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Cops yet to crack T'pur triple murder case, ask people to install CCTV cams

NEARLY three weeks have passed since three members of a family were beaten to death in a farm house near Avinashi-ipalayam, yet district police are unable to make a breakthrough in the investigation despite forming 14 special teams.

Thoothukudi fishers told to avoid venturing into sea

AFTER the Regional Meteorological Centre forecast a low-pressure area over central parts of the south Bay of Bengal and speedy winds, fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea.

DMS begins process to recover bond amount from 95 absconding doctors

DIRECTOR of Medical and Rural Health Services (DMS) Dr J Rajamoorthy has instructed joint directors of all districts to recover the security bond amount from 95 absconding doctors of DMS institutions who were dismissed by Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (DPH).

SLOW WORK ON ERAL, AUTHOOR BRIDGES IRK LOCALS

EVEN as a year has passed since the historic floods ravaged parts of Thoothukudi and other southern districts of Tamil Nadu, in December 2023, the state and central governments have failed to repair and restore the bridges across the Thamirabarani at Eral and Authoor.

KL waste dumped in TN village; case filed after 37 days

Complaint filed on Nov 11, FIR filed on Tuesday after TNIE report; SP promises to take action

CM ANNOUNCES 'HOME OF CHESS' TO NURTURE MORE GRANDMASTERS

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday announced the establishment of a chess academy, Home of Chess, under the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT).

Special reservation under fine arts & culture for UG courses in IIT-Madras

IN a first, the IIT-Madras has introduced a 'Fine Arts and Culture Excellence' (FACE) admission quota for undergraduate programmes for the academic year 2025-26.

'Savukku' arrested after court issues NBW for failing to appear before it

THE Principal Special Court for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act Cases in Madurai issued a non-bailable warrant against YouTuber 'Savukku' Shankar for failing to appear before the court in a ganja case on Tuesday.

NTA to manage higher edu entrance tests alone

IN a significant shift from its role, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will now focus solely on conducting entrance exams for admissions to higher education institutions.

'One poll' bill introduced in LS

Draws fierce protest from Oppn; govt ready to sent it to a joint parliamentary committee

Do not make Aadhaar must for NREGS payment, says House panel

The Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj has recommended that the Rural Development Ministry's Aadhaar Based Payment Bridge System for making payments under MGNREGS should not be made compulsory.

Congress treated Constitution as pvt fiefdom: Shah

UNION home minister and the BJP's principal strategist Amit Shah on Tuesday tore into the Congress, terming it an anti-reservation party that recklessly amended the Constitution of India to pander to its appeasement politics during its long stint in government.

Gene therapy offers new hope to haemophilia patients

In a significant medical breakthrough, India's first human gene therapy with a lentiviral vector for severe haemophilia-A has been found to be successful with zero bleeding rate in patients.

TALE OF RAIN AND PAIN FOR INDIA'S TOP-ORDER

On a day that witnessed multiple delays due to weather, visitors lose four big wickets and now have an uphill task to save the match

TALE OF RAIN AND PAIN FOR INDIA'S TOP-ORDER

On a day that witnessed multiple delays due to weather, visitors lose four big wickets and now have an uphill task to save the match

We're basically two dead people playing chess, mistakes happen: Gukesh

THE king had arrived home and that led to a frenzy as everybody, who were eagerly awaiting his arrival, wanted a piece of him.

Leganes stun Liga leaders Barcelona

LA LIGA leaders Barcelona stumbled 1-0 at home against Leganes on Sunday as they suffered another blow in the Spanish title race.

Women's Euro: UEFA more than doubles prize money

PRIZE money for the 2025 Women's European Championship will more than double compared to the previous edition, with the 16 teams sharing 41 million euros, UEFA said Monday.

Vlogger shares dismal business class experience on Air India international flight

'Meal fell on business class seat as it was broken'

Niggle trouble for Siraj as pacer continues to struggle

IT was the 37th over of the Australian innings on Sunday. Mohammed Siraj, having bowled the first two balls, called on the physio.

Bitcoin profits even before VDA rules to be treated as capital gains

IN a first of its kind legal dispute over taxation of bitcoins, the Jodhpur Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has ruled that gains for sale of bitcoins even before the introduction of virtual digital asset (VDA) regime in 2022 should be treated as capital gains for the purpose of taxation.

LTIMindtree cyber defence centre in B'luru

LTIMindtree, the country's sixth largest IT services company, on Monday announced the launch of the 100-seater AI-driven Cyber Defense Resiliency Center (CDRC) in Bengaluru.

Pvt sector output index rises to 60.7 in Dec

PRIVATE sector output grew at the fastest pace in four months, helping the economy end 2024 on a positive note boosted by strong demand from services and manufacturing sectors leading to record jobs creation.

Vedanta's dividend to make promoters richer by ₹1.9k cr

METAL and mining giant Vedanta Ltd has declared an interim dividend of ₹8.5 per share.

Shares of Dixon rise 5% a day after joint venture announcement with Vivo

A day after announcing a joint venture with Chinese mobile maker Vivo on Sunday, the shares of contract manufacturer Dixon Technologies jumped 5% to a day's high of ₹18,321.15.

New Relic aims to further scale up India operations; investing heavily in the country

US-based New Relic, which is in intelligent observability platform space, is investing heavily in India.

Trudeau's No 2 quits Cabinet after freebie disagreement

Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's most powerful and loyal minister, announced on Monday she was resigning from the Cabinet as Trudeau struggles with declining popularity.

Was evacuated by Russian military, claims Assad

OUSTED Syrian leader Bashar Assad said he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the Russian military evacuated him after their base in western Syria came under attack.

Gaza hostage deal closer than ever: def minister

DEFENCE Minister Israel Katz reportedly told Knesset lawmakers on Monday that Israel is \"closer than ever\" to closing a deal with Hamas to free the hostages held in Gaza, bolstering Arab media reports of heavy optimism on the chances for an agreement in the coming weeks, The Times of Israel reported.

Sr UK clergyman faces calls to resign over handling of priest abuse claims

THE senior clergyman who is due to take temporary charge of the Church of England faced calls to resign on Monday over his handling of the case of a priest accused of sexual misconduct.