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December 08, 2022

Cyclone Mandous may cross coast on Dec 9; red alert for 3 TN districts, Pondy

CYCLONE Mandous brewing in Bay of Bengal is inching closer to the Tamil Nadu coast and a red alert has been issued for three districts - Chengalpet, Kancheepuram and Villupuram in Tamil Nadu and for Puducherry on December 9 as some places may get extremely heavy rainfall.

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Cost of living to go up as RBI raises rate

YOUR cost of living has just gone up.

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Chennai's air quality 'poor', index touches 240

THERE has been a significant spike in air pollution levels in Chennai.

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Municipal Corporation of Delhi in AAP pocket

Wins 134 wards, BJP manages 104; Congress reduced to single digit

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In maiden speech, Dhankar raps SC

IN his first speech as chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar on Wednesday took on the Supreme Court, describing its 2015 verdict that struck down the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) bill as a glaring instance of severe compromise of parliamentary sovereignty and disregard of people's mandate.

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Govt hiring docs, nurses for emergency med dept, says Masu

HEALTH Minister Ma Subramanian on Wednesday launched MD in Emergency Medicine at 23 government medical colleges across TN.

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'Covid-19 in endemic stage, but masks must stay'

TN has been reporting fewer than 20 cases a day since November 29; experts believe masks will help people combat other Infections too

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Major reshuffle at CMDA, several officials transferred

MEMBER SECY APPROVES

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Stalin flags off mobile fruit & veggie stores, offers incentives to farmers

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday inaugurated agriculture-related initiatives, including 20 vegetable and fruit mobile stores, incentives to 1.21 lakh sugarcane farmers, and the distribution of 19.16 lakh coconut saplings to farmers.

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'TN better placed than other states to face global recession'

ATTRACTED $10BN IN 15 MONTHS

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Mangaluru blast accused admits he has a handler

THE main accused in the pressure cooker blast case in Mangaluru, Mohd Shariq (24), has reportedly admitted he has a handler.

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56 cases filed by CBI against MPs, MLAs in 5 years: Govt

AS no one is above the law, as many as 56 cases were lodged against the country's members of legislative assembly (MLAs) and the Members of Parliament (MPs) in the last five years by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

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Co-op Bill tabled in House amid din

Opposition members want the bill to be sent to a standing committee for review

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Some setbacks, but first-ever CUET conducted successfully, says Centre

THE Centre on Wednesday said the scale of the first-ever Common University Entrance Test (CUET) was huge and some difficulties were faced by students due to technical and geo-climatic reasons leading to rescheduling.

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Centre plans to set up 10 heavy water reactors, 5 N-plants: Min

INDIA is likely to get a further enhancement in its capacity of clean energy generation from the nuclear plants as the Central government has decided to go ahead with setting up five more nuclear power plants.

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RS chair combo of jawan and kisan, says Modi

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Wdnesday welcomed Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar for assuming the charge of Rajya Sabha chairman on behalf of all RS members at the start of Winter Session of the Parliament and said new RS chairman carries elements of both jawan (solider) and kisan (farmer) in his personality.

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ED gets 7 days more to quiz Arora in Delhi excise case

A special court at Rouse Avenue extended the custodial remand of businessman and liquor trader Amit Arora by seven more days in the money laundering probe in connection with the scrapped Delhi Excise policy following emergence of fresh facts, names and evidence.

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Proposed U'khand hospital for tigers and leopards still remains on paper

A hospital was supposed to be established in 2017 to treat injured and ageing tigers, leopards, and other animals as a result of the history of human-wildlife conflict in Uttarakhand, but even five years later, the plan is still buried in the files because of division and factionalism among IFS officers.

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Five days after C'garh tribal quota bill being passed, guv yet to give assent

ALL eyes are on the Chhattisgarh Governor Anusuiya Uike, who is yet to give an assent on the reservation bill that was unanimously passed in the Assembly last Friday, leading to the ruling Congress party expressing concern over the delay.

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WB govt releases ₹714 cr for rural infra development

EYEING next year’s panchayat elections, the state government released ₹714 crore for the development of rural infrastructure as the Central government is yet to release funds under the 100-day job scheme citing irregularities.

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Question in Valley: Will Omar fight poll without restoration of statehood?

WITH National Conference president Farooq Abdullah calling on his son and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to contest the forthcoming Assembly polls in the Union Territory, it remains to be seen whether Omar, who has announced not to contest Assembly polls till restoration of statehood to J&K, will reconsider his decision and contest the Assembly polls likely to be held in mid-2023.

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Son set to wed outside tribe, minister faces social boycott

Satyanand Bhokta marrying son outside ST for 'political benefits'

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Germany busts cell plotting govt overthrow

GERMAN police staged nationwide raids on Wednesday and arrested 25 people suspected of belonging to a far-right \"terror cell\" plotting to overthrow the government and attack parliament.

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Bali attack bombmaker let out on parole

ONE of the bombmakers in the Bali blasts that killed more than 200 people two decades ago was released on parole on Wednesday an Indonesian official said, months after Jakarta reduced his 20-year prison sentence.

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Number of start-ups in 2022 goes up to 84.102 from 452 in 2016

THE number of start-ups has increased to 84,102 till November, 2022, from 452 in 2016, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash said in a written reply to the parliament.

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'Peak power demand to go up by 35K MW in April 2023'

Power minister R K Singh on Wednesday said the single-day peak demand for power is expected to increase by up to 35,000 MW in April 2023.

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Rate hike impact on home sales likely to be moderate

According to housing sales data of top 6-8 cities, the impact of the last four consecutive rate hikes early this year has been minimal

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No intermediation of bank in CBDC: RBI

THE Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which launched the pilot for retail digital Rupee (e-R) on December 1, on Wednesday, clarified that there is no intermediation of bank in the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) unlike UPI, and that there is no difference in the treatment between paper currency and digital currency.

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Edtech unicorn Vedantu lays off 385; leadership team to take 50% pay cut

EDTECH unicorn Vedantu has laid off 385 employees across HR and content, among other verticals.

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Market falls as RBI increases repo rate, cuts GDP growth forecast

EVEN as the Dalal Street had factored in that the RBI would go for a 35 bps repo rate hike, the equity market closed the Wednesday session in red with the BSE Sensex falling for the fourth straight session and the NSE Nifty giving up its 18,600 level.

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Telcos haven't faced any difficulty in rolling out 5G services, says govt

THE telecom service providers (TSPs) have not faced any difficulties rolling out 5G services in the country, said telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

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Oaktree could exit race for Reliance Capital

THE e-auction for acquiring Reliance Capital will be a three-horse race, as the fourth contender Oaktree is likely to exit from the race.

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CRUDE FALLS BELOW $80 PER BARREL

Brent Crude Future on Wednesday fell below $80 per barrel, lowest since January 2022.

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Arun Kumar Singh appointed chairman of ONGC for 3 years

THE government on Wednesday appointed Arun Kumar Singh, former chairman of oil refining and marketing company BPCL, as chairman and managing director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).

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BEGINNER'S LUCK FOR RAMOS

Massive call to bench Ronaldo & play 1st-time starter pays off for Portugal vs Switzerland

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Journeyman Noppert relishing Dutch dream

TWO years ago, Dutch goalkeeper Andries Noppert's career was going nowhere and he thought about quitting football.

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Not many chinks in Moroccan armour

IN the third and final minute of extra-time 123rd of an extraordinary match-a heroic Moroccan defense allowed Pablo Sarabia a shot on goal.

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England's ultimate challenge? How do you stop Mbappe.

ENGLAND manager Gareth Southgate is wrestling with the biggest dilemma of his reign as he tries to plot a way to stop the \"sensational\" Kylian Mbappe in Saturday's World Cup quarterfinal.

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Ruturaj aims to stick to basics

660 RUNS in five innings at an average of 220 and a strike rate of 113.59 if someone had told Ruturaj Gaikwad at the start of the Vijay Hazare Trophy that is how he would fare, Ruturaj would have taken it with eyes closed.

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Mirabai shines bright with silver

Nursing a wrist injury, the Olympic silver medallist pockets her second Worlds medal

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Prithviraj joins Akshay and Tiger in Bade Miyan Chote Miyan

Malayalam actor Prithviraj will be a part of Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff's upcoming action film Bade Miyan Chote Miyan.

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PC Sreeram to collaborate with Vetri Maaran

Veteran cinematographer PC Sreeram has announced that he will be teaming up with filmmaker Vetri Maaran for a new web series, which will stream on ZEE5.

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