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England have lost Keaton Jennings and Alastair Cook with Ishant Sharma delivering the early blow for India. (Photo: AP)

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Kerala has been battered by the worst floods in almost a century that have killed more than 410 people since the monsoon started in June. (Photo: AP)

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Kerala flood warnings ignored to speed-up commercial projects: Experts

DC CORRESPONDANT | PTI

Critics say Kerala and the centre have ignored environmental concerns as they push coal mines and hotel resorts.

Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik has been transferred to Jammu and Kashmir and he will replace N N Vohra. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

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Prez Kovind appoints Satya Pal Malik as new Governor of J&K

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Senior BJP leader Lal Ji Tandon has been appointed as Governor of Bihar and Satyadev Narayan Arya will be new Governor of Haryana.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said Navjot Singh Sidhu was an ambassador of peace and was given amazing love and affection by people of Pakistan. (Photo: File)

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Imran Khan defends Sidhu, says attack over hug 'great disservice to peace'

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Imran Khan thanked Navjot Singh Sidhu for attending his oath taking ceremony on Saturday.

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The ministry put forth three measures that the platform can take to combat fake news. (Photo: File)

Set up India cell to combat fake news: IT minister tells WhatsApp CEO

The PIL also requested the court to judicially examine the response of various authorities to the natural calamity so as to assess the lapses and make it swifter in the future. (Photo: File)

Court must monitor flood relief operations in Kerala: Petitioner to SC

The abduction and rape of an 8-year-old girl sparked an outrage across the country. (Photo: File | PTI)

2 men get death for raping 8-yr-old girl in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur

“I received invitation ten times. Then I sought permission from Indian government, I didn't get permission and was waiting. Two days after Pakistan government gave visa, Sushma Swaraj Ji herself called me in the night & informed that I have been given permission,” said Navjot Singh Sidhu. (Photo: PTI)

Sidhu justifies Pak visit for Imran's oath-taking, cites Vajpayee's visit to Lahore

A church is seen partially covered in flood waters in Alappuzha in Kerala. The state has been battered by torrential downpours since Augusta 8, with floods and landslides. (Photo: AP)

UAE gives Rs 700 crore to help rebuild flood-ravaged Kerala

The Centre said manufacture, sale and use of joined-firecrackers (series crackers) might be banned as the same causes huge air, noise and solid waste problems. (Photo: File)

Centre opposes complete ban on sale of crackers during Diwali in top court

The homeless woman was dragged for close to 300 meters in posh Connaught Place area in Lutyens' Delhi, police said. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Fashion student at wheel hits, drags 50-yr-old homeless woman in Delhi

Flood affected people queue up for health check-up at a relief camp at North Paravoor in Kochi. (Photo: PTI)

To rebuild lives Kerala needs cooked food, doctors, electricians: KJ Alphons

In the past too, sex workers have contributed for helping the victims of natural calamities in various parts of the country. (Photo: File)

Maharashtra sex workers donate Rs 21,000 for Kerala flood victims

The Kerala Tourism's decision to organise Champions Boat League on the lines of Indian Premier League (IPL) from this year starting with Nehru Trophy boat race also took a beating due to the flooding. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Floods wash away festive fervour of Onam, Bakrid in Kerala

Karnataka PWD Minister HD Revanna was also pained that he was being portrayed wrongly, CM Kumaraswamy said. (Photo: File)

K'taka minister 'throws biscuits' at flood victims, CM Kumaraswamy defends brother

Police say the house in Dhumanganj was bolted from inside and they had to break through the door. (Twitter | @ANINewsUP)

Allahabad man kills wife, 3 daughters, stuffs bodies inside fridge, almirah

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Alice Wells at the same time welcomed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's remarks on the importance of having peace on both sides of the country's borders. (Photo: AP)

US expresses concern over terror groups 'enjoying safe haven' in Pakistan

Rajeev Pillai’s gesture has impressed Richa Chadha who is his co-stars for his upcoming film ‘Shakeela’. (Photo: Instagram | therichachadha)

This actor postponed wedding to help rescue people in flood-hit Kerala

The 2+2 meeting would cover a broad range of bilateral, regional and global issues of shared interest, with a view to strengthening security ties between the two nations. (Photo: PIB)

2+2 dialogue important opportunity for enhancing India-US relations: US official

The Supreme Court had questioned the EC's notification and said that NOTA was meant to be exercised by individual voters in direct polls. (Photo: File)

NOTA voting option cannot be allowed in Rajya Sabha polls: SC

Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya said BJP has a majority in Lok Sabha, but don't have the numbers in Rajya Sabha to pass a bill for construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya. (Photo: ANI)

Majority of Muslims want Ram temple in Ayodhya: Uttar Pradesh Dy CM

Debutant teenager Saurabh Chaudhary clinched India's first shooting gold of the 18th Asian Games while Abhishek Verma won bronze medal in the men’s 10m air pistol event. (Photo: Twitter / IOA India)

Asian Games 2018: Saurabh Chaudhary claims gold, Abhishek Verma bags bronze

A heavy deployment of police personnel has been made in the area, the SP said. He said a case would be registered and arrests would be made soon. (Representational Image | AFP)

Woman paraded naked, kicked, slapped by mob on suspicion of killing man in Bihar

The CBSE said it had issued similar circulars on September 15, 2004, and on September 12, 2016, saying there should not be any homework assigned to students of classes 1 and 2. (Photo: File)

Madras HC orders CBSE to tell schools to follow 'no homework rule' or face action

Both the officers and staff of the central railway zone with headquarters in Mumbai will contribute to the Kerala Chief Minister's Relief Fund.

Central Railway staff to contribute part of salary to Kerala relief fund

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1 in 3 teenagers haven't read a book in the past year due to social media: study

Social media usage on an average went up from an hour to two hours a day in a decade (Photo: AFP)

Love at first sight may be real as people take just a second to register beauty

The study found that the most alluring angle for the curve of a woman’s spine where it meets the bottom is 45 degrees (Photo: Pixabay)

Maple leaf extracts can be as effective for preventing wrinkles as Botox: study

The researchers are awaiting a patent before making it available for use (Photo: Pixabay)

French footballer claims his mum was sacrificed and he had sex with sister and aunt

N'Zigou went on to claim that he has had a number of homosexual affairs and incestuous relationships with both his aunt and his sister. (Youtube Screengrab)

Twitter ups meme game! Anushka Sharma's Sui Dhaaga expression lands on cricket field

Anushka is currently in Nottingham cheering for the Virat Kohli-led Indian cricket team as they face England in the second Test. (Photo: Screengrab/AP)

Watch: Flying kiss! From Virat Kohli to Anushka Sharma with love in Nottingham

Kohli, who fell for 97 in India's first innings, top-scored with 103 as the tourists, looking to bounce back from 2-0 down in this five-match series, piled up a total of 352 for seven declared. (Photo: Screengrab)

Gautam Gambhir to join BJP and contest Delhi general elections in 2019?

With Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ruling the state, BJP is keen to restore their image and power in the capital city and the veteran cricketer would be the ideal candidate to help them achieve their goals. (Photo: AFP)

Kids whose parents fought cancer have lower grades, earn less as adults, says study

The results showed children with experience of parental cancer had a much lower final grade average than children who did not. (Photo: Pixabay)

Katrina Kaif might have given glimpse of Bharat look and we cannot wait to see more!

Novel blood test detects 95 per cent of cancers at any stage of aggressiveness

Scientists have developed method where they take blood sample and are able to retrieve the individual cancer cells from the blood. (Photo: Pixabay)

Columns

Imran time is here. But is change really on the way?

Cyril Almeida

If change is a comin’ or change is to remain another country, there are at least some clues of where to look for early signs of the change agenda.

Grow up India, time to set an uplifting agenda

Sanjeev Ahluwalia

By 2040, the proportion of the population below 34.5 years will fall to 50 per cent from 65 per cent today.

CPEC toughest test for Imran & Pak generals

Indranil Banerjie

Before elections, Imran had promised he would publicly examine the CPEC agreements made by Nawaz Shairf’s government.

Trump taking US on path of confrontation with Beijing

Munir Akram

Trump’s most fateful decision is to confront China.

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