Monday, May 20, 2019

Genocidal taunts won’t end Iran: Zarif

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday the “genocidal taunts” of U.S. President Donald Trump will not “end Iran”.“Iranians have
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DMK should not feel proud over exit polls: L. Ganesan

Senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party L. Ganesan said here on Monday that with most of the exit polls predicting a majority for the BJP-led Nati
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Far-right Austrian Ministers ready to quit

Chancellor has called for fresh elections after sting forced his deputy to resign
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U.S. Ambassador to China makes rare Tibet visit

Beijing urges Branstad to carry out trip ‘without prejudice’
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Ukraine’s new President calls snap elections

Zelensky sworn-in after landslide win
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JVP to move trust vote against Sirisena, Ranil

‘We hold them responsible for attacks’
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Trump warns Iran of its ‘official end’

‘Never threaten the U.S. again,’ President tweets after a rocket was fired into Baghdad’s Green Zone
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‘End sufferings of Nagas in Myanmar’

Civil society and extremist groups on ceasefire in Nagaland have urged the United Nations to help end the sufferings of Nagas in Myanmar caught in the
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Watch | What is the controversy surrounding VVPAT all about?

The story so far: The Election Commission indicated to the Supreme Court on Friday that if the 50% Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slip verif
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Probe begins into source of explosive material

Police are awaiting report of FSL, which will take a few weeks
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32 killed in Tajik prison riot; IS held responsible

Many have joined the terror group
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Cong. gives list of dos, don’ts to poll agents

The exit poll results may not have been encouraging for the Congress party but the principal Opposition party is not taking any chances for May 23.Ahe
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Gujarat will supply treated waste water for industrial use

State has detailed plan for directing fresh water for drinking, irrigation
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Mother beats child to death

A five-year-old girl died after being allegedly beaten up by her mother at their house at Kattuputhur in Tiruchi district on Monday.The girl succumbed
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AI flight lands in Jamnagar Air Force Base

Rare exception made for a passenger who had suffered cardiac arrest
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Did not meet Priya Ramani at hotel: M.J. Akbar

Ex-minister examined in defamation case
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SC orders CBI probe into killing of tribals in Chhattisgarh

‘No progress in probe by State govt.’
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Labour Ministry seeks representations on wage board notification

The Union Labour and Employment Ministry last week sought representations from all those who would be affected by its notification of certain changes
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Police hold meeting

ThoothukudiA meeting was held by the police on Monday to ensure law and order ahead of the anti-Sterlite agitation anniversary.Superintendent of Polic
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Engineering colleges efforts to get TNAU affiliation come to nought

TIRUCHI: Efforts made by some of the managements of poorly-patronised engineering colleges based in rural areas in the central region to convert their
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All set for counting of votes on May 23: DEO

Around 1,500 personnel will be deputed at the three centres
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One injured as man opens fire

Following a tiff over sale of sand boa
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Police open fire at two chain-snatchers

In a joint operation, the north division police on Monday shot at and caught two notorious chain-snatchers who are suspected of being involved in over
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Ending the break in innovative ways

Hundreds of IT professionals turned up to witness a colourful rally that marked the final leg of the Tech-A-Break 2019 (TAB 2019) festival on the Tech
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Couple found dead

A couple was found dead with their bodies hanging from the ceiling in their house at Nagamalai Pudukottai on Monday. Police identified the deceased as
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A ‘Hasiru Mane’ for the foot soldiers of solid waste management

In a pilot project, homes being built using alternate materials to keep costs down
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Govt. to go ahead with education directorate’s merger

Opposition unions walk out of meeting
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Strongroom sealed after Ottapidaram bypolls

Training for officials in counting to be held on Tuesday
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State rejects Amicus Curiae’s flood report

Asks HC to accept finding that main reason for deluge was extreme rainfall
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8 arrested in Surat for celebrating Nathuram Godse’s birth anniversary

The persons are allegedly members of the All India Hindu Mahasabha, and the activists had organised the celebration in the premises of the Suryamukhi Hanuman Temple
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Cornell University to collaborate with Alagappa varsity

Cornell University, a U.S.-based research institution, has come forward to establish collaboration with Alagappa University as part of the latter’s in
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All set for counting of votes in Virudhunagar

Counting of postal ballots and votes in EVMs to be taken up simultaneously
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Pakistan’s science minister ‘invites’ top clerics to see ‘how moon cycle works’

Pakistan had spent ₹3.06 million on the sighting of the moon for Muharram, Ramazan, Eidul Fitr and Eidul Azha in 2018.
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Cholera cases put migrant labourers back in focus

Comprehensive scheme mooted following outbreak in Wayanad
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Chargesheet filed in Periye murder case

The Crime Branch team investigating the murders of Youth Congress workers Kripesh, 19, and Sarath Lal, 24, at Kallyot, near Periye, here on February 1
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Top news of the day: BJP wants MP's Congress govt to prove majority, NDA leaders to meet on Tuesday, and more

Here are the important news stories of the day
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Vivek Oberoi shares meme about Aishwarya-Abhishek, NCW issues notice

The meme was a take on the 2019 Lok Sabha elections
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Ramanathapuram village tense as mob goes on the rampage

Sequel to scuffle between youth of two villages on May 18
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Ryots lodge complaints against private sugar mills

Farmers of Papanasam taluk cultivating sugarcane for two private sugar mills in Thanjavur district lodged a complaint with the Superintendent of Polic
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Renovate KHLC, urge farmers

Kattalai High Level Canal irrigates about 22,000 acres in Karur and Tiruchi districts
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Mutharasan alleges neglect of delta region by Railways

The Cauvery Delta region is being neglected by the Railways claimed, the State secretary of Communist Party of India, R. Mutharasan, here on Monday.In
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Farm labourers to support protest against hydrocarbon exploration

The Thamizh Maanila Vivasaya Thozhilalar Sangam has extended support to the protest spearheaded by the Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam against hydrocarb
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KMTR creates ponds

To store water for wild animals
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Turkey orders arrest of 249 foreign ministry personnel in post-coup probe, says NTV

Ankara chief prosecutor’s office said 78 suspects were detained so far in operations across 43 provinces and police are seeking the rest.
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Crude bombs hurled at houses of voter, Cong. booth agent

K.J. Shalat had been in news as her vote was cast by someone else
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Arun Jaitley expresses hope that election results will be in consonance with exit polls outcome

Mr. Jaitley says the first family in the Congress is no longer an asset to the party but an albatross around the party’s neck.
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After controversial remarks, Pragya Thakur opts for ‘silent’ penance

Ms. Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, said she felt it was now time for some “soul searching”.
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Sushma Swaraj to attend SCO foreign ministers meet in Bishkek

The External Affairs Minister is expected to discuss several pressing issues, including threat of terrorism, at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meet.
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Sweden issues request for detention order against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

The development sets up a possible future tug-of-war between Sweden and the United States of America.
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Tripura MLA booked on allegations of raping a tribal girl

The Tripura police launch an investigation into the alleged rape charge against Dhananjoy Tripura
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Hyderabad’s extreme sports park celebrates skateboarding and aggressive skating

Extreme sports-lovers gathered at Wallride Park for RevJam 2019 creating a community determined to energise the city, despite all obstacles
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TN committed to release of Rajiv assassination convicts, says Edappadi K. Palaniswami

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister expresses hope that the State Governor will act on the Cabinet recommendation for setting them free.
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US ambassador in China makes rare visit to Tibet

Mr. Branstad’s visit will include official meetings along with visits to religious and cultural heritage sites, schools, and “other places of interest,” the embassy said in a statement.
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Egypt says after bus attack, 12 militants killed in Cairo

Sunday’s roadside bomb wounded at least 17 people including South African tourists.
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BJP wants Congress govt in Madhya Pradesh to prove majority

The BJP in Madhya Pradesh on Monday said the Kamal Nath-led Congress government in the State should prove majority in the Assembly. Leader of Opposit
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Sweden requests detention order for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

The development sets up a possible future tug-of-war between Sweden and the United States of America.
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British era rifles unearthed in Kakinada

The rifles found by workers at a construction site in Ashok Nagar of Kakinada in East Godavari appear to be ‘.303 Rifle Mark 4’ belonging to the British period.
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Indian’s charity in UAE enters Guinness World Records for holding longest iftar

Joginder Singh Salaria, founder of PCT Humanity, said the efforts were in continuation to the vegetarian iftar held daily at the premises of his company Pehal International, Dubai Industrial Park.
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Two killed, 12 injured in accident on Mumbai-Pune Expressway

The accident happened near Mhadap tunnel at Khalapur in Raigad.
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Welcome decision to sack me, says Om Prakash Rajbhar

Asked about the possibility of going with the BSP-SP-RLD alliance, Mr. Rajbhar said he would tell about it later.
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TV comedian Zelenskiy sworn in as Ukraine’s president

The ceremony was held at Ukrainian parliament in Kiev on Monday morning.
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Madras HC grants anticipatory bail to Kamal Haasan

In his petition, Kamal Hassan said he believed in universal brotherhood and was for peaceful co-existence.
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Crude bomb attack at house of Sharlette

Sharlette couldn’t vote on April 23 as her vote was already cast by someone else. This led to repoll at booth number 19 on May 19.
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Rajeev Kumar seeks Supreme Court’s protection from arrest

The former Kolkata police Commissioner’s lawyers have sought an indefinite extension of protection, saying the courts in West Bengal are currently not functioning due to lawyers’ strike.
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Chandrababu Naidu to meet Mamata; discuss post-poll alliance

BSP chief Mayawati drops her plan to come to Delhi for a meeting with Sonia Gandhi.
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Pakistan needs aggressive diplomacy to exit FATF grey list: official

The FATF currently comprises 36 members with voting powers and two regional organisations, representing most of the major financial centres in all parts of the globe.
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Islamic State militants riot in Tajik prison, 32 killed

The ministry said the riot broke out late on Sunday in the prison in the city of Vakhdat, 10 km east of the capital Dushanbe, as militants armed themselves with knives and killed three guards and five fellow prisoners.
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Scoot aircraft makes emergency landing at Chennai airport

An aircraft of the Scoot airline, that had to fly from Tiruchi to Singapore, made an emergency landing at Chennai airport early on Monday, airport so
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Alabama's march for reproductive freedom, Sudan street violence, and other news in pictures

 11.00 am Hundreds protest Alabama abortion banHundreds of demonstrators marched to the Alabama Capitol on Sunday to protest the state’s newly approve
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Uttar Pradesh CM Adityanath recommends sacking of Rajbhar from Cabinet

Adityanath sought immediate sacking of Mr. Rajbhar who had been making controversial remarks against BJP.
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Mangaluru receives the first spell of pre-Monsoon rains

Mangaluru received the first spell of pre-Monsoon rains since Sunday night with lightning and thundershowers.It continued to drizzle on Monday mornin
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Live: General election 2019 | Rupee, markets rise on exit poll predictions

Highlights from today’s political developments.
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LoP accuses Delhi CM, Dy. CM of bid to falsely implicate him

Files police complaint a day after Arvind Kejriwal alleged that BJP was out to get him assassinated
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11 people killed in reported gun attack at bar in Brazil

The state security agency confirmed late Sunday only that six women and five men died in the incident in the Guamŕ neighborhood of the Parŕ state capital, Belem.
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Workshop on solar photovoltaics culminates at NIT-T

Focus was on disseminating the knowledge and skills in the domain
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After Chandrababu Naidu, Mayawati may meet Sonia Gandhi today

If the meeting does take place today, it would signal a thaw between the Congress and the BSP
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U.S. warship sails in disputed South China Sea amid trade tensions

The busy waterway is one of a growing number of flashpoints in the U.S.-China relationship, which also include a trade war, U.S. sanctions and Taiwan.
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Coming soon, an all-seeing radar imaging satellite

RISAT-2B to be launched on May 22 from Sriharikota
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1,156 MAHE graduates receive their degrees

‘Restore past glory of the medical profession’
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Agro-ecological zones: Agriculture Department to frame action plan

The Agriculture Department is developing an action plan for reorganising the activities of the department to accommodate the concept of agro-ecologica
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Street library: it’s a real page-turner in Tiruchi

It attracts at least 20 persons, mostly students, every day
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State witnesses surge in measles cases

Majority of cases are reported from the Capital
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Tirupparankundram byelection witnesses huge deployment of police

Minor scuffle breaks out between cadre over presence of ‘outsiders’
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Madurai’s Periyar bus stand design requires tweaking, feel experts

Gopuram facade does not have distinctive elements that are representative of Madurai
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Sulur sees more voter turnout than 2016

As many as 79.41% of the 2.95 lakh voters in Sulur Assembly constituency exercised their franchise in the bypoll that was held on Sunday. Death of AIA
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Land identification issue delays shifting of zoo in Coimbatore

Central Zoo Authority had, on November 28 last year, cancelled the recognition for Corporation zoo
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IT professional held for fudging documents

Probe into case involving senior functionaries of archdiocese takes new turn
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Tourists throng flower show venues at Yercaud

Official announcement of dates for the summer festival delayed due to poll code
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Morning digest: Exit polls predict second term for Modi, Theresa May to make ‘new, bold’ Brexit offer, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day.
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Saudis say they will defend themselves, as Trump warns Iran

After initial reports of the attack, Mr. Trump tweeted a warning to Iranian leaders: “If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again!” Mr. Trump tweeted.
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Relaunch of Delhi and Mumbai editions

Today, we relaunch The Hindu's National Edition in Delhi and Mumbai, specially tailored to the needs of each city. The main edition of the newspaper i
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82.7% voting in repoll at Poonamallee booth

The repoll at the Panchayat Union Elementary School at Mettupalayam in Tiruvallur district saw 82.7% voting till 6 p.m on Sunday.The repoll was conduc
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Food delivery packs add to plastic menace

Only a few eateries use biodegradable material; officials to curb proliferation of single-use plastics
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Six workers hurt in fire at garments factory

Two of them said to be critical
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Waste to Wonder Park a big draw among city residents

With the number of visitors swelling by the day, parking and unregulated street vendors remain major issues
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HC tells lower court to ensure no delay in trial of 2010 case

Move comes after victim’s father sought speedy trial
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PDP leader shot at, condition serious

A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader was shot at in Kulgam on Sunday evening. An official said Muhammad Jamal, 65, was fired upon by unknown gunmen
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Two wanted criminals killed in shootout in Dwarka

Officials deployed on PCR duty killed one of them; 2 others managed to escape
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Assam town honours saviour of 1962 fertiliser plant

Mohini Nath Phukan dissuaded Nehru from shifting factory out after Chinese attack
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