After nearly five years, the shutters of the Chembarambakam reservoir will open at noon on Wednesday as a precaution to prevent flooding, particularly in the upstream reaches. Residents need not fear flooding in Adyar, as the release of water will be minimal. With a steady increase in inflow of 4,027 …
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A major Chinese vaccine developer has applied for authorization to bring its Covid-19 injection to market, seeking to get ahead of its western rivals as the race for a functional inoculation against the virus enters the home stretch. China National Biotec Group Co. has submitted a request to Chinese regulators, …
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National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Vijay Kumar Sinha beat rival Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Awadh Bihari Choudhary by 12 votes to become the chairman of Bihar’s 17th state assembly in a rare voting session. marked by uproar over an alleged ‘poaching’ audio clip by Lalu Prasad Yadav. While Sinha’s offer …
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CHENNAI: Several parts of Chennai were flooded when rain hit the city on Wednesday. According to Greater Chennai Corporation, stagnant water was reported at 53 locations in the city. Some neighborhoods reported power outages due to downed trees. The authorities have started evacuating people in vulnerable places and are transferring …
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday vacated the Andhra Pradesh superior court order gagging the media from reporting on a police-registered FIR in the Amaravati land matter allegedly involving a former attorney general and two daughters of a South Carolina superior judge. Andhra Pradesh Police had registered the FIR …
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Bhumi Pednkera’s Durgamati trailer sets two different timelines with justice and revenge as themes that unite them. To catch the activist leader of Arshad Warsi, Mahie Gill’s cop focuses on a prisoner, played by Bhumi Pednekar. To enforce the line, they take her to the Durgamati haveli, only to discover …
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The State Common Entry Test Cell, Maharashtra, is expected to declare the results of the MHT CET 2020 Act anytime on Wednesday. Candidates who applied for the MAH LLB 3 Year CET 2020 should keep an eye on the official entrance exam website, cetcell.mahacet.org, to download their results. Also read: …
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Congress lost Ahmed Patel when it needed him most. Always underrated and low-key, he was fiercely loyal to the party and its top leaders, especially Sonia Gandhi, whom he served as a political secretary even before the formation of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime in 2004. Patel was to …
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The rough seas off the Chennai coast of Ennore did not deter some young people from living on the edge, literally Photo: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic did not deter many from desperately fleeing Chennai, packing buses after the Tamil Nadu government announced the suspension of bus services …
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India’s envoy to the United Nations (UN) reminded the world community on Wednesday of the prolonged presence of murdered al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan while dismissing Islamabad’s dossier on New Delhi’s alleged involvement in acts of terrorism. . TS Tirumurti, India’s permanent representative to the UN, relayed the …
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