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Grim reality belies development plank, Gujarat schools lack toilets

DESPITE Gujarat's government championing its development narrative, unsettling data presented in the Lok Sabha on Thursday revealed glaring shortcomings in the state's basic infrastructure.

Meanwhile, Cong slams BJP's 'distraction politics'

HOURS after the Parliament showdown, Congress on Thursday launched a blistering attack on the BJP, accusing it of diverting attention from Home Minister Amit Shah's \"insult\" to BR Ambedkar.

BJP tears into Rahul, says doesn't deserve to be LoP...

ACCUSING Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of pushing and shoving its MPs on the Parliament premises, the BJP on Thursday said he does not deserve to be the Leader of Opposition after such \"indecent and shameful\" conduct.

BJP MP writes to RS Chair, says LoP 'misbehaved' with her during House protest

BJP MP from Nagaland S Phangnon Konyak on Thursday alleged in the Rajya Sabha that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi came in her \"close proximity\" and shouted at her during a protest outside the Parliament's Makar Dwar which made her feel \"extremely uncomfortable\".

I was physically pushed by BJP MPs, lost my balance & forced to sit down: Kharge

CONGRESS chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, saying that BJP MPs pushed him on Parliament premises, and he lost his balance.

Cross complaints: Case registered against Rahul for 'injuring' 2 BJP MPs

TENSIONS erupted on Thursday when members of the BJP and the Congress involved in a physical altercation, prompting both the parties to file cross-complaints at Parliament Street police station.

Shah vows dominance over J&K terrorism

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum in North, South blocks to have over 25K artefacts

YUGE Yugeen Bharat Museum (YYBM) to be set up in North and South blocks will have about 25,000 artefacts — depicting the history of 5,000 years of India's civilization — on display in eight thematic galleries.

Tremors From The Long Night Of December 3

South Korea has clawed back most of the economic losses caused by the shocking declaration of martial law. Its next president is likely to be colder to the West, warmer to China

FOR GRACE IN LEGAL EVOLUTION

HE recent decision of a nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court, in Property Owners Association vs State of Maharashtra, which interprets Article 39(b) of the Constitution, represents a noteworthy development in the complex and often contentious history of property rights in India.

SC stays KL HC guidelines on elephant parade

THE Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the guidelines issued by Kerala High Court on parading of elephants at festivals, bringing relief to the devaswoms of Thiruvambady and Paramekkavu, the major participants of Thrissur Pooram.

15-yr-old girl gang-raped by two in Rourkela

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by two youths while a third man in his 50s, taking advantage of her precarious situation, unsuccessfully attempted to assault her sexually in Bisra police limits of Sundargarh district.

I-T search at properties of TN bizman enters day two

FOR the second consecutive day, a team of Income Tax Department (Madurai division) officials raided the houses and commercial establishments of a businessman in Chatrapatti near Palani in Dindigul on Wednesday morning.

Lewd comment on minister: C T Ravi taken into custody

Karnataka BJP MLC C T Ravi was taken into police custody after an FIR was registered against him, for allegedly using a derogatory word against Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar in the Legislative Council on Thursday, police said.

28 fishers jailed in Bahrain return home

TWENTY-EIGHT fishermen from Idinthakarai, apprehended by the Bahrain Coast Guard three months ago, reached Thiruvananthapuram airport on Wednesday night.

Formula-E case: KTR prime accused

T'gana govt contends that ₹55 crore was transferred to pvt firm in violation of RBI norms

TN med scheme hits 2 crore beneficiaries, CM gives woman kit

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Thursday visited the house of Sundarambal (55) at Nanjanapuram in Erode district and handed over a medicines kit to her to mark the milestone of two crore beneficiaries under Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam scheme.

Govt told to file status report of magisterial probe into encounter

THE Madras High Court on Thursday directed the state government to file status report of the magisterial inquiry into the encounter killing of Tiruvengadam, one of the prime accused in the murder of former BSP state president K Armstrong.

706 spl buses announced for X'mas holidays

THE transport department has announced the operation of 706 special buses for Christmas and the extended holidays.

METTUR PLANT COAL BUNKER CRASHES; 1 DEAD, 5 RESCUED

A coal bunker at Mettur Thermal Power Plant in Salem collapsed on Thursday evening, burying a group of workers under more than 500 tonnes of debris and coal.

Petition against election of EPS as AIADMK general secretary binned

THE Madras High Court has dismissed the petitions seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to reconsider its decision to acknowledge the amendment made to the bylaws governing election of the AIADMK general secretary.

CM allocates ₹178 cr for constructing 34 bridges in 18 districts

Chief Minister MK Stalin has allocated ₹177.85 crore for the construction of 34 high-level bridges in 18 districts.

Proof shows dikshitars sold Chidambaram temple land

THE Madras High Court has observed that the documents submitted by the HR&CE department prima facie demonstrated the sale of land belonging to Sabanayakar (Natarajar) temple in Chidambaram by the Podhu Dikshitars to third parties.

Body of driver who fell into sea off port found

THE body of the driver who fell into the sea along with the car at Chennai Port on Tuesday night was recovered on Wednesday night.

Stir causes roadblocks in Puducherry

VCK members block road near collectorate flyover, attempt to burn home minister's effigy

Locals share their concerns ahead of Ennore power plant expansion

FORTY-three-year-old S Kumaresan, who belongs to the fishing community in Ennore, lost one of his three sons five years ago to bone cancer. \"My eldest son, aged 23, shows signs of intellectual disability,\" he says.

Samagra Shiksha to conduct residential winter camps for students in 5 districts

THE Samagra Shiksha will be conducting a state-level residential winter camp for students of Classes 6 to 9 and Class 11 in 28 government schools designated as 'schools of excellence', at five districts from December 26.

75 personnel deployed to chase tusker into forest

THE Gudalur forest division has deployed 75 personnel to send a tusker that has been entering human habitation in the last two weeks back into the reserve forest.

₹1.5-crore worth Chinese crackers seized at Chennai Port, importer held

THE Chennai Seaport Customs on Monday seized ₹1.5-crore worth illegal Chinese firecrackers smuggled in from China in a container at the Chennai Port and arrested the Maharashtra-based importer, sources said.

Wish Gukesh retains title for long: Guv

EXPRESSING happiness at India winning the World Chess Champion title after a gap of 11 years, Governor R N Ravi on Thursday expressed his wish that champion D Gukesh retains the title for a long time.