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Glamping rooms being built in Pulicat ESZ

MULTIPLE white dome-shaped luxury glamping rooms are being built on the pristine beaches in Tiruvallur, an area classified as a No-Development Zone (NDZ) as per Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms.

Five students killed as car rams lorry in Tiruvallur

FIVE college students were killed and two injured after their car, a multi utility vehicle, rammed a container lorry on the Chennai-Tirupati National Highway in Ramanjeri of Tiruvallur on Sunday night.

IN THE END, INDIA'S CAMPAIGN A CASE OF GLASS HALF FULL

THE lights are dimmed.

Panic as Tungabhadra dam's crest gate breaks

PANIC gripped areas along the downstream of Tungabhadra reservoir in Karnataka after one of its crest gates got detached and washed away into the river early on Sunday morning.

Hindenburg: Oppn seeks JPC probe against Sebi chief

Buch had disclosed her investments, recused to avoid conflicts of interest, says regulator

Statement attributed to Hasina fake, says her son

A day after a section of media reported that former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina blamed the US for the crisis that led to the fall of her government, her son Sajeeb Wazed clarified on Sunday that her mother has not issued any such statement.

Reetika out, India's Olympics over

INDIAN wrestler Reetika Hooda put up a stout defence against top seed Aiperi Medet Kyzy before losing the women's 76kg quarterfinal bout, which turned into an intense power struggle at the Paris Olympics here on Saturday.

NEERAJ SILVER IN THE WORDS OF COACH KLAUS

THEY share a very sacred bond: Olympic silver medallist Neeraj Chopra and his coach Klaus Bartonietz.

Imane, the last woman standing after misinformed scrutiny

ALGERIAN boxer Imane Khelif has won a gold medal Friday at the Paris Olympics, emerging a champion from a tumultuous run at the Games where she endured intense scrutiny in the ring and online abuse from around the world over misconceptions womanhood.

Tribunal stays IRDAI order against Rashmi Saluja

IN a relief to Religare Enterprises chairperson Dr Rashmi Saluja, the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has stayed for 12 weeks the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) order directing Care Health Insurance to buy back 75,69,685 shares of CHIL allotted to and revoking unexercised and / or unvested stock options of Dr Rashmi Saluja.

'Sebi chief linked to offshore funds'

US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research on Saturday alleged that current SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Buch and her husband, Dhaval Buch, had hidden stakes in the exact same obscure offshore Bermuda and Mauritius funds, found in the same complex nested structure, used by Vinod Adani, brother of billionaire Gautam Adani, in what it calls the money siphoning scandal.

Sebi flags rising demand-supply gap in debt papers

GIVEN the rising mismatch between demand and supply of debt market instruments across investor classes, a senior Sebi official has urged the mutual fund industry and its lobby Amfi to conduct voluntary and credible industry-wide stress tests.

UNHAPPY NEIGHBOURS, AND POOR DIPLOMACY

EXACTLY two years ago, in August 2022, Sri Lanka's President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa and 2 security guards fled the country hours before he was slated to resign.

'Banks need to focus on deposits'

FINANCE minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday stressed upon the importance for the banks to focus on their primary banking activities, specifically in terms of collecting deposits and providing loans to those in need of financial assistance.

Russia says it launched 'counter-terror ops' to halt Ukrainian advance

MOSCOW on Saturday mounted a \"counter-terror operation\" in three border regions adjoining Ukraine to halt Kyiv's advance deeper into Russia and warned that the fighting endangered a nuclear power plant.

Yunus slams violence against minorities

BANGLADESH'S interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Saturday appealed for religious unity and condemned attacks on the minority communities in the violence-hit nation, terming them as \"heinous\".

Quit to protect other judges, says Bangladesh chief justice

BANGLADESH'S Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan told journalists at the apex court premises on Saturday that he decided to resign considering the safety of judges of the Supreme Court, High Court and lower courts across the country amid the emerging situation, The Daily Star newspaper reported.

Rescuers say 93 dead in Israeli strike

Hamas militants were active in Islamic school hit in Gaza City: Israel

Extension for panel to look into Maratha quota

THE Maharashtra government on Saturday extended the term of the Sandeep Shinde committee till December 31, 2024, enabling it to scrutinize records for the reservation in jobs for the Maratha-Kunbi community.

Numerical grading in appraisal forms of Himachal officers

HIMACHAL Pradesh's Class I and Class II officers, including those of IAS, will get numerical grading in their annual performance appraisal report (APAR) system.

Rape, murder of doctor in hosp triggers massive stir

Kolkata cops say a suspect held for killing the 2nd-year PG student

Cong campaign against price rise, crime against women in UP

IN a bid to corner Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over issues, including unemployment, price rise and crime against women, the state unit of the Congress is contemplating a statewide outreach programme encompassing street plays, night camps in villages and \"prabhat pheris\".

BJP's 'Tiranga Yatra' to counter Cong 'Nyay Yatra' in Gujarat

A day after the Congress launched its 'Nyaya Yatra' in Gujarat, the BJP kicked off its \"Tiranga Yatra' from Rajkot on Saturday, heating up the political scene in the state.

Yet another bridge collapse in Bihar, this time in Tejashwi's Vaishali dist

THERE seems no end to the incidents of bridge collapse in Bihar as a small bridge fell down in Vaishali district.

1.92L Indians visited Kartarpur in 3 yrs: Data

AROUND 1.92 lakh devotees from India visited Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan through the Kartarpur Sahib corridor in the past three years, the Rajya Sabha was informed recently.

SC seeks govt reply on plea for muscular dystrophy care

THE Supreme Court has granted two weeks' time to the Additional Solicitor General (ASG), senior law officer of the Centre, to get more clarity on the status of a petition pending before the Delhi High Court regarding muscular dystrophy.

A FEW GRAMS OF DESPAIR

A COUNTRY'S success at the Olympics is always measured in medals.

RSS weekly reignites debate on caste system, calls it 'unifying factor'

AT a time when the BJP is opposed to the caste census being demanded by the Opposition, an editorial appearing in the latest issue of RSS weekly Panchjanya has reignited a debate.

Somanathan to replace Rajeev Gauba as cabinet secretary this month-end

THE government on Saturday named Finance Secretary TV Somanathan as the new cabinet secretary for a two-year tenure.

India to fund 28 water projects in Maldives

In first top-level visit to Male from New Delhi after Muizzu takes charge, Jaishankar conveys greetings from PM Modi