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April 26, 2024

5 TN collectors grilled by ED for over 10 hrs

DISTRICT collectors of Tiruchy, Thanjavur, Vellore, Karur, and Ariyalur appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in Chennai on Thursday after they were summoned afresh by the central agency to appear for inquiry related to a money laundering case linked to illegal sand mining in Tamil Nadu.

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Four get life term for killing TN cop to smuggle booze

FOUR people were sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday for fatally running over a police head constable while smuggling liquor near Sirkazhi in 2012.

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In a first, EC takes cognisance of MCC violations by PM

Issues notice to party head Nadda; parallel notice to Kharge on charges against Rahul

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2nd phase voting for 88 seats today

THE second phase of Lok Sabha polls on Friday for 88 Lok Sabha seats in 13 states and Union Territories will seal the electoral fate of several heavyweights including Union ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Kailash Choudhary and Rajeev Chandrasekhar, and opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi and Shashi Tharoor, among others.

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To improve weather forecast, new radars likely in Ramnad & Yercaud

IN a significant development, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Tamil Nadu government have decided to set up additional Doppler X-band radars in two or three new locations in southern and interior districts of the state to improve the accuracy of weather forecasting.

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Battle of perception with Ram chant in land of revolution

\"Yeh Arun Govil ji ka election hee nahin raha. Yeh Ram ki pratishtha ka election hai (This isn't an election for Arun Govil but for the prestige of Lord Ram). We will do everything to get a high voting percentage,\" is the common refrain among the BJP cadre in Meerut, the land of revolution, which is poised for a battle of perceptions in the Lok Sabha elections.

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Varun rejects Gandhi vs Gandhi duel

BJP leaders tried to persuade him to contest against Priyanka but he turned the proposal down

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Heatwave: Stalin Tells Local Bodies To Set Up Water Kiosks

IN a bid to combat the scorching heat and alleviate the water needs of citizens, Chief Minister MK Stalin has instructed local body officials to set up Thaneer Pandhal (water kiosks) throughout the state.

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Kid's video on school desecrated for poll: Parents face threat

FOLLOWING the viral video of a five-year-old girl showing the sad state of her school in Mogappair that was used as a polling booth for the Lok Sabha elections, education officials and the councillor of ward 92 allegedly threatened the child's parents, school management committee chairman, and an educationist associated with the institution for bringing the issue to light.

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Govt staff irked about change in system of I-T deduction

VARIOUS government employee associations have voiced their discontent with the state government's decision to transition to auto-calculated tax deductions through the Integrated Financial and Human Resources Management System for the month of May.

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Panel to probe death of Puducherry man admitted for weight-loss surgery

Initial report says he suffered cardiac arrest during bariatric op; dad alleges med negligence

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Applications invited for sports hostel admission

THE Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) has invited applications for admissions to the centre of excellence, sports hostels, and sports hostel of excellence in the state for 2024-25.

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Anna University to revise syllabus of its 4 constituent colleges this academic yr

ANNA University will revise the syllabi for the second, third and fourth year students of its four constituent colleges this academic year.

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Veggies face summer heat, prices on the boil

THE price of vegetables in the Koyambedu wholesale market, mainly carrots and beans, has surged due to low supply.

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Chennai Beach-Vellore MEMU train to run till Tiruvannamalai from May 2

THE railway board has given the green light to extend the Chennai Beach - Vellore Cantonment MEMU fast local service up to Tiruvannamalai from May 2.

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Cong demands ECI to ban Modi's campaign

TAMIL Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) President K Selvaperunthagai has called upon the Election Commission of India to take stringent action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his alleged divisive rhetoric and urged a ban on his campaign for the parliamentary elections.

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Nilgiris road rage: Youth undergoing treatment dies

ONE more youth, who sustained injuries after a gang knocked down a scooter on which he was travelling with his friends at MettupalayamKotagiri ghat road, died on Thursday.

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Govt told to implement guidelines to curb corporal punishment in schools

Judge asks state to organise events to improve awareness on norms against the menace

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Nainar says he may appear in police station before May 2

BJP'S assembly floor leader Nainar Nagenthran, who contested in Tirunelveli parliament seat in the BJP ticket, said he will appear before the Tambaram police on May 2 or earlier for inquiry regarding the seizure of ₹3.99 crore from persons known to him.

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Balaji may influence TN govt in delaying prosecution: ED to HC

OPPOSING a petition filed by former minister V Senthil Balaji on Thursday to set aside an order of the Principal Sessions and Special Court for PMLA cases dismissing his plea for deferring the trial in the money-laundering case, the enforcement directorate told the Madras High Court that the former minister may influence the government in delaying the trial in the predicate offence cash for jobs scam.

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'Will decide on plaints on bribing of voters in a week'

A division bench of the Madras High Court consisting of Justices R Mahadevan and Mohammed Shaffiq on Thursday disposed of a petition filed by a BJP leader, seeking disqualification of Virudhunagar Congress candidate Manickam Tagore for allegedly bribing the voters.

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Body of honour killing victim's wife handed over

THE body of Sharmila, wife of Praveen, who died following a suicide attempt, was handed over to her in-laws on Thursday.

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Protesters, with inked fingers, say many denied voting right

AMID allegations that several eligible voters in Tamil Nadu couldn't vote in the April 19 Lok Sabha election, a protest was organised under the banner of 'People for Annamalai' here.

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Gang hires cab, robs driver at knifepoint

A three-member gang attacked and robbed a cab driver after hiring his vehicle early on Wednesday from Madhavaram.

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'Will revoke quota brought by BRS, Cong'

Shah says BJP would scrap Muslim quota implemented in Telangana and give it to SC, ST and OBC

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After Delhi guv meets church heads in KL, Cong moves EC

A day after Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena visited various Church heads in the state, Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan approached the Election Commission of India seeking action against the former for trying \"to garner votes for the BJP\".

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Man arrested for stabbing wife to death

A 40-year-old was arrested on Thursday for stabbing his wife to death near Pochampalli.

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THE FRAYING FRAME OF MUSLIM POLITICAL REPRESENTATION

Political expediencies over a century have led to a puzzling moment for Muslims in this election. For different reasons, no national side wants to raise the community's issues

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UPGRADE NEEDED TO BRING BACK TRUST IN ELECTION COMMISSION

THE Election Commission (EC) is technologically challenged.

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HEATED QUOTA FIGHTS WILL CLEAVE, NOT HEAL

IT isn't surprising that the wrangle over reservations in employment and education has been renewed in election season.

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Pak PM asked to forge trade ties with India to tide over crisis-hit economy

THE Pakistan business community has asked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to forge trade ties with India to save the crisis-hit economy, which is marked by inflation exceeding 29% in the last fiscal year.

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AICTE career portal to help 3 million students

TO tackle the critical job challenges encountered by engineering and technical students in the country, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) launched a career portal on Thursday.

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India rejects US human rights docu, says 'deeply biased'

INDIA has rejected the US State Department's Human Rights Report, terming it biased.

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CBI files FIR against 5 for land grab, sexual assault charges in Sandeshkhali

THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered the first FIR against five influential people in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali to investigate alleged land grabbing and sexual harassment charges against them, officials said on Thursday.

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SC verdict on petitions seeking cross-verification of VVPAT today

THE Supreme Court will pronounce the verdict on Friday on a batch of petitions seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (EC) and the Central government to ensure that voters are able to verify through VVPATS (voter verifiable paper audit trails) that their vote has been \"counted as recorded\".

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Tibetans in exile seek US help to raise issue of missing Lama with China

US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, is currently in China, and Tibetans in exile in India are optimistic that he will raise the issue of the disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama with the Chinese authorities, especially as Thursday marked his 35th birthday.

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IN WAYANAD, QUESTIONS & ANSWERS EMERGE ON RAHUL'S ABSENCE

RAHUL Gandhi has a tummy ache. After Amethi 2019, there is no way he wants a headache in Wayanad, the constituency he represents in the Lok Sabha, where even his fanboys admit he is not visible often enough.

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Litmus test for Nitish switchover to NDA again

THE prestige of the ruling JD(U), a constituent of the NDA, and the principal opposition RJD the key constituent of Mahagathbandhan in Bihar is at stake in the second phase of voting on Friday in state's Seemanchal-based five prominent seats.

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Not in MP, 'Mama' to get new role in Delhi after polls, Modi tells voters

FOUR months after the BJP's longest serving Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was replaced by Dr Mohan Yadav, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dropped enough hints about big Delhi plans for the former MP CM.

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POLITICAL CAREERS & LEGACIES AT STAKE

THE second voting phase on April 26 in Maharashtra will take place for eight seats. While three phases are still remaining to cover all 48 seats in the state, a few significant factors have come to the fore for the April 26 polls: a victory or defeat in this phase will, in all probability, decide the political careers of many stalwarts.

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Pawar promises panel for farmers, quota for women and caste-based survey

SHARAD Pawar, leading the NCP (SP), unveiled its Shapatnama (manifesto), outlining promises for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Thursday.

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Wife says no idea about Cong Surat candidate's whereabouts, party differs

AFTER his nomination was rejected, Congress candidate for Surat Lok Sabha seat Nilesh Kumbhani has been missing for the last five days, his wife Nita Kumbhani said on Thursday.

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Drone from Houthi-area destroyed

A top European Union military officer said that a frigate that's part of an EU miliary mission in the Red Sea to protect merchant shipping destroyed a drone launched from an area in Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels on Thursday morning.

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Rape conviction of Weinstein axed by highest NY court

NEW York's highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with \"egregious\" improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren't part of the case.

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Largest number of people facing famine are in Gaza: UN report

NEARLY 282 million people in 59 countries suffered from acute hunger in 2023, with wartorn Gaza as the territory with the largest number of people facing famine, according to the Global Report on Food Crises released Wednesday.

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US curbs on 3 Indian firms for Iran ties

THE United States on Thursday slapped sanctions on over a dozen companies, individuals and vessels, including three from India, for facilitating trade and UAV transfers on behalf of the Iranian military.

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Blinken flags unfair Chinese trade practices

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised what the US describes as unfair Chinese trade practices during his first full day of meetings in China on Thursday with local government officials in the financial hub of Shanghai.

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POLICE IN COLLEGES TO CLEAR PROTESTERS

108 arrested from their camp at Emerson College in Boston; 93 others held during a protest at Southern California university

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ACC net profit surges 4-fold to ₹945 crore

CEMENT maker ACC on Thursday said its profit after tax (PAT) rose four-fold to ₹945 crore in Q4FY24 on account of robust sales.

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India continues to be the fastest growing major economy: Finance ministry

INDIA continues to be the fastest-growing major economy, with positive assessments of the growth outlook for the current financial year for India by international organisations and the central bank, finance ministry said Thursday in its monthly economic review report.

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TechM profit down 41%; sees turnaround

TECH Mahindra as CEO and MD Mohit Joshi on Thursday at a post-earnings analyst call laid down a three-year road map and said FY26 will be 'stabilisation phase' and FY27 will be 'Reaping returns'.

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IndiGo places order for 30 Airbus A35 aircraft to enter long-haul markets

INDIGO has placed a firm order for 30 Airbus A350-900 aircraft as the country's largest airline is all set to enter the long-haul market (to and from India) which is currently dominated by global airlines such as Emirates and Qatar Airways.

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Hyundai to expand EV lineup in India, launch five models

HYUNDAI Motor on Thursday said it expanding its annual production capacity to 1.5 million (15 lakh) vehicle units for Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) and Kia India combined.

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Indusind Bank profit up 15% to ₹2,349 crore

FIFTH-largest private sector lender Indusind Bank on Thursday reported a 15% year-on-year growth in net profit at ₹2,349 crore in the March quarter, helped by stable margins and other income coupled with more loan sales and better asset quality.

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Vedanta profit declines 27% to ₹1,369 crore

VEDANTA Ltd's net profit declined by 27% to ₹1,369 crore for the quarter ending March 31, 2024, due to rising finance costs and weak prices of metals such as zinc, copper, and aluminum.

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'Vi FPO turning point for tel industry'

Proceeds from fundraise will be used for capex and telco will make a comeback, says Birla

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RBI Ban Cripples Kotak Bank's Key Functions As 95% Sales Done Online

THE Reserve Bank has delivered body-blow to Kotak Mahindra Bank on Wednesday and it is so hard that it nearly fully cripples the fourth-largest private sector lender as it has of late been selling loans and cards and other products and all services online or through the mobile app.

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Nestle profit up 27%; to form JV with Dr Reddy's

NESTLE INDIA has posted strong quarterly numbers a day after Hindustan Unilever, another FMCG major, announced a disappointed set of numbers.

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Jolly Rovers, Alwarpet set up summit clash

JALAJ SAXENA'S 69 came in handy for Alwarpet CC to beat UFCC, T Nagar by six wickets in the semifinals of the Senior Division league of the TNCA played at SSN College grounds.

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The team is more confident: Delany

DESPITE not facing the United Arab Emirates ever before in the T20Is, Ireland registered a win in the T20 World Cup Qualifiers opener in Abu Dhabi.

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Can only apologise: Klopp after defeat

LIVERPOOL'S Premier League title bid suffered a blow in a 2-0 defeat at Merseyside rivals Everton, while Manchester United spared Erik ten Hag's blushes with a 4-2 win against lowly Sheffield United on Wednesday.

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School kids, mad media scrum and chants of 'Gukesh'

Returning from his victory at the Candidates, Gukesh received a celebratory welcome at the Chennai airport in the wee hours on Thursday

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Kohli's middle-phase and the continuing conundrum

WHEN Sunrisers Hyderabad opened the bowling with Abhishek Sharma against Virat Kohli, it was a no-brainer.

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INDIA LEADS IN AI & CLOUD INNOVATION

ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) and data are now playing a crucial role across verticals of organisations. Companies are now involved in their digital transformational journey and are also enhancing their AI capabilities.

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