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Bengal man linked to' terror outfit arrested

i A 30-year-old man, allegedly part of banned Bangladeshi outfit Ansar Al Islam, was arrested by a West Bengal police team from Koyambedu on Friday.

History sheeter attacks cop in escape bid, shot at

A 41-year-old history sheeter was shot in the knee and arrested by Chengalpattu district police on Friday.

Bar associations want 3 new criminal laws withdrawn, threaten intense stir

LAWYERS affiliated to several bar associations staged protests in front of the Madras High Court on Friday urging the union government to withhold the three new criminal laws -- Bharathiya Nyay Sanhita, Bharathiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharathiya Sakshya Adhiniyam.

Sewer connection must for buildings located within 30m from sewage line

Bill to decriminalise minor offences under Metro Water Act introduced in TN Assembly

Railways to set up multi-modal cargo terminal at Arakkonam

SOUTHERN Railway's Chennai division has decided to set up a state-of-the-art multi-modal cargo terminal at Arakkonam.

Govt students selling off free bicycles over 'poor quality'

OVER a year after receiving free bicycles from the state government, several class 11 students have sold them off allegedly due to their poor quality.

Two new paediatric blocks to come up in Chennai and Thanjavur hosps

Initiative expected to reduce burden on Egmore ICH, the only state-run children's hospital in TN

State plans 8 new multi-acre Sipcot parks, Space Tech Industrial Policy

INDUSTRIES Minister TRB Rajaa on Friday told the Assembly that the state government will soon come out with a Space Tech Industrial Policy to bolster Tamil Nadu's position in the global space arena.

Soren out of prison on bail after 5 months

AFTER spending nearly five months behind bars, former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Friday walked out jail after the Jharkhand High Court granted him regular bail in a money laundering case linked to a land scam.

Opposition stalls Parliament to make NEET point

Repeated disruptions force both Houses to De adjourned without conducting business

Record rain in 88 yrs brings Delhi to its knees

AFTER record heat, it poured like there was no tomorrow on the first day of monsoon in the national capital, drenching Delhi with the highest one-day rainfall in 88 years.

Criteria tweaked, 4 more corporations in TN soon

MUNICIPAL Administration Minister KN Nehru on Friday introduced a bill to clear the decks for elevating four municipalities Karaikudi, Tiruvannamalai, Pudukottai and Namakkal into municipal corporations by revising the population and income criteria stipulated for declaring a local body into a municipal corporation.

Bridge-tone: It's all blue for now

A World Cup final in the last week of June? If Indian fans are looking for some signs from up above, this one is right there, staring you in the face, front and centre.

TN resolution seeks Prez assent for anti-NEET bill

THE Tamil Nadu Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution moved by Chief Minister MK Stalin urging the Government of India to immediately give assent to the NEET Exemption Bill which has been pending with the President's office since 2022.

High Pitch: Proteas Make Most Of Trinidad Conditions To Enter Final

AFTER seven attempts and various hues of failures heartbreaks, nonsensical rainrules, meltdowns and beatdowns each adding another catalogue to their list of downfalls the South African men's side finally broke down the poisoned chalice to their liking.

Household Savings Going Into Speculation, Says Sebi Chief

Capital market regulator revises the futures and options stock selection criteria, to constitute expert group to look into this segment and submit report

RBI Warns Of Faster Private Credit Growth, Says It Risks Financial Stability

THE Reserve Bank has wanred of the rapid growth of private credit, which has jumped over four-fold in the past 10 years, due to their growing interconnectedness with banks and non-banking lenders, which can create vulnerabilities.

India's Providence: Final again

Rohit hits fifty before bowlers take charge and made the most of the conditions as India beat England by 68 runs in Guyana, set up final date with South Africa

Georgia upset Portugal, advance to pre-quarters

GEORGIA are through to the last 16 of Euro 2024 after Wednesday's 2-0 win over Portugal, a historic triumph in the former Soviet Republic's first appearance at a major international tournament.

UltraTech Cement acquires 23% stake in India Cements

IN a bid to remain ahead of the growing competition, Aditya Birla Group-led UltraTech Cement has acquired a 23% stake in Chennai-based India Cements Ltd (ICL).

Sebi cracks down on finfluencers; bans entities having ties with unregistered ones

MARKET regulator Sebi has come down on finfluencers or social media influcencers who talk up stocks and hawk semibaked investment advices to gullible investors by banning any registered entities from getting associated with such unregistered entities/persons.

Need sellers' undertaking for ITC reversal

SUPPLIERS of goods and services will have to give undertakings signed by Chartered Accountants (CA) or Cost Accountants (CWA) that they will reverse any ITC claimed on discounted supplies.

Sensex touches 79K, Nifty overcomes 24K hurdle

THE ongoing dream rally in equity market following the formation of the BJP-led coalition government at the centre continues to take the benchmarks - BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 - to new highs.

Bolivian army, navy chiefs arrested for coup bid

General Zuniga claims the prez asked him to stage an uprising to trigger a crackdown, to make him look strong to boost his sagging approval rating

Al-Aqsa mosque imam assails his terror indictment

THE imam of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque on Thursday denounced a \"fabricated\" campaign against him after being charged with inciting terrorism for allegedly praising Palestinian gunmen who killed four Israelis, including a soldier.

US sanctions Boeing for sharing info about 737 Max investigation

BOEING is being sanctioned by US investigators for sharing information about a federal investigation of a door plug blowout that left a gaping hole in a Boeing 737 Max 9.

2 ex-def ministers expelled from party in China

CHINA has expelled two former defence ministers from the ruling Communist Party over accusations of corruption that are likely to lead to sentences of life in prison.

Vadodara lake tragedy report 'biased', Gujarat HC takes govt to task

IN a public interest petition hearing on Thursday, the Gujarat High Court strongly criticized the state government on the Vadodara Harani lake tragedy in which 14 people, including 12 schoolchildren, died when their boat sank in January this year.

Mainland Serow, vulnerable mammal species, sighted in Raimona Nat'l Park

ASSAM forest officials and conservationists are ecstatic as the first photographic evidence of Mainland Serow - an elusive and vulnerable mammal species notified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - was recorded in the state's newly-declared Raimona National Park.

Unveiled on March 10, Jabalpur airport canopy caves in due to rains

PART of the tensile roof/fabric canopy in front of the expanded new terminal building of Dumna Airport in Jabalpur caved in on Thursday following heavy overnight rains.