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On anniv day, mob foils bid to honour Bangabandhu

UN experts to visit Bangladesh next week to investigate killings

A HOPE IN THE TIME OF DESPAIR

Holding flaming torches and chanting 'Reclaim The Night', lakhs of people from all walks of life march on dark streets of West Bengal

MODI: STATES MUST TAKE SWIFT ACTION

IN the wake of the nationwide protests over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he feels the outrage in society over atrocities against women.

Upbeat Cong seeks larger share in UP pie, likley to contest 5 of 10 bypoll seats

UPBEAT over Lok Sabha poll results in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress is planning to seek five of the 10 Assembly seats, where bypolls will be held, from its ally Samajwadi Party.

Ajit Pawar says not keen on contesting Maha polls, may name son in Baramati fray

AFTER expressing his regrets over fielding his spouse against his sister Supriya Sule from the Baramati Lok Sabha elections, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said on Thursday that he was not much interested in contesting the Baramati seat in the assembly polls due this year.

Bangla unrest hits mustard cake business in Gwalior-Chambal belt

BANGLADESH turmoil has hit the business of mustard cakes factories and thousands of workers in Gwalior-Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh.

Forces marching towards self-reliance: Modi

■ Ready to give befitting reply to anyone who tries to harm India Proud of brave soldiers who serve country selflessly

Compensate for pvt party land or will freeze freebies, Maha told

THE Supreme Court has warned the Maharashtra government of suspending its freebie schemes unless it pays compensation to a private party whose land was \"illegally\" occupied by the state more than six decades ago.

Nalin Prabhat, ex-NSG chief, to take charge as J&K Police Special DG

HIGHLY decorated IPS officer and former National Security Guard (NSG) chief Nalin Prabhat was on Thursday appointed as Special Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police.

Manipur, Arunachal told to work with Assam Rifles to fence Myanmar border

UNION Ministry of Home Affairs has written to the governments of Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh asking them to coordinate with Assam Rifles in preparing Detailed Project Reports (DPR) for installing fences in the remaining stretches along the India-Myanmar border, officials said on Thursday.

19 counter-terrorism units set up in militancy-hit districts of Jammu

AFTER creating special force of 960 recruits from border villages to fight militancy and check infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir, police has formed 19 special counter-terrorism units in militancy-hit districts of Jammu, officials said.

TELANGANA NEEDS FASTER INVESTMENT CLEARANCES

TELANGANA Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has just concluded his third foreign visit since assuming office last December and, within a day after his return, announced the final tranche of crop loan waivers, fulfilling a major poll promise.

NO TIME FOR POLITICS ON TUNGABHADRA DAM, GUWAHATI FLOODS

Asluice gate of the Tungabhadra dam in Karnataka's Koppal district was washed away last week, leading to a flood alert and opening the floodgates of blame politics.

BETWEEN PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE OF RESERVATION

HE Lok Sabha elections drew a sharp debate on reservation policies in general and caste census in particular.

THE LONG ROAD BACK TO DEMOCRACY IN BANGLADESH

AFTER a student-led upsurge ended former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule early this month, Bangladesh installed its most famous citizen Nobel peace laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus as its interim leader until a new election is held.

S'pore national alleges assault by IAF officials

A Singapore national who wanted to witness the 'Tarang Shakti' 2024 international air exercise at the Defence airbase in Sulur was hospitalised claiming that he was allegedly assaulted by a few Indian Air Force (IAF) officials on Wednesday.

T'gana CM keeps his words, allots ₹5.6k cr for loan waiver

INDEPENDENCE Day was a busy, yet quite memorable, day for Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy who released ₹5,644.24 crore as the third tranche of the ₹2 lakh crop loan waiver scheme, inaugurated the Sri Sitarama Lift Irrigation Scheme in Pusuguda of Bhadradri-Kothagudem district.

'Father of Agni Missiles' dies at 84

Hyderabad DR Ram Narain Agarwal, popularly known as the 'Father of Agni Missiles,' breathed his last in Hyderabad on Thursday.

CM Chandrababu Naidu reopens Anna Canteen

CHIEF MINISTER N Chandrababu Naidu along with his wife Nara Bhuvaneswari inaugurated Anna Canteen at Gudivada of Krishna district on Thursday and shared the proud moment by standing on the serving side of the table and also joining them to have lunch.

3 devotees including two teen girls drown in Thamirabarani near Tirunelveli temple

THREE devotees, including two teen girls, drowned while taking bath in the Thamirabarani river near Sorimuthu Ayyanar Temple here on Thursday, while another devotee was rescued by the public.

Gold carrier and receiver brawl at airport, arrested

WHEN cops posted at the Chennai international airport stopped two men bashing each other up outside the arrival area on Wednesday evening, they had no idea that they had actually caught a gold carrier and receiver.

Crude bombs hurled at 2 places in Sholavaram

IN two separate incidents near Sholavaram, an unidentified gang hurled country-made bombs at the house of a DMK functionary and another man's house.

Leaders of political parties hoist tricolour at headquarters

LEADERS of several political parties hoisted the National flag at their respective party headquarters to observe Independence Day on Thursday.

Southern rly's earnings up by 10.3 %, touched ₹12,117 crore

THE gross earnings of Southern Railway (SR) zone reached ₹12,117 crore in the 2023-24 fiscal, marking a 10.3% increase over the previous year, said zonal General Manager R N Singh on Thursday.

Stalin attends guv's At Home while DMK stays off event

GOVERNOR RN Ravi accompanied by his wife Laxmi Ravi on Thursday hosted an At Home reception to mark the Independence celebrations.

Farmer who complained of illegal liquor sale murdered

A 63-year-old man, who had complained about illegal liquor sale, was hacked to death on Thursday.

Wait ends, CM to launch Athikadavu project on Sat

THE Athikadavu-Avinashi project, a 60-year-old demand of people in Tiruppur, Erode and Coimbatore districts, will become operational on Saturday, Housing and Urban Development Minister S Muthusamy has said.

Anbumani: PMK ready to make a Dalit TN CM

PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss has announced that his party is willing to make an SC person the state's CM if the community supports it.

TN's per capita power consumption rises to 1.8K units

Increasing use of home appliances like TV, AC, fridge and rise in number of e-vehicles contribute to surge in power usage

Mandatory CoP nod delaying FIR in city cybercrime cases?

Retd I-T official says he faced tough time to get FIR registered in online fraud case