The Hindu: 04/11/19

Thursday, April 11, 2019

Smriti Irani files nomination, targets Rahul over I-T raids

Enthusiastic party workers took part in the road show ahead of the nomination, beating drums and showering rose petals.
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On the banks of Vaigai, but plagued by water shortage

Paramakudi was once a flourishing commercial town
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‘Don’t construct road across Samuthiram Lake’

MADURAIA public interest litigation petition filed before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday objected to the National Highways Au
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Change through the celluloid screen

A Chennai-based NGO seeks to create awareness about the issue of sexual assault through film screenings
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Turning a ‘corner’

Chitlapakkam residents reclaim space sullied by indiscriminate dumping of garbage
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How the GI-tagged Erode turmeric is made market-ready

It looks ordinary at first sight. But once boiled, dried, and polished, turmeric takes on that golden hue.

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TDP worker hacked to death outside polling booth in Andhra Pradesh’s Tadipatri constituency

Chinta Bhaskar Reddy, a Telugu Desam Party worker, was hacked to death near polling booth No.197 at Veerapuram in Tadipatri constituency of Anantapur
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NCP will never back BJP in event of a fractured verdict, says Supriya Sule

Ms. Sule remarked that it was unfortunate that candidates were not addressing critical issues facing the State and the country.
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Techies are riding high on expectations

The IT professionals present their manifesto for Technopark
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Children to bring the Mahabharata on stage

Nine directors and 150 children come together to stage the play at Tagore Theatre
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Sangam age saapadu

The newly-opened Sangam Saga restaurant gives you a taste of healthy food of the ancient Tamils

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Techies are riding high on expectations

The IT professionals present their manifesto for Technopark

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Behind Araku Valley coffee’s GI Tag

It might have been around for a century, but Araku’s Arabica coffee didn’t get the tag that easily

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Turning ball is Dre Russ’ weakness, says Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep has been sharing the dressing room with Russell but conceded that he has never bowled to him at the nets.

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Timeline of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s Ecuador embassy stay

Julian Assange was arrested on Thursday after being holed up in Ecuador’s embassy in London since 2012.
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Infiltrators are termites, will throw them out: Amit Shah

Referring to illegal migrants from Bangladesh as “termites”, BJP president Amit Shah on April 11 said his party will throw them out after coming to p
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This Telangana village stays off from polling in grief over 10 NREGS workers' death

Unable to come to terms with the fact that 10 women who were working as labourers till Wednesday were no more, the people of Teeleru, a remote village
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Election officials seek explanation on Shobana Kamineni name deletion from poll roll

The office of the Telangana Chief Electoral Officer has sought an explanation from the booth-level officer on the deletion of the name of Apollo Group
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The Hindu explains: The Pentagon Papers saga

Why Richard Nixon tried to stop publication, what the papers did and how the court ruled.
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CST bridge collapse: One more women dies of injuries

The toll in the CST bridge collapse has increased to seven with the death of a 57-year-old woman.Nanda Kadam, a banker, went into a sudden cardiac arr
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Telangana elections 2019: Why Nizamabad constituency stands out

Nizamabad constituency has the maximum number of candidates contesting. 185 candidates are contesting from this constituency of which over 170 are far
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464 more booths in TN labelled ‘vulnerable and critical’: CEO Satyabrata Sahoo

The number of vulnerable and critical polling booths in the 39 parliamentary constituencies of the State is 7,780, registering an increase of 464 boot
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Temple arts should be restored, says Guru Herambanathan

Veteran guru Herambanathan recalls the heyday of culture at the Thanjavur Big temple

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Imageries of lotus and light in Raghavayadaveeyam

In Venkatadvari’s Raghavayadaveeyam, each verse when read from beginning to end is about Rama and when read from end to the beginning, it is about Krishna

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‘Rama was human with all his warts’

The author applies logic and draws his own conclusions

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Peace lies within

Any external change could only bring about temporary tranquility

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Firecrackers ban: Sivakasi, now a ghost town

In October last year, the Supreme Court asked firecracker manufacturers to produce only ‘green’ or low-emission crackers to reduce air and noise pollu

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This son of Brahma flowed down as river

Brahmaputra is famously known as Brahma’s child

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’My experience with Rama Natakam’

Urmila Sathyanarayanan talks about the making of her production ‘Rama Rasanubhavam’

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Kamban — the first to glorify Rama Nama

He raised it to great heights in Kamba Ramayanam

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Hanuman, the real Superman

Producing ‘Sundarakandam’ was a huge learning curve in terms of spiritual values

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The making of Rama Natakam

How Arunachala Kavi came up with his immortal opera

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Rama’s appeal goes beyond religion

Literature transcends faith in the eulogy of this hero

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Food lovers, hop on board

Ahoy Bistro offers a relaxed ambience along with food that is comforting and lip-smacking

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Julian Assange arrested at Ecuadorian embassy in London

Police said they arrested Mr. Assange after being “invited into the embassy by the Ambassador.”
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Russia moves to expand government control of Internet

Opponents argue it would allow the state to control the flow of information and enforce blocks on messaging applications which refuse to hand over data.
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Empower, enrich and thrive with Pahadi Local

Recently in Hyderabad and Chennai for skincare workshops, the brand’s founder Jessica Jayne recounts her love story with both planet and people
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After laser light pointed at Rahul Gandhi in Amethi, Congress writes to Home Minister

“…A (green) laser was pointed at his head, intermittently on at least seven separate occasions in a short period; including twice at his temple on the right side of the head”
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Pakistan takes media, diplomats on tour of Balakot

Pakistan has escorted a group of foreign journalists and diplomats to the site of an Indian air strike to show that, contrary to New Delhi's claims,
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Polling staff delete 125 votes on EVM in Masula

The polling staff forgot to clear mock poll votes before allowing voters to cast their vote
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Police in Noida get meal from ‘Namo Food’, SSP says not from political party

Some policemen on election duty in Noida were served meals in packets labelled “Namo Foods”, following which officials clarified that those were proc
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Former Indian pacer Raju Kulkarni resigns as CIC chairman

Kulkarni’s resignation leaves Kiran Mokashi as the lone member in the Mumbai Cricket Association’s Cricket Improvement Committee
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Change in Windies board has revived Cup selection hopes, says Kieron Pollard

Pollard, who has struck 3 ODI hundreds as well as 9 fifties, had also played in the 50-over domestic competition.

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Singapore Open badminton: Sindhu seals quarterfinal spot

World number 6 Sindhu will next face China’s Cai Yanyan, a BWF World Junior Championships bronze medallist.

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IPL 2019: Russell-Rabada battle on cards

The spotlight will also fall on where former KKR and India captain Sourav Ganguly sits during the match.

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Empower, enrich and thrive with Pahadi Local

Recently in Hyderabad and Chennai for skincare workshops, the brand’s founder Jessica Jayne recounts her love story with both planet and people

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The grandeur of Istanbul Grand Airport

Istanbul Grand Airport, that opened recently, will be the world’s biggest by 2028, when it caters to 200 million passengers annually

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Former Indian pacer Raju Kulkarni resigns as CIC chairman

Kulkarni’s resignation leaves Kiran Mokashi as the lone member in the Mumbai Cricket Association’s Cricket Improvement Committee

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From Canada, a pipe band makes a cultural connect

The Vancouver Police Pipe Band, along with its first Punjabi Sikh member, is in India to commemorate 100 years of Jallianwala Bagh

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Eye'll bee damned: woman finds insects in eye

The tiny insects, which are just three milimetres (one-tenth of an inch) long, were discovered after the woman -- known only as Ms Ho -- sought treatment for an itchy and swollen left eye, Dr Horng Chi-ting said.
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Trump’s Golan move causes concern in Lebanon for land owners

A giant poster in Chebaa with a picture of late Egyptian President Gamal Abdul-Nasser and one of his famous quotes that reads- “What was taken by force can only be regained by force.”
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SC imposes fine of ₹20 lakh on West Bengal govt for ‘virtual ban’ on film ‘Bhobishyoter Bhoot’

The film revolves around a group of ghosts, including a politician, who assemble at a refugee camp and try to be relevant in contemporary times.
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Large-scale malfunctioning of EVMs reported across Visakhapatnam

Polling for parliamentary constituencies and Assembly segments in Visakhapatnam district began on a peaceful note, with no untoward incident reported
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The warriors of Vadakara

A glimpse of the 16th century history of the legendary heroes of Vadakara through its tangible heritage structures

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How music festivals are attracting more and more tourists

Music tourism is booming, with small villages to glitzy cities playing host to festivals. But lately, the attention is more on the unusual venues and content than the headliners

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Kaliya humbled

The snake Kaliya resided in a part of the Yamuna river. Because of the heat of Kailya’s poison, hot fumes emanated from the water, and because of thes

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Naidu demands re-polling at locations where faulty EVMs marred voting

Expressing displeasure over the obstruction to voting across the State caused by defective Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), Chief Minister N. Chand
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Enron-Dabhol power project: SC closes case of alleged corruption

The Supreme Court on Thursday closed an appeal by the Centre for Indian Trade Union in 1997 alleging corruption and paybacks involving politicians and
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Anti-Satellite test can steel India’s ballistic missile defences: Chinese blog

Consequently, if India succeeds in developing anti-missile weapons, “Pakistan’s nuclear strike capability will undoubtedly be effectively weakened”.
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Favourite movies

Keerthana LS, pursuing her masters in English in Thiruvananthapuram, writes in her top five movies
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Inslee: Forget impeaching Trump. Voting him out is better.

He said damning details still could emerge about Trump’s 2016 campaign and business dealings but added that a Republican-led Senate would never remove the president.
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My effort is to entertain the audience, says director Vysakh

Known for his huge hits, the filmmaker is back with Madhura Raja, three years after Pulimurugan
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IED detected in Assam, 10% turnout till 9 am

An IED has been detected at an oil pipeline passing through a tea garden at Duliajan under Dibrugarh district, and security forces have rushed to the spot, a police officer said.
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Jana Sena candidate arrested in Gooty for damaging EVM

A Jana Sena Party candidate from Guntakal in Andhra Pradesh was arrested after he damaged an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) on Thursday as polling fo
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US wants UN to recognise Guaido as Venezuela’s leader

“The time has come for the UN to recognise interim President Juan Guaido as the legitimate President of Venezuela and seat his representative in this body,” said Mr. Pence.
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People queue up early as polling begins in all five LS seats in Uttarakhand

Of the 78,56,268 voters in Uttarakhand, 3,71,220 are women and 259 belong to the third gender
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UN extends experts monitoring North Korea sanctions

Adoption of the resolution was delayed for weeks over Russia’s demands that the committee address the humanitarian impact of sanctions.
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First phase of voting begins for 4 LS constituencies, and 28 Assembly seats in Odisha

Polling in first phase has begun in four Lok Sabha constituencies and 28 Assembly seats in Odisha.Simultaneous polling is being held for Koraput, Nab
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Morning digest: General elections 2019 commences as voting begins in 20 States, EU offers Britain six-month delay to Brexit date, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day.
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India’s population grew at 1.2 % average annual rate between 2010 and 2019: UN report

India’s population in 2019 stood at 1.36 billion, growing from 942.2 million in 1994 and 541.5 million in 1969.
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Australia goes to the polls on May 18 with taxes, climate change as major issues

Mr. Morrison led his confident pitch to voters with his economic credentials, but his conservative coalition governs in minority and must win seats to hold power. However, opinion polls put the opposition Labor party well ahead.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019 | Polling starts for 14 LS seats in NE, Assembly polls in Arunachal

Apart from Assam, Manipur and Tripura, the region has a single-phase election.
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EU offers Britain six-month delay to Brexit date

The date represents a compromise solution thrashed out by EU leaders – between the shorter extension sought by an increasingly frustrated French President Emmanuel Macron and a pragmatic German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who had sought an extension by up to a year.
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