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A fake Twitter handle impersonating sacked BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav has been misleading its followers on the micro-blogging platform with anti-India tweets. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wwIZ6M

India on Tuesday bagged two medals in Kurash, a form of wrestling indigenous to central Asia, with Pincky Balhara and Malaprabha Yallappa Jadhav winning silver and bronze respectively in the women's -52kg category at the ongoing Asian Games. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2ohHHZT

Tomoyuki Sugimoto arrived at Tokyo's Haneda airport from Beijing, where he landed earlier Tuesday, according to public broadcaster NHK and Kyodo news agency. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wkOFl4

Hulot, a former TV presenter and green activist who consistently scored high in opinion polls, quit during a live radio interview following what he called an “accumulation of disappointments”. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BVwx6G

A Twitter account tweeted a video of a woman inaugurating a gym claiming it to be Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's wife. The video is that of former Miss India Ankita Shorey and is from 2014. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LAM0Zz

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Speaking at the 'Smart Railways Conclave' organised by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Goyal said that the railways was focusing on smarter project implementation. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PEYrqp

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The JK Police chief said a big campaign was underway on social media from Pakistan to trick youths into terrorism on the basis of false propaganda but the police have taken effective measures to counter it and have managed to block many such accounts. He said the terrorists' attempts are being successfully foiled by the security forces but “sometimes some of them do manage to infiltrate”. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PLIxu6

KJ Alphons is currently visiting Beijing, Wuhan and Shanghai along with about 20 leading Indian travel agents in a bid to galvanise efforts to increase the number of Chinese tourists to India which has not registered any major increase despite New Delhi providing several facilities including e-visas. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PcLvHa

Arriving in Kerala on a two-day visit, Gandhi spoke to people at relief camps, days after the deadliest deluge in the last 100 years left a trail of destruction and death in the state. He said if the Congress comes to power at the Centre, a separate fisheries ministry would be set up. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wio34c

Three Indians who will be chosen for the country's first human space flight programme will reach space within 16 minutes of the launch from the Sriharikota spaceport. They will spend five to seven days in the low-earth orbit before the crew module makes a splashdown in the Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast, Isro chairman K Sivan said. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ws7iCV

Heavy rains recently Forced Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu to open floodgates, causing large-scale damage. TOI gives a lowdown on the different types of dams there are and the dangers they could pose... from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2oj2agU

​After knowing about the hospitalisation and failing health of Karunanidhi and later his death, 248 party workers died, a resolution adopted at the party general council meeting said. DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi died on August 7 here in a private hospital, after prolonged illness. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2oeTo3n

The apex court deferred the scheduled date of August 30 for receipt of claims and objections to the draft NRC, as it pointed out certain contradictions in the Centre's Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the filing them. The top court raised doubts over the Centre's proposal to allow a claimant to change his legacy document for inclusion in the draft. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wkruHA

Defending champions India made a mockery of Sri Lankan challenge pumping in 20 goals to remain unbeaten in the pool stages, setting up a tricky semi-final clash against Malaysia in the men's hockey competition at the Asian Games on Tuesday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2NoZby9

Iran has argued that US President Donald Trump breached a 1955 treaty with his decision to reimpose the sanctions after withdrawing from a multilateral nuclear accord. But US State Department lawyer Jennifer Newstead told the court in The Hague that it "lacks prima facie jurisdiction to hear Iran's claims". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LyZnsU

It was the first time Rouhani had been summoned by parliament in his five years in power, and MPs demanded answers on unemployment, rising prices and the sharp depreciation of the rial, which has lost more than half of its value since April. The lawmakers, who have already impeached his labour and economy ministers this month, were unimpressed. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PehWF8

Outplayed for the sixth successive time by Tai Tzu-Ying, but Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu insists she doesn't have any mental block against the world no 1, who can be beaten with a little more "patience". from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2BUiTk8

Pavitra's valiant effort fell just short while Sonia Lather couldn't figure things out at all as Indian boxers endured a win-less day in the Asian Games. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2ogOPFH

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Jayakwadi dam, located in Aurangabad district of Central Maharashtra, and Ujani dam in Solapur district of Western Maharashtra, will be the sites of the solar power generation project, an official said on Tuesday. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PcyTzE

Giving details of the programme at a press conference here, Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh said GSLV Mk III, the three-stage heavy lift launch vehicle, will be used to launch Gaganyaan as it has the necessary payload capability. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ofHYw9

The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred the receipt of claims and objections to Assam's final draft of the National Register of Citizens from the scheduled August 30. The reason the top court cited for the deferment is that it had doubts about the contradictions in procedure for receipt of claims and objections. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wmhSMv

India is making efforts to strengthen relations with Europe as opposition to the BRI rises in the region. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wtCKRm

The EC wants to establish a clear statistical correlation before opting for increased VVPAT counting. It will accordingly decide on the number of VVPAT auditing per constituency according to a scientific and statistically sound formula. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MU9HAC

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"Congratulations to Shri M K Stalin on being elected President of the DMK. I wish him happiness & success as he begins a new chapter in his political journey. @mkstalin #DMKThalaivarStalin," Gandhi said on Twitter. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PKxvW1

It therefore comes as no surprise that apart from Congress, other political parties from all across the opposition spectrum are now extending olive branches to Hardik Patel. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wtnYtQ

Ex-royalty Raseshwari Rajya Lakshmi, who is yet to announce her allegiance to any party, finds support from masses across castes. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BRBQ7d

Referring to the recent panchayat polls in the state, chief minister Banerjee alleged BJP members are working in connivance with goons who earlier served the CPM. "The BJP won just a few seats in erstwhile Maoist hotbed of Jangalmahal by resorting to politics of killing," she said at a rally. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MTNr9T

CJI Misra demits office on October 2 and has to give the name of his successor at least a month before retirement. The process starts with a formal request from the government to the CJI to name his successor. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2P8TlS7

Searches are being carried out at the homes of Left wing activist and poet Varavara Rao in Hyderabad, activists Vernon Gonzalves and Arun Ferreira in Mumbai, trade union activist Sudha Bhardwaj in Chhattisgarh and civil liberties activist Gautam Navalakha, who lives in Delhi, a senior police officer said. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Paf63W

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The apex court earlier dubbed criminalisation of politics as "rot", and said it may consider directing the Election Commission to ask political parties to get their members to disclose criminal cases against them so electors know how many "alleged crooks" are there in such parties. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PKSok4

PV Sindhu once again lost a major final, settling for a silver medal in women's singles badminton, which was India's first in the sport at the Asian Games. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2C2TCEG

Indian table tennis men's team settled for a historic bronze medal after losing 0-3 to South Korea in a lop-sided semifinal at the 18th Asian Games on Monday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2ofQU4D

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Some 60% of women in Egypt said they had been victims of some form of sexual harassment during their lifetimes in a 2017 report from UN Women and Promundo. In a statement Al-Azhar blasted all forms of harassment as "a forbidden act and deviant behaviour" and said "the one who carries it out is a sinner". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Nw8YT2

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PV Sindhu once again lost a major final, settling for a silver medal in women's singles badminton, which was India's first in the sport at the Asian Games. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2NmYgOL

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday pledged to prioritise investment in Africa as she started a visit to the continent to seek new trade deals during preparations to leave the European Union. "By 2022, I want the UK to be the G7's number one investor in Africa, with Britain's private sector companies taking the lead," May told business leaders in Cape Town, South Africa. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NvY1AU

She has reached where no Indian badminton player has ever been before. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2ohdCcG

Olympic medallist PV Sindhu yet again finished second-best in a major final but grabbed a historic individual silver medal at the Asian Games after losing the women's singles title clash to world number one Tai Tzu-Ying on Monday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2Pe5sxm

Gold eluded India as both the Indian men's and women's compound archery teams settled for silver medals at the 18th Asian Games after going down to powerhouse Korea in the finals on Monday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2MPnCbh

France's environment minister Nicolas Hulot, one of the most popular members of the government, announced his resignation on Tuesday in a major blow for President Emmanuel Macron. Hulot said he felt "all alone" on environmental issues within the government. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2whs7ls

Chidambaram and his son were named in the charge sheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the case on July 19. The CBI is probing how Chidambaram, who was the Union finance minister in 2006, granted a Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approval to a foreign firm, when only the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) was empowered to do it. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LAaFgR

AAP refuted reports in certain sections of media that claimed Atishi was asked to drop her last name because it 'sounded Christian'. The AAP party said that Atishi's surname is 'Singh' and 'Marlena' was a title. Atishi will be contesting Lok Sabha elections next year from East Delhi constituency on AAP ticket. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ogJwGv

Rahul Gandhi, who is on a two-day visit to the state, arrived in Thiruvananthapuram this morning from abroad. He then took a helicopter to Chengannur in Alappuzha district. The Congress chief first visited the relief camp at the Christian College here and spoke to people at the centre. He also visited a camp at an engineering college. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BUQdHG