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SL navy vessel rams TN boat; 1 fisher dies, 1 missing

A 59-year-old fisherman from Rameswaram died and another went missing after a Sri Lankan navy patrol vessel rammed their boat causing it to capsize in the Sri Lankan waters in the wee hours of Thursday.

UK Mob Hijacks Vigil On Stabbing, Attacks Mosque

A far-right mob targeted a mosque in northwest England that saw three young girls fatally stabbed during a peaceful vigil in their memory and around 40 police officers suffered injuries in the disorder.

IIT-M Partners With IDBI To Set Up Cybersecurity Lab To Assist Key Sectors

IIT Madras has partnered with IDBI Bank for launching a cybersecurity lab to develop and deploy security solutions in crucial sectors such as healthcare, fintech and aerospace, among others.

People Living Near Toll Can Get Subsidy Pass For Personal, Biz Vehicles: NHAI

THE NHAI officials in Chennai have clarified that subsidised monthly passes costing ₹320 ₹340 have already been available for the past several years for the residents living within 20 km of toll plazas on the Chennai bypass and other national highways at Nallur, Sriperumpudur, Paranur and other places outside the city.

Survivors Recall Chilling Moments Of Kerala Horror

At least 75 houses completely swept away in landslide in Mundakkai

The Great Game's Lingering Effects On The Northeast

If not for Britain's Great Game anxiety, Tibet and Sikkim might have stayed autonomous, as Bhutan has. This would have meant a very different security environment in the Northeast

Unease In BJP As Cong Puts Up Show Of Unity At Kedarnath Yatra

THE Congress in Uttarakhand, buoyed by its recent wins in two assembly by-elections, has undertaken a 'Kedarnath yatra' in a move to put up a show of unity and take on the ruling BJP.

UP Cobbler Refuses To Sell Rahul's 'Priceless' Gift

FOR Ramchet, July 26 was a day of a divine intervention which changed his fortunes forever.

CINDY-RELLA DREAM CONTINUES

The Cameroon-born boxer who moved to United Kingdom in search of better life is now the flagbearer of Refugee Olympic Team

50% increase in personal income tax mop-up in Q1

A 50% growth in personal income tax collections has helped the Centre's gross tax collection surge 23.65% in the first quarter of the current financial year.

Core sector output at 20-month low of 4% in June

THE output of the country's eight key infrastructure industries grew by 4% year-on-year in June, slowest in last 20 months owing to a high base effect and reduced electricity demand due to the monsoon season among other reasons.

Reached settlement with Byju's: BCCI tells NCLAT

THE Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has now arrived at a settlement with edtech major Byju's over Rs 158 crore debt.

Toyota to invest 20K cr for setting up plant in Maha

TOYOTA Kirloskar Motor (TKM) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Maharashtra to set up a ₹20,000 crore manufacturing facility at Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar.

Maruti Suzuki PAT rises 47% to ₹3,650 cr

Volume was largely led by growing sales of sports utility vehicles as hatchback sales remained under pressure

ISIL-K handlers based in India recruiting lone-wolf attackers: UN

TERROR group Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant Khorasan (ISIL-K) seeks to recruit lone actors through their handlers based in India, despite not being able to conduct large-scale attacks in the country, a UN report has said.

Haniyeh was seen as moderate face of Hamas

Haniyeh's death makes him the latest Hamas official to be killed by Israel since the Hamas-led October 7 attacks.

Mashaal, Hayya, Masri lead race for successor

THE militant Palestinian group Hamas has a history of swift and smooth replacement of fallen leaders killed in Israeli airstrikes.

Khamenei vows retribution for Haniyeh's assassination

Qatar PM, who was spearheading the truce talks, says the Hamas negotiator's murder has put a question mark on mediation process

14 security personnel killed in J&K encounters in July: Data

AFTER the peaceful first few months of this year, there has been a sudden surge in militant violence in Jammu and Kashmir.

UPSC cancels Khedkar's IAS selection, bans her from taking exam ever

THE Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has canceled the candidature of controversial trainee IAS officer Pooja Khedkar for the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2022.

Assembly adjourned, but NDA MLAs' protest in House continues

DESPITE the House being adjourned by Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahto on Wednesday, the NDA MLAs continued to protest in the House, demanding that Chief Minister Hemant Soren clear his stand on the issues of youth and contract workers, and other promises made in the party manifesto.

Cracks in SAD widen as sacking of 8 senior rebel leaders rejected

IN growing trouble for Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal, party patron Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa on Wednesday rejected the expulsion of the eight rebel leaders, terming the action 'undemocratic'.

Arun Gawli to stay in jail as SC stays premature release

\"SO jaa beta, nahi toh Gabbar aa jayega,\" a two-judge Supreme Court bench quoted this dialogue from the 1980s Hindi blockbuster Sholay, as it reiterated on Wednesday its earlier order of staying the premature release of gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli, who is serving life imprisonment in a murder case.

More delay in Tejas Mark 1A delivery

THE Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday said that the first light combat aircraft Tejas Mk 1A is likely to be received by November this year, after missing the February 2024 deadline.

MHA gives more financial powers to CAPF chiefs for ground intelligence

IN a move to further strengthen the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFS) and intelligence agencies, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to revise the financial powers of the Director Generals (DGs) of these organisations to offer rewards to informers in operational areas, including Jammu and Kashmir, Naxal-affected districts, and the northeastern region, sources said on Wednesday.

Don't be 'complacent' and 'over-confident', Sonia tells Cong MPs

WITH the assembly polls in four states coming up, the party workers must not become complacent and over-confident and sustain the momentum and goodwill that had been generated for Congress in the Lok Sabha elections, cautioned Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday.

Cong motion against PM for sharing Thakur speech

A DAY after BJP MP Anurag Thakur made a controversial caste remark on Leader of Opposition (LOP) Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha, the Congress on Wednesday moved a privilege motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sharing a portion of the expunged remarks on X.

Shah says Kerala warned about landslides

Home minister says if state govt had been alert after 9 NDRF teams were sent on July 23, lives could have been saved

TALKING DOWN ISRAEL, PLAYING UP UKRAINE

US Vice-President Kamala Harris spent four years following in lockstep with the deeply questionable foreign policy of President Joe Biden.

COURT CRACKDOWN ON SUSPECT DRUGS WELCOME

FOLLOWING the course laid down by the Supreme Court against misleading medical claims by the Baba Ramdevpromoted Patanjali Ayurved, the Delhi High Court has now directed the company to take down claims that allopathy was responsible for lakhs of deaths during the Covid pandemic.