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US probes racist texts sent to Black people

SEVERAL federal and state agencies are investigating how racist mass texts were sent to Black people across the country in the wake of the presidential election this week.

13 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

TWO separate Israeli strikes killed at least 13 people, including women and children, in Gaza on Saturday, Palestinian medical officials said, as Israel announced the first delivery of aid in weeks to the war-battered northern Gaza.

Qatar may ask Hamas to shut its Doha office

Doha withdraws as key mediator for Gaza truce and hostage deal as talks hit roadblock

Home truth: Temple theft cases surge in Gujarat

IN Gujarat, a surge in burglaries is hitting not only homes left vacant during Diwali vacations but also temples, according to government data.

Modi takes 'ATM for royal family' swipe at Cong

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that wherever a Congress government is formed, that state becomes the ATM of the party's 'shashi parivar' (royal family).

meanwhile, Kharge hits back at BJP 'divisive pitch'

COUNTERING Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath's 'batenge toh katenge' slogan, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Saturday that several leaders from his party, including Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, have laid down their lives to unite the country.

On UP bypoll campaign trail, Yogi seeks quota for SC/ST, OBC in AMU

AMID the ongoing debate on the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University, especially, against the backdrop of Supreme Court's Friday order, UP CM Yogi Adityanath pitched in for the OBC reservation in the prestigious institution.

Ram temple in Ayodhya likely to miss June deadline, to be ready by Sept '25

THE upcoming Ram temple in Ayodhya, scheduled to be completed in June 2025, will take an additional three months’ time to be fully ready.

Soren retorts, says no need to answer every BJP query

Responding to questions about Bangladeshi infiltration into Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that he did not find it necessary to respond to every question raised by the Opposition, mainly the BJP.

Bangla intruders to be thrown out of J'khand: Shah

CAMPAIGNING for the BJP in Hazaribagh in poll-bound Jharkhand, Union Home Minister Amit Shah vowed to deport all Bangladeshi intruders from the state if the party came to power in Jharkhand.

IT'LL BE NASTY A LITTLE BIT AT TIMES... BUT IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING

\"He died like a dog,\" is not a phrase one would usually get to hear in the official speech of the US president. But, then, that's a Donald Trump delivery, straight from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House.

Bail delay a breach of basic rights: SC

Says even a single day's delay in deciding bail plea affects fundamental rights of the people

Cong says committed to nationwide caste survey

AFTER PM Modi's scathing attack on Congress for playing caste politics, the party asserted on Saturday that a nationwide caste survey and the lifting of the Supreme Court's \"arbitrary ceiling\" of 50 per cent on quota for SCs, STs and OBCs are central to its vision for the country.

BJP's 2-front fight: Assembly polls, naming new party chief

THE BJP is busy managing election battles on two fronts: First is the Assembly polls in Jharkhand and Maharashtra; the second is the election of the new party chief.

4-point fillip to urban poverty alleviation mission

PILOT PROJECT FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION

Out of 19 key positions, 10 lying vacant in NMC for months, shows RTI reply

THE National Medical Commission (NMC), which regulates medical education and professionals, is yet to fill key positions vacant for several months, reveals a reply to an RTI application.

MODI & TRUMP: MADE FOR EACH OTHER

If any world leader is as loved as he is hated, it is Donald Trump, elected 47th president of the US.

HOW TO BE ON TOP OF THE GAME

IDEO games came to India decades ago—to the delight of children and despair of parents.

Drunk man falls on own liquor bottle, dies of injuries from shards

A 36-YEAR-OLD man died after a liquor bottle he was carrying on his person broke and pierced him after he fell in Shanmugapuram on Friday.

Patriarchy an excuse for inefficiency: Finance Min

Nirmala says Indian women have proved capability, criticises leftist influence

Chennai-Gummidipundi travel: 70 mins by car, 120 by local train

Track capacity not increased to keep up with population growth over last 30 yrs

Woman arrested for trying to strangle mom in public over property dispute

A 43-year-old woman on Saturday was arrested by the MGR Nagar police for allegedly trying to kill her mother over a property dispute.

No compromise on edu policy for central funds: Poyyamozhi

TAMIL Nadu will not compromise on its education policy in order to receive union government funds, School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said on Saturday.

Hold grama sabha meet on Nov 23, collectors told

THE Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj has written to collectors across the state to ensure that grama sabha meeting for village panchayats is convened on November 23.

Deposit principal to claim exorbitant interest Act benefit

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court quashed the criminal proceedings against an accused in an exorbitant interest Act case.

Ignore wrong portal entry, compensate Gaja-hit ryots in full: HC

THE Madras High Court has ordered an insurance company to pay full compensation amount to farmers affected by Gaja cyclone irrespective of the wrong entry made on the web portal concerned.

Include guest lecturers in staff count for transfer eligibility, govt college teachers urge department

TEACHERS from government arts and science colleges urged the higher education department to include guest lecturers while calculating the minimum staff strength (50%) required for transfer eligibility.

Stalin calls for better safety infra, green measures in cracker factories

CM inspects Virudhunagar unit, tells owner to arrange insurance for all employees

Forgotten lives adorn racks of Kovai library

HE scent of old paper and the whisper of turning pages hang in the air, a stark contrast to the cacophony of car horns and bustling crowds just outside the library door.

HEADS OR TAILS, EACH FLIP HAS A STORY TO TELL

T was an ordinary Sunday morning, for some students in Srivilliputhur. Just another weekend spent preparing for their regular tuition class.