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March 27, 2024

Govt mum as US does a Germany, says it encourages fair legal process on Kejriwal

THE US on Tuesday became the second country after Germany to 'encourage a fair legal process' following the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21.

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PHONE TAPPING CASE GOES TO TELANGANA ACB

AMID the political slugfest over Telangana's phone tapping case, the state's Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) is looking into the corruption charges against the accused officials, sources said.

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AIADMK's Erode candidate worth ₹653 cr

WITH total assets worth ₹653 crore, the AIADMK's candidate for Erode parliamentary constituency, Aatral Ashok Kumar, is the richest contestant in the fray in Tamil Nadu so far.

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Talks with SAD fail, BJP to go it alone in Punjab

Demand for assurance on farmers and Sikh political prisoners were the sticking points

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TN: Travel papers ready for 3 Rajiv case convicts to go to SL

THE Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday informed the Madras High Court that the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission has issued temporary travel documents to the three released convicts in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case - Murugan @ Sriharan, B Robert Payas and M Jeyakumar - and they would be deported to their home country as soon as the Government of India clears them for travel.

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TN to operate over 1,500 special buses for Easter

THE state transport depart ment will operate over 1,500 special buses from March 28 to 30 for Easter and extended holidays.

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176% hike in Chennai's global office space deals

CHENNAI is fast emerging as a hub for Global Capability Centres (GCC) as it recorded a remarkable surge in GCC-oriented office transactions during 2023, totalling 6.02 million sq.ft across 71 deals, according to a report by real estate consultant Knight Frank.

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HC orders aid, govt job for kin of cop 'torture' victim

Materials submitted not sufficient to attract murder charge, says court

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Include regional holidays in list: Lawyers tell NGT

THE advocates practising before the Southern bench of the National Green Tribunal in Chennai have requested its chairman to include regional holidays of the southern states in the holiday list.

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Critically endangered turtle hatchling sighted for first time on Chennai beach

A group of fishermen in Chennai's Besant Nagar last week was caught unawares with a rare sight critically endangered Hawksbill turtle hatchling near the broken bridge coast.

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ECI asked to decide on allotting 'top' symbol for MDMK by today

MADRAS High Court has asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take a call on allotting the 'top' symbol for MDMK by Wednesday morning and inform its decision to the court by afternoon of the same day.

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Unauthorised constructions in three city wards increased by 59% from 2007 to '19, finds study

GOING by the findings of a pilot study conducted using unmanned aerial vehicles, there are over 5,000 unauthorised constructions in Kilapauk, Royapettah and Adyar.

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Perambur carriage and loco works may give to for Villivakkam terminal

THE Perambur carriage and loco workshops, sprawling over 200 acres, are likely to undergo a phased relocation to make way for a fourth railway terminal for Chennai city at Villivakkam.

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Home secy, Bhavanisagar MLA fire walk at Mariamman temple festival

HOME secretary P Amutha and Bhavanisagar MLA A Bannari were among the devotees who took part in the annual kundam (fire walking) festival of the Bannari Mariamman temple at Sathyamangalam on Tuesday.

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EPS: We Quit NDA To Be Independent, But DMK Has 'Illicit' Ties With BJP

THE AIADMK withdrew from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) only to be independent and work for people's welfare, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said at a public meeting in Thoothukudi on Tuesday.

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DEO seeks report on chaos during filing of papers in north Chennai

FOLLOWING the tense situation which prevailed during the filing of nominations for the Chennai north constituency, the District Election Officer J Radhakrishnan has sought a report from the returning officer regarding the incident.

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ECI always lauds TN for L&O during elections: CEO

Despite differences among political parties, situation has been maintained well over past years: Satyabrata Sahoo

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Annamalai's comments on dad hurting, he should apologise: AIADMK candidate

AIADMK Coimbatore candidate G Ramachandran alias Singai Ramachandran on Tuesday demanded that BJP's state unit chief K Annamalai should apologise for making certain remarks about his father.

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Kani's assets grew from ₹30 cr to ₹60 cr in 5 years

INCUMBENT MP Kanimozhi filed her nomination with District Election Officer G Lakshmipathy here on Tuesday seeking a second term in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

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PM has nothing credit-worthy to talk about: Stalin

THE country will get relief from the 'disastrous' BJP only if people vote for the INDIA bloc, Chief Minister MK Stalin said, while canvassing for the DMK's Thoothukudi Lok Sabha candidate Kanimozhi.

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₹1.8 cr cheating case convict held after a year

Pharmacy owner lured customer by claiming he received purchase orders from BHEL and invited high investments

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Flying squad seizes ₹1.2 crore SBI cash in Royapuram, returns later

THE flying squad officers along with the Royapuram police recovered ₹1.2 crore in cash from a van on Tuesday.

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Docs perform robotic breast surgery on cancer patient

DOCTORS at Apollo Cancer Centre recently performed robotic nipple-sparing surgery on a 37-year-old woman from Assam who was diagnosed with breast cancer.

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Man steals ₹9L from ex-boss's house, arrested

A 48-year-old man has been arrested by Nungambakkam police for allegedly burgling ₹9 lakh from his former employer's house.

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Excise Scam: Kavitha Sent To Judicial Custody Till April 9

A court here on Tuesday sent BRS leader K Kavitha to judicial custody till April 9, noting that the investigation regarding her role in the alleged Delhi excise policy scam was pending and that the purported offence being economic in nature was more complex than an ordinary crime.

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Cash-strapped Cong mulls crowdfunding for LS polls

Kerala unit turns to alternatives after I-T froze party's bank accounts

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In Kovai, it's a nail-biting 3-cornered battle between Dravidian majors & BJP

DMK, AIADMK and BJP candidates of Coimbatore plan campaigns focusing on development of infrastructure, textile, and MSMEs

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'TICKET DENIAL UPSETTING, BUT WE WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT INDIA'

AHEAD of the Lok Sabha election, MH Jawahirullah, president of Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK), which has been in alliance with the DMK since 2019, expresses his concern over low representation of Muslims among the candidates.

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How many OPSes are too many OPSes? Ramnad race already has 5

IN Ramanathapuram constituency, the election battle is not just between alliances but among many individuals named O Panneerselvam.

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Vilavancode Congress cadre upset as 'outsider' gets poll ticket

AFTER the Congress announced C Tharahai Cuthbert as its candidate for the by-election in Vilavancode Assembly, the party leaders here said that caste played a big role in the selection of candidates from the fishers' community, as the majority Nadar community has been sidelined for years.

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Amid talk of unease, Tejashwi says consensus reached in Bihar

WHILE there had been talks of unease between the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress over seat-sharing in Bihar, former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday said that both the parties, along with the Left parties, have reached an agreement to contest Lok Sabha elections together and an announcement would be made in a day or two.

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Ensure voter safety against heatwave: EC

THE Election Commission of India (EC) on Tuesday issued an advisory to all the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) detailing the steps to be taken to prevent heat wave impact on voters.

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PM dials 'shakti swaroopa' Sandeshkhali BJP nominee

Lauds Rekha Patra's fight against atrocities perpetrated by TMC netas

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TELANGANA BUGGING CASE RENEWS CALL FOR BETTER OVERSIGHT

A serious issue that was flying under the radar in Telangana till recently swung to the centre of the political battlefield this week.

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LOUDSPEAKER RAJ: SUFFERING NOISE POLLUTION IN SILENCE

THE deafening noise of DJs and public address systems have emerged as a bane of modern life.

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One Election Will Allow Better Focus On Governance

The Kovind Committee is the latest in a number of panels advising simultaneous elections. Synchronising polls will take time, but the possibility is closer than ever in recent decades

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HARDIK BOOING UNLIKE INDIAN CRICKET FANS

ON Sunday, there was an unfamiliar incident during the match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians at Ahmedabad.

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Atal Pension Yojna 'poorly designed scheme': Jairam

THE Congress on Tuesday attacked the Modi government over the Atal Pension Yojana, saying that it is a 'very poorly-designed scheme' and a 'paper tiger' that needs officials to hoodwink and coerce people into participating in it.

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Shah Says J&K Peaceful, Polls To Be Held In Sept

Says for the first time OBCs have been given reservation by govt

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Arunachal inseparable part of India: Cong

ASSERTING that Arunachal Pradesh is an inalienable, indistinguishable and inseparable part of India, the Congress on Tuesday condemned China's claim over the north-eastern state.

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Electoral bonds: Poor fund flow for regional parties in Hindi heartland

IN eight states of the Hindi heartland, which elect about 200 Lok Sabha members, the fund flow to regional parties through the now-scrapped electoral bond scheme was poor in comparison to their southern counterparts and the BJP, according to data disclosed by the Election Commission and the parties.

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BJP plaint to EC derogatory remark on actor over

THE BJP has escalated its stance against objectionable comments purportedly made by Congress Spokesperson Supriya Shrinate.

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Border breakthrough: Ladakh gets 3rd strategically crucial road link

AMID the ongoing standoff in Eastern Ladakh with China, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) on Tuesday successfully cut through a strategically important alternate road link to Leh district of Ladakh.

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UK warships to undergo maintenance after drills with Indian Naval ships

IN a step towards strengthening military ties with India, the UK's Littoral Response Group (LRG) reached Chennai on Tuesday as the first engagement of its deployment to the Indian Pacific region.

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Kangana may take legal action against Shrinate

ACTRESS Kangana Ranaut, the BJP candidate from the Mandi Lok Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh, has strongly condemned derogatory remarks made against her by Congress party spokesperson Supriya Shrinate.

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Varun unlikely to take up Cong ticket offer, stays silent for now

WHILE the opposition parties are ready to lap Varun Gandhi, who has been denied ticket by the ruling party from his constituency Pilibhit, the BJP MP is said to be considering to remain silent, at least, for now.

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Jailed Hemant may contest from Dumka against ‘bhabhi’

The INDIA bloc is yet to announce its candidate for the Lok Sabha polls in Jharkhand.

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BJP in Sabarkantha fix over nominee surname

THE BJP is facing a challenge in Sabarkantha constituency in Gujarat.

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Beant Singh kin & Ludhiana Cong MP joins BJP

IN a major setback to the Congress and INDIA bloc, Congress MP from Ludhiana Ravneet Singh Bittu today joined the BJP and may contest from Ludhiana.

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BJP's allies struggle to cobble together alliance

THE BJP has taken the lead in declaring Lok Sabha candidates in Maharashtra.

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PM picks Meerut to launch BJP election campaign on March 30

Modi to share stage with RLD chief Jayant Chaudhury in battle for 80 Uttar Pradesh seats

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Pak foils attack on naval air base; 4 Baloch militants killed

ARMED BALOCH militants tried to infiltrate one of the main naval air bases in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, but security forces foiled the attack and killed all four terrorists.

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Baltimore bridge collapses after ship smashes it

Authorities say massive search operation underway for six missing persons; two persons pulled from water; one critical

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Israel, Hamas Dig In As Global Pressure Builds For A Ceasefire

HAMAS has rejected the latest proposal put forward by international mediators for a cease-fire and hostage release, and Israel has blasted a UN Security Council resolution that called for both without linking them.

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UK court delays extradition of Assange

A BRITISH court ruled on Tuesday that Julian Assange can't immediately be extradited to the United States on espionage charges, in a partial victory for the WikiLeaks founder.

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S&P Global sees India's FY25 growth at 6.8%

S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday increased India's FY25 GDP forecast by 0.4% to 6.8%.

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Start-up funding falls 29% to $1.6 bn in Q1CY24

THE start-up ecosystem in India witnessed a slowdown in funding in the first quarter of 2024 as it raised only $1.6 billion, a 29% drop compared to the same period last year.

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SpiceJet settles ₹755 crore liabilities with lessor EDC

SPICEJET has signed an agreement with aircraft lessor Export Development Canada (EDC) to settle liabilities worth Rs 755 crore and acquire the full ownership of thirteen EDCfinanced Q400 aircraft.

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Irdai retains surrender value norms, big relief for life insurance companies

THE Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has come up with final regulations with regard to the surrender value of insurance policies.

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Shapoorji sells stake in Gopalpur Port to Adani

THE Shapoorji Pallonji Group has sold its stake in Gopalpur Port Limited (GPL) to Adani Ports and SEZ Limited (APSEZ) for an enterprise value of ₹3,350 crore.

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Commercial vehicle mkt to remain soft in 2024, says Daimler India MD

DAIMLER INDIA COMMERCIAL VEHICLES (DICV) anticipates subdued demand for medium and heavy commercial vehicles (M&HCV) in 2024 calendar year.

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Luxury homes of ₹50 cr or more in high demand

SALES of ultra-luxury housing units, priced ₹50 crore and above, rose 51% year-on-year in value to ₹4,319 crore in 2023, according to real estate consultant JLL India.

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'Client consent must for insurance'

PSBs say branches have target, but they can't deduct premium without customers' consent

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Chennai put up clinical show to post 63-run win

CHENNAI Super Kings openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rachin Ravindra made 46 runs each to help team post a 63-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL here on Tuesday.

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