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Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad to specify new norms against fake babas

WHILE the three-member judicial commission, led by a retired High Court Judge Justice Brajesh Kumar Srivastava, interacted with local residents of Sikandra Rau in Hathras during investigation, the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP) the apex decisionmaking body of the ancient Hindu monastic orders — is set to issue guidelines against fake saints and seers.

Bhajan meets miffed Raje ahead of 5 Assembly by-elections in November

AFTER losing 11 out of 25 seats in the Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan and with by-elections for five assembly seats on the horizon, the BJP seems to be making efforts to reconcile with former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia.

Soren wins trust vote, inducts 3 new faces in cabinet, drops 2 ministers

AFTER winning the trust vote in the Jharkhand Assembly, Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday expanded his cabinet, inducting three new faces and dropping two ministers of the Champai Soren Cabinet, including his brother Basant Soren.

BMW hit-and-run: 11 teams formed to nab accused; father gets bail

IN the BMW hit-and-run case, a Mumbai court on Monday granted bail to Shiv Sena (Shinde) leader Rajesh Shah, father of 24-year-old accused Mihir Shah.

Army joins NDRF in rescue efforts as rains lash U'khand

TORRENTIAL rains that have battered Uttarakhand for the past five days have left the Kumaon region devastated.

12 more killed in lightning strikes in Bihar

TWELVE more people have lost their lives in fresh incidents of lightning strikes in seven districts of Bihar in the past 24 hours, officials at the chief minister's office said on Monday.

Assam flood toll 72, Rahul says need for rehab policy

THE death toll in Assam rose to 72 on Monday as six more people died in the floods in the state.

SC seeks govts' opinion on menstrual leave for students, employees

THE Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre and all state governments whether they could work on a modality and frame guidelines regarding a plea seeking menstrual leave for female students and employees.

Missions to get funds for promoting Indian cinema

WITH an aim to promote Indian cinema globally, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MI&B) will provide financial assistance to Indian missions to organise film festivals and conduct various outreach activities.

CUET-UG retest for valid cases from July 15: NTA

THE National Testing Agency has declared a retest for CUETUG candidates, scheduled from July 15 to 19, for those with validated complaints regarding the initial exam.

Cong wants PM to take up issue of Indians fighting for Russian army

AS Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins his two-day Russia visit, the Congress on Monday sought to know if he would raise the issue of Indians fighting for the Russian Army with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

'Caste census needed, it'll hold mirror to society'

In this edition of Delhi Dialogues, Azad Samaj Party chief Chandrashekhar fields questions on a range of issues on Dalit politics

Infiltration fuels terror in Jammu

THE terror attack on the Army's convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district affirm a shift in militants' focus towards the Jammu region.

USE OF ODIA IN GOVT WORK LONG OVERDUE

AFTER Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi began officiating from the state secretariat following a ritualistic entry last week, his first direction was to use Odia language in all official work.

DAUNTING TASK AHEAD FOR IRAN'S REFORMIST PRESIDENT-ELECT

DESPITE apprehension of a staged presidential election in Iran with candidates picked by a small, opaque panel loyal to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reformist Masoud Pezeshkian won the runoff by an impressive margin of 2.8 crore votes.

THE KILLING FIELDS OF PAKISTAN

Our neighbour has been through an upward spiral of terrorism for over two decades. With Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan rearing its head again, the region is in for more turbulence

TN school has no permanent teachers, parents livid

A government middle school in Thiruvangalam panchayat union at Kasimpudupettai on Monday, functioned briefly without any permanent teachers and the headmaster, as they all sought transfers citing issues with the school management committee (SMC).

Campaigning draws to a finish at Vikravandi

The campaigning for the Vikravandi bypolls concluded on Monday evening, with the polling scheduled for July 10 (Wednesday), followed by the counting of votes on July 13.

Low-cost 'Air Kerala' gets centre's nod

KERALITES' long-pending demand for a low-fare flight to the Gulf has received a boost with Dubai-based Malayali entrepreneurs' Air Kerala' obtaining a no-objection certificate (NoC) from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, India, (MoCA).

AFTER NOISE OF DISCORD, BJP SWEARS BY AINRC

AMIDST the growing discord between BJP and its ally All India NR Congress (AINRC), Puducherry in-charge of the saffron party Nirmal Kumar Surana has asserted the alliance will continue through the 2026 Assembly elections and beyond.

₹5K-cr dues: Mining firms fault TN show-cause notice

BEACH sand miners are alleging that the show cause notices issued by the state government to recover the cost and royalty of the minerals under court custody, were on the basis of unsubstantiated documents.

CM presents order to farmers, potters to take silt from rivers

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Monday presented orders permitting removal of tank silt to farmers and pottery workers, enabling them to take alluvial soil (vandal mann) and clay (kali mann) from water resources like irrigation tanks, ponds, canals, lakes, etc, free of cost.

Woman, two daughters found dead in water sump of house in Coimbatore

A woman and her two daughters, aged 9 and 3, were found dead in a 10-ft deep drinking water sump of their house in Singanallur on Monday morning.

Prices at rock bottom, fishers want MSP

HUNDREDS of fishermen went on a strike on Monday, demanding that the state government fix fish prices.

Domestic coal prices down, centre asks Tangedco to cut import by 2%

Following requests from discoms, union power ministry has agreed to supply additional coal

3 threaten YouTuber at Ritchie Street, held

THREE men have been arrested by Chintadripet police for allegedly threatening a YouTuber who was recording a video near Ritchie Street.

Cocaine worth ₹10 crore seized from SA woman

THE Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized 1 kg of cocaine worth ₹10 crore from a South African woman who landed at Chennai airport a week ago.

Upkeep work: Power cut in parts of city on Wednesday

POWER supply will be suspended in the following areas from 9 am to 2 pm on Wednesday (July 10) to facilitate maintenance work.

CUMTA likely to roll out integrated ticketing system by next January

COMMUTERS in Chennai will soon be able to use a single integrated ticketing system to travel in both MTC buses and metro trains.

Corpn to administer six-in-one vaccination for all stray dogs

THE city corporation will administer a six-in-one vaccination, in addition to the usual ARV (anti-rabies vaccine) shot, to stray dogs in all zones to prevent the spread of inter-canine diseases and also leptospirosis, which can be picked up even by humans from dogs.