‘Erroneous, misleading’: Centre rejects study claiming 11.9 lakh excess Covid-19 deaths in India | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry has criticized a recent study published in the US-based academic journal Science Advances., which claimed that India experienced significant excess mortality during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, terming it “erroneous” in nature.The study claimed that India experienced 17 per cent higher or 1.19 million more deaths in 2020 than…

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‘Free electricity, 1000 rupees to each woman’: Delhi CM’s wife unveils ‘Kejriwal’s guarantees’ ahead of Haryana polls | India News – Times of India

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal on Saturday launched five “Kejriwal’s guarantees” ahead of the upcoming Haryana Assembly polls. These guarantees include free electricity, medical treatment, education and Rs 1,000 per month aid to every woman in the state and employment for youngsters.During her address, Sunita Kejriwal highlighted the achievements of the AAP…

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12 hours on, Indian Coast Guard ships battle fire onboard Maersk Frankfurt vessel in Arabian Sea | India News – Times of India

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Saturday is still responding to a fire incident onboard the merchant vessel Maersk Frankfurt, positioned 17 miles from Karwar, Karnataka. Despite initial progress in suppressing the fire in the forepart of the vessel, heavy smoke continued to emanate and the fire reignited in the midship area, twelve hours after…

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‘BJP-RSS damaging constitutional bodies’: Congress intensifies attack on government amid Puja Khedkar row | India News – Times of India

Congress on Saturday escalated attacks on the central government regarding alleged irregularities in the UPSC examination following the resignation of UPSC chairman Manoj Soni amidst the controversy surrounding trainee IAS Pooja Khedkar.Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday accused the BJP-RSS of systematically taking over India’s constitutional bodies, damaging their reputation, integrity, and autonomy.Kharge expressed concern…

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New Zealand PM congratulates PM Modi on his re-election, assures security of Indian diaspora | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister of New Zealand Christopher Luxon, on a telephone call, congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his re-election in the general elections 2024. PM Modi thanked the New Zealand PM for looking after Indian diaspora‘s interests. In response, PM Luxon assured Indian diaspora’s security and well- being in his country. Both leaders…

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‘Halal’ vs ‘humanity’: Kangana Ranaut questions Sonu Sood’s stand on kanwar yatra row | India News – Times of India

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kangana Ranaut has questioned actor Sonu Sood‘s position on the Uttar Pradesh government‘s directive requiring food shops along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners’ names.Sonu Sood had posted on X, stating that only “humanity” should be displayed on shop nameplates: “There should be only one nameplate on every shop:…

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‘Reality of hatred for Indian Muslims’: Asaduddin Owaisi slams UP govt’s Kanwar yatra order | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Hyderabad MP and AIMIM chief, Asaduddin Owaisi, on Saturday expressed his disapproval of the Uttar Pradesh government‘s recent order mandating that all shops and eateries display the names of their owners and employees. In a tweet, Owaisi underscored the underlying sentiment by sharing a story from TOI, stating, “Fear on UP’s kanwar routes:…

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