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India debunks US human rights report, says 'misleading & biased'

INDIA on Friday debunked the US report on religious freedom, saying that the findings as in the past are biased and lack understanding of the nation's social fabric.

NCRB teams to help rollout of 3 criminal laws

AHEAD of rolling out the three newly enacted criminal laws replacing the British-era Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act from July 1, sources in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has formed 36 support teams and has set up call centres for a constant review and handholding of the states and Union Territories for their smooth implementation.

CPM CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER MISSTEP

IT was a political murder that had rocked Kerala.

A RELOOK AT THE RULES OF THE HOUSES

Parliament is run on strict rules. A few stem from British practices, others were moulded post independence. Revisiting some of them might improve the working of the legislature

MICRO RACISM 2.0: IDLI-DOSA vs PANI-PURI

T'S nice to see a coalition government in Delhi led by PM Narendra Modi's BJP taking power with critical support from the TDP under Nara Chandrababu Naidu.

Jellyfish in beach: Devotees seek safety measures

AFTER a few more jellyfish were sighted at the Tiruchendur beach near the Murugan temple on Friday, activists and devotees took up the matter with authorities concerned.

13 die after tempo rams lorry on Pune-B'luru NH

THIRTEEN people died on the spot and four others were injured after their Tempo Traveller rammed a parked truck on NH-48, near Haveri.

Karuvannur 'scam: ED attaches CPM land

Total value of attached properties, including 5-cent land registered in dist secy M M Varghese's name, is ₹29 c

Teen sexually assaulted by teacher for 3 yrs files plaint after class 12

THE Dharmapuri All Women Police arrested a teacher of Panchayat Union Middle School (PUMS) who sexually assaulted a minor girl for over three years.

IIT-M launches digital maritime MBA course

IIT Madras on Friday launched a 24-month MBA course in digital maritime and supply chain to cater to working professionals worldwide.

₹30L misappropriation: Ex-sub postmaster jailed

A SPECIAL CBI court in Chennai convicted a former sub postmaster in Tiruvallur district for allegedly misappropriating 30.91 lakh from the department between 2006-2011, CBI said on Friday.

Hooch tragedy toll climbs to 65; 19 still under treatment

THE death toll of the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy has risen to 65 after a 40-year-old man receiving treatment at JIPMER in Puducherry passed away on Friday, said official sources.

ICF rolls out 75,000th coach

The Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, on Thursday rolled out its 75,000th coach since its establishment in 1955.

Farmers oppose AP's plan to build new barrages across Palar river

ANDHRA Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's recent announcement to construct additional barrages across River Palar has sparked discontent among Vellore farmers, who urged the state to take immediate action.

TN to re-purpose e-gov directorate for secure transition to paperless era

TAMIL Nadu Information Technology department will be re-purposing and segregating the directorate of e-governance with Standard Setting and Enforcement wings to ensure a secure transition of governance to a digital, paperless era, according to Information Technology and Digital Services Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan.

Bill to strengthen Prohibition Act today; CM says punishment for drug offences too weak

6,746 housing units to be built by TN Urban Habitat Development Board across districts, including Chennai

Spl seedfund to support startups of trans persons & disabled to be set up

A special seedfund will be introduced by the state government to support the startups run by persons with disabilities (PwDs) and transgender people in the state, said MSME minister TM Anbarasan during the demand for grants for the department on Friday, adding the seedfund will help achieve inclusive growth.

Actor Vijay wants well-educated people to enter politics, asks students to stay away from drugs

ACTOR and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay on Friday urged students to say no to 'temporary pleasures' and to drugs, and expressed concern over the prevalence of drugs, which he said, worried him as a father and leader of a political organisation.

ED: Proceeds from sand mining used to pay excavator loans

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s investigation into the money trail of the alleged 4,730 crore river sand mining scam has indicated that a portion of the cash from the sale of sand was routed through multiple accounts to one primary account, which was used for repaying monthly dues for loans taken to buy excavators.

Bengal man linked to' terror outfit arrested

i A 30-year-old man, allegedly part of banned Bangladeshi outfit Ansar Al Islam, was arrested by a West Bengal police team from Koyambedu on Friday.

History sheeter attacks cop in escape bid, shot at

A 41-year-old history sheeter was shot in the knee and arrested by Chengalpattu district police on Friday.

Bar associations want 3 new criminal laws withdrawn, threaten intense stir

LAWYERS affiliated to several bar associations staged protests in front of the Madras High Court on Friday urging the union government to withhold the three new criminal laws -- Bharathiya Nyay Sanhita, Bharathiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharathiya Sakshya Adhiniyam.

Sewer connection must for buildings located within 30m from sewage line

Bill to decriminalise minor offences under Metro Water Act introduced in TN Assembly

Railways to set up multi-modal cargo terminal at Arakkonam

SOUTHERN Railway's Chennai division has decided to set up a state-of-the-art multi-modal cargo terminal at Arakkonam.

Govt students selling off free bicycles over 'poor quality'

OVER a year after receiving free bicycles from the state government, several class 11 students have sold them off allegedly due to their poor quality.

Two new paediatric blocks to come up in Chennai and Thanjavur hosps

Initiative expected to reduce burden on Egmore ICH, the only state-run children's hospital in TN

State plans 8 new multi-acre Sipcot parks, Space Tech Industrial Policy

INDUSTRIES Minister TRB Rajaa on Friday told the Assembly that the state government will soon come out with a Space Tech Industrial Policy to bolster Tamil Nadu's position in the global space arena.

Soren out of prison on bail after 5 months

AFTER spending nearly five months behind bars, former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Friday walked out jail after the Jharkhand High Court granted him regular bail in a money laundering case linked to a land scam.

Opposition stalls Parliament to make NEET point

Repeated disruptions force both Houses to De adjourned without conducting business

Record rain in 88 yrs brings Delhi to its knees

AFTER record heat, it poured like there was no tomorrow on the first day of monsoon in the national capital, drenching Delhi with the highest one-day rainfall in 88 years.