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March 12, 2023

'We'll win all 40 LS seats, help allies unseat BJP across India'

HINTING at a larger role for the DMK in national politics in stitching up alliances to unseat the BJP-led NDA from power in the 2024 parliamentary election, Chief Minister and party president MK Stalin on Saturday said the party is going to be fully involved in efforts to ensure the victory of Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) in the 2024 parliamentary election in Tamil Nadu and its allies across the country.

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Kavitha grilled by ED for about 9 hrs

Told to reappear on Thursday for further questioning

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ED finds Lalu's ₹600 cr proceeds of crime

THE Enforcement Directorate on Saturday revealed its initial estimate of the alleged proceeds of crime from the land-for-job scam involving RJD boss Lalu Yadav was ₹600 crore, a day after it raided 24 premises of the family and his aides.

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I TOLD RAJINI NOT TO ENTER POLITICS, SAYS EX-VP VENKAIAH NAIDU

FORMER Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday revealed besides the Covid-19 epidemic, he also had played a role in actor Rajinikanth's decision not to enter politics two years ago.

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Textile parks to have space for art forms

CM says TN is a peaceful, industrially developed state but some trying to tarnish image by spreading rumours

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5,000 students make 5L seed balls

ABOUT 5,000 Class 8 government school students from across the city participated in preparing five lakhs seed balls that will be used for plantation drives by the forest department. The students also planted 5,000 saplings on Queen Mary's College campus in the city on Saturday.

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Applications invited from startups for ₹10 lakh grant

THE G20 digital innovation alliance (GIA) has invited applications from startups for ₹10 lakh grant and mentorship. Under the outreach programme, six startups from six different sectors - edtech, health tech, agritech, fintech, circular economy and secured digital infra - will be selected from each G20 country and nine invited nations, totalling 174 startups.

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PMK's NLCIL bandh evokes tepid response in Cuddalore

THE bandh called by the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) in Cuddalore district on Saturday to protest against the Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited's (NLCIL) land acquisition for the second coal mine extension works in Valaiyamadevi, Keezhvalaiyamadevi, and Karivetti villages near Vadalur evoked tepid response with most shops being operated as usual with police protection. While TNSTC, SETC, and many private bus services were operated normally, private buses from Puducherry were stopped at Cuddalore district border till afternoon.

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SUNAK BETS ON ISLAMIC SCARE VOTE

AT last, the Empire strikes back. Britain’s current Captain Kirk— Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who could be easily mistaken for a Bengali bhadralok or a Gujarati barrister of the 1900s—is betting on ‘Agli Baar, Sunak sarkar” by policing its flawed immigration policy.

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11 states fall short of breastfeeding targets: Govt

MOST Indian states have been able to achieve 90 per cent in initiating newborn breastfeeding practices within one hour of birth, but 11 states and Union territories, including Telangana, are far behind in meeting this goal, according to the government data.

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Sibal lays down agenda of his new platform, takes a swipe at Centre

TRAINING his guns on the Centre, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Saturday accused the BJP-led government of misusing probe agencies.

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Bilawal rues Pakistan unable to bring Kashmir issue to centre of UN agenda

PAKISTAN'S Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has admitted that Islamabad has failed to highlight Kashmir issue or bring it to the centre of UN agenda because of India's diplomacy.

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Punjab potato farmers demand subsidy, export to Pak to cover costs

It is just not onions that are being sold around ₹3 per kg in Maharashtra, the prices of potatos have also spiraled down in Punjab.

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Forest dept team under attack by land mafia in MP's Burhanpur

AT least 13 forest department personnel and villagers were injured, two struck with arrows, when a state forest department team was attacked by those indulging in illegal felling of trees in the forests in Nepanagar area of Burhanpur district in south western Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.

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Allahabad HC: Mukhtar Ansari's gang most dreaded in India

WHILE rejecting the bail application of one Ramu Mallah, an accomplice of jailed gangster turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, the Allahabad high Court observed that Mukhtar Ansari’s was the most dreaded gang of India. Ramu Mallah is an accused of a murder case of Mau district, from where Mukhtar had been contesting elections.

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Pulwama sparks free-for-all in Jaipur

BJP supports protests by widows of '19 attack martyrs and their demand for govt jobs

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Britain issues alert on Bakhmut as Wagner Group makes progress

RUSSIAN forces have made progress in the front-line hotspot of Bakhmut, but their assault will be difficult to sustain without further harsh losses, UK military officials said in an assessment on Saturday.

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Xi's close confidant Li Oiang named China's new PM

He is former Shanghai party chief who oversaw its infamous two-month lockdown

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RP alleges ₹15K cr false transactions in FRL

THE resolution professional of Future Retail has allegedly detected ₹14,809 crore transactions, which could be in the nature of fraudulent, extortionate and preferential in nature, and accordingly moved the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) against erstwhile directors of the company.

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Oz captain Smith's sub-continental chess

AT Indore, Steve Smith revealed that he enjoyed some of the finer aspects of captaining a Test team in Asia. In Australia, if marshalling the troops on the field is a bit like picking between Cappuccino and Espresso, you can play around with Latte, Americano and maybe even a side helping of Affogato in India.

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GILL TIME: POETRY IN MOTION

With his unique technique, India opener slams century to help hosts cut down lead against Australia on third day

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Van Niekerk & the need for support systems

MARIZANNE Kapp had just finished an emotional interaction in the mixed zone after South Africa's triumph against England in the semifinal of the 2023 T20 World Cup. Just as she was gathering herself, on came the next round of reporters.

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