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60-yr-old falls down elevator shaft, dies

A 60-year-old man residing in TNUHDB tenements at KP Park died after falling into the elevator shaft from the seventh floor on Saturday evening.

Death of Saidapet boy: Ma Su rules out metro water contamination

AFTER the death of an 11-yearold boy, allegedly after drinking contaminated water, Health Minister Ma Subramanian said that drinking water samples was drawn from 200 places in the vicinity and no contamination was found.

Online scam: Two held for defrauding dentist of ₹1.2 cr

THE Chennai police on Saturday said they arrested two people from Thiruvottiyur in a case where a Vanagaram based dentist lost 1.19 crore in an online share trading application recently.

SL gang rents Chennai airport shop, smuggles 267kg gold in two months

Racket was uncovered when customs caught shop's sales executive with 850g gold paste

VIBGYOR, THE COLOUR OF JASMINE & SERVICE

THE quaint village of Thovalai in Kanniyakumari wakes up early every day to the sweet fragrance of jasmine, so does the ward member of the village panchayat, A Santhiya Devi.

BHARATANATYAM AT BARBADOS

Fourth World Cup won by India, second in T20

Sanjay Jha named JD(U) working prez

THE national executive meeting of the Janata Dal (United) on Saturday appointed Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Jha as the party's working president.

T-72 tank swept away, five jawans killed in Ladakh

FIVE soldiers, including a junior commissioned office, who were operationally deployed towards the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh lost lives on Saturday as their T-72 tank was swept away in flash floods.

TN liquor law amended for stiffer penalties

AS the death toll in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy keeps rising with 65 lives lost so far, the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Saturday amended the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937 (TNPA) to enhance the prison term and fine for offences related to manufacture, possession, and sale of illicit liquor in the state.

An effective Lupita Nyong'o shoulders this poignant thriller

MICHAEL Sarnoski's A Quiet Place: Day One begins with a disclaimer: 'New York gives off an average of 90 decibels, which is the sound of a constant scream'.

The missing family doctor

GAMILY doctor has been an age-old concept of Indian family health care.

THIS TIME FOR AFRICA?

SOUTH Africa had overpowered Afghanistan to enter their first-ever Men's T20 World Cup final on Wednesday.

Openers Shafali & Smriti put India in command

A MAGNIFICENT double century by Shafali Verma (205; 197b, 23x4, 8x6) and a punishing hundred by Smriti Mandhana (149; 161b, 27x4; 1x6) put Indian women in command against South Africa on the first day of the one-off Test played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday.

Copa America: USA campaign hang by a thread after shock loss to Panama

A MOMENT of madness from Timothy Weah left the USA's Copa America campaign hanging by a thread on Thursday as the hosts crashed to a shock 2-1 defeat to Panama.

Digital tax relief for US MNCs extended till June 30

INDIA and the United States have decided to extend the relief enjoyed by the US multinational companies (MNCs) equalisation levy (digital taxes) paid in India till June 30, 2024.

FATF lauds India's efforts to curb money laundering

Evaluation report at FATF plenary positions India in 'regular follow-up' category, a distinction shared by only 4 other G20 countries

Telecom services get costlier as companies raise tariff

A day after Reliance Jio announced a tariff hike for its prepaid and postpaid plans, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (VIL) announced an increase in tariff up to 25% for all their prepaid and postpaid plans.

Core sector growth slows to 6.3% in May

THE growth in output of the eight key infrastructure industries (core sector), slowed to 6.3% in May from 6.7% in April due to slowdown in output of six sectors including cement, fertliser and natural gas during the month, the government data showed.

137 Indians arrested in Sri Lanka

AS many as 137 Indian nationals who were allegedly involved in a large-scale online financial scam across multiple locations in Sri Lanka have been arrested by police, according to a media report on Friday.

UN Security Council demands Houthis stop attacks on ships

THE United Nations Security Council on Thursday approved a resolution demanding Yemen's Houthi rebels halt all attacks on ships and urged that the disruption to maritime security.

US Supreme Court rules in favour of rioters who stormed US Capitol

THE US Supreme Court on Friday made it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, a charge used in hundreds of prosecutions and also faced by former US President Donald Trump.

Trump in command, Biden falters in first US presidential debate

Panicked Democrats privately discuss replacing 81-year-old Biden with a younger candidate

Van panchayats can take steps to check forest fires

IN the wake of the devastating forest fires this year, the Uttarakhand government has made a significant move to prevent future incidents.

Who will win Dalit votes - BSP or Azad-in bypolls?

AFTER drawing a blank in the recent Lok Sabha polls, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), in a departure from its long-standing stance, has decided to contest the upcoming assembly bypolls to 10 seats vacated during general elections in UP.

Maha Yuti takes Maha step, will adopt Ladli Behna plan

SMARTING under the Lok Sabha poll debacle and only a few months away from the Assembly elections, Maharashtra Finance Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday presented a ₹6.12 lakh-crore state Budget full of sops to pacify the disgruntled voters.

Ask husbands to drink at home if you want them to quit alcohol: MP minister

ASK husbands to drink at home, if you want them to quit drinking alcohol,\" a Madhya Pradesh minister has advised women for getting their betterhalves free from alcoholism.

Vikram Misri named new foreign secy, Kwatra in race for ambassador to US

DEPUTY National Security Advisor Vikram Misri is all set to take over as the next foreign secretary.

Jaishankar to represent India at SCO Summit in Astana on July 3 and 4

EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent India at the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Astana on July 3 and 4.

Not allowed to speak on NEET in House, says Rahul

Calls exam a disaster, which has hit 2 crore students 70 times in 7 yrs

CBI arrests 2 from J'khand, says origin of leak established

THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday succeeded in establishing the origin of the NEET-UG paper leak and arrested the principal and vice-principal of a school in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand in this regard, officials said.