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Tamil Nadu electorate grows by 6.35 lakh since February 23; scrutiny of nominations begins
Chennai, Chengalpattu, Coimbatore, Tiruvallur, and Tiruppur are the top five districts that recorded an increase in the number of electors
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When historic markers in Chennai are demolished without explanation
The descendants of Dr. M.R. Gurusamy Mudaliar are asking as to why his name has been removed from a block at the Kilpauk Medical College (KMC) when the structure was rebuilt recently.
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Southern districts of Tamil Nadu, once known as a laggard, seek to shed the bad image
In the last eight months, two important developments took place in Thoothukudi itself: the establishment of an electric vehicle plant and the commissioning of the first 660-MW supercritical thermal power plant. The Thoothukudi port has initiated tendering for the outer harbour
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Hard work, honesty, empathy embedded in State’s social fabric, says Rahul Gandhi while hailing Kerala nurses
Rahul Gandhi calls for committing to build a health-care system that supports, respects, and empowers nurses
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BJP petitions DG-IGP seeking arrest of Mallikarjun Kharge for alleged provocative speech
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Rapid test for antimicrobial resistance in infections launched in Guntur
Ipseity Diagnostics launches a rapid AMR PCR panel in Guntur, enabling swift detection of drug resistance in infections
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After 33 years in Bastar forests, senior Maoist leader lays down arms, chooses Constitution
Known in police records as Papa Rao, he carried ₹25 lakh bounty and allegedly involved in several attacks on security forces and civilians in Bijapur region.
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Trinamool plans Mamata's nomination filing in Bhabanipur on April 7 as pluralist show to counter BJP
Political parties often describe Bhabanipur as a "mini India"; Bengali middle-class neighbourhoods coexist with large Marwari, Gujarati, Punjabi, Sikh and Jain populations, alongside a sizeable Muslim electorate
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SAAP plans ₹53 crore indoor stadium in Rajamahendravaram
Water sports infrastructure to be developed in the city, says SAAP Chairman; Rajamahendravaram to host International Dragon Boat League (IDBL) 2026 with 12,000 athletes from 25 countries
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SRM to set up tech and research park by 2027, along the lines of the IIT Madras research park
At The Hindu Deep Tech Summit 2026, SRMIST’s entrepreneurship director says right tech ecosystem is critical to convert research into spin-offs; says rural tech incubator will aid start-ups in smaller towns
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Four arrested in Balapur murder case
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LeT module busted, 5, including 2 Pakistani terrorists, held by J&K Police
Sources say a wanted Pakistani terrorist, earlier operating in Kashmir, may have managed to flee India with the help of local conduits in Rajasthan.
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DRDO seeks faster development of materials to keep pace with defence tech cycles
Unless material development keeps pace, integrating new materials into systems will become increasingly challenging, the DRDO chief said
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NCERT reconstitutes textbook committee after Supreme Court rap
The court had taken up suo motu cognisance of Class 8 social science textbook which discussed a section on “corruption in the judiciary,” and later imposed a ban on use of physical or online copies of the said textbook
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Women cannot be seen as ‘untouchables’ for three days a month: Justice Nagarathna in Sabarimala case
Centre objects to 2018 ruling drawing parallels between the Sabarimala bar on menstruating women and the practice of untouchability; S-G claims India is not as patriarchal or gender-stereotyped as the West understands
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Delhi HC quashes FSSAI regulation on animal feed, BIS certification
Food safety Act of 2006 covers only food for human consumption, says Bench
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2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls: What have parties promised its voters?
Jobs, women and freebies are on top of the Dravidian parties’ manifestos, TVK focuses on education
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Assam Assembly election 2026: Bitter, high-voltage campaign ends
Political parties and their candidates make last-ditch efforts to convince voters with a flurry of road shows, rallies, and public meetings across the State
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