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In this issue

January 12, 2025

Maha shift as Uddhav Sena to go solo in civic body poll

IN a seismic shift that threatens to upend Maharashtra's political landscape, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) announced its decision to contest the upcoming local body elections on its own.

1 min

NTA Exams May Go UPSC Way For Better Security

Would involve DM, SP to make the process of conducting entrance tests fully secure

1 min

Beacon Of Hope For Lankans In Tn Shores

Like the tides that brought them to Tamil shores, the lives of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees have been a relentless battle against currents of despair and hardship.

2 mins

Lone Samaritan who heeds calls of crisis

The sun rose over Mamsapuram just like any other day on last September 27, casting a golden glow on a village unaware of the storm that lay ahead.

3 mins

Bridge to help village

HAVING LIVED IN ETHIOPIA AND WORKED AS A PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PROFESSOR AT WOLLEGA UNIVERSITY SINCE 2009, KANNAN BECAME A SAVIOUR FOR RURAL ETHIOPIA

2 mins

Industrialists irked over slow Eastern Bypass work in city

SOCIAL activists and industrialists from Coimbatore have expressed frustration over the prolonged delays and lack of progress in executing the Coimbatore Eastern Bypass/Ring Road Project and the Coimbatore-Karur Greenfield Expressway.

1 min

Cops Plan to Conduct Round-the-Clock Patrolling in Localities Prone to Crime

The city police plans to implement round-the-clock police patrol to ensure visible police presence in localities where crime and traffic violations are reported frequently.

1 min

Farmers' body requests TNPCB to protect Noyyal

THE Noyyal Vivasayigal Pathukappu Sangam, a farmers' association working for their welfare of Noyyal River basin in Coimbatore and Tiruppur, petitioned the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to prevent further pollution of the river.

1 min

Giving up seat leaves Cong men vexed

THE Congress giving up Erode East Assembly seat to the DMK has not gone down well with the local functionaries and cadre of the grand old party, as they consider the seat as a sentimental one.

1 min

Committee to be formed to study Unified Pension Scheme, says minister

FINANCE Minister Thangam Thennarasu said the government would constitute a committee to study the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) announced by the Government of India (GoI).

3 mins

Speaker: CM's Accusation on Pollachi Case Is Accurate

A day after the Assembly witnessed a heated debate between CM MK Stalin and Edappadi K Palaniswami on the Pollachi sexual assault case that happened in 2019 when EPS was CM, Speaker M Appavu informed the House that Stalin's accusations that there was a delay in filing of FIR was found to be accurate.

1 min

Speaker: CM's accusation on Pollachi case is accurate

CM MK Stalin, during his reply to Governor RN Ravi's address in the Assembly on Saturday, announced the government will set up seven special courts in Madurai, Tirunelveli, Coimbatore, Salem, Tiruchy, Chennai, and its surrounding areas to specifically handle cases of sexual crimes against women and to ensure speedy trials.

2 mins

Udhayanidhi Opens World Tamil Diaspora Day Expo

DEPUTY Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin inaugurated the World Tamil Diaspora Day 2025 exhibition, celebrating Tamil heritage and culture, at the Chennai Trade Centre on Saturday.

1 min

Special officers appointed in order to finish delimitation

DENYING the allegation of the opposition parties that the DMK government has appointed special officers (SOs) to rural local bodies in 28 districts to delay the election, Rural Development Minister I Periyasamy on Saturday told the Assembly that the ruling party is always ready to face election and that the special officers have been appointed to complete the delimitation and re-organisation of the local bodies, in accordance with the directions issued by the Madras High Court.

1 min

Women Harassment: House Adopts Bills to Amend BNS, BNSS

THE Assembly on Saturday adopted two bills which award stringent punishments, including death sentence, for offences committed against women and children.

1 min

Industries Oppose CCMC's Professional Tax, Licence Fee

THE Tamil Nadu Association of Cottage and Micro/Tiny Entrepreneurs (TACT) Coimbatore district president and other functionaries addressed the media persons here about the professional tax issues with the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC).

1 min

343 Roadkills in 10 Months at MTR, Says Study

Researchers appeal to state forest dept to bring in speed restrictions and build wildlife corridors to reduce deaths

2 mins

Public asked to keep pet dogs indoors until vaccinated

IN response to the recent dog bite incidents in two villages on the outskirts of Coimbatore, the Thirumalaiyampalayam Town panchayat has urged the public to keep their pet dogs indoors unless they are properly vaccinated.

1 min

Kovai-Dindigul spl to clear rush

The Southern Railways has announced Pongal special trains, in order to clear the extra rush of passengers.

1 min

ISRO brings SpaDex satellites within 230 metres of each other

THE Indian Space Research Organisation on Saturday corrected the drift anomaly between the two Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) satellites by closing the distance between them to 230 metres.

1 min

Didn't ask centre to drop TN rly line project, says state

'No response from railways for funds for Madurai-Thoothukudi project'

2 mins

Why Is Delhi Important For Modi?

LEGEND says the modern city of Delhi is built on seven older ones. From the Pandavas to the Chauhans to the Mughals to the British, it has always been a seat of power. Delhi is the heart and soul of India. The battle for ballots between the beleaguered Arvind Kejriwal and the pugnacious Narendra Modi is to capture that soul.

4 mins

PLANNING OUR LIVES BEYOND WORK

Stepping into the new calendar year means surfing through a barrage of forwarded new year greetings.

4 mins

508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad railway corridor to have 100% green buildings

ALL railway stations along the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor, which spans 508 kilometres and includes 12 railway stations, will have 100% green building attributes, according to Railway Ministry officials.

1 min

India joins UN expert panel on Big Data monitoring SDGs

INDIA has joined the UN Committee of Experts on Big Data and Data Science for Official Statistics, a key body focused on leveraging big data to monitor and report on the Sustainable Development Goals.

1 min

Former CM's son, ex-AAP minister on BJP second list of 29 for Delhi polls

THE BJP on Saturday released its second list of 29 candidates for the February 5 Delhi Assembly polls.

1 min

Shah Bats For NDPS Courts In States For Speedy Trials

Dark web, cryptocurrency emerging challenges in fight against drugs

1 min

A serious mind behind an exuberant persona

IM BISSELL, who died last Thursday, was an institution in Delhi. It seemed as if the whole town knew this warm and exuberant person who, despite poor health towards the end, was all over the place.

2 mins

Bonding over food: PM's day-out with 3K youths at Bharat Mandapam

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi is set to engage with 3,000 dynamic young leaders from across the country during the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders' Dialogue 2025, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Sunday.

1 min

The Boy Who Dreamt Of Stars

In the tranquil village of Mela Kattuvilai, nestled in the heart of Kanniyakumari district, the rustling coconut leaves once bore witness to the dreams of a boy who dared to reach for the stars.

2 mins

EVMs in, ballot papers out in C'garh U-turn

THE Chhattisgarh BJP government is now preparing to hold the urban bodies polls with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).

1 min

Truth can't be hidden for long: Yogi in Ayodhya

SAYING that truth could not be hidden for long, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the Ram Temple in Ayodhya was the testimony to this notion.

1 min

Rebels wreak havoc for BJP, Cong in U'khand

IN Uttarakhand, the long-awaited local body elections are set to take place on January 23, a year later than initially planned.

1 min

After hospital death, Bengal firm blacklisted

WEST Bengal's Health Department has blacklisted West Bengal Pharmaceuticals, the company responsible for a batch of spurious saline that resulted in a woman's death at Midnapore medical College and Hospital.

1 min

Punishment': 100 girl students forced to take off shirts inside school

IN a shocking incident, more than 100 girl students from Class 10 at Carmel school in Dhanbad were subjected to humiliation when they were forced to remove their shirts as punishment for celebrating Pen Day on Thursday.

1 min

4 Bodies Found, 5 Still Trapped in Assam Coal Mine

THE bodies of three miners, who were trapped inside a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district, were recovered by the personnel of Army, Navy and National Disaster Response Force during a joint operation on Saturday.

1 min

23 injured as Kannauj railway station building collapses, rescue ops on

At least 23 people were injured when an under-construction building at the Kannauj Railway Station collapsed on Saturday afternoon, trapping around two dozen workers under the rubble, officials said.

1 min

Huge rush to Ajmer dargah, locals step in as all hotel rooms booked

AMID the controversy over the claims that the Ajmer Dargah is built over a Hindu temple, a record number of pilgrims attended the 813th Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.

1 min

Truth can't be hidden for long: Yogi in Ayodhya

MAHA Kumbh bids to blend spirituality with a message of justice, transparency, and individual rights.

1 min

Dallewal health worsens amid chorus for meeting

Doctors say farmer leader's vitals fluctuating, ketone levels high

1 min

LA families in shock as they return to charred homes

Scores of people head home even as threat of new fires lingers

1 min

Two children among eight killed in Israeli strike on school: Gaza rescuers

GAZA's civil defence agency said an Israeli air strike on a school-turned-shelter on Saturday killed eight people, including two children, while the Israeli military said it targeted Hamas militants.

1 min

I Would Have Beaten Trump, Says Biden

OUTGOING US President Joe Biden on Friday said that he would have defeated Donald Trump in the November general elections, but he decided to withdraw from the race midway for the sake of the unity of the Democratic Party.

1 min

No Bar on Pvt Foreign Deals for Don's Firm

THE Trump family business released a voluntary ethics agreement Friday that allows it to strike deals with private foreign companies, a move that could help outside actors try to buy influence with the new administration.

1 min

Black boxes of S Korean jet failed to record final 4 minutes

THE black boxes of a Boeing jet-liner that crashed in South Korea last month stopped recording about four minutes before the accident, South Korean officials said on Saturday, possibly complicating investigations into the cause of the disaster that killed 179 people.

1 min

AIG Hospitals to invest ₹800 cr in cancer therapy

HYDERABAD-based AIG Hospitals will invest ₹800 crore for installing a Proton Therapy System for treatment of cancer.

1 min

India's Economy Likely to Be Weaker in 2025 Despite Global Growth: IMF MD

The Indian economy is expected to be \"a little weaker\" in 2025 despite steady global growth, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has said.

1 min

Grappling With Donald Trump's New Imperialism

As the world awaits with trepidation for Donald Trump's second presidency, allies and foes alike are aghast at his threat to redraw the map of the Western Hemisphere.

4 mins

Sebi watchful of 'pump & dump' trades in index heavyweights

MARKET regulator Sebi is \"watchful\" of instances of market players trying to manipulate one segment to profit in another, specifically when a few stocks have high weighting in the index, a senior official said on Saturday.

1 min

WORK-LIFE BALANCE: THE DEBATE CONTINUES

As per law, in most states working hour limit is set at 48-hour week

3 mins

Shami back in India T20I fold

NEARLY 14 months after he last played an international match, veteran seamer Mohammed Shami on Saturday returned to the Indian team for the upcoming five-match T20I series against visiting England.

1 min

India Connect, It's Official Too

With growing popularity of cricket among Indians, officials like Rao are getting prominence as administrators

4 mins

History awaits women's hockey in Ranchi

SALIMA Tete is back in Ranchi. The city, crowd, and the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astro Turf Hockey Stadium brings out mixed feelings for India's captain.

2 mins

SA20: Super Giants pip Capitals by two runs

DURBAN’S Super Giants claimed a dramatic two-run victory over Pretoria Capitals in their high-scoring SA20, despite fireworks from Will Jacks (64) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (89).

1 min

Certificates from WFI not valid for recruitment: Rlys

SINCE December 24, 2023 when the sports ministry suspended newly-elected executive council of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), certificates issued by the federation have not been considered for recruitment purposes by the Indian Railways, one of the biggest employers of the athletes in the country.

2 mins

Maharashtra, Karnataka in semis

FOUR-TIME champions Karnataka held their nerves to edge out hosts Baroda by five runs, while Maharashtra outplayed Punjab by 70 runs to enter the Vijay Hazare Trophy semifinals here on Saturday.

1 min

TSC Challenger Trophy begins

THE 12th edition of the TSC Challenger Trophy kicks off on Sunday with Tirupur School of Cricket taking on RSC SG Cricket School, Kerala in a Group A meeting in Tirupur.

1 min

The Us that Refuses to Acknowledge Them

HABITS MATTER

1 min

All that Remains is Pure Cinema

Yahi Sach Hai was the short story by Mannu Bhandari on which director Basu Chatterji based his new film.

2 mins

Stepping Up for the Punjab

Dancer Divya Goswami's performance focusing on an eternal love story of the region is a testament to her authenticity and the relevance of Kathak as a means of storytelling

2 mins

River Sutra of Hidden Hierarchies

English philosopher Herbert Spencer's theory of evolution, popularised by Charles Darwin, argues survival of the fittest, thereby leading to a natural process of selection and extinction.

3 mins

The Constancy of God's Love

In a world where everything is in constant flux, we find peace and assurance in the unchanging, eternal love for the divine

1 min

The Tale of an Unsung Queen

The author relies on a plethora of Urdu texts to provide a holistic view of the creation of a city

3 mins

Future Forward Home Truths

Interior designer Minnie Bhatt picks out the five design trends that will shape home décor this year

1 min

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