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March 28, 2024

NIA searches 10 places across TN in B'luru bomb blast case; electronic equipment & phones seized

THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches at 10 places, including six locations in Chennai, in connection with the Bengaluru Rameshwaram Café blast case.

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Snag in two thermal units in TN, 810MW output hit

POWER generation has been temporarily halted at Tangedco's 600 MW Mettur thermal plant and 210 MW North Chennai stage 1 unit due to technical issues.

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EC sends notice to Supriya, Dilip for violation of model poll code

THE Election Commission of India on Wednesday sent show cause notices to Congress leader Supriya Shrinate and BJP leader Dilip Ghosh for their controversial comments on actor Kangana Ranaut and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, respectively.

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Security forces kill six Maoists in Chhattisgarh

SECURITY forces on Wednesday gunned down six Maoists, including two women, in a fierce exchange of fire at Chipurbhatti area of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.

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US envoy rapped for comment on the chief minister

A day after a US State Department spokesperson commented on the arrest of Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, saying they hoped his trial would be fair, India objected to it and summoned their acting Deputy Chief of Mission Gloria Barbena. The meeting is said to have lasted for 40 minutes.

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Kejriwal gets no interim relief from the high court

Wife Sunita claims he would do a 'big expose' on excise scam today

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Madras High Court refuses to order allotment of Top symbol to MDMK

THE Madras High Court refused to pass orders to the ECI to allot the Top symbol to MDMK for contesting in the general elections, while disposing of a petition filed by General Secretary Vaiko on Wednesday.

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Chennai To Become Global Asset For Car Manufacturer Renault-Nissan

CHENNAI is all set to be a key global asset for the Renault-Nissan Alliance, as it plans to launch four new Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) from the plant in Oragadam with a focus on localisation and enhancement of new technologies such as autonomous driving, connectivity and electrification for global markets.

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Court orders notice on PIL seeking disabled-friendly rly stations, trains

THE Madras High Court on Wednesday ordered a notice to the Indian Railways and the Southern Railway to file a reply to a PIL seeking modification of railway stations and trains in order to provide better access to persons with disabilities.

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PIL seeking advancement of counting date binned

HOLDING that the court cannot interfere with the poll schedule announced for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking to advance the date of vote counting in Tamil Nadu.

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Consider plea to hike special pension: HC to TN

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently directed the state government to consider the representation of 342 retired employees of the social welfare department, seeking enhancement of their special pension of ₹2,000, on sympathetic grounds.

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Kerala, K'taka and TN get together to prevent human-animal conflict

In a first, forest departments of Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu will work together to prevent human-animal conflict in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR).

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Panchayat prez held for murder of vice-president's husband

THE Avadi police on Tuesday arrested the panchayat president of Vichoor village near Manali in connection with the murder of the panchayat vicepresident's husband that took place five months ago.

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Two Class 11 boys drown near Panaiyur Kuppam

TWO Class 11 boys drowned after they went to take a dip in the sea off the East Coast Road (ECR) near Panaiyur Kuppam on Tuesday evening.

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Get ready to pay up to ₹30 more at 42 toll plazas soon

Price of essential commodities like veggies may surge by 5% to 8%

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ECI review meeting in city on April 5

AS part of the measures to increase the low polling percentage in Chennai, the Election Commission of India will hold a special review meeting on April 5, said District Election Officer (DEO) J Radhakrishnan on Wednesday.

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AIADMK's K'giri candidate is worth ₹135 cr, richest in district

AIADMK candidate V Jayaprakash is the richest candidate in Krishnagiri district.

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BJP A THREAT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE: CM

THE BJP government will never tolerate the uplift of the SC, ST and the oppressed classes, and will continue to prevent them from getting educated and reaching greater positions, CM MK Stalin said on Wednesday.

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24K sarees seized, AIADMK Erode candidate booked

THE district police registered a case against AIADMK candidate Aatral Ashok Kumar in connection with the seizure of 24,150 sarees from a godown that allegedly were meant for distribution to voters in Erode.

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No immovable property in A Raja's name, show poll papers

DMK deputy general secretary A Raja filed his nomination papers with returning officer of Nilgiris constituency M Aruna at the collectorate on Wednesday.

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Annamalai claims nexus between Dravidian majors to defeat him

BJP's K Annamalai and DMK's Ganapathy P Rajkumar filed their nomination papers to contest in Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency with collector and returning officer Kranthi Kumar Pati on Wednesday.

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Krishnasamy to contest on 'Two Leaves'

PUTHIYA Tamilagam party chief Dr K Krishnasamy announced that he would contest on the AIADMK's 'Two Leaves' symbol, instead of his party symbol, from Tenkasi (SC) constituency.

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11L first-timers among 6.23 crore voters in TN

Election commission receives 1,749 papers from 1,403 candidates

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After 'cane farmer' jolt, NTK wants symbol-free polls

AT a time when many political parties in Tamil Nadu are facing problems in getting their symbols for the Lok Sabha elections, the manifesto of the Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) released by the party's chief coordinator Seeman on Wednesday proposed symbol-free elections in India, saying this alone can ensure a level-playing field for political parties in the country.

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Will make parents' nod must for marriage: PMK

THE Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) has promised to come up with a new law to make 'parental approval' mandatory in marriages involving individuals below 21 years of age.

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Court shocked over fraud of mortgaging houses taken on rent

EXPRESSING shock over fraudsters taking houses for rent and mortgaging them to third parties for huge sums of money unbeknownst to the actual owners, the Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the DGP to take action to prevent such offences.

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India in golden age: AICTE chief

ALL India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) president, T G Sitharam declared India's current phase as a golden age in its developmental journey across various sectors.

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Gender no more a barrier for courses at Kalamandalam

A meeting of Kerala Kalamandalam's administrative board on Wednesday decided to make all its courses on performing arts gender-neutral, a move that will now make male students eligible for admission to courses hitherto reserved for girls, including mohiniyattam and nangiarkoothu.

1 min

ED files case to probe 'dubious deals in CM's daughter's firm

I-T report claimed CMRL paid her firm ₹1.72 cr under guise of providing services

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KCR did not review 22 depts even once in 10 yrs: Revanth

CHIEF Minister A Revanth Reddy, who completed 100 days in office recently, is busy chalking out strategies for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, and has set his sights on winning 12-14 seats in the state.

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Who will head North from Chennai South?

Voters point to inundation, slow progress of Metro & MRTS, contentious proposal for ecopark in Pallikaranai as key concerns; sitting DMK MP blames fund crunch; AIADMK & BJP candidates assure action if elected to power

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'LEFT SOUGHT CHANGE OF KMDK CANDIDATE'

AHEAD of the Lok Sabha election, CPM state secretary K Balakrishnan talks about INDIA bloc's protest.

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'Will give ₹3K cr seized by ED to poor'

PM tells BJP's Krishnanagar candidate to inform voters about legal options being considered

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SP caught in a bind over Moradabad, Rampur seats

THE rumblings within the Samajwadi Party (SP) camp over ticket distribution came to the fore when two party candidates filed papers each for Moradabad and Rampur Lok Sabha seats on Wednesday, the last day of nomination.

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Money Matters: 3 crorepatis battle it out for Udhampur

IN the Udhampur Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir which will go to the polls in the first phase on April 19, the three main contenders are crorepatis, according to their election affidavits submitted to the Election Commission.

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GAZA IS A CRISIS OF HUMANITY, NOT JUST INSTITUTIONAL FAILURE

NEVER in this century has so much destruction been wrought on so many by so few.

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EXISTENTIAL BATTLE FOR ALL 3 FRONTS IN KERALA

KERALA has often shown a tendency to vote differently from the rest of the nation.

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A BASIC TEST OF LEGITIMACY FOR ELECTIONS 2024

Institutions can help restore democracy when the opposition is unfairly boxed in, as happened after Emergency. But what happens when a shadow hangs over the independence of the EC?

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WHAT THE NEW EXPENDITURE SURVEY SAYS ABOUT POVERTY

THE publication of a fact sheet by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), containing the results of the NSS Household Consumer Expenditure Survey (HCES) data for 2022-23, a decade after the publication of the last survey data in 2011-12, has again sparked a debate regarding poverty in India.

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Cong okays list of 14 candidates

CEC finalises nominees of 4 Uttar Pradesh seats, but no word on Raebareli and Amethi

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'After electoral bonds junked, BJP readied Plan B for funds'

LAUNCHING a scathing attack on the BJP, the Congress on Wednesday said that after the Supreme Court struck down the electoral bond scheme, the saffron party has formulated 'plan B' for seeking funding and is straight away inducting people supporting the outfit monetarily.

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Maharashtra ATS chief Sadanand Vasant Date appointed as NIA DG

THE government has appointed Sadanand Vasant Date, the Chief of the Maharashtra AntiTerrorism Squad (ATS), as the Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

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India, US tri-services conduct joint exercise under Tiger Triumph 2024

IN a major step towards military-to-military relations, India and the US have pitched their services towards exercising across multiple scenarios, including a strategic move to a simulated island country.

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Ukraine foreign minister seeks help from Delhi, says India a global power

UKRAINE'S Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, is scheduled to arrive in Delhi on Thursday for a two-day official visit.

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India's Per Capita Food Waste 55kg/yr, Says UN

A new United Nations Food Waste Index Report estimates that Indian households waste 78.2 million tonnes of food every year despite India housing the world's largest hungerpopulation.

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MVA in Maha spot as Cong Uddhav cross over 3 seats

HARDLY has the election campaign begun in Maharashtra than the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi has started faltering on seat-sharing.

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2 EC observers to keep a hawk eye on Nath turf

AS the poll battle for Chhindwara - considered a pocket-borough of former CM Kamal Nath and his family - hots-up, the poll expenditure in the big ticket constituency is under particular scanner of the nation's poll body.

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Double blow to AAP in Punjab as MP & MLA join BJP

IN a double blow to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, its MP from Jalandhar Sushil Kumar Rinku and Jalandhar (West) MLA Sheetal Angural joined the BJP on Wednesday.

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J'khand jolt to INDIA bloc as JMM turns down Cong seat-share formula

THE Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Wednesday rejected the seat-sharing formula with Congress, dealing another blow to the grand old party already struggling to finalise its candidates for Lok Sabha polls in Jharkhand.

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Nigerian parents finally meet their kids who spent over two weeks in captivity

PARENTS of more than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren who were rescued after more than two weeks in captivity said they saw them on Wednesday and that they couldn't hold back tears of joy during the long-awaited reunion.

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1 Indian crew sustained minor injury

ONE of the 22 Indian crew manning a crippled cargo ship that collided against a bridge in Baltimore has suffered a \"minor injury\" while the rest are all safe aboard the vessel, owners of the Singapore-flagged ship said on Wednesday.

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Search for six missing workers in Baltimore bridge collapse continues

Hopes dim as the construction workers who fell into the chilly waters are presumed dead

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Israel bombs Gaza, fights Hamas around hospitals

ISRAELI forces pounded besieged Gaza on Wednesday in the war sparked by the October 7 attack and fought Hamas around several hospitals despite a UN Security Council demand for a ceasefire.

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Govt may borrow ₹7.5L cr from mkt in first half

THE central government is planning to raise ₹7.5 lakh crore through market borrowing in the April-September period of 2024-25 to fund the revenue gap to push economic growth, finance ministry said on Wednesday.

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Good tax collection eases pressure on corporations

UNLIKE previous years, companies feel less pressure to pay pending dues, as the government has exceeded its revenue targets for the current financial year.

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Bajaj Auto, SBI, Vedanta, Hindalco among 25 stocks eligible for T+0 settlement

SHARES of prominent firms such as Ambuja Cements, Bajaj Auto, Cipla, SBI, and Vedanta are among 25 stocks that will be eligible for the T+0 or Trade + 0 settlement cycle from Thursday, showed data released by the BSE on Wednesday.

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Baba Kalyani's nephew, niece move Pune court

Industrialist Baba Kalyani's niece Pallavi Anish Swadi and nephew Sameer Hiremath have moved the Pune District and Session court demanding a share in the group's assets.

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Senior level rejig at MSIL as co tries to win back 50% domestic mkt share

THE board of Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) has approved the appointment of Partho Banerjee as the new head of marketing and sales function effect ive from April 1, 2024.

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Sterlite, GIC to establish platform for power projects

VEDANTA GROUP's Sterlite Power and an affiliate of Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC signed definitive agreements on Wednesday to establish a new platform for developing and operating power transmission projects in India.

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House sales hit fresh decadal high

MMR and Pune accounted for over 51% of total sales in top 7 cities in first quarter of 2024

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