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April 27, 2024

SAY NO TO SMOKE BISCUITS

IF you are an active social media user, you would have come across the viral video of a boy consuming dry ice from an exhibition stall in Davangere, a city in Karnataka, and was allegedly reported dead.

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Short-term care at Athulya for seniors seeking assistance

ATHULYA Senior Care is offering short-term stays acknowledging the significance of optimal care and attention for elderly family members.

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Offshore regatta from May 1 to 5

THE third edition of the Unifi Capital Offshore Regatta, featuring J80 sail boats, will be held from May 1 to 5 between Chennai and Mahabalipuram.

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Kings rule on record Knight

ON a night where batters made mockery of the boundary ropes and T20 chases, Punjab Kings came out smiling in the City of Joy as they beat Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets at the Eden Gardens.

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Sift chasing her dreams, one victory at a time

WHEN it comes to competition, the sport of shooting in India is as cutthroat as it can be.

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Selection commission of India

Most of the players pick themselves for the T20 WC, questions remain on backup options & pacers GOMESH S @ Chennai THE dates are closing in.

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'Decision to reward athletes with prize money wonderful'

AT the 2024 Games in Paris, Valerie Adams will watch the Olympics from a different vantage point.

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IT firms focus on 'Gen AI'

GENERATIVE AI has now become a part of every conversation that IT firms are having with their clients.

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HC asks DGCA to deregister 54 leased Go First planes

Setback for creditors looking to recover unpaid dues by airline

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MSIL net up 48%; Chairman sees demand post elections

ON the back of robust sales volume and favourable commodity prices, the country's largest car maker - Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) - on Friday reported a 48% increase in net profit for the March quarter of FY24 (Q4FY24) to ₹3,878 crore.

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Coal imports for blending purposes decline 3.4% as supply improves

THE abundance of coal in the country has led to decline in imports for blending purposes by the domestic power plants in the first three weeks (till April 22, 2024) of this month.

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Xi slams US' export curbs on Al chips in meeting with Blinken

Says relations can get better and move forward if US takes positive view of China's development; Blinken questions Beijing's support for Russia's war in Ukraine

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Baby rescued from dead mom's womb dies 5 days later in Gaza

A baby saved from her dying mother's womb in the war-battered Gaza Strip has died, her uncle told AFP on Friday.

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PM takes on Oppn over VVPAT order

AFTER the Supreme Court's judgment on electronic voting machines (EVMs), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked the opposition INDIA bloc to apologise for \"creating doubts\" in their minds about the authenticity of these machines and demanding return to the ballot paper system.

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Need for zero tolerance towards terrorism, says defence secy at SCO meet

INDIA on Friday emphasised the need to adopt a \"zero-tolerance approach\" towards terrorism in all its forms for development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states, officials said.

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After FIR, CBI raids Sandeshkhali

Foreign-made weapons, ammunition seized as part of probe into attack on ED officials

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Edu ministry asks CBSE to hold board exams twice a yr

KEEPING logistical challenges in mind, the Union Education Ministry has asked the CBSE to work out the modalities of holding board exams for Class 10 and 12 twice a year from the 2025-26 academic session, official sources said Friday.

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Reservoir levels dip to 10-yr low in South India

SOUTHERN India faces a grim situation as water in reservoirs dips to a 10-year low.

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SC issues notice to EC on petition seeking repoll if NOTA gets majority

THE Supreme Court on Friday served a notice on the Election Commission of India (ECI) on motivational speaker Shiv Khera's PIL seeking a direction to declare an election \"null and void\" if maximum votes from the constituency are polled for \"None of The Above\" (NOTA).

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NMC to hold online survey to assess mental health of medical students

CONCERNED with the rising number of suicides and depression cases among medical students, the National Medical Commission (NMC) on Friday announced that they will conduct an online survey to assess their mental well-being.

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Elderly man assaulted two months ago dies in Perambalur, son held

THE Perambalur police on Thursday arrested a 40-year-old man and remanded him in judicial custody for allegedly assaulting his father back in February over a property dispute.

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EVMs burnt, officials injured in Mysuru

TENSION prevailed at Indiganatha village in Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary on Friday when people set fire to EVMs in a polling booth there and attacked election officials for \"forcing\" them to exercise their franchise.

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Dalits fear eviction after land owner damages their houses in Kangeyam

DALIT residents in Nizhali Post in Kangeyam say they feel threatened about getting evicted after a private individual allegedly started encroaching government land which lies close to his plot close to their settlement and damaged a few houses while cleaning the land.

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50 staff at T'gana herbal meds unit escape fire, teen helps rescue mission

Thermocol stored in shed caught fire from sparks; workers escape by jumping out of window

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Can speaker's orders be challenged, asks HC

Court raised the query to petitioner challenging order of withdrawal of nod to prosecute CM Stalin in flyover case

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Now, people can donate artefacts for museum on independence

THE Tamil Nadu Museum department has invited contributions from people in the form of artefacts, documents, and evidence about the state's significant role in the freedom struggle.

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Misappropriating donations lands 4 priests in prison

FOUR priests of the Arulmigu Vanabadrakaliamman Temple in Mettupalayam were arrested on Thursday night for allegedly misappropriating donations made by devotees.

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Cow dung in tank: Med camp set up in Pudukai village

A day after cow dung was found dumped in the overhead tank supplying potable water to the locality, the district administration set up a medical camp at Guruvandan Street in Sangamviduthi on Friday to attend to residents who complained of uneasiness from consuming the contaminated water.

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Streamline sale of IPL tickets, court tells BCCI

THE first bench of the Madras High Court consisting of Chief Justice S V Gangapurwala and Justice J Sathaya Narayana Prasad on Friday directed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) to consider the requests for streamlining the sale of tickets for the ongoing IPL T20 matches.

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CB-CID TO PROBE ₹4CR SEIZURE FROM 3 TRAIN PASSENGERS

THE case concerning the seizure of 3.99 crore by Flying Squad Teams (FST) officials and Tambaram railway police, from three individuals allegedly 새 connected to Nainar Nagendran on a train on April 6, has been transferred to the CBCID based on orders from DGP Shankar Jiwal.

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