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November 11, 2022

Five killed, 13 hurt in cracker unit blast in Madurai; Stalin announces ₹‎5L solatium

FIVE persons were killed and 13 injured in a blast at a private firecracker unit around 1.30 pm on Thursday at Alagusirai village near Thirumangalam in Madurai district.

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SC nod for house arrest of jailed activist Navlakha

OFFERING relief to activist Gautam Navlakha, 70, who has been in jail since 2020 in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case, the Supreme Court on Thursday accepted his plea for house arrest with conditions including CCTV surveillance and curbs on phone, laptop and internet use.

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Dead bear had rabies; officials told to take vax

THE sloth bear that mauled three persons in Kadayam forest range last Sunday and died following its release, has tested positive for rabies. Veterinarians who performed the postmortem sent samples to the Department of Animal Biotechnology at Madras Veterinary College for the test. Deputy Director of Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve Shenbagapriya confirmed the test results.

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New IIT-M tech forecasts exactly which parts of a city are set to receive showers

IIT Madras has developed and operationalised a new regional climate model for Tamil Nadu that promises localised and accurate rainfall forecasts for an area as specific as Chennai corporation ward.

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Brace for more heavy rains in state until November 14

Schools & colleges shut today in Chennai and seven other districts

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Man dies after falling into pit dug up by civic body

A 42-year-old man allegedly died on Wednesday after he fell into a temporary pit dug up by the Mangadu Municipality for draining rainwater.

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NIA searches 43 places suspected to be linked to Muslim outfits in TN

Jamesha Mubeen had taken pledge with ISIS and was planning suicide attacks, says agency

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'Engineers must use skills to make India global leader'

ENGINEERS must deploy their skill and technical knowledge to help India become a global leader, said N Kalaiselvi, director general of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

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Kerala imports water worth ₹‎230 cr annually

KERALA, which receives abundant rainfall and boasts of excellent reservoirs, consumes bottled drinking water worth over ₹230 crore brought from other states every year!

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KL Guv'stripped of chancellorship'

Rules amended to appoint 'eminent person' as chancellor of Kalamandalam university

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Yield falls but DPCs in Thanjavur buy 12% more paddy due to record acreage

KURUVAI harvesting has officially drawn to a close in the district and a total of 2.2 lakh tonnes of paddy have so far been procured through the direct purchase centres (DPC), which is an increase of about 11.67% from the 1.97 lakh tonnes procured last year.

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Health survey exposes lack of transparency in treatment at pvt hosps

MOST people who underwent non-emergency surgeries in private hospitals reported a lack of transparency on treatment costs and difficulty in identifying good healthcare service providers, according to a survey conducted in six cities, including Delhi and Chennai.

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Kashi to host Tamils in 1-month festival

ATTENDING Ganga Arti, visiting Sri Kashi Vishwanath Dham, night cruise and walking through bustling streets of Kashi, its famed ghats, mutts and Subramaniam Bharti House - all this and much more is on the anvil for the 2,500 delegates, who will be thronging Varanasi from November 16 for the monthlong Kashi Tamil Sangamam.

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RSS' Dussehra invitee bats for Sanskrit as nat'l language

IF given the right opportunity, Padmashree Santosh Yadav, who is the first woman mountaineer in the world to conquer the Mount Everest twice, may take a plunge into politics. Yadav, who was recently invited to join the dais with RSS chief Mhan Bhagwat at the organisation's yearly Vijay Dashmi event, told this newspaper that she would like to serve as the daughter of the nation in whichever role that may come her way.

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With PM being busy, V-P to visit Cambodia and attend ASEAN

WITH Prime Minister Narendra Modi's busy calender schedule, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar will visit Cambodia to attend ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit and the 17th East Asia Summit. He will be accompanied by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

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Embassy: US to clear 1.2m visas to Indians by mid '23

US wants to bring back visa issuance to pre-Covid level, says mission

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Akhilesh chooses Dimple to contest from Mainpuri

Lok Sabha seat fell vacant after Mulayam Singh Yadav's death; returns to active politics after losing Kannauj in '19

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Two Naga innovators make E-bike from scrap

TWO self-taught innovators in Nagaland's Noklak district on the Myanmar border have rustled up a battery-operated electric bike using mostly scrap.

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HC pulls up govt as TMC 'takes over room in Tagore's heritage house

THE room in which Rabindranath Tagore and Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay interacted for the first time in Jorasanko Thakurbari, the ancestral house of the Nobel laureate and a heritage structure, has allegedly been made a party of fice of the ruling Trinamool Congress.

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Out of jail, Raut praises Fadnavis, plans to meet PM

AROUND three-and-a-half months after getting bail on Wednesday in a money laundering case, Shiv Sena (Uddhav faction) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut praised Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, saying he would go and meet him.

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Daughter steps in to donate kidney as Lalu will undergo transplant

WITH a kidney transplant due at month-end in Singapore, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav is happy on one count: his daughter will be the donor.

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Security at risk, be ready to fight and win wars, Xi to PLA

PRESIDENT Xi Jinping has said that China's national security is facing increased instability and ordered the PLA to devote all its energies to enhancing capability and maintaining combat readiness to fight and win wars as he took charge of the military for a record third five-year term.

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Fire in dormitory housing Indians kills 10 in Male

INDIANS could be among 10 migrant workers killed in a fire that broke out in a garage below their crammed living quarters in the Maldivian capital of Male in the early hours of Thursday.

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TRUMP FACES BLOWBACK FOR GOP'S LACKLUSTRE PERFORMANCE

President Biden touts Democratic success at holding off Republican red wave

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ZOMATO POSTS ₹251 CR LOSS IN Q2 AS BLINKIT ACQUISITION WEIGHS IN

AS expected, Zomato continues to report losses. The foodtech firm's consolidated net loss in September quarter (Q2FY23) narrowed to ₹251 crore from ₹430 crore a year ago quarter.

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BSNL gets govt approval for ₹26,821 cr order to TCS for 4G equipment

STATE-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) on Thursday received government's approval for a ₹26,821 crore order to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for 4G equipment.

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Man City beat Chelsea; Arsenal, Spurs crash out

MANCHESTER City increased the pressure on Graham Potter with a 2-0 win over Chelsea to progress to the last 16 of the League Cup on Wednesday as Arsenal and Tottenham crashed out. The Gunners were beaten 3-1 at home by Brighton, while Spurs laboured to a 2-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest despite starting Harry Kane.

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ALL LOST FOR INDIA, NO LOSS FOR ENGLAND

Both batters and bowlers fail to live up to their potential as England canter to 10-wicket victory to set up title decider against Pakistan

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