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Space for art of all shades, even grey

WHEN 16-year-old Laya Mathikshara conducted her first workshop on digital art, a participant from an HIV-positive family said, \"I drew a black and grey rainbow as I was at a phase where I felt like I couldn't communicate or express my emotions to anyone.

SOS FOR REPTILES: HELP A CALL AWAY

The scene in Padayappa where Rajnikanth rescues a snake from a group of villagers armed with sticks and rods is iconic.

Guy OKs Siddu prosecution in the MUDA mess

PUTTING Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in a tight spot, the state's Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot on Saturday granted sanction to prosecute him in the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment 'scam'.

26/11 terrorist Rana extraditable, says US court

A US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, one of India's most wanted terrorists, who had a key role in the 2008 Mumbai blasts, is extraditable.

60-yr dream: Athikadavu-Avinashi proj launched

A 60-year-old demand of farmers of Erode, Tiruppur and Coimbatore districts, the Athikadavu-Avinashi irrigation project was finally launched by Chief Minister M K Stalin through video conferencing on Saturday.

Even if not as sparkly, this film still gives you plenty to chew on

Pa Ranjith really knows how to create a world.

MAKING THE CUT

WEIGHT management in contact sports requires a strategic and monitored approach.

Can family history influence your menstrual health?

YOUR family history can play a significant role in your menstrual health and to the likelihood of developing hormonal disorders.

Histamine in your food is far from good

BIRYANI. Chicken. Mutton. Cake. Chocolate. Deepfried goodies — these are a few of popular favourite feasts.

Para Games: Athletes accorded big send-off

THE Indian paralympic contingent was on Friday accorded a grand send-off ahead of the Paris Games scheduled to be held from August 28 to September 8.

Aparajith marks new milestone

EVEN as the focus shifts to the Buchi Babu tournament after three rounds of Raja of Palayampatti Shield - Jolly Rovers' B Aparajith has etched his name in the record books.

DELHI HC RESTORES MANDATE OF IOA AD-HOC PANEL

Court leaves it to IOA to reconstitute multi-member committee to takeover day-to-day affairs of Wrestling Federation of India; WFI set to challenge order

Buchi Babu: Kishan hits century for Jharkhand on red-ball comeback

WHEN Ishan Kishan walked out to bat against Madhya Pradesh at the India Cements Cricket Ground, Tirunelveli on Friday for Jharkhand, it was the first time he played a professional red-ball match since the Test against West Indies in Port of Spain last July.

Acquisitions are key ingredient in growth path: Happiest Minds

ACQUISITIONS are a key ingredient in Happiest Minds' growth path, as it in Q1 alone acquired Pure Software Technologies for ₹779 crore and also US-based Azure native digital product engineering company Aureus Tech Systems.

Manoj Govil appointed as expenditure secy

IN a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the government has changed several secretaries in the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Commerce.

JSW Cement files paper to raise ₹4,000 crore through public issue

BILLIONAIRE Sajjan Jindalled JSW Cement has filed draft papers to launch a ₹4,000 crore Initial Public Offering (IPO).

Buyback tax rules inequitable: Industry

Experts argue the new tax rate is disproportionately higher compared to LTCGT of 12.5% and STCGT of 20%

Forex kitty falls by $4.8 billion to $670 billion

THE foreign exchange reserves fell by $4.8 billion to $670.119 billion in the week to August 9, as the RBI likely have sold dollars to defend the rupee which was under tremendous pressure, testing the 84-mark to the dollar twice during the week.

RIL layoffs raise concern over hiring in retail

THE recent layoffs within Reliance's retail division (about 38,029 job cuts) have raised many questions, especially the future of hiring with regards to retail opportunities.

Anti-dumping probe against Vietnam steel imports

THE Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has initiated an anti-dumping probe into imports of hot rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel from Vietnam, following an application filed by the Indian Steel Association (ISA) on behalf of domestic steel producers, JSW Steel and ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India.

Fed rate cut hope triggers rally in equity market

ON the back of strong global cues, the Indian equity market rallied sharply on Friday with the benchmarks - BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 - surging nearly 2% each.

Kamala Harris favourite to win if elections held today: Washington Post

DEMOCRATIC presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris would be the favourite to win the White House if polls were held today, The Washington Post has said.

Incursion meant to force Russia to negotiate: Kyiv

Ukraine claims it seized 1,100 sq km of Russian territory in its biggest counter-attack

Yunus inducts four more advisers to interim govt

THE interim government in Bangladesh led by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus was expanded on Friday with four more advisers joining his team.

UK, French ministers in Israel to push for truce

INTERNATIONAL diplomacy to prevent the war in Gaza from spreading into a wider regional conflict intensified on Friday, with the British and French foreign ministers making a joint trip to Israel while internationally mediated cease-fire talks in Qatar entered their second day.

Indian student develops revolutionary carbon-extracting biomaterial in UK

AN Indian student at University College London (UCL) is working on a new construction biomaterial that uses living microorganisms to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which has the potential to dramatically reduce carbon footprint if mass-produced and widely adopted by the building industry.

'File FIR in 6 hours for violence against healthcare workers'

THE Central government on Friday directed all the hospitals, whether run by state or Centre, to file an FIR within six hours if any healthcare professional reports violence.

Traffic police in Assam goof it, fine auto driver for 'not wearing helmet'

AN Assam auto rickshaw driver was left flabergasted when he learnt that he was fined ₹1,000 by the traffic police for not wearing a helmet.

Gujarat trails in quality education, lags behind many states: NITI Aayog

GUJARAT may be a model state in many respects, but when it comes to high-quality education, it lags behind states like Haryana, Sikkim, Manipur, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh, which are frontrunners in this area.

Politics peaks as Didi targets Oppn

AMID the seething anger in the medical fraternity and a sporadic judicial and administrative action, West Bengal found itself caught in the usual political slug-fest.