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July 18, 2024

12 Naxals dead in encounter with police

AT least 12 Naxalites, including a Senior Divisional Committee Member (DVCM), were killed by police at Wandoli village on the MaharashtraChhattisgarh border on Wednesday.

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8 Indian crew of capsized ship rescued, search on for others

EIGHT Indian and one Sri Lankan crew of an oil tanker that capsized off the coast of Oman three days ago were rescued on Wednesday.

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K'taka job bill on ice after uproar

Business leaders pan Karnataka govt's move to impose reservation for locals in pvt firms

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Five killed after mini-truck rams pilgrims on padayatra

FIVE persons, including four women, died and another woman was injured when a speeding mini-truck rammed into a group of devotees, who were undertaking a padayatra to the Samayapuram Mariamman Temple, on the Thanjavur-Tiruchy National Highway at Valambakkudi in Thanjavur on Wednesday morning.

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Indian Canines On Paris Olympics Duty

IN a first-of-its-kind cooperation with France, 10 speciallytrained commandos of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFS) along with a sniffer dog squad are in France to provide security cover to various venues of the Paris Olympics that will begin on July 26.

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Prez declines assent to bill on axing guv as Punjab chancellor

A bill that sought to replace the Punjab governor with the chief minister as the chancellor of staterun universities was recently sent back by President Droupadi Murmu without giving her assent, official sources said on Wednesday.

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Forest staff under lens over failure to spot dead tiger

IF the Nilgiris forest officials had failed to arrest two tribals and seize tiger claws and teeth from them on Saturday, they would not have known anything about the death of the tiger two months ago or retrieved its carcass.

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'Compound from brown seaweed may cure arthritis'

THE initial findings of a study by the biotechnology department of University of Madras suggest that Fucoidan, a compound derived from brown seaweed collected from Ramanathapuram, may potentially be effective in controlling and treating severe joint inflammation and rheumatoid arthritis.

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'ED can't act on money laundering sans scheduled offence case

HC bench says ED’s affidavit, attachment orders did not spell out exact scheduled offence committed in sand mining case by petitioners

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Cops fail, but testimony of a sexual harassment victim nails accused

DESPITE a \"poor and condemnable\" investigation by the police, a trial court in Chennai last week rendered justice to a middle-aged woman who was sexually harassed by her 56year-old neighbour on Pongal day in 2021.

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Stunt rig man falls to death during shoot of Sardar 2

A 56-year-old stunt rig man of Karthi-starrer Sardar 2 died after he accidentally fell from a height of 20 feet while wrapping up the shoot on Tuesday.

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Will address basic needs of public, says new corpn commissioner

J Kumaragurubaran took charge as the commissioner of Greater Chennai Corporation on Wednesday.

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Upkeep work: Power cut in parts of city tomorrow

POWER supply will be suspended in the following areas from 9 am to 2 pm on Friday (July 19) to facilitate maintenance work.

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TENEMENTS IN THE LINE OF FIRE

Many buildings in six TNUHDB tenements visited by TNIE lacked fire safety measures, turning them into potential death traps

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Operational cost of CNG buses 13% cheaper than diesel vehicles: Study

₹6 lakh spent for converting a diesel bus into CNG vehicle can be recovered in one month

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83% electricity bills in TN paid via digital mode

DIGITAL payment of power bills has seen a significant uptick with about 83% of payments now being paid through that mode in TN, sources said.

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Chandru slams party opposing report; BJP says he's imposing DMK policies

RETIRED Judge K Chandru who recently submitted a report to the state government on the ways to avoid casteist violence among college and school students has charged that the state leaders of a political party which has been trying its best to gain a foothold in Tamil Nadu have said the government should reject the report in its entirety without reading it in full.

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3 cr certificates, 6.52 lakh free house pattas given in 3 yrs 35

IN the past three years, the DMK government has issued 2.75 certificates for 26 purposes and 6.52 lakh house site pattas free of cost, financial assistance to elderly, differently-abled persons, etc through the revenue department, according to an official release on Wednesday.

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Land-fraud case: Ex-min remanded in Tiruchy prison

AIADMK ex-minister MR Vijayabhaskar, who was arrested by the CB-CID police from his alleged Kerala hideout on Tuesday in connection with a ₹100-crore land fraud case, was on Wednesday remanded in the Central Prison in Tiruchy till July 31 following orders from the judicial magistrate court-I in Karur.

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Muharram procession held at Ervadi dargah after 10 yrs

MUHARRAM Santhanakoodu procession was held at the centuries-old Ervadi dargah, dedicated to saints Hasan and Husain, after a gap of 10 years on Wednesday.

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Surge in agri land conversion as real estate booms in Puducherry

THERE has been a surge in online applications to convert agricultural land for industrial, commercial, and residential purposes, as the recent amendment to the Town and Country Planning Act has simplified land conversion rules, according to Puducherry Planning Authority (PPA) sources.

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Biker falls into pit dug up for UGD in Vellore, hurt

A motorist sustained minor injuries after he accidentally fell into a pit dug-up for underground drainage work opposite the mango market here on Wednesday.

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Inflow to Mettur jumps from 4k to 21,520 cusecs, storage touches 47.7 ft

Due to heavy rain in catchment areas and discharge of water from Karnataka dams, the inflow to the Mettur dam increased to 21,520 cusecs on Wednesday.

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State records 88% excess rainfall in southwest monsoon

Orange alert for Nilgiris, ghat areas of Coimbatore on Thursday; Avalanche weather station records 34 cm of rain in 24 hours

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Haveri farmer in dhoti denied entry to B'luru mall

A farmer from Haveri, who went to GT Mall in the city along with his wife and son on Tuesday evening to watch a movie, was denied entry.

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Nandyal rape: Two police officers suspended

KURNOOL range DIG Ch Vijaya Rao on Wednesday issued suspension orders against Nandikotkur Rural Circle Inspector O Vijaya Bashkar and Muchumarri SI R Jayasekhar in connection with the rape and murder of a minor girl in Muchumarri village of Nandyal district.

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Rain hits rescue ops in landslide-hit Karnataka, many still under rubble

SEVEN people died in Tuesday's landslide at Shirur in Uttara Kannada district, while many are still feared trapped under the rubble.

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Siddharthan death: Inquiry panel finds major lapses by former V-C

Report does not directly name SFI but says political activism could be a reason for death

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WHEN FIERCE FANS HAVE TO COPE WITH FAVOURITES' FALLIBILITY

WHEN the Canadian Alice Munro, one of the world's leading short-story writers and the winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature, died in June 2024, no one expected her illustrious life to be damned by a posthumous scandal.

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DEBT RELIEF COMMISSION A NECESSITY ACROSS INDIA

TRUE to its word, the Congress government in Telangana has begun waiving crop loans, with over 11 lakh farmers getting relief of up to ₹1 lakh on Thursday.

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ARREST LANDSLIDES WITH SCIENTIFIC METHODS TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE

A massive landslide on Tuesday morning near Ankola in Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district has buried at least 12 people, of which six are confirmed dead.

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THE PARADOX OF HIGH FOOD PRICES AMID SURPLUSES

Food inflation is refusing to climb down despite the government's efforts. So we must ask whether we really have surplus production of grains, pulses and sugar

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NAAC introduces major reforms in higher education accreditation

THE higher education quality, a key aspect of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, will undergo significant improvements with reforms from the Dr Radhakrishnan Committee.

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CJI-led bench to hear pleas seeking cancellation of NEET-UG exam today

THE Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a batch of petitions on Thursday seeking the cancellation of the NEET-UG 2024 exam, which has been mired in controversies of irregularities, question paper leaks, and other issues.

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Sowing of kharif crops this year delayed in the face of deficient rainfall

INDIA has received normal rain in the monsoon season so far, says the India Meteorological Department (IMD), but the kharif sowing acreage reflects otherwise.

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‘India's vax plan better than listed countries'

THE latest WHO and UNICEF estimates of national immunisation coverage (WUENIC) data has said that India's antigenwise coverage is better than that of the world average for all antigens for 2023, sources said.

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'Nanhe Farishtey': Over 84K children rescued from trains, stations in 7 yrs

THE Railway Protection Force (RPF) has rescued a staggering 84,119 children over the past seven years through their initiative 'Nanhe Farishtey', the Railways said on Wednesday.

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PM, Shah discuss BJP's UP potboiler

Contrary to speculation of changes, BJP is not considering any surprises for Yogi government

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Terrorists Behind Jammu Attacks Militarily Trained

AMID a spate of killings of troops in the Jammu region, intelligence agencies have found an astute pattern in the shots fired by terrorists, indicating they are "militarily trained".

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Buzz of Ajit homecoming after 4 MLAs join Sharad

NCP(SP) chief says taking Ajit back will be decided by party leaders

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Bihar BJP chief joins Nitish to seek special eco package

BIHAR deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Wednesday reiterated his demand from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider long-standing demand of political parties of the state for special financial package to accelerate state's growth.

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Disaster Management In Hp: Sukhu Meets Shah, Seeks Release Of ₹9K Cr

HIMACHAL Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah and requested release of the pending ₹9,042 crore financial assistance for disaster management in the state.

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Suvendu wants to shut BJP minority wing, stop 'Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas’

WEST Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said the BJP's slogan 'Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas' should be replaced with 'Jo Hamare Saath, Hum Unke Saath' (Those who are with us, we are with them).

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Char Dham road project may get SC panel nod

THE Supreme Court's highpower committee has reached a consensus to grant permission for the widening of the roads leading to the Char Dham shrines in Uttarakhand though a final approval is awaited, a panel member said.

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All MP schools told to organise 2-day Guru Purnima Utsav, Cong protests

ALL government and private schools in Madhya Pradesh have been asked by the Dr Mohan Yadav-led BJP government to organise a special two-day event to mark the Guru Purnima festival on July 20 and 21.

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Former Foe Haley Endorses Trump

INDIAN-American Republican leader Nikki Haley has endorsed her former boss Donald Trump as the party's candidate for the presidential election, delivering the message of unity after their bitter rivalry during the primaries.

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Netanyahu Ramps Up Pressure On Hamas After Truce Talks Fail

ISRAEL kept up its air strikes on Gaza after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday vowed to ramp up the pressure on Hamas as hopes fade for a US-announced ceasefire plan.

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Labour Vows To Reform House Of Lords, To Axe 100 Hereditary Lawmakers

KING Charles III outlined Labour's first programme for government in 15 years on Wednesday, with promises of economic stability and tougher action on irregular immigration to improving relations with Europe soured by Brexit.

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Don queers the pitch, says Taiwan should pay protection money to US

Cribs America is being treated as an insurance policy by the island

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Dhaka university closed indefinitely after six killed over job quota protest

AUTHORITIES at the premier Dhaka University on Wednesday announced an indefinite closure of the institution after ongoing protests demanding reforms in the quota system in government jobs turned violent and left at least six people, including three students, dead across the country.

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Calm doesn't mean silence on truth: Biden

PRESIDENT Joe Biden returned to the campaign trail on Tuesday for the first time since the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, continuing his calls to calm the divisive rhetoric on both sides but also arguing that doing so \"doesn't mean we should stop telling the truth\" about his Republican rival.

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Populist budget unlikely: Experts

They say govt has enough revenue to boost demand by focusing on labour-intensive sectors

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Nazara Technologies gets GST notice of ₹1,120 crore

TWO subsidiaries of gaming firm Nazara Technologies have received notices nearly ₹1,120 crore the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in retrospectively for the period from FY18 to FY23.

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Why Govt Won't Withdraw Angel Tax In Budget 2024

DESPITE persistent industry demands to address the issue of angel tax, sources suggest that the government is unlikely to abolish it in the upcoming budget to be announced on July 23.

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MG Motor to launch 5 new cars in next one year

ON the back of fresh funds and a local joint venture (JV) partner, MG Motor is gearing up to launch five new products in India over next 12 months.

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Godrej and Boyce planning to expand footprint in Chennai, to set up facility

GODREJ AND BOYCE, flagship company of Godrej group, is planning to expand its footprint in Chennai by setting up another manufacturing facility in the outskirts of the city and is likely to invest around ₹350 crore to ₹400 crore, according to Vikas Choudaha, executive vice-president and business head of Godrej Solutions.

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AI announces VRS for permanent ground staff

CUTTING down headcount as part of its merger process with Vistara, Air India on Wednesday announced a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for its permanent ground staff.

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Asian Paints net profit falls 25% to ₹1,170 crore for June quarter of FY25

HIT by the severe heat wave condition and the general election induced poor market sentiment, the paints major Asian Paints saw a steep 25% year-on-year decline in consolidated net at ₹1,170 crore for the June quarter of the current financial year.

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