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September 03, 2024

WHEN KARGIL SOLDIERS HELP NITESH PLAY

0N that fateful Sunday in 2009, Vijender Singh's world came crashing down when he received a call from 108 (emergency number).

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Panel orders safety review of Mullaiperiyar

IN a significant order, the Mullaiperiyar Supervisory Committee constituted by the Supreme Court has accepted Kerala's demand and ordered a safety review of the 129-yearold masonry gravity dam within 12 months.

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Ahead of polls, Cabinet OKs seven farm schemes

Manmad-Indore rail line and new semiconductor plant get approval

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State records 11,743 dengue cases and four deaths so far; rain may spell more trouble

TAMIL Nadu has recorded a total of 11,743 dengue cases so far in 2024.

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TN colleges told to ensure POSH compliance, end drug menace

THE Tamil Nadu government on Monday directed all higher education institutes to ensure compliance under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Act and take proactive measures to tackle drug menace on campuses.

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RSS backs caste census, but with a rider

IN a clear message to the BJP which is yet to declare its stance on the contentious caste census issue, the RSS said on Monday that it has no objection to collecting data on specific communities or castes to ensure effective delivery of social welfare schemes.

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Guidelines soon on bulldozer justice, says SC

THE Supreme Court on Monday questioned the practice of ‘bulldozer justice’ in some states, wherein properties of the accused or those convicted in criminal cases are demolished, saying even if a person is convicted, his or her property cannot be demolished without following the procedure prescribed by the law.

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Inspector under fire for ‘parikara puja' in police station in T'pur

THE inspector of police in Vellakovil has come under sharp criticism from several political parties and outfits after he allegedly performed a 'parikara puja' inside the police station on August 26 praying for reduction of crimes in his jurisdiction.

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AP floods: 25 TN trains cancelled, over 20 diverted

Waterlogging on tracks at Rayanapadu station led to the disruption in services

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Unsold apartments piling up, launch of housing projects drops in Chennai

THE steady decline in the number of new building and layout projects registered over the past three months have sparked concerns among the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India (CREDAI).

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Udhagai race course to be converted into park: Minister

NILGIRIS: Agriculture Minister MRK Panneerselvam on Monday said that the authorities are planning to convert the recently retrieved race course in Ooty town into an environment park and allow tourists at the spot.

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Resort built using residential permit, Nilgiris officials issue closure notice

AVADALE Resort in Masinagudi of Nilgiris district is facing closure for building violation any time after Wednesday.

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Why did guv take seven months to sanction Balaji's prosecution, asks SC

THE Supreme Court on Monday questioned Governor R N Ravi for taking a \"long time\" to accord sanction for prosecution of former State Minister V Senthil Balaji in three cases linked to the cash-for-jobs scam case.

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MONSOON AT DOORSTEP, BUT LASTING STEPS TO CURB FLOOD SIDESTEP THIRUNEERMALAI

WITH the northeast monsoon around the corner, residents of Thiruneermalai in Tambaram are in a state of nerves over the state government's alleged failure to implement long-term measures to prevent flooding in their area.

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HC says corruption in depts and GCC turned Chennai into concrete jungle

Contempt plea filed in 2015 seeks action against building violations at Kapaleeswarar Nagar

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Petition to restrain ED from issuing summons to SRM founder dismissed

HOLDing that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot be held back from discharging its statutory duties, a division bench of Madras High Court on Monday refused to restrain the agency from summoning Tr Paarivendhar, founder of SrM group of Educational institutions, for inquiries with regard to a money laundering case.

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Hosp bars free food, NGO sees role of actor's eatery

AUTHORITIES at Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) have stopped free food distribution by an NGO to attendants of patients, citing security reasons.

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staff 3 govt college suspended for sexual harassment

FOLLOWING charges of sexual harassment, the principal of Government Arts and Science College at Valparai suspended three staff members on Monday, while a training partner firm fired a skill course trainer.

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Q branch seizes 58 kg charas valued at ₹29 cr

THE Thoothukudi unit of the Q branch seized 58 kg of charas, a contraband substance, which was being smuggled to Sri Lanka from Therespuram beach in Mutharaiyar Nagar.

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CM appreciates Udhayanidhi for Formula 4 race

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Monday lauded Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development Udhayanidhi Stalin for successfully organising the Formula 4 race in Chennai, expressing confidence that Tamil Nadu is on the path to becoming the \"Sports capital of India.

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Min defends quality of state syllabus, dares governor to check with students

'I have interacted with students preparing for TNPSC and UPSC, both prefer our textbooks'

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Enrol 2.47L Class 12 passouts in colleges, CS tells collectors

CHIEF Secretary N Muruganandam has ordered all district collectors to work with various departments under Naan Mudhalvan Uyarvukku Padi 2024 initiative to enrol students who have completed Class 12 in government schools in 2022-23 and 2023-24 but not joined higher education or not applied.

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'Meth'-like substance washes ashore near Kodiyakarai

AROUND two kg of an unidentified crystalline substance washed ashore on the beach near Kodiyakarai in Nagapattinam district on Sunday evening.

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Your love makes me feel at home, Stalin tells Tamil diaspora in US

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin expressed happiness following his meeting with the Tamil diaspora during his visit to San Francisco, extending his heartfelt thanks to the overwhelming love and affection shown to him.

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Ex-min's brother on the run in land fraud case arrested

THE CB-CID has arrested two persons, including MR Sekar, brother of former minister MR Vijayabaskar, over a 22-acre land fraud case on Monday.

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Pallavaram cop to face inquiry for taking ₹20k from 22-yr-old cheated by husband

A departmental inquiry has been initiated against a police inspector attached to the Pallavaram All Women Police Station for allegedly taking a bribe of ₹20,000 for registering an FIR.

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Exhibition on sexual health from tomorrow

THE Akash Infertility Treatment Centre and Dr Kamaraj Men's Specialty Hospital will organise a five-day medical exhibition from September 4 to mark World Sexual Health Day to raise awareness on reproductive and sexual health.

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Motorist dies after cow jumps onto road near Guduvanchery

A 22-year-old motorist died when he rammed a car in an attempt to avoid hitting a stray cow that suddenly jumped onto the road near Guduvanchery.

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TN to launch website for 40 trekking routes soon

CHIEF Wildlife Warden Srinivas R Reddy, along with officials of the forest department, on Saturday conducted an inspection on foot for 16km from Avalanche to Koleribetta Earthen Dam in Nilgiris, which is among the 40 trekking routes in TN that will be opened soon.

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Rescue op in full swing in AP, toll at 17

A day after flash floods affected more than two lakh people in 16 divisions of Vijayawada city, people in several other colonies, abutting the Krishna River, feared inundation as Prakasam Barrage received record inflows.

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Guv seeks explanation from K'taka govt on land allotted to Kharge trust

GOVERNOR Thaawarchand Gehlot has sought an explanation from the state government on allotment of a five-acre plot at the aerospace park on the outskirts of Bengaluru to a trust run by AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge's family.

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NORMALISING THE ABNORMAL IN OUR DAILY LIVES

With a stream of over-the-top content rushing at us, we are normalising things such as gore, corruption and civic decrepitude. Rural India is part of this transformation too

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MODI'S UKRAINE VISIT A FLEXURE IN FUTILITY

HY did Prime Minister Narendra Modi make the side-trip to Ukraine on his two-day visit to Poland? Why did he ignore suggestions from scouts that a visit to Ukraine was inadvisable at that moment? Was it because pressing agreements had to be signed? Or was superpower geopolitics using him as a messenger to forestall a potential global catastrophe? Consider this.

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'Nation-building': PM launches BJP membership drive, sets 10 cr target

LAUNCHING the BJP's nationwide membership drive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the youth have to be connected to achieve the goal of a developed India by 2047.

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240 aero-engines for frontline Sukhoi fighter jets get green light

IN a major move to strengthen Air Force's combat capability, the Cabinet Committee on Security on Monday approved the proposal for procurement of 240 aero-engines for frontline multi-role Su-30 MKI fighters of the Indian Air Force.

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J&K Cong president to contest from Srinagar

THE Congress on Monday released a second list of six more candidates for the maiden Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, fielding recently appointed J&K Party chief Tariq Hamid Karra from a Srinagar seat.

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State BJP chief to be in fray from Nowshera

THE BJP on Monday released its fourth list of six candidates for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, fielding party's J&K unit chief and firebrand leader Ravindra Raina from his home constituency Nowshera in border district of Rajouri in Jammu region.

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Cong levels 'conflict of interest' charge against Buch, seeks investigation

THE Congress on Monday accused SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Buch of holding an office of profit at the ICICI Bank and receiving ₹16.8 crore from the bank and its subsidiaries.

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'Sharia law soon, women will have no rights in Bangla’

WOMEN in Bangladesh will bear the brunt of increasing prominence to radical Islamist outfits after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina as the prime minister in the country, Bangladeshi author, activist and physician Taslima Nasrin, who has been living in exile in India for many years now, tells Yeshi Seli.

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Hindu Sena files PIL in HC over 'distortion of facts'

AMID a wave of social media outrage over the alleged distortion of the facts and contentious depiction of characters in the web series 'IC-814-The Kandahar Hijack', the Government has summoned the content head of OTT platform Netflix, which is streaming the series based on the infamous of hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814 in 1999.

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After deaths of aspirants, J'khand cop recruitment drive postponed by 3 days

AS the death toll reached 12 on Monday during the excise constable recruitment drive in Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren instructed officials to postpone the recruitment process for the next three days as a precautionary measure and also prohibited any race taking place after 9 a.m

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CBI arrests RG Kar ex-principal

THE CBI on Monday arrested former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh in connection with the alleged financial irregularities at the establishment, officials said.

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Jawan found dead in Sunjwan base in Jammu, Army rules out terror angle

AN army soldier has died under mysterious circumstances at the highly secured Sunjwan military station in Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday.

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BJP neta held for raping mentally challenged girl

A state functionary of the BJP was arrested for allegedly raping a mentally challenged girl in Bihar's Gaya district, police said on Monday.

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Remove Central forces, says BJP MLA in Manipur

AGAINST the backdrop of fresh violence in Manipur, a BJP MLA of the state on Monday sought the withdrawal of central forces \"who are mostly present as mute spectators\".

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Not 'Shahi'! BJP takes objection to word in procession of Lord Mahakal in Ujjain

IN the era of politics of name change, politics has now begun over the use of the word 'Shahi' (imperial) in the traditional 'Shahi Sawari' procession of Lord Mahakal in Madhya Pradesh's holiest city Ujjain which is also the home city of state's chief minister Dr Mohan Yadav.

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SC trashes Bengal plea against bail to student leader

THE Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the West Bengal government's plea challengingthe Calcutta High Court's order granting bail to one of the organisers of the August 27 march to the state secretariat to protest against a 31-year-old trainee doctor's rape and murder at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

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Kannauj leader raped minor, confirms DNA sample: Cops

THE DNA report of former block pramukh Nawab Singh Yadav, belonging to the Samajwadi Party, corroborated the rape on the 15-year-old minor survivor as it matched with the sample collected from her in Kannauj on Monday.

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No TV or screens for toddlers, Sweden says

TODDLERS should not be allowed to watch screens at all, Sweden told parents on Monday.

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Russian missile barrage ahead of Ukrainian kids returning to school

Putin in Siberia says Kursk assault by enemy won't prevent his forces from advancing

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Partial UK ban on export of arms to Israel

LONDON THE UK on Monday announced a partial suspension of some arms exports to Israel amid fears that they might be used to commit \"a serious violation of international humanitarian law\".

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TITANIC EXPEDITION YIELDS LOST BRONZE STATUE

A bronze statue from the Titanic not seen in decades and feared to be lost for good - is among the discoveries made by the company with salvage rights to the wreck site on its first expedition there in many years.

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Netanyahu not doing enough to secure hostage release: US

US President Joe Biden on Monday said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not doing enough to secure a deal for the release of hostages taken by Palestinian armed group Hamas.

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Dhaka wants to restart dialogue on Teesta river

BANGLADESH's interim government wants to restart with India the dialogue on the Teesta water sharing treaty, adviser on water resources Syeda Rizwana Hasan said, asserting that upper-riparian and lowerriparian countries should adhere to international principles on the distribution of water.

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54% of IPO shares get sold within week: Sebi

AS much as 54% of the IPO shares get sold within a week of their listing, markets regulator Sebi has said.

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IPO docs need to be in local languages: Sebi chairperson

THE larger goal of the market makers should be better inclusion, not just in terms of gender or socioeconomic fronts, but in terms of language inclusion, Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch said on Monday.

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India is big story for next 20-30 yrs, pharma & life sciences strong sector: Nagarro CEO

ONE of the fastest growing IT companies Nagarro is bullish on India market and its growth opportunities.

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Nod for Kaynes' 3.3K cr chip plant in Guj

Plant to produce 60L chips a day, and will cater to variety of applications like auto, EVs, electronics, telecom, phones

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WazirX hack: Users unlikely to get full amount

USERS of crypto exchange WazirX, which was hacked in July resulting in the theft of digital assets worth above 2,000 crore, may not receive their funds in full.

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Infosys issues appointment letters to over 1K campus hires

IT services company Infosys has issued appointment letters to more than 1,000 campus hires, according to IT union Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES).

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Two-wheeler sales improve on rural demand

AFTER a long period, the two-wheeler industry, aided by a recovery in rural demand, is showing continuous improvement in sales volume with most players reporting healthy growth in monthly dispatches.

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Nifty Gains For 13th Straight Session To Hit High Of 25,333.6

ADVANCING for the 13th consecutive session, probably its longest run on record, the local equity market benchmark index NSE Nifty50 touched fresh high level again on Monday.

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Hyderabad in control against TNCA Prez XI

HALF-CENTURIES from Hima Teja (91 n.0), K Nitesh Reddy (59) and CV Milind helped Hyderabad post 313 in the first innings of the Buchi Babu semifinal against TNCA President's XI in Tirunelveli on Monday.

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Pathak keen on implementing his learnings in ACT

NAKE ODISHA INDIA'S BEST KEPT SE ОВО ODISHA INDIA'S BEST KOENE SICI india ODIS VER ODISH ER H Krishnan Pathak will be India's main goalkeeper post PR Sreejesh retirement INDIA'S goalkeeper Krishan Pathak has watched plenty of Hockey from the sidelines, especially in the Olympics.

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Gauff joins exit of US Open superstars as Zheng shines in record late show

COCO Gauff joined Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz on the US Open scrap-heap Sunday as the defending champion crashed out to Emma Navarro in a blizzard of mistakes as China's Zheng Qinwen won a record-setting 2:15 a.m. finish.

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Athletics: Nithin, Ancy walk away with awards

SERVICES' experienced long jumper Ancy Sojan won gold with a personal best effort of 6.71m to walk away with the best female athlete award on the concluding day of National Open Championships here on Monday.

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IITian, shuttler, Paralympic champion

Overnight bus journey from Mandi to Karnal to podium: The rise and rise of Nitesh; back-to-back gold for Sumit NITESH Kumar used to play football and basketball before he lost his left leg in a mishap in 2009.

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Mbappe's first goals in La Liga help Real win

KYLIAN Mbappe answered his critics in style as he netted his first La Liga goals to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win over Real Betis at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday which sends them second in the table.

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Sharath Kamal Opens Up On Anxiety Before Olympics Opening Ceremony

"HOW do I fix my hair?” “Do I have to iron my ceremonial dress?" "How do I hold the flag?" "Which way do I look to face the cameras?" "What will happen if I fall into the Seine, will I be able to swim?" These were some of the questions that kept A Sharath Kamal up the night before the Opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

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Decoding traditional games

FOR the last one month, I've been working to document the memories of people and how they played as children.

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Hiphop Adhi's next gets a release date

0N Monday, Hiphop Adhi announced the release date of his upcoming film Kadaisi Ulaga Por through social media while sharing a new picture of his character from the film.

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Natalie Morales to reprise her Grey's Anatomy role in S21

A OCTOR Natalie Morales, popular for Dead to Me and The Morning Show, is all set to reprise her role in the medical show Grey's Anatomy's season 21.

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