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June 06, 2023

India, US firm up roadmap on def industrial ties

New framework ahead of Modi’s visit to US

1 min

GRP books unnamed Rly officials, CRS starts probe

THE Government Railway Police (GRP) has registered a case against unnamed railway officials for the horrific pileup of trains on Friday that killed over 250 passengers.

1 min

Heat delays opening of TN schools: June 12 for Classes 6 to 12 & June 14 for 1 to 5

AS intense heat continues to keep Tamil Nadu on the boil, the state government has postponed reopening of schools for Classes 6 to 12 to June 12 and Classes 1 to 5 to June 14. The classes were scheduled to reopen on June 7.

1 min

Airfares surge 10X, govt for self-regulation

AIRFARES have surged sharply over the weekend, especially on routes that were earlier serviced by Go First. In some cases, the fare is now 10 times higher than what it what just days ago.

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Arikomban tranquilised, moved to KMTR forest

AFTER a battle of nine days, rogue tusker 'Arikomban' was tranquilised and translocated to an area deep inside the forest in Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) late on Monday.

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Gulf of Mannar biosphere reserve director selected for UNESCO award

IN a first for an Indian, Ramanathapuram wildlife warden and director of Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, Bakan Jagdish Sudhakar, has been selected for UNESCO's Michel Batisse Award for effective biosphere reserve management.

1 min

Education Not In Sync With Times: Guv

EDUCATION should be aligned with the needs and demands of the time, Governor RN Ravi said on Monday.

1 min

Damage by Arikomban: Govt promises compensation soon

THE Tamil Nadu government assured the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Monday that the compensation for the damages caused by the wild elephant 'Arikomban' in Theni would be paid in the near future.

1 min

Demolition of British-era FOB in Guindy underway

New FOB opened for seamless connectivity between platforms and exits

2 mins

Kovilpatti airstrip to be used for training pilots; tender floated

Airstrip, located 6 km from town, can accommodate operations of over 10 trainer planes

2 mins

Quaid-E-Millath remembered

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin, along with ministers and leaders of various political parties, paid homage to freedom fighter Quaid-E-Millath on the occasion of his 128th birth anniversary.

1 min

KL AI cameras: 29,000 violations in nine hours

AI cameras detected close to 29,000 traffic violations across the state in the first nine hours on Monday.

1 min

Odisha train tragedy: Around 100 bodies yet to be identified by kin

Preservation of bodies has emerged as a major issue, containers brought in from Paradip port

2 mins

Fuel emissions reduced to 9.4%, says NHAI sustainability report

IN its first ever report on 'Sustainability', the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) claimed that direct emission was reduced from 18.44 per cent to 9.49 percent due to less fuel consumption in three years between 2019-20 and 2021-22.

1 min

Improper disposal of sanitary pads a climate concern

STAIN-FREE, stay-in-place, no leakage, comfortable to wear, and light on the pocket are women's top priorities when they buy commercial sanitary napkins.

2 mins

IIT-M tops national ranking for 5th time

INDIAN Institute of Technology (IIT)- Madras has secured the top spot in the National Institute Ranking Framework, 2023 for the fifth consecutive year in the category of 'overall' rankings, while the Indian Institute of Science (IISC)-Bengaluru is ranked as the best university.

2 mins

Rahul Takes On PM Over Odisha Rly Crash In Diaspora Meet In US

PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi is driving a car looking at the rear-view mirror, Rahul Gandhi said in the US while taking jabs at him, BJP, and RSS.

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'Chhollywood' movie does better than 'Kerala Story', draws ₹9 cr in 3 weeks

REGIONAL movie of Chhollywood (film industry as referred to in Chhattisgarh state) ‘Le Suru Hoge Mya Ke Kahani’ surpassed ‘The Kerala Story’ in the box office collections in the state, indicating the preferred choice of the people.

1 min

Kolkata airport officials stop Abhishek's wife from boarding flight to UAE

IMMIGRATION officials at Kolkata airport on Monday morning stopped Rujira Banerjee, wife of Trinamool Congress’s national general secretary and chief minister’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee, from flying abroad, on the basis of a look-out circular issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing into alleged coal pilferage scam.

1 min

Violence unabated in Manipur, 3 killed

Home Minister Amit Shah invites state's all 10 Naga MLAs, including 3 from BJP, to Delhi

2 mins

Ukraine Claims Advances; Russia Says Attack Repelled

Kyiv's dy defence minister says troops are making progress in Bakhmut

2 mins

Mother jailed for killing her kids pardoned after 20 years

AN Australian woman who spent 20 years in prison was pardoned and released on Monday based on new scientific evidence that her four kids died by natural causes.

1 min

HK court quashes investigative journo's conviction

AN award-winning Hong Kong journalist won an appeal on Monday quashing a conviction related to research for an investigative documentary, in a rare court ruling upholding media freedom in the territory.

1 min

Adani Group repays loans worth $2.65 billion

ADANI GROUP on Monday said it has repaid loans totalling $2.65 billion to complete a prepayment programme to cut overall leverage in an attempt to win back investor trust after US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research levelled allegation of financial irregularities against the conglomerate.

1 min

ONDC launches B2B trade on its platform, merchants can engage with other biz

OPEN NETWORK FOR DIGITAL COMMERCE (ONDC), the government-backed interoperable e-commerce network, on Monday announced the launch of business-to-business (B2B) trade on its platform.

1 min

Byju's plans to list Aakash in 2024

Board of edtech company Byju's has granted its official sanction for this initial public offer

1 min

RBI panel recommends proposals to improve banks' customer services

A committee appointed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday recommended a slew of initiatives aimed at improving services for the customers of banks and other entities regulated by the central bank.

1 min

May retail auto sales up 10%, EV penetration touches 8%

OWING to growing demand across categories, total auto retail sales experienced a 10% year-on-year (YoY) growth in May 2023 to 2,019,414 units, compared to 1,833,421 units during the same period last year, according to the data from the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA).

1 min

Haddad Maia ends Brazil's 55-year wait

BEATRIZ Haddad Maia battled from a set and 3-0 down to defeat Sara Sorribes Tormo in the third-longest women's match ever played at Roland Garros to reach a maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal.

1 min

THE GREAT DIVIDE IN CRICKET FAMILY

As the world braces for yet another final of a global cricketing event, Swaroop Swaminathan takes a look at the proposed ICC revenue distribution model, the disparities between the top and bottom of the table and how it affects the countries who need more assistance to grow the sport in their backyard...

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