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Deepavali countdown: an address for mindful festive shopping in Chennai

October 25, 2026 admin

Next-door neighbour to Valluvar Kottam, the Mathi Experience Store situated in the Anna Teresa Women’s Complex on Valluvarkottam High Road in Nungambakkam, carries swank. It is something of a “fishbowl shop”, its glass walls literally showcasing the products stacked on the shelves to someone lingering outside and yet to step into the outlet. And it…

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Manipur to form committee representing all 36 communities for unity: Yumnam Khemchand

October 25, 2026 admin

Manipur Chief Minister Khemchand Yumnam. | Photo Credit: ANI Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday (October 24, 2026) said the government would form a committee representing all 36 communities to promote peace, harmony and inclusive development in the strife-hit region. The Chief Minister said the proposal follows a query from Prime Minister Narendra…

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Fresh clashes rock France as protesters march on

October 25, 2026 admin

Clashes erupted across France on Saturday (October 24, 2026) as protesters took to the streets, a week after marches that degenerated into violence and prompted a firm security backlash from President Emmanuel Macron, who is scrambling to restore order. Police arrested nearly 1,000 people as officers faced “an extremely elevated level of violence” from black-clad…

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Andhra braces for very severe cyclonic storm; Odisha activates disaster mitigation machinery | LIVE

October 25, 2026 admin

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places in Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinyam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukkottai, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Tiruchi, Karur, Cuddalore, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Sivaganga and Karaikal districts area on Sunday. Isolated places in Theni, Dindigul and Madurai districts are likely to get extremely heavy rainfall, and have been issued…

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Obama blasts Trump’s ‘chaos and cruelty’ while campaigning for Democrats

October 25, 2026 admin

Former President Barack Obama, centre, joined by Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Abdul El-Sayed, left, and Democratic gubernatorial nominee and Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, raise hands during a campaign event at Cass Technical High School Saturday, October 24, 2026, in Detroit. | Photo Credit: AP Former U.S. President Barack Obama delivered scathing criticisms…

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Antarctica miracle: How India established its first scientific base in the frozen continent

October 25, 2026 admin

Sourabha Rao, the producer of Miracle in Antarctica, a new film chronicling the story of the building of Dakshin Gangotri, India’s first scientific base station in the frozen continent, says she is constantly surprised by the fact that the story has not been told in as many ways as possible. “It is a privilege for…

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INDIA bloc to hold ‘public impeachment proceeding’ of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, says K.C. Venugopal

October 25, 2026 admin

Congress General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal said that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has reached out to all INDIA Bloc parties and requested their leaders and members to be present in Delhi during this period “in full force”. File | Photo Credit: ANI Congress MP K.C. Venugopal said that the INDIA bloc is set to hold…

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Indonesia cuts pipeline gas exports to Singapore by about 9%

October 24, 2026 admin

Indonesia cut 31 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (mmscfd) from its pipeline natural gas exports ‌to Singapore starting on Saturday (October 24, 2026) to divert supply to the domestic power sector, upstream ⁠oil and gas regulator SKK Migas said. Indonesia cut 15 mmscfd from its supply to Singapore from Natuna and another…

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Trump casts his midterm ballot early in Florida

October 24, 2026 admin

President Donald Trump, left, and first lady Melania Trump listen to a question from a reporter after casting their early-voting ballots for the 2026 midterm elections at the Palm Beach County Library in West Palm Beach, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) | Photo Credit: Mark Schiefelbein President Donald Trump cast his ballot in…

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Life convicts can avail 40 days of annual leave in two instalments, rules Madras High Court

October 24, 2026 admin

The Division Bench ordered that the word ‘spell’ found in the proviso to Rule 22(2)(c) must be read as ‘instalment’ so that it could be distinguished from the word ‘spell’ in Rule 22(3). | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO CHENNAI Life convicts, who had completed 14 years of incarceration, are entitled to avail 40 days of…

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