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Oppn picks up 10 of 13 bypoll seats, keeps momentum

IN a major boost to the Opposition in the first bypolls after the general elections, the INDIA bloc gained an upper hand over the NDA by winning 10 out of 13 assembly seats that were up for grabs across seven states.

DMK wins Vikravandi by-poll, CM calls it people's thanksgiving

THE ruling DMK secured a thumping victory in the Vikravandi by-election on Saturday by a margin of 67,757 votes.

Two hours away from Paris, a German city apes Olympic host; attracts India's finest

PARIS: 48.86°N latitude; Saarbrucken: 49.23° N.

Ahead of polls, govt strengthens J&K L-G Manoj Sinha's powers

AHEAD of the assembly elections in J&K, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs empowered the Lieutenant Governor in all matters of transfers and postings of all-India service officers and the police besides granting powers to accord prosecution sanction in various cases.

England's greatest ever fast bowler: Gillespie on Anderson

BEN STOKES is on the edge of the Lord's balcony, egging on James Anderson.

Carlos stages comeback, sets up final date with Nole

DEFENDING champion Carlos Alcaraz beat Daniil Medvedev 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to return to the Wimbledon final as he seeks his fourth Grand Slam title at age 21.

La Roja janeman: Rodri central figure

With the reputation of being the best midfielder, Spaniard has a chance to add another feather to his crown

Paris Olympics: Sindhu, Prannoy get easy groups

TWO-TIME Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy were on Friday handed easy groups for the Paris Games beginning on July 26.

Scindia to meet advisory groups next week

Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia is scheduled to meet six advisory groups next week to seek feedback on the telecommunications industry.

JP Morgan index inclusion: Forex kitty hits $657 bn

THE inclusion of government bonds in the JP Morgan global bond index from June 28, which though did not have the desired impact on the bond yields, did impact the forex kitty, which swelled by $5.16 billion to hit a new life-time high of $657.155 billion for the week to July 5.

Axis, HDFC Bank customers to face outage on Saturday

MORE than 140 million customers of HDFC Bank and Axis Bank will face service interruptions on Saturday as the former is upgrading its systems and the latter is completing the transition of Citi India business.

HCL Q1 profit rises 20% to ₹4,257 cr

Q1 usually soft quarter, CEO says confident of sequential growth in financial services after Q2

India's SDG score improves from 66 to 71 in FY24, inequalities increase

INDIA'S sustainable development goal (SDG) score improved from 66 in 2020-21 to 71 in 2023-24.

Number of resolutions under IBC to go up every year: IBBI chairman

AMID criticism over delayed resolution of cases under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), the chairman of insolvency regulator pointed out on Friday that 270 cases defaults were resolved in 2023-24 against the average 125 in the previous years.

Most tech professionals feel unfairly compensated, cite pay disparities

MORE than 60% of tech professionals feel unfairly compensated, and they cite substantial pay disparities that underscore an urgent need for action.

UAE names street after doctor hailing from Kerala

A road in the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi has been named after an 84-year-old doctor with Indian roots as a tribute to his significant contributions to the country's health sector.

New gaffes add to pressure on Biden to drop out

At NATO summit, he refers to Kamala Harris as 'Vice President Trump' and Zelensky as 'Putin'

60 bodies found after Israeli ops: Hamas

AROUND 60 bodies were found under the rubble of a Gaza City neighbourhood, officials in the Hamas-run territory said Thursday, after Israel's military declared an end to its operation there.

SERI SINKING

IN a situation akin to the natural land disaster in Joshimath, Seri village in Bageshwar district is grappling with land submergence, leaving villagers in a state of constant fear.

Didi meets Uddhav in Mumbai, says 'game on'

WEST Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre is not stable, and may not complete its term.

Soren's job offer letters to 1.5K teachers trigger row

DAYS after being released from jail following the High Court order and taking over as Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren on Friday distributed appointment letters to 1500 Post Graduate Teachers (PGT) teachers which has sparked a controversy in the state.

No power subsidies to those who pay income tax in Himachal: Sukhu

THE Himachal Pradesh cabinet decided on Friday to withdraw the free electricity scheme for all income-tax payers due to the poor financial health of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board.

Nitish intensifies demand for special package for Bihar

AHEAD of the union budget for FY 2024-25, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) has intensified its demand for a special package for the state so that it could emerge as a developed state in the next five years.

MahaYuti wins all 9 council seats

Cong and Shiv Sena (UBT) win 1 seat each, but Sharad Pawar-backed party faces defeat

Land grabbing? Maha IAS officer's mom whips out gun, threatens farmers

A video showing controversial IAS officer Puja Khedkar's mother threatening a group of farmers with a pistol has gone viral.

Haryana govt asked to remove Shambhu border blockade, regulate traffic

THE Supreme Court on Friday asked the Haryana government to remove the barricading at the Shambhu border crossing since February to prevent farmers from protesting.

Hunt for terrorists linked to Kathua attack enters 4th day

EVEN as a massive search operation continued for the fourth day in forest areas of Kathua and adjoining districts in Jammu and Kashmir following the July 8 militant attack on an army convoy, there has been no contact with the militants involved in the deadly ambush in which five soldiers were killed.

'Headline grabbing, hypocrisy': Cong on govt's June 25 move

IN a sharp response to the Modi government's move to declare June 25, the day Emergency was declared in 1975, as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas', the Congress on Friday said that the BJP has been celebrating 'Constitution Murder Day every day' in last 10 years.

Not over yet, Covid still accounts for 1.7K deaths per week globally: WHO

COVID-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

Mamata govt says Guv sitting on bills, moves SC

Petition says Raj Bhavan move violates Article 200 of Constitution | Border blocked to stop farmers from protesting