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April 12, 2024

'All We Imagine as Light' first Indian film in 30 yrs at Cannes

MUMBAI-BASED filmmaker Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light is all set to premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it will compete for the prestigious Palme d'Or award.

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ED CAN NOW TAKE OVER HERALD ASSETS

Properties worth $751.90 cr to be attached IN a big blow to the Congress, the decks have just been cleared for the Enforcement Directorate to take possession of assets worth ₹751.90 crore belonging to the party-owned Associated Journal Ltd (AJL) and Young Indian.

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Annamalai's Kovai duel is TN head-turner

AS the summer peaks, the battlefield in Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency sparkles in an unfamiliar glow.

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NILGIRIS PLOT: POLL OFFICER KNOCKS AT TN CEO'S DOOR

An Assistant Expenditure Observer (AEO) in the Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency has written to the Chief Electoral Officer of Tamil Nadu alleging that the Returning Officer demanded he reduce the expenditure recorded as spent by DMK candidate A Raja to match the candidate's accounts.

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45-year-old elephant battling for life near Bannari Pirivu

Three forest department veterinarians are trying to revive a 45-year-old female elephant that is battling for life at Puthu Kuyyanur near Bannari Pirivu in Sathymangalam.

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TN to soon decide when to release ‘rewilding' tiger, new panel formed

THE first-ever tiger rewilding attempt in Tamil Nadu has entered its final phase.

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HC strikes down govt, varsity orders downgrading ranks of surplus staff

Court orders restoration of designation and pay scale of 785 staff within four weeks

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TN study explores impact of Covid-19 in TB patients

NO significant difference in symptoms or cure is found between people infected with both Covid-19 and tuberculosis (TB) and people with only TB, found a study conducted by the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine.

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I have rights over my musical works: Ilaiyaraaja to court

MUSIC composer Ilaiyaraaja has told the Madras High Court he is well within his rights as the author to commercially exploit his musical works.

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90 yrs on, Mettur dam to be desilted

IN a bid to make use of the low water level, the Water Resources Department has decided to kick start desilting works of the Mettur dam by the end of May.

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Six-laning of Maduravoyal-Sriperumbudur NH almost over, fees to be hiked at two toll plazas

AFTER a gap of four years, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is planning to resume the annual increase of vehicle user fees at Nemili (Sriperumbudur) and Chennasamudran (Walajahpet) toll plazas as widening of the 23-km stretch between Maduravoyal and Sriperumbudur on the Chennai-Bengaluru bypass is nearing completion.

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BJP banners installed sans permit, cases filed

THE Mambalam police and Pondy Bazaar police have registered separate cases against BJP workers for installing banners and hoardings in the city as part of the party's roadshow on April 9 without obtaining permission from the state election commission.

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Centre data say TN on top in many fronts: CM

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Thursday said as per the data released by the union government, Tamil Nadu has outperformed other states in various indices.

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Pond excluded from project: Villagers threaten to skip poll

Voters of Gobirasipuram village in Pogalur panchayat in Annur Taluk of Coimbatore district have threatened to boycott the Lok Sabha election, protesting against the exclusion of a pond from the Athikadavu-Avinashi Groundwater Recharge Project.

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Thoothukudi flood works blow wind in DMK favour

Unemployment is an issue that weighs heavily on the minds of voters in the constituency that has seen development limited to big towns

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Melma issue proves DMK is anti-farmer, says EPS

POINTING out the recent incident where Goondas Act was invoked against farmers who were protesting against the SIPCOT extension in Melma village, AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said the DMK government in the state is anti-farmer.

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Man sets woman, two grandchildren ablaze: kills self

AN elderly woman and her two grandchildren were allegedly set ablaze by a 53-yearold man, who later died by suicide, near Paramakudi on Thursday.

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Dalits seek equal rights for temple Mandagapadi

Villagers from Mayiladuthurai stage road roko, threaten to skip polls

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B'luru flats must use at least 50% treated water

THE Karnataka government has formulated guidelines for use of treated water in view of the water crisis in Bengaluru and other parts of the state.

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CBI nabs Kavitha in case linked to excise scam

If CBI gets Kavitha's remand, she will be moved to agency headquarters where Anti-Corruption Branch will question her MUKESH RANJAN @ New Delhi THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested BRS MLC leader K Kavitha over her alleged involvement in criminal conspiracy and bribing a public servant in the Delhi excise policy case.

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In Arakkonam, DMK anti-incumbency battles

Non-disposal of accumulated chromium sludge in Ranipet, lack of fully equipped ESI hospital, textile and IT parks are key concerns of voters

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'Please do not deface walls of edu institutions used as polling booths'

TEACHERS and education activists have urged the election commission to prevent the defacing of schools and colleges which are used as polling booths.

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Keeping candidates & crowd happy comes at a cost

GROUND-level workers of political parties are struggling to meet the expectations of their candidates and the public during election campaigns.

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CRPF grapples with poll-time 'high demand' for personnel

GRAPPLING with a high demand for deployment of forces on election duty, CRPF has withdrawn 50 companies from troubled Manipur and decided to relocate its personnel deputed as part of Parliament Duty Group (PDG), besides suspending training modules for its personnel, sources said.

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When bigwigs migrate from hills to plains

IN the hills of Uttarakhand, migration of people is the biggest obstacle in its development.

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Oppn Leaders Only Want To Take Care Of Their Kids' Future: Shah

ACCUSING the Opposition INDIA bloc to be a 'jamghat' (gathering of corrupt parties and leaders), Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that scams worth 12 lakh crore happened during the 10 years of UPA regime in the country.

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PM interacts with top Indian gamers on issues, opportunities

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday interacted with top Indian gamers on a range of issues and emerging opportunities in the industry.

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Sound, stable ties will serve common interests of Beijing, Delhi, says China

RESPONDING to comments made on India and China by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview given to Newsweek, China on Thursday said that \"sound and stable\" ties serve the common interests of Beijing and New Delhi.

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Rural job demand nails FM's claim on employment: Cong

IN a sharp attack on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman on unemployment, the Congress on Thursday said the \"steady rise\" in the demand for MGNREGA scheme bursts the FM's claims on unemployment and job creation in the country.

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Reduce Private School Education Cost, Prescribe NCERT Textbooks: NCPCR

THE National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has directed all states to reduce the cost of education in private schools and to prescribe books only by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) at the elementary level.

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India keen to help Pak curb terror

Rajnath Singh says will not allow terrorists to operate within its borders, warns Islamabad

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Won't tolerate distortion of facts via social media comments, says SC

EXPRESSING its displeasure over the way the social media was being misused to make comments on pending cases, the Supreme Court has said that it will not tolerate distortion of facts.

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33K deaths in India in '19 linked to heatstroke

A study shows India is among top South Asian countries in the list of heat-related deaths and disability in 2019.

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MVA's Maha rift refuses to die as Cong struggles with 3 seats

AFTER the MVA seat-sharing deal, many Congress leaders in Maharashtra are sore over the state leadership for conceding three Lok Sabha seats to allies Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP).

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Kalpana Soren at centre stage of JMM's 'Nyay Ulgulaan Rally'

FORMER Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana Soren, who will be a star campaigner for JMM and INDIA bloc during the Lok Sabha polls in the state, has also assumed command of the arrangements for 'Nyay Ulgulaan Rally' to be held in Ranchi on April 21.

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Rahul tries to corner govt on jobs, GST

OUT in the Jat belt and farmers' hub under the scorching sun of Rajasthan's Falodi (Jodhpur) and Anupgarh in Ganganagar, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took on the government over rising unemployment and spiraling prices of essentials across the nation to highlight the daunting economic realities in his inaugural public rallies for Lok Sabha polls.

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Festival Of Democracy Under The Shadow Of Ethnic Conflict

LAMBAH Touthang will not cast her vote, for she has realised after the bout of ethnic violence in Manipur that elections have no meaning for her and fellow Kuki-Zo tribals.

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Battlelines drawn, but poll fever at a point frozen in time

BURNT and damaged houses on either side of a national highway stand in sordid testimony to the bloody ethnic conflict that unfolded in Manipur in May 2023.

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At Dholpur, Modi draws Raj link to Ayodhya temple

AT his election rally in the eastern Rajasthan district of Dholpur, Prime Minister Modi highlighted the BJP's significant achievement of constructing the Ram Temple.

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South Korea's PM offers to resign over election defeat

SOUTH Korea's prime minister and senior presidential officials offered to resign en masse on Thursday, after their conservative ruling party suffered a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections.

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Tycoon given death for fraud

REALESTATE tycoon Truong My Lan was sentenced on Thursday to death by a court in Ho Chi Minh city in southern Vietnam in the country's largest financial fraud case ever, state media Thanh Nien said.

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Israel Launches Targeted Ops Against Hamas In Central Gaza

Air Force, artillery troops carried out strikes at dozens of targets, including tunnel infrastructure

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Nippon Life gets licence to open subsidiary

JAPANESE insurance major Nippon Life has received regulatory approvals to open a subsidiary in the country as Nippon India Life Insurance Company, headquartered in Mumbai.

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Return filing deadline for tobacco cos extended

THE government has extended the deadline for introduction of a new registration and monthly return filing procedure for manufacturers of pan masala, gutkha, and similar tobacco products by 45 days until May 15.

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Adani Ports & SEZ handles more cargo than govt for first time in FY24

THIS is the first time when Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) handled more cargo than the government in one financial year, according to industry sources.

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IT cos may see 1-8% revenue growth

Deal conversion into growth is an issue; margins may expand on easing supply-side issues

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Malls expected to add 6 million sq.ft of operational space in 8 key markets

RETAIL leasing is likely gain added momentum this year, adding around 6 million sqft of operational mall space the key eight markets, taking the overall retail space addition to 6-6.5 million sqft, according to a report.

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Innovations to be key focus area of PM's 100-day agenda

THE much talked-about 100-day agenda of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after getting reelected in the general elections later this year will have a distinct focus on making India an innovation hub.

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Apple warns of potential spyware attacks to users in India, 91 other nations

THE iPhone maker, Apple, has sent threat notifications to some users in India and 91 other countries, warning them of potential attacks by mercenary spyware.

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Expect to win every time I throw: Neeraj

World No 1 javelin ace says he could cross 90m barrier before the Paris Olympics

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Candidates chess: Pragg, Vidit post vital wins; Gukesh stays in joint lead

GRANDMASTER R Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi scored crushing victories, while D Gukesh held on to the joint top spot with a draw in a brilliant sixth-round outing for the Indian men's team at the Candidates Chess Tournament here.

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Bumrah's Five Gives Mumbai Royal High

DEATH, taxes and Jasprit Bumrah channelling his genius on a cricket field.

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