In this issue

July 26, 2024

India rebuffs US criticism on Modi's Russia trip to meet Putin

INDIA on Thursday rejected the concerns raised by the US over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, asserting that all countries have the \"freedom of choice\" in a multipolar world and everyone should be mindful of such realities.

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Paris set to paint its Olympic masterpiece

THEY looked strange, almost surreal.

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Nine-judge SC bench lifts mineral tax bar on states

Rules 8:1 royalty is not tax; Nagarathna writes dissenting verdict

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Ugly scenes in LS as Channi, Bittu spar

THE Lok Sabha witnessed ugly scenes on Thursday after Congress MP Charanjit Singh Channi and Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu crossed swords during the discussion on the Budget.

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Edu centre shut 3 yrs ago, schooling now a dream for 20 Vellore tribal kids

AROUND 20 school-aged children in the tribal village of Periyathattankuttai have neither been in a classroom nor received any formal education for three years after the closure of a non-residential school teaching centre (NRSTC) in the region.

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Jumbo breaks into shop, eats 75kg tamarind in 30 minutes

THE scenic Masinagudi town in the Nilgiris has come under wild elephant forays, unsettling residents.

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Inter-caste marriage: Youth murdered by wife's brothers in Sivakasi

IN a suspected case of caste murder, a 26-year-old man was hacked to death allegedly by his wife's brothers and their friend in Sivakasi on Wednesday night.

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'Ghost faculty' scam: DoTE chief to head probe panel

Anna univ professor & AICTE official to be members of committee

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61-yr-old killed for questioning man playing loud music

AN autorickshaw driver residing in a paying guest accommodation in Triplicane has been arrested for allegedly murdering a 61-year-old man who had reprimanded him for playing music out loud.

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e-cigarettes and gold jewellery worth ₹1.2 crore seized at airport

CUSTOMS officials seized gold ornaments disguised as silver jewellery and e-cigarettes worth 1.2 crore from five passengers in separate incidents at Chennai International Airport on Thursday.

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Pulicat islanders' 20-year wait ends, bridge to mainland ready

THE two-decade wait of around 20,000 residents of Pasiyavaram island in Pulicat for safe mobility during the monsoon is finally over as the state highways department has completed the bridge work over the lake.

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₹360 cr allocated for Tamil Pudhalvan, 3.28L to benefit

THE state government has allocated ₹360 crore for implementing the Tamil Pudhalvan Scheme during the current financial year.

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Gutka row: Case against DMK MLAs adjourned

THE Madras High Court has adjourned the case pertaining to the privilege notice issued to 18 DMK MLAs, present Chief Minister MK Stalin among them, for bringing gutka into the state assembly in 2017 as part of a protest, to Monday for final arguments to be advanced on behalf of the MLAs.

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'Don't open Mettur before Aug 3rd week'

AMID demands for urgent release of River Cauvery water for irrigation following the significant rise in inflow into the Mettur dam over the past 10 days, several farmers in the delta region and experts say it would be prudent to defer any plans of opening the reservoir's sluices till the third week of August to ensure a successful samba paddy cultivation season.

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Nellai, Kovai mayors to be elected on Aug 5, 6

INDIRECT poll to elect new mayors for Tirunelveli and Coimbatore Corporations will be held on August 5 and 6 respectively.

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Minister: 2,595 milk producers' co-ops will be computerised

MINISTER of Milk and Dairy Development Mano Thangaraj said 2,595 of Aavin's primary milk producers' cooperative societies will be taken up for computerisation during the first phase.

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NHRC files case over shifting of Manjolai estate workers to plains

THE National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) registered a case on Thursday following a complaint filed by activist SP Muthuraman against shifting Manjolai tea estate workers from the hills to the plains.

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Quack performs sex determination tests, arrested

HEALTH department officials in Dharmapuri on Thursday busted a gang in Perambalur that was allegedly involved in performing illegal sex determination tests (SDTs) on pregnant women.

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Driver suffers heart attack, stops bus with 20 kids safely before collapsing

THE driver of a school bus saved the lives of 20 students in Tiruppur on Wednesday evening as he stopped the vehicle just in time before collapsing due to a cardiac arrest that proved to be fatal.

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MUDA scam: K'taka oppn plans Mysuru 'chalo' march

BOTH Houses of the Legislature were adjourned sine die on Thursday as BJP and JDS legislators continued their protest seeking a debate on the alleged irregularities in allotment of sites by MUDA.

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Misleading fat info on Aavin milk packs riles buyers

HUNDREDS of customers are upset over the misleading fat content printed on the milk packets sold at Aavin parlours on Thursday.

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Cop probing crypto scam stole bitcoins worth ₹850 cr

THE Bitcoin scam has a shocking revelation.

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TIDCO to set up aviation academy to help students of southern dists

THE Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited (TIDCO) will establish an aviation training academy in Kovilpatti to facilitate entry for the students of southern districts to the aviation sector, said Minister for Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Geetha Jeevan on Thursday.

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K'taka passes resolution against NEET

Wants Centre to allow med admissions based on CET conducted by Karnataka Examination Authority

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Clip of worker fully submerged in sewage water sparks outrage

THE work order of a private contractor associated with Cuddalore corporation was cancelled on Thursday after the video of a man cleaning a drain without any safety equipment went viral in the social media.

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TIME FOR PRIMAKOV'S TRIANGLE OF GLOBAL INFLUENCE?

Yevgeny Primakov's idea of India, Russia and China playing a balancing role in the post-Cold War era was ahead of its time. But as recent moves show, it's worth revisiting now

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NEET SOLUTION IN FIXING THE SYSTEM, NOT SCRAPPING IT

THE National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) paper leak and numerous other problems faced by students in the medical entrance exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) this year have given currency to the demand of going back to the pre-2016 system of entrance exams.

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KANNADIGA QUOTA BILL NEEDS TO BE RECONSIDERED

ALREADY facing a backlash from the opposition for alleged corruption and nepotism, the Congress government in Karnataka suffered a loss of face on July 17.

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Rijiju: Oppn is trying to stall House during Budget debate

PARLIAMENTARY Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday accused the Opposition leaders of resorting to politics and abusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi instead of participating in a constructive debate during the discussion on Budget in Parliament.

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14 months after violence breaks out, Manipur CM to meet PM

MANIPUR Chief Minister N Biren Singh, who left for Delhi on Thursday, will have his first meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in more than 14 months since the ethnic violence between Meitei and KukiZo communities broke out on May 3 last year.

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Consultations on UCC on, Meghwal tells Lok Sabha

A year after the 22nd Law Commission invited suggestions from stakeholders on the proposed nationwide Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the Centre does not appear to have made any considerable progress on it.

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'GPS fixed in fighter aircraft for 1st time in Kargil war'

THE lack of coordination among security agencies and timely response to Pakistan army's intrusion in Kargil are still matters of serious discourse 25 years after the 'Operation Vijay'.

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MEA reveals Dhaka letter over Didi 'refugee' remark

INDIA has received an official communication from Bangladesh criticising West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's statement regarding the provision of shelter to individuals affected by violence in the neighbouring country.

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MoS demands housing for sportspersons in RS

THE Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed a different kind of demand by Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth during zero hour.

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WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS IN MAXIMUM CITY

Flight, local train services and road traffic hit in Mumbai Pune gets 3rd highest rainfall since 1989

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Gated plush colonies for surrendered Maoists and relatives in C'garh soon

AS cadres of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) increasingly surrender in Chhattisgarh's strifetorn Bastar region, ensuring their safe and effective rehabilitation remains a key challenge.

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BJP announces new party chiefs for Bihar, Rajasthan

IN an organisational rejig, BJP chief JP Nadda on Thursday appointment new party chiefs in Bihar and Rajasthan and prabhari (in-charge) and 'sahprabhari' (co-incharge) in many states, including Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.

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Heavy rains in Bundelkhand & Mahakoshal

HEAVY rains and flash floods have forced around 2,000 people to move to safer places in parts of Bundelkhand and Mahakoshal/Vindhya region of Madhya Pradesh, particularly Katni district.

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Raj says no ties with BJP, to go it alone in Maha elections

RAJ Thackeray-led MNS, which was part of the BJP-led Mahayuti during the Lok Sabha elections, has decided to contest 225 to 230 seats independently in Maharashtra assembly elections scheduled in October.

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Deadly Typhoon In Taiwan Floods Second Biggest City

THE strongest typhoon to hit Taiwan in eight years killed four people and flooded parts of the island's second-biggest city on Thursday, while rescuers searched for six sailors missing after their cargo ship sank in the storm.

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Gaza truce, hostage deal on talks table as Netanyahu meets Biden

If clinched, it would be a legacy-affirming achievement for US prez

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Israel carries out ops, recovers from Gaza bodies of 5 killed on October 7

ISRAELI forces retrieved the remains of five Israelis, killed during Hamas' October 7 attack on southern Israel, whose bodies had been taken to the Gaza Strip, the military said.

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Share buyback decision is to curb tax avoidance by HNIs

AMID the ongoing debate regarding the taxation of share buybacks, Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra has said that these transactions should be treated as dividends.

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HDFC bank offers highest interest rate of 7.4% on FD

A week after it ruled out engaging in interest rate war to attract deposits, HDFC Bank, the largest private sector lender and the one with the highest credit-deposit ratio, has upped the ante in its war for public funds as it seeks to grow its assets faster, offering up to 7.4% for fixed deposits below ₹3 crore for 55 months.

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Tech Mahindra net profit up 23% to ₹851 cr; revenue from ops down 1.2% at ₹13,159 cr

M TECH MAHINDRA on Thursday reported a 23% increase in its consolidated net profit at ₹851.5 crore for the June quarter as against ₹692.5 crore in the year-ago period.

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Pension issues addressable: Fin secy

Finance secretary TV Somanathan says return to Old Pension System is not feasible

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RBI moots tighter liquidity norms for banks' digital cash withdrawals risks

THE Reserve Bank has issued draft guidelines, mooting a new framework to calculate banks' liquidity coverage ratios that will boost their liquidity resilience under the Basel-III framework on liquidity standards, The central bank on Thursday proposed that, going forward, banks value their high quality liquid assets, kept in the form of government securities, at no greater than their current market rate.

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Mankind Pharma to buy out Bharat Serum from Advent for ₹13,630 crore

GURUGRAM-based Mankind Pharma, which is a leading player in the domestic OTC drug segment, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% stake that global investor Advent International holds in Bharat Serums and Vaccines (BSV) for an enterprise value of ₹13,630 crore, the companies said in a joint statement late Thursday evening.

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IT companies' hiring to see positive traction in second half

IN the first quarter of this financial year, IT services companies showed signs of recovery in hiring compared to the previous a few quarters.

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Shuttler Sindhu primed to add another feather to crown

IT\"S the beginning of the Olympics and, like most mega events, the first few days are like treasure hunt.

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