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CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu minister for industries, investment promotion and commerce TRB Rajaa on Thursday met business leaders, investors and trade and commerce representatives in Mumbai pitching the state's strengths. Addressing the Tamil Nadu Global Investors Meet (TNGIM) 2024- Mumbai Investment Conclave, Rajaa highlighted the investor-friendly ecosystem and ease of doing business in TN and urged investors...

NEW DELHI: Delhi has experienced 'poor' air quality conditions for the fifth consecutive day, and the situation is expected to deteriorate over the weekend due to unfavorable meteorological conditions, as reported by weather monitoring agencies.The 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) for the city was recorded at 261, which is a deterioration from 256 on Thursday, 243 on Wednesday, and 220 on...

MUMBAI: Almost 93% of 18-19 year-olds in Maharashtra are not registered as voters according to the latest draft revision of the state’s electoral roll published on Friday. Even more worrying, the figure is lower than it was on January 5, when the last final electoral roll was published. At that time, 84.5% of 18-19 year olds were not in the voters list.The number of voters in the 18-19 years age group...

PATNA: A man allegedly strangled his minor sister to death before burying her body in the riverbed in Bihar’s Madhubani district in what police describe as another case of “honour killing”. The police have arrested the accused and sent him to jail.Police said Neelam Kumari, 15, a resident of Laukaha police station area, had gone out to offer prayers to a local temple in the evening of October 21...

KALYAN: Arvind More, the Kalyan district president of Shiv Sena's Shinde group, has made a noteworthy statement regarding the issuance of notices to Marathas by the police while the chief minister hails from the Maratha community. More's statement has sparked discussions in political circles.During a protest organized by the Maratha community in Kalyan on Friday, More expressed his solidarity with the...

KOLKATA: West Bengal minister Jyotipriya Mallick who was arrested in connection with a money laundering case tied to an alleged multi-crore ration distribution scam, collapsed in an overcrowded courtroom during his appearance, according to an official.The state's forest minister fainted during the court hearing and was subsequently taken out to a balcony where he was provided with water to drink.ED...

CHENNAI: A bilingual open symposium curated by the Onemai Foundation in collaboration with The Forest Way and Marudam Farm School is being held at the DakshinChitra Museum at Muttukadu on the outskirts of Chennai on October 27 and 28. The symposium is a closing event to the art exhibition called ‘Bhin Bhini, Changing Climate, Uncertain Livelihoods’, curated by Krishnapriya C P.The exhibition...

NEW DELHI: Bus marshals deployed on cluster and DTC buses in Delhi went on strike and held a protest outside the Delhi Secretariat due to non-payment of their salaries. The demonstrators demanded their dues and stated that their protest would be continuous until their grievances were addressed.Kiran Devi, a bus marshal receiving treatment for throat cancer, emphasized the financial strain they face due...

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) staged a protest on Friday over the prolonged delay in the inauguration of the Surya Regional Water Supply Scheme, which is set to provide 185MLD of water to the Vasai region.Sharmila Thackeray, the wife of MNS chief Raj Thackeray, participated in the protest and claimed that the project had been ready for inauguration for five months but was awaiting Prime...

NEW DELHI: England's campaign to defend their 2019 ODI World Cup crown has nosedived to the point that they are now just one defeat away from being eliminated in the race to the semifinals. But their sorry run is already the worst start ever for a defending champion in the history of the tournament. England began with a mauling at the hand of last edition's runners up New Zealand, who won by nine...