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Mouse with Covid sparks Taiwan lab alert after biting scientist

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IED blast at Delhi court, cops probe terror angle

An improvised explosive device (IED), assembled in a steel tiffin box and kept inside a laptop bag, exploded inside a courtroom at the Rohini district court complex on Thursday morning, causing panic. According to police, the explosion at room number 102 happened when the court was in session. from Times of India https://ift.tt/33kIml7

Amid opposition din, LS OKs bills on tenure of CBI, ED chiefs

Responding to opposition criticism that extension of the tenures of the CBI and the ED directors was an attempt to create a pliable enforcement, Union minister Jitendra Singh said the extensions will be given by the same high-powered panel that selects the director of CBI and comprises Prime Minister, Chief Justice of India and the leader of the largest opposition party in Lok Sabha. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3IDkdX2

Tragedy in Nilgiris leaves political leadership in shock

Top leaders of the country including President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others expressed anguish over the sudden demise of CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 other defence personnel in a chopper crash on Wednesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3oBkbXx

Tripura ‘violence’ case: SC relief for journos, media firm

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed criminal proceedings against a media house and its two women journalists who were booked by Tripura Police for reporting on alleged communal violence in the state. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3dvFSC2

Stopped man from disrupting Ayodhya case: Ranjan Gogoi

Had an unnamed person not been denied entry into the courtroom on October 16, 2019, the day on which the Supreme Court reserved its verdict in the fiercely-contested Ayodhya land dispute case, the hearing may have been disrupted and the unanimous 5-0 historic verdict in favour of the Ram Temple might not have been delivered on November 9, 2019. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3EFiiyy

IAF man battling for life cheated death last year

The lone survivor among the 14 on board the Mi-17 V5 chopper that crashed on Wednesday, Group Captain Varun Singh has dodged death a second time while on duty. Now battling for life in the military hospital at Wellington in Tamil Nadu, the IAF officer had survived a life-threatening emergency while flying the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft in October last year. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3DEfpwC

'China poses challenge to strategic goals'

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'Govt claims of India’s economic recovery hollow'

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday accused the government of being in denial on price rise and “impervious to the suffering of the people”, as she said claims of economic recovery were hollow and the mere fact that stock markets have risen or profit to select big companies could not be its indicator. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3oK3oBX

Live Score: Australia vs England, 1st Ashes Test, Day 1

Stay updated with Times of India to get all the live cricket score updates, scorecard, and ball-by-ball commentary of 1st Ashes Test match between Australia and England from Times of India https://ift.tt/3dt6HXF

WhatsApp may reportedly log you out of linked devices

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Ashes: Starc's first-ball strike delivers another Harmison moment

Mitchell Starc took out the right stump of Rory Burns to give Australia the perfect start to the Ashes series on Wednesday, also handing England a Gabba moment to rank alongside Steve Harmison's opening delivery of the 2006/7 series. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3dvfMiD

'2k serious cases of AEFI, 0.004% of 123cr of shots given'

Adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) were recorded after 0.004% of the total around 123 crore Covid jabs administered till November 30. Of the 49,819 reported adverse events, 47,691 were minor, 163 severe and 1,965 were serious cases, the government told the Parliament on Tuesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3Gi9MWK

Live: 'Normalcy by June if Omicron stays less virulent'

Life could get back to normal by June 2022 if Covid’s latest avatar, Omicron, turns out to be less virulent than other variants like Delta, which caused the mega second wave in India this year. Stay with TOI for all updates from Times of India https://ift.tt/3IwOzKw

SC upholds bail for Sudha Bharadwaj, junks NIA plea

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Bombay high court’s order granting default bail to lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon case and dismissed the plea of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which had challenged the high court verdict. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3GoYDU2

Army’s J&K drill to get behind enemy lines

The Army on Tuesday conducted a helicopter-borne exercise in the higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley to practice inserting a task force “behind enemy lines in an intense air defence and electronic warfare-operating environment”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3oxT9Ap

'PDP will contest polls, but I won’t till Art 370 is restored'

Former J&K CM and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said her party shall fight assembly polls in the UT, as and when they are held, so as not to cede any space to BJP. However, she added that she would not contest polls individually unless Article 370 and Article 35A are restored and J&K returns to its pre-August 5, 2019 status. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3ptHiTe

'Not enough orders, may cut Covishield output by 50%'

With not enough orders for Covishield from the Centre, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday said the company is looking at slashing monthly production of vaccines by at least 50% %. SII has written to the government to seek clarity on its requirement, if any, for normal two doses for eligible people and also on booster doses. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3drJEMD

HC notice to Malik on ‘wilful breach’ of his undertaking

The Bombay high court on Tuesday directed state minister Nawab Malik to file an affidavit, explaining why action not be taken against him for wilful breach of his undertaking not to post or make statements against Dnyandev Wankhede and his son — Narcotics Control Bureau officer Sameer Wankhede — and their family. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3ovUhEA

BRO to collect toll from civilian traffic on 4 key Ladakh routes

For the first time, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) plans to collect toll from civilian traffic plying on the roads it builds, especially in the Himalayan states bordering China and Pakistan. The agency — under the defence ministry — plans to start with four routes covering a distance of 941 kms in Ladakh, including the Leh-Srinagar highway, and Leh’s link to Chalunka in the Nubra valley that is flanked by Chorbat area of Pakistan in the west and Siachen in the north. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3duHPPc