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August 15, 2024

TAX BONANZA FOR MINERAL STATES

They can claim dues retrospectively from 2005: SC

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ARMY CAPTAIN KILLED IN JAMMU ENCOUNTER

AN Army captain was killed in an encounter with terrorists in the dense Akar forests area of the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on the eve of Independence Day.

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K'taka to close SBI, PNB accts

THE Karnataka government has decided to stop all its transactions with State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank citing financial irregularities in the deposits of the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board.

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25 turtles saved from Kolathur house die in zoo due to stress

THE mortality of reptiles that were rescued from a house in Kolathur is increasing, confirmed Vandalur Zoo authorities on Wednesday, after 25 more Indian roofed turtles died due to extreme stress.

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Khushbu Sundar resigns from NCW, says want to engage in politics more

ACTOR Khushbu Sundar, a national executive member of the BJP, has resigned as a member of the National Commission for Women.

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Kanchi CWC chairperson suspended for taking bribe

THE chairperson of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), Kancheepuram district and her husband who is a member of CWC, Chennai South have been suspended as an investigation revealed that they had received money to favour a person in a child custody case.

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Tiruchy IFS officer booked for harassing lady colleague

THE Cantonment all-women police in the city are investigating a complaint of sexual harassment against a high-ranking forest department official.

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Two more wetlands added: TN tops Ramsar list with a total of 18 sites

Villupuram’s Kazhuveli Tiruppur’s Nanjarayan bird sanctuaries are latest additions to list

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MaSu launches state-wide registry for people with type-1 diabetes

HEALTH Minister Ma Subramanian launched a state-wide registry for people with type-1 diabetes on Wednesday. Patients in the registry will receive treatment, including insulin therapy at free of cost, the minister said.

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Madhya Kailash footbridge to make way for flyover, work on

THE state highways has started dismantling the footbridge at the Madhya Kailash junction, opposite VHS Hospital, to make way for a L-shaped flyover.

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Centre cuts 70% of funds for new rly lines in TN

The railway ministry has slashed 70% of the funds earmarked for new railway lines in Tamil Nadu for 2024-25 fiscal compared to what was announced in the interim budget.

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Prices of school textbooks hiked by 30% to 50%

AIADMK wants hike revoked; minister says price increased to manage production cost

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₹50 cr allocated for renovating 2.5K temples in TN villages: CM

CM MK Stalin on Wednesday presented cheques for 2 lakh each to priests and office bearers of 12 temples located in rural areas and places where people belonging to SC and ST live in large numbers.

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Court asks TN to permit vehicle rallies carrying national flag on I-Day

THE Madras High Court has ordered the state government to permit vehicle rally or procession by citizens carrying national flag on Independence Day in Tamil Nadu.

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Two die, two suffer injuries after blast at cracker unit in Srivilliputhur

TWO workers were killed while two others sustained burn injuries following an explosion at a cracker manufacturing unit in Mayathevanpatti village near Srivilliputhur on Wednesday.

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Prehistoric stones found near Jarugu village in Dharmapuri

HISTORY enthusiasts and researchers have urged the Archeological Department to protect cairn circles (prehistoric stones) identified near Ajjipatti village near Jarugu.

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Biker falls into pit dug up for road work, dies

Victim was impaled by column rods; locals allege work site lacked safety measures

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Suspended HR&CE officer held over fake harassment message

IN the wake of a false sexual harassment complaint doing the rounds against an HR&CE joint commissioner in Madurai, the city police on Tuesday arrested a suspended executive officer of the department for allegedly circulating the message over personal enmity.

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Don't take coercive action on 'Savukku' Shankar: SC

YouTuber arrested again in preventive detention case: Counsel to CJl

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Tusker raids house; wall collapse kills mom, son

A woman and her eight-year-old son lost their lives when a wild tusker raided their mud house, causing a wall to collapse in the remote Balijodi village of Barsuan range under the Bonai Forest Division (BFD) in Sundargarh district late Tuesday night.

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Work to fix temporary crest gate commences at Tungabhadra dam

ENGINEERS and experts began work on fixing a temporary crest gate at the Tungabhadra Dam here on Wednesday.

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Apex court asks ED to clarify on predicate offences in Senthil Balaji PMLA case

THE Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on August 20 regarding the Enforcement Directorate's clarification on the issue of predicate offences with respect to the bail plea filed by former minister V Senthil Balaji accused in a money laundering case.

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Highest number of gallantry medals for CRPF

ON the eve of Independence Day 2024, President Droupadi Murmu, as Supreme Commander of the Uniformed Forces, has approved 103 gallantry awards for the Armed Forces and 213 for personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces and state police forces.

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6K guests in traditional attire to attend I-Day celebrations

AROUND 6,000 special guests will attend the 78th Independence Day celebrations led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Red Fort on Thursday, an official statement said.

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States can appoint trained support persons for child abuse survivors

ALL states and Union Territories will have to mandatorily appoint for child sexual abuse victims a 'support person' or a professional who will provide them emotional, psychological, and legal assistance during their challenging and traumatic period so that they can be protected and rehabilitated.

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TDP roots for sub-categorisation of caste by states, says aviation minister

EVEN as the Centre maintains a stony silence on the recent Supreme Court ruling allowing states to go ahead with subclassification among Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), the NDA ally Telugu Desam party (TDP) has strongly rooted for the verdict.

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Singhvi to contest bypoll to Rajya Sabha as Cong nominee from Telangana

THE Congress on Wednesday nominated senior party leader and Supreme Court lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi to contest the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Telangana.

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Social justice govt's top focus: Prez

Recalls BR Ambedkar and says the spirit of inclusion is visible in every aspect of our life

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Adequate security to be provided for elections in J&K, home secy tells EC

THE Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is learnt to have assured the Election Commission of India (EC) that it is ready to provide adequate security personnel to conduct free, fair and peaceful assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday.

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₹50L lights stolen from Ram temple in Ayodhya

IN a curious theft case, around 3,800 newly-installed bamboo lights and 36 Gobo projector lights, collectively worth more than ₹50 lakh, were stolen from the highly-secured Bhakti Path and Ram Path in Ayodhya.

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"Today us, tomorrow you,' say doctors as stir intensifies on 3rd day

RESIDENT doctors in several government-run hospitals in various states refused to return to work for the third day on Wednesday, despite one of the associations calling off the strike late on Tuesday night after Union Health Minister JP Nadda's verbal assurance that the government would consider a Central law for the protection of healthcare workers.

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Rahul: Attempts to save accused raise questions

IN his first reaction over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the attempt to save the accused instead of providing justice to the victim raises serious questions on the hospital and the local administration.

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SAD story in Punjab party MLA joins AAP as

TWO-time Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLA Dr Sukhwinder Kumar Sukhi joined the Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday in the presence of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

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Divorced daughters can avail parents' pensions

IN a landmark decision, the Uttarakhand government has announced that divorced daughters will be eligible for their parents' pension, even after their demise, if the divorce occurs after parental death.

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In a first in country, Bihar madrasas to have parent-teacher meeting soon

BIHAR's madrasas will soon have parent-teacher' meetings, becoming the first state of the country to introduce such an initiative.

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Women on road to 'reclaim the night'

With more docs joining protests in hosps across the country, CBI takes over probe into rape and murder of PG student in Kolkata

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Ukrainian in crosshairs over Nord Stream pipeline blasts

GERMAN prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian man over the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, German media reported on Wednesday, with Polish prosecutors confirming they had received the warrant.

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After Kursk, Ukraine shells Russia's Belgorod

RUSSIA's Belgorod border region declared an emergency on Wednesday under heavy shelling by Ukrainian forces that are pressing a major cross-border incursion into the adjacent Kursk region for a second week.

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US approves sale of 50 F-15 fighter jets to Israel

The US has approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles, the State Department announced on Tuesday.

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B'desh war crimes tribunal to deal with recent cases of riots

A complaint was filed on Wednesday with the investigation agency of Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and eight others, accusing them of committing genocide and crimes against humanity during the mass movement of the students against her government.

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Thai court sacks prime minister, calls him dishonest in ethics case verdict

THAILAND's Constitutional Court sacked Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday, branding him dishonest in a ruling in an ethics case that throws the kingdom into fresh political turmoil.

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Undermining the military weakens Pak: Army chief

PM says he is working on a five-year plan to resolve economic crisis

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WHO declares Mpox as global public health emergency

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday declared Mpox, formerly called monkeypox, as global public health emergency for the second time in two years.

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SpiceJet PAT at ₹₹150 cr, to raise ₹3K cr via QIP

SPICEJET on Wednesday announced its second consecutive profitable quarter.

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Oyo turns profitable for the first time, reports ₹229 cr PAT for FY24

TRAVEL tech firm OYO reported its first-ever profit after tax (PAT) of ₹229 crore for FY24, according to the company's annual report.

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July trade deficit widens to $23.51 bn

Merchandise exports fell 1.5% in July to 33.98 bn even as imports rose by 7.5% to 57.48 bn

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Google starts production of Pixel 8 in India: Vaishnaw

US tech giant Google has started production of its flagship smartphone the Pixel 8 in India, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology has announced.

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Ola Electric's loss widens to ₹347 cr for June quarter

AFTER making a blockbuster entry into the Indian capital market, Ola Electric on Wednesday reported a higher first-quarter loss in the ongoing financial year (Q1FY25).

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RBI Dy Guv moots risk-based premium for deposit insurance

RISK-based premium increase for deposit insurers can ensure that those institutions with higher risk profiles contribute more to the insurance fund, Reserve Bank deputy governor Swaminathan J has said.

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Apex court stays NCLAT order on settlement between Byju's, BCCI

IN a setback for edtech firm Byju's, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal's (NCLAT) order that approved the settlement between the edtech firm and the BCCI.

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Vedanta fixes Hindustan Zinc OFS floor price at ₹486, 15% discount to mkt value

VEDANTA Ltd has fixed the floor price for Offer for Sale (OFS) of Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) shares at 486 a piece, which is at 15% discount to the current market price of ₹576.

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Star-studded start for season

AS many as eight players who were a part of the Indian playing XI in the final Test against England in Dharamsala in March this year will be in action during the first round of the Duleep Trophy matches that begin on September 5.

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Morkel appointed India bowling coach

FORMER South Africa pacer Morne Morkel has been appointed as the new bowling coach of the Indian men's team. BCCI secretary Jay Shah confirmed the news on Wednesday.

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CAS dismisses wrestler Vinesh's application for shared silver

Grappler, who was disqualified on the morning of her gold-medal bout, does have the option of appealing decision

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HOW TN CHRONICLED THE UNSUNG HEROES OF FREEDOM STRUGGLE

Two books published by state govt in 1973 and 2023 record contributions of Tamils to Independence movement

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QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT STILL FRESH IN MY MIND: HANDE

THE 97-year-old Dr HV Hande is one among the very few people alive who can share a firsthand experience of India's freedom struggle.

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