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Army's equine, canine unit falls short on training, animal transport use: CAG

THE Indian Army's Remount and Veterinary Corps (RVC) fell short of achieving half of its training objectives and failed to fully utilise its Animal Transport (AT) Units, revealed a recent audit conducted by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India on the defence services.

RELIGION IN THE TIME OF UNCERTAINTIES

A few months ago, Elon Musk said 'woke' was a virus and he would not rest till he destroyed it. Apart from other motivations, he said he 'lost' his young son to the left as the progressive establishment wholeheartedly assisted the boy's irrevocable transition to become a girl.

INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR: ALGORITHM

Algorithms affect most parts of our lives today. With quantum computing set to be unleashed, the future looks loaded in favour of the abilities of instructions coded in machines

17 women achievers felicitated with Devi Awards

IT was an all-women show without any pink bows. The 30th edition of the Devi Awards instituted by The New Indian Express group, and the sixth in Delhi on December 23, was marked by nothing girly, no tears, no speeches, but the showcasing of solid and sustained body of work by women in the arts, economics, public service, and governance.

Kerala HC flays govt for dumping waste in TN

Secretary of the local self govt department directed to furnish report on agencies involved in collecting, disposing waste

Christmas crib vandalised at govt school in Kerala

A Christmas crib set up at Government Boys UP School at Thathamangalam in Palakkad was found vandalised by unidentified persons on Monday.

Kumki dung to keep wild jumbos at bay

AFTER trying out several methods, officials of the Gudalur forest division have started using the dung of kumkis, especially of animals that are in musth, to keep wild elephants from entering human habitations and farm lands in Cherampadi and Pandalur.

Sewage discharge from Malvai village polluting Sathurbagam

RESIDENTS of Sathurbagam village, near Lalgudi, complained that sewage from a neighbouring village is being discharged through their settlement, causing health issues.

Narthamalai, Kunrandarkovil tourism development in limbo

NARTHAMALAI and Kunrandarkovil, two historically significant sites under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), have been awaiting tourism development for nearly three years despite their immense archaeological and cultural value.

Potential of GI-tagged banana varieties untapped

THE National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB) in Tiruchy hosted a banana festival and Kisan Divas on Monday to commemorate the birth anniversary of former prime minister Choudhary Charan Singh and honour farmers' contributions.

NHRC takes up electrocution of EB workers case suo motu

THE National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of the electrocution of two Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) workers while repairing power lines on Olaiyur Ring Road in KK Nagar, Tiruchy, on December 18.

One lorry carrying human excreta, 4 with food waste detained in Kumari

Police seized four vehicles loaded with food and fish wastes and a lorry loaded with human excreta from Kerala across Kanniyakumari on Monday.

Kerala finishes removal of waste dumped in Nellai border villages

A total of 30 truck-load of waste were taken back; TN local body officials disinfect the land

Kerala finishes removal of waste dumped in Nellai border villages

A total of 30 truck-load of waste were taken back; TN local body officials disinfect the land

3 students feared drowned in Cauvery

THREE school students were washed away in the Cauvery river at Ayyalamman Padithurai at Kudamurutti in Tiruchy on Monday.

Asset details of govt staff can not be shielded from public: HC

SETTING aside an order of the State Information Commission denying information on the assets and liabilities of a government officer, the Madras High Court has held that such details cannot be shielded from public scrutiny.

Prima facie evidence of laundering exists against Sadiq, says spl CBI court

A special CBI court in Chennai rejected the bail petitions moved by alleged drug kingpin Jaffer Sadiq and his brother Mohammed Saleem, stating that there were sufficient documents available to show that they were prima facie guilty of charges levelled against them.

VCK dy gen secy: Cadre want party to contest from 25 seats

VCK deputy general secretary Vanniyarasu said the cadre working at the grassroots wish the party to contest in 25 assembly seats in the 2026 assembly elections.

Road subsidence near Thennur bridge poses risk

A subsidence in the recently tarred road beside the Thennur bridge has raised safety concerns.

Farmers burn copies of draft agri marketing policy

FARMERS affiliated with the United Farmers Front (SKM) staged protests in Thanjavur and Tiruvarur on Monday, burning copies of the draft National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing recently released by the Union government.

When a door closed, Annai Sathya home opened a window

The home took in around 100 children who lost their parents to the waves and gave them a new lease on life

Drop plan for new Travellers' Bungalow, city corpn urged

THE city corporation has announced plans to construct a new travellers' bungalow (TB) in Kambarasampettai, but the move has raised questions about the future of the existing TB in the Cantonment area.

Centre approves revised proposal for widening of Ranipet-Chittoor NH

THE Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) has set the ball rolling for the widening of the 28-km, two-lane stretch of National Highway 40 from Ranipet to the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh border into a four-lane highway.

RGGGH docs save both hands of 40-year-old assaulted with knife

FOLLOWING a nine-hour complex surgical procedure, doctors at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) managed to save the hands of a 40-year-old woman who was assaulted with a knife during a family dispute.

TN won't scrap no-detention policy: Min

SCHOOL Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Monday stated that Tamil Nadu will not implement the recent amendment to the Right to Education (RTE) Rules, which removes the no-detention policy for students up to Class 8.

Now, Dhaka note verbale for Hasina's extradition

Ministry of External Affairs confirms receiving it, offers no comment

Pioneer of Parallel Cinema

DAYS after celebrating his 90th birthday, Shyam Benegal, a towering figure in Indian cinema and a pioneer of the Parallel Cinema movement, passed away in Mumbai on Monday evening.

Govt schools can now fail students of classes 5 and 8

In a major decision, the Centre has scrapped the 'no-detention policy' for classes 5 and 8 in schools governed by it, which means students will be failed if they do not clear the year-end examinations.

Women lawyers can't appear with face veil: J&K HC

THE Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that women advocates cannot appear before the court with their face covered.

quick recall An Indian perspective

Mahendra Gokaraju, who took the SAT in India before heading to Boston College, Massachusetts, talks to Varsha Sagi about how this change could impact Indian aspirants navigating a pen-and-paper system