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CPM gives communal tint to Kerala gold case

1,225 deaths on Friday, Covid toll crosses 85,000

Daily Covid-19 cases reported in India dipped marginally on Friday but remained over 90,000 even as deaths from the infection continued to surge. As many 1,225 fatalities were recorded during the past 24 hours, the third highest single-day count so far, taking the overall toll past 85,000.

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Live: Karnataka's Covid tally crosses 5 lakh

Total coronavirus cases in India have crossed the 50-lakh mark with deaths due to the virus nearing 1 lakh. Globally, over 30 million people have been infected with the coronavirus so far. Stay with TOI for live updates

Censoring pre-telecast TV content may take us down slippery slope: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday said while it was duty bound to step in to protect the right to dignity of a community and stop a telecast which attempted to malign the Muslim community as a whole by insinuating that they were infiltrating the civil services, it could not act as a PIL-activated censor board for TV programmes.

Human dignity as important as free speech: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday said while it was duty bound to step in to protect the right to dignity of a community and stop a telecast which attempted to malign the Muslim community as a whole by insinuating that they were infiltrating the civil services, it could not act as a PIL-activated censor board for TV programmes.

'Log in & learn' enrolments see monster jump in India

Coursera added over 3.6 million learners in India since March compared to 1.4 million in all of 2019, EdX doubled its learner base to 3.2 million and LinkedIn reported an increase of 245% in the number of hours spent on learning from July 2019 to June 2020, compared to the same period a year before.

'Log in & learn' enrolments see jump in India

Coursera added over 3.6 million learners in India since March compared to 1.4 million in all of 2019, EdX doubled its learner base to 3.2 million and LinkedIn reported an increase of 245% in the number of hours spent on learning from July 2019 to June 2020, compared to the same period a year before.

Covid effect: Over 1,000 schools up for sale across India

Over 1,000 KG-Class 12 schools in the country are up for sale, hoping to pool in an investment of close to Rs 7,500 crore (roughly $1 billion) in the next two-three years, with the Covid-19 wave hitting India’s education sector hard.

Covid effect: Over 1,000 schools up for sale

Over 1,000 KG-Class 12 schools in the country are up for sale, hoping to pool in an investment of close to Rs 7,500 crore (roughly $1 billion) in the next two-three years, with the Covid-19 wave hitting India’s education sector hard.

450 jobless Indian workers forced to beg in Saudi, shifted to detention centres

14-year-old among 2 killed in Bengal village violence

Ragpicker spends Rs 10 lakh to erect his own statue

A Nallathambi of Atthanurpatty village in Salem district of Tamil Nadu, who earns a living by picking discarded bottles on the streets, spent his entire life’s saving of Rs 10 lakh to buy a piece of land to erect his own statue.

60% Indian kids go to school on foot: Survey

Around 60% of students in India go to their schools on foot with the number being significantly higher in rural areas and for primary and upper primary students. Overall, more girls walk to school (62%) than boys (57.9%).

60% Indian kids go to school on foot: Survey

Around 60% of students in India go to their schools on foot with the number being significantly higher in rural areas and for primary and upper primary students. Overall, more girls walk to school (62%) than boys (57.9%).

Row erupts over Google dropping Paytm

High drama unfolded on Friday afternoon as search engine giant Google removed mobile payment application Paytm from its Play Store, citing breach of its gambling restrictions, before bringing it back again by evening. Paytm's fantasy gaming application was also removed ahead of the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday, and was not back till the filing of this report.

PM Modi goes on offensive against opposition, calls agri bills ‘pro-farmer’

A day after BJP’s oldest ally Shiromani Akali Dal pulled out of the Modi government to protest against the legislations meant to restructure agricultural trade, and amid continuing opposition from Congress and some other parties, PM Narendra Modi went on the offensive on Friday and called the bills a “historic” pro-farmer measure and dismissed the resistance as having been engineered by “middlemen”.

PM goes on offensive against oppn, calls agri bills ‘pro-farmer’

A day after BJP’s oldest ally Shiromani Akali Dal pulled out of the Modi government to protest against the legislations meant to restructure agricultural trade, and amid continuing opposition from Congress and some other parties, PM Narendra Modi went on the offensive on Friday and called the bills a “historic” pro-farmer measure and dismissed the resistance as having been engineered by “middlemen”.

How Tiger Woods' disastrous second round knocked him out of the U.S. Open

Tiger Woods had an ugly second round at Winged Foot and missed the cut at the U.S. Open. Here is how it went down.

Assange lawyer says Trump offered deal to avoid extradition

A lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has told a London court that her client was indirectly offered a "win-win'' deal by President Donald Trump that would see him avoid extradition to the US if he revealed the source of a leak of documents from the Democratic Party before the 2016 election.