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Scorpene class sub added to Navy arsenal

COMBAT-WORTHY INS Vaghsheer fully Combat-Worthy Submarine after undergoing rigorous trials for over a year to ensure compatibility in all modes and regimes of deployment. Compatible to Anti-Surface & Anti-Submarine warfare, intelligence gathering and area surveillance

Executive, legislature to take call on exclusion from quota: SC

THE Supreme Court on Thursday said the executive and the legislature would decide whether persons, who had availed of quota benefits and were in a position to compete with others, were to be excluded from reservation.

Genome India Data Out, Milestone for Biotech Research: PM

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled the genome sequencing data of 10,000 Indian nationals, describing the occasion as a significant milestone in the field of biotechnology research.

Step up campaign on TB elimination in correctional homes & jails, states told

WITH the aim to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) from India by 2025, the Centre has written to all the states and the Union Territories to organise an intensive 100-day campaign on TB eradication in prisons and correctional institutions.

Heritage Conservation Panel Nod to Construction of CSS Buildings 6 & 7

The Heritage Conservation Committee (HCC) has accorded approval to the proposal for construction of common central secretariat (CCS) buildings 6 and 7 to be built on Maulana Azad Road.

67% funds under clean air plan used for clearing dust

NEARLY six years after the launch of India's clean air programme, data and analyses show misplaced priority and non-transparency in the programme.

COMPETITIVE ADULATION OF B R AMBEDKAR

Every political party today pays obeisance to Ambedkar. It's debatable whether it's to commandeer his image for votes, or to genuinely engage with his bold ideas

Build On Momentum Of Aussie Trade Pact

India and Australia have long shared a relationship rooted in history, democratic values and mutual respect.

Formula-E race case: ACB questions KTR for 7 hours

THE Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) questioned former Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Minister KT Rama Rao on Thursday for around seven hours at the ACB office in connection with the Formula E Car Race case.

Tirupati stampede: Naidu orders judicial probe

Andhra Pradesh CM suspends key officials, including DSP Ramana Kumar and TTD Goshala director Harinath Reddy

Kerala businessman refused bail in obscene remark against actress

ERNAKULAM Judicial First Class Magistrate Court on Thursday dismissed the bail petition of businessman Boby Chemmanur in the case related to obscene remarks made against actor Honey Rose.

7k students benefit from Tamil Pudhalvan scheme in Dindigul

OVER 7,096 students from financially weaker sections of the society benefited from the Tamil Pudhalvan scheme in Dindigul, said Collector MN Poongodi in an official press release.

Kerala's 'soul singer' Jayachandran passes away at 80 in Thrissur

THE acclaimed singer known to Malayalis around the world as 'bhavagayakan' (soul singer), P Jayachandran, died at Amala Hospital in Thrissur on Thursday evening. He was 80.

Fisheries scheme boosts inland fish production in Vellore district

AS part of the state fisheries department's initiative to increase inland fish production in water bodies managed by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, District Collector V R Subbulaxmi inaugurated the scheme by releasing 10,000 fingerlings into the Sivaramantangal Lake at Ammundi Panchayat in Katpadi on Wednesday.

Man held for keeping cobra in cage

A 48-year-old man was arrested and remanded by forest department officials on charges of possession of a poisonous snake in Ramanathapuram on Thursday.

GRI signs MoU with REC to install solar plant

Gandhigram Rural Institute (GRI) Dindigul has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with REC Foundation (CSR Arm of REC Limited) to make GRI self-sufficient in energy requirements by installing a 1 MW Solar Power Plant.

1L applicants line up for 296 permanent jobs at Palani Murugan temple

OVER 1 lakh applicants applied for 296 vacancies at the Arulmigu Dhandayudapani Swamy Temple at Palani functioning under the HR&CE department in the last two weeks.

Katchaikatti Villagers Choke on Dust of 15 Stone Quarries

VILLAGERS of Katchaikatti panchayat petitioned that they faced health issues and mental distress due to air and noise pollution.

HC seeks reply on plea to repair govt buses

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday sought response from the state government on a PIL seeking direction to repair all damaged government buses in Tamil Nadu.

Jallikattu Body Must Include Members of All Communities

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday sought reply from the Madurai district authorities on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking to form the organising committee for the Avaniyapuram jallikattu, scheduled to take place in Madurai on January 14, by including representatives from all communities.

Paddy harvest: Ramnad, Madurai to get 100+ DPCs

84 DPCs for Madurai, 40 for Ramnad planned; 7 to open before Pongal

File report on fire safety norm compliance in TN hosps

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday sought response from the state government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to ensure strict adherence of fire safety guidelines in all hospitals across the state.

Don't have funds for ₹1K Pongal gift as centre has failed to pay TN

RESPONDING to the demands from various parties in the State Assembly on Thursday to include the cash component of ₹1,000 cash to eligible families in this year's Pongal gift hamper, Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu said that the financial stress being faced by the state, especially due to the non-allocation of funds by the union government, as the reason for avoiding the cash component.

Parties slam Seeman, say Periyar was ahead of his times in women's issues

MEMBERS of the Dravidar Kazhagam filed complaints in several police stations in Tiruchy and Ariyalur on Thursday even as the unsubstantiated remarks of NTK chief coordinator Seeman that belittled Periyar's feminist ideas drew flak from various quarters.

CM Inaugurates Distribution of Pongal Gift Hamper

Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday launched the distribution of Pongal gift hampers to eligible ration card holders across the state at a fair price shop in Saidapet.

Delhi tussle puts INDIA bloc in soup

AS the public spat between the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) – key players of opposition INDIA bloc – intensifies in the run-up to the Delhi assembly elections, the internal rift within the coalition appears to be deepening.

Hope as Iran reaches kin of slain Yemen man

THERE appears to be a ray of hope for Nimisha Priya, the Indian nurse on death row in strife-torn Yemen.

PM: World listens to India, land of Buddha, democracy

Modi says democracy is ingrained in Indians, urges world leaders to shun war

ED Says Sleuths Seized ₹2.74 Cr From Kingston Engg College

THE ED on Thursday informed the Madras HC that it had seized ₹2.74 crore cash and hard disks of two computer servers that reportedly contained information related to financial accounts from Kingston Engineering College in Vellore, run by DMK MP Kathir Anand, son of DMK general secretary and Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan.

Lanka arrests 10 fishers from TN, Pondy for crossing IMBL

TEN fishermen from Puducherry's Karaikal and TN were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy on Wednesday night for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and fishing in the island nation's waters.