Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Hello, Archie! Meghan and Harry name son Archie Harrison

They have not chosen a grander title for the baby, who is not a prince but could have been named a lord.
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Postal ballot row: CEO calls for detailed probe

Meena says CPI(M)-backed Kerala Police Association had a role in the alleged foul play
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National Conference, PDP seek action in ‘bribery’ case

BJP is out to destroy democracy’s fourth pillar by bribing journalists, says PDP
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Missing wombs: the health scandal enslaving families in rural India

In visits to about a dozen villages in Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Telangana states over five months, the Thomson Reuters Foundation found hysterectomies were routinely leaving families destitute and trapping people in modern-day slavery
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Firing incident: HC nod sought to conduct event

‘No response from State government’
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Adityanath makes booth plans

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday asked for the presence of at least one worker of the BJP and the fringe group Hindu Yuva Vah
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I was misquoted: Maneka Gandhi on her controversial speech at Sultanpur

Union Minister Maneka Gandhi, who had stirred a controversy by asking Muslims to vote for her as they would need her once the Lok Sabha elections were
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It’s local vs national in Amritsar

BJP candidate highlights security and pro-Sikh initiatives; Congress call him ‘outsider’.
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Big star cast in two Bihar phases

Five Union Ministers trying their luck.
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In Nandigram, CPI(M) sees green shoots after 12 years in the wilderness

While the Trinamool still holds sway in the area, the CPI(M)’s return is being linked to the ruling party’s realpolitik over BJP’s rise.
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Fire at illegal cracker unit; four injured near Sattur

Virudhunagar Prevalence of illegal fireworks units came to the fore when an accidental fire at an illegal shed led to the destruction of crackers kept
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Ramnad improves performance while Sivaganga came out with dismal show

Ramanathapuram The district which had slumped to the 16th position in plus one examinations last year, redeemed some pride, securing 7th position this
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Plus One: Nellai’s pass percentage stands at 97.59

It stands at 5th place now overall pass percentage in State
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Parents of deceased medical aspirant seek govt. help

They also seek a job for the girl’s mother
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Don’t collect excess fees from students, HC tells colleges

PIL plea seeks action against colleges violating rules
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Kozhikode tops State in higher secondary exams

District records a pass rate of 87.44%; 16 students secure full marks
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End of the empanelled era in KSRTC

The Supreme Court’s refusal to intervene in a Kerala High Court decision directing the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to terminate em
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She took care of her mother as well as studies

SivakasiS. Arul Roja helps her mother in her daily domestic chores. She never had the luxury of going for private tuition. Yet, she secured 438 out of
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CM arrives in the Netherlands

To discuss cooperation in water management, flood prevention, and agriculture
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Plus One classes from June 3

Applications under the single-window system can be submitted online from May 10
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Coastal conservation study on track

Data will be useful in developing fisheries policies
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Repeal decision on NH, Centre told

Left Democratic Front (LDF) convener A. Vijayaraghavan has demanded that the Centre repeal its decision to stall highway development in the State.Mr.
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‘Vital development in preparing vaccine for zika virus’

TIRUNELVELI The ongoing researches on preparing vaccine for zika virus have yielded a significant development in the fight against the dreaded viral i
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Fishers divided over suggestion on two-phased trawling ban

A suggestion that the annual ban on trawling during the monsoon season should be extended to 90 days in two phases to cover the two rainy seasons in t
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Independent service of Rajya Rani expresses from today

Amritha Express timings too revised, to start from Trivandrum Central at 8.30 p.m.
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Football coach found dead

TIRUNELVELI A football coach of Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu was found dead in his house in Palayamkottai due to suspected heart attack.
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Chennai's sea turtle warriors

Supraja Dharini and her team are knights in shining armour for turtles stranded along Chennai’s coast
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Election will be peaceful: DGP

ThoothukudiDirector General of Police (Elections) Ashutosh Shukla said that all security arrangements necessary for ensuring peaceful conduct of polls
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Focus Points to simplify Plus One admissions

Too function in 77 taluk centres across the State from May 9 to 16
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Marginal increase in overall pass percentage

Virudhunagar district drops two spots in State ranking
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MADURAI TODAY

RELIGIONSelva Vinayagar Temple: Discourse on ‘Thirumanthirathil Ariviyal’ by Shanmuga Thirukumaran, Railway Colony, 7 p.m.Ramakrishna Math: Bhajan and
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Top news of the day: Congress plea cannot question clean chit to PM, says SC; 5 Maoists suspected to be killed in Odisha; and more

Here are the important news stories of the day
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Assam Rifles accused of torturing Manipur man for not carrying identity card

The headman and four others of Marou village in Manipur’s Ukhrul district have lodged a police complaint against an Assam Rifles officer for torturin
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Three patients die in Madurai Government Rajaji Hospital during power failure, relatives allege negligence

Lack of power supply causes furore, relatives of the patients demand government intervention.
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Special prayers for rains at Rameswaram temple

RamanathapuramSeeking to propitiate the ‘Rain Gods’, special prayers and ‘yagna’ were conducted at the historic Sri Ramanathaswamy temple in Rameswara
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HC upholds life sentence for murder

Says accused was of sound mind when he committed the crime
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Taliban attack aid group office in Kabul, dozens wounded

Occasional gunshots and explosions were heard as special forces, backed by advisers from foreign forces, surrounded the site and engaged the attackers in a stand-off.
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Chowkidar chor hai slogan coined by farmers, youth: Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on May 8 said neither he nor his party coined the chowkidar chor hai slogan, and attributed the jibe to the youth and
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84.33% sail through Plus Two exams

183 students score full marks
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Jyotiraditya Scindia says no party will get majority, Congress will forge alliance for ‘UPA plus plus’ govt

“My assessment is the Congress party, the UPA government will form the government at the Centre and I am very confident of our performance as a coalition,” Jyotiraditya Scindia said
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Five Maoists reported killed in Odisha encounter

Five Maoists are suspected to have died in an exchange of fire with security personnel in Odisha’s Koraput district on May 8 afternoon.According to K
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Leading a change

Kalki Subramaniam marks a milestone in Bollywood as she is the first transgender to play the lead in Kalashnikov that won Best Film Jury Honors at the Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival
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B Jayasree experiments with the string theory on canvas

‘Theory of Strings’, an exhibition by the artist, looks at human relationships and society in a new light
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CJI sexual harassment charge: provide in-house panel report to complainant, says Women in Criminal Law Association

It questions why peaceful protesters were detained on Tuesday
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Where spot-billed pelicans can be spotted without the spots

Pardon the tongue-twister, but you can’t help mouthing it if youvisit this place in Pallikaranai where juveniles of the species gather
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Creating a Benz mark

Fairfield By Marriot and Mercedes Benz curated the city’s first Art Brunch
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Old flame, new fire

As the Royapuram fire temple stands on the brink of turning 110, the small and close-knit Parsi community looks back on its ties with the metropolis
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Hyderabad-based Sunny Khandelwal on emceeing at IPL for 13 years

The events pro has been emceeing for IPL since the cricket tournament began! He talks about his strategies and formats, working with a diverse fan base and how sports appreciation has evolved
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4 killed in Sufi shrine blast in Lahore

Four people were killed and 24 injured in a blast in one of Pakistan's oldest and most popular Sufi shrines in Lahore on Wednesday, police said.The bl
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Hindutva leader Milind Ekbote assaulted near Pune

Case booked against more than 40 persons, believed to be “gau rakshaks” (cow protecters)
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Narendra Modi says Congress failed to tackle national security during its regime

The Prime Minister also attacked Robert Vadra, saying that he presumed himself to be a ‘Shahenshah’ who is now nervous after being dragged to court
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Mumbai FOB collapse: Union protests retired engineer’s arrest

Following the arrest of a retired engineer in the Mumbai’s CST foot overbridge collapse probe, representatives of civic engineers’ unions met municip
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A melange of art forms

Ten-day annual festival at Sree Koodalmanikyam Temple, which begins on May 15, to bring together a diverse set of artistes
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Inquiry finds merit in BJP leaders’ bid to ‘bribe’ Leh scribes

Several journalists, in a written complaint against BJP’s state president Ravinder Raina and MLC Vikram Randhawa alleged these leaders tried to “offer bribe in envelops to swing votes”.
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One killed in house collapse in Kurla

The incident happened in Kurla east's Pathan Chawl area around 10.30 a.m
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Festival in honour of Swathi Tirunal regales audience

A four-day dance and music festival dedicated to the royal musician was aimed at popularising the music patron’s lesser-heard kritis
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Roopa Pai and her way with words

Children’s author Roopa Pai is currently working on a book on the 25 powerful ideas that made modern medicine
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Modi govt plans to demolish Delhi’s unauthorised colonies, hand them over to big builders: Kejriwal

 AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that Modi government now plans to demolish unauthorised colonies in Delhi in a large scale.Addressing a p
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Class 11 board exam results: Jump in pass percentage in Tamil Nadu

The pass percentage of 95% is higher than 91.3% recorded last year; girls recorded a pass percentage of 96.5% which was higher than the boys by 3.2%
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DMK seeks clarification from ECI over shifting of EVMs without prior intimation

A day after the shifting of 20 VVPATs and 50 ballot units from Coimbatore to Erode and Theni respectively led to speculation of repolling in these ar
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How Mayur Puri serves as a bridge to Hollywood for Indian movie lovers

The Bollywood filmmaker and dialogue writer relishes the challenge of adapting English content for Indian viewers
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Animal rights activist Mini Vasudevan talks about what fetched her Nari Shakti Puraskar

She says people need to understand that animals help them connect with the environment and realise how each living being is part of a delicate ecological balance
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Asia Bibi leaves Pakistan, reaches Canada: lawyer

The 47-year-old mother of four was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting Islam in a row with her neighbours.
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Artistic reflections of today

A festival of performing arts in Thrissur showcased a spectrum of expressions mirroring the current politico-cultural state of affairs
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The French connection in Mahe

Mahe’s colonial legacy has given it a distinctive character and place in history
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Supreme Court asks EC to look into grievances of sacked BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked the counsel for EC to seek instructions and apprise it by tomorrow.
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Supreme Court says deadline for finalisation of Assam NRC will not be extended

The deadline for finalisation of the National Register of Citizens in Assam is July 31
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Rahul Gandhi ‘unconditionally apologises’ to SC for wrongly attributing ‘chowkidar’ remark to it

In his affidavit, Mr. Gandhi, through advocate Sunil Fernandes, urged that the court may “graciously be pleased to accept the instant affidavit and close the present contempt proceedings”.
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Puducherry L-G challenges Madras HC verdict, seeks urgent hearing in Supreme Court

The Madras High Court in April had ruled that the Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry could not interfere with the day-to-day administration of the Union Territory when an elected government was in place
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Chandrababu Naidu meets Rahul Gandhi, to meet Mamata

Giving rise to talks of a post-poll alliance, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister met the Congress chief before heading out to West Bengal.
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Repolling ordered in 168 polling stations in West Tripura LS constituency for May 12

Repoll in polling stations, spread over 26 of 30 assembly segments of the West Tripura constituency, will take place on May 12.
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Trump taxes show losses of $1.17 billion over decade: report

President Donald Trump’s taxes show that he lost $1.17 billion over a decade starting in the mid-1980s, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.Mr. Tr
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1 dead, 8 injured in Colorado school shooting, 2 in custody

Authorities identified one of the suspects late on Tuesday as 18-year-old Devon Erickson.
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Blast in Pakistan's Lahore kills at least four, wounds 24: police

The shrine has been targeted previously, in a 2010 suicide attack that killed more than 40 people, and is guarded by heavy security.
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Stalin cannot dislodge AIADMK government, says Panneerselvam

‘The DMK leader will end up losing in his attempts’
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Tension in Delhi’s Trilokpuri after two cows found dead

Two cows were found dead under mysterious circumstances in East Delhi’s Trilokpuri area, police said on Wednesday. The situation was under control bu
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General election 2019 live | Repolling ordered in 168 polling stations in West Tripura

Here are the day's election related developments at a glance
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Project to widen culvert

Carriageway to be expanded up to 30 metres
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It’s high time traffic congestion was eased at Bibikulam junction

It tests the patience and riding/driving skills of road users more when there is no traffic police
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IAF aircraft overshoots runway at Mumbai airport, Liverpool beats Barcelona in UCL semi-finals, and other news in pictures

  10.00 a.m.IAF aircraft overshoots runway at Mumbai airportAn Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft overshot the main runway while departing from the Mumba
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IAF aircraft overshoots runway at Mumbai airport

Due to the incident, aircraft movement was diverted to the secondary runway
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Two Naxals killed in encounter with police in Chhattisgarh

Two Naxals, including a woman, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district in the early hours of Wednesday,
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A World Cup win for children in blue

Street children trump England in the Street Child Cricket World Cup.
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Andhra Pradesh’s mangoes find more global destinations

Brand promotion exercise a runaway hit, says official
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Flyover flaws: Vigilance special team begins probe

Inquiry to be completed in a month; repair works may take three months
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Overcoming hurdles, weavers contribute to free uniforms project

More than 130 looms part of scheme
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Morning digest: Anger boils over on the streets of Puri, 55 detained for agitating against clean chit for CJI, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day.
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Cash meant for ATMs stolen in Hyderabad

A gang of 6-7 stole ₹58.97 lakh from van
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Fall armyworm threat to crops in Adilabad

Scientists suggest preventive measures before the start of kharif season
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Infosys effects ‘parking fee’ deduction in staff salaries

Deduction for facility leaves techies fuming
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Madanapalle’s ‘hockey girl’ sets sights on Olympics

She did not take up science to concentrate on the sport
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Books that speak volumes of life and beyond

A new kind of library that aims at not judging people and listening to their stories
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IEDs have become the mainstay of Maoists

Rebels focussing on the use of Cordtex in the explosives
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Thundershowers bring mercurydown in Chittoor, coastal belt

On a day of contrasts, Kanigiri in Prakasam district sizzles at 46.7° C
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Make summer tasks for teachers part of academic calendar: MLC

‘Psychologically prepare students and teachers for them’
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Vizagites gearing up for IPL

Fans throng stadium to see cricket stars practising
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Sathya Sai volunteers serve pilgrims

Hundreds of Sevadal volunteers, office-bearers, youth and Bala Vikas children led by the Vizag district president of Sri Sathya Sai Seva organisation
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‘Proper counselling need of the hour to solve marital discords’

It’s time self-styled ones are reined in: expert
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Asthma: awareness is the key, says expert

‘It can be diagnosed with simple test’
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