Jun 19 • 1 week ago
Tamil Nadu Today: Vijay’s TVK government wins floor test in Assembly
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Jun 19 • 1 week ago
Mortal remains of Patnala Suresh, killed in MT Settebello attack, reach Visakhapatnam
Government Whip P.G.V.R. Naidu paid floral tributes to the chief engineer, one of three Indians killed in the June 10 strike off Oman
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Jun 19 • 1 week ago
Dream projects feature high in Kerala’s Revised Budget; Satheesan announces Land Reforms 2.0, hike in rubber MSP
A glut of announcements marks Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan’s 98-minute presentation of Kerala Budget which promises ‘governance with empathy’
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Jun 19 • 1 week ago
What is the Mekedatu dam project dispute? | Explained
What is the history of the proposed project? How has the Tamil Nadu government reacted?
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Jun 19 • 1 week ago
BEST employees’ strike continues despite Court order; public bus services hit in Mumbai
Among the key demands is the incorporation of contract workers on wet lease into the core service of the undertaking, along with all basic facilities including gratuity
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Jun 19 • 1 week ago
CJP’s Dipke writes to PM over ‘crisis of paper leaks’; flags student deaths, appeals for ₹1 crore compensation to families
Abhijeet Dipke claimed that 11 students had died by suicide in recent weeks, including five deaths in the last 48 hours
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Jun 19 • 1 week ago
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Great Nicobar project: Jairam Ramesh says Environment Minister Yadav’s Nicobar defence ‘disappointing’
Mr. Ramesh has repeatedly challenged the adequacy of Nicobar project’s environmental impact assessments and the secrecy around the High-Powered Committee (HPC) report on the proposed transshipment por
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Jun 19 • 1 week ago
Dam over troubled waters: Why the Mekedatu water project continues to divide Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
As Karnataka takes further steps towards the realisation of the Mekedatu dam, here is a look at the issue that has been a bone of contention between the two riparian States that have also historically
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Jun 19 • 1 week ago
Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan to present Revised Budget for 2026-27 on June 19, 2026
The presentation of the Budget, the first by the new Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government, will begin at 9 a.m.
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Jun 19 • 1 week ago
Ahead of UDF govt’s revised Budget, Thomas Isaac questions Kerala govt on bridging ₹20,000-crore shortfall
As Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan is set to present the Revised Budget — his first — on Friday (June 19, 2026), senior CPI(M) leader and former Finance Minister T.M. Thomas I
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Jun 19 • 1 week ago
Kerala Budget: Decision to slash tax on All India Permit vehicles by 50% expected to reduce off-shore registration of Kerala vehicles
According to office-bearers of Luxury Bus Owners Association Kerala, decision will significantly benefit Kerala’s public transport and tourism sectors
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Jun 19 • 1 week ago
Kerala Budget: ‘Land Reforms 2.0’ for reviewing land laws, amending statutes
Kerala CM Satheesan announced that a comprehensive ‘land management policy’ would be formulated to address structural challenges in freeing up land for industrial projects
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Jun 19 • 1 week ago
Karnataka MLC polls: JD(S) MLA G.T. Deve Gowda dares people to prove he cross-voted
Mr. Gowda has been maintaining a distance from the JD(S) during the last few months, and this led to speculation about cross voting.
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Jun 19 • 1 week ago
Change in counselling rules to ensure all panchayats in Karnataka get enough officers
Minister seeks timely completion of recruitment of RDPR officers
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Jun 19 • 1 week ago
Karnataka MLC polls: Fielding a candidate in Council polls helped test the loyalty of party MLAs: H.D. Kumaraswamy
The election had taught him not to place excessive trust in anyone, said Kumaraswamy
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Jun 19 • 1 week ago
NEET-PG aspirants anxious over registration delay, NEET-UG cancellation
With the exam set for August 30 but the registration date still not announced, students recall two years of postponements
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Jun 19 • 1 week ago
NEET re-exam: NTA issues safety advisory; sends WhatsApp updates regarding admit cards
"NTA is sending reminder SMS and emails to candidates to download their admit cards for the re-examination on Sunday, 21 June 2026," the agency said in a public advisory
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Jun 19 • 1 week ago
Kerala Budget: Pinarayi Vijayan says UDF govt ‘rebranded’ LDF schemes, accuses it of promoting corporate interests
Former CM and current Opposition Leader says Budget is “largely a renaming exercise” of previously announced schemes without any substantive new direction
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Jun 19 • 1 week ago
NEET-UG re-exam: Delhi HC rejects Telegram’s appeal against temporary ban
Justice Tejas Karia noted that government’s pro active measures are least restrictive adding that it cannot be held that the order is disproportionate or there was no application of mind before taking
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Jun 19 • 1 week ago
Kerala Budget unveils Knowledge Valley, Job Watch Tower, research park to boost higher education
The proposed Kerala Knowledge Valley is intended to bring together globally reputed universities, premier Indian institutions, state-of-the-art research parks and centres of excellence under a single
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