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Parties want EC to link voters list with Aadhaar to weed out duplicates

"Political parties urged the Commission to link Aadhaar numbers with electors' detail for better electoral roll management," an EC statement said here after an all-party meet convened by it ahead of the Assembly polls in four states later this year and the Lok Sabha polls due next year. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PGTMUE

Festival of India in Moscow from September 6

The inaugural show will include classical Indian dance performances of Bharatnatyam and Kathak by groups led by distinguished artists such as Jayalakshmi Eshwar, Maulik Shah and Ishira Parikh. Russian folk dance “Berezka” will also be performed during the inauguration ceremony. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BTpprq

A year after Doklam stand-off; time to look back at the lessons learnt

A year since India and China disengaged on the Bhutanese Doklam plateau after a 72-day stand-off, the reverberations still dominate bilateral relations between the two Asian giants. India came to Bhutan’s assistance without a second thought was one more certainty Beijing had not factored in. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MVbIwk

China may scrap limit on number of children: Report

A state-run newspaper on Monday cited a draft civil code that would end decades of controversial family planning policies. ​​The wide-ranging code would get rid of a policy that has been enforced through fines but was also notorious for cases of forced abortions and sterilisation in the world's most populous country. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2whAYn3

Iran, Russia, Turkey to hold Syria summit next week: Turkish TV

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Iran to meet his Russian and Iranian counterparts Vladimir Putin and Hassan Rouhani on September 7, state-run TRT Haber television said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PbWe4B

McCain to be buried near best friend at US Naval Academy

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Trump nixed statement praising McCain: Report

While tributes have poured in highlighting the Arizona Republican's lifetime of service, Trump issued a single, terse tweet on Saturday that sent his "deepest sympathies and respect" to the bereaved family, without any words for McCain himself. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Lwt1PA

Asian Games: Neeraj the 'spear' head as India win five medals on Day 9

Neeraj Chopra harvested another record-smashing gold in javelin throw as India's track-and-field athletes delivered a clutch of medals, while badminton ace PV Sindhu advanced to a historic final on a brilliant day for India at the 18th Asian Games. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2LtSDwt

Law panel to recommend framework this week for simultaneous polls

The Law Commission will recommend a tough legal framework including changes in the Constitution and election law to hold LS and assembly polls together. The recommendations of the commission aren't binding on the government, but the report will allow an informed debate among political parties and stakeholders. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PDQwcZ

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hold talks with Thai's top leadership

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Congress not connected with 1984 riots, only some individuals were named: Amarinder

Minutes before the Justice (retd) Ranjit Singh Commission's report on incidents of sacrilege in 2015 in the state was tabled in the Assembly, opposition SAD raised the issue of 1984 anti-Sikh riots during the Zero Hour. "The Congress, as a party, was never involved in the riots," Amarinder Singh said. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PHtWjl

India at 2018 Asian Games: All Day 9 Results

Neeraj Chopra stole the limelight on Day 9 of the 2018 Asian Games as he created a new national record on his way to the men's javelin gold with a throw of 88.06 metres. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2PHyYwA

Lt Col Purohit moves SC for SIT probe into his abduction, torture in 2008 Malegaon blast case

Purohit in his plea, filed through advocate Neela Gokhale, said the SIT should also investigate the circumstances of handing over his custody to ATS Maharashtra by one Col RK Srivastav by "fabricating" his movement orders. He sought compensation for suffering illegal detention and being tortured brutally by the officials of the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BQFOgc

Former PM Vajpayee acted as a unifying factor: Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal

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BJP CMs meet on Tuesday; Modi, Shah to be present

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Army initiates action against Maj Gogoi, Mehbooba 'welcomes' move

After the Army initiated disciplinary action against Major Gogoi, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti "welcomed" the step on Monday. Mufti, in a tweet, said she hoped that unlike Pathribal and Machil fake encounters, this case is taken to its "logical conclusion". from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PIzjiu

Rafale deal a scam that happened under Manohar Parrikar's watch: Congress

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Justice Ranjit Singh report points finger at then CM

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Rahul Gandhi on 2-day visit to flood-hit Kerala from Tuesday

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'Justice finally done', says 'human shield' Farooq Dar after CoI indicts Major Gogoi in Srinagar hotel case

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EC to provide satisfactory solution to parties' concerns on EVMs: CEC OP Rawat

Talking to reporters after the meeting, Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat said, "We will definitely look into all the suggestions given by them (political parties) and there will be a satisfactory solution to them." The Election Commission convened the meeting ahead of elections to several state assemblies later this year and the Lok Sabha polls scheduled for early next year. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2offoeC

Tripura government's 'dress code' diktat for bureaucrats draws criticism

Bureaucrats in Tripura will have to avoid wearing jeans and sunglasses when on duty, according to a new diktat issued by the government. The move has triggered criticism from the opposition parties who called it "feudal". The memorandum added, "Certain casual attires like jeans and cargo pants should be avoided." from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NmTdxW

Gorakhpur's BRD hospital case: Dr Kafeel Khan says CM Adityanath trying to 'mislead' people

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Siddaramaiah can become CM again, says Cong minister

Karnataka agriculture minister Shivashankar Reddy today said Siddaramaiah could become the chief minister again if coalition partners--Congress and JD(S)- decide so in the coordination committee meeting. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NmSNHS

Party getting maximum seats will claim PM's post, says Sharad Pawar

Stating that he was "happy" that Rahul Gandhi has made it clear he was not driven by prime ministerial ambitions, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said the party getting the maximum number of seats after 2019 polls would claim the post. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ob7p1Y

Supreme Court adjourns hearing on fresh plea against Article 35-A

A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud did not take up the matter as the petitioner had circulated a letter in the apex court registry seeking adjournment of hearing on the plea. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MVg5rl

How Gopichand ensured India didn't lose Dutee Chand

In 2015 Pullela Gopichand was contacted by his good friend and conditioning coach N Ramesh. It was about Dutee Chand. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) had just cleared the Indian sprinter after she was suspended by the IAAF in 2014 for hyperandrogenism. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2P7NgFG

Assad staying in power would be 'grotesque error': Macron

After coming to power in May last year, Macron shifted French policy towards prioritising the destruction of the Islamic State group rather than ousting Assad, warning of a "failed state" if the leader were forcibly removed. But he has previously called the Syrian leader an "enemy of the Syrian people" who should ultimately face a war crimes court. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MR8Mkh

Law and order in UP best the state has seen in 15 years, says Yogi Adityanath; slams oppn for disrupting Assembly

The House has 403 elected MLAs but a handful of people are holding it hostage and encroaching upon the rights of others, Adityanath said adding it was "not a good sign" for democracy. Referring to the Deoria shelter home case, he said the facts that had emerged in the probe indicated that if anyone was to be blamed, it was the previous governments. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PaqwVf

Claim that BJP MPs and ministers donated Rs 25 crore to Kerala CM’s relief fund is fake

A Facebook user, who goes by the name Sreekumar Sasidharan Nair, made a post claiming that union ministers and BJP MPs made a contribution of Rs 25 crore to the CMDRF. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BSwYi4

Boeing delivers another set of aerostructures for Chinook helicopter

Indian firm Dynamatic Technologies manufactures critical components for H-47 Chinook heavy-lift transport helicopters. The Chinook is a true multi-role, vertical-lift platform, emphasising heavy-lift transport of troops, artillery, equipment, and fuel. It is the helicopter of choice for humanitarian disaster-relief operations and mass evacuation of refugees. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MPka0h

Healthcare scheme: States can decide on mode of implementation, says Nadda

Union minister J P Nadda on Monday launched the logo of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. Under the PMJAY, payments will be done cashless and paperless at both public and private hospitals. The services will include 1,350 procedures covering pre and post hospitalisation, diagnostics and medicines. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Lvqu8c

Pakistan's ex-president Asif Ali Zardari appears before FIA in money laundering case

Zardari had filed a petition in the court through his counsels Aitzaz Ahsan and Latif Khosa after a local banking court on August 17 issued non-bailable arrest warrants for the former president and other absconding suspects in the ongoing probe. The FIA is investigating 32 people in relation to money laundering from fictitious 29 accounts, including Zardari and his sister Talpur. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BQLRBw

RSS may invite Rahul, Yechury for lecture series by Mohan Bhagwat

The idea is to invite people from different ideologies for the event, a source in RSS said, adding that the list is being prepared and may also include CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury. Indications that Gandhi could be invited came on a day the RSS criticised him for drawing parallels between the Sangh and Muslim Brotherhood. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NsD4a0

Hassan Rouhani under attack from all sides

The US withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers and Washington's reimposition of sanctions have already battered the Iranian economy, and critics say it has exposed the failures of Rouhani's five years in power. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2P7qbTm

Asian Games: Boxer Vikas Krishan storms into quarters

Chasing a third successive Asian Games medal, Indian boxer Vikas Krishan (75kg) made a strong start, out-punching Pakistan's Tanveer Ahmed in his pre-quarterfinal bout on Monday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2PBMcuy

Asian Games: India beat Nepal 2-0 in Sepaktakraw

Already out of reckoning, Indian men ended their campaign on a positive note, beating Nepal 2-0 in the last group B regu match of Sepak Takraw competition at the 18th Asian Games on Monday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2MRlNui

Gopichand proud of Saina and Sindhu's performances

It's no surprise then that Chief National Badminton Coach Pullela Gopichand is very happy about how Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu have fared at the Asian Games in Indonesia. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2BXhtVU

Rani scores hat-trick in India's 5-0 win over Thailand

Skipper Rani Rampal scored a hat-trick as title contenders India outplayed Thailand 5-0 to storm into the semi-finals of the women's hockey competition at the 18th Asian Games on Monday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2MC2FB6

Anderson 'uncatchable' once he breaks Test fast-bowling record: McGrath

James Anderson will not be caught once the England cricketer becomes the most prolific fast bowler in Test history, says Australia's current record-holder Glenn McGrath. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2LzkvQ4

Iran goes to UN's highest court over US sanctions

Iran filed the case with the International Court of Justice in July, claiming that sanctions the Trump administration imposed on May 8 breach a 1955 bilateral agreement known as the Treaty of Amity that regulates economic and consular ties between the two countries. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wqfzqY

China hails first-time participation of India, Pak in SCO counter-terror drill

The anti-terror exercise of the Beijing-based Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) being held at Chebarkul town in Chelyabinsk region in Russia from August 22 to August 29 aimed at expanding cooperation among the member countries to deal with the growing menace of terrorism and extremism. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NmBwi1

Pak's ex-president appears before FIA in money laundering case

Zardari had filed a petition in the court through his counsels Aitzaz Ahsan and Latif Khosa after a local banking court on August 17 issued non-bailable arrest warrants for the former president and other absconding suspects in the ongoing probe. The FIA is investigating 32 people in relation to money laundering from fictitious 29 accounts, including Zardari and his sister Talpur. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BQLRBw

Sushma Swaraj may meet her Pakistani counterpart in UN next month: Report

This could be the first ministerial-level bilateral meeting since Prime Minister Imran Khan became Pakistan's 22nd prime minister on August 18. The External Affairs Ministry has not announced any such meeting between Swaraj and Qureshi. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Lu12Ab

Rahul Gandhi ignorant about India, so can't understand Sangh: RSS

"The entire world today is facing the threat of Islamic fundamentalism. He is unaware... he does not understand the gravity of the situation that's why he is making such statements," the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) prachar pramukh (publicity in-charge) Arun Kumar said while responding to a question on Gandhi's remarks about the RSS. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PHCqHc

Manmohan Singh writes to PM Modi, urges him to ‘not disturb’ Nehru Memorial

Following an announcement that a museum for all former prime minister of the country will be set up in the Teen Murti Bhavan, former PM Manmohan Singh in a letter urged PM Narendra Modi to 'not disturb' the memorial of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BReaQ8

India can seek extradition of Mehul Choksi without Red Corner Notice: CBI

Choksi, the uncle of his alleged partner in crime Nirav Modi, also said the charges against him have been hyped by the media and he might not get a fair trial in India as courts may be influenced by news reports, CBI officials said. The Interpol, after receiving Choksi's plea, sought the CBI's reply which the Indian agency has sent denying all allegations levelled by him. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MUFfpR

India steps up bid to extradite AgustaWestland middleman Christian Michel

Michel was in detention since June and granted bail on July 30 by a Dubai Court. The key middleman was paid $48.6 million by the Italian company for contracts in India. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wh3p4j

Only 3 Governors non-netas, rest of Raj Bhavans have BJP Leaders

BJP has given preference to its party leaders from Uttar Pradesh for as many as six Governor posts, including J&K. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Noz4ro

Godhra train burning case: 2 get life sentence, 3 acquitted

Special judge HC Vora awarded life sentence to two convicts Farooq Bhana and Imran Sheru after their role as conspirators was established in the burning of 2 coaches of Sabarmati Express in 2002. The court acquitted three others, identified as Hussain Suleman Mohan, Kasam Bhamedi and Faruk Dhantiya. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wfjQhO