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Trump Says Saudia Arabia Will Increase Oil Production

By MIHIR ZAVERI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2MxxHFV

Trump’s Potemkin Economy

By PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2tFWIaU

Traffic suspended on Jammu-Srinagar national highway due to threat of floods in Valley

​Srinagar-bound vehicles were stopped at various places between Ramban and Banihal along the highway around 2pm as a precautionary measure in view of the emerging situation in the Valley in the aftermath of heavy rain over the past several days, the officials said. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NbpoR6

Amarnath Yatra remains suspended on both routes due to heavy rains

A flood alert was sounded in south and central Kashmir after many parts of the state were lashed by monsoon rains intermittently since June 27, leaving thousands of pilgrims who have reached the twin base camps of Baltal in Ganderbal district and Pahalgam in Anantnag district stranded. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2tSWtIP

The Philadelphia History Museum Is Closing Its Doors (Maybe for Good)

By JACEY FORTIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2NdEvtB

Parents and Children Remain Separated by Miles and Bureaucracy

By ANNIE CORREAL from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2yTgbdf

Substantial research needed to solve grave problems: Isro chief

Substantial research efforts are needed to find solutions to address grave challenges like providing drinking water, eradicating neglected diseases and reducing hunger, Isro Chairman Dr. K Sivan said here on Saturday. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2yUE4Bh

Court finds former Jharkhand minister guilty of murder

Additional District Judge Neeraj Kumar Srivastav convicted Ekka under sections 302 (murder), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of an offence committed), 364A (kidnapping for ransom), 171F (undue influence at an election) of Indian Penal Code and under the Arms Act. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2tHJieA

They Bonded Over Mexican Art and Street Tacos

By VINCENT M. MALLOZZI from NYT Fashion & Style https://ift.tt/2yYYVmM

She Found Her Leading Man Backstage

By VINCENT M. MALLOZZI from NYT Fashion & Style https://ift.tt/2KyB5Tv

32 Floors and 1 Subway Ride Later

By NINA REYES from NYT Fashion & Style https://ift.tt/2z2RomS

Can Elon Musk and Tesla Reinvent the Way Cars Are Made?

By NEAL E. BOUDETTE from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2IIU1u0

Iran to remain integral part of India’s foreign policy

India can live without Iranian energy, but Iran will remain an important part of India’s foreign policy. As the US under Donald Trump takes an extreme view of Iran sanctions, it promises to constrain India’s manoeuvring space significantly if India is not careful. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KAUVdM

Sushma Swaraj trolled on Twitter again, accused of Muslim appeasement

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was again trolled on Twitter today and accused of appeasing Muslims. Her husband Swaraj Kaushal tweeted a screenshot of a post by a Twitter user who asked him to "teach" the minister "not to do Muslim appeasement". from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KjNz21

Cauvery dispute: Karnataka to challenge boards' formation in Supreme Court

Despite their differences over politics, the three major political parties - BJP, Congress and JD(S) - on Saturday put up a unified front on the issue of Cauvery river water dispute with Tamil Nadu. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KjRFah

He Was Denied a Commission in 1942. Now The Army Is Making Amends.

By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2yW3sq2

San Francisco Is So Expensive, You Can Make Six Figures and Still Be ‘Low Income’

By KAREN ZRAICK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2tSMRhh

Argentina vs. France: World Cup 2018 Live Updates

By ANDREW DAS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2lJkPkw

Four including Sarpanch booked for outraging modesty of woman

According to the complaint lodged by one Jaswant Singh, he along with his wife and son went to the house of the sarpanch, Nirmal Singh, seeking his intervention in settling a dispute with Gurmeet Singh. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KCfWo7

Special court summons Vijay Mallya on Aug 27 under fugitive offenders ordinance

A special PMLA court here on Saturday summoned beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya to appear before it on August 27 on the Enforcement Directorate's plea seeking action against him under the fugitive economic offenders ordinance in the over Rs 9,000 crore bank fraud case. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2tGBhX8

Only 1 terrorist killed in Pulwama, 2 escaped: Police

The body of only one LeT terrorist was recovered from the site of encounter in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said on Saturday, adding that the other two believed to have been killed in the operation apparently managed to escape. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2IGaTkP

J&K gears up to meet any eventuality due to floods

The flood control department has already declared an emergency in the Valley as the water level in the river crossed the danger mark at Sangam (Anantnag), Ram Munshibagh (Srinagar) and Asham (Bandipora) areas. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KytDo9

PM Modi reviews progress on development of islands

In the meeting chaired by Modi, the NITI Aayog made a presentation on the elements of holistic development, including key infrastructure projects, digital connectivity, green energy, desalination plants, waste management, promotion of fisheries, and tourism-based projects, the PMO said in a statement. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KysDAu

Modi leads bid to create awareness on central schemes

Modi has asked all his Union ministers and party MPs from both Houses to educate people, especially the backward and weaker sections, about how the Centre is working for their welfare. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2tHHHVT

Modi leads bid to create awareness on central schemes

Modi has asked all his Union ministers and party MPs from both Houses to educate people, especially the backward and weaker sections, about how the Centre is working for their welfare. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2IEcebT

Daily J&K casualties pose challenge for governor

The official data also reveals that a minimum of 90 local boys have joined militant ranks in Kashmir this year till date and over 310 incidents related to militancy were reported in the same period. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2lLbCZe

In Israel, Building a Lacrosse League From Scratch

By AIMEE BERG from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2yTAG9u

Carly Simon and Her Family, on Martha’s Vineyard

By PENELOPE GREEN from NYT Style https://ift.tt/2Kwoj86

Wimbledon Players to Watch

By JOHN CLARKE from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2MCYzo6

For Wimbledon’s Grass, It’s Not Easy Being Green

By JOHN CLARKE from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2Mzhr7a

Serena Williams Still the Main Draw at Wimbledon

By GRAHAM PARKER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2KnaglW

Sometimes in Tennis, One Hand is Still Better Than Two

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2Nci3AJ

At Toys ‘R’ Us, ‘There Is Nothing Left’: The Day It Closed for Good

By MICHAEL CORKERY from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2IE1cDq

11 of Our Best Weekend Reads

By KALY SOTO from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2lGwi4u

Prateek Hajela: The man behind Assam's NRC

Hajela, who is a native of Madhya Pradesh, is an Indian administrative service officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre and B Tech in Electronics from IIT Delhi who took over as state coordinator, NRC in September 2013. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2lJbdWT

One terrorist killed in Pulwama encounter

Intelligence sources said it was still being ascertained if the two terrorists managed to escape right at the beginning of the encounter or midway through the firing. There wasn’t too much of disturbance from the locals, a regular phenomenon during encounters in the Valley, on Friday. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2yXBEl7

Durex Condoms takes 'a position' on rupee's slide

from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2tQksIM

'Now, few takers for ‘government condoms’ as users look for other options'

from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2lN3zuB

Prateek Hajela: The man behind Assam's NRC

Hajela, who is a native of Madhya Pradesh, is an Indian administrative service officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre and B Tech in Electronics from IIT Delhi who took over as state coordinator, NRC in September 2013. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KjD7Yd

Congress seeks to change the discourse with a fellowship programme

Even though there is no attempt at overt propaganda during the four weeks of the programme, the party is looking at it as an avenue for an image makeover of sorts. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KiXGUI

Rs 57 crore less to be paid to airlines this year as air fare for Haj pilgrims: Naqvi

Minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said Rs 57 crore less will be paid to airlines this year for Haj pilgrims travelling through the Haj Committee of India even after the ending of subsidy for the pilgrimage. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KBYoZh

What It Costs to Be Smuggled Across the U.S. Border

By NICHOLAS KULISH from NYT World https://ift.tt/2KA2DrF

These 20 Representatives Have Not Had a Primary Challenger for at Least a Decade

By TROY GRIGGS and ADAM PEARCE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2IECkvm

Bavaria: Affluent, Picturesque — and Angry

By KATRIN BENNHOLD from NYT World https://ift.tt/2yX5IgX

War Robbed Him of His Family, Then His Eyes, Then His Love

By MUJIB MASHAL from NYT World https://ift.tt/2tTky24

Kennedy’s Retirement Could Threaten Efforts to End Partisan Gerrymandering

By MICHAEL WINES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2tRSoom

A Long Journey North for Migrants That May End Where It Started

By TODD HEISLER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2lI9NMr

Conjuring Spirits in Florida

By MICHAEL ADNO from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2IECqmI

Spain’s Migrant Wave Grows, Even as Europe’s Subsides

By RAPHAEL MINDER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2yVFKdw

Flood alert in central Kashmir as intermittent rains continue in valley

The authorities had on Friday issued a flood alert in south Kashmir. On Saturday they issued a flood alert for low-lying areas of central Kashmir, including the summer capital here, and asked the people to be alert and prepared for evacuation. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KvLz6d

Pakistan improves but India stays the same in combating human trafficking, says new US report

from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2My0SJ2

Luxury’s Chess Masters Prepare for a New Game

By ELIZABETH PATON and VANESSA FRIEDMAN from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2Nd4cuj

More Americans Evacuated From China Over Mysterious Ailments

By STEVEN LEE MYERS from NYT World https://ift.tt/2tOJjN5