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Housing Minister Hardeep Puri says Rohingya
refugees to be shifted to EWS flats; MHA says no
such directions
 MHA says "illegal foreigners” will stay at the present location as the matter of their
deportation has been taken up. Directs the Delhi government to declare the present location
as detention centre.
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 Gadkari, Shivraj Chouhan dropped as BJP rejigs Parliamentary Board
 Calcutta HC grants interim bail to 3 Jharkhand Cong MLAs arrested over Rs 49 lakh
cash in car
 New Bihar law minister faces arrest, ‘rotten people cannot ensure safety of people of
state,’ says BJP
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Why the 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano gangrape case walked out of jail
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Amid a spate of flops, Bollywood needs content correction

Sexual harassment charge will not stand when woman was wearing
‘provocative dresses’: Kerala court

Don't mislead people: Delhi HC to Ramdev over Covid vaccine

Xavier Prof: It was a witch trial, I was slutshamed for my Insta pics

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 Bengaluru cops arrest man who killed his wife and filed missing complaint
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Mining lease row: SC reserves verdict on pleas of Soren, J’khand govt
against HC order for probe
BJP national vice-president and former Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das had in February this
year claimed Soren abused his position and granted himself the favour of a mining lease, an issue
involving both the conflict of interest and corruption.

After Puri’s tweet, MHA clarifies: ‘No EWS flats to Rohingya refugees in Delhi’

Don’t mislead people by saying more than what is official: Delhi HC to Ramdev over Covid
vaccine

Rohingya refugees in Delhi to be shifted to EWS flats and get police protection: Hardeep
Puri

Mumbai: Man who used app for ‘women seeking men’ kidnapped by
extortionists
Three men who cheated the 24-year-old after offering him the job of a male escort were arrested.
Mumbai News Live Updates: Monsoon session begins amid opposition protest; Fadnavis
appointed leader of Legislative Council

Mumbai: 2 senior citizens, 1 beauty parlour owner fall prey to fake electricity bill message,
lose Rs 3.80 lakh

With no hospital around, newborn twins die in Maharashtra’s Palghar

Calcutta HC grants interim bail to three Jharkhand Cong MLAs arrested

over Rs 49 lakh cash in car
Meanwhile, the nabbed MLAs -- Jamtara MLA Irfan Ansari, Kolebira legislator Naman Bixal Kongari,
and Khijri MLA Rajesh Kacchap -- were suspended by the Congress on Sunday.

Mondal not cooperating with probe in cattle smuggling case, says CBI

Headmaster dies of cardiac arrest while delivering I-Day speech

CBI, ED will knock on CM’s door too if govt involved in scams: BJP

Pune: SBI Karve Road branch vacated after fan in basement catches fire,
no loss of property reported
The fire was reported at the Karve Road branch of the SBI near Nal Stop in Pune. No loss of
property in the locker room and elsewhere in the branch other than the fan that caught fire was
reported in the incident.

Five of family killed in road accident on Pune-Ahmednagar highway

Indicted in the US for cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, BitConnect founder booked by Pune
police

PCMC chief Rajesh Patil shunted out after a ‘controversial’ tenure

Birdwatch: Cinereous tit, very common bird but mostly found in wooded
areas
The cinereous tit is identifiable from a distance due to the white patches on both sides below the
eyes and the complete white underparts.

Victims of ‘loud’ nightclubs: A newborn, a Class 9 student, a man with heart condition

11 sworn in as Additional Judges at Punjab and Haryana High Court

Armed man enters bizman’s house, flees after kin raise alarm

Ahmedabad: Metro pillar under construction leans over, GMRC rectifies

issue
The tensioned cable adding stability to the structure got unfastened when a tempo passed by
Tuesday night. The issue was rectified within an hour, said GMRC.

2002 rape and murder: Her case convicts feted, Bilkis Bano says leave me alone, husband
‘numb’
Ahmedabad police’s Ganesh idol norms leave makers a worried lot

Probe on after cell phone found with ‘gangster’ lodged in Sabarmati jail

In Lucknow, ‘theft’ of chocolate worth Rs 17 lakh raises police suspicion

The police, suspecting something amiss in the complaint by a distributor of a multinational chocolate
brand, have sought more details.

HC denies bail to former MLA in National Informatics Centre engineer’s murder

Night safari park, zoo to be set up in Kukrail forest area

Tourism push: Govt sets the ball rolling for Eco-Tourism Development Board
M K Stalin in Delhi Will take up power amendment Bill with PM Modi
Stalin called on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar and described the
meeting, a courtesy visit, as satisfactory.

Chennai: Gang decamps with cash from finance firm, second incident in a week

Go elsewhere, don’t disturb estranged wife, children: Madras HC

AIADMK row: Madras HC rules in favour of OPS, fresh General Council to be held

Telangana: CPI(M) state secretary’s brother among 8 named in FIR in

TRS leader’s murder in Khammam
At the time of the fatal attack, Krishnaiah was riding pillion on a two-wheeler with his associate
Koppula Muthesam and returning from Independence Day celebrations at Gurralapadu.

Telangana CM KCR skips Governor’s I-Day dinner at last minute

Telangana to come to a standstill at 11.30 am today to sing national anthem

I-Day: Centre indulging in conspiracies to economically weaken states, says Telangana CM
KCR

Bengaluru cops arrest man who killed his wife and filed missing
complaint
The accused, identified as Prithviraj, is a resident of BTM Layout of Bengaluru and works in the
electronic goods supply sector.

Karnataka Forest department seeks cancellation of ‘illegal’ grant of 2,300 acre forest land

Bengaluru’s Namma Metro records highest-ever ridership of 8.25 lakh on Independence

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Bengaluru: Sir C V Raman Road stretch to be closed for a month, traffic routes changed
Independence Day over, how to store the National Flag

How Haryana will tackle stubble burning with 2G ethanol plant

FIFA ban: What happens to Indian football now?

Why has Amul raised the price of milk?

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panchayat officials as well as locals, all of whom work for free.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Sky-rocketing star fees, low box office returns: Amid a spate of flops,
Bollywood needs content correction
With consecutive failures such as Laal Singh Chaddha, Raksha Bandhan and Shamshera, and
mounting pressure to score at the box office, stakeholders discuss why Bollywood needs to re-think
about its functioning.

Huma Qureshi weighs in on male actors avoiding two-hero films: ‘Ladkon ko pata nahi ek
dusre se kya darr lagta hai’

Anurag Kashyap on making women-led films: 'Male actors trust you when they are new, but
slowly insecurity hits them'

Laal Singh Chaddha box office day 6: 70 percent shows cancelled

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Art exhibition aims to synthesize differences between Korea and India

Heavy rains cause waterlogging, traffic snarls in Mumbai

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In fact, he can buy all of the top-50 most valued sports teams and still be left with $107 billion
meaning he will still be richer than Warren Buffet and Reliance boss Mukesh Ambani.

Delhi HC appoints COA to take over IOA and orders federations to accept Sports Code or
forego funding

Sport turbulence: FIFA suspends All India Football Federation, court panel for Olympic body
KKR appoint Chandrakant Pandit as their new head coach
Mohammad Hasnain: The 150kph Pakistan pace tearaway who never had it easy
Gokulam Kerala FC write letter to Prime Minister requesting FIFA ban intervention
Washington Sundar goes from Most Valuable Player to Most Injured Player
All eyes on skipper KL Rahul as India face Zimbabwe
FIFA agrees to cancel Brazil-Argentina WC qualifier

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high overall quality, excellent battery life, and improved sound.

Crypto romance scams: 'Asian women' on Twitter are coming for your 'crypto-wallets' 
OK Google, get me a Coke: AI giant demos soda-fetching robots

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Elephant returns child’s shoe in China, its 'kindness' leaves netizens in

awe
The video shows the elephant picking a shoe that was accidentally dropped into his enclosure with
his trunk. The tusker then returns the shoe by moving his trunk to the other side of the fence where a
person takes it.

Watch video: Massive tornado-like waterspout captured on camera in Florida

Calendar with Malayalam numerals to be released on Malayalam new year

‘Young at heart’: Elderly man plays hopscotch while holding a walking stick

EDUCATION

Books, stories and a silent revolution: Samaritans take libraries to

remote parts of Himachal Pradesh
A corporate honcho from Kolkata who quit her job, a financial advisor from Lucknow, a shoe-
designer and music enthusiast duo from New Delhi are among those who have found their calling in
the hill state

Ministry issues guidelines to central varsities for setting up endowment fund

SCERT setting up think-tank to design integrated syllabus on art, sports and health as per
NEP

After proposing merger of JEE Main, NEET with CUET, govt now working to combine
accreditation and ranking bodies

In post-pandemic world, homegrown saree brands weave stories on

social media
 Women were always speaking, there was no one listening: Smriti Irani

How this health programme is helping end intergenerational malnutrition

in Bharuch

'Vaccine didi': How a trans woman fought fear, rumors to ensure her
community got Covid-19 shots

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Remission of life sentence to Bilkis Bano's attackers is a travesty

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SC's contradictory verdicts reinforce the need for a Bail Act
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Abhishek Anand

Muslim presence is declining in public sector and even in the self-

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An India where anyone can start a business is taking shape
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If you have been experiencing fatigue, lack of energy, consider evaluating your CoQ10
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KBC 14: The answer to this tricky question for Rs 1 crore the IITian contestant couldn't
answer is...

Hair care: Try these yoga asanas for healthy strands, improved texture, reduced hair fall

Virat Kohli on the need to prioritise mental health: ‘Even in a room full of people who love
me, I've felt alone’

WORLD
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Saudi woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for following, retweeting dissidents on Twitter

Elon Musk says he is buying Manchester United

Biden signs climate, health bill into law as other economic goals remain

Nafis Sadik, women's health and rights champion, dies at 92

BUSINESS

Govt projects record foodgrain production, lower wheat output in 2021-22 crop year
Are Fixed Deposit Rates Revised Frequently?

CCPA fines Flipkart for allowing sale of substandard domestic pressure cookers on its
platform

Oil prices turn more volatile as investors exit the market

FPIs drive Sensex over 60,000 again as inflation softens

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Tripura holds trial run of cargo transport using Chittagong, Mongla ports of Bangladesh
Tricolour reflects aspiration of people: Tripura CM Saha at I-Day programme

‘Urge those who dream of independent Assam to return to discussion table’: Assam CM in I-
Day speech

PARENTING

Veteran artist Manu Parekh on the artwork that can help children discover Rabindranath
Tagore anew

SCIENCE

Artemis I mission: NASA begins rolling out SLS and Orion to launch pad

HOROSCOPE

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