Making the announcements under Rule 110 in the Assembly, chief minister C Joseph Vijay said the state needed world-class power infrastructure to meet its growing economy and rising electricity demand. CHENNAI: The TVK govt on Monday announced a Rs 20,800-crore project to establish a 1,600MW new supercritical thermal power station in Tuticorin, along with a…
The direction came in connection with the deadly nightclub fire in Arpora, Goa, that killed 25 people last December GOA: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed pleas challenging the Bombay High Court’s order that set aside the bail granted to three accused in connection with the 2025 Goa nightclub fire that claimed 25 lives.According to…
The plea sought ethanol-content labelling at pumps and on bills, a vehicle-wise E20 compatibility database, an expert review of its impact, and a transition plan for incompatible vehicles. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking mandatory disclosure of the exact ethanol content in petrol at fuel stations and on…
US military leaders reportedly warned Iran that operation has become “too much for too long”, citing strain on troops and readiness. Several senior US military leaders reportedly warned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that prolonging large-scale operations against Iran was unsustainable and could weaken the military’s ability to respond to threats elsewhere, including against the US…
Long before she became one of Indian cinema’s most respected filmmakers, Aparna Sen was a schoolgirl in Kolkata’s Ballygunge, quietly observing the elderly residents of a nearby old-age home during her daily walks to Modern High School for Girls. Those observations, combined with her closeness to the Anglo-Indian teachers at her school, would eventually shape…
NEET PG 2026 re exam date The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has dismissed social media claims that the NEET PG 2026 question paper was leaked at an examination centre in Jaipur. In a fact-check issued after the examination, PIB said the viral claim was misleading and confirmed that there was no question paper leak during…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Screengrab) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has added another record to his rapidly growing list of achievements, becoming the youngest batter in Duleep Trophy history to score a half-century.The 15-year-old achieved the feat during East Zone’s Duleep Trophy 2026 semi-final against Central Zone in Bengaluru, reaching his fifty in just 42 balls with a six.Sooryavanshi eventually…
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(L-R) Karim Lala, Haji Mastan and Varadarajan Mudaliar. MUMBAI: Long before Dawood Ibrahim became synonymous with Mumbai’s underworld, the city had already produced a generation of crime bosses who controlled smuggling routes, gambling dens, illicit liquor networks and local rackets.They were different from the gangsters who followed them.Their power was often rooted in particular neighbourhoods…
Milk procurement increases in Tamil Nadu (Representational image) CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister Joseph Vijay on Monday announced a further increase in the milk procurement price to Rs 44 per litre, taking the cumulative increase across the state to Rs 6.The announcement was made under Rule 110 of the Tamil Nadu Assembly rules following concerns…
