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When a wildfire spread to his village, Turkish farmer Sercan Bayat shouted at his cows to run from the flames and prayed for his own death rather than witness his animals perish. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2Va3xT1

Thousands of people protested in Paris and other French cities on Saturday against a mandatory coronavirus health pass for entry to a wide array of public venues, introduced by the government as it... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3ie2nhV

Millions of Americans could find themselves homeless starting Sunday as a nationwide ban on evictions expires, against a backdrop of surging coronavirus cases and political fingerpointing. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2V0WKLv

It's big day for Indian hockey and badminton, as PV Sindhu takes a crack at her second consecutive Olympic medal in the women's singles bronze-medal match and the men's hockey team looks to inch closer to end a four-decade long wait for a medal by entering the semifinals. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India

Water supply in parts of Delhi will be disrupted on Sunday due to repair work of leakage under Hauz Khas IIT flyover in the national capital, said Delhi Jal Board after a massive sinkhole was spotted... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3rXW4Tf

Tokyo Olympics LIVE: Golfers Anirban Lahiri and Udayan Mane will kick off India's campaign on Sunday while shuttler PV Sindhu, boxer Satish Kumar and the Indian men's hockey team compete later in the... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3fjth6d

Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu will look to put her semi-final loss behind her when she takes on He Bing Jiao for the women's singles bronze while boxer Satish Kumar fights it out in 91kg quarter-finals on... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3j3F7T8

As the deadlock over the Pegasus controversy continues in Parliament, the two Houses are heading towards a less productive zone in terms of business with more than 85% of working hours being wasted in the first two weeks of the session. Of the possible 107 hours in the past two weeks, Parliament has functioned merely for 18 hours, wasting 89 hours because of ongoing disruptions due to the deadlock over the opposition demand for a discussion and inquiry into the Pegasus affair.

Districts that were severely impacted by the second Covid wave may not see an equally intense third wave, an analysis by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said. Experts from the top science body said states should conduct district-level heterogeneity assessments — that include variations in spread and population — to plan public health measures based on local data.

Two Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists, including Lamboo, a Pakistani commander of the outfit and a key conspirator in the 2019 fidayeen attack in Pulwama’s Lethpora that left 40 CRPF troopers dead, were killed in an anti-terror operation in Pulwama’s Dachigam area on Saturday.

Amid continued stand-off with China, the Leh administration is augmenting oxygen supply in the forward areas by adding new plants, a move that will boost the fight against Covid-19 in ‘zero-mile’ villages and far-flung settlements along northern and eastern Ladakh.

Kerala reported more than 20,000 fresh Covid-19 cases for the fifth day running while the rising trend in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka continued, as India logged more than 42,000 new cases of the virus on Saturday. For the fifth straight day, India’s daily count stayed over the 40,000-mark as 42,052 were recorded on Saturday. Kerala accounted for 20,624 new cases, while Maharashtra logged 6,959.

A delay of six months in hearing the bail plea of a 60-year-old man jailed under the stringent UAPA law has prompted the Delhi high court to fix a date for the special judge to hear it. A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Anup J Bhambhani took a dim view of the failure of the special NIA judge, Patiala House, to take up the bail plea filed in February this year, despite a direction by HC earlier to decide it expeditiously.

Concerns over dependence on home isolation and failure to impose micro-containment zones have prompted the Centre to advise that 46 districts in 10 states reporting above 10% positivity rate need to impose strict restrictions on movement of people and gathering of crowds.

As the cumulative monsoon rainfall over the country touches almost ‘normal’ level with the deficit reduced to less than 1% on Saturday, the overall acreage of Kharif (summer-sown) crops in India crossed the ‘normal’ sown area threshold by over 8 lakh hectares.

A Delhi court on Saturday said it had “no hesitation in holding the findings” of the CBI’s final report, which said there was no case against jailed former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar to proceed against him for the offence of murder in an accident case, as correct. Currently, Sengar is serving a life sentence for raping a minor girl in Unnao in 2017.

China and Australia ramped up Covid-19 curbs Saturday as Delta variant cases surged and tens of thousands rallied in France against restrictions designed to stop the pandemic. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3ygO8yL

A number of women have spoken out online, accusing Kris Wu's staff of predatory behaviour such as inviting them to boozy karaoke parties with the star. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3j8pRV1

A man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly strangling his 30-year-old wife with a dupatta in southeast Delhi's Govindpuri, police said. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3ldJ0rm

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday said it has launched a probe into allegations by a retired government official that a senior IPS officer has been harassing his daughter. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3C1LIpS

Minister for Medical Education Vishvas Sarang said that inflation is down and people's incomes have increased during the BJP rule. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2Vk32FG

Tokyo Olympics: Nigerain sprinter Blessing Okagbare and Kenyan 100 metres specialist Mark Odhiambo were barred from the Olympics after failing doping tests. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3fgwhR4

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday said the government was serious on probe into the death of Dhanbad Judge Uttam Anand and will ensure justice to his family. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3BXdow0

The two auto drivers arrested in the Dhanbad judge hit-and-run case have been sent to five days custody, even as lawyers across Jharkhand abstained from work Friday to protest against alleged mowing... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3fdxacZ

The Delhi High Court said that businessman Navneet Kalra was free to assail in accordance with law the cancellation of the registration certificate to run his restaurants "Khan Chacha" and "Town Hall"... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3j4l6vG

As they learn more about their country's painful history of residential schools for indigenous children, many shocked Canadians are calling for further efforts to expose the truth as a way to move... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3rLhzXi

Easing of lockdown combined with pandemic fatigue, lack of community adherence to Covid-appropriate behavior, and circulation of more transmissible variants of SARS-CoV-2 can be attributed to the... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3ldODpj

Two people armed with a Taser and tear gas robbed a Dinh Van jewellery store in central Paris on Friday before fleeing on foot, two police sources said, with one of the sources saying as much as 2... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3xdZ1ji

As many as 3.83 lakh people without any photo ID documents have been vaccinated through Co-WIN till July 26, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said on Friday. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3yesf2N

East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir has urged the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to rename the Yamuna Sports Complex after freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, saying this will be a "small step" in paying... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/37bcGNC

Hansal Mehta has come out in support of Shilpa Shetty. The actress has been getting trolled over social media since the arrest of her husband Raj Kundra in a pornography case. The actress also filed a defamation suit against several media outlets for defamatory reports. However, the HC has noted that passing a blanket gag order on the media against reporting anything against Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty shall have a "chilling effect on the freedom of the press.

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Ozone is becoming more widespread in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) across all seasons, according to a new analysis by Centre for Science an Environment (CSE) released on Friday. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3fdT0wK

The US Justice Department ordered the Treasury on Friday to hand former president Donald Trump's tax records over to Congress, in a major break in an investigation launched into Trump's finances in... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/379L9Mp

Skin care tips: A healthy skincare routine can help you maintain healthy skin. Here's a simple day and night routine you can try. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3leAfgA

The Centre has asked all departments to give high priority to COVID-19 public grievances and resolve them within a maximum of three days, according to an official order. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3f9gPWL

Shots were fired in a violent clash at a store car park in northern Berlin on Friday, leaving four people injured, the Berliner Zeitung reported. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3j3APeC

Prahlad Modi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's brother and vice-president of All-India Fair Price Shop Association, today asked traders not to pay GST till their demands are met by authorities and... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3BXBR4e

A man was handed a suspended prison term and ordered to pay £100 ($139, 117 euros) in compensation on Friday for assaulting England's chief medical officer. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3C1t0hZ

Nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar shared a video detailing an important monsoon food guide to follow in order to get the best nutrition this rainy season. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3rKk783

Kareena Kapoor is weekend-ready and how from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3BVnlKp

Tokyo 2020: China's Ma Long became the first table tennis player in Olympic history to win men's singles gold for a second time. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3xf3VNd

Students will be able to access their Class 10, 12 results on the official websites for UP board -- upresults.nic.in and upmsp.edu.in. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3zReVBV

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee left Delhi today after a five-day visit packed with meetings with opposition leaders including Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3iaEYy6

An American motorist was arrested with the bodies of her young nephew and niece in the trunk of her car, police said Friday, after making the macabre discovery during a routine traffic stop. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3iaHGU6

India stand-in captain for the Sri Lanka tour said that situations were difficult for India after Krunal Pandya tested positive for COVID-19 but the team decided to stay back and play the series. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3zMrZbO

More than 2.88 crore balance and unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states, union territories and private hospitals to be administered, the Union Health Ministry said on... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3zMoa6s

Union Minister V Muraleedharan on Thursday slammed the Kerala government for failing to curb a rise in COVID-19 cases and said that the formula followed by it to tackle the coronavirus disease had... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3xe70Nt

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said it will begin home vaccination of bed-ridden people in Mumbai against coronavirus on a trial basis from today. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3rFdhR7

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday ordered withdrawal of 90 defamation cases against journalists, dailies and television channels. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2V5WCtX

India dispatched approximately 6.4 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses to foreign countries from January 12 to July 22, the government informed Parliament on Thursday. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3ibsqGD

Security forces gunned down two militants of the NSCN (K-YA), a faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang, during a joint operation in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh,... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3rFpeX3

Javed Akhtar said there should be a "change in the country" and it is the history of Bengal that the state had led the revolutionary movements. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/37nhLCJ

Sri Lanka vs India 3rd T20I: Sri Lanka beat India by seven wickets to win three-match series 2-1. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3A34rjd

Ahead of next year's Assembly election in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP will carry out an outreach programme through newly inducted seven Union ministers from the state in over 200 assembly segments, sources... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3l6rYvj

Air India has sold its 115 properties for Rs 738 crore since 2015 to offset its debt, Minister of State for Civil Aviation VK Singh said on Thursday. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3idcW4W

The R-factor, which indicates the speed at which COVID-19 infection is spreading in the country, is climbing steadily with Kerala and the Northeastern states occupying top spots and fuelling worries... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3BTSttD

Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was not simply killed in a crossfire in Afghanistan. He was also not a collateral damage, but was "brutally murdered" by the Taliban after... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3f73rm4

Believing in rumours about a hidden treasure, some unidentified persons dug up the sanctum sanctorum of a 1,200-year-old Shiva temple in a remote place in Thangadh taluka of Gujarat's Surendranagar... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3xbTFVT

On June 21, the high court had directed the Enforcement Directorate not to take coercive action against the news portal as well as its editor-in-chief in connection with the case. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3iYMviJ

Police in Maharashtra's Solapur district have registered a case against the two sons of MLA Rajendra Raut for a violation of COVID-19 norms during their wedding which was, allegedly, attended by over... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3BXkFvE