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March 13, 2024

Khattar makes way for Saini as new Haryana CM

Alliance with JJP collapses; trust vote today

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First-ever crash of Tejas fighter jet in Jaisalmer, pilot safe

IN the first such incident since its maiden test flight in 2001, a Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) of the Indian Air Force crashed near a residential colony in Jaisalmer around 2 pm on Tuesday during an operational training sortie.

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Court gives life terms to 10 for Hapur mob lynching

A local court in Hapur on Tuesday sentenced 10 accused to life imprisonment for lynching a meat trader to death over rumours of cow slaughter.

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4 students riding footboard die as bus hits parked truck

FOUR college students riding footboard were crushed to death when the bus on which they were travelling brushed against a container lorry parked on the roadside on the Tiruchy-Chennai highway near Sirunagalur village of Chengalpattu on Tuesday.

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Manufacturing drags IIP growth to 3.8% in Jan

INDIA'S industrial output growth, as measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), slowed to 3.8% in January this year from 4.2% in December 2023 owing to poor show by the manufacturing sector.

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Man held for months-old human sacrifice

FIVE months after the Karamadai police began a probe into an alleged human sacrifice case, the suspect, G Muthu (43) of Puliyakulam near Ramanathapuram in Coimbatore, was held in Nilgiris on Monday.

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CAA is against people of India, won't implement it in TN, says CM Stalin

A day after the union government notified the rules for implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday asserted that CAA would not be implemented in Tamil Nadu.

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Exemption for linguistic minority students

The school education department has granted a one-time exemption for linguistic minority students from writing the Tamil language paper under Section I (compulsory subject) in Class 10 examination in April this year.

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Court adjourns plea by ex-DGP to March 19

THE Crime Branch-CID on Tuesday informed the Madras High Court that action has been taken to impound the passport of former DGP Rajesh Das.

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Forest dept yet to issue allowance for uniform to staff this financial year

WITH only two weeks remaining in financial year 2023-2024, the Tamil Nadu forest department has not disbursed uniform allowance to over 4, 000 personnel ranging from forest watchers to range officers.

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Second Chennai-Mysuru VB train flagged off

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the second Vande Bharat express service between Chennai and Mysuru on Tuesday, and regular service of this train will commence on Thursday.

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Transfer of docs: Action sought against collector

THE Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association (TNGDA) on Tuesday sought action against the Tiruchy collector for not taking taking steps to fill up vacancies in government hospitals and also for transferring two government doctors last month in connection with two maternal deaths which took place at the government hospital at Manapparai in December 2023 and the government hospital at Thuraiyur in January.

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Rajiv convicts to go for passport interview today

THE state government on Tuesday informed the Madras High Court that necessary arrangements were made to take three convicts in the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi Murugan Srikaran, Robert Payas and Jayakumar to the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission for a passport interview on Wednesday.

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Kids eager to attend school after breakfast scheme, says SPC survey

According to study, attendance now 95%, parents not worried about ward's nutritional needs

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Can you rebuild damaged flats, HC asks city realtor

A division bench of Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Jains Housing Constructions Limited to furnish the financial resources it has to demolish and reconstruct buildings at Jains Westminster at Saligramam and also the details of housing projects it has taken up so far.

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Snake found in bag causes panic at Pondy pvt school

A tense atmosphere prevailed at a local private school recently, when a student, while retrieving books from his bag during class, was startled to find a snake inside.

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Residents propose 4D approach to save Velachery lake, prevent floods

WITH issues plaguing the Velachery Lake being cited as major contributing factors to the floods that ravaged the region last December, the residents have proposed a 4D approach 'Deflect, Drain, Desilt and Deepen' - for saving the waterbody.

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DMK finalises Left partners' seats, swaps Dindigul for Kovai with CPM

Dravidian party keen on contesting from Coimbatore to give BJP a tough fight; CPI allocated Tiruppur, Nagapattinam constituencies that it had won as part of the alliance in 2019

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After restructure, Tangedco to delineate property rights

THE State government has initiated steps to define and delineate property rights, liabilities and responsibilities of the restructured Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco).

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LIKE RAGA, PONMUDY WILL BE REINSTATED AS PER LAW: APPAVU

A day after the SC stayed the conviction of Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy in a disproportionate assets case, Assembly Speaker M Appavu said akin to Rahul Gandhi and Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal both of whom were reinstated after the SC had stayed their conviction Ponmudy will also be reinstated.

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MDMK, MNM & DMDK condemn centre for CAA

FOLLOWING the centre's announcement over the implementation of CAA, MDMK, and MNM, both DMK's allies, and DMDK have condemned the union government.

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CM announces 4% hike in DA for state govt employees

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday announced a 4% hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) for around 16 lakh government employees and teachers in Tamil Nadu with retrospective effect from January 1, 2024.

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Sarathkumar merges his AISMK with BJP

ACTOR R Sarathkumar on Tuesday merged his party, All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi (AISMK), with the BJP in the presence of the party's state president K Annamalai.

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AIADMK, BJP stage protests over 'drug menace'

THE AIADMK and BJP on Tuesday staged demonstration separately condemning the DMK government for the 'prevalence of drugs in the state.

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Seven held for abducting, sexually assaulting minor during temple fest

TWO gangs comprising seven persons were arrested under Pocso Act for allegedly abducting and sexually assaulting a girl in Vellakoil during a temple festival.

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Notorious gang of robbers led by 72-year-old veggie vendor held

A four-member gang led by a 72-year-old man was arrested in connection with a robbery of around 30 sovereigns of gold from a farmhouse at Senjerimalai village by Sulur police on Tuesday.

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15 yrs of manual meter reading history as Tangedco adopts Bluetooth

TANGEDCO has implemented Bluetooth-based meter reading in the first week of March, discontinuing the 15-year-old practise of manual reading and computing of consumption charges using a handheld device (HHD).

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Woman attacked with utensil by husband dies

A 36-year-old woman, who was hospitalised after her husband attacked her with a kitchen utensil, succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday morning.

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SC asks Centre to relax borrowing limit for Kerala

IN a major victory for the Kerala government, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to relax the borrowing limit for the state as a one-time measure for the current financial year.

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SC TO THE RESCUE: ELECTORAL BONDS DATA HERE AND NOW

THE Supreme Court must be commended for dismissing an application by the State Bank of India seeking time till June 30 to furnish details of the buyers and beneficiaries of electoral bonds.

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TWIN PEAKS: FROM GANDHI'S CHARKHA TO MODI'S CHIP

MAHATMA Gandhi's charkha spun the history of India's independence revolution, leading to political liberation.

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WHAT THE NATION OWES ITS FIRST PRIME MINISTER

India's democracy and economy today stands on the foundation Nehru built. He was also among the most respected leaders of the Global South in his time

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ODISHA KIDNEY DISEASE SPURT NEEDS CLOSE LOOK

FOUR years back, the Regional Medical Research Laboratory in Bhubaneswar, a top facility under the Indian Council of Medical Research, carried out a study in Cuttack district's Narasinghpur block in Odisha to understand the consistent pattern of chronic kidney diseases (CKD) burden among the local population.

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Modi dials Sunak, seeks early conclusion of FTA, boost in bilateral trade

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi engaged in a conversation with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday, where the two leaders discussed strengthening bilateral trade ties and aiming for the swift conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

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After CAA notification, govt forms panels to grant citizenship

I&B minister Anurag Singh Thakur says BJP has done what it promised in manifesto, asks why Opposition wants to take away rights of those who waited for 70 years

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Gogoi, Nakul Nath, Vaibhav Gehlot in Cong second list

THE Congress on Tuesday announced its second list of 43 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, fielding former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath's son Nakul Nath from Chhindwara and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's son Vaibhav Gehlot from Jalore.

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Govt's uniform code: No freebies to health professionals by pharma firms

PHARMACEUTICAL companies cannot offer gifts to healthcare professionals or their families, should not arrange travel in and outside the country for them to attend conferences, or even extend hospitality like hotel stay, as per a code rolled out by the Centre on Tuesday.

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A month after release, uncertainty looms over return of 8th Navy officer from Doha

UNCERTAINTY shrouds the return of the 8th naval veteran, Commander Purnendu Tiwari, though he was released along with seven others by Qatar court on February 12.

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NIA raids 30 locations across 4 states to probe terrorist-gangster nexus

THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday said it has conducted searches at 30 locations covering four states and one Union Territory (UT) in connection with its probe into the terrorist-gangster nexus case.

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Low-profile Saini tasked to lead saffron surge in polls

THE 54-year-old Nayab Singh Saini is a low-profile BJP politician belonging to the Other Backward Classes (OBC).

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PM picks holes in Oppn's 'political will' on heritage

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said a country that fails to cherish its heritage risks losing its future and criticised previous governments for lacking the political will to save the nation's cultural legacy.

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On Maha tribal turf, Rahul raises pitch for caste survey

RAHUL Gandhi's Nyay Yatra on Tuesday entered the tribal Nandurbar district of Maharashtra where he accused the BJP of snatching jal (water), jungal (forest) and jamin (farmland) from the tribals and giving away to a few corporate entities.

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Pak boat with ₹480cr drugs seized off Porbandar coast

DURING the night of March 11 to 12 morning, 2024, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) carried out a successful joint operation based on intelligence inputs, resulting in the apprehension of a Pakistani boat carrying narcotics valued at approximately ₹480 crore.

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BJP scrambles to reach Bihar seat deal, broker peace among partners

AMID a tug of war between union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras and his nephew and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan over Hajipur seat, Bihar deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Tuesday claimed that NDA would finalise seat sharing formula for Lok Sabha election soon.

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J&K parties for simultaneous elections: CEC

THE leaders of political parties in Jammu and Kashmir during their interaction with the team of Election Commission headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar in Srinagar on Tuesday pressed for simultaneous parliamentary and Assembly polls in the Union Territory.

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Dhami plans to convert 640 school buildings into homestays in U’khand

SITUATED in challenging geographical conditions and a harsh environmental area, the Uttarakhand government has proposed a plan to repurpose the buildings of over 640 government schools in Uttarakhand that have been abandoned due to declining student numbers.

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ED raids 17 locations linked to Cong MLA, his relatives

THE ED is conducting searches at 17 locations linked to Congress MLA Amba Prasad, including her residence at Ranchi, in connection with multiple cases related to land and sand scams.

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Robert Hur stands by report on Biden's memory

OVER five hours of interviews, President Joe Biden repeatedly told a special counsel that he never meant to retain classified information after he left the vice presidency, but it shows he was at times fuzzy about dates and said he was unfamiliar with the paper trail for some of the sensitive documents he handled.

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Haiti's PM to quit as gangs go on rampage

HAITI'S prime minister agreed on late Monday to step aside as armed gangs plunge his country into anarchy, as he accepted a regional push for a transition that sets the stage for international intervention.

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Israeli strikes kill 67 Palestinians as Ramadan starts

Hunger worsens across the Gaza Strip; women and children make up two-thirds of the dead; Hamas believed to be holding 100 captives.

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Spanish aid ship sets sail from Cyprus to Gaza

A SPANISH aid ship loaded with some 200 tonnes of food set sail on Tuesday from Cyprus to Gaza, the international charity behind the effort said.

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4 return to Earth after 6 months in orbit

FOUR astronauts from four countries caught a lift back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to end a half-year mission at the International Space Station.

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Major headroom for ARPU; prices need to increase: Vodafone Idea

VODAFONE IDEA LIMITED (VIL), the country's third-largest telecom service provider, said there is significant headroom for average revenue per user (ARPU) as usage has increased considerably.

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NCLAT directs Jet lenders to transfer ownership to JKC

REKINDLING fresh hopes for the revival of grounded airline Jet Airways, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Tuesday upheld its resolution plan and approved the transfer of its ownership to Jalan Kalrock Consortium, the successful bidder.

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Byju's employees morale low, look for job

Company shuts all offices except one in Bengaluru; sacked former employees say they have not received dues yet

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Panel seeks ex ante anti-trust rules for digital firms

THE Committee for Digital Competition Law has recommended a pre-emptive approach to deal with anti-competitive practices of large digital companies.

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Google-Election Commission to fight fake info

TECHNOLOGY giant Google on Tuesday said it is collaborating with the Election Commission of India (ECI) to enable people to easily discover critical voting information on Google Search ahead of the general election in India.

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Late dividend payout: Vedanta asked to pay Cairn UK ₹77.62 cr

THE Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has ordered Vedanta Limited, earlier known as Cairn India Limited, to pay ₹77.62 crore with 18% simple interest to Cairn UK Holdings within 45 days for delayed payment of dividend.

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Successful IPOs fall on valuation worries, regulatory scrutiny

AFTER a dream debut, shares of recently listed blockbuster initial public offerings (IPOs) are facing severe selling pressure on the street and changing hands well below first-day gains.

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BSNL activates 3,500 4G BTS, telco to launch full services soon: CMD

STATE-owned telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has activated 3,500 4G base transceiver stations (BTS) across the country, said the company's CMD P K Purwar.

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TAME SHOW IN ITALY A BIG WAKE UP CALL

Indian boxers' poor return in Olympic qualifiers a cause for concern

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WPL: Of letting go and being brave, Arundhati's story of resurgence

WHEN Biju George met Arundhati Reddy in Hyderabad during the 2023 Indian Premier League, the India international, a vital cog of the Delhi Capitals side that reached the 2023 Women's Premier League final, had resigned from her Railways job to focus more on her cricket.

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