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Heavy rain forecast for 14 Tamil Nadu districts, fishermen advised to stay ashore

The Regional Meteorological Centre issued a heavy rainfall warning for 14 districts of Tamil Nadu on Saturday, October 4, as weather systems over the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea continue to ...
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Rare coastal birds return to Chennai after four decades

Chennai’s bird watchers were recently rewarded with an extraordinary sight — the reappearance of two elusive coastal species, the Oystercatcher and the Saunder’s Tern, at the Adyar estuary. This marks ...
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Sabarimala gold plating: Travancore Board says no lapses, Pandalam Palace seeks probe

The controversy over alleged irregularities in the gold plating of the Sabarimala temple sanctum has escalated into a major political issue, as the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has stated that ...
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Trump’s H-1B visa proclamation challenged in US court

In the first major domestic legal challenge to the H-1B visa crackdown, a group of unions, education professionals, and religious bodies sued the Trump administ ...
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Veteran journalist and author TJS George passes away at 97

Eminent writer, journalist and biographer Thayil Jacob Sony George, widely known as TJS George, passed away in Bengaluru on Friday, October 3. He was 97 years o ...
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In Public Interest: Who is responsible for Karur Stampede? | TVK | Vijay

On September 27, Karur witnessed a tragic incident when thousands of fans and party workers gathered to see actor-turned-politician Vijay. What was meant to be ...
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Heavy rain triggers floods in Vamsadhara, Nagavali in north coastal Andhra

Follow TNM’s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.Heavy rainfall under the impact of the cyclonic storm, which crossed the Odisha coast early Frida ...
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Stalin calls BJP a parasite exploiting tragedies for poll gains, a washing machine for corrupt

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party, branding it a "parasite" that thrives by exploiting tragedies for electoral gain and labelling ...
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Deadly amoebic infection on the rise in Kerala, but survival stories bring hope

By the end of September, Kerala recorded 21 deaths of people with amoebic encephalitis this year. Sixty-seven others diagnosed with the infection have mostly re ...
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Vande Bharat train kills four, injures one in Bihar's Purnea

Four youths were killed in Bihar's Purnea district after they were hit by a Vande Bharat express train on Friday, October 3.The accident occurred around 5 am on ...
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CM Nitish Kumar transfers Rs 10,000 each to 25 lakh women ahead of Bihar elections

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday, October 3 transferred Rs 10,000 to each of 25 lakh women beneficiaries under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana.
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‘No remorse’: Madras HC slams Vijay, TVK over Karur stampede, forms SIT

Follow TNM's WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.A week after the deadly Karur stampede, the Madras High Court on Friday, October 3, con ...