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Breakthrough in probe still elusive; 55 dead in four days

FOUR days after the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy in which 55 people had died so far and more than 150 people are still hospitalised, breakthrough in investigation still seems elusive.

States raise issue of borrowing limit in pre-budget meeting

OPPOSITION-ruled states such as Tamil Nadu and Kerala on Saturday raised the issue of borrowing limits imposed by the Centre depriving them of necessary funds leading to liquidity crunch.

Conciliatory tone at GST meet

IN her first GST Council meeting after assuming the role of finance minister in the new government, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was in a conciliatory mood as she reiterated that the Central government does not intend to send GST notices to businesses left, right and centre.

NTA head rolls; NEET-PG on hold

CBI probe ordered into NEET-UG paper leak; ex-ISRO chief heads panel to clean up NTA

A MIDDLING POLICE PROCEDURAL LET DOWN BY SUB-PAR WRITING

IN Sajisaleem's Laandhar, Vidaarth plays Aravind, a highranking police officer.

Yaremchuk, Ukraine's shining star in comeback victory over Slovakia

Roman Yaremchuk scored the winning goal as Ukraine beat Slovakia 2-1 at Euro 2024 on Friday, sparking tears from their players and earning the congratulations of President Volodymyr Zelensky for keeping alive their chances of reaching the knockout rounds.

OPENERS COME TO PARTY FOR SA

De Kock slams 38-ball 65 as South Africa survive England scare to get across the line

Stimac lashes out at AIFF chief

DAYS after getting sacked as head coach, Igor Stimac made a scathing attack on All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey and criticised the federation's policies as well.

Food prices 'slowing pace of disinflation': MP

Panel decided to leave key policy rates unchanged, retained policy stance of withdrawal of accommodation

Vedanta promoter to sell 2.5% stake in couple of weeks

BILLIONAIRE Anil Agarwalled Vedanta Resources is reportedly planning to sell a 2.5% stake in Indian listed firm Vedanta Ltd through block deals in the next couple of weeks.

PFRDA to launch new pension scheme with equal mix of equity, debt by August

THE Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) is preparing to introduce a new version of the National Pension Scheme (NPS) that will enable contributors to retain 50% of their investment in equity funds until they reach the age of 45.

Swiss jail terms for 4 of wealthy Hinduja family

A Swiss court handed jail sentences to four members of Britain's richest family on Friday for exploiting Indian staff at their Geneva mansion.

Putin won't rule out arming North Korea

VLADIMIR Putin said on Thursday he does not rule out Russia sending arms to isolated North Korea in what Washington called an \"incredibly concerning\" statement that threatens instability on the divided Korean peninsula.

ED raids J'khand land scam suspect, recovers ₹1 cr cash from home

THE Enforcement Directorate on Friday raided locations of land dealer Kamlesh Kumar and recovered more than 1 crore in cash besides 100 live cartridges.

Waste to wealth: Joshimath civic body earns from pilgrim leftovers

IN Uttarakhand, the Joshimath Municipality has successfully transformed the negligent disposal of plastic waste left by pilgrims on the Char Dham pilgrimage route into a lucrative venture.

Adhir quits as Bengal Cong chief after poll debacle

ADHIR Ranjan Chowdhury resigned as the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee chief on Thursday after a meeting of the state unit, party sources said.

SIT chief says negligence in Rajkot gaming zone fire

Probe team submits 100-page report, additional inquiries continue

Kingpin of paper leak at large as BJP, RJD spar over another accused

THE Supreme Court has refused to defer the counselling date, which is to kickstart on July 6, of the NEET-UG 2024 exam, after noting that it is not an \"open and shut\" process.

'Defer implementation of criminal laws'

DAYS after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah on the three new criminal laws, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to defer the implementation of the statutes, scheduled for July 1.

WHO warns against fake weight loss drugs

THE World Health Organisation ny jab (WHO) has warned about fake versions of popular weight-loss and diabetes medicines, saying these could pose risks to people's health.

Dalai Lama is free to practice his religion and spirituality, says MEA

INDIA on Friday said the Dalai Lama is a \"revered religious leader\" who is free to conduct his \"religious and spiritual activities\" in the country, a statement that came after Beijing called the Tibetan spiritual leader a \"political exile\" and not a \"pure religious figure\".

EATING MY WORDS ON THE FUTURE COURSE OF INDIA

The people’s verdict has given Modi 3.0 limited space to manoeuvre. Winds of change are sure to blow across many policy terrains. Even the Finance Commission may not be immune

Revanth announces 31,000-cr loan waiver for T'gana farmers

THE Telangana state Cabinet, which met here on Friday, decided to waive crop loans to the tune of ₹31,000 crore at one ago.

Cong, BJP spar over Karnataka govt hiring foreign firm to govern finances

BJP state president Vijayendra terms move to hire consultation firm at ₹9.5 cr outrageous

17 years on, communities join hands for Kandadevi temple car festival

IT has been 17 years since the Kandadevi Swarnamoortheeswarar Temple's car festival was last held, in 2006.

Kodanad case: Interpol aid sought to trace VoIP call

THE Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Crime Branch CID (CB-CID) which is probing the Kodanad heist cum murder case, has approached Interpol seeking help to get details about a seven-digit phone number through which an unidentified person contacted prime suspects.

Jewel thieves bought ₹4-cr cotton mill with loot money

Cracking a jewellery theft case from February in Rajapalayam took the police a step closer to identifying the gang that purchased a cotton mill worth ₹4 crore from the sale of items it looted in the state, starting 2022.

Eye hosp unveils 4 projects on anniv

RAJAN Eye Care Hospital launched four projects on its 29th anniversary on Friday.

AIADMK MLAs evicted en masse from House

AIADMK MLAs, including Leader of the Opposition and party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, who came to the Assembly wearing black shirts to convey their protest over the deaths of many people in Kallakurichi, were evicted en masse by house marshals on Friday.

CM: ₹5L FD for kids who lost parents to hooch, 5K per month for maintenance

In the Assembly, Stalin asks political parties to shun efforts to gain mileage out of the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi