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Driver suffers heart attack, stops bus with 20 kids safely before collapsing

THE driver of a school bus saved the lives of 20 students in Tiruppur on Wednesday evening as he stopped the vehicle just in time before collapsing due to a cardiac arrest that proved to be fatal.

Gutka row: Case against DMK MLAs adjourned

THE Madras High Court has adjourned the case pertaining to the privilege notice issued to 18 DMK MLAs, present Chief Minister MK Stalin among them, for bringing gutka into the state assembly in 2017 as part of a protest, to Monday for final arguments to be advanced on behalf of the MLAs.

NHRC files case over shifting of Manjolai estate workers to plains

THE National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) registered a case on Thursday following a complaint filed by activist SP Muthuraman against shifting Manjolai tea estate workers from the hills to the plains.

Nellai, Kovai mayors to be elected on Aug 5, 6

INDIRECT poll to elect new mayors for Tirunelveli and Coimbatore Corporations will be held on August 5 and 6 respectively.

₹360 cr allocated for Tamil Pudhalvan, 3.28L to benefit

THE state government has allocated ₹360 crore for implementing the Tamil Pudhalvan Scheme during the current financial year.

Minister: 2,595 milk producers' co-ops will be computerised

MINISTER of Milk and Dairy Development Mano Thangaraj said 2,595 of Aavin's primary milk producers' cooperative societies will be taken up for computerisation during the first phase.

'Don't open Mettur before Aug 3rd week'

AMID demands for urgent release of River Cauvery water for irrigation following the significant rise in inflow into the Mettur dam over the past 10 days, several farmers in the delta region and experts say it would be prudent to defer any plans of opening the reservoir's sluices till the third week of August to ensure a successful samba paddy cultivation season.

61-yr-old killed for questioning man playing loud music

AN autorickshaw driver residing in a paying guest accommodation in Triplicane has been arrested for allegedly murdering a 61-year-old man who had reprimanded him for playing music out loud.

e-cigarettes and gold jewellery worth ₹1.2 crore seized at airport

CUSTOMS officials seized gold ornaments disguised as silver jewellery and e-cigarettes worth 1.2 crore from five passengers in separate incidents at Chennai International Airport on Thursday.

Pulicat islanders' 20-year wait ends, bridge to mainland ready

THE two-decade wait of around 20,000 residents of Pasiyavaram island in Pulicat for safe mobility during the monsoon is finally over as the state highways department has completed the bridge work over the lake.

Edu centre shut 3 yrs ago, schooling now a dream for 20 Vellore tribal kids

AROUND 20 school-aged children in the tribal village of Periyathattankuttai have neither been in a classroom nor received any formal education for three years after the closure of a non-residential school teaching centre (NRSTC) in the region.

Jumbo breaks into shop, eats 75kg tamarind in 30 minutes

THE scenic Masinagudi town in the Nilgiris has come under wild elephant forays, unsettling residents.

'Ghost faculty' scam: DoTE chief to head probe panel

Anna univ professor & AICTE official to be members of committee

Inter-caste marriage: Youth murdered by wife's brothers in Sivakasi

IN a suspected case of caste murder, a 26-year-old man was hacked to death allegedly by his wife's brothers and their friend in Sivakasi on Wednesday night.

India rebuffs US criticism on Modi's Russia trip to meet Putin

INDIA on Thursday rejected the concerns raised by the US over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, asserting that all countries have the \"freedom of choice\" in a multipolar world and everyone should be mindful of such realities.

Paris set to paint its Olympic masterpiece

THEY looked strange, almost surreal.

Ugly scenes in LS as Channi, Bittu spar

THE Lok Sabha witnessed ugly scenes on Thursday after Congress MP Charanjit Singh Channi and Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu crossed swords during the discussion on the Budget.

Nine-judge SC bench lifts mineral tax bar on states

Rules 8:1 royalty is not tax; Nagarathna writes dissenting verdict

CM To Modi: Run Govt Impartially Or Get Isolated

A day after criticising the union government for ignoring Tamil Nadu and several other states in the Union Budget, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday said, "Honourable Prime Minister, you said since the elections are over, all have to think about the country now.

Laudable Aspect Of Budget Is Emphasis On Employment, Skilling, Support For MSMEs

THE Union Budget 2024 aims to strengthen India's economic framework and fostering inclusive growth.

Netanyahu Seeks Support For War In US Congress Address Amid Boycott

Vice President Kamala Harris, who serves as the Senate president, was a notable absentee

A PARIS FOR ALL

As city prepares to ring in the new, Parisiens haven't forgotten old

'Duty cut to boost domestic phone manufacturing

THE reduction in basic Customs duty on smartphone parts will not immediately lower smartphone prices, but it is expected to boost domestic manufacturing in the country.

RBI makes KYC stringent for domestic transactions

THE Reserve Bank has revised the extant regulatory framework guiding domestic money transfer services by making the know your customer (KYC) record requirements stringent after a review of the current framework guiding various payments and money transfer services.

Indexation removal from realty sales to have mixed impact

THE removal of indexation benefits from property sales is expected to have a mixed impact with investors likely to pay more in taxes if property prices are appraised at a tepid pace.

Duty hike on equipment to raise telecom services cost

THE increase in basic Customs duty from 10% to 15% on certain specified telecom equipment will make services for telecom service providers (TSPs) costlier, says the Cellular Operator Association of India (COAI) on Wednesday.

'LTCG tax change conscious decision'

Economic affairs secy says govt stance is that taxation policy moves towards simpler laws

Kamala rips Trump in punchy address at rally in battleground Wisconsin

AN exuberant Kamala Harris whipped up a rapturous crowd on Tuesday at her first rally since effectively clinching the Democratic presidential nomination, as she launched fresh attacks on ex President Donald Trump for trying to \"take the country backward.\"

UK blues legend remained underground

JOHN Mayall, the British blues musician whose influential band the Bluesbreakers was a training ground for Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and many other superstars, died on Monday at his home in California.

Bug in update led to tech global outage: CrowdStrike

CROWDSTRIKE is blaming a bug in an update that allowed its cybersecurity systems to push bad data out to millions of customer computers, setting off last week's global tech outage that grounded flights, took TV broadcasts off air and disrupted banks, hospitals and retailers.