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Rental price growth drops 50% in top cities

A sharp surge in the supply of new housing units has resulted in a nearly 50% drop in rental price growth in India's top cities during the second quarter of calendar year 2024.

Eyeing ₹1 lakh cr uniform consumer price by FY27: Titan's Venkataraman

DIPAK MONDAL @ New Delhi LIFESTYLE firm Titan company Ltd has set sight on 1 lakh crore uniform consumer price on a consolidated basis by 2026-27, managing director CK Venkataraman said in the company's annual report.

Indus stake sale may fetch Voda $1.1 bn

TELECOM giant Vodafone Group is all set to sell about 10% stake in Indus Towers for as much as $1.1 billion on Wednesday as a part of its efforts to repay debt.

Thai Senate overwhelmingly approves same-sex marriage

THAILAND on Tuesday became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, in a historic parliamentary vote hailed as a \"victory\" by campaigners.

South Korea fires warning shots after North troops cross border

SOUTH Korean troops fired warning shots to repel North Korean soldiers who briefly crossed the rivals' heavily fortified land border on Tuesday for the second time this month, the South's military said.

China goes after Europe pork as part of trade war

THE Chinese government is taking aim at European farmers instead of German automakers by launching an investigation into European Union pork imports, just days after the EU said it plans to impose provisional tariffs on Chinamade electric vehicles.

Boeing CEO set to face Senate panel

US lawmakers are expected to press Boeing's chief executive Tuesday about the company's latest plan to fix its manufacturing problems, and relatives of people who died in two crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners plan to be in the room, watching him.

Cracks in Raj BJP widen as CM tries to bring order

INTERNAL conflicts within the Rajasthan BJP show no signs of abating following the recent election results.

Mamata meets BJP MP Anant Maharaj setting rumour mill buzzing

CHIEF Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met BJP Rajya Sabha MP Anant Maharaj at Coochbehar raising speculations about his possible switchover to the TMC.

RSS seeks to fix accountability on Maha BJP leaders

THE Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has sought accountability from BJP leaders over the party's Lok Sabha poll setback in Maharashtra and asked them to undertake corrective measures if they want to win the state assembly elections slated for later this year, RSS sources said.

Historic hat-trick after 60 yrs: Modi

₹20K-cr transferred to 9.3 crore PMKS beneficiaries' accounts; PM thanks Varanasi voters

Women held captive, sexually abused over pretext of jobs in Muzaffarpur

A shocking case of racketeering and sexual harassment has come to light in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, where several young women allegedly faced sexual exploitation while being held captive under the false promise of job opportunities.

Legislative council bypolls in 5 seats across 4 states

THE Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Tuesday the schedule for bypolls to fill five Legislative Council vacancies across four states.

Key Cong meet to chalk out Assembly poll plan

AFTER its impressive show in the recently held Lok Sabha elections, the Congress is preparing to take the fight to the poll-bound states of Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir.

NDA meet at Rajnath's residence to firm up House plan, speaker

AHEAD of the Parliament session starting from June 24, a coordination meeting of the NDA ministers was held on Tuesday at defence minister Rajnath Singh's residence, with home minister Amit Shah and other top leaders attending.

After accident, blame game begins

Railways says accidents have reduced in 10 years; Cong asks railway minister to resign

Nikhil Gupta will now face justice in US courtroom, says attorney general

US Attorney General Merrick Garland, during the trial before a New York Federal Court of Nikhil Gupta - an Indian national accused of being involved in a murder-for-hire plot against a Sikh extremist in New York emphasised that the Department of Justice will not tolerate efforts to silence or harm American citizens.

After Elon Musk, Jagan calls for elimination of EVMS

YSRC president and former chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday said EVMs should be replaced with ballot papers in elections.

Min Radhakrishnan signs off with landmark order abolishing 'colonies'

'Colony is a symbol of slavery, we need to erase the tag from lives of marginalised sections'

Kovai cops to set up check post on NH following Friday's attempted robbery

IN the wake of a highway robbery attempt on the Salem - Kochi National Highway in the Coimbatore district on Friday, Coimbatore (Rural) police are planning to set up a check post along the 26-kilometre stretch and increase patrolling.

Police nab 5th accused, search on for 4 more

Another suspect, who was part of a gang that waylaid a Keralabound car on the Salem-Kochi national highway and attempted to rob the occupants early on Friday, was arrested by Coimbatore police on Tuesday.

Two morph woman's photos in obscene manner, arrested

THE Mylapore All Women Police Station (AWPS) arrested two men for allegedly morphed a woman's photos and sent it to her, on Tuesday.

Boy bitten by stray dog in Santhome

IN yet another stray dog attack, a 6-year-old boy was bitten by a canine in Santhome after he tried to feed it biscuits on Monday night.

TN forms panel to prepare green logistics plan for city

IN a bid to decarbonise the logistics sector by promoting green logistics, the state government has formed a 22-member Chennai City Logistics Coordination Committee headed by special officer of Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority I Jayakumar as chairperson, a government order has said.

Thunderstorm strikes Chennai for the 2nd day

CHENNAI and several other parts of Tamil Nadu received heavy rain late on Tuesday night, for the second consecutive day.

DMK fighting PMK's 'betrayal' charge with Vanniyar beneficiaries

IN the campaign for Vikravandi bypoll, with the PMK strongly accusing the DMK of 'betraying' the Vanniyar community by failing to take measures to uphold the 10.5% reservation given to them during the previous AIADMK regime, the Villupuram district DMK has decided to rope in Vanniyars who benefitted from the 20% reservation for Most Backward Classes, which covers the community as well.

CM flags off excavation works at 8 sites

MAKING way for more excavations to unearth Tamil Nadu's history, CM MK Stalin on Tuesday inaugurated works at eight sites, namely, Keezhadi, Vembakottai, Thirumalapuram in Tenkasi, Kilnamandi in Tiruvannamalai, Porpanaikottai in Pudukkottai (second phase), Chennanur in Krishnagiri, Kongalnagaram in Tiruppur, and Marungoor in Cuddalore, through video conference in Chennai.

Two run over by AIADMK functionary's car die in Dindigul; kin stage protest

TWO people were killed after they were hit by an AIADMK functionary's car in Neikkarapatti of Palani taluk on Monday, following which the kin of the deceased staged a protest outside the Palani government hospital on Tuesday.

800 omni buses registered outside state stay off roads

OMNI bus service is likely to be hit across the state with 800 omni and tourist buses registered in other states suspending their operation from Tuesday onwards.

Periodic transfer of teachers suggested to curb caste bias

Justice Chandru's report features recommendations including orientation programmes, merger of various types of schools