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Notice to former minister's son in Lakhimpur case

THE Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Ashish Mishra, son of former Union minister Ajay Mishra, to respond to allegations of witness intimidation in the case related to the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence that resulted in eight deaths.

SC says 'worrying trend' in rape charges

THE Supreme Court has expressed its concern over what is described as a \"worrying trend\" regarding allegations of rape made by women against men after a long consensual relationship turned sour.

Vaishnaw bats for stricter laws on social media, OTT

INFORMATION and broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday sought to make existing laws more stringent to curb vulgar content on social media, saying absence of editorial oversight has led to \"uncontrolled expression\" on such platforms.

HOW TO DEAL WITH THE NEW U.S. CONGRESS

Thanks to hard work by Indian diplomats, New Delhi has often manoeuvred tricky patches in Washington with help from US Congress members. That effort needs to be renewed now

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4 arrested for assaulting boy who bought liquor for friend

FOUR persons were arrested near Kaveripattinam for assaulting a class 8 boy who allegedly bought liquor for a class 10 student, who was his friend, following his request.

AIADMK to hold general council meet on Dec 15, 1st after dismal LS poll show

THE annual general council meeting of the AIADMK is scheduled for December 15 at a marriage hall, the usual place, at Vanagaram in Tiruvallur district.

HC slams officials over food poisoning cases

Court grants Telangana government two days to submit detailed report; govt says action taken against a few officials

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Paddy in low-lying areas inundated

EVEN as there was a let-up in heavy rains in Thanjavur and Tiruvarur on Wednesday, samba and thaladi paddy cultivated on a few hundred hectares, particularly in low-lying areas, of the districts were inundated with rainwater.

Two women submit fake docus to become surrogate mom, held

TEYNAMPET police have arrested two women for allegedly submitting forged documents to the Directorate of Medical Sciences (DMS).

191 camps and 28 cyclone shelters ready in Cuddalore

HEAVY rainfall lashed Cuddalore district, with rough seas and waves rising over 10 feet on the coast, significantly higher than the usual 2 feet.

150-yr-old house collapses, won't be considered for govt assistance

AROUND 150 houses were damaged in the coastal delta districts in the past two days due to heavy rain.

Rain lashes Nagapattinam; 1,200 moved to safety

Dist records 19 cm rainfall; Poyyamozhi inspects relief camps; 47 heads of cattle die in Nagai, 43 in Mayiladuthurai

Municipality commissioner caught with 'bribe money' posted as Nellai corpn AC

A Jahangir Basha, the former Ooty municipality commissioner who was caught red-handed by the DVAC sleuths with ₹11.7 lakh of alleged bribe money two weeks ago, has been posted as the assistant commissioner of Tirunelveli corporation.

Revenue staff to continue stir until demands are met

THE employees of the state revenue department who have been striking work since Tuesday said they would continue the strike until their demands are met.

Welfare initiatives mark Udhayanidhi's birthday

DMK cadre and leaders celebrated the 48th birthday of Deputy Chief Minister and party's youth wing secretary Udhayanidhi Stalin in a grand manner.

231 cases booked in 10 years over student clashes in Chennai

THE state government on Wednesday informed the Madras HC that 231 cases were booked in connection with the fights between groups of students of Chennai city colleges in the last 10 years.

Forged SC cert: Councillor to be disqualified

THE Madras HC has ordered disqualification of a civic body councillor after finding that she had fabricated a caste certificate in order to contest in a ward of a panchayat union reserved for Scheduled Castes.

Check illegal sand mining or will order CBI probe: HC

THE Madras High Court on Wednesday warned of ordering a probe by the CBI if the state government authorities fail to act tough on the looting of the natural resources in the forest villages of Coimbatore district.

Panel to take a call on collecting info on witnesses, caste and religion

THE registrar general of the Madras High Court told the Madurai Bench recently that the HC's rule committee is actively considering whether trial courts could be instructed not to require witnesses to reveal their caste and religion in their depositions and other documents.

Prez lands in TN, travels to Ooty via road owing to inclement weather

BAD weather forced a change in President Droupadi Murmu's travel plans to Nilgiris on Wednesday, after she arrived in the state on a three-day visit.

TN won't implement PM Vishwakarma Scheme: CM

Stalin tells central government that the state will devise a scheme that won't discriminate artisans based on caste

MTC to soon issue work order for 500 e-buses; fixes per-km operational fare

Per-km cost for non-AC fleet is ₹77.16 and ₹80.86 for AC e-buses; will be operational by May

Chennai now emerging as preferred hub for global corporates: CBRE report

CHENNAI is set to add 12-13 million sq.ft of premium office space between 2025 and 2026, according to a report titled 'Tamil Nadu: The Next Frontier for Global Corporations', released by CBRE at the GCC Next Summit-24 organised by Guidance Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.

As teachers retiring mid yr get extension, guest lecturers want pay for whole year

THE state government had recently announced that teachers of government arts and science colleges who retire in the middle of the academic year will be given extension till May.

Govt docs to continue stir till demands met

GOVERNMENT doctors continued with their protest for the third day on Wednesday against alleged mistreatment by district collectors, directors and senior health department officials.

CBI books port officer in ₹70L corruption case

THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted searches at the residences of accused persons in a bribery case in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Thanjavur and Kanniyakumari and recovered ₹27 lakh cash and incriminating devices, and documents on Tuesday, the agency said in a statement.

Dhanush sues Nayan, wants ₹1cr in damages over Netflix documentary

Plea says behind-the-scene clips of Naanum Rowdy Dhaan used without authorisation

Tiger killed by snare set up by poachers in Gudalur, 3 held

A three-year-old tiger that was caught in a snare (clutch cable) died due to suffocation near a tea estate at Chelukadi reserve forest in Gudalur on Tuesday night.

Five women resting on roadside run over by car

FIVE women herders resting on the roadside near Thiruporur in Chengalpattu district were killed on the spot after a speeding car ploughed through them on Wednesday afternoon.