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Gujarat Cong chief slams CM's silence in rape-murder case

THE Gujarat Congress held a protest on Thursday against chief minister Bhupendra Patel's silence over the murder of a six-year-old girl in Dahod by her school principal after she resisted his rape attempt.

Putin's N-coercion to pressure Ukraine

THE Kremlin said Thursday that an updated nuclear doctrine that will allow Moscow to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states should be seen as a warning to the West.

Israeli strike kills drone commander of Hezbollah

At least 11 killed, 22 others injured in school shelter attack in Gaza

No lathis, arms in Ram Navami rallies in Bengal

THE West Bengal Police will not allow weapons to be carried during the Ram Navami rally scheduled next Thursday.

after 3 Maoists killed 5-day-long ops in C'garh

IN a major success, the security forces after five days of toiling operation neutralised three high-ranking Maoist leaders in Paradi forests of Abujhmad, in Narayanpur district, about 400 km south of Raipur.

Rahul: Storm coming, Cong will form govt in Haryana

RECOUNTING his conversations with a Haryana youth who migrated to the US via \"donkey route\" and sharing his experiences, the leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi rapped BJP over unemployment in the state, saying the Haryana government has destroyed the employment system in the state.

Shah says only Modi can restore statehood to J&K

HOME Minister Amit Shah and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed poll rallies in Jammu on Thursday where Shah said J&K will definitely get statehood, but only \"Modi can restore it\" and promised to make J&K-terror free if voted to power.

RG Kar docs threaten to intensify protest if their demands not met

DAYS after partially resuming duties at government hospitals in West Bengal following a 42day cease-work over the RG Kar rape-murder, junior doctors on Thursday threatened to intensify their protest from Friday if their demands are not fulfilled.

Glacier burst concern over safety of hydro projects

THE hydroelectric projects will not be affected in the event of a glacier lake burst in future.

Few takers as 5.5K govt schools have zero student enrollment for Class I

THE government's primary education system seems to be having few takers in Madhya Pradesh.

After talks deadlock, team to visit Joshimath in Oct

A high-level disaster management team will visit Joshimath in October to assess the situation after the land submergence and create a tentative Detailed Project Report (DPR) to expedite rehabilitation efforts.

India asks citizens to leave Lebanon as tension mounts

AMID escalating tensions between Israel and Lebanon, the Indian embassy in Lebanon has issued an advisory for Indian nationals to leave the country immediately.

'Unlawful': Pressure on Yunus to free journalist jailed in Bangladesh

WHILE the chairperson of the Interim government in Bangladesh Mohammad Yunus interacted with various world leaders in New York, 30 human rights activists from across the globe urged him to release human rights activist/journalist Shahriar Kabir who has been unlawfully held in Bangladesh.

Come '26, 'sound walls' on bullet train route

THE high-speed rail corridor, being developed between Mumbai and Ahmedabad for running India's first bullet train at a speed of 260-300 kmph, is getting ready to mitigate noise impact on residential colonies located along the tracks, officials said.

Centre asks states to take strict measures to control spread of mpox infection

THE Centre on Tuesday issued fresh advisory to states and Union Territories and asked them to isolate suspected cases of mpox, previously known as monkeypox, and implement strict infection prevention and control measures.

Lawmakers slam second instance of BAPS temple desecration in California

A second Hindu temple has been vandalised in the US within a span of 10 day.

Mountaineers scale new Arunachal peak, name it after 6th Dalai Lama

AT a time when the Chinese has been renaming places along the Line of Actual Control, India on Wednesday named a mountain peak in the name of Dalai Lama, the religious head of 60 lakh Tibetan Buddhists.

Domestic Violence Act caters to women of all religions: SC

THE Supreme Court has said that the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, is a civil code that is applicable to every woman in India irrespective of her religious affiliation or social background.

TMC to pick Kirti Azad, Dola Sen as nominees to head Parliament panels

THE Trinamool Congress (TMC) will nominate Lok Sabha MP Kirti Azad and Rajya Sabha MP Dola Sen as chairpersons of parliamentary standing committees as the government is set to announce the panels soon.

WHO'S AFRAID OF MARXISTS NEXT DOOR?

The worry about the new Lankan govt's leftist tilt may be overblown. It's likely to be guided by those offering a friendly hand out of its economic morass

WHY CASA DEPOSITS AREN'T AS CHEAP AS ASSUMED TO BE

RADITIONALLY, current and savings bank deposits or CASA is considered to be low-cost deposits in Indian banks.

Four get death for murder of 3 Dalits in 2014

FOUR persons were sentenced to death, while seven others were awarded multiple life imprisonments in connection with the murders of three SC persons in Udappankulam village near Thiruvengadam in 2014.

K'taka withdraws general consent for CBI probe

THE Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday withdrew the general consent allowing the CBI to probe cases in the state citing bias in favour of the Centre to target leaders from certain parties.

Corpn staff made to work at houses of IAS officers: Ramadoss seeks action

PMK founder S Ramadoss on Thursday urged TN government to act against IAS officers for making Chennai Corporation employees work at their homes to carry out personal chores.

DIG arrested for facilitating land fraud with forged docus

A CB-CID team from Chennai arrested Ravindranath, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Registration Department, Salem region, on Wednesday night for allegedly facilitating the illegal transfer of a property using forged documents.

Police whisk away rowdy from court to 'save his life'

IN violation of Supreme Court guidelines which state that people should not be arrested from court premises, Salem City police arrested a history-sheeter on Salem court campus on Thursday.

Centre doubles wheat given to TN, more PDS cardholders to benefit

COME November, a higher number of poor and lower-middle-class population possessing Priority Household (PHH) ration cards will be able to receive wheat for free from ration shops.

School teacher verbally abuses girls, told by kangaroo court to go on leave

A male teacher, who has been accused of verbally abusing girl students at a government high school located in a village near Alangulam, has been asked to go on medical leave by a kangaroo court that deliberated the issue.

Senthil Balaji may get back minister berth, portfolios in cabinet reshuffle

Announcement is expected after CM Stalin returns from New Delhi

TN signs MoU with British Council for partnerships in creative industries

IN a bid to lay a roadmap for future research partnerships between Tamil Nadu and the United Kingdom (UK) in creative industries and laying the groundwork for long-term policy frameworks, the British Council, the UK's international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural ex change, and Guidance Tamil Nadu, the investment promo tion agency of the state government, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the creative economy and cultural industries of the state.