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A GLUT OF SCHOOL BOARDS & NO COMMON STANDARDS

The word 'school' appears in the Constitution only once, with reference to the qualification of candidates to contest in state legislative council elections.

A CENTURY OF THE POLITICS OF LEFT AND RIGHT

As RSS & CPI celebrate their centenaries, left & right categories in India have become confused amid centrist messaging. Today, the most colourful in politics is ideologically colourless

LIMIT ANDHRA SUPER 6 GUARANTEES BY TIME

ON the eve of Diwali, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu launched a free gas cylinder scheme, one of his 'Super Six' guarantees that catapulted his party to power.

CENSUS, DELIMITATION MUST ENSURE SOCIAL AND REGIONAL JUSTICE

THE delayed 2021 census, which is now set to begin next year, has generated significant controversy.

Temple explosion: Murder bid charge added

The police have added attempt to murder charges against the accused in the explosion during the festival at Anjoottambalam Veerarkavu temple in Kasaragod's Nileshwar on Tuesday that left 102 people injured.

Suresh Gopi assures support to Munambam families in Waqf row

ASSURING his wholehearted support to the 600-odd families in Munambam who are fighting against the Waqf Board's claim on their land, Union Minister of State Suresh Gopi on Wednesday accused the Congress-led UDF and the ruling LDF of playing \"vote-bank politics\" by not taking up the issue.

Special force to guard T'gana secretariat

THE state government has decided to entrust the security of the Secretariat to the Telangana Special Protection Force (TG-SPF) with immediate effect.

JSW-POSCO to set up mega steel plant in Odisha CM's home district of Keonjhar

THE joint venture of JSW Group and South Korean steel giant POSCO will set up a mega steel plant in Keonjhar, the home district of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.

Actor Darshan gets interim bail in Renukaswamy murder case

THE HIGH Court of Karnataka on Wednesday granted interim bail to actor Darshan, an accused in the Renukaswamy murder case, for six weeks on medical grounds.

HC orders panel to collect data on BCs in Telangana

'State's approach of tasking BC commission with data collection contrary to SC's verdict'

Teacher arrested for job fraud

After scoring 127 in 2023 & 129 in 2024 in NEET, he created a fake scorecard with 698 marks

Fuel tank of omni bus leaks 400 litres of diesel on road

AN omni bus plying between Thanjavur and Chennai encountered a fuel leak, causing approximately 400 litres of diesel to spill across the road near Villupuram Fire Station on Wednesday.

No seats for commuters at bus stand near central stn

DESPITE having a proper shelter, the central bus stop near the Puratchi Thalaivar Dr MGR Central Railway Station is devoid of a seating facility and often leaves scores of passengers standing at the facility for a long time.

Teacher arrested for job fraud

The Job Racket Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) in Chennai arrested a 45-year-old government-aided school teacher for allegedly swindling ₹51 lakh from people under the pretext of securing them jobs in schools run by CSI-Diocese.

Youth fudges NEET mark, tries to get admission in MMC, held

After scoring 127 in 2023 129 in 2024 in NEET, he created a fake scorecard with 698 marks

Corpn begins repair work on ramp for disabled at Marina

THREE weeks after the ramp for persons with disabilities (PwDs) at the Marina Beach was damaged during the IAF air show, the city corporation has started repairing it.

Pvt buses ease fight for seats, new flyover reduces congestion

Over 4 lakh people travel to hometowns via buses from CMBT, MMBT & KCBT

December 31 is new deadline for adding names to birth certificates

FOR births registered with the Greater Chennai Corporation that have crossed the 15-year deadline without name entries, individuals can apply for a birth certificate with the name included at GCC zonal offices with the relevant documents.

Crackers light up city, but air quality cracks under pressure

As the bursting of firecrackers picks up pace across the city, Chennai on Wednesday slipped into the 'moderately polluted' category as the Air Quality Index (AQI) came down to 115.

Making Voices heard: TN women voters outnumber men in 207 Assembly seats

WOMEN voters are steadily inching towards outnumbering men in all Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Govt buses' delay costs Tiruppur workers arm & a leg

PRIVATE vans made a killing charging three times the ticket fare in government buses as thousands of workers headed home, especially in delta districts, from Tiruppur on Tuesday night.

Water release from Mettur dam increased to 12K cusecs

In view of the dry spell prevailing since heavy rain lashed the Cauvery delta districts about a week ago, the water resources department (WRD) from Wednesday morning stepped up water release from Mettur dam to 12,000 cusecs from 2,500 cusecs.

Thenpennai basin ryots crowdfund ₹14L to pump water to lakes

FARMERS from Thenpennai river basin have dug out wells close to the river through crowdfunding and pumped water from it into other lakes to replenish water in the lakes near Maampatti village.

Facing backlash, Chennai corpn bins plan to privatise nine football turfs

FOLLOWING strong pushback from the public, the Greater Chennai Corporation withdrew its decision to privatise and levy user charges at football turfs owned by it on Wednesday.

Leaders of political parties extend Deepavali wishes

LEADERS of various political parties have extended their Deepavali wishes to the people of Tamil Nadu.

Will continue to push for fishers' release: CM

Union Minister L Murugan, also taking part in 117th Thevar Jayanthi, says centre will initiate talks with Lankan govt

Interstate 'TRAI scam' busted; two arrested in Chandigarh after raid, kingpin remains at large

THE Tamil Nadu police's cyber crime wing recently busted a network based in Punjab allegedly operating the 'TRAI customer executive' impersonation scam.

Court annuls 20-yr-old's marriage with teacher

THE Madras High Court has come to the rescue of a 20-year-old woman who was forced into marriage by her teacher.

Lawyer barred from practice for stalking female judicial officer

Chennai: The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (BCTNP) has prohibited a lawyer from continuing his practice after receiving complaints from the Assistant Registrar (Rules) of Madras High Court accusing the lawyer of stalking a woman judicial officer.

HC asks DCE to take a call on ₹50K pay for guest lecturers

THE Madras High Court has directed the Director of Collegiate Education (DCE) to make a determination on the University Grants Commission (UGC)'s revised guidelines concerning enhanced honorariums for guest faculties by November 30.