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UN Security Council demands Houthis stop attacks on ships

THE United Nations Security Council on Thursday approved a resolution demanding Yemen's Houthi rebels halt all attacks on ships and urged that the disruption to maritime security.

US Supreme Court rules in favour of rioters who stormed US Capitol

THE US Supreme Court on Friday made it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, a charge used in hundreds of prosecutions and also faced by former US President Donald Trump.

Trump in command, Biden falters in first US presidential debate

Panicked Democrats privately discuss replacing 81-year-old Biden with a younger candidate

Van panchayats can take steps to check forest fires

IN the wake of the devastating forest fires this year, the Uttarakhand government has made a significant move to prevent future incidents.

Who will win Dalit votes - BSP or Azad-in bypolls?

AFTER drawing a blank in the recent Lok Sabha polls, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), in a departure from its long-standing stance, has decided to contest the upcoming assembly bypolls to 10 seats vacated during general elections in UP.

Maha Yuti takes Maha step, will adopt Ladli Behna plan

SMARTING under the Lok Sabha poll debacle and only a few months away from the Assembly elections, Maharashtra Finance Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday presented a ₹6.12 lakh-crore state Budget full of sops to pacify the disgruntled voters.

Ask husbands to drink at home if you want them to quit alcohol: MP minister

ASK husbands to drink at home, if you want them to quit drinking alcohol,\" a Madhya Pradesh minister has advised women for getting their betterhalves free from alcoholism.

Vikram Misri named new foreign secy, Kwatra in race for ambassador to US

DEPUTY National Security Advisor Vikram Misri is all set to take over as the next foreign secretary.

Jaishankar to represent India at SCO Summit in Astana on July 3 and 4

EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent India at the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Astana on July 3 and 4.

Not allowed to speak on NEET in House, says Rahul

Calls exam a disaster, which has hit 2 crore students 70 times in 7 yrs

CBI arrests 2 from J'khand, says origin of leak established

THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday succeeded in establishing the origin of the NEET-UG paper leak and arrested the principal and vice-principal of a school in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand in this regard, officials said.

India debunks US human rights report, says 'misleading & biased'

INDIA on Friday debunked the US report on religious freedom, saying that the findings as in the past are biased and lack understanding of the nation's social fabric.

NCRB teams to help rollout of 3 criminal laws

AHEAD of rolling out the three newly enacted criminal laws replacing the British-era Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act from July 1, sources in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has formed 36 support teams and has set up call centres for a constant review and handholding of the states and Union Territories for their smooth implementation.

CPM CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER MISSTEP

IT was a political murder that had rocked Kerala.

A RELOOK AT THE RULES OF THE HOUSES

Parliament is run on strict rules. A few stem from British practices, others were moulded post independence. Revisiting some of them might improve the working of the legislature

MICRO RACISM 2.0: IDLI-DOSA vs PANI-PURI

T'S nice to see a coalition government in Delhi led by PM Narendra Modi's BJP taking power with critical support from the TDP under Nara Chandrababu Naidu.

Jellyfish in beach: Devotees seek safety measures

AFTER a few more jellyfish were sighted at the Tiruchendur beach near the Murugan temple on Friday, activists and devotees took up the matter with authorities concerned.

13 die after tempo rams lorry on Pune-B'luru NH

THIRTEEN people died on the spot and four others were injured after their Tempo Traveller rammed a parked truck on NH-48, near Haveri.

Karuvannur 'scam: ED attaches CPM land

Total value of attached properties, including 5-cent land registered in dist secy M M Varghese's name, is ₹29 c

Teen sexually assaulted by teacher for 3 yrs files plaint after class 12

THE Dharmapuri All Women Police arrested a teacher of Panchayat Union Middle School (PUMS) who sexually assaulted a minor girl for over three years.

IIT-M launches digital maritime MBA course

IIT Madras on Friday launched a 24-month MBA course in digital maritime and supply chain to cater to working professionals worldwide.

₹30L misappropriation: Ex-sub postmaster jailed

A SPECIAL CBI court in Chennai convicted a former sub postmaster in Tiruvallur district for allegedly misappropriating 30.91 lakh from the department between 2006-2011, CBI said on Friday.

Hooch tragedy toll climbs to 65; 19 still under treatment

THE death toll of the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy has risen to 65 after a 40-year-old man receiving treatment at JIPMER in Puducherry passed away on Friday, said official sources.

ICF rolls out 75,000th coach

The Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, on Thursday rolled out its 75,000th coach since its establishment in 1955.

Farmers oppose AP's plan to build new barrages across Palar river

ANDHRA Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's recent announcement to construct additional barrages across River Palar has sparked discontent among Vellore farmers, who urged the state to take immediate action.

TN to re-purpose e-gov directorate for secure transition to paperless era

TAMIL Nadu Information Technology department will be re-purposing and segregating the directorate of e-governance with Standard Setting and Enforcement wings to ensure a secure transition of governance to a digital, paperless era, according to Information Technology and Digital Services Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan.

Bill to strengthen Prohibition Act today; CM says punishment for drug offences too weak

6,746 housing units to be built by TN Urban Habitat Development Board across districts, including Chennai

Spl seedfund to support startups of trans persons & disabled to be set up

A special seedfund will be introduced by the state government to support the startups run by persons with disabilities (PwDs) and transgender people in the state, said MSME minister TM Anbarasan during the demand for grants for the department on Friday, adding the seedfund will help achieve inclusive growth.

Actor Vijay wants well-educated people to enter politics, asks students to stay away from drugs

ACTOR and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay on Friday urged students to say no to 'temporary pleasures' and to drugs, and expressed concern over the prevalence of drugs, which he said, worried him as a father and leader of a political organisation.

ED: Proceeds from sand mining used to pay excavator loans

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s investigation into the money trail of the alleged 4,730 crore river sand mining scam has indicated that a portion of the cash from the sale of sand was routed through multiple accounts to one primary account, which was used for repaying monthly dues for loans taken to buy excavators.