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Officials digging deep into ‘multi-crore GST scam’ originating in Chittoor
Preliminary investigations unearth systematic misuse of the credentials of daily-wage earners to create fake Input Tax Credit claims worth more than ₹100 crore; probe into the fraud is a multi-department task, says Superintendent of Police Tushar Dudi
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Renovation of open-air auditorium at Cusat nearing completion
The facility was shut down following the tragic stampede that resulted in the death of four persons, including three students, ahead of a music nite on November 25, 2023
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Women's safety: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP demands Centre take up with X issues regarding Grok
Our country cannot be a bystander to women's dignity being violated publicly and digitally with zero consequences under the garb of creativity and innovation condone such prompts, says Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi
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Timeless literature: 3 contemporary works poised to become future classics
The urgency of these books signals their permanence in literary memory
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Out in the cold
While Bengaluru City Police data reveals that the city has witnessed the deaths of more than 15 homeless people over the last 40 days, there are only 48 shelters when Bengaluru should have at least 120, writes Chetan B.C.
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In Telangana, illicit business behind an ordinary facade
From a school building in Bowenpally to a chemical unit in Cherlapalli, narcotics operations functioned undisturbed for months and years in different parts of Hyderabad, shielded by familiarity and public trust. This strategy of hiding in plain sight, according to investigators, blunts suspicion, delays intelligence gathering and allows criminal economies to expand quietly. Naveen Kumar delves into the networks, methods and audacity of these hidden hubs
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In Haryana, provocative pop picks guns and goons
In Haryana, folk music has given way to Haryanvi pop over the past decade, marking a generational shift and taking the local music industry to international platforms. Part of this trend are themes of guns, gangs, and hooliganism, with many such songs garnering millions of views, leading to police complaints and ban orders by courts, finds Ashok Kumar
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How Animal Aid Association in Madras became Blue Cross of India
In 1959, Captain V. Sundaram brought home two stranded puppies he found on a flooded street near his house at T. Nagar.
He built makeshift kennels at home for injured and abandoned animals. This organisation was registered as the BCI in 1964
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An idol found near Gangaikonda Cholapuram confirms the ‘Thiruvarasu’ of Nathamunigal
Near the Gangaikonda Cholapuram-Kumbakonam Road is a place called Sorgapallam or Sembodai where an idol of Srinivasa Perumal as once found half-buried under a tree. In the year 2000, another idol was found buried in a field. It was that of the first of the Sri Vaishnava Acharyas, who was said to have been at the place in his final hours
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Tamil Nadu’s link to a key amendment to the Constitution on freedom of press, expression
On March 1, 1950, the Madras government banned Cross Roads, a Left-leaning journal. A month later, the Supreme Court’s full Bench, by five to one, quashed the order. The Constitution had to be amended in the light of the landmark judgment. Parliament adopted the amendment Bill, with 246 members voting in favour and 14 against
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Vehicle registrations rose by 8.4% in 2025 in Tamil Nadu
More than 40% of the total registrations were concentrated in Chennai, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, Coimbatore, Madurai, and Salem districts; a total of 21.18 lakh vehicles were registered last year
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Owaisi advocates enhanced education access and standards in Telangana
I would like to be known for my work in the education field rather than my political speeches, says AIMIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi
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State records 5.78% growth in net GST collections in December 2025
At ₹2,652 crore, the collections are the highest-ever for the month of December since the GST regime began in 2017, says official
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Approached HC 104 times to hold rallies in West Bengal: BJP leader
Suvendu Adhikari said that interventions by the Calcutta High Court were necessary because the police routinely denied permission ‘purely to stifle opposition voices and crush democratic rights’
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ED searches seven locations in Rajasthan in Digi Mudra scam case
The ED initiated investigation based on the first information reports registered by the Special Task Force, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, and other police stations in various districts of Rajasthan, Haryana, Odisha and Maharashtra
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Odisha bureaucracy asked to work on 15-point agenda to move the State up in development ladder
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi emphasised on efficient and corruption-free administration.
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