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WSJ reporter, ex-US marine among 26 prisoners freed in Russia-West deal

US reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan were among 26 prisoners released on Thursday in Ankara in a swap between Russia and six Western countries, Turkey announced.

World's first AI law comes into force in Europe

THE European Union's landmark law on artificial intelligence came into force on Thursday, which Brussels vows will drive innovation while protecting citizens' rights.

Same old Trump show on race: Kamala

VICE President Kamala Harris said former President Donald Trump's false assertions about her race were the 'same old show' as she emphasised the need for Black women to organise for his defeat this November.

Mohd Deif too dead. Iran mulls response

THE Israeli military said on Thursday that it has confirmed that the head of Hamas' military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in July.

CLOUDBURSTS & RAVAGING RAIN FURY

Many missing, Army on standby in Himachal Alert in U’khand, hotel washed away Jaipur records highest rainfall

Roads broken, Kedarnath yatra halted

A small hotel in Uttarakhand's Tehri was swept away on Thursday in the sudden rush of water and debris following a cloudburst, killing three members of a family and injuring six others.

HC reprieve to parents accused of not letting kids watch TV, use phone

A couple who were booked by police in Indore during 2021 for allegedly harassing and not allowing their two children to watch television and use cellphone, have got interim relief from the Madhya Pradesh High Court nearly three years later.

Delhi rerun as 3 drown after flood water enters basement

AT least three people, including a six-year-old girl, were killed as the basement of their house in Vishwakarma area of Jaipur was flooded on Thursday after heavy rain pounded the Rajasthan capital, officials said.

Journalist beaten during clashes between cops and protestors in Manipur

CLASHES between police and internally-displaced persons (IDPs) in ethnic violence-hit Manipur on Thursday left at least ten people, including a journalist, injured.

Chadha calls for lowering age to contest elections

In Rajya Sabha, AAP MP says, 'We are a young country with old politicians'

Lt-Gen Nair takes charge as Army's first woman DG of medical services

LT GEN Sadhna Saxena Nair has become the first woman to be appointed as the Director General Medical Services (Army).

EC hints at J&K polls as admin asked to transfer officials from home dists

WITH assembly elections in Haryana, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) slated by the end of this year, the Election Commission of India (EC) has instructed the chief secretaries and chief electoral officers of these regions to transfer officials who have served in their native districts or any particular district for over three years.

Water leaked as adhesive material got displaced: LS

LS secretariat says steps taken to address water leakage in new Parliament building

India's $300m credit line to Vietnam for maritime trade

INDIA and Vietnam have signed loan agreements worth $300 million through a credit line that will help the Southeast Asian nation to undertake and complete its maritime projects.

IMD predicts above normal rainfall till September

THE India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that rainfall during the second half of the southwest monsoon season (August to September) is likely to be above normal.

States allowed to buy rice from FCI without e-auction at ₹2,800/quintal

THE Centre has allowed state governments to directly buy rice from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) without participating in e-auction.

VINFAST unit: Green ministry seeks deputy DG's report

THE Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC) has directed the deputy director general of forests in its Chennai regional office to submit a factual status report concerning the allegations levelled against private electric vehicle manufacturer VINFAST.

Dominant caste teens booked for abuse, assault of 2 SC boys in Dindigul

A 17-year-old boy and his friend belonging to the SC community were kidnapped and thrashed, allegedly for not paying respects to dominant community members in Kallimandayam of Dindigul a few days ago.

Kerala bins gag order on calamity report

IN a bizarre order that could hinder transparency and informed communication during a natural calamity, the state government on Thursday issued a gag order on the scientific community, restraining all science and technology institutions in the state from sharing opinions and study reports to the media.

HC: Acquire land for Cauvery, Vaigai, Gundar project in a yr

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court directed the state government to complete the land acquisition process of the Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar Link Canal Project within 2024-25.

No eyewitness produced, two acquitted in accident cases

THE failure on part of the Chennai traffic police to produce eye witnesses during trial has resulted in acquittal in two separate road accident cases in the city.

1.6L cusecs released from Mukkombu, Tiruchy on alert

WITH the quantum of discharge from the Mettur dam increased to 1.75 lakh cusecs on Thursday evening, the excess water at the Mukkombu barrage in Tiruchy has been released into the Kollidam and Cauvery rivers at a rate of 98,120 cusecs and 34,611 cusecs respectively.

'SC order endorses DMK's social justice model'

All parties welcome quota ruling; PMK says judges' remarks regarding creamy layer in SC/ST reservation dangerous CHIEF Minister MK Stalin and leaders of various political parties on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict that upheld the power of the states to sub-classify the Scheduled Castes to grant separate quotas for more disadvantaged sections within the SC categories.

Man stranded at Kollidam bed for 6 hours rescued

A 60-year-old homeless man who, in an allegedly drunken condition, entered the portion of the Kollidam bed near No 1 Tollgate to spend the night, was stranded amid a flow of 85,000 cusecs of water discharged into the river for about six hours before being rescued on Thursday morning.

PMK cadre murder: NIA conducts searches in delta districts

THE sleuths of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches across four districts in the Cauvery delta region on Thursday.

Monitoring officers for 11 dists to speed up projects

THE state government has appointed monitoring officers for 11 districts Tirupattur, Dindigul, Chennai, Tirunvannamalai, Thoothukudi, Kallakurichi, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Pudukkottai, Namakkal, and Nagapattinam.

BC panel's tenure extended, PMK calls it DMK's drama

THE state government has extended the time limit for the Backward Classes Commission by one more year to submit its report on the demands for internal reservation within MBCs and Denotified Communities.

Cong veteran Kumari Ananthan to receive Thagaisal Thamizhar award

NONAGENARIAN Congress leader and former president of TNCC Kumari Ananthan (91) has been chosen for the Thagaisal Thamizhar Award for 2024.

7% of land in city will be submerged by '40: Study

BY 2040, around 7% of the land in Chennai would be submerged due to rise in sea levels, according to a report by the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP).

Two more arms of Perungalathur flyover opened

SEVERE traffic congestion that the Perungulathur junction on GST road was once notorious for, is now a thing of the past.