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… meanwhile, MahaYuti dilemma over 30 seats

THE situation over seat-adjustment is no different in the ruling MahaYuti as it struggles to resolve differences in 30 \"disputed\" Assembly seats within the alliance partners.

BJP releases list of 8 nominees for UP bypoll

JUST a day ahead of the last date of filing nomination papers, the ruling BJP, on Thursday, ended all speculations by announcing candidates on eight out of nine seats going to by-polls in Uttar Pradesh.

After SP names nominees, Cong says 'INDIA' will contest bypoll

THE Congress on Thursday said that it would not field candidates in the nine Assembly bypolls in Uttar Pradesh and would support the INDIA bloc candidates.

Global warming plays truant, Pindari glacier melts

THE Pindari glacier in the upper Himalayas has retreated significantly, sparking concerns about the impact of global warming on Uttarakhand's environment and tourism industry.

2 soldiers & 2 porters killed, 3 Armymen injured in Gulmarg terror attack

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Justice Khanna to take oath as CJI on Nov 11

THE Centre on Thursday notified the appointment of Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the next Chief Justice of India.

Ajit can use 'clock' symbol in polls with disclaimer

THE Supreme Court on Thursday directed Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar to use the 'clock' symbol in its publicity material for the upcoming assembly polls with a disclaimer that the matter was sub-judice.

Of over 80 flights alerted, one was flying over Pak

EVEN as the bomb scare saga continued for flights on Thursday, one among those over 80 aircraft, an Air India flight (AI-147) traveling from Ahmedabad to London's Gatwick airport on Thursday, received the \"hoax\" threat at a time when it was flying over the Pakistan airspace.

Canada backstabbed India, its behaviour 'the pits': Envoy

Khalistan a criminalenterprise, says Verma

Licence of Raj pharma firm cancelled for selling homoeopathic drug 'insulin'

Inaction by authorities

EAM bats for durable W Asia solution

Jaishankar says disputes and differences should be resolved through diplomacy

Buch ducks PAC meet, says 'personal exigency'; Rahul questions absence

THE meeting of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was postponed on Thursday after Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch ducked it citing \"personal exigency\".

Regulatory body must be set up for Christian institutions: HC

EXPRESSING the need to create a statutory body to regulate the affairs of Christian institutions, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu to file a report explaining their stand.

Karnataka CM appeals against single judge's order in MUDA scam

KARNATAKA Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday filed an appeal before the high court questioning the single judge's order upholding the governor's sanction to investigate him in the alleged irregularities in allotment of 14 sites to his wife BM Parvathy in Mysuru by MUDA.

Polluted water flows out of Kelavarapalli dam, 10-ft high foam blocks K'giri road

HEAVY rain lashed Hosur, Kelavarapalli, and Bengaluru's surroundings on Wednesday night, leading to an increase in inflow to Kelavarapalli dam.

Cong MLA, 6 more convicted in K'taka illegal mining case

Sail held guilty of causing several crores of rupee loss to state exchequer

GCC to install AI-enabled cameras in 5 zones to monitor overflow of waste bins

TO address issues of overflowing waste bins and inefficient clearing of garbage from them, the Greater Chennai Corporation is planning to install AI-enabled CCTV cameras at a few garbage hotspots.

Sea erosion turns Pulicat highway into 'dirt track'

250 m of beach eroded, rough waves brought loads of sand to road

MTC conductor beaten to death by passenger inside moving bus

A 52-year-old MTC bus conductor was allegedly beaten to death by a passenger inside a moving bus near Aminjikarai late Thursday evening.

GUV-GOVT SPAT HITS UNIVS: ACADEMICIANS

THE fresh controversy that has erupted between Governor RN Ravi and Chief Minister MK Stalin over the Tamil anthem and the subsequent skipping of convocations of state universities by higher education minister have left academicians worried.

Civic poll tussle: Winner declared after four years

THE special court for election cases in Sivaganga declared A Priyadharshini as president of Sankarapuram panchayat, four years after the election was held.

Dead voters in poll rolls a big issue, parties tell CEO

MOST political parties on Thursday raised the issue of non-deletion of the names of dead voters from electoral rolls and suggested that the ECI could delete the names by obtaining the list from local bodies and revenue department instead of verifying it through circumlocutory means.

Omnibus fares up this festive season; non-AC ticket prices increase by 20%

Updated prices posted on assn portal; Chennai-Kovai trip to cost ₹1,800

Preparation for TVK conference almost complete; party expects 2 lakh people

PREPARATIONS for the first-ever state conference of actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) are nearing completion.

Both Udhaya and sports dept have grown together, says CM

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Thursday said Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin has brought significant attention to the sports development department and the department and the minister have grown together.

‘Air cracks’ in tiles cause alarm among secretariat staff; minister allays fear

‘AIR CRACKS’ in the tiles laid on the first floor in Namakkal Kavignar Maaligai which houses key departments of the State secretariat caused alarm among the employees and they rushed down to the ground floor fearing tremors.

Posing as buyers, city police team arrests Andhra man selling meth

A special team of the Arumbakkam police arrested a 45-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh for allegedly selling methamphetamine and seized 1 kg of the drug from him.

Tamil Nadu trekking portal goes live, bookings open for 40 pristine destinations

DEPUTY Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday launched the Trek Tamil Nadu project, which features 40 trekking destinations in the state. He also unveiled the logo and website, www.trektamilnadu.com.

Ensure Tamil univ diploma holders don't practise Siddha, HC tells govt

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday ordered the state health department, the police and Tamil University to ensure that those who obtained a 'Diploma in Siddha Medicine' certificate from the university cannot practise Siddha medicine in the state.

TNPCB seeks ₹73 cr from CPCL for Ennore oil spill

WRD challenges it, says compensation inadequate for damage caused