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8 from TN among 67 nat'l toppers in NEET-UG

Experts say this is TN's best performance in the medical entrance test; last year, six state students placed in top 50

Widespread thunderstorms expected in Chennai today

PARTS of Chennai witnessed brief showers on Tuesday evening, with an intense spell in the northern suburbs.

WHITTLED DOWN MODI 3.0

THE BJP-led NDA on Tuesday appeared poised to retain power at the Centre for a third consecutive term, though the saffron party dramatically fell short of a majority on its own in the Lok Sabha.

Naidu's historic comeback blows out Jagan's party

IN a historic comeback, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), in alliance with the BJP and actor Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena Party (JSP), stormed to power in Andhra Pradesh, winning 163 out of the 175 assembly constituencies and 21 out of the 25 Lok Sabha segments.

DMK's clean sweep in TN & Pondy adds 40 seats to INDIA

THE '400 par' dream of the BJP has not turned out to be true but the 40/40 (naarpathum namathe) slogan of DMK president and Chief Minister M K Stalin seems to have resonated with the voters on the ground as the DMK-led INDIA bloc swept the Lok Sabha elections by winning all the 39 seats in Tamil Nadu and the lone seat in Puducherry on Tuesday.

Markets register biggest single-day fall in 4 years

INDIA's equity market indices registered their biggest single-day fall in four years on Tuesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party failed to clinch 272 seats on its own.

First Woman To Become Mexico Prez In 200 Yrs

Claudia Sheinbaum takes office on Oct 1, has to tackle pressing gender-related issues

BJP May Influence Outcome In Many UP Seats: Akhilesh

CLAIMING that the country would be free from negative powers after the counting of votes on Tuesday, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav questioned the 10-year rule of the Modi government by raising a slew of issues here on Monday.

Central Forces To Stay In Violence-Hit Bengal Till June 19 As Situation Tense

Section 144 imposed in 17 pockets of Sandeshkhali, additional security personnel deployed

Farmers In Tiruppur Demand Relief For Drought-Hit Coconut Trees; Survey Begins

DISTRICT farmers have been demanding relief for their coconut trees affected by the recent drought.

Israeli Bombardment In Central Gaza Leaves 11 Dead

PALESTINIAN health officials said Israeli strikes killed 11 people overnight into Monday, including a woman and three children, in central Gaza.

Nitish Meets Modi For A 'Courtesy Call'

AHEAD of the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha polls, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.

Starc, Bumrah Will Be Key Pacers In This T20 World Cup, Says McGrath

FORMER Australian fast bowling legend Glenn McGrath believes that the T20 World Cup in the USA and West Indies will be exciting.

Djokovic defies the odds, once again, to overcome Cerundolo

NOVAK Djokovic and Francisco Cerundolo used the red dirt of Paris as their canvas to paint a masterpiece that will stand the test of time.

SOUTH AFRICA WIN IN NY BUT CONDITIONS APPLY

On a two-paced wicket, Proteas pacers run through Lankan line-up

Bajrang's provisional suspension revoked

IN a fresh twist, Bajrang Punia's provisional suspension for allegedly refusing to submit a urine sample during the Olympic wrestling trials organised by the now-defunct ad hoc committee was revoked by the National Anti-Doping Agency's Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel.

FSSAI asks food cos to remove '100% Fruit Juice' claims from labels, ads

THE Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Monday issued a directive requiring food business operators (FBOs) to eliminate mention of '100% fruit juices' from labels and advertisements of reconstituted fruit juices.

Shriram Fin raises $468 mn in multi-currency social loan

SHRIRAM Finance, the largest vehicle funding-focused nonbank, has raised $468 million in multi-currency social loan from overseas lenders, making it the largest-ever syndicated debt external commercial borrowing by a domestic non-bank.

Mother Dairy, Amul raise prices to offset costs

AMID heat stress, even leading dairy companies are facing low milk supplies, which is forcing them to increase prices.

German Chancellor blames climate change for floods

THE death toll in floods across a large part of southern Germany rose to four on Monday as three bodies were recovered from inundated basements.

BJP confident of a clean sweep in MP, Congress pins hopes on 8-10 seats

THE stage is set for Tuesday's counting of votes polled in four phases for the 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh.

Kashmir results may redraw political alignments, hasten assembly elections

THE first Lok Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 are crucial for the region.

NDA has edge in most of 25 Northeast seats

THE BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is expected to win a majority of the seats in the Northeast when the results of Lok Sabha elections are declared on Tuesday, exit polls indicated.

7 ex-HC judges write to Prez, CJI & EC to follow 'democratic precedent

SEVEN former high court judges on Monday wrote an open letter to President Droupadi Murmu, CJI and ECI urging them to follow the ‘established democratic precedent' and invite the largest pre-poll alliance to form the government preempt horse tradto ing if the 2024 general elections lead to a hung Parliament.

27-yr-old daughter of Maha IAS couple dies by suicide

THE 27-year-old daughter of a senior IAS couple died after jumping off a high-rise building, Suniti Apartment, at Nariman Point in Mumbai early Monday morning.

NIA files chargesheet on Delhi-Padgha IS module

THE National Investigation Agency has filed a charge sheet against 17 agents of the proscribed global terrorist network in a conspiracy involving the recruitment and radicalization of youth and the fabrication of improvised explosive devices in the Delhi-Padgha (Maharashtra) ISIS terror module case, officials said on Monday.

Military reforms: Joint training wing initiates first course at Staff College

REFORMS towards jointness in the Indian military reached another milestone on Monday with a new training wing beginning its course to train officers at the grassroots level.

Fresh breather for Sukhu-led HP govt

IN a fresh breather for the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government in Himachal Pradesh assembly speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania has accepted the resignation of three Independent MLAs who voted in favour of the BJP candidate in the Rajya Sabha polls a few months back.

Issue certificates to rescued family: NGO

NATIONAL Adivasi Solidarity Council secretary K Krishnan petitioned National Human Rights Commission, urging it to issue bonded labour release certificates to a family of four from Vellore district.

Heavy rain lashes B'luru, highest in single day in June

Bengaluru's earlier highest rainfall of 101 mm for single day in June was recorded in 1891