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Suspecting extra-marital ties, Bihar man kills family, himself

A 35-year-old man killed his constable wife, two kids and his mother before killing himself by suicide in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, police said on Tuesday.

Gunfight in forest area of tourist spot Patnitop, Army ops in Kokernag continue

A gunfight erupted between : militants and security forces in the Akar forest area of tourist spot Patnitop in Jammu's Udhampur district on Tuesday.

Draft bill for protection of healthcare workers awaiting Centre's nod

EVEN as doctors are demanding a central law to protect healthcare workers following the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in a Kolkata hospital, the Centre has denied the need for such a legislation.

Surgical strikes a strong blow to terrorism, Naxalism: Shah

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that while India has long endured the scourge of terrorism and leftwing extremism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has delivered a strong response by launching surgical and air strikes that have left the enemy rattled.

Stir against Bengal horror grips India

GOVERNMENT hospitals, including all the AIIMS, saw OPD (outpatient department) and other elective services shut down as junior and resident doctors refused to return to work for the second consecutive day to protest the brutal rape and murder of a postgraduate woman trainee doctor on duty in a government hospital in West Bengal.

Jagdambika Pal to head JPC on Waqf Bill

DAYS after the government set up a 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to examine the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, officials said that the panel will be headed by senior BJP Lok Sabha member Jagdambika Pal.

IAF aims high, plans to make int'l air exercise Tarang Shakti regular feature

INDIA'S first multinational air combat exercise 'Tarang Shakti' will now be a regular affair, said Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Tuesday after the successful culmination of the first phase at Sulur in Tamil Nadu.

Yunus goes to amid attacks on Hindus in Bangla Dhakeshwari temple

A draft has been prepared by the interim government in Bangladesh to scrap August 15 as national holiday.

Contempt case against Patanjali closed

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday closed the contempt proceedings initiated against Baba Ramdev and his associate and Patanjali Ayurved managing director Balkrishna in the misleading advertisements case.

Cong seeks SEBI chief's resignation, to launch nationwide stir on Aug 22

THE Congress on Tuesday announced a nationwide agitation on August 22 demanding the resignation of SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch and a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani money siphoning scandal.

'Don't hurt sentiments at Partition horrors expo'

NO sentiments should be hurt by any act during the exhibition on 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day', as it is a sensitive topic, the culture ministry has cautioned.

BJP preps for party chief polls, key meet on Aug 17

Talks may centre on potential candidates, party's stand for state polls

MAJHI GOVT NEEDS PLAN TO TACKLE HOT POTATO

FOR the Mohan Majhi government in Odisha, the humble potato has proved too hot to handle quite literally.

WITHDRAWN BROADCAST BILL OPENS DOORS FORA MORE LIBERAL VERSION

THE information and broadcasting ministry has rightly withdrawn the Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill sensing dissonance on it.

THE INDIGNITY OF QUESTIONING FEMALE ATHLETES' FEMININITY

AT the Paris Olympics, boxers Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan were subject to questions about their sex identity.

THE OTHER CHILD OF MIDNIGHT STRIVES TO GROW

On its 77th birthday, Pakistan is facing a polycrisis that can be traced to its civil-military dissonance, foreign policy misadventures and geopolitical approaches. Can it emerge from the morass?

'Indo-Sri Lanka ferry will be operated uninterruptedly for 10 months in a yr'

THE passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam and Sri Lanka's Kankesanthurai, which is set for relaunch on Friday, will run uninterrupted for ten months a year, announced the operator on Tuesday.

Aptiv invests $45 million for Oragadam plant expansion

APTIV, a leading global technology company focused on making mobility safer, greener and more connected, has decided to invest more than $45 million (₹378 crore) in the next couple of months to expand its manufacturing facility in Oragadam.

'Delhi must follow Dravidian model to build Viksit Bharat'

INDUSTRIES Minister TRB Rajaa on Tuesday said Viksit Bharat is only possible if New Delhi learns the Dravidian model of growth.

CWRC tells TN to release Cauvery water to Pondy

THE Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) has expressed satisfaction over the Cauvery water flows from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu's Mettur Dam.

GI tag for Thanjavur cut glass work, seevali sought

THE Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation Limited (Poompuhar) along with the Thanjavur Handicrafts Workers Cottage Industrial Cooperative Society Limited recently filed applications for obtaining Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Thanjavur cut glass work (Thanjavur kannadi kalaiporul) and the Tiruvavaduthurai seevali used in nagaswaram.

Doctor arrested for raping two patients in Odisha govt hosp

EVEN as the rape and murder of a PG trainee doctor in Kolkata continues to trigger nationwide outrage, a doctor of the cardiology department of SCB medical college and hospital in Cuttack was arrested on Tuesday for raping two patients at the state's premier government hospital on August 11.

History-sheeter gets ₹2.5 cr in a/c, 7 detained

THE Cuddalore police have launched an investigation after ₹2.5 crore was deposited into the bank account of a history sheeter - P Ashok Kumar (25) of Perperiyankuppam village near Panruti - over the course of last month.

BJP plea for nod for bike rally: HC asks cops' reply

THE Madras High Court has directed the state police to file a reply to a petition filed by the BJP seeking permission to hold bike rallies carrying the national flag across the state on Independence day.

Two men hack friend to death during drunken brawl, arrested

A 30-year-old man was hacked to death allegedly by two of his friends in a drunken brawl near Otteri on Monday.

Thanjai woman gang-raped, four detained

THE Orathanadu all-women police on Tuesday detained four people, including a minor, for allegedly gang-raping a 22-yearold woman the previous day.

Hours before jewel check, co-op official dies in blast

HOURS before a scheduled visit by a cooperative society's officials for an inspection, a 52-yearold secretary of a Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society (PACS) in Srivaikuntam died allegedly after an inverter battery blast at the society office on Tuesday.

DMK allies to boycott governor's 'At Home' reception on August 15

SEVERAL allies of the DMK Congress, CPM, CPI, VCK and MMK have decided to boycott the 'At Home' reception to be hosted by Governor RN Ravi on August 15.

Dhevanathan Yadav held for fraud

THE Economic Offences Wing in Chennai has arrested businessman T Dhevanathan Yadav for allegedly cheating around 140 investors of the Mylapore Hindu Permanent Fund Nidhi Limited of 50 crore by failing to give them returns on investments as promised.

Panchayat chief disqualified for submitting fake caste certificate

THE State Election Commission disqualified Tholapalli panchayat president Kalpana Suresh on Tuesday for producing a fake caste certificate to secure the post.