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Israeli army shuts Al Jazeera office in West Bank

ISRAELI troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israelioccupied West Bank early Sunday, ordering the bureau to shut down amid a widening campaign by Israel targeting the Qatar-funded broadcaster as it covers the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.

Hezbollah launches rockets into north Israel

Militant wing’s deputy leader Naim Kassem says the rocket attack is just the beginning of an open-ended battle

Probe launched as detonators found on tracks

TRAGEDY AVERTED MULTIPLE detonators (harmless crackers), some of which exploded while a military special train was passing through that railway track in Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh recently, have prompted the railway protection force (RPF) to launch a probe.

Fate of four party heads at stake in phase-2 of polls

THE future of the heads of four political parties - NC's Omar Abdullah, J&K Congress chief Tariq Hamid Karra, BJP unit chief Ravindra Raina and Apni Party's Altaf Bukhari -- is at stake in the second phase of J&K Assembly polls due September 25.

Rhino lives on, poaching down by 86%: Himanta

ASSAM has scripted a success story in the conservation of rhinos, the pride of the Assamese.

No stone-thrower will be freed: Shah

THE BJP came out with its top guns blazing for the second phase of Assembly polls in J&K scheduled for Wednesday.

Didi writes to Modi, says 'DVC released water without consulting Bengal govt'

CHIEF Minister Mamata Banerjee has sent Prime Minister Narendra Modi another letter on the flood situation in West Bengal, maintaining that Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) released water from its reservoirs without consulting her government, inundating several districts.

Tirupati prasad row: Widespread outrage among saints in Haridwar

A laboratory report revealing the use of fish oil and animal fat in the laddus offered to devotees at Tirupati temple has sparked outrage among saints in Haridwar.

Jharkhand HC orders prompt restoration of internet services in state

THE Jharkhand High Court on Sunday ordered the immediate restoration of internet services, which was withdrawn across the state for conducting the JSSC CGL (Combined Graduate Level) competitive examinations on September 21 and 22.

Time to write the violent history of Indian freedom movement, says author

A LOT has been written on the non-violent history of India's freedom struggle.

Amid raging row, Waqf Bill JPC gets 1.2 cr responses

THE Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for the Waqf Board (Amendment) Bill, 2024, has reportedly received more than 1.2 crore email responses from across the country, both for and against the proposed Bill.

THE HOLIEST MAN OF THE AGE IN UNDIVIDED INDIA

THE only time I went to Pakistan was for the first-ever SAARC lit fest to be held there 20 years ago.

EXPLOSIONS IN LEBANON ECHO IN PALESTINE

This wasn't the first time Israel used non-conventional warfare in a foreign territory. It may deflect attention from Gaza, but the effects will be felt there too

Ambur scaffolding collapse probe begins; all injured out of danger

IN the aftermath of a scaffolding collapse at an under-construction flyover in Ambur town on Saturday, which injured six people, a National Highway official responsible for the project told TNIE on Sunday that they are probing the factors that led to the collapse.

Illegal electric fence: Three electrocuted while hunting

Three people, including a fatherson duo who went to hunt wild animals on Saturday midnight at Perumapattu, at the foothills of Yelagiri Hills died after coming in contact with an illegal electrical fencing on a farm to prevent trespassing of pigs.

'Misinformation won't hinder India's progress'

INDIA is on the right track towards Viksit Bharat 2047 and institutional capacity building will play a key role in that, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday.

TTD row: Jagan asks PM to restore faith of devotees

YSRCP chief urges swift action against baseless allegations levelled by CM Naidu

Hotel owner among 4 held for stealing noon meal scheme eggs in Tiruchy

THE Edamalaipatti Pudur police arrested four persons, including a school noon meal organiser and a hotel owner, on charges of stealing eggs supplied by the government under the scheme and selling them to a hotel.

Podhu Dikshithars being maligned by HR&CE dept: Raja

BJP state convenor H Raja on Sunday alleged that the HR&CE Department has been carrying out malicious propaganda against the Podhu Dikshithars of the Chidambaram Natarajar temple that they had sold 2,000 acres of temple land.

History-sheeter 'CD' Mani held in Salem

HISTORY-SHEETER P Manikandan alias 'CD' Mani was arrested by a special team of the Chennai police from a house in which he was staying with his parents in Salem on Sunday.

DMK, PMK cadre spar over 'disrespect' to MLA

DISPUTE over not inviting a PMK MLA for a bhoomi puja escalated into an altercation between the partymen and DMK cadre in front of the Pennagaram bus stand, leading to them obstructing traffic for an hour.

Workers' strike for union & dignity cuts no ice with Samsung

Employees say protest hit 80% of the production with refrigerators being worst affected and TV the least; company says operations ramped up with contract workers THE long trail of light blueuniformed workers dotting either side of the road in Echoor leads to a protest shed set up just 1 km away from Samsung India's manufacturing unit.

Ezra Sargunam passes away at 86, burial to be held on Sept 26

EZRA Sargunam (86), Bishop of the Evangelical Church of India (ECI) passed away due to illness here on Sunday.

ICMR-NIE, DPH to start peer support programme to tackle diabetes, high BP

TO enhance control of hypertension and diabetes, the ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology and the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine have decided to implement a peer support group (PSG) programme at the community level, in line with the efforts of Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam.

Nearby Tasmacs linked to crimes on rly properties. SR wants 39 outlets moved

RPF survey flags instances of signal tampering, stone pelting, theft at stns near liquor shops

Hunt on for scammer who impersonated Chennai CoP

THE Greater Chennai Police have initiated a search to identify an individual who had attempted to defraud a person by impersonating A Arun, the chennai city police commissioner.

Fresh case against man held for blackmailing

THE Greater Chennai Police have registered another case against R Krishnakumar, also known as Varaaki (50), who was previously arrested for allegedly threatening a sub-registrar and demanding ₹5 lakh.

IIT-M startup may give life to hyperloop dreams

Technology will be first tested at a soeed of JOOkmph on 410m test track at the institute’s Discovery campus in Thaiyur

TN reports 14k dengue cases, most in 7 yrs

TAMIL Nadu has reported around 14,000 dengue cases and seven deaths in nine months, which is the highest number of cases in the last seven years.

Drone deal on track, new semicon plant in Kolkata

SIGNALLING that the US is keen to strengthen ties with India, US President Joe Biden highlighted the progress in India's procurement of 31 long-endurance MQ-9B armed drones from American defence major General Atomics and also referred to the setting up of a semiconductor plant in Kolkata, West Bengal.