In this issue

January 14, 2023

Take offending anchors off air: SC on hate speech

TWO different benches of the Supreme Court made strong oral observations against hate speech on Friday, with one of them suggesting offending TV anchors be taken off air.

1 min

Plan to police NGOs out of FCRA radar

AFTER putting the screws on NGOs that receive foreign funds, the government is looking to police those that are out of that bracket by setting up a statutory body to keep tabs on them.

1 min

TN's own tax revenues up 37% in FY23 first half

Failure to revise rates may lead to drop in SONTR receipts: Report

2 mins

NIA will probe Rajouri twin attacks, says Shah

THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Jammu police will jointly investigate the recent twin militant attacks in Rajouri village in which seven civilians were killed, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday, adding that the attack will be avenged and perpetrators brought before the court of law and dealt severe punishment.

1 min

Chennai Sangamam gets rolling, to be held in 18 locations in city

THE Island grounds wore a festive look as the four-day Chennai Sangamam-Namma Oor Thiruvizha aimed at celebrating different traditional art forms got rolling on Friday.

1 min

Illegal detention: Man to get ₹3.5L compensation

Despite being acquitted, he was detained in prison for 8 months

1 min

Ahead of Bhogi, air quality index worsens, yellow alert issued in city

AHEAD of the Bhogi festival, air quality in Chennai worsened and a yellow alert (prolonged exposure could cause discomfort) was issued after the air quality index (AQI) breached 100, said sources.

1 min

'Local bodies must find own revenue sources'

TN accepts 11 of 14 key reforms proposed by state finance panel for civic bodies to be executed by June 2024

2 mins

Next GIM to be organised in January 2024: CM

THE state will organise its next Global Investors' Meet (GIM) on January 10-11 in 2024, and the government will extend CM's Breakfast Scheme to all government elementary schools (classes 1-5) in 2023-24.

1 min

Prison dept sets up stall to collect books

THE Department of Prisons Services of and Correctional Tamil Nadu has set up a stall at the Chennai Book Fair for collecting books from visitors to improve prisoners' reading habits.

1 min

'Santro' Ravi arrested from Guj, to be brought to Mysuru

Ravi is accused of human-trafficking, influencing police transfers

1 min

REARMING CIVILIANS AND THE MATTER OF OVERSIGHT

A shade more than a week after the terrorist killings of seven Hindus in Dhangri village in the Rajouri district of Jammu, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs ordered the revivification of Village Defence Groups (VDGs) in all ten districts of Jammu.

4 mins

UN, IMF and World Bank need reforms, says Modi

THE developing world is concerned about the increasing fragmentation of the international landscape.

1 min

Rahul writes to public, says fight hatred, flags despair in country

AS the Bharat Jodo Yatra enters its last leg in Jammu and Kashmir next week, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that there is a deep sense of hopelessness across the country.

1 min

'Zoo' inside Bharatpur national park upsets activists

REPORTS of a zoological garden being created inside the Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan's Bharatpur have upset wildlife enthusiasts and environmentalists.

1 min

PM launches Ganga Vilas from Kashi to Dibrugarh, calls it revolutionary

WHILE flagging off the MV Ganga Vilas, the rivership for a 51-day voyage from Varanasi to Diburgarh through a video link on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it a revolutionary step towards the evolution of waterway tourism in the country.

1 min

Soledar wrested, claims Kremlin, Kyiv denies it

Ukraine says military units still present in the salt mining town

1 min

Hycross, Hyryder may drive Toyota sales in 2023

JAPANESE automaker Toyota (TKM) is very optimistic about the calendar year 2023 after witnessing robust sales in 2022.

1 min

India's trade deficit with China crosses $100 billion

Imports from China increase 22%, exports decline 38% in 2022

2 mins

Gold prices hit all-time high of ₹56,245 on rising demand

STARTING the new year on a bullish note, gold prices surged to all-time high in the futures market.

2 mins

Wipro signed 11 large deals of over $1 billion in Q3: Thierry Delaporte

WIPRO'S total bookings rose 26% year-on-year (YoY) to over $4.3 billion in December quarter. This was led by solid large deal signings of over $1 billion.

1 min

VERY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY

India put up efficient show against Spain to begin FIH World Cup campaign with emphatic 2-0 win, coach Graham Reid and players delighted with performance, local boy Rohidas and Hardik among goalscorers

3 mins

SPIRIT OF SUNDARGARH

FROM the days of organising the Khasi Cup, where winners are presented with a neutered male goat as trophy to hosting the global showpiece with the ultimate prize in hockey, Sundargarh has turned the tide.

3 mins

'Olympic values education to make holistic development of sports'

FROM developing a new hockey stadium and World Cup village to giving a complete makeover to major cities and organising national and state level festivals, Odisha is celebrating hockey in a unique way during the World Cup 2023.

3 mins

First look of PT Sir out

We had earlier reported that Hiphop Tamizha Adhi will be the lead in director Karthik Venugopal's next.

1 min

Sapthami Gowda to make her Bollywood debut

Sapthami Gowda, who rose to fame after the success of Rishab Shetty's Kantara is set to make her Bollywood debut with director Vivek Agnihotri's The Vaccine War.

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