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Govt data: Vanniyars enjoying over 10.5% share within MBC reservation

THE data shared by the state government in response to a query under the RTI Act has shown that the Vanniyar community, which has been advocating for a 10.5% internal reservation within the MBC quota, is already receiving benefits exceeding this percentage in education and employment.

Boy who lost vision after being hit by cop granted ₹12.5L

THE Madurai Bench of Madras HC directed the Madurai collector to pay a compensation of ₹12.5 lakh to a boy, who lost his vision in the right eye after being hit with lathi by a policeman.

Amendments sought as TN local body Act curbs corpn's powers

THE city corporation has written to the Commissionerate of Municipal Administration (CMA) seeking certain amendments in the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies (TNULB) Act that supersedes the Chennai Municipal Corporation Act 1919.

A COMFORT ZONE FOR BIBLIOPHILES

SITTING by the window on a rainy day and reading a book with a cup of coffee is bliss.

Iconic maestro of Indian classical dance

YAMINI Krishnamurthy, an influential force in India's dance world and an Asthana Vidhwan (Resident Artist) at the 2,000-year-old Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams passed away in Delhi on Saturday.

Bangladesh back on boil

WITH Bangladesh back on the boil as student leaders and protesters on Saturday rejected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's offer of talks, the country's Chief of Army Staff (CAS) General Waker-uz-Zaman drew the red line on the Army not firing at civilians.

PM: India part of global solution on food security

INDIA is now a food surplus country and is working to provide solutions for global food security and nutritional security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday at a global conference of agriculture economists.

Search op in last leg; plan to build new township

FIVE days after the catastrophic landslides in Wayanad, search and rescue operations for people stranded amid huge piles of debris entered the last phase on Saturday.

TN now home to 3,063 wild jumbos, 100 more than last yr

THE wild elephant population in Tamil Nadu has risen to about 3,063, as per the latest synchronised elephant population estimation report released by Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday.

Boatload of issues drowns this survival comedy

TEN lives, one boat, and a desperate gamble for survival.

THE GOAT WHO TRANSCENDS SPORT

SIMONE Biles buried her demons to recapture the Olympic gymnastics allaround crown on Thursday, warning she was ready to have fun as she targets three more gold in Paris.

Dindgul beat Tiruppur to enter TNPL final

P VIGNESH'S 3/8 and R Ashwin's hard-hitting 69 not out off just 30 balls came in handy for Dindigul Dragons to hammer iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans by nine wickets in the Qualifier 2 of the Tamil Nadu Premier League played at the MA Chidambaram stadium here on Friday.

Sri Lanka pull off a tie vs India

IT was the 32nd over of the chase.

CLIMBING UNCHARTED TERRITORY

While Manu has already written her name in the history books, a medal on Saturday would take her to a peak no Indian has ever been to

Shuttler Sen makes history on court

\"This is what I had dreamt off,\" sums up Lakshya Sen's enormity of the achievement.

Mixed archery team misses out on bronze

THE history-making Indian mixed team of Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara came agonisingly close to ending India's 36-year wait for an Olympic medal in archery but fell short to finish fourth at the Games on Friday.

Gender issue that's grabbed eyeballs

THE gender controversy in boxing took a dramatic turn on Friday.

iPhone 15 series most saleable smartphones in 2nd quarter of 2024

THE iPhone 15 series dominated global sales in the second quarter, with the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and iPhone 15 Pro being the top three bestselling smartphones worldwide, according to Counterpoint Research.

TMB profit rises 10% to ₹287 crore

HEALTHY margin expansion, better asset quality and a surge in non-interest income helped the old-generation private sector lender Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB) to report better set of numbers, recording the highest quarterly net income of 287 crore in the June quarter, up 10% from ₹261 crore a year ago.

Ola Electric IPO booked 35% on Day 1

THE much-anticipated ₹6,145 crore initial public offering (IPO) of electric two-wheeler company Ola Electric received a dull response, with the issue being subscribed only 35% or 0.35 times on the first day of the bidding on Friday.

Byju's gets breather from insolvency process, promoters get control

THE National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Chennai, on Friday quashed an insolvency order issued by the NCLT.

Telcos directed to display broadband coverage map, service quality reports

IN a move to enhance transparency and quality of service, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has mandated broadband service providers to display mobile coverage maps on their websites, categorised by technology (2G, 3G, 4G, 5G), starting from October 1, 2024.

Al will process IPO papers: Sebi chief

Deploying technology tools will help market regulator issue approvals at a faster pace

Income tax return filings surge 7.5% to record 7.28 crore till July 31

THE Income-tax Department appreciates taxpayers and tax professionals for making compliances in time, leading to a surge in filing of Income-tax returns (ITRS), resulting in a new record of ITRs filed.

Sensex falls 1% on global cues, dull corp earnings, Middle-East tension

WEAK global cues, lacklustre Q1FY25 corporate earnings and rising tensions in West Asia weighed down heavily on stock markets worldwide, including India, as benchmark indices the BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty50 plunged over 1% each on Friday.

Sebi performance validation agency to verify investor claims

AS part of Sebi's broader efforts to facilitate and streamline the registration and operational processes for intermediaries, the regulator will soon have a performance validation agency for investors to verify all claims of market outperformance.

Hezbollah moves its leaders out of Beirut amid tensions

We are highly prepared for any scenario, says Netanyahu as Israel braces for Iranian response to Haniyeh's killing

Harris has enough votes to win nomination: party

US Vice President Kamala Harris had secured enough votes from Democratic delegates to officially be the party's nominee for president, Democratic National Committee Chair Jamie Harrison said on Friday.

Russia confirms its spies were among prisoners freed by US in swap deal

NEW details emerged Friday on the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War, with the Kremlin acknowledging for the first time that some of the Russians held in the West were from its security services.

Terrorists ambush judges' convoy in Pak's restive province, 2 cops killed

TWO police personnel on security duty of judges were killed and two others injured on Friday when their convoy was ambushed by terrorists in the restive in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan, police said.