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27-yr-old daughter of Maha IAS couple dies by suicide

THE 27-year-old daughter of a senior IAS couple died after jumping off a high-rise building, Suniti Apartment, at Nariman Point in Mumbai early Monday morning.

NIA files chargesheet on Delhi-Padgha IS module

THE National Investigation Agency has filed a charge sheet against 17 agents of the proscribed global terrorist network in a conspiracy involving the recruitment and radicalization of youth and the fabrication of improvised explosive devices in the Delhi-Padgha (Maharashtra) ISIS terror module case, officials said on Monday.

Military reforms: Joint training wing initiates first course at Staff College

REFORMS towards jointness in the Indian military reached another milestone on Monday with a new training wing beginning its course to train officers at the grassroots level.

Fresh breather for Sukhu-led HP govt

IN a fresh breather for the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government in Himachal Pradesh assembly speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania has accepted the resignation of three Independent MLAs who voted in favour of the BJP candidate in the Rajya Sabha polls a few months back.

Issue certificates to rescued family: NGO

NATIONAL Adivasi Solidarity Council secretary K Krishnan petitioned National Human Rights Commission, urging it to issue bonded labour release certificates to a family of four from Vellore district.

Heavy rain lashes B'luru, highest in single day in June

Bengaluru's earlier highest rainfall of 101 mm for single day in June was recorded in 1891

Postal ballot: Apex court bins YSRCP plea

THE Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain YSRCP's plea, challenging the May 30 order of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on the counting of votes cast through postal ballots in Andhra Pradesh.

Missing school teacher found dead in V’puram

THE body of a private school teacher, who went missing on May 18, was recovered in a decomposed state behind Neyveli Township fire station in Villupuram on Monday.

Teen delivers boy, police searching for Pocso accused

POLICE are on the lookout of a man from Anna Nagar who allegedly impregnated a 16-yearold girl after promising to marry her.

Yr after murder in sibling rivalry, two hacked at Mambalam station

A fight between two sisters, one of whom was murdered last year allegedly by the other woman and her henchmen, turned bloody when two men belonging to one of the groups were hacked at the Mambalam railway station on Sunday evening.

Stalin credits Karuna for TN's prosperity, releases booklet

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin along with his cabinet colleagues and party functionaries paid floral tributes to former CM M Karunanidhi on his 101st birth anniversary.

AIADMK claims BJP belittling Tamils, asks why it's afraid of Pandian in Odisha

AIADMK on Monday accused the BJP of belittling the Tamils in its Lok Sabha election campaign advertisements.

Kabaddi, procession mark MK's birth anniv celebrations

Several leaders across the state paid tribute to former CM M Karunanidhi on the occasion of his 101st birth anniversary.

Close shave for 30 after tyre of moving TNSTC bus rolls off from hub

AS many as 30 passengers travelling in a TNSTC bus had a narrow escape after a tyre of the moving vehicle detached suddenly and fell into a drainage pit here on Monday.

Passengers irked as flight cancelled after 6-hr wait

PASSENGERS flying to Kolkata from Chennai by Air India Express IX1885 were a harried lot after they were made to wait for six long hours only to be told that their flight had been cancelled due to technical glitches.

Man's body found in lake a day after he tried to drown kid

A day after he allegedly flung his three-year-old child in the Porur lake, the body of a 35-year-old man was fished out from the same waterbody on Monday afternoon.

Tenders floated for Kadapakkam lake restoration

THE city corporation has set into motion its two-year plan of renovating the Kadapakkam lake near Manali in North Chennai by floating tenders for the work.

1,433 personnel to be deployed for vote counting in 3 LS seats in city

A total of 1,433 personnel, including 20% additional reserve staff, will be involved vote counting in Chennai district on Tuesday.

IAS-IPS officers' fight for house: HC reserves order

JUSTICE Anitha Sumanth has reserved the orders on a petition filed by former Director General of Police (DGP) Rajesh Das seeking orders to restore power supply to a bungalow at Thaiyur, for which he and his estranged wife and Tamil Nadu Energy Secretary Beela Venkatesan are claiming ownership.

TN food safety officials continue crackdown on human breast milk sale

IN view of the Food Safety Standard Authority of India's (FSSAI) recent advisory against the commercial sale of human milk, the Tamil Nadu food safety department has continued to crack down on distributors and sellers involved in the illegal sales of human milk.

Anna varsity to hold PG counselling 3 months early for better enrolment

Counselling preponed from Sept to June; 65% seats in govt colleges were vacant last year

After 4-day therapy, mother elephant back on feet, walks 5km into reserve

DISTRICT forest officials released the mother elephant into the Maruthamalai foothills on Monday morning following the successful treatment provided to the animal in the last four days.

Markets on steroids with highest single-day jump in three years

BUOYED by exit poll predictions of a comfortable victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP in the general elections, equity markets Nifty and Sensex went up by more than 3% on Monday, the highest singleday jump in three years.

CEC seeks proof as Oppn alleges BJP attempt to influence counting

THE Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Monday reacted sharply to Congress leader Jairam Ramesh's claims that the BJP tried to influence 150 district magistrates and collectors ahead of the HANDBOOK FOR COUNTING AGENT 2023 vote counting on June 4, asking him to submit proof to back his claim by 7 pm on Monday.

ED: Kavitha's proceeds of crime valued at ₹293 crore

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED), in a supplementary chargesheet filed against Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha in the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, said a total of ₹1,100 crore was laundered in the case and Kavitha was involved in proceeds of crime worth ₹292.8 crore.

Two cages set up in ATR to catch tiger injured by snare

FOREST officials have set up two cages to capture and treat a five-year-old male adult tiger that was spotted roaming with injuries suspected to have been caused by a snare at the Tiruppur division of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR).

After TNIE expose, 8 monitor lizards seized, 3 arrested

THE state forest department on Sunday seized 18 monitor lizards that were transported on a private bus from Thanjavur to Sikkarimedu village, which is notorious for selling bushmeat, in Krishnagiri district.

TIME FOR PEOPLE'S PULSE

Both the BJP and the Oppn INDIA bloc optimistic, chalk out strategies for today's counting

Levitt ready to light up T20 WC

Netherlands' highest individual T20I scorer played a key role when his side beat former champions Sri Lanka in a warm-up match. All eyes will be on him during the marquee event..

15th CL crown for Real

REAL Madrid withstood a Borussia Dortmund barrage to win the Champions League for the 15th time as Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior struck late in a 2-0 win at Wembley on Saturday.