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47 candidates in fray in Erode; NTK gets 'mike' symbol again

EIGHT candidates withdrew their nominations on Monday to contest the bypoll in Erode East, leaving 47 contestants in the fray.

Defamation proceedings against Rahul stayed

THE Supreme Court on Monday stayed trial court proceedings against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case filed against him for alleged defamatory remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

NIMAS team finishes Arunachal leg of Brahmaputra rafting expedition

A team of the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS) has achieved a milestone by completing the Arunachal Pradesh leg of the historic Brahmaputra River Rafting Expedition.

Army man killed in encounter in J&K's Sopore

A soldier has been killed in the ongoing gunfight between militants and armed forces in Zaloora, Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Monday.

It's a wrap for Niram Marum Ulagil

The filming for Niram Marum Ulagil, starring veteran actor Bharathiraja, along with Natty, Sandy, and Rio Raj has been officially wrapped up.

Stalin Promises to Name Street After S Ve Shekher's Dad

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin has promised to name a street in Mylapore after actor S Ve Shekher's father SV Venkataraman.

Tax sops likely for brownfield projects

FACED with slow uptake in private investment, the government may announce some tax sops in the Budget this year for encouraging new investments by companies.

Admin bans community feasts in village hit by mysterious deaths

EVEN as the high-level inter-ministerial team visited remote Budhal village in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Monday to ascertain the cause of the 17 deaths in three families due to a mysterious illness, the administration sealed the spring in the affected village after water samples from it tested positive for a few pesticides and insecticides and also banned community feasts in the village.

EVERY STEP YOU TAKE, THEY'LL BE WATCHING YOU

There are many lessons from the work-life balance debate. One is for leaders to watch their words. Another is to recognise the generational shift in attitude towards work

Biden Pardons Fauci, Milley To Guard Against Don's 'Revenge'

Pardons announced just hours ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration lays the groundwork for an even more expansive use of remission by future presidents

Mob Attempts to Attack School, Curfew Imposed

CURFEW was clamped in areas falling under the Mawkynrew village in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district on Monday following an incident of mob violence involving a school.

Gift to US: Surat bizman creates Trump replica in lab-grown diamond

A Surat-based diamond businessman has created a replica of Donald Trump using a 4.30-carat lab-grown diamond.

Fire accident at pvt thermal power plant, 3 workers injured

THREE workers of a private thermal power plant sustained burns during a fire accident at a coal crushing unit on Monday.

Activist murder: Quarry owner, 3 others sent to judicial custody

Arrests made after cops found that what was thought to be an accident was a planned murder

Ahead of Belagavi rally, Cong seeks Bhagwat's apology over I-Day speech

AS the Congress is set to hold 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan' rally in Karnataka's Belagavi, the party reiterated its demand that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat must apologise for the 'anti-national' statement he delivered on the freedom movement.

TIME FOR BADMINTON TO LOOK BEYOND SENIORS

THE gap between elite shuttlers and India's top singles players is slowly widening.

IIT-M admits 5 athletes under new sports quota

THE Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has admitted five athletes with national accomplishments under its 'Sports Excellence Admission' (SEA) category for the academic year 2024-25, according to an official statement.

4 Held in Murder of Activist Sent to Judicial Custody

Four people, including a quarry owner, arrested on the charge of murdering anti-sand mining activist K Jagabar Ali in Pudukkottai on Friday, were remanded to judicial custody till February 3 on Monday.

Will continue to support Parandur stir: Vijay

In a major breakthrough, Mangaluru city police cracked the Kotekar Co-operative Bank robbery case within 60 hours and arrested three prime accused, said to be part of a notorious gang from Mumbai's Dharavi.

Crawford Wins Singles Championship

OLIVER Crawford from Great Britain and 23-year-old Eric Vanshelboim of Ukraine treated the 300-plus spectators who turned up at the SDAT Tennis Stadium to two hours and forty-three minutes of exhilarating tennis in the final of the BR Adityan ITF M25 Men's International Tennis Championships.

David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham Join Supergirl

Emily Beecham, who was last seen in the Netflix series 1899 and Oppenheimer-fame David Krumholtz, have joined the cast of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. They will portray Supergirl's parents.

SPECULATIVE FICTION'S BIG, BOLD STATEMENT

On a crisp January evening, the free community library at Masoodpur in South Extension transformed into a portal of another dimension. Writers, students, artists, and curious young minds gathered to witness the launch of The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste Speculative Fiction.

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.

INDIAN OPTIMISM AWAITING A TRUMPIAN ORDER

We are dealing with a superpower seeking to reconcile multiple interests in a challenging global environment. Convergence of interests does not translate to a congruence of actions

Suspected Hooch Claims Six Lives in 'Dry' Bihar

At least six people died allegedly after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar's West Champaran district during 36 hours on Sunday.

Rain sinks 50K ha of samba in coastal delta

FARMERS in the coastal delta region are worried as sudden, unseasonal rainfall in Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai districts and Puducherry's Karaikal in the past two days has left their harvest-ready samba paddy under water.

'It Is rare to see genuine criticism for a film these days'

Director Vishnu Varadhan and debut actor Akash Murali talk about Nesippaya, nepotism, their definition of romance, and more

AIR to help mitigate man-animal conflicts in MP

COUNTRY'S public radio broadcaster, the All India Radio (AIR-Akashvani) has a new role to play in Madhya Pradesh - alerting people about movement of wild animals, including elephants, tigers and leopards to prevent human-animal conflicts and related casualties.

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.

Celebrations begin in Washington as Trump set to be sworn in today

Thousands of protesters rally on the streets of the capital for women's reproductive rights and other causes they believe are under threat