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March 21, 2023

After slump, state gravy train to soon gather pace

THE DMK government, which took the reins in 2021, when the revenue deficit was hovering around ₹62,000 crore, is on its way to achieve zero-revenue deficit.

1 min

MHA seeks CBI probe on Mander's NGO

The Union home ministry has recommended a CBI inquiry into alleged FCRA violation by Aman Biradari, an NGO run by former IAS officer and activist harsh Mander.

1 min

ED grills Kavitha for 10 hours, to question her again today

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday questioned BRS leader K Kavitha for over 10 hours in connection with her alleged role in the multi-crore Delhi excise policy scam case.

1 min

NSA slapped on 5 aides of Amritpal

WITH pro-Khalistani rabble-rouser Amritpal Singh continuing to be elusive, the Punjab Police on Monday invoked the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against five of his close associates.

1 min

TN INVESTS IN WOMEN & DALITS

Long-awaited honorarium of ₹1,000 gets launch six months away as DMK strengthens TN's finances while pursuing social justice agenda

3 mins

Health scheme to cover migrants, factory workers

THE state has increased budgetary allocation for the health department to ₹18,661 crore compared to ₹17,902 in the last budget, and has decided to expand the Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam scheme to cover 711 factories and 8.35 lakh workers in the first phase.

1 min

Opposition questions govt criteria for ₹1,000 for women

AIADMK stages walkout over ‘law and order situation’, tax hike in TN

2 mins

'Budget is an embodiment of Dravidian model of development'

CALLING the state budget an \"embodiment of the Dravidian model of development\", Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday said it prioritised inclusive progress for all sections of the society.

1 min

All schools under one umbrella

PAYING heed to one of the longest pending demands in the state, the DMK government has decided to bring schools functioning under the Adi Dravidar and tribal welfare, backward class, most backward class and denotified communities, HR&CE and forest departments under the aegis of the school education department.

1 min

Come Sept 15, ₹1K incentive to reach 80L women heads

TAMIL Nadu is all set to make history by becoming the first state in India to offer a guaranteed monthly income of ₹1,000 to women heads of households.

2 mins

₹17,500 cr to set up metro rail in Kovai, Madurai

THE state government announced it would establish metro rail in Coimbatore and Madurai at a cost of ₹17,500 crore.

2 mins

Smart makeover to windmills to increase job opportunties

THE government is set to introduce a new policy on repowering windmills.

1 min

After Keezhadi, museum in Thanjavur to cement Chola glory

IF Mani Ratnam kindled interest among people, especially the youths, about the glory of Tamils with his Ponniyin Selvan, finanace minister Palalanivel Thiaga Rajan has taken a step further to cement the legacy by announcing a museum for the Cholas in Thanjavur.

1 min

₹880-cr textile park in Salem to boost exports

THE textile industry in Salem is hopeful of a revival in fortunes once the proposed ₹880-crore textile park becomes a reality.

1 min

OPS seeks stay on AIADMK general secretary polls

TO HIGH COURT

1 min

Music Academy to confer Bombay Jayashri with Sangita Kalanidhi award

RENOWNED Carnatic vocalist and musician Bombay Jayashri will be awarded Sangita Kalanidhi by The Music Academy.

1 min

LEFT AS AN IMAGINATION IN THE POST-EMS ERA

We live in a time when the reality is mistaken as fake and vice versa. One is reminded of a 1998 film, The Truman Show, directed by Peter Weir, in which the protagonist who lives in the US ultimately realises that what he believed to be real in his life was nothing but an elaborate reality TV show.

3 mins

Japan commits $75bn in 7 yrs for infra across Indo-Pacific

JAPANESE Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said he was looking at revising the development charter and would look at supporting businesses and startups and infrastructure. “We will revise the development charter.

2 mins

IPCC report confirms rising heat, emissions a threat to humanity

A report by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has re-confirmed that rising temperatures and emissions are an imminent threat to humanity and urged the world to ramp up their efforts to uphold their commitment with the Paris Agreement.

1 min

Most Indians want dentists to display price list of procedures, says survey

THREE of four Indians surveyed on oral care want a mandatory price list by dentists of standard procedures like tooth filling and root canals to maintain transparency.

1 min

BJP makes a clean sweep in co-op society polls in UP

Candidates backed by BJP outdo SP in its stronghold in central UP

1 min

Sikh community in shock over attack on Indian flag

A day after pro-Khalistan protesters took down the Indian flag at Indian mission in London, Sikh community leaders in the UK expressed shock and disbelief over the \"unacceptable\" act.

1 min

Xi visits Moscow, expected to push for Ukraine peace

Will discuss China's 12-point position paper on the conflict

1 min

Funding issues force Adanis to delay petchem project

DELAY in financial closure has forced the Adani group to suspend work on the ₹34,900-crore petrochemical project in Ahmedabad.

1 min

Banking crisis: Crude oil falls to 15-month low

The crude price in the international market fell to their lowest in 15 months due to fallout from banks in the US and Europe.

1 min

Gold prices cross ₹60,000 mark to hit life-time high

GOLD prices touched life-time high on Monday, with yellow metal crossing ₹60,000 for the first time ever as a wave of banking crises shook global markets.

1 min

Amid crackdown, Vivo looks to 'restructure' top deck

Chinese smartphone maker to have Indian nationals at top management to escape regulatory scrutiny, according to sources

2 mins

ONE SIZE DOESN'T FIT ALL: EX-INDIA TRAINER

INDIAN cricket has known better times apropos fitness of key players. Both Jasprit Bumrah and Shreyas Iyer have been ruled out for an indefinite period of time.

2 mins

Boxing helped Lorna fight illness, poverty

IT will be an understatement to say that Lorna Kusa Simbi, a boxer from Kenya, has had a hard life. Born in the slums near Nairobi, the mother-of-two knows a thing or two about hardships.

2 mins

In 2023, 2019 question is back to 4

India wrestled with the question of No 4 before the last ODI World Cup & that same query may haunt them again

3 mins

WPL: Grace-ful play-off entry for Warriorz

SNEH Rana has just pulled out of her bowling run-up at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Monday.

2 mins

NIGHT SHOOT SAGA

This weekly column details the fascinating encounters that often take place on the sets of a film

2 mins

Laurie Davidson joins Julianne Moore for Mary and George

Laurie Davidson will join fellow cast members Julianne Moore, Nicholas Galitzine, and Tony Curran in the upcoming British period drama series Mary and George.

1 min

Angad Bedi to make his Telugu debut with Nani 30

Actor Angad Bedi, who is known for his roles in films like Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl and the series Inside Edge, will be making his South Indian debut with Nani 30.

1 min

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