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July 28, 2024

Attack by Pak special forces kills one jawan

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Pakistan on 25th anniversary of Kargil War, Pakistan's Border Action Team and militants attacked the Army's forward post along the Line of Control (LoC) in Machil sector of J&K on Saturday.

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Speculation rife on Modi's August visit to Ukraine

SPECULATION is rife on Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelling to Ukraine in August, a month after he visited Russia following the NDA's third consecutive victory in the general elections.

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Didi walks out of NITI Aayog meet

Prime minister calls for zero poverty, wants it prioritised at the village level for achieving Viksit Bharat

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CM slams centre on duty cut after NITI boycott

CHIEF Minister M K Stalin slammed the finance minister's announcement in the Union Budget \"to moderate the high stamp duty levied by states.

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Erratic water supply haunts residents of Korukkupet for the past six months

ERRATIC water supply has affected the daily routine of residents in and around Korukkupet for the last six months.

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CMDA working on a plan to restore Velachery lake with park & walkways

THE Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) is preparing a detailed project report for Velachery lake restoration, which includes construction of a park, bike lanes, walkways, observation decks, and boating.

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In Sathuranga Vettai redux, gang sells 'gold' treasure for ₹6 lakh; one arrested

IN a scene straight out of the Tamil film 'Sathuranga Vettai’, a couple running a photocopy shop were conned of 6 lakh by a gang which sold them fake gold jewellery claiming that it was a treasure unearthed at a construction site.

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CM holds review meet on 'Makkaludan Mudhalvar'

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin, on Saturday, held a review meeting of the 'Makkaludan Mudhalvar' scheme with collectors of Nagapattinam, Vellore, Tiruppur, Thoothukudi and Madurai along with beneficiaries through video conference.

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ED attaches assets worth ₹298 cr of Chettinad Group

THE Enforcement Directorate's Chennai unit on Saturday said it has attached 298 crore worth of immovable properties of Chettinad Group's South India Corporation Ltd (SICPL) in a money laundering case involving Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco).

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Ex-MP Master Mathan of BJP passes away

BJP leader and former Nilgiris MP Master Mathan (92) passed away late on Friday night due to age-related ailments.

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Notice sent to maritime univ on plea to quash CET

THE Madras High Court has ordered notice to the Indian Maritime University to respond to a petition seeking orders to quash the common entrance test held for admission to three courses alleging that there are no proper guidelines governing the conduct of the test, evaluation and admission process.

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Mettur level crosses 100-ft mark

WATER level in Mettur dam has hit the 100-foot mark for the 71st time on Saturday morning since the inauguration of the reservoir in 1934.

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TN forms 'One Health' panel to protect people, animals & environment

WITH the increasing extreme climate events and zoonotic spillover, the state has decided to take 'One Health' approach and constituted a 23-member committee that will help manage the health crisis.

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Man, kin held for printing fake currency for a year

THE district police arrested a 40-year-old man in Erode for printing fake currency after watching YouTube.

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Son went missing after ACP wanted to buy home: Mom

MADURAI police filed a report in a sealed cover before the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court in a habeas corpus petition filed by the mother of a missing man who had a dispute with an ACP in Madurai.

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DMK and Congress stage protest against Union Budget

THOUSANDS of members of the ruling DMK staged a demonstration in Chennai as part of the party's state-wide protest against the Union government, accusing it of betraying the state in the allocation of funds in the 2024-25 budget.

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HC faults revenue officials in cemetary case, says souls of dead would've suffered

SLAMMING the revenue department for its 'complete failure' in resolving a dispute over a burial ground in a village in Krishnagiri district, the Madras High Court remarked that the departed souls would also have suffered due to the prolonged litigation.

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3 Erode youth die in car-truck collision in Sathyamangalam

THREE youths from Erode died in a car-truck collision on Friday night on the Bannari-Sathyamangalam road in Erode district.

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No birth certs, Paliyar students barred from school

AS many as seven female students belonging to the Paliyar tribes were denied entry at government schools and government girls hostels in Dindigul on Saturday, as they had not produced birth certificates.

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Anbumani urges DMK govt to hold caste census in TN

PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss insisted that the Tamil Nadu government should conduct a caste-wise survey as there is a possibility that the overall reservation of 69% in the state will be cancelled at any time.

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Modi reviews LS poll show in meeting with BJP CMS

IN a meeting with chief ministers and deputy CMs of the BJP-ruled states on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked them to reach out to people to explain the benefits of the union budget and central schemes, besides focusing on good governance, said party leaders aware of the developments at the meet.

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Developed states can make Viksit Bharat: PM

Modi highlights three targets: Strive for ‘zero poverty', investor-friendly charter and set up a river grid

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₹5 cr earned from fines on spitting and littering at railway premises in 2 years

THE Indian Railways, in its gargantuan efforts to keep one of the largest railway networks in the world spic and span, has made a windfall from penalising the spitters and litter louts.

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SC to hear plea on blood donation rules being 'biased' against LGBTQI

CAN an LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex), person donate blood? The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Tuesday a PIL being recently filed by a Delhi-based gay man challenging the constitutional validity of blood donor rules, 2017.

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WHO alert on liver cancer deaths in SE Asia

LIVER cancer rates in the South-East Asia Region are set to double by 2050, leading to over 2,00,000 deaths annually, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Friday.

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A lot to watch in this cross-border love triangle!

IN another instance of a crossborder relationship, a 25-yearold Pakistani woman claims she has married a man from Rajasthan.

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Checks on migrant workers hit Meghalaya hotel industry

Pressure groups worry about influx of illegal immigrants to the state

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Believe it or not! MP sadhvi cleans out ₹90L from seer's account, case lodged

POLICE in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh are on the lookout for a Sadhvi, who is accused of fraudulently withdrawing 90 lakh from the bank account of her guru who died in a road accident last year.

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Woman, daughter buried alive in Tehri Garhwal

A series of landslides triggered by incessant heavy rains for three days in the hilly areas of Uttarakhand have brought death and destruction in interior villages.

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Nitish's son says he's not interested in joining politics

IT came from the horse's mouth when Nishant Kumar, the only son of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, hinted that he had no plans to join active politics.

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Ajit Pawar says enough funds for Ladli Behna

MAHARASHTRA Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who also holds the finance portfolio, on Saturday dismissed media reports about the financial crunch shrouding the 'Ladli Behna' scheme in uncertainty, saying that there is no shortage of funds and the scheme will be implemented smoothly.

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At least 30 killed in Israeli strike on girls' school in central Gaza: Hamas

Israel says militant group stored weapons and planned attacks from the building

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Greece's Santorini island mulls restrictions to curb overtourism

ONE of the most enduring images of Greece's summer travel brand is the world-famous sunset on Santorini Island, framed by sea-blue church domes on a jagged cliff high above a volcanic caldera.

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G20 to work closely to end tax-dodging by ultra-rich

G20 nations have agreed to work together to make the super-rich pay their taxes, but stopped short of a more substantial deal, according to a declaration adopted on Friday after a meeting of finance ministers in Rio de Janeiro.

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Elect me, you won't have to vote again, Don tell supporters

DONALD Trump on Friday night told a crowd of supporters that they won't \"have to vote again\" if they return him to the presidency in November's election.

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Day after sabotage, dozens of train services remain cancelled

TENS of thousands of rail passengers struggled through a second day of cancelled trains Saturday as investigators tracked saboteurs who paralysed the network just ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

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ICICI Bank net profit rises 14.6%; slippages double

Healthy numbers driven by 7.3% higher net interest income and improved asset quality

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PNB profit rises 159% to ₹3,252 cr; to raise ₹5K cr

THE third-largest public sector lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) has posted a record 159% year-on-year rise in net income at 3,252 crore for the June quarter-the highest since the amalgamation of Oriental Bank and United Bank of India in April 2020 boosted by all-round performance including healthy asset quality and higher loan sales.

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Jain Corp V-P buys Kamachi Industries

CHENNAI-based Kamachi Industries has been acquired by Jaicorp's vice chairman Virendra Jain, along with his son Ankit Jain,for 487 crore through a corporate insolvency resolution process.

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Harley opens its second dealership in Chennai

MARINA Harley-Davidson, the retail outlet for premium Harley-Davidson range of motorcycles, has strengthened presence with the opening of its second dealership in the city, the company said on Saturday.

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Sebi bans Mallya from mkt for 3 years for rigging

MARKETS regulator Sebi has barred fugitive businessman and ex-liquor baron Vijay Mallya from the securities markets for three years and restrained him from associating with any listed firm for a similar period for routing funds using his overseas bank accounts with the Swiss bank UBS.

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Harmanpreet's late strike takes India past NZ

IN a madcap game which had everything in it including cards, plenty of penalty corners and a penalty stroke, the men's hockey team fought-back e from a goal-down, managed to e 1 e e lose control after being a goalup before finally winning it with less than 120 seconds on the clock.

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Wet, wet and wet - inclement weather makes its presence felt at Games

IF anything that is grabbing headlines at the Paris 2024 Games after the spectacular Opening Ceremony, it's the rain.

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Aussie Ariarne wins Titmus test

THE story of how La Defense Arena was transformed is as whacky and ridiculously crazy as the Opening Ceremony was.

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BHAKER LONE SPARK ON A DULL DAY FOR INDIAN SHOOTING

Manu salvages the day after 10m air rifle mixed & 10m men's air pistol shooters fail to qualify

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Skipper Surya shows the way

IN many ways, it was a new beginning for both the teams.

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