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MONSOON ARRIVES IN KERALA; NORTH CONTINUES TO BAKE

WHILE most of India continued to bake in the ongoing extreme heat wave, the Southwest monsoon arrived in Kerala two days ahead of schedule on Thursday, the India Meteorological Department announced.

WORLD'S FIRST ROCKET WITH FULLY 3D PRINTED ENGINE LAUNCHED

THE world's first rocket powered by a single piece 3D printed engine was launched from Sriharikota on Thursday by Agnikul Cosmos, a start-up incubated by IIT-Madras.

PM's 45-hr meditation at rock memorial begins

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi began his 45-hour-long ‘dhyanam' (meditation) scheduled to go on till June 1 at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanniyakumari district around 7 pm on Thursday.

22 killed in J&K bus accident

AT least 22 pilgrims were killed and 57 others injured after a bus carrying them fell into a 150 ft deep gorge in Akhnoor area of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.

ANC Faces Toughest Election In South Africa

SOWETO SOUTH Africa's ruling ANC was fighting on Wednesday to defy expectations that it could lose its threedecade-long exclusive grip on power as voters turned out for a watershed general election.

Why India Needs A Truth Commission

A constitutional court attains significance on account of its counter-majoritarian role in a democracy.

SP Allowed Mining, Harassed Tribals Of Sonbhadra: Shah

Home minister says SP govt ordered firing on tribals for opposing a cement facto NAMITA BAJPAI @ Lucknow HOME Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) of harassing the tribals of Sonbhadra in its rule by allowing illegal mining in their settlement areas.

PM Plan To Meditate In TN Violates Poll Code, Says Cong

THE Congress on Wednesday approached the Election Commission of India (EC), saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan to meditate in Kanyakumari is in violation of the Model Code Conduct.

Palestine Prime Minister In Madrid To Express Gratitude

Spain hosts meeting of the Foreign Ministerial Committee of Arabic and Islamic countries

visceral look into toxic masculinity

SOME films tell their stories with a cool poise and a glossy sheen, while others are true to life and unfiltered.

'The hero is any character the audience claps for'

Actor Soori discusses how his outlook on cinema has evolved in the past few years, the central conflict in Garudan, his love for Kottukkaali, and his future projects

FEASTING ON ART

THE legion of food has finally invaded Planet Earth, conquering and subjugating the human species since the dawn of the 21st century.

Marriage, a chaotic construct!

CRITIQUES of marriage as an institution occur within a world in which the institution holds all kinds of power, which is why people who are critical of it may get married anyway.

Creating identity on canvas

want to touch people with my art.

LEAVE! FOR THE LOVE OF PETS

Pet parents talk about the joy and relief of having more time to take care of their pets and urge for moves like Swiggy's Paw-ternity Policy

AMERICAN EXPEDITION

With the United States set to co-host the T20 World Cup, Gomesh S takes a look at how far the sport has come in the country, what lies ahead and more...

2nd Indian Grand Prix athletic meet today

TAMIL Nadu Athletic Association, under the aegis of the Athletic Federation of India, will organise the 2nd Indian Grand Prix athletic meet at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Thursday.

Swiatek prevails in a thriller over Osaka

IGA Swiatek and Naomi Osaka played out a match of such pristine quality that this could well have been worthy of the final.

Anurag shines as Komaleeswarar CC bag title

ANURAG Rajesh Nair's 63 helped Komaleeswarar CC to beat SKM CC by eight wickets in the inaugural TNCA Champion of Champions T20 tournament final here.

Paytm, Adani deny reports of stake sale

ACQUISITION ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU @ New Delhi PAYTM on Wednesday refuted reports stating that Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani is considering acquiring a stake in parent company One 97 Communications.

SP group sells stake in Hyd project to GIC for ₹2,200 cr

THE Shapoorji Pallonji Group has sold its stake in the group's Singapore based joint venture real estate fund (SPREF) held in the TSI Business Parks, Hyderabad, for a reported consideration of 2,200 crore.

RBI bars Edel ARC from carrying out new biz

Regulator says the ARC and group firm ECL Finance were acting in concert for evergreening stressed exposure

Equipment theft cases: Telcos seek govt action

THE Cellular Operator Association of India (COAI), an association representing all three private telecom operators -- Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), urged the government to intervene in telecom equipment theft cases that are taking place across the country.

Apr-May IPO mop-ups cross ₹32,530 cr; Jun to be busier with 15 issues of ₹13K cr

DESPITE the election-related volatility that has left Dalal Street high as well as dry since April, primary market laughed its way to the bank mopping up 32,530 crore and has close to I 13,000 crore more lined up for the next month, which will be kicked off after the results of the two-month-long hustings are declared on June 4.

S&P revises India's growth outlook to positive, affirms rating at ‘BBB’-

S&P on Wednesday revised India's growth outlook to positive from stable on the back of robust growth, increase in government capex and the Centre's commitment to fiscal consolidation.

Crypto industry can do much better with TDS reduction, says CoinSwitch

Ever since 1% TDS (tax deducted at source) for virtual digital assets was introduced, the crypto industry has been seeing fall in trading volumes, but as market rebounds, trading platform CoinSwitch expects TDS reduction in the next budget, and this will attract more new users.

Defence chiefs of US, China to hold rare talks in S'pore in weekend

THE US and Chinese defence chiefs are set to hold rare direct talks in Singapore this weekend, offering hopes of further military dialogue aimed at preventing flashpoint disputes from spinning out of control.

Israeli strikes kill 37, most in tents

Irid to express gratitude DEIR AL-BALAH ISRAELI shelling and airstrikes killed at least 37 people, most of them sheltering in tents, outside the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight and on Tuesday pummeling the same area where strikes triggered a deadly fire days earlier in a camp for displaced Palestinians according to witnesses, emergency workers and hospital officials.

'Myth about Modi wave will be dispelled in this election'

In Bihar, the opposition alliance has been contesting elections as a cohesive unit.

FIR against Mehbooba over poll code violation

FORMER Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has been booked by police for violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by staging a protest along with her workers on the polling day in Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency on May 25.