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The Asian Games-bound Indian athletes should adhere to the 'No Needle Policy' during the mega-event in Indonesia, the IOA instructed on Wednesday, pinning the responsibility on the national federations to ensure that the country is not embarrassed. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2M8MEhT

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday sharpened her attack on the BJP over the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, accusing the party of playing vote-bank politics, while also warning that the issue will "destroy" India's relationship with Bangladesh. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vtSnrg

Rajya Sabha witnessed stormy scenes for the third day, with an outraged opposition training its guns at BJP chief Amit Shah not allowing him to conclude his speech on the National Register for Citizens and finally the Upper House getting adjourned for the day. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Mb2Hvs

The government on Wednesday said any meaningful dialogue with Pakistan can only be held in an atmosphere free from terror and asserted that the onus was on Islamabad to create such a conducive atmosphere. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LPERbH

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Internet of Things (IoT) based realtime landslide warning system has been installed in Sikkim, the first of its kind in the Himalayan region by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (AVV) University, a AVV director said here today. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2M9GbmP

India's wrestlers received a welcome boost ahead of this month's Asian Games after the federation got automaker Tata Motors as their principal sponsor on Wednesday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2Kfwstu

Militants attacked on Wednesday an Army patrol in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. No casualties were reported. A patrol party of Army's 34 Rashtriya Rifles unit at Check-e-Cholan was fired upon by some unidentified militants, a police official said. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2n0qpzx

A police complaint was lodged against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee by a youth leader here on Wednesday over her alleged provocative remarks on Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KgYtAK

The government is changing the norms for private sector participation in the modernisation of railway stations, railways minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. These include increasing the lease period and allowing sub-lease facility. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LLSxFL

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The government on Wednesday said there was no border dispute between India and Myanmar and the demarcation of nine pillars was being worked out in a complete understanding with the neighbouring country. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LLPnBT

British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt denied on Wednesday that warnings about fallout from a disorderly exit from the European Union were an attempt to scare opponents of the government's preferred Brexit plan into supporting it. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LUFqkD

Ace India shuttler and fifth seed Kidambi Srikanth defeated Pablo Abian of Spain in tight three games to enter pre-quarterfinals of the 2018 BWF World Badminton Championships in Nanjing, China on Wednesday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2AsRmpp

Mayawati on Wednesday flayed the BJP government for the rise in LPG price, saying it will only benefit the rich. "Instead of extending relief to the poor, BJP government is only concerned about the wealthy for whose benefit the prices of petroleum products are being constantly hiked," Mayawati said. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ABQ2QO

With 40 lakh people failing to get their names on the draft National Register for Citizens (NRC) in Assam, the poll panel on Wednesday said an exclusion from this list would not automatically result in their removal from the electoral rolls as registration of voters is decided by the election laws. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Owzehn

the attack occurred late on Tuesday on the road between Nampala and Coura in the south-central region of Segou, giving no further details, and declining to say whether it was carrying ballot papers. "The convoy was transporting some youths and election materials. There were 12 killed in total, four soldiers and eight terrorists," the spokesman said by telephone. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OxYF1X

Australia's foreign minister today defended her country's ties with Malaysia's former graft-ridden government after Canberra was accused of being complicit in alleged corruption by harbouring a fugitive. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2voobxT

The daily Beating Retreat drill involves the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Pakistan Rangers clanging shut the gates for the night at the joint check post about 30 km from here, amid a synchronised display of aggression. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KieczA

The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the ban on entry of women in the age group of 10-50 into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. The apex court had earlier said that the constitutional scheme prohibiting exclusion has "some value" in a "vibrant democracy". from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Kfn0X3

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Fourteen people were killed and seven others injured in rain-related incidents in different parts of Uttar Pradesh in 24 hours, raising the death toll to 106 since the last week, official sources said on Wednesday. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AxZfK8

In a written response to a question in the Lower House, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre said as on January 1, 2018, the authorised strength of officers in Army was 49,933, but it has 42,635 officers, which is 7,298 short of the sanctioned strength. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AwjFmK

Brazilian superstar Neymar's mother, Nadine Goncalves dove head first into the controversy surrounding her son in the wake of an ad in which he admitted that he sometimes exaggerated his reactions after being fouled at the World Cup. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2LGwcck

Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu responded to the point of order, saying he has allowed Shah to complete his speech which could not be completed yesterday due to continued disruptions. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LUsiMn

The accused allegedly attacked Rukmanibai Nagar with knives and stabbed her to death outside her house, said Aashish Bhargav, the SHO at Baran Sadar police station. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2O1AZlv

Out of 40 lakh people, who don't find themselves in the final draft of the NRC published on July 30, only one per cent could be infiltrators, but the BJP is trying to project as if all of them are infiltrators. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2n0AuMZ

The Cabinet on Wednesday decided to introduce the Bill to reinstate the provisions to protect Dalits from any sort of Atrocities. Sources said the Bill will be passed during the ongoing session of parliament. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AwbZ3U

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Viktor Axelsen and Nozomi Okuhara stormed into the third round to stay on course for back-to-back men's and women's titles at the World Badminton Championships on Wednesday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2Km1jEQ

Geraint Thomas has been overwhelmed by the reaction to his Tour de France victory with one particular favourite a video featuring the likes of Elton John, Thierry Henry, Gareth Bale and Sam Warburton. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2OyvoEc

​ Central trade unions have been demanding an enhancement of the minimum monthly pension under the scheme to Rs 3000 and also to index it (linked with inflation). from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2O08WCQ

The ruling ZANU-PF won 109 seats while the main opposition MDC party had 41 in the country's 210-seat House of Assembly. The commission said 58 seats had yet to be declared. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mZYS1l

Eleven girls, including four below age 7, were rescued from brothels in the temple town of Yadagirigutta where they were being groomed to become sex workers, a senior police officer said on Wednesday. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AFGaG7

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The three women members of the team interacted at length with many of the nearly three dozen girls against whom sexual assault has been proven now. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LUMpdg

The party plans to announce the election manifesto by August end and could declare its candidates by mid-September, sources said. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LKhXn5

The opposition Congress and Trinamool Congress today attacked the government in the Lok Sabha over the issue of Assam's National Register of Citizens, accusing it of attempting to polarise people and forcing them out of their land. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2O28gx0

The EC has started its 2019 election planning over 395 days in advance instead of the usual 365 and has also added additional steps to the elaborate drill. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LHPZIF

Sources said that the penalty – a little less than $ 5,00,000 – was imposed after the defence ministry was not satisfied with the quantum of offset obligations that Lockheed undertook in India, as per its commitment when the contract was signed. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OAymIC

Suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad also came to meet her at the TMC office in Parliament, followed by Congress leaders Gulam Nabi Azad and Ahmed Patel, and Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vrCCky

The Justice Srikrishna panel on data protection had submitted its report to Prasad last week, proposing a draft law on the issue. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OAyism

Naidu said, "I was very upset yesterday when some members ran menacingly towards the well of the House. I hope it will not be repeated. I don't want to name anybody, House should function smoothly." from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2O1keH7

Imran Khan is set to become Pakistan's new prime minister and since his private house is vulnerable to threats, according to a media report, a house in the Ministers' Enclave in Islamabad will be declared his official residence. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vn2RJd

Prasad said the central government has been giving emphasis on filling up vacant posts in the subordinate judiciary with fair representation from the SCs, STs, OBCs and minorities so that they could occupy posts in higher judiciary in due course. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OwZHex

"The raid lasted the entire night and assistance was provided by Delhi Police. The entire hotel only had trafficked Nepali girls who were being sent to Gulf countries," DCW Chief Swati Maliwal said. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AFrpDd

A Delhi court on Wednesday agreed to allow former Union minister Shashi Tharoor, who is to stand trial in the Sunanda Puhskar death case, to go abroad for a few days starting August 10. He also has to deposit a 'Flight Data Recorder' of Rs 2 lakh before he leaves the country, which he will be refunded after his return. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2n0kdri

In its report, the panel has called for a new legislation to protect an individual's right over his data. It said that neither the right to privacy nor the right to information is absolute and the two will have to be balanced against each other in certain circumstances. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AuTkFv

Radhabai Salunke, hailing from Beed district in Marathwada region, came to the secretariat, also called as 'Mantralaya', this morning and poured kerosene on herself. The woman had came to the secretariat to seek justice in a land dispute case, Deputy Commissioner of Police Prashant Khaire said. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mZQfUj

Assam Congress chief Ripun Bora said that being a chief minister, Banerjee should not be trying to “provoke” a civil war. “We condemn this statement,” he said, adding that her remark would have no impact on Assam since it is “absolutely peaceful” there. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2O2HdSd

Swaraj told the Lok Sabha that the main objective of the informal summit between PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinpin at Wuhan was to ensure mutual comfort, mutual understanding and mutual trust between the two leaders and all the three objectives have been achieved. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LF7cCl