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Jaishankar interacts with Tamils in Varanasi

AS the Lok Sabha polls approach its seventh and final phase, top ministers of the Narendra Modi government are now bound to Varanasi the PM's parliamentary constituency.

PM openly says he will topple HP govt: Rahul

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi waived loans worth ₹16 lakh crore of 22 rich people in the last 10 years but could not give 9,000 crore to Himachal Pradesh to deal with the disaster caused by monsoon rains last year, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday.

Three rat-hole coal miners trapped after landslide in Assam, rescue ops on

THREE coal miners were trapped and are feared dead after a landslide hit an illegal rathole mine in Assam's Tinsukia district bordering Arunachal Pradesh.

C'garh gets a rare sighting of GPS-tagged long-distance migratory bird 'whimbrel'

FIRST the time, a long-distance migratory bird, the Eurasian or common whimbrel, tagged with a Global Positioning System (GPS) transmitter was captured on camera in the state of Chhattisgarh.

Indian Army chief's tenure extended by one month

IN a rare step, the Chief of Indian Army, General Manoj Pande, has been given a monthlong extension in service.

WAKE-UP CALL FOR FIRE SAFETY FROM GUJARAT'S HORROR HOLIDAY

WEEKEND amusement at a gaming arcade in Gujarat's Rajkot went horribly wrong as at least 28 holidayers, including nine children, were charred to death in a sudden blaze.

GOVT SHOULDN'T STRETCH RBI'S RESERVES TOO THIN

THE markets have cheered the Reserve Bank of India's decision to transfer a record surplus of almost ₹2.11 lakh crore to the government coffer.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE GANGA AS ONE OF OUR HOLIEST RIVERS

ITH the spotlight on Kashi for reasons we all know, it's interesting to look again at its cultural significance.

THE MISUSE OF DRACONIAN LAWS FOR POLITICAL GAIN

In no state where the ruling party is in power or in a coalition, or even at the Centre, has any politician been investigated under the PMLA. This only seems to happen in opposition-ruled states

Youth's death sparks tension in Neyveli

TENSIONS erupted in Neyveli after a youth, whose bike had been seized by the police for driving under influence of alcohol on Saturday night, was found dead with injuries on the highway, opposite to Neyveli Township police station.

BJP candidate held on charge of damaging EVM

Cops say Prasanta Kumar kicked the table on which EVM was kept, manhandled staff

School edu dep portal extends OTP validity to 3 days

IN the wake of complaints from schoolteachers of \"practical difficulties\" in verifying over one crore contact numbers fed in the Educational Management Information System (EMIS) through a one-time password, the portal since Friday has been upgraded to extend the validity of the OTPs.

Suspect 'trips 'down stairs, breaks leg during inquiry

A 29-year-old man from Sathyapuram in Katpadi, arrested during a ganja seizure on May 23, allegedly sustained a fracture in his left leg as he tripped down the stairs at the site of arrest.

CPCL expansion: Names left out of beneficiary list over protests, locals claim

SEVERAL residents of three village panchayats here who parted with their lands for CPCL's expansion project allege discrepancies in the survey undertaken by the district administration for arranging livelihood compensation for them under the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act.

SOUTH LOOKS TO DO A PEACE DEAL WITH NORTH ON JUNE 4

POST elections, South India lives in an epistemic bubble.

Cracker mishap: Compensation yet to be paid to victims' kin 2 weeks on

MCC affecting disbursal of aid; families unable to work while caring for survivors at hospital

Nilgiris lab produces 61K sex-sorted semen doses

THE state's first sex-sorted semen production facility, set up in the Nilgiris last year, produced about 61,000 doses of semen in its first year.

'T Nagar' Sathya booked for MLA fund misappropriation

FORMER AIADMK MLA B Sathyanarayanan of T Nagar has been booked by DVAC for misappropriating ₹35 lakh from the constituency development fund for financial year 2018-2019 when he was in office.

Temp teachers' appointment may get postponed

Delay is the result of teachers' transfer counselling being put on hold as the Model Code of Conduct is still in force SUBASHINI VIJAYAKUMAR @ Chennai OWING to the delay in the teacher's transfer counselling, the appointment of temporary teachers might be postponed by at least a month in government schools across the state.

Police to revamp boys and girls club with support of private companies

THE state police department has planned to strengthen the Police Boys and Girls Club across the state and has drawn a plan to take care of its members until they finish schooling.

Hindu-Muslim harmony is the building block of this T'pur temple

IN a heartwarming gesture, a group of Muslims donated three cents of land to their Hindu neighbours for the construction of a temple in Padiyur village in Tiruppur district.

Six babies killed in Delhi hospital fire, five injured

Was running without valid licence; doctors BAMS degree holders

4 kids brush teeth with rat paste, in ICU

FOUR children who brushed their teeth using rodenticide paste, mistaking it for toothpaste, in Aladi near Vriddhachalam of Cuddalore district, were hospitalised on Saturday night and are in the Intensive Care Unit in JIPMER, Puducherry.

Can the rebel Soren sour JMM's hopes in its traditional stronghold?

JHARKHAND'S Dumka Lok Sabha seat, the traditional stronghold of JMM patriarch Shibu Soren, is witnessing a curious contest this time as Soren's daughterin-law Sita Soren is fighting on a BJP ticket.

20-member family of Mylapore largest in state

THE largest family of Tamil Nadu has 20 members, according to state civil supplies data; but as per the oldest member of this family, an 89-year-old former Chennai corporation employee, there are 30 members living in his two-storeyed house on Apparswamy Koil Street in Mylapore.

Big Knights eclipse Sunrisers in one-sided final

HEADISHEK is a moniker Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma earned for destroying oppositions, setting record partnerships and touching heady heights during powerplays.

Set for grand finish as Knights meet Sunrisers

ALL roads will lead to Chepauk on Sunday evening as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will battle it out against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the final of the Indian Premier League.

Compound archers shine

THE Indian women's compound team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Swami grabbed its third successive Archery World Cup gold medal, while the mixed team added a silver at the stage two event on Saturday.

SHOOTING COACH. IT'S PERSONAL

The coaches, both personal & national, have been the talking point for a while. Indraneel Das delves deep into the issue...

Sindhu one step away from title in Malaysia

Lumpur DOUBLE Olympic medallist PV Sindhu earned a shot at the Malaysia Masters crown after making it to the women's singles finals with a come-from-behind win over Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan.