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Embrace earth tones this monsoon

To offset the gloom of the rains, take a cue from Nature and immerse yourself in the comforting palette

Run, the Taylor version

Swiftie or not, the Cincinnati (Ohio, USA) leg of the Eras Tour by Taylor Swift kept everyone enchanted.

'GOING BACK TO COLLEGE WAS NOT POSSIBLE'

Manushi Chhillar explains what kept her away from pursuing a career in medicine after winning Miss World 2017

I am very unlike Aditi now: Genelia Deshmukh

#15yearsofjaanetuyajaanena | As Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na clocks 15 years, the actor recalls some interesting tidbits from the sets

A GLASS HALF FULL, OR HALF EMPTY?

The last six months saw a number of small as well as big-banner films release, of which some hit the B-spot while most missed the mark

Swiatek, Djokovic light up Day 1 as rain, wet courts interrupt play

Even some seasoned champions of professional tennis can find maneuvering the first-round hurdle in Grand Slams tricky, especially if the surface reeks of unfamiliarity.

Follow the laws, forget the 'spirit'

England invoking the spirit of the game at Lord's is a feeble attempt to distract from Aussies gaining from the simplest interpretation of law

Neeraj to focus on fitness in preparation for Worlds

The Olympic champ wants to become the first Indian athlete to win the world c'ships

RBI says 76% of ₹2,000 notes in circulation back in banks

Indians have returned ₹2.72 lakh crore in ₹2,000 notes, or 76%, of such notes in circulation as on May 19 when the regulator announced the withdrawal, the Reserve Bank of India said on Monday.

'Micron plant's construction to start in 4-6 weeks'

Micron Technology, Inc.'s India plant is set to begin construction within four to six weeks, as the Gujarat government has allocated land for the semiconductor unit, said communications and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday.

Sensex surges past 65K on FPI flows

Hopes that the US Fed might be able to call off inflation battle soon fuelling the rally

France sees relative calm but tensions persist

Crowds gathered at town halls across France Monday to show solidarity with local governments targeted in six nights of violence touched off by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old in suburban Paris.

8 Palestinians killed in major Israeli army ops in West Bank

Israel on Monday began a large-scale military raid including drone strikes and hundreds of troops in the northern occupied West Bank, killing eight Palestinians in what the army labelled an \"extensive counterterrorism effort.\"

G20 expert group convenors meet US Treasury Secy Yellen

Building on the agreement between US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the need for reform of multilateral development banks (MDBs), including boosting their financial capacity, the co-convenors of the independent expert group on strengthening MDBs, Larry Summers and NK Singh, met US treasury secretary Janet Yellen in Washington DC last week.

CBI files charge sheet against Bihar Dy CM Tejashwi, Lalu

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Forest bill report may be tabled in monsoon session

The Joint Committee of Parliament reviewing the Forest (Conservation) Amendment bill 2023 is set to table its report during the upcoming monsoon session which starts on July 20, according to people familiar with the matter. The final meeting of the Committee was held on June 26 and the bill was taken up, clause by clause.

Parl panel discusses keeping tribals, NE out of UCC's ambit

The Law Commission of India on Monday sought to make a case before a Parliamentary panel that the issue of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country be examined afresh, even as some Opposition parties, including the Congress, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), questioned the move to renew consultations despite the commission's view in 2018 that UCC is \"neither necessary nor desirable at this stage\".

Ajit Pawar faction may get up to 13 ministerial berths

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) faction led by deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar is likely to get up to 13 ministerial berths in the Maharashtra cabinet, even as the allocation of portfolios to the newly inducted ministers was delayed due to lack of consensus among the constituents of the three-party coalition, people familiar with the matter said.

Shinde stays silent amid turmoil

No barbs at Uddhav Thackeray; no taunts at Opposition leaders. Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde avoided any political comments on Monday as he paid tributes to Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray and his mentor, Anand Dighe, a day after he got a new deputy in Ajit Pawar, a senior NCP leader who split his party and joined hands with the BJP.

Big Oppn meet set for July 17-18 amid NCP crisis

Fifteen opposition parties will meet in Bengaluru on July 17 and 18, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal announced on Monday.

Sharad Pawar hits the road in Maha, says he'll rebuild party

At 8am sharp on Monday, exactly a day after his nephew Ajit Pawar defected along with several top leaders and a section of NCP MLAs, Sharad Pawar set out from his home in Pune to resurrect his tattered party.

Situation 'slowly' improving in Manipur: Govt; SC seeks report

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Manipur government to submit an updated status report by July 10 to furnish details of the steps taken to curb the ethnic clashes that have overrun the northeastern state since early May, claiming at least 120 lives.

HC denies bail to Sisodia in money laundering case

The Delhi high court on Monday rejected former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia's petition for bail in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy, saying that saying that the allegations against him are \"very serious in nature\" and involve huge loss of public funds under a deep-rooted conspiracy.

MCD's property tax mop up hits ₹1,100cr in 1st Qtr

CM Kejriwal says jump in MCD collection testimony to 'honest politics' of the Aam Aadmi Party; opposition BJP attributes rise to 'increased burden' on taxpayers due to a reduction in rebate rates

Crucial legal pointers for Pawar vs Pawar from Sena vs Sena

Even as 37 of his 53 MLAs ostensibly defected and joined hands with the BJP-Sena government in Maharashtra, NCP chief Sharad Pawar was quick to say on Sunday evening that he would not be pursuing a legal battle, choosing instead to go to the people directly.

Lapses in signalling, repairs led to train tragedy: Report

Faulty signalling due to two botched repair works, including one in 2018 and one hours before the accident, led to the Coromandel Express being sent on a collision course with a goods train on another track, the main Railways investigation of the crash has found, according to people aware of the development and official documents.

5-judge SC bench led by CJI to hear Art 370 pleas

The Supreme Court on Monday notified the setting up of a new constitution bench, comprising its first five judges, to take up a clutch of petitions pertaining to Article 370 of the Constitution, which conferred special status on Jammu & Kashmir but was abrogated in August 2019 through a presidential order.

Mizoram ghost hunters help bust real murder after paranormal quest unearths hidden body

{A SURREAL TURN} SUSPECTS ARRESTED

Implement schemes by Jan 26: PM to ministers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked ministers and bureaucrats to implement all projects, including the promises made in the Union Budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year and capital expenditure infusion by January 26 next year, and emphasised on the need to go to the people and explain the benefit of government schemes, functionaries present at the meeting said.

Swift's Eras tour could gross more than $1.4 billion: Report

Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour is going to achieve certain milestones, the first being the reported final gross amount of $1.4 billion.