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TN govt inks pact with Microchip, Nokia, PayPal during CM’s visit to San Francisco
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government signed agreements with several potential investors, including Microchip, Nokia and PayPal, during Chief Minister M K Stalin’s trip to the USA to attract investments to the state.…
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‘Explanation sought from TN school, where girls were sexually abused in fake NCC camp’
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday informed the Madras High Court that a show cause notice has been issued to a school in Krishnagiri district, where 12 girls were allegedly sexually…
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Tamil Nadu: Over one lakh engineering seats vacant
Chennai: After the completion of the second round of counselling for the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA), over one lakh seats remained vacant in the state. However, the third round of counselling…
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There’s no need for secret ties with BJP, says TN CM Stalin
Chennai: The ruling DMK does not have any need for secret ties with the BJP merely because it invited Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to release a commemorative coin marking the birth centenary…
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Indian Coast Guard Director General Rakesh Pal dies of heart attack
Chennai: Director General of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Rakesh Pal has died of a massive cardiac arrest here on Sunday. Sources in the ICG told IANS that he was in INS Adyar…
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Rajnath releases Rs 100 commemorative coin to mark M. Karunanidhi’s birth centenary
Chennai: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday released a commemorative Rs 100 coin to mark the birth centenary of the late former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M. Karunanidhi. M. Karunanidhi was a…
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Madras HC refuses anticipatory bail over post on Prophet Muhammad
Chennai: Madras High Court dismissed an anticipatory bail petition filed by an individual who was booked under the provisions of the Bharathiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Information Technology Act, 2000 for…
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Discrimination against Dalits unacceptable: Tamil Nadu Governor
Chennai: Discrimination against Dalits is “abhorrent and unacceptable” and such practices must be ended, Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi said on Wednesday. In his Independence Day message, the governor said Tamil…
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Udhayanidhi Stalin’s elevation as Dy CM likely on agenda in DMK meet on Aug 16
Chennai: The ruling DMK will hold a meeting of its district secretaries on August 16 to discuss the preparations for the annual ‘Mupperum Vizha’ celebration. However, there is speculation that the role…
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Tamil Nadu: Man cleaning drain dies of suffocation
Chennai: A 25-year-old contractual worker on Sunday died of asphyxiation while cleaning an underground sewer in Tamil Nadu’s Avadi, police officials said. The deceased is identified as Gopinath of Arunthathipuram, worked as…
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Tamil Nadu: Weather department issues yellow alert for 6 districts
Chennai: The weather department on Saturday issued a ‘yellow alert’ in six districts of Tamil Nadu for the next two days. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) predicted heavy rain along with thunderstorms…
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SL Navy hands over 2 TN fishermen, mortal remains of another to Indian Navy
Chennai: The Sri Lankan Navy released two fishermen and handed over the mortal remains of another fisherman to the Indian Navy in the wee hours of Saturday. In a statement, the Tamil…
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EAM urged to look into Sri Lankan Navy’s alleged attack on TN fishermen
Chennai: Tamil Nadu unit BJP president K. Annamalai has written a letter to External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, regarding the alleged mid-sea attack by the Sri Lankan Navy on fishermen from Rameswaram…
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Cauvery river dispute: Protesters from TN headed for Delhi detained at MP
Narmadapuram: As many as 65 people, mostly farmers from Tamil Nadu, travelling to Delhi to stage a protest over the Cauvery water dispute were deboarded from GT Express train at Narmadapuram station…
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TN CM asks if stopping Mamata in her NITI Aayog address is ‘cooperative federalism’
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday condemned the Centre over his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee’s claim that she was unfairly stopped midway in her speech at the…
