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'Tahir's call location speaks of evil intention'

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The autopsy report, police said revealed that Sharma was inflicted 51 sharp injuries on his body...

India-China standoff: Several objectives at play

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There is a larger dynamic at work in the India-China confrontation in Ladakh, one where India faces a pushback for trying to use the communist giant’s new post-Covid vulnerabilities to reduce its ability to flex muscle on the regional and global stage. The LAC face-off may be resolved yet as the Chinese side has toned down its rhetoric but a strategic tussle is on...

Centre paves way for licence-free purchase directly from farmers

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Any buyer with a PAN can purchase from farmers; no state or central taxes on direct procurement; food items removed from EC Act..

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Defence Secretary tests positive, say reports

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Covid 19 India: Maharashtra, Punjab, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh have extended lockdown till June 30. Catch coronavirus, lockdown updates and other related stories here..

Cyclone Nisarga LIVE: Worst is over, NDRF teams to stay deployed, says DG

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Cyclone Nisarga: Flights and trains to and from Mumbai have been cancelled. Section 144 has been imposed in the city. Catch latest weather updates and news related to Cyclone Nisarga landfall..

US stops flights by Chinese airlines from June 16

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The United States on Tuesday ordered the suspension of all flights by Chinese airlines into and out of the country after Beijing failed to allow American carriers to resume service to China. The suspension order takes effect from June 16, but could be implemented sooner if President Donald Trump orders it to be...

Covid-19 crisis: WHO says HCQ trials can resume, safety test done

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The World Health Organization said Wednesday that it will resume recruiting patients for the hydroxychloroquine arm of a global trial called Solidarity...

After Mitron app, Google takes down 'Delete China Apps' from Play Store

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Remove China Apps gained popularity because of a growing anti-China sentiment due to Himalayan border dispute between India and China..

Mumbai escapes Cyclone Nisarga's fury: Key pts

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Google removes 'Chinese apps' from Play store

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Maharashtra: Power lines, cellular network disrupted in parts of Raigad

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RBI repo cuts not effective any longer? They seem to have lost their sting

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In 12 months, bond yields are down 100 bps, against 200-bps cut in repo..

Global stock mkts continue to rise as economies reopen after Covid lockdown

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Asian indices closed higher and European markets were up in midday trading, while Wall Street futures pointed to gains on the open in the US..

Cos get 6-month grace on defaults after lockdown

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Default in repayment of loans by companies — other than financial services — up to September-end, which can be extended by another six months, will not be counted as default under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code (IBC). This is in addition, to a bar on initiating any insolvency action either by banks or other creditors, such as suppliers, in the National Company Law Tribunal...

Bombay HC issues SOP for subordinate courts

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Maharashtra: State sets up panel, begins negotiations with private labs to reduce cost of Covid tests

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The politics of the kitchen sink

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Sally Howard blends qualitative research, academic literature, pop culture and history with her own lived experience to bring politics to where it truly belongs-the kitchen sink..

Unlock = open, not choked!

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Don't let a virus stall initiatives and weaken the economy..

Jharkhand's health ministry prepares draft for state's first medical university

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At least 500 doctors infected in state, over 140 in Mumbai

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Maharashtra: In a first, bid to reunite strayed cub with tigress through DNA matching

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The looming threat

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India should have been better prepared for the locust invasion..

Delay in treatment is negligence

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The commission awarded Rs 10 lakh as compensation, out of which, Rs 8 lakh would be payable by hospital..

India's defence secretary tests positive for Covid-19

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In a development that has unsettled the country’s top defence establishment in South Block on the Raisina Hill complex here, Union defence secretary Ajay Kumar has tested positive for Covid-19...

Testing needed for ‘unlock’ would cost 2% of lockdown economic losses, says study, encourages antibody tests

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STFI to mark 10th anniversary today

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Suspension of IBC can affect resolution efforts and shift focus to recovery

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On Wednesday, the Union Cabinet gave approval to the suspension of the IBC for Covid-19-related stress..

Letter to BS: Radical reforms are being conveniently ignored by govt

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Incremental and half-baked reforms are being introduced here and there..

Cabinet clears ordinances to kick in agri reforms, create ‘One India, One Agri-Market’

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Formalising its plan to unlock the growth potential of farm incomes by allowing unrestricted sale of produce, the Centre on Wednesday approved three major legislative reforms through ordinances intended to create “one India, one agriculture market” while also attracting private investments in a sector hamstrung by varying regulations...

‘Hundreds of trees felled’ amid lockdown, MP govt to probe

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Those back in Bihar don’t need to leave out of helplessness: CM Nitish Kumar

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Letter to BS: Police force should act sensibly, work efficiently

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As far as controlling crime is concerned, we all know how reluctant policemen at local thanas are to even lodge an FIR..

Interest waiver will impact financial viability of banks: RBI to SC

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The RBI also said that the moratorium on loans, which was recently extended to August 31, is in the nature of a deferment and cannot be construed to be a waiver..

RSS mouthpiece recalls Tiananmen massacre on cover

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Amid a tense border stand-off with China, RSS mouthpiece Organizer has recalled the 1989 massacre of students in Beijing's Tiananmen Square by PLA on the cover of its latest issue...

Scientists at Genome India propose study of Covid’s genetic dimension

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Going back to basics: Make labour laws simple, protect workers' rights

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It's not just the inability to downsize that constrains it but opaque hiring practices and the illogic of size-based legal thresholds that encourage companies to stay small..

Much ado about nothing

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The penalty imposed by Sebi on NHAI for not declaring financial results within the stipulated time seems like an exercise in tokenism..

16 sailors test positive for Covid at naval base in Porbandar

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7 yrs after lower court employee put videos on YouTube, HC charges him with scandalizing judiciary

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Covid-19 Plasma Therapy Safe, Shown No Adverse Side Effects in Patients: Study

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On March 28, researchers from the Houston Methodist Hospital in the US, began clinical trials to transfuse plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients into critically ill patients...

Tata Tele to sell residual businesses to repay banks, gets promoter support

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Tata Sons infused about Rs 46,595 crore in Tata Teleservices between January 2014 and December 2019..

Covid-19: FRBM framework will need to be updated, says Arvind Subramanian

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Addressing a webinar organised by EY India, Subramanian further said while labour reforms were necessary, the way they have been done by some states have undermined basic protections to workers..

Covid live: HCQ trials set to resume, says WHO

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The nationwide tally of confirmed Covid-19 cases crossed the 2-lakh mark with almost one lakh people testing positive for the dreaded virus infection in the last 15 days. Cases jumped by 8,909 over 24 hours in one of the highest single-day spikes, taking the tally to 207,615, the health ministry said. Stay here for all live updates..

Nitin Raut urges Centre to roll back proposed Bill, says it undermines federal structure

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Ground zero: Damaged houses, uprooted trees, no power & one death

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PNB to lower rates on savings account deposits by 50 bps from July 1

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Deposits of Rs 50 lakh and above will earn interest of 3.25 per cent as against 3.75 per cent currently..

Delhi: 7-day home quarantine must for travellers

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All asymptomatic domestic passengers coming to Delhi by air, train or bus will need to home quarantine themselves for seven days. The Delhi government has ordered that airport, railway and transport authorities will provide passenger manifest to the it on a daily basis...

Mamata Banerjee says 8.5 lakh migrants brought back to Bengal; BJP, CPM counter her claim

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Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday rejected the opposition allegation that her government was not willing to bring back migrant workers and claimed that the state had so far brought back 8.5 lakh people stranded in various parts of the country. The opposition BJP and the CPM said her claim was "far from reality"...

Maharashtra: Lower patient turnout as heavy rainfall, gusty winds pound city

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CBI court set to record statements of accused in Babri Masjid demolition case

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Make in India boost: Samsung, Foxconn, Lava likely to apply for PLI scheme

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The government will offer the scheme to five global and domestic entities...

No death in 'Shramik' trains caused by starvation, issue being politicised: BJP

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The BJP on Wednesday rejected the allegation that starvation was behind the death of passengers on 'Shramik Special' trains and said the manner in which the issue was being "politicised" was unprecedented...

Chinese troops move few hundred yards back in Galwan Nala area: Sources

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Even as India and China are talking to resolve the ongoing dispute in Ladakh, the Chinese troops have gone back a few hundred yards in the Galwan Nala area."In one of the areas in the Galwan Valley, the Chinese have gone back a few hundred yards on their side of the LAC," sources said...

karnataka BJP worker’s murder: Ex-police chief, two IPS officers questioned

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MCI amends rules to ramp up labs in medical colleges

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How delivering the right message is tough for brands during a crisis

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Why did Nike's ad resonate? And why Kent's backfired.....

Cyclone causes power disruption in 4 Maharashtra districts; 25 lakh consumers affected

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Shah Faesal, two PDP leaders released

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Community spread fears in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

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Kerala pregnant elephant could have eaten explosives meant to kill boars, say officials

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Delinquencies have doubled amid Covid-19, says IMGC CEO Mahesh Misra

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Higher loan-to-value transactions also have higher moratorium percentages. And people with poor credit scores have opted for moratorium compared to those who had no credit scores, he said..

Pak violates ceasefire along LoC in Poonch

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India briefs Russia on LAC, Afghanistan

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While PM Narendra Modi exchanged views with US President Donald Trump on the situation at LAC, India has also briefed Russia about the border standoff with China. Foreign secretary Harsh Shringla in a meeting Tuesday with Russian ambassador Nikolay Kudashev discussed regional issues of interest like Afghanistan and also the border situation in Ladakh, ToI has learnt...

Poaching for meat up during lockdown: report

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Govt facilitated return of 8.5 lakh people to Bengal, says Mamata Banerjee

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The new normal for public transport

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Transport systems in the pre-Covid world were designed based on the number of commuters transported conveniently and safely. This will need to be redefined in an ideal post Covid-19 scenario..

Scientists estimate Covid may have entered India in November-December

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While the first confirmed Covid-19 case in India was registered on January 30 in Kerala, the most recent common ancestor (MRCA) of Indian strains with roots in China was in circulation as early as November 2019...

Madras HC: State can’t be ungrateful to migrant workers

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Maharashtra: Forest rights activists write to CM, demand intervention against ‘bid to take away gram sabha rights’

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8 dead, 50 injured as blast in boiler causes fire in Gujarat factory

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As companies of methanol and xylene chemicals are located near the affected factory, authorities have shifted about 4,800 people from nearby Luvara and Lakhigam villages to safer places..

Covid-19: Quarter of Genpact staff to continue working from home, says CEO

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This will mark a shift in an industry that is widely thought of as being used to working from a fixed workplace...

Amid debate on Sidhu flirting with AAP, he posts his pictures with Gandhis

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Amazon Bestseller: Stocks to Riches: Insights on Investor Behaviour - Parag Parikh

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Investing in the stock market is challenging, as the market dynamics are unpredictable. Analysts, brokers and retails investors realize to their dismay that "investments do well, but investors don't do well". What could be the reasons behind this? What goes on in an investor's mind? What makes a stock market bubble? How does it burst? How does one find the right strategy of investing? Intrigued by these pertinent questions, Parag Parikh, a seasoned broker and expert, took up this daunting task of understanding and demystifying investing in the stock market. Stocks to Riches is a distillate of his experience. It simplifies investing in stocks and provides key perspectives for a lay investor venturing into the market. At the end of the day, Stocks to Riches helps the retail investor make money by following the time-tested and proven guidelines provided in the book. A must read for brokers, analysts and retail investors...

Long-distance Diplomacy: Was Trump's 25-minute Chat with PM Modi a Counter-China Strategy Call?

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India’s Ministry of External Affairs had clarified last week that there are five agreements and protocols in place starting from 1993 between India and China to be able to maintain peace and tranquility on the border after the US President made an offer to mediate or arbitrate on the LAC issue...

US orders suspension of all flights by Chinese airlines from June 16

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The transportation department said US President Donald Trump could put the order into effect before June 16..

Amazon Bestseller: The Snowball Warren Buffett and the Business of Life - Alice Schroeder

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The Snowball: Warren Buffett and The Business of Life by Alice Schroeder was written after several biographers, journalists and publishers approached Warren Buffett and were turned down by him to write an account of his life. Schroeder quit her six years job as a wall street analyst to work full time on the book The Snowball: Warren Buffett and The Business of Life and interviewed his associates, friends and family. Warren advised her to always choose the less flattering account if she were ever faced with a dilemma that presented two accounts of the same situation. Schroeder quit her job in Morgan Stanley in 2003 to work full time on Buffett's biography and travelled to Omaha to live there and do the same. She spent over 200 hours poring over Buffett's personal files, documents, accounts, diaries, etc. It was selected as Amazon.com's most interesting business and investing book in 2008. Buffett has been known to live a life of frugal means despite amassing enormous wealth and firmly b..

Cyclone live: Power disruption in 4 Maha districts

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Two people died and three others were injured as Cyclone Nisarga wreaked havoc in rural parts of Pune in Maharashtra after making landfall in coastal Raigad district around 1pm. Earlier in the evening, state minister Balasaheb Thorat had said that threat posed by the cyclonic storm to Mumbai has lessened, but the next few hours will be crucial. Thorat said authorities in Nashik and Ahmednagar are on alert considering the trajectory of the cyclone as per the India Meteorological Department. Stay with TOI for all updates...

Amazon Bestseller: The Elements of Investing: Easy Lessons for Every Investor - Burton G. Malkiel

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8 killed in Gujarat chemical plant blast

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At least five persons died and about 57 suffered burn injuries in a massive explosion that rocked a pesticide company located in the Dahej special economic zone (SEZ) in the Bharuch district of Gujarat on Wednesday...

Amazon Bestseller: Think And Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill

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Think And Grow Rich has earned itself the reputation of being considered a textbook for actionable techniques that can help one get better at doing anything, not just by rich and wealthy, but also by people doing wonderful work in their respective fields. There are hundreds and thousands of successful people in the world who can vouch for the contents of this book. At the time of author’s death, about 20 million copies had already been sold. Numerous revisions have been made in the ..

Stepped forward to bury Covid patients to help govt, say PFI volunteers

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PLAYGO BH70 AI wireless headphones are tad pricey, and a bit of tune

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In terms of comfort, the leather padding on the headband and around the ear cups is nice and locks the headphones in place..

Empowered group of secys to expedite clearances, says Anil Swarup

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"The hope is that this empowered group will use its powers to expedite clearances."..

PIO hailed as hero after sheltering protesters

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An Indian-American healthcare executive has become a local and national hero in the protest movement roiling the United States after he sheltered scores of peaceful demonstrators in his modest home as they were chased by the police in a brutal crackdown in front of the White House to make way for a photo opportunity for President Trump...

Number of Covid-19 tests crosses 40 lakh-mark; cases surge to over 2 lakh: Health ministry

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The number of tests for detection of Covid-19 crossed the 40 lakh-mark on Wednesday, the Union health ministry said as the coronavirus cases shot up to over 2 lakh in the country. The death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 5,815, with 217 news deaths reported, it said. The total number of cases climbed to 2,07,614 in the country...

South Kashmir: Work starts on emergency landing strip

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Nifty reclaims 10,000-mark, a first in 3 months as indices gain for 6th day

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The Nifty ended the session at 10,062, gaining 0.83 per cent, or 83 points. The Sensex, on the other hand, rose 284 points, or 0.84 per cent, to end the session at 34,110..

Hail the verdict and appeal against it!

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Cyrus Mistry's reinstatement as chairman and director of the Tata companies for the rest of his tenure was symbolic at best as he hardly had any significant tenure left..

Terror hideout busted in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar, arms and ammunition seized

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He said the search of the hideout led to the recovery of an AK 56 rifle with a magazine and 27 rounds, a pistol with a magazine and six rounds and an under barrel grenade launcher (UBGL) grenade. A case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act was registered in police station Kishtwar and further investigation is on, the official said...

India to bring specific proposals during military talks with China on June 6: Sources

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Indian and Chinese military will hold high-level talks on June 6 at the level of lieutenant general and both sides are expected to deliberate on specific proposals to ease tension in the sensitive areas in eastern Ladakh, sources said. The general officer commanding of Leh-based 14 Corps, Lt Gen Harinder Singh, is set to represent India at the talks...

Jharkhand: Probe into NREGA work throws up muck

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