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Mkt rebounds on BJP's win in Haryana

Election results to provide Dalal Street some relief and confidence, ahead of Maha polls

Cognizant engaged in discrimination against non-Indian workers: US jury

A US court has found IT services company Cognizant Technology Solutions guilty of discriminatory conduct towards non-Indian workers and that the company should pay punitive damages to compensate employees who suffered harm.

Israel expands offensive against Hezbollah

The Iran-backed militias fired rockets at Haifa; latest escalation comes after Netanyahu vowed to continue fight

AI PIONEERS WIN PHYSICS NOBEL

TWO pioneers of artificial intelligence — John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton - won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for helping create the building blocks of machine learning that is revolutionizing the way we work and live but also creates new threats for humanity.

BJP fails to impress Valley, Cong lacks force in Jammu

TEN years after the 2014 Assembly polls and five years after Article 370 abrogation, the BJP has been unable to make inroads into Muslimdominated Kashmir as its influence is confined to seven districts of the Jammu region in the Assembly polls. This is a worrying sign for the saffron party's 'Naya Kashmir' narrative and indicates \"acceptability\" issue in the Valley.

BJP's caste calculus strikes a chord in Haryana hurricane

IN the final vote count, Haryana has sent pollsters back to the drawing board. Turning the exit polls on their head, the state has chosen for a record third time the BJP government since the state came into being in 1966. Big shots in the state Congress are scratching their head in disbelief even as the BJP enjoys the last laugh.

Er Rashid, banned Jamaat fail to make any impact

BARAMULLA MP Er Rashid's magic vanished in the Assembly polls. So is the case with Apni Party of Altaf Bukhari, DPAP of Ghulam Nabi Azad and Peoples Conference of Sajjad Gani Lone and banned Jamaat-e-Islami.

PM to attend ASEAN-India, East Asia summits in Laos

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) on October 10 and 11 during which he will attend the 21st ASEAN-India Summit and the 19th East Asia Summit, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday.

AIBA prez seeks norms on decorum for judges

FORMER Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Adish Aggarwala has written a letter to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud requesting him to frame guidelines on decorum for judges while interacting with lawyers during judicial proceedings.

West Asia conflict leading to online radicalisation in India: Intel report

THE intelligence agencies in their report to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) have alerted that with the West Asian crisis escalating as Israel engages in war on multiple fronts, there has been an increasing trend of online radicalisation of gullible youth in India, sources said on Tuesday.

Won't accept Haryana result, says Cong

A \"shocked\" and \"surprised\" Congress on Tuesday said that it will not accept the Haryana assembly results as it raises \"serious questions\" about the integrity of the instruments of the democratic system.

Films, social media powerful mediums to bring about change, says Murmu

PRESIDENT Droupadi Murmu said on Tuesday that films and social media are powerful mediums to bring changes in the society and make more impact in creating awareness among people. Murmu presented Mithun Chakraborty the Dadasaheb Phalke Award and honoured other winners of the 70th National Film Awards, including music composer AR Rahman, actors Rishab Shetty, Nithya Menen and Manasi Parekh.

TRACK INDUSTRY PLANS, PRIORITISE EMPLOYMENT

ODISHA CM Mohan Charan Majhi has set the ball rolling for his government's first investment summit to be held next January.

TURNING DEAF EAR TO CONSUMERS IS NOT THE WAY TO GO

SOCIAL media platforms have been agog with a battle between a stand-up comedian and the founder of India's leading electric two-wheeler maker. It all started with a picture of rows of e-scooters gathering dust outside an Ola Electric showroom, with the stand-up comic urging Ola's founder and CEO Bhavesh Aggarwal to attend to consumer complaints. Scores of disgruntled consumers joined the melee, complaining about the company's service failures.

WHY ONOE IS NOT JUST ABOUT BETTER LOGISTICS

THE Union cabinet has recently taken a historic step by approving the one nation, one election plan, proposing a significant shift in how polls are conducted across India. The initiative aims to synchronise elections at the Lok Sabha and assembly levels in its first phase, with plans to extend the model to urban body and panchayat polls in the second. By adopting this approach, India stands poised to redefine its electoral landscape, fostering greater efficiency and coherence in governance. The growing consensus among politicians, academicians and administrators highlights not just the logistical benefits but also the substantial economic and administrative advantages this reform promises for our nation.

THE MORE THEY BICKER, THE MORE THEY STAY SAME

Though the US presidential candidates promise diverse economic policy choices to voters, they have little room to manoeuvre. Ergo, politics turns into a contest like American Idol

Cracker blast in Tiruppur house: Infant among 3 killed, 15 injured

THREE persons, including a 10-month-old girl, were killed and 15 others injured on Tuesday after firecrackers, being illegally made for use in temple festivals, exploded inside a house in Pandian Nagar in Tiruppur town. Police have detained the house owner Karthik and his brother-in-law V Saravanakumar, the man behind the unauthorised cracker unit.

KL govt instructs chief secy to ignore guv's summons

AFTER a lull, the government-governor conflict is back in the news. A day after Governor Arif Mohammed Khan summoned the chief secretary and the state police chief over the chief minister's controversial interview, the government instructed its top officials to ignore the fiat.

TN Cabinet nod for 14 projects worth ₹39k cr

THE state Cabinet on Tuesday approved 14 new projects with an investment commitment of ₹38,698 crore, enabling the creation of 46,931 jobs. Most of them are high-end jobs, said Industries Minister TRB Rajaa.

13 yrs on, 6 convicted for trying to kill Dalit panchayat president

SIX persons, including a notorious rowdy, were convicted on Tuesday in the 2011 attempt-to-murder case of an SC woman panchayat president, a case that sent shockwaves across the state. The II additional district sessions court for Protection of Civil Rights (PCR) Act cases found them guilty. The quantum of punishment for the convicts is to be delivered on Thursday.

DMK appoints external observers in 234 constituencies to hit 200 in 2026

Their responsibilities include monitoring developments, giving feedback to strengthen party

Udhaya opens ₹1.37-crore Marina swimming pool

DEPUTY Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin inaugurated the renovated Marina swimming pool near Marina Beach on Tuesday.

In a first, Vettaiyan to release with disability-friendly features

COME Thursday, Thalaivar is back with another flick-Vettaiyan. This time the Rajnikanth-starrer has more to it than what meets the eye, literally.

Rain, thunderstorm forecast for city

THE Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has issued a heavy rain alert for isolated places over 10 districts in Tamil Nadu.

Scamsters gold plate imitation jewels to hoodwink customs X-ray machines

Colluding officers didn't follow mandated step of scratching jewel surface before testing them

BJP 1, CONGRESS O

CONG VOTE SHARE IN HARYANA JUST 0.85% BEHIND BJP, BUT SEAT DIFFERENCE 11 ONC IMPROVES ITS VOTE SHARE BY 2.66%, ADDS 27 SEATS TO ITS 2014 TALLY

EPS relieves MLA Thalavai Sundaram of AIADMK posts

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday temporarily relieved party MLA and senior functionary Thalavai N Sundaram from all party posts, for acting against the ideology and principles of the AIADMK besides violating the party's bylaws.

West Asia: A Year Of War Without End

THIS Monday was the first anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel near the Gaza border on October 7, 2023 a dastardly event that saw 1,200 dead and over 250 innocents taken hostage.

Reddy 2.0 roars at big stage

After falling off the radar in 2020, Arundhati found her confidence to make a comeback TNIE @ WOMEN'S WORLD CUP KALYANI MANGALE DUBAI RUNDHATI Reddy was always supposed to be the superstar.

Reserve Bank unlikely to reduce rates, policy stance

THE reconstituted Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) first meeting that began here on Monday comes in fraught times after the escalation of conflict in the Middle-East has sent crude prices skyward, completely diminishing any chance of an interest rate cut.