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One arrested for trying to assault Giriraj Singh

UNION minister and senior BJP leader Giriraj Singh had a narrow escape on Saturday when a youth attempted to heckle him in full public view in Bihar's Begusarai district.

Gajraj returns after 15-day escapade with 6 females

IN love and war, all is faireven for elephants.

Truck carrying smartphones burgled, iPhones worth ₹12 cr stolen in Sagar

AROUND 1500 brand new iPhones worth almost ₹12 crore, a part of a big consignment of smartphones of the Apple Inc, have been looted from a container truck in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district, police said on Saturday.

Alliance with Ajit has dented Maha BJP image: Leader

CRACKS in the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra have surfaced with BJP leaders saying that the tie-up with deputy chief minister Ajit Pawarled NCP has harmed the saffron party in the state.

Arunachal locals oppose survey of dam project

PROTESTS erupted in the Dite Dime area of Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday against the proposed 12,500 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC).

Now, audio clip 'threat' emerges

Intern in Burdwan medical college 'warned' by a senior not to share info on some doctors AN audio clip of a senior resident of Burdwan Medical College Birupaksha Biswas threatening an intern has gone viral, raising further questions on the affairs of the state-run hospitals in West Bengal.

EC postpones Haryana elections by 4 days to Oct 5, counting on Oct 8

IN line with the demand of political parties and social organisations, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday deferred the polling for the Haryana Assembly by four days.

'IN BLACK & WHITE: WE WANT JUSTICE'

\"I can't breathe.

IMD predicts above-normal rainfall in Sept

Heavy to very heavy precipitation expected in northwest; most of India to also record above normal temperature

Delhi HC quashes govt's 1987 eviction notice to Express Newspapers

THE Delhi High Court has quashed the Centre's 37-yearold eviction notice against Express Newspapers, declaring it arbitrary and malafide.

Slapped with ₹1.6K cr fine, NMDC refutes reports of mining laws violation

A DAY after the Dantewara district administration slapped a fine of 1,620 crore on the nation's largest iron-ore enterprise, National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), for allegedly violating mining laws, the State-run company on Saturday termed the move \"inappropriate, being done blindly without considering the facts and circumstances\".

Jaishankar says Chinese investments should come under thorough scrutiny

INDIA faces a unique challenge with China, which goes beyond the general concerns the world has with the country, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday.

Soybean prices dipping to 10-yr low may impact Maha govt in state polls

WHILE the spiralling onion prices jolted the coalition government in Maharashtra during the Lok recently concluded Sabha elections, it is the plummeting soybean price that is set to impact it in the upcoming assembly polls.

Rahul to visit US on Sept 8, interact with Indian diaspora

IN his first visit abroad after becoming the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi will visit the United States from September 8 to 10.

RELEASE REPORT ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT: TOLLYWOOD ACTORS

WELCOMING the Hema Committee Report in Kerala, women actors and directors from the Telugu film industry, under the banner \"The Voice of Women\", have called on the state government to release the report on sexual harassment within the industry, on Saturday.

Hubby, in-laws kill woman with cyanide, held

Three including a woman were arrested for allegedly murdering her daughter-in-law on Saturday.

4,100 conferred degrees at SASTRA's 38th convocation

THANJAVUR: As many as 4,100 UG, PG and Ph.D. graduates in engineering, sciences, management, law, education and humanities were conferred degrees during the 38th convocation of SASTRA held on Saturday.

Teen completes typewriting test with one hand in Kovai

AN 18-year-old college student in Coimbatore successfully completed the lower typewriting examination conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education on Saturday, despite having an inactive right hand.

9 die in record rain in AP; deluge to continue

Depression in Bay of Bengal triggers downpour, to cross coast early today; CM announces ₹5L solatium to victims

After Assam CM writes to TN, Tiruppur ask firms to check workers' ID cards cops

TIRUPPUR city police have been put on high alert following guidelines from the police headquarters that textile workers from Bangladesh may have illegally entered the district in the guise of North-Indian workers and have joined the knitwear industry.

2 die, 4 injured in Thoothukudi cracker unit blast

TWO persons were killed and four others were injured following an explosion at a firecracker storage unit at Kurippankulam village near Srivaikuntam on Saturday.

HC slams cop for freezing bank account of loan defaulter

THE Madras High Court \"condemned\" a police officer for freezing the bank account of a person in Chennai following complaints of a money dispute, observing it was unjustified unless the funds are proved to be proceeds of a crime.

Hizb-ut-Tahrir case: NIA makes one more arrest

THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a key accused in the Hizb-ut-Tahrir case at the Bengaluru international airport on Friday.

'Ghost faculty': CPM state secy raises suspicion of collusion

THE Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) urged a swift and thorough investigation into the appointment of fake teaching faculties in engineering colleges across the state.

'Release white paper on inoperative IVC'

DMK's Rajya Sabha MP P Wilson has raised concern over the under-utilisation of the Integrated Vaccines Complex (IVC) in Chengalpattu.

South's rapid growth key to realise Viksit Bharat, says Modi

PM flags off 3 VB trains, says ₹6k cr allocated to TN in rly budget, up 7-fold compared to '14

Ettayapuram Bharathiyar Archives in bad shape, shut as temporary measure

IN a precautionary measure, the Bharathiyar Archives functioning on the Ettayapuram Mahakavi Manimandapam campus has been closed temporarily, after the poor condition of the building posed threat to readers.

2nd complete shell bangle unearthed in 3rd phase of Vembakottai excavation

A fully decorated conch bangle was recently unearthed by archaeologists in the third phase of the Vembakottai excavation in Virudhunagar district.

DRI seizes 10.13 kg meth worth ₹50 crore, arrests six persons in two days

DIRECTORATE of Revenue Intelligence on Saturday said it has busted a massive methamphetamine trafficking network in Chennai and seized 10.13 kg of the drug worth ₹50.65 crore in the market.

Three college students drown in Mahabs beach

THREE students of a city college drowned while bathing at a beach near Mamallapuram on Friday evening.