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1K cops raid 500 houses in Potheri, seize ganja, liquor, arrest 11 students

APARTMENTS rented by students of private colleges in southern suburbs of the city are controlled by historysheeters selling drugs, illicit liquor and hookah, the Tambaram police said, after conducting raids at 500 houses of a gated community in Potheri about 50km south of Chennai on Saturday.

₹822 crore multi-modal facility at Broadway bus stand gets govt nod

It can accommodate 1,100 buses; will have a parking facility for 700 cars, 800 two-wheelers

MODERN ELIXIR OF ANCIENT HERBAL REMEDIES

IN the lush green surroundings of Madurai's Varichiyur village lies an extraordinary herbal garden.

Full support to farmer protest, says Vinesh

A month before the assembly elections in Haryana, olympic wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Saturday pledged her unstinted support to the protesting farmers at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana, who marked the 200th day of their agitation there.

Racing against time: Chennai roars in the night

ON a day of high drama, the cars did vroom on Chennai's street circuit but not before an intervention by the Madras High Court and a late clearance by the international motorsport body (FIA).

Kangana's Emergency faces legal heat from Sikh groups

ACTOR-NETA Kangana Ranaut's upcoming political-drama, Emergency, is drawing quite some heat from Sikh groups across the country.

HC junks move to allow projects sans green nod

THE Madras High Court has quashed the Office Memorandums (OMS) issued by the union environment ministry in 2021 allowing post-facto environmental clearance (EC) for projects.

Not part of any 'power group', claims Mohanlal

IN his first response since the publishing of the Justice Hema Committee report, which highlighted sexual harassment allegations in the Malayalam film industry, top actor Mohanlal said he was not part of any 'power group' and was unaware of its existence.

TN SIGNS PACT WITH GOOGLE TO CREATE IMPACTFUL AI SOLUTIONS

THE Tamil Nadu government on Saturday signed an MoU with Google to drive technological development and foster innovation by focusing on initiatives in key areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) start-up enablement, and skilling and industrial ecosystem enablement to create impactful and scalable AI solutions.

PM call for swift justice in crimes against women

Modi praised the judiciary for its role in upholding fundamental rights

SHRUTI HAASAN'S LOOK FROM COOLIE IS HERE

IT was earlier revealed that Shruti Haasan onboarded the cast of Rajinkanth's upcoming film Coolie, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj.

This emotional revenge thriller lacks depth

A LEX Proyas' 1994 film The Crow is a brooding, atmospheric thriller that explores themes like eternal love in the structure of a gothic revenge thriller.

Jurassic World Rebirth gets a release date

UNIVERSAL has officially announced that Jurassic World 4 has now been titled Jurassic World Rebirth.

A guide to mindful lifestyle

I ring the bell of a flat on 28th Cross Street, Indira Nagar, Adyar, and enter through a six-foot-tall wooden door. Welcomed by neatly-arranged weights on the left and workout machines on the right, I pass through motivating quotes like ‘Rise Above’, ‘A healthy outside starts from the inside’, ‘Live focussed’, and many others painted on the four walls of the living room.

Sikkim landslide is a warning to upcoming hydro-projects

Arecent landslide in Sikkim created a furore since it came a year after another disastrous landslip in the Himalayan state.

Avani creates history, India bag four medals

22-year-old becomes India’s Ist para-athlete to clinch two straight Paralympics gold

TNCA XI thrash Mumbai by 286 runs; enter semis

R SAI Kishore (3/52) and CV Achyuth (3/37) picked up three wickets each to propel the TNCA XI to a creditable 286run over Mumbai in the TNCATake Sports All-India Buchi Babu Invitation tournament played at Coimbatore.

Chennai set for India's first night street race

CHENNAI is the country's Mecca for tennis and chess.

INDIANS SHARE BIT MORE FREELY: UPTON

THERE is perhaps a perception that Indians consider talking about their vulnerabilities as taboo.

1500m runner Parvej Khan fails dope test

PARVEJ Khan's journey had been meteoric.

B'luru houses 35% of BFSI global capability centres

BENGALURU secures the top spot as the premier destination for Banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) Global Capability Centres (GCCs), as it houses 35% of all BFSI GCCs.

Vistara to fly for last time on November 11

Customers will no longer be able to book Vistara flights from September 3, for travel on or after November 12

Sebi tightens norms for entry, exit of F&O stocks

CAPITAL market watchdog Sebi has tightened norms regarding the eligibility for the entry and exit of securities into the derivatives space by increasing the value and volume caps by three times.

39 stock, 7 commex brokers, 22 DPs lose registration

THE markets watchdog Sebi has cancelled the registration of as many as 39 stock brokers and seven commodity brokers for not meeting their registration requirements apart from cancelling registration of 22 depository participants who aren't affiliated with any depositories.

Fiscal deficit touches 17.2% of annual target as of end-July

THE country's fiscal deficit reached 17.2% of the annual target as of the end of July in the current fiscal year (FY25), according to data published by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Friday.

APSEZ acquires 80% stake in Astro for $185 million in all-cash deal

ADANI Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 80% stake in Astro, in an all-cash deal for $185 million, implying an enterprise value (EV) of $235 million and EV/FY25E earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) at 4.4 times.

Govt taking many policy measures to promote fintech sector: PM Modi

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his government is taking many policy measures to promote the fintech sector, which attracted over $31 billion foreign investments in the past 10 years and has grown by over 500% in terms of their number.

ONGC Videsh steps up efforts to recover dividends from Russia and Venezuela

ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL), the overseas arm of ONGC, on Friday said it has stepped up efforts to recover divideds stuck in Russia and Venezuela due to the US sanctions.

Israeli air strike kills three in West Bank

ISRAEL said it killed three Hamas militants in an air strike in the occupied West Bank on Friday, taking the death toll from a large-scale military operation now in its third day to at least 19.

Starlink assets frozens amid Musk's feud with Brazil judge

Dispute over appointment of legal officer for social media platform X escalates