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36-yr-old traffic cop ends life

A 36-YEAR-OLD traffic head constable attached to the Royapettah police station allegedly died by suicide at his quarters in Pattinampakkam on Saturday.

Environment day celebrated at KP Park

THE Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust (CRRT) and Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUHDB) organised a 'World Environment Day-2024' celebration on Saturday for families that were resettled from along the banks of the Cooum river to the KP (Kesava Pillai) Park Phase-II TNUHDB Scheme tenements in Pulianthope.

Soaring veggie prices land consumers in a sour soup

Rates at Koyambedu double in a fortnight due to decrease in supply

₹2 cr goats sold in just 2 hrs at Nangavalli market

Livestock traders and farmers from Salem, Namakkal, Erode and Dharmapuri districts, who flocked to the Nangavalli market reaped rich returns on Sunday ahead of Bakrid.

Tamil Iyakkam lauds VIT chancellor for receiving honorary doctorate

VIT Chancellor G Viswanathan was felicitated by the Tamil Iyakkam on Sunday for receiving an honorary doctorate from the State University of New York.

Officials fret as wild jumbo spotted gobbling plastic waste in Gudalur

A viral video of an elephant consuming plastic waste along with the leftover food on the roadside at Nellakottai on the Gudalur Sultan Bathery road left activists and forest officials worried.

Anna varsity to rope in int'l faculty, 50% waiver in course fee

ENCOURAGED by its improved QS rankings this year, Anna University has decided to hire international faculty and attract more foreign students to the campus.

Colleges fleecing; students want transparency

5-6 times more than govt-fixed fees being collected; students demand fee details be published on DCE website

Israel pauses fighting during daytime along key aid route

AMID warnings about dire shortages of food and other essentials in the Gaza Strip, Israel on Sunday announced it will pause fighting during daytime along a route in the southern part of the Strip to facilitate aid deliveries.

Tribal leaders thwart bid to traffic 4 girls, hand over trio to Gudalur cops

A bid by a group of three Keralities to lure four tribal girls in Gudalur into child labour was thwarted when community leaders, finding their activities suspicious, intercepted the trio and handed them over to the Gudalur police on Saturday.

Malaysia to Pondy Bazaar: Gold smuggling gang busted

IN a significant breakthrough, the seizure of ₹50 lakh in Indian currency from four separate Malaysian nationals at the Chennai international airport led Customs officials to bust a gold smuggling gang operating from the south-east Asian country.

Shah seeks Kashmir-like zero-terror plan in Jammu

Says Centre committed to rooting out terrorism from the region

If TDP puts up Speaker candidate, INDIA bloc to back it, says Sanjay Raut

SHIV Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said the INDIA bloc will support the Telugu Desam Party if it fields its candidate for the Lok Sabha Speaker.

Centre has taken note of NEET lapses, guilty to face serious action: Pradhan

AMID nationwide outrage over the NEET-UG fiasco, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said the Centre has taken note of two incidents of lapses in the test and those found guilty will face serious action.

Why teach riots? NCERT's spin on lesson cuts

AMID furore over the omission of references to Gujarat riots and Babri masjid demolition in the Class 12 syllabus, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) director Dinesh Prasad Saklani sought to justify it saying such topics won't benefit students.

Spain lay down marker Croatia with win over

SPAIN made a dream start to Euro 2024 as Alvaro Morata scored in a statement 3-0 victory over Croatia in Berlin on Saturday, with Lamine Yamal becoming the youngest player in the competition's history.

UPLEFTMENT OF STATUS

There has been a significant rise in the number of left-arm seamers, especially in the T20 format. Gomesh S talks to former India bowling coach, B Arun, to understand the reasons behind it and more...

Three Lions seek redemption

JULY 11 2021, was supposed to be the day of days for England's men's football team.

Rules of Data Protection law drafting in advanced stage: Ashwini Vaishnaw

MINISTER for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said drafting of rules under the data protection legislation is in advanced stage with industry-wide consultations slated soon.

ELON MUSK WINS $56BN PAY VOTE BUT IS IT DOWNHILL FROM HERE?

ELON Musk has hogged corporate headlines in recent days over his $56 billion payout package; and he once again proved he never fails to surprise!

Petrol, diesel to get costlier in Karnataka

KARNATAKA government on Saturday hiked sales tax on fuel, making petrol and diesel costlier.

Bajaj Housing Finance's ₹7,000 cr IPO to shake up industry valuation

Experts say co looking for valuation of a ₹83,550 cr, which would make it largest in the industry

Ukrainian hope floats at the Swiss peace summit

US Vice President Kamala Harris reiterates America's full support to Ukraine, announces $1.5 billion more in assistance to repair infrastructure

Won't take traitors back, will stay together for polls: Pawar & Uddhav

SHARAD Pawar on Saturday ruled out taking his nephew, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, back to his party after speculation whirled about BJP dropping him as its ally for the upcoming state assembly elections.

BJP's Tesam Pongte is Arunachal Speaker as CM allocates portfolios

BJP MLA Tesam Pongte was on Saturday unanimously elected as the speaker of Arunachal Pradesh Assembly.

Bhajan govt plans to reintroduce new religious freedom Bill on 'love jihad'

IN a controversial move aimed at curbing alleged 'Love Jihad' and religious conversion cases, the BJP government in Rajasthan is planning to introduce new legislation.

Many from Delhi-NCR killed as tempo falls into Alaknanda

A vehicle carrying 26 tourists from Gurugram in Haryana to Tungnath-Chopta in Uttarakhand fell into a deep gorge near Raintoli close to Rudraprayag headquarters on the Badrinath highway on Saturday morning, killing 14 passengers, many of them from Delhi-NCR.

Nitish to unleash mega job drive

4.72 lakh vacant posts to be filled in various depts ahead of assembly polls due in 2025

Toddler falls into borewell in Gujarat, dies

A one-and-a-half-year-old girl died after falling into an open borewell while playing on the outskirts of Surgapara village in Gujarat Amreli district, officials said.

TRIBAL CM WHO WEARS HINDUTVA ON HIS SLEEVES

THE unassuming appearance with a childlike chubbiness is a deception.