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CM announces TN literary awards for 7 non-Hindi languages, slams centre
CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Sunday announced that the Tamil Nadu government will institute national-level literary awards for outstanding works in select Indian languages.
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January 19, 2026
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IIM CALLING: Your 2026 Roadmap to India’s Top B-Schools
CAT preparation often starts with talk of cut-offs and strategy, but what often shapes outcomes is the slower work that builds judgement, consistency, and command over pressure. Having a clearer understanding of what is actually assessed, right at the start of the year, directs the strategy well before test day.
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January 19, 2026
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HOW TO DEAL WITH FINANCIAL INSECURITIES
In the first month of the year, there is a flurry of big-picture reports and surveys from global institutions.
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January 19, 2026
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Old tax regime still works for high earners
Those with annual salary of more than ₹25 lakh and deductions of ₹8.5 lakh should stick to old regime
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January 19, 2026
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Chennai to tag 50 century-old giants as ‘heritage trees’ under green mission
CHENNAI' oldest living landmarks — sprawling banyans, towering neem, massive tamarind and even the rare baobab —may soon receive official recognition as ‘heritage trees’, as a Green Tamil Nadu Mission initiative moves to scientifically document and conserve 50 potential heritage trees across the city.
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January 19, 2026
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The 6-Month Mastery Plan
Astrong CAT performance is rarely built on last-minute intensity.
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January 19, 2026
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Many Indias of Gandhi, Savarkar & Jinnah
A N insightful session of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) brought together a bunch of scholars to discuss the divergent ideologies and legacies of Mahatma Gandhi, VD Savarkar, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
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January 19, 2026
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What CAT really tests when the clock starts ticking
EVERY January, CAT aspirants begin with a sense of urgency.
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January 19, 2026
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CG Power wins ₹900 crore order from US co Tallgrass for data centre project
ENGINEERING conglomerate CG Power and Industrial Solutions, a subsidiary under the Murugappa Group, has secured an order valued at ₹900 crore ($99.2M) from the US-based Tallgrass Integrated Logistics Solutions, for a large-scale data centre project in the US, the company said in a statement.
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January 19, 2026
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Govt may ease SEZ provisions in Budget
THE Ministry of Commerce is pushing to introduce provisions in Budget 2026 aimed at reviving Special Economic Zones (SEZs), amid a steady decline in the number of operational units, as per an official familiar with the matter.
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January 19, 2026
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Fungal disease, torrential rain cut HP apple output by 50%
APPLE production in the disaster-hit Himachal Pradesh declined by approximately 50% this year owing to torrential rains, harsh weather and a severe fungal disease.
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January 19, 2026
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Iran protests kill at least 5,000, tensions rise with US
AT least 5,000 people have been killed in protests in Iran, including about 500 security personnel, Reuters reported citing an unnamed Iranian official on Sunday.
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January 19, 2026
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Israeli fire near Gaza ceasefire line kills dozens, Palestinians live in fear
A dividing line, at times invisible, can mean life or death for Palestinians in Gaza.
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January 19, 2026
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'DMK-Congress alliance intact, RaGa will make announcement'
DISMISSING speculation of cracks within the coalition, Minister S Regupathy on Sunday said that the DMK-Congress alliance will remain intact and that an official announcement regarding the same will be made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi soon.
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January 19, 2026
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Stalin unveils statue of Kalingarayan in Erode
CHIEF Minister M K Stalin on Sunday virtually unveiled a bronze statue of 13th-century Kongu chieftain and farmer icon Kalingarayan at the latter's birthplace in Vellode in Erode district.
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January 19, 2026
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Literature must unsettle power, not entertain, says Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq
CALLING literature a moral force that must unsettle power rather than entertain it, Booker Prizewinning writer Banu Mushtaq on Sunday said the Dravidian mindset has shaped a body of literature that writes from the margins and refuses silence in the face of cruelty.
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January 19, 2026
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India Open mess reflection on poor upkeep & lack of maintenance
UT of all acronyms from an Indian perspective, one, AQI (Air Quality Index), has received a lot of airtime in recent years.
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January 19, 2026
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After World Bank claim of pollution deaths, Cong says govt living in denial
CONGRESS on Sunday questioned how long the Modi government would continue to \"live in denial\" over the growing crisis of air pollution, while citing a recent World Bank report that estimates nearly one million premature deaths every year across India and four of its neighbouring countries.
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January 19, 2026
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Vande Bharat 4.0 to focus on export quality, safety markers
AMID the growing success of the three variants of Vande Bharat trains, including the Sleeper version launched on Saturday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian Railways has geared up to bring the Vande Bharat 4.0 version trains over the next 18 months.
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January 19, 2026
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India top global leader with 8.5 lakh cooperatives
INDIASS cooperative sector has expanded over the past three years into one of the largest organised economic networks globally.
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January 19, 2026
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Science institutions look to improve global rankings with 10-year vision
THE Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) have set a target of increasing their overall student admissions to 21,000 across their undergraduate and postgraduate streams by 2030.
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January 19, 2026
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EPICS STILL SPEAK
N the ongoing holy month of Magh, and in recognition that Indian epics are deeply internalised and encoded at levels we may have perhaps lost touch with, I would like to share a few points about our epics this week.
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January 19, 2026
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HDFC Bank Q3 profit rises 11.5% on robust loan growth
INDIAS largest private sector lender HDFC Bank on Saturday reported an 11.5% rise in standalone net profit at $18,650 in Q8FY26 against 716.736 crore during the same period last fiscal, driven by double-digit loan growth and the resultant interest income along-with stable asset quality.
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January 18, 2026
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Quantum of Injustice
A bare stage hums with intellectual tension and questions of belonging.
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January 18, 2026
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ICICI Bank's PAT falls by 4% to ₹11,318 crore
THE ICICI Bank reported on Saturday a 4% year-on-year decline in standalone net profit to ₹11,318 crore for December quarter against ₹11,792.40 crore during the same period last year, weighing down by sharp rise in provision of ₹2,556 crore, including onetime agriculture provision of ₹1,283 crore.
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January 18, 2026
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Journalists in Bangladesh demand protection amid rising mob attacks
JOURNALISTS, editors and owners of media outlets in Bangladesh on Saturday demanded that authorities protect them following recent attacks on two leading national dailies by mobs.
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January 18, 2026
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IRAN INFERNO: PRELUDE TO A CATACLYSM
HISTORY offers a grim and recurring warning.
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January 18, 2026
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THE CRISIS OF RELATIONSHIP RECESSION
RECENTLY, we have had a number of media personalities and social media influencers weighing in on marriage—with some even calling it “an outdated institution”.
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January 18, 2026
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WILL AI CRASH LIKE THE DOT-COM BOOM?
N the late 1990s, India fell in love with internet.
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January 18, 2026
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BOOTH RATIONALISATION LANDS A HARD BLOW ON VOTERS
WHEN Tamil Nadu undertook the onerous task of verification of 6.42 crore voters in just 42 days during the enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which ended on December 14, 2025, it also carried out a major parallel exercise of 'booth rationalisation', as instructed by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
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