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'Big battle': Omar says he will talk to Modi, Shah to restore J&K statehood

JAMMU and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday hinted at a \"big battle\" for restoration of statehood and said that he would talk to PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah about it.

Hindu Sangharsh Samiti a banner, not outfit, says Tripura

THE \"Hindu Sangharsh Samiti\", which was allegedly involved in the recent incident of vandalism at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala, is a banner and not an organisation.

Protests across Bihar seek to end violence against minorities

PROCESSIONS and protests erupted in Bihar on Thursday in support of minorities who were being subjected to torture in Bangladesh after the collapse of Sheikh Hasina government.

Amid shutdown, last rites of 12 Kuki-Zo tribals

ALL the 12 Kuki-Zo youths, including the 10 killed in an alleged gunfight with CRPF in Jiribam district of Manipur, were laid to rest on Thursday in Churachandpur.

Maoists abduct, murder 2 former sarpanchs in C'garh's Bijapur district

AHEAD of elections to the three-tier panchayats in Chhattisgarh, Maoists allegedly killed two former sarpanchs—one of them associated with the ruling BJP—in separate incidents in Bijapur district, police said on Thursday.

Soren expands cabinet, no place for wife & brother

AMID allegations of nepotism, Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday didn't include his wife Kalpana Soren and brother Basant Soren in his cabinet.

Maha focus shifts to portfolios

CM and his two deputies say they are on same page and will continue to work as a team

India, Pak coast guards rescue 12 crew members after ship sinks in Arabian Sea

The Indian and Pakistani coast guards have joined hands to save the lives of 12 Indian fishermen left adrift after their vessel sank in the north Arabian Sea, the India Coast Guard (ICG) said in a statement.

Hi-tech track monitoring in all zones soon: Vaishnaw

UNION Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw, along with Railway Board chairman Satish Kumar, inspected the Integrated Track Monitoring System (ITMS) at New Delhi Railway Station on Thursday.

Multiple entry-exit, biannual admissions in UG, PG

SWEEPING CHANGES Twice-a-year admissions

Modi meets Bhutan king, says India committed to long-term partnership

INDIA and Bhutan on Thursday vowed to further expand their partnership across all sectors with Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveying to Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck New Delhi's strong commitment to the economic development of the Himalayan nation.

₹2-state solution key to end West Asia crisis'

In Rajya Sabha, EAM S Jaishankar says India supports a sovereign, independent and sustainable’ Palestine state coexisting peacefully alongside Israel

Toll collection on highways doubles in 5 yrs: Gadkari

TOLL collection in India has doubled in the last five years.

63 experts appointed via lateral entry from '19 to '23, House told

The Narendra Modi government has appointed 63 specialists across Central government departments via lateral entry from 2019 to 2023, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh told Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

CHALLENGE OF REMAINING FASTEST-GROWING ECONOMY

THE recently released GDP figures for the second quarter (Q2) of 2024-25 highlight a significant slowdown in India's economic growth.

Samsung union: TN told to take call within six weeks

THE Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu labour department to pass appropriate orders on the application submitted by the Samsung India Workers Union for registering the trade union within six weeks.

Allu Arjun, team booked over death of woman in Hyd

A day after a woman was crushed to death during the premier show of the movie Pushpa-2: The Rule, the Chikkadpally police on Thursday registered a criminal case against the film's star Allu Arjun, his security team and the management of the Sandhya theatre on the complaint of the victim's husband.

ISRO may test space docking on Dec 26

THE Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is likely to conduct the much-awaited Space Docking Experiment (SPADEX) on December 26, sources said on Thursday.

SC closes defamation suit against union min Murugan

IN a big relief to Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting (I&B) and BJP leader L Murugan, the Supreme Court on Thursday closed the defamation case filed against him by Murasoli Trust.

Conservancy staff strike work in Chennai, seek job regularisation

AROUND 200 sanitary workers boycotted work on Thursday and staged a protest at the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board head office in Chintadripet, seeking regularisation of their jobs.

Released in Pocso case, man repeats crime, arrested

ALL-Women Police (West) arrested a 35-year-old man under the Pocso Act for the second time for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl.

5,193 red-eared sliders seized at Chennai airport

CHENNAI Customs seized 5,193 red-eared slider turtles at the city airport on Thursday from the baggage of two passengers who arrived from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Indigo Airlines flight 6E 1032 on Tuesday.

CM Stalin flags off mobile therapy units for disabled

Later opens Centre for Excellence for Persons with Autism in KK Nagar

5 years on, Srinivasapuram tenements' reconstruction proposal gains momentum

IN the wake of 22-year-old S Syed Gulam's death, the proposal to reconstruct TNUHDB Srinivasapuram tenements has again gained momentum.

SUNSHADE COLLAPSE CLAIMS LIFE OF YOUTH

Residents of rundown TNUHDB structure in state of panic, agree to relocate after 5-year resistance

1,000 village health nurses stage hunger strike

OVER 1,000 village health nurses (VHNs) from various districts staged a hunger strike on Thursday, stressing on a charter of 15 demands, which included filling of over 3,500 VHN vacancies through the Medical Services Recruitment Board.

State moves SC against CBI probe in K'kurichi hooch case

LAW Minister S Regupathy on Thursday said the state government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court transferring the investigation into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy to the CBI to ensure speedy justice for the victims.

Nellai fishers held in Bahrain to be released on Dec 10

ALL 28 Indian fishermen apprehended by the Bahraini coast guard on September 11 will be released on December 10, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in a letter to Tirunelveli MP C Robert Bruce.

TN at forefront in devising measures to tackle climate change, says Stalin

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Thursday said Tamil Nadu has been at the forefront in devising innovative programmes to cope with the impact of climate change and has so far launched many initiatives, including Tamil Nadu Green Climate Company, Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission, Green Tamil Nadu Mission, Tamil Nadu Wetlands Mission, Tamil Nadu Coastal Restoration Mission.

2 women teachers accused of insulting Islam in Palani, edu dept initiates inquiry

A group of Muslim students accused two women teachers of making derogatory remarks against their religion and also passing statements laced with sexual innuendos at a government higher secondary school in Palani.