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More violence in Manipur district, police post, forest office burnt down
THE miscreants burned down a police outpost, a forest beat office and a forest range office in ethnic violence-hit Manipur's Jiribam district in the wee hours of Saturday.
Shah rules out Fadnavis resignation
Not running away, says Maha Deputy CM days after offering to quit following poll debacle
THE MAN WHO LIVES, BREATHES, DREAMS POLITICS
KALYAN THOLETI VOU just cannot write him off.
75 civilians killed in Sittwe, junta denies involvement
OVER 75 civilians have been reportedly killed in Byian Phyu village near the capital of Rakhine State Sittwe, allegedly by the military junta on pretext of rounding up residents they felt supported the rebel ethnic group Arakan Army.
Sonia re-elected as Cong Parliamentary Party chief, slams PM
DAYS after its good performance in the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress on Saturday unanimously re-elected Sonia Gandhi as the chairperson of the Parliamentary Party.
KAUTILYA'S ADVICE ON GOOD GOVERNANCE
WAR is a state of extreme violence, destruction and mortality.
A MANDATE FOR CONSTITUTION AND CONSENSUS
SOME are destroyed by defeat, and some are made small and mean by victory.
Muraleedharan firm on stand, won't contest poll
DEFEAI SAYING an emphatic no to all efforts to placate him, Congress leader K Muraleedharan has categorically said he will not contest in the upcoming byelections.
Naidu may be eyeing central aid more than cabinet berths
TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu is said to be lobbying with the Centre for more financial assistance for various projects in the State, rather than insisting on Cabinet berths.
Ministerial aspirants of AP, T'gana await call from Delhi
SUSPENSE prevailed in the state BJP through Saturday as aspirants of Union Cabinet berths in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government waited for word from Delhi.
Varkala cliff portion demolished to tackle landslide, activists cry foul
SPARKING widespread outrage among environmental activists, the district administration has demolished a portion of the Varkala Cliff, a geological heritage site acknowledged by the Geographical Survey of India (GSI).
Padma Vibhushan awardee Ramoji Rao, 87, passes away
Died of age-related ailments: Prez Murmu, Modi, CMs condole death
After three days, leopard threatening Gudalur caught
RESIDENTS of Ponvayal near Gudalur heaved a sigh of relief after a leopard that was roaming near the residential areas of the village for the last three days was captured on Saturday morning.
Bail for BJP leader after 80 days in seer extortion case
BJP's Mayiladuthurai district president K Agoram, who was released from the Central Prison, Tiruchy, on Saturday after he secured conditional bail in the Dharmapuram aadheenam extortion case, claimed innocence and said he was rather framed to prevent him from contesting the Lok Sabha election.
After milk pilferage at Kakkalur plant, Aavin to install sensors & flow meters
DAYS after two officials and a staff were suspended at the Kakkalur dairy plant near Tiruvallur following the milk pilferage incident, Aavin has decided to install sensors in milk silo tanks and flow meters to measure the amount of milk processed and packaged into sachets.
Polluted drinking water may have led to death of six in hilly hamlets
Health officials say test report awaited, hold camps to treat people for vomiting, diarrhoea
ECI demands video evidence after Captain Jr requests vote-recount
EXAMINING the petition submitted by DMDK's Vijaya Prabhakaran, who has sought recounting of votes after his defeat in Virudhunagar constituency in the Lok Sabha election, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked District Collector-cum-Returning Officer VP Jeyaseelan to submit detailed information and video evidence.
DMK plans Kovai 'vizha' to mark poll win
MPs' meet reiterates NEET exemption demand, wants plan to relocate Parl statues dropped
Group walks out of OPS team in an attempt to 'unite AIADMK'
AFTER the significant defeat in the recently-concluded Lok Sabha election, in which AIADMK Thondargal Urimai Meetpu Kuzhu leader O Panneerselvam contested as an independent candidate backed by NDA, a group of his supporters led by JCD Prabhakar, a key functionary, has left the party to form the AIADMK Orunginaippu Kuzhu (AIADMK Coordination Committee).
Avuttukaai for boars hurt wild, domestic animals
THE rampant use of avuttukaai (country-made bomb) by farmers aimed at keeping wild boars at bay has turned a menace for forest authorities and conservationists, as wild and domestic animals are falling prey to it.
Textbook corpn gets rights to translate 300 kids books into Tamil
THE state government's initiative to bring world literature to children in Tamil is set to receive a significant boost this year, as the Tamil Nadu Textbook and Educational Services Corporation (TNTB&ESC) is planning to translate over 300 books, for which it has acquired rights from the Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy.
Pedestrian bridge linking Kumari landmarks to be opened soon
THE seaside pedestrian bridge connecting Thiruvalluvar statue and Vivekananda Rock memorial will be opened soon in Kanniyakumari, as the project undertaken at a cost of 37 crore by the state highways department, is nearing completion, said a release issued by the government.
Chennai airport staff booked for smuggling ₹89 lakh worth gold, gets jail after 7 years
A ground handling staff at the Chennai international airport was recently convicted by a local court for smuggling in gold worth ₹89 lakh supposedly handed over by an international passenger.
EPS scoffs at Annamalai, says vote share of AIADMK up in LS poll
AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday said his party had improved its performance in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls when compared to the 2019 LS elections.
BJP's heavyweights may stay in new govt
Buzz over berths for allies as Team Modi takes oath today
CONGRESS ASKS RAHUL TO BE LEADER OF OPPOSITION IN LS
THE Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Saturday passed a resolution requesting former party president Rahul Gandhi to take up the post of the Leader of Opposition (LOP) in the Lok Sabha. \"Rahul Gandhi said he would take a decision very soon,\" said AICC general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal.
Sanitation workers among Modi's guest list for swearing-in
WHEN Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and his council of ministers will be sworn in on Sunday evening, it won't be just foreign dignitaries and other VVIPs who will be in attendance.
Army mulls raising tenure of Agniveers
FOLLOWING recommendations from senior Army officers, discussions are on within the force to raise the minimum service tenure of an Agniveer from four years to seven-eight years and retain 60-70% of Agniveers permanently.
SKETCHING SAFETY FOR KIDS
IT'S been over a decade since the implementation of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
UNITED STRIKES OF AMERICA
How Aaron Jones, Ali Khan and Abraham Lincoln have set the T20 World Cup alight for the co-hosts USA