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9 of 13 parties walk out of all-party meet on SSR
CHENNAI: Nine parties, including the DMK, TVK and Congress, walked out of an all-party meeting convened by Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik on Friday to discuss the Special Summary Revision (SSR) of electoral rolls, with just 10 days left for...
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Iran says 7 tankers hit in Strait; war fears rise
TEL AVIV: Seven oil tankers caught fire or were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz overnight after being hit by Iran or striking naval mines, Tehran said on Thursday, a markedly high number as tensions rise over concerns about a return to all-out...
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After HC denies them relief, SEM orders release of CJP’s Das & Ranka
NEW DELHI: A special executive magistrate court on Wednesday ordered the release of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after they gave written undertakings that they won’t breach peace or call for protests at Jantar...
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TN upbeat as India’s FTA with New Zealand takes effect
NEW DELHI: India’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with New Zealand came into effect on Tuesday, providing wider market access for MSMEs, farmers and labour-intensive sectors such as textiles and leather, with zero-duty access for 100% of India’s exports,...
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Foreshore Estate move at sea, TN govt eyes Pallavan House
CHENNAI: Facing stiff, relentless resistance from the fisherfolk against the proposal to build the new Secretariat-Assembly complex in Foreshore Estate, the TVK-led State government is considering the 13.22-acre Pallavan House campus as an alternative...
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Dipke released after signing another peace bond
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke was granted conditional bail and asked to sign a peace bond on Saturday, while all India students’ association (AISA) president Neha Bora was released in the morning, police sources...
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Detentions, flash protests mark CJP’s Tiranga march
Tricolours in hand and raising slogans of ‘Jai Hind’, hundreds of supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and members of student organisations held a series of flash protests in central Delhi on Friday evening, after police denied permission for...
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SIR protest: Actor Imran Khan told to leave India by Oct 28
MUMBAI: A notice by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) asking Bollywood actor Imran Khan, an OCI cardholder and a US citizen, to leave the country by October 28 for participating in demonstrations against CEC Gyanesh Kumar has triggered...
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Vijay’s vettri: TN to get Krishna water for 2 months
CHENNAI: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s direct diplomacy seems to have borne fruit as the Andhra Pradesh government has agreed to release Krishna river water to Chennai over the next two months following his talks with Andhra Chief Minister N...
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Delhi cops remove Jantar Mantar from rolls; name 3 venues far from epicentre
NEW DELHI: Failing to contain the rising protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar that have engulfed the capital, the Delhi police have done the next best thing to curb agitations: send protesters away from the power centre,...
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Modi pledges support for TN, unveils Rs 13,000-cr projects
CHENNAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday pledged continued support from the Centre to Tamil Nadu, saying the Union government was ready to work with the State to accelerate its development, as he inaugurated and launched projects worth over Rs...
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Big push for TN mobility as PM to launch Rs 13,000 cr projects
CHENNAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a key stretch of Chennai Metro Rail Phase II and launch development projects worth over Rs 13,000 crore during his visit to Tamil Nadu on Sunday, with a wide-ranging infrastructure push covering...
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TVK trumps bypolls, DMK outstrips AIADMK
CHENNAI: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly by-elections on Friday, defeating the DMK in both constituencies, while the AIADMK finished third despite having won the seats in the...
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Govt caps margins on cancer drugs at 30%
NEW DELHI: The Centre has decided to cap trade margins at 30% of maximum retail price for all non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs, covering branded and generic, domestic and imported, patented, and non-patented medicines, government sources said on...
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RBI raises interest rates after nearly 4 yrs; EMIs set to go up
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India raised its benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50% on Wednesday, its first hike in nearly four years, while signalling that rate cuts are off the table in the near term and that further hikes could follow amid...
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Prices leap, families trim kitchen menu
CHENNAI: A sharp rise in wholesale prices of pulses, spices, rice, ghee and several other essentials has begun squeezing household budgets in Chennai, with consumers cutting corners and switching to cheaper alternatives. Toor dal recorded one of the...
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Court can annul EC’s decisions: SC
NEW DELHI: The decisions taken by the Election Commission of India would be annulled if found not to be in accordance with law, said the Supreme Court on Monday. The bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana,...
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Keralam reopens 20-yr graft case against Gyanesh Kumar
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Keralam Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has ordered the reopening of a Vigilance probe into the corruption allegations in a Kerala State Transport Project’s road work and the death of a Malaysian engineer associated with it in...
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MEDAL RUSH MOVES INDIA ‘FOUR’WARD
NAGOYA: Star-studded cricket and hockey teams braved the weather, and defended their crowns against Pakistan and Malaysia respectively while 17-year-old archer Kumkum Mohod and golfer Pranavi Urs added to the late gold rush on Saturday. It boosted...
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CM rides 76B to kick off Vettri Payanam 2.0
CHENNAI: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday launched the state government’s ‘Vetri Payanam’ scheme, extending free bus travel for women and transgender persons to additional categories of services operated by the seven state transport...
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GCC to take over maintenance of footpaths, SWDs on Anna Salai
CHENNAI: The State Highways Department has initiated discussions with the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) to hand over the maintenance of footpaths and stormwater drains (SWDs) along key arterial stretches to the civic body to strengthen enforcement...
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Rs 3,000-cr heroin, meth on Iran boat headed for TN seized
AHMEDABAD: The Indian Coast Guard, in a joint operation with the Gujarat ATS, seized 526 kilograms of methamphetamine and heroin valued at more than Rs 3,000 crore from an Iranian boat in the Arabian Sea near Lakshadweep. The contraband was supposed to...
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THIS IS WHAT WOMEN IN SPORT LOOK LIKE
NAGOYA: The Indian tricolour finally fluttered and the national anthem was sung at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games’ showpiece venue on Tuesday when Kiran Pahal, Poovamma Machettira, Prachi Chaudhary, Vithya Ramraj produced a sensational display in the...
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Golden moment for moms & kids as Vijay fulfils major poll promise
MADURAI: Fulfilling one of the electoral promises of gifting a one-gram gold ring to all newborn babies delivered in Tamil Nadu’s government hospitals on or after June 22, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday launched the Thaimaaman Thanga Mothiram...
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CM Vijay, Speaker, Ministers, Stalin pay tributes to Si Pa Aditanar on 122nd birth anniversary
CHENNAI: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, Speaker JCD Prabhakar, Ministers P Venkataramanan and Rajmohan, former Chief Minister MK Stalin, leaders across party lines, literary figures, social activists, industrialists, and people from all walks of life...
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United EC’s damage control: All SIR decisions unanimous
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday sought to quell reports of differences within the poll panel, with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi holding a full...
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All-woman SIT to probe child abuse case against Veeramani
CHENNAI: The State government has constituted a Special Investigation Team to probe the POCSO case against granite baron R Veeramani (84), with all four members of the team being women police officers. An order issued by Tamil Nadu Director General of...
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AI CREATORS BEG UNSC TO REIN IN FRANKENSTEIN
UNITED NATIONS: The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to save the world, or at least its people, by somehow regulating the fast-expanding technology that they have been designing. “If managed...
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SIR row: Clamour for CEC scalp
NEW DELHI: Expansive red flags raised by two Election Commissioners within the poll panel over the Special Intensive Revision of the voter list triggered a political storm on Wednesday with the Opposition demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal and the...
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Floods in Oct-Dec, drought next yr in TN: El Nino panel
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu could face excess rainfall and floods this northeast monsoon; this could be followed by water scarcity, reduced reservoir inflows and drought stress next year caused by deficient or uneven rainfall. These are some of the preliminary...
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CM Vijay takes a monsoon check, asks dists to pull up socks
Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday ordered district administrations to strengthen preparedness in coastal and delta areas ahead of the northeast monsoon and intensify measures to contain dengue, focusing on emergency response and...
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Heavy showers predicted for 21 districts
CHENNAI: With a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal set to intensify further, Tamil Nadu is likely to continue receiving rain on Monday, with the Regional Meteorological Centre forecasting heavy showers at isolated places in 21 districts. The...
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Dengue bites TN hard: 253 cases in single day
CHENNAI: With the State recording 253 fresh dengue cases on a single day on Friday and the number of cases rising on a daily basis, the State government has intensified vector-control measures and directed government hospitals to ramp up dedicated...
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Govt likely to back off from Pattinapakkam Secretariat site
The Tamil Nadu government is set to drop Pattinapakkam as the site for its proposed new Secretariat-cum-Assembly complex and is exploring alternative locations along the East Coast Road, amid mounting opposition from fisherfolk and political parties,...
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Thousands descend on Madurai for Kumbabhishekam after 17 yrs
Thousands of devotees witnessed the Thirukuda Nanneerattu Vizha (Kumbabhishekam) at the Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple here on Thursday, as the consecration of 12 main towers and two golden vimanas was performed simultaneously at 7.40 am. Devotees,...
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Instant resignation by MLAs mockery of democracy, says HC
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has refused to stay bye-elections to Madurantakam and Dharapuram assembly constituencies, but observed that the resignation of elected MLAs amounts to an insult to voters and asked why the ECI should not frame guidelines...
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Bypolls test to Vijay-led TVK’s 4-mth-old govt
CHENNAI: The October 6 Assembly bypolls in Madurantakam (SC) and Dharapuram (SC) are set to be a test for the four-month-old TVK government led by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, with the Opposition planning to make the defection of two MLAs and the...
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CM oversees MoUs for Rs 12,300 cr investment
Kicking off the drive to attract investments into the State under the new government, Tamil Nadu on Monday secured investment commitments totalling Rs 12,300 crore from four companies, entailing a promised job creation of around 10,000. The agreements...
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PM warns of weaponising tech; Xi announces open-source AI
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned on Sunday that the “weaponisation” of technology and critical minerals could hinder shared prosperity, urging BRICS to rise through cooperation even as its leaders unveiled mega plans, including an...
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BRICS bombards West on tariffs & carbon
NEW DELHI: BRICS on Saturday sharply criticised unilateral tariffs and trade-restrictive measures and opposed carbon border adjustment mechanisms (CBAMs), saying such measures risk becoming discriminatory, protectionist barriers that disproportionately...
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India pushes BRICS to break trade barriers, Iran bats for local currency
NEW DELHI: Local currencies in trade, freedom of navigation and secure sea lanes received a strong push at the BRICS Summit on Friday, held in the backdrop of the US’s trade and tariff policies disrupting global trade. While Prime Minister Narendra...
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MISA: Stalin hits back at Vijay; TVK says ‘alternate history’
CHENNAI: Ahead of the impending bypolls, the political heat in the State went up by a notch on Thursday after DMK president MK Stalin broke his silence over Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s taunts and ‘demeaning gestures’ targeting him in the Assembly...
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Name ready, but PM face clouds SSJV bloc
CHENNAI: Months after coming together to capture power in the face of uncertainty, the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam and its partners in government on Wednesday announced the formation of the Secular Social Justice Vettri (SSJV) Alliance led by TVK...
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Kallakurichi: Panel blames corrupt cops, village bodies
CHENNAI: The lack of coordination among government departments and an alleged nexus between illicit liquor sellers and police officials contributed to the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy that claimed 70 lives in June 2024, the Justice Gokuldas Commission...
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Vijay attacks 3 generations of DMK in fiery, dramatic attack
Corruption, commission, collusion, and Karur gang. Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay deployed everything in his armour to attack the three generations of the DMK leadership, from late patriarch M Karunanidhi, and his son and successor MK Stalin, to present...
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Entire ATM stolen in 3rd heist in 2 weeks
CHENNAI: In yet another brazen heist, the third in just two weeks, an entire ATM loaded with cash was uprooted and stolen from Koodapakkam near Vellavaedu in Tiruvallur district on Saturday. The latest target was a white-label ATM situated along the...
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Power infra gets Rs 55,628 crore push
CHENNAI: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday announced power infrastructure projects worth Rs 55,628 crore, comprising transmission network upgrade, 1,600MW supercritical thermal power project in Thoothukudi, and distribution improvement works in...
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Chennai sees fewer crashes, but more road deaths in 2026
G JAGANNATH CHENNAI: Fewer road crashes but more deaths. That is the disturbing road safety picture emerging from Chennai in the first half of 2026, with the city recording an 8.44% rise in fatalities despite a 2.68% decline in accidents, compared...
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After horrors & fears, it’s hugs & prayers back home
CHENNAI: What began as a pilgrimage to Kailash Mansarovar turned into a desperate fight for survival for 21 Tamil Nadu pilgrims when a flash flood swept through Nepal’s Rasuwa district, sending a torrent of muddy water, rocks and debris towards their...
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Govt scraps sports city, triggers son-in-law jibes
The TVK-led State government terminated the Rs 205.89 crore work order for the proposed Global Sports City at Semmencheri, triggering allegation from the DMK that the decision was taken to favour the educational institution run by Finance Minister N...
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Five pilgrims from Chennai cheat death
CHENNAI: Thursday brought good news to the families of five Chennai individuals who were deemed missing immediately after the devastating flash floods in Nepal on Wednesday. The five tourists were G Maran and his wife M Shanthi of Kalakshetra Colony,...
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100 dead, 37 from TN among 750 missing in Nepal floods
KATHMANDU/TIRUCHY: Nearly 100 people were killed and over 750, including 133 Indian nationals, 37 of them from Tamil Nadu, remain missing after a massive flash flood originating in Tibet swept through central Nepal on Wednesday, devastating several...
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All-round slugfest sets Assembly on fire
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Assembly witnessed an unusually fiery session on Tuesday after the ruling TVK, principal opposition DMK and the AIADMK were involved in angry exchanges, leaving an exasperated Speaker to warn the members that he would be...
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3 free cylinders from Pongal, Vettri Payanam from October 2
CHENNAI: Continuing his party’s and government’s focus on women, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday announced two new schemes, Annapoorni Super Six and Vettri Payanam, both of which were part of the poll promises that the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam...
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Sugar price rise may test festival mood in TN
CHENNAI: The prices of sugar and jaggery, both used in sweets and festival-time dishes in the State, have gone up by Rs 10-15 per kg in the retail markets in Chennai in just a fortnight, and according to distributors and traders, they may rise further...
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AGE LIMIT, 2 TERMS; DMK’S BIG REVAMP
CHENNAI: The DMK’s major organisational overhaul, which expands party districts from 77 to 110 and caps the age of district secretaries at 70, signals a strategic move to counter the growing Gen Z appeal of Vijay’s ruling TVK. The sweeping changes are...
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DMK, Left reject MLA car move; TVK defends ‘essential service’
CHENNAI: The proposed state-funded car facility for MLAs, announced by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, has drawn strong pushback from five political parties — the opposition DMK, DMDK, and BJP, alongside government-supporting allies CPI and CPM....
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Don’t tinker south’s LS seat, Vijay tells Shah
CHENNAI: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday urged the Union government to provide a clear legislative assurance that no state would suffer a reduction in its share of parliamentary representation for successfully implementing population...
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CM vows to expose DMK’s top three corruptions at right time
CHENNAI: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday declared in the Assembly that audit reports uncovering widespread corruption in three major schemes implemented during the previous DMK regime would be made public at an appropriate...
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Poachers’ killing: DKS asks TN not to meddle in K’taka affairs
BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday warned Tamil Nadu politicians not to interfere with the state’s administration over the killing of three suspected poachers, asserting Karnataka would protect the sanctity of its...
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CM hikes crop loan waiver; Left not impressed
CHENNAI: Marking 100 days in office, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday announced an enhancement in the full crop loan waiver limit to Rs 75,000, bowing to persistent demands from the farming community. Making a statement under Rule 110 in the...
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Tonnes of dead fish wash up in Ennore, fishers blame factories
CHENNAI: Tonnes of fish and other aquatic life have been washing up dead along the Kosasthalaiyar River near the Ennore estuary since Saturday, with fishermen alleging that heavily contaminated industrial discharge that entered the waterway through the...
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PM to youth: Lead nation, reject intellectual naxals
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged political parties to rise above differences to help secure 33% reservation for women in legislatures, called on the youth to take the lead in building a developed India, and warned that armed...
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Caste to Covid, Centre asks 11 new questions in Census
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday notified 40 questions, including for the first time queries on caste, to be asked of respondents during the population enumeration phase of the Census, set to begin from September 1 in snowbound areas, a government order...
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Rs 1 lakh-cr investments sealed in first 100 days, says TVK govt
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has attracted investment commitments of more than Rs 1 lakh crore within the first 100 days of assuming office, with projects worth Rs 1,02,514 crore expected to create 1,21,788 jobs, the State government said at the Vettri Tamil...
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Vijay, Udhay united against delimitation
CHENNAI: Ending days of suspense over the DMK’s stand on delimitation, contained within which is the speculation over the Dravidian major’s future relationship with the Centre-ruling BJP, Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Wednesday supported...
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300-400% rise in property tax; public see red
CHENNAI: Property owners across the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) were in for a major shock after receiving revised property tax demand that are three to four times higher than what they paid in the first half of the last financial year. With...
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CM announces higher MSP for paddy, cane
CHENNAI: In a major relief for farmers, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday announced an increase in the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy and sugarcane, claiming that the revised rates were the highest in the history of Tamil Nadu. The new...
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Stress, peer pressure, poor diet driving unhealthy eating among students
CHENNAI: Emotional stress, peer pressure and the growing influence of food advertisements are reshaping the eating habits of university students, leaving a significant proportion either undernourished or overweight, according to a study published in...
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Delimitation: Govt to move special resolution on Monday
CHENNAI: Seeking to force its main rival, DMK, to take a stand on the contentious delimitation exercise, the TVK-led government has decided to sponsor a special resolution against the move in the State Assembly on Monday. While the decision taken...
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I initiated Cauvery talks plan, was prepared to face any humiliation: CM
CHENNAI: Breaking his silence over the plan to visit Bengaluru for talks with his Karnataka counterpart on the contentious Cauvery issue, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday said it was he who proposed discussions with neighbouring State as he saw...
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PRICE AT ITS ROOT, NOT RICE
CHENNAI: The State government on Thursday unveiled its maiden Agriculture Budget, with a focus on improving farm incomes, expanding irrigation, strengthening climate resilience, and accelerating the adoption of technology across the sector. The budget...
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