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Trump picks JD Vance as V-P candidate

I'm supposed to be dead, Trump says Washington: Former US president Donald Trump on Sunday told the New York Post he was \"supposed to be dead\" after surviving an assassination attempt which he described as a \"very surreal experience.

Only 8 have applied for citizenship under CAA in Assam, says Himanta

FOUR months elapsed since the Centre notified the rules for the implementation of contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) but only eight persons applied for citizenship in Assam under this amended law.

Amid Maoist threats, tribal Cong MLA in C'garh seeks 'Y' security

CONGRESS legislator Janak Lal Dhruv, a tribal leader, representing Bindranavagarh assembly constituency in Gariyaband district, about 110 km from Raipur, citing Maoist terror has sought upgradation of his security cover from X to Y+ category.

Akal Takht says put up photos of separatists inside Golden Temple

THE Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh has asked the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to put up portraits of Khalistani separatists Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Paramjit Singh Panjwar and Gajinder Singh at the Central Sikh Museum in the Golden Temple complex.

Out on bail, J'khand CM springs surprise, meets Modi on 'courtesy call'

JHARKHAND Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who has been making scathing attack on BJP after his release from jail, surprised everyone on Monday by meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which he termed a courtesy call.

BJP left red-faced as Bihar minister admits corruption

SENIOR Bihar BJP minister Dilip Kumar Jaiswal on Monday put his own government on the defensive with his hard criticism of alleged corruption in his department even as opposition RJD attacked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for remaining a \"mute spectator\" to the plight of common people bearing the brunt of the bribery menace.

Faultlines: It's state govt vs BJP organisation in UP

Yogi flags 'overconfidence' while Maurya says workers most important

Bhima Koregaon case: SC refuses interim bail to activist Jyoti Jagtap

THERE was no immediate interim relief for social activist Jyoti Jagtap, who is accused and in jail for her alleged involvement in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, as the Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant her bail.

BJP RS tally dips below majority, but may recoup strength via vacancies

AFTER falling short of a majority in the recent Lok Sabha polls, the BJP's strength has declined in the Rajya Sabha after four of its nominated members completed their six-year terms on July 14.

'Rumours around Ratna Bhandar must be put to resť

JUSTICE Biswanath Rath, who chairs the committee on Puri Shree Jagannath temple's Ratna Bhandar inventorisation and conservation, speaks to Diana Sahu about unlocking the treasury's Bhitara Bhandar (inner chamber) after 4 decades.

'Nitish expects Centre to make special Budget provision for Bihar'

AS politics heats up over Bihar's demand for special category status by the Centre, senior JD(U) leader KC Tyagi said that the state government is expecting greater financial assistance for it in the upcoming Budget as it figures among the poorest states in the country.

1 year after submission of report, govt yet to act on it

Justice Rohini Commission report on sub-categorisation of OBCS

TRADE, TECH & SUSTAINABILITY: ENGINES FOR LONG-TERM GROWTH

FINANCE and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is poised to set a historical precedent.

LEO MESSI TRANSCENDS FATE, FOOTBALL HISTORY

THERE was a point in Lionel Messi's career when it looked like the holy grail would elude him forever.

CATALOGUE PURI TEMPLE TREASURES WITH CARE, FOCUS ON CONSERVATION

BY reopening the Puri Jagannath temple's Ratna Bhandar on Sunday, the Odisha government has ended a 46-yearold quest to catalogue the treasures of the 12th century shrine.

THE FORTUNE AT THE TOP OF THE AGE PYRAMID

The number of Indians aged 60+ is growing fast. With such a large cohort, it is time policymakers and marketers took note of the silver lining in an ageing India

Protests in Pudunagar as toxic gas leak issue resurfaces

BARELY a month after three women were asphyxiated to death due to toxic gas leakage from sewer lines into their toilets, the problem has resurfaced in Pudunagar, causing widespread panic among residents.

Is Shankar a nat'l threat for state to be so harsh: SC

Why shouldn't we grant him interim protection, the Supreme Court observes during hearing

No accident, man poisoned friend knowingly: Cops

THE death of a 24-year-old daily wage labourer here last week after he consumed liquor laced with poison his friend had allegedly intended to use for himself now is suspected to have been a murder.

Work for parasports facility to commence at Nehru stadium soon

THE Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu will soon begin construction of a parasports facility at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Periamet.

Corpn explores GoI app to guard cables under roads

THE state government is examining how feasible it will be to integrate the 'Call Before u Dig (CBUD)' app with the singlewindow system of the Greater Chennai Corporation and the Directorate of Municipal Administration for digging up road portions, in an attempt to protect vital telecom infrastructure from damages.

K'taka is acting against court order, says Duraimurugan

MINISTER for Water Resources Duraimurugan on Monday criticised Karnataka for not releasing the quantum of water specified by Cauvery Water Regulation Committee to Tamil Nadu.

Cauvery water rights: Farmers want govt to resume legal battle

WITH the Karnataka government on Sunday announcing that it would release 8,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily to Tamil Nadu as against 1 tmcft ordered by the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC), farmers insist the state government resume its legal battle in the Supreme Court to get the share of the river water due to the state.

Techie, mom, son found burnt in locked house

THE bodies of a woman, her software engineer son and her grandson were found charred in their locked house at Karamanikuppam near Nellikuppam sending shockwaves across the village on Monday.

CM: WILL CENTRE BRING BACK EDU TO STATE LIST?

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Monday asked whether the BJP-led union government was ready to bring back to State List the subject of education, which was which moved to the Concurrent List of the Constitution during the Emergency.

Power tariff increased by 4.83% from July

TNERC issues suo motu order; opposition parties condemn government for the hike, demand withdrawal of order

Youth killed in drunken brawl near railway track

A 22-year-old youth was hacked to death allegedly in a drunken brawl near Korukkupet railway track on Sunday night.

138 star tortoises seized at airport, one man held

THE Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Chennai customs seized as many as 138 star tortoises from a passenger bound for Malaysia on July 10, an official release by the agency on Monday said.

Woman who paid ₹12L for govt teacher job among 5 arraigned by DVAC for graft

A government school principal, a suspended teacher, a senior school official, a teacheraspirant and her husband were arraigned by the DVAC's Tiruvallur detachment in a corruption case filed on July 11.

Reply on plea seeking CBI probe into Jaya death: HC

THE Madras High Court has asked the state government to respond to a petition requesting a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe, to be monitored by the court, into the circumstances leading to the death of the late chief minister and former AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa in 2016.