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Soon, zoom past barrier-free toll plazas on highways

WITH the introduction of barrier-free toll collection based on the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), highway users will be allowed to cruise through toll gates at high speed up to 100 kmph without inconvenience, according to officials of the road transport and highways ministry.

MHA's cyber crime unit warns against fraudulent e-notices from govt

THE cybercrime unit I4C under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked people that in case they receive a suspicious e-notice from a government office on the email, they should check the Internet to authenticate the official named in it and also call up the mentioned department to verify if they are genuine.

Nadda to continue as BJP chief until end of this year

Party set to roll out detailed electoral process before filling the post

Cong picks Gogoi as deputy leader in LS, K Suresh chief whip

AHEAD of the Budget session of Parliament, the Congress on Sunday appointed Gaurav Gogoi as the deputy leader in Lok Sabha, senior Congress MP Kodikunnil Suresh as the chief whip, and Virudhunagar MP Manickam Tagore and Kishanganj MP Mohammad Jawed as whips in the lower House.

THE AFFIRMATION OF MOTHERS AS GURUS

DID you know until the elections that the presiding deity of Tripura is the Devi in her supreme energy as Lalita Tripurasundari? I didn't.

TIME TO SETTLE AP-T'GANA BIFURCATION ISSUES

THE recent meeting between Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and his Telangana counterpart A Revanth Reddy was fruitful in the sense that it raised hopes of finding an amicable solution to unresolved issues between the two states hanging fire for the last decade.

TASK CUT OUT FOR PRACHANDA-MUKT NEPAL COALITION GOVERNMENT

WHEN two polar opposites of Nepal's politics came together last week, they ended the spectacle of the tail wagging the dog and threw up a new coalition government that on paper appears sturdy.

THE EMERGENCY AND ITS MORAL EQUIVALENCE

One side of India's political divide is reaffirming its faith in the Constitution, while the other is pointing to the Emergency. But one must remember that each bend in history is different

Women electrocuted as power line falls on fence

TWO women were electrocuted to death near Vanur on Saturday after they allegedly came into contact with a metal fence on which a severed power line had fallen the night before.

Will give TN only 8K cusecs, says K'taka CM, blames rain

CM Siddu says 1 tmcft will be released only if there is excess rainfall

Work for next 500 days to form govt in TN, Annamalai tells cadre

TAMIL Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Sunday stressed the need for unity among NDA partners to bring about political change in the state.

EB line for small structures, officers face ‘mixed-building' conundrum

A recent government order, which allowed EB connections to be given to buildings without insisting on completion certificate from local bodies, has created confusion as the order is not clear on the procedure to be followed for mixed buildings with both residential and commercial units.

Caste clash: 360 teachers don't want to be shifted

THE school education department has decided to en masse transfer 360 teachers across the district, including nearly 200 teachers and headmasters of seven government higher secondary schools in the district, where the students were involved in clashes, including caste-based ones.

Mob beats 2 'thieves' with slippers on khap panchayat's orders

TWO men who were accused of wrongly claiming that they committed a theft at the behest of two other men, were allegedly partially tonsured and beaten using slippers by a mob during a khap panchayat on Saturday.

Cong will get justice for 24L affected by NEET: Rahul

Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, in a letter to Chief Minister M K Stalin, has reaffirmed his commitment to fight NEET.

By-poll wins give INDIA confidence: CM

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Sunday said the DMK's victory in Vikravandi by-poll is a testimony to the good governance given by the DMK government during the past three years.

‘Other states emulate TN's welfare schemes'

TAMIL Nadu has been implementing numerous welfare and developmental works and these schemes have attracted the attention of other states, an official release said on Sunday.

Oppn slams 'encounter' killing, asks if it was done to protect real culprits

Why was accused not handcuffed, asks EPS; Annamalai says it's an attempt to save DMK men

Steps on to collect power dues from local bodies

TANGEDCO has directed its chief engineers and superintending engineers to expedite the collection of pending dues amounting to ₹1,364.55 crore from local bodies.

Pipeline work over, but main road in Royapuram still in a shambles

DESPITE the completion of underground pipeline works on Royapuram main road over a month ago, the road has not been relaid, leading to heavy traffic congestion, especially during peak hours.

Port expansion in focus as govt begins claim settlement in Pulicat sanctuary

THE state government has initiated the claim settlement process for final notification of Pulicat bird sanctuary.

Muslim cops can grow trim, tidy beards, says HC, bins penal order

Matter remanded back to commissioner As far as the charge memo is concerned, the petitioner sought medical leave given the infection after returning from a long leave, which the police authorities ought to have granted with consent.The court expressed shock and remanded the matter back to the commissioner.

Student-tutor ratio in aided schools: Assn asks TN govt not to transfer 8K teachers

TEACHERS in governmentaided schools have urged the state to drop any move to transfer around 8,000 teachers, who were identified as teachers in excess of the stipulated student-teacher ratio.

Affluent Indians turn unwitting 'coke' mules

Investigations reveal international drug syndicates target rich, elderly men who are facing a temporary financial setback

Lured with job offer in Malaysia, Lucknow youth held captive, tortured in Myanmar

THERE have been numerous reports about Indians being lured with fake job offers abroad and forced to work for a cybercrime racket based in Myanmar and Cambodia, but survivor accounts detailing the scale of horror have been few.

WELCOME TO THE ERA OF ALCARAZ

THIRTEEN minutes into the men's Wimbledon final, the contest promised to live up to the occasion.

Armstrong murder case suspect shot dead by cops

ONE of the 11 suspects in Tamil Nadu BSP president K Armstrong's murder case, K Thiruvengadam (33) of Kundrathur, was shot dead by police in 'selfdefence' near Puzhal on Sunday after he allegedly tried to attack the police team and attempted to flee from its custody.

Trump survives assassination bid

Major security lapse as ex-US president shot in the ear at campaign rally; gunman killed

26 years on, Krejcikova follows late coach Novotna's path to glory

BARBORA Krejcikova won Wimbledon for her second Grand Slam title with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Jasmine Paolini in the final on Saturday.

MSMEs: Hidden gems need better mentorship to shine

SOMETIMES competitive advantage over rivals and self-improvement come from strengthening what lies beneath surface - our hidden gems.