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Spain's maritime rescue service says it pulled the migrants from 12 different boats intercepted by rescue craft in the Strait of Gibraltar. The latest arrivals come after Spain rescued nearly 1,000 people attempting the perilous journey from African to European shores on Friday and Saturday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OnGY4W

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Multiplexes and cinema theatres in Telangana were directed not to sell packaged items such as water bottles and cool drinks above maximum retail price (MRP), from August 1 onwards. According to Legal Metrology department, violation of rules would result in penalty and imprisonment. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LXSum8

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India's football team coach Stephen Constantine on Sunday said the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has made an appalling decision of not sending the men's and women's teams to the Asian Games to be held in Indonesia in August. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2uZ9MsB

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Flaying the demand by some BJP leaders for separate statehood for North Karnataka, former chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said the party does not have any right to seek it as the NDA government's contribution towards the region's development was "zero." from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vdQWx1

“I believe we have a chance to win medals, not only in doubles but in singles as well," said India's 38-year-old veteran tennis star. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2NTotEm

The UIDAI on Sunday asserted that the personal details of Trai chief RS Sharma being put out on Twitter are not from the Aadhaar database or its servers, and that "so called hacked information" is easily available with a simple search on Google and other sites, without using the 12-digit unique identity number. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2K4S5wk

The inaction of BJP governments in states, especially Uttar Pradesh, has created an atmosphere of fear among dalits and religious minorities, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has said. He also said it was important for the Congress to reach out to the victims of "mindless violence". from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mRxCls

Donald Trump says there are "consequences when people cross our Border illegally" and claims many who do so are "using children for their own sinister purposes." He also says Congress must fix "the DUMBEST & WORST immigration laws anywhere in the world!" and urges voters to "Vote 'R'" in November. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2K4uADN

On Saturday, United were torn apart by Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool 4-1 at Ann Arbor, Michigan, in the Red Devils' penultimate game before facing Real Madrid in Miami on Tuesday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2Lw2MOi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday slammed the opposition parties, holding them answerable for what he called the "ills the country has been facing for 70 years". He congratulated the Uttar Pradesh government and industrialists for their commitment for development. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AgrpJi

The rainfall deficiency over east and northeast India has come down in the last one week but the country-wide monsoon deficiency remains at five per cent, according to IMD data. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OmWHBk

Italy's Matteo Berrettini overcame second seed Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6(9), 6-4 to win his first title at the Swiss Open in Gstaad on Sunday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2LYjK3K

Seeking to scotch rumours and identify fake news on social media platform WhatsApp, a team of experts at a city-based institution is working on developing an application that may be able to tell you whether a message is fake or not. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2uW0SMC

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This is the first year when Haj pilgrimage is taking place without being provided any subsidy, the minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said. Besides Maharashtra, pilgrims from Madhya Pradesh were also among those who left from Mumbai. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2uZY5Sn

The ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh is gearing up to fight the upcoming assembly elections on development plank and is also alleging "misrule" by the Congress when it was in power in the state for 10 years. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AhIJh4

Indian wrestlers returned with 10 medals, including seven by women, from the ranking event in Istanbul, Turkey. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2LNhteW

Zimbabwe's former leader Robert Mugabe on Sunday emerged to address the nation for the first time since stepping down in November and just hours before Monday's historic election, declaring that "I will not vote for those who have illegally taken power." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LwDb7z

According to the ministry of water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation, in this duration, there was loss of Rs 2,02,474 crore to public property and crops worth Rs 1,09,202 crore on 25.6 crore hectare land were damaged. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OlC9cB

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and referred to the rape of girls and women at a shelter home, saying it is a story of the one who assures and the one who vows to give good governance. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vgzFmO

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday slammed the opposition parties, holding them answerable for what he called the "ills the country has been facing for 70 years". He congratulated the Uttar Pradesh government and industrialists for their commitment for development. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2K4kQcH

South African junior squash coach and manager Graham Prior died in Chennai on Sunday after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 67. Prior was here as South African team's coach, who were taking part in the World Junior Squash Championship. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2LxgSPr

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday slammed the opposition parties, holding them answerable for what he called the "ills the country has been facing for 70 years". He congratulated the Uttar Pradesh government and industrialists for their commitment for development. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AkjJWJ

Police in the northeastern Chinese city of Changchun said on Sunday they had asked prosecutors to approve the arrest of 18 people at Changsheng Bio-technology Co Ltd, a vaccine maker at the centre of a safety scandal. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2K5KrBV

A little over 1,000 'fast-track special courts' need to be set up across India as part of a new scheme to try cases related to the rape of children and women, the law ministry has estimated. The department of justice in the law ministry has estimated an expenditure of Rs 767.25 to set up these special courts. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LzQpR6

The government is likely to unveil a major policy next month outlining a roadmap to build a robust defence production industry and make India one of the top five manufacturers of military equipment and platforms in the next 10 years. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2K6gaD4

Support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc, trying to move beyond a bitter dispute over migrant policy that threatened the coalition, has fallen to its lowest level since 2006, a poll showed on Sunday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vdEAoD

The two Koreas agreed last month to field joint teams in three sports -- canoeing, rowing and women's basketball -- at the Asiad in Jakarta and Palembang from August 18 to September 2. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2OuPOy6

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The entire intelligence apparatus should be moved away from bureaucratic control and intel agency heads should get longer tenures and be selected on the basis of career performance and not just seniority, suggests former R&AW chief Vikram Sood. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LXDAfG

The former England pacer spoke about the different options available to skipper Virat Kohli in both pace and spin departments and remarked that India's well-rounded attack is suitable for any pitch that is laid out in this ensuing series against England. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2mPQX6E

Fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and spinner Tabraiz Shamsi picked up four wickets each to set up South Africa's five-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the first one-day international at Dambulla on Sunday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2Ahou3l

Defending champion Shiv Kapur of India made a mistake on either side of the turn at the ninth and 10th holes to finish tied second at the Royal Cup golf tournament here on Sunday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2ApSSs2

The fishermen from this island town had ventured into the sea in 300 boats and were fishing off Katchatheevu islet when the Lankan Naval personnel came to the spot past midnight and chased them away, Tamil Nadu Mechanised Boats Fishermen Association President P Sesuraja alleged. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2K58Es4

Referring to the slogan 'swaraj (self-rule) is my birth right and I shall have it' given by freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak, PM Modi said, "Today is the time to say that good governance is our birth right and we will have it..." The NDA govt has been pushing for good governance by easing rules and repealing obsolete laws. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mNCg46

The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck Indonesia's popular tourist island of Lombok has risen to 14, with more than 160 injured. The quake damaged more than 1,000 houses and was felt in nearby Bali, where no damage or casualties were reported. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mPOt8k

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Asked for its response, an IndiGo spokesperson said, "A significant reason for flight cancellations from January to May was grounding of neo planes, delivery delays and bad weather conditions in different parts of the country at different times." from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LGrhrh

Addressing the nation through the 46th edition of his monthly radio programme 'Mann ki Baat', the Prime Minister said that the sense of responsibility displayed during the entire operation was amazing. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NUzKoe

Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu will look to break the jinx of losing major finals and better the colour of her medal when she spearheads the Indian challenge at the prestigious World Championship, starting on Monday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2LUSymy

​In his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' radio address, he referred to abundant rainfall in some areas and a lack of it in other regions and said rains play hide and seek through partiality laced likes and dislikes. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OrRDfh

"I will go on a hunger strike from October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, at my native Ralegan Siddhi village in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra," Anna Hazare said. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mRQ2mo

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After causing a flutter on social media with his Aadhaar dare, Trai Chairman R S Sharma has said he had thrown an open the challenge to Twitterati — to prove how mere knowledge of the 12 digit number could be misused to cause harm — not as a regulatory head but as an ordinary citizen of India. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vm9oUz

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched 81 investment projects worth over Rs 60,000 crore for Uttar Pradesh at a mega ground-breaking event. ​The projects are expected to give a big boost to industrialisation in the state. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OoK3BT

The Trump administration is all set to roll out its major policy initiatives to address the massive infrastructural and energy needs of the Indo-Pacific region where India is seen as one of the anchor countries for greater connectivity and trade. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mNtGCq

The challenge by Sharma evoked an immediate response from the Twitterati, with some users claiming to have dug up his mobile number, photographs, residential address, date of birth and even chat threads using the information, while others warned him about the perils of throwing such a dare on the social media platform. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AhfNWu

The CBI has taken over investigation into the alleged abuse of minor girls at a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, an official said on Sunday. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2K69GnB

While deaths due to hunger are not uncommon in India that ranks 100th out of 119 countries on the Global Hunger Index, social activist Anjali Bhardwaj said such fatalities in the capital may have gone unreported earlier. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AjjE5v