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...meanwhile, Rajya Sabha breaks into a bit of wit, humour, shayaris, shlokas

Amid protests and walkouts, the Rajya Sabha witnessed this year witty comments, humour, poetry, shayaris, couplets, Sanskrit shlokas, quotes, analogies, and even filmy songs recited by its members.

Another day, another Parliament washout

Treasury bench raises 'Cong-Soros link', Oppn counters it with Adani

THE REFORMS WE NEED TO ACHIEVE 2047 GOAL

INDIA needs to grow at around 8 percent a year through the next few decades to become a developed nation by 2047.

Discarded liquor bottles pose threat to animals

A large number of empty liquor bottles dumped in Chelukkady reserve forest in Gudalur forest division allegedly by locals and tourists have raised concern over the safety of wild animals and their free movement inside the forest.

No boards praising Kerala govt in temples, says HC

THE Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Administrative Officer of Thuravoor Mahakshetram (temple) near Cherthala to take steps to remove the flex boards carrying photographs of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, state Devaswom Minister V N Vasavan, the TDB president and the MLA of the constituency praising for permitting 'annadanam' for Sabarimala pilgrims during the ongoing Mandalakala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season.

Lokayukta police submit MUDA case records to HC

THE Lokayukta police on Tuesday submitted to the High Court of Karnataka the records of investigation done till December 9 into the crime registered against CM Siddaramaiah and others in connection with the alleged irregularities in allotment of 14 sites to his wife BM Parvathy by MUDA.

Panchamasali Lingayats' quota protest turns violent, police hurt in stone-pelting

PANCHAMASALI Lingayats' protest seeking reservation for the community under 2-A category turned violent when protesters indulged in stone-pelting after police foiled their attempts to remove barricades and enter the premises of Suvarna Vidhana Soudha here on Tuesday.

K'taka mourns ex-CM Krishna

The 92-year-old politician passed away at 2.45 am on Tuesday, last rites to be performed with full state honours at his hometown Maddur today

DMK Files-3 in 2025, says Annamalai

THE next part of 'DMK Files-3' would be released in early 2025, BJP state president K Annamalai said on Tuesday.

Man stabs youth in fight over woman, held

A 23-year-old youth was brutally hacked by another youth at Sankarankovil railway station on Monday night, as they were in love with the same woman.

Three more held in sexual assault case

THREE more men were arrested on Tuesday in the case where a college girl with a disability was allegedly raped by multiple men over several months.

₹7.2cr bank fraud: Two ex-staff held

TWO men who were formerly employed with Yes Bank in Adyar were arrested by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) Chennai for colluding with the branch manager and swindling ₹7.2 crore from the account of an elderly couple using forged cheques.

Pushed during fight at MRTS stn, man dies

A 45-year-old man died after he was pushed by an unidentified person during an argument at the Mylapore MRTS station on Sunday evening.

Digital arrest scam: Three held for swindling ₹3.8 cr

THREE people have been arrested by the Tamil Nadu Cyber Crime police on charges of swindling ₹3.84 crore from a man in a digital arrest scam.

CRZ nod granted incorrectly in 65% of projects, says CAG

BETWEEN 2015 and 2022, the Tamil Nadu Coastal Zone Management Authority (TNCZMA) has granted coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearances \"incorrectly\" to 114 out of 175 projects (65%) without forwarding them to appropriate authorities such as the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) or the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) for approval, according to the CAG report.

Late supply of drugs with short shelf life led to ₹11 cr loss: CAG

The belated supply of various drugs, which have a short shelf life, to the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation (TNMSC) resulted in medicines worth ₹11.12 crore expiring while in stock itself from 2016-21.

HR&CE not cooperating with audit of assets: Report

THE CAG has accused the state government of refusing to cooperate for an audit of assets belonging to temples managed by the HR&CE department.

₹495 cr loss attributed to shortage of bus crew, but hundreds used for other work

THE cancellation of scheduled trips due to shortage of crew to operate buses has resulted in the State Transport Undertakings (STUs) in Tamil Nadu reporting a total revenue loss of ₹495.27 crore from 2017-18 to 2021-22.

EPS, Stalin spar over release of water from Sathanur

THE Assembly witnessed a heated exchange involving CM MK Stalin and opposition leader Edappadi K Palaniswami over the release of water from Sathanur dam earlier this month during heavy rains and it led to discussion on 2015 floods in Chennai following the opening of Chembarambakkam lake.

Will discuss Mullaiperiyar row with Pinarayi: Duraimurugan

WRD Minister Duraimurugan assured the Assembly on Tuesday that issues between Tamil Nadu and Kerala over the Mullaiperiyar dam will be taken up with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan during the inauguration of Periyar memorial in Vaikom on Wednesday.

CM says he never met Adani, asks if PMK, BJP support JPC probe

Anbumani says his party supports JPC probe, but asks whether DMK govt ready for CBI or SIT investigation into alleged corruption involving TNEB Adani Group

Malpractices in co-ops: New law allows immediate action by govt

IN the wake of repeated instances of malpractice and funds misappropriation in cooperative societies—government-funded and privately managed—the state government has enacted a law empowering the Registrar of Cooperative Societies (RCS) to immediately suspend the governing board of the societies involved in financial irregularities or other malpractices.

19 Bills passed in one go, 12 of them sans objection

THE Assembly passed as many as 19 Bills in one go on Tuesday.

Raise income ceiling for SC/ST & OBC scholarship

CM MK Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to take steps to increase the annual family income ceiling for post-matric and pre-matric scholarships for SC, ST and OBC students from the current ₹2.5 lakh to ₹8 lakh.

MISSING BOY FOUND DEAD AT NEARBY HOUSE

IN a case of suspicious death, a 10-year-old boy who went missing on Monday afternoon was found dead on a neighbour's terrace at Kovilpatti in Thoothukudi early on Tuesday.

Cuddalore and parts of delta districts likely to get heavy to very heavy rains today, predicts Met dept

THE Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for a few delta districts and Cuddalore on Wednesday and Thursday.

World's first: IIT-Madras releases 3D images of foetal brain

The institute's director says it's the largest publicly accessible digital dataset and can help in early diagnosis, treatment of health conditions affecting the brain

5K part-time teachers stage protest for job regularisation

DEMANDING regular job status, nearly 5,000 part-time teachers working in government schools staged a protest in the city on Tuesday.

RBI-govt ties were the best in my tenure: Das

OUTGOING RBI governor Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday said the relationship between the central bank and the government was \"at its best during the past six years\".

SC asks Allahabad HC to file details of judge's comments

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