FORD TO RESTART OPS AT CHENNAI FACTORY

FORD Motor Company on Friday said it has submitted a Letter of Intent (LOI) to the Tamil Nadu government, confirming its intention to utilise its Chennai plant, repurposing it to focus on manufacturing for export to global markets.

Cyber Criminals Siphoned Off ₹10k Cr From India In One Year

Many youth taken on tourist visas to South East Asian countries, detained and forced to commit cyber frauds; cops planning awareness campaigns among unemployed people

APPLE'S NEW AI TO ENHANCE WRITING, EMAIL, AND MORE

With the launch of the iPhone 16 series, Apple also introduced Apple Intelligence.

Huawei unveils world's first tri-fold smartphone Mate XT Ultimate Edition

HOURS after Apple launched the iPhone 16 series on Thursday, Chinese tech giant Huawei introduced the world's first tri-fold smartphone, the Mate XT Ultimate Edition.

South Asian Jr Athletics C'ship: Gold harvest for Indian team

THE Indian contingent exceeded all expectations and were in brilliant form on Thursday as they reaped a harvest of as many as 19 medals, nine of them being gold on the second day of the fourth edition of South Asian Junior Athletics Championship held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai.

IPL PLAYERS HIGHLY UNDERPAID

The league’s media rights may have skyrocketed since its inception but salary cap hasn’t grown proportionately. Swaroop Swaminathan captures the story through numbers

Pvt sector must step up infra investment: DFS secy

India needs to spend 8-10% of gross domestic product on infrastructure for sustaining high single-digit growth rate over next couple of decades, said a senior finance ministry official.

PM e-drive: Electric 2W buyers can get subsidy of ₹10K in 1st yr, ₹5K in 2nd yr

UNDER the ‘PM Electric Drive Revolution in innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM e-drive) scheme, which will be rolled out soon, electric two-wheeler buyers can avail a maximum subsidy of up to ₹10,000 in the first year and ₹5,000 in the second year.

Fuel prices may fall if crude remains low: Official

Oil marketing companies (oMCs) may consider reducing petrol and diesel prices domestically if international crude prices remain low for an extended period, according to a senior official from the Petroleum Ministry.

Mkt rally makes investors richer by ₹6.5L cr

Optimism is fuelled by US inflation in August falling to three-year low of 2.5%, which sparked rate cut hopes

Myanmar residents flee deadly floods on makeshift rafts, boats

CARRYING children on their backs or rowing the elderly on makeshift rafts through rising waters on Thursday, thousands of Myanmar residents fled severe flooding triggered by the deadly Typhoon Yagi.

Russian attack leaves 18,000 with no gas, water supply

THE key eastern Ukraine city of Pokrovsk is without a drinking water supply or natural gas for cooking and heating, authorities said on Thursday, as the Russian army’s attritional slog across the Donetsk region lays waste to public infrastructure and forces civilians to flee their homes.

UNICEF horrified by Malaysian child sex abuse

402 children rescued from charity homes in 2 states where they were harmed physically

34 killed in Israeli strikes on UN school in Gaza

ISRAElI airstrikes across Gaza overnight and Wednesday hit a UN school sheltering displaced Palestinian families as well as two homes, killing at least 34 people, including 19 women and children, hospital officials said. A UN official said six staffers were among the dead.

HISTORY MADE WITH FIRST CIVILIAN SPACEWALK

A tech billionaire performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth on Thursday, a high-risk endeavor reserved for professional astronauts —until now.

Struggle not limited to Art 370, but for solving K-issue, says Er Rashid

Baramulla MP Er rashid, released on interim bail from Tihar jail by Delhi court, arrived in Srinagar on Thursday. Wearing a black band on his left arm and visibly overcome by emotions, he kissed the ground at Srinagar airport.

MVA scrambles to defuse Maha tension over 163 Assembly seats

AHEAD of maharashtra assembly elections, the Opposition alliance maha Vikas aghadi (mVa) has ironed out differences over 125 seats while the remaining 163 seats remain contentious among the allies.

Muslim panel seeks sealing of mosque's 'illegal' part in HP

A day after hindu outfits held a massive protest against the “illegal mosque” in Sanjauli area of Shimla, office-bearers of the local muslim welfare committee submitted a memorandum to the municipal commissioner urging him to seal the unauthorized portion of the structure and offered to demolish it once the court delivered a verdict on the matter.

3 nabbed for thrashing two Army officers, raping woman

THREE men, one of them an accused in a murder case, have so far been arrested by the police in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district for attacking-robbing two young Army officers and then allegedly raping one of the two female companions of the officer-duo early Wednesday.

6 cr seniors covered under Ayushman Bharat

WITH the Union Cabinet approving health insurance coverage to those aged 70 years and above, irrespective of their income, the Centre’s flagship scheme said Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), has now become much bigger. It will now cover 6 crore senior citizens and around ₹4.5 crore families.

Missile tests stacked, conventional & N-weaponry to be inducted soon

THE armed forces are due for a major upgrade in their missile inventory as the services and manufacturers have chalked out an array of tests for missiles, including strategic deterrence—the nuclear-capable and conventional ones—in different categories.

Dhankhar takes a jibe at Rahul, says Indians must act as ambassadors abroad

IN an oblique reference to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said that every Indian abroad should act as an ambassador for the nation.

China ties complex, but 75% of issues sorted: Jaishankar

INDIA’S relationship with China is very complex, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Geneva on Thursday.

Putin proposes bilateral talks with Modi in Oct as Doval meets Russian Prez

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin on Thursday proposed to hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 22 on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan when National Security Advisor Ajit Doval called on him in St Petersburg, Russian officials said.

ADIOS AMIGO

CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury passed away after prolonged illness at AIIMS-Delhi on Thursday. He was admitted to AIIMS for acute respiratory tract infection.

Flying Frog, 33 other amphibians spotted during survey at ATR

NEARLY 85% of reptile and amphibian species recorded in two forest ranges in Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) during the recent Herpetofauna survey are endemic to the Western Ghats, with many restricted to the Anamalai sub cluster.

Ganesh puja: 20 shops set on fire in clash in K'taka

Argument between members of 2 communities triggers trouble, 56 people arrested by police

CATERPILLAR TO INVEST 500 CR TO EXPAND TN UNITS

TEXAS-based Caterpillar, world leader in the production of construction and mining equipment, is planning to expand its existing construction equipment manufacturing facilities in Tiruvallur and Krishnagiri districts, with an investment of ₹500 crore.

CM keen on enforcing prohibition: Min

MINISTER for Prohibition and excise S Muthusamy on Thursday said Chief Minister MK Stalin does not want to continue the sale of liquor through Tasmac outlets and wishes to enforce total prohibition in the state, but the decision cannot be taken in a haste.

Vellore jail DIG put on compulsory wait, another official moved out

Vellore Central Prison’s Deputy Inspector General r rajalakshmi was placed on the compulsory waiting list on Thursday morning. Additionally, AS Abdul rahuman, the Central Prison Vellore’s Additional Superintendent, was deputed to Central Prison II, Puzhal, following an FIR filed by the CB-CID on Wednesday evening.