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September 16, 2024

No printed texts for UoM distance edu students

STUDENTS of the University of Madras Institute of Distance Education (IDE) programme said that they have not received hard copies of their study materials for over a year.

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B'desh, Rohingya infiltrations major threat to J'khand: Modi

AHEAD of the Assembly elections in Jharkhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) of playing vote bank politics by supporting Bangladeshi and Rohingya infiltrators.

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Simultaneous polls on govt agenda

WITH the Modi 3.0 completing its first 100 days, highly-placed sources said the government will implement the 'one nation, one election' initiative during its current tenure.

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30 from TN stranded in U'khand rescued

AS many as 30 Tamil pilgrims on the Adhikailash Yatra, who were stranded due to landslides in Uttarakhand, were rescued by helicopters and brought to darchula, in Pithorogarh district in the state on Sunday, through the efforts of Tamil Nadu government.

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'Levy network charge only on solar units exported

MSME associations say imposing charges on all kinds of energy generation will disincentivise solar power adoption

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Tourists gridlock Kodai highway, locals seek alternative routes

IN view of traffic snarls caused by the frequent movement of tourist vehicles, farmers and residents have sought alternative routes to reach Kodaikanal as it takes over two hours to reach the city.

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Teachers, activists decry exclusion of special schools from arts, culture fest

EVEN as the arts and culture festival is being held across government and governmentaided schools in the state, special schools for students with visual and hearing impairments have been excluded from the event this year.

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Three Nellai school students drown in surplus water canal

THREE Class 12 students drowned in a surplus water canal while they were bathing near Melathediyur of Tirunelveli.

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Political leaders pay tribute to Annadurai

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin and leaders of political parties on Sunday paid rich tributes to former CM CN Annadurai on his 115th birth anniversary.

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Co-op society to sell Ooty vegetables across state

TO assist farmers in marketing their produce outside the district, the Nilgiris Cooperative Marketing Society (NCMS) plans to procure vegetables such as potatoes and carrots from farmers and sell them in Pannai Pasumai (farm fresh) outlets in several districts of the state including Chennai.

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Stop canvassing votes for liquor barons in TN, Anbumani tells Thiruma

IF VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan's party really wants total prohibition, he must not campaign for leaders who are running liquor factories, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss said.

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TVK condemns SL 'aggression' on TN fishers, gives aid to boat owner

TAMILAGA Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) general secretary Bussy Anand on Sunday visited Seruthur in the district and handed over financial assistance to a fisherman whose boat was damaged, allegedly by the Sri Lankan navy, at sea off Kodiyakarai coast last week.

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Sexual harassment: Puthirai Vannars want BC man booked under SC/ST Act

MEMBERS of the Puthirai Vannar community from Vadakku Kidarakulam village petitioned the DSP of the Alangulam Sub-Division, demanding to include sections of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in an FIR filed against a Christian Backward Class man on Sunday.

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Thirumavalavan rebuts Anbumani's remark on VCK fight against liquor

We may be in LKG, but it is enough if people realise we have social responsibility: VCK chief

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With just 3 varieties, delayed mango expo in K'giri turns into a damp squib

THE 30th edition of the annual mango exhibition which started in Krishnagiri on Friday after a delay of several months received lukewarm response from farmers and public.

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No clarity on investments brought by CM, says Murugan

MINISTER of State for Parliamentary Affairs L Murugan said there is no any clarity about the investments brought by Chief Minister MK Stalin from his foreign trips.

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Three booked for assaulting neighbour

A 32-YEAR-OLD armed reserve constable and his family members were booked by the MGR Nagar police on charges of verbally abusing and threatening a woman, as she tried to intervene when the man was assaulting his live-in partner.

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Garbage collection and pile-up top list of issues at area sabha

AREA Sabhas in Chennai for the present quarter were conducted in various parts of the city on Sunday, headed by the respective corporation officials and ward councillors.

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Police nab gutka smuggling mastermind

A 38-year-old man involved in multiple gutka smuggling operations was arrested by the Avadi police on Saturday.

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Why has no Dalit been K'taka CM, asks HM

Invokes BR Ambedkar saying that political power is the master key by which one can open the doors of progress

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Para shuttler booked for drunk driving

STAR para shuttler Pramod Bhagat, who was recently handed an 18-month suspension for breaching BWF's anti-doping whereabouts clause and did not participate in Paris Paralympics, has once again found himself on the wrong side of law.

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Cafe owner accuses officials of seeking bribe

MORE than a week after prohibition and excise officials booked Ariko Cafe, an ice cream parlour in Jubilee Hills here, for allegedly selling whiskey-infused gelato, the cafe’s management has accused officials of filing a false case against them for refusing to pay a bribe.

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U.S. PROJECT 2025: POLICIES FOR TRUMP'S PROBABLE NEXT TERM

If Donald Trump wins in the 2024 elections, if personnel appointments are sound, and if there is coherence of policy coordination, his agenda could have far-reaching consequences

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JOURNEY OF A YOUNG BOY INTO SAINTHOOD

SINCE many of you wanted more about the Kanchi Mahaswami, let me share some more stories of the many known about him.

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Multiple multinational drills queued up, military diplomacy in full swing

FOR the Indian military diplomacy, September has been packed with multiple exercises, bilateral and a multilateral, which have not only brought in a few countries for the first time but also led to a successful culmination of India's first multinational air warfare exercise.

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Big infra push, ₹3Lcr projects launched

In first 100 days of Modi govt, major thrust was on roads, railways, ports and airways, apart from farm outreach

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Vij names himself as CM face if BJP wins Haryana

FORMER Haryana home minister and sixtime MLA Anil Vij said on Sunday that he will stake claim for the chief minister's post if the BJP returns to power after the October 5 Assembly polls.

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Shah bats for more synergy between NIA, states' ATS

HOME Minister Amit Shah has asked for increased cooperation and coordination between the National Investigation Agency and the states' AntiTerrorist Squads to strengthen the counter-terrorism architecture, officials said on Sunday.

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Only 51 women in fray, down from 104 in 2019

MAJOR parties have fielded only 51 women candidates the Haryana assembly elections.

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Another front firmed up, Er Rashid's AIP joins hands with Jamaat in J&K

THE Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) headed by Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, has forged a pre-poll alliance with banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), marking emergence of another front in J&K Assembly polls, which analysts say would be a cause of worry for the National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

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3 women among 5 beaten to death over black magic

FIVE people.

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City erupts in protests for justice

Senior doctors, nurses, former students from various schools, common people take to streets

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Bomb blast at minister's residence, ban on internet extended in Manipur

A bomb exploded at the residential complex of Manipur minister Khasim Vashum in Hamleikhong area of Ukhrul in the Naga-majority Ukhrul district on Saturday night.

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U'khand to implement strict land laws by Nov 9

THE Pushkar Singh Dhami government in Uttarakhand is set to introduce stringent land laws on the eve of the state's silver jubilee celebrations on November 9.

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2 encounters between terrorists & troops in Poonch, Kathua districts

AHEAD of the first phase of three-phase Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir on September 18, two gunfights broke out on Sunday between militants and security forces in border districts of Poonch and Kathua in Jammu region.

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3 women among 5 beaten to death over black magic

FIVE people including three women, were allegedly beaten to death on the suspicion of practising black magic at Etkal village of Konta block in tribaldominated Sukma district, 420 km from Raipur, in Chhattisgarh on Sunday.

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Real life 'Toilet Ek Prem Katha' redux in MP, marriage saved

IT took a toilet to save a marriage on the rock.

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Israel Orders Border Village To Vacate

Drops leaflets asking residents of South Lebanon's Wazzani, from where rockets were fired into north Israel, to exit

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Trump safe after gunshots reported in the vicinity

DONALD Trump was safe after gunshots were reported in his vicinity on Sunday afternoon in Florida, his campaign and the Secret Service said.

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Centre to launch digital platform BHASKAR to strengthen start-ups

WITH an aim to strengthen the start-up ecosystem, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) will launch a digital platform The Bharat Startup Knowledge Access Registry (BHASKAR) initiative, under the Startup India program on Monday.

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Why Are Banks Underperforming

TOCK prices today are an indicator of tomorrow's profits.

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658 offshore gaming cos evade GST

THE GST department has identified 658 offshore online gaming companies as nonregistered/non-compliant and has initiated investigation against the same.

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CAUTIOUS AGGRESSION WITH EQUITY SAVINGS FUNDS

AN equity savings fund, as per SEBI's definition, is one of the lower (not to be mistaken with Low) risk investment instruments categorized as Equity for taxation purposes.

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All you need to know about health cover for elderly above 70

The largest health insurance scheme to those above 70 years offers ₹25 lakh free health cover per family per annum and the annual premium is ₹1,102/beneficiary

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US lenders say Byju's need to repay full loan

US lenders represented by Glas Trust have countered Byju's founder Byju Raveendran's claim on verified debt on the company being merely around ₹20 crore, and have said that the beleaguered edtech firm will have to pay the entire ₹1.2 billion Term Loan B along with interest.

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Indian Racing Festival: Maiden win for Ryan

IT was a delight for Chennai Turbo Riders as Mohammed Ryan converted his pole position start to his maiden success, securing a double for the city-based franchise in the third round of the Indian Racing Festival here on Sunday.

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A SEASON OF SECOND

India's ace javelin thrower Neeraj, who clinched silver medal at the Paris Olympics, reveals he took part in Diamond League final in Brussels with a fracture in left hand

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ISL: Punjab beat Kerala Blasters

PUNJAB FC secured a stoppage-time 2-1 victory over Kerala Blasters FC to kick off their Indian Super League (ISL) campaign here on Sunday.

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Bhui ton in vain as India A seal win

PACER Anshul Kamboj ended up with an eight-wicket haul as India C took the lead in the Duleep Trophy standings on the basis of the first innings lead against India B here in Anantapur on Sunday.

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Gabriel strikes as Arsenal hit Spurs with sucker punch

GABRIEL Magalhaes headed Arsenal to a 1-0 win at Tottenham on Sunday as the Gunners overcame the absence of key midfielders Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard to extend their north London derby dominance.

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Our aim is to play good cricket for 5 days: Shanto

Our aim is to play good cricket for 5 days: Shanto EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Chennai BANGLADESH captain Najmul Hossain Shanto wants to take confidence from the series win in Pakistan as the team arrived in Chennai for the twoTest series against India which begins on Thursday.

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Hone Your Skills In Home Test Series, Says McGrath

AFTER a long white-ball season that saw India end the draught of the ICC Trophy, focus is now shifting towards the longest format, starting with a Test match against Bangladesh from Thursday.

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Rosamund Pike to headline Thumblite

NETFLIX has won a bidding war and has given a straight-to-series order for Thumblite, a corporate thriller set in Silicon Valley.

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Sohum Shah announces Tumbbad 2

ACTOR-producer Sohum Shah has announced a sequel to his 2018 Horror film Tumbbad.

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