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Govt lacks 2/3rd majority to push bill, says Tharoor

AS the government tabled two Bills on 'One Nation One Election' on Tuesday, the Congress party has raised questions about whether the NDA government has the requisite numbers to pass them in Lok Sabha.

Nadda accuses Cong of attempting to introduce religion-based quota

QUOTING BR Ambedkar, Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha JP Nadda on Tuesday accused the Congress of attempting to introduce religion-based reservations.

HC judge appears before SC collegium over remarks on UCC at VHP function

ALLAHABAD High Court judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, who stirred controversy with his statement at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event, appeared before the Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday to present his side of the issue.

OTTs glorifying drug use under govt lens

THE OTT (over-the-top) platforms are on the radar of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for streaming content that reportedly 'glamorises' and 'glorifies' the use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

ED conducts raids at 21 locations in case on betting app owned by Pak nationals

Owners and handlers

ONE ELECTION CAN BE FIRST OF MANY REFORMS

We should use the move for simultaneous elections to call for other political reforms, such as greater transparency in parties' internal affairs and mandatory reports on manifesto pledges

GROWING ENTERPRISES IN A TIME-TESTED INDIAN WAY

OME accomplished chief financial officers of established companies like Tata Consultancy, Tata Chemicals and KPMG set up a think tank as a body that would engage with relevant audiences—India Inc, regulators, administrators—to create and nurture better-governed enterprises.

Prioritise 'fame over fortune': Prez Murmu to med students

THE President of India, Droupadi Murmu, graced the first convocation of AIIMS Mangalagiri, Guntur District as a chief guest on Tuesday.

Month after trash from Kerala dumped in Nellai villages, TN cops book cases

NEARLY 37 days after complaints were filed against miscreants who dumped biomedical, food, plastic and other waste from Kerala in Kodaganallur and Palavoor villages, the Suthamalli police registered two cases on Thursday night.

Can't seize PDS rice-carrying cargo ship over legal issues

Weeks after inspection by dy CM, Kakinada collector issues clarification

In a first, trans woman becomes guest faculty in Ballari university

FOR the first time in Karnataka, Sri Krishnadevaraya University of Ballari has appointed a transgender person as a guest lecturer.

1.4 kg cocaine worth ₹14 crore seized from Kenyan woman

CHENNAI Customs have seized 1.4kg of cocaine worth ₹14 crore from a Kenyan female passenger who tried to smuggle it from Addis Ababa by ingesting it.

200 edu institutions, 32 villages declared tobacco-free in Kovai

THE Coimbatore district tobacco control cell, which conducted a sixty-day tobacco-free youth campaign from September 24 to November 23, has declared 200 educational institutions and 32 villages in the district as free of tobacco sale and use.

Aavin to launch new milk variety Green Magic Plus in Coimbatore

COIMBATORE: Aavin will introduce a new milk variety called Green Magic Plus on Wednesday.

'Valankulam lake polluted, fish caught there harmful'

Locals allege several people are collecting dead fish and selling them

11,029 people recovered from TB in four years

AS part of NTEP (National Tuberculosis Eradication Programme), a campaign which aims at eradicating tuberculosis by 2025, the state health department is conducting TB DPPM (District-based Public-Private Mix) programme involving all health facilities.

Was eco study done before beach sand mining nod?

The Madras High Court on Tuesday questioned government authorities whether an environment impact assessment was carried out before allowing private firms to mine beach sand in Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari districts.

NGOs urge TN to hold rural local body elections

Citizen groups including Thannatchi, Arappor Iyakkam, Voice of People, Institute of Grassroots and Governance (IGG) and Thozhan have urged the TNSEC and the state to expedite and conduct rural local body elections in 28 districts.

Land use policy draft points to shift towards horticulture farming in TN

State plan panel submits draft Sustainable Land Use Policy, bats for holistic spatial land use

Was eco study done before beach sand mining nod?

The Madras High Court on Tuesday questioned government authorities whether an environment impact assessment was carried out before allowing private firms to mine beach sand in Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari districts.

Basha laid to rest amid huge police deployment in Kovai

OVER 2,000 police personnel and 200 RAF personnel were deployed from Ukkadam to Flower Market area on Tuesday ahead of the funeral procession of SA Basha, the mastermind of the 1998 serial bomb blasts.

18 fishers repatriated by Lanka reach Karaikal

ON the day when Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is on his maiden Indian visit, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the island nation repatriated 18 Indian fishermen, arrested for allegedly crossing the IMBL this month.

Cops yet to crack T'pur triple murder case, ask people to install CCTV cams

NEARLY three weeks have passed since three members of a family were beaten to death in a farm house near Avinashi-palayam, yet district police are unable to make a breakthrough in the investigation despite forming 14 special teams.

Tribal hamlets in Kalvarayan Hills to get micro vans for taking kids to school

WORKING towards addressing the challenges faced by children from tribal areas in accessing formal education, the Tribal Welfare Department is planning to launch a pilot initiative to provide micro vans to four schools in Kalvarayan Hills of Kallakurichi district.

Welding shop blast: Worker succumbs, one held in K'giri

A 35-year-old man who was injured in an explosion at a welding shop near Pochampalli on Monday night died on Tuesday.

Two Odisha natives found dead in Namakkal, investigation on

TWO Odisha natives were found dead near Veppadai in the early hours of Tuesday.

CM ANNOUNCES 'HOME OF CHESS' TO NURTURE MORE GRANDMASTERS

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday announced the establishment of a chess academy, Home of Chess, under the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT).

'Savukku' arrested after court issues NBW for failing to appear before it

THE Principal Special Court for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act Cases in Madurai issued a non-bailable warrant against YouTuber 'Savukku' Shankar for failing to appear before the court in a ganja case on Tuesday.

Special reservation under fine arts & culture for UG courses in IIT-Madras

IN a first, the IIT-Madras has introduced a 'Fine Arts and Culture Excellence' (FACE) admission quota for undergraduate programmes for the academic year 2025-26.

NTA to manage higher edu entrance tests alone

IN a significant shift from its role, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will now focus solely on conducting entrance exams for admissions to higher education institutions.