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January 28, 2023

In a first, TN govt makes equity investment in five startups

TAMIL Nadu became the first state in the country to make equity investments in startups as Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday ordered investments of ₹7.5 crore in five startups founded and managed by entrepreneurs from Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ ST) communities.

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Rahul drops off Yatra after alleged breach of security

CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday cancelled his padyatra after the Bharat Jodo Yatra entered the militancyhit South Kashmir, alleging complete collapse of security arrangements. The police, however, rejected the charge saying foolproof security would continue to be provided to the yatra.

1 min

Techie, 23, killed in wall collapse in Anna Salai

Contractor did not follow safety norms for demolition, say cops

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Investors lose ₹11 lakh crore as markets fall

INDIA's equity markets fell sharply on Friday with both the Sensex and Nifty hitting a three-month low. At close, the Sensex was down 874.16 points or 1.45% at 59,330.90, while Nifty was down 287.70 points or 1.61% at 17,604.30.

1 min

A.I. TO SORT COIN OFFERINGS AT SABARIMALA

THE Travancore Devaswom Board is considering employing artificial intelligence (AI) to deal with the huge volume of coins received as offerings at the Sabarimala temple.

1 min

Notice to Pak to review & modify Indus water pact

Islamabad has three months to open talks

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Kumbabishekam after 17 years at Palani Murugan temple draws crowd in droves

CHANTS of 'Muruganukku Arohara' filled the air as the kumbabishekam at Palani Arulmigu Sri Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple was conducted after a long gap of 17 years on Friday.

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Minor girl dies in suicide pact, boyfriend brain dead

14-year-old, youth take extreme step after parents say no to relationship

1 min

EPS moves SC for AIADMK interim gen secy post

Will consider passing orders before February 7, if delayed, will give interim relief, CJI tells Palaniswami's counsel

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'Teach traitors a lesson by winning Erode East'

BY winning the by-elections, we must teach a lesson to those who are colluding with our arch rivals and working against the AIADMK, interim general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami told his supporters on Friday.

1 min

Leave religious places to religious people: SC

Court bins AP govt's plea against HC order over appointment of executive officers for Ahobilam Temple in Kurnool

1 min

Kozhikode med students defy cops, screen film on campus

BBC DOCU ON PM MODI

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Veteran actor Jamuna passes away at 86

RENOWNED actor Jamuna, who has appeared in over 200 films in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi, died after a brief illness, at her residence on Friday. She was 86.

1 min

CONDITIONING CONTENT IN A DEMOCRACY

About two weeks ago, on January 17, 2023, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology proposed changes to the Information Technology Rules 2021.

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British MPs talk about 'genocide' of Kashmiri pandits

THE All Party Parliamentary Group for British Hindus, the Kashmiri Pandit diaspora and allies held an event to commemorate \"33 years of Kashmiri Pandits genocide\" on Wednesday.

1 min

30% Joshimath can collapse, warn scientists

Disaster mgmt officials say a huge amount of soil washed away, cracks have developed inside ground at 460 places

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BJP ready to go solo in Tripura poll

Party’s central election committee meets to finalise candidates for 60-member House

2 mins

Kushwaha says won't quit even if Nitish asks him

THE verbal duel is unabated between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his party’s parliamentary board chairman Upendra Kushwaha.

1 min

Memphis braces for video release in Nichols' arrest

THE southern Unite States city of Memphis braced itself for unrest on Friday as authorities prepared to release a video depicting the fatal assault of a Black man by five police officers who, the victim's mother said, \"beat him to a pulp.\"

1 min

Phosphorus weapons used in latest strikes, ten killed

Ukrainian officials said towns in the east and south suffered most

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India's financial system robust, current account deficit manageable: RBI Guv

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said India’s current account deficit is ‘eminently manageable’.

1 min

Adani slips to 7th spot on rich list, net worth below $100 bn

INDIA’S and Asia’s richest billionaire Gautam Adani’s fortune fell sharply on Friday and his ranking in the global rich list came down to seventh spot.

1 min

Adani stocks slump post Hindenburg report

Group’s point by point rebuttal of Hindenburg’s questions has provided little relief from aggressive sell-off

1 min

MAJOR IMPACT: SANIA MAKES GRAND EXIT

Despite missing out on a title in her last Grand Slam tournament, tennis star’s massive contribution to Indian sports, both on and off the court, will always be remembered

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Rampant Djokovic surges into final

A RAMPANT Novak Djokovic surged into a 10th Australian Open final Friday to close in on a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam crown, with only Stefanos Tsitsipas now standing in his way.

1 min

Kiwis taste 1st win, take 1-0 lead

DEVON Conway and Daryl Mitchell conjured up fluent and fiery half-centuries before the spinners choked the hosts as New Zealand outplayed India by 21 runs in the opening T20I to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series on Friday. It was also their first win of the tour.

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TN win but Saurashtra, Andhra enter quarters

DESPITE a loss in the final league match against Tamil Nadu here at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, Saurashtra advanced to the knockout stage of the Ranji Trophy from Group B.

2 mins

German challenge for Belgium

THE Germans are coming and you can’t do anything about it. Well, you can try and stop them but it feels like the world’s worst job now.

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GREAT GOALS, GREATER IMPACT

On the occasion of Great Goals' tenth anniversary, co-founders Priya Gopalen and Sandhya Rajan share their experience of working together in equipping young minds to straddle two worlds- of sports and school

4 mins

Y Gee Mahendra's play gets a film adaptation

Y Gee Mahendra's popular stage play Charukesi is now going to be adapted into a feature film. At an event held in Chennai on Friday, actor Rajinikanth commenced the project by providing the first clap.

1 min

HONEST IDEAS PULLED DOWN BY INCONSISTENT WRITING

FEAR and power are two common elements that dominate any belief system. And these ultimately fuel years of traditional practices including the regressive ones.

3 mins

MS DHONI'S FIRST TAMIL PRODUCTION TITLED LETS GET MARRIED

We had previously reported that veteran cricketer MS Dhoni will be entering film production along with Sakshi Singh Dhoni under the banner Dhoni Entertainment.

1 min

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