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No further sentence after life sentence: Supreme Court

Krishnadas Rajagopal

Order directing convict to spend another 10 years in jail after completing life term irrational, says court

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Frustration as Joe Biden, Congress allow eviction ban to expire

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U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision announced days before the eviction deadline on midnight on Saturday stunned many in Congress and exposed a rare divide between the President and his party

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In this file photo taken on August 21, 2020, renters and housing advocates attend a protest to cancel rent and avoid evictions in front of the court house amid Coronavirus pandemic in Los Angeles, California.

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SEBI urges peers to rethink bond market curbs

Markets watchdog calls on RBI, IRDAI, PFRDA to relax investment restrictions to help ease financing for infrastructure

In lockstep: There are areas where other regulators also have to take a more proactive role, says a SEBI member.

Gutsy Satish Kumar's debut Olympics ends with loss to world champ in boxing quarterfinals

Taking the ring with multiple stitches on his forehead and chin after sustaining cuts in the pre-quarters, Satish lost 0-5 but the scoreline was not reflective of his brave performance.

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Bakhodir Jalolov (red) of Uzbekistan exchanges punches with Satish Kumar during the men's Super Heavy (+91kg) quarter final on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Kokugikan Arena on August 01, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

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No further sentence after life sentence: Supreme Court

In this file photo taken on August 21, 2020, renters and housing advocates attend a protest to cancel rent and avoid evictions in front of the court house amid Coronavirus pandemic in Los Angeles, California.

Frustration as Joe Biden, Congress allow eviction ban to expire

In lockstep: There are areas where other regulators also have to take a more proactive role, says a SEBI member.

SEBI urges peers to rethink bond market curbs

Bakhodir Jalolov (red) of Uzbekistan exchanges punches with Satish Kumar during the men's Super Heavy (+91kg) quarter final on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Kokugikan Arena on August 01, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

Gutsy Satish Kumar's debut Olympics ends with loss to world champ in boxing quarterfinals

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President of the Public Health Foundation of India, K. Srinath Reddy

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Healthworkers collect swab samples from fishermen to test for COVID-19 at the Kalamukku fishing harbour in Kochi on July 31, 2021. As the annual trawling ban coming to an end, only COVID-19 negative fishermen are allowed to go into the sea.

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Advisory comes as new cases cross 40,000 mark again

Karnataka insists on RT-PCR test for Kerala, Maharashtra travellers

Tamil Nadu’s seroprevalence stands at 66.2%

Bhubaneswar achieves vaccination target

Kerala breaks single-day vaccination record

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No further sentence after life sentence: Supreme Court

Krishnadas Rajagopal Order directing convict to spend another 10 years in jail after completing life term irrational, says court

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₹90 lakh indemnity for woman bedridden due to negligence

Legal Correspondent She was 14 years old when she fell ill on a school tour

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In this file photo taken on August 21, 2020, renters and housing advocates attend a protest to cancel rent and avoid evictions in front of the court house amid Coronavirus pandemic in Los Angeles, California.

Frustration as Joe Biden, Congress allow eviction ban to expire

AP U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision announced days before the eviction deadline on midnight on Saturday stunned many in Congress and exposed a rare divide between the President and his party

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People riding bicycles and scooters wait to cross an intersection during rush hour in Beijing. File

China, India miss U.N. deadline to update emissions targets

AP China is the country with the world’s highest emissions, while India is third

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Many migrant labourers went back to their villages and survived by taking up work in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) projects during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Data | Urban workers hit the most during national COVID-19 lockdown

Vignesh Radhakrishnan Sumant Sen Jasmin Nihalani Amount of work available for workers in India reduced substantially in the period coinciding with the national lockdown during the first COVID-19 wave

Relatives perform last rites of COVID-19 victims at Adarsh Nagar Moksha Dham, amid surge coronavirus cases in Jaipur.

Data | India's excess deaths could be highest among nations with the most recorded COVID-19 fatalities

The Hindu Data Team The share of registered deaths where the cause was medically certified, was the lowest for India among the countries considered

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First Zika virus case in Maharashtra reported

PTI Zika is a moderate disease as 80% patients do not get any symptoms and remaining 20% have moderate flu-like symptoms, State surveillance officer Dr. Pradip Awate said.

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‘Skilled engineers will remain in demand’

Special Correspondent Resilience and focus crucial for a successful career, say experts at webinar

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Scarlett Johansson in a scene from “Black Widow”

Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ release

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Santhosh Narayanan on creating authentic sound palettes and finally starting his own YouTube channel

New on Netflix: Vijay Sethupathi in ‘Navarasa’; Joey King’s ‘The Kissing Booth 3’

What’s coming to Netflix: ‘Navarasa,’ ‘The Kissing Booth 3’ and more

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Jhansi, Ankith Koyya, Satya Dev and Brahmaji in ‘Thimmarusu’

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Bakhodir Jalolov (red) of Uzbekistan exchanges punches with Satish Kumar during the men's Super Heavy (+91kg) quarter final on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Kokugikan Arena on August 01, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

Gutsy Satish Kumar's debut Olympics ends with loss to world champ in boxing quarterfinals

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Jamaican sweep: Elaine Thompson-Herah’s, right, thundering run trumped Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s attempt for a record third gold.

Tokyo Olympics | Thompson-Herah defends 100m title in style

Suni Lee won gold in the women’s individual all-round gymnastics final on July 29, 2021, thus helping U.S.A. retain the title despite the last moment withdrawal of defending champion Simone Biles.

Olympic champion gymnast Suni Lee and the Hmong Community

Shreya Banerjee

Novak Djokovic of Team Serbia plays a backhand during his Men's Singles Bronze Medal match against Pablo Carreno Busta of Team Spain on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Tennis Park on July 31, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

Djokovic's temper flares up in bronze medal match loss

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India's Vandana Katariya celebrates after scoring her hat-trick goal against South Africa during a women's field hockey match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, in Tokyo.

Tokyo Olympics | Indian women's hockey team reaches Olympic quarter-finals

Shyam Vasudevan

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