Real estate company offers helicopter ride

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Chennai: Model test for UPSC aspirants

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Deliveroo shares drop 30% on stock market debut

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Ahead of Good Friday, we trace Chennai’s history with hot cross buns

Hero of the famed nursery rhyme, part of Passion week lore... In Chennai, the hot cross bun is flavoured by Anglo-Indian, Vietnamese and English recipes

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Coronavirus | 50% of persons testing positive fall in 18-45 age group, T.N. Health Secretary says

Stressing the need for everyone to take precautions against the virus and wear masks, the Health Secretary said transmission was on the rise in Chennai -- from 3% to 4.5% now

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Long-distance A/C buses from Chengalpet

State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) will soon run A/C sleeper and semi-sleeper buses between Chengalpet and western and southern districts of Tamil Nadu. Long-distance buses from Madurai, Coimbatore, Salem or Tirunelveli usually drop off passengers at Perungalathur or Tambaram before reaching Koyambedu Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT) through Chennai Bypass Road.

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BJP’s Hindutva ideology is alien to TN: IUML chief

Forgetting their roots and past, AIADMK leaders have colluded with the BJP and allowed it to propagate its ideology, which poses threat to social harmony and Dravidianism, said IUML national president K M Kader Mohideen, in an interview to Shanmughasundaram J. He said former CMs M G Ramachandran and J Jayalalithaa never allowed anti-secular forces to gain ground in TN.

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VW rebrand turns out to be April Fool's joke

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Mafia fugitive caught after posting cooking show on YouTube

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Scalping: The teens making thousands selling consoles online

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HC orders reburial of Hercules’ mortal remains

Justice Abdul Quddhose passed the order while allowing a plea moved by Dr Simon’s widow Anandhi Simon. The court made it clear that the dignity of the deceased should be maintained throughout the process.

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‘PM Modi must explain unfulfilled poll promises’

DMK chief Stalin questions PM’s stand on fighting corruption

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections | AIADMK acting as a slave of the BJP: Veerappa Moily

Farm laws, CAA sailed through because of AIADMK’s support, says the Congress leader

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BJP releases promo featuring Cong MP’s wife

In a faux pas, the BJP Tamil Nadu unit has featured a dance sequence of Congress Sivaganga MP Karti Chidambaram’s wife Srinidhi for its election campaign.​ The 5.16-minute song, titled ‘Thamarai Malarattum, Thamizhagam Valarattum’ (Let lotus bloom, let Tamil Nadu grow), is accompanied by a video of Srinidhi’s dance performance at Ulaga Thamizh Semmozhi Maanadu (World Classical Tamil Conference), held 10 years ago.

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Google Maps to start showing eco-friendly routes

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Madras HC comes to rescue of same-sex couple

The Madras high court has come to the rescue of a same-sex couple, ordering that the couple and their parents be counselled by a specialist with experience in working with LGBTQI individuals.

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3.5m MobiKwik users’ data up for sale on dark web

In a major data security lapse by a private entity, 8.2 terabytes — the largest such breach in India — consisting of personal information of 3.5 million users, allegedly of payments platform MobiKwik, is up for sale on the dark web.

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MIDS looks to venture into teaching

Following 50 years of research on socio-economic and political changes in Tamil Nadu, Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS), a pioneering research institute, is now planning to expand its footprint into teaching as part of its golden jubilee year celebrations.

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PM Modi slams opposition for insulting women

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a broadside against the opposition including the DMK and the Congress in Tamil Nadu and Bengal foes Trinamool Congress and the Left for their “anti-women” mindset.

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A Raja gets notice, CBI may probe cop bribery

In a double blow to the DMK, the election commission on Tuesday decided to write to the department of personnel and training (DoPT) for initiating a CBI probe into the alleged bribing of police personnel by K N Nehru, DMK candidate from Tiruchi West constituency, and slapped a notice on DMK MP A Raja over his alleged derogatory remarks against chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami. The obscene remarks “lower the dignity of motherhood of women”, the EC notice said.

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TN: Joblessness top worry list of young voters

For first time and young voters, voting for the upcoming assembly election is serious business - at least for those planning to exercise their franchise. In the digital-era, keeping themselves updated on current affairs is no big deal. ​​​But their expectations are high. They want immediate solutions for unemployment, a promise to control prices rise and better living conditions.

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PMK leader asserts vanniyar quota isn’t provisional

With just a week to go for the assembly election, the AIADMK and its key ally, the PMK, have entangled themselves in a heated debate over whether the government’s announcement of 10.5% internal reservation for vanniyar community was “a provisional arrangement” or a “permanent one”.

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Heat wave grips Tamil Nadu

The persistent hot and dry land breeze moving into Tamil Nadu set mercury soaring and broke temperature records in Chennai and Trichy on Tuesday. While the Meenambakkam station recorded an all-time high 41.3 deg C, Trichy registered 40.9 deg C, highest at least in the past 50 years. In total, temperatures in six cities and towns crossed 40 deg C on Tuesday.

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Choose the right wall paint for your family

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New sub-species of six-line blue butterfly discovered from south Western Ghats

One of the authors says that this was the first time a new species was discovered by an all-Indian research team from the Western Ghats.

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Long distance trains to connect Coimbatore

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Cars of min, speaker involved in collision

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'AIADMK will come back to Sasikala very soon'

Claiming that the AIADMK will come to V K Sasikala very soon as it is unavoidable, AMMK spokesperson C R Saraswathi said that she will hold a responsible position and be a pillar of support to the party.

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Madras high court comes to aid of same sex couple

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A platform for the common man at Chennai’s Panagal Park

In this season of speeches, a recollection of an initiative at this park in T. Nagar that promised anyone who turned up, a patient five-minute hearing

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The power of senior voters

Despite pandemic, they are ready to exercise their franchise

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‘AIADMK a slave government of the BJP’

Any vote for the AIADMK in the poll will be a vote for the BJP and the RSS: Karat

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PIL plea in HC to subject all candidates to COVID-19 test

The petition has been listed for admission before the first Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy on Tuesday

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TN Assembly polls | 10.5% quota for Vanniyars a provisional arrangement, says Panneerselvam

Proportional reservation would be provided after collecting caste-wise data, says Panneerselvam

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T.N. Assembly polls | EVMs manufactured and supplied between 2017-19 will be used, ECI tells HC

It said only latest machines will be used since they have to be compatible with VVPAT

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'We have your porn collection': The rise of Extortionware

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Wales election: Fears over 'anonymous' social media adverts

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How bees and drones team up to find landmines

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No info on containment areas in Chennai yet

Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has not yet started tabulating the number of containment zones in the city, though a micro-containment strategy is being implemented by zonal level officials.

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Researcher evolves plan to protect Madras hedgehogs

Wildlife researcher Brawin Kumar has drafted a proposal to protect the Madras hedgehog (Paraechinus nudiventris), a small mammal, under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

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TN live : PM to hold rally in Dharapuram today

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TN logs 2,279 fresh Covid cases, 815 in Chennai

On a day Tamil Nadu reported 2,279 new Covid-19 cases, the health department considered scaling down non-essential activities besides tightening enforcement of pandemic protocol. However, officials have ruled out possibilities of a complete lockdown.

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‘Birth’ remark: DMK’s A Raja apologises to EPS

Facing protests and a possible political backlash for his remarks on chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami’s birth, DMK deputy general secretary A Raja on Monday apologised to the AIADMK leader.

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'Cordial ties with Centre must for state's devpt'

State government has to maintain cordial relationship with the Centre to ensure development, said chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami while campaigning for BJP’s Kushbu in Thousand Lights constituency on Monday.

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Won’t allow CAA, farm laws in Tamil Nadu: Stalin

DMK president M K Stalin on Monday said the AIADMK cannot escape from the blame for supporting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, revoking special status to Jammu and Kashmir and abolishing triple talaq.

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Bus mows down Chennai boy, 7, on a pilgrimage

A 7-year-old boy died while his mother was seriously injured when they met with an accident during a pilgrimage to a temple near Chengalpet on Sunday night.

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Spl trains between Tambaram and Jasidih from Apr 14

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4 die in bus-van collision near Dindigul

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Facebook undersea cable to boost South East Asia internet

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Deliveroo flotation price to be at bottom of target range

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Access to rural-broadband funding plagued by delays

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Jayaraman’s son booked for assaulting DMK leader

The police registered a case for assaulting Nambiraj, abusing him using foul language and attempting to murder him by running him over with a car. The police said they were investigating the case.

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'Cut power supply of illegal brick kilns'

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China's answer to YouTube slumps on market debut

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'Delete abusers' accounts but educate them' - former Wales striker Rob Earnshaw

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One in 10 job seekers flying abroad is from TN

One in every 10 individuals who went to work overseas from India in the past five years was from Tamil Nadu. The state sent the second highest number of workers abroad during this period. Kerala had the highest number of workers going abroad.

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MU struggling with only 42% teaching staff

The triple helical structure of collagen was first revealed by a Madras University professor, G N Ramachandran. Before going to England, mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan spent four years at the university scribbling down the passage to infinity. P J Thomas, a professor from the department of economics, came up with a roadmap to recover from the great depression of the 1930s.

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Couple in debt murder their daughter, selves

A man and his wife from the Pandhadi area in Madurai city committed suicide after murdering their two-year-old daughter on Saturday night, police said.

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AIADMK players stay mum on 10.5% vanniyar quota

Days after the AIADMK government conceded the PMK’s demand for the 10.5% vanniyar quota, a quiet campaign hit social media.

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New signal brings some respite to motorists

Installed at the T-junction of Kaliamman Koil Street and Canal Road, it can only partly address the problem of traffic congestion on this section

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Work on bus shelter in Saidapet completed

Taken up by CMRL more than two years ago, the work progressed at a tardy pace, especially during 2020 on account of the pandemic

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Traffic snarls continue on key road in KK Nagar

With two development works — one by GCC and the other by CMWSSB — inching along, much of Anna Main Road stays congested during rush hour

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Professor of a college in Ramapuram teaches a subject, out of syllabus

Ganeshan D works with school students in North Chennai to promote house sparrow conservation

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TN logs 2,194 new cases, 833 test +ve in Chennai

For the second consecutive day, Tamil Nadu reported over 2,000 new Covid-19 cases. On Sunday, 2,194 people tested positive for coronavirus pushing the tally to 8,79,473.

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Comment on EPS's mother: Police book A Raja

A day after the alleged derogatory remarks by Lok Sabha MP A Raja against chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami’s mother sparked a political furore, the CM on Sunday was moved to tears over the incident and the central crime branch police slapped a case against the DMK deputy general secretary.

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