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Hit by bullet, Bihar man drives passengers to safety
IN an act of courage and bravery, a driver saved the life of at least 15 people in Bihar's Bhojpur district.
MoS defence Seth says he got ₹50 lakh ransom threat, 2 held after probe
MINISTER of State for Defence Sanjay Seth on Saturday said he has received an extortion call of ₹50 lakh via text message from Ranchi while attending the winter session Parliament in New Delhi.
BJP MLA wants ban on beef sale, JD(U) sees red
INSPIRED by his senior party colleague and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Bihar BJP MLA Haribhushan Thakur Bachaul on Saturday demanded a ban on sale of beef in hotels, restaurants and public places of the state.
Temple burnt in Dhaka: ISKCON
Kolkata official says idols gutted, expresses concern over arrested Krishna Das's safety
THE HERO WHO ENCHANTS A NATION
When the trailer of Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2: The Rule was launched in Patna, thousands thronged the event, eager to catch a glimpse of the star who embodies the almost-mythical protagonist of the franchise.
Season's first cold wave to hit by next week
WARMER winter has reduced the sweetness of jaggery and created a conducive weather for pest attacks on sugarcane plants in western Uttar Pradesh, one of the largest sugarcane producer belts in the country.
India issues Syria travel advisory, asks citizens to return at the earliest
INDIA on Saturday issued an advisory for its citizens in Syria to return at the earliest and also urged others to drop any travel plans to the insurgency-hit country.
Working on resolution of Ukraine conflict, says EAM
Jaishankar says needle moving towards negotiations than a longer war
India's TB burden on the fall since '15, says health minister
UNION Health Minister JP Nadda on Saturday said the rate of decline of tuberculosis incidence in India has doubled since 2015 and is ahead of the global average.
Indian youth brutalised in Myanmar cyber fraud cell hospitalised, say relatives
TWENTY-two-year-old Ajay, one of the Indian youths trapped in a cyber scam centre in Myanmar, has been hospitalised after being brutally beaten up, his relative revealed.
Canadian Parliament rejects motion to declare 1984 Sikh riots as 'genocide'
THE Canadian Parliament has rejected the motion to declare the 1984 anti-Sikh riots as genocide following stiff resistance from lawmakers like Chandra Arya, who claimed that he was threatened inside the parliament building for opposing the motion, which he described as being influenced by a \"politically powerful Khalistani lobby.\"
WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S ON THE PLATE
A recent report on Lindt dark chocolates stated that they contain lead and cadmium above the acceptable levels, which has not been denied by the company.
EVOLVING BEYOND THE MODI FACTOR
The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance's victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections has been both celebrated and scrutinized, with the slogan \"Batenge to katenge\" often highlighted as the pivotal factor behind this success.
Man arrested for bid to set sub-registrar, self on fire
A travel agent, who was irked with the officials and attempted to set the Karungal sub-registrar and others on fire, was arrested by the Karungal police.
Woman, son standing on road run over by car
A mother and son standing on the roadside in front of their house were hit by a car and killed on the spot, near Bargur on Saturday.
State govt urged to stop eviction of workers from Manjolai estate
AFTER the Tirunelveli district administration attempted to evict the former workers and their family members from the Manjolai estate earlier in the day based on the Madras High Court's verdict, People's Watch executive director Henri Tiphagne and high court advocate Robert Chandra Kumar urged the state government to halt the eviction process until all arrangements are in place.
Tribunal upholds extension of five-year ban on LTTE
A Delhi High Court tribunal has upheld the Union government's decision to extend a five-year ban imposed on the LTTE, saying the group continues to be a threat to India's sovereignty and territorial integrity and is still indulging in activities prejudicial to integrity and security of the country.
₹945 cr released by centre is 75% of SDRF due TN must be paid: FM
FINANCE Minister Thangam Thennarasu appealed to the union government to release ₹6,675 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for Cyclone Fengal relief work, on Saturday.
No monarchy, people voted for Udhaya
THE DMK has responded to the apparent targeting of deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu Udhayanidhi Stalin by Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) leader Adhav Arjuna who claimed 'monarchy' exists in the DMK.
Dhobi Ghat impractical, say laundry workers
OVER 200 laundry workers living at Srirangam are not excited about the Tiruchy corporation's plan to construct a 'Dhobi Ghat', an exclusive washing arena for them.
Court enhances working woman's accident compensation to ₹50 lakh
THE Madurai Bench of Madras High Court dismissed an appeal filed by TNSTC against a tribunal order directing it to issue ₹36 lakh compensation to a victim, whose arm was amputated after an accident in 2016, and also enhanced compensation to ₹50.29 lakh.
Who is CM by birth? We're elected by people: Udhaya
IN his response to VCK deputy general secretary Aadhav Arjuna's take on 'dynasty politics' that had paved the way for heated debates in political circles, Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin asked, \"Who is CM by birth? Here, we are elected by the people. Democracy prevails in Tamil Nadu. That individual (Arjuna) has spoken without even basic knowledge.\"
2 'IS sympathisers' assault warders, try to escape from Coimbatore jail
TWO alleged Islamic State (IS) sympathisers, lodged in Coimbatore Central Prison, tried to escape from the facility after allegedly assaulting the jail warders on Friday morning.
Music Academy appeals single judge order blocking award in name of MS
THE Music Academy and The Hindu Group Publishing Private Limited have filed appeals in the Madras High Court against a single judge's order barring the latter from using the name of legendary carnatic singer MS Subbulakshmi in the mirror award they present along with the annual Sangita Kalanidhi award conferred by the academy.
VCK chief reiterates allegiance to DMK alliance
Political power one of our goals, but we must be clear about whom it caters to & what we are able to do with it
Female Nilgiri Tahr dies hours after sedation to fix radio collar at MTR
IN a suspected case of overdose, an eight-year-old female Nilgiri Tahr was found dead at Avalanche Forest in the Mukurthi Forest range in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve on Friday afternoon, hours after receiving sedation for radio-collaring.
VCK cadre fume over Aadhav Arjuna's comments
VCK cadre and senior functionaries seem to be fuming over the recent comments of party's deputy general secretary Aadhav Arjuna and have strongly appealed to the leadership to take stringent action against him.
₹75 lakh seized from train passenger
AN RPF team recovered ₹75 lakh of unaccounted money from a passenger on the Kolkata-Tiruchy Howrah Express on Saturday.
Rains leave Uzhavar Sandhai at Anna Nagar waterlogged, slushy
THE Uzhavar Sandhai, located in Anna Nagar, Thennur, has been receiving an overwhelming response from both the general public and farmers. However, upkeep of the sandhai has come in for sharp criticism after the market was filled with slush caused by water stagnation.
₹25 crore for tourism facilities in Thanjavur
THE Department of Tourism of the Union government has allocated ₹25 crore for the development of tourism infrastructure in Thanjavur city under the Challenge-Based Destination Development (CBBD) scheme, said Thanjavur MP S Murasoli.