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Mkt may remain volatile on Budget day; brokerage warns of 10% correction

DOMESTIC equity market is expected to witness increased volatility on the Budget Day (July 23) even as the central government is likely to keep its focus on fiscal prudence and capital expenditure-led growth.

Biden's quit decision reached in 48 hrs: CNN

BIDEN's final decision to leave the race was reached in the last 48 hours, a senior campaign adviser said, as he consulted family and top advisers by telephone while recovering from Covid, CNN reported.

Kamala gets Pelosi's backing, raises $50m in a day

VICE President Kamala Harris moved swiftly on Monday to lock up Democratic delegates behind her campaign for the White House after President Joe Biden stepped aside amid concerns from within their party that he would be unable to defeat Republican Donald Trump.

Aerial solution to save crops from antelopes in MP

A potential aerial solution is being developed to protect farmers' crops from antelopes and subsequently furnish an ideal prey base for predator felines, including African cheetahs, in Madhya Pradesh.

Heat on Assam govt seeking action over elephant carcass burial in refinery

PRESSURE is mounting on the Assam government to initiate action in the case involving the burial of an adult wild elephant carcass inside the Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) township in the Golaghat district.

Terror attack on Rajouri house of Shaurya Chakra awardee

A week after four Army men, including a Captain, were killed in an encounter with militants in mountainous Doda district, militants on Monday struck in J&K's border district of Rajouri by attacking the house of Shaurya Chakra awardee Village Defence Committee (VDC) member Purshotam Kumar in a remote village, triggering a gunfight with the Army.

Soren sop: 'Samman Rashi' of ₹lk/month for women between 21 & 49 age group

CHIEF Minister Hemant Soren on Monday announced 'Samman Rashi' for all women aged between 21 to 49 years in the state.

Sharad, Shinde closed-door talk on Maratha quota

AMID reports of tension between the Maratha and OBC communities in some parts of Maharashtra, former NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar met Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday and held a closed door meeting for more than 90 minutes.

Raj govt moves SC to withdraw suit on phone tapping

IN a significant turn of events, the Bhajanlal-led BJP government in Rajasthan has decided to withdraw a case filed in the Supreme Court against the Central government on the 2020 phone tapping allegations.

Stripped of forest portfolio, minister likely to quit in MP

WITH only seven months into office, the Dr Mohan Yadav-led BJP government in Madhya Pradesh, was in for a surprise on Monday morning.

Defence production shoots up: India now among top 25 arms exporting nations

INDIA'S rising production of defence equipment and systems is changing its narrative as the world's second-largest arms importer.

Rural distress: Bihar, UP used less NREGA funds than states with lower poverty levels

THE Economic Survey tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on Monday stated that the demand under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is not a real indicator of rural distress.

NEET-UG: SC asks IIT-D to form team on Physics answer

THE Supreme Court on Monday ordered the IIT-Delhi Director to form a team of three physics experts to determine the correct answer for a Physics question in the NEETUG exam and to report their findings by Tuesday noon.

RSS says never asked for lifting ban on govt staff joining Sangh activities

AFTER a row erupted over the Centre's order on lifting the ban on government employees to participate in Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activities, the Sangh sources said that it never demanded the government to remove the ban which was in force since 1966.

'Oppn is trying to create rift between Hindus & Muslims'

Jamal Siddiqui, the national president of the BJP's Minority Morcha, welcomed the Supreme Court's interim stay on directives passed by the UP and Uttarakhand governments that eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route must display names of owners.

PM tears into 'negative approach' of Oppn

Ahead of Budget session of Parliament, Modi accuses Opposition parties of repeatedly muzzling the govt’s voice’

HOW GUESSING CAN NEGATE THE PLUSES OF MCQ EXAMS

COMPETITIVE exams in India, particularly entrance tests for pursuing higher education, are mostly based on computer-based multiple-choice questions (MCQs).

NEW CRICKET ERA WITH GAMBHIRAT THE HELM

LESS than a fortnight ago, cricket held India to a standstill.

MACRO TASKS IN THIS BUDGET AND BEYOND

A budget is not meant only for the ensuing year. Also, most major economic problems can't be resolved in a year. That's why a longer macroeconomic view is needed

406 people on watch; 11 test negative for Nipah infection

ELEVEN more people, including the parents of the 14-yearold boy who died of Nipah on Sunday, tested negative for the viral infection on Monday.

Books for public libraries: HC orders probe panel

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the higher education department secretary to constitute a committee to inquire into the allegations of illegal purchase of books for public libraries.

3 cops get 7 years in jail for death of ex-CRPF officer

AFTER 11 long years of proceedings, the Vellore District Court has sentenced three policemen to seven years of imprisonment over the death of a 43-year-old ex-CRPF officer while in police custody in 2013.

3 of a family from Erode die after car rams tree

THREE members of a family, including a 10-year-old girl, from Erode died while two others sustained injuries after their car rammed into a roadside tree near Aravakuruchi in Karur in the early hours of Monday, the police said.

MP urges union govt to release ₹3K cr interim flood relief

DMK's Rajya Sabha MP P Wilson on Monday urged the union government to release at least ₹3,000 crore as interim relief to carry out restoration and relief works following the floods that devastated Tamil Nadu last December.

Tour TN, get people's opinion to ensure poll win: CM to DMK panel

IN his first meeting with the party's recently constituted coordination committee on Monday, Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin asked the five-member panel to extensively tour across the state to meet incumbent and former functionaries of the party and senior cadre, according to sources.

'DMK govt has never stalled any schemes of AIADMK'

THE DMK government has denied that it has halted the schemes initiated by the previous AIADMK governments.

Rama had set precedent for Dravidian model: Min

\"LIKE Lord Rama, our Chief Minister's Dravidian model government is governing the state with a strong emphasis on social justice, equality, and brotherhood,\" Law Minister S Regupathy said.

TN protects green cover, just 127 ha lost in 5 years

TAMIL Nadu has protected its forests cover well, with only 127 hectares diverted for developmental projects in the last five years.

Nod for buildings on 2.5K sqft plot now a click away

As per budget announcement, CM launches online facility for quick building plan approval

CBI books firm, seven directors for loan fraud

THE anti-corruption bureau (ACB) of CBI has booked a case against Coimbatore-based Everon Castings Pvt Ltd and its seven directors for allegedly cheating the State Bank of India's Coimbatore city branch of ₹25.6 crore.