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To hell & back, shooter Arjun striving for more

SHOOTERS are a rare breed.

Sun rises in Hyd under Pat

Hyderabad SUNRISERS Hyderabad were in dire need of revival after the last edition of the Indian Premier League.

Rajnish, Mohandas Pai to leave Byju's advisory panel

BYJU'S parent company Think & Learn Private Limited (TLPL) and the two advisory board members -Rajnish Kumar and Mohandas Pai-have mutually decided not to renew the contractual agreement scheduled to end on June 30, 2024.

Why gold will continue to shine despite hitting record highs

Prices of the precious metal have soared three times in past 9 years, and bullion experts expect the prices to hit 2 lakh/10 grams in the next 7 to 12 years BENN KOCHUVEEDAN @ Mumbai GOLD has been and still is the ever-shining and the most trusted metal that women love to own and adorn from time immemorial.

HOW RECOVERY IN RURAL INDIA COULD HELP YOU

THE underperformance of the consumer sector in India tells a story.

N Vaghul, the titan of an institution builder

FOR Narayanan Vaghul, the accidental banker and noted philanthropist and institution builder, who redefined private sector banking in this part of the world by building ICICI Bank as the second largest lender in terms of market capitalisation in a short span of time before its newer peer HDFC Bank overtook it a few years back, banking was not his first choice, but civil service.

US, Saudi restart security talks upended by Hamas attack

PRESIDENT Joe Biden's national security adviser on Sunday met Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss what the kingdom described as the \"semi-final\" version of a wide-ranging security agreement between the countries.

11 killed in Ukraine's northeast as Russian offensive presses ahead

KYIV AT least 11 people were reported killed in attacks in Ukraine's war-ravaged northeast on Sunday as Russia pushed ahead with its renewed offensive.

Israeli leader Benny Gantz threatens to leave cabinet

AN Israeli airstrike killed 27 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, and fighting with Hamas raged across the north on Sunday as Israel's leaders aired divisions over who should govern Gaza after the war, now in its eighth month.

Chopper carrying Iran's president crashes in mountainous region

No info available about Raisi; rescuers finding it difficult to reach accident site due to fog

SAD promises to seek transfer of Kartarpur Sahib from Pak

THE Shiromani Akali Dal has said it will seek transfer of Kartarpur Sahib from Pakistan to India through mutual land exchange between the two countries.

Can jailed ex-MLA spring surprise in NC bastion Baramulla?

THE entry of jailed ex-MLA Sheikh Abdur Rashid alias Er Rashid, who is lodged in Delhi's Tihar jail, into the poll fray has made the contest in the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat, which is going to polls in 5th phase on Monday, very interesting.

Cong doesn’t favour reservations based on religion: Jairam Ramesh

FORMER union minister and Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would not be able to open its account in south India while its seat tally would be half in the rest of the country.

Rahul using Maoist language, says Modi

IN an election rally at Ghatshila in Jamshedpur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Congress and JMM do not know even the A, B, C of development.

Cyclone likely over south Bay of Bengal in 3-4 days

A cyclone is likely to develop in the next 3-4 days as favourable ocean and atmospheric conditions have been evolving over the south Bay of Bengal, experts said.

Maliwal assault case: Cops seize CCTV DVR from Kejriwal's house

AS the investigation into the Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal assault case entered the third day on Sunday, the Delhi Police seized electronic devices, including a CCTV DVR (digital video recorder) from the official residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Around 5,000 houses gutted as violence breaks out in Myanmar

THE situation in Myanmar continues to be on the boil with increased fighting between the military-led Junta army and the ethnic rebel groups across many parts specially in rakhine state.

Around 5,000 houses gutted as violence breaks out in Myanmar

THE situation in Myanmar continues to be on the boil with increased fighting between the military-led Junta army and the ethnic rebel groups across many parts specially in Rakhine state.

Wheat procurement likely to miss target for 3rd year

IT IS going to be the third straight year when the Government of India will miss its wheat procurement target.

THE MARVELLOUS NARRATIVE TRADITION OF OUR COUNTRY

RETELLING Indian katha through 3,000 years of stories has been the most marvellous adventure for me as a 21st-century inheritor of our storytelling tradition.

ECONOMIC DISTRESS AND THE WAYS TO ALLEVIATE IT

The best way to help 'price-takers' is through the creation of a rights-based welfare state that provides a set of universal economic rights to all citizens on par with the Constitution

Miraculous escape for 179 as Al's B'luru-Kochi flight catches fire mid-air

ALL the 179 passengers, including two infants and 6 crew members on board an Air India Express flight from Bengaluru to Kochi, had a miraculous escape when one of its engines caught fire after taking off from the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on Saturday night.

Juvenile pygmy killer whale beached in Ramnad, rescued

A rare pygmy killer whale, which got washed ashore near Naripaiyur village in Ramanathapuram range, was rescued by forest officials of Thoothukudi Wildlife Range on Sunday.

Level in Pillur dam rises by 3.5 feet after heavy rain

IN the wake of relentless rainfall, the water level in the Pillur Dam has seen a remarkable increase of 3.5 feet in just a single day, said officials.

Another mix-up in surgery at KL hosp: Patient says wrong implant

Error in treatment detected in hand X-ray; kin says doctor behaved rudely, denied charges

In last 6 months. DVAC in Chennai has booked only 5 graft cases

Data shows declining trend in FIRs booked by Chennai units; dists with single detachments like Tiruchy, Coimbatore, Madurai have booked five to 10 cases each SIDDHARTH PRABHAKAR @ Chennai INVESTIGATIONS into corruption by the directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption (DVAC) in Chennai has dropped steeply, as official data shows the eight units covering the capital city have together booked only five cases in the last six months.

Dalit's murder: Two booked for Insta posts

MONTHS after a Dalit man was hacked to death by an armed gang allegedly in retaliation over a previous murder, two youths from Mayiladuthurai were booked on Sunday over objectionable Instagram posts aimed at creating communal tension, police said.

Wholesale price of chicken up by ₹23/kg in a month

SUMMER heat triggered a rise in procurement prices (wholesale price) of live broiler chicken across western Tamil Nadu including Tiruppur, Coimbatore, and Erode.

No proof of intoxication, insurance firm to pay ₹50L to kin of dead man

A District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Srivilliputhur directed an insurance company to pay 50 lakh insurance amount to the kin of a man, who died in 2018 after accidentally falling into a septic tank.

Man washed away in flash flood in Kanniyakumari

A 62-year-old man, who was taking bath in a stream at Thuvachi region along the downstream of Ullakai Aruvi falls, was washed away in a flash flood on Saturday.