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The Times of India: Indian English-language daily newspaper
The Times of India, also known by its abbreviation TOI, is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian "newspaper of record".

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India ready to bid for 2036 Olympics: Anurag Thakur

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After 2 months of falling numbers, weekly Covid cases in India up 11%

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AIIMS ransomware attack: Probe points to China hackers

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Rakhigarhi proves India is oldest civilisation, mother of democracy, says ICHR chief Raghuvendra Tanwar

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Will need coal despite green energy push, says Power Minister Prahlad Joshi

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Doctor who treated Aaftab Poonawala after murder now a witness

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Covid numbers drop to lowest since initial weeks of pandemic

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Government in talks with Election Commission to overhaul poll laws: Law minister Kiren Rijiju

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PFI's political arm SDPI spared by MHA for now, is on EC radar

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India set to roll out two desi Covid vaccines

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Weekly Covid cases fall below 70,000, but no decline in deaths

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SC gives justice to rich & poor with equal speed, says CJI-designate Uday Umesh Lalit

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Tejashwi: RJD-JD(U) alliance a prelude to 2024 opposition unity

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Kolkata professor asked to quit, pay ₹99cr for swimsuit post

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CUET now till Aug 28, UGC says some exams cancelled over sabotage

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J&K photographer says she was stopped at IGI from boarding flight to France

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From Andhra town to space with Branson: Sirisha Bandla on her flight to stardom

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Probe ordered into Saharanpur police ‘brutality’ viral video

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In Saharanpur, fear stalks: Bulldozers will raze houses

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TOI remains India’s most trusted news brand: Reuters Inst

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I decided to join politics to help people get rid of mafia: Yogi Adityanath

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‘Jan-Feb may see Omicron surge, but cases may be mild’

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