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January 18, 2023

ROAD RAGE TURNS UGLY AS MAN DRAGGED BY SCOOTERIST FOR 600 m

IN a shocking incident, a 71-year-old man was dragged for about 600 metres by a scooter rider after he clung on to the two-wheeler which rammed his car from behind.

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JP Nadda gets a year more at BJP helm till LS poll

Aims for huge majority in general elections

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Flier opens emergency exit by mistake

AN emergency exit of an Indigo flight was accidentally unlocked by a passenger last month while the aircraft was on the ground, delaying it for over two hours.

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Two die in manjuvirattu; man tames 26 bulls to win a car in Alanganallur

TWO spectators were gored to death in two separate manjuvirattu events held in Siravayal of Sivaganga and K Rayavaram of Pudukkottai, while Poovanthi Abi Sithar of Sivaganga won the CM's prize for taming the most number of bulls in Alanganallur jallikattu on Tuesday.

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Pak PM offers peace talks, but ties it to 370

PAKISTAN Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif created a flutter by claiming his country had learnt a \"lesson\" and wanted the UAE's help to set up a peace talks table with India.

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State to sign MoU with foreign publishers

Textbook corpn says 50 Tamil books to be translated into 20 languages at cost of ₹1 cr; CM to take part in event

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Univ, Union Bank to help farmers buy drones

ANNA University-backed drone manufacturing startup, Dhaksha Unmanned Systems Pvt Ltd, signed an MoU with the Union Bank of India to provide drone loans to farmers. This will help beneficiaries avail kisan drones in a hasslefree manner, said a statement.

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Marina not the usual crowd puller for Kaanum Pongal this year

THE Marina beach, which was thrown open to the public this year for Kaanum Pongal after remaining closed for the last two editions due to Covid-19, was glowing with festive spirit. However, the number of regular visitors was less than the pre-pandemic times.

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BULLS STEAL THE SHOW AT ALANGANALLUR JALLIKATTU

Udhaya flags off event that sees 825 bulls & 465 tamers battle for supremacy; over 50 people hurt; spectators include political bigwigs & HC judges; 2,500 cops guard venue

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EPS, OPS pay tributes to MGR on birth anniv but avoid each other

AIADMK leaders Edappadi K Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam on Tuesday paid homage to party founder MG Ramachandran on the latter's birth anniversary but kept their distance from each other.

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Samathuva Pongal leaves bitter aftertaste at Vengaivayal village

Caste Hindus say probe biased; SCs say upper castes skipped event

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'Kerala ageing faster than rest of country'

State has elderly population of 65.46 lakh; 29.43 lakh get old age pension, 3.88 lakh get agriculture labour pension

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DA case: CBI seizes 17 kg gold, ₹1.6 crore cash from ex-IRTS officer in Odisha

IN one of the biggest exposes of disproportionate assets of a Central government employee in Odisha, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday unearthed 17 kg gold besides ₹1.57 crore cash from retired Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer Pramod Kumar Jena.

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Replace 'rajniti' with 'social principles' for greater outreach: PM

THE upshot of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's more-thanan-hour-long speech on the concluding day of the two-day BJP National Executive Committee's brainstorming on Tuesday was his fervent appeal to the party to build 'Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat.'

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Army to get first lot of Amethi-made AK-203 in March

THE production of advanced AK-203 assault rifles has started in India and the first batch will be delivered to Indian Army soon, Alexander Mikheev, Director General of Rosoboronexport confirmed on Tuesday. The Indian Army chief had a few days ago said that the first batch of rifles would be delivered by March.

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All abuzz: Honeybees to take the sting out of human-elephant conflict in MP

THE Madhya Pradesh forest department is banking on the power of bees to prevent incidents of human-elephant conflict (HEC) in the jungles of the eastern districts of the state.

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No truck with Varun ideology: Rahul

My family has a thought system, I can't visit RSS office: Cong leader

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Guards reject bribe, seize party drug worth ₹40cr

TWO Assam Home Guards spurned an offer of ₹20 lakh from a smuggler and seized over 7.59 lakh contraband Yaba tablets worth ₹40 crore in the international market. This is said to be the biggest-ever seizure of Yaba tablets in the state. The recovery was made in Karimganj district of the Barak Valley in the wee hours of Tuesday.

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Land Stabilising, Situation Will Soon Return To Normal In Joshimath, Say Scientists

SCIENTISTS, who returned to the capital after studying the Joshimath land subsidence case, have made a new revelation with the news of comfort.

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China's GDP Falls To 3%, Second Lowest In 50 Yrs

The annual GDP totalled to $17.94 trillion in 2022, fell below the 5.5% official target

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French experts to examine Nepal crash site

NEPALESE authorities on Tuesday started handing over to family members the bodies of those killed after Yeti Airlines' aircraft with 72 people, including five Indians, crashed in a river gorge in the resort city of Pokhara, as the death toll rose to 71.

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Final Russian strike toll 45, includes 5 kids

THE final death toll from a weekend Russian missile strike on an apartment building in southeastern Ukraine reached 45, officials said on Tuesday, as the body of another child was pulled from the wreckage.

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IT hirings slow down due to global economic headwinds

THOUGH managed top IT companies to beat street estimates in net profit and revenues in the seasonally weak December quarter, nearly all companies have reduced their hiring owing to evolving global macroeconomic headwinds.

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Sebi proposes fund blocking facility

Move aimed at protecting investors' money from misuse and default by stock brokers

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Deja vu for Sindhu; Lakshya, Saina win

IT was deja vu for PV Sindhu. Taking part in just her second match after returning from ankle injury last week, the Indian tasted a harsh reality in the ongoing India Open Super 750 event at the KD Jadhav Indoor Complex here on Tuesday.

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CHILDREN OF UNEQUAL GODS

A look at the financial disparities on display at the ongoing Men's Hockey World Cup

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Jagadeesan slams century as Tamil Nadu take control

N JAGADEESAN'S century (125) and half centuries by B Indrajith (77), Pradosh Ranjan Paul (99 batting) and Vijay Shankar (53 batting) put Tamil Nadu in control against Assam on Day 1 of Elite Group B Ranji Trophy match played at the MA Chidambaram stadium here on Tuesday. Tamil Nadu were 386 for 4 in 90 overs at stumps.

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CHINA SEES 1ST DROP IN POPULATION IN DECADES

Over one million fewer babies were born than the previous year

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First look of Iraivan out

The first look of I Ahmed's next with Jayam Ravi and Nayanthara, titled Iraivan, was released by the makers on the occasion of Pongal.

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Manoj Paramahamsa on board T67

Cinematographer Manoj Paramahamsa, known for films like Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa and Radhe Shyam, will be handling the camera works for Vijay's upcoming film with director Lokesh Kanagaraj.

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