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DMK to pitch 2021 formula; allies seek double-digit share
CHENNAI: Seat-sharing talks within the ‘crowded’ DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) will begin on Sunday, with the ruling party signalling it may broadly stick to the 2021 Assembly election formula even as allies press for a bigger pie. In the...
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Fry-day: Glitches on Egmore EMU section leave thousands stranded
CHENNAI: What should have been a routine one-hour commute stretched into hours of ordeal for thousands of suburban rail passengers on Friday, with several trains stalled between stations and commuters forced to walk along tracks, amid curtailed EMU...
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DMK uses RS seat as trump card to rope in elusive DMDK
CHENNAI: Springing a surprise that has the potential to rewrite the equation – both politically and electorally – within the ruling alliance, the DMK bagged the support of the DMDK for the upcoming Assembly polls. The tie up on Thursday, which marks...
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TN panel proposes fixed tenure, House-approved names for Guv
CHENNAI: The high-level committee on Union-State relations under Justice Kurian Joseph has recommended that the office of the governor be made a non-renewable five-year term and that appointments be made from names approved by the State Legislative...
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TOURISM SURGE IN ANDAMAN EXPOSES INFRA GAPS, HIGH COSTS, SLOW DIVERSIFICATION
SRI VIJAYA PURAM (PORT BLAIR): Spread across 836 islands covering 8,249 sq km in the Bay of Bengal, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are witnessing a sharp rise in tourist arrivals, but the archipelago’s infrastructure, logistics network and energy...
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32 of 38 districts in TN record above national average per capita income
CHENNAI: Led by the highly industrialised districts of Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram, as many as 32 out of 38 districts in Tamil Nadu have recorded per capita income that is above all India average, said the Economic Survey of Tamil Nadu...
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AI adoption leading to moderation in entry-level hiring: Study
NEW DELHI: Adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has led firms to moderate hiring, primarily at the entry-level, according to a report. A study by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), supported by OpenAI,...
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THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER BRAHMAPUTRA
Rs 3,030 cr Cost of the bridge Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu: The 6-lane extradosed Prestressed Concrete bridge over the Brahmaputra river The first extradosed bridge in the Northeast, it connects Guwahati with north Guwahati It cuts travel time from the...
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Poll of joy: Women get Rs 5k; CM vows to double KMUT aid
CHENNAI: Poll-time bonanza came early for millions of women and households across Tamil Nadu, who woke up on Friday morning to find Rs 5,000 credited to their account. The initial confusion turned to joy after they learnt that it was from the State...
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114 Rafales, P81 part of Rs 3.6 L Cr deal with France
NEW DELHI: The Defence Ministry on Thursday cleared a long-pending proposal to procure 114 Rafale fighter jets under a government-to-government framework with France, nearly 13 years after a similar acquisition was almost firmed up but could not be...
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Only DMK-led front stands a chance to win the forthcoming election: Stalin
CHENNAI: Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Wednesday reiterated that power sharing will not work in Tamil Nadu, ruling out the possibility of a coalition government after the Assembly elections, ahead of seat-sharing talks with alliance...
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Birla to sit out until removal matter fixed
NEW DELHI: Speaker Om Birla will not preside over Lok Sabha proceedings till the issue pertaining to his removal from the office is settled citing moral grounds, sources said on Tuesday. Separately, Article 96 of the Constitution bars a speaker or a...
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It’s just the beginning: TN lad Dhakshineswar after winning Davis Cup tie for India
BENGALURU: India’s newest Davis Cup hero Dhakshineswar Suresh says his dream run for the country is “just the beginning” as he prepares to step into full-fledged competition on the ATP Tour after completing his studies at a US university. Pursuing...
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Trump watching, refiners freeze Russian crude orders
NEW DELHI: India has started scaling back its crude oil purchases from Russia under an agreement reached with the United States in exchange for lower trade tariffs, sources said, adding that the imports will continue for now, as refiners like Nayara...
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Framework reached: No sops for many US agri goods; oil still roils
WASHINGTON/ NEW DELHI: India and the US on Saturday announced they have reached a framework for the first phase of the bilateral trade agreement under which both sides will reduce import duties on a number of goods to boost two-way trade. The...
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Sooryavanshi’s blazing 175 off 80 fires India to sixth Under-19 WC
HARARE: India overpowered England in the final of the Under-19 World Cup, with 14-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi starring with a stunning 175 from just 80 balls. The IPL sensation hammered 15 sixes and 15 fours at a strike-rate of 218.75 during a...
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Footwear to missiles: TN nod for investments worth Rs 34k
Continuing its push to take industrial development to districts that remained below the radar for decades, the State government on Thursday cleared 15 industrial proposals to manufacture a range of products from footwear to ships and missiles, with a...
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AGRI IN OR NOT?
— Jamieson Greer, US Trade Representative NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: India will lower tariffs on a “vast array” of American industrial and agricultural goods, such as “fruits” and “vegetables”, to 0% under the trade deal announced by President Donald...
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TN breaches 1L cancer cases in a yr, city tops
CHENNAI: For the first time, Tamil Nadu has recorded over 1 lakh new cancer cases in a single year, with Chennai carrying the highest caseload. The latest data for 2025 reveals a total of 1,00,097 newly registered cases — 53,542 women and 46,555...
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Summit fetches Rs 22,800 crore; CM announces 1st int’l Tamil biennale
In a major boost to the State’s and the government’s ability to attract investments, the first Tamil Nadu Global Tourism Summit at Mahabalipuram has attracted investments to the tune of Rs 22,795 crore through 127 memoranda of understanding, with the...
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MUTED
NEW DELHI: Strengthening defence, short on big-ticket announcements, nothing on the personal income-tax front. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth consecutive budget on Sunday that was conspicuous for its sombre mood that...
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No idea about Sunetra’s swearing-in as Deputy CM; Ajit planned merger: Sr Pawar
BARAMATI: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday claimed he had “no idea” about the swearing-in of Sunetra Pawar, wife of Ajit Pawar, as Maharashtra deputy chief minister, and said that his late nephew had finalised February 12 to announce a merger...
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GCC moves to microchip cattle, makes licences must for owners
Under the proposed move, aimed at curbing stray cattle menace on roads, improve traceability and enforce accountability, cattle owners will be required to submit application for the licence at zonal veterinary offices. After field verification by...
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Indian economy cautiously optimistic amid global shocks
CHENNAI: While the Centre-ruling BJP-led NDA has projected the Economic Survey 2025-26 as a document of confidence, continuity and promise, the Survey itself delivers a far more guarded message, warning that India’s growth story remains exposed to...
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SHOCK EXIT FOR MAHA REBEL
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four other persons on board an aircraft were killed after it crashed near the Baramati airport in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Wednesday. The 66-year-old leader’s death has not only left a vacuum in...
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Us & EU Fighting Tariffs Away
India and the European Union on Tuesday announced the conclusion of negotiations for the free trade agreement (FTA), described as the ‘mother of all deals’, under which 93%% of Indian shipments will enjoy duty-free access to the 27-nation bloc, while...
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HAWK-LIKE ON TIES
NEW DELHI: Chastened by the mercurial manner in which US President Donald Trump is handling ties, India and the 27-nation bloc European Union is scripting a continental shift in relationship, and will announce the ambitious free trade deal, strategic...
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City to get India’s first paediatric super speciality hosp: Health Min
CHENNAI: Chief Minister Stalin will lay the foundation stone for India’s first super speciality paediatric hospital and research centre at Guindy on January 27 (Tuesday), even as the State launches a free HPV vaccination programme for 14-year-old girls...
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1 lakh new homes: CM’s welfare push
CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday announced the construction of one lakh new houses at a cost of Rs 3,500 crore under the Kalaignar Kanavu Illam housing scheme, stating that two lakh houses have already been completed. Replying to the...
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Modi launches NDA’s campaign, offers TN double-engine govt ride
CHENNAI: From dynasty to development and corruption to crimes, the Centre-ruling BJP’s election mascot, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, touched upon all the talking points that the Saffron party and other rivals of the ruling DMK have been raising during...
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Battle for ballots heats up in Tamil Nadu
CHENNAI: The election is a few months away and the formal notification has not yet come. But the ruling and opposition fronts in Tamil Nadu have geared up for what promises to be a bruising fight to retain or reclaim the seat in Fort St George, while...
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FRONTS ROPE IN BIGGIES EYEING THEVAR VOTES
CHENNAI: The relentless efforts by the BJP to bring back disgruntled ex-ally AMMK finally bore fruits on Wednesday, after the party leader, TTV Dhinakaran, formally returned the NDA ahead of the 2026 Assembly polls in the presence of Union Minister and...
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HOUSE OPENS TO EXPECTED CLIMAX
After the previous year’s drama replayed in the Assembly on Tuesday with Governor RN Ravi refusing to read out the customary address and walking out, Chief Minister MK Stalin said the ruling DMK will work towards doing away with the customary...
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Bulwark against mighty: Oxfam praises India’s quota in politics
DAVOS: Flagging billionaires usurping the political landscape globally, rights group Oxfam on Monday heaped praise on India’s reservation system, terming it a “compelling” example of progress on how ordinary people can be politically empowered. In its...
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PM to launch NDA poll blitzkrieg on Jan 23
CHENNAI: Signalling an end to the long-running suspense over the National Democratic Alliance’s final composition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will formally launch the campaign for the 2026 Assembly elections at a public meeting in Madurantakam on...
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AICC to meet today amid power share cry
CHENNAI: The clamour for a share in power, and not just seats, raised by a section of Congress leaders here will echo before the high command, as the All India Congress Committee (AICC) has convened a key preparatory meeting on Tamil Nadu Assembly...
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TN PIPS GUJARAT IN EXPORT INDEX; CROWN JEWEL KANCHI BEATS MUMBAI
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu’s credentials as a top exporter received a resounding shot in the arm on Wednesday, with the central government think-tank, Niti Aayog, ranking it second among states and Union Territories – and the only one in the top five that has...
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FROM DREAM TO DEBRIS
SRIHARIKOTA: An anomaly in the third stage resulted in a rare setback for India’s reliable workhorse, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), on Monday morning, when the rocket lifted off on the PSLV-C62 mission. This was the second failure linked to...
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SHOULD YOU ASK A DOCTOR TO HELP YOU DIE?
Over the past five years, the practice of allowing a physician to help severely ill patients end their lives with medication has been legalised in nine countries on three continents. Courts or legislatures, or both, are considering legalisation in a...
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Green manuring popular in TN, outcomes vary: Study
CHENNAI: The State government’s impact assessment of Tamil Nadu’s green manuring programme shows that the practice was adopted by nearly all farmers who received seeds, with many reporting improved soil condition, higher yields and reduced fertiliser...
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HC raps govt, allows light on Deepathoon
MADURAI: The Madras High Court’s Madurai bench on Tuesday upheld a single judge’s order allowing the lighting of a lamp on the Thirupparankundram hill here and slammed the DMK government, saying the apprehension about law and order due to this...
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NDA struggles to lock allies before PM’s Pongal visit
CHENNAI/TIRUCHY: With Pongal fast approaching and the 2026 Assembly elections firmly on the political horizon, the AIADMK–BJP alliance in Tamil Nadu is yet to resolve its most critical challenge: securing a broad and credible coalition. Former and...
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CM announces much-awaited dole of Rs 3,000 for Pongal
CHENNAI: Ahead of the Pongal festival, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday announced a Rs 3,000 cash assistance for all rice ration card holders in Tamil Nadu and families residing in Sri Lankan Tamil rehabilitation camps. To make the harvest festival...
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Will TN relent to demand for OPS? All eyes on CM’s announcement today
CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin is set to make an official announcement on Saturday on the pension scheme, amid mounting demands from government employees and teachers’ unions for the restoration of the Old Pension Scheme in place of the Contributory...
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TN doubles Pongal bonus for 4.7L pensioners at Rs 20 cr expenditure
CHENNAI: In a major relief for pensioners, the State government has announced that the Pongal bonus for pensioners and family pensioners under the C and D categories has been increased to Rs 1,000 from the existing Rs 500, reaffirming its commitment to...
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Convince voters on ties with BJP: EPS to leaders
CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami has advised district secretaries to take the positive aspects of the AIADMK-BJP alliance to rural voters, as feedback from villages indicates negative perceptions about the partnership, according...
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Panel submits pension report to CM week before Jan 6 strike
CHENNAI: With just months left for the 2026 Assembly polls, a three-member committee constituted to examine pension models for government employees has submitted its report to Chief Minister MK Stalin. The panel, headed by senior IAS officer Gagandeep...
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TN to assess impact of welfare schemes
CHENNAI: Ahead of next year’s Assembly elections, the State government has decided to conduct an impact survey covering 1.91 crore households which are receiving various welfare benefits. The survey will be carried out by 55,706 members of Self-Help...
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Rolls-Royce sees India as next home base
NEW DELHI: British aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce on Sunday said it is looking at making India its third “home market” outside of the UK in line with a plan to unlock the full potential of opportunities across an array of domains, including jet engines,...
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Cong announces nationwide movement against G RAM G
NEW DELHI: The Congress will launch a nationwide campaign against the repeal of the UPA-era rural employment legislation MGNREGA on January 5, similar to the pushback against the three farm laws which eventually forced the Narendra Modi government to...
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6 killed after bus hit by truck catches fire in K’taka; close shave for 42 kids
CHITRADURGA: At least six persons, including a child, were killed when a speeding truck crashed against a luxury sleeper bus that caught fire under the impact in this district early on Thursday, a senior police official said. While the east zone...
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Bahubali elevates India’s rocket launch business
SRIHARIKOTA: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) solidified its position in the global commercial space market on Wednesday with a record-setting satellite deployment, while its chairman announced a major expansion with a new launch facility...
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Bangla lynching boils over, raises diplomatic heat
NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Holding saffron flags and shouting slogans against the lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, hundreds of supporters of the VHP and Bajrang Dal broke barricades and clashed with police near the fortified Bangladesh High Commission,...
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POLL POT SIMMERS
CHENNAI: After skipping the Rs 1,000 cash component in Pongal gift hampers in 2025 citing financial constraints, the State government is not only considering bringing it back, but even hiking the amount substantially, to as much as Rs 3,000 if...
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Assent in, RAM Bill replaces Mahatma Act
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday gave her assent to the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, which replaces the MGNREGA and has a provision for 125 days of wage employment for rural...
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SIR EXORCISES 97L FROM TN’S ROLLS
With more than 10 per cent voters remaining absent or shifted and another 4-plus per cent deceased, the total number of voters in Tamil Nadu took a steep fall of nearly one crore as per the draft electoral rolls released on Friday after the conclusion...
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Theeya Vs Thooya war: Vijay adopts MGR’s anti-DMK slogan
COIMBATORE: Back on the ground to address a public meet in Erode, the first major event in the State after the Karur stampede in September, TVK president Vijay adopted anti-DMK phrases used by late AIADMK leaders MG Ramachandran and J Jayalalithaa to...
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Chief Minister targets ‘BJP partner’ Palaniswami over MGNREGA renaming, rural jobs Bill, federal injustice
CHENNAI: Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Wednesday mounted a scathing attack on AIADMK and its general secretary, Edappadi K Palaniswami, accusing the ‘BJP partner’ of maintaining a complicit silence on the Centre’s proposed rural...
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13 die of burns in pileup on UP eway
MATHURA: Thirteen people died of burns, and 43 sustained injuries when a vehicle pile-up in dense fog on the Yamuna Expressway here early Tuesday turned into an inferno, according to police. Eight buses and three smaller vehicles collided with each...
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MGNREGA rejig to cost State up to Rs 4,000 cr
CHENNAI: The BJP-led central government decision to repeal the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with another legislation, titled the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill,...
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Messy end to Messi’s Kolkata event; organiser held
KOLKATA: Chaos at the Salt Lake stadium here during a Lionel Messi event on Saturday escalated into a law-and-order episode with police detaining the prime organiser for alleged mismanagement, even as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ordered a high-level...
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‘Rising’ Tamil Nadu outpaces peers with 16% growth rate, says RBI data
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu registered the highest Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) growth among major states in 2024-25, expanding by nearly 16 per cent over the previous year, outpacing Maharashtra and Gujarat, according to the latest Reserve Bank of...
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Vijay forms panels to pick partners, draft poll manifesto
CHENNAI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor-politician Vijay, on Thursday firmed up its coalition roadmap for the 2026 Assembly elections by constituting a high-powered committee to negotiate seat-sharing and alliance terms with like-minded...
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AIADMK will win 210 seats, DMK losing: EPS
CHENNAI: The AIADMK-led NDA will sweep the 2026 Assembly elections with 210 seats, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said at its general council meeting on Wednesday in Vanagaram. The council passed 16 resolutions, including...
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DMK-led Oppn moves to remove MHC judge
NEW DELHI/MADURAI: Several opposition MPs, led by the DMK, on Tuesday submitted a notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to move a motion for the removal of Madras High Court Judge GR Swaminathan whose order directing Subramaniya Swamy temple authorities...
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Govt in poll mode, fast-tracks rollout of flagship schemes
CHENNAI: From restarting free laptop distribution for students and launching the expanded Kalaignar Mahalir Urimai Thogai scheme to even filling grassroots-level vacancies, the State government has put administrative affairs, especially those related...
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Big-ticket deals at TN Rising’s Madurai event
MADURAI: In a statement event that amplified the DMK’s and its government’s development vs communalism politics narrative, which coincided with the row over lighting the lamp at Deepathoon (a stone pillar) atop Thiruparankundram hill, Chief Minister MK...
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Air fares capped at Rs 18,000; IndiGo refund deadline tonight
NEW DELHI: A day after easing flight duty rules for pilots to restore normalcy in IndiGo’s flight disruptions that sent air ticket prices soaring, the government on Saturday capped the airfares in the range of Rs 7,500 to Rs 18,000, depending on the...
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Putin, Modi sign on oil, gas, coal and everything in between
NEW DELHI: India and Russia on Friday unveiled a raft of measures including a five-year roadmap to build a robust economic partnership and address New Delhi’s concerns over trade deficit even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed to President...
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Putin arrives to a red carpet welcome and warm Modi hug
NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday night kick-started a nearly 27-hour visit to India to further shore up a nearly eight-decade bilateral partnership that remained in firm footing notwithstanding fractious geopolitical environment...
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Centre retracts order on Sanchar Saathi
NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday withdrew its directive requiring smartphone makers to pre-install a staterun cybersecurity application on all new devices, as it moved to quell rising concerns that the measure could have compromised user privacy...
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Privacy row erupts, govt says Sanchar app not for snooping, feel free to delete
NEW DELHI: In the face of a privacy row kicked up by the Department of Telecom’s directive to manufacturers and importers to preload a state-run cybersecurity app, Sanchar Saathi, on all phones within 90 days, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya...
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DECEPTIVE DITWAH
CHENNAI: After dithering for a day, keeping the State on tenterhooks over the red alert that weathermen issued for Sunday, Cyclone Ditwah played truant for yet another day, this time by sending relentless rains that went on for more than 10 hours in...
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Ditwah nears TN coasts, Chennai on orange alert
CHENNAI: With the cyclonic storm Ditwah over the Southwest Bay of Bengal is inching towards the north Tamil Nadu coasts, the south and delta districts received heavy rains on Saturday along with strong surface winds touching 60 km per hour during the...
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