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Abdullah has been detained under the PSA, official sources said. The tougher law was slapped on Abdullah on Sunday. (Photo: File)
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Ex-J&K CM Farooq Abdullah charged under tough act, may be held for 2 yrs

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The 81-year-old patron of the National Conference has been under house arrest since August 5.
In Karnataka, he asserted Kannada is the principal language and will remain so. (Photo: KPN)
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Yediyurappa remains committed on Kannada after Amit Shah's Hindi push

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His comment comes after Amit Shah’s statement on Hindi Diwas stating that India should be recognised by one language.
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News Digest: A smart, speedy recap of the day's headlines

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Here are the top national, international headlines of the day.
The Supreme Court on Monday sought a report from the Jammu and Kashmir High Court chief justice on allegations that people were finding it difficult to approach the high court. (Photo: File)

Very serious if people can't approach J&K HC, will visit Srinagar: Chief Justice
TDP MP Kesineni Srinivas, in a tweet, said: 'This is not suicide but a brutal murder by Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy.' (Photo: Twitter)

'Murder, not suicide,' TDP leaders blame Rao's suicide on Andhra govt
NCP chief Sharad Pawar. (Photo: File | PTI)

Maharashtra elections: Cong-NCP to contest from 125 seats each
Owaisi asked how the 80-year-old leader could be a threat when PM Modi met him just a day prior to the revocation of Article 370. He said by detaining Abdullah under PSA, the government is putting him under the same glare as separatist Masrat Alam. (Photo: ANI)

'PM met him last month, now Farooq Abdullah detained under PSA?' asks Owaisi
Earlier, Stalin had criticised Home Minister Amit Shah's call to culturally unify India with Hindi as its national language. (Photo: File)

Tamil Nadu: DMK to organise state-wide protest against centre's Hindi 'imposition'
Doval has also been allocated the issue of talks with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) separatists. (Photo: ANI)

Doval gets national security, foreign policy as PMO defines roles of top officials
Recalling the 2017 Jallikattu protests over the SC's decison to put a ban on the practise, Haasan said that it was a mere protest. "The battle for our language will be exponentially bigger than that. India or Tamil Nadu (TN) does not need or deserve such a battle," he said. (Photo: Twitter | @ikamalhaasan)

Watch: 'Protest will be big,’ Kamal Haasan on Centre’s Hindi move
Mehbooba Mufti told the Assembly in January 2018 that 525 people had been detained under the PSA in 2016, and 201 in 2017. (Photo: File)

What is Public Safety Act all about?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (Photo:File)

PM Modi to meet Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday; administrative reforms to be discussed
At any point of time, the Chinese Navy deploys around six to seven warships in the region in the name of carrying out anti-piracy drills in the Gulf of Aden. (Photo: Representational image)

Indian Navy tracks 7 Chinese warships in Indian Ocean region
A note prepared by the Commisioner-cum-secretary to the government of J&K for submissions in Supreme Court put these government leaders at par with the separatist bodies in the state. (Photo: File)

‘Troublesome,’ Centre puts former J&K chief ministers at par with separatists
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to make all endeavours to restore normalcy in Kashmir as soon as possible. (Photo: File)

Restore normalcy in Jammu Kashmir as soon as possible: SC directs Centre
President Ram Nath Kovind. (Photo: File)

President Kovind thanks Slovenia for supporting India's fight against terrorism
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: ANI)

Police case against students for protesting at Imran Khan rally: report
The toll in the boat tragedy in Andhra Pradesh rose to 12 with the recovery of four more bodies including that of an infant, on Monday morning, official sources said. With 21 more people missing, extensive search operations were being carried out by Indian Navy, NDRF, SDRF and state authorities. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Andhra CM takes aerial survey after 12 dead, 21 missing in boat tragedy
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Columns

The Afghan solution: To strengthen Kabul hand
Bhopinder Singh
The Taliban rubbed in their advantage by further threatening that hereon the situation “will lead to more losses to the US”!
Bhopinder Singh

View from Pakistan: Still a hybrid regime, with Imran on a sticky wicket
Cyril Almeida
A lot has already gone wrong and the stuff that has gone wrong is obvious for two reasons.
Cyril Almeida

Media and fascists: Lessons of history
Manish Tewari
With the help of a fawning media, the Nazis ascended to power in Germany in 1933.
Manish Tewari

A new divide in education over digital learning, Internet access
Hajrah Mumtaz
The same sort of debate occurred, to use one example, over mathematical calculations.
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BMTC scraps more buses than it inducts

Gallery

Former Miss Universe and Bollywood actor Sushmita Sen is right now madly in love with handsome hunk and model Rohman Shawl. The 43-year-old actor has been dating 28-year-old Rohman for a quite a long time. The duo has always been sharing their cosy yet romantic pictures on Instagram and giving relationship goals. (Photos: Instagram)
Sushmita Sen & beau Rohman Shawl's cosy pics set out relationship goals
Sushmita Sen & beau Rohman Shawl's cosy pics set out relationship goals

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Yash, Radhika Pandit and Ayra (Source- Instagram/ @thenameisyash)

KGF star Yash shares adorable video of baby Arya and it's too cute to miss
Ranbir Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor and Alia Bhatt.

Sonam shares Ranbir and Alia's 'lucky charm' ahead of 'The Zoya Factor' release
A still from Jojo Rabbit.

TIFF 2019 Diary: And the Oscar goes to…
Deepika Padukone at the event.

Photos: Deepika Padukone launches lecture series on mental health for her foundation
Chahatt Khanna.

I was afraid I’d be typecast as a mother: Chahatt Khanna
Priyanka Chopra. (Image Courtesy:Youtube/RSVP Movies)

The Sky Is Pink: Here's why Priyanka Chopra kept saying 'I'm sorry' to Shonali Bose

Sports

Captain Root said after the win on Sunday that he was "desperate" to take the team forward, and is already looking ahead to the 2021-22 Ashes in Australia. (Photo: AP)

Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer promise bright England Test future

Sumit Nagal leapfrogged 16 places after his first-round exit in the US Open where he took a set off Swiss maestro Roger Federer before losing the match. (Photo: AFP)

Sumit Nagal rises to career-best 159 in ATP rankings

The 32-year-old David Warner, who registered a cumulative total of just 95, was dismissed seven times by Broad during the drawn contest and encountered jeers from home crowds following his role in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal. (Photo: Twitter)

'Stuart Broad got into David Warner's head during Ashes': Justin Langer

Before his dismissal took place in the second innings of the last Test, Smith’s lowest score in the score was a mind-boggling 80 runs. (Photo:

Here are all the records broken by Steve Smith in Ashes 2019

Lifestyle

Add garlic, onions to perk up your pesto. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Try these 3 easy recipes using onions, garlic

Figure out what's troubling you to take better decisions. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Improve your decision-making with this simple method

Make sure your environment is conducive to sleep. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Have trouble sleeping? Try these hacks for insomnia

A good night's sleep is a dog away. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

7 dog breeds that can help you sleep better

Technology

The Hot 8’s body is made out of good quality polycarbonate and it feels quite premium.

Infinix Hot 8 review: Small budget, triple cam and a massive battery!
The company claims that the new device has been engineered with an ear-friendly design. Along with this it shall also have easy touch controls and IPX5 rating

JAYS launches new waterproof, touch-control earbuds in Motion series
Kuo adds that demand for the costlier iPhone 11 Pro is higher in most countries.

Apple iPhone 11 has this one unexpectedly surprising statistic
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Stars say no to banners
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Nandita Swetha in Rajasekhar’s film
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Testing waters
Despite the presence of many pan-Indian actors such as Amitabh Bachchan, Vijay Sethupathi, Sudeep and Ravi Kishan, the film largely focuses on Chiranjeevi.

An emotional climax for Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
Ajmal Ameer

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Mukesh as Shaktimaan in Dhamaka

Omar Lulu caught in a ‘Shaktimaan’ row

World

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing, but the Taliban are active in the province and earlier this month launched an attempt to take the city of Farah. (Photo: File | Representational)

Five killed as vehicle hits roadside bomb in Afghanistan's Farah

Yemen rebels claim drone attack on Saudi oil sites. (Photo: AFP)

Can't put blame for Saudi drone attacks without confirming facts: China

Typhoon Faxai powered into the Tokyo region in the early hours of Monday last week. (Photo: AFP)

Almost 80,000 homes still without power a week after Japan typhoon

Five people were shot dead in a bar in the home state of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador a few hours before he was due to lead his first independence day celebrations on Sunday night. (Representational Image)

5 killed in Mexico bar open fire hours before Independence Day Event

Business

Accoording to the policy, all EVs--two, three and four-wheelers, buses and light commercial vehicles, will be given 100 per cent Motor Vehicle Tax exemption till the end of the year 2022, the press release said. (Representational Image)

TN govt unveils electric vehicle policy with slew of sops

With regard to structural reforms, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the RBI has already pointed out in its annual report. (Photo: File)

5 pc Q1 growth surprise; economy will look up with measures taken: RBI Gov Das

Following the attacks on the oil stablization centres of @Saudi_Aramco, top executives of Aramco have been contacted, tweeted Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. (Photo: File)

Saudi assures India of no oil supply shortage: Oil Min

We are in continuous dialogue for past several months with the US and we are working towards and early resolution of many of those issues. Whether a deal will be announced or not that is up to the Prime Minister and the President to decide, said Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. (Representational Image)

Working towards early resolution of trade issues with US: Goyal

Science

The phenomena -- recently named Dyakonov-Voigt waves -- could have a range of useful applications (Photo: Representational image/ ANI)

Old theories of 19th century scientist aid new light wave discovery
The group hasn't studied more complicated surfaces like airplanes yet, but they think it's an obvious future step. (Photo: ANI)

Now you can defrost surfaces in seconds!
The research, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, explained low levels of precious metals in earlier measurements in 2006 and added insight into Moon’s composition.

Precious metals likely below Moon surface
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Coffee Break

Prabhas' Saaho look. (Photo: Twitter)

Prabhas starrer Saaho's release date shifted to August 30; read why

Pakistan are currently placed ninth in the table and will be eager to outplay a struggling South African side in their next match. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: PCB chief phones Sarfaraz Ahmed after losing to India

Quinton De Kock, who scored a half-century in the low-scoring match against Afghanistan last time out, said the team were in a good place despite defeats by England, Bangladesh and India. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Proteas is confident before crucial game vs New Zealand, says De Kock

Morgan reached his ton in only 57 balls against Afghanistan. (Photo: AFP)

Watch: Gulbadin Naib tries to obstruct Eoin Morgan’s way to get him out

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Opinion

US President Donald Trump

The Afghan solution: To strengthen Kabul hand
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: ANI)

View from Pakistan: Still a hybrid regime, with Imran on a sticky wicket
Nirmala Sitharaman

Economy: Too little too late

Editors' Picks

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: AFP)

Now is an apt time to spread the message of non-violence

Anybody who has eyes to see can see that this world that we have created for ourselves is full of misery.

Mystic Mantra: Feeling lonely? The way out is the way in

Amit Shah (Photo: PTI)

For diverse India, Hindi call is divisive

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Economy: Too little too late

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