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TNPDCL Mulls Hike in Addl Surcharge for Open Access Buyers
Files petition before TNERC to increase the amount from 10 paise to ₹1.14 per unit
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August 20, 2025
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Inter-state meet last chance saloon for Tokyo ticket
ATHLETES from across the country have come here hoping to grab a final chance to qualify for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo next month.
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August 20, 2025
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Pregnant Minor Married Off With Altered Aadhaar Admitted to Hosp
A 16-year-old child marriage victim, who had been carrying a dead foetus for several days, was admitted to the Government Krishnagiri Medical College Hospital by the health department on Tuesday.
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August 20, 2025
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Don Warns of 'Rough Situation' If Kyiv-Moscow Talks Fail
Offers air power but no ground troops, asks Ukraine to accept land loss
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August 20, 2025
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CM hails INDIA bloc's V-P nominee Sudershan Reddy
CONGRATULATING B Sudershan Reddy on being chosen as the vice-presidential candidate of INDIA bloc, DMK president and Chief Minister MK Stalin said, \"At a time when our institutions are under strain, his candidature strengthens our collective resolve to safeguard democracy and protect the spirit of the Constitution.\"
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August 20, 2025
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Nod to ₹8.3K cr Bhubaneswar Bypass
The Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved two mega infrastructure projects, including one for Odisha and another for Rajasthan, with a cumulative estimated cost of over ₹9,500 crore.
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August 20, 2025
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Rains bring Mumbai to its knees; rail traffic, road network crippled
'BEST' case scenario: Commuters are stranded as a couple of BEST buses break down near Kurla in Mumbai on Tuesday due to the downpour | PTI
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August 20, 2025
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Pakistan Flood Toll Hits 706 as Army Ramps Up Rescue Ops
PAKISTAN on Tuesday said the death toll in rain-related incidents and floods has increased to 706, as the army intensified relief operations in the worst-affected regions.
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August 20, 2025
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Kidney trafficking: HC seeks status report from state govt
THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday sought a status report from the state health secretary and director of medical and rural health services on the action taken by them against kidney trafficking in Tamil Nadu.
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August 20, 2025
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Goods must display country of origin, MRP, key details
ALL goods sold in India, including those purchased through e-commerce platforms, will be required to display key details such as the country of origin, maximum retail price (MRP), and manufacturing and expiry dates, failing which they will attract a penalty of up to ₹5,000, consumer affairs minister Pralhad Joshi said on Tuesday.
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August 20, 2025
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Battle between 'Tamil Pride' and 'Telugu Honour'
Though BJP-led NDA nominee C.P. Radhakrishnan holds an edge in the Vice-Presidential race due to the NDA's strength in both Houses of Parliament, the Opposition's candidate, retired Justice B. Sudershan Reddy, has added a sharp regional flavour—framing the contest as a \"South vs. South\" or \"Tamil Pride vs. Telugu Pride\".
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August 20, 2025
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Beyond Tigerism in Sri Lanka
HE Sri Lankan state must have had a laugh when a section of pro-LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) Tamils finally accepted that their leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran, indeed perished in 2009. To Colombo, it would have been amusing that a section wedded to the Tigers' ideology was still refusing to accept the bitter truth: that the LTTE founder-leader was killed 15 years ago by the Sri Lankan military, debilitating the once-feared outfit and ending a long war that almost broke the island nation.
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August 20, 2025
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Gill's grooming for all-format captaincy to be set in motion
WHILE everyone who follows Indian cricket knew it was only a matter of time before Shubman Gill was eased into the T20I set up, the selectors and team management put an end to the debate, naming the Test captain as Suryakumar Yadav's deputy for the upcoming Men's T20 Asia Cup.
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August 20, 2025
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Too Big to Fail Isn't Too Clever to Regulate
With debt driving the economy, banks have become powerful. They often use their influence to chip away at the curbs imposed. Regulators need to be better equipped to make them toe the line
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August 20, 2025
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PMK Disciplinary Action Panel Seeks Anbumani's Reply to 16 Charges
PMK founder S Ramadoss on Tuesday said the party's disciplinary action committee had framed 16 charges against working president Anbumani and directed him to submit an explanation by August 31.
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August 20, 2025
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Appointment of IAS officers from general category sparks Raj row
THE appointment of four new IAS officers has triggered a major political uproar in Rajasthan.
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August 20, 2025
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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against HDFC Bank Chief Executive Jagdishan
In a relief to HDFC Bank chief executive Sashidhar Jagdishan, the Bombay High Court has quashed an order passed by a judicial magistrate to register an FIR against him following a private complaint filed on behalf of the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust, which runs the Lilavati Hospital here.
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August 20, 2025
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Customs busts gold smuggling racket, seizes gold worth ₹2.5 cr; five arrested
AFTER a brief hiatus, Chennai Customs on Monday busted another gold smuggling racket involving Sri Lankan transit passengers and a contract staff of the Chennai International Airport leading to the seizure of 2.57 kg gold worth ₹2.5 crore and the arrest of five persons.
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August 20, 2025
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AG Questions Ruling on Timeline for Prez, Guvs
Attorney General (AG) R Venkataramani, who is assisting the court in the Presidential reference matter, on Tuesday questioned the April 8 ruling of the Supreme Court that set the deadline for the State Governors and the President to grant assent to bills passed by legislatures, asking whether the court can rewrite the Constitution.
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August 20, 2025
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Election to pick new CPI state secretary deferred
THE election to choose a new state secretary of the CPI, scheduled for Monday, was postponed (without mentioning new date) after a last-minute tussle over the executive council delayed proceedings.
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August 20, 2025
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HC-mandated Inquiry Finds Lapses in Recruitment of 16 Profs in Madras Univ
Varsity syndicate to send notices to the faculty hired in 2015, further action to be decided later
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August 20, 2025
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Confluence of intent...: Op Sindoor in NCERT book for primary students
TO educate students about the 'Operation Sindoor', the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) released two modules on Tuesday.
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August 20, 2025
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Regulate number of Vinayagar idols, residents urge cops
WITH Vinayaka Chathurthi set to begin on August 27, residents across Tiruchy city have urged the police to strictly regulate idol installations, processions, and noise levels during the festival, citing concerns over safety, law and order, and traffic congestion.
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August 20, 2025
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India Bloc Ups Ante, Says CEC Behaving as BJP Spokesperson...
A day after the presser by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Opposition parties on Monday, at a joint press conference, lashed out at the CEC and accused him of behaving like a BJP spokesperson.
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August 19, 2025
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Telangana Too a Victim of 'Vote Chori', Says Revanth
Will join Rahul Gandhi's 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar: Telangana CM
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August 19, 2025
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Modi Chairs Meet with Key Ministers on I-Day Promises to the Nation
THREE days after promising the nation economic development from the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a high-level meeting with cabinet ministers from key ministries, along with senior officials.
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August 19, 2025
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Chip Scheme to Bolster 'Product Nation' Vision
TAMIL Nadu has stepped up efforts to position itself as a hub for semiconductor innovation, sanctioning a new design promotion scheme that offers subsidies and prototyping grants to fabless design firms.
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August 19, 2025
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70% Indians don't have health insurance: Lancet
Who's Got The Health Pass?
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August 19, 2025
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Ahead of Madurai Meet, HC Refuses to Restrain TVK From Using Flag
In a big relief to actor Vijay and TVK ahead of its much-trumpeted conference in Madurai this week, the Madras High Court has refused to restrain them from using the party flag holding that the flag \"neither causes deception nor confusion\" among the public.
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August 19, 2025
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Nadda slams Nehru, says ex-PM made big blunder on Indus Waters Treaty
BJP president JP Nadda on Monday accused former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of committing one of his biggest blunders by signing the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan for his personal gain, compromising national interests.
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