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China hawks Rubio tipped for US Secy of State, Waltz given NSA role

US President-elect Donald Trump announced new members of his incoming administration on Monday, and was expected to pick Senator Marco Rubio as secretary of state.

Man rams car into crowd, kills 35

43 others hurt, say Chinese police; driver detained; said to be upset over divorce settlement

Modi seeks Maha votes for double-engine govt...

ON a campaign trail in poll-bound Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at the Congress, charging it with doing Pakistan's bidding by demanding to restore Article 370 in J&K.

meanwhile, Rahul raps PM over farm loan waiver

KEEPING up his attack on the BJP, Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said while Prime Minister Narendra Modi had waived loans of ₹16 lakh crore due to big industrialists, he had not rid a single farmer of loan.

Firing, violence ahead of bypoll in MP's Vijaypur

TWO villagers were injured in an armed attack by some people in tribal-dominated Dhanachya village of the bypoll-bound Vijaypur constituency in MP's Sheopur district, police said on Tuesday.

Fate of Champai, son and 6 ministers of Hemant govt at stake in 1st phase

IN the first phase of Assembly polls to be held on Wednesday in Jharkhand, reputation of a number of senior leaders and former CMs is at stake.

Consular camp cancelled over 'high threat' to temple

AMID the likelihood of \"extremely high and imminent threat level of violent protests\", the Brampton Triveni Mandir and Community Centre has decided to cancel its upcoming Life Certificate Event.

2 dead after surgeries done without consent in Gujarat

ANGRY villagers stormed a hospital in Ahmedabad on Tuesday and vandalised it after two patients died following alleged unauthorised surgeries.

Bangla influx: ED recovers printing machines, fake Aadhaars & passports

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted raids at 17 locations in Jharkhand and West Bengal in connection with illegal Bangladeshi infiltration and recovered various incriminating items, including fake Aadhaars, forged passports, illegal arms, immovable property documents, cash, jewellery, printing papers, printing machines, and blank Performa used for forging Aadhaar cards.

Will end coal smuggling in Dhanbad if BJP wins: Shah

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the BJP, if voted to power, will stop coal smuggling in Jharkhand and make the state \"the most prosperous state in the country\" within five years.

In a 1st, govt approves all-women CISF battalion to keep vital installations safe

Women in force

Justice AS Oka new member in SC Collegium

THE five-member Supreme Court Collegium, now headed by the new Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, includes A S Oka as one of its members.

PK Mishra bats for building disaster resilience

The best way to deal with disasters is to prevent them, PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, said on Tuesday, emphasizing that proactive measures are essential to safeguard communities.

Trade with Russia to touch $100 bn by '30: Jaishankar

EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov on Tuesday co-chaired the 25th session of the Inter-governmental commission on trade, economic, scientific, technological and cultural cooperation in New Delhi on Tuesday.

WHAT THE GLOBAL SOUTH CAN EXPECT AT COP29

The Conference of the Parties' 29th summit to address pressing climate change issues began on Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan as Washington's top climate envoy assured of continued climate action despite a Trump win.

FROZEN CONFLICTS: TIME BOMBS TICKING IN THE NORTHEAST

Left on their own, old hostilities can lead to frozen conflicts. Rather than treating them as legacy troubles that can erupt again, the need is to intervene and resolve

Inspector suspended for assaulting, verbally abusing Dalit man

An inspector with the district crime branch was suspended for allegedly assaulting and verbally abusing a Dalit man on Saturday.

Kasthuri's bail petition: HC reserves order

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras HC on Tuesday reserved orders on the anticipatory bail petition filed by actor S Kasthuri (51) in a case filed by the Madurai Thirunagar police, based on a complaint by Naidu Mahajana Sangam in Madurai, for her remarks against Telugu people in a meeting in Chennai last month.

Govt dialysis units functioning properly

RESPONDING to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking appointment of qualified dialysis technicians in TN government hospitals, the health secretary told the Madurai Bench of the Madras HC that the dialysis units in government hospitals across the state are functioning smoothly with sufficient number of technicians and machines.

Caste clash in govt school, 18 students held

A total of 18 students of the government higher secondary school at Vikramangalam in the district were arrested over an alleged clash on campus on Monday.

Attack on T'gana officials: 16 arrested

MAKING it clear that there was a conspiracy behind the attack on the Vikarabad collector and other officials on Monday, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Multi Zone-II V Satyanarayna on Tuesday said that 16 of the accused have been sent to remand for 14 days.

SC rejects review plea against closure, Sterlite end imminent

Only legal recourse left for firm is to file curative petition before apex court

Poll war: DMK readies army of orators

THE DMK, whose leaders are known for their 'gift of the gab', seems to be upping its game as the party has handpicked and groomed 182 young orators to campaign for the party in the 2026 Assembly elections.

GOAT of trouble as school screens Vettaiyan

A government-aided girls higher secondary school in VK Puram near Ambasamudram has come under fire for screening Tamil films.

Father, son held for uploading pics of woman

A father-son duo were arrested by the Valasaravakkam police on charges of extorting a woman and uploading her pictures on social media.

Flyer from Thailand held with ₹80L ganja

A 30-year-old Chennai resident was arrested by the Organised Crime Intelligence Unit (OCIU) outside the city airport's domestic terminal on Monday evening.

Soon, TN startup centres in Singapore, US

AT the launch of 'Startup Chennai - Innovate' on Tuesday, Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin announced that the Tamil Nadu government would soon establish Tamil Nadu Startup Global Coordination Centres in Singapore and US.

Man held for hurling petrol bomb at bar

A 30-year-old man was arrested by the Arumbakkam police on Tuesday for hurling a petrol bomb at a bar on Monday night following a quarrel with the bar employees.

Spurious liquor racket busted, four arrested

THE Tamil Nadu Enforcement Bureau-CID has busted a spurious liquor racket spread over Tiruvannamalai and Villupuram districts and seized 95 bottles and arrested four.

Low pressure weakens, but heavy rain in TN may persist

Isolated places in city, adjoining dists likely to get good rainfall today