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Heavy rain continues to batter Saurashtra, Kutch; over 30 dead
HEAVY rains continued to batter Gujarat on Thursday, with most districts in Saurashtra and Kutch severely flooded over the past four days.
Sunni Waqf Board, villagers near Patna come to blows over ownership of land
THE Bihar Sunni Waqf Board and residents of Govindpur village in Patna district are heading for a showdown after the former claimed ownership of the entire village and issued notices asking villagers to vacate the land within 30 days.
'Most women docs feel unsafe on night shift in govt hosps'
IMA study flags lack of duty rooms, bathrooms, security
Eminent lawyer AG Noorani passes away at 93
NOTED scholar and legal luminary Abdul Ghafoor Majeed Noorani passed away at the age of 93 in Mumbai on Thursday.
Now, Nitish joins Oppn chorus on caste census at parliamentary panel meeting
THE demand for a national caste census is gaining steam, with JD(U), a key ally of the NDA government, joining the chorus along with the Opposition INDIA bloc parties on Thursday.
NIA conducts raids across 7 states in Pak spy ring case
22 mobile phones, sensitive papers seized during 16-location raids
Spillover in India likely as once-banned outfit makes a comeback in Bangladesh
AMID the ongoing political turmoil and instability, Bangladesh is facing another challenge the rapidly increasing influence of Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT), which is a fundamentalist political organisation that aspires to re-establish the Islamic Caliphate and implement Sharia globally.
Arighaat to strengthen N-triad: Singh
CR Praveen Nair new head of Naval Academy at Ezhimala
Govt dragging feet on SC/ST sub-categorisation?
THE Centre seems to be dragging its feet on the recent Supreme Court order allowing the state governments to sub-classify Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST).
FORENSIC MISSTEP IS MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE
THE public outcry following the rape and murder of a trainee medico at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata has raised the issue of a delayed forensic examination.
THE ECONOMIC STRESS LEADING TO THE 36TH OF JULY
The economic reality that brought Bangladeshi students to the streets also made it a mass movement later on. The interim government must heed the spark that lit the fire
Encroachment: T'gana CM's brother gets demolition notice
A day after Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy declared that he would himself demolish the any structure belonging to his family members if it was found to be within the full tank level (FTL) and buffer zone of any water body, Revenue officials on Thursday issued notices to A Tirupathi Reddy, the chief minister's brother, as his house and office were reportedly found to be within the FTL of Durgam Cheruvu.
Youth levels sexual abuse charges against Ranjith
ADDING to the woes of the Malayalam film industry, rattled after several women came out with allegations of sexual exploitation and harassment by some of its key figures, a young man has come out with charges of \"unnatural sexual harassment\" against director Ranjith.
Udhaya will become deputy CM soon: Min
UDHAYANIDHI Stalin will be given the deputy chief minister post soon, said Commercial Taxes and Registration Minister P Moorthy on Thursday.
Two Indian fishers sentenced to jail in SL for violating IMBL, seven released
A Sri Lankan court sentenced two fishermen, including a boat driver and a second-time IMBL violator, to jail on Thursday.
Officials pull the plug on cracker units over safety, workers face job heat
WORKERS of firecracker units in Sivakasi and nearby areas are caught between a rock and a hard place.
Naan Mudhalvan: Pvt colleges may also offer courses
THE state government will launch Finishing School Program (FSP) for unemployed youth to give them skill training, Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation (TNSDC) Managing Director J Innocent Divya said on Thursday.
Why did you seek white paper when you were in oppn: PMK to CM
PATTALI Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder S Ramadoss on Thursday criticised Chief Minister MK Stalin for refusing to release a white paper on investments that have come to Tamil Nadu in the past three years.
Give time limit for finishing Madurai AIIMS: HC to centre
No fund allocated for construction in 2024-25 Union Budget: Petitioner
Court bins 13-yr-old DVAC case over shoddy probe
MORE than 13 years after DVAC booked a corruption case against two stores officers of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board alleging that they allowed a private contractor to load excess scrap from the Ambattur office, a trial court acquitted both officials.
50k stray dogs in city to undergo birth control procedure annually
Corpn council meeting also resolves to launch new ABC centres at Ariyalur & Perungudi
TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS FOR F4 RACE
TO facilitate India's first onstreet night Formula 4 racing event 'Chennai Formula Racing Circuit' near Island Grounds, the city traffic police have announced road diversions between 12 noon and 10 pm from August 30 to September 1.
I-T dept rapped for not filing counter-affidavits in timely manner
THE Madras High Court has flagged the issue of non-filing of counter-affidavits on time in cases relating to income tax, leading to delay in rendering justice.
PM to flag off Chennai to Nagercoil VB tomorrow
THE Chennai Egmore - Nagercoil Vande Bharat Express that will cover 724 km in under nine hours will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.
PTA to create students app, all schools can use it
THE Tamil Nadu State Parent Teacher Association (PTA), under the Directorate of School Education, is set to launch a mobile application for parents and teachers covering all the schools across the state.
Panel to hold inquiry into pregnant woman's death
THE family welfare department on Thursday formed a three member committee to conduct a departmental inquiry into the death of a 34-year-old woman who died after taking abortion pills, allegedly without doctor's advice, to terminate the pregnancy of her fifth child in Tiruchy recently.
HC gives nod for F4 race, asks TN to get FIA licence before 12am Aug 31
Asks govt to ensure those going to govt hospitals and central rly station are not affected
Revanth gets it from SC for deal quip on Kavitha
THE Supreme Court on Thursday slammed Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for his inappropriate comments over the granting of bail to BRS leader K Kavitha and AAP leader Manish Sisodia in cases linked to the Delhi excise policy scam.
BEd test paper changed at 11th hour after leak; registrar ousted
THE Tamil Nadu Teachers' Education University (TNTEU) changed the question paper for the fourth-semester Bachelor in Education (BEd) exam at the last minute on Thursday after the question paper got leaked.
PURPORTED AUDIO OF RG KAR CALLS TO FAMILY ADD TO IRE
THREE purported audio recordings of phone calls allegedly made by RG Kar Medical College on August 9 to the parents of the rape-murder victim surfaced on Thursday, indicating the institution's muddled approach and insensitivity while breaking the horrific news to the relatives.