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Women held captive, sexually abused over pretext of jobs in Muzaffarpur

A shocking case of racketeering and sexual harassment has come to light in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, where several young women allegedly faced sexual exploitation while being held captive under the false promise of job opportunities.

Legislative council bypolls in 5 seats across 4 states

THE Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Tuesday the schedule for bypolls to fill five Legislative Council vacancies across four states.

Key Cong meet to chalk out Assembly poll plan

AFTER its impressive show in the recently held Lok Sabha elections, the Congress is preparing to take the fight to the poll-bound states of Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir.

NDA meet at Rajnath's residence to firm up House plan, speaker

AHEAD of the Parliament session starting from June 24, a coordination meeting of the NDA ministers was held on Tuesday at defence minister Rajnath Singh's residence, with home minister Amit Shah and other top leaders attending.

After accident, blame game begins

Railways says accidents have reduced in 10 years; Cong asks railway minister to resign

Nikhil Gupta will now face justice in US courtroom, says attorney general

US Attorney General Merrick Garland, during the trial before a New York Federal Court of Nikhil Gupta - an Indian national accused of being involved in a murder-for-hire plot against a Sikh extremist in New York emphasised that the Department of Justice will not tolerate efforts to silence or harm American citizens.

After Elon Musk, Jagan calls for elimination of EVMS

YSRC president and former chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday said EVMs should be replaced with ballot papers in elections.

Min Radhakrishnan signs off with landmark order abolishing 'colonies'

'Colony is a symbol of slavery, we need to erase the tag from lives of marginalised sections'

Kovai cops to set up check post on NH following Friday's attempted robbery

IN the wake of a highway robbery attempt on the Salem - Kochi National Highway in the Coimbatore district on Friday, Coimbatore (Rural) police are planning to set up a check post along the 26-kilometre stretch and increase patrolling.

Police nab 5th accused, search on for 4 more

Another suspect, who was part of a gang that waylaid a Keralabound car on the Salem-Kochi national highway and attempted to rob the occupants early on Friday, was arrested by Coimbatore police on Tuesday.

Two morph woman's photos in obscene manner, arrested

THE Mylapore All Women Police Station (AWPS) arrested two men for allegedly morphed a woman's photos and sent it to her, on Tuesday.

Boy bitten by stray dog in Santhome

IN yet another stray dog attack, a 6-year-old boy was bitten by a canine in Santhome after he tried to feed it biscuits on Monday night.

TN forms panel to prepare green logistics plan for city

IN a bid to decarbonise the logistics sector by promoting green logistics, the state government has formed a 22-member Chennai City Logistics Coordination Committee headed by special officer of Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority I Jayakumar as chairperson, a government order has said.

Thunderstorm strikes Chennai for the 2nd day

CHENNAI and several other parts of Tamil Nadu received heavy rain late on Tuesday night, for the second consecutive day.

DMK fighting PMK's 'betrayal' charge with Vanniyar beneficiaries

IN the campaign for Vikravandi bypoll, with the PMK strongly accusing the DMK of 'betraying' the Vanniyar community by failing to take measures to uphold the 10.5% reservation given to them during the previous AIADMK regime, the Villupuram district DMK has decided to rope in Vanniyars who benefitted from the 20% reservation for Most Backward Classes, which covers the community as well.

CM flags off excavation works at 8 sites

MAKING way for more excavations to unearth Tamil Nadu's history, CM MK Stalin on Tuesday inaugurated works at eight sites, namely, Keezhadi, Vembakottai, Thirumalapuram in Tenkasi, Kilnamandi in Tiruvannamalai, Porpanaikottai in Pudukkottai (second phase), Chennanur in Krishnagiri, Kongalnagaram in Tiruppur, and Marungoor in Cuddalore, through video conference in Chennai.

Two run over by AIADMK functionary's car die in Dindigul; kin stage protest

TWO people were killed after they were hit by an AIADMK functionary's car in Neikkarapatti of Palani taluk on Monday, following which the kin of the deceased staged a protest outside the Palani government hospital on Tuesday.

800 omni buses registered outside state stay off roads

OMNI bus service is likely to be hit across the state with 800 omni and tourist buses registered in other states suspending their operation from Tuesday onwards.

Periodic transfer of teachers suggested to curb caste bias

Justice Chandru's report features recommendations including orientation programmes, merger of various types of schools

'Court ignored settled law in awarding death to accused in Dr Subbaiah murder'

THE Madras HC has held that the trial court, which had awarded death penalty to seven and life imprisonment to two accused, in the murder of renowned neurosurgeon Dr SD Subbaiah, had adopted a callous approach in failing to appreciate evidence and disregarded well-settled legal propositions while awarding the maximum punishment.

Alumnus gives ₹ 41 cr for research at IIT-M

IIT Madras alumnus V PremWatsa, founder of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, a Canadian financial company, will support the research activities of IIT Madras Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre through a research grant of $5 million (approximately ₹41 crore), said a statement from IIT-M.

Coach booked for making students skate on NH

A skating coach was booked by the police on Tuesday for having his students practice skating on the Salem-Namakkal National Highway, violating road safety regulations.

Sterlite firing: HC says need to look into rights violations

Bench says state seems more interested in not serving public interest

King Kohli reclaims throne of India's most valued celebrity brand

WITH a brand value of $227.9 million in 2023, cricketer Virat Kohli surpassed Bollywood star Ranveer Singh to claim the No 1 spot as India's most valued celebrity.

MP's daughter runs over youth, let off on bail

THE daughter of a YSRCP MP from Andhra Pradesh was arrested by Chennai traffic police on Tuesday for allegedly running over a 22-year-old man in Besant Nagar on Monday afternoon.

Withhold new criminal laws: Stalin to Shah

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to withhold the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), 2023 until the views of all state governments and other stakeholders have been considered.

RBI MULLS BETTER INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR GREEN DEPOSITS

WITH climate change emerging as an overarching risk to the global economy as well as financial systems, the Reserve Bank of India is exploring adequate insurance coverage for green deposits, deputy governor Michael Patra said.

Boiling tap water, power cuts add to Delhi's misery

\"WE are more worried about the boiling tap water than the blistering heat,\" says Sunita, 28, a migrant from Maharashtra, living in Delhi's Sundar Nagari.

SC sets highest bar on negligence in NEET-UG exam

Asks NTA to take action if there is 0.001% chance of malpractice in holding the test

Remove caste names from all private, govt schools, Chandru panel recommends to TN

REMOVAL of caste appellations from names of government and private schools and the enactment of a special legislation for social inclusion are among the key recommendations made by the one-man committee headed by retired judge K Chandru in his 610page report on how violence on the basis of caste and creed can be prevented among school and college students in the state.