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SAD appeals to Sukhbir to reconsider resignation

THE working committee of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday decided to keep its decision on the resignation by president Sukhbir Singh Badal pending as there was no consensus.

Maha development plan took a hit under MVA: Maha Yuti

CHIEF minister Eknath Shinde on Monday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his statements on the Dharavi redevelopment project and accused the previous MVA government led by Uddhav Thackeray of hindering the progress of Maharashtra.

Coast Guard to hold largest search and rescue drill at Kochi

THE Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is gearing up to host India's largest national maritime search and rescue exercise (SAREX-24) which will have a major gathering of international representatives.

SC puts on hold order on Rajoana's mercy plea

THE Supreme Court on Monday put on hold its order directing President Droupadi Murmu's secretary to place before her the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, for consideration.

'30% climate aid must go to agriculture'

Kaveh Zahedi, from UN FAO, stresses need for innovative solutions like agroforestry and sustainable farming

PM bats for Global South at G20 meet

IN an address at a GZO session in Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the countries of the Global South are most adversely impacted by the food, fuel and fertilizer crisis caused by global conflicts, and the GZO must focus on ad-dressing it.

Centre mulls new legislation to deal with oche of profit, draft prepared

THE Centre appears to be moving towards revoking a 65-yearold law that lays the ground for the disqualification of MPs for holding office of profit and introducing a new one in sync with current requirements.

Looking forward to early FTA with India: UK minister for Indo-Pacific

BRITISH Minister for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West, who is on a two-day visit to India, has said Britain would further strengthen its bilateral ties with India and was looking at an early conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

PUTTING WOMEN AT CENTRE OF GLOBAL CLIMATE ACTION

HE COP29 climate summit going on in Baku has scheduled November 21 as 'gender day' to focus on women's participation in global climate action.

THE IMPACT OF TRUMP 2.0 ON INDIA'S SECURITY

The priority for Indo-US relations during Trump's second stint is likely to be the strategic partnership driven by shared concerns about China. Iran could be a tougher test

AP bins 2-children norm in civic polls

Govt cites decline in Total Fertility Rate, amends Panchayat Raj Act and Municipalities Act

KL moves HC to take over estate land to resettle landslide victims

THE state government on Monday requested the Kerala High Court to allow advance possession of the land belonging to Harrisons Malayalam Ltd and Elstone Tea Estates Ltd in Wayanad for establishing new townships for landslide victims.

K'taka may sue Maha govt over 'misleading' ads on guarantees

THE Congress government in Karnataka is considering filing a legal suit against the Maharashtra government for allegedly publishing misleading advertisements about its (Karnataka's) guarantee schemes, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday.

Munambam Waqf trouble: IUML chief meets priests

In a significant move to ease the simmering tension over the Munambam land issue, Panakkad Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal and P K Kunhalikutty, two senior-most leaders of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), called on Latin Catholic bishops at the Varapuzha Archdiocese headquarters in Ernakulam on Monday and held discussions.

Kadambur farmer dies in jumbo attack

A 55-year-old farmer died after being attacked by a wild elephant at Kadambur hills in the district on Sunday night.

Kadambur farmer dies in jumbo attack

A 55-year-old farmer died after being attacked by a wild elephant at Kadambur hills in the district on Sunday night.

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader joins Melma stir on 505th day

UTTAR PRADESH Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) president Rakesh Tikait joined the protest by farmers from Melma and the 10 surrounding villages, against the state government's Cheyyar SIPCOT expansion project, on Sunday as the demonstration entered its 505th day.

Cyber slavery poses a signiflcant risk to educated job seekers from TN: PoE

M Rajkumar, the Protector of Emigrants (Po E) for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry said that a trend of cyber slavery is posing a significant risk to educated job seekers from Tamil Nadu.

AIADMK accepts apology, takes back Sundaram

THE AIADMK has reinducted MLA N Thalavai Sundaram into the party following his apology for past actions.

₹90L paid to kin of Tamil writers as book royalty

MINISTER for Tamil Development, Information and Publicity MP Saminathan on Monday handed over ₹90 lakh as compensation for nationalising the works of nine renowned Tamil writers for the year 2024-25.

₹12 cr, bank deposits of ₹6 cr seized from Martin: ED

THE Enforcement Directorate's searches at 22 premises linked to lottery baron Santiago Martin across six states, including TN, last week led to recovery and seizure of ₹12.41 crore unexplained cash and freezing of bank deposits of ₹6.42 crore, the agency said on Monday.

TN has been lax in preventing terror activities, says Shobha Karandlal.

UNION Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje alleged the Tamil Nadu government has not been taking decisive steps to prevent acts of terrorism in the state.

NTK will field its candidates in 234 constituencies, says chief Seeman

NTK chief coordinator Seeman blamed Dravidian ideologies for sidelining Tamil leaders like VO Chidambaram Pillai whose 88th death anniversary was observed on Monday.

CM urged to revoke firm's permit to mine tungsten from 10 Madurai villages

CITING damage to the Arittapatti biodiversity heritage site, the Tamil Nadu Environmental Protection Movement Coordinator RS Mukilan urged Chief Minister MK Stalin to cancel the sanction to a private company to mine tungsten in 10 villages of Melur taluk.

TVK rubbishes reports of alliance talks with AIADMK

TAMILAGA Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Monday dismissed a report published by a Tamil daily recently claiming that the party was in talks with AIADMK for an alliance ahead of the 2026 Assembly election.

3 schemes to improve social security of coop dept members, staff

DEPUTY Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin launched three new initiatives — ‘Vergal’ (roots), ‘Vizhuthugal’ (aerial roots) and ‘Siragugal’ (wings) — under the cooperation department on Monday.

Action against teacher for 'taking part in AIADMK event'

DISCIPLINARY action has been initiated against R Sitharaman, a graduate English teacher at Ariyampatti Panchayat Union Middle School in Tharamangalam, Salem district, over allegations of irregular attendance and involvement in political activities associated with the AIADMK.

TN's demand to tweak tax devolution is very convincing, says fin panel chief

No other state has raised issue of income distance & purchasing power of people: Panagariya

Girl complains of stomach ache, dies at Peravallur

A 15-year-old girl, who complained of stomach ache, died at Peravallur on Sunday.

Carry luggage weighing up to 20 kg free in bus

In the wake of frequent complaints regarding altercations between bus crew and commuters over transporting luggage, the MTC on Monday clarified that commuters can carry luggage weighing up to 20 kg free of charge.