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4 Nagai fishers escape mid-sea 'SL' gang attack

A group of four from the district escaped assault by an armed gang, allegedly from Sri Lanka, while fishing near Kodiyakarai in the early hours of Wednesday. They, however, had to cut off their nets, weighing around 300 kg, and abandon them at sea while fleeing.

Court says no bar on peaceful stir, closes HCP claiming illegal detention

AMIDST the attempts of the police to thwart the ongoing strike of a section of Samsung workers by effecting arrests at night hours and removing the temporary sheds at the protest venue, the Madras High Court on Wednesday said that there is no bar on peaceful stir of the workers.

Cops claim arrest fallout of protesters 'shoving' SSI at accident spot

Kancheepuram district secretary of CITU, E Muthukumar, says the protests will continue. EPS accuses DMK govt of trying to quell the strike instead of resolving issue through talks. Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu refutes reports of arresting workers from their houses

Hizb-ut-Tahrir case: NIA arrests one more key suspect

ANOTHER key accused in the Tamil Nadu Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) case was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from Chennai on Tuesday, the agency said in an official statement.

Politicos flay crackdown, DMK allies back staff

LEADERS of various political parties condemned the state government and police for the crackdown. Meanwhile, the leaders of DMK's alliance partners, including CPM, CPI, and VCK, have planned to meet CM MK Stalin to urge his direct intervention over the ongoing strike to settle the issue amicably.

AIADMK youth wing leader held for ₹8 crore fraud

AN AIADMK district youth wing functionary has been arrested for allegedly embezzling over ₹8 crore from the provident fund of municipal employees in Villupuram, on Wednesday.

Min urges workers to give up strike, says CM keen on resolving issues

PROMISING that the state government will implement whatever verdict to be given by the Madras HC regarding the recognition of the Samsung workers union, Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu, on behalf of the state government, appealed to the CITU to give up its protests keeping in mind the interests of the thousands of workers and their families and the future of the thousands of educated youth.

‘Frustration of right wing a win for DMK ideology’

REFERRING to a viral video of Jana Sena Party members placing his picture on temple steps and stepping on it to humiliate him, TN Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin posted on X, \"We may not be able to cleanse their filthy minds, but at least their feet might be cleaned in the process.\"

Son's testimony helps court convict man for killing wife

40-year-old man gets life sentence for strangulating wife using son's belt in 2018

Court refuses to restrain corpn from creating ponds on race club premises

THE Madras High Court on Wednesday refused to restrain the Greater Chennai Corporation from going ahead with creating ponds to store runoff rainwater in the golf course belonging to the Gymkhana Club in the premises of the Madras Race Club at Guindy in Chennai.

HC allows state's appeal against compensation for injured student

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently allowed an appeal filed by the state school education department against the compensation awarded by a single bench of the court to a boy, who lost vision in his right eye allegedly after an accident at his school in May 2010.

30 yrs on, risk allowance for TN forest staff stagnates below ₹1K

STAFF of the Tamil Nadu forest department, from forest guards to forest range officers, who spend hours patrolling the forest to keep the region free from poaching, have been receiving only a meagre amount as monthly risk allowance for the past three decades. Following a series of miniscule hikes over the years, the allowance amount -- from ₹200 -- currently stands at just ₹800, staff members said.

Youth hurt in Chennai student clash dies

A 20-year-old Presidency College student, who was attacked allegedly by five students from Pachaiyappa's College at the Chennai suburban terminal on Friday, succumbed to his injuries at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) early Wednesday morning. Periamet police, which arrested the five students on Friday evening, has altered the charges against them from attempted murder to murder.

TN govt releases Samagra Shiksha salaries for Sept

Following protests, state pays over 20K employees from own pocket

10 Samsung workers held; end stir, FM asks union

A month after Samsung workers started striking work at Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram police on Wednesday arrested 10 workers from their houses and detained over 600 others from the protest venue.

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5% for 10th time in a row

THE Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5%, for the 10th time in a row, but changed its stance to 'neutral' that may lead to a cut in the forthcoming policies.

Knives out for Congress from INDIA bloc allies after Haryana debacle

Shiv Sena (UBT), AAP, TMC lead the attack, say grand old party's arrogance led to defeat

Drama over Atishi's 'eviction' from official house

THE never-ending political tussle between Delhi's AAP government and the Lieutenant Governor has a new flashpoint: the chief minister's official residence.

Sydney suburbs to T20 WC via Scotland: The Saskia story

SASKIA Horley started playing football and cricket in her backyard with her dad while growing up in Sydney. She was a part of the Gordon Women's Cricket Club while playing some football for Northern Tigers FC. One thing led to another and she got to feature in an episode of the series called 'Undercover Coach' by Disney Channel in Australia, where an international athlete would coach the young player for a day.

EYES ON THE TARGET

Walking the tightrope in the proverbial group of death, India can ill-afford another reverse

No impact due to advisory on Boeing 737 planes

AKASA Air said on Tuesday there will be no disruptions to its flight operations due to the latest advisories issued by the DGCA regarding potential risk of a jammed rudder control system in Boeing 737 planes. The airline operates a fleet of 25 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

'Ola, Porter fail to provide fair pay, safe working conditions for workers'

RIDE-hailing platform Ola and logistics start-up Porter continue to be the worst platforms for gig workers. Last year too they scored zero on a scale of 1 to 10, as per Fairwork India Ratings 2024: Labour Standards in the Platform Economy report, which was released on Tuesday.

Magicpin largest food delivery app on ONDC

Since joining the ONDC network in March last year, magicpin has grown, expanding its restaurant partnerships from 22,000 to 70,000 as of September 2024.

Discount brokers' revenue to trim 25% with new Sebi norms

MARKET regulator Sebi's revised equity index derivatives framework, announced on October 1, is expected to hit transaction volumes in the futures and options segment, ultimately impacting revenue and profitability of brokerages, especially discount brokers on one hand and on the other the revised transaction charges will directly trim their profits, warns a report.

Mkt rebounds on BJP's win in Haryana

Election results to provide Dalal Street some relief and confidence, ahead of Maha polls

Cognizant engaged in discrimination against non-Indian workers: US jury

A US court has found IT services company Cognizant Technology Solutions guilty of discriminatory conduct towards non-Indian workers and that the company should pay punitive damages to compensate employees who suffered harm.

Israel expands offensive against Hezbollah

The Iran-backed militias fired rockets at Haifa; latest escalation comes after Netanyahu vowed to continue fight

AI PIONEERS WIN PHYSICS NOBEL

TWO pioneers of artificial intelligence — John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton - won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for helping create the building blocks of machine learning that is revolutionizing the way we work and live but also creates new threats for humanity.

BJP fails to impress Valley, Cong lacks force in Jammu

TEN years after the 2014 Assembly polls and five years after Article 370 abrogation, the BJP has been unable to make inroads into Muslimdominated Kashmir as its influence is confined to seven districts of the Jammu region in the Assembly polls. This is a worrying sign for the saffron party's 'Naya Kashmir' narrative and indicates \"acceptability\" issue in the Valley.

BJP's caste calculus strikes a chord in Haryana hurricane

IN the final vote count, Haryana has sent pollsters back to the drawing board. Turning the exit polls on their head, the state has chosen for a record third time the BJP government since the state came into being in 1966. Big shots in the state Congress are scratching their head in disbelief even as the BJP enjoys the last laugh.