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NC hopes early restoration of statehood after Omar's 'very positive' Delhi meets

THE ruling National Conference has described J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and other senior leaders on restoration of statehood as positive.

The Sabarmati Report, declared tax free in MP as CM leaves for Gujarat

THE BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday became the first state in the country to declare the recently released 6The Sabarmati Report, tax free.

Fate of heavyweights at stake as Maha battle for 288 seats today

STAKES are high for many regional heavyweights in Maharashtra as the state goes to the polls on Wednesday in what promises to be a make-or-break election for satraps like Sharad Pawar, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray and deputy CM Ajit Pawar.

It's 'infiltration' vs 'mahila samman' as 38 seats up for grabs in 2nd phase

VOTING in the second phase in Jharkhand's 38 constituencies in a dozen districts on Wednesday will test the campaign pitches of the BJP-led alliance over the Bangla infiltration and the JMM's Mahila Samman scheme under which ₹1,000 are given each month to women in the 18-50 years age group.

All-party meeting on N ov 24 ahead of Parliament session

THE Centre has called an all-party meeting on November 24, a day before the winter session of Parliament commences, to seek cooperation of opposition parties for the smooth functioning of the session that will last till December 20.

SC flags delay in delimitation exercise in 3 states

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to inform it on the next hearing date why the long-pending delimitation exercises in the states of Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur have yet to be conducted.

Bibek Debroy has left a legacy with humanity at its core, says PK Mishra

BIBEK Debroy, the former chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council who passed away early this month, was a scholar with exceptional analytical skills in policy-making and an inordinate ability to explain complex concepts in a lucid manner, recollected PK Mishra, the principal secretary to the PM.

25% increase in delegates as IFFI begins today

MORE than 6,500 delegates have registered themselves for this year's International Film Festival of India (IFFI) marking an increase of 25 per cent over the last year, National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) managing director Prithul Kumar said on Tuesday, a day ahead of the inauguration of the festival in Goa.

FBI officials meet Indian agencies to discuss Anmol Bishnoiis extradition

OFFICIALS of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have met officers of the Indian law enforcement agencies to discuss the case of Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.

Trade talks with India to resume: UK

GZO sidelines: Modi says strategic ties with UK a priority, Starmer sets new year date for talks

G20 STRUGGLES TO STAY RELEVANT AMID TURMOIL

AS the leaders of the world's major economies confabulate in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the annual G20 summit, unresolved geopolitical tensions continue to blight global landscape.

HC bins GO regularising contract jobs

Telangana HC says employees who have already been regularised will not be terminated

EV road map: TN officials to hold talks with World Bank

TAMIL Nadu government is eyeing generation of jobs through transition to electric vehicles and it is learnt that it has roped in World Bank to chart out a roadmap.

Devaswom's actions in pooram suspicious: CDB

THE Cochin Devaswom Board (CDB) has told the Kerala High Court that certain actions of the Thiruvambadi Devaswom during the Thrissur pooram had given rise to suspicions that they were aimed at aiding certain parties to influence the Lok Sabha elections.

2 TN cab drivers held for kidnap, rape of 17-yr-old

TWO cab drivers were arrested on Sunday by the St Thomas Mount All Women Police on charges of kidnapping and raping a 17-year-old girl who had left her aunt's house in Nandambakkam after a tiff with her.

Conmen held for cheating bizman of ₹7cr

The Endorsement Document Fraud (EDF) wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) Chennai arrested nine people for allegedly swindling ₹7.32 crore from a Tiruchy-based businessman under the pretext of getting funding of ₹2,000 crore from the Russian Government for his project.

Digital arrest: Man from Assam held for swindling ₹92L

A 38-year-old man from Assam was arrested by the cyber crime wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) Chennai on charges of swindling ₹92 lakh from a central government employee in a digital arrest scam.

Police raid 14 places linked to rowdy 'Seizing' Raja in land grabbing case

THE Tambaram City Police along with the district revenue department officials conducted raids at 14 places connected to history-sheeter A Raja alias 'Seizing' Raja (51), who was shot and killed in a police encounter in September.

PMK flays centre for granting nod for Melur project

PMK has condemned the union government for granting permission to Hindustan Zinc Limited to establish a tungsten mine in Melur block, Madurai.

Chennai Book Fair from Jan 16 to 18

SCHOOL Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said on Tuesday that the Chennai International Book Fair will be held from January 16 to 18 next year.

EPS appears in master court in defamation case

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday appeared before the additional master court on the high court premises testifying evidence in a defamation suit he had filed against whistle-blower NGO 'Arappor Iyakkam'.

DMK govt is taking credit for central projects: BJP state V-P

BJP state vice president KP Ramalingam told reporters on Tuesday that the DMK government is cheating the people of Tamil Nadu by taking credit for over 98% of projects completed in the state which had actually been funded by the central government.

PMK Hays centre for granting nod for Melur project

PMK has condemned the union government for granting permission to Hindustan Zinc Limited to establish a tungsten mine in Melur block, Madurai.

English goes missing on LIC site, CM slams firm for 'propagating Hindi'

Website was not shuffling language page due to technical glitch, issue resolved, says firm

Door-less Valparai PDS stocks goods during day, turns empty at night

RESIDENTS of the picturesque Kadalapparai in Valparai municipality have raised concerns over the dilapidated condition of the ration shop in their area.

Treasurer says parties want ₹100 cr, 20 seats for alliance with AIADMK

TO ally with the AIADMK, political parties are demanding 20 seats and ₹50 crore to even ₹100 crore, making it seem like a business deal, said AIADMK Treasurer Dindigul Srinivasan on Tuesday.

Woman gets life term for murder of former union min's son-in-law

THE Madurai district court on Tuesday sentenced G Sri Kalpana to life imprisonment for killing DP Kamaraj, a lawyer and son-in-law of former union minister Dalit Ezhilmalai, at Chennai in 2014.

Ekanapuram panchayat vice prez dies by suicide

A 32-year-old who was the vice-president of the Ekanapuram village panchayat allegedly died by suicide at her house on Monday night.

Bangladeshi illegally living in India for 15 years caught while leaving country

A Bangladeshi living in India for the past 15 years with forged documents was arrested by immigration authorities at the Chennai international airport on Monday, official sources said.

Carpenter kills self, kin allege distress over eviction drive at Thiruverkadu

AMID the ongoing protest at Thiruverkadu against the eviction of encroachments in Koladi lake in Thiruverkadu, being carried out by the Water Resources Department (WRD), a 48-year-old man died by suicide at his house.