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Old wine, new bottle: on the EPFOs recent changes

EPFOs recent changes signal continuity, not radical reform

6 Jul 2026 1:14 am
I want to win gold at the Asian Games: Ancy Sojan

The 25-year-old is super-charged for the continental event in Aichi-Nagoya in September; she is keen to keep raising the bar after rewriting Anjus 22-year-old National mark

6 Jul 2026 1:07 am
Two together: on the Japanese Prime Ministers visit to India

India and Japan did well to ring-fence their ties from multilateral accords

6 Jul 2026 1:04 am
Hormuz to home, Indias resilience in uncertain times

A calibrated approach and coordination marked Indias response to global energy shocks

6 Jul 2026 12:57 am
Long-overdue digital survey for ThammanamPullepady Road project gets under way

Project aims to construct a 3.7-km-long four-lane road linking MG Road with the EdappallyVyttila NH 66 Bypassby widening and extending the ThammanamPullepady Road

6 Jul 2026 12:56 am
256 criminal cases pending against lawmakers of Kerala

Twenty-two cases against lawmakers delayed for more than two years and nine cases for over five years

6 Jul 2026 12:50 am
Brazil vs Norway, FIFA World Cup LIVE Round of 16: Match underway

Brazil are the overwhelming favourites, although they are yet to beat Norway in four previous meetings

6 Jul 2026 12:49 am
Bengalurus footpaths belong to everyone but pedestrians

The Supreme Court recently ruled that every citizen has a Fundamental Right under the Constitution to walk on safe, clearly demarcated and well-maintained footpaths. Bengalurus civic administration then announced a Safe Footpath campaign from this month.

6 Jul 2026 12:46 am
The right to belong beyond official documentation

Paperwork cannot outweigh personhood in a constitutional democracys citizenship framework

6 Jul 2026 12:39 am
City Traffic police arrest eight persons in Tondiarpet

The police team also seized eight two-wheelers, including six high-end racing bikes

6 Jul 2026 12:24 am
AI-powered tools can trace missing persons faster, with more accuracy, say experts

They can significantly improve speed and accuracy of investigations, especially when time is critical

6 Jul 2026 12:24 am
A legislative tangle in Maharashtra

The grey areas in the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution needs urgent revisiting

6 Jul 2026 12:18 am
Four persons held for stealing copper wires at railway yard

Railway officials found that copper wires on signalling systems along the track between Arakkonam and Tiruttani and Arakkonam and Katpadi were missing for the past several weeks

6 Jul 2026 12:14 am
India needs a second home for Asiatic lions

Reports by the Wildlife Institute of India have consistently emphasised that a single population confined to one landscape is inherently vulnerable

5 Jul 2026 11:52 pm
Womens T20 World Cup: Australia lords over England, clinches seventh title

Mooney and Litchfields century partnership for the second wicket makes the chase a cakewalk after the bowlers restrict the home team to 150 for four despite Sciver-Brunt and Kemps fightback

5 Jul 2026 11:50 pm
China, Russia to hold joint naval drills

The Russian Pacific Fleet said in a statement that the exercises will take place from July 6 to 13 in the Yellow Sea, the body of water separating China from the Korean peninsula

5 Jul 2026 11:49 pm
State Highways opens 20.81-crore ROB in Tirupattur

Originally given its nod in 2020, the new bridge was jointly done by the Southern Railway and the Projects wing of the State Highways

5 Jul 2026 11:42 pm
Next round of U.S.-Iran talks likely to be held at Islamabad: report

The technical talks are expected to take place on July 11, although a final decision on the venue has yet to be announced

5 Jul 2026 11:42 pm
U.K.'s Farage referred to standards watchdog after new report of undeclared benefits

Mr. Farages spokesperson said the story was baseless and contrived

5 Jul 2026 11:34 pm
Over 230 Irula families in Ariyalur find steady income through cashew harvesting initiative

The Tribal Welfare Department facilitated financial support for people from the Irula community to participate in public auctions for cashew plantations managed by the Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation Limited to enable them to directly participate in cashew cultivation and marketing

5 Jul 2026 11:20 pm
Policeman from Kangpokpi questioned in abduction and killing of six Naga men in Manipur

Following public outrage over the killings, the State Government handed over the case to the National Investigation Agency, which is yet to make any arrests

5 Jul 2026 11:17 pm
Lakeside snack stall in Madipakkam bolstered by an indomitable spirit

Unmindful of their locomotor disabilities, couplePrabhuL. andPriyaPrabhuhave made bold business moves and their efforts have paid off, going by the patronage they enjoy inMadipakkam

5 Jul 2026 10:30 pm
Diljit Dosanjhs Satluj removed from ZEE5 two days after release

Directed by Honey Trehan, the film was earlier titled Punjab 95 and faced a long battle with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)

5 Jul 2026 10:29 pm
Amit Shah to launch several projects as Ministry of Cooperation completes five years

He will lay the foundation stone for 47 grain storage godowns and launch a centralised core banking platform, and Sahakar Sahyogi, a conversational AI-powered platform for Urban Cooperative Banks

5 Jul 2026 10:14 pm
BJP chief hits out at SP, Congress over Ram Temple issue

No individual would be allowed to hurt the sentiments ofdevotees, says Nitin Nabin,without explicitly referring to the recent allegations of financial irregularities at the Ram Temple

5 Jul 2026 10:11 pm
Gujarat police reunite missing Maharashtra woman with family

The woman, who is mentally ill, was found hundreds of kilometres away from her home; she is among the 314 adults and 100 children traced and reunited with their families by the Amreli police since 2025

5 Jul 2026 9:59 pm
Former SNDP Yogam leader Mahesans family meets Home Minister, seeks fresh probe into his death

The family urged the Minister to intensify legal action against the first accused, SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan, and constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to reinvestigate the case

5 Jul 2026 9:55 pm
We are prepared for 2-D Bills Delimitation and Dismissal: Jairam Ramesh

Congress general secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh claims that the government does not have the numbers to pass either the Delimitation Bill or the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill for removal of Ministers

5 Jul 2026 9:47 pm