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H Raja sentenced to six-month jail terms in two separate cases

BJP state convenor H Raja has been sentenced to imprisonment of six months each in two separate cases, for his derogatory comments against DMK MP Kanimozhi and threatening to raze Periyar statues the way Communist leader Lenin's was destroyed in Tripura.

Man, friend kill sister's lover after parents oppose marriage

A 25-year-old Kallakurichi man was allegedly murdered by his girlfriend's brother and his friend, who lured him under the pretext of holding talks, in Palayamkottai on Monday.

TN to move resolution in Assembly to cancel tungsten mining licence

Ex-AIADMK mins criticise Speaker for turning down request for 10-day monsoon session

Triple murder: 14 special teams pore over old cases for clues

HAVING made no breakthrough so far, the district police have increased the number of special teams from 10 to 14 to probe the murder of an elderly couple and their son in Avinashipalayam on November 29.

Ball set rolling for 'election' of Maha CM

SETTING the ball rolling to name its chief ministerial candidate, the BJP's central parliamentary board on Monday appointed Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former chief minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani as observers for the first legislative party meeting of the BJP in Maharashtra.

Low food weightage in CPI under new base year

WITH the debate raging over weightage of food inflation in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), government sources said the weightage of food in the index would come down automatically once the new base year is adopted.

Takht orders punishment for Sukhbir

SHIROMANI Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal was on Monday directed by the five high priests of the Akal Takht to perform as sewadar (guard) at the Golden Temple, wash utensils at the community kitchen and polish shoes of devotees there, as religious punishment for the 'sins' committed during his watch as party president between 2007 and 2017.

Houses, farms under water as record rain hits north, west TN

THE record rainfall, unseen in the past two decades, which pounded Puducherry and Villupuram and Cuddalore districts in north Tamil Nadu and Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts in the west over the last two days blocked access to several villages and residential colonies, inundated thousands of acres of crops and stranded hundreds of passengers as rail and road traffic was hit.

T'malai landslide: 5 bodies recovered, search on for 2 others

FIVE bodies, trapped in a house buried under mud and rocks triggered by a landslide due to the torrential rain on Sunday, were recovered late on Monday at Annamalaiyar Hill in Tiruvannamalai district following the hectic search operation since Monday early morning.

Oppn, govt find common ground, Parl logjam ends

Consensus emerges to hold discussions on Constitution in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

What Makes Loans Against Gold Jewellery Hit Among Borrowers

A slew of factors led by the increasing financial distress of households, regulatory curbs on personal loans & rising prices of the yellow metal are driving the mkt

Retirement Planning & Portfolio Construction

know two people who are more than 70 years old. How much of their money should be in equities? "Sir, 100 years minus their age - so they should have about 30% of their portfolio in equities".

GET Massive fire in UP hospital, 10 newborns dead

TEN newborn babies died of burn injuries and suffocation after a massive fire broke out at the neo-natal intensive care unit (NICU) of Rani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh late on Friday night.

**Massive fire in UP hospital, 10 newborns dead

TEN newborn babies died of burn injuries and suffocation after a massive fire broke out at the neo-natal intensive care unit (NICU) of Rani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh late on Friday night.

Massive fire in UP hospital, 10 newborns dead

TEN newborn babies died of burn injuries and suffocation after a massive fire broke out at the neo-natal intensive care unit (NICU) of Rani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh late on Friday night.

Massive fire in UP hospital, 10 newborns dead

TEN newborn babies died of burn injuries and suffocation after a massive fire broke out at the neo-natal intensive care unit (NICU) of Rani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh late on Friday night.

A Siva temple associated with a game of chess

Karpagavalli, Rajarajeshwari (consort of Pushpavaneshwarar) and Chamundeshwari. Rajarajeshwari is the Pandya princess who married Chaturanga Vallabanathar who came as a sanyasi and won the chess competition. Goddess Chamundeshwari is said to be the companion of Rajarajeshwari.

Xavier Samuel, Sonal Sehgal join hands for The Great Departure

CTORS Xavier Samuel and Sonal Sehgal are all set to headline The Great Departure, a film from director Pierre Filmon, a Camera d'Or nominee.

Vemal's next titled Paramasivan Fathima

AFTER his last appearance in director Bose Venkat's SIR, Vemal recently announced his 35th project, titled Belladona. On Saturday, the actor announced another film. Titled Paramasivan Fathima, the upcoming film was announced by actor Vijay Sethupathi.

'I LEARNT NOT TO CELEBRATE MY SUCCESSES'

...says Krishna, who speaks about juggling the roles of an actor and producer in the recently released web series Parachute, while Kani Thiru discusses the complexity of playing a mother

IT'S DZIREABLE

A LOOK AT HOW MARUTI SUZUKI'S ALL-NEW DZIRE FARES IN TODAY'S MARKET SATURATED WITH SUVS

A tribute to heritage

On a rainy evening at the Swami Haridhos Giri Mini Hall in Chennai, Guravey Sharanam, hosted by the Aatmalaya Academy, Bangalore, and the Narada Gana Sabha Trust, brought together tradition, art, and spirituality.

WORKING AT THE TEMPLE OF JUSTICE

We have been raised to revere what is often referred to as the sanctum-sanctorum of our nation the Supreme Court. But beyond the practicalities of pursuing a legal career, is the journey to becoming a lawyer at the country’s highest courts an easy one? Or does it truly test your skills and resolve? Lovely Majumdar endeavours to find out

TN go down to Karnataka

V KOUSIK and Manoj Bhandage took three wickets each to bundle out Tamil Nadu for 90 and help Karnataka win by seven wickets in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy contest in Indore on Sunday.

Shah takes charge as youngest ICC Chair

JAY Shah, the outgoing secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), officially assumed the role of International Cricket Council (ICC) Chair on December 1, succeeding Greg Barclay, who vacated the position on Saturday.

Liverpool beat City to extend lead

LIVERPOOL opened up a nine-point lead at the top of the Premier League as Manchester City's crisis deepened in a 2-0 defeat at Anfield on Sunday.

Will Rohit bat in middle-order once again in the longest format?

AS India won the toss and opted to bowl in what was a mutually agreed 50-over-a-side pink-ball encounter against Prime Minister XI in Canberra on Sunday, there was one significant change in the line-up.

Anand, Singapore and an evening of frenzy at World Championships

At the venue of the World chess Championship, tucked away in a corner of Resorts World Sentosa, on Sunday, another Indian performed in front of a sold-out arena.

Another draw after a Ding-dong battle

Gukesh and Liren play out a draw & remain level on points after game six of World Chess Championship

Home balm for Sindhu & Lakshya

GIVEN the tall standards they have set over the years, shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen endured an arduous 2024. Missing out on a medal at the Olympics was a low point, both in contrasting styles.