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HC directs local bodies to act on plaints to clear overgrown vacant plots

If the owners of overgrown abandoned properties are unknown, local bodies should clear them and later recover the cost from the owners once they are identified

2 Jun 2026 12:26 am
Intense heat to ease across Tamil Nadu amid week-long wet spell

Weather systems, including a trough running from east Vidarbha to south Kerala across Telangana, Rayalaseema, and Tamil Nadu, would aid wet spell

2 Jun 2026 12:15 am
TVK continuing DMK schemes, says Ezhilan

The ruling party has not announced any flagship schemes, says DMK medical wing secretary

2 Jun 2026 12:11 am
Victim inKoyambeduflyover hit-and-run case was sexually harassed by accused at pub

One of the accused had misbehaved with the girl and forced her to dance with his group. The police have arrested seven persons, including three college students, in connection with the case so far

2 Jun 2026 12:11 am
No more in-person visits for planning approvals: Corpn.

All scrutiny must be done only online and the permits must be processed within the specified timelines, as per a circular issued by the Corporations Town Planning Department. The maximum time for approval of a planning permission application would be 27 days in cases involving queries or clarifications

1 Jun 2026 11:53 pm
Overloading, violation of SOPs have made Kashmirs Gondola cable car vulnerable to technical snags

Set up in 1998, Gondola has two phases of rides:one from Gulmarg to Kongdoori (10 minutes ride) and another from Kongdoori to Apharwat(12 minutes ride), with the highest point located at an altitude of 4,390 metres (14,403 feet).

1 Jun 2026 11:47 pm
Karnataka mango produce falls by 5 lakh tonnes this year due to climate extremities

Due to late mango harvest and low yield, the state level mango mela organised in Lalbagh has delayed by a month

1 Jun 2026 11:20 pm
Committee to examine government school standards in Kerala: Minister

Minister for General Education V. Samsudheen denies there is any going back on the announcement of menstrual leave for schoolgirls, calls for focussing on the positives of the proposal

1 Jun 2026 11:16 pm
Industries, colleges must pay dues to Gram Panchayats: Pawan Kalyan

Empowered committee to examine tax compliance as Deputy Chief Minister flags widespread undervaluation of properties and 160-crore arrears owed to local bodies

1 Jun 2026 11:14 pm
Britain's steel safeguard, carbon tax sticking points in implementation of India-U.K. trade pact: Sources

The steel and the CBAM issues will figure prominently during the meeting between U.K. Secretary of State for Business and Trade Peter Kyle and Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on June 2

1 Jun 2026 11:14 pm
Priya Ravichandran assumes office as Collector of Ranipet

The officer is also the recipient of the Presidents Award for Gallantry, the Presidents Police Medal for Meritorious Service, and the Anna Medal for Bravery

1 Jun 2026 11:13 pm
Kohli, Bhuvneshwar and the band that believed

The veterans showed they still have enough fuel left in the tank to dominate as Royal Challengers Bengaluru retained the IPL crown with ease; Patidar, unperturbed by the expectations, scripted his own piece of history by winning back-to-back trophies

1 Jun 2026 11:10 pm
Factory output grows at slower pace of 4.9% in April, shows government data based on new series

This is the first data released after the revision of the base year to 2022-23 and the rejigging of the index constituents. The factory output, measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), expanded by 5.7% in April 2025.

1 Jun 2026 11:02 pm
India moves ahead on Rafale deal, IAF chief holds talks in France

France is expected to respond within the next two-three months, and negotiations are likely to conclude within a year in the deal estimated to be worth 3.25 lakh crore

1 Jun 2026 10:54 pm
Chief Minister Vijay promises inclusive and corruption-free government

TheTVKgovernment will never compromise on secularism, State rights, sharing of river water, or social justice, he says at a public meeting organised to thank the voters ofTiruchiEast, from where he was elected to the Assembly, besides Perambur in Chennai

1 Jun 2026 10:53 pm
ED attaches properties worth 1,000 crore in Chhattisgarh liquor scam case

Attachments include Goa hotel bought using money physically transported allegedly at the instance of ex-CM Bhupesh Baghels son, claims agency

1 Jun 2026 10:53 pm
Doctors body barred from Parliamentary panel meeting on NEET after BJP objections

UDF representatives, listed as witnesses, stopped from deposing before panel reviewing National Testing Agency amid row over neutrality

1 Jun 2026 10:49 pm
Ethical use of AI in cultural space to be a key area of focus at BRICS culture meetings

Varanasi is set to host 2nd Culture Working Group Meeting; Union Culture Secretary Vivek Agrawal unveils comprehensive roadmap and calendar for the 2026 BRICS Culture Track

1 Jun 2026 10:44 pm
Signpost India plans to expand network to 100 cities by FY27

FY26 revenue surges to 576 crore, PAT up 107%

1 Jun 2026 10:44 pm
Lionel Messi statue in Kolkata, found to be structurally unstable, removed over safety concerns

The move by the newly elected BJP government came after local residents alerted the authorities when the statue was seen swaying in the wind

1 Jun 2026 10:26 pm
U.K. blocks visit by two left-wing U.S. political commentators

The U.K. Home Office confirmed to The Hindu that the travel authorisations for both individuals were cancelled because their presence would not be conducive to the public good

1 Jun 2026 10:24 pm
HC orders inquiry into amassing of 800 crore of Chettinad family money by educationist Meena Muthiahs employee

Justice Mohammed Shaffiq directs Greater Chennai Commissioner of Police to take appropriate action on the complaint lodged against Karuppan Chetty by V. Palaniappan

1 Jun 2026 10:22 pm
Pedestrian corridor with utility ducts planned at a cost of 71.9 cr. in Tondiarpet

The project includes provision for underground ducts to carry electric cables, drinking water and sewer pipelines, and data network lines

1 Jun 2026 10:20 pm
Centre backtracking on draft agreed on May 22: Sonam Wangchuk

May 22 meeting agreed that elected representatives will have supreme powers over bureaucracy; however, the draft shown to leaders was not the same, he says

1 Jun 2026 10:19 pm
Patidar eyes a hat-trick after best birthday gift

It is the best gift. Nothing can be better than this to win the IPL for two successive years, says Patidar

1 Jun 2026 10:19 pm
BSF, BGB to hold Director General-level talks next week

First such meeting following formation of new government under Bangladesh Nationalist Party in neighbouring country and after BJP came to power in West Bengal for first time.

1 Jun 2026 10:14 pm
I came to know about my brothers death only through Google search: Himachal Pradesh accident victims sister

A tourist taxi carrying seven visitors from Bengaluru and a local driver is feared to have plunged into a deep gorge along the treacherous Bairagarh-Sach Pass-Killar road in the remote Churah subdivision of Himachal Pradeshs Chamba district on the night of May 29, leaving all eight occupants feared dead

1 Jun 2026 10:06 pm
End-user public cloud spending in India to surpass $17 billion in 2026

Gartner predicts that by 2030, over 60% of enterprises will perform intensive AI model activity in one cloud but leverage it with their data in another, up from less than 10% today

1 Jun 2026 10:05 pm