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MANDOUS TO BATTER NORTH TN DISTRICTS

Cyclone begins landfall near Mamallapuram around 10.30pm; Chennai receives 10 cm rainfall on Friday

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Chaos and confusion make landfall ahead of Mandous

28 flights to Chennai cancelled; a few ATR flights diverted to B'luru

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CORPN READY TO COMBAT CYCLONE

THE heavy rainfall on Friday kept employees of the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) busy on Friday.

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Mandous-induced incessant rain derails public transport

THE inter-city express trains from Chennai to Madurai, Karaikudi, Coimbatore Bengaluru and other parts witnessed huge crowds on Friday due to certain reports which said bus services would be stopped from Friday evening.

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TN to have 20K MW solar energy in 10 years: Tangedco MD

TANGEDCO chairman and managing director Rajesh Lakhoni on Friday submitted a presentation at TN Climate Summit 2022 stating that the state would have 20,000MW solar power stations and 10,000MW battery storage in a decade.

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Top court tells Imam HC's remark won't affect his case

JNU student Sharjeel Imam on Friday breathed a sigh of relief as the SC said that the observations that have been made by the Delhi HC against him while denying bail to Umar Khalid in Delhi riots larger conspiracy case will not cause prejudice him in any manner.

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No India-Russia summit & physical meeting of Modi, Putin: Kremlin

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi and Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin will not be meeting in person this month which implies that the India-Russia Annual Summit won't happen.

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4-year UG programme for 2023-24 be declared by Monday: UGC chief

THE University Grants Commission (UGC) will announce the Four-Year Under-Graduate Programme (FYUP) to be adopted in all higher education institutions from 2023-24 academic session, by Monday.

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Separate bills to modify ST lists in 4 states introduced

THE government on Friday introduced four separate bills in the Lok Sabha to revise the list of Scheduled Tribes in Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Himachal Pradesh.

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Probe sought into madrasas enrolling non-Muslim kids

THE National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has asked all states and union territories to conduct a detailed inquiry of all government-funded and recognised madrasas admitting non-Muslim children.

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SC asks Army to be 'fair' to women officers

THE Supreme Court on Friday asked the Army to put its \"house in order\" saying that it feels that it has not been \"fair\" to the women officers who have alleged delay in promotions after being granted permanent commission on the directions of the top court in 2020.

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SC seeks govt reply on women marriage age

Notice was issued by a bench headed by CJI in response to NCW plea seeking uniform marriagable age for women.

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In Himachal, sloppy BJP show in 3 of 4 LS seats

AROUND 18 months ahead of the 2024 general election, the BJP has trailed in three of the four Lok Sabha constituencies in Himachal Pradesh in the just-concluded Assembly polls.

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3.4% rise in vote share results in 57 more seats

For BJP, people in Gujarat have proved anti-incumbency wrong, but the party has failed to put up a show in 3 HP parliamentary seats

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Cops to probe PFI links into Indore book case

THE Madhya Pradesh Police have been tasked with probing the possibility of links between the Popular Front of India and three guest faculties of Government New Law College, Indore, whose services were terminated on Thursday, in the wake of the controversy triggered by an allegedly religiously provocative book kept at the library of the college since 2014.

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HC stays Assam-Meghalaya MoU on border row, lists matter on February 6

THE Assam-Meghalaya Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on boundary dispute cannot be executed until February 6 next year, the High Court of Meghalaya has ordered.

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Setback to NC & PDP in local polls in Valley, Independents make gains

THE results of repolling in two District Development Council (DDC) seats in the twin districts of Kupwara and Bandipore of Jammu and Kashmir sprung a surprise on Thursday.

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Post Akhilesh-Shivpal patch-up, BJP may have sleepless nights

THE merger of Shivpal Yadavled Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party-Lohia and Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party prompt the BJP to return to the drawing board to devise a fresh strategy for not only the big battle of 2024 but also the upcoming civic polls.

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Nitish under attack after JD(U) loses Kurhani bypoll

Even as Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav sought to downplay the grand alliance candidate's defeat in Kurhani Assembly bypoll, his party leader Anil Sahni, who had won the seat in 2020, demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

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Shivraj attacks Cong in Kamal Nath's Chhindwara

MADHYA Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday launched development works worth over ₹1,000 crore in Chhindwara, the home turf of his predecessor and state Congress chief Kamal Nath.

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Fintech BharatPe files arbitration at SIAC against Ashneer Grover

AFTER filing a civil suit and a criminal complaint against BharatPe's former MD Ashneer Grover, the fintech unicorn has now filed arbitration under the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) to clawback Grover's restricted shareholding and the founder title.

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E-tail company Snapdeal defers ₹1,250 cr IPO plan

E-COMMERCE company Snapdeal has called off its Rs 1,250 crore IPO plans considering the prevailing market conditions.

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Market ends week with deepest cut in 2 months as IT stocks drag

DRAGGED by information technology (IT) stocks, after industry major HCL Technologies warned of a potential slowdown in client spending in key market: the US, India's equity market gave up its early gain on Friday and closed with a significant cut.

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Hero MotoCorp rejigs top deck

AMID decline in sales and tough competition from Honda Motorcycle & Scooter (HMSI), Hero MotoCorp has made changes in its top management team as Malo Le Masson, Head of strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and global product planning, has resigned to pursue opportunities outside the company.

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Govt seeks Parl nod for ₹3.25L cr extra spending

THE government on Friday sought Parliament approval for net additional spending of more than ₹3.25 lakh crore in the current fiscal.

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Forex reserves up $11 billion to $561 billion

THE country's forex reserves shot up by $11 billion to $561 billion in the week ended December 2, 2022. This is the fourth consecutive week in which the country's forex reserves have increased.

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Govt to extend EoI date for IDBI stake sale

Last date for submission of EoI is Dec 16, which is being considered after stakeholders request govt to push timeline.

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BSNL, MTNL losses at ₹73K cr since inception

STATE-owned telecom operator BSNL reported a loss of ₹57,671 crore since inception while MTNL lost nearly ₹14,989 crore till March 2022.

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FOOTBALL, BLOODY HELL!

Croatia survive 120 minutes against Brazil before turning things around in shootouts.

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Arab rivalries set aside for Morocco's run

THE T-shirt on sale at Doha's main market declares \"Our blood is Arab\", and that is the mood buoying Morocco as it prepares to become on Saturday the first Arab nation to play a World Cup quarterfinal.

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Ronaldo, Portugal look to finish Morocco's streak

THESE really are pinch-yourself times for Morocco: A first-ever spot in the quarterfinals of a World Cup — the first to take place in the Arab world, no less — and now a meeting with Portugal and their superstar striker, Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Mbappe, France's inevitable force

FOR more than a decade, Arsene Wenger had the total command of the French market, especially the youngsters.

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Poor fielding, middle-over lull cost India in first T20I

WHEN Deepti Sharma took the Australian bowlers to cleaners, smashing an unbeaten 16-ball 36 to help India finish with 172/5 in the first T20I at the DY Patil, it seemed like the Women in Blue had a game in their hands.

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Serving pizzas to WC crosses: Fofana story

YOUSSOUF Fofana has gone from serving pizzas to delivering crosses in the World Cup.

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