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Kotak Bank profit up 10% at ₹4,701 cr

KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK on Saturday reported a 10.22% increase in consolidated net profit to ₹4,701 crore for the third quarter of FY25.

Only 3% of doctors who applied for NMR enrolment got registered: RTI

ONLY 3 per cent of MBBS doctors who had applied for registration in the National Medical Register (NMR), launched by Union Health Minister JP Nadda with much fanfare five months ago, have been enrolled so far, as per a RTI reply.

Patients paid ₹511 cr for CT, MRI scans in TN GHs in 5 yrs: RTI data

OVER ₹511.21 crore were generated through CT and MRI scans in government hospitals across Tamil Nadu in the last five years.

TikTok to 'go dark' in US today as SC upholds bans

TIKTOK said it will have to 'go dark' this weekend unless the outgoing Biden administration assures the company it won't enforce a shutdown of the popular app after the Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning the app unless it's sold by its China-based parent company.

AIADMK can't be destroyed or divided by anyone: EPS

AIADMK is a party which was established by a vibrant and divine force; it cannot be destroyed, obstructed or divided by anyone, party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said on Saturday.

SHUTTLER COMPLAINS OF SMOG, BIRD-DROPPINGS

POLLUTION and lack of hygiene—two most infamous reared their heads during India Open badminton here on Saturday.

Mandatory financial course for undergrad engg students in TN likely soon

WITH an aim to improve financial literacy among engineering students, Anna University is likely to offer a mandatory financial education course for its undergraduate students.

At 5,445, number of irrigation tanks that are full up two-fold compared to last year

IN the last four months, the number of tanks that have reached their full capacity in Tamil Nadu has gone up from 450 to 5,455, thanks to the copious rainfall during the northeast monsoon season.

Indusind Bank CFO Gobind Jain resigns

GOBIND JAIN, chief financial officer of the private sector lender Indusind Bank, has put in his paper \"to pursue other professional opportunities,\" the bank said in an exchange filing on Saturday.

Deal to take effect at 6.30 GMT today

THE ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect in less than 24 hours, Qatar's foreign ministry said on Saturday.

Stalin: BJP Wants to Bring One-Party Rule via ONOE

CHIEF Minister M K Stalin on Saturday flayed the BJP government at the centre on the 'one nation, one election' (ONOE) proposal, and said the plan could lead to erosion of federalism and consolidation of power in the hands of one individual.

Gaza Truce Deal Was Uncertain Till Last Minute

The breakthrough ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas was stitched together just minutes before the press conference announcing it, sources told BBC.

Write' path to rid kids of English fear

The walls of a small, once-unused classroom of a government school in D Kothanur now stand adorned in vibrant yellow and green.

A Crusade to Dignify Lives

The 57-year-old former stenographer has been an avid proponent of the empowerment of persons with disabilities over the last two decades

An Open Letter to Insufferable Indians

Dear Indians, Forget the New Year resolutions you made with impractical, turbo-enthusiasm to excavate the best version of yourselves from beneath the layers of blubber and bullshit.

The Untangled Weaver

Rajeshwari Karthik collaborates with weaver clusters to revive traditional textiles

A Clarion Call Amidst the Clamour of War

The narrative tells you about the roles played by Iran, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United States of America in this crisis

Colour, Comfort, Cashmere

The core of the new collaboration between Pantone and designer Jyotika Jhalani is harmony

Not 15 Hours a Day, Rather a Six-hour Work Day will Help the Nation

Another corporate honcho has come out with a golden advise to build the nation.

What's The Perfect Work-Wife Balance?

If nothing else, the chairman of L&T's inappropriate, 90-hour-work-week comments have been a huge relief from corporate boredom.

Who did Parashuram Actually Kill?

Resurrecting Faith

Trump's MAGA Meets Modi's Vishwaguru

HE hemispheres of global politics are divided by a guild of alliances that are a salmagundi of nationalist interests.

Raft from Myanmar washes ashore in beach near Nagai

A RAFT, suspected to have been let to float in sea from Myanmar as part of a Buddhist ritual, washed ashore some 2500 km away near Nagapattinam on Friday evening.

TikTok to 'go dark' in US today as SC upholds bans

TIKTOK said it will have to 'go dark' this weekend unless the outgoing Biden administration assures the company it won't enforce a shutdown of the popular app after the Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning the app unless it's sold by its China-based parent company.

Hyundai, TVS to make 3W, micro 4W for Indian mkt

Korean co to offer design, engg, tech; Chennai co to do mfg, mktg

Happy Couple Svitolina, Monfils Win

DEFENDING champion Jannik Sinner raced to victory at the Australian Open on Saturday to sweep into the last 16 as Iga Swiatek demolished Emma Raducanu.

55 Bypoll Nominations Accepted

AFTER the scrutiny of nominations filed for the Erode East by-election on Saturday, the papers of 55 candidates, including those of DMK and NTK, were accepted.

Flood worry in Tripura over B'desh's river embankment

THE construction of a permanent river embankment by Bangladesh at zero point along its border with India has set the alarm bells ringing in Tripura.

Lalu Passes RJD Baton to Tejashwi Ahead of Election

RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday gave power to party leader Tejashwi Yadav, equivalent to what he possessed as his son is vying for the post of chief minister.

Capitol riot defendants to return to DC for Trump's inauguration

THOUSANDS of Donald Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol after he lost the 2020 presidential election.