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A 49-year-old patient who was diagnosed with a rare life-threatening form of brain lymphoma was successfully treated using advanced and indigenous cell therapy at a private hospital in Chennai. V. Arun Ramanan, Clinical Lead and Senior Consultant (Medical Oncology), Gleneagles Hospital Chennai, on Wednesday, said before a few months the patient Karnan Madhusudhanan was admitted to…
Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday met over 200 global capability centres (GCC) leaders, corporate heads and senior government officials to discuss the priorities shaping the next phase of Karnataka’s GCC ecosystem. He had dialogues with them on AI, talent, infrastructure and next phase of growth at KATALYST CONNECT, an…
The Palarivattom police have informed actor Ansiba Hassan that they cannot register a case on a complaint filed by her against fellow actors Shwetha Menon and Lakshmipriya alleging an organised malicious campaign by them. The police said they could not register a first information report as the allegations pertain to defamation alone. “The police cannot…
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The new Tamil Nadu AICC in-charge, Ghulam Ahmed Mir. File. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday (July 8, 2026) appointed new All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charges for Tamil Nadu and West Bengal as part of the party’s ongoing organisational reshuffle. A statement from AICC general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal…
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Appointments to public offices should be guided by competence, integrity and professional ability and not by recommendations or other extraneous considerations, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has said. Justice B. Pugalendhi said the legal profession today has many advocates, including young members of the Bar, possessing exceptional legal knowledge, sound advocacy skills…
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 8, 2026) sought responses from the Union Government and the CBSE on a petition challenging the Board’s March 27 assessment scheme for Class XII students in Gulf countries. Board examinations there were cancelled owing to the conflict in…
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday orally remarked that it would not, for the time being, grant a stay on the functioning of the State Waqf Board, while hearing a public interest litigation challenging the constitution of the Board, particularly the appointment of CPI(M) politician and former MLA K.P. Kunhammed Kutty. The petition had alleged…
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The Kerala High Court on Wednesday allowed the investigating officer in an alleged microfinance scam of ₹15. 85 crore involving Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam general secretary Vellapally Natesan one more month as a “last and final chance” to complete the investigation and file the final report. The order was issued in a petition…
Fans gather at Barton Hills, Thiruvananthapuram, to cheer for their teams in the FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and Egypt. | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran Argentina fans across the State are still celebrating what they hail as a heroic come-from-behind triumph staged by Lionel Messi and his team against Mo Salah’s valiant Egypt in…
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Nearly 23% of Karnataka’s youth force under 35 years is neither working nor studying even with the State’s unemployment rate at 8.6%. A lack of or inadequate training with fewer opportunities for work is pushing the youth force to leave their homes and migrate to Bengaluru, straining the State capital, says a report on the…
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