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Residents want mobile app to identify parking spots in Tiruchy city

THE Pongal festival and holidays are over, but a shopping spree was visible in Big Bazaar and nearby streets on Saturday as many bought gifts for their friends and colleagues before leaving their hometown.

The Untangled Weaver

Rajeshwari Karthik collaborates with weaver clusters to revive traditional textiles

A CULTURAL MAP DRAWN WITH RICE

NDIA observes Sankranti as a mid-winter harvest festival, symbolising new beginnings.

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When A Worker Leads To Unshackle Chains

When 56-year-old S Selvam, a daily wager laborer belonging to the Irular community, asked his employer for permission to visit his newly-born grandson, he was met with a resounding ‘No.’ When he insisted, Selvam was abused with caste-based slurs. For even the slightest slip-ups, he and his fellow workers would be brutally beaten up. The dooming reality dawned on him. He was seen as less than human, enslaved by bonded labor.

Myanmar raft washes ashore in Nagapattinam

A raft, suspected to have been let to float in sea from Myanmar as part of a Buddhist ritual, washed ashore some 2500 km away near Nagapattinam on Friday evening.

Write' path to rid kids of English fear

The walls of a small, once-unused classroom of a government school in D Kothanur now stand adorned in vibrant yellow and green.

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Action against officials for Maiyan Samman Yojana irregularities in Jharkhand

IN a crackdown on irregularities in Maiyan Samman Yojana, the Hemant Soren government's flagship scheme for women, IDs of three computer operators in Jharkhand's Garhwa have been cancelled.

Capitol riot defendants to return to Washington DC for Don's inauguration

THOUSANDS of Donald Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol after he lost the 2020 presidential election.

Want Avenues to Market Millets

THE agriculture and farmers' welfare department has been making efforts to enhance the cultivation area of millets and increase production through various programmes but farmers express concern over the lack of value-addition facilities and marketing avenues.

Was 25 mins away from jaws of death, says Hasina

A voice note from former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, detailing how she and her sister Rehana narrowly escaped death when they fled the country last August, has been shared online by her party, Awami League.

Two hard-line judges shot dead in rare attack on Iranian judiciary

A man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Iran's capital Tehran on Saturday, officials said, both of whom allegedly took part in the mass execution of dissidents in the late 1980s.

Rape-murder accused in RG Kar case guilty: court

Quantum of sentence on Monday; victim's family seek further probe

J&K Mysterious Deaths: Shah Orders Probe

As the health and medical experts have failed to ascertain the cause of 16 mysterious deaths in Budhal village of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district in 45 days, Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday ordered the constitution of an inter-ministerial team led by MHA to visit the affected village to ascertain the causes of deaths.

TikTok to 'go dark' in US today as SC upholds bans

TikTok said it will have to 'go dark' this weekend unless the outgoing Biden administration assures the company it won't enforce a shutdown of the popular app after the Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning the app unless it's sold by its China-based parent company.

Women power in Maha Kumbh, 1K to get diksha on Jan 29 Amrit Snan

IN addition to meeting the rare celestial alignment leading to 'Pushya Nakshtra' after a period of 144 years, the Maha Kumbh is poised to be historical in more than one way.

Cong Committed To Caste Census Across India: Rahul

Says ready to suffer political loss, calls Bihar caste survey 'fake'

Colour, Comfort, Cashmere

The core of the new collaboration between Pantone and designer Jyotika Jhalani is harmony

HIL: Hyderabad ends Dragons' winning streak

HYDERABAD Toofans delivered a commanding performance to defeat league leaders Tamil Nadu Dragons 4-0 in the Hockey India League at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in Ranchi on Saturday.

India, US Seal Agreement to Collaborate on Cybercrime Investigations

INDIA and the United States have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bolster cooperation in investigating cyber crimes.

Traffic diversions in place in Chennai to tackle vehicles returning after Pongal

IN anticipation of a huge flow of traffic from southern districts to Chennai after Pongal holidays, Tambaram police commissionerate announced diversion of vehicles from 2 pm on Saturday.

Action, Gore and Some More

Unni Mukundan's latest hit Marco has grabbed attention for its unfiltered take on violence and has proved to be the Malayalam actor's biggest box-office opening

CT, MRI scans in government hospitals across TN generated ₹511 crore in last 5 years: RTI

OVER ₹511.21 crore were generated through CT and MRI scans in government hospitals across Tamil Nadu in the last five years.

All eyes on Lokayukta report after ED action in MUDA case

AFTER the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) attached 142 immovable properties worth ₹ 300 crore on Friday under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with the MUDA case against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others, all eyes are now on the Lokayukta report on the alleged MUDA site allotment scam.

50% drop in yield, say samba paddy farmers in Thanjavur

SAMBA paddy harvesting has commenced in the district but farmers already complain that the yield is lower than usual.

Mandatory financial course for BE/B Tech students in TN likely soon

WITH an aim to improve financial literacy among engineering students, Anna University is likely to offer a mandatory financial education course for its undergraduate students.

Trump's MAGA Meets Modi's Vishwaguru

HE hemispheres of global politics are divided by a guild of alliances that are a salmagundi of nationalist interests.

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Only 3% of doctors who applied for NMR enrolment got registered: RTI

ONLY 3 per cent of MBBS doctors who had applied for registration in the National Medical Register (NMR), launched by Union Health Minister JP Nadda with much fanfare five months ago, have been enrolled so far, as per a RTI reply.

Slaughter of goats near temple halted

THE Madurai city police on Saturday prevented Muslims from taking goats and chickens for slaughter and organizing a feast at the Hazrat Sultan Sikkandar Badusha Dargah, located near Tiruparankundram Hill.

Jaishankar: Trump in power may have major impact on global order

TWO days before representing India at President Donald Trump's inauguration, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said it is \"an event that is expected to have profound consequences for the global order.\"