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Topic: Tamil Nadu

‘Stay within Lakshman Rekha’ — AIADMK tells BJP as rift between TN allies appears to widen

With just a year to go for Tamil Nadu elections, AIADMK-BJP alliance has hit rough waters with leaders of both parties firing salvos at each other. BJP, however, says no strain in ties.

Two dead in building collapse due to heavy rains in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore

The single-storey building on Chettiveedhi suddenly came down Sunday night and 8 persons, including 2 in the ground floor were trapped in the debris around 10.30 pm.

7 women killed in explosion at firecracker factory in Tamil Nadu

Chief Minister K Palaniswami expressed condolences to the bereaved families and announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each to them.

High Covid fatality in states linked to elderly population, peak a month away — SBI report

Report correlates high Covid fatality rate in Tamil Nadu, Punjab, J&K, Maharashtra & West Bengal to their high elderly population. But experts refute this assertion.

States can make quotas in PG courses for govt doctors in rural areas, not MCI, rules SC

The top court said that the Medical Council of India (MCI) regulation that barred such reservation is arbitrary and unconstitutional. 

Karnataka’s ex-IPS officer ‘Singham’ Annamalai joins BJP, will fight polls from Tamil Nadu

K. Annamalai, known as 'Singham', resigned as South Bengaluru DCP in 2019 after a 9-yr IPS career. He now wants to work in home state Tamil Nadu where he says BJP is 'misinterpreted'.

‘In economy vs environment, latter reigns supreme’ — why HC upheld Vedanta plant closure

Madras HC dismisses Vedanta’s claims of being ‘victimised’ with the closure of its Sterlite Copper plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi.

Yediyurappa govt reverses Ganesh Chaturthi order, allows low-key celebrations

Days after it banned all Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, the Karnataka government overturned its order. The move came after requests from Hindu groups.

Tamil Nadu rejects 3-language formula in NEP 2020, says will stick to existing policy

CM E. K. Palaniswami said the three-language formula in the NEP is 'painful and saddening' and added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should reconsider the policy.

Why southern states that better handled Covid before now account for 33% of India’s caseload

Authorities in the five southern states say increased testing has led to a spurt in Covid numbers but point out that mortality rate is low despite the high number of cases.

On Camera

Game on in Gujarat — Ahmedabad is building India’s new sports economy

The massive success of the IPL is a watershed moment in Indian sports. It proved that sports could be an incredibly profitable commercial venture. The glamour, the glitz, and the spectacle of it didn’t go unnoticed.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.