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Muizzu minister-EAM meet today

Jaishankar and his Maldives counterpart to give new direction to eco, maritime cooperation

Cohesion at Home Must While Backing an Equitable World

As India champions the cause of the Global South, it must address its domestic vulnerabilities. International leadership requires a balance between ambition and resilience

Fertility Decline: A Success Story Or Cause For Concern?

India's declining fertility rates, once hailed as a success of family planning policies and socio-economic progress, are now the subject of renewed debate. Despite achieving replacement-level fertility, India now faces the challenge of below-replacement fertility, which presents new socio-economic hurdles.

1,000-yr-old sculptures discovered in Dindigul dist

TWO sculptures dating back to the 9th or 10th century were found at Oddanchatram in Dindigul by a team of archaeologists from Madurai.

NSS secy hits out at Kerala CM over temple tradition

'Hindus have freedom to enter temples without interfering in the customs & rituals of shrines'

In a first, Steppe Eagle spotted in Madurai district

IN a first, Madurai Nature Cultural Foundation recently documented the presence of Steppe Eagle, an endangered bird species, at Kallikudi in Madurai.

Women Upset Over Panchayat Merger With Corporation

Say amalgamation of 8 panchayats with Dindigul city corporation would render them ineligible for jobs under MGNREGA

Week after MT's demise, his favourite editor dies

IT is a curious coincidence that S Jayachandran Nair bade adieu exactly a week after legendary writer MT Vasudevan Nair breathed his last.

Video edited, posted with wrong intentions: Moorthy

IN a bid to play down the controversy over his recent speech on 'aanda parambarai' (ruling class), Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration P Moorthy on Thursday said someone had edited his actual speech and posted a video with wrong intentions.

Women upset over panchayat merger with corpn

Say amalgamation of 8 panchayats with Dindigul city corpn would render them ineligible for jobs under MGNREGA

Two Keralites killed, 10 injured as car rams median in Dindigul

TWO persons were killed and 10 others, including three children, were injured after the car they were travelling in crashed into a median at Natham in Dindigul on Thursday afternoon.

Classes began 2 yrs ago, but govt Athoor college still has no own building

THE state government's decision to commence classes for Athoor Government Arts and Science College even before a building for the college was constructed has resulted in the sad plight of over 1,400 male and female students relying on just 10 classrooms at a private college in Dindigul over the past two years.

HC bins PIL seeking cancellation of patta, slaps ₹50k cost on litigant

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court dismissed a plea seeking cancellation of a patta granted to four persons near a temple tank in Dindigul district and imposed a cost of ₹50,000 on the litigant citing ulterior motive guised as a public interest litigation (PIL).

FB pic of car, LPG delivery help ED crack money laundering case

DISTINCT clues ranging from Facebook images and LPG gas cylinder deliveries to intelligence reports from Chennai Customs and data from the Tamil Nadu government's commercial taxes wing were crucial to the Enforcement Directorate busting the International Trade Based Money Laundering (TBML) scam in Chennai.

TN will not compromise its edu policy for central fund: Minister

SCHOOL Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Thursday said CM M K Stalin is firm on not accepting funds from the centre under Samagra Shiksha scheme if it comes at the cost of the state having to compromise on its policy.

Move to merge local bodies sparks job, governance fears

Govt planning to merge village panchayats with nearby urban bodies

15-Year-Old Tiruppur Girl Attacks Robber, Helps Police Arrest Him

A home-alone 15-year-old girl, who was robbed at knife point by a masked man and locked up in the toilet, acted bravely and helped police locate the burglar.

Comments on Hindu women: Case against Thiruma binned

THE Madras High Court has quashed a case pending at the district munsif-cum-judicial magistrate court at Peraiyur in Madurai, against VCK leader Thirumavalavan in connection with his comments about Hindu women made at an international conference in 2020.

Time Has Come For Serious Debate On Paved Surface Ratio

Chennai Keeping Head Above Water

Short circuit sparks fire in Ramnad med college hosp

A fire broke out inside the inverter room on the second floor of the new block in Ramanathapuram Medical College Hospital on Wednesday midnight.

Court Okays Shekher's One-Month Jail Term for Maligned Women Journos

THE Madras High Court has confirmed the punishment of one-month imprisonment imposed on actor and politician SVe Shekher in the case relating to a social media message denigrating women journalists.

Manu, Gukesh among four Khel Ratna awardees

THIS being an Olympic year, there were exceptions to the number of Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna awardees and also the Arjuna Awards list.

MP town protests over Union Carbide waste, CM says it's not harmful

PROTESTS erupted at Pithampur industrial town in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Thursday, hours after truckloads of toxic waste was brought from the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal.

Work not over yet, Waqf JPC could miss Budget session deadline as well

THE Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Waqf Amendment Bill may miss the next deadline of the Budget session of Parliament, scheduled to begin on January 30, according to sources.

WONDERLANDS

These five destinations are redefining winter in India, offering snow-dusted views and frosty charm that were once considered exclusive to Himalayan regions...

Bumrah overload biggest concern

India's strategy to have more all-rounders in the playing XI for batting depth seems to have increased workload of frontline pacers

Indian Boxing in the Shadows, Former Pros Seek System Overhaul for Revival

No sport had seen such a slump like boxing this year.

Djokovic-Kyrgios lose, wildcard stuns Navarro

AUSTRALIAN wildcard Kimberly Birrell stunned second seed Emma Navarro on Wednesday while the doubles act of Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios came to a shuddering halt at the Brisbane International.

New Year celebrations in Sydney surreal experience

Sydney Opera House and Harbour are fabled land on festivity days.

Vaishali bags bronze in World Blitz Championship

INDIA'S R Vaishali clinched a bronze in the women's section of the World Blitz Championship, capping another strong performance by the country's chess players after stalwart Koneru Humpy's title-winning show in the rapid event here.