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Garden, park to come up on 118 acres taken from race club

THE Tamil Nadu government on Sunday announced that a public horticultural garden, green spaces and other public utilities would come up in the 118 acres of land taken back from the Madras Race Club (MRC) in Guindy, Chennai.

Stalin to meet PM on Friday regarding fund delays to TN

TAMIL NADU Chief Minister MK Stalin will be meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on September 27.

Andhra govt forms SIT to probe Tirupati Laddu row

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by an Inspector General and above rank officer will be constituted to probe the alleged adulteration of the Tirumala temple Laddu Prasdam, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced on Sunday

Quad calls for rules-based order

Leaders agree to expand maritime ties, express concerns over situation in East, South China Seas

TWIN TOWERS: MEN, WOMEN CREATE OLYMPIAD HISTORY

LATE on Saturday, Viswanathan Anand had posted his congratulations to the Indian Open team for winning the chess Olympiad.

Olympiad: Gukesh & Erigaisi put Open team on the verge, women follow

LATE on Saturday, as dusk fell over Budapest, India’s supremely talented teenagers made the kind of statement the chess world had predicted over the last few years.

Gill-bill: Ton of reward

On Friday evening, when Shubman Gill took guard in the second innings against Bangladesh, something seemed different.

Pant-astic return to Test cricket

A SUBLIME century by Shubman Gill (119 not out) and a hard-hitting 109 by Rishabh Pant helped India set a mammoth target of 515 runs for Bangladesh on the third day of the opening Test at Chepauk here on Saturday.

Duleep Trophy: Parag, Rawat power India A

RICKY Bhui was 10 runs short of his second successive hundred as India D's overall lead swelled to 311 against India B when stumps were drawn on the third day of the Duleep Trophy encounter.

WHAT MAKES IBC PREFERRED OPTION OVER RERA FOR HOMEBUYERS

EVEN as RER A lacks on several counts such as no uniformity and weak enforcement mechanisms, it still plays an important role in the regulatory framework.

Banks asked to have clear policy for debt recovery

FINANCE ministry has asked banks to have a clearly defined policy for small and high-value cases pending in Debt Resolution Tribunals (DRTs) for 'optimising' recovery.

NCLAT rejects tax claim against Reliance Comm

THE NCLAT has set aside a petition filed by the tax department claiming dues from Reliance Communications (RCom).

Oyo to acquire G6 Hospitality from Blackstone for $525 mn

Stays, the parent company of the global travel technology company OYO, said on Saturday that it is acquiring US-based G6 Hospitality from Blackstone Real Estate for $525 million, in an all-cash transaction.

iPhone pro model sees 25% jump in 1st-day sale

The pro-models of iPhone 16 series performed well in India, with some sellers reporting 25% higher opening-day sales as compared to the 15 Series opening-day sales last year.

22 killed in Israeli strike, says Gaza health ministry

AL-BALAH AN Israeli strike on a school in northern Gaza on Saturday killed at least 22 people, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, while the Israeli army said it targeted a Hamas' command centre in what used to be a school.

Beirut attack toll rises to 37

LEBANON'S Hezbollah movement, which has been exchanging fire with Israel for months, on Saturday announced that two commanders of its elite operations unit had been killed by an Israeli strike on Beirut, which authorities said left 37 people dead.

Thousands evacuated as record rainfall lashes Japan

JAPANESE authorities told tens of thousands of people to evacuate the quake-hit region of Ishikawa on Saturday as \"unprecedented\" rains triggered floods and landslides.

Imran's party holds large rally, first since his 2023 arrest

PAKISTAN'S jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party on Saturday managed to hold a massive power show here as the police switched off the lights and mic system following the expiry of the 6 pm deadline.

Sri Lanka holds first vote since 2022 economic crisis

Voter turnout at 75%, lower than 2019's 83%; no violence reported

Harris slams Trump for hypocrisy on abortion

KAMALA Harris on Friday attacked Republican rival Donald Trump and his party as \"hypocrites\" over abortion, as the first voters cast their ballots for November's US election.

Ammonia gas leak at factory in Jalandhar

A person died, and several others fell unconscious after ammonia gas leaked from an ice factory near Domoria bridge in Jalandhar on Saturday.

J'khand HC pulls up Hemant govt on net ban policy

THE Jharkhand High Court has sought a reply from the state government on its decision to ban the Internet across the state for more than five hours on Saturday for conducting the JSSC CGL (Combined Graduate Level) competitive examinations on September 21 and 22.

Butterfly survey in tiger hub of Bandhavgarh

FAMOUS for housing the maximum number of tigers in ‘Tiger state' Madhya Pradesh, the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) has delved into the world of chromatic butterflies now.

Fraud surge: 19 'officials' exposed in Gujarat in 2 yrs, Surat hotspot

RECENT reports indicate a troubling rise in incidents involving fake organizations and officials in Gujarat.

Centre & Mann lock horns yet again, this time over Ayushman Bharat scheme

UNION Health Minister JP Nadda on Saturday asked Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to clear the dues of private hospitals to enable the Ayushman Bharat Mukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojna beneficiaries to get free healthcare facilities.

After Tirupati laddu row, Raj campaign to ensure quality of prasad in temples

FOLLOWING a controversy over the detection of animal fat and fish oil in the Tirupati temple's laddus, the food safety department of Rajasthan will launch a special campaign from September 23 to 26 to inspect the quality of prasad offered in temples across the state, officials said on Saturday.

Junior doctors join work in RG Kar

Emergency services fully operational at hosp; CBI questions 2 doctors close to former principal

No territory lost in Ladakh, critics of Agniveer scheme anti-national: L-G

DISMISSING the loss of territory in Ladakh as \"rumours,\" the Union Territory's Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) BD Mishra on Saturday said the only Indian land that remains under Chinese occupation was that lost around 1962.

WILL MS METICULOUS EMERGE FROM HER MENTOR'S SHADOW?

WHEN Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal proposed the name of Atishi, 43, as his successor, not many in AAP were surprised.

Shah says Pak scared of PM, raps 3 families

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said there is peace along the borders in Jammu and Kashmir as Pakistan is afraid of PM Narendra Modi and does not dare to open fire knowing that India's response will be befitting.