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July 17, 2024

CAPT FOLLOWED THE CALL OF DUTY, SAYS PROUD DAD

“BRIJESH spoke to me last Sunday, July 14, at 9.30 am. He said he had just come down (from the higher reaches where militants are holed up) and that he has been asked to go back to the hills following an intelligence input.

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Indian connection of Trump's running mate

REPUBLICAN presidential candidate Donald Trump's decision to pick his former critic Senator JD Vance as his running mate has come as a surprise, but the spotlight seems to be on the latter's wife, Usha Chilukuri Vance (38), a devout Hindu with Indian roots.

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HC bars ED from acting on sand miners

THE Madras High Court has ordered the Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to take any further action based on its Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against contractors and other suppliers of machineries, including excavators, in connection with the alleged illegal sand mining case.

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Cauvery row: Parties slam K'taka, TN may move SC

THE meeting of the legislative party leaders in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday decided to approach the Supreme Court, if necessary, to get Cauvery water for Tamil Nadu from Karnataka and Chief Minister M K Stalin vowed to take all necessary steps to protect the interests of farmers.

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Capt, 3 jawans killed in encounter

Joint search operations by Army and J&K Police in Desa forest area of Doda dist attacked

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Three roommates killed in fire in Sulur; 4 injured

THREE roommates were charred to death and four others sustained severe burn injuries in a fire that broke out inside a house at Muthugoundenpudur near Sulur at 11.30 pm on Monday.

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Panel gets 37,000 suggestions for NTA revamp

CLEAR guidelines on grace marks, what rules will apply in case of any lapse during examinations, proper communication about change in schedules, and infrastructure checks at exam centres are among the 37,000-odd suggestions received by the high-level panel tasked to review the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA).

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Shops in malls raided in airport smuggling case

Spl squad to probe gold case, which is also being monitored by CBIC

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HC grants ED custody of Jaffer Sadiq for 3 days

THE principal sessions and special court for cases under the Prevention of MoneyLaundering Act (PMLA) on Tuesday granted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) three days of custody of film producer and expelled DMK functionary Jaffer Sadiq.

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15 men get 20 yrs jail for raping minors

A SPECIAL court for Pocso cases in Villupuram on Tuesday convicted 15 men for sexually assaulting two minor girls in Tindivanam.

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Vacant post remarks: ADW dept staff get memo

THE Adi Dravidar Welfare (ADW) Department issued charge memos to the officebearers of the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department Teachers-Warden Federation for allegedly distorting the facts while talking to the reporters about the appointment of temporary teachers in government tribal welfare schools and not obtaining permission before approaching the media.

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Corpn plans to centralise evaluation of class 10 & 12 term examination papers

TO increase the pass rate in schools run by Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), the civic body's education department has decided to evaluate the midyear term exam answer sheets of class 10 and 12 students in a centralised manner.

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Enumeration begins to relocate 100 families from George Town area

THE city corporation, along with the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, began enumeration of over a 100 homeless families, many of whom are third generation residents, residing in Jaffar Sarang and Narayanappa Streets in George Town.

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Terminal work at Tambaram: Trains to run from Chengalpattu till July 31

SOUTHERN Railway has announced major changes in train operations due to signalling upgradation and yard redmodelling works at Tambaram.

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NDA leaders de-politicise Kamaraj in bid to appropriate the leader's legacy

THE NDA leaders who addressed the public meeting organised by the Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) in Tiruchy on July 14 commemorating the birth anniversary of former chief minister K Kamaraj merely spoke about the legendary political leader's simplicity and honesty, skipping his political acumen and vision for which he was more popular for, alleged the leader's admirers across the state.

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MR Vijayabhaskar arrested from KL, brought to Karur

THE CB-CID arrested former AIADMK minister MR Vijayabhaskar, wanted in connection with a 100-crore land grabbing case in Karur, from his alleged hideout in Kerala's Thrissur on Tuesday.

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NCSC asks cops to submit Armstrong report in 5 days

NATIONAL Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) member V Ramchander, on Tuesday, arrived in the city and visited the family members of the slain BSP state president K Armstrong.

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Tangedco: Interest payment on loans increased 259% in 10 yrs

Hike mandatory under central pact, power utility forced to take loans due to lack of support from the govt during the previous AIADMK regime, says state govt

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Oppn flays tariff hike, Left wants decision reconsidered

THE opposition parties, including AIADMK, PMK and BJP, have condemned the state government for increasing the power tariff and urged for its withdrawal.

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'Hike will be a death knell for industries already facing recession-like situation'

INDUSTRIAL organisations in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts have strongly opposed the power tariff hike, saying that industries in Tamil Nadu are already facing a recession-like situation and the hike would sound the death knell for the industries.

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NTK leader murdered near IT min's house

A 48-year-old NTK party functionary was hacked to death by a gang of four due to an alleged family dispute, while he was walking near IT Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan's house in Madurai on Tuesday morning.

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4 TN collectors withheld docus in PMLA case: ED

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a compliance report to the Supreme Court and alleged that four collectors in Tamil Nadu have not provided the certain document to the ED in the alleged illegal sand mining money laundering case.

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Curve fixed to remove black spot on ghat road

TO ensure safety, the National Highways Authority of India has corrected the alignment of Thoppur Ghat road for a onekm distance.

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Illegal sand mining: SC seeks response from TN & 3 states

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh within six weeks on a plea seeking probe into illegal sand mining cases and the termination of leases of entities involved in it.

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HC: Exclude those opposing Adi Dravidars at temple fest

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday directed to exclude people who oppose Adi Dravidars from participating in a temple's mandagapadi event, from joining the temple festival.

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K'taka landslide traps 12, six bodies found

Five of dead are members of a family that operated a hotel on NH 66 at Shirur near Ankola in Uttara Kannada

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TN FACES TOUGH CHOICES TO RAISE WELFARE FUNDS

WHILE it may be a little early to say that the Tamil Nadu government is facing financial stress, there is enough evidence to conclude that the funding of a string of social welfare schemes is increasingly a challenge.

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U.P. POLICY TO BRING HYBRIDS, EVS ON PAR SHOULD BE EMULATED

THE Uttar Pradesh government's recent waiver of registration fees for hybrid passenger vehicles is a welcome move and should be replicated by other states.

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Edge Of Democracy: Between Dividends And Divisiveness

As the attempt on Donald Trump showed, democratic dividends can turn into disasters if diverse democracies do not heal bitter schisms. The onus is as much on politicians as on the people

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NEED FOR MORE INCLUSIVITY IN BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA

EVERY year, the month of June celebrates individuality, inclusivity and pride.

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2 more arrested from Bihar and Jharkhand in NEET-paper leak case

THE CBI on Tuesday arrested two more accused in connection with NEET-UG question paper leak case, taking the number of arrested over the irregularities in the medical entrance exam to 14.

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DGP's 'terror nexus' remarks draw Mufti ire

THE mainstream leaders in Jammu and Kashmir have hit out at Director General of Police (DGP) R R Swain over his controversial statement that mainstream parties had started cultivating leaders of terror networks to further their electoral prospects.

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6 states likely to get special economic grants

AMID the pitch for special category status, the NDA government at the Centre may consider giving special economic grants to nearly six states that fall short in the index of developments, officials said.

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'Intel failure behind surge in high casualties'

34 deaths of soldiers have been reported since 2021 while 40 terrorists have been killed in the same period, shows data

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EC outreach: Choice for 'aggrieved candidates' to pick and check EVMS

THE Election Commission of India (EC) on Tuesday issued the technical Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) and stipulated choices for aggrieved candidates, who have applied for Supreme Court-directed checking of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) for possible tampering post Lok Sabha and assembly results.

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Naidu meets Shah to push for more funds for Andhra

IN his second visit to the capital ahead of the Budget session of Parliament, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday late evening.

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Half of applications under PM CARES for Covid orphan kids rejected: Govt

OVER half of the applications under the PM CARES for children scheme for Covid-19 orphans has been rejected, officials said Tuesday.

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After Maha row, training of IAS officer on hold, called to academy

THE Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussoorie has directed the Maharashtra government to immediately halt the district training program of Pooja Khedkar, a trainee IAS officer, and recall her to LBSNAA for necessary actions.

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Shah takes a swipe at Cong with 'quota for Muslim' jibe

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that if the Congress comes to power in Haryana, it will snatch the reservation for other backward classes (OBCs) and give it to Muslims.

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Provocative slogan: Ajmer court acquits dargah cleric

ALL the six accused in the case concerning the raising of 'Sir Tan Se Juda' slogans and provocative speeches outside the Ajmer Dargah in Rajasthan were acquitted by the Additional District and Sessions Court on Tuesday.

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Cong, SP begin seat-share talks for Assembly bypolls

AFTER making an impressive comeback in recently concluded Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, the INDIA Alliance partners - Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) have reportedly commenced the deliberations for a seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming bypoll to 10 assembly segments to be held later this year.

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Mevani says Cong voters targeted, 2 castes victimised

AFTER his party suffered a humiliating defeat in the Gujarat Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader and MLA Jignesh Mevani on Tuesday claimed that the grand old party supporters are being unfairly targeted and their shops demolished in the Gir Somnath district.

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Custodial death of Pardhi youth in Guna sparks row

THE alleged custodial death of a dacoity case accused Pardhi tribe youth Deva Pardhi is turning into a major issue in Guna district.

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Former CM blames ticket distribution for BJP 'poor' show

FORMER Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat, who was denied a ticket by the BJP in the Lok Sabha election, has reiterated his disappointment over the party's ticket allocation process.

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7-yr jail, hefty fine in C'garh circular to curb cow smuggling

CHHATTISGARH director general of police Ashok Juneja has issued a circular on Tuesday asking every district police chief and all range inspector generals (IGs) to undertake strong measures and close monitoring to prevent cattle (Govansh) smuggling and slaughtering in the state.

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Russia reacts cautiously to Kyiv's offer for summit talks

THE Kremlin on Tuesday gave a cautious reaction to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's apparent invitation to a future peace summit, saying that Russia first needs to understand what Kyiv means before attending talks.

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Indian Americans mark their presence on first day of event

FROM taking the floor to announce all-out support for Donald Trump to reciting Ardaas, Indian Americans attending in large numbers have made their mark on the first day of the high-profile Republican National Convention being held here, days after the party's presumptive presidential candidate survived an assassination bid.

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US Criticises Israel For High Casualties In Gaza

ISRAEL kept up its bombing of Gaza on Tuesday, after its key military backer the United States renewed criticism of its ally over the high civilian casualty toll of the war.

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BANDAGED TRUMP GETS RAPTUROUS WELCOME

Going against tradition, the former president made an appearance towards the end of Day 1 at the Republican National Convention

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Sebi moots new asset class for higher risk takers

MARKET regulator Sebi has proposed a new asset class, primarily meant for high risk-takers that can bridge gap between mutual funds and portfolio management services offering flexibility in portfolio construction.

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Eveready expects 10% topline growth this fiscal on distribution channel rejig

LARGEST battery (dry-cell) and flashlight brand Eveready is expecting a 10% growth in topline this fiscal on the back of the just-completed distribution channel rejig wherein it has slashed the number of distributors to just about 1,100 from over 5,000 earlier.

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No FAME 3.0 announcement in Budget'25: Kumaraswamy

THE third phase Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME), the government's incentive scheme to promote green mobility will be announced in the near future but not in the upcoming Union Budget, H D Kumaraswamy, Union minister of heavy industries, said an event on Tuesday.

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NCLT admits insolvency proceedings against Byju's

Petition filed by BCCI against the edtech firm over a ₹158 crore debt

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Budget '25 should prioritise AI research, cut GST on upskilling programmes: Experts

As IT companies are increasingly focusing on Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI use cases, experts say the upcoming Budget should promote AI research and implementation apart from focusing on upskilling programmes.

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Bajaj Auto net profit rises 18% to ₹1,942 cr in June quarter of FY25

BAJAJ Auto on Tuesday said its consolidated profit after tax increased 18% to ₹1,942 crore for the first quarter ending June 30, 2024, aided by robust sales across domestic and export markets.

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Manu in peace for Paris

Pistol ace Manu Bhaker, in a freewheeling chat with Indraneel Das, reflects on the lessons she has acquired the hard way over the years, her vital association with personal coach Jaspal Rana and her change in mindset heading into her second Olympic Games in Paris

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