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A silent march was held in Pune on Sunday, demanding capital punishment for the accused in the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl in Nasrapur village.Members of the girl's family also joined the march, which was taken out from Balgandharv Chowk to the Swatantryaveer Savarkar Statue in the...
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Authorities declared that Monday and Tuesday would be holidays at a government primary school in Ekeshwar block here after two leopards appeared near its campus, officials said.The incident occurred on Saturday at 7.30 am when students of Government Primary School, Sason, were gathering for the...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari will shift his Kolkata base to a state-run guest house in Alipore, a senior official said on Sunday.The government guest house, 'Soujanya', located on Judges Court Road in south Kolkata, was built during the previous Trinamool Congress regime to host...
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A 65-year-old woman was killed in a tiger attack in Maharashtra's Gondia district when she had gone to collect tendu leaves on Sunday morning, a forest department official said.Shobha Haridas Rahate, a resident of Vadegaon Bandya village in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil, was mauled to death by the big...
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Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Sunday appointed BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma as the chief minister of Assam, paving the way for the NDA's third consecutive government in the state.After being unanimously elected leader of the BJP-led NDA's legislature party, Sarma, along with alliance...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu, C Joseph Vijay, and congratulated him on taking the oath of office on Sunday.The TVK chief was sworn in as the Tamil Nadu chief minister earlier in the day.The prime minister and the new chief...
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The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has elected former deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin as the legislature party leader in the House.Party sources said on Sunday that former DMK minister and senior leader K N Nehru has been chosen as the deputy legislature party leader.In addition, former DMK...
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Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday congratulated the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on its victory in the Tamil Nadu assembly polls and wished party chief Vijay success after he was sworn in as the chief minister of the southern state.Banerjee said the electoral verdict...
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Newly-sworn TN Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay during a review meeting on the law and order situation, in Chennai./@TNDIPRNEWS X/ANI Photo
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph C Vijay chaired a review meeting with top officials on Sunday to take stock of the law and order situation in the state.This was Vijay's first review meeting after assuming office as CM.Although TVK on its own did not secure the majority in the...
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Three suspected poachers were apprehended from Assam's Lakhimpur district on Sunday, officials said.The accused were allegedly planning to poach rhinos in the Kaziranga National Park (KNP), they said.KNP director Sonali Ghosh said the arrests were made from Narayanpur, in a joint operation by...
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Karnataka deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday categorically refuted PM Narendra Modi's remark suggesting that the CM's chair in the state was wobbling.Speaking to reporters at Lingasagur in Raichur district, Shivakumar, who is also the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC)...
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The highly anticipated Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan is slated to hit theatres within the next two weeks, its producer confirmed on Sunday.Speaking to reporters at the swearing-in ceremony of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph C Vijay, Venkat K Narayana, founder of KVN Productions, said that the final...
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The Tamil Nadu government has appointed two IAS officers to serve as official secretaries to the new Chief Minister Joseph C Vijay, who assumed office on Sunday.A state government order said that Dr P Senthil Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary to the Government in the Health and Family Welfare...
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Nationalist Congress Party leader Rupali Chakankar on Sunday appeared before the special investigation team (SIT) for questioning over her alleged association with self-styled godman Ashok Kharat, who is currently under arrest in rape and sexual exploitation cases.Chakankar, who resigned as the...
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The seventeenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly has been summoned to meet for its first session at 9.30 am on Monday in the Assembly chamber at the State Secretariat.A government release on Sunday said that newly elected members will take the oath or make an affirmation on that day.Members have...
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Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Sunday invited Chief Minister-elect Himanta Biswa Sarma to form the next government in the state, according to a statement.Leaders of the National Democratic Alliance met Acharya at Lok Bhavan and staked claim to form the government with Sarma at the...
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Communist Party of India state secretary M Veerapandian on Sunday said that the Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu (invocation) must be accorded the foremost position in the protocol of government ceremonies.The statement came after the order of songs at the ceremony in which Joseph C Vijay took oath as Chief...
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TVK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Sunday resigned from Tiruchirappalli East Assembly constituency and has retained Perambur, the State Assembly Secretariat said.An official release said before he assumed office as chief minister, Vijay tendered his resignation and sent the...
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday highlighted the deep historical and cultural ties between Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu as he congratulated actor-turned-politician Chandrasekar Joseph Vijay on being sworn in as the Chief Minister of the southern Indian state.In a social media post,...
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The Madras high court on Sunday adjourned to May 11, further hearing on the petition filed by former Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam minister K R Periyakaruppan, who sought to restrain the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam candidate who defeated him in election by one vote from taking oath as MLA.The DMK's...
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Two gelatin sticks were recovered from a roadside near Prime Minister Narendra Modi's venue on the outskirts of Bengaluru, prompting heightened security measures and a police investigation into the source of the explosives.Police said the gelatin sticks were found during routine security checks...
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Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M K Stalin on Sunday congratulated newly sworn-in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay, while also cautioning him against blaming the previous government over the state's financial condition and urging him to fulfil the promises...
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A large oil slick has been detected in the Persian Gulf near Kharg Island, Iran's main crude oil export hub, raising fresh concerns over the condition of the country's oil infrastructure amid mounting regional tensions and shipping disruptions, according to a report by The New York...
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The MV Hondius, at the centre of a hantavirus outbreak linked to three deaths, arrived at the Port of Granadilla in Tenerife on Sunday, where an international operation is underway to safely disembark and repatriate passengers, according to CNN.As the ship anchored off Tenerife at sunrise, small...
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In his maiden address at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai after taking over as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, C Joseph Vijay said a new era of a regime committed to 'real secularism and social justice; commenced now.He asserted that there will not be any power centres other than him and...
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Leaders of the National Democratic Alliance on Sunday met Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya and staked claim to form the government in the state led by Chief Minister-elect Himanta Biswa Sarma.It will be the third successive NDA government in Assam, with the saffron party-led administration...
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The body of a man was found in Hooghly district on Sunday, with the TMC claiming that he was a party panchayat member and alleging that the number of post-poll violence deaths of its workers in West Bengal went up to six.Sharing a picture of a blood-splattered body on its social media site, the...
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TVK chief Joseph C Vijay, after being sworn in as the chief minister, visited the Tamil Nadu Secretariat for the first time on Sunday.Vijay, on his arrival at the Secretariat, was accorded a ceremonial police salute and later went to the CM's chamber in the Secretariat.He signed official papers...
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Himanta Biswa Sarma was elected as the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance in the Assam assembly on Sunday, paving the way for him to become the chief minister for the second consecutive term in the state, Union minister J P Nadda said.Eight BJP legislators...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief C Joseph Vijay on taking oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, and said the central government will keep working with the state government to improve the lives of people.'Congratulations to Thiru C Joseph Vijay on...
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, soon after his swearing-in on Sunday morning, signed his first order granting 200 units of free electricity a month for domestic consumers using less than 500 units of electricity.He also issued an order to create a Lioness special police force to...
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With the rendition of Vande Mataram (full version), Jana Gana Mana and Thamizh Thaai Vaazhthu (state anthem), the swearing-in of the new Tamil Nadu government has come to an end.C Joseph Vijay, chief of the Tamillaga Vettri Kazhagam, and nine ministers were sworn in by...
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TVK leaders N Anand, Aadhav Arjuna, Dr K G Arunraj, and K A Sengottaiyan take oath as Ministers for the state of Tamil Nadu.
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Vijay delivers his swearing-in oath in a filmi fashion, with gestures and expressions.He swears in the name god.
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Vijay's oath-taking as chief minister is preceded by the full version of Vande Mataram, Jana Gana Mana, and the Tamizh Thai Vaazhthu (state anthem).Prior to this, Vijay introduced to the governor his colleagues who will also be sworn-in today after him.
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Vijay introduces the ministers-designate to Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar.Nine Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA-elects will take oath as cabinet ministers along with party chief Vijay, who will be sworn in as the next chief minister of Tamil Nadu.The list is a mixture of both...
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The Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai transformed into a sea of excitement on Sunday as thousands gathered to witness the historic swearing-in ceremony of TVK chief Vijay as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu.The atmosphere across the city was one of hard-won victory and high...
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TVK chief C Joseph Vijay receives Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai.
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Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar leaves from Lok Bhavan.He will administer the oath of office to TVK chief C Joseph Vijay as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister shortly.
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Actor Trisha Krishnan at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, where TVK chief C Joseph Vijay will take oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, shortly.
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TVK Chief C Joseph Vijay arrives at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, where he will take oath as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu shortly.
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C Joseph Vijay, the chief minister-designate, has recommended a list of nine persons to be appointed as ministers for the state of Tamil Nadu.1. N Anand2. Aadhav Arjuna3. Dr K G Arunraj,4. K A Sengottaiyan5. P Venkataramanan6. R Nirmalkumar7. Rajmohan8. Dr T K Prabhu9. Selvi S Keerthana
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Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi arrives in Chennai to attend the swearing-in ceremony of TVK chief Vijay as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam President Vijay is about to leave his Neelankarai residence around 9 am on Sunday to take oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for 10 am at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, where security has been heightened ahead of the...
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