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‘Open discrimination against Muslims’: Owaisi reacts to UP govt’s directive on nameplates for food shops along Kanwar route | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi criticised the Uttar Pradesh government’s recent directive requiring food shops along the Kanwar Yatra route to display nameplates with the proprietors’ details. Speaking after the all-party meeting, Owaisi condemned the order as unconstitutional and accused the state government of “promoting untouchability” and “discrimination against Muslims“.“We said that if any…

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‘Deeply appreciate the generosity’: Assam CM Himanta’s rare thank you post for Jharkhand CM Soren | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday thanked Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren after the latter offered a monetary assistance of Rs 2 crore to the flood affected northeastern state.Taking to X, Sarma said, “Hon’ble CM of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren Ji has graciously offered Rs 2 crore to the Chief Minister’s Relief…

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Woman beaten in Pune: Retired engineer, wife arrested in road rage incident | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: A retired engineer and his wife have been arrested in Pune following a road rage incident where a 27-year-old woman was beaten. The incident took place on Baner-Pashan Road on Saturday afternoon.The victim, Jerlyn Dsilva, a marketing and communications manager at Sheraton Grand Pune, was riding her two-wheeler with her two children, aged…

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Centre convenes all party meeting ahead of Budget session, key issues raised | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: The government on Sunday convened an all party meeting, chaired by Union defence minister Rajnath Singh, in preparation for the upcoming Budget session of Parliament. Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju organised the meeting with floor leaders from various political parties to discuss the issues they plan to address during the session.Congress leader Jairam…

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Elderly population expected to double by 2050, need investment in healthcare, pensions: UNFPA India chief | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: India’s elderly population is expected to double by 2050, said UNFPA India chief Andrea Wojnar in an interview to PTI on Sunday. She further said that elderly women would be “more likely to live alone and face poverty”. With the Union Budget 2024 set to be presented on Tuesday, Wojnar said that there…

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‘Praying for long, healthy life’: PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi greet Mallikarjun Kharge on 82nd birthday | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi along with Rahul Gandhi on Sunday greeted senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge as he turned 82, wishing for “his long & healthy life.”In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Birthday wishes to Congress President and the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Mallikarjun Kharge Ji. Praying for…

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Big June-July rain deficit in 9 states, excess in 6 others | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Skewed distribution of rainfall in June-July saw nine states, including Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Odisha and Bihar, facing a significant rain deficit in the range of 20-49% whereas six states, including four in the south peninsula, reported excess to large excess of cumulative rainfall during June 1-July 20.State-wise, Jharkhand reported the highest…

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Disabled candidate not given any service despite clearing UPSC 4 times | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: In the midst of the row over trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar allegedly misusing the disability quota, a case has surfaced of a candidate with muscular dystrophy being denied any service despite having cleared the civil services four times.Kartik Kansal, who studied mechanical engineering in IIT Roorkee, is currently a scientist in Isro,…

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12 lakh excess deaths in Covid year, estimates study; govt says methodology flawed | India News – Times of India

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Researchers from several universities, including Oxford, have used mortality data from the National Family Health Survey 2019-21 to estimate that there were almost 12 lakh excess deaths in 2020, eight times the official number of Covid-19 deaths in India that year. The health ministry has dismissed the estimate as “gross and misleading” and criticised the…

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