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Stage set for 'TMC vs TMC' close fight in Kolkata North

THE Kolkata North constituency where polls will be held on June 1, is set to witness a tough triangular contest between Sudip Bandyopadhyay (AITC), BJP's Tapas Roy - a defector from Trinamool Congress and Pradip Bhattacharya (Congress).

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May 30, 2024
Yogi factor in 13 Purvanchal seats
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Yogi factor in 13 Purvanchal seats

CM's pro-development, anti-mafia image coupled with Hindutva resonates with people

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May 30, 2024
Deras, NRIs draw the lines on 2 seats in Doaba region
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Deras, NRIs draw the lines on 2 seats in Doaba region

THE Doaba region of Punjab -the Non Resident Indian (NRI) belt of the state-comprises two Lok Sabha constituencies, Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur, and both are reserved.

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May 30, 2024
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Army men beat up five cops inside police station in Kupwara, FIR filed

FIVE policemen, including a station house officer, were injured after they were allegedly beaten up by Army men inside a police station in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.

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May 30, 2024
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Rahul promises farm loan waiver if INDIA voted to power

FORMER Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has alleged that the BJP would scrap the Constitution if it came to power.

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May 30, 2024
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SC turns down woman's plea to abort pregnancy of more than 25 weeks

THE Supreme Court has, in a recent order, dismissed a plea filed by a woman seeking a direction to terminate her more than 25-week pregnancy.

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May 30, 2024
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Apathy: Pond water for villagers & cattle in J'khand

MORE than 10,000 people of Benagadhia and a few nearby villages under Chitragadhia panchayat in Jharkhand's Dumka district have been drinking water from a pond.

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May 30, 2024
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GIVE WOMEN DUE SPACE IN MALAYALAM CINEMA

THE Malayalam film industry is having a dream run these days both critically and commercially.

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May 30, 2024
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THE CURIOUS CASE OF FEWER VOTERS IN A QUARTER OF SEATS

IN just over a quarter of all the constituencies covered till Phase 6 of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, fewer people came out to vote compared to the 2019 election.

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May 30, 2024
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22 hurt as tourist bus hits median in Kandikuppam

THREE people suffered serious injuries and 19 escaped with minor injuries when a tourist bus from Chennai heading to Hogenakkal met with an accident near Kandikuppam on Wednesday.

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May 30, 2024
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HC asks NMC to allow MBBS graduate to take screening test

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently directed the National Medical Commission (NMC) to permit a MBBS graduate to write a screening test.

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May 30, 2024
Rain paralyses south, central Kerala, floods low-lying areas
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Rain paralyses south, central Kerala, floods low-lying areas

Kochi sees waterlogging for second consecutive day, several houses inundated

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May 30, 2024
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Eight from Swarnatara Group held in ₹4-cr fraud

THE city police on Wednesday arrested the chairman and seven directors of the Swarnatara Group for allegedly cheating 86 persons of 3.89 crore.

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May 30, 2024
Kin of man 'beaten to death' stage protest near hosp, 8 held
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Kin of man 'beaten to death' stage protest near hosp, 8 held

THE relatives of a 45-year-old man who was allegedly beaten to death by staff of a private hospital on the suspicion that he was a thief, staged a protest on the premises of Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) and blocked traffic on Wednesday, demanding the arrest of the hospital owner.

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May 30, 2024
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Modi's meditation drama violates MCC, says TNCC

TNCC president K Selvaperunthagai has described the decision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to meditate at Vivekananda rock in Kanyakumari, when the final phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections was underway, as nothing but 'a political fraud'.

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May 30, 2024
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TN govt spent ₹lk cr for sports in last three yrs

THE state government has allocated over 1,000 crore to the Youth Welfare and Sports Development department since DMK came to power in 2021, said an official press release.

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May 30, 2024
Jaya can't be called Hindutva leader, say political analysts
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Jaya can't be called Hindutva leader, say political analysts

BJP state president K Annamalai's recent assertions that former chief minister J Jayalalithaa was an ardent Hindutva leader has sparked a fresh bout of duel between AIADMK and BJP leaders, although AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami is yet to comment on the issue.

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May 30, 2024
Custodial torture case: Hand over body to kin, HC tells collector
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Custodial torture case: Hand over body to kin, HC tells collector

THE Madras High Court on Wednesday ordered Villupuram district collector to hand over the body of K Raja, who allegedly died following custodial torture, before 6pm on Thursday, in a petition filed by Anju, wife of the deceased.

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May 30, 2024
Group-IIA main to be in MCQ format; no more interview for group II posts
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Group-IIA main to be in MCQ format; no more interview for group II posts

As per annual planner, TNPSC is expected to issue notification to fill 2K vacancies on June 28

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May 30, 2024
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Bar council slams Sanyal for comments about judges

THE Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (BCTNP) has strongly condemned Sanjeev Sanyal, member of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council, for his recent 'unbalanced' and 'intemperate' comments on media on the functioning of the courts.

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May 30, 2024
NCW seeks chief secy's report on harassment of hostellers
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NCW seeks chief secy's report on harassment of hostellers

Police team inspected abandoned building and installed view cutter

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May 30, 2024
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Mercury crosses 41°C-mark for second consecutive day

CHENNAI'S Meenambakkam weather station recorded a temperature of 41.6°C on Wednesday, going up slightly further from Tuesday's 41.3°C.

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May 30, 2024
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Crematorium: HC gives Isha time till June 12 to file reply

THE Madras High Court has granted the Isha Foundation time till June 12 for filing a counter-affidavit on a petition seeking to stay the operations of an electric crematorium constructed close to a residence at Ikkarai Boluvampatti, Coimbatore.

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Vocational course to be taught at Anna univ's CEG
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Vocational course to be taught at Anna univ's CEG

Admission to 30 seats of this non-engg course on AR/VR to be based on +2 marks

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May 30, 2024
Elephant calf falls into 30-foot-deep well, rescued after eight-hour effort
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Elephant calf falls into 30-foot-deep well, rescued after eight-hour effort

A wild elephant calf that fell into a 30-foot-deep dry well in the early hours of Wednesday was rescued by the Gudalur forest division personnel after nearly eight hours of struggle.

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May 30, 2024
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'Comatose spouse's property must be put to his use'

THE Madras High Court has allowed a woman to sell property owned by her husband, who is currently comatose, stating that the property has to be put to use for his benefit as taking care of a man in such a condition is not that easy.

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May 30, 2024
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17-year-old may be tried as adult in murder case

A day after a 17-year-old was arrested by the Karaikal police on the charge of murdering his 13year-old neighbour, police have decided to make a request to try the juvenile as an adult in the case.

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May 30, 2024
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All-time record 52.9°C as Delhi sizzles All-time recorded

DELHI hit an all-time record with the weather station at Mungeshpur on Wednesday recording a maximum temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius, triggering concern across the country.

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May 30, 2024
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Mirzapur weighs the hat-trick question

MINISTER of State for Commerce and Industry Anupriya Patel, 43, is braving the heat and dust of Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur to reach out to the constituency's voters who elected her in 2014 and 2019.

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May 30, 2024
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45% jump in applicants for RTE seats in TN schools

APPLICATIONS for admissions in private schools under the Right to Education (RTE) Act have increased by around 45%, with the Tamil Nadu school education department receiving 1.58 lakh applications this year compared to 1.1 lakh applications received in 2023.

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