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March 22, 2023

SC bid to explore better option on death penalty

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to submit data to help explore a more dignified, less painful and socially acceptable way of death other than hanging while executing capital punishment.

1 min

CCS stamp on Rafale-M deal today?

Navy prefers it over F-18 Super Hornet for deployment on its aircraft carrier INS Vikrant

2 mins

Strong quake jolts Af, tremors in Delhi-NCR

A powerful earthquake of 6.6-magnitude jolted much of north India including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and Jammu & Kashmir on Tuesday night.

1 min

Agriculture budget: TN bets big on organic farming, millets, exports

PROMOTING organic farming and increasing millet production, increasing the net area sown and mechanising farming operations while giving a thrust to exports are among the focus areas of the agriculture budget for 2023-24 presented by Agriculture Minister MRK Panneerselvam on Tuesday.

1 min

Falsely implicated: HC orders DGP to take criminal action against SI

CCTV footage from JM court proved accused could not be at scene of alleged crime

1 min

PM to flag-off two train services in TN on April 8

COME April, Southern railway will introduce two new express trains - Vande Bharat express on the Chennai-Coimbatore route and a tri-weekly express on the Tambaram-Sengottai route.

1 min

Only isolated Covid cases in TN: Health min

HEALTH Minister Ma Subramanian said that only isolated Covid-19 cases have been reported in the state recently and are only Omicron variants (XBB and BA2).

1 min

METRO WATER TO USE DATA FOR PROMOTING PIPED CONNECTIONS

AS part of its efforts to to prevent groundwater exploitation, reduce heavy vehicle movements and reduce reliance on tanker lorries for drinking water supply, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) has begun collecting information on users who receive drinking water via tanker lorries and is looking into the possibility of offering them piped water connections instead.

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AGRI MINISTER JUST READ OUT VARIOUS DEPT SCHEMES: EPS

TAKING a dig at the agriculture budget, AIADMK alleged the agriculture minister simply read out the notes related to various schemes instead of presenting a comprehensive budget.

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Millet festivals proposed to spread awareness on grains' health benefits

IN tune with the global recognition for millets through the International Year of Millets by the United Nations, the state government has proposed to implement Tamil Nadu Millet Mission (TMM) for a period of five years and announced a host of initiatives for reviving their use among the public. For implementing the mission during 2023-24, ₹82 crore has been allocated.

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Baseline survey to help promote organic farming

IN accordance with the Organic Farming Policy released recently, Agriculture Minister MRK Panneerselvam, in the agriculture budget, announced many measures to encourage organic farming in the state.

1 min

Actor Chetan Kumar arrested again over 'anti-Hindu' tweet

KANNADA actor and activist Chetan Kumar Ahimsa was on Tuesday arrested by Sheshadripuram police on charges of hurting religious sentiments. He was produced before a magistrate and remanded in judicial custody.

1 min

MORE HEALTHCARE NOT ALWAYS ABOUT BETTER HEALTH

Over three decades, Liladharbhai Gada has hosted hundreds of medical camps at Bhojay Hospital in Kutch, Gujarat. Patients are seen free of charge.

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97% households yet to get safe drinking water

A survey shows that around 97% of households do not trust the quality of the water supplied to them by their local bodies. However, the number of households reduced by one per cent from last year.

1 min

Budget session impasse: Oppn unites and protests in House

All-party meet called by Speaker fails to resolve deadlock over Adani issue as Oppn demands JPC probe and BJP insists on Rahul apology on democracy remark

2 mins

Edu ministry to focus on mental health of kids

TO safeguard the mental and emotional well-being of students, the Central government said on Monday a comprehensive framework of operational guidelines is being prepared that will cover schools and higher education institutions.

1 min

From UP to UK, tracing the roots of Gulabi Gang's signature pink sari

Devoted to contemporary designs, the Museum of London is set to celebrate the 'Pink Sari' of Gulabi Gang as a tale of sisterhood and the courage amalgamated as feminine power scripted on a pink six-yard drape symbolizing the personality of Indian woman for centuries.

1 min

On Amritpal, HC says intel failure

Videos of the radical preacher show his escape while changing cars, clothes & appearance

1 min

J&K to ease curbs to promote border tourism

With tourism picking up in Kashmir after Gurez and Karnah border areas, close to the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir, were thrown open for visitors last year, the authorities are planning to throw open another hitherto no-go area, the Uri border area, which had witnessed heavy clashes between Indian and Pakistani troops in the past, to visitors this year.

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US Girds For Possible Arrest Of Donald Trump

New York police tightened security Monday ahead of a possible historic indictment of Donald Trump over hush money paid to a porn actress, with the ex-president calling for mass demonstrations if he is charged.

1 min

Putin accepts Xi's Ukraine plan

Russia, China express concern over NATO's growing influence in Asia-Pacific region

2 mins

Advisory role for Gopinathan in Tata?

Tata Sons Chairman and Gopinathan discuss about latter's engagement with the Group

1 min

Credit Suisse AT1 bond write-off: Bank to face repricing pressure

THE decision to write off nearly $17 billion in Additional-Tier 1 (AT1) bonds issued by Credit Suisse will not have huge impact on the demand for such bonds in India.

2 mins

Crypto exchange WazirX blacklists over 2,430 accounts

CRYPTO exchange WazirX on Tuesday said that it blacklisted over 2,431 accounts before verifying transactions that were deemed unlawful.

1 min

Capitals Caps-ey of league stage with victory, enter final

WOMEN'S PREMIER LEAGUE

1 min

We will back Surya: Dravid

With series on the line, head coach backs India's No. 4 to come good in the 50-over format

2 mins

Coffee-hooked Libyans get ready for low-caffeine Ramzan days

TRIPOLI: Italy left a deep cultural mark on Libya, the only Arab country it colonised: a national love of espresso. But as the Muslim fasting month of Ramzan approaches, Libyans are preparing to go without.

1 min

"TAMIL NADU WILL ALWAYS BE HOME"

Simran, who has reintroduced herself to the Hindi audience through Gulmohar, speaks about how life has come full circle

5 mins

Children do not need antibiotics: GSVM study

A research to test the efficacy of use of antibiotics for the treatment of malnourished children has proved that kids do not need antibiotics.

1 min

THE RIGHT fit

A change in footwear can help relieve any pain by 30-40 per cent

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Aari's sci-fi film to premiere directly on TV

Actor Aari's long-delayed Ellam Mela Irukuravan Paathupan has skipped a theatrical release and will be directly premiered on Colors Tamil, on Sunday, March 26, at 2:00 pm.

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Revenge of the Marginalised

On the face of it there seems little in common between Bong JoonParasite (2019) and Houman Seyyedi's World War III (2022), but the fairytale-like chance of a lifetime offered to Seyyedi's protagonist, the homeless labourer Shakib (Mohsen Tanabandeh), to become a \"somebody\" from a \"nobody\" has uncanny parallels with the mind-boggling infiltration, appropriation and occupation of the wealthy Park home by the poor Kim family in the former.

2 mins

Cillian Murphy to lead Small Things Like These adaptation

The film adaptation of the book Small Things Like These has cast Cillian Murphy in the lead role.

1 min

Abhirami to star in Baba Black Sheep

Popular YouTube personality and public speaker Raj Mohan is all set to make his directorial debut with a film titled Baba Black Sheep.

1 min

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