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May 20, 2023

Madras HC gets four new additional judges

THE MADRAS HIGH COURT on Friday got four new judges as the centre has notified the appointment of district judges R Sakthivel, P Dhanabal, Chinnasamy Kumarappan and K Rajasekar as additional judges of the court.

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Ordinance to regain control of Delhi babus

POWER TUSSLE

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91.39% and 90.93% TN students clear Class 10 & Class 11 board exams

TAMIL NADU state board students registered a pass percentage of 91.39 and 90.93 in the Class 10 and Class 11 public examination results, respectively, declared by the directorate of government examinations (DGE) on Friday.

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SURGICAL STRIKE ON ₹2,000 NOTES

RBI DECIDES TO WITHDRAW THE NOTES FROM CIRCULATION; THEY CAN BE EXCHANGED AT ANY BANK COUNTER TILL SEPTEMBER 30

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SC panel gives clean chit to Adani

THE six-member expert panel set up by the Supreme Court has given a clean chit to the Adani group saying based on the information Sebi has provided, it has found no evidence of stock price manipulation. The panel's report, released on Friday, has also ruled out any regulatory failure by Sebi.

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25-28 to take oath as ministers along with Siddu & DKS today

CHIEF Minister-designate and Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister-designate and KPCC president D K Shivakumar will be sworn in along with around 25-28 ministers at 12.30 pm on Saturday at Sri Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.

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TN forms high-level committee to draft state urban development policy

THE state government has constituted an 18-member high-level committee for drafting the state urban development policy as proposed by the ministry of housing and urban affairs (MOHUA).

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As sun sizzles, CM tells local bodies to take steps to save people from heat

FOLLOWING the report of the rise in temperature across the state, Chief Minister MK Stalin instructed the local body administrations to take immediate measures to provide drinking water, shelter and emergency medical care at locations where large gatherings happen.

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CBI files chargesheet against PhD scholar for sexually exploiting kids

THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against a 35-year-old Thanjavur-based PhD scholar, who was arrested on March 2023 for sexually abusing eight minors and selling their explicit videos online.

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Engg counselling from July 2: Min

Officials say date advanced from Aug 2 as CBSE, state board Class 12 results are already out

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Apollo docs remove 8-cm tumour without scar

DOCTORS at Apollo Hospital performed a robotic head-and-neck surgery on a 49-year-old woman and removed an 8-cm tumour on salivary gland without visible scar on her neck.

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Corpn schools' pass % up by 3.5 this year

CORPORATION schools recorded a pass percentage of 79.60 this year in Class 10 state board exams, which is almost 3.5% higher than previous year. Students have also shown improvement in overall performance.

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26 railway stations in Chennai division to have 528 cameras

Work order issued, project to be carried out at a cost of ₹9.79 crore

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JUST SHORT OF THE PERFECT SCORE

Keerthika of Chennai and Kamali of T'malai scored 98.6% and 98.4% respectively in Class 10 exam

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Viveka case: MP Avinash puts off CBI appearance 'to care for ailing mother'

HIGH drama unfolded on Friday, the day Kadapa MP YS Avinash Reddy was scheduled to appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for questioning in the YS Vivekananda murder case.

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CUET-UG exam deferred in J&K, riot-hit Manipur

THE Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET-UG) has been cancelled and deferred in Jammu and Kashmir and Manipur, the UGC and NTA announced Friday.

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Modi to meet Zelenskyy in Japan

PM is in Hiroshima to attend G7 summit; to hold talks with Japan, Korea leaders

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Summer crops acreage declines amid forecast of weak monsoon

THE possibility of weaker as well as delayed southwest monsoon has started showing its impact on the early sowing of summer crops. The consecutive two-week summer crop sowing data (May 5-11 and May 12-19) show a decrease in sowing areas, especially rice.

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Boost for forces: Defence production crosses ₹1L crore for the first time

THE value of defence production in India in financial year 2022-23 has crossed Rs one lakh crore for the first time.

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5,000 MoUs signed by UP likely to get off the ground by Sept this year

HAVING attracted investment proposals worth over 35 lakh crore during the UP Global Investors' Summit in February 2023 (UPGIS-2023), the Uttar Pradesh government is now gearing up to get the projects off the ground in the proposed groundbreaking ceremony (GBC) in September-October, this year.

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Crowded Haridwar to get pod taxis ahead of Metro services

Haridwar is going to get personalised rapid transport (PRT) taxi service, which will also end the problem of heavy traffic jams in the city and Rishikesh.

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Chouhan's unity call amid dissonance

At party executive meet, MP CM asks leaders to 'respect elders, give space to newcomers'

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No govt help for inmates, including kids, in camps

AS one enters the dingy rooms at the Moirang Multipurpose Higher Secondary School, the stench of stale air is softened by the mirth of playing children.

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Rahul moves HC in defamation case filed in Jharkhand

FORMER Congress President Rahul Gandhi has knocked the doors of Jharkhand High Court door, challenging the lower court's order directing him to remain physically present on May 22 during a hearing on a defamation case against him.

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G7 countries slam Beijing over build up of N-arsenal

Call it a concern to global stability in talks on nuclear disarmament

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Kremlin puts ICC prosecutor Karim Khan on wanted listed

RUSSIAN authorities have put International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan on a \"wanted\" list after the Hague-based court issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin in March.

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Police search Imran's house, hands him list of 2,200 wanted criminals

AUTHORITIES in Pakistan's Punjab province on Friday met ousted prime minister Imran Khan at his highly-fortified residence here to arrest 'terrorists' reportedly hiding there and handed over a list of 2,200 suspects involved in the recent protests that targeted military installations buildings.

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Govt to receive ₹87,416 cr dividend from RBI

Economist says dividend is in line with expectation; RBI paid ₹30,307 cr to government in the previous financial year

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Rajasthan get Royal lifeline from Kings

Jaiswal & Padikkal hit fifties before Hetmyer's 26-ball 48, guiding the team home in the final over

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Vijay Sethupathi's next launched

ACTOR Vijay Sethupathi, whose film Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir released on Friday, is currently working in multiple projects across languages.

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