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The 60-year-old tells the BBC she suspects the government poster used a doctored picture of her. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/9DxleqY

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/Q5R8GqV via IFTTT

England's Lionesses beat Germany 2-1 at Euro 2022, bagging their first major trophy. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/KmXo9w3

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/tlynO5G via IFTTT

The buildings were badly damaged in the 2020 port explosion, which killed more than 200 people. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/O1Y3K0i

American basketball great Bill Russell has died at the age of 88. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/j7R0iEL

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The US president is not experiencing symptoms, but will isolate again after a fresh positive test. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Eax7Cqc

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/i2rx6eK via IFTTT

“We won’t move!” – The first ‘forced removals’ of apartheid-era South Africa from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ZTxNtiq

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The timepiece along with other Nazi items were auctioned despite condemnation from Jewish groups. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/O3AcJ6X

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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/dM4zXOq via IFTTT

Pedro Sanchez says it will reduce air conditioner use and save energy as Spain endures a heatwave. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/TXAjw7f

A huge restoration project has been under way after a fire destroyed much of building in 2019. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/lyQPBIz

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The fiancée of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi says she is outraged by the talks. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/21eJxWI

People are falsely claiming a video of the US president has been digitally altered. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/slp3zOb

The Hollywood actor sold paintings of "inspiring" figures including Rolling Stone Keith Richards. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/NdpSOhM

Marina Ovsyannikova, who famously staged a protest on live TV, is fined for her remarks on the war. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/oRJlbnj

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A Russian-held bridge comes under fire and Ukraine's leader praises the outgoing British PM. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/5zNf6Ux

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The government's campaign urges women worried about their bodies to go to the beach. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/1BSm3i8

J Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were convicted in February of violating George Floyd's civil rights. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/UVMCShw

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The Sun and TalkTV programme comes off air after the presenter collapses in the studio. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/LqgfJAV

The Peljesac bridge links southern Croatia to the rest of the country and is being hailed as historic. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/dRgIcSX

A long time adviser to the Hungarian prime minister resigns over speech criticising "race mixing". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/nkD6qdB

Law minister Kiren Rijiju in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday said that the government subscribes to the BJP's demand for the promulgation of Uniform Civil Code. "Let me tell you uniform civil code is our party ideology and it should be considered as the ideology of the country,” Rijiju said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/lm0SfkC via IFTTT

Bishop Lamor Whitehead has defended his ostentatious lifestyle after the viral Brooklyn robbery. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/MZi8CDc

A BBC News investigation uncovers widespread abuse of disabled children and adults in institutions. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/J5umrwF

Elon Musk denied he had an affair with Sergey Brin’s wife, after reports stated that the liaison led the Google co-founder to order his advisers to sell his investments in Musk’s companies. Musk had an alleged liaison in December in Miami with Brin’s wife Nicole Shanahan, the journal said, citing unidentified people. That ended the long friendship between Musk, 51, and Brin, who helped support the electric carmaker during the 2008 financial crisis. Brin had filed for divorce in January. from Times of India https://ift.tt/c4k3udC via IFTTT

Each coin will be priced at the international market rate for an ounce of gold plus 5% for costs. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/wLWMuqr

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Monday broke her silence on cabinet colleague Partha Chatterjee's arrest, saying neither Trinamool nor her government had anything to do with the corruption charges levelled against him or the cash stash of Rs 21.9 crore seized from his "close associate" Arpita Mukherjee. She demanded a speedy, time-bound probe to unmask the guilty and put them "behind bars for life". from Times of India https://ift.tt/wI2OhDq via IFTTT

The song contest can't be held in Ukraine, and Russia further reducing gas supplies to the EU. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/XiMGTDn

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/Rc6HiI3 via IFTTT

In Canada, Pope Francis expressed sorrow for the Catholic Church's role in the residential school system. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/b26PJxW

Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said Saturday that he sometimes feels like quitting politics because there are many other things that need to be done for society. The former BJP chief said at an event in Nagpur that politics nowadays has become more about staying in power, rather than being a vehicle for social change and development. from Times of India https://ift.tt/PHCrQ98 via IFTTT

Smriti Irani on Sunday sent a legal notice to Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Pawan Khera and Netta D’Souza, seeking an ‘unconditional and unequivocal apology’ from them for their “baseless and false” allegations against her and her daughter. She served the notice a day after the Congress leaders alleged that her 18-year-old daughter Zoish Irani ran a bar illegally in Goa and also targeted the minister over this, demanding that PM Narendra Modi sack her from his cabinet. from Times of India https://ift.tt/6P7NTkO via IFTTT

New rules will force shops to keep doors shut when air conditioning is on and limit use of neon signs. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/od24qFx

UP stole a march over the rest of the country with seven of 18 toppers in the CISCE Class XII examination, the results of which were declared Sunday. Eighteen students shared the top rank with a score of 99.75%. Bengal came second with six toppers (three from Kolkata), Tamil Nadu third with three—all of them from Chennai. A student each from Maharashtra’s Thane and Haryana’s Gurugram made it to the top rankings. from Times of India https://ift.tt/dND38nl via IFTTT

He pledges to continue a cash welfare programme if he is returned to office in October. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/qcLOei5

Outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday asked parties to rise above partisan politics in the interest of the nation and work for welfare of people. In his farewell address to parliamentarians at the Central Hall of the Parliament, Kovind emphasised the value of peace and harmony, and said people have a right to oppose and create pressure to pursue their goals, but their methods must be Gandhian. from Times of India https://ift.tt/CqVzkMm via IFTTT

In a significant order, a special court on Friday observed that a prisoner’s right to obtain proper medical treatment is recognised as a right under the Constitution of India. The court directed Taloja jail superintendent to take an accused jailed in the scam involving Sahityaratna Lokshahir Annabhau Sathe Development Corporation (SLASDC) to J J Hospital. He had fractured his left shoulder after a fall in the jail toilet. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Z5TzOIj via IFTTT

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/9wKUJOz via IFTTT

The president and other top politicians have received domestically produced vaccines, say officials. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/C6OnpgB

Central and North Eastern regions of the US are also sweltering under extreme heat. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/t9lbopr

In a move that is expected to bring relief to many patients by bringing down cost of healthcare, the Centre may announce a crucial decision on August 15 to significantly bring down prices of some critical medicines such as those for cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, official sources said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/plxH0ar via IFTTT

The deal is hanging in the balance after missiles hit the port of Odesa in a widely condemned attack. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/fhjdL1K

India and China are in touch to finalise the modalities for facilitating the return of Indian medical students to China, the government said in Parliament on Friday. Beijing had restricted travel to China by suspending visa and residence permits with effect from March 28, 2020, due to the outbreak of Covid-19. from Times of India https://ift.tt/5xg2D4S via IFTTT

Some cities in Zhejiang province have been issued red alerts, the country's highest warning. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2mogzR7

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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/zILUn8J via IFTTT

An unofficial adviser to Donald Trump, Mr Bannon refused to co-operate with the 6 January committee. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/u4XlIdf

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/BoVCfb7 via IFTTT

President Kais Saied may succeed in tightening his grip through a constitutional referendum on 25 July. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Odu4X2l

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Luz Raquel Padilla, who had reported threats against her, was doused with alcohol and set alight. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/4rDH2pN

Sri Lanka lawmakers elected six-time former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president, a choice that reignited protests. Protesters gathered outside the Presidential Secretariat soon after Wickemshinge was elected as president. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates: from Times of India https://ift.tt/ZfBdVXv via IFTTT

Australian Lynne O'Donnell says she was forced to post tweets that publicly retracted her articles. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/WzhMpr2

Droupadi Murmu registered a comfortable win against her rival candidate Yashwant Sinha. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/MeY345O

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/s5qJQkA via IFTTT

The government announces subsidies on maize flour and cooking oil amid criticism of the timing. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/n5FBP9w

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Russia aims for territory beyond Ukraine's east, and Putin's warm welcome - and awkward moment - in Iran. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/qkj2nHf

The streaming giant saw subscribers fall by almost 1 million - not as much as feared. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/LoMUdiy

As the ex-Trump strategist's trial begins, prosecutors say he rebuffed a "mandatory" legal summons. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/OeoBuCG

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Italy's government could fall on Wednesday, when Mario Draghi tells the Senate if he is to resign. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/pRWO5Yc

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/RG8X4FC via IFTTT

Twitter hopes that the trial will end with a court order for Musk to complete a $44bn takeover bid. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QrCJPE

The continent has faced sweltering temperatures that sent heat records tumbling. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/iN23kzK

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr will be the first female player to feature on the global cover of EA Sports' Fifa football game. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Om4BExN

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak on Monday topped the latest round of voting among the Conservative Party members of Parliament as the race to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister narrowed down to four, with Tom Tugendhat out of the contest after receiving the lowest votes. from Times of India https://ift.tt/uYTLOZ8 via IFTTT

The Shah Mosque, hailed as an architectural masterpiece, has suffered defects that now need repairing. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/LHGfE0V

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BBC weather forecaster Ben Rich explains what is driving the ferocious heat across many parts of Europe. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/wF3eqGg

India on Sunday once again asked China to withdraw its forward deployed troops and tents at two friction points in eastern Ladakh, while also seeking restoration of patrolling rights at the third and the biggest stand-off at the strategically-located Depsang Plains region. from Times of India https://ift.tt/9AxhSsi via IFTTT

Authorities have been heavily criticised for how they handled the attack that killed 19 children. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/DWs6yXU

The former rugby league player is named in Italian media as the Briton found dead in Florence on Saturday. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/oPNytuw

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Only three people survived, including the captain and his nephew, when a Galician fishing boat sank. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/N2OWDgz

Ukraine has received M270 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) from its partners, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Friday."The Long Hand family of the Ukrainian army has been enlarged: the first MLRS M270 has arrived," Reznikov tweeted. Stay with TOI for latest updates: from Times of India https://ift.tt/5O6SyiN via IFTTT

A closer look at the data from 2013-14 onwards, uploaded on the website of the Central Adoption Resource Authority, confirms that more girls are given for adoption in India than boys. It brings into focus the fact that often there are many more girls who are abandoned at birth than boys. from Times of India https://ift.tt/4tTuJwp via IFTTT

At the 18th all-India legal services meet organised by the National Legal Services Authority, the CJI said that in India’s criminal justice system, the process is a punishment. From indiscriminate arrest to difficulty in obtaining bail, the process leading to prolonged incarceration of undertrial prisoners needs urgent attention, he added. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Dyx4qdI via IFTTT

Johnson is convinced that Sunak has been plotting his leadership bid for months and blames him for his downfall, according to a story in “The Times” in the UK. Citing a series of anonymous sources, the story said that Johnson was telling MPs knocked out of the leadership race that Sunak, son-in-law of Narayana Murthy, should not be UK PM. from Times of India https://ift.tt/4yNYpui via IFTTT

The US president is attempting to rebuild ties having promised to make Saudi Arabia a "pariah". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/pqyPu8H

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The US has been offering $20m for any information leading to Rafael Caro Quintero's capture. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/mYuqUWl

India and the EU reiterated their commitment to protecting and promoting all human rights. In this context, as open and democratic societies, they emphasised the “universality, indivisibility, interdependence and interrelatedness of all human rights”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2FATpHl via IFTTT

The charges are the latest in a long-running crime saga involving the disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Z4KkSIJ

An attack on a city far from the front line kills more than 20 people, and a Russian mother's anger over her missing son. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/PLqvyts

While in the UAE, the patient was in close contact with a person who tested positive for the disease. Kerala health minister Veena George said the patient had been in close contact with his parents, a taxi driver and an autorickshaw driver. Besides, 11 of his co-passengers in the flight to Kerala and the cabin crew were also being considered as his close contacts. from Times of India https://ift.tt/dN6YPsa via IFTTT

Blazes have broken out in Portugal, France, Spain and Turkey as a heatwave spreads across Europe. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/NyqJfoF

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/ORKVzYP via IFTTT

In the Black Fantastic is a new exhibition bringing together black artists whose works explore fantasy and race. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Yhe762U

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Fuel and food prices are pushing up inflation in the US, which is at a record level. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/deHnABK

Noting that some universities have already started their admission process even though CBSE was yet to declare the results, UGC chairperson M Jagadesh Kumar said this would lead to these students being deprived of seats in the institutions. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Lh1WXRk via IFTTT

Pokrovsk Perinatal Centre is around 40km (25 miles) from the nearest front line. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/8R4WGfy

Naqvi said that measures taken by most countries of the world to control population have yielded positive results. “The people of these countries supported their governments and administrations in efforts to control increasing population,” he said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/qGjFhVs via IFTTT

Slava Vakarchuk is the lead singer of Okean Elzy, Ukraine's most popular rock band. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/0ctjaAT

India added 13,615 new coronavirus infections in day while the active cases rose to 1,31,043, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. Stay with TOI for all updates -- from Times of India https://ift.tt/4tAuJqZ via IFTTT

The social media firm is trying to force Elon Musk to buy it after he walked away from the deal. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ukKw92S

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa has defied calls to leave for months as his country's economic crisis deepened. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/naAuis7

In the first major milestone towards inauguration of the new Parliament building, likely by the end of the year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday unveiled the national emblem cast on the roof of the new building. Made of bronze, weighing 9,500 kg and standing 6.5 metres tall, the emblem is at the top of the central foyer of the building. It is supported by a 6,500kg steel structure. from Times of India https://ift.tt/xzPnu79 via IFTTT

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