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June 01, 2023

Rahul's God quip to attack Modi

SENIOR Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the diaspora at the US, drawing a sharp counterattack from the BJP.

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Kejriwal to call on CM Stalin over Delhi ordinance today

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday said the DMK will take steps to coordinate the opposition ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

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Probe against sidelined WFI chief on: Police

THE Delhi Police on Wednesday said its probe against sidelined Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a couple of sexual harassment cases is still in progress, refuting reports in a section of the media that sufficient evidence was not found to arrest him.

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DKS's Mekedatu comment riles TN

THE statement of Karnataka Congress government's deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar, who holds the irrigation portfolio, that his government would build a dam across the Cauvery at Mekedatu has riled political parties in Tamil Nadu.

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GDP data beats forecasts, grows at 7.2% in FY23

Expands 6.1% in Q4; analysts say too early to celebrate as consumption yet to pick up

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Shah visits 2 more Manipur districts

UNION home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday visited Moreh in Tengnoupal and Kangpokpi-two of the violence-hit districts in Manipur - and held discussions with various organisations to restore normalcy.

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Hindu women's plea for right to pray at Gyanvapi maintainable: HC

THE Allahabad High Court on Wednesday upheld the Varanasi district court's order that the suit filed by five Hindu women seeking permission for daily worship of Goddess Shringar Gauri in the Gyanvapi complex was maintainable.

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Number of voters in TN down by 8L

THE total number of voters in Tamil Nadu has gone down by around eight lakh as chief electoral officer Satyabrata Sahoo released the latest figures from the continuous updation of electoral rolls on Wednesday.

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Plea to bring Arikomban back to Kerala dismissed

A division bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by Sabu M Jacob, president of the Twenty20 party, seeking a directive to the Tamil Nadu government to hand over rogue elephant Arikomban to Kerala and rehabilitate it in any of the forest divisions in Kerala.

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'To please guv, NCPCR said 2-finger test done'

Health Min Ma Subramanian says the dept has audio recording of inquiry conducted by NCPCR member Dr Anand

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After tribal baby's death, road survey completed

FOLLOWING the recent death of a tribal toddler, collector Kumaravel Pandian along with panchayat officials from Anaicut carried out a survey of the stretch where a road will be laid on Monday.

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50 water tankers to stay off roads today

Lorry operators complain of fewer trips than agreed upon; discussion on to resolve matter says metro water

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World Thalassaemia Month: Kids honoured by Apollo

COMMEMORATING World Thalassaemia Month, Apollo Cancer Centre celebrated the milestone of successfully treating the highest number of Thalassaemia-affected children under the CMCHIS on Wednesday.

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To enhance green cover in city, CMDA inks pact with TNC

TO enhance green cover in the city under the Third Master Plan, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) will join hands with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) India to implement 'Greenprint for Chennai'.

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Resume Chennai-Tokyo direct flight, CM tells Scindia

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday urged Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiradiya M Scindia to resume the direct flight service between Chennai and Tokyo which was stopped during Covid pandemic days.

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Repair works at hydro power plants begin ahead of SW monsoon

FOR UNINTERRUPTED SUPPLY

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₹3k cr MoUs will bring 5,000 jobs: Stalin

CM returns after 9-day Japan and S'pore tour, slams BJP over I-T raids, says TN will be firm in opposing Mekedatu

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How is Dravidian model & CSK win linked: BJP chief

STATING that there was no player from Tamil Nadu in the Chennai Super Kings team in the IPL cricket league, BJP President K Annamalai questioned the success of the Dravidian model of governance on Wednesday.

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'Missing 7K tonnes of paddy sent for grinding'

MINISTER for Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection and Price Control R Sakkarapani on Wednesday denied allegations that 7,000 tonnes of paddy have gone missing from the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) open warehouse at Vettillaikaranpallam near Adhiyamankottai.

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CM hopes his trip will help boost TN's development

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin, in an extensive letter to DMK cadre, expressed optimism that his recent 10-day foreign trip would contribute to the development of Tamil Nadu, particularly in the industrial sector.

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IAF for smaller BrahMos with same lethality

CALLING the BrahMos cruise missile the country's most lethal combat asset, Indian Air Force Chief on Wednesday called for more combat squadrons with these BrahMos-modified aircraft.

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Cracks in Oppn unity as Cong MLA joins Didi

EVEN as several Opposition parties are gearing up for their first big meeting on June 12 in Patna, the rift between Congress and Trinamool (TMC) has come out in the open after the lone Congress MLA in the West Bengal assembly switched over to TMC.

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India strives for partnership with Singapore for vocational education

INDIA is exploring ways to partner with Singapore for seamless integration of skilling and vocational education, starting from the school level, said Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Wednesday.

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₹1L cr scheme for grain storage

Cabinet okays plans to raise storage capacity by 700 lakh tonne in the cooperative sector

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Display of anti-tobacco warning now must for OTT platforms

THE Health Ministry on Wednesday announced that all over-the-top (OTT) streaming platforms will now have to display anti-tobacco warnings as seen in movies screened in theatres and TV programmes.

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₹2,000 note: Delhi HC junks a plea, reserves order on another

IN the aftermath of the RBI's decision to withdraw currency notes of ₹2,000 denomination from circulation, two pleas were moved in the Delhi High Court.

1 min

In Ajmer, Modi attacks Cong on graft

Says party loots every citizen - poor, tribals, minorities, women & the disabled - all equally

2 mins

Local bodies' term ending soon amid uncertainty over Assembly elections

EVEN as the uncertainty over the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir continues, the tenure of panchayats and urban local Bodies (ULBS) in the Union Territory is coming to an end by the end of this year and it remains to be seen whether the polls to local bodies will be held before or after the Assembly polls.

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Top honours: Partially paralysed Gujarat girl scores A-1 grade in 12th

The Gujarat Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GSEB) on Wednesday announced Class 12 general stream results.

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Bengal job scene: Over 35k applicants for 445 contractual positions

MOHAMMAD Akher (name changed) dreamt of teaching students in a school after he cleared school service examination (SSC) five years ago.

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2 days after truce in Delhi, Pilot sticks to his demands in Raj

TWO days after a reconciliation meeting at Congress chief Mallikarjan Kharge's house, Sachin Pilot's attitude towards his demands is unchanged.

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Cong, BJP vie to win tribal support in Bastar

Tribal-dominated Bastar in south Chhattisgarh apparently remains a real challenge for the opposition BJP that does not have a single legislator in the 12 assembly seats in the region.

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North Korea's first military satellite launch fails, rocket crashes into sea

South Korean military retrieves part of the wreckage in a potential intelligence bonanza

1 min

Macron urges tangible NATO security guarantees for Kyiv

FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called on the West to offer Ukraine \"tangible and credible\" security guarantees.

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NATO-led peacekeepers step up security after Kosovo clashes

NATO-led peacekeepers stepped up security around a town hall in northern Kosovo on Wednesday, where hundreds of ethnic Serbs gathered again at the scene of clashes earlier this week that left more than 80 people injured.

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Dixon partners Xiaomi to make, export phones

CONTRACT manufacturer Dixon Technologies (India) announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with Chinese tech giant Xiaomi to manufacture and export Xiaomi's mobile phones.

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Sebi seeks more info from FPIs

High-risk foreign investors will have to give granular details of ownership, economic interest

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Clients' fund misuse: Sebi cancels Karvy Stock Broking registration

THE Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), on Wednesday, cancelled Karvy Stock Broking's certificate of registration for mis-utilizing clients' funds and securities.

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Govt manages to meet fiscal deficit target of 6.4% for FY23

The government has managed to stick to the 6.4% fiscal deficit target for FY23, official data released on Wednesday showed.

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Govt reopens semiconductor incentive scheme; Vedanta-Foxconn can reapply

THE government on Wednesday invited fresh applications for setting up Semiconductor Fabs and Display Fabs units in the country from June 1, 2023.

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Pujara could provide key insights with his knowledge: Gavaskar

SUNIL Gavaskar believes that Chesteshwar Pujara could provide valuable insights to his Indian teammates ahead of the World Test Championship final against Australia, having played extensively in the Championship over the last few seasons.

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SHUSHILA REQUESTS MIRABAI TO LEND SUPPORT

The violence in the state has affected the lives of scores. For athletes like Shushila, who went to the Olympics in Tokyo, it has meant completely stopping her programme to serve the people of her state, to help them recover. It's not a surprise that sporting centres have been shut down and athletes sent back home...

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'Strength of Navy SEAL' needed to win French Open: Tsitsipasa

STEFANOS Tsitsipas believes he'll need to have the mental and physical strength of an elite, battle-hardened special forces commando to break through to a maiden Grand Slam title.

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Shuttler Kiran stuns Shi but Sindhu ousted

INDIA'S Kiran George scripted a stunning straight-game win over World No. 9 Shi Yuqi of China but double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu made an opening round exit from the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament here on Wednesday.

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