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A top party leader, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said they are exploring the possibility of deferring assembly elections of some states by a few months and advancing some others to ensure they are held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ox8zzX

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released a video "Rafale deal for dummies" to take a dig at Congress charges on the Rafale deal. ​Congress president Rahul Gandhi has been persistent in his attack over the Rafale deal and the secrecy maintained over the same by the BJP government. The video attempts to explain the Rafale deal and in the process mock at the charges levelled against the pact. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OtIgL0

Skipper Shreyas Iyer and senior batsman Ankit Bawne hit patient half centuries after early stutter as India A won the two-match series against South Africa A by 1-0 margin after the second 'Test' ended in a draw. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2MdSpij

World number one Simona Halep became the first player to qualify for the season-ending WTA Finals in Singapore, the WTA said on Monday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2KPj7bj

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Somanth Chatterjee's strict conduct of proceedings as the Lok Sabha Speaker earned him the sobriquet of 'headmaster' and his admonitions for unruly members came to be widely quoted and became part of public debate. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MnPnqQ

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National Conference working president Omar Abdullah condemned the attack on JNU student leader Umar Khalid, saying it was due to a “relentless hate campaign” against him in the social and mainstream media. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MmPWBv

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union called the attack on its leader Umar Khalid today as a "culmination of the hate-filled propaganda spewed by the Modi government" against him and against all those who have questioned this regime. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OtHiyv

The weather department on Monday issued a warning of heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places in at least eight districts in Uttrakhand in the next 24 hours, following which authorities were asked to stay alert to deal with any untoward situation. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Mgxg6v

Signalling resumption of the family feud over DMK stalwart M Karunanidhi's legacy days after his death, his estranged son MK Alagiri claimed on Monday that all loyal party workers were with him and that the DMK will "dig its own grave" if it does not take him back. "The DMK will dig its own grave if it does not take me back," he said, adding nobody from the Karunanidhi family was interested in talking to him to facilitate a reunion. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Mmdgz3

At least 100 Afghan security forces have been killed as troops backed by US airpower struggled to push the Taliban from embattled Ghazni city, officials said Monday, while residents reported food and medicine shortages four days after fighting began. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2w4uKWO

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Tiger Woods figured in the world's top 30 rankings on Monday for the first time since 2014 on the back of his exploits at the PGA Championship. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2w2k62J

Himachal Pradesh has been experiencing incessant rains since Sunday evening. According to the information received at the state headquarters, eight persons were killed in Solan district followed by four in Mandi, two each in Hamirpur and Kangra districts and one each in Bilaspur and Una. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vHmBYN

The BJP on Monday slammed Rahul Gandhi for speaking "blatant lies" on the Rafale deal and launched a counter attack accusing the Congress president of tax evasion. BJP leader and Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the allegations levelled by Rahul Gandhi are "reckless and baseless". The BJP offensive came hours after Congress president Rahul Gandhi once again attacked the government over the Rafale deal. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2B325aa

Kohli lost the position to former Australian captain Steve Smith, who is currently serving a one-year ban owing to his role in the ball-tampering scandal against South Africa earlier this year. The India captain played knocks of 23 and 17 even as his side succumbed to 107 and 130 for an innings and 159-run loss at Lord's. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2nB4K16

It is "men against boys" at the moment, says former England captain Nasser Hussain, criticising the lack of fight from India in the second Test while urging the beleaguered visitors to dig deep. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2MmAFAF

Stokes is also facing a cricket discipline case which has been put on hold pending the end of criminal proceedings, prompting speculations in the local media that he could also miss the rest of the Test series. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2MErgkF

Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech pleaded for patience after Unai Emery's first match as Arsene Wenger's successor ended in a 2-0 defeat to Manchester City. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2OttbZZ

So often outgunned by the oil wealth of Abu Dhabi backed City or commercial giants Manchester United in recent years, Liverpool were the biggest spenders from the world's richest league this summer with a reported £170 million ($217 million) splurge in the transfer market. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2vCmy0e

The team for the fourth and fifth Test would be picked after the third game, starting in Nottingham on Saturday, the result of which would decide the Board's course of action after a disastrous performance left Virat Kohli and Co. 0-2 down. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2vF6awj

If the beleaguered Indian team, facing sharp criticism from all quarters after the way it collapsed to an innings & 159 runs defeat at Lord's, needed any sympathy, they have it in plenty from former Australian batsman-turned commentator Dean Jones. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2w401ZY

India captain Virat Kohli conceded that team combination was "a bit off" in the lost second Test against England and urged his struggling batsmen to "keep it simple" in the head to save the ongoing series. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2nAPMrW

Condoling the demise of former Lok Sabha Speaker and veteran parliamentarian Somnath Chatterjee, a section of CPM leaders in West Bengal today "expressed regret" for not being able to re-induct him into the party. A 10-time Lok Sabha MP, Somnath Chatterjee was a member of the CPM from 1968 to 2008. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vEJJag

Over 60,000 people have been displaced and rendered homeless with the death toll rising to 39. Some respite appeared on the horizon for the worst-hit Idduki hill district where the water in the dam receded to 2,397.58 ft, alleviating concerns about floods in fresh downstream areas, particularly in Ernakulam district. The current level does not warrant issuing any warning, they said. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2P1YwnE

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday condoled the death of former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, saying the country has lost a "great leader". Manmohan Singh offered his condolences in a letter to Chatterjee's wife Renu, describing him as a good orator, an exceptional public servant and an outstanding parliamentarian. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2B3m1JW

Manika rewrote India's Table Tennis history at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games by winning four medals, including two gold. The 23 year old was India's most successful athlete at the Games. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2OzcRH7

India captain Virat Kohli conceded that team combination was "a bit off" in the lost second Test against England and urged his struggling batsmen to "keep it simple" in the head to save the ongoing series. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2vCbVuI

The Delhi police has filed a chargesheet against chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and 11 AAP MLAs in connection with a case of alleged assault on Delhi chief secretary Anshu Prakash. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2P5j7Y3

In a letter to the Law Commission, BJP president Amit Shah said holding simultaneous polls is not only a concept, but a principle which can be implemented. He said the claim that holding two sets of polls was against the federal structure of the country is a "baseless" argument. On the contrary, he said, it would strengthen the federal structure of the country. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vG6ACC

Manika rewrote India's Table Tennis history at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games by winning four medals, including two gold. The 23-year-old was India's most successful athlete at the Games. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2vE1FSE

Under the banner of Bundeli Samaj, they demanded carving out of a separate Bundelkhand state from Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh on the lines of Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh and Telangana. The protestors also said they would intensify their stir in the coming days. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vGMat3

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In a letter to the Law Commission, he said holding simultaneous polls is not only a concept, but a principle which can be implemented. Shah said the claim that holding two sets of polls was against the federal structure of the country is a "baseless" argument. On the contrary, he said, it would strengthen the federal structure of the country. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vEwCpy

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will use the confessional statement given by Haschke in an Italian court to bring him to book. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2P56Jav

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Usain Bolt might be a superstar athlete but the fastest man ever won't be getting special treatment when he arrives in Australia in his bid to become a professional footballer. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2nwEHbB

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Fernanda Espinosa Garces, an Ecuadorian national, is fourth woman president to assume this position. India's Vijayalakshmi Pandit was the first-ever woman president of the UNGA. The UN General Assembly in June had overwhelmingly elected Garces as its next president. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MorgbJ

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The US has designated 13 LeT individuals this year alone, taking the overall tally to 40, over and above the banning of frontal organisations, including the political front of LeT, Milli Muslim League, ahead of the Pakistan elections. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2nzM9CA

The Indian men's handball team, whose participation at the Asian Games got mired into controversy before getting the clearance, began its campaign at the quadrennial event with a 28-38 defeat against Chinese Taipei at the Popki indoor stadium, on Monday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2P3w0SA

According to the ranking of 111 major cities on livability index released by the urban affairs ministry, Pune, Navi Mumbai and Greater Mumbai are the most livable cities. While three cities from Maharashtra have made it to the top 10 list, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, which have high number of big cities could not make it to the first 10. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vGNNa5

Featuring a large selection of non-vegetarian as well as vegetarian options, the spread will have on offer gastronomical delights like Atta Chicken (Kot Kapura, Punjab), Railway Mutton Curry (Colonial India), Multani Paneer (Multan, Undivided Punjab), Ranjitshahi Paneer (Punjab), Bhooni Makai ki Raab (Rajasthan), Sepu Badi (Himachal Pradesh) and Mash ki Dal (Hyderabad). from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MgQ9XO

Effusive in his praise for very effective James Anderson, England skipper Joe Root says the veteran paceman is a "special commodity", who is getting better with age. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2MrLRMw

Barcelona battled back to defeat Sevilla 2-1 and win the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday with French World Cup winner Ousmane Dembele hitting a sensational winner to help give Lionel Messi a winning start as captain. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2B5Z0Gv

Most of the displaced are sleeping under tents or tarpaulins near their ruined homes or in evacuation shelters, while makeshift medical facilities have been set up to treat the injured. Split open roads, particularly in the mountainous north of the island, are still proving to be a major headache for relief agencies trying to distribute aid. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MbvbcP

India's abject surrender in the first two Tests against England has drawn sharp criticism from some of the country's celebrated former cricketers, who hoped the side would have the strength to bounce back. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2B7eVEk

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