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Journalist beaten during clashes between cops and protestors in Manipur

CLASHES between police and internally-displaced persons (IDPs) in ethnic violence-hit Manipur on Thursday left at least ten people, including a journalist, injured.

Chadha calls for lowering age to contest elections

In Rajya Sabha, AAP MP says, 'We are a young country with old politicians'

Lt-Gen Nair takes charge as Army's first woman DG of medical services

LT GEN Sadhna Saxena Nair has become the first woman to be appointed as the Director General Medical Services (Army).

EC hints at J&K polls as admin asked to transfer officials from home dists

WITH assembly elections in Haryana, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) slated by the end of this year, the Election Commission of India (EC) has instructed the chief secretaries and chief electoral officers of these regions to transfer officials who have served in their native districts or any particular district for over three years.

Water leaked as adhesive material got displaced: LS

LS secretariat says steps taken to address water leakage in new Parliament building

India's $300m credit line to Vietnam for maritime trade

INDIA and Vietnam have signed loan agreements worth $300 million through a credit line that will help the Southeast Asian nation to undertake and complete its maritime projects.

IMD predicts above normal rainfall till September

THE India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that rainfall during the second half of the southwest monsoon season (August to September) is likely to be above normal.

States allowed to buy rice from FCI without e-auction at ₹2,800/quintal

THE Centre has allowed state governments to directly buy rice from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) without participating in e-auction.

VINFAST unit: Green ministry seeks deputy DG's report

THE Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC) has directed the deputy director general of forests in its Chennai regional office to submit a factual status report concerning the allegations levelled against private electric vehicle manufacturer VINFAST.

Dominant caste teens booked for abuse, assault of 2 SC boys in Dindigul

A 17-year-old boy and his friend belonging to the SC community were kidnapped and thrashed, allegedly for not paying respects to dominant community members in Kallimandayam of Dindigul a few days ago.

Kerala bins gag order on calamity report

IN a bizarre order that could hinder transparency and informed communication during a natural calamity, the state government on Thursday issued a gag order on the scientific community, restraining all science and technology institutions in the state from sharing opinions and study reports to the media.

HC: Acquire land for Cauvery, Vaigai, Gundar project in a yr

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court directed the state government to complete the land acquisition process of the Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar Link Canal Project within 2024-25.

No eyewitness produced, two acquitted in accident cases

THE failure on part of the Chennai traffic police to produce eye witnesses during trial has resulted in acquittal in two separate road accident cases in the city.

1.6L cusecs released from Mukkombu, Tiruchy on alert

WITH the quantum of discharge from the Mettur dam increased to 1.75 lakh cusecs on Thursday evening, the excess water at the Mukkombu barrage in Tiruchy has been released into the Kollidam and Cauvery rivers at a rate of 98,120 cusecs and 34,611 cusecs respectively.

'SC order endorses DMK's social justice model'

All parties welcome quota ruling; PMK says judges' remarks regarding creamy layer in SC/ST reservation dangerous CHIEF Minister MK Stalin and leaders of various political parties on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict that upheld the power of the states to sub-classify the Scheduled Castes to grant separate quotas for more disadvantaged sections within the SC categories.

Man stranded at Kollidam bed for 6 hours rescued

A 60-year-old homeless man who, in an allegedly drunken condition, entered the portion of the Kollidam bed near No 1 Tollgate to spend the night, was stranded amid a flow of 85,000 cusecs of water discharged into the river for about six hours before being rescued on Thursday morning.

PMK cadre murder: NIA conducts searches in delta districts

THE sleuths of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches across four districts in the Cauvery delta region on Thursday.

Monitoring officers for 11 dists to speed up projects

THE state government has appointed monitoring officers for 11 districts Tirupattur, Dindigul, Chennai, Tirunvannamalai, Thoothukudi, Kallakurichi, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Pudukkottai, Namakkal, and Nagapattinam.

BC panel's tenure extended, PMK calls it DMK's drama

THE state government has extended the time limit for the Backward Classes Commission by one more year to submit its report on the demands for internal reservation within MBCs and Denotified Communities.

Cong veteran Kumari Ananthan to receive Thagaisal Thamizhar award

NONAGENARIAN Congress leader and former president of TNCC Kumari Ananthan (91) has been chosen for the Thagaisal Thamizhar Award for 2024.

7% of land in city will be submerged by '40: Study

BY 2040, around 7% of the land in Chennai would be submerged due to rise in sea levels, according to a report by the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP).

Two more arms of Perungalathur flyover opened

SEVERE traffic congestion that the Perungulathur junction on GST road was once notorious for, is now a thing of the past.

In 2 yrs, SMCs help resolve 92K pending issues in schools

School Monitoring Committees, revived in 2022, upload resolutions on mobile app; chief secretary-led panel tracks redressal of complaints

Meendum Manjapai fails to stop plastic bag use: Study

TWO years after the 'Meendum Manjapai' campaign was launched by the state government, a recent study has found that though it mainstreamed the issue of plastic pollution, the campaign has not adequately promoted cloth bags to eliminate the usage of single-use plastics.

Loss-making TANTEA says no to Manjolai

THE Tamil Nadu Tea Plantation Corporation Limited (TANTEA) told the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court that it is legally not feasible for it to take over the possession of the Manjolai tea estates from the Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Limited (BBTCL) and operate it.

It's golden period for edu, research in TN, says CM

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Thursday said the state is witnessing a golden period for higher education and research under the present 'Dravidian model' of government.

Baby abducted from hosp rescued in 24 hours

IN a swift operation, a newborn baby who was abducted from Vellore Adukkamparai General Hospital was traced and rescued by police from Karnataka within 24 hours of the incident.

Big-hitters gone, but Swapnil shoots for the stars

AT the shooting ranges, Swapnil Kusale recedes into a cocoon and blocks himself off from the noise.

Bridge rises but hope fades

Seven more bodies recovered, toll touches 256; Army opens Bailey bridge to restore connectivity with affected areas; Rahul, Priyanka visit Wayanad

Sub-classification of SCs by states valid, rules top court

A seven-judge Supreme Court bench in a landmark ruling on Thursday empowered states to sub-classify groups within the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/STs) to uplift the more socially and economically backward among them for reservation benefits.