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MR Vijayabhaskar arrested from KL, brought to Karur

THE CB-CID arrested former AIADMK minister MR Vijayabhaskar, wanted in connection with a 100-crore land grabbing case in Karur, from his alleged hideout in Kerala's Thrissur on Tuesday.

NCSC asks cops to submit Armstrong report in 5 days

NATIONAL Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) member V Ramchander, on Tuesday, arrived in the city and visited the family members of the slain BSP state president K Armstrong.

'Hike will be a death knell for industries already facing recession-like situation'

INDUSTRIAL organisations in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts have strongly opposed the power tariff hike, saying that industries in Tamil Nadu are already facing a recession-like situation and the hike would sound the death knell for the industries.

Oppn flays tariff hike, Left wants decision reconsidered

THE opposition parties, including AIADMK, PMK and BJP, have condemned the state government for increasing the power tariff and urged for its withdrawal.

Tangedco: Interest payment on loans increased 259% in 10 yrs

Hike mandatory under central pact, power utility forced to take loans due to lack of support from the govt during the previous AIADMK regime, says state govt

Terminal work at Tambaram: Trains to run from Chengalpattu till July 31

SOUTHERN Railway has announced major changes in train operations due to signalling upgradation and yard redmodelling works at Tambaram.

Enumeration begins to relocate 100 families from George Town area

THE city corporation, along with the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, began enumeration of over a 100 homeless families, many of whom are third generation residents, residing in Jaffar Sarang and Narayanappa Streets in George Town.

Corpn plans to centralise evaluation of class 10 & 12 term examination papers

TO increase the pass rate in schools run by Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), the civic body's education department has decided to evaluate the midyear term exam answer sheets of class 10 and 12 students in a centralised manner.

Vacant post remarks: ADW dept staff get memo

THE Adi Dravidar Welfare (ADW) Department issued charge memos to the officebearers of the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department Teachers-Warden Federation for allegedly distorting the facts while talking to the reporters about the appointment of temporary teachers in government tribal welfare schools and not obtaining permission before approaching the media.

HC grants ED custody of Jaffer Sadiq for 3 days

THE principal sessions and special court for cases under the Prevention of MoneyLaundering Act (PMLA) on Tuesday granted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) three days of custody of film producer and expelled DMK functionary Jaffer Sadiq.

15 men get 20 yrs jail for raping minors

A SPECIAL court for Pocso cases in Villupuram on Tuesday convicted 15 men for sexually assaulting two minor girls in Tindivanam.

Shops in malls raided in airport smuggling case

Spl squad to probe gold case, which is also being monitored by CBIC

Cauvery row: Parties slam K'taka, TN may move SC

THE meeting of the legislative party leaders in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday decided to approach the Supreme Court, if necessary, to get Cauvery water for Tamil Nadu from Karnataka and Chief Minister M K Stalin vowed to take all necessary steps to protect the interests of farmers.

Three roommates killed in fire in Sulur; 4 injured

THREE roommates were charred to death and four others sustained severe burn injuries in a fire that broke out inside a house at Muthugoundenpudur near Sulur at 11.30 pm on Monday.

HC bars ED from acting on sand miners

THE Madras High Court has ordered the Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to take any further action based on its Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against contractors and other suppliers of machineries, including excavators, in connection with the alleged illegal sand mining case.

Indian connection of Trump's running mate

REPUBLICAN presidential candidate Donald Trump's decision to pick his former critic Senator JD Vance as his running mate has come as a surprise, but the spotlight seems to be on the latter's wife, Usha Chilukuri Vance (38), a devout Hindu with Indian roots.

Panel gets 37,000 suggestions for NTA revamp

CLEAR guidelines on grace marks, what rules will apply in case of any lapse during examinations, proper communication about change in schedules, and infrastructure checks at exam centres are among the 37,000-odd suggestions received by the high-level panel tasked to review the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA).

CAPT FOLLOWED THE CALL OF DUTY, SAYS PROUD DAD

“BRIJESH spoke to me last Sunday, July 14, at 9.30 am. He said he had just come down (from the higher reaches where militants are holed up) and that he has been asked to go back to the hills following an intelligence input.

Capt, 3 jawans killed in encounter

Joint search operations by Army and J&K Police in Desa forest area of Doda dist attacked

Global Childhood Vax Coverage Stalled In '23, 2.7m Kids Unprotected, Says UN

GLOBAL childhood vaccination coverage stalled in 2023, leaving an estimated 2.7 million more children un- or under-vaccinated compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according to the United Nations on Monday.

Spain-modern home of football

After taking charge, coach Luis de la Fuente wanted to build a new house, one predicated on playing fast, fun football with little emphasis on possession. The strategy paid off

EV industry appeals for subsidies to boost sales

WITH electric vehicle (EV) sales losing momentum following a sharp reduction in subsidies provided by the government, the auto sector is pinning hope on the third phase of the FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles) scheme to find a mention in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's upcoming FY24-25 union budget speech.

BluSmart raises ₹200 cr from Dhoni Family Office

ELECTRIC vehicle ride-hailing service provider BluSmart has raised about ₹200 crore ($24 million) in a pre-Series B funding round that saw participation from MS Dhoni Family Office, ResponsAbility Investment and Sumant Sinha, among others.

India to boost economic ties with Russia through trade in local currency

INDIA is seeking to enhance its trade relations with Russia by advocating for rupee-rouble trade and the removal of nontariff barriers, according to a senior government official.

India's merchandise exports growth falls to 2.6% in June from 13.5% YoY

IN view of global slowdown, the country's merchandise exports increased only by 2.6% year-on-year in June, a significant decrease from the 13.5% growth witnessed in May, according to the commerce ministry data released on Monday.

Classifying fraud a/c: RBI issues circular

FOLLOWING the March 2023 Supreme Court judegment on classifying an account/borrower as fraud, the Reserve Bank has incorporated certain changes to ensure \"natural justice to the borrower\" and has issued a new master circular detailing essential measures to that all lenders--commercial banks, non-banks, housing financiers and all cooperative banks --have to adhere to before classifying fraud accounts.

Budget '25: Green projects may receive incentives

Interest earned by subscribers of green bonds may get tax exemption

Crook acted alone, it's local terror, says FBI

THE gunman who shot at former president Donald Trump during an election rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday appears to have acted alone, according to the FBI, which is investigating it as a potential 'domestic terrorism' act.

Israel hammers Gaza after Hamas leaves talks

ISRAEL hammered the Gaza Strip from the air, sea and land on Monday as the war in the Palestinian territory showed no sign of abating, after Hamas said it was pulling out of truce talks.

Oli sworn in as Nepal's premier for the 4th time

NEPAL's Khadga K P Sharma Oli on Monday was sworn in as Nepal's 45th Prime Minister, the fourth time for him, to lead a new coalition government that faces the daunting challenge of providing political stability in the nation.