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Cricketer death: FIR on organisers quashed

THE Madras High Court has quashed an FIR registered against organisers of a local cricket match in Tiruvallur district over the death of a player after suffering a fatal hit in the chest by a cork ball darting off a bat.

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November 05, 2024
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Will free forests of invasive weed spectabilis in a year, state tells HC

THE Tamil Nadu government has informed the Madras High Court that the forests of the state would be made free of one of the invasive weeds - Senna spectabilis by the next 12 months.

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November 05, 2024
Man, son found dead on collapsed cot; cops book case of suspicious death
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Man, son found dead on collapsed cot; cops book case of suspicious death

IN a case of suspicious death, a man and his son were found dead purportedly owing to a fall from a steel cot on which they were sleeping at Shanarpatti in Dindigul district on Monday.

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November 05, 2024
Politics of power affected sense of oneness, says guv
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Politics of power affected sense of oneness, says guv

THE creation of modern states, politics of power and modern education system we followed after Independence have systematically weakened the sense of oneness prevailing among people of various states, Governor RN Ravi said on Monday.

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November 05, 2024
CM opens first govt-run co-working facility
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CM opens first govt-run co-working facility

Ground floor of building will function as shared office space, first floor as learning centre & second floor as cafeteria

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November 05, 2024
Nurse on way home sexually assaulted near PHC, 1 arrested
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Nurse on way home sexually assaulted near PHC, 1 arrested

A 45-year-old nurse at the Orathur Primary Health Centre in Lalgudi block was allegedly sexually assaulted by a youth on Thursday evening while returning home after her shift.

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November 05, 2024
Two women cops killed as speeding car rams two-wheeler near Melmaruvathur
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Two women cops killed as speeding car rams two-wheeler near Melmaruvathur

TWO policewomen attached to the Avadi police commissionerate died in a road accident near Melmaruvathur in Chengalpattu district on Monday morning.

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November 05, 2024
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5 engg students with 94 LSD stamps, 48 ecstasy tablets held

IN yet another seizure of synthetic drugs, the Greater Chennai Police (GCP) arrested five private engineering college students and seized 94 Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) stamps, 48 'Ecstasy' tablets, 700 gm of 'OG' ganja and five mobile phones on Sunday.

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November 05, 2024
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Manipur man kills elder brother in drunken brawl

A 28-year-old man from Manipur was arrested for allegedly murdering his elder brother during a drunken brawl on Sunday night.

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November 05, 2024
Seven more kids in Tiruvottiyur school take ill
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Seven more kids in Tiruvottiyur school take ill

No unpleasant smell reported this time; officials say school reopened on Monday without approval from govt

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November 05, 2024
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TNOU plans to educate textile workers' kids

THE Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU) is in the process of holding talks with Tiruppur textile traders to enable children of factory workers pursue higher education.

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November 05, 2024
The New Indian Express

Applications invited for ‘Mudhalvar Marunthagam’

The state government has invited applications online for ‘Mudhalvar Marunthagam’ (Chief Minister’s Pharmacy) scheme from people who are planning to open pharmacies.

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November 05, 2024
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'Hindi' as job criteria: Govt official gets suspended

SOCIAL Welfare and Women Empowerment Minister Geetha Jeevan announced on Monday that the joint director at the commissionerate of Social Welfare, responsible for issuing a recruitment notification for call responders to the 181 women's helpline, has been suspended.

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November 05, 2024
WE SHOULD PLAN FOR ONE TSUNAMI EVERY 100 YEARS
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WE SHOULD PLAN FOR ONE TSUNAMI EVERY 100 YEARS

Is Chennai rain-prepared? As another rainy season threatens to sink the city in untold miseries, TNIE invites prominent citizens to pen their experiences and suggestions that can help mitigate the impact

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November 05, 2024
Flagpole work at temple halted as Dikshitars protest
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Flagpole work at temple halted as Dikshitars protest

THE Chidambaram sub court on Monday issued an order halting the flagpole renovation at the Thillai Govindaraja Perumal Temple, located on the Natarajar temple premises, for 15 days.

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November 05, 2024
SC boy attacked by dominant caste gang in road rage
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SC boy attacked by dominant caste gang in road rage

IN a shocking incident, similar to the Nanguneri caste violence, a 17-year-old Scheduled Caste boy was brutally attacked by a gang belonging to a dominant caste (MBC) with a sickle inside his house at Melapattam village near Tirunelveli on Monday.

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November 05, 2024
Stalin: Don't have time to answer 'newbies' who desire DMK's destruction
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Stalin: Don't have time to answer 'newbies' who desire DMK's destruction

DAYS after Thamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam chief Vijay launched a broadside against the DMK at his party's first state conference, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday took a veiled dig at him, saying that he doesn't want to waste his time by responding to those 'newbies' who want DMK to be destroyed.

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November 05, 2024
The New Indian Express

JITTERY MARKETS TUMBLE AHEAD OF TIGHT U.S. POLLS

INDIA'S equity markets fell sharply on Monday with benchmark indices NSE Nifty and BSE Sensex plummeting up to 2% in intraday deals to their lowest level in four months.

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November 05, 2024
9 districts may get heavy rain on Nov 8 & 9
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9 districts may get heavy rain on Nov 8 & 9

THE Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) on Monday predicted heavy rain at isolated places across nine districts including Chengalpattu, Villuppuram, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukkottai and Ramanathapuram on November 8 and 9.

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November 05, 2024
Lokayukta police to quiz Siddaramaiah tomorrow
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Lokayukta police to quiz Siddaramaiah tomorrow

THE Lokayukta Police have summoned Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for questioning on Wednesday in connection with the alleged irregularities in allotment of 14 MUDA sites to his wife Parvathi.

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November 05, 2024
The New Indian Express

Khalistani attack on Canada temple cowardly: Modi

People beaten up, consular event disrupted; 3 held; violence unacceptable, says Trudeau

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November 05, 2024
36 die as bus falls into U'khand gorge
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36 die as bus falls into U'khand gorge

A private bus plunged into a gorge in Uttarakhand's Almora district on Monday, killing 36 people and injuring 27 others.

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November 05, 2024
Wasn't At My Best As Batter And Captain: Rohit After Series Loss
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Wasn't At My Best As Batter And Captain: Rohit After Series Loss

FROM ending the ICC trophy drought in June to becoming the first captain from India to lose three consecutive Tests at home, Rohit Sharma has had a rollercoaster of a season so far.

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November 04, 2024
First look of R Madhavan's Adhirshtasaali is here
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First look of R Madhavan's Adhirshtasaali is here

N Sunday, the makers of R Madhavan's next with director Mithran Jawahar, Adhirshtasaali, unveiled its first-look poster.

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November 04, 2024
Yashika Aannand to play a doctor in her next
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Yashika Aannand to play a doctor in her next

ASHIKA Aannand is joining hands with ex-Army officer turned filmmaker MA Bala for her next, which is touted as a thriller.

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November 04, 2024
The New Indian Express Chennai

FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE

One way to interpret the battle between the ‘good’ and the ‘evil’ is within. As you celebrate the victory of the good over the evil, you must nurture good habits.

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November 04, 2024
Wagner Moura to star in and direct <i>Last Night At The Lobster
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Wagner Moura to star in and direct Last Night At The Lobster

PART from directing the comedy-drama Last Night At The Lobster, Narcos star Wagner Moura will also act in the film along with Sofia Carson, Brian Tyree Henry, and Elisabeth Moss.

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November 04, 2024
'I REGRET USING BODY-SHAMING JOKES IN MY FILMS'
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'I REGRET USING BODY-SHAMING JOKES IN MY FILMS'

Brother director M Rajesh talks about his collaborations with Ameer and SA Chandrasekhar, his regrets as a storyteller, what he wants to focus on in his future films, working with Harris Jayaraj, and more

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November 04, 2024
Sai Abhyankkar to make his debut as a composer with Lokesh Kanagaraj's Benz
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Sai Abhyankkar to make his debut as a composer with Lokesh Kanagaraj's Benz

'KATCHI Sera' and 'Aasa Kooda' fame Sai Abhyankkar is making his debut as a muàsic director with Benz, the LCU film starring Raghava Lawrence with director Bakkiyaraj Kannan.

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November 04, 2024
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Shame must go back to sender

Between the years 2011 and 2020, a French woman named Gisele Pelicot was sedated on multiple occasions by her husband Dominique Pelicot, who would invite a total of 72 men to rape her as he filmed the crimes.

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November 04, 2024