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August 16, 2024

I-DAY GIFT: LOW-COST MED STORES, SCHEME FOR EX-SERVICEMEN

HOISTING the national flag on the ramparts of Fort St George in Chennai, marking the 78th Independence Day, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday announced the state's plan to launch pharmacy outlets, named 'Mudhalvar Marunthagam' (CM's Pharmacy), on next Pongal day (January 14) to ensure availability of generic and other medicines at low cost to the people.

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Modi push for secular civil code

Tells world India's progress doesn't threaten anyone 75,000 more medical seats to be created in five years

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Mob Mess At Kolkata Hosp Adds To Outrage

Kolkata police on Thursday detained nine persons in connection with vandalism at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital the previous night.

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Consider convicts' plea for early release on seniority basis: Court

MADRAS High Court has directed the prisons department to process the applications submitted for premature release of convicts based on seniority and by \"scrupulously following\" the procedures contemplated in the relevant G.O. in order to avoid undue delay and extend the benefits to all eligible convicts.

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Songs for posterity: TN, Kerala Irula tribals plan folk music album

IN what could possibly be the first tribal music album of Tamil Nadu, members of the Irular community of Coimbatore and Attappadi region in Kerala have set to music some of their traditional songs that capture their lives and livelihood.

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CMCH house surgeon harassed, colleagues stage sit-in protest

AROUND 150 house surgeons practising under the Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship (CRMI) at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) staged a sit-in protest in front of the dean's office on Thursday demanding safety after a woman colleague was allegedly harassed by an unidentified man in a parking lot on Wednesday night.

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4-yr-old dies of rabies after stray-dog attack

First rabies case from Ranipet in 2024; official says close proximity of wound to brain may have caused boy's death

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Man avails loan by impersonation over phone, held

A 37-year-old man was arrested by the cyber crime police on charges of impersonation and taking a loan of ₹3 lakh by fraud from a private bank.

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Mandatory CoP nod delaying FIR in city cybercrime cases?

Retd I-T official says he faced tough time to get FIR registered in online fraud case

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Father arrested for selling four-day-old infant for ₹2L

A 34-year-old man was arrested on charges of selling his four-day-old son to a couple for ₹2 lakh.

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3 property owners lauded for paying taxes on time

THE city corporation issued letters of appreciation to three property owners, one from each region, for ensuring that their property taxes were paid without any delay, on the occasion of Independence Day.

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Anbumani: PMK ready to make a Dalit TN CM

PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss has announced that his party is willing to make an SC person the state's CM if the community supports it.

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Farmer who complained of illegal liquor sale murdered

A 63-year-old man, who had complained about illegal liquor sale, was hacked to death on Thursday.

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Leaders of political parties hoist tricolour at headquarters

LEADERS of several political parties hoisted the National flag at their respective party headquarters to observe Independence Day on Thursday.

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TN's per capita power consumption rises to 1.8K units

Increasing use of home appliances like TV, AC, fridge and rise in number of e-vehicles contribute to surge in power usage

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Stalin attends guv's At Home while DMK stays off event

GOVERNOR RN Ravi accompanied by his wife Laxmi Ravi on Thursday hosted an At Home reception to mark the Independence celebrations.

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Wait ends, CM to launch Athikadavu project on Sat

THE Athikadavu-Avinashi project, a 60-year-old demand of people in Tiruppur, Erode and Coimbatore districts, will become operational on Saturday, Housing and Urban Development Minister S Muthusamy has said.

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Southern rly's earnings up by 10.3 %, touched ₹12,117 crore

THE gross earnings of Southern Railway (SR) zone reached ₹12,117 crore in the 2023-24 fiscal, marking a 10.3% increase over the previous year, said zonal General Manager R N Singh on Thursday.

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Gold carrier and receiver brawl at airport, arrested

WHEN cops posted at the Chennai international airport stopped two men bashing each other up outside the arrival area on Wednesday evening, they had no idea that they had actually caught a gold carrier and receiver.

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Crude bombs hurled at 2 places in Sholavaram

IN two separate incidents near Sholavaram, an unidentified gang hurled country-made bombs at the house of a DMK functionary and another man's house.

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'Father of Agni Missiles' dies at 84

Hyderabad DR Ram Narain Agarwal, popularly known as the 'Father of Agni Missiles,' breathed his last in Hyderabad on Thursday.

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S'pore national alleges assault by IAF officials

A Singapore national who wanted to witness the 'Tarang Shakti' 2024 international air exercise at the Defence airbase in Sulur was hospitalised claiming that he was allegedly assaulted by a few Indian Air Force (IAF) officials on Wednesday.

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T'gana CM keeps his words, allots ₹5.6k cr for loan waiver

INDEPENDENCE Day was a busy, yet quite memorable, day for Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy who released ₹5,644.24 crore as the third tranche of the ₹2 lakh crop loan waiver scheme, inaugurated the Sri Sitarama Lift Irrigation Scheme in Pusuguda of Bhadradri-Kothagudem district.

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3 devotees including two teen girls drown in Thamirabarani near Tirunelveli temple

THREE devotees, including two teen girls, drowned while taking bath in the Thamirabarani river near Sorimuthu Ayyanar Temple here on Thursday, while another devotee was rescued by the public.

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CM Chandrababu Naidu reopens Anna Canteen

CHIEF MINISTER N Chandrababu Naidu along with his wife Nara Bhuvaneswari inaugurated Anna Canteen at Gudivada of Krishna district on Thursday and shared the proud moment by standing on the serving side of the table and also joining them to have lunch.

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TELANGANA NEEDS FASTER INVESTMENT CLEARANCES

TELANGANA Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has just concluded his third foreign visit since assuming office last December and, within a day after his return, announced the final tranche of crop loan waivers, fulfilling a major poll promise.

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THE LONG ROAD BACK TO DEMOCRACY IN BANGLADESH

AFTER a student-led upsurge ended former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule early this month, Bangladesh installed its most famous citizen Nobel peace laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus as its interim leader until a new election is held.

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BETWEEN PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE OF RESERVATION

HE Lok Sabha elections drew a sharp debate on reservation policies in general and caste census in particular.

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NO TIME FOR POLITICS ON TUNGABHADRA DAM, GUWAHATI FLOODS

Asluice gate of the Tungabhadra dam in Karnataka's Koppal district was washed away last week, leading to a flood alert and opening the floodgates of blame politics.

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Manipur, Arunachal told to work with Assam Rifles to fence Myanmar border

UNION Ministry of Home Affairs has written to the governments of Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh asking them to coordinate with Assam Rifles in preparing Detailed Project Reports (DPR) for installing fences in the remaining stretches along the India-Myanmar border, officials said on Thursday.

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Nalin Prabhat, ex-NSG chief, to take charge as J&K Police Special DG

HIGHLY decorated IPS officer and former National Security Guard (NSG) chief Nalin Prabhat was on Thursday appointed as Special Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police.

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Forces marching towards self-reliance: Modi

■ Ready to give befitting reply to anyone who tries to harm India Proud of brave soldiers who serve country selflessly

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Compensate for pvt party land or will freeze freebies, Maha told

THE Supreme Court has warned the Maharashtra government of suspending its freebie schemes unless it pays compensation to a private party whose land was \"illegally\" occupied by the state more than six decades ago.

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19 counter-terrorism units set up in militancy-hit districts of Jammu

AFTER creating special force of 960 recruits from border villages to fight militancy and check infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir, police has formed 19 special counter-terrorism units in militancy-hit districts of Jammu, officials said.

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Bangla unrest hits mustard cake business in Gwalior-Chambal belt

BANGLADESH turmoil has hit the business of mustard cakes factories and thousands of workers in Gwalior-Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh.

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MODI: STATES MUST TAKE SWIFT ACTION

IN the wake of the nationwide protests over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he feels the outrage in society over atrocities against women.

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A HOPE IN THE TIME OF DESPAIR

Holding flaming torches and chanting 'Reclaim The Night', lakhs of people from all walks of life march on dark streets of West Bengal

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Ajit Pawar says not keen on contesting Maha polls, may name son in Baramati fray

AFTER expressing his regrets over fielding his spouse against his sister Supriya Sule from the Baramati Lok Sabha elections, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said on Thursday that he was not much interested in contesting the Baramati seat in the assembly polls due this year.

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Upbeat Cong seeks larger share in UP pie, likley to contest 5 of 10 bypoll seats

UPBEAT over Lok Sabha poll results in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress is planning to seek five of the 10 Assembly seats, where bypolls will be held, from its ally Samajwadi Party.

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Gaza truce talks off to a promising start, WH says

WASHINGTON THE White House said on Thursday that Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar involving top US officials had a \"promising start\" but that it did not expect to close a deal immediately.

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On anniv day, mob foils bid to honour Bangabandhu

UN experts to visit Bangladesh next week to investigate killings

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Google's Android app store set for major changes as monopoly penalty

A federal judge has indicated he will order major changes in Google's Android app store to punish the company for engineering a system that a jury declared an illegal monopoly that has hurt millions of consumers and app developers.

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Sebi faces difficulties to recover ₹76,293 cr dues

THE Securities and Exchange Board (Sebi) said it is facing difficulties in recovering dues of 76,293 crore as of March 2024, which is more than 4% from the previous year.

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DPIIT relooks at FDI from China: Govt sources

THE Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is considering revisiting the restrictions placed on foreign direct investment (FDI) from China as part of a broader evaluation of the country's foreign investment policies, as per the government sources.

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Ola launches Roadster electric bike series at starting price of ₹75,000

OLA Electric on Thursday entered electric motorcycle segment with the launch of Roadster, Roadster X and Roadster Pro.

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If product is good, will sell: Mahindra

ANAND Mahindra, chairman of Mahindra Group, said if a company's product is terrific, they are bound to succeed.

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India set to become chip manufacturing hub: PM

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said many global companies are interested in investing in India and urged state governments to compete to attract these investments.

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Penalty if CIL fails to supply coal to consumer

IN a first such instance, stateowned Coal India Limited (CIL) will be liable to pay a penalty if it fails to supply coal to consumers through e-auction.

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Banks forced to raise rates as deposits dry up

Cost of funds on average rising by as much as 25-30 basis points this fiscal, which may top 5.25% system wide

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Glad that Swapnil is getting attention, says personal coach Deepali

THE dust is yet to settle post the Games.

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Indian athletics not on the track

AS Neeraj Chopra's javelin soared through the Parisian night sky in the final, it wasn't hard to wonder why that performance was a one-off in athletics.

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Post Vinesh DQ, UWW May Consult Medical Commission

Lalovic, Head Of World Governing Body, Says They May Discuss The Current Rules With Its Medical Commission. A Rule-change, Even If It Is Ratified, Will Take Time

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Sai Kishore to lead TNCA XI

R SAI Kishore and Siddharth M will lead the TNCA XI and TNCA President's XI respectively in the All India Buchi Babu Invitation Cricket Tournament, the Senior Selection Committee of the TNCA announced on Thursday.

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'AI AND GENERATIVE AI DRIVE CLOUD INVESTMENT'

ARTIFICIAL intelligence and Generative AI are the top drivers for cloud investment, according to the 'Pulse of Cloud' report released by Wipro FullStride Cloud.

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