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Alcaraz sets up last eight date with Djokovic

ALEXANDER Zverev warned on Sunday he can \"do a lot of damage\" at the Australian Open but is wary of \"smart\" quarter-final opponent Tommy Paul.

Detained 900 Bangladeshis and Rohingyas from 2021-24, says RPF

The Railway Protection Force (RPF) officially claimed on Sunday that it has detained over 900 Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingyas from railway areas between 2021 and 2024.

HIL: Lancers pull off stunning comeback

KALINGA Lancers pulled off a stunning comeback to earn a shootout victory against the Delhi SG Pipers in the ongoing Hockey India League.

Impeached prez Yoon formally arrested, his supporters riot in court

HOURS after South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested, triggering rioting by his supporters, his lawyers said on Sunday that he remains defiant in his refusal to answer questions over the probe into his declaration of martial law last month.

Global leaders keen on India's growth story: Vaishnaw ahead of Davos visit

UNION Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday highlighted the significant global interest in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's economic policies, which are set to take centre-stage during discussions at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.

What Taxpayers Can Expect in Budget 2025

Govt may increase exemption limit to ₹5L from the present ₹3L; standard deduction may be raised to ₹1 lakh

Mysterious illness toll rises to 17, Centre's team reaches Rajouri

A high-level inter-ministerial team formed by Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday visited J&K's Rajouri district where a mysterious illness is wreaking havoc, killing another person in Budhal village and taking the death toll to 17.

Palestinians return to flattened homes

EVEN before the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was fully in place Sunday, Palestinians in the war-battered Gaza Strip began to return to the remains of the homes they had evacuated during the 15-month war.

EPFO Simplifies PF Account Transfer Process

THE Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has simplified the process for transfer of PF account on change of jobs wherein the requirement to route online transfer claims through either the previous or current employer has been removed in majority of cases.

Girl Steps on Country-Made Bombs Stored at Home, Dies

A six-year-old child died after she inadvertently stepped on country-made bombs (naattu vedi) that were stored in the terrace of a house near Poomandahalli village in Karimangalam on Sunday.

IIT-M director praises gomutra, gets a stinker

IIT Madras director V Kamakoti is facing severe flak for endorsing gomutra (cow urine) for its \"medicinal value\" and its alleged ability to cure conditions like irritable bowel syndrome and fever.

After mishap, Assam launches drive to seal illegal rat-hole mines

ASSAM government has launched a drive to seal all rat-hole coal mines.

TikTok US May Get More Time to Find Buyer

PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that he plans to issue an executive order that would give TikTok's China-based parent company more time to find an approved buyer before the popular video-sharing platform is subject to a permanent US ban.

Shah: Centre approved ₹3L cr projects for AP in six months

EMPHASISING Prime Minister Narendra Modi's support for the development of Andhra Pradesh, Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah highlighted that the Centre has approved projects totalling over ₹3 lakh crore for the State in the last six months.

Olive Ridley 'turtle dance' on pause due to poor nesting, hatcheries turn idle

NG of Olive Ridley turtles continues to be sluggish as the area's shores, riddled with thermocol, plastic and other waste, fail to provide a conducive environment for the turtles.

Covid just a distant memory in Wuhan

BUILT in just days as Covid-19 cases spiked in Wuhan in early 2020, the Huoshenshan Hospital was once celebrated as a symbol of the Chinese city's fight against the virus that first emerged there.

FM: TN shelling out funds to implement central schemes

THE union government is yet to release funds for many schemes to Tamil Nadu, including ₹2,000 crore for Samagra Shiksha Abhiyaan, and the state has been spending its funds to implement the centre's schemes, Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu said on Sunday.

ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India to start 2 automotive steel units in 2025

ARCELORMITTAL Nippon Steel India, a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel, is set to commission in 2025 two production lines dedicated to manufacturing advanced automotive steel products.

Budget 2025: Insurance sector expects incentives, innovation

THE insurance industry is expecting a host of policy measures from the forthcoming budget and topping the wish-list is ending the double taxation on pensioners, lowering, if not ending, GST on insurance, especially on health products, and a closure for the much-delayed insurance amendments bill that may likely bring in a composite licensing regime for the sector.

Woman impersonates deceased to sell ₹5-crore land, held

CB-CID sleuths arrested a Cuddalore woman for allegedly impersonating a deceased woman and facilitating the sale of a parcel of land worth nearly ₹5 crore.

To the Viktor Go the Spoils

World No 5 thrilled to return to winning ways after capturing men's singles crown on Sunday

Actor twins held after spat with constable over bursting crackers

A PAIR of actor twins who have donned supporting roles in a few Tamil films were arrested on Friday for allegedly creating a ruckus on the East Coast Road (ECR) near Tiruthuraipoondi in the district.

Gunfight breaks out in Baramulla, first this year

A gunfight between security forces and terrorists broke out on Sunday in Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, the first encounter this year.

Tracing Indo-European languages' Tamil root

TN body along with Oxford University Press to publish etymological dictionary in 12 volumes

85% Cardholders Given Pongal Gift, Deadline Extended Till January 25

DESPITE the exclusion of the cash reward from this year's Pongal gift scheme, nearly 85% of ration cardholders—about 1.87 crore families—have received their gifts from fair price shops.

A Parameswari is BJP Ariyalur dist secretary

BJP state vice-president M Chakravarthy, who is also the election officer for electing office-bearers of the party at various levels, on Sunday announced that secretaries to 33 districts have been elected.

C'garh to develop marine fossil park at 280-mn-yr old fossil site

Throwing insights into Earth's ancient history

Six caste Hindus attack Dalit teenager and force him to prostrate before them in Usilampatti; booked

THE Usilampatti town police on Saturday booked six caste Hindus on charges of forcing an SC teenager to prostrate before them on January 16.

Do not politicise Kamakoti's statement, says Annamalai

PEOPLE should not politicise the statements made by IIT-M director V Kamakoti on medicinal benefits of cow urine, BJP president K Annamalai said.

121 Farmers End Hunger Strike at Khanauri Border as Dallewala Takes Medical Aid

A group of 121 farmers who were on a hunger strike at the Khanauri border in support of their leader, Jagjit Singh Dallewal, ended their indefinite protest on Sunday after he received medical assistance.