RMC Chennai has forecast moderate rains along with thunderstorms in Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur and Karaikal on Monday. On Tuesday, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Ariyalur and Karaikal are likely to experience extremely heavy rains and Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Vizhupuram, Cuddalore, Perambalur, Tiruchy, Pudukottai and Puducherry will receive very heavy to heavy …
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WASHINGTON: Democracy and diversity have taken hold in America. More than two weeks later Donald trump lost the US presidential election, his administration authorized the transition to victory on Monday Biden-Harris team, conceding defeat in all but name. Even as Trump surrendered, President-elect Joe Biden began to reveal what is …
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The first northeast monsoon cyclonic storm this year is likely to bring extremely heavy rains to one or two locations in the delta region and northern coastal districts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday and Wednesday. To be called ‘Nivar’, as Iran suggested, according to the list prepared by the World …
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Beneficiaries include former ministers of state, retired civil servants and politicians. The Jammu and Kashmir administration posted the list of beneficiaries under the Roshni Act on its website on Monday. Beneficiaries include former ministers of state, retired civil servants and politicians. Among those who received land under the now-eliminated Act …
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A day after Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray warned of possible restrictions to contain the spread of the coronavirus, State Health Minister Rajesh Tope and his cabinet colleagues said that strict measures could be put in place. The health minister said there would be no shutdown in the state, but …
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Reforms and stake sales in state-owned companies will continue even as India refines rules and procedures to make life easier for companies and strives to achieve self-sufficiency, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told business leaders on Monday. The government’s program to sell stakes in state-owned companies will accelerate in the coming …
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Following widespread condemnation from civil society and the media, as well as voters traditionally associated with the left, the LDF government decided on Monday to withdraw Amendment 118A from Kerala Police Law that, in effect, gave the police arbitrary powers to muzzle freedom of expression in any medium. It …
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Vaccine developers have been racing against time to find a vaccine that offers immunity against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Oxford University announced Monday that its viral disease vaccine was up to 90% effective in preventing infections, Pfizer Inc. applied for an emergency use authorization in the US for its vaccine …
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In a huge victory for an Indian web series on an international platform, Netflix’s Delhi Crime has taken home the Best Dramatic Series award at the 48th International Emmy Awards. The show is a fictional account of the 2012 gang rape and murder case in Delhi, with Shefali Shah playing …
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After the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine showed results that were 70% effective in preventing Covid-19 among volunteers, the company has said that the vaccine could become 90% effective. Meanwhile, the Serum Institute of India (SII), which is manufacturing the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, has said that it will focus on distributing the …
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