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AAP says will go it alone, contest 90 Haryana seats

THE Aam Aadmi Party will contest all 90 Assembly seats in Haryana and play solo in a state where its former Lok Sabha ally in Delhi, the Congress, is the main opposition.

'Sau lau, sarkar banao': Akhilesh's 'monsoon offer'

AS the UP BJP struggles to shed puzzlement post-Lok Sabha poll defeat, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday made a cryptic 'monsoon offer' aimed at his adversary's detractors: arrange 100 MLAs and form the government in the state.

Shinde eyes Maha CM post, says will contest 100 seats

AFTER winning seven out of 15 Lok Sabha seats and strengthening his position within the ruling NDA, Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde called his party ministers and leaders meeting at his official residence Varsha bungalow on Wednesday where the party decided to contest 100 state assembly seats in 288-member assembly.

UP U-turn after backlash on Kanwar Yatra diktat

FOLLOWING outrage over Uttar Pradesh police order asking eateries and shops along the Kanwar Yatra route to display the names of their owners, Muzaffarnagar district police on Thursday issued a revised order leaving it to the \"free will\" of eatery owners and shopkeepers.

Shah bats for more teeth to security agencies in checking narco-terror

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah asserted on Thursday that India cannot become a developed nation by 2047, as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, unless the country succeeds in keeping its youth away from drugs.

Vikram Misri off to meet Bhutan King on his first visit after taking charge

THREE days after assuming the role of foreign secretary, Vikram Misri will undertake an official visit to Bhutan from July 19 to 20.

Modi hails BJP workers for 3rd term, says work towards 'Viksit Bharat'

AFTER becoming the prime minister for a third consecutive term, Narendra Modi reached the BJP central office and interacted with party workers and staffers.

One can aspire to become Devta, but there're always uncertainties: RSS chief

IN a statement open to various interpretations, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said a man could aspire to become a 'superman', a devta' (god) or 'vishwaroop,' but uncertainty persists in his endeavours.

Pay more toll fee if FASTag is not fixed on windscreen

IF you haven't fixed the FASTag sticker on the windscreen of your vehicle, you will have to shell out double the toll charges, and the defaulter may also be blacklisted, according to the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) guidelines.

No clarity yet on next law panel chief

22nd Law Commission, formed under Justice Awasthi, is tasked with drafting nationwide UCC

BUDGET BOOST NEEDED FOR MISSION-ORIENTED R&D PLAN

INNOVATION and technical progress are essential for economic growth.

DISEASE OUTBREAKS TEST KERALA GOVT COMPETENCE

A surge in infectious diseases has plunged Kerala into a health crisis its worst since the end of the Covid pandemic.

CENTRE, STATES MUST WORK TOGETHER FOR GIG WORKERS' WELFARE

THE internet revolution has spawned a large number of platform-based e-commerce companies in India.

LESSONS FROM INDIA'S MIDNIGHT TRYST WITH FISCAL DESTINY

Many leaders and scholars came together to make GST a reality. The model of cooperative federalism that made it possible could be used in other areas too

Kin of LeT operative, 10 more held in dacoity bid

BASED on a tip-off, Kuniyamuthur police in the city on Thursday arrested 11 people, including the brother of Lashkar-e-Taiba's South India chief and another person who is a suspect in the bus arson case at Kalamassery in Kerala.

Over 20 stranded on flooded farmland rescued with helicopters in Telangana

The downpour led to two breaches in the Peddavagu reservoir resulting in the inundation

Questioned on disability, officer says he was pushing limits

AS controversy rages over Puja Khedkar, a probationary IAS officer in Maharashtra, Praful Desai, an IAS officer serving as the additional collector (local bodies) in Karimnagar, has come under scrutiny on social media.

More rain for Chennai; low-pressure forms over Bay of Bengal

HEAVY to very heavy rainfall may occur over isolated places over Nilgiris and a heavy rain alert has been issued to places over the ghat areas of Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Theni and Dindigul districts by the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) for Friday.

No let-up in rains, road traffic hit in Nilgiris

A holiday has been declared for schools in Udhagamandalam, Gudalur, Pandalur, and Kunda Taluks on Thursday in view of the heavy rains in the region for the last few days.

Mettupalayam-Thoothukudi overnight bi-weekly express to be flagged off today

A long-standing demand of rail users for an overnight express train connecting the western and southern districts via the Pollachi Palani Dindigul line is about to be fulfilled.

CM recollects '67 Tamil Nadu Day resolution

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Thursday recalled how the Assembly, on July 18, 1967, adopted a resolution moved by the then Chief Minister CN Annadurai for changing the name of the state to Tamil Nadu.

Vijayabhaskar arrested again in another case

THE Vangal police in Karur formally arrested AIADMK exminister MR Vijayabhaskar on Thursday in connection with a separate case involving the alleged ₹100-crore land fraud over which he is currently under judicial remand at the Central Prison in Tiruchy.

5% of platform economy bikes run on battery, finds report

THE state is eyeing the electrification of the platform economy with around 5% of the two-lakh commercial two-wheelers involved already found to be electric vehicles (EV), according to a report released on Thursday by Guidance TN and OMI foundation.

Monsoon helps increase inflow to TN dams

AFTER a gap of five months, the state's reservoirs are finally receiving ample inflow of water, thanks to the southwest monsoon.

Buzz on dy CM post for Udhaya re-emerges; Stalin undecided

Demand 'raised' at Sabareesan b'day; CM meet with mins fuels speculation

'2024 poll a personal, political & moral win

DUBBING the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as a \"controlled plebiscite\", prominent activist Yogendra Yadav on Thursday said India would have gotten a new Constitution if the BJP had gotten one more seat than its 2019 tally.

Wind up all road works before Sept: Corpn

SETTING a deadline for winding up road cuts by government agencies such as CMWSSB, Tangedco and telecom companies, the city corporation officials have warned the agencies that all permissions issued will be revoked if any work is found to be under way in September.

OPS, Nainar & Vijayakant Jr challenge LS win of rivals

FORMER chief minister O Panneerselvam and two other politicians have filed petitions in the Madras High Court challenging the victory of their rival candidates in the recent Lok Sabha polls.

Steps on to release Indian fishers from SL jail: Govts

STEPS are being taken to release Indian fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy, the union and state governments informed the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court.

BSP prez death: Search on for BJP worker

THE Chennai police are probing a network of high-profile history-sheeters and their ties in the murder of Tamil Nadu BSP president K Armstrong.