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• TN'S Delta Districts See Drop in Samba Paddy Yield Due to Unseasonal Rain, Delayed Water Supply
  
  Farmers across Tamil Nadu's Cauvery delta districts are reporting a noticeable decline in samba paddy yields this season, with nearly a quarter of the cultivated area already harvested in three of the four major districts.Many growers say production has fallen compared to...
• Kiren Rijiju Shares New Video, Claims 20-25 Cong MPS Abused LS Speaker, Threatened PM
  
  Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday shared a new video and claimed that 20-25 Congress MPs abused Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and threatened Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Taking to social media platform X, Kiren Rijiju said that if BJP and NDA MPs had been...
• Consequence of Climate Where Xenophobia Weaponised: CM Mamata Banerjee on Migrant Worker's Murder
  
  Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday condemned the death of a migrant worker from West Bengal in Maharashtra's Pune and slammed the 'weaponisation of xenophobia' to target innocent lives.Using her X handle, CM Banerjee shared a video of the incident and expressed her...
• Bengaluru Road Rage: Attempt to Murder Case Booked against SUV Driver
  
  In a shocking incident in which driver of a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) drove a man clinging to bonnet of his vehicle after road rage in Bengaluru , the police have registered an attempt to murder case against the accused.Police have booked the car...
• Expelled Cong MLA Rahul Mamkootathil Gets Bail in Rape Case
  
  The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkoottathil in the first of three rape cases registered against him, subject to stringent conditions.With this order, the legislator has now secured bail in all three cases. He had obtained...
• Punjab Ex-CM Amarinder Singh, Son Get ED Summons in FEMA Violation Case
  
  The Enforcement Directorate has summoned BJP leader and former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh and his son Raninder Singh in connection with a Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) violation case of 2016.The father-son duo has been accused of being the...
• TN to Operate 1,240 Special Buses from Chennai to Clear Maha Shivaratri Weekend Rush
  
  In view of the heavy travel demand expected during the Maha Shivaratri festival and the extended weekend, the Tamil Nadu transport authorities have announced the operation of 1,240 special buses from Chennai to various parts of the State and neighbouring regions to...
• Bengal SIR: ECI Waiting for Answers to Questions on Bengal Govt Officials
  
  Grave uncertainties are looming over the inclusion of the 8,505 Group-B officers provided by the West Bengal government in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state, as the Election Commission (ECI) has not received the detailed background information of...
• Bengal SIR: ECI Waiting for Answers to Questions on Bengal Govt Officials
  
  Grave uncertainties are looming over the inclusion of the 8,505 Group-B officers provided by the West Bengal government in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state, as the Election Commission (ECI) has not received the detailed background information of...
• CJ Roy Death Case: SIT Finds No Evidence of Alleged Harassment by I-T Department
  
  The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the death of Confident Group Chairman C. J. Roy has found no evidence to support allegations that Income Tax Department officials harassed or pressured him prior to his death.As the investigation enters its final phase, officials...
• Mission 'Shat Pratishat': BJP Targets 2029 Solo Majority after Local Body Sweep
  
  Following the municipal elections, the BJP has achieved a decisive victory in the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections. With this win, the party appears to have launched a massive exercise to achieve an ambitious goal of 'Shat Pratishat BJP' (100 per cent BJP) for...
• Assam CM Defamation Case: Court Asks Gaurav Gogoi and Others to Appear before It on March 9
  
  A court in Assam's Kamrup district on Thursday issued significant directions in connection with the Rs 500 crore defamation case filed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, while granting an interim stay in the matter.As per the court's order, Assam Congress president and...
• Tiruppur Textile Cluster Should Create 5 Lakh New Jobs, Govt to Support Exporters: Piyush Goyal
  
  Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal encouraged the Tiruppur textile cluster to create five lakh additional jobs and double its export performance over the next three years, assuring that the government will extend full support to exporters, it was announced on...
• No Traders' Body Called for Bharat Bandh, It Is Business as Usual in Organised Sector: CAIT
  
  The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Thursday said markets across the country are open, trade is normal, and all business activities will proceed as usual, amid the 'Bharat Bandh' (nationwide strike) call by some trade unions and farmers' organisations.According...
• Transgender Murder Case: Man Arrested after Encounter with Police in Odisha
  
  The Puri Police have arrested a dreaded criminal allegedly involved in the brutal murder of a transgender person on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, following an encounter.The 25-year-old accused, identified as Krushna Kandi, is a resident of the Konark area of Puri...
• Mystery of 'flying Coffin': Shiv Sena(UBT) Raises Questions in Saamana on Ajit Pawar's Fatal Plane Crash
  
  Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Thursday said that Maharashtra remains gripped by suspicion regarding the nature of the plane crash that claimed the life of former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar adding that this was despite the conclusion of a 13-day mourning...
• India's Trade Surplus with US May Cross $90 Billion, No Impact from Bangladesh Deal: SBI
  
  India's trade surplus with the US may cross $90 billion annually after the trade deal, with at least a $45 billion annual additional trade surplus with the US, which is 1.1 per cent of the GDP, and savings of $3 billion in forex reserve, an SBI Research report said on...
• MP Farmer Unions Call Bharat Bandh Politically Motivated
  
  As several states across India are likely to witness widespread disruption after nearly a dozen trade unions and farmers' organisations called for a nationwide strike, Bharat Bandh, coordinators and union leaders from Madhya Pradesh on Thursday termed the protest...
• Puducherry CM Rangasamy to Present Interim Budget Today
  
  The Puducherry Legislative Assembly will convene on Thursday, with Chief Minister N. Rangasamy set to present an interim Budget in what is expected to be the final sitting of the current House ahead of the Assembly elections.Rangasamy, who also holds the Finance portfolio,...
• Air Quality in Delhi Remains in Poor Category with AQI at 209
  
  The air quality in the national capital remained in the 'poor' category on Thursday morning, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 209 around 7 a.m., according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). A layer of smog covered several parts of Delhi, affecting...
• 'Stand Firmly with Issues, Struggles of Workers, Farmers': Rahul Gandhi on Bharat Bandh
  
  As the joint forum of central trade unions announced nationwide protests against the Centre's labour and economic policies, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday, extended his support, saying he stands firmly with the issues and struggles of workers and farmers.Rahul...
• Cauvery Water Release from Mettur Dam Increased to Save Crops in TN'S Delta
  
  In a move aimed at protecting standing paddy crops across the Cauvery delta, the Tamil Nadu government has stepped up the discharge of water from the Mettur Dam following sustained appeals from farmers and political leaders.The release has been increased by 500 cusecs,...
• TN Braces for Disruptions as Trade Unions Join Nationwide Strike against Labour Codes
  
  Tamil Nadu is set to witness disruptions in banking, public services and sections of transport operations on Thursday as trade unions across the state join a nationwide general strike called to press the Union government to roll back key labour reforms and policy...
• TN'S Coimbatore Corporation Mulls Midday Meal Scheme for Sanitation Workers, Seeks Staff Preference
  
  The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation is considering converting its existing free breakfast scheme for sanitation workers into a midday meal programme, following concerns that food served early in the morning often loses freshness by the time workers are able to eat.In...
• AAP in Punjab Asks Farmers, Traders to Join Bharat Bandh Call
  
  The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced support for the nationwide Bharat Bandh called on Thursday by 10 central trade unions and farmer organisations. The AAP appealed to all workers, farmers, shopkeepers, small traders and common citizens in Punjab and across the country...

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