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Conservatives dominate Polish vote, capitalize on spending
WARSAW: Poland's conservative ruling Law and Justice party capitalized on its popular social spending policies to do even better at the ballot box than when it swept to power four years ago, according to nearly complete results reported Monday. If confirmed, the results from Sunday's general election would be the strongest showing for a single Polish party in a parliamentary election in 30 years, since Poland threw off communism to establish democracy.
Online RTI portal: Supreme Court gives 4 weeks more to Centre, states to file replies on the plea | India News - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday gave four more weeks to the Centre and 25 states to file responses on a plea seeking directions for setting up online RTI portals, enabling people to apply electronically for the information required instead of filing applications physically.
PKL: Haryana Steelers go down fighting against U Mumba - Times of India
Haryana Steelers fought hard against U Mumba before going down 33-39 in the Pro Kabaddi League on Thursday. Kuldeep Singh and Sunil set the ball rolling for the Haryana Steelers with a couple of tackle points in the opening minutes of the match. (Twitter Photo) GREATER NOIDA: Haryana Steelers fought hard against U Mumba before going down 33-39 in the Pro Kabaddi League on Thursday.
70-yr-old skeletal elephant paraded at Buiddhist event in Sri Lanka, probe ordered
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Friday ordered an investigation following the collapse of a skeletal 70-year-old elephant after being forced to parade at a high-profile Buddhist pageant popular with local and foreign tourists. Tourism and wildlife minister John Amaratunga said he ordered wildlife authorities to investigate how the elephant, known as Tikiri, was forced to take part in a lengthy parade despite her failing health.
Planet 10 times Earth's mass may have smacked Jupiter long ago | India News - Times of India
WASHINGTON: Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet, may have been smacked head-on by an embryonic planet 10 times Earth's mass not long after being formed, a monumental crash with apparent lasting effects on the Jovian core, scientists said on Thursday.
Namaz at Ayodhya no ground for Muslims to lay claim to site, says Ram Lalla counsel | India News - Times of India
File photo used for representation. NEW DELHI: A massive temple, dating back to 2nd century BC, existed at the disputed land in Ayodhya and Muslims could not lay claim to it just because they offered namaz at the site, counsel for deity Ram Lalla told the Supreme Court on Friday.
Top 5 reasons to watch Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan and Taapsee Pannu's 'Mission Mangal' - Times of India
Directed by Jagan Shakti, 'Mission Mangal' is a much-awaited movie of 2019. The film is releasing on August 15, Independence Day, alongwith John Abraham starrer 'Batla House'. ‘Mission Mangal’ features an ensemble cast of Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha, Nitya Menen, Kriti Kulhari and Sharman Joshi among others. The trailer gave us a sneak peek of their characters and designations. Ahead of its release, we bring to you five reasons to watch the exciting space drama...
Batla House: 5 reasons to watch John Abraham’s thrilling cop drama - Times of India
It is indeed a treat to watch John Abraham performing some high-octane stunts on the silver screen. The actor, who believes that action heroes are the biggest stars, is gearing up for his upcoming release 'Batla House'. The film has been in the news ever since its trailer was launched, as it promises a riveting story around the controversial 2008, Batla House encounter.
Release of Mission Mangal to coincide with 45 years in Bollywood for Dalip Tahil - Times of India
The release of Akshay Kumar-starrer Mission Mangal on August 15 coincides with a significant milestone for Dalip Tahil who essays the role of an antagonist in the film. Tahil, who debuted in 1974 in Shyam Benegal’s Ankur has acted in over two hundred movies and has witnessed the changing landscape of Hindi cinema first hand. In Mission Mangal, Tahil plays the role of a renowned NASA scientist who has been called to India for offering his expertise on ISRO’s Mangalyaan project.
Harsimrat Badal takes on Pakistan minister for trying to influence Sikhs in Indian Army | India News - Times of India
BATHINDA: After Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh, the union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has slammed Pakistan minister Fawad Chaudhry for trying to prevail upon Sikhs in Indian Army to revolt and not discharge duty in Kashmir which is boiling after the abrogation of article 370 providing special status to the hilly state.
Govt puts complete ban on import of solid plastic waste
NEW DELHI: Taking an important step towards tackling the menace of plastic waste in India, the government has completely banned import of solid plastic waste/scrap into the country. India generates 25,940 tonnes of plastic waste every day. Earlier, such import was partly banned as India did not prohibit it in special economic zones (SEZ). Besides, import of plastic waste/scrap was also allowed by export oriented units (EOUs) which used to procure it from abroad as post-recycling resources.
Maldives tourism thrives despite political crackdown
COLOMBO: Foreigners are flocking to the Maldives in ever-greater numbers despite an outcry abroad over the strongman president's crackdown on political dissent and the locking up of opponents, official figures showed.The number of tourists visiting the white-sanded Indian Ocean archipelago soared 10 per cent year-on-year to 726,515 in the first half of 2018, according to tourism ministry data released yesterday.President Abdulla Yameen imposed a 45-day state of emergency in February to fend...
PM Modi slams Congress over lack of electrification - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday slammed the Congress for not keep its promises on rural electrification during all the years it was in government."It has been 70 years since we attained Independence, but 18,000 villages did not have electricity connections.
Western Railways to run special trains from Ahmedabad - Times of India
AHMEDABAD: The Western Railway for the convenience of passengers during Ganapati Festival and to clear the extra rush during the season has decided to run special trains The two trains one each for Thivim and another for Madgaon will be from Ahmedabad city.
Greater Noida buildings collapse: Three people arrested - Times of India
GREATER NOIDA: Three persons, including builder and his two associates, have been arrested in connection with Greater Noida building collapse incident on Wednesday."We have recovered three bodies. Their identity is still unknown. Three of them were either working as security guards or as labourers. The rescue operation will take some more time. We have called big machines for the same.
Greater Noida buildings collapse: Land developer, 2 others arrested; three bodies recovered - Times of India
NOIDA: A developer and his two brokers have been arrested for the collapse of two buildings in Greater Noida , killing at least three persons and trapping several others under the debris , police said today.Two six-storey buildings collapsed in Noida Extension’s Shahberi village late on Tuesday, leaving several people trapped under a huge mass of concrete rubble.
Women and Child Development ministry set to move cabinet to make child marriages invalid - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Women and Child Development Ministry is set to move the cabinet to make all child marriages invalid, a senior ministry official said Wednesday.The proposal of the ministry, if approved, would amend the law that allows child marriages to continue, despite an October 2017 Supreme Court ruling that "sexual intercourse with a minor wife amounts to rape, as under no circumstance can a child below 18 years give consent, express or implied, for sexual intercourse".Currently, child...
Clash at Elante Mall, video goes viral - Times of India
CHANDIGARH: A clash broke out between two persons and parking attendants over valet parking charges at Elante Mall on Monday, a video of which has gone viral.Police said the two were visiting the mall and took the valet parking service. Both returned after around two hours. When a parking attendant asked them to pay Rs 200 for the valet parking, one of them argued that the rate was Rs 150. Both parties entered into heated arguments.
Ambiguity looms large over revised BCom syllabus in Telangana
HYDERABAD: Two weeks after the commencement of classes for bachelor of commerce ( BCom ) in all state universities in Telangana, college managements are still clueless about the implementation of the new curriculum introduced by the Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) for academic year 2018-19.Recently, the TSCHE revised the core syllabi for the commerce stream, bringing under it several new subjects including goods and services tax, languages and computer applications.
Demand-supply mismatch pushes up egg price - Times of India
KOLKATA: A crunch in supply, made more conspicuous by the sudden surge in demand, has led to a sharp hike in egg price across city markets. From Rs 5 apiece in the retail market till a fornight ago, eggs are now retailing at Rs 6 apiece.According to egg traders, daily supply has dipped from 1.9 crore to 1.7 crore, a deficit of 20 lakh eggs per day.
Centre, state grapple over tent collapse at PM Narendra Modi rally - Times of India
MIDNAPORE: Five agencies from both the Union and state governments, including the Cabinet secretariat’s security wing and the Intelligence Bureau, started an investigation into the collapse of a shamiana at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Midnapore on Monday.Bengal agencies and the BJP, predictably, started a blame game — trying to fix responsibility on each other for the mishap — with one particular set of circumstances serving to highlight the politics that followed the incident...
Govt: Selection board meet on Lokpal search panel on July 19 - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday refused to give a timeframe by when Lokpal could be appointed but told the Supreme Court that the selection committee headed by the prime minister would meet on July 19 to set up the search panel to shortlist names for the post.Appearing before a bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi, attorney general K K Venugopal said the appointment of Lokpal would take time as the selection committee would have to first constitute a seven-member search panel which would lay...
Russian woman raped in Tamil Nadu temple town - Times of India
CHENNAI/TIRUVANNAMALAI: A 21-year-old Russian woman was allegedly drugged and gang-raped in a service apartment on a visit to the pilgrimage town of Tiruvannamalai , 190km southwest of Chennai, police said on Tuesday.Investigators detained six men for questioning after one of them took the unconscious woman to hospital on Monday and a doctor who examined her alerted police.Tiruvannamalai Town sub-inspector J Illavarasi registered a case under IPC Section 376 (rape) and Section 511 (punishment...
We'll strike down any law that violates rights, says SC - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Reserving its verdict on pleas seeking decriminalisation of Section 377 of the IPC to protect sexual orientation of LGBTs, the Supreme Court refused to leave the matter to Parliament and asserted its right on Tuesday to overturn and change laws enacted by a majority government if they were violative of fundamental rights.A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices R F Nariman, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra refused to entertain concerted requests from...
Not sure 6-year-old daughter can recover from sex assault, says rickshaw puller - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Despite his hand-to-mouth existence, the rickshaw puller kept aside some money for sweets and toys for his six-year-old daughter, the only girl among his seven children. Three days after the girl was raped , allegedly by a eunuch , in the vicinity of Minto Road , the father is dreading the nightmare confronting his daughter for life.“The eunuch always pretended to take care of my girl like she was his own daughter.
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