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NIA court declares Pakistani official proclaimed offender
A special NIA court in Chennai on Wednesday declared Pakistani official Amir Zubair Siddiqui as a proclaimed offender after he failed to honour the court's summons to appear on October 15.
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November 01, 2025
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June next yr timeline set for Maha farm loan waiver: CM
CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday announced that the state government will complete the farm loan waiver process by the end of June next year. Fadnavis, who had earlier opposed the idea of a waiver, said the decision was made to ensure meaningful relief for farmers. “The farm loan waiver should be done properly so that it helps farmers in a real sense,” he said.
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November 01, 2025
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Industry bodies urge govt to rationalise buyback tax, allow share cost deduction
INDUSTRY associations have urged the finance ministry to rationalise the taxation of share buybacks and restore parity by treating the proceeds as capital gains rather than deemed dividends.
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November 01, 2025
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Custodial torture victim seeks transfer of Balveer Singh case to SC/ST court
DURING the hearing of four custodial torture cases involving former Ambasamudram ASP Balveer Singh on Friday, the counsel for the SC victim - one of nearly 10 persons affected -sought the transfer of one of the cases to the Special Court for SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act cases.
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November 01, 2025
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BoB profit slips to ₹4,809 cr despite better asset quality
THE country's second-largest public sector lender Bank of India on Friday reported an 8.2% year-on-year drop in net income at ₹4,809 crore, despite improved asset quality and the resultant sharp 47% drop in provisions, along with stable net interest margin in the September quarter.
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November 01, 2025
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City Union Bank receives $50 million from IFC to support MSME solutions
CITY Union Bank on Friday announced that it has secured $50 million commitment from International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of World Bank Group.
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November 01, 2025
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CBI team uses 3D mapping tech at Karur stampede site
A CBI team led by Superintendent of Police (SP) Praveen Kumar on Friday visited Velusamypuram, where 41 people lost their lives in the stampede during actor-politician Vijay's rally on September 27.
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November 01, 2025
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A LIFELINE AND A REUNION
Kerala government's Extreme Poverty Eradication Programme Uplifts a Blind Couple
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November 01, 2025
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Guv gives nod to fiscal responsibility & 8 other Bills passed in last session
GOVERNOR R N Ravi has given his assent to nine of the 18 Bills adopted during the winter session of the state Assembly.
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November 01, 2025
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NO ONE LEFT BEHIND
Kerala is to be declared as the first extreme poverty free state in the country by November 1st. The achievement is the result of a well-planned research and survey, meticulous implementation, community participation and coordinated efforts of various departments. Kerala's Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan speaks about the journey so far.
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November 01, 2025
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Ration on doorstep: TN lowers eligibility age from 70 to 65 yrs
THE Tamil Nadu government has lowered the eligibility age for home delivery of PDS (public distribution system) goods for senior citizens from 70 years to 65.
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November 01, 2025
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WHY NERDS ARE HERDING TO PUBS
ALL cats die. Socrates is dead. Therefore Socrates is a cat,\" said the Logician in Eugène Ionesco's play Rhinoceros.
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November 01, 2025
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THE 65-YEAR-OLD WHO RECLAIMED HIS LIFE WITH GOVERNMENT AID
The life of Unnikrishnan, a 65-year-old from Thirunavaya, Malappuram in Kerala is nothing short of a family drama movie. One day, he was an expatriate; from there, he fell into neck deep destitution.
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November 01, 2025
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UIDAI plans to set up 26 Aadhaar Seva Kendras in TN by March
THE Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has informed the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court that it proposes to establish 28 Aadhaar Seva Kendras (ASKs) across Tamil Nadu by March 2026 to enable people make corrections in demographic and biometric information in Aadhaar cards.
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November 01, 2025
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MSIL's dominance in smaller car segment to grow as GST cut lifts sales
RC Bhargava, Chairman of Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL), expects the company's dominance in the smaller car segment to grow following last month's reduction in goods and services tax (GST) from 28% to 18%.
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November 01, 2025
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EC seeks report on killing of PK party supporter as Mokama remains tense
THE Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought a detailed report on the killing of a Jan Suraaj Party supporter in Mokama assembly constituency of Patna district, directing Bihar DGP Vinay Kumar to submit an action taken report at the earliest.
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November 01, 2025
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INDUCED RAIN LEAVES A CLOUD OF QUESTIONS
N a region where agriculture, commerce, and culture have been shaped by monsoon rains for millennia, artificially induced precipitation is bound to be seen as a spectacle just short of a miracle.
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November 01, 2025
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Vijay to appoint zonal secretaries to strengthen coordination with top brass
AMID growing discontent among TVK cadre over lack of communication from the top leadership, party president and actor Vijay has decided to introduce a zonal-level structure to strengthen coordination within the party.
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November 01, 2025
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Fiscal deficit widens 21% to ₹5.7L cr in H1
THE Centre's fiscal deficit widened 21% year-on-year in the first six months of the current financial year to ₹5.7 lakh crore as the government accelerated capital expenditure amid muted tax revenue growth.
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November 01, 2025
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HUL gets ₹2k cr tax demand; co set to appeal
Hindustan Unilever (HUL), one of India's largest fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies, has been served with a ₹1,986.25 crore ($238 mn) tax demand for the financial year (FY) 2020-21.
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November 01, 2025
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HC asks housing firm to stop construction work on TN 'marshland site'
THE Madras High Court on Friday temporarily restrained the Brigade Enterprises Limited from carrying out further constructions in its residential complex project at Perumbakkam, allegedly located on the Pallikaranai marshland - a notified Ramsar site.
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November 01, 2025
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Gujarat Cong to launch farmer march in Nov
GUJARAT Congress president Amit Chavda on Friday announced a week-long farmers’ foot march, ‘Khedut Aakrosh Yatra’, from November 6 to 13, which will be taken out from Somnath to Dwarka.
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November 01, 2025
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Groww sets price band at ₹95-100 for ₹6,632 cr IPO, issue opens on Nov 4
BILLIONBRAINS Garage Ventures, parent company of largest online investment platform Groww, has set price-band at ₹95-100 for its ₹6,632 crore (at the upper end) initial public offer (IPO).
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October 31, 2025
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MEIL buys 250-mw TN power unit
MEIL Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Megha Engineering & Infrastructures, has acquired 100% stake in Taqa Neyveli Power Company from Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, for reported 387 million dirhams, or about ₹926 crore.
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October 31, 2025
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Man killed, hostage drama over
Police rescue 17 children and two adults from Powai studio after tense two-hour standoff
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October 31, 2025
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Govt seeks legal advice on SC order to provide relief in VIL AGR dues
THE government is seeking legal advice on the Supreme Court's order to provide relief on Vodafone Idea's additional gross revenue (AGR) dues, said a senior official from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
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October 31, 2025
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Bihar won't forgive insult to 'Chhathi Maiyya', says Modi
A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched an all-out attack on Prime Ninister Narendra Modi, the latter lit into him and the Opposition’s chief ministerial face Tejashwi Yaday, in two back-to-back rallies in Bihar’s Chapra and Motipur on Thursday.
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October 31, 2025
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Coromandel profit rises 17% to ₹816 crore
COROMANDEL International Limited on Thursday reported standalone net profit of ₹816 crore in Q2 FY26 compared to ₹696 crore YoY basis, a growth of 17% on the back of favourable monsoon and a strong agrarian sentiment across key markets.
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October 31, 2025
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Trump-Xi
TALKS SUCCESSFUL, 10% TARIFF DOWN. TIME FOR INDIA TO WRAP UP ITS PACT
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October 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Bihar SIR extract as ID proof: TN seeks clarity
THE Election Commission of India (ECI) has included “Extract of the electoral roll of Bihar SIR with reference to July 1, 2025” in its list of 13 types of documents that can be submitted as proof of identity during scrutiny in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu and eight other states and three union territories.
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