CATEGORIES

Darshan's tea party: prison cops suspended

NINE police officers, including the chief superintendent of Bengaluru Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara, have been suspended after a video and photograph of actor Darshan Thoogudeepa having tea and cigarette with other prisoners in the jail went viral on Sunday.

Udhaya sparks clash of generations in DMK?

Young functionaries want priority for first-gen members, not heirs of veterans; senior leaders upset

Irked over death of goats, villagers hang two dogs; 20 booked in Tiruppur

THE Tiruppur district police have registered a case against 20 villagers over the hanging of two dogs, including a stray, near Moolanur.

Leaders should be addressed with respect, says Tamilisai

SENIOR leaders should be addressed with due respect, said BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan on Monday when asked about certain 'harsh' remarks made by her party's state president K Annamalai against AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami at a meeting.

'Friends' Duraimurugan, Rajinikanth call truce over 'old student' remark

BOTH actor Rajinikanth and Water Resources Minister Duraimurugun played down their verbal spat referring each other as old friends on Monday.

Work order issued for buying 3,071 new buses

THE transport department said work orders have been issued for the procurement of 3,071 new buses, of which 1,796 have already been put into public service since 2022.

Karunanidhi championed the cause of the marginalised, says Kanimozhi

DMK vice-president Kanimozhi Karunanidhi hailed former CM and her father M Karunanidhi for championing the cause of not only the majority but also the marginalised sections such as lepers, the differently-abled and transgender persons.

Srirangam legislator takes a plunge in damaged canal to inspect breach

FOLLOWING complaints from farmers about breaches in retaining walls of branch irrigation canals of the Cauvery near Mukkombu, Srirangam MLA M Palaniyandi on Monday visited the spot and inspected the damaged walls by swimming in the canal.

CM launches ₹115 cr projects to develop parts of north city

CHIEF Minister M K Stalin laid the foundation stone for six new projects under the Vada Chennai Valarchi Thittam at an estimated cost of ₹115.58 crore, in Villivakkam on Monday.

Motorist on wrong side of road rams car, dies

A 26-year-old man died in a road accident near Kundrathur along the Vandalur-Minjur Outer Ring Road on Sunday night.

'Asked to prove my Hindu identity at Madurai temple'

ALLEGING that an official of the Meenakshi temple restricted her from entering the temple for darshan, actor-turned-politician Namitha said she was asked to furnish proof of her being a Hindu.

Smooth-coated otters seen for the first time in Bhavani river

FOR the first time, about eight smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) were spotted along the Bhavani River near the Samannah water pumping house within the Mettupalayam limit in Coimbatore district, bringing joy to wildlife enthusiasts.

Equivalence cert G.O. cannot be enforced retrospectively:HC

BSc (Sci) qualification of 2012 equal to BSC (Phy), rules court in TET appointment case

Aavin has done justice to everyone, says Thangaraj

AAVIN has undergone a major transformation in the past two years through a systematic approach, says Minister for Milk and Dairy Development T Mano Thangaraj.

Stalin to leave for US today, will target high-end jobs, investments

IN a bid to woo investments and generate high-end jobs, Chief Minister M K Stalin will be leaving to the United States on Tuesday.

Maha embarrassment as Modi-inaugurated Shivaji statue collapses

A giant statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in December 2023 in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district, came crashing down on Monday.

₹2 cr paid for ₹2L loan, HC directs CB-CID to probe TN usury case

OBSERVING that usury is a huge menace to society, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ordered the transfer of a loan harassment case in which the petitioner has claimed to have paid ₹2.26 crore for 2 lakh loan in twoand-a-half years from the Madurai city police to the CBCID.

BJP distances itself from Kangana gyan

A day after versatile actor and newbie BJP Lok Sabha member Kangana Ranaut's foot-inthe-mouth statement on the 2020 farmers agitation, the national party leadership disowned it, adding she is neither permitted nor authorised to comment on matters of the party's policy.

TN smugglers' Malaysian connect under scanner

INDIAN investigators have linked Tamil Nadu's star tortoise smugglers to Southeast Asia's largest turtle smuggling syndicate 'Ninja Turtle Gang' which faced a crackdown from Malaysian wildlife authorities last month.

Rally to Secretariat illegal: Kolkata Police

Swarm of people in RG Kar seminar hall seen in purported new video.

Lending interface to ease credit

IN a bid to help smaller borrowers, especially those in rural areas, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) plans to launch a Unified Lending Interface (ULI).

Sandra Huller, Riz Ahmed join Tom Cruise's next

TOM Cruise and director Alejandro G.Inarritu are currently working together on an untitled film for Warner Brothers and Legendary Entertainment

An urgent call for community involvement in palliative care

AT least 10 million people in India require palliative care, yet only 4% currently receive it, noted Dr Rajagopal, the founder of Pallium India.

Chelsea hit Wolves for a six; Liverpool two good

NONI Madueke hit a hat-trick as Chelsea crushed Wolves 6-2 to give Enzo Maresca his first Premier League win as Blues boss, while Newcastle rescued a controversial 1-1 draw at Bournemouth on Sunday.

UTT: Sharath powers Chennai to win over Delhi; Jaipur open account

AFTER losing the season opener to Bengaluru Smashers 4-11 a couple of days back, home favourites and runnersup from the previous season, Chennai Lions registered their first victory beating Dabang Delhi 8-7 to get their campaign back on track at the Ultimate Table Tennis on Sunday.

MAJOR SERVICE: SPOTLIGHT ON HISTORY-CHASING NOVAK

Serb has the chance to break multiple records; Carlos & Jannik will be looking to deny him

India men freestyle wrestlers touch new low

EVEN as the women wrestlers created history and won the team title by clinching five gold medals at the U17 World Championships in Amman, Jordan a few days back, their male counterparts touched a new low at the venue by finishing without any medal.

Unified Pension Scheme scores over NPS; matches old one

The UPS will be an improvement over the NPS as it is protected from inflation provides a minimum assured pension for employees who have a shorter service

DO NOT WAIT FOR THE MARKET TO CORRECT

THE Index has reached 80,000 (Sensex).

AMERICA'S ECONOMY AND YOUR MONEY

THE United States of America is the central bank of the world.