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NGT orders CPCL to pay ₹5 cr to TNPCB for Nagai oil leak

INVOKING the 'Superfund' law of the US statutes, the National Green Tribunal's southern bench in Chennai on Wednesday ruled that Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL) should pay a fine of ₹5 crore to the TN Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) within two months for the oil leak from its pipeline in coastal Nagapattinam in March 2023.

Power show: Sirai Sandhai clocks ₹40K sale

THE Tamil Nadu Department of Prisons and Correctional Services has set up a prison bazaar, 'Sirai Sandhai', at Tangedco's headquarters on Anna Salai, Chennai.

Cong to picket BJP office if Modi, Shah fail to apologise; Annamalai says he'll arrange food

TAMIL NADU Congress Committee (TNCC) president K Selvaperunthagai on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah should tender an unconditional apology to the people of Tamil Nadu within a week for insulting Tamils during their election campaign in Odisha.

Farmers seek Ayyakannu's release, climb mobile tower

TENSE moments prevailed at Woraiyur Road in the city on Wednesday when a group of farmers blocked the road and climbed a mobile phone tower nearby demanding the release of their association leader P Ayyakannu, whom the city police have placed under house arrest.

Minister blames Covid for delay in procuring buses

In his reply to EPS, Sivasankar says 7K new buses will be added to fleet by April 2025

Cop refuses to buy bus ticket, clip sparks debate

AFTER a video of a police constable refusing to buy a ticket while travelling on a government bus went viral online on Wednesday, the state transport department has called for action against the policeman.

Royal turnaround: Ashwin spins the tide in Rajasthan's favour

Veteran delivers a miserly spell with two wickets as RR beat RCB to enter Oualifier 2

Parveen's suspension a collective failure

The suspension and the lead up to it had multiple layers of intrigue and drama. India boxer Parveen Hooda was handed a suspension of 22 months until July 16, 2025 on May 17.

All-round Russell, a bonus on the field for KKR as IPL final looms

KOLKATA Knight Riders' pacer Mitchell Starc might have walked away with all praise and deservedly so given his deadly opening spell against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL Qualifier 1 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday night.

SpiceJet to seek ₹450 cr refund from Maran

SPICEJET on Wednesday said it will seek a refund of 450 crore out of the total 730 crore paid to the airline's former promoter Kalanithi Maran and his firm KAL Airways following a Delhi High Court ruling.

₹2,10,874 CRORE RBI'S RECORD DIVIDEND TO GOVT

Transferable surplus 24 arrived at basis of mic capital work based al Jalan report

'OMCs should bargain with oil producers for discount'

DOMESTIC oil marketing companies (OMCs) should come together and negotiate with oil producing companies for a good discount on long-term contracts, said petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday.

Interview for SBI chief post deferred indefinitely

THE much-anticipated interviews for selecting the next chairman ofSBI, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, has been deferred, for some unspecified/undisclosed reasons.

NYKAA NET PROFIT SURGES 188% TO ₹7 CR: REVENUE UP 28% AT ₹1,668 CR

ONLINE fashion retailer Nykaa on Wednesday reported a 188% jump in net profit to ₹6.9 crore for March quarter compared to ₹2.4 crore in the year-ago period.

PM Sunak calls for snap UK polls on July 4

LONDON BRITISH Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set July 4 as the date for a national election that will determine who governs the UK, choosing a day of good economic news to urge voters to give his governing Conservatives another chance.

Nepalese climber Kami Rita breaks own record of scaling Mt Everest

NEPAL's veteran summiteer Kami Rita Sherpa made history on Wednesday by scaling Mt Everest for the 30th time, breaking his own record that he made 10 days ago for the highest number of ascents on the world's highest peak.

Nepalese climber Kami Rita breaks own record of scaling Mt Everest

NEPAL's veteran summiteer Kami Rita Sherpa made history on Wednesday by scaling Mt Everest for the 30th time, breaking his own record that he made 10 days ago for the highest number of ascents on the world's highest peak.

Israel sore as Norway, Ireland, Spain decide to recognise Palestinian state

Jewish nation retaliates by withdrawing ambassadors from there

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Md Shahabuddin's shadow looms over birthplace of first President Rajendra Prasad & Bihar's first education minister

Modi throws up challenge to Oppn on strict laws against corruption

Lucknow UNLEASHING a blistering attack on opposition and calling the INDIA alliance parties worse than a disease, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, claimed that the Congress and Samajwadi Party had the intention of undoing the work done by him.

My younger sister Kalpana facing problems like a lioness: Priyanka

PRAISING former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's wife, KaIpana Soren, for carrying forward the battle of her husband and tribal community in his absence, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra termed her a symbol of 'Nari Shakti' (woman power).

Gujarat Cong candidates face tough questions on commitment, campaign

CONCERNS were raised over the commitment and campaign efforts of many Gujarat Congress candidates at a party meeting on Wednesday, sources said.

IAS officer under ED scanner in J'khand tender scam, cash haul of ₹35 cr

DAYS after a cash haul of over ₹35 crore, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday summoned former secretary of the Jharkhand rural develop ment department, Manish Ranjan, in the tender scam case.

'Missing' Bangla MP murdered in Kolkata?

HOURS after the Bangladesh government declared on Wednesday that Awami League MP, Md Anwarul Azim Anwar, who went missing from Kolkata on May 13, was \"brutally murdered\" in the city, the West Bengal police said that investigations into the case of the politician's killing has been taken up by the state CID.

Domestic consumption of popular spice brands set to dip, says survey

AFTER Hong Kong, Singapore, and Nepal banned famous products of Indian spice brands for allegedly containing carcinogenic ingredients, Indians with no faith in domestic food regulators are also planning to stop consuming them, keeping the safety issue in mind, a consumer survey has found.

Juvenile Justice Board cancels bail for minor in Pune Porsche crash

AMID uproar over the May 19 accident, in which a Porsche car driven by a drunk 17-yearold boy killing two people in Pune, the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) on Wednesday cancelled the minor's bail and sent him to a rehabilitation home till June 5.

Navy chief bats for innovation, niche tech to meet emerging challenges

ADMIRAL DK Tripathi in his maiden interaction with the officers posted in the naval headquarters emphasised finding in-house solutions to meeting the challenges in the maritime domain.

SC to hear plea on actual voter numbers on May 24

AS the Election Commission of India (ECI) is yet to give an actual voter numbers for the Lok Sabha elections held in the five phases, all eyes are now on the Supreme Court, which will hear the matter on May 24.

SC rejects Soren plea against arrest

JMM leader & former CM withdraws appeal, top court slams him for suppressing facts

HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF POST-EXAM HOLIDAYS

As the examination season draws to a close, students and parents in India are grappling with how best to use the post-exam period.