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New Japan leader to call for snap poll

SHIGERU Ishiba, the head of Japan's governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election to be held on Oct 27 after he is elected as prime minister on Tuesday.

Three jobless tribal youths surrender as 'Maoists' for govt incentives, held

THREE youths have been arrested in Chhattisgarh for posing as Naxalites to take benefits of the government's rehabilitation scheme introduced for the Maoists who wish to surrender and join the mainstream, police said.

10 UP cops suspended in cow slaughter case

TAKING cognizance of a complaint lodged regarding cow slaughter and the involvement of police personnel in the same case in Rambagh police station area of Mirzapur district, Superintendent of Police Abhinandan suspended 10 police personnel, including sub-inspectors, head constables, and constables on Sunday.

Mandi agents, workers to go on strike in Punjab, paddy purchase to be hit

OVER 50,000 commission agents (arhtiyas) and 8 lakh labourers are set to go on an indefinite strike across all mandis in Punjab from Tuesday, which will hit the paddy procurement operation beginning on the same day.

Lakhs affected as river embankments breached in Bihar after heavy rains

THE flood situation in Bihar worsened on Monday after the embankments of the Kosi river in Darbhanga and the Bagmati river in Sitamarhi were breached, affecting over 1.6 million people.

IIT told to admit boy who lost seat over late fee

8-year-old Dalit youth missed admission into IIT-Dhanbad after he failed to deposit a fee of $17,500 as per deadline

SC asks Bengal govt why steps to install CCTVs in RG Kar hospital 'so slow'

THE Supreme Court on Monday questioned the West Bengal govt as to why it was slow in installing CCTVs and measures to ensure better safety for doctors in govt hospitals across the state.

26 arrested in multi-state crackdown against cybercrime syndicate: CBI

THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) late on Sunday night conducted a multi-state crackdown against a cybercrime syndicate by arresting 26 individuals for allegedly defrauding people across the globe, officials said on Monday.

Govt's claim of creating 8 cr jobs during 2021-24 is half-truth, says Ramesh

THE Congress on Monday disputed the Central government's claim of creating \"80 million new jobs\" over the past few years and asserted that no \"spin-doctoring\" can take away from the fact that 2014-24 has seen \"jobless growth\".

Fadnavis to watch out for in BJP's likely reshuffle after assembly polls

THE BJP could be in for a significant organisational reshuffle post polls in J&K and Haryana, party sources have indicated.

INDIA INC NEEDS TO SIT UP AND SMELL THE BURN

Corporate leaders are still stuck on the manufacturing mindset of running factories. It's no surprise our offices are mostly unhappy places where burnouts are common

Electoral bonds: K'taka court stays probe against FM, others

THE Karnataka High Court on Monday stayed the investigation in the First Information Report (FIR) registered against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, former Member of Parliament Naleen Kumar Kateel, officials of Directorate of Enforcement (ED) and office bearers of BJP, by the city police on charges of extortion over electoral bonds.

AR Dairy Foods MD moves HC for anticipatory bail in laddu row

RAJASEKHARAN R, managing director of AR Dairy Foods Private Limited, based at Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, on Monday filed an Anticipatory Bail petition in the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

2 drivers get jail term for crash that took min's life

THE Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Perambalur sentenced two drivers to over one year in jail for causing the accident leading to the death of newly appointed state minister N Mariyam Pichai near Padalur in Perambalur district in May 2011.

All construction sites must be barricaded, says mayor

A day after a 35-year-old man accidentally fell to death in an under-construction storm water drain (SWD) in Ashok Nagar, GCC Mayor R Priya met press persons on Monday and said this particular SWD work was carried out by the Public Works Department for the Highways Department.

₹92K cr credit linkages given to women SHGs in last three years: Udhaya

DEPUTY Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Monday said the DMK government has exceeded the previous AIADMK government in giving credit linkages to women self-help groups.

Udhaya third senior minister in TN cabinet's pecking order

AFTER becoming the deputy chief minister of the state, Udhayanidhi Stalin has moved to third place in the council of ministers headed by Chief Minister MK Stalin.

DMK's dynastic politics will end in 2026: EPS

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday said people will put an end to dynastic politics in the 2026 Assembly election.

Project report for Kovilpatti airstrip: TIDCO floats bid to select contractor

TAMIL Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) has floated bids to select a contractor for preparing a detailed project report for the development of infrastructure for the Kovilpatti airstrip for Flying Training Organisation (FTO) operations, official sources said.

‘Untouchability wall' built on poramboke land razed

A 150-metre-long and 30-metrehigh 'untouchability' wall, which was constructed on a poramboke land encroached upon by caste Hindus, allegedly to hide a cremation ground used by members of the SC community, was demolished by the authorities in Viswanatham panchayat of Sivakasi taluk on Monday.

Centre must infuse 50% equity in CMRL Phase-II: Annamalai to PM

BJP state president K Annamalai on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to infuse 50% equity for Phase II of the Chennai Metro Rail Project to help complete the project as soon as possible.

Leg of ATM heist suspect amputated

THE right leg of K Muhammed Hasru, a suspect in the Kerala ATM heist, who was admitted to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital after being shot by police during arrest was amputated on Monday after he developed infection.

1.8 lakh to take part in nat'l achievement survey

OVER 1.8 lakh students from schools across Tamil Nadu, under various managements, are expected to participate in the National Achievement Survey (NAS) on December 4.

Toddler's abduction case falls flat after mom turns hostile

Probe officer lost the CD containing CCTV footage showing women leaving with child

Will remove mussels in Pulicat after monsoon: Govt

THE Ennore-Pulicat wetland complex, which is ecologically sensitive and attracts thousands of migratory birds annually, is losing its biodiversity due to extensive spread of invasive Charru mussels, the same species that wreaked havoc in Kerala's Ashtamudi lake, a Ramsar site, in Kollam district.

Siddu buys peace as wife offers to return all land

WILLING TO RETURN THE 14 SITES, PARVATHY TELLS MUDA, ASKS IT TO CANCEL SALE DEED

Recognition for Samsung labour union: TN gets 2 weeks to decide

THE Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu labour department authorities to take a decision on the application submitted by Samsung India Thozhilalar Sangam, which has been on an indefinite strike, regarding the registration of the union within two weeks.

SC lambasts Naidu for laddu politics

THE Supreme Court on Monday criticised Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu for making a public statement that the previous government led by Jagan Mohan Reddy used ghee containing animal fat to prepare laddus at Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirupati.

Coonoor teacher dies in landslide outside house

A 42-year-old private schoolteacher was killed in a landslide caused by heavy downpour on Sunday night in Coonoor in Nilgiris.

SPECIAL STATUS FOR DESI COWS IN POLL-BOUND MAHA

AHEAD of Maharashtra assembly elections, the state cabinet on Monday decided to give 'Rajmata Gomata' status to indigenous cows.