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Criteria tweaked, 4 more corporations in TN soon

MUNICIPAL Administration Minister KN Nehru on Friday introduced a bill to clear the decks for elevating four municipalities Karaikudi, Tiruvannamalai, Pudukottai and Namakkal into municipal corporations by revising the population and income criteria stipulated for declaring a local body into a municipal corporation.

Bridge-tone: It's all blue for now

A World Cup final in the last week of June? If Indian fans are looking for some signs from up above, this one is right there, staring you in the face, front and centre.

TN resolution seeks Prez assent for anti-NEET bill

THE Tamil Nadu Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution moved by Chief Minister MK Stalin urging the Government of India to immediately give assent to the NEET Exemption Bill which has been pending with the President's office since 2022.

High Pitch: Proteas Make Most Of Trinidad Conditions To Enter Final

AFTER seven attempts and various hues of failures heartbreaks, nonsensical rainrules, meltdowns and beatdowns each adding another catalogue to their list of downfalls the South African men's side finally broke down the poisoned chalice to their liking.

Household Savings Going Into Speculation, Says Sebi Chief

Capital market regulator revises the futures and options stock selection criteria, to constitute expert group to look into this segment and submit report

RBI Warns Of Faster Private Credit Growth, Says It Risks Financial Stability

THE Reserve Bank has wanred of the rapid growth of private credit, which has jumped over four-fold in the past 10 years, due to their growing interconnectedness with banks and non-banking lenders, which can create vulnerabilities.

India's Providence: Final again

Rohit hits fifty before bowlers take charge and made the most of the conditions as India beat England by 68 runs in Guyana, set up final date with South Africa

Georgia upset Portugal, advance to pre-quarters

GEORGIA are through to the last 16 of Euro 2024 after Wednesday's 2-0 win over Portugal, a historic triumph in the former Soviet Republic's first appearance at a major international tournament.

UltraTech Cement acquires 23% stake in India Cements

IN a bid to remain ahead of the growing competition, Aditya Birla Group-led UltraTech Cement has acquired a 23% stake in Chennai-based India Cements Ltd (ICL).

Sebi cracks down on finfluencers; bans entities having ties with unregistered ones

MARKET regulator Sebi has come down on finfluencers or social media influcencers who talk up stocks and hawk semibaked investment advices to gullible investors by banning any registered entities from getting associated with such unregistered entities/persons.

Need sellers' undertaking for ITC reversal

SUPPLIERS of goods and services will have to give undertakings signed by Chartered Accountants (CA) or Cost Accountants (CWA) that they will reverse any ITC claimed on discounted supplies.

Sensex touches 79K, Nifty overcomes 24K hurdle

THE ongoing dream rally in equity market following the formation of the BJP-led coalition government at the centre continues to take the benchmarks - BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 - to new highs.

Bolivian army, navy chiefs arrested for coup bid

General Zuniga claims the prez asked him to stage an uprising to trigger a crackdown, to make him look strong to boost his sagging approval rating

Al-Aqsa mosque imam assails his terror indictment

THE imam of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque on Thursday denounced a \"fabricated\" campaign against him after being charged with inciting terrorism for allegedly praising Palestinian gunmen who killed four Israelis, including a soldier.

US sanctions Boeing for sharing info about 737 Max investigation

BOEING is being sanctioned by US investigators for sharing information about a federal investigation of a door plug blowout that left a gaping hole in a Boeing 737 Max 9.

2 ex-def ministers expelled from party in China

CHINA has expelled two former defence ministers from the ruling Communist Party over accusations of corruption that are likely to lead to sentences of life in prison.

Vadodara lake tragedy report 'biased', Gujarat HC takes govt to task

IN a public interest petition hearing on Thursday, the Gujarat High Court strongly criticized the state government on the Vadodara Harani lake tragedy in which 14 people, including 12 schoolchildren, died when their boat sank in January this year.

Mainland Serow, vulnerable mammal species, sighted in Raimona Nat'l Park

ASSAM forest officials and conservationists are ecstatic as the first photographic evidence of Mainland Serow - an elusive and vulnerable mammal species notified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - was recorded in the state's newly-declared Raimona National Park.

Unveiled on March 10, Jabalpur airport canopy caves in due to rains

PART of the tensile roof/fabric canopy in front of the expanded new terminal building of Dumna Airport in Jabalpur caved in on Thursday following heavy overnight rains.

State of affairs: Another bridge collapse in Bihar, 4th in 10 days

Patna A portion of a bridge caved in Bihar's Kishanganj district on Wednesday, the fourth such incident in the state in 10 days.

Eviction drive after Didi tough talk

In a post-poll meet, TMC chief names and shames ministers/councillors over rampant corruption

Oppn sees red as Prez talks about Emergency

THE reference to the Emergency in President Droupadi Murmu's address set off another political storm on Thursday with the Opposition INDIA bloc leaders launching an attack on the Modi government.

RS privileges panel holds 12 MPs guilty of misconduct for last year's ruckus

THE first day of the Rajya Sabha session saw the Privileges Committee (PC) of the House holding a dozen opposition MPs \"guilty\" of disrupting the proceedings of the House in August 2023.

MHA to control J&K police finances

IN a major move to finance and mordernise Jammu and Kashmir Police, the Centre has approved a proposal to include the Union Territory Police's budget within the grants given to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on the lines of the Delhi Police.

CBI arrests two in NEET-UG paper leak case, hunt on for main accused

THE CBI on Thursday arrested two suspects in Patna in the NEET-UG paper leak case the first arrests by the federal agency after taking over the investigation in the case from the Bihar police's Economic Offences Unit (EOU) on June 25, officials said.

4 polling booths in India as Iran votes today

IRAN has set up four polling centres in India to facilitate Iranians in exercising their right to vote.

Kerala govt suspects conspiracy behind murder case convicts' remission row

IN the eye of a storm over its alleged move to grant remission to T P Chandrasekharan murder convicts, the state government on Thursday categorically denied in the assembly any such deed and claimed a political conspiracy behind the opposition charge.

Trans community upset as UT ends HIV project

THE transgender community in Puducherry has expressed strong opposition to the government's decision to withdraw a 12-year-old HIV/AIDS intervention project.

Kin of beheaded youth stage hunger strike seeking CB-CID investigation

THE family members of a 21year-old youth, who was beheaded by a history-sheeter, refused to accept the body for the second day on Thursday, and staged a hunger strike near the collectorate seeking the arrest of the accomplices involved in the murder, and demanding to hand over the probe to the Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department (CBCID).

Min: 45.4L ration card holders moved to priority list in 3 yrs

MINISTER for Food and Civil Supplies R Sakkarapani informed the Assembly on Thursday that from May 2021 to June 2024, a total of 15.5 lakh ration cards, covering 45.39 lakh members, have been upgraded from Non-Priority Household (NPHH) cards to Priority Household (PHH) cards.