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Gaganyaan: Astronauts to rely on parachute made by ordnance unit

INDIA'S maiden human space mission Gaganyaan will be using indigenously manufactured special \"drouge parachute\" to bring the crew safely back to earth.

113 new medical colleges get govt panel's approval; 22 in UP, 5 in TN

AS many as 113 new medical colleges have received approval from the National Medical Commission (NMC), with maximum in Uttar Pradesh, officials said.

BSF deploys Al cameras for vigil on Bangla borders

Special ops launched to dismantle network of smugglers, infiltrators

6 terrorists, two soldiers killed in J&K encounters

THE death toll in the twin gunfights between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, which entered the second day on Sunday, has risen to eight with the recovery of two more bodies of militants from the encounter sites.

THE HISTORY OF THE 'HIJRI' LUNAR CALENDAR

THE evening of July 6 to the morning of July 7 was the dawn of Hijrah, the Islamic New Year.

CO-ED SCHOOLS NEED MORE PUSH

FOR a change, something right is happening on the education front in Kerala with regard to gender relations.

NEED PROACTIVE STEPS TO BOOST PRIVATE INVESTMENT

THE Indian economy needs the next private investment cycle to take off right now, but the hour's growing late.

A PERSISTING CONFUSION OVER IDENTITY

A recent comment has brought up an old question: who gets to decide religious identity? It's tougher to answer in a land where harmony is stressed over uniformity

Only 1 stretcher for 2 patients at GRH

IN an abysmal display of care in the health sector, two pregnant women were seen being carried on a single stretcher at the Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai on Saturday.

Auto driver's son cracks JEE, seals spot in IIT-M

WITH nearly a month left for the commencement of classes at Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), 17-year-old C Parthasarathy is embarking on a new journey after cracking the JEE Mains examination with 112 marks and is about to pursue BTech Aerospace Engineering.

Higher edu in L breeds mediocrity, says LSE prof book

Says long-time neglect of quality built a \"for- Kerala-by-Kerala\" type of education system

CB-CID searches ex-min Vijayabaskar's house, offices in Karur, Chennai

THE CB-CID on Sunday raided former AIADMK minister MR Vijayabaskar's residence and offices here in connection with a 100-crore land fraud case.

Criminals have a free hand in DMK rule: EPS

CRIME rate has increased in Tamil Nadu after the DMK came to power, said Leader of Opposition and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami.

Sexual harassment complainants treated insensitively, says HC

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court observed that women in workplaces or girls in educational institutions who report instances of sexual harassment were either treated without due sensitivity or subject to secondary victimisation.

DMK breaks a sweat in Vikravandi

WHEN the ECI announced the Vikravandi by-election on June 10, not many had reservations about the final verdict.

Thousands brave heat & rain to pay last respects

THOUSANDS of people gathered at the corporation school ground in Perambur to pay respects to K Armstrong, state chief of BSP who was murdered on Friday.

No L&O in TN, refer Armstrong case to CBI:Mayawati

Suspects arrested so far not real culprits, alleges BSP chief; those working for Dalits not safe in state, says Thiruma

City, suburbs likely to receive more rain today

CHENNAI and its suburbs received widespread rains on Sunday evening.

Theft accused turns self-styled godman, nabbed after 18 years

A theft accused from Nanguneri, who was on the run for 18 years and had become a self-styled godman in Tiruvannamalai, was arrested by a special team formed by V Prassanna Kumar, ASP, Nanguneri division, on Saturday.

Seven-year-old girl, mom killed as lorry rams car

A 36-year-old woman and her seven-year-old daughter died after a lorry rammed into the back of their car near Madurantakam in Chengalpattu.

400 baby iguanas trafficked from Thailand; B'luru man arrested

CUSTOMS officials arrested a Bengaluru resident at the Chennai International Airport on Friday night for allegedly trafficking around 400 baby iguanas from Bangkok.

DCE to modify syllabus of basic science subjects

CONCERNED over the declining popularity of undergraduate basic science courses like Mathematics and Physics, the Directorate of Collegiate Education (DCE) has decided to rope in the Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (TANSCHE) to conduct a study on the issue and suggest modifications syllabus.

Ancient tombstone with Hebrew inscriptions found

AFTER a tombstone with Hebrew inscriptions was found near Periyapattinam area of Ramanathapuram, historians deciphered it to be one of the oldest Hebrew inscriptions found in India.

35-year-old tusker caught in swamp suffocates to death in Thenvayal

A TUSKER believed to be aged 35 years suffocated to death after it got stuck in a swamp in a banana plantation at Thenvayal near Gudalur on Sunday morning.

Mutt succession row: Court rejects Nithyananda plea

HC says substitution of Harihara in place of Arunagirinatha only for prosecuting suit

TN BSP president laid to rest in Tiruvallur

AFTER a procession that went on for eight hours, featuring thousands of mourners, the mortal remains of Tamil Nadu BSP chief K Armstrong were laid to rest as per Buddhist rituals on a private land belonging to a relative at Pothur in Tiruvallur, around 1 am on Monday.

Lab fish on frying pan: TN researchers develop cultivated meat of 4 varieties

RESEARCHERS from Tamil Nadu have found early success in bringing lab-grown fish meat to the plates of consumers, for the first time in the country.

Concerns fly as S Rly collects phone nos from passengers

FROM July 1, Southern Railway has been collecting mobile numbers from unreserved passengers in Chennai who come to get their season tickets issued or renewed at the counters, sparking privacy concerns.

Indian cuisine: Madras prawn to lamb korma

FROM Chicken Tikka Masala to Lamb Korma and Madras prawn to Butter Chicken, Indian athletes will enjoy these delicacies at the Asian district lunch and dinner menu at the Games Village during the Paris Olympics.

Sena leader held over son's hit-and-run in south Mumbai

A Shiv Sena leader was arrested on Sunday after a speeding luxury car, allegedly driven by his son, rammed a motorcycle killing a woman in the early hours of Sunday in Mumbai.