IIFL liquidity crunch after RBI curbs

AFTER the recent Reserve Bank action on IIFL Finance's gold loan business, the group is staring at liquidity crunch as bankers are shy of both releasing the already sanctioned credit lines, as well as agreeing to look at fresh sanctions.

Chinese jet puts Aussie helicopter in danger

AUSTRALIA has protested to Beijing that a Chinese fighter jet endangered an Australian navy helicopter with flares in international waters, officials said Monday.

Russia warns UK, plans nuke drills as tensions rise

RUSSIA on Monday threatened to strike British military facilities and said it would hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons amid sharply rising tensions over comments by Western officials about possibly deeper involvement in the war in Ukraine.

Hamas accepts Egyptian-Qatari ceasefire proposal, bringing cheers on Rafah streets

Earlier in the day, Israel asked over 1 lakh Palestinians to leave Rafah ahead of its 'limited scope operation'

Macron, Xi discuss trade disputes

President Emmanuel Macron put trade disputes and Ukraine-related diplomatic efforts on top of the agenda for talks Monday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who arrived in France for a two-day state visit opening his European tour.

At 58 yrs, Sunita Williams to fly into space for third time

A Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is ready to fly into space for the third time on Tuesday as the pilot aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft in its the first crewed test flight.

Another Byzantine-era church converted into mosque in Istanbul

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally opened a former Byzantine church in Istanbul as a mosque on Monday, four years after his government had designated it a Muslim house of prayer, despite criticism from neighboring Greece.

Bukhari first leader to visit Jamia mosque in 3 decades

AS the poll campaign for Srinagar Lok Sabha seat is gaining momentum, Apni Party president and former minister Altaf Bukhari on Monday visited historic Jamia Masjid in the city, becoming the first top mainstream leader to go to Kashmir's grand mosque in over three decades.

C'garh tribal woman with zero bank balance is Korba candidate

SHANTI Bai Marawi(33), a resident of Bhedrapani village in Gaurella under the Korba Lok Sabha seat, fighting as an independent candidate, has gained fame as 'zero balance' as she has no money in her bank account.

'Mamata schemes working in rural areas of Bengal'

THE emerging strategy within the CPM in West Bengal in this Lok Sabha election is that the party should make its way up to be counted as a strong Opposition and then project itself as a winning candidate for the next Assembly polls.

Iranian vessel with six Indian crew detained

THE Indian Coast Guard intercepted and detained a foreign fishing vessel of Iranian nationality off the Kerala coast, west of Beypore, on Monday.

Khalistani terrorists with Canada links on NIA radar

Agencies list separatists, gangsters amid row over Nijjar killing

Tharoor seeks probe into killing of former ATS chief

AFTER Maharashtra Congress leader sparked a row with his claims that senior IPS officer Hemant Karkare was killed by an RSS-affiliated cop, not terrorist Ajmal Kasab, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor waded into the issue demanding 'serious investigation' into the claims of his party colleague.

SC extends stay on CBI probe in school jobs scam

Soren moves SC after HC rejects plea against arrest FORMER Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against the state High Court's order rejecting his plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case.

Search for militants intensifies, police release sketches, announce bounty

THE security forces on Monday released a sketch of two militants involved in Saturday's attack on an IAF convoy in the forest area of J&K's border district of Poonch, in which a soldier was killed and four others injured.

Hurdles apart, India, Australia will ahead with new velocity, says envoy

WHILE declining to address questions regarding \"intelligence matters,\" Australian Ambassador to India, Philip Green, expressed on Monday that occasional hurdles may arise in any bilateral relationship, but emphasised that \"our strategic, economic, and people-to-people partnership with India remains very strong.K SINGH

GODREJ BUSINESS SPLIT A LESSON FOR FAMILY ENTERPRISES

THE Godrej group has amicably split the family business into two, without the melodrama seen in many other family-run businesses.

3 PARTIES COMBINE TO MAKE BENGAL A BIPOLAR CONTEST

THE election battle in West Bengal is moving southwards with the third phase of polling on Tuesday, when the quiet shift in political strategy of anti-BJP consolidation will unfold in full strength, threatening Narendra Modi-Amit Shah's fantastical ambition of winning 20-35 of the state's 42 parliamentary seats.

Auto driver's daughter tops school with 96%

\"MY biggest ambition is to make my parents proud,\" said E Dharshini, a 17-year-old government school student and the daughter of an auto rickshaw driver from Katpadi.

More victims may file plaint against Prajwal

Some victims willing to file rape complaints; 47-year-old brought to Revanna's residence for inquiry on Monday

Kumari girl overcomes personal loss to achieve centum in four subjects

THOUGH fate played its cruel trick by claiming the life of her father and leaving her mother bedridden, PK Kokila, a higher secondary student hailing from Kanniyakumari, was not ready to accept defeat.

Families' pride: 2 tribals clear class 12

TWO students in Tiruvannamalai K R Sivaranjani (20), a Malayali tribal girl hailing from Thongumalai, and S Santhosh (17) from the Irular community in Kilpennathur - have cleared their class 12 public examinations against all hurdles set against them.

Taiwan foundry to produce India-designed semiconductor chip

INDIA might not be a global power in the semiconductor sector, but this did not stop Mindgrove Technologies, a Peak XV Partners-backed fabless semiconductor startup incubated by IIT Madras, to design country's first commercial high-performance system on chip (SoC), which is likely to be manufactured in Taiwan.

Two boys, class 9 girl meet watery grave in Kovai

Brothers came to granny's home for vacation drown in pond; girl dies in Kalampalayam

SOCIAL SCHEMES TAKE WINGS, HOPES ABOUND

Results of the Lok Sabha election on June 4 can be a referendum on the performance of the state government in the last 3 years

Effectively managing water supply: Southern rly

SOUTHERN railway, in a statement issued on Monday, said water supply arrangements are effectively managed at Dr MGR Chennai Central and Chennai Egmore railway stations and trains departing from these stations are supplied with adequate water, ensuring there is no shortfall.

Nanguneri caste violence victim scores 78% marks

BRAVING all odds in the aftermath of a caste-based crime, followed by nearly four months in the hospital, a 17-year-old hailing from a Scheduled Caste (SC) community scored 469 marks (78.16%) in the Class 12 exams here on Monday.

Number of centums drop by 6,129 this year

THE number of students scoring centum in various subjects in the class 12 exam has dropped by 6,149 the number stands at 26,352 this year against 32,501 last year.

Health dept launches counselling for those who didn't clear examination

THE health department has launched psychological counselling for class 12 students who failed to clear the exam through 104 health helpline.

Dreams have no limits: Girls emerge with flying colours at corpn schools

HARINI Priya B spent her summer holidays this year earning daily wages at an export company along with her mother.