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May 14, 2023

DKS, Siddu in CM race; Kharge out

THE race for chief minister's chair is now between KPCC president D K Shivakumar and Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah as AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge late on Saturday evening ruled himself out for the post.

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IAS rejig in TN: Udhayachandran and Muruganandam swap posts

THE Tamil Nadu government on Saturday transferred 14 senior IAS officers heading various departments, including T Udhayachandran, secretary 1 to Chief Minister MK Stalin, home secretary K Phanindra Reddy, and Chennai Corporation Commissioner Gagandeep Singh Bedi. P Amutha has been named the new home secretary of the state.

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'No BJP govt in Dravidian landscape'

THE BJP has been ousted from power in the Dravidian landscape with the Congress party's victory in Karnataka, and like-minded parties should join forces to win the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Saturday.

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Encroachment violates rights of temple deity: HC

THE Madras High Court has held that land grabbers' attempt to take over temple land is an infringement of the rights of a deity who is a minor and illegal occupation of temple properties must be dealt with appropriately in a time-bound manner.

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CONG SETS '24 TONE, WRESTS K’TAKA

SAFFRON PARTY LOSES ITS LONE SOUTHERN CITADEL, CONG SWEEP IN FOUR OF SIX REGIONS IN KARNATAKA, CLP MEET TODAY TO TAKE CALL ON CHIEF MINISTER

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₹15K cr drugs seized in biggest ever haul

IN what may be the biggest ever drug haul in the country, the Narcotics Control Bureau meth(NCB) and the Navy have seized 2,500 kg of high-purity amphetamine worth ₹15,000 crore from a ship off the Kerala coast, the anti-drug agency said on Saturday.

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Candidates hold talk with edu min, withdraw protest

FOLLOWING the talks with higher education minister K Ponmudy on Saturday, candidates who cleared the Teachers' Eligibility Test (TET) in 2013 have withdrawn their protest at DPI campus, after five days.

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Sound teams hired for wedding clash, two held

THE Korattur police have arrested two people for throwing a Molotov cocktail at a wedding procession after a scuffle broke out between two sound service companies who were part of the procession, near Mogappair on Friday.

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Stalin's Verdict may strengthen Hand about Cong role in '24 polls

AIADMK also freed from BJP's big-brother attitude, EPS may get reprieve, say analysts

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HC moves land-grab cases from special courts to magistrate courts

AFTER Supreme Court quashed two state government notifications of 2011 which sanctioned the formation of 36 anti-land grabbing special cells in Tamil Nadu and transfer of land-grabbing cases to special courts last week, the Madras High Court has issued memo ordering retransfer of cases pending on the file of special courts to jurisdictional magistrate courts.

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Hubballi: Shettar loses by over 32,053 votes

The Cong candidate was aiming for a seventh consecutive win from the constituency but voters stood firmly behind the BJP

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Coastal K'taka: Saffron still strong, few seats lost

DESPITE a strong wave in favour of Congress, the BJP managed to hold on to its forte of Coastal Karnataka although it ceded some of its ground to the Grand Old Party.

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Army gets 'Anuman' for accurate artillery firing

THE Indian Army has tied up with the Ministry of Earth Sciences to get accurate and reliable weather forecasts which play a very important role in operations.

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BJP to introspect, PM congratulates Cong for victory

BY all accounts, the defeat in Karnataka was demoralising for the saffron camp, which the silence at the BJP headquarters at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg conveyed eloquently.

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Love wins over politics of hate, says Rahul on K'taka

Says similar trend will be repeated in other state elections as well

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BJP sweeps UP urban local body polls

IN the UP urban local body polls, the ruling BJP put up an impressive show swept winning all 17 mayoral seats. In 2017, the party had bagged 14 of the total 16 seats, losing two to Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).

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AAP wrests Cong citadel of Jalandhar after 24 yrs, BJP loses security deposit

A Lok Sabha by-election a few months ahead of the parliamentary polls holds a symbolic value, that's the traditional logic.

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Fate of captured leopard hangs in balance

THE fate of a leopard, which was caught by the authorities four days ago in Pachwadun area of Dehradun district, hangs in the balance amid increasing incidents of leopard and tiger attacks in Uttarakhand.

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Congress counters ED raids on liquor scam with Baghel 'self-esteem' posters

AMID the ongoing Enforcement Directorate's (ED) raids and investigation into alleged scam on liquor and coal under Prevention of Money Laundering Act in Chhattisgarh, the ruling Congress has begun countering it by propagating local sentiments and calling chief minister Bhupesh Baghel 'Chhattisgarhiya Swabhiman' (self-esteem of Chhattisgarh).

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Germany unveils fresh 2.7bn euro weapons package for Ukraine

GERMANY is preparing a new weapons package for Ukraine worth 2.7 billion euros, reportedly Berlin's largest since Russia invaded last year, the defence ministry said on Saturday.

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Serbians seek action to stop gun violence

TENS of thousands of people marched through the Serbian capital, Belgrade, and blocked a key bridge on Friday in the second large protest since two mass shootings that rattled the Balkan country and killed 17 people, including many children.

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Imran blames Army chief for arrest

Former Pakistan premier says General Asim Munir worried about him returning to power

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Poland spots balloon-like object in its airspace

POLAND'S Defence Ministry said on Saturday that it has detected an object in Polish airspace that flew in from the direction of Belarus and that it was probably an observation balloon.

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Two Adani cos to raise ₹21K cr via QIP

Two Adani Group companies are seeking to raise ₹21,000 crore through the qualified institutional placement (QIP) route.

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Gen-z: Dating apps swipe right

Domestic, international dating apps ring the cash register as youngsters look for love online

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SCO adopts India's proposal on developing digital infrastructure

Members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) agreed to support adoption of digital public infrastructure (DPI) developed by India such as Aadhaar, Unified Payments Interface, DigiLocker and CoWin, said information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday.

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VARUN LOOKS FORWARD TO HAPPY HOMECOMING

THE MA Chidambaram Stadium holds a special place in the hearts of cricketers and fans from the state of Tamil Nadu.

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Prabhsimran ton hands easy win for Punjab

PUNJAB Kings opener Prabhsimran Singh become the latest centurion in the ongoing IPL season as he scored 103 runs from 65 balls in the clash against Delhi Capitals on Saturday evening in Delhi.

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LSG post win to stay in play-off hunt

NICHOLAS Pooran justified his ₹16 crore billing, pulling off what looked like a difficult chase on a tacky track as Lucknow Super Giants were back in play-off hunt with a seven-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL match on Saturday.

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The evolution of T20 batting

With the changing dynamic of the formats, teams are starting to prefer several short cameos than a batter playing through the innings

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