CM Vijay warns against corruption, reels in schools | Chennai News

Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay continued with his war cry against corruption on Thursday while presiding over the second cabinet meeting since TVK formed the govt.Vijay reiterated his warning against corruption in govt departments and said that anyone found involved in irregularities would face severe action.He directed ministers to ensure that their departments remained…

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‘The Odyssey’ early Twitter reviews: Christopher Nolan’s epic hailed as ‘MONUMENTAL’ and a ‘modern masterpiece’; Matt Damon, Robert Pattinson earn praise for performances |

The first reviews of Christopher Nolan‘s highly anticipated epic ‘The Odyssey’ are here and they are generating enormous buzz online. Amid much chatter and controversy, critics and industry insiders have described the film as a ‘monumental’ achievement from the filmmaker and also one of his ‘finest achievements’.With the film ready to roll out on July…

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America’s Mamdani moment – The Hindu

In an election cycle where the Democrats won multiple mayoralties and governor positions across the U.S., Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York stood out. Mr. Mamdani’s triumph was singular because of his unabashed “democratic socialism” platform, which defeated well-funded Democratic establishment candidate Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent. His win reflects the growing electoral…

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Tamil Nadu Minister Aadhav Arjuna Links Drugs to Rise in POCSO Cases; Experts Dispute Claim | Chennai News

Vidya Reddy co-founder and Executive Director of Tulir Chennai: In the assembly session on Monday, Tamil Nadu PWD Minister Aadhav Arjuna attributed a “40% rise in Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) cases between 2023 and 2026” to the state’s inability to crack down on drug culture (which he claimed ‘arrived’ in 2020). As…

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‘Unsatisfactory’ verdict! ICC penalises Lord’s and Pakistan’s Gaddafi Stadium pitches | Cricket News

Lord’s Cricket Ground (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rated the pitches used for the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord’s and the third ODI between Pakistan and Australia at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium as “unsatisfactory” under its Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process.Both venues have consequently been handed one…

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Our forests can easily support 20,000 tigers. We gloat about having 4,000: Wildlife Biologist Ullas Karanth On India’s Animal Census Methods

Bad science leads to poor conservation outcomes and is a colossal waste of public funds, says Ullas Karanth Wildlife biologist Ullas Karanth pioneered the use of radiotelemetry to track tigers for population density studies in the country. The former US-based Wildlife Conservation Society’s India programme director believes India took the “wrong approach when conducting censuses…

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