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November 26, 2022

Gambling law: TN answers Guv's 3 queries in 24 hrs

WITH just two days left for the ordinance banning online gambling to lapse, the state on Friday submitted its reply to three clarifications sought by Governor R N Ravi regarding the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gaming and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022, passed by the Tamil Nadu Assembly. The governor gave his assent to the ordinance on October 1.

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Teltumbde gets SC greenlight to walk out of jail

Rejects NIA plea against bail granted by HC

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State govt reluctant to translate draft CZMP into Tamil, fishers up in arms

SEVERAL fisher associations across Tamil Nadu expressed dismay over the state government's reluctance in translating the draft Coastal Zone Management Plans (CZMPS) and the land use plans into Tamil.

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Disabled-friendly ramp on Marina to open on Sun

A permanent pathway for people with disabilities will be thrown open at Marina beach on Sunday, said corporation officials.

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Fortified rice distribution to be extended to more schemes

CHENNAI division of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) on Friday announced that the distribution of nutrition-rich fortified rice would be extended to other schemes in addition to the mid-day meal scheme and the wheat-based nutrition programme.

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Use sniffer dogs at godowns, courier cos told

COIMBATORE city police advised courier service providers to engage sniffer dogs in their warehouses to identify and prevent trafficking of explosive or narcotic substances.

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25K industrial units in Kovai shut to protest against hike in power tariff

OVER 500 members of the Federation of the Coimbatore Industrial Associations CIA), the umbrella body of 18 associations, shut down their industrial units and staged a hunger strike near the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board's (TNEB) powerhouse at Gandhipuram demanding the State government to withdraw the power tariff hike. Over 25,000 industrial units remained shut, the association said.

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TN mulling textile city and handloom museum: CM Stalin

CM MK Stalin on Friday said his government would establish a textile city in Chennai and a handloom museum at ₹30 crore at Mamallapuram. He was addressing a gathering via videoconferencing at the inaugural function of International Conference on Technical Textiles here.

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Seven youth stranded in Bhavani river rescued

SEVEN youth, including three school students, who were trapped in the Bhavani river at Kundukkalthurai near Nellithurai in Mettupalayam were rescued by fire and rescue services personnel on Thursday night.

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Relief being worked out for those who will be hit by coal mining: Bengal min

SPEAKING about the DeochaPachami coal mining project, touted as Asia's largest coal mine, West Bengal Minister of Industry, Commerce and Enterprises Shashi Panja on Friday said that a rehabilitation package for those who would be affected is being worked out.

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Kerala, Raj crises stare at Kharge as Congress to hold key meeting

AS new Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge chairs the first steering committee meeting of the Congress party on December 4, his immediate challenge would be to tackle the crisis in two states-Rajasthan and Kerala, where the beleaguered party is facing leadership issues.

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Need to take fresh look at history:PM

Modi releases book on life of Ahom general Lachit Barphukan, says country above dynasty

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s Cong threatens to sue BJP over 'doctored' video on Rahul's yatra

THE Congress on Friday said that it will take legal action against the BJP for its attempts to discredit the Bharat Jodo Yatra by using doctored videos. The BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya had claimed that \"Pakistan Zindabad\" slogans were raised during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Madhya Pradesh.

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Adani Ent plans to raise ₹20K crore

This is biggest FPO so far, bigger than YES Bank’s ₹15,000 crore fundraise in July 2020

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PhonePe to acquire ZestMoney for $200-300 mn

WALMART-BACKED digital payments company PhonePe is all set to acquire buy now, pay later (BNPL) company ZestMoney in a deal pegged at $200 million-$300 million, according to sources.

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MFs asked to reduce time for payment of dividend

THE capital market regulator - Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) - has asked the mutual fund industry to reduce the time taken to transfer dividend and redemption payments to unit holders.

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Amazon to shut food delivery biz in India

A day after announcing that it will shut down online learning platform 'Amazon Academy' in India, the e-commerce company Amazon on Friday said it will discontinue its pilot food delivery business Amazon Food in Bengaluru.

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States ask for more funds in pre-budget meet with FM

STATES in their pre-budget meet on Friday raised the longstanding issue of cesses and surcharges with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

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It's now or never for Messi & Co

A chant has been doing the rounds among Saudi Arabia supporters from Brazil and even some in the fan parks and streets of Doha at the World Cup. \"Where is Messi? We broke his eye!\" they sing in Arabic, using a slang expression meaning to bring shame on a person.

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Giroud-Mbappe combo in spotlight

OLIVIER Giroud will overtake Thierry Henry to become France's all-time leading scorer with 52 goals if he scores against Denmark at the World Cup on Saturday. If Kylian Mbappe finds the net he will move level with another France great. A victory against the Danes at Stadium 974 will also qualify Les Bleus for the knockout round, and as group winners if Tunisia and Australia draw in the other Group D game.

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