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Car sales plunge sharply in August as buyers wait for GST rate reduction
Reacting to speculation of a significant GST (goods and services tax) rate cut, car sales in India fell sharply in August 2025 as buyers delayed purchases and dealers reduced stock orders.
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September 02, 2025
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India-US military exercise to take place in Alaska
THE ongoing tension between India and the US over American tariffs has not affected military ties, as the armies of the two countries have decided to continue with their scheduled joint exercise, Yudh Abhyas 2025.
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September 02, 2025
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Navarro at it again, parties livid over Brahmin remarks
WHITE House trade advisor Peter Navarro's \"Brahmins profiteering\" remark in reference to US President Donald Trump's additional 25 percent tariff on India buying Russian oil has sparked mixed reactions from opposition parties as well as Sanjeev Sanyal, a member of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council.
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September 02, 2025
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DMK violated process to appoint DGP, alleges EPS
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday said the DMK government violated the selection process in appointing the Director General of Police (DGP) and has selected an officer who would act in a favourable manner to them.
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September 02, 2025
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DVAC Told to Expedite Action in Cases Registered Against Former Ministers
QUESTIONING the delay in cases against political leaders, the Madras High Court on Monday instructed the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to take expeditious action in the cases registered against former ministers.
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September 02, 2025
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SC to hear TN's appeal against order to reimburse schools under RTE Act
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the Tamil Nadu government's petition challenging a Madras High Court order for reimbursing private unaided schools under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act.
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September 02, 2025
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Army chief meets Yunus amid law & order issues
ARMY Chief Gen Waker-uz-Zaman Monday met Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and President Mohammed Shahabuddin and discussed the military's role in assisting the civil administration, amid deteriorating law and order situation in Bangladesh in recent days.
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September 02, 2025
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Dharmasthala: BJP flays govt for SIT, demands NIA probe
BJP leaders on Monday criticized the state government for constituting a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged mass burial case in Dharmasthala, claiming that the move was politically motivated and lacked prima facie evidence.
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September 02, 2025
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US tariffs: Analysts see rupee falling to 90 level
THE deepening trade tension between New Delhi and Washington that began with the US slapping an additional 25% punitive tariffs on India's exports from last week may force rupee to plunge past 90 mark, unless the central bank props it up, warn economists.
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September 02, 2025
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1.4L Govt School Students to Get Exposure Visits to Colleges
SCHOOL Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Monday launched exposure visits for government school students to higher educational institutions.
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September 02, 2025
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Ashok Leyland partners with China's CALB; to invest ₹5k cr in battery mfg
COMMERCIAL vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland is partnering with Chinese battery giant CALB Group to invest in the development and manufacturing of next-generation batteries, for both automotive and non-automotive applications, including energy storage systems.
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September 02, 2025
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Teachers To Remain In Service
With more than five years to retire, must qualify for the TET within two years to remain in service.
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September 02, 2025
The New Indian Express Nagapattinam
Only 144 applications from political parties: EC
As the month-long window for claims and objections under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar's electoral rolls closes on Monday, the Election Commission informed that it has received only 144 applications from political parties, including 16 from the BJP, 10 from the RJD, and 118 from CPI (M-L) against the draft rolls of 7.24 crore electors.
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September 02, 2025
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'Vote theft H-bomb' coming, says Rahul
AS the two-week-long Voter Adhikar Yatra wound up in the Bihar capital on Monday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said his party would soon drop a 'hydrogen bomb' of revelations on the alleged vote theft, following which Prime Minister Modi would not be able to show his face to the nation.
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September 02, 2025
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Sanatan row: SC to hear Udhayanidhi's plea in 2026
THE Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear in 2026 the plea of Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin seeking to club all FIRs and complaints over his contentious \"eradicate Sanatan Dharma\" remarks in 2023 and transfer them to one place.
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September 02, 2025
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Tantransco to lease land to pvt firms at ₹1/year for energy storage system
THE Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has given approval to the Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation (Tantransco) to lease out its substation lands at six locations across the state to private players, virtually free of cost, for setting up a 1,000-MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).
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September 02, 2025
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US embassy says 'defining relationship'
On the same day Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a high-profile bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Tianjin, the United States Embassy in New Delhi called the India-US partnership a \"defining relationship of the 21st century.\"
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September 02, 2025
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Aug GST revenue at ₹1.86 L cr; lower than Jul
The goods and services tax (GST) collections reached ₹1.86 lakh crore in August, a 6.5% increase over the same month last year, according to data released by the Ministry of Finance on Monday.
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September 02, 2025
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India Rout Kazakhstan 15-0
INDIA ran up a cricket score — 15-0 — against Kazakhstan in their final Pool A fixture at the Asia Cup in Rajgir on Monday.
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September 02, 2025
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MSSSL to raise output with new plant in K'taka
MUKAND Sumi Special Steel Limited (MSSSL), a JV between Bajaj Group and Japan's Sumitomo Corporation, announced on Monday it will expand its production to 7 lakh tonne per annum with construction of a greenfield integrated steel-making facility at Kanakapura in Karnataka.
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September 02, 2025
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Elathur Lake is TN's 3rd biodiversity heritage site
The Tamil Nadu government on Monday declared Elathur Lake in Erode district as the state's third Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS), recognising its rich birdlife, unique wetland ecosystem and cultural significance.
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September 02, 2025
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Bottle buy-back scheme in 6 more dists, staff protest
THE Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) on Monday rolled out the bottle buy-back system in six more districts — Chennai, Tiruvallur, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem and Tiruchy.
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September 02, 2025
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CBI books 9 in ₹941-cr gold diversion scam
4 Customs officers took bribes from 4 jewellers to clear shipping bills by certifying fake gold as genuine, says FIR
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September 02, 2025
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Flushing Nose With Water Can Cause Brain Infection
In the middle of August this year, a nine-year-old girl from Thamarassery in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, was admitted to a local hospital with a fever and later shifted to the Government Medical College in Kozhikode as her health deteriorated.
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September 02, 2025
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CVC talks tough on pending probe, wants CBI to act against its officials
THE Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has flagged that as many as 60 cases of departmental action are pending against Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials and among these, 22 have been pending for more than four years.
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September 02, 2025
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Mayiladuthurai to get 140 DPC centres this kharif season
District Collector H S Srikanth inaugurated a Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) Direct Paddy Procurement Centre (DPC) in Manakkudi Panchayat, Mayiladuthurai taluk, on Monday.
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September 02, 2025
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SANITARY STAFF WILL GET ₹761/DAY: TN TO HC
The Tamil Nadu government on Monday informed the Madras High Court that the private agency, which has obtained the contract for sanitation works in Royapuram and Thiru Vi Ka Nagar zones of the Greater Chennai Corporation, will pay wages of ₹761 per day to the conservancy workers until the civil case over the outsourcing of the works is disposed of.
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September 02, 2025
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PM raps double standards on terror at SCO summit
Jt declaration condemns Pahalgam attack, calls for perpetrators to be brought to justice
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September 02, 2025
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Heritage, culture mapping of 75% villages done
AS part of the ambitious Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar (MGMD) programme aimed at preserving and showcasing India's cultural heritage, 75 percent of the villages across the country have been mapped and their cultural profiles uploaded on the dedicated portal.
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September 02, 2025
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EU leader's flight disrupted by suspected Russian interference
A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS jamming over Bulgaria in a suspected Russian operation, a spokesperson said Monday.
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