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FSSAI test finds excessive chemical content in broken wheat products

THE Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has initiated a testing of wheat products, specifically Samba broken wheat, produced by some major firms in western Tamil Nadu.

HEAVY RAIN MAY CONTINUE OVER NORTH TN TODAY

NORTHERN parts of the state are likely to continue receiving heavy rain on Tuesday too as a trough is persisting in the lower tropospheric levels over coastal Tamil Nadu.

Tagore engineering college marks 21st graduation day

Tagore Engineering College at Rathinamangalam near Vandalur celebrated its 21st graduation day on Saturday, with Dr Jagat Bhushan Nadda, Director of the Consortium for Educational Communication, UGC New Delhi, as the chief guest.

Mom forces minor into prostitution, held

THE Chennai Police have arrested six people, including the victim's mother, and booked them under the Pocso Act for forcing a 16-year-old girl into prostitution.

CM inspects infra works worth ₹355.23 cr

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin inaugurated several infrastructure projects valued at ₹8.45 crores in Kolathur assembly constituency on Monday.

Swimming class turns fatal for 10-yr-old

A 10-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder drowned in a private swimming pool at Kolathur on Sunday morning.

School worker threatened to poison SC kids, allege parents

A group of people from Thiruvadanai petitioned Collector Simranjeet Singh Kahlon during the grievance meeting on Monday seeking action against a noon meal scheme worker, who had allegedly threatened to poison Scheduled Caste students.

Cop's attempt to stop auto claims boy's life

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy died after the autorickshaw he was travelling in with his grandparents overturned on Kamarajar Salai.

NEET PG: TN candidates reassigned examination centres within the state

THE National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) began the reallotment of NEET PG examination centres on Sunday, following an outcry from the candidates and several parliamentarians like R Sachithanantham from Tamil Nadu and Shashi Tharoor from Kerala writing on the same to Union Minister JP Nadda.

'Officials remained mute spectators as fake doctor ran Tenkasi hospital'

Court says diploma holders practising allopathy a serious issue

Railway trial run on Pamban bridge successful

WITH the completion of the lift span mechanism works, the Southern Railway successfully conducted a trial run at the new Pamban railway sea bridge on Sunday evening by operating an OHE (over head equipment) tower car across the bridge till Rameswaram station.

Uncertainty rules

THE situation was turning volatile as the day began. From my accommodation in an upscale Dhaka locality, I could see thousands of youths thronging the streets since morning.

PEOPLE'S POWER PURGES HASINA

BANGLADESH's longest-serving prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday resigned and fled the country amid violent protests against her government, bringing an end to her 15-year rule.

Court acquits all 12 in 2016 RTI activist murder

EIGHT years after RTI activist J Parasmal (59) was brutally murdered in Vepery, just 1.5 km away from the Chennai police commissioner's office, a city trial court acquitted all 12 accused in the case, citing Periamet police's inability to prove the case beyond doubt.

Market crash wipes out ₹15 lakh crore

MIRRORING the meltdown in key markets worldwide, India's equity markets on Monday fell sharply, wiping out investor wealth to the tune of ₹15 lakh crore.

Time not ripe to make Udhaya Dy CM: Stalin

IN what is perhaps his first public response to the speculation surrounding Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development Udhayanidhi Stalin's elevation as deputy chief minister, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday said the time is not ripe yet.

Will Complete Term, Win Yet Again: Shah

Says Opposition may have won some seats, but their combined strength is less than BJP's

Violence Spreads Across UK, Police Arrest 100

POLICE forces across the UK have made at least 100 arrests as violent clashes and unrest involving anti-immigration far-right groups continued to spread over the weekend, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer offering his full support to officers to take firm action against the 'extremists'.

Self-Invoicing Raises GST Challenges

INDIAN corporates are encountering certain challenges related to GST compliance, particularly with the self-invoicing and reverse charge mechanism (RCM) for services received from foreign entities.

Raj Govt Fails To Act Against Firm Selling Non-Diabetes Drug Named 'Insulin'

DESPITE repeated directions from India's drug regulator, Rajasthan's state drug controller continues to defy orders to take action against a pharma company selling a homeopathic medicine named 'insulin.

Excel-Sen Hands Sen Heartbreak

Lakshya has a 4-1 head to head record against Malaysian Lee Zii Jia, his opponent in the bronze medal match, and will start as the favourite today

18 Killed In Israeli Strikes On Gaza; Two Dead In Tel Aviv Stabbing

Netanyahu tells cabinet that the state is in multi-front war, ready for attack or defence; Hamas says it has begun discussions on choosing a new leader

At Invalides, archery was invincible

It came down to last two arrows of the Games, but crowd witnessed epitome of the sport writes Kalyani Mangale

Srejeesh turns saviour, again

SOMETIME in 2017, after PR Sreejesh suffered a potentially career-ending ACL injury, the keeper turned to sports autobiographies.

Wake up call for Indian boxing as Lovlina loses

THE Paris North Arena is close to the Charles de Gaulle Airport.

Gold and silver demand to surge up to 30% in upcoming festive season

DEMAND for gold and silver is all set to zoom in the upcoming festive season following a sharp reduction in retail prices after the centre reduced customs duty in the union budget.

Himanta promises life term for 'love jihad', jobs for Assam-born

ASSAM will bring a law to ensure that people found indulging in 'love jihad' are given life imprisonment, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.

U'khand, HP toll rises, search on for missing

WITH the recovery of two more bodies from the Rudraprayag, the death toll in the devastating monsoon rains and landslides in Uttarakhand rose to 19 on Sunday, even as the fatalities due to flash floods in three Himachal Pradesh districts mounted to 11.

C'garh govt bans painting of trees as environmentalists voice concerns

THE Chhattisgarh Housing and Environment Department has issued a directive to all government offices, including every district collector, prohibiting the painting of trees as part of beautification drives.

Another wall collapse in MP town, 9 kids dead

AT least nine children aged between 8 and 15 years were buried alive when the wall of a house adjoining a temple collapsed in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district early on Sunday.