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Court staff hit by stray cattle, run over by bus, dies in Nellai

AFTER a district court staff died upon being hit by stray cattle and subsequently run over by a TNSTC bus here on Saturday, the city municipal corporation officials have initiated a special drive to impound stray cattle across the corporation limit on Sunday.

Infrastructure not up to mark in quake-prone Kovai & Salem

ABOUT 80% of areas in Coimbatore and Salem are susceptible to moderate earthquakes (Zone III seismic hazard) while the remaining 20% has a seismic hazard of high intensity quakes (Zone IV), a study conducted by Anna University has found.

Hooch tragedy: One more dead, 'methanol provider' nabbed

AS the death toll in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy reached 56, the CB-CID n Sunday arrested a Chennai man suspected of providing methanol to the gang arrested for selling the toxic liquor in the district.

ILLAM THEDI KALVI TO BE DOWNSIZED BY OVER 60% IN TN

THE Illam Thedi Kalvi scheme, touted as the largest volunteer-based door-to-door education programme in the country and aimed at bridging learning gaps and losses caused by the pandemic, will be downsized by over 60% and implemented only in areas with identified needs from July 1.

Security forces bust Maoist fake currency operation in C'garh

SECURITY forces on Sunday tracked down a Maoist-run facility in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh which was allegedly being used for printing counterfeit currency notes.

CBI takes over NEET-UG probe, registers FIR

THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday filed an FIR and initiated a probe into alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEETUG held on May 5 on a complaint it received from the Union education ministry, officials said.

Parl session to begin today amid pro-tem speaker row

AMID the row over appointment of seven-term member Bhartruhari Mahtab of the BJP as pro-tem speaker, the inaugural session of the 18th Lok Sabha is set to begin on a combative note on Monday.

Portugal ease past Turkiye, advance to Round of 16

PORTUGAL Swept into the last 16 of Euro 2024 on Saturday after comfortably seeing off Turkey 3-0 and guaranteeing first place in Group F.

Peru and Chile play out drab stalemate in Copa

TWO-TIME Copa America champions Chile opened their bid for a third title with a hardfought 0-0 draw against Peru in Arlington on Friday.

Indian openers set tempo, team on the verge of semis

INDIA took a huge step towards advancing to the semifinals of the T20 World Cup with a clinical display over Bangladesh.

Durlax IPO subscribed more than 161 times

SOLID surface manufacturer Durlax Top Surface's initial public offer (IPO) to raise 40.80 crore has been oversubscribed nearly 161 times, the company said on Saturday.

'SLAVE LABOUR' EXPORTS FROM INDIA MUST STOP

THE story of insensitive governments and a brutal labour trafficking international order is being repeated ad nauseum.

Saudi Aramco Chairman reappointed independent director on RIL board

THE majority of shareholders of Reliance Industries (RIL) have approved the reappointment of Saudi Aramco Chairman Yasir Othman H Al-Rumayyan as an independent director on the company's board for five years.

Vocational school student stuns university competitors in China

A 17-year-old vocational school student from rural region in China became a celebrity on social media after reaching the final round of a math competition, beating many others from top universities and raising questions about the country's education system.

Massive overnight Russian attack on Ukraine power infra

UKRAINE on Saturday said Russia had launched a \"massive” overnight attack on energy infrastructure in the west and south, adding that at least seven people died from Moscow strikes elsewhere.

Egypt strips licences of 16 tour firms over illegal Haj trips

EGYPTIAN Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Saturday ordered 16 tourism companies stripped of their licences and referred their managers to the public prosecutor's office for illegally facilitating pilgrims' travel to Mecca, the cabinet said.

Nearly 50 people killed in Israeli attacks on 2 cities in Gaza Strip

Hamas-controlled health ministry says refugee camps in Rafah and Gaza City hit

Sharp Cong riposte after Shivraj's son says Delhi bowing to his dad

ENTHUSED by his father's landslide Lok Sabha polls win and subsequent debut in the union cabinet, union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's elder son Kartikey Singh Chouhan believes that Delhi is bowing to the ex-Madhya Pradesh chief minister.

Communal clash erupts in Jodhpur; 2 cops hurt, 47 held

A communal clash erupted in Jodhpur's Sursagar in which two policemen were injured and two vehicles were damaged, police said on Saturday.

Gujarat BJP rift surfaces again

Union minister Mandaviya and state ex-minister Chavda spar, deepening rift in state unit

Yoga for All unites hearts in Dehradun

PEOPLE from all age groups participated with enthusiasm in Yoga for All organized by Event Express, a division of The New Indian Express Group, at the Sky Garden in Dehradun, on the 10th International Yoga Day on Thursday.

6 arrested from J'khand by Bihar cops in paper leak

TIGHTENING the noose around the accused in NEETUG question paper leak case, Bihar Police's Economic Offences Unit (EOU) has arrested six persons from Deoghar in Jharkhand.

India rolls out red carpet for Bangladesh

Indo-Bangla ties grow as two countries agree on new consulate, Teesta conservation, defence upgrade

CCPA, electronic manufacturers mull change in policy on warranty periods

THE Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Saturday held a meeting with electronic appliance manufacturing companies to discuss the issue of warranty periods starting from the date of purchase instead of date of installation.

Modi visit sets tone for BJP's J&K poll plank

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to Srinagar on June 20-21 marks a significant step in the BJP's strategy for assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, where the saffron party aims to secure maximum seats, party leaders said.

VAISHNAW A MINISTER FOR ALL SEASONS & REASONS

As every Indian political traveller knows, the bullet train of success whizzes through the hallowed terminals of Harvard and Wharton.

THE TUSSLE WITH AI OVER LANGUAGE

EVERY once in a while, I have an argument standing at my doorstep.

Seer of Malur mutt beaten to death, 3 held

SEVENTY-year-old Chinmayananda Swamiji of Ananda Marga Mutt at Mylanda Halli near Malur in Kolar district was allegedly beaten to death by three people, including two seers of the mutt, on Saturday morning.

2 boys killed as 'weak' power line snaps and falls on them

TWO boys, V Saptagiri (11) and K Lokesh (8) of Thaduthatkondur village, died by electrocution after a high voltage power line snapped and fell on them while they were playing near a water pump on a farm near Thiruvennainallur on Saturday afternoon.

'Recovering from physical, mental agony after sexual assault difficult for minors'

OBSERVING that minor victims of sexual assault will not be able to recover from the physical and mental agony inflicted on them, the Madras High Court has refused to reverse a trial court's verdict sentencing a man to 10 years of imprisonment for sexually assaulting an eight-year-old child.