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65 file papers as Erode bypoll

DMK's VC Chandirakumar, NTK's MK Seethalakshmi submit nomination; scrutiny today

Centre Announces ₹11,500-Cr Package for Reviving Visakhapatnam Steel Plant

IN a significant step to rejuvenate the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited), the Centre has announced a financial package of ₹11,440 crore to revive it.

How Prohibited Items Are Sneaked Into Prisons: Court

THE Madras HC has sought an explanation from the state Home Secretary and the Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services on how prohibited items are sneaked into high security prisons.

BJP Decides To Go All Out On One-Nation-One-Poll Plan

Signalling its resolve to roll out the 'one nation, one election' plan, the BJP has constituted a high-powered committee chaired by Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan to shape public opinion and align its own state and local body governments with the importance of the idea.

₹12-cr worth jewellery looted from M'luru bank

Armed robbers who broke into Vyavasaya Seva Sahakara Sangha Bank at Kotekar also took away other valuables

4 Gujarat Cops Suspended Over Foreign Visits

FOUR Gujarat police officials have been suspended for embarking on a foreign trip without obtaining the requisite permission from their superiors.

33 injured in jallikattu at Pudukkottai village

A TOTAL of 33 people sustained injuries in the jallikattu held as part of Pongal celebrations at Vadamalapur in the district on Friday.

Coach backs Sindhu to regain form

PV SINDHU was at sea in the early stages of her women's singles match on Friday. Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, the shuttler on the rise in the last 12 months or so, was just the opposite and made the Indian dance to her tunes in front of a sizeable home crowd here at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall here.

234 posts vacant, states told to send IPS officers for Central deputation

FACING an acute shortage of officers in various ranks in central agencies and paramilitary forces, the Centre has written to the states asking them to make a conscious attempt to send names of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers for central deputation to fill around 234 posts, officials said on Friday.

Many Chefs Who Bake The Budget

Preparing the budget is a months-long exercise whose intensity would gladden those asking for 70-90 hours of work a week. This time, flexibility in policies would be essential

From playing with bamboo stick to Arjuna award

GROWING up, when Salima Tete fashioned hockey sticks out of bamboo to practice with, she would have hardly guessed that one day she would lead the Indian women's hockey team.

Indian Jailed for Nazi-Inspired Attack on White House

INDIAN national Sai Varshith Kandula, 20, on Thursday was sentenced to eight years for an attempted attack on the White House with a rented truck on May 22, 2023.

Hero Launches 4 New Products at the Auto Expo

THE country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp launched four new products at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025.

Economic growth poised to rebound: RBI report

THE economic growth, which surprisingly slumped to a seven-quarter low of 5.4% in the second quarter, is poised to rebound, as demand regained momentum, though stickiness in food inflation warrants careful monitoring, the latest RBI bulletin has said.

Liquor sales get ‘slightly high’, by ₹47 crore, this Pongal

LIQUOR sales by the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) saw a slight increase during Pongal this year and the days leading up to it, when compared to the corresponding period last year.

Chennai readies for jam, 12L to return home after Pongal

Spl train to operate from Mandapam to Chennai Egmore on Sunday

No relaxation in qualifying marks for para-teachers

IN a major disappointment for para-teachers in the state, the Jharkhand High Court on Friday ruled that granting relaxation in the qualifying marks for them in the ongoing appointment process for 26,000 assistant teachers is not justified.

No action for returning to mainstream, cops tell Arunachal armed group

ARUNACHAL Pradesh police on Friday appealed to the members of a newly-floated armed group to return to the mainstream, assuring that no legal action will be taken against them if they do so on their own accord.

Vrinda's transformation after forced injury break

WHEN D Vrinda got ruled out of the 2024 Women's Premier League due to a shoulder injury, it came as a huge blow to the Karnataka batter.

Free Wi-Fi project a non-starter in Tiruchy

THE plan to provide free Wi-Fi spots in busy public places in the city is yet to see the light of the day even though the Tiruchy corporation considered a few locations in August 2023.

Emergency triggers stir in Punjab, security at multiplexes tightened

THE screening of Kangana Ranaut's film 'Emergency' was cancelled in Punjab due to intense protests by various Sikh organisations, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) members and farmers' groups on Friday.

Israeli meds gear up to treat freed hostages

Upon reaching Israel, hostages to be sent to one of 6 designated hospitals; long captivity raises concerns about health

Tributes pour in for MGR on his 108th birth anniversary

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami along with senior leaders of the party, functionaries and cadre paid homage to the party founder MG Ramachandran.

Hunting For Keys To Crack Indus Valley Code

About two decades ago, the conference rooms of Delhi institutions like the Sahitya Akademi and India International Centre were often haunted by a tall, thin and unfailingly polite gentleman with a briefcase who sat at the back. There, he carried on a private conference with his neighbours that began with these momentous words: \"I have it!\"

Nurses protest after man assaults colleague at Pudukkottai GH

TENSIONS flared at the Pudukkottai Government Medical College Hospital after a nurse was allegedly attacked by the son of a deceased patient, citing delay in the arrival of an '108' ambulance late night on Thursday.

Agree with Army Chief's LAC stand, says MEA

THE External Affairs Ministry (MEA) said on Friday that there is no contradiction regarding the situation along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, following remarks by Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, who had indicated that a \"degree\" of standoff exists between Indian and Chinese forces in the region.

Indians in Russian army: 12 dead, 16 missing, 18 serving

126 Indians in Russia

Dominant Sindhu lifts home crowd

With new coach, Irwansyah Adi Pratama, by her side, Sindhu picks up a handsome win to enter quarterfinals

Universities In Search Of Emancipation

UGC's draft regulations have a few inclusive ideas that are laudable. But they miss the chance of loosening the grip of both governments and corporates over our universities

Dependence on H-1B visas has reduced: Infosys CFO

In what Infosys chief financial officer (CFO) Jayesh Sanghrajka on Thursday said over the years, the company's dependence on H-1B visas has reduced significantly.