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'Savukku' arrested after court issues NBW for failing to appear before it
THE Principal Special Court for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act Cases in Madurai issued a non-bailable warrant against YouTuber 'Savukku' Shankar for failing to appear before the court in a ganja case on Tuesday. Following this, Shankar was arrested by a police team in Chennai.
Special reservation under fine arts & culture for UG courses in IIT-Madras
IN a first, the IIT-Madras has introduced a 'Fine Arts and Culture Excellence' (FACE) admission quota for undergraduate programmes for the academic year 2025-26.
NTA to manage higher edu entrance tests alone
IN a significant shift from its role, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will now focus solely on conducting entrance exams for admissions to higher education institutions.
'One poll' bill introduced in LS
Draws fierce protest from Oppn; govt ready to sent it to a joint parliamentary committee
Congress treated Constitution as pvt fiefdom: Shah
UNION home minister and the BJP's principal strategist Amit Shah on Tuesday tore into the Congress, terming it an anti-reservation party that recklessly amended the Constitution of India to pander to its appeasement politics during its long stint in government.
Do not make Aadhaar must for NREGS payment, says House panel
The Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj has recommended that the Rural Development Ministry's Aadhaar Based Payment Bridge System for making payments under MGNREGS should not be made compulsory.
We're basically two dead people playing chess, mistakes happen: Gukesh
THE king had arrived home and that led to a frenzy as everybody, who were eagerly awaiting his arrival, wanted a piece of him.
TALE OF RAIN AND PAIN FOR INDIA'S TOP-ORDER
On a day that witnessed multiple delays due to weather, visitors lose four big wickets and now have an uphill task to save the match
Niggle trouble for Siraj as pacer continues to struggle
IT was the 37th over of the Australian innings on Sunday. Mohammed Siraj, having bowled the first two balls, called on the physio.
Women's Euro: UEFA more than doubles prize money
PRIZE money for the 2025 Women's European Championship will more than double compared to the previous edition, with the 16 teams sharing 41 million euros, UEFA said Monday.
Leganes stun Liga leaders Barcelona
LA LIGA leaders Barcelona stumbled 1-0 at home against Leganes on Sunday as they suffered another blow in the Spanish title race.
Vlogger shares dismal business class experience on Air India international flight
'Meal fell on business class seat as it was broken'
LTIMindtree cyber defence centre in B'luru
LTIMindtree, the country's sixth largest IT services company, on Monday announced the launch of the 100-seater AI-driven Cyber Defense Resiliency Center (CDRC) in Bengaluru.
Bitcoin profits even before VDA rules to be treated as capital gains
IN a first of its kind legal dispute over taxation of bitcoins, the Jodhpur Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has ruled that gains for sale of bitcoins even before the introduction of virtual digital asset (VDA) regime in 2020 should be treated as capital gains for the purpose of taxation.
Vedanta's dividend to make promoters richer by ₹1.9k cr
METAL and mining giant Vedanta Ltd has declared an interim dividend of ₹8.5 per share.
Pvt sector output index rises to 60.7 in Dec
PRIVATE sector output grew at the fastest pace in four months, helping the economy end 2024 on a positive note boosted by strong demand from services and manufacturing sectors leading to record jobs creation.
LG eyes $15 billion listing valuation for Indian arm
Post-public offer, promoter's shareholding will come down by 15%
European agency endorses approval of Biocon Biologics' biosimilar Ustekinumab
BIOCON BIOLOGICS, a biosimilars company and subsidiary of Biocon, has announced that the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion recommending approval of YESINTEK, an Ustekinumab biosimilar intended for the treatment of adults and children with plaque psoriasis and adults with psoriatic arthritis or Crohn's disease.
Shares of Dixon rise 5% a day after joint venture announcement with Vivo
A day after announcing a joint venture with Chinese mobile maker Vivo on Sunday, the shares of contract manufacturer Dixon Technologies jumped 5% to a day's high of ₹18,321.15.
New Relic aims to further scale up India operations; investing heavily in the country
US-based New Relic, which is in intelligent observability platform space, is investing heavily in India.
B'desh election in 2025-end or early '26: Yunus
Claims restoring democratic institutions is necessary for calling general elections
Sr UK clergyman faces calls to resign over handling of priest abuse claims
THE senior clergyman who is due to take temporary charge of the Church of England faced calls to resign on Monday over his handling of the case of a priest accused of sexual misconduct.
Japan bank staff steals $6.6 mn
JAPAN's biggest bank apologised on Monday for the alleged theft by an employee of more than 1 billion yen ($6.6 million) from customers' safe deposit boxes.
Rescuers race against time as hundreds feared dead in Mayotte's worst cyclone
FRANCE was rushing help by ship and military aircraft to its poor overseas territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean on Monday after the island was shattered by its worst storm in nearly a century.
5 held, booked under Pocso for gang-raping teen
TRIPURA police arrested five people for alleged gang-rape of a minor girl.
Gehlot ex-aide pardoned in phone tap case
DELHI'S Patiala House Court has granted a conditional pardon to Lokesh Sharma, the former Officer on Special Duty (OSD) of Rajasthan's ex-Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, in connection with the illegal phone tapping case.
Maha Yuti tables ₹35K cr supplementary budget
Maha discontent brews as several cabinet aspirants feel left out
Students stir over paper leak, Bihar exam put off
THE Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) on Monday cancelled the 70th combined preliminary examination conducted by the commission at Bapu Bhawan examination centre in the state capital on December 13.
7 picked for questioning in killings of 2 migrant workers in Manipur
Larger conspiracy
Alarming groundwater contamination across Gujarat districts, Lok Sabha told
The Government of India, in a concerning update to the Rajya Sabha, has flagged an alarming situation regarding groundwater pollution in Gujarat.