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Topic: Tamil Nadu

Foxconn Industrial Internet denies signing Rs 16 billion deal in Tamil Nadu, says Chinese media

Foxconn Industrial Internet facility will be built in Kancheepuram district near Chennai, a state government source told Reuters.

Foxconn to invest Rs 16 billion in electronic components plant deal with Tamil Nadu, says govt

The facility will be separate from the current sprawling campus near Chennai where Foxconn assembles Apple's iPhones and employs more than 35,000 people.

Mekedatu dam latest flashpoint in Cauvery water row. What’s the story behind this TN-Karnataka dispute

With Cauvery river water being an extremely emotive issue, Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK & ally Congress, which is in power in Karnataka, are walking a political tightrope.

BJP alleges 3 scams worth Rs 5,600 cr in ‘DMK Files 2’ as Stalin says BJP will destroy India

BJP leaders submit ‘DMK Files 2’ to governor, saying more details will be made public during state chief Annamalai’s padyatra. CM Stalin exhorts DMK workers to work to defeat BJP.

Seat by Modi for EPS at NDA meet, invite to OPS’s son next day — BJP juggles AIADMK factions

Palaniswami faction says Panneerselvam’s son being invited to floor leaders' meet as AIADMK leader 'wrong'. Expelled leader Panneerselvam's side says 'closely watching' developments.

TN minister says those ‘who drink before heavy-duty work not drunkards’, defends morning liquor sales

Tamil Nadu Minister for Prohibition and Excise S. Muthusamy talked about sanitation workers drinking to 'tolerate sewage'. Oppn says make their living conditions better instead.

After Senthil Balaji, now DMK minister Ponmudy on ED radar. ‘Shows BJP’s irritation’, says Stalin

Ponmudy accused of helping relatives illegally obtain quarry licences when he was Tamil Nadu mining minister. CM Stalin says oppn unity has irked BJP, raids are 'intimidation tactics'.

Protecting wildlife, curbing plastic use — IAS officer on a quest to make Tamil Nadu cleaner, greener

Addt'l chief secretary, environment climate change & forests, Supriya Sahu has introduced cloth bag ATMs in the state & initiatives to curb illegal poaching & smuggling.

Coimbatore DIG’s ‘suicide’ shocks Tamil Nadu, loved ones remember him as ‘positive & kind person’

Police say C Vijayakumar was suffering from 'OCD, depression', a claim dismissed by friends & colleagues. AIADMK says his alleged suicide 'raises suspicions', demands CBI probe.

HC nullifies election of OPS’s son from Theni LS in 2019 — ‘Suppressed assets, given false information’

OP Ravindranath Kumar, who won the Theni LS seat in 2019, was granted a 30-day stay on the verdict to appeal to the SC. He was the lone NDA MP from Tamil Nadu.

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Satyajit Ray to Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound — how Martin Scorsese plays patron saint at Oscars

Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound, starring Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, Janhvi Kapoor, has been shortlisted in the Best International Feature Film category for the 98th Academy Awards.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of free trade and spur reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.