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SP's Sambhal MP booked for power theft at residence

THE troubles for Samajwadi Party's Sambhal MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq seem to be deepening as a fresh FIR in connection with power theft lodged against him on Thursday.

'Ideology remains same': Jogi's wife writes to Cong, proposes merger of party

THE regional outfit Janta Congress Chhattisgarh-J (JCC-J), floated by the first chief minister late Ajit Jogi in June 2016, owing to the declining political footprint across the state, has approached the Congress seeking a merger with the latter.

Grim reality belies development plank, Gujarat schools lack toilets

DESPITE Gujarat's government championing its development narrative, unsettling data presented in the Lok Sabha on Thursday revealed glaring shortcomings in the state's basic infrastructure.

Meanwhile, Cong slams BJP's 'distraction politics'

HOURS after the Parliament showdown, Congress on Thursday launched a blistering attack on the BJP, accusing it of diverting attention from Home Minister Amit Shah's \"insult\" to BR Ambedkar.

BJP tears into Rahul, says doesn't deserve to be LoP...

ACCUSING Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of pushing and shoving its MPs on the Parliament premises, the BJP on Thursday said he does not deserve to be the Leader of Opposition after such \"indecent and shameful\" conduct.

BJP MP writes to RS Chair, says LoP 'misbehaved' with her during House protest

BJP MP from Nagaland S Phangnon Konyak on Thursday alleged in the Rajya Sabha that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi came in her \"close proximity\" and shouted at her during a protest outside the Parliament's Makar Dwar which made her feel \"extremely uncomfortable\".

I was physically pushed by BJP MPs, lost my balance & forced to sit down: Kharge

CONGRESS chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, saying that BJP MPs pushed him on Parliament premises, and he lost his balance.

Shah vows dominance over J&K terrorism

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

Cross complaints: Case registered against Rahul for 'injuring' 2 BJP MPs

TENSIONS erupted on Thursday when members of the BJP and the Congress involved in a physical altercation, prompting both the parties to file cross-complaints at Parliament Street police station.

Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum in North, South blocks to have over 25K artefacts

YUGE Yugeen Bharat Museum (YYBM) to be set up in North and South blocks will have about 25,000 artefacts — depicting the history of 5,000 years of India's civilization — on display in eight thematic galleries.

Tremors From The Long Night Of December 3

South Korea has clawed back most of the economic losses caused by the shocking declaration of martial law. Its next president is likely to be colder to the West, warmer to China

FOR GRACE IN LEGAL EVOLUTION

HE recent decision of a nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court, in Property Owners Association vs State of Maharashtra, which interprets Article 39(b) of the Constitution, represents a noteworthy development in the complex and often contentious history of property rights in India.

Farmers seek compensation for paddy, banana crop damage after downpours

FARMERS demanded compensation for banana plantains and paddy crops damaged after the recent monsoon, during the agriculture grievance redressal meeting here.

I-T raids on at biz man's house in Dindigul

FOR the second consecutive day, a team of Income Tax Department (Madurai division) officials raided the houses and commercial establishments of a businessman in Chatrapatti near Palani in Dindigul on Wednesday morning.

Ex-TG min named in Formula-E case

Case registered against BRS leader Rama Rao over payments without approval from state

Maruthuvam scheme reaches milestone of 2 crore beneficiaries

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Thursday visited the house of Sundarambal (55) at Nanjanapuram in Erode district and handed over a medicines kit to her to mark the milestone of two crore beneficiaries under Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam scheme.

706 spl buses announced for X'mas holidays

THE transport department has announced the operation of 706 special buses for Christmas and the extended holidays.

Govt told to file status report of magisterial probe into encounter

THE Madras High Court on Thursday directed the state government to file a status report of the magisterial inquiry into the encounter killing of Tiruvengadam, one of the prime accused in the murder of former BSP state president K Armstrong.

Petition against election of EPS as AIADMK general secretary binned

The Madras High Court has dismissed the petitions seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to reconsider its decision to acknowledge the amendment made to the bylaws governing election of the AIADMK general secretary.

METTUR PLANT COAL BUNKER CRASHES; 1 DEAD, 5 RESCUED

A coal bunker at Mettur Thermal Power Plant in Salem collapsed on Thursday evening, burying a group of workers under more than 500 tonnes of debris and coal.

CM allocates ₹178 cr for constructing 34 bridges in 18 districts

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin has allocated ₹177.85 crore for the construction of 34 high-level bridges in 18 districts.

Proof shows dikshitars sold Chidambaram temple land

THE Madras High Court has observed that the documents submitted by the HR&CE department prima facie demonstrated the sale of land belonging to Sabanayakar (Natarajar) temple in Chidambaram by the Podhu Dikshitars to third parties.

Improve facilities at Tiruchendur station, say locals

THE demands to enhance infrastructure at Tiruchendur railway station so as to operate more trains from the temple city, have been growing over the years.

28 fishers jailed in Bahrain return home

28 fishermen from Idinthakarai village, who were apprehended by the Bahrain Coast Guard three months ago, reached Thiruvananthapuram airport on Wednesday night.

CM to open glass bridge on Dec 30

TAMIL NADU Chief Minister M K Stalin will participate in the silver jubilee celebrations of the Thiruvalluvar Statue in Kanniyakumari between December 30 and 31, said Public Works Minister E V Velu and Tourism Minister R Rajendran on Thursday.

'Do not force teachers to participate in Thiruvalluvar silver jubilee celebration'

TEACHERS' associations have alleged that the education department have instructed all teachers from government and aided schools in Kanniyakumari district to participate in the Thiruvalluvar Statue silver jubilee celebration on December 30 and 31.

75 personnel deployed to chase tusker into forest

THE Gudalur forest division has deployed 75 personnel to send a tusker that has been entering human habitation in the last two weeks back into the reserve forest.

Wish Gukesh retains title for long: Guv

EXPRESSING happiness at India winning the World Chess Champion title after a gap of 11 years, Governor R N Ravi on Thursday expressed his wish that champion D Gukesh retains the title for a long time.

₹1.5-crore worth Chinese crackers seized at Chennai Port, importer held

THE Chennai Seaport Customs on Monday seized ₹1.5-crore worth illegal Chinese firecrackers smuggled in from China in a container at the Chennai Port and arrested the Maharashtra-based importer, sources said.

SIPCOT to set up creches in 17 of its industrial parks

Creches will adhere to Maternity Benefit Act; move to benefit 3.23 lakh employees