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June 25, 2024

Assembly will pass resolution seeking nat'l caste census: CM

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Monday announced that a resolution would be passed in the current Assembly session urging the Union Government to conduct a nationwide caste census along with the (pending) decennial census.

2 mins

Drama, fireworks on Day 1

PM, 279 others sworn in as members of 18th Lok Sabha; Modi, Kharge spar on Emergency

1 min

Police Hint At Security Lapse In NEET Paper Delivery In Jharkhand

EVEN as the CBI took over five new cases of alleged malpractices in NEET-UG in Bihar, Gujarat and Rajasthan, Bihar police on Monday said the question paper could have been leaked during its transportation in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh.

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'Bail can't be granted simply due to prolonged imprisonment'

A special CBI court in Chennai has dismissed the bail petition of the alleged mastermind behind the 100 crore Chennai Port Trust scam being probed by the Enforcement Directorate, stating that bail cannot be issued in a money laundering case simply due to prolonged incarceration as an under-trial prisoner or chronic illness.

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Arokya's full cream milk price cut by ₹3 per litre, Aavin still cheapest

Sources attribute price cut to drop in sales and increased milk production due to summer rains

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Dr Kuganantham, former city health officer, dies at 68

FORMER City Health Officer and Director of the Communicable Diseases Hospital, Tondiarpet, Chennai, Dr P Kuganantham, passed away on Monday at a private hospital due to complications following a lung transplant. He was 68.

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Waste collection to be privatised in two more corpn zones

Council passes resolution for outsourcing work in Royapuram, Thiru Vi Ka Nagar zones for next 10 years at a cost of 3K crore; permanent staff to be redeployed

1 min

BJP councillor tears up Chandru report, calls it biased against Hindus

THE BJP councillor from Ward 134 of the Chennai corporation, Uma Anandan, tore up a copy of the Justice Chandru committee report during the council meeting on Monday.

1 min

Extra work worth ₹8.25 crore was taken up for proposed F4 race'

THE city corporation stated that additional work worth ₹8.25 crore was carried out by the civic body for the inaugural Formula 4 night race in the city which was proposed to be held in December last year but got cancelled due to the floods.

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₹58-crore hi-tech labs will come up in govt schools

SCHOOL Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said hi-tech laboratories, at an estimate of ₹58 crore, will be established in a phased manner in government high and higher secondary schools.

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₹4,000 cr for developing 10,000 km of rural roads

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Monday announced the second phase of rural road development scheme aimed at improving a 10,000 km of rural roads at a cost of ₹4,000 crore in the next two years.

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MK BIRTH ANNIV TO BE CALLED CLASSICAL LANGUAGE DAY

MINISTER for Information and Publicity MP Saminathan on Monday announced while replying to the demand for grants that former chief minister M Karunanidhi's birth anniversary every June 3 will be celebrated as a \"Classical language day\" from 2025.

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CBI Inquiry Essential As Influential People Involved, Says EPS

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday said the DMK government was fully responsible for the Kallakurichi hooch deaths and reiterated his demand for a CBI probe.

1 min

Nellai will get special court for narcotic cases

MINISTER for Law S Regupathy announced on Monday that a new special court will be established in Tirunelveli to exclusively handle cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

1 min

DTCP rejig for better urban growth planned

ONLY 5% of Tamil Nadu, excluding Chennai, has planned urban growth as most other parts of the state do not have masterplans.

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Hooch: DMK MLAs send legal notice to PMK leaders

DMK MLAs T Udhayasuriyan from Sankarapuram constituency and Vasantham K Karthikeyan from Rishivandhiyam constituency have filed a defamation case against PMK founder S Ramadoss and PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss for alleging that the MLAs had been aiding those producing and selling hooch in Kallakurichi.

1 min

Three murders reported in city and Tambaram police limits in two days

THREE murders were reported in different parts of the city and its suburbs in the past two days.

1 min

'Issue-based support over, opposition' BJD to be firm

Naveen says BJD will raise demand of spl category status for Odisha

1 min

'59% TN people exposed to over 35 °C weather'

SOME states, which have declared heat waves as state-specific disaster, have issued norms for relief assistance for heat waves, sunstroke and sunburn.

1 min

'After polls, BJP's growth in TN will only be upwards'

YOU can't call him a greenhorn politician nor will he allow you to write off his party's setback in his state in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.

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Nadda Replaces Goyal As Leader Of Upper House

BJP chief writes to Kharge on Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy, questions Congress' 'stoic silence' on the tragedy

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Setback To Kejriwal As SC Refuses To Give Relief, HC Order On Bail Plea Today

THERE was no immediate relief for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as the Supreme Court's vacation bench on Monday adjourned to June 26 his plea challenging the Delhi High Court's stay order on his bail in the Delhi liquor policy scam case.

1 min

MahaYuti, MVA vie to clinch Maha deal

THE opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi partners have decided to contest an equal number of seats in the Maharashtra Assembly polls due later this year.

1 min

IMD Issues Alert Of Very Heavy Rain Likely In Gujarat Till Friday

THE India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for several coastal districts in Gujarat, forecasting heavy to very heavy rains on Monday.

1 min

Bihar cops say case almost solved

THE CBI on Monday formally took over the investigation into the NEET-UG 2024 question paper leak case even as the Bihar police Economic Offences Unit (EOU) claimed that it has \"almost solved the case having collected clinching evidence\" against the accused.

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3 teachers among 4 from Latur booked amid Maha probe

AS the investigation into the NEET-UG paper leak led to Maharashtra, the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) registered an FIR against four people, including three teachers from the district and one from outside the state.

1 min

Raje's 'teach lesson' remarks bring out Raj BJP internal rift

After the Lok Sabha elections, internal discord within the BJP in rajasthan has surfaced the most recent example involves a statement by former chief minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia.

1 min

World's First Brain Implant For Epilepsy

A boy with severe epilepsy has become the first patient in the world to trial a new device fitted in his skull to control seizures, BBC News reported.

1 min

Israel winding down Gaza ops, Lebanon could be next

Hezbollah says it has new weapons, intelligence to target deeper inside Israel

1 min

Current account swings to $5.7 bn surplus in Q4FY24

DRIVEN by a sharper fall in imports and a marginal fall in exports helped the economy narrow trade deficit, which along with robust services exports helped it report a current account surplus of $5.7 billion or 0.6% of GDP in the fourth quarter of the fiscal 2024 frist time in 10 quarters, compared to a deficit of $1.3 billion or 0.2% in the year-ago quarter, according to the latest RBI data.

1 min

Sellers On Flipkart, MakeMyTrip, Amazon To Benefit From Lower TCS

SUPPLIERS, who sell their goods and services through platforms like Amazon, Flipkart, MakeMyTrip and Yatra, will benefit from the cut in TCS (tax collected at source) rate from 1% to 0.5% in terms of having more working capital to operate their businesses.

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Govt auctions 11 new blocks of critical minerals

THE central government on Monday auctioned 21 blocks of critical minerals.

1 min

Carmakers offer discount to boost demand

Passenger vehicle sales in May fell to 3,03,358 units, down 0.96% over last year and down 9.48% against April 2024

2 mins

ZEE CEO Punit Goenka acquires majority stake in Maverick Media

MD and CEO of ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEE) Punit Goenka has acquired a majority stake in Maverick Media in personal capacity.

1 min

CAPTAIN MARVEL

Rohit slams 92 off 41 as India beat Australia to enter semis, set up repeat of 2022 vs England

3 mins

Bielsa effect: Uruguay abuzz & showing plenty of promise

LATE on Sunday night, Uruguay were putting the finishing touches on a commanding performance against Panama in their first match of the Copa America.

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