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Mayawati says Armstrong murder 'grave', to visit TN today

Ex-UP chief minister says she will meet family of slain leader, appeals for maintaining peace & order | Stalin says police have arrested all the suspects within hours, will ensure culprits are punished | Rahul Gandhi says state Congress leaders are in constant touch with Tamil Nadu government

BSP cadre stage protests, seek CBI probe & nod to bury body in office

CADRE of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and several supporters of its slain state president K Armstrong staged protests and road rokos outside the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) from late on Friday night up to Saturday afternoon.

Army man can't claim 100% pension unless injured in war: HO

HOLDING that an ex-army man cannot claim 100% pension unless the injury he sustained is during battle or warlike situation, the Madras High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by an ex-service man who had suffered grievous injuries resulting in amputation of one of his legs while on military duty.

146 ST youth get placement orders from CM

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Saturday handed over placement orders to 146 youth - 106 men, 40 women from Scheduled Tribes community who have completed skill-upgrade training under the Comprehensive Tribal Development Programme (CTDP).

From Sept, Tasmac to sell 90 ml booze in PET bottles

TASMAC will start selling liquor in PET bottles across the state from September, officials said.

4 kids attacked by stray dog in Pudukai

THREE schoolchildren studying in panchayat union middle school in R Pudupatti and a three-year-old girl were bitten by a stray dog while they were playing outside the school during lunch break on Friday.

BJP chief: TN will see political realignment within two years

BJP State president K Annamalai directed the party office-bearers to conduct thanksgiving public meetings in all 234 Assembly constituencies during the next month.

4,000 attend ophthalmic care meet

WITH an aim to promote the latest developments in ophthalmic care and surgery nationwide, over 4,000 ophthalmologists and a panel of 50 experts from 25 countries attended the two-day conference organised by the Indian Intra Ocular Implant and Refractive Society of India (IIRSI), in Chennai on Saturday.

Poor upkeep, Ezhil Nagar TNUHDB tenements falling apart

THE buildings of Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development board tenements in Ezhil Nagar, near Kannagi Nagar, are degrading by the day, say residents.

After four years on adoption waiting list, disabled couple told it's unfit to raise child

S Velmayil (34) and P Baby (36), prospective adoptive parents with disabilities, were denied a four-month-old baby allocated to them after waiting for four long years, allegedly due to their disabilities.

VYASARPADI'S ‘AURA' TAILORED BY WOMEN

Free stitching classes run by the foundation set up by this 33-yr-old Chennaiite helped dozens of women earn a decent, regular income

NEET-UG counselling by third week, says ministry

JULY 6 was a contentious date in all NEET-UG case hearings before vacation benches because that was when the National Testing Agency had told the Supreme Court it intended to start counselling for admission to medical courses across the country.

FM to present full yr budget on July 23

FINANCE minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the government's first full year budget of Modi's third term on July 23 in Lok Sabha.

Trains in Chennai rly division flunk punctuality test, passengers hit hard

WHY are long-distance trains increasingly running late in Chennai? The punctuality of express and passenger trains operated by the Chennai division of the Southern Railways has dropped substantially in 2023-24, compared to the previous year, shows official data.

Main accused gives up, Baba expresses grief over stampede

WHILE Devprakash Madhukar, the main accused of Hathras stampede, surrendered to the Delhi Police late on Friday night and was taken into custody by the UP Police, the self-styled godman Bhole Baba alias Narayan Sakar Hari alias Suraj Pal, expressed grief over the tragedy at an event at his Satsang Sabha in Hathras.

Starmer ready for FTA that works for both

Modi speaks to his new British counterpart, invites him to make an early visit to India.

Cops probe 'revenge' in BSP prez murder

RULING out politics or caste as the reason for the murder of Tamil Nadu BSP president K Armstrong, Greater Chennai Police commissioner Sandeep Rai Rathore on Saturday said there was also no intelligence input regarding any threat to his life.

Notice issued to KFC over use of chemical to clean oil

FOLLOWING the seizure of magnesium silicate-synthetic (MSS) from a KFC outlet on Thursday, the Thoothukudi unit of the Food Safety and Standards of Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued summons on Saturday to the restaurant chain's Indian headquarters in Mumbai.

Next-gen players take guard in Zimbabwe

IT'S been less than 48 hours since Indian fans brought Mumbai to a standstill.

OLMO-NUMENTAL WIN

Attacking midfielder steals show as he scores before assisting the winning goal to send Spain into the last four; defender Dani Carvajal sent off in dying minutes but they hold on

Pooja, Jemimah efforts not enough as India falter

POOJA Vastrakar went wicketless in the first innings of the Test match against South Africa at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Hard-fought win for holder Alcaraz, enters Rd 4

DEFENDING champion Carlos Alcaraz came back to eliminate Frances Tiafoe 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 to reach Wimbledon's fourth round on Friday in an entertaining match between two pals that was filled with moments of brilliance and a series of momentum swings.

Govt unlikely to do away with angel tax, say experts

EVEN though the Department for Promotion of Industries and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has recommended the finance ministry to remove angel tax, it is unlikely that the government may pay attention to such recommendations.

India has more compounder cos than China: Report

MARCELLUS Investment Managers said on Friday that among emerging markets, both India and China have produced a significant number of consistent compounders companies that have consistently achieved 10% YoY revenue growth and 10% ROCE over a decade.

Bajaj launches world's first CNG bike at 95K

The 125-cc engine comes with a dual tank for CNG, petrol and fuels can be manually or automatically switched

Fintech funding falls 59% to $795 mn in H1, 2024

IN the first half of this year (January-June 2024), the fintech sector witnessed a declining trend in funding as they could manage to raise only $795 million, a 59% fall compared to $1.93 billion raised in the same period last year.

KEIR STARMER VOWS TO REBUILD BRITAIN

Labour's landslide victory ends 14 years of Conservative rule. Sunak bows out. Starmer assumes charge as Britain's 58th prime minister | Labour's resurgence a stunning turnaround from five years ago, when hard-left former leader Jeremy Corbyn took the party to its worst defeat since 1935

Oldest person to take PM's chair since 1976

BRITAIN'S new prime minister Keir Starmer is an exhuman rights lawyer and public prosecutor who will have to focus his relentless work ethic and methodical mind on fixing the country.

7 dead in Israeli ops in West Bank city

PALESTINIAN authorities say seven people were killed on Friday during an Israeli military operation in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin, where the Israeli military said it had been carrying out 'counterterrorism activity' that included an airstrike.

Record number of Indian-origin MPs elected

LONDON A record number of around 28 Indian-origin members of Parliament have been elected to the House of Commons in the UK's general election as results were announced on Friday, with several Conservatives surviving an overall brutal outcome for their party.