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Musk seeks to lift regulator 'muzzle' on Tesla tweets

Tesla chief Elon Musk has asked a New York court to overturn a provision in an Tesla with the US security requiring a lawyer's agreement es regulator pre-approval of tweets related to the electric vehicle company.

Audio leaks: Now a clip of Imran's plan to 'play' foreign conspiracy 'cipher' surfaces

In a continuing sequence of controversial audio leaks involving politicians in Pakistan, sound bites of former PM Imran Khan and his then principal secretary Azam Khan purportedly discussing how to "play" the alleged "foreign conspiracy" against him emerged Wednesday amid a National Security Committee meet to discuss a tape featuring incumbent PM Shehbaz Sharif, reports Omer Farooq Khan.

N Korea test-fires missiles on eve of Harris trip to Seoul

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles 0 toward its eastern waters on Wednesday, its neighbours said, a day before US Vice-President Kamala Harris is to visit South Korea.

Matter Of Degrees

UGC should think more on allowing four-year undergraduates to enrol for PhDs

Why Iran protests are about more than just headscarves

Thousands are out in the streets in Iran's biggest protest since 2009. While the immediate trigger is a 22-year-old woman's death in the morality police's custody, discontentment among Iranians has been brewing for years over the weakening economy, rising costs and the government's heavy-handed response to past protests. look at why this protest is different and how it might

Iran president to address nation as unrest spreads to 80 cities

Raisi To Touch On 'Important Domestic, Foreign Issues' As Toll Rises

Russian-backed officials ask Putin to annex Ukraine regions

Proclamation Likely In Days; Referendums A Farce: Zelensky

From techie to lecturer to govt employee: Arrested PFI men are from all walks of life

PFI national executive council member Abdul Wahid Sait, national secretary Afsar Pasha, national general secretary Anis Ahmed, West Bengal president and Empower India Foundation liason officer Minarul Sheikh, national vice-chairman Em Abdur Rahiman, national secretary VP Nazarudeen Elamaram, national executive council member and NCHRO national general secretary P Koya, chairman OMA Salam, national secretary and media & public relations in-charge Mohammed Shakib and Rajasthan president Mohammed Asif, who have been arrested during nationwide raids

What led to ban: Radicalising youths, killing Hindu activists

The PFI first came under the radar following the involvement of its cadres in chopping a Kerala college professor's palm in 2010 over alleged blasphemy.

PFI's political arm spared by MHA for now is on EC's radar

Any SDPI Move On PFI Behalf To Attract Action

'My husband is a serial womaniser and liar. It's taking a toll on me'

To help readers cope with their anxieties in these stressful times, TOI has launched Talk it Out, a series in which expert counsellors answer your mental health queries. This week's advice is from counselling psychologist Pallavi Ullal

Raja to appear before PD Act panel today

BJP MLA T Raja Singh will be produced before PD Act advisory committee on Thursday, almost a month after Hyderabad police invoked PD Act against him after he made an alleged blasphemous video.

SC to take call on Oct 12 if anything survives in demonetisation case

After keeping a batch of petitions pending for six years against the Centre's decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes and subsequent problems faced by people, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it would take a call on October 12 whether it should be heard after Centre submitted that nothing survived in the case for practical purposes.

AK Antony testifies in Tatra bribery case

Former Union defence minister AK Antony submitted on Wednesday before a Delhi court that former Indian Army chief General VK Singh never gave him a written complaint or any audio recording (which was claimed to be recorded by him) against Lt Gen Tejinder Singh.

SC to examine if mins need more curbs on freedom of speech

Can greater restrictions be imposed on the right to freedom of speech and expression of public functionaries including elected representatives and ministers to prevent them from making derogatory remarks?

The film Babli Bouncer gets a thumbs up from audiences

National Award-winning director Madhur Bhandarkar’s feel-good family entertainer Babli Bouncer is garnering appreciation from audiences across the world.

Hours after ban, PFI disbands its outfit

The ban on PFI, which has presence in 17 states, and its fronts was recommended by the governments of Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Gujarat.

BJP welcomes ban on PFI, claims Cong patronised outfit

Terming it a strong and timely move that reasserted the Modi government's "zero tolerance policy" on terrorism, BJP on Wednesday welcomed the five-year ban on PFI and accused Congress of patronising the "anti-national" organisation.

Lalu: RSS should be banned 'on priority'

The five-year ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI) invited a torrent of contrasting criticism from the opposition on Wednesday, none more strident than RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad, who said RSS should have been outlawed "on priority" as it was "the worst".

ASI finds 9th century structures in Bandhavgarh forests after 85 years

After a gap of nearly 85 years, the Archaeological Survey of India has restarted exploration and documentation work of ancient caves, remains of Buddhist structures, temples, and statues of Vishnu Dashavataras in the Bandhavgarh reserve forest area of Madhya Pradesh.

Gyanvapi issue is of national importance: HC

Reiterating that the Gyanvapi case is an issue of national importance, the Allahabad high court on Wednesday directed the director general of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to comply with its earlier order and file a reply (counter-affidavit) in response to the petition filed by Anjuman Intezamia Masajid (AIM), the Gyanvapi mosque management committee of Varanasi, by the next date of hearing on October 18.

India's approach to Ukraine war remains 'human centric'

After the West's public appreciation of India's renewed push for an end to the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine, the US is hoping New Delhi will back a resolution in the UN Security Council to condemn the referendums Russia is holding in Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine and also in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in the south.

Chinese envoy: Military strife caused by Galwan has ended

Claims Thaw In Ties Amid Row Over Blocking Of Curbs In UN

₹368cr Dasara bonus for Singareni workers

Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has announced 30% bonus to employees of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL).

Ban on PFI can't be supported: Owaisi

Opposing the banning of Popular Front of India (PFI) and its affiliates by the Centre, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has said that actions of some individuals cannot be the basis to ban the organisation itself.

Fire norms for commercial bldgs below 15m mooted

'Most Of Recent Fire Mishap At Such Buildings'

T distilleries to increase output for festive season

With more demand for liquor during the festival season, the excise department has asked distilleries in the state to step up production. With the increase in liquor sales and a hike in prices, the state government has earned ₹15,000 crore till now this fiscal. There are over 2,000 liquor shops in the state.

HC lifts stay on medical college construction on farmers' land

Paving the way for completing construction of a government medical and nursing college at Nagarkurnool, a division bench of Telangana high court on Wednesday vacated the stay by a single judge.

TRS local leader held for kidnap and assault over 'secret affair

Man Taped Affair; Faces Harassment Plaint From Wife

South films releasing in all four languages should become the norm: Rana Daggubati

BE IT COMMERCIAL, ART FORM, ALTERNATIVE OR INDEPENDENT, SOUTH FILMS HAVE HIT THE LIMELIGHT AND FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS | I feel proud when people recognise me as Bhallaladeva: Rana Daggubati