First-year UG arts & science courses to start from July 3

CLASSES for the first year undergraduate students in government arts and science colleges for 2024-25 in the state will start from July 3.

Beer flying off shelves in May, sales up by 26.55%

TAMIL Nadu has seen a significant rise in beer sales (26.55%) this May compared to the same period last year.

Govt offices to relocate as CMRL work leads to cracks in building

Lateral movement of sandy bed beneath foundation affected support of columns: Experts

SC sets aside bail given to eight men by HC in PFI case

THE Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside a Madras High Court order that granted bail to eight alleged PFI operatives last year, holding that national security is of paramount importance and the accusations against them are 'prima facie true'.

Chennai airport: Plan to acquire land binned

THE Chennai airport's target to serve 55 million passengers per annum may be in trouble as the state government has dropped its plan to acquire 193 acres of land for expansion of the airport.

Friends-turned-foes raise Sirsa poll heat

POLITICAL temperatures are soaring along with the mercury in Haryana's Sirsa, a constituency reserved for Scheduled Castes, where former Congress state presidents Kumari Selja and Ashok Tanwar are locked in a fierce battle.

Calcutta HC cancels OBC status of several classes since 2010

THE Calcutta High Court on Wednesday cancelled the Other Backward Class (OBC) status of several classes in West Bengal granted since 2010, calling these reservations to fill vacancies in services and posts in the state, illegal.

Form 17C sharing open to mischief: EQ

Images of booth-wise record of votes polled could be morphed, leading to mistrust and chaos, poll body tells SC

POLARISING PICTURE SHOW

PHOTO: COURTESY OF CANNES FILM FESTIVAL NAMRATA JOSHI HAT'S cinema if it doesn't incite extreme reactions in viewers? Cannes 2024 has had a fair share of such films, one of which predictably has been from the perennially unpredictable Yorgos Lanthimos of The Lobster, and Poor Things fame.

SOLAR POWER

INSTEAD of burning fossil fuels to smelt steel and cook cement, researchers in Switzerland want to use heat from the sun.

Quota-winning wrestlers to compete at Paris Olympics

AS was expected, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Tuesday decided not to hold selection trials and instead allow the quota winning wrestlers to represent the country at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

KNIGHTS RIDE OVER SUNRISERS TO FINAL

Pacer Starc strikes thrice before Shreyas & Venkatesh guide Kolkata home SUNRISERS Hyderabad had reached the IPL playoffs largely because of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, their explosive openers.

Jos-less RR in spot of bother

IT'S a do-or-die clash for them and they want to be at full strength to negotiate any challenges.

Mkt rumour verification: Sebi issues new price framework

AMID instances of market rumours resulting in steep movement in share prices, market watchdog Sebi on Tuesday issued a price discovery framework to determine price level for transactions in cases where a listed firm verifies a market rumour within a stipulated time.

Vi clears ₹2,075 cr equity allotment to AB Group

TELECOM service provider Vodafone Idea (VIL) on Tuesday cleared allotment of equity shares to an Aditya Birla Group (ABG) firm that infused ₹2,075 crore fresh capital into the telco via a preferential issue.

MUTHOOT FINCORP REPORTS 22% RISE IN PAT; LOAN DISBURSEMENT UP

MUTHOOT FinCorp on Tuesday reported a 22.4% increase in profit after tax (PAT) to ₹562.81 crore for the financial year 2023-24 (FY24) as compared to 459.81 crore in FY23.

Money not most important factor, employees look for appreciation, says Murthy

STRESSING the importance of creating favourable conditions for employees, Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy said, \"In my experience, money is not the most important factoremployees seek respect and appreciation for their abilities.

Israel does firefighting as ally backs arrest call

Signals growing isolation of Jerusalem as civilian casualties rise

Sea of mourners pay respects to Raisi

Mourners in black began gathering on Tuesday for days of funerals and processions for Iran's late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash, a governmentled series of ceremonies aimed at both honoring the dead and projecting strength in an unsettled Middle East.

HARYANA HEAT UP

JATS comprising around 28 per cent of Haryana population have traditionally played a dominant role for decades in the caste-centric politics of the state.

Modi misleading people on Cong manifesto, says Kharge

CONGRESS chief Mallikarjun Kharge called Prime Minister Narendra Modi 'jhoothon ka sardar' and accused him of lying about Congress' manifesto to mislead the public.

Panthic politics plays out in Punjab poll arena

THE \"Panthic\" politics in Punjab appears to be on an unpredictable course.

Grappling with rift, BJP bars MLAs from social media posts

FOLLOWING the Lok Sabha elections in Gujarat, the BJP has been grappling with allegations that some of its leaders have acted against their own party candidates.

Manipur moves against Kuki militant outfit for renaming 'sacred hill'

THE Manipur government has filed an FIR against the Kuki National Front-Military Council (KNF-MC) for renaming a sacred hill and turning the area into its \"camp\".

Arrest under PMLA wrong: Soren to SC

SC rejects pleas seeking review of Art 370 verdict

NIA raids across 11 states in B'luru cafe blast case

To identify conspirators involved in helping & supporting the accused

New ICMR basmati rice varieties draw criticism from environmentalists

INDIA'S premier research body, the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), has commercially launched two herbicide-tolerant (Ht) aromatic rice (basmati) varieties to conserve water, reduce greenhouse gases such as methane and increase rice productivity.

After EC nod, govt starts preparations for Yoga Day, ministries to hold events

FOLLOWING the requisite approval from the ECI considering the general elections, the Centre has urged its ministries and departments to hold countdown events in the run up to the International Yoga day --to be observed on June 21-for spreading awareness about Yoga for holistic well-being and sustainable living.

No respite: IMD issues heat alert, cautions people against illnesses

THE India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and west Uttar Pradesh due to severe heatwave conditions and advised people to take precaution as chances of developing heatrelated illness are higher.

Porsche crash: Uproar over quick bail to teen, builder dad detained

THE Sunday incident of a super-luxury car being driven full throttle at 150km/hr by a drunk teenager running two youths over in Pune has drawn flak from politicians and others, especially after the juvenile was given bail 15 hours after the incident.