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Cohesion at Home Must While Backing an Equitable World

As India champions the cause of the Global South, it must address its domestic vulnerabilities. International leadership requires a balance between ambition and resilience

Fertility Decline: A Success Story Or Cause For Concern?

India's declining fertility rates, once hailed as a success of family planning policies and socio-economic progress, are now the subject of renewed debate.

Man Tries to Rape Daughter, Wife Kills Him

POLICE have arrested a woman for allegedly murdering her husband who attempted to rape their daughter at Umarani near Chikkodi on Wednesday night.

Community health programme a hit in Tiruchy, expanded to Dharmapuri, Tiruvannamalai

BUOYED by the response to the pilot phase of its community-based mental and health awareness programme for elderly women, the state government has expanded it to cover two other blocks in the district as well as Dharmapuri and Tiruvannamalai.

Week after MT's demise, his favourite editor dies

IT is a curious coincidence that S Jayachandran Nair bade adieu exactly a week after legendary writer MT Vasudevan Nair breathed his last.

NSS secy hits out at Kerala CM over temple tradition

Hindus have freedom to enter temples with or without wearing shirts, says Sukumaran Nair

TN will not compromise its edu policy for central fund: Minister

SCHOOL Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Thursday said CM M K Stalin is firm on not accepting funds from the centre under Samagra Shiksha scheme if it comes at the cost of the state having to compromise on its policy.

Move to merge local bodies sparks job, governance fears

Govt planning to merge village panchayats with nearby urban bodies

15-Year-Old Tiruppur Girl Attacks Robber, Helps Police Arrest Him

A home-alone 15-year-old girl, who was robbed at knife point by a masked man and locked up in the toilet, acted bravely and helped police locate the burglar.

50 Dalit Villagers Held Over Stir Against ONGC Demanding Jobs

CONDEMNING ONGC for \"reneging\" on its \"promise\" of job creation and demanding efforts towards improvement of their living conditions, dozens of Dalit residents of Kuthalam in the district on Thursday staged a protest near the PSU firm's station in Narimanam.

Guv trying to obstruct V-C search panels' work

GOVERNOR RN Ravi has been trying to obstruct the work of the search committees for vice-chancellors of universities in the state by increasing the number of the members of the panels from three to four, said Minister for Higher Education Govi Chezhiaan on Thursday.

Dammam flight of AI Express from Tiruchy launched

AIR India Express on Thursday commenced its maiden flight between Tiruchy and Dammam, marking the first direct air link between the city and Saudi Arabia.

Nagai farmers want urgent release of ₹35k/acre for crops damaged in rain

A payment of ₹35,000 per acre in compensation for every farmer who suffered crop loss in the heavy rains in December last year was among the demands placed during the monthly farmers' grievance redressal meeting held at the collectorate on Thursday.

Kerala to procure shallots from Perambalur farmers

IN a move spelling cheer for shallot farmers, two farmer producer organisations (FPOs) based in the district have jointly entered into an MoU with the Kerala State Horticultural Products Development Corporation (HORTICORP) enabling the latter to procure from them the small onions harvested by Perambalur farmers.

Comments on Hindu women: Case against Thiruma binned

THE Madras High Court has quashed a case pending at the district munsif-cum-judicial magistrate court at Peraiyur in Madurai, against VCK leader Thirumavalavan in connection with his comments about Hindu women made at an international conference in 2020.

Time Has Come For Serious Debate On Paved Surface Ratio

As a coastal city sitting right next to the Bay of Bengal with a flat terrain, Chennai is not unknown to floods.

Short circuit sparks fire in Ramnad med college hosp

A fire broke out inside the inverter room on the second floor of the new block in Ramanathapuram Medical College Hospital on Wednesday midnight.

Court Okays Shekher's One-Month Jail Term for Maligned Women Journos

THE Madras High Court has confirmed the punishment of one-month imprisonment imposed on actor and politician SVe Shekher in the case relating to a social media message denigrating women journalists.

Manu, Gukesh among four Khel Ratna awardees

THIS being an Olympic year, there were exceptions to the number of Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna awardees and also the Arjuna Awards list.

3 Dead, 5 Injured as Ambulance Rams Lorry in TN

THREE people died and five others sustained severe injuries after the ambulance they were travelling in rammed a lorry from behind near Valantharavai village near Kenikarai along the Rameswaram-Madurai National Highway in Ramanathapuram district late on Wednesday.

MP town protests over Union Carbide waste, CM says it's not harmful

PROTESTS erupted at Pithampur industrial town in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Thursday, hours after truckloads of toxic waste was brought from the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal.

Work not over yet, Waqf JPC could miss Budget session deadline as well

THE Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Waqf Amendment Bill may miss the next deadline of the Budget session of Parliament, scheduled to begin on January 30, according to sources.

WONDERLANDS

These five destinations are redefining winter in India, offering snow-dusted views and frosty charm that were once considered exclusive to Himalayan regions...

Indian boxing in the shadows, former pros seek system overhaul for revival

No sport has seen as sharp a decline as boxing this year, culminating in India's failure to win a single medal at the Paris Olympics and highlighting the need for systemic reform.

Djokovic-Kyrgios lose, wildcard stuns Navarro

AUSTRALIAN wildcard Kimberly Birrell stunned second seed Emma Navarro on Wednesday while the doubles act of Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios came to a shuddering halt at the Brisbane International.

New Year celebrations in Sydney surreal experience

Sydney Opera House and Harbour are fabled land on festivity days. On December 31 it turns into a dreamland.

Vaishali bags bronze in World Blitz Championship

INDIA'S R Vaishali clinched a bronze in the women's section of the World Blitz Championship, capping another strong performance by the country's chess players after stalwart Koneru Humpy's title-winning show in the rapid event here.

Ola Electric's Market Share Falls, Bajaj on Top

OLA ELECTRIC'S market share in the electric two-wheeler space declined below the 20% mark in December 2023 and it has conceded its leadership position to Bajaj Auto.

GST collection growth slows down in December to 7.3%

The growth in monthly GST collection slowed down further in December, with gross revenue during the month registering a growth of 7.3% to Rs 1.77 lakh crore.

Market kicks off 2025 with decent gains

DOMESTIC equity markets kicked off calendar year 2024 on a positive note as the benchmark indices - BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty - ended higher on Wednesday (January 1).