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With Virat & Rohit, India must be having fun at forced breaks: Raina

RAIN has played spoilsport restricting Day 1 play of the second Test between India and Bangladesh here in Kanpur to 35 overs on Friday.

Murugappa Cup: RSPB, IOC in final

DEFENDING champion Indian Railways - RSPB overpowered Hockey Association of Odisha 4-0 to power into the final of the 95th All-India Murugappa-MCC Gold Cup Hockey Tournament here on Saturday.

TMB plans to open 40 new branches in Tamil Nadu

TAMILNAD Mercantile Bank (TMB), one of the renowned Old Private Sector Banks, plans to open 40 new branches across various regions, expanding its footprint beyond Tamil Nadu, with a special focus on the MSME sector, retail growth and digital banking services.

TVS Emerald acquires land in B'luru, Chennai

EMERALD Haven Realty Ltd.(TVS Emerald), a leading real estate developer, has acquired land in north Bengaluru and Chennai with a combined booking value potential of ₹900 crore.

Can Anil Ambani make a comeback?

THE Anil Ambani group, under financial distress for years, has come up with some financial recovery claims.

Nokia to supply telecom gear to Vi for 4G, 5G networks

TELECOM equipment maker Nokia announced on Saturday that it has secured a threeyear contract with Vodafone Idea (Vi) to deploy 4G and 5G equipment.

Senior Iranian general killed along with Nasrallah

A prominent general in Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard died in an Israeli airstrike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Iranian media reported Saturday.

Strikes hit dozens of Hezbollah sites

Israel mobilises additional reserve soldiers as tensions escalate

Hindus in B'desh call for political party

HINDU community leaders in Bangladesh are advocating the formation of a dedicated political party, reflecting a call for political representation to protect their rights and ensure their safety.

Nasrallah made Hezbollah a potent political force

HEZBOLLAH leader Hassan Nasrallah, who transformed the Lebanese militant group into a potent paramilitary and political force in the Middle East, was killed in an Israeli airstrike, the group said.

Election results will throw big surprise, says Er Rashid

ER Rashid has emerged as a key player in J&K politics after his spectacular win in Baramulla seat by defeating two political heavyweights, including former CM Omar Abdullah, while being lodged in Tihar jail.

PM: Cong, NC, PDP biggest enemies of Constitution

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday described the Congress, NC and the PDP as the \"biggest enemies\" of the Constitution and asserted that the BJP is going to form its first government with an absolute majority in Jammu and Kashmir.

Policies in J&K framed, designed to benefit outsiders, says Priyanka

IN her first election rally in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi dubbed the Lt Governor an \"outsider\" and added that policies and strategies in the region were being made for the outsiders.

Sagar Dutta Hosp docs, nurses cease work after assault by patient's kin

MEDICAL services at the Sagar Dutta Hospital in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas were affected on Saturday after the junior doctors and nurses resorted to a 'cease work' agitation, citing an attack by the relatives of a deceased patient.

Bihar flood alert sounded as major rivers in spate

FLOOD situation in Bihar is likely to worsen following release of water from Valmikinagar and Birpur barrages on Saturday.

Several homes develop cracks after landslides hit U'Khand's Chamoli

A series of landslides hit Dharkot village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli, damaging 31 houses, officials said on Saturday.

MARXIST WHO SHATTERED LANKA'S ELITE POLITICS

YOUNG Anura Dissanayake grew up amid lush paddy fields, ancient irrigation tanks and vegetable plots.

MEA says no extra restrictions put on OCI card holders

INDIA has said that no additional restrictions have been placed on OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card holders in the recent past, seeking to dispel apprehensions that the new rules introduced by the government have stripped the global Indian community of many of their privileges.

India records above-normal rainfall in June-Sept

INDIA has recorded an overall above-normal (107%) southwest monsoon (SWM) rainfall between June and September.

Maha assembly polls after Diwali & before Nov 26: CEC in Mumbai

CHIEF Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Saturday said that Maharashtra assembly elections will be held after Diwali and before November 26 when the term of the current House will end.

'If Khamenei is targeted, Tehran will attack Israel'

Experts say killing Nasrallah was Israel's dangerous bid to provoke Iran

Yechury a leader who listened, glue that brought INDIA bloc together: Rahul

SITARAM Yechury was the \"glue\" that brought the INDIA bloc together, Opposition leaders said on Saturday as they paid tributes to the late CPI(M) general secretary.

E-pass for vehicles at Marudhamalai Temple

TO manage the flow of vehicles and the parking issues at Marudhamalai Temple, the temple trust has decided to implement an online e-pass booking system for four-wheelers in which they plan to allow 300 vehicles to climb the hill per day.

Farmer hospitalised after suicide attempt over land dispute dies

A 34-YEAR-OLD farmer from Gangavaram near Gingee succumbed at Government Kilpauk Hospital in Chennai on Saturday morning, after he set himself on fire at the Melmalayanur Tahsildar office on Friday over a land dispute.

SIT arrives in Tirupati, commences laddu probe

THE nine-member Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted by the State government to probe into the alleged irregularities in the purchase of adulterated ghee for the preparation of Laddu Prasadam at Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), held a series of meetings in Tirupati on Saturday.

India targets $1 trillion exports by 2030: DGFT

INDIA has an ambitious target of exporting goods worth $1 trillion USD by 2030, said Anand Mohan Mishra, Joint Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) of Coimbatore, during a seminar 'Export Finance and Trade Facilitation for the Apparel Industry' in Tiruppur on Saturday.66 Speaking among the exporters in Tiruppur, Mishra said, Each and every part of the export community has to contribute to the goal if we want to achieve this target.

Kharge's remarks on fate of Siddu spark speculation on Karnataka CM

AICC president said change of guard would be inevitable to protect the interests of party

'Will hold public meeting to expose police-politicos corruption nexus'

AFTER the CPM severed ties with him and began organising protests against him, Nilambur MLA P V Anvar has embarked on his journey as an independent people's representative.

Med college officials stop LGBTQIA event midway ‘to avoid controversy

AN awareness programme on LGBTQIA, organised by the 1984 alumni of the Madurai Medical College (MMC), was stopped mid-way by the college officials citing lack of experts and to avoid \"unnecessary controversies\".

3 Pakistanis held with fake passport at Chennai airport

Obtained passports with fake Aadhaar to travel to Bangladesh; terror angle ruled out