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Indian youth brutalised in Myanmar cyber fraud cell hospitalised, say relatives

TWENTY-two-year-old Ajay, one of the Indian youths trapped in a cyber scam centre in Myanmar, has been hospitalised after being brutally beaten up, his relative revealed.

Canadian Parliament rejects motion to declare 1984 Sikh riots as 'genocide'

THE Canadian Parliament has rejected the motion to declare the 1984 anti-Sikh riots as genocide following stiff resistance from lawmakers like Chandra Arya, who claimed that he was threatened inside the parliament building for opposing the motion, which he described as being influenced by a \"politically powerful Khalistani lobby.\"

WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S ON THE PLATE

A recent report on Lindt dark chocolates stated that they contain lead and cadmium above the acceptable levels, which has not been denied by the company.

EVOLVING BEYOND THE MODI FACTOR

The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance's victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections has been both celebrated and scrutinized, with the slogan \"Batenge to katenge\" often highlighted as the pivotal factor behind this success.

Hero stone from 11th century unearthed at Tirupattur farm

A hero stone dating back to 11th century AD was recently unearthed by members of the Tirupattur District Heritage Conservation Centre at a private agricultural plot in Thimmampettai town located in the Palar river basin near Vaniyambadi in Tirupattur.

RPF team seizes ₹75L from train passenger in Tiruchy

AN RPF team recovered ₹75 lakh of unaccounted money from a passenger on the Kolkata-Tiruchy Howrah Express on Saturday.

4 from Maharashtra held for cheating Kumari man

THE Kanniyakumari district cyber crime police recently arrested four persons from Maharashtra for their alleged involvement in a 'digital arrest' and part-time job scam.

Kerala man arrested for cyber scam worth ₹52L

THE Thoothukudi unit of the cybercrime police arrested a man from Kerala for allegedly scamming a Thoothukudi resident off ₹52 lakh under the pretext of high returns from a share market.

₹945 cr released by centre is 75% of SDRF due TN must be paid: Min

FINANCE Minister Thangam Thennarasu appealed to the union government to release ₹6,675 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for Cyclone Fengal relief work, on Saturday.

State urged to halt eviction of Manjolai workers till housing facilities are in place

AFTER the Tirunelveli district administration attempted to evict the former workers and their family members from the Manjolai estate earlier in the day based on the Madras High Court's verdict, People's Watch executive director Henri Tiphagne and high court advocate Robert Chandra Kumar urged the state government to halt the eviction process until all arrangements are in place.

Four Myanmarese fishers arrested for crossing IMBL

FOUR Myanmar fishermen were apprehended by the Indian Coast Guard on Friday after their raft allegedly crossed the International Maritime Boundary Line.

Court enhances working woman's accident compensation to ₹50 lakh

THE Madurai Bench of Madras High Court dismissed an appeal filed by TNSTC against a tribunal order directing it to issue ₹36 lakh compensation to a victim, whose arm was amputated after an accident in 2016, and also enhanced compensation to ₹50.29 lakh.

2 'IS sympathisers' assault warders, try to escape from Coimbatore jail

TWO alleged Islamic State (IS) sympathisers, lodged in Coimbatore Central Prison, tried to escape from the facility after allegedly assaulting the jail warders on Friday morning.

Who is CM by birth? We're elected by people: Udhaya

IN his response to VCK deputy general secretary Aadhav Arjuna's take on 'dynasty politics', that had paved the way for heated debates in political circles, Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin asked, \"Who is CM by birth? Here, we are elected by the people. Democracy prevails in Tamil Nadu. That individual (Arjuna) has spoken without even basic knowledge.\"

Music Academy appeals single judge order blocking award in name of MS

THE Music Academy and The Hindu Group Publishing Private Limited have filed appeals in the Madras High Court against a single judge's order barring the latter from using the name of legendary carnatic singer MS Subbulakshmi in the mirror award they present along with the annual Sangita Kalanidhi award conferred by the academy.

VCK chief reiterates allegiance to DMK alliance

Political power one of our goals, but we must be clear about whom it caters to & what we are able to do with it

Female Nilgiri Tahr dies hours after sedation to fix radio collar at MTR

IN a suspected case of overdose, an eight-year-old female Nilgiri Tahr was found dead at Avalanche Forest in the Mukurthi Forest range in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve on Friday afternoon, hours after receiving sedation for radio-collaring.

VCK cadre fume over Aadhav Arjuna's comments

VCK cadre and senior functionaries seem to be fuming over the recent comments of party's deputy general secretary Aadhav Arjuna and have strongly appealed to the leadership to take stringent action against him.

Include us in panel set up to prevent water theft in PAP: Farmers

FARMERS from Parambikulam Aliyar Project (PAP) irrigation areas have demanded officials to include them in the joint action committee set up to prevent water theft in PAP.

Implement pending Sathyamangalam-Erode railway project: T'pur MP

TIRUPPUR Lok Sabha MP K Subbarayan has urged the Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to implement the Sathyamangalam-Erode and Sathyamangalam-Mettur railway projects that were approved in 2008 and 2006 respectively.

Flood alert issued as Chinnar reaches full level of 500mcft

THE district administration has issued a flood alert for the Chinnar basin after the dam reached maximum capacity in the early hours of Saturday.

Preserving rare literary gems, one book at a time

S NARAYANAN HAS VISITED SEVERAL HOMES TO RECOVER MORE THAN 2,000 BOOKS AND HAS DONATED MORE THAN 4,000 BOOKS TO LIBRARIES

Eriyur residents urge dist administration to set up separate drinking water scheme

POINTING out the long-standing issue of their inaccessibility to the Hogenakkal Drinking water scheme, villagers in Eriyur block in Pennagaram requested the Dharmapuri administration to set up a separate integrated drinking water scheme to facilitate water to ten panchayats here.

Youth come together for a pasi yilla Tiruppur

OFTENTIMES, vague, directionless ideas end up solidifying over time, imbued with intentionality, becoming larger than life. One such idea has taken root in Tiruppur, turning into a wider institution, covering those abandoned by their families and destitute persons, striving for a pasiyilla Tiruppur.

AN IDYLLIC OASIS FOR THE DISPOSSESSED

IX years ago, a 75-year-old man arrived at the gates of the Duraisamy Generous Social Education Association (DGSEA), carrying a heavy heart and his six-year-old granddaughter, Priya (name changed). Having lost both her parents, and with no relatives willing to take her in, Priya's future looked bleak. The grandfather sought refuge for her at DGSEA, a non-profit organisation in Vilvarayanallur village, 85 km off Chennai.

Heavy rain in TN again from Dec 11

A new low-pressure system has developed over the Bay of Bengal on Saturday and is heading towards Tamil Nadu.

CM: Home for double-engine coordination

SP threatens to exit the MVA over Uddhav Sena's Babri glorification

US rejects BJP's allegations

'SOROS, ROCKEFELLER, U.S. AID FUND OCCRP'

EARTH ON THE EDGE

A Potsdam report released during the ongoing UNCCD conference in Saudi Arabia says six of the nine planetary boundaries have been breached.

Classical act: Despite evolution of chess, purest form of sport is here to stay

A couple of days ahead of the World Championship, Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana had checked into Singapore.