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Chennai, Aug 15: Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin has assured the family of 19-year-old engineering student K Amuthan, who was allegedly beaten to death by a group of fellow students in Coimbatore, that he would pursue the matter in…
CHENNAI
Chennai, Aug 14: Chennai is under a five-tier security cover ahead of the 80th Independence Day celebrations on Saturday, with extensive deployment of police personnel, intensified surveillance and traffic restrictions planned around Fort St George and other key locations…
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NATION
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday used his Independence Day address from the Red Fort to make a strong pitch to India’s youth, unveiling a seven-point ‘Saptdhara’ roadmap for a developed India
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SPORTS
Cincinnati, Aug 14: Novak Djokovic returns to Cincinnati carrying a remarkable mix of memories—painful defeats, hard-earned triumphs and one of the most dramatic finals of his career. The three-time champion’s journey in Ohio has never been straightforward, with five lost…
BUSINESS
Read MorePassenger car makers Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) today launched the new Hyundai EXTER Knight, a bold and sporty black-themed avatar of the brand’s popular compact SUV.
A US federal judge has permanently dismissed the criminal securities-fraud case against Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar, closing nearly two years of prosecution without a trial.
India’s imports of Russian crude oil rose to a record for the second consecutive month in July, underscoring the country’s continued reliance on discounted Russian supplies even as Western sanctions have tightened
The government sought to shut down speculation on plans to impose fees on the country’s ubiquitous digital payments network, saying Saturday that consumers will not have to pay transaction charges for using UPI, while
ENTERTAINMENT
Prabhas has finally changed the display picture he had been using across his social media platforms for nearly seven years, and the update has sent his fans into a frenzy.
COLUMNS
The 2026 protests against systemic exam paper leaks at Jantar Mantar have ended. The batons have been withdrawn, the tear gas has dispersed, the tents have been folded. Yet for a number of young women who stood in those crowds, the real confrontation has only just begun, writes TR Jawahar
Dr AK’s greatness can be best be demonstrated only through ironies. A bachelor sans scandal. A teacher non- pareil who kept learning non-stop to his end of days, writes TR Jawahar
TR Jawahar writes in his Pointblank column: Three weeks after the NEET-UG 2026 fiasco, merit lies shattered as students confront a system where integrity has become a gamble.
TR Jawahar, in his Point-Blank column, says a controversial judicial remark branding unemployed youth as “cockroaches” has spiralled into a sharp digital uprising, with satire morphing into a serious critique of power and privilege.
