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HIGHER TARIFFS MUST NOT DERAIL DIGITAL INDIA

THREE major telecom companies-Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea-have decided to increase call and data tariff by up to 10-25% across prepaid and postpaid plans.

INDIAN CRICKET TEAM'S REWARD FOR PROCESS AND PERSISTENCE

THE ICC title drought is finally over.

DEBT RESTRUCTURE NOT FINAL ANSWER TO LANKA'S PROBLEMS

President Wickremesinghe has secured a bailout from the IMF and managed to extend the life of loan repayments. But the nation's economic woes are far from over

Will ensure 'PC' culture ceases to exist in Odisha, says newly appointed CM

SENDING out a strong message against corruption, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said the new BJP government will ensure that 'PC' (percentage cut) culture ceases to exist in the state and those involved or indulging in such practice will not be spared.

Fake guarantee cert: Kenyan firm loses road contract

THE Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has cancelled the tender for the third time for the ₹27,000-crore Peripheral Ring Road project and will now have to call for a fourth round of tendering.

120 Keralites rescued from Laos, Cambodia in 18 mths

Police say they were working in firms engaged in swindling money

Gang waylays AIADMK functionary in Cuddalore, hacks him to death

AN AIADMK functionary and former councillor was hacked to death by a gang in Cuddalore on Saturday night, creating tension in the area.

Youth given liquor, not jobs: PMK slams DMK

PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday stated that the use of hooch and drugs among youngsters and adults in districts like Kallakurichi and Villupuram was propagated by the ruling DMK, while campaigning for C Anbumani contesting in the Vikravandi bypoll.

Lift ban on toddy tapping, allow sale like in Kerala: Farmers

IN the wake of the hooch tragedy at Kallakurichi which has claimed over 60 lives, farmers associations in western districts appealed to the state government to lift the ban on production and sale of toddy in Tamil Nadu.

'Release list of investments TN got after CM's foreign visits'

THE DMK government should release the list of investments that were brought to the state by Chief Minister MK Stalin's recent visit to Spain and previous visits to other foreign countries.

No transparency in Tasmac: BJP

TN BJP president K Annamalai and former union minister Pon Radhakrishnan on Sunday reviewed the party's performance in the Lok Sabha elections in Coimbatore.

'BANDHAM' STRONG: COPS ATTEND TO 295 CALLS FROM ELDERLY

GAUTHAM SELVARAJAN @ Chennai FROM providing elderly residents with legal assistance to helping them purchase monthly groceries, the Greater Chennai Police's 'Bandham' initiative has been wields mobile applications such as PharmEasy, Big Basket, Swiggy, Ola and Uber among others to assist the elderly in the city.

Demand surge: Railways to build more general coaches

OWING to repeated incidents of general class passengers occupying air-conditioned reserved coaches, the railways have revised their annual production plan to increase the production of general class/ second class coaches.

DCE releases academic schedule for all arts & science colleges in state

THE Directorate of Collegiate Education (DCE) has released a tentative academic schedule to be uniformly followed by all the arts and science colleges in the state for the academic year 2024-2025.

Lumps in Nilgiri Tahr not tumour, but parasite

Surgery performed on an animal reveals that tapeworms prevalent in carnivores cause the inflammation

Hizb-ut-Tahrir case: NIA arrests 2 from Thanjavur after searches at 10 locations

THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two persons from Thanjavur on Sunday in connection with a Hizb-utTahrir (HuT) case after conducting a series of searches at 10 locations across five districts in Tamil Nadu, including Tiruchy, Erode, Chennai and Thanjavur.

British-era rules end, new criminal laws from today

New system gives priority to providing justice rather than meting out punishment for crimes

Modi resumes Mann Ki Baat address, thanks people for faith in Constitution

IN his first Mann Ki Baat radio address since the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked the people for reposing their faith in the Constitution and the democratic process.

FINALLY, IT'S COMING HOME

Ina contest that was filled with twists and turns, Rohit Co beat South Africa by seven runs to end the ICC trophy drought after 1] years

Former manager takes trip down memory lane

PRESSURE lena ka nahi, pressure dena ka.

Coach's wise words that made Rohit turn over a new leaf

HE was hailed as one for the future since he made his international debut in 2007.

AO's jurisdiction can be contested: Guj high court

THE High Court of Gujarat granted permission to the petitioner to challenge the jurisdiction of the assessing officer under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.

TEACHING FOXCONN THE DIGNITY OF LABOUR

TAIWANESE company Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronic maker, is not new to charges of using discriminatory recruitment practices and workplace exploitation.

Sebi asks MFs to mandatorily disclose risk-adjusted returns

TO help investors make informed investment decisions and also to limit the scope for mis-selling, markets regulator Sebi has asked mutual funds to mandatorily disclose the riskadjusted return from their scheme portfolio, along with the return of a fund scheme.

Gross NPAs will fall to 2.5% in FY25 from a 12-yr low of 2.8% in FY24: RBI

THE Reserve Bank of India expects the gross non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio of banks to improve to 2.5 in FY25 after moderating to a 12-year low of 2.8 in FY24 and the system wide net NPA ratio to improve further from 0.6, which has almost halved from the previous fiscal.

CS Setty tipped to be next SBI chief

Setty scored over other two contenders - Ashwini Kumar Tewari and Vinay M Tonse

Elected Dems back Biden after poor debate show

PRESIDENT Joe Biden worked forcefully to quell Democratic anxieties over his unsteady showing in his debate with former Republican President Donald Trump, as elected members of his party have closed ranks around him in an effort to shut down talk of replacing him atop the ticket.

UK's Labour vows to stamp out anti-India sentiments

THE UK's Opposition Labour Party, hoping to win a mandate to form a government after the July 4 general election, has committed itself to stamping out anti-India sentiments within its ranks and building a strong strategic partnership with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led administration.

Reformist candidate leads in first round of Iran polls

Pezeshkian and hardliner Jalili to face off in run off election on July 5

France to vote today with far-right on cusp of power

VOTING got underway in some of France's overseas territories on Saturday in high-stakes snap parliamentary elections, which could change the country's trajectory and see the farright party of Marine Le Pen take power in a historic first.