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FinMin 100 days under Modi: UPS, FATF, incentive scheme and more

IN the first 100 days of the new Modi government, the Ministry of Finance's major achievement was the country's successful Mutual Evaluation by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in June 2024, which recognised India's measures against money laundering and terrorist financing.

Israel air strike in Gaza kills 18

GAZA medics and rescuers on Monday said Israeli strikes on several homes killed at least 18 people, as Hamas claimed it had ample resources to sustain its fight nearly a year into the war.

Trump's attacker had planned to recruit Afghans to fight for Ukraine

Wesley Routh has criminal record, posted on politics, donated to Democratic party

Cong MLA's son booked for girl's suicide in MP

AN alleged suicide by a 25-year-old girl and booking of the local Congress MLA's son for abetting the suicide has heated up the BJP-Congress politics in tribal-dominated Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh.

SP MLA accused of abetment to suicide of minor on the run

AFTER getting booked in two cases, including abetment to suicide and keeping a bonded labourer, Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Zahid Beg and his wife Seema Beg have been absconding from their house in Bhadohi.

"Total societal movement in Bengal'

MY time is up, Sir.\" Jawhar Sircar quipped in his quintessential style while tendering his resignation to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.

Manipur net ban lifted, schools to reopen today

THE Manipur government on Monday lifted the week-long ban on mobile internet services in the five Imphal Valley districts and ordered the reopening of schools and colleges from Tuesday.

Docs demand nat'l support for justice

THE national capital on Monday witnessed a united show of doctors' strength who came together to demand justice for their colleague in Kolkata.

6L applications for 300 hostel superintendent posts

THe fixation for a government job among the youth remains high in a recruitment exam conducted by the Chhattisgarh Vyavsayik Pariksha mandal (Professional examination Board) for 300 posts of students’ hostels superintendent, over 3.53 lakh aspirants appeared on Sunday.

'One nation, one election' gets Nitish backing, CM says beneficial for growth

BIHAR chief minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) lent its support to its ally BJP's 'one nation, one election' plan.

'Collegium good. Pool of women judges should expand'

Justice (retd) Hima Kohli recalls her enriching experience in SC, speaks on collegium system, pendency of cases and what it means to be a woman judge

Shah reaffirms govt's fight against terrorism

HOME Minister Amit Shah, while addressing poll rallies in Jammu on Monday, said the Assembly polls in J&K is a fight between those who abrogated Article 370 (BJP) and those who are claiming to bring it back (NC, PDP and Congress) and asserted that the Modi government will bury the terrorism so deep that it cannot rise again.

Cong takes on Modi 3.0, flags govt's 'climbdown' on Waqf Bill, lateral entry

THE Congress on Monday hit out at the BJP-led NDA government over Modi 3.0 completing 100 days, claiming that Narendra Modi in his third term had proved to be a \"weak\" prime minister who was dependent on crutches and setting new records for U-turns.

Over Independents 40% in fray in phase-I of polls

CIDE IN the first Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir since Article 370 abrogation, the independents are trying their luck in good numbers.

'Accessibility Standards' for disabled a reality

FILMS will now be accessible to the hearing and visually impaired.

Wanna own gears of Paralympians? Auction of PM mementos begins today

THE sixth edition of the auction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mementos provides an opportunity to grab footwear and sports gears used by the Indian medallists of recently concluded Paris Paralympics.

DREAMS OF THE YOUTH IN THREE INDIAS

Young Indians in urban, rural and deep-rural areas have markedly different ambitions about their careers. Thankfully, these disparate aspirations add up to a vibrant, balanced country

After Nipah death, strict restrictions imposed in KL dist

Health dept makes face masks mandatory, bans public gatherings in Malappuram

Choreographer booked for sexually assaulting ex-aide

A case has been filed choreographer Shaik Jani Basha, popularly known as Jani Master, for allegedly sexually assaulting, harassing his 21-year-old former assistant.

Kid scalded as water thrown by school cook falls on him

A Class 3 student of a panchayat union primary school in the district is undergoing medical treatment for the burns he sustained on campus when a cook allegedly discarding hot water.

₹500-cr-worth land reclaimed from edu trust in Tiruvallur

THE state government on Monday reclaimed 25 acres of land, valued at ₹500 crore, which was in the possession of St Johns Educational Trust, at Mevalurkuppam B in Palanjur village near Chembarambakkam in Tiruvallur district.

TWO DEAD, FOUR INJURED IN T'MALAI 3-VEHICLE PILE-UP

TWO persons died on the spot and four others sustained injuries after a three-vehicle pile-up involving a TNSTC bus, a car and a bike near Kalasapakkam in the district on Monday.

New VOC terminal star of country's marine infra: Modi

TERMING the Tuticorin International Container Terminal (TICT) as the 'new star of India's marine infrastructure', Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the terminal at the VO Chidambaranar Port in Thoothukudi marks a significant milestone in India's journey towards becoming a developed nation.

CM, ministers take social justice pledge

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Monday took the social justice pledge to mark the birth anniversary of social reformer Periyar EV Ramasamy at the parade grounds at the secretariat.

Tiruvallur temple reopens doors for Adi Dravidars

ON the occasion of Social Justice Day, the district administration facilitated the entry of Adi Dravidar community members, who were previously denied access to the Pidari Ettiyamman temple in Vazhudambedu village of Gummidipoondi taluk in Tiruvallur district.

No fissure in DMK-VCK alliance, Thiruma says after meeting Stalin

VCK chief says 'share in power' did not come up in his discussion with the chief minister

'Principals of self-financing colleges cannot hold post for over 10 years'

BASED on a Madras HC directive, the Directorate of Collegiate Education has recently issued an order stating principals who have been working for more than 10 years in self-financing colleges cannot continue in the posts.

CMRL clears five vents of Okkiyam waterway

THE Chennai Metro Rail Limited on Monday said the five vents of Okkiyam Maduvu have been cleared ahead of the northeast monsoon, at the WRD's request.

5 of 6 elevators in 13-storey TNUHDB tenement at Vyasarpadi in disrepair

AROUND 1,000 people living in TT block of the 13-floor Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUHDB) tenement in Sathiamurthy Nagar are forced to rely on a single lift despite the block having six elevators.

Regularise assistant profs appointed under UGC XII plan, HC tells varsity

THE Madras High Court has ordered the Bharathiar University to regularise the services of the assistant professors who were appointed under the University Grants Commission's (UGC) XII plan with all the attendant service benefits.