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HC: Caste tag in school names will stigmatise students, remove them

Judges ask chief secretary to take action, dissatisfied with AG's report in Kalvarayan case

Three of a family among six arrested for pushing minor girl into sex work

THREE members of a family, including a woman and her sister, and three others were arrested for allegedly forcing a 14-year-old girl into sex work near Selaiyur in Chennai.

Paradigm shift as PSU sale put on ice

IN a marked departure from its aggressive privatisation pitch in the past, the Narendra Modiled government seems to have quietly put the disinvestment drive on the back burner.

Mining case: ED attaches assets of Ponmudi's kin

THE Enforcement Directorate on Friday said that it has provisionally attached immovable and movable properties worth ₹14.21 crore in the illegal mining case involving the family members and associates of Higher Education Minister K Ponmudi and his son Dr P Gautham Sigamani, a former MP.

MODI CALLS OUT PAK FOR TERROR ON KARGIL ANNIV

Says Agnipath was launched at the behest of forces for reforms

Deadly Typhoon In Taiwan Floods Second Biggest City

THE strongest typhoon to hit Taiwan in eight years killed four people and flooded parts of the island's second-biggest city on Thursday, while rescuers searched for six sailors missing after their cargo ship sank in the storm.

Shuttler Sindhu primed to add another feather to crown

IT\"S the beginning of the Olympics and, like most mega events, the first few days are like treasure hunt.

Tech Mahindra net profit up 23% to ₹851 cr; revenue from ops down 1.2% at ₹13,159 cr

M TECH MAHINDRA on Thursday reported a 23% increase in its consolidated net profit at ₹851.5 crore for the June quarter as against ₹692.5 crore in the year-ago period.

HDFC bank offers highest interest rate of 7.4% on FD

A week after it ruled out engaging in interest rate war to attract deposits, HDFC Bank, the largest private sector lender and the one with the highest credit-deposit ratio, has upped the ante in its war for public funds as it seeks to grow its assets faster, offering up to 7.4% for fixed deposits below ₹3 crore for 55 months.

RBI moots tighter liquidity norms for banks' digital cash withdrawals risks

THE Reserve Bank has issued draft guidelines, mooting a new framework to calculate banks' liquidity coverage ratios that will boost their liquidity resilience under the Basel-III framework on liquidity standards, The central bank on Thursday proposed that, going forward, banks value their high quality liquid assets, kept in the form of government securities, at no greater than their current market rate.

T-minus one: Inside Indian quarters at the Village

Sleep pods, selfies with Nadal, athletes taking out their recliners and chilling next to the Seine River and up close and personal with an Olympic champion. Our daily takes in the sights and sounds at the Games Village a day before the Opening Ceremony...

Mankind Pharma to buy out Bharat Serum from Advent for ₹13,630 crore

GURUGRAM-based Mankind Pharma, which is a leading player in the domestic OTC drug segment, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% stake that global investor Advent International holds in Bharat Serums and Vaccines (BSV) for an enterprise value of ₹13,630 crore, the companies said in a joint statement late Thursday evening.

IT companies' hiring to see positive traction in second half

IN the first quarter of this financial year, IT services companies showed signs of recovery in hiring compared to the previous a few quarters.

Share buyback decision is to curb tax avoidance by HNIs

AMID the ongoing debate regarding the taxation of share buybacks, Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra has said that these transactions should be treated as dividends.

Pension issues addressable: Fin secy

Finance secretary TV Somanathan says return to Old Pension System is not feasible

Israel carries out ops, recovers from Gaza bodies of 5 killed on October 7

ISRAELI forces retrieved the remains of five Israelis, killed during Hamas' October 7 attack on southern Israel, whose bodies had been taken to the Gaza Strip, the military said.

Gaza truce, hostage deal on talks table as Netanyahu meets Biden

If clinched, it would be a legacy-affirming achievement for US prez

Gated plush colonies for surrendered Maoists and relatives in C'garh soon

AS cadres of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) increasingly surrender in Chhattisgarh's strifetorn Bastar region, ensuring their safe and effective rehabilitation remains a key challenge.

Raj says no ties with BJP, to go it alone in Maha elections

RAJ Thackeray-led MNS, which was part of the BJP-led Mahayuti during the Lok Sabha elections, has decided to contest 225 to 230 seats independently in Maharashtra assembly elections scheduled in October.

BJP announces new party chiefs for Bihar, Rajasthan

IN an organisational rejig, BJP chief JP Nadda on Thursday appointment new party chiefs in Bihar and Rajasthan and prabhari (in-charge) and 'sahprabhari' (co-incharge) in many states, including Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.

Heavy rains in Bundelkhand & Mahakoshal

HEAVY rains and flash floods have forced around 2,000 people to move to safer places in parts of Bundelkhand and Mahakoshal/Vindhya region of Madhya Pradesh, particularly Katni district.

WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS IN MAXIMUM CITY

Flight, local train services and road traffic hit in Mumbai Pune gets 3rd highest rainfall since 1989

'GPS fixed in fighter aircraft for 1st time in Kargil war'

THE lack of coordination among security agencies and timely response to Pakistan army's intrusion in Kargil are still matters of serious discourse 25 years after the 'Operation Vijay'.

14 months after violence breaks out, Manipur CM to meet PM

MANIPUR Chief Minister N Biren Singh, who left for Delhi on Thursday, will have his first meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in more than 14 months since the ethnic violence between Meitei and KukiZo communities broke out on May 3 last year.

MEA reveals Dhaka letter over Didi 'refugee' remark

INDIA has received an official communication from Bangladesh criticising West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's statement regarding the provision of shelter to individuals affected by violence in the neighbouring country.

MoS demands housing for sportspersons in RS

THE Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed a different kind of demand by Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth during zero hour.

Consultations on UCC on, Meghwal tells Lok Sabha

A year after the 22nd Law Commission invited suggestions from stakeholders on the proposed nationwide Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the Centre does not appear to have made any considerable progress on it.

Rijiju: Oppn is trying to stall House during Budget debate

PARLIAMENTARY Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday accused the Opposition leaders of resorting to politics and abusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi instead of participating in a constructive debate during the discussion on Budget in Parliament.

NEET SOLUTION IN FIXING THE SYSTEM, NOT SCRAPPING IT

THE National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) paper leak and numerous other problems faced by students in the medical entrance exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) this year have given currency to the demand of going back to the pre-2016 system of entrance exams.

KANNADIGA QUOTA BILL NEEDS TO BE RECONSIDERED

ALREADY facing a backlash from the opposition for alleged corruption and nepotism, the Congress government in Karnataka suffered a loss of face on July 17.