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JPC chief says Waqf Bill draft ready, Oppn seeks extension of deadline

THE Union government is set to introduce the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 during the winter session of Parliament. Chairman of the Joint Committee of Parliament scrutinizing the Bill J agdambika Pal said on Thursday that the panel's draft report is ready for submission.

Cong, BJP spar over US jury indictment of Adani

The indictment of Gautam Adani by a US court triggered a war of words between the Congress and the BJP on Thursday, with Rahul Gandhi demanding the immediate arrest of the billionaire and accusing the government of protecting him.

Centre told to form policy on bonded labour

THE Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to organise a meeting with all the states and Union Territories to formulate a proposal addressing the issue of inter-state trafficking of bonded labourers, including minors.

Digital arrests: 17K WhatsApp profiles from Southeast Asian countries blocked

Move after complaints on online platforms

India. Ozink mid-air refuel pact

Boost to interoperability; IAF has similar agreements with Singapore, France South Korea

WHY ENDING WITH A WHIMPER MAY BE BETTER

By allowing Ukraine to bomb Russia with US-made missiles. Biden may have strengthened Putin's hand. Ifthe war doesn't end with a bang, it wiii open windows for engagement

WHEN THE CENTRE CAN,T HOLD, THINGS FALL APART

THE apathy towards whatever is happening in the Northeast seems to be the traditional policy of the Indian government, irrespective of who is in power.

DMK gave allies ₹40cr in ,19 poll: AIADMK leader

DMK's alliance partners received ₹40 crore during the Lok Sabha election in 2019, alleged AIADMK treasurer Dindigul Sreenivasan while addressing a party meeting in Nagapattinam on Thursday.

Fin firms shame defaulters, deface walls

TWO private finance companies in Adhanakottai have allegedly defaced the walls of a house belonging to two loan defaulters, marking it as a pawned property and publicly displaying the outstanding amounts.

Suv asks e X-judge to probe irregular appointments in Tamil varsity

AN inquiry has been ordered into the alleged irregular appointments in the Thanjavurbased Tamil University by Governor and Chancellor R N Ravi.

Fire at timber warehouse in Salem doused after 8 hours

SEVERAL people living on Sanyasi Gundu Main Road in Salem suffered breathing difficulty after a fire broke out in a timber godown in the area on Wednesday night.

Jayakumar murder: TNCC chief backs CB-CID probe

TNCC president K Selvaperunthagai on Thursday told reporters that the CB-CID was conducting a \"scientific investigation\" into the murder of the party's Tirunelveli east district president, Jayakumar.

‘Acquire land to end Munambam row’

Nisar, one-man panel that probed Waqf assets, says Waqf land can be given to residents

2 on bike slip, fall on road damaged by UGD work, run over by tipper lorry

ROAD damaged by the prolonged underground drainage (UGD) construction work by the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation, combined with rash driving by a tipper lorry, resulted in the death of two friends, who met after a long time, at Ramanathapuram junction on Thursday.

₹2.6 crore cheating case: Four get 3-year jail term

FOUR men, including a former vice-president of Samsung India, were convicted for cheating a Tirupathi-based businessman of ₹2.6 crore. They were sentenced to three years of imprisonment and a fine of ₹4,000 on each of them.

After clip goes viral, man held for attacking minor sister-in-law

AFTER a clip of a man attacking a 17-year-old girl went viral on social media on Tuesday, the Ayanavaram police arrested the woman's brother-in-law on Wednesday.

Rain continues in Ramnad, low-lying areas inundated

FOR the second consecutive day, rain lashed parts of Ramanathapuram, especially the coastal areas, on Thursday.

Over 500 villagers in Melur protest against pvt flrmis tungsten mining licence

OVER 500 residents from 10 villages in Melur taluk gathered at Nayakkarpatti, raising slogans against the centre and demanding the cancellation of licence granted to a private company to mine tungsten on an area of 5,000 acres.

CJ takes part in farewell event of Krishnakumar

THE Madras High Court on Thursday gave an emotional farewell to its senior-most judge Justice D Krishnakumar who has been appointed Chief Justice of Manipur High Court.

Need HR & CE, Waqf-like law to govern Christian institutions: HC

OBSERVING that several irregularities are taking place in the administration of Christian institutions across India, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently suggested the centre to pass legislation, similar to Waqf Act and HR and CE Act, to monitor and govern the Christian institutions.

Work with home secy & DGP to stop attack on lawyers, bar council told

THE Madras High Court has instructed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (BCTNP) to work out measures, in consultation With the home secretary and the DGP, for preventing recurring attacks on lawyers.

Panel needed to coordinate animal birth control work

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras HC recently expressed a need for the state government to form a state-level animal birth control implementation and monitoring committee to coordinate activities across the state in a scientific and phased manner as stipulated in Rule 9(3) of Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023.

VCK chief recalls statement, says he too wanted to be CM

RECALLING a statement he had made 20 years ago, VCK founder and Chidambaram Lok Sabha MP Thol Thirumavalavan said he too had Wished to become the chief minister.

Tangedco has no commercial tie-up with Adani Group in last 3 yrs: Balaji

THE Adani Group has no commercial relationship with the Tangedco in the past three years, Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise V Senthil Balaji said in Karur on Thursday.

Stan Swamy memorial: HC says can't stop statues coming up on pvt land

Govt says he was linked with 'Naxais and Maoists', memorial will cause law & order issues

Chennai to issue chip embedded ID to vendors

THE Chennai Corporation will organise special camps at all zonal offices from November 22 to 30 to issue chip-embedded identity cards for all the 35,588 street vendors in the city.

MTC mechanic rams bus into police station

A 38-year-old man employed as a mechanic with the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) allegedly drove an empty bus from the Adyar bus depot into the compound wall of the Adyar Police Station nearby after losing control of the vehicle.

IIT-M unveils Salesforce B2C programme for professionals

IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation has partnered with Codenatives, a US-based IT company, to offer the Salesforce B2C commerce developer training programme for professionals.

DESILT WATERBODIES TO BYPASS FLOOD WORRIES

THE deluge in Chennai city caused by either seasonal rain or cyclones such as Michaung of December, 2023, has created a serious impact on the life of common people.

3 yrs after G.O, advisory panel in schools to curb sexual harassment non-functional

THOUGH the state's school education department issued a government order (G.O.) in June 2021 outlining safety guidelines to protect students from sexual harassment, the measures laid out in the order have largely remained on paper.