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January 23, 2023

MP DIST POOLS IN MONEY TO TURN GOVT SCHOOLS 'SMART'

THE will of the people matters if they want to raise the bar of their ambitions in any field, education being just one of them. Madhya Pradesh’s Sehore district tells you how.

1 min

WFI meet off, uncertain times for grapplers

WRESTLING FIASCO

1 min

Hours after asking 'who's SRK', Assam CM says he spoke to actor on protests

HOURS after he said, “Who is Shah Rukh Khan? I don’t know anything about him,” Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday tweeted saying the actor called him over phone at 2 am and expressed concerns over protests in Guwahati against his latest film Pathaan.

1 min

Modi lauds CJI's pitch for making SC judgments in regional languages

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud’s pitch for making Supreme Court judgments available in regional languages.

1 min

10 shot dead at Chinese New Year event in US city

Suspect at large; police probing hate crime angle; fifth mass killing in the US this month

1 min

C'garh guv upset over 'no invite' for ODI match

IT is known that the Congress-led Chhattisgarh government does not see eye-to-eye with the “BJP-appointed governor”.

1 min

TRIPURA - Tribal parties patch up, may damage BJP's poll prospects

WITH growing signs of isolation in Tripura, the ruling BJP could be staring at the parting of ways by one of its key allies in the poll-bound state, the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT).

1 min

Want to send govt school teachers abroad to gain best experience, says CM

CHIEF Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday interacted with teachers and school heads of the government schools went to Finland, Singapore and Cambridge for training under the government’s programmes.

1 min

Ex-city BJP chief under scanner for graft: AAP

Party says it has come across ‘intricate syndicate of corruption and financial impropriety’ involving BJP leaders

2 mins

Visitors to get tour of heritage sites on e-bikes

INITIATIVE

2 mins

WILL MCD DELIVER?

Even the dead wait for certification! With MCD councillors yet to take charge of office and the L-G-Delhi government tiff never seeming to end, civic issues take a back seat. A ground report by Anup Verma

5 mins

People throng to see ₹20cr dog at Ballari Utsav

On the second day of Ballari Utsav on Sunday, thousands of people thronged to see probably the country's most expensive dog, a Caucasian shepherd worth around 20 crore and owned by Bengalurean Satish.

1 min

Cong picks Elangovan for Erode polls

The bypoll was announced after the death of E Thirumahan Everaa, the sitting legislator

2 mins

Are houseboats to blame for slow ruin of backwaters?

Houseboat tourism is a very visible industry. They are therefore an easy punching bag for anyone looking to explain why Vembanad Lake is dying.

1 min

INDIA'S ROADMAP FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN 2023

If we are to truly take a step forward, the country needs to leap into electric vehicle battery manufacturing

4 mins

SC seeks govt reply in plea against Surrogacy Act on unmarried women

THE Supreme Court recently sought Centre's response in a plea challenging the provision of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 to the extent it excludes unmarried women from the ambit of the definition of 'intending woman'.

1 min

SEA GNAWING AWAY AT BEACHES, COASTS

Clubbed with wrath of monsoon, Karnataka fishermen worst hit by eroding coastline mostly at river mouths

3 mins

'Institutional births up, but home deliveries still a norm'

INSTITUTIONAL deliveries in India have is rising, but home deliveries continue to be a norm, especially in the northeast and northern states like Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Delhi in 2021-22, latest health ministry data reveals.

1 min

'Honour faith, cultural values': Yogi asks cadres to be ready for UP civic polls

STRESSING the need for honouring 'faith' and 'cultural values', UP CM Yogi Adityanath cautioned the BJP cadre against deviating from path of values in politics to ensure nation's development and asked workers to be prepared for the upcoming civic polls.

1 min

No change in yatra schedule, says Cong after Jammu blasts

AS the Bharat Jodo Yatra resumed in J&K on Sunday a day after twin blasts rocked Jammu city, Congress said there would be no change in yatra schedule and asserted that there would be no compromise on Rahul Gandhi's security.

1 min

Stubble-burning has richer option

Researchers develop tech to convert fly ash into wood, which is stronger and cheaper

1 min

Rajnath hits out at Rahul, asks Cong not to question forces

IN a scathing attack on a series of remarks by Rahul Gandhi on defence forces during the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, should avoid questioning the courage and bravery of India's defence forces.

1 min

Hipkins confirmed as next New Zealand PM, vows to tackle crime

CHRIS Hipkins was confirmed on Sunday as New Zealand's next prime minister and he chose Carmel Sepuloni as his deputy, marking the first time a person with Pacific Island heritage has risen to that rank.

1 min

FBI searches Biden home, finds six classified docs

The search covered all the working and living spaces in the house

2 mins

Russian forces pushes towards Zaporizhzhia

MOSCOW'S military forces are pushing towards two towns in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, Russian state media reported on Sunday.

1 min

Israeli PM fires minister convicted of tax offences, heeding court ruling

ISRAELI PM Benjamin Netanyahu fired a key Cabinet ally on Sunday, heeding a Supreme Court ruling commanding him to do so and deepening a rift over the power of the courts.

1 min

Asian Paints, HUL stocks under pressure

TWO of India's top consumer facing businesses Hindustan-Unilever (HUL) and Asian Paints are facing pressure in Dalal Street despite reporting growth in bottom-line and topline for the quarter ending December 2022 (Q3FY23).

2 mins

Index-based ELSS funds offer cheaper tax saving option

With the introduction of passive schemes, investors have more options, and this will also help MF industry expand the reach of products

3 mins

TIME TO ORGANISE YOURSELF THIS REPUBLIC DAY

WE organised ourselves from a chaotic colony of imperial power to a constitutionally-backed nation on 26 January 1950. Our fundamental rights and duties are enshrined in our Constitution.

2 mins

Youth power: Kunlavut overwhelms Axelsen, wins title

VIKTOR Axelsen is human, after all.

3 mins

BACK IN BLACK

From 1-3 down, New Zealand come back strong to send India packing

2 mins

Ward: England's front man in the mask

SAM Ward likes to sell things. Even before he became a regular England international, he was a car salesman. He considered giving up the sport after earning a livelihood in that field.

3 mins

Shocking exit for Gauff & Swiatek in Oz Open

TOP seed Iga Swiatek and a tearful Coco Gauff both crashed out in straight sets in the last 16 on Sunday on another day of shocks at the Australian Open. Swiatek’s defeat to Elena Rybakina makes it the first Grand Slam in the Open era — since 1968 — to lose the top two seeds in the men’s and women’s draws before the quarter-finals.

2 mins

African Nightingale

Anna Qabale Duba, the Kenyan nurse who broke gender and traditional norms for the cause of women, speaks to TNIE about her life and achievements

3 mins

Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff start filming for Bade Miyan Chote Miyan

THE much-hyped Ali Abbas Zafar directorial, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, went on floors on Saturday.

1 min

Jeremy Renner reveals he broke over 30 bones in snow-plough accident

ACTOR Jeremy Renner, who was hospitalised following a snow-ploughing accident, recently returned home after his recovery period at the hospital.

1 min

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