Lakshadweep administration issues tenders for building 370 villas on three islands despite criticism

A multi-crore project aims to build Maldives-like beach and water villas on Kadmat, Minicoy and Suheli islands.

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Top 10 Covid updates: Things are going to get worse as Delta variant spreads, says US expert Fauci

A look at the biggest coronavirus developments of the day.

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How India and Pakistan can build on the recent ceasefire and achieve peace

Both countries have to show flexibility and ensure an end to violence.

Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, Dawn.com

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J&K: Stone-pelters to be denied security clearance for passport, government services, say police

Officials must look at local police station records to verify a person’s involvement in stone-throwing incidents and other activities, an order said.

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Adityanath took Uttar Pradesh to top spot in terms of law and order, claims Amit Shah

Uttar Pradesh, however, topped list in crimes against women in 2019, according to a National Crime Records Bureau report.

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‘Encourage people to eat more beef than chicken, mutton, fish’: BJP minister in Meghalaya

Sanbor Shullai said this will dispel the common belief that the BJP will impose a law in the state preventing cow slaughter.

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Pegasus row: Congress was ‘James Bond of spying’ when in power, claims Union minister

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi alleged that the surveillance controversy was fake and fabricated.

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India takes over UN Security Council presidency for August

The country said it will focus on three priorities: maritime security, counterterrorism and peacekeeping.

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India’s Covid R value rising to 1 is a matter of concern, says AIIMS chief

The R factor measures number of people getting infected by one Covid-positive person on an average. Infections keep rising if the R value is more than 1.

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Women’s groups that helped rural India through the pandemic are themselves struggling to survive

Nearly 7.6 crore members of self-help groups have helped in managing the health and nutrition crises in the villages amid Covid-19.

Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com

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Border row with Assam to be resolved through ‘meaningful dialogue’, says Mizoram CM

Zoramthanga said that he had spoken to his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

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Two militants killed on Saturday were involved in 2019 Pulwama attack, say police

The two members of Jaish-e-Mohammad were named in a chargesheet filed by the National Investigation Agency.

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