must remain constant,” he said. He also bestowed the title of Prince of Wales on his son and heir, William; and William’s wife, Catherine, becomes Princess of Wales. from Times of India https://ift.tt/FVGYxU7
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SC gives bail to Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan

A bench of CJI U U Lalit and Justices S Ravindra Bhat and P S Narasimha ordered he be released within three days on conditions to the satisfaction of the trial court. The SC passed the order after telling the state, “So till now, you have not shown anything (against Kappan) that was provocative.” from Times of India https://ift.tt/MObdjNp
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Angela Kelly: The woman who dressed late Queen Elizabeth II

Mary Angela Kelly, a British fashion designer, dressmaker, and milliner, served as Personal Assistant and Senior Dresser to Queen Elizabeth II since 2002. Her official title was that of a Personal Assistant, Adviser and Curator to Her Majesty The Queen and she took care of her majesty's jewellery, insignias and wardrobe). from Times of India https://ift.tt/yno8Jlu
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Pakistan qualify for Asia Cup final, India out of contention

Naseem Shah probably hit the two most important sixes to protect Pakistan’s ego on a Wednesday night that broke millions of Afghan hearts and knocked India out of the Asia Cup. Naseem's hefty blows may not match the Javed Miandad's last-ball six off Chetan Sharma from 1986, it would hurt Indian fans as much. from Times of India https://ift.tt/8LzbUGi
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Asia Cup: India lose to Lanka, stare at elimination

Defending champions India went perilously close to elimination after a 6-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka in their super four stage match of the Asia Cup. The result left the Men in Blue at the mercy of the other teams to have a chance of making it to the final. It also meant that India skipper Rohit Sharma's scintillating 41-ball 72 went in vain, as the islanders completed a chase of 174 with a ball to spare. India will be out of the tournament if Pakistan beat Afghanistan on Wednesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/dSFVqTk
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Jharkhand CM Soren wins trust vote 48-0 amid BJP walkout

Staring at the prospect of disqualification as an MLA in the office-of-profit case for almost two weeks, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren Monday sought and won a cakewalk 48-0 trust vote in the 81-member assembly amid a BJP walkout and the forced absence of three Congress MLAs barred from leaving Bengal since their arrest there with a pile of cash. from Times of India https://ift.tt/VrCKGB7
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Asia Cup: All-round Nawaz helps Pakistan beat India in a thrilling Super 4 clash

A tactically superior Pakistan caught India completely off-guard with a Mohd. Nawaz (42 off 20) punt as they exacted sweet revenge with a 5-wicket victory in an exciting Super 4 game of the Asia Cup. Chasing a tough target of 182, the ever dependable Mohd. Rizwan (71) anchored the Pakistan innings but it was Nawaz who played the decisive knock of the match. Khushdil and Iftikhar completed a deserving victory with a ball to spare. from Times of India https://ift.tt/TDuVH6a
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Winners of Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

The state government of Tamil Nadu on September 2 announced the list of winners under various categories for the State Film Awards for the year 2009 to 2014. The event for the same is held today, September 4 in Chennai at 5 pm. The statement issued by the government has the list of three selected movies, actors, actresses, musicians, and lyricists for every year from 2009 to 2014. from Times of India https://ift.tt/bIstTyh
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Mohammad Faiz declared winner of Superstar Singer 2

The singing reality show Superstar Singer Season 2 has announced Mohammad Faiz as its winner. Faiz, a 14-year-old, from Jodhpur, Rajasthan, is naturally thrilled. In ana exclusive interview with Bombay Times, he said, "When I was announced the winner of the show, everyone around me was crying and clapping. My mama lifted me up on stage after I was announced the winner. My father lives out of India, I spoke to him and he was very happy. from Times of India https://ift.tt/wOySYUK
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Delhiites miss discounts, brands as city reverts to old liquor policy

Government-run liquor stores reopened in the capital after almost 10 months on Thursday as the Delhi government made a transition to the old excise regime. More than 350 retail shops spread across the city, though with fewer brands, started their business on September 1. Customers missed the benefits offered by the Excise Policy 2021-22. from Times of India https://ift.tt/iT26bQG
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Asia Cup: SL make Super 4s after two-wicket win over Bangladesh

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh went into Thursday's virtual knockout game, having dealt cheap shops at each other in the buildup. The two teams, nicknamed The Lions and The Tigers, were probably venting out their frustration after the 'newbies' of world cricket Afghanistan pushed them to a corner in the last five days. from Times of India https://ift.tt/NnRJDQ0
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On Arvind Kejriwal's Corruption Allegation, Lt Governor's Strong Rebuttal

The escalating friction between Delhi's Lieutenant Governor and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party spiked today with VK Saxena accusing Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of "diversionary tactics and false... from NDTV News- Special https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/on-arvind-kejriwals-corruption-allegation-lt-governor-vk-saxenas-strong-rebuttal-3307762
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