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First Election Of Speaker In Over 5 Decades Today

Trinamool yet to take call on supporting INDIA candidate K Suresh

Quant MF Probe: No Need For Panic Redemption, Advise Experts

AMID reports of Sebi probe against Quant Mutual Fund for alleged front running, investors are in a stress over the safety of their investments.

Nitish Revokes ₹826 Cr Water Contracts Given By Tejashwi

THE Bihar government on Tuesday revoked 350 contracts worth ₹826 crore, which were awarded during the previous Grand Alliance government in the state, triggering a spat between the ruling Nitish Kumar led dispensation and the Opposition.

Modi To Skip SCO Meet At Astana, May Attend July Summit In Russia

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi will skip the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit to be held on July 3-4 in Astana, Kazakhstan, but is likely to visit Moscow around July 8 for an India-Russia summit, diplomatic sources said.

Rahul Named Leader Of The Opposition In LS

ON the eve of the election to the post of Lok Sabha Speaker, the Congress on Tuesday named Rahul Gandhi as the Leader of the Opposition (LOP) in the Lok Sabha.

Reserve Bank Will Continue To Focus On Inflation: Das

RESERVE BANK Governor Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday asserted that the prevailing high interest rate is not impeding growth, making it clear that the monetary policy will continue to "unambiguously" focus on getting inflation down.

Sensex Hits 78K As Private Bank Stocks Rally

Current account surplus of $5.7 billion or 0.6% of GDP in the March quarter also attributed to the surge in market

Afghanistan's jewel in the crown - Rashid

As was evident against Bangladesh on Monday & Tuesday, the spinner has been instrumental in taking the team to another level

Austria stun Netherlands, France held

MARCEL Sabitzer scored late for Austria to advance to the knockout stage of the European Championship with a 3-2 win over the Netherlands on Tuesday.

Telcos place bids of ₹11,000 cr for spectrum on Day 1

ON the first day of the spectrum auction, which saw five rounds of bidding, telecom service providers placed bids worth about 11,000 crore.

'New CEO needs to give Wipro renewed direction'

FY24 has been one of the most challenging years in Wipro's history, as per Rishad A Premji, Chairman of the company.

External debt rises by $40 bn to $664 bn in FY24

THE country's external debt has increased by $39.7 billion in the past fiscal to $663.8 billion over the previous fiscal ending March 2023, but the external debt-to-GDP ratio fell marginally to 18.7% in FY24 from 19% in FY23 due to rise in size of the GDP, show the RBI data.

Assange reaches plea deal with US

To be freed today after accepting to one count of guilt, will head to Australia after release

Israeli strike kills 10 relatives of Hamas chief

ISRAELI forces on Tuesday bombarded besieged Gaza where Palestinian officials said one strike killed 10 family members of Hamas' Qatarbased political chief Ismail Haniyeh, including his sister.

20 yrs later, Nagaland civic body elections with 33% quota for women today

NAGALAND's urban local body (ULB) elections will be held on Wednesday after a gap of 20 years.

Pune Porsche crash: HC orders release of minor from observation home

THE Bombay High Court on Tuesday ordered the release of a teenager accused of running his Porche car over two IT engineers in Pune on May 19.

That sinking feeling: Joshimath fears mount as clouds hover over U'khand

UTTARAKHAND's Joshimath town, where buildings developed cracks due to land subsidence early last year, is facing threats as monsoon is set to arrive.

MP ministers, not govt, to pay income tax as Yadav changes 52-year-old rule

THE Dr Mohan Yadav-led BJP government in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday decided to end the 52-year-old system of the government paying the income tax on the salaries and perquisites of the ministers.

Tough ordinance to tackle paper leak

UP govt proposes maximum punishment up to life sentence & 1 cr fine for malpractices

Owaisi says 'Jai Palestine', Rijiju warns of action

AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi sparked a massive row on Tuesday after he chanted 'Jai Bhim, Jai Palestine, Jai Mim, Jai Telangana, and Allahu Akbar\" after taking his oath as Lok Sabha MP.

MHA's 'cyber commandos' to crack online frauds

THE Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is planning to create a special unit of 'cyber commandos' to tackle the growing challenges posed by online crimes, according to sources on Monday.

Guv slams 'denial of drug prevalence' by TN govt

When parents seek action, how can cops not be aware of it, asks Ravi

Sanatana Dharma remark: Udhayanidhi appears before B'luru court, gets bail

TAMIL Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, who appeared before a Special Court in Bengaluru on Tuesday in connection with a case filed against him for his alleged controversial remarks on Sanatana Dharma, was granted bail.

Minor boy among 4 held for tying up 56-year-old, robbing ₹27K

FOUR persons, including a minor boy, were arrested on Monday for allegedly tying up a 56-year-old man and robbing 27,000 through online transaction and a mobile phone from him near Vadapalani on June 15.

Hooch tragedy: TN to file action taken report in HC today

ONE more petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking an order for a detailed probe by CBI or SIT to get to the bottom of the network which is spread over neighbouring states, and fix responsibility on government officers for the tragedy in Kallakurichi.

Ex-HM vandalises school over dispute with teacher

A FORMER SCHOOL headmaster vandalised a school near Vedaranyam on Tuesday after the district administration reopened it against his wishes.

10.5% quota may actually affect Vanniyars, not help them: Minister

TRANSPORT Minister SS Sivasankar on Tuesday indicated that the 10.5% reservation might not benefit the Vanniyar community in real terms and charged that PMK founder S Ramadoss would talk about the quota only when the elections are around the corner and shift his attention to some other subject once the polls are over.

It's official, TN to hunt wild boars beyond 5 km from reserve forest area

FOREST Minister M Mathiventhan on Tuesday told the Assembly that the government will hunt wild boars that are damaging agricultural crops beyond 5 km from reserve forests.

CM: SPPs soon to speed up caste marriage attack cases

REPLYING to a calling attention motion on the attack on members of CPM in Tirunelveli for conducting an inter-caste marriage, Chief Minister MK Stalin said in the Assembly that special public prosecutors will be appointed to help speed up cases related to inter-caste marriages.

AIADMK petitions guv for CBI probe in hooch case

AIADMK MLAs led by its general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday submitted a representation to Governor RN Ravi on the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy.