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Constable, aide arrested for peddling meth

GREATER Chennai Police on Friday arrested James (37), working as a constable at Ashok Nagar police station, and his accomplice Surender (36), and seized 10 gm of methamphetamine.

22K corpn staff ready to face storm

10 additional workers for each ward, food and water kept ready at 329 rain relief centres

Won't allow tungsten mining, centre must retract nod: CM to PM

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Friday opposed the awarding of tungsten mining rights in Madurai district by the union government to a private firm, saying that the Tamil Nadu government will never permit any mining activity in Arittapatti and its surrounding areas considering the site's biodiversity heritage status and opposition from the local residents.

SC pauses trial court hearing on Sambhal

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Sambhal trial court in Uttar Pradesh not to take any further action pursuant to its order for a survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid.

Kharge plainspeak at CWC meet on factionalism, hints at 'tough decisions'

UNSPARING in his criticism of his party colleagues, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday asserted that ‘tough decisions’ will have to be taken and ‘accountability fixed’ for the party's electoral debacle in Haryana and Maharashtra.

FENGAL LANDFALL TODAY; RED ALERT FOR CITY, 6 DISTRICTS

AFTER playing hide-and-seek for three days, cyclonic storm 'Fengal' formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal and is heading towards the north coast of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, where it is expected to make landfall on Saturday afternoon, the regional meteorological centre (RMC) said on Friday.

GDP growth sinks to 2-year low

Economy grows just 5.4% in July-Sept quarter, raising doubts about meeting full-year target of 6.5%

Outside support among options if he isn't CM, Shinde tells Amit Shah

WHEN caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde met Union home minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Thursday, he gave him three tough options on government formation in Maharashtra.

India's PC market at all-time high in third quarter of 2024

India's traditional PC market, which includes desktops, notebooks, and workstations, achieved an all-time high of 4.49 million units shipped in the third quarter of 2024 (3Q24), reflecting a modest 0.1% year-over-year (YoY) growth, according to data from IDC.

AI will positively influence sustainability goals

About 96% of Indian executives believe that artificial intelligence (AI) can positively impact their sustainability goals.

Investing in differentiated connectivity can boost telcos' revenue: Ericsson

Recently, telecom equipment maker Ericsson suggested in one of its reports that Indian telecom service providers invest in differentiated connectivity as consumers are willing to pay extra for it.

TOP 5 TECH TRENDS TO WATCH IN 2025

ROM the emergence of smaller GenAI language models and AI agents to semiconductors and spacetech, Capgemini's tech trends for 2024 received a lot of attention.

Perfect Liverpool on top of CL, Dortmund also among winners

LIVERPOOL are the only team with a perfect record in this season's Champions League after beating title-holders Real Madrid 2-0 in their heavyweight clash on Wednesday, with last season's runners-up Borussia Dortmund among the night's other winners.

MOP Vaishnav win 20th consecutive title

MOP Vaishnav College secured the 20th consecutive rolling trophy with their stellar performance by winning the women's overall title at the 56th Dr Sir A Lakshmanaswamy Mudaliar athletics meet organised by the University of Madras at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai.

Rohit & Co call on Oz PM ahead of practice tie

AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday hosted a reception for the travelling Indian cricket team ahead of their two-day pink-ball practice match against PM's XI here from November 30.

India in line to host 'very major event in 2025, says top FIDE official Sutovsky

THE world governing body for chess (FIDE) could be set to host a 'very major event' in India in 2025.

MIND AT REST, EYES ON NEXT MOVE

With three games of the chess World Championship done, some themes are emerging from the tournament. A look...

PCB does not want Hybrid CT; ICC board to meet today

A day before an all-important ICC board meeting scheduled to be held virtually to finalize the schedule of the 2025 Champions Trophy, the Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday afternoon has conveyed to the world governing body that the hybrid model is not acceptable to it.

Doping shocker again in tennis: Swiatek accepts one-month ban

In another high-profile doping case in tennis, five-time Grand Slam winner Iga Swiatek accepted a one-month ban for failing a test.

GCCs to pay 50% higher salary than non-tech sectors

Data scientists, full-stack developers in demand

No delays in banking, Aadhaar OTP messages due to new traceability rules

THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has assured consumers that there will be no disruptions in the delivery of essential net banking and Aadhaar OTP messages starting December 1, as the new traceability rules are implemented.

GAIL, INEOS revive PTA plant in M'luru

GAIL (India) Limited, via wholly-owned subsidiary GAIL Mangalore Petrochemicals Limited (GMPL), has re-engaged process licensor INEOS to support revival of its 1.25 million tonne per annum purified terephthalic acid (PTA) manufacturing plant in Mangaluru.

Godrej Enterprises Group sees revenue in excess of ₹20,000 crore by 2032

GODREJ Enterprises Group (GEG), new entity carved out of the 127-year-old group after the brothers Adi and Jamshyd amicably divided the group this April, expects its revenue crossing ₹20,000 crore by the turn of 2032 from current ₹16,000 crore.

IHC, Sri Lanka Port Authority, Tanzania back Adani Group

ABU DHABI'S International Holding Company (IHC), a sovereign fund that manages $100 billion assets, has reaffirmed its support to Adani Group, saying its outlook on investments in the group remains unchanged despite the US indictment of the conglomerate's founder chairman Gautam Adani.

AI facing delays in Boeing aircraft deliveries: CEO Campbell Wilson

AIR INDIA CEO and MD Campbell Wilson said on Wednesday that the airline is experiencing delays in receiving aircraft deliveries from Boeing, largely due to a strike at the aircraft manufacturer's U.S. factory.

Experts see GDP growth below 6.5% in second quarter

AHEAD of the release of official GDP numbers for the second quarter of FY25, economic analysts present varied estimates ranging from 6.2% to 6.9%.

Market witnesses sharp sell-off

Sensex plunged 1.48% to close at 79,043.74, Nifty dropped 1.49% to settle at 23,914.20

Xi Jinping's close ally Admiral Miao suspended

A top Chinese military official has been dismissed while an investigation into \"serious violations of discipline\" takes place, Beijing said on Thursday, the latest senior figure to fall in a sweeping crackdown on graft in the country's armed forces.

After new tariff threat, Mexico prez, Trump talk migration

PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump declared a win on stopping illegal immigration through Mexico on Wednesday after talking with that country's leader.

Over 1 million homes powerless as Russia bombs Ukraine energy grid

A massive aerial bombardment of Ukraine's energy facilities was in response to Kyiv striking Russian territory with Western-supplied missiles, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.