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₹4.2-cr worth gold seized at airport

CUSTOMS officials arrested two persons in separate incidents of gold smuggling and seized around 6.4kg gold worth ₹4.2 crore at the Chennai international airport.

Kodungaiyur dumpsite reclamation project launch likely next month

THE Kodungaiyur dumpyard reclamation project, one of the largest biomining projects in South India, which requires processing of 48.92 lakh tonnes of legacy waste spread across 155.73 acres of land, is expected to start next month.

Missing teen's body exhumed from field near Tiruvallur, six arrested

A 19-YEAR-OLD boy who went missing on June 10 was found murdered and buried in a field near Tiruvallur on Sunday.

Plea seeks order to govt to regulate YouTube content

A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking orders to the government to evolve a mechanism to regulate the functioning of YouTube in order to keep a check on the 'unbridled display of objectionable content' which affects the 'peace and tranquillity in the society'.

'2% sports quota in engg colleges from next year'

As much as 2% of the seats in engineering counselling will be reserved for sportspersons from the next academic year, Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy said on Monday, after inaugurating the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) counselling.

DMK MLAs' gutka case: Court wants notices served to CM Stalin, others

THE Madras High Court on Monday directed the authorities concerned to serve notice to all the respondents, including Chief Minister MK Stalin, in the appeal petition filed by the TN Assembly Secretary challenging a single judge's order quashing the privilege notices issued to 18 DMK MLAS for sneaking gutka into the House as part of a protest in 2017.

Why can't govt reconsider ban on toddy tapping: HC

THE Madras High Court has asked the state government whether it can reconsider the ban imposed on toddy tapping by taking into account the health benefits of toddy consumption as stated in a petition and given the allegations against sale of liquor through Tasmac outlets.

Two-year re-wilding bid fails, tiger taken to Vandalur zoo

Experts say lack of right upper canine affects animal's hunting skills

Can TANTEA operate Manjolai estate, asks HC

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday, while hearing a batch of petitions on the Manjolai tea estate issue, directed TANTEA to file a report on whether it can take over the operations of the estate.

Centre gives nod for site clearance for new airport in Parandur

THE steering committee on greenfield airports has recommended grant of site clearance to the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited (TIDCO) for the development of a greenfield airport at Parandur, Kancheepuram district, on July 9, 2024, said Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu.

No special status for Bihar: Centre

THE Centre on Monday ruled out granting special category status to Bihar, a long standing demand of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United), a crucial ally of the NDA government.

Bus corporations & workers oppose TN govt's minibus plan

THE state government's proposal to extend minibus services to more areas across the state seems to be facing headwinds as the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) and six other corporations of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC), along with the employees' federation of transport corporations, have opposed the plan at the public hearing conducted in Chennai on Monday by the Home (Transport) department.

SPARKS FLY OVER NEET-UG ON BUDGET SESSION DAY 1

FACING heat from the Opposition on the opening day of the Budget session in the Lok Sabha over the NEET-UG row, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan rebutted all charges on Monday during Question Hour, saying his government is not hiding anything, adding there is no evidence of paper leak in the last seven years.

SC stays order to eateries to show owners' details

THE Supreme Court on Monday issued an interim stay on directives issued by the governments of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh asking eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display the names, addresses and mobile numbers of their owners.

Growth story pared with dose of realism

Economic Survey contradicts the government's anti-China stance; seeks to shift the responsibility of job creation to the private sector

Biden Quits U.S. Presidential Race

Endorses Kamala Harris as the new nominee; first prez to abandon campaign for re-election over concerns of mental acuity

Tragedy On Kedarnath Trekking Route: Landslide Kills 3 Pilgrims

THREE pilgrims lost their lives and five others injured in a landslide on the Kedarnath trekking route.

What Not To Expect From Budget 2024

A nation's Budget is expected to do a balancing act.

WELCOME TO THE RACE OF THE GAMES

Olympics offers a quadrennial window into some of the best performers. At Paris, the women’s 400m freestyle will be one unmissable discipline. Four of the five fastest women in history in the event will go head to head. Outwardly, they, Olympic champs, world champs, current and a couple of former world record holders, have avoided the trash talk. Inwardly, the four have a burning desire to place their tanks on this event. Swaroop Swaminathan takes a magnifying glass

Vedanta Limited raises ₹8,500 crore via maiden QIP at ₹440 per share

VEDANTA Limited on Sunday announced that it has raised ₹8,500 crore through its maiden qualified institutional placement (QIP).

Number of land deals down in Q2 over soaring prices

LAND acquisition by developers and other entities plunged in the second quarter of this year (April-June) as the 2024 general elections and skyrocketing land prices dampened sentiments.

Crypto exchange WazirX offers $23 mn bounty to help recover stolen assets

CRYPTO exchange WazirX on Sunday announced the launch of a comprehensive bounty program to recover the stolen funds.

FLEXI CAP FUNDS UNDER THE SCANNER

HAVING initiated a discussion on how the sub-category of FlexiCap Funds came into being well after the initial categorisation of Equity Mutual Funds by SEBI, their characteristics and points of differentiation with Multi-cap Funds, in this column, we shall cast a glance at some of the funds on offer in this category for investors and how they have performed over time frames of 3 and 5 years.

Budget 2024: Govt to make new tax regime more lucrative

The government may introduce one potential change by introducing a new tax slab for incomes between ₹15 lakh and ₹18 lakh, with a proposed tax rate of 25%

for I took a bullet democracy, Trump says

FORMER US president Donald Trump in his first campaign rally since surviving an assassination attempt dismissed concerns raised by critics that he is a threat to democracy, telling a large crowd in Michigan that he 'took a bullet for democracy.

What happens next: Joe Biden wants to pass the baton to Kamala Harris

WITH President Joe Biden ending his reelection bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats now must navigate a shift that is unprecedented this late in an election year.

PIL in C'garh against wild buffaloes being held captive

THE Chhattisgarh high court has served notices to the Centre and the state government in a petition filed over keeping six wild buffaloes translocated from Assam captive in an \"unlawful breeding centre\" inside Barnawapara wildlife sanctuary, around 80 km from Raipur.

Confusion in Ujjain over MP stance on display of eatery owners' names

THE Ujjain municipal corporation in Madhya Pradesh made a U-turn on Sunday, a day after asking shop owners to display their names and mobile numbers outside their establishments in the ancient city, a directive that came on the heels of a similar order by the BJP government in UP for eateries along the Kanwar Yatra routes.

Centre has failed to stop infiltration, alleges JMM

HITTING back at BJP's allegations that Bangladeshi infiltrators are changing the demography of Jharkhand, the ruling JMM has sought to put the central government in the dock, saying it is the responsibility of the Central government to stop infiltration.

Oppn set to corner Nitish as Assembly session begins today

THE five-day Monsoon session of Bihar assembly, which will begin from Monday, is likely to be stormy as the RJD-led grand alliance is all set to corner the state government on various issues including the alleged rising crime graph, corruption, collapse of bridges and NEET-UG paper leak scandal.