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August 14, 2024

TN cabinet okays ₹44K cr projects

THE Tamil Nadu cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for 15 investment proposals of a total value of ₹44,125 crore that are expected to generate over 24,700 jobs in the state.

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HC orders CBI probe into doc rape-murder

Directs erstwhile principal of her college to go on long leave

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J&K assembly poll schedule next week

THE Election Commission of India (ECI) will hold a meeting with Union home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Wednesday to review the security situation in Jammu & Kashmir and assess the requirement of security personnel.

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10% HEAVIER RAINFALL LED TO DISASTER IN WAYANAD

THE catastrophic landslides in Kerala's Wayanad on July 30 were caused by climate change, says a new analysis by World Weather Attribution (WWA).

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Check for soft drink brands, officials told after girl's death

FOLLOWING the death of a 5-year-old girl R Kavyasri allegedly after consuming a soft drink, the food safety department has ordered its officials across the state to inspect shops to check for unfamiliar soft drink brands.

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People lost faith in CB-CID; CBI probe must in Kallakurichi hooch case: Plea

WITH spurious liquor snuffing out lives of poor people because of the state police's inability to plug the illegal supply of methanol, the public have lost their faith in the CB-CID and, therefore, a CBI probe is must, argued the counsel of petitioners seeking CBI probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy.

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Woman at SL refugee camp to get repatriated Indian certificate

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently directed the regional special deputy collector of a refugee camp in Kottapattu of Tiruchirappalli district to certify a woman, who was an inmate at a Sri Lankan refugee camp, as a repatriated citizen of India.

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Sadiq's brother held for laundering drug money

THE enforcement directorate on Tuesday arrested Mohammed Saleem, brother of expelled DMK functionary Jaffer Sadiq, for his involvement in laundering proceeds of crime linked to Sadiq.

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Sacked cop used rented home for trafficking wildlife species

He took house on rent under pretext of using it for ornamental fish culture

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Allow retiring teachers to stay till year-end, corpn urged

A section of teachers in Chennai condemned the decision of the city corporation's education department to refuse extension to government teachers who retire after the beginning of the academic year.

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History-sheeter shot in leg during 'escape attempt'

Rohith Raj from TP Chatram was involved in 14 cases, including three murders, say police

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Woman set ablaze by lover's wife dies, eight held

A 36-year-old woman succumbed to burn injuries at a hospital on Tuesday, four days after she was doused in petrol by her lover's wife and set ablaze.

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QR codes to help public verify GCC docus

THE Chennai Corporation on Monday rolled out a QR code feature for the public to verify the authenticity of various documents issued by its revenue department such as new or revised assessments, property tax assessments, property tax name transfers, and trade licenses.

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DMK allies to boycott governor's 'At Home' reception on August 15

SEVERAL allies of the DMK Congress, CPM, CPI, VCK and MMK have decided to boycott the 'At Home' reception to be hosted by Governor RN Ravi on August 15.

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100 Dalit families enter temple ending years of struggle, offer worship

OVER 100 Dalit families enered the Bhagavadhi Amman temple in Kulavaipatti vilage on Monday night ending ears of struggle as they were reviously denied entry by the ackward Class community.

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Stalemate ends, TNPSC gets new chairman after two years

AFTER remaining vacant for over two years due to the standoff between Governor RN Ravi and the state government, the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) chairman post has finally been filled.

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Hours before jewel check, co-op official dies in blast

HOURS before a scheduled visit by a cooperative society's officials for an inspection, a 52-yearold secretary of a Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society (PACS) in Srivaikuntam died allegedly after an inverter battery blast at the society office on Tuesday.

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In a first, TN approves three major green policies in energy sector

Nod for repowering, life extension of windmills comes 8 months after release of draft policy

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Dhevanathan Yadav held for fraud

THE Economic Offences Wing in Chennai has arrested businessman T Dhevanathan Yadav for allegedly cheating around 140 investors of the Mylapore Hindu Permanent Fund Nidhi Limited of 50 crore by failing to give them returns on investments as promised.

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Panchayat chief disqualified for submitting fake caste certificate

THE State Election Commission disqualified Tholapalli panchayat president Kalpana Suresh on Tuesday for producing a fake caste certificate to secure the post.

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Complaints over stale milk in Madurai, Aavin blames dealers for laxity

SEVERAL customers from Koodal Nagar, BB Kulam, Thirupalai, Arapalayam and Sikandarsavadi in Madurai have complained that the Aavin milk packets got spoilt within a few hours of purchase on Tuesday.

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Thanjai woman gang-raped, four detained

THE Orathanadu all-women police on Tuesday detained four people, including a minor, for allegedly gang-raping a 22-yearold woman the previous day.

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History-sheeter gets ₹2.5 cr in a/c, 7 detained

THE Cuddalore police have launched an investigation after ₹2.5 crore was deposited into the bank account of a history sheeter - P Ashok Kumar (25) of Perperiyankuppam village near Panruti - over the course of last month.

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Two men hack friend to death during drunken brawl, arrested

A 30-year-old man was hacked to death allegedly by two of his friends in a drunken brawl near Otteri on Monday.

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BJP plea for nod for bike rally: HC asks cops' reply

THE Madras High Court has directed the state police to file a reply to a petition filed by the BJP seeking permission to hold bike rallies carrying the national flag across the state on Independence day.

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CWRC tells TN to release Cauvery water to Pondy

THE Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) has expressed satisfaction over the Cauvery water flows from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu's Mettur Dam.

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'Indo-Sri Lanka ferry will be operated uninterruptedly for 10 months in a yr'

THE passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam and Sri Lanka's Kankesanthurai, which is set for relaunch on Friday, will run uninterrupted for ten months a year, announced the operator on Tuesday.

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'Delhi must follow Dravidian model to build Viksit Bharat'

INDUSTRIES Minister TRB Rajaa on Tuesday said Viksit Bharat is only possible if New Delhi learns the Dravidian model of growth.

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Doctor arrested for raping two patients in Odisha govt hosp

EVEN as the rape and murder of a PG trainee doctor in Kolkata continues to trigger nationwide outrage, a doctor of the cardiology department of SCB medical college and hospital in Cuttack was arrested on Tuesday for raping two patients at the state's premier government hospital on August 11.

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Aptiv invests $45 million for Oragadam plant expansion

APTIV, a leading global technology company focused on making mobility safer, greener and more connected, has decided to invest more than $45 million (₹378 crore) in the next couple of months to expand its manufacturing facility in Oragadam.

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GI tag for Thanjavur cut glass work, seevali sought

THE Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation Limited (Poompuhar) along with the Thanjavur Handicrafts Workers Cottage Industrial Cooperative Society Limited recently filed applications for obtaining Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Thanjavur cut glass work (Thanjavur kannadi kalaiporul) and the Tiruvavaduthurai seevali used in nagaswaram.

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THE INDIGNITY OF QUESTIONING FEMALE ATHLETES' FEMININITY

AT the Paris Olympics, boxers Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan were subject to questions about their sex identity.

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THE OTHER CHILD OF MIDNIGHT STRIVES TO GROW

On its 77th birthday, Pakistan is facing a polycrisis that can be traced to its civil-military dissonance, foreign policy misadventures and geopolitical approaches. Can it emerge from the morass?

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WITHDRAWN BROADCAST BILL OPENS DOORS FORA MORE LIBERAL VERSION

THE information and broadcasting ministry has rightly withdrawn the Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill sensing dissonance on it.

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MAJHI GOVT NEEDS PLAN TO TACKLE HOT POTATO

FOR the Mohan Majhi government in Odisha, the humble potato has proved too hot to handle quite literally.

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Jagdambika Pal to head JPC on Waqf Bill

DAYS after the government set up a 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to examine the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, officials said that the panel will be headed by senior BJP Lok Sabha member Jagdambika Pal.

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Contempt case against Patanjali closed

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday closed the contempt proceedings initiated against Baba Ramdev and his associate and Patanjali Ayurved managing director Balkrishna in the misleading advertisements case.

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BJP preps for party chief polls, key meet on Aug 17

Talks may centre on potential candidates, party's stand for state polls

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Yunus goes to amid attacks on Hindus in Bangla Dhakeshwari temple

A draft has been prepared by the interim government in Bangladesh to scrap August 15 as national holiday.

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IAF aims high, plans to make int'l air exercise Tarang Shakti regular feature

INDIA'S first multinational air combat exercise 'Tarang Shakti' will now be a regular affair, said Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Tuesday after the successful culmination of the first phase at Sulur in Tamil Nadu.

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Cong seeks SEBI chief's resignation, to launch nationwide stir on Aug 22

THE Congress on Tuesday announced a nationwide agitation on August 22 demanding the resignation of SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch and a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani money siphoning scandal.

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'Don't hurt sentiments at Partition horrors expo'

NO sentiments should be hurt by any act during the exhibition on 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day', as it is a sensitive topic, the culture ministry has cautioned.

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After Gadkari tough talk on road projects, Mann blames NHAI officials

THE ties between the AAP-led Punjab government and the Centre are set to hit a new low with CM Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday shooting off a letter to Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari following latter's warning that the Centre would terminate eight highway projects in the face of alleged attacks on engineers and contractors in the state.

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Upset over wife's defiance, man drags her on bike in Rajasthan

IN a horrific case of domestic violence, a man dragged his wife behind a motorcycle in the Khinwsar subdivision of Rajasthan's Nagaur district.

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Draft bill for protection of healthcare workers awaiting Centre's nod

EVEN as doctors are demanding a central law to protect healthcare workers following the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in a Kolkata hospital, the Centre has denied the need for such a legislation.

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Surgical strikes a strong blow to terrorism, Naxalism: Shah

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that while India has long endured the scourge of terrorism and leftwing extremism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has delivered a strong response by launching surgical and air strikes that have left the enemy rattled.

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Stir against Bengal horror grips India

GOVERNMENT hospitals, including all the AIIMS, saw OPD (outpatient department) and other elective services shut down as junior and resident doctors refused to return to work for the second consecutive day to protest the brutal rape and murder of a postgraduate woman trainee doctor on duty in a government hospital in West Bengal.

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In a first, Sikhs to contest 8-12 seats in J&K

IN a first, the Sikh community will field candidates in at least eight Assembly seats in the forthcoming Assembly polls in J&K Union Territory.

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Suspecting extra-marital ties, Bihar man kills family, himself

A 35-year-old man killed his constable wife, two kids and his mother before killing himself by suicide in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, police said on Tuesday.

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Gunfight in forest area of tourist spot Patnitop, Army ops in Kokernag continue

A gunfight erupted between : militants and security forces in the Akar forest area of tourist spot Patnitop in Jammu's Udhampur district on Tuesday.

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Yunus reaches out to Hindus, cites institutional decay for the violence

Community attacked in 278 locations; interim govt sets up hotline

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Kyiv Asks Moscow To Accept Peace Amid Incursion

UKRAINE said on Tuesday it would not hold on to Russian territory captured in its surprise cross-border incursion and offered to stop raids if Moscow agreed a "just peace".

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Iran brushes aside calls to refrain from attacking Israel

IRAN on Tuesday rejected Western calls to stand down its threat to retaliate against Israel for the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran late last month.

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Houthis take over UN office by force in Yemen capital

THE United Nations said on Tuesday their human rights offices in Sanaa had been stormed by Yemen's Houthi rebels, with the UN's rights chief demanding they leave immediately and return all seized assets.

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Kamala More Incompetent Than Her Boss Biden, Trump Tells Elon Musk

DONALD Trump has described his Democratic presidential rival Kamala Harris as a "thirdrate phoney candidate" and "more incompetent" than her boss President Joe Biden, amidst indications that she has erased some of his polling advantage in only three weeks as a candidate.

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Britain to prioritise mental health after stabbing report

THE UK government on Tuesday pledged to prioritise mental health as a report into a fatal stabbing rampage by a psychotic patient identified a litany of errors by medical authorities.

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GST Council Meeting Set To Take Place On September 9

THE 54th GST Council meeting is set to take place on September 9,2024, in New Delhi, the authority on Tuesday confirmed on the X official account.

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DoT to discuss Starlink issue in ministerial meet

THE Department of Telecommunications (DOT) is set to convene an inter-ministerial meeting this week to address security concerns related to granting a licence to Elon Musk's Starlink for satellite broadband services in India.

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Will make aircraft in India: Naidu

Civil aviation minister says domestic players are first preference to achieve this ambitious task

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Birla scions inducted into Hindalco as directors

PAVING the way for the younger generation to lead the diverse Aditya Birla Group, the Board of Hindalco Industries on Tuesday inducted the daughter and son of Kumar Mangalam BirlaAnanya Birla, and Aryaman Vikram Birla as directors.

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Ather Energy joins unicorn club with $71 mn funding round

ELECTRIC two-wheeler manufacturer Ather Energy has entered the unicorn club after securing $71.5 million in Series E round from existing investor National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF).

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Banking stocks drag down equity market

DRAGGED by banking stocks, equity fell sharply on Tuesday with the benchmark indices plummeting up to 1% each.

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Users shifting to BSNL after tariff hike by pvt telecom players: Vodafone Idea

SUBSCRIBERS' port their mobile connections to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has increased after the tariff hike by the three private sector telecom service providers (TSPs), said Vodafone Idea's chief executive officer, Akshaya Moondra on Tuesday.

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Goodbye Paris, Focus On Los Angeles

IT'S Los Angeles' turn for the torch.

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Bhagat Suspended For 18 Months, To Miss Paralympics

TOKYO gold medallist para shuttler Pramod Bhagat will not be able to defend his title at the Paris Paralympics after he was handed an 18-month suspension for breaching BWF's anti-doping whereabouts clause, leaving the Indian heartbroken.

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Gwalior to host India versus B'desh 1st T20I

GWALIOR will take the place of Dharamsala to host the first T20I between India and Bangladesh, BCCI said on Tuesday.

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After two golds, Filipino gymnast Yulo to get free buffets for life

FILIPINO gymnast Carlos Yulo, who won two gold medals in the Paris Olympics, flew home to a hero's welcome Tuesday with a nationally televised tribute by the president and donors pledging more than $1 million worth of cash and gifts, including a resort house and free lunch buffets for life.

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VINESH V. UWW & IOC TO CONTINUE

There is an increasing feeling that the more time CAS takes, the more it may favour wrestler

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Mahabalipuram's young surfer is National Surfing Champion

RIDING the waves towards success surfers from Tamil Nadu emerged victorious across all four categories at Covelong Classic 2024, the fourth and final leg of the National Surfing Championship.

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'We have plans for Demonte Colony 3 and 4'

Actor Arulnithi opens up about his upcoming film Demonte Colony 2, the legacy of the original film, his career so far, stepping out of his comfort zone, and more

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Childhood in times of conflict

WITH the Paris Olympics having just concluded, a topic that often came up for discussion was to do with the inescapable blend of sports and politics.

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WAR FOR A BAR

AFTER 19 years in the film industry, and after working on his debut film for four years, SD Manipaul is all set to release his upcoming action thriller, Saala.

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