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AB Group to enter jewellery biz next week

BILLIONAIRE Kumar Mangalam Birla-led Aditya Birla Group is all set to enter the branded jewellery market with the launch of Novel Jewels on July 26, almost a year after it first announced its intention to foray into this consumer-facing business.

Infosys Q1 profit up 7%; raises FY25 revenue guidance

THE country's second largest IT services company Infosys on Thursday revised its FY25 revenue guidance to 3% to 4% from 1% to 3%.

Nifty knocking at 25k; Sensex crosses 81k

Equity rally fuelled by TCS kicking off Q1 earnings season on a positive note; analysts see Nifty at 25K level in near term

Gay partners entitled to insurance in South Korea

SOUTH Korea's Supreme Court recognised new rights for same-sex couples on Thursday, saying the state must provide health insurance for a gay man's partner in a landmark ruling that left activists weeping for joy.

Israeli raid in Lebanon kills Jamaa Islamiya commander

AN Israeli strike killed the commander of a Hamas-allied group in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley on Thursday, state media and the group said.

32 dead in new wave of violence in Bangladesh, state TV channel torched

AT least 32 people were killed and over 2,500 injured in Bangladesh on Thursday, media reports said, as violence escalated in the capital Dhaka and elsewhere over student protests demanding quota system reform for government jobs.

Four AIIMS-Patna students among 5 held in NEET case

THE CBI on Thursday arrested five people, including four students of AIIMS-Patna, in connection with NEET-UG question paper leak case.

IAS officer's mother held & booked under Arms Act, father on the run

CONTROVERSIAL trainee IAS officer Dr Pooja Khedkar's mother, Manorama Khedkar, was arrested on Wednesday morning in Mahad, Raigad.

Gujarat in grip of Chandipura; toll reaches 15, kids among 29 infected

THE death toll from suspected Chandipura virus went up to 15 in Gujarat with six more children's deaths reported on Thursday and the number of suspected cases reached 29, according to the state health department.

2 soldiers hurt in another Doda gunfight

TWO army men were injured in a fresh gunfight with militants in a remote forest area in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district while security personnel killed two infiltrating militants along the Line of Control in border district of Kupwara on Thursday.

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.