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Adorned in snow, Uttarakhand mountains beckon

UTTARAKHAND saw a delightful change in weather on Sunday, as heavy snowfall and rain swept across various regions, causing a significant drop in mercury levels.

Brahmins, OBC families face social boycott over prasad given by a Dalit

RESIDENTS of a village in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district have alleged that they were ostracized in their village, at the behest of the sarpanch for consuming prasad (religious offering) given by a Dalit.

SAD yet to fully implement our directives: Akal Takht

AKAL Takht jatheder (high priest) Giani Raghbir Singh has said that the Shiromani Akali Dal is yet to implement their edict fully, adding that SAD cannot overlook the seven-member committee set up to reorganise the party.

Men found taking Maiyan aid in J'khand, FIR lodged

EVEN as thousands of women recently took to the streets for being denied the financial aid under Maiyan Samman Yojana, men have been found taking benefits of the scheme in Jharkhand.

Youth power vital for developed India: PM

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the power of youth will drive the economy and make India a developed nation by 2047.

Modi to inaugurate 6.4 km Z-Morh tunnel in Jammu & Kashmir today

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday inaugurate the strategic 6.4-km Z-Morh tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir.

Canada's Indian-origin MP Anita Anand opts out of prime ministerial race

ANITA Anand, the Indian-origin Member of Parliament of the Liberal Party and Transport Minister, has decided not to run for the position in Canada's prime ministerial race.

Govt plans to revive district agro-met units

A year after closing down 199 district agro-met units (DAMU), the Central government is now planning to revive them with a solid framework on the 150th anniversary of the India Meteorological Department.

Ensure pre-verification of academic credentials of Indians: Saudi circular

SIX months after proposing the idea, Saudi Arabia has issued a circular requiring pre-verification of the professional and academic qualifications of Indian workers for all work visa applications from January 14.

THE MAGIC CLASSICAL LANGUAGES POSSESS

WITH the Mahakumbh starting on January 13, based on Jupiter's planetary revolution, it seems appropriate to recall some very human love stories with the source of this event, the Sanskrit language.

REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST AT THE DAWN OF 2025

For one's true nature to manifest itself, one must give up the false identifications congealed in the illusory entity called ego. It does not dissolve without a living master

Uniform Civil Code essential for equality, says MoS Suresh Gopi

UNION Minister of State Suresh Gopi on Sunday strongly advocated for the implementation of Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India, and accused those opposing it of trying to sabotage elections.

Guv wrong for trying to change convention: Duraimurugan

\"THEY will not like or tolerate such brazen insult,\" Raj Bhavan tweeted, tagging the union home minister and the office of the prime minister.

Udders of 3 cows severed, tension grips B'luru

Incident came to light when a local noticed a pool of blood at the place where cows were tied

Archbishop Thattil calls for reconciliation with protesting priests

Syro-Malabar Church Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and newly appointed Vicar of Major Archbishop Joseph Pamplany have called for reconciliatory talks with the dissident priests of Ernakulam-Angamaly archeparchy to resolve differences over the Uniform mode of Holy Mass.

Case Lodged Against Actor Rana & Family for Hotel Demolition

FILMNAGAR police have registered a case of trespassing against film producer Daggubati Suresh Babu, his brother and actor Daggubati Venkatesh and Suresh Babu's sons—Daggubati Rana and Daggubati Abhiram.

Four-lane Odisha coastal highway on track after 10 yrs to decongest NH-16

THE Odisha coastal highway aimed at providing an alternative parallel carriageway and decongesting Chennai-Kolkata NH-16 is set to become a reality almost a decade after it was conceived.

Two Arrested For Murdering Friend During Drunken Brawl

The Nandambakkam police have arrested two men for allegedly murdering their friend in a drunken brawl on Saturday night.

Teen Stabs Youth Over His Interest in Minor Cousin

A 17-year-old fatally stabbed an 18-year-old teen, allegedly as the latter liked his 14-year-old cousin, here.

Woman kills self fearing police inquiry

A 68-year-old woman, the mother of an accused in a gold theft case, allegedly died by suicide fearing police inquiry on Sunday.

Reaching Kilambakkam remains festival-time ordeal

MTC remains sole public transit option as rly station construction drags on; transport officials say addl bus services introduced to handle rush

Six AI cameras costing ₹15 cr to monitor animal movement across Kovai

AFTER the successful functioning of artificial intelligence (AI)-based cameras to detect wild animal movement, especially elephants, at the Madukkarai forest range, Coimbatore forest division officials have been planning to set up similar cameras in forest boundaries in other ranges.

Loyola Receives ₹35 Lakh for Centenary Fete From Alumni

IN celebration of Loyola College's centenary year, the B Com alumni from 1973-76 batch have collectively donated ₹35 lakh.

11 Fishermen Stranded at Sea for 4 Hours, Rescued

ELEVEN fishers from Ramanathapuram district, stranded at sea for four hours following an engine failure in their boat, were rescued on Saturday evening.

Pall of gloom descends on Nellai as temple jumbo Gandhimathi bids adieu

GANDHIMATHI, the 56-year-old temple elephant of the renowned Nellaiappar Temple in Tirunelveli, passed away on Sunday following prolonged health issues.

Limited stock of dhotis for Pongal hamper at PDS shops in Nellai, Dindigul

A section of ration card holders in several parts of Tirunelveli and Tenkasi districts alleged that they were not provided with the free dhotis and sarees promised for Pongal, whereas in Dindigul the PDS shops are left with stocks required to meet just half of its customers.

8 Indian fishers held, 2 boats seized by SL navy

THE Sri Lankan Navy seized two mechanised boats carrying eight fishermen hailing from Rameswaram and Thangachimadam on Sunday, for alleged violation of the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and fishing in the Lankan waters.

Won't accept BJP chief's word on tungsten mining until union govt says so

MEMBERS of the Tungsten Suranga Thitta Ethirppu Makkal Kootamaippu said they refuse to believe state BJP president K Annamalai's statement that the union government will not carry out the tungsten mining project in Melur taluk of Madurai district, and instead, urged Annamalai to get the union government to officially declare that the project has been dropped.

BJP also sits out bypoll; contest likely between DMK and NTK

A day after the AIADMK and its ally the DMDK decided to boycott the by-election to the Erode East Assembly constituency, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the BJP on Sunday announced that it too would boycott it.

31 Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants Held in T'pur

IN a major crackdown, the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) conducted a surprise check against illegal immigrants and detained 31 Bangladeshi nationals from Tiruppur district on Saturday night.