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Ramaphosa fighting to stay prez as talks for govt formation begin

Zuma's party, the third biggest in Parliament, says he will come for talks after Prez leaves

Welfare schemes fuel SKM power play

'Sikkim Aama Yojana', 'Bahini' and 'Vatsalaya', and the slogan of 'Garib Ka Sarkar' did wonders for the party

Nitish leaves for Delhi, says Modi to form govt

BIHAR chief minister Nitish Kumar left for New Delhi on Sunday ahead of the announcement of Lok Sabha election results scheduled to be announced on June 4.

In a 1st in many decades, Naxals fail to cast shadow on elections in J'khand

FOR the first time in the last few decades, voting in Jharkhand went without any signs of Maoist threat.

Litmus test for Omar, Mehbooba, Jitendra Singh

THE political career of three political heavy weights — two ex-chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti and BJP MP and Union MoS PMO Dr Jitendra Singh at stake in the Lok Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir.

EC seeks 'detailed info' from Ramesh over Shah remark

AFTER Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged that home minister Amit Shah had called up 150 district magistrates across the country after voting for the Lok Sabha polls was completed, the Election Commission of India (EC) on Sunday asked him to furnish details of the officials.

May records 125% jump in heatwave days, says IMD; casualties too surge

HEATWAVE days across the country rose by 125% in May, a record jump, compared to the normal, impacting a billion people, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Missing Odisha girl reunited with dad

A 10-year old girl from Odisha, who went missing on May 22 in Vellore, was reunited with her father on Friday.

SIT begins search for Prajwal's mother

THE Special Investigation Team (SIT) conducted extensive searches across the state, including Bengaluru and Ramanagara, to locate Bhavani Revanna, wife of Holenarasipura MLA HD Revanna and mother of Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, in connection with a kidnap case.

Stalin pays rich tribute to Karuna on centenary

CM MK Stalin on Sunday paid rich tributes to his father and former chief minister M Karunanidhi whose birth centenary is celebrated on Monday.

Climatic changes cut Madurai malli yield by 50%

Unseasonal rain in May affects buds bringing down harvest from 20 kg per acre to 10 kg, say farmers

Keltron's instructors and hi-tech lab administrators to handle EMIS portal

ADMINISTRATORS and instructors to be recruited by Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation (Keltron) for the 8,209 hi-tech labs in government schools across the state will be tasked with Information and Communication Technology (ICT) work, including Educational Management Information System (EMIS), sources said.

HDPE sacks causing spillage, revenue loss to co-op societies, say PDS workers

BESIDES spillage, the use of High Density Polythene (HDPE) bags to pack foodgrains instead of jute sacks is causing revenue loss to cooperative societies as there is no resale value, say supervisors at PDS shops.

Man rapes staff after spiking drink, arrested

A 30-year-old man who runs a movie production company was arrested by the Ambattur All Women Police for allegedly raping a female staff.

Corpn on toes after three more dog bites reported

Dog census to be held in all 200 wards, NGOs invited to participate

City likely to see partly cloudy sky today

WITH the maximum temperature remaining normal in most parts the state for the second consecutive day on Sunday, Chennai is likely to see a partly cloudy sky on Monday with a possibility of light rain in some areas.

No V-C in Madras Univ, PhD scholars' future darkens

THE PhD students of the University of Madras are up against the wall with delay in conducting viva voce and awarding degrees as the vicechancellor post of the varsity has been vacant since last August.

Teen dies in jumbo attack, friend escapes sans injuries

AN 18 year old youth died in a wild elephant attack near the tea gardens at Puthukkad in Valparai on Saturday evening.

Elephant calf visits ailing mother

EVEN as frontline staff of the forest department were trying to trace a calf elephant that went inside the forest to join a herd leaving his ailing mother behind near the Maruthamalai foothill, it came back to her for a short period of time at 10.30 pm on Saturday.

NHAI hikes toll fee at 34 plazas from today

Increases by ₹5 to ₹25 depending on vehicle category; TNRDC & TNRIDC also expected to revise fee after MCC is lifted

Narikuravars refused movie tickets, tahsildar takes them to matinee

ONE fine morning filled with the simple anticipation of enjoying a new film, quickly soured into one of blatant discrimination for a group of Narikuravars in Cuddalore.

Actor Raveena Tandon, driver assaulted over 'carelessness'

ACTOR Raveena Tandon was allegedly attacked by a mob that accused her driver of rash driving and injuring a pedestrian.

Exit polls ring anti-incumbency warning bells in Andhra, Odisha

IF exit poll verdicts are anything to go by, anti-incumbency is hemorrhaging the ruling parties in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha in the assembly elections.

BJP keeps power in Arunachal with thumping victory

THE BJP on Sunday retained power in Arunachal Pradesh by winning 46 of the state's 60 seats.

SKM landslide in Sikkim leaves Oppn with just 1

THE Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) on Sunday swept the polls, winning 31 of Sikkim's 32 seats in the state.

Living the American dream

After featuring for India, country of his birth, in two age-group World Cups, USA all-rounder Harmeet left for the land of opportunities. Few years later, he's part of a global ICC event

Sabalenka beats 'best friend' Badosa in Paris

ARYNA Sabalenka overcame a sluggish start to defeat close friend Paula Badosa 7-5, 6-1 on Saturday to take her place in the last 16 of the French Open.

Car sales in May moderate to 4% at 3.50 lakh units

ASSENGER vehicle (PV) sales during the month of May were in the slow lane as buyers' sentiments were impacted by general elections and extreme heat waves.

S Africa's ANC looks for allies to form govt after losing majority

SOUTH Africa's ruling ANC faced a search for allies to help it form a new government on Saturday after it lost its threedecade-old absolute majority in a watershed election.

SL nabs handler of IS suspects sent to India

SRI Lankan Police have arrested the suspected handler of the four of its nationals who were arrested at Ahmedabad airport in India for their alleged links with the banned Islamic State (ISIS) outfit.