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A sessions court in Gandhinagar on Tuesday sentenced Asumal Harpalani alias Asaram to life imprisonment after holding him guilty of rape and sodomy, one decade after a former devotee made the complaint against him. According to one of the lawyers present, the 82-year-old convict lamented: ‘Aur bhi saza karva dete!’ (you could inflict even more punishment) on hearing the sentence. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/R0saMUz

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Over 78.9% of 4.1 crore students in higher education are enrolled at the undergraduate level, and of the total enrolled students over one crore are pursuing BA. Another 17 lakh (4.2%) of the students are doing BA (Hons) from various higher education institutions. This was revealed in the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2020-21 released on Sunday by the ministry of education. from Times of India https://ift.tt/6nXDQb2

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The lawyer of an Italian woman passenger who was arrested for unruly behaviour on an Abu Dhabi-Mumbai flight argued in court that she had wanted to complain about the services on the Vistara flight and a ruckus erupted with the cabin crew. Paola Perruccio was granted bail on a Rs 25,000 deposit. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/geE3CYn

The SC on Monday agreed to hear a plea challenging the government’s decision to block the BBC documentary on 2002 Gujarat riots, leading law minister Kiren Rijiju to target petitioners for “wasting the precious time of SC”. The joint petition alleging that criticism of the government or its policies does not tantamount to violating sovereignty and integrity of the country and blocking critical views is unconstitutional. The court posted hearing on February 6. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/YLCipfg

The wildlife and religious theme tableau of Uttarakhand has been awarded the top prize at this year's Republic Day parade on Kartavya Path.Meanwhile, the Indian Army's Punjab Regiment has been adjudged the best marching contingent among the three services, the government said on Monday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/gF4kvz5

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After ending his 137-day Bharat Jodo Yatra in Srinagar, Rahul Gandhi challenged Union home minister Amit Shah to undertake a march from Jammu to Kashmir, as he rebuffed BJP’s claims of normalcy in the Union territory. Rahul was also bullish on opposition unity and asserted that anti-BJP/RSS parties will fight together. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/WFpA8mJ

Trial courts in the country sentenced 165 people to death in 2022, the highest in a year in the last two decades. This is up from 146 prisoners who were sent to death row in 2021. In almost a third of the capital punishment cases, the offender had committed a sexual crime. At the end of 2022, 539 were on death row, the highest since 2016. from Times of India https://ift.tt/bl9Tt6C

Decadal Change of Night Time Light over India from Space (2012-2021), released by Isro’s National Remote Sensing Centre — shows that overall at the national level, normalised NTL radiance increased by 43% in 2021 compared to 2012. Significant increase was observed in Bihar (474%), Manipur (441%), Ladakh (280%) and Kerala (119%), while good increase was observed in Arunachal Pradesh (66%), MP (66%), UP (61%) and Gujarat (58%). from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/sfLlb52

Suryakumar Yadav (26 not out) and Hardik Pandya (15 not out) used all their experience to help India edged New Zealand by six wickets in a last-over thriller in Lucknow on Sunday. The duo held their nerves in the low-scoring contest as India levelled the three-match series 1-1 with a scrappy victory in the second Twenty20 International. from Times of India https://ift.tt/qaTnQp8

Merely taking the name of the caste of the victim would not make it an offence under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, unless it is with an intention to insult the person belonging to that caste, the Karnataka high court observed recently. from Times of India https://ift.tt/572cFuX

India has started building a strategic road along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh that will, in the most part, trace the Indus and mirror a blacktop surface link on the Chinese side. The road will plug a vital gap in connectivity between the strategically important Chushul south of Pangong Tso and Demchok in eastern Ladakh, a distance of about 135km along the LAC. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/RL68bse

“While it was not a head-on collision, the wings of the two jets seemed to have clipped each other,” an official said. “It is difficult to say at this time whether it was technical snag in one of the fighters, or a bird-hit or some other factor that caused the jets to veer into each other. The court of inquiry, with the analysis of the flight data recorders concerned, will look into it.” from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/nqBgKVi

“While it was not a head-on collision, the wings of the two jets seemed to have clipped each other,” an official said. “It is difficult to say at this time whether it was technical snag in one of the fighters, or a bird-hit or some other factor that caused the jets to veer into each other. The court of inquiry, with the analysis of the flight data recorders concerned, will look into it.” from Times of India https://ift.tt/nqBgKVi

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The sessions court here is scheduled to hear the anticipatory bail application of maintenance contractor and operator Oreva Group's promoter Jaysukh Patel on February 1 over the Morbi suspension footbridge collapse that claimed 135 lives. Nine others named in the chargesheet are already in custody. Patel has been named "absconder". from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/iteUPSJ

PM Modi on Friday said his government was taunted as being filled with “average” talent, but India is now shining in the world as a beacon of hope in the post-pandemic era. During his interaction with students, teachers and parents in the sixth edition of ‘Pariksha pe Charcha,' Modi said it is his “firm conviction” and “article of faith” that criticism is a purification exercise for a robust democracy. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/J23oa5g

Citing Pakistani "intransigence" and unilateral actions related to the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), India has sent a notice to Islamabad for its modification. from Times of India https://ift.tt/0dNePnk

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Friday claimed that a security lapse forced him to abandon the 11km leg of his Bharat Jodo Yatra. He had crossed the Jawahar Tunnel from Jammu’s Banihal in a bulletproof vehicle and walked less than a kilometre towards the gateway to Kashmir division when the alleged security lapse brought his march to a halt. J&K Police contested allegations of poor crowd management. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/wKxRJZl

The Ranchi crowd went berserk after former India captain MS Dhoni was seen on the big screen during the first T20I between India and New Zealand on Friday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/X1rbQBS

Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao followed the high court's orders and ensured that the official Republic Day parade took place at Raj Bhavan on Thursday. But he did not turn up for the flag-hoisting nor send any of his cabinet colleagues for the event, further straining the relationship between him and governor Tamilisai Sounderarajan. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3Phoi7H

Screenings of the blocked BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi continued on campuses and public places in parts of southern India, with SFI organising its second show in a week at the central University of Hyderabad on Republic Day and taking on ABVP at Pondicherry University the night before after at least five students watching the film there were allegedly injured in an assault. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/r4fqeMv

Pakistan had no backchannel diplomacy with India since PM Shehbaz Sharif's govt took office, junior foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar said. PM Sharif had said last week that PM Modi should hold serious talks to address all "burning points", including Kashmir. A day later, the PM's office changed its position and stated that talks with India can happen only after it reverses its action of abrogating J&K's special status. from Times of India https://ift.tt/95Zvg24

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Last to last night was tough for the family of popular TV actor Shaheer Sheikh. For the unversed, on January 25, 2023, a massive fire broke out in the actor's building. Shaheer Sheikh's wife Ruchika Kapoor took to her verified social media handle and shared the details of the horrific incident. On a long note, Kapoor stated that she was at home with her 16-month-old daughter and parents and at around 1.30 am, she got a call that their building was on fire. However, after a lot of effort, the whole family was evacuated safely. Ruchikaa Kapoor thanked the firefighters and explained the incident in detail. She said that her father is wheelchair-bound while her daughter Anaya is just 16 months old. Given this, it was very difficult to get down the stairs from her 15th-floor apartment. Ruchikaa further added that Shaheer Sheikh and his brother-in-law along with firefighters came to rescue her. After a lot of effort, the whole family was evacuated till 5 in the morning. Apart from th...

After a record-breaking opening of Rs. 57 crore across the nation, Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan, has shattered another record on its second day. According to early estimates, the movie is looking to collect in the range of Rs. 67 to 69 crores [all versions] on the Republic Day, taking the two-day total to Rs. 125 crore plus. Of this, the total two-day contribution from the South dubbed version is around Rs. 4.50 to Rs. 5 crores. Pathan is on a riot all across the board - be it the single screens or the multiplexes - facing capacity issues too at multiple territories. Gujarat, which was relatively low on the first day, has shown big gains on the second day. The same is the case with CP and CI, which have jumped by huge margins. Pathan will surely enter the Rs. 200 crore club within its opening weekend and even score a triple century by the end of extended week one. It's now all going to be about how far it goes from thereon. There is already a chatter of it becoming the highest-gros...

SP ex-chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, iconic architect Balkrishna Doshi and pioneer of ORS Dilip Mahalanabis have been posthumously awarded Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award. Other recipients of the award are tabla maestro Zakir Hussain and mathematician Srinivas Vardhan. Padma Bhushan has been conferred on industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla, philanthropist and Infosys Foundation chairperson Sudha Murthy. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/chW3LBv

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The much talked about and keenly awaited Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathaan hits screens today. Directed by Siddharth Anand, the film, which also stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, has been seeing a steady build-up of anticipation from the audience. In fact, with the various protests dying down, Pathaan has emerged as one of the most-awaited films of 2023. Given the hype surrounding the film, and the fact that Pathaan was released across 2500 screens in overseas, the film was predicted to open with a bang. In this box office report, we look at the collections of Pathaan in the overseas market on Day 1. Australia box office 356,634 USD [Rs. 2.90 cr.] from 95 screens New Zealand box office 69,825 USD [Rs. 56.95 lacs] from 33 screens NOTE – Some screens yet to report from Box Office Special Features - Bollywood Hungama https://ift.tt/tVsp3jx

ORS (oral rehydration solution) pioneer Dilip Mahalanabis will receive the Padma Vibhushan (posthumous) in the field of Medicine (Pediatrics), the Centre announced on Wednesday. A total of 25 other personalities across various walks of life will be awarded the Padma Shri. from Times of India https://ift.tt/kgFcrom

ORS (oral rehydration solution) pioneer Dilip Mahalanabis will receive the Padma Vibhushan (posthumous) in the field of Medicine (Pediatrics), the Centre announced on Wednesday. A total of 25 other personalities across various walks of life will be awarded the Padma Shri. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/kgFcrom

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Scientists involved in studying Joshimath’s land subsidence told TOI on Tuesday that snow and rain – which began on January 20 – had caused “significant” cracks on the strategically key National Highway-58, which is the sole motorway leading to the pilgrim town of Badrinath and Mana, the final Indian village towards the China border. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/AQ8GIeu

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Shah Rukh Khan’s comeback in the form of Pathaan is all set for a huge opening tomorrow. The film has had a one-of-its-kind response to the advance booking. What make its achievement even bigger is that it will be released in a large number of screens. We now have the final tally for the screen count of Pathaan . The Siddharth Anand directed movie will be releasing in 5200 screens in India. This includes all three languages – Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Its overseas count is 2500. Hence, its total screen count in the world is a mammoth 7700 screens. The information was shared exclusively by the veteran trade analyst Taran Adarsh on his official Twitter page. But that’s not all. As Bollywood Hungama reported earlier in the day, Pathaan is also the first Indian film to release in over 100 countries in the world. Speaking about this achievement, Nelson D’Souza, Vice President, International Distribution, at Yash Raj Films, said, “This is a very heartening sign, especially post-pandemic...

India on Tuesday kicked off a massive naval combat exercise with warships, submarines, fighter jets, maritime patrol aircraft and helicopters to test operational preparedness in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), amid the growing collusiveness between China and Pakistan in the maritime domain. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/NRSLjxs

Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani slipped to 4th position in Bloomberg Billionaires Index. His wealth plunged by $872 million in a day to $120 billion. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is now the 3rd richest person in the world. Although there is not much difference in his and Adani's wealth. While Bezos holds the 3rd spot with $121 billion, Adani is at 4th position with $120 billion net worth. from Times of India https://ift.tt/iH0LTBU

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the suggestion made by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud to provide translated copies of Supreme Court orders in Indian languages was a laudatory idea as it will help the common people, particularly youngsters, understand them better. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/RsA2tMf

Close on the heels of the statement by Bihar education minister Chandra Shekhar, claiming that ‘the Ramcharitmanas promoted social discrimination and spread hatred in society’, Samajwadi Party MLC Swami Prasad Maurya on Sunday said that certain verses of the Tulsidas’s book were casteist in nature and derogatory to backwards and Dalits, and should be removed. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/B6JpSnf

Addressing the 57th All-India conference of DGP and IGPs of police, which concluded here on Sunday, Modi suggested making the police forces more sensitive, while also training them in effective use of emerging technologies. He emphasised on the importance of the National Data Governance Framework for smoothening of data exchange across agencies. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/UIao5nu

Of the over four crore cases pending in lower courts in the country, about 63 lakh cases remain undecided because of non-availability of counsel, according to the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG), as of January 20. At least 78% of such cases are criminal and the rest civil. from Times of India https://ift.tt/FpM90QZ

Of the over four crore cases pending in lower courts in the country, about 63 lakh cases remain undecided because of non-availability of counsel, according to the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG), as of January 20. At least 78% of such cases are criminal and the rest civil. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/FpM90QZ

Rahul Gandhi led his Bharat Jodo Yatra from Hiranagar in J&K’s Kathua district Sunday amid tight security in the wake of twin blasts in Jammu a day earlier that left nine injured. After a day-long halt, the Congress leader set out around 7am from Hiranagar along the Jammu-Pathankot highway, marked by heavy presence of security forces. Officials said the police, CRPF and other agencies were keeping vigil. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/uFlUY93

Brij Bhushan house in Gonda is out of bounds to media. from Times of India https://ift.tt/f0Ywv5R

India has nominated Charaideo’s royal burial mounds or tumulus called “moidam” of the Ahom dynasty that ruled Assam for six centuries from 1228 to 1826 for consideration as a Unesco World Heritage Site. Also known as the Pyramids of Assam, the moidams in Charaideo have been likened to the royal tombs of ancient China and the Egyptian pyramids. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/VYheJm2

A day after brokering a peace deal and asking Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to ‘step aside’ pending inquiry into the allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation against him, Union sports minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday dismissed WFI’s assistant secretary Vinod Tomar with immediate effect for his public remarks in Gonda defending Singh, a BJP strongman and six-time Lok Sabha MP. from Times of India https://ift.tt/1vdYmJW

Attacking BBC for its controversial documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’, law minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that India’s image cannot be disgraced by “malicious campaigns” inside or outside the country. “Minorities, or for that matter every community in India is moving ahead positively... Prime Minister Narendsra Modi’s voice is the voice of 1.4 billion Indians,” the minister stated. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/WDBVdkq

A day after the Supreme Court declined to stay the operation of J&K Land Grant Rules, issued on December 13, 2022, lieutenant-governor Manoj Sinha said it was some influential political families and land mafias that were trying to trigger a controversy over the issue because they had vested interests. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/UTWaB7r

There has been a lot of buzz about Pooja Entertainment's upcoming action entertainer Bade Miyan Chote Miyan as it brings together two of the biggest action heroes of Bollywood, Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff for the first time. The film, which was announced some time back, went on floors today in Mumbai. Bade Miyan Chote Miyan also stars Prithviraj Sukumaran as he brings on board his acting prowess as the powerful antagonist. The film to be directed by Ali Abbas Zafar is set up on a massive scale. After months of extensive prep BMCM kicked off with a big auspicious Mahurat today with producers, the entire cast and crew and well-wishers from the film world. The film is the second in the franchise after the 1998 hit Bade Miyan Chote Miyan , starring Amitabh Bachchan and Govinda. Sharing a note on the occasion, producer Vashu Bhagnani wrote on Instagram, “After 25 years, we gear up to return with our most successful franchise 'Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan'! It was special the...

The regulator also suspended the pilot-in-command’s licence for three months and slapped a fine of 3 lakh on the airline’s director in-flight services. It’s the first such instance in India of an airline being fined for violating norms when dealing with a “disorderly” passenger. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/bPVrCK8

Home minister Amit Shah on Friday said challenges to policing have now drastically transformed: from tackling geographical problems like terrorism and unrest in J&K, Left-wing extremism and unrest in the northeast to countering new-age “thematic” threats of cyber security and data theft, with problems becoming multi-dimensional as narco-terror and fourth-generation warfare catch on. from Times of India https://ift.tt/qHktPKl

Home minister Amit Shah on Friday said challenges to policing have now drastically transformed: from tackling geographical problems like terrorism and unrest in J&K, Left-wing extremism and unrest in the northeast to countering new-age “thematic” threats of cyber security and data theft, with problems becoming multi-dimensional as narco-terror and fourth-generation warfare catch on. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/qHktPKl

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will conduct a major air combat exercise with frontline fighters, helicopters, other aircraft and drones in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and other northeastern states early next month, amid heightened tension in the eastern sector of the Line of Actual Control due to the 32-month long military confrontation in eastern Ladakh. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/MHQGN9F

Vinesh, who is spearheading the campaign for Singh's removal as the WFI chief over charges of sexual harrasment, also alleged that several complaints of sexual abuse and mistreatment of boys wrestlers were reported to the federation's higher-ups but no action was taken on them. from Times of India https://ift.tt/gORModW

India can increase inter-regional trade with its neighbouring countries threefold by making international borders superfluid for the seamless movement of logistics, goods and tourists, World Bank’s country director, Auguste Tano Kouame said here on Friday. He was speaking on the sidelines of a brainstorming session ‘Unlocking Economic Opportunities for Northeast States’ organised by the Assam government and the World Bank. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/G5ZwS1P

The Supreme Court collegium headed by CJI D Y Chandrachud has rejected “objections” of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) to reiterate for the second time the name of gay senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal for appointment as a judge of the Delhi high court. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/celXbO2

During his meeting with home minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Wednesday, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said “65% to 70% of Joshimath residents were leading a normal life and only 30% have been affected by land subsidence”. Dhami reiterated his remark in Dehradun on Thursday. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/faAOGBS

The government on Thursday failed to convince the agitating wrestlers to call off their protest demanding resignation of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over charges of sexual misconduct and intimidation, with the country’s top grapplers threatening to lodge a police complaint against Singh if he doesn’t resign by Friday evening. from Times of India https://ift.tt/I4DHWFQ

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The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday revoked restrictions imposed on issuance of arms licences by district magistrates and issued fresh guidelines for granting such permits, making Aadhaar card mandatory for identity verification and also requiring police clearance before any application is considered. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/oBcj651

Alec Baldwin is to be charged with involuntary manslaughter over the accidental shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the low-budget western "Rust," a prosecutor said Thursday.Baldwin was holding the Colt. 45 during rehearsals for the film when it discharged, killing Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza in October 2021. from Times of India https://ift.tt/rbwvHDk

Fearing a Chinese threat of “water wars”, India has initiated its biggest hydroelectric project of 11,000 megawatt (MW) in Upper Subansiri in Arunachal Pradesh. Responding to Chinese dams coming up close to its borders in the north-east, India is also expediting three stalled projects for possible allocation to NHPC after recommendations of an evaluation committee and in-principle approval by ministry of power. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Umh6Aae

Fearing a Chinese threat of “water wars”, India has initiated its biggest hydroelectric project of 11,000 megawatt (MW) in Upper Subansiri in Arunachal Pradesh. Responding to Chinese dams coming up close to its borders in the north-east, India is also expediting three stalled projects for possible allocation to NHPC after recommendations of an evaluation committee and in-principle approval by ministry of power. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/Umh6Aae

The Election Commission Wednesday announced assembly polls in 180 seats across three northeastern states, starting with BJP-governed Tripura on February 16 and followed by simultaneous polling on February 27 in Meghalaya and Nagaland, where the saffron party is second in the pecking order of coalitions headed by regional giants. Counting of votes is scheduled for March 2. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/A4bjeVr

Panic gripped Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir after a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) was found near the Government Medical College and Hospital, a crowded area of the town, on Wednesday. This came just over a fortnight after the twin terror attacks in the district on January 1, followed by an IED explosion on January 2. Seven persons, including two minors, were killed in these two attacks. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/no3bvIU

The 74th Republic Day celebrations will take place on the revamped Central Vista avenue, and the government has put 32,000 tickets on sale online for the masses, defence ministry officials said on Wednesday. For the first time, all official invites for the ceremonial event will be sent online, they said. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/GHRjkLU

The Bharatiya Janata Party won the Chandigarh municipal corporation's mayor seat for eight time in a row. from Times of India https://ift.tt/1DTs8cz

No Covid death was reported in India for 4 days at a stretch, again a first since 2020. India reported 83 fresh cases on Monday, down from 114 on the previous day. India had first reported over 100 cases in a day on March 27, 2020, & the daily tally hadn't fallen to double digits since then. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/Gz3Tjav

No Covid death was reported in India for 4 days at a stretch, again a first since 2020. India reported 83 fresh cases on Monday, down from 114 on the previous day. India had first reported over 100 cases in a day on March 27, 2020, & the daily tally hadn't fallen to double digits since then. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Gz3Tjav

China's National Bureau of Statistics reported a drop of roughly 850,000 people for a population of 1.41175 billion in 2022, the first dip since 1961, the last year of China's great famine. That possibly makes India the world's most populous nation. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/6qxRV4g