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Actor joins ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Broadway play Sagittarius Horoscope Today, August 27, 2026: Patience leads to progress: Steady effort needed for success amid daily tasks; India emerges as highest-performing market for Nestle Miley Cyrus pays emotional tribute to ‘Aunt’ Dolly Parton: ‘I will always love her and want to make her proud’ Dissident netas, including Charanjit Channi (L), have been seeking the replacement of Amarinder Raja Warring as the Punjab Cong chief NEW DELHI: Congress is again mulling the idea of appointing a Hindu state president in Punjab amid a push from dissidents for a compromise to end the turmoil in the state unit.Well-placed sources said the deadlock in the dissidence-ridden organisation has cast a cloud over the upcoming election campaign, and the party brass is cut up about the unsuccessful fire-fighting efforts of key managers.A group of dissidents that includes senior netas like Charanjit Channi and Sukhjinder Randhawa has been seeking the replacement of state chief Amarinder Raja Warring ever since the AICC announced a clutch of poll-related panels while sticking with Warring at the helm two months ago.Now, sources said, the dissidents themselves have proposed that a Hindu Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief be appointed. This group has also conveyed that they will be on board with such a replacement, even though each one of them has been fancying their chances till now, they added.With the state chief and the leader of opposition both belonging to the Jatt Sikh community, the idea of a Hindu PCC chief is meant to bring balance to the organisational set-up.This was the original idea before the AICC decided to retain Warring at the top.An insider said the party is looking at its options and may have to make some change in the leadership position — either the Punjab chief or AICC in-charge, or both. While it is too close to the elections for such an organisational overhaul, the sources said the crisis has to be defused.Sources also dismissed the notion that Rahul Gandhi will soon kickstart the state campaign in the form of a bus journey, arguing that the bus would bring all the squabbling netas together and, thereby, enforce peace.A party manager said Rahul will only start the bus journey after the organisational bickering is over.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelines“The campaign will be about the state and state Congress. It needs an agenda so that the party can set a narrative for voters,” he said. “The state netas will have to come together and draw up a plan for winning the election together. Only then will Rahul get into it,” the party functionary said.Also, Rahul will be a part of the bus campaign for 2-3 days, and state netas will steer the rest of it for around 20 days. While Congress was hopeful of its chances in the AAP-governed state, persistent infighting in the local unit has raised concerns about its prospects.Inputs that forces like jailed MP Amritpal Singh’s “Waaris Punjab De” may be gaining ground have further alarmed some strategists.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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NEW DELHI: India faces a widening gap between demand for kidney transplants and the availability of donor organs, with 61,668 patients on the waiting list, nearly five times the number of kidney transplants performed as of Feb 9, a parliamentary standing committee has said.The committee on health and family welfare has recommended that kidney transplant facilities be expanded to at least three govt medical colleges in large states and one in every small state and UT, besides setting time-bound targets to increase organ retrieval centres and transplant infrastructure, particularly in underserved and hilly regions.India performed 11,558 living-donor and 1,918 deceased-donor kidney transplants in 2024, while 61,668 patients remained on the waiting list as of Feb 9. The committee — in its report tabled in the recently concluded monsoon session of Parliament — said the figures highlight the widening mismatch between demand and capacity and the continued dependence on living donors.It said transplant activity remains concentrated in a handful of states and metropolitan centres, including Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka, leaving access uneven across the country.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesThe committee attributed the shortage partly to India’s low deceased-organ donation rates, citing social misconceptions, inadequate awareness, limited organ retrieval infrastructure and procedural bottlenecks. It has called for a nationwide behavioural-change campaign and stronger hospital-based organ retrieval and transplant coordination systems.Data from the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation for 2019-23 showed that women constituted 63.8% of living organ donors, while men accounted for 69.8% of transplant recipients. The committee has sought a study to determine whether socioeconomic, cultural, financial or gender-related barriers contribute to the disparity.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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NEW DELHI: Terming the methodology for caste count adopted in Census 2027 “misleading” as it will not give a headcount of OBCs, leaders of opposition in Parliament, Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, have written to PM Narendra Modi demanding the Census questionnaire on caste notified recently be abandoned and a new one be drafted. They underlined that the word “OBC” has not even been used in the Census.In the backdrop of the controversy triggered by the questionnaire, Kharge and Rahul told the PM “your govt” has adopted an “open-ended question” to collect information about caste, and enumerators will have to take for an answer whatever a person replies to the caste question. They argued that a caste is known by different names and sub-castes depending on the region, which would result in one caste being recorded by thousands of names. “This would result in lakhs of castes being registered in the country, and the entire data recorded in the caste census would become useless,” the letter said.“We don’t approve of the caste census being done through this methodology. Govt should cancel the present questionnaire and prepare a fresh one through consultations with political parties, experts, and the public so that a correct headcount of every caste and community is collected and the caste census is precise, relevant, and beneficial,” it said.It said a readymade solution to the problem is that a “drop-down menu” comprising a list of castes be added to the questionnaire. “This very methodology is used for counting SCs and STs (in Census)… This methodology was adopted in the surveys of Bihar and Telangana. We are enclosing the caste lists of the two surveys for understanding.” Further, the letter said such a list of castes for Census can easily be compiled on the basis of the existing Socially and Educationally Backward Classes list and data from the Anthropological Survey of India.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesReleasing the letter, AICC spokesperson Jairam Ramesh and OBC department chairperson Anil Jaihind said govt had, in an affidavit to SC in Sept 2021, submitted that a “drop-down menu” with a list of castes will have to be used if a caste census were to be done. Ramesh said census enumerators can carry the said list of OBCs and record precise answers. He accused govt of “sabotaging” the caste census.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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The administrations of these districts have been put on high alert.“Govt of India stands with Nepal in this hour of crisis. I spoke with CMs of Bihar and UP regarding the disaster in Nepal. In border areas likely to be affected, local administration and rescue teams, along with NDRF, have been placed on high alert,” Shah said on X, expressing condolences to families of those who lost their loved ones in the disaster.Officers of home affairs, external affairs, jal shakti and defence ministries are monitoring the situation.Water level on Nepal-side reservoirs is reducing and the situation is under control. No panic-like situation has arisen, according to Central Water Commission (CWC).NDRF had earlier said the flash floods in the Nepal-China border region has led to a sudden rise in water level in Trishuli river at Furke Khola in Nepal, around 160 km from the Indian border, and the flood wave is likely to travel downstream in Gandak river.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelines“Local authorities in Bihar and UP near the India-Nepal border along Gandak river have been advised to remain alert and maintain close monitoring of the situation,” NDRF said. In close coordination with the states and CWC, NDRF is keeping a close watch on the situation and has kept additional teams on standby for emergent requirements in case of any “unforeseen” situation.Out of nine NDRF teams deployed in Bihar, two have been dispatched for deployment in West Champaran and Muzaffarpur. The state govt is monitoring the situation and, in case of requirement, additional teams will be deployed.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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NEW DELHI: With obesity, particularly among children, turning out to be a major health concern and number of overweight school-going kids and adolescents increasing from 2% to 10% between 2000 and 2022, Supreme Court has indicated that the health of people cannot be compromised and sent an ultimatum to Centre to implement its order for putting front-of-pack warning labels on junk food.“If the Union does it on its own, well and good, otherwise we shall proceed to pass further directions …We do not approve the stance of the Union when it says it is not possible to match with international standards, more particularly, developed countries. Should India remain as an underdeveloped country? That’s the question we are putting forward for the Union to consider,” a bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran said in its order, as it linked the issue of food safety to right of life guaranteed under Article 21.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesThe order, in response to a PIL filed by NGO ‘3S and Our HEALTH Society’ which moved SC through advocate Rajiv Shankar Dvivedi, comes as govt has seemed reluctant to implement front-of-pack warning labels on junk food. SC said food with high salt, sugar, saturated fat and calories could lead to health risks and clearer nutrition information must be displayed to help to make healthier choices. As per Economic Survey 2025-26, India’s ultra-processed food market increased by more than 150% between 2009 and 2023, while obesity reportedly doubling.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorAnuja JaiswalAnuja Jaiswal is a Senior Assistant Editor at The Times of India, with an impressive 18-year career in narrative journalism. She specializes in health and heritage reporting, expertly simplifying complex health information to make it engaging and understandable for readers. Her deep dives into heritage topics are well-researched, resulting in captivating narratives that resonate with her audience. Over the years, she has worked in Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh and West UP, gaining diverse on-ground experience that shapes her storytelling.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosIndia-China Talks Yield 8-Point Consensus; New Military Hotlines, Border Talks On The TableSkardu Base Was India’s Target During Operation Sindoor, Ex-CDS Reveals Why Strike Was Aborted’Gone In Seconds’: Kailash Mansarovar Pilgrims Missing, 77 Isha Foundation Members Among ThemSinger Mary Millben Hits Back Over ‘Anti-Modi’ Politics Over Mohan Bhagwat New York Event105 Indians Missing In Nepal Flash Floods; Tibet-Side Surge Leaves Eight Dead | Watch‘Big Reveal’ Or Big Scam? 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It swept away settlements, hydropower units and the pilgrim route.Nepal Police put the toll at 157, while Chinese authorities reported three deaths and 265 people missing in Tibet’s Gyirong county. Nepal Police said 579 others — 466 foreigners from 28 countries and 113 Nepalis — remained untraced, including at least 133 Indians. Among the missing were at least 37 NRIs. Frighteningly, as many as 33 bodies were found 150km downstream at Chitwan, showing how far the dea-dly waters carried victims.466 foreigners in untraced listPilgrims were planning to cross border when flood hitAmong the missing foreigners were 54 Americans, 34 Australians, 33 Britons, 24 Canadians, 19 Malaysians and 8 Koreans.Many were Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims, with nearly 400 of them, including the Indians, preparing to cross the Nepal-Tibet border or travelling through the region when the flood struck.ALSO READ | Nepal floods: MEA issues helpline numbers as over 100 Indians go missingRescue personnel battled poor weather, mud, washed-out roads and high river levels even as authorities moved families from vulnerable settlements to safer locations.Nepal foreign minister Shisir Khanal told parliament that 29 police personnel and 44 soldiers remained untraced after floodwaters swept away their barracks in Rasuwa, while customs officials, hydropower workers and other employees stationed near the border were also missing. At the 20MW Langtang Khola Hydropower Project, dozens of workers are out of contact. The torrent also swept away or inundated security posts, customs facilities, banks and other establishments along the river corridor. Nepal PM Shah appealed for patience and unity as the Nepali Army, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force deployed helicopters, drones, boats and ground teams for search-and-rescue operations.Across the border, floods and mudslides severed several roads, communications and electricity around the (dry) Gyirong port, a key Nepal-Tibet crossing used by Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrims. Chinese president Xi Jinping called for “all-out efforts to search and rescue people who are missing”.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesThe flood destroyed critical infrastructure across northern and central Nepal, with preliminary govt estimates showing at least 19 bridges and around 40 km of roads damaged or washed away; 13 hydropower projects were hit, and around 200 trucks were lost. The Nepal govt declared the worst-affected areas disaster-hit zones for the next 3 months and ordered authorities to provide free treatment to the injured.(With agency inputs)Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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Here’s how to store them the right wayOptical illusion personality test: What you spot first reveals whether you are an introvert or an extrovertFrom washing dishes for Rs 1,800 to being asked to return to work after a miscarriage and later being fired after pregnancy: When Smriti Irani opened up about her struggles5 jewellery gifts your sister will love showing off this Raksha Bandhan123Hot PicksSchool holidays todayBank holiday todayBSE holiday todayKerala name changeICSI CS june resultNEET UG 2026Sridhar VembuVenkata Narasamamba VasamsettyNEET PG 2026 admit cardTop TrendingAndhra Pradesh Woman Deportation CaseSuresh GowdaHyderabad AccidentIIT Delhi Student DeathBihar Dolphin NewsMumbai Airport DemolitionRam RahimDelhi Women AccidentKangana RanautMaharashtra Hill Tragedy ‘Putin set to target UK’: Britain on alert after PM Burnham’s Ukraine visit, missile tech transfer ‘Politically motivated, highly malicious’: India denounces UN racial discrimination committee remarks NEW DELHI: India has rejected as politically motivated and highly malicious observations made by a UN committee on the alleged targeting of minority communities and Rohingya refugees.UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination had “highlighted” in a report the increase in law enforcement operations targeting “Rohingya, Bengali-speaking Muslims, migrants and asylum-seekers, particularly following the 2017 home affairs order and the April 2025 Pahalgam attack in Kashmir”.Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “India rejects any politically motivated, highly malicious references in the report with all the contempt that it deserves.”Taking note of the press release issued by the committee after India’s periodic review, the ministry said this was a routine “treaty-body” review, and India had participated in the spirit of constructive engagement. The official also said India’s commitment to combating racial discrimination remained unwavering.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesGovt had highlighted India’s “constitutional safeguards, robust legal framework, pluralism and sustained efforts to protect disadvantaged communities”.“While we will respond to the committee’s observations through the established procedure, the inter-ministerial delegation, which was led by solicitor general Tushar Mehta, had already rejected the sweeping generalisations, unsubstantiated allegations or tendency to exceed the convention’s mandate during the review meeting,” said the official.“Our mission in Geneva had already issued a detailed press release following the review,” he added.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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NEW DELHI: In what could improve availability of sugar in the market immediately and bring down prices, around 3-3.5 lakh tonnes available with Indian sugar refiners, who import raw sugar duty-free and export it after processing, is likely to come into the domestic market following a recent govt decision.Last week, govt had allowed duty-free import of 10 lakh tonnes of raw sugar and also allowed the processors to sell some refined sugar, which was meant for export only, in the domestic market. Officials and industry insiders said at least 3 lakh tonnes of processed sugar could come into the market quickly. The subsequent import of 10 lakh tonnes of raw sugar will help tide over any supply issue.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesMeanwhile, the ex-mill price of sugar has gone down by 20% in the past 10 days. Industry sources and officials said the ex-mill price in Kolhapur fell to Rs 48 per kg Wednesday and was around Rs 53 a kg in Uttar Pradesh.An official said ex-mill prices increasing from Rs 48 per kg to Rs 58-60 per kg in just a few days showed that speculation and stocking were the main reasons behind the price spike, and there had been no shortage.Deepak Ballani, director general of Indian Sugar Mills Association, the country’s top sugar industry body, said that govt measures to rationalise sugar prices had started showing results. “Over the last few days, ex-mill sugar prices have declined by nearly 20%, and we expect this reduction to be reflected in retail prices very soon. There is adequate availability of sugar in the country, and consumers will get the commodity at reasonable prices during the forthcoming festive season,” he added.On Wednesday, the average retail price of sugar was Rs 65 per kg.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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NEW DELHI: India and China jointly announced Wednesday that the special representatives dialogue on the boundary question — co-chaired by Ajit Doval and Wang Yi this week — had led to an eight-point consensus, signalling positive progress in boundary talks ahead of President Xi Jinping’s visit to India next month.These included advancing consultations for an “early and substantial harvest” of boundary delimitation, setting up more meeting points and hotlines to improve border management, improving understanding of LAC and addressing the ground situation through diplomatic and military engagements, and expanding trans-border trade and river cooperation. The consensus was announced in a rare joint statement after the talks.Building upon the outcomes of the last round of talks in 2024, the two sides agreed that the expert group on boundary delimitation and the working group on border management would advance discussions on an “early and substantial harvest” of boundary delimitation and border management. The first task for both these groups would be to agree on their respective terms of reference, said the joint statement.India and China had agreed last year to set up an expert group under the working mechanism for consultation and coordination on India-China border affairs to explore early harvest in boundary delimitation. The formulation was changed to early and substantial on this occasion.Two additional meeting points for military talks and two more channels of border military hotlines were agreed upon to reinforce border management measures.“The two sides underlined their commitment to advancing negotiations on a framework for the settlement of the boundary question in accordance with the Agreement on Political Parameters and Guiding Principles for Settlement of the India-China Boundary Question signed in 2005 and the consensus reached in subsequent special representative talks in pursuit of a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable solution,” said the MEA in a statement.According to the joint statement, both sides agreed that any situation on the ground would be addressed promptly through existing diplomatic and military channels to resolve outstanding issues along the LAC. “The two sides discussed ways to improve understanding of LAC in appropriate areas, for better border management,” it said.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesBoth sides also noted the progress on trans-border cooperation, with the Indian side appreciating the efforts made by the Chinese side to increase the number of batches of Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra in Tibet Autonomous Region.“Both sides appreciated the reopening of the three designated border trading points. The two sides agreed to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in border trade, pilgrimage and other areas, with a view to working together to create an atmosphere featuring dialogue, peace, consultation and cooperation in the border areas,” said the joint statement.India and China agreed to hold the next meeting of India-China Expert-Level Mechanism on Trans-border Rivers in Sept and maintain communication on issues that include hydrological data sharing. They agreed to hold the 26th round of special representatives talks in India in 2027.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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The amendments in automotive vehicle standards are being made because efforts to persuade drivers and make them aware of the need to use low-beam mode have not yielded desired results.At present, the Automatic Headlamp On (AHO) system can switch on both low beam and high beam modes depending on vehicle settings. The proposed rule mandates that when the automatic system is active, the headlamp will be on low beam.As for high-intensity headlamps, the maximum permissible intensity has been reduced from 1.5 lakh candela or cd (official base unit of luminous intensity) to 1 lakh cd for two-wheelers. The maximum permissible intensity for four-wheelers (cars) has been reduced from 2.25 lakh cd to 1.5 lakh cd.Studies show that white light emitted from headlamps and front fog lamps with higher colour temperatures cause significant glare, leading to discomfort and reduced visibility for other road users. To address this issue, the maximum permissible colour temperature has been restricted to 6,500 Kelvin (K).It has also been proposed that the mounting height of main-beam headlamps be equivalent to that prescribed for passing-beam headlamps.These measures target one of the major causes of night-time road crashes in India — drivers using headlamps on high beam in urban areas, which can temporarily blind motorists approaching from the opposite direction, reducing visibility and increasing the risk of crashes.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesTOI has learnt the new-generation system will also include an audio alert to discourage unnecessary use of high-beam mode on city roads. If a driver manually switches to high beam in urban conditions, the vehicle will prompt them to shift back to low beam.However, the alert will be speed sensitive. Drivers travelling on highways at speeds above 60 kmph won’t receive the warning, since the use of high-beam mode may be necessary on poorly illuminated highway stretches. The feature is intended to promote safer driving behaviour in urban areas while ensuring that highway driving is not adversely affected, officials said.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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SG Tushar Mehta in Court said the Speaker had issued notices. Notice dated Aug 25th — exact date of hearing!”On Tuesday, Supreme Court sought a response from Lok Sabha Speaker’s office on time-bound adjudication of TMC’s petition seeking disqualification of rebel MPs who broke away from the party after its electoral debacle in West Bengal, even as Abhishek Banerjee accused Speaker Om Birla of “deliberate inaction”.The SC also issued notices to the 20 rebel MPs: Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Satabdi Roy, Prasun Banerjee, Rachna Banerjee, Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia, Partha Bhowmick, Arup Chakraborty, Adhikari Deepak Dev, Sayani Ghosh, Bapi Haldar, Abu Teher Khan, Kalipada Saren Kherwal, Asit Kumar Mal, June Maliah, Mitali Bag, Kalilur Rahaman, Mala Roy, Sharmila Sarkar and Yusuf Pathan.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesIn his petition, Abhishek Banerjee told the court on Tuesday that he had lodged the disqualification petition against the rebel MPs on June 18 and complained that despite the lapse of two months, no meaningful progress has been made on its adjudication. The continuing delay in the adjudication process is impacting democratic governance, he said.In the recently concluded Monsoon session, Banerjee had met the Speaker on Aug 12 to reiterate his demand for a speedy decision on the disqualification petitions submitted to him in June. Banerjee had earlier met Birla on July 27 in Parliament urging him to expedite his decision on the pending petitions.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosIndia-China Talks Yield 8-Point Consensus; New Military Hotlines, Border Talks On The TableSkardu Base Was India’s Target During Operation Sindoor, Ex-CDS Reveals Why Strike Was Aborted’Gone In Seconds’: Kailash Mansarovar Pilgrims Missing, 77 Isha Foundation Members Among ThemSinger Mary Millben Hits Back Over ‘Anti-Modi’ Politics Over Mohan Bhagwat New York Event105 Indians Missing In Nepal Flash Floods; Tibet-Side Surge Leaves Eight Dead | Watch‘Big Reveal’ Or Big Scam? 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