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April 05, 2024

Vadra itching for Amethi ticket. Is Cong listening?

AMID suspense over former Congress president Rahul Gandhi contesting from Amethi, Robert Vadra, husband of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, expressed his desire to contest the Lok Sabha elections from that seat.

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HC rejects plea to sack Kejriwal as CM

THE Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the removal of Aam Admi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to the excise policy scam, as Delhi chief minister.

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Mining in Goa after six years, Vedanta starts its operations

AFTER a six-year gap, mining operations have resumed in Goa with Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta starting operations at the Bicholim mineral block.

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Shame if even 1 victim's affidavit is true: Cal HC

Chief Justice's stinker over sexual violence charges in Sandeshkhali

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Four men walking on tracks run over by trains in Chennai

FOUR persons were run over by express trains in two separate accidents when they tried to cross the railway tracks at Chromepet and Ponneri railway stations late on Wednesday.

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Tragedy on high seas: Indian Coast Guard rescues 8 fishermen; one dead, one missing

ONE fisherman died and another went missing after a boat with 10-member crew started sinking as seawater seeped into it through a hole.

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CCTV, female helpers made mandatory on school buses

FOLLOWING reports of student harassment by drivers and conductors in private school vehicles, the Directorate of Private Schools has issued guidelines to be followed by schools across the state.

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Talks on to set up South India's first battery recycling plant in K’giri

ONE of the largest battery recycling plant in India is likely to be set up at SIPCOT's future mobility park at Shoolagiri in Krishnagiri.

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Plan to extend MEMU services to Tiruvannamalai

SOUTHERN Railway has proposed to introduce new daily trains on the Tambaram - Rameswaram and Tambaram Dhanapur routes, along with weekly and biweekly express trains from Tirunelveli, Nagercoil and parts of the country.

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To catch elusive leopard, drones & traps deployed

The leopard is suspected to have gone into hiding in thickets near Arokianathapuram

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Petitioner seeks reopening of 2001 case against CM; HC asks him to deposit ₹1L

A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking to quash the Assembly Speaker's 2006 order to revoke the sanction accorded in 2005 to prosecute Chief Minister MK Stalin and K Ponmudi in the 2001 flyover scam case and order fresh prosecution against them.

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Surgery cert not must for publication of gender change

THE Madras HC on Thursday directed the state government not to insist on producing sexual reorientation surgery certificate for publication of change of name and sex in the official gazette.

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hasing monkey for phone, teen falls to death from hill

A 17-year-old polytechnic student of Gudiyatham died on Wednesday night as he slipped and fell from a 150-ft-high cliff while trying to retrieve his mobile phone from a monkey.

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Apollo hosp launches 'ProHealth Score' assessment tool

THE Apollo Hospitals launched a health assessment tool 'ProHealth Score' for assessing individual health and well-being as part of the preventive healthcare initiatives ahead of observing World Health Day on Sunday.

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This election is our last chance to save democracy in India, says Chidambaram

FORMER union minister P Chidambaram cautioned the electorate on Thursday that this impending Lok Sabha election would be the last chance to protect democracy in India.

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TN's power consumption breaks record for second day in a row, peaks at 435.84 MU

WITH power consumption peaking at 435.848 million units (MU) on Wednesday, Tamil Nadu, for the second consecutive day, achieved a new record in consumption.

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Salem: EPS' pride and Stalin's hope

Industrialists demand setting up of more tidal parks, airport expansion; youth want more MNCs for better jobs

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Karuppiah's local connect, cadre base give tough challenge to Durai Vaiko in Tiruchy

TIRUCHY constituency, which several parties within the DMK-led alliance vied to contest from in the upcoming Lok Sabha election believing victory would be a cakewalk, is now seeing a strong contender in the AIADMK, as its candidate's local connect coupled with active campaigning by fellow cadre appear to give it an edge over its opponent.

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TN's demand for 3.6 TMC of water rejected by CWMA

'Enough storage in TN reservoirs, but K'taka cities facing water crisis'

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Despite no CPM aid in Mahe, Cong UT candidate unfazed

PUDUCHERRY Congress candidate and incumbent MP, V Vaithilingam, commenced his campaign in Mahe, amidst the heated CPM-Congress poll battle in Kerala spilling into the UT region.

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Three cops suspended as convict escapes custody

THREE grade-II constables attached to the Armed Reserve police of Coimbatore were suspended after a murder convict escaped from their custody while he was brought back from Kerala after being produced in a court in connection with another case on Tuesday evening.

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AIADMK seeks action against Udhaya for 'violating poll code'

CHARGING that Youth Welfare and Sports Development Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin has violated the model code of conduct during his campaign by promising that 40 lakh women heads of families will get 1,000 as a monthly honorarium within four or five months under the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai Thittam, the AIADMK has urged the chief election commissioner of India and chief electoral officer of the state to take stringent action against the minister.

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Raise maximum age for RTE seats to 18 years, urges forum

THE Federation of Children's Movements for Right to Participation (FCMRP) has called upon political parties to extend the definition of children to those aged below 18 years.

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Tea estate lease nearing end, Manjolai workers seek land, home from new MP

WITH the Lok Sabha polls round the corner, Manjolai tea estate workers, who will soon be evicted from the hills as the 99year lease period of the Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Ltd (BBTCL) is set to end in 2028, on Thursday demanded that the candidate who gets elected as their new MP must take steps to provide them with free patta lands and houses in the plains, under state or central government schemes.

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Ultimatum ends, Karaikal fishermen begin indefinite stir over arrests by Lanka

WITH their ultimatum to the Puducherry and Union governments to secure the release of two fishermen currently under Sri Lankan custody expiring on Thursday, fisherfolk from 11 hamlets in Karaikal declared an indefinite suspension of all fishing activities.

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Double trouble: 3rd bloc gets 0

TN has the unique distinction of picking its MPs only from two political fronts in every poll

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Gogoi vs Gogoi in dateline Jorhat

THOUGH Assam's Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency is set to go to polls on the first phase on April 19, there is no noise on the ground.

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CPM promises to install 'secular' govt at Centre, scrap 'draconian' laws

PLEDGING to assist in the establishment of a secular government at the Centre, the CPM, in its manifesto released on Thursday, promised to scrap controversial laws such as the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), along with all 'draconian' laws including the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

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Gourav Vallabh slams Cong from BJP camp

IN a blow to the Congress, party spokesperson Gourav Vallabh joined the BJP on Thursday hours after he quit the party.

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Strategic deterrence: Night launch of N-capable Agni Prime successful

India has successfully carried out a night launch of new generation nuclear capable ballistic missile 'Agni Prime', boosting the country's strategic deterrence capability.

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SC sets aside cancellation of BJP MP's caste cert

IN a significant relief to Navneet Rana, the sitting Amaravati MP from Maharashtra, the Supreme Court reversed a 2021 Bombay High Court judgment on Thursday that had cancelled Rana's Scheduled Caste (SC) certificate of \"Mochi,\" deeming it forged.

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CBSE to tweak Class XI and XII exams, focus on application of concepts

THE Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examinations for Classes 11 and 12 will see a slew of changes from the 2024-25 academic session.

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Hope beckons as 1st homegrown cell therapy for cancer treatment launched

PRESIDENT Droupadi Murmu on Thursday launched India's first indigenously-developed CAR T-cell therapy for cancer treatment and described it as a \"major breakthrough\" that will give a new hope for humankind in the battle against the disease.

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Surjewala's Hema Malini remarks 'vile, sexist': BJP

Cong leader defends self, says bid to deflect attention from 'real issues'

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Advisory issued to wheat farmers to protect crop from heatwave conditions

THE government has issued an advisory to wheat farmers to safeguard their crops against rising temperatures and the increased possibility of heat wave conditions.

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PM, Didi hit Cooch Behar battlefield

WEST Bengal's Cooch Behar became the battleground of the titans in the political fray for the Lok Sabha elections due April 19 in the first phase of the seven-round polling.

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Caste cauldron causes unease in BJP as Patidar, Kshatriya get into fight

AS the Kshatriya community has remained firm on their demand that Union minister Purushottam Rupala be replaced as the BJP candidate from the Rajkot Lok Sabha seat, Patidars have started a social media drive in support of him, leaving the ruling party caught between two dominant castes in Gujarat With about 18 per cent of Gujarat's population, the Patidar community holds sway over more than seven of the 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat.

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Farmers up the ante over MSP demand, plan poster campaign against BJP in all villages

POSTERS and pamphlets with questionnaires will be designed and put up in all the villages across Punjab by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), the umbrella body of farmer unions, for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

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In battle for Dumka, JMM decides to field old warhorse against Shibu Soren's ‘bahu'

PUTTING an end to the speculations that Hemant Soren may contest against his 'bhabhi' Sita Soren from Dumka seat, JMM has announced the name of old warhorse Nalin Soren as its candidate from this high profile seat.

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10 Iran security men killed by Pak jihadists

JIHADIST attacks in southeastern Iran near Pakistan killed 10 Iranian security personnel, state media reported on Thursday, doubling an earlier toll.

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Future support tied to new steps to protect civilians: US to Israel

Biden speaks to Netanyahu days after the accidental killing of aid workers in the Gaza Strip

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Yellen in China to talk trade, dumping of goods

TREASURY Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in China on Thursday for five days of meetings in a nation determined to avoid open conflict with the US, yet the world's two largest economies still appear to be hashing out the rules on how to compete against each other.

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HDFC Bank loan book crosses 25L cr mark; stock rallies over 3%

THE country's largest private sector lender HDFC Bank on Thursday said its loan book crossed 25 trillion (25 lakh crore) mark as of end-March, spawning a massive rally in its stock, which has been down in the dumps since the merger with its parent last July.

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Bharti Hexacom IPO subscribed 1.12 times

BHARTI HEXACOM'S initial public offering received 1.12 times subscription on second day of bidding on Thursday.

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Byju Raveendran's net worth plummets to zero

Byju's founder faces criticism as co's fortunes fall over recent years

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Founders of Taskmo exit as Quess buys co

GIG economy platform Taskmo founders Prashant Janadri and Naveen Ram took an exit after scaling 20X in the last two financial years and also after completing the company's acquisition by Quess Corp, which was an early investor in the platform.

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Exch-traded currency norms delayed

AFTER the panic in the market earlier this week which saw a near wipe-out of volume, the Reserve Bank on Thursday delayed implementation of its directions for exchange-traded currency derivatives (ETCDs) by a month to May 3.

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Rahul Gandhi bets on Pidilite Ind, Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints stocks

CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi does not own shares of Reliance Industries Limited and any Adani Group company even as a huge portion of his assets is allocated into mutual funds and stocks.

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Dabur expects mid-single digit revenue growth in Q4

ON account of sluggish demand trends, FMCG major Dabur is expecting a mid-single digit growth in its consolidated revenues in the recently concluded March quarter.

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IT industry likely to witness 8-10% increment

THE IT services industry is witnessing a phase of recalibration as companies are moderating the approach to salary increments, with hikes expected to be around 8%-10%.

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AI pilots to Tata: Treated like bonded labourers

THE brewing tension between Vistara pilots and the airline management has slipped over to Air India as two unions of Air India pilots wrote a letter to Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran and raised their concerns over the revised pay structure and inhumane working conditions.

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Captain Minnu Mani's six-fer keeps South Zone in control

SKIPPER Minnu Mani's six wicket haul helped South Zone reduce West Zone to 230 all out on day two of the senior women's inter-zonal multi-day trophy in Pune.

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Shashank & Ashutosh sing 'balle balle' Punjab

Gill's valiant knock in vain as Punjab register three-wicket victory

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India remain on top of doping chart

INDIA may not be on top of the world in most Olympic disciplines.

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Anmol set to be in focus; Sindhu sits out

ANMOL Kharb was a revelation earlier this year during the Badminton Asia Team Championships in Malaysia.

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Crivellaro stars as Chennaiyin FC rally to beat Jamshedpur FC in ISL

CHENNAIYIN FC broke into the top-six with a come-frombehind victory (2-1) over Jamshedpur FC in the ongoing Indian Super League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Thursday.

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