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In this issue

January 18, 2025

ED Attaches ₹300 Cr Worth Assets in Case Linked to Siddu

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bengaluru, has provisionally attached 142 immovable properties with a market value of about ₹300 crore under the money laundering Act, in connection with a case against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others.

1 min

Israel nod to truce deal a step away

First hostages to be freed Sunday; Hamas required to furnish hostage names by Saturday

1 min

BJP Decides To Go All Out On One-Nation-One-Poll Plan

Signalling its resolve to roll out the 'one nation, one election' plan, the BJP has constituted a high-powered committee chaired by Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan to shape public opinion and align its own state and local body governments with the importance of the idea.

1 min

Heavy Rainfall Forecast for Delta & Southern Dists

The Regional Meteorological Centre on Friday forecast heavy rainfall in parts of the delta and southern districts on Saturday and Sunday.

1 min

Vachathi to Vengavayal, TN literary works neglect key issues, say authors

ON the second day of the Chennai International Book Fair, Sahitya Akademi Award-winning writers Imaiyam and AR Venkatachalapathy shared compelling insights that underscored a shared concern – the untapped potential of literature from Tamil Nadu to explore both historical and contemporary social themes.

1 min

TN revises incentive for specialists

AFTER a gap of four years, the National Health Mission (NHM) - Tamil Nadu revised incentive for engaging government and private specialists, including obstetricians, anaesthetists, and paediatricians, to provide Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEMONC) at secondary and tertiary care hospitals.

1 min

Vulture which flew 4,000 km to reach Pudukottai electrocuted

A juvenile white-rumped vulture, a critically endangered species listed on the IUCN Red List, was electrocuted near Thirumayam in Pudukottai.

1 min

NGT takes cognisance of turtle deaths

The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday took suo motu cognisance of the increase in deaths of Olive Ridley turtles along Chennai beaches, based on an article published by TNIE, and issued notices to the state fisheries and forest departments.

2 mins

Chennai readies for jam, 12L to return home after Pongal

Spl train to operate from Mandapam to Chennai Egmore on Sunday

2 mins

Three District Managers of Tasmac Booked

THREE district managers of state-owned Tasmac have been booked recently by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) after it was found that a supervisor in a retail outlet of Tiruvannamalai allegedly misappropriated ₹46 lakh from the daily earnings from July 2016 to March 2018.

1 min

DMK Man Held for Hoarding K'taka Liquor

A DMK union committee member was arrested by The Prohibition Enforcement Wing of Vellore on Friday for illegally storing and selling Karnataka state liquor.

1 min

Blackbird seen in Annamalaiyar Hills for first time

It is largely associated with Western Ghats

1 min

Youth Held for Attacking Cop During Bull Riding Event

A 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly attacking a policeman during a bull riding event at Kilmuttukur near KV Kuppam in Vellore district on Thursday.

1 min

65 file papers as Erode bypoll

DMK's VC Chandirakumar, NTK's MK Seethalakshmi submit nomination; scrutiny today

2 mins

How Prohibited Items Are Sneaked Into Prisons: Court

The Madras HC has sought an explanation from the state Home Secretary and the Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services on how prohibited items are sneaked into high security prisons.

1 min

Tributes pour in for MGR on his 108th birth anniversary

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami along with senior leaders of the party, functionaries and cadre paid homage to the party founder MG Ramachandran.

1 min

'Savukku' granted bail in case related to spreading false info on land-fraud probe

THE Madras HC has granted bail to YouTuber Savukku Shankar in connection with a case registered on the charges of spreading false information about a land-fraud investigation causing 'alarm' among the people and 'instigating them to do offence' against the state and public tranquility.

1 min

Liquor sales get ‘slightly high’, by ₹47 crore, this Pongal

LIQUOR sales by the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) saw a slight increase during Pongal this year and the days leading up to it, when compared to the corresponding period last year.

1 min

ED Submits Charge Sheet Against 7 Chinese Nationals, 4 Firms Over Loan App Fraud

The ED has filed a charge sheet against seven Chinese nationals, three mobile loan app firms and one Chinese-owned payments aggregator under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) at a special court in Chennai last month, sources said.

1 min

TN Ryots: Drop Kerala Officials From New Mullai Periyar Panel

MEMBERS of Periyar Vaigai Irrigation Farmers Association have threatened to stage protest at Kumuli area in Tamil Nadu-Kerala border on January 25 against the inclusion of Kerala officials in a new panel formed by the Ministry of Jal Shakti to oversee safety matters concerning the Mullai Periyar dam.

1 min

₹12cr worth jewellery looted from M'luru bank

Armed robbers who broke into Vyavasaya Seva Sahakara Sangha Bank at Kotekar also took away other valuables

1 min

24-Year-Old Guilty of Killing Boyfriend

THE Neyyattinkara additional sessions court has found Greeshma, a 24-year-old woman from Ramavarmanchira in Kanyakumari district, guilty of murdering her boyfriend Sharon Raj by administering him an ayurvedic concoction that was laced with a lethal herbicide, in 2022.

1 min

Hunting For Keys To Crack Indus Valley Code

About two decades ago, the conference rooms of Delhi institutions like the Sahitya Akademi and India International Centre were often haunted by a tall, thin and unfailingly polite gentleman with a briefcase who sat at the back. There, he carried on a private conference with his neighbours that began with these momentous words: \"I have it!\"

3 mins

Many Chefs Who Bake The Budget

Preparing the budget is a months-long exercise whose intensity would gladden those asking for 70-90 hours of work a week. This time, flexibility in policies would be essential

4 mins

C'garh scam: ED calls its own affidavit 'fishy'

IN a surprising turn of events in the Supreme Court on Friday, the Enforcement Directorate termed its own counter-affidavit \"fishy\" and sought to disown it.

1 min

India Plans to Be MRO Hub, Work With S'pore

Sector holds tremendous potential for employment generation

1 min

Agree with Army Chief's LAC stand, says MEA

THE External Affairs Ministry (MEA) said on Friday that there is no contradiction regarding the situation along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, following remarks by Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, who had indicated that a \"degree\" of standoff exists between Indian and Chinese forces in the region.

2 mins

Indians in Russian army: 12 dead, 16 missing, 18 serving

126 Indians in Russia

1 min

234 posts vacant, states told to send IPS officers for Central deputation

FACING an acute shortage of officers in various ranks in central agencies and paramilitary forces, the Centre has written to the states asking them to make a conscious attempt to send names of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers for central deputation to fill around 234 posts, officials said on Friday.

1 min

SpaDex docking a step towards Indian space station by '35: Singh

UNION minister Jitendra Singh said on Friday that an Indian space station would be established by 2035 and the successful docking of satellites through SpaDex is a major breakthrough in that direction.

1 min

India Decides To Go On Front Foot As Threats In Gulf Of Aden, Red Sea Up

DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh asks for no let-up in India's offensive and defensive preparedness amid growing turmoil and calls for maritime alertness because of the possibility of increased threats from the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea and other coastal regions along eastern Africa.

1 min

No relaxation in qualifying marks for para-teachers

IN a major disappointment for para-teachers in the state, the Jharkhand High Court on Friday ruled that granting relaxation in the qualifying marks for them in the ongoing appointment process for 26,000 assistant teachers is not justified.

1 min

4 Gujarat Cops Suspended Over Foreign Visits

FOUR Gujarat police officials have been suspended for embarking on a foreign trip without obtaining the requisite permission from their superiors.

1 min

'My world has been destroyed'

MYSTERIOUS DEATHS

2 mins

NEET Aspirant Dies by Suicide in Kota, 3rd Such Case in Jan

An 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Odisha died by suicide in his hostel room in Rajasthan's Kota on Thursday night, the third such case this month in the city, exposing failure of administrative measures aimed at addressing the crisis in the 'coaching capital'.

1 min

Emergency' triggers stir in Punjab, security at multiplexes tightened

THE screening of Kangana Ranaut's film 'Emergency' was cancelled in Punjab due to intense protests by various Sikh organisations, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) members and farmers' groups on Friday.

1 min

No action for returning to mainstream, cops tell Arunachal armed group

ARUNACHAL Pradesh police on Friday appealed to the members of a newly-floated armed group to return to the mainstream, assuring that no legal action will be taken against them if they do so on their own accord.

1 min

Severe snowfall covers high peaks, harsh winter disrupts life in U’khand

UTTARAKHAND has been experiencing a harsh winter over the past 36 hours, with heavy snowfall affecting the region significantly.

1 min

From playing with bamboo stick to Arjuna award

GROWING up, when Salima Tete fashioned hockey sticks out of bamboo to practice with, she would have hardly guessed that one day she would lead the Indian women's hockey team.

2 mins

Israeli meds gear up to treat freed hostages

Upon reaching Israel, hostages to be sent to one of 6 designated hospitals; long captivity raises concerns about health

2 mins

Russia, Iran sign partnership treaty to deepen relations

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian signed a broad cooperation pact on Friday, as the two nations deepened their partnership in the face of stinging Western sanctions.

1 min

Three lawyers of Alexei Navalny arrested

THREE lawyers who once represented the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were convicted by a court Friday as part of the Kremlin's crackdown on dissent that has reached levels unseen since Soviet times.

1 min

Trump and Xi speak on phone ahead of Jan 20 inauguration

US President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping were speaking on the phone late Friday, China's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

1 min

Indian in Nazi-inspired US attack jailed

INDIAN national Sai Varshith Kandula, 20, on Thursday was sentenced to eight years for an attempted attack on the White House with a rented truck on May 22, 2023.

1 min

Maruti, Hyundai Lit Up EV Space

Both the carmakers make their debut in the country's mass electric vehicle market

1 min

PM asks auto sector to invest more

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India stands as an outstanding destination for investors looking to shape their future in the mobility sector.

1 min

Hero Launches 4 New Products at the Auto Expo

THE country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp launched four new products at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025.

1 min

BPCL signs loan agreement worth ₹31,802 crore

BHARAT Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has signed a loan agreement worth ₹ 31,802 crore with a consortium of six lenders led by the State Bank of India.

1 min

PSU steel manufacturer RINL gets ₹11,440 crore lifeline from govt

Revival package

1 min

Economic growth poised to rebound: RBI report

THE economic growth, which surprisingly slumped to a seven-quarter low of 5.4% in the second quarter, is poised to rebound, as demand regained momentum, though stickiness in food inflation warrants careful monitoring, the latest RBI bulletin has said.

1 min

Vrinda's transformation after forced injury break

WHEN D Vrinda got ruled out of the 2024 Women's Premier League due to a shoulder injury, it came as a huge blow to the Karnataka batter.

1 min

Hot-headed Djokovic cruises into Rd 4

A \"hot-headed\" Novak Djokovic sent an Australian Open warning to join Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev in the last 16 on Friday, but Naomi Osaka's bid for a third Melbourne crown is over with injury.

1 min

WHIL: Delhi register 2-0 win over Soorma Hockey

DELHI SG Pipers ended their winless run in the Women's Hockey India League (HIL) with a 2-0 victory against the table toppers, Soorma Hockey Club at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela today.

1 min

Coach backs Sindhu to regain form

PV SINDHU was at sea in the early stages of her women's singles match on Friday.

3 mins

An Se Young: Crown jewel of badminton

EAT, sleep, repeat. In a sport that is as dynamic as badminton, An Se Young is one constant.

2 mins

KILLS OLIVE RIDLEYS EN MASSE

ARTISANAL FISHERMEN SAY THEY NEVER SAW SUCH MASS MORTALITY ON THE BEACH IN THEIR LIFETIME KILLS OLIVE RIDLEYS EN MASSE

3 mins

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