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Science

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Assembly Elections 2021

Decision not to contest a personal one based on various factors: Narayanasamy Rajesh B. Nair

“I chose not to contest in consultation with the leadership. I will campaign in all constituencies,” say former Puducherry Chief Minister.

Vote to AIADMK is vote to BJP, warns Udhayanidhi

Don’t vote for Left and Congress, Mamata tells ‘Marxist friends’

‘In West Bengal, there is a syndicate raj, goonda raj, mafia raj’

Cheating for votes is in Congress nature, Modi

COVID-19

5 States account for most new cases, Maharashtra alone 65% Special Correspondent

Sixteen States/Union Territories have not reported any COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Maharashtra cuts office attendance by 50%

Not required to vaccinate all: Harsh Vardhan

Bihar braces for second wave

Regulatory body nudges insurers to facilitate vaccination of policyholders

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COVID may have doubled poverty in India, says Pew study

Special Correspondent Pew Research report suggests middle class may have shrunk by 30% and number of poor risen by 7.5 crore

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Of the 23 million passengers who travel in trains across the railway network everyday, about 4.6 million are women passengers.

National

Railways to combat rising crimes against women

S. Vijay Kumar Security plan rolled out to curb sexual assaults on trains, station premises.

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International

We’ve high hopes on India at HRC this time, says TNA spokesman

Meera Srinivasan TNA expects New Delhi to vote for resolution, says spokesman Sumanthiran.

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International

New phase of U.S.-China ties comes with tests for India

Ananth Krishnan Suhasini Haidar Any reset in relations from turbulent Trump era is unlikely.

Special Correspondent In an electoral setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in north Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena pulled off a coup by clinching the mayoral post in the Jalgaon Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Thursday.The Sena’s Jayshree Mahajan was elected as the Mayor of the Jalgaon civic body after 30 corporators from the BJP crossed over to the Sena, thus bolstering the latter party which hitherto only had a strength of 15 corporators in the 75-seat JMC.Three corporators from the Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India

Mumbai

Maharashtra’s active COVID-19 case tally nudges 1.40 lakh mark

Special Correspondent State reports nearly 18,000 new cases, 87 fatalities; recovery rate drops to 91.77%

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Coimbatore

412 nominations in Salem

Staff Reporter As many as 412 nominations were received in Salem for contesting in the elections. According to officials, the highest number of nominations was filed on Friday, 165 applications. Among the 11 constituencies in Salem, highest number of nominations have been received in Mettur, 73. In Namakkal, 214 nominations have been received for six constituencies. Highest number of nominations have been received in Kumarapalayam, 45. The nominations would be scrutinised on Saturday and the last date for

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Coimbatore

27 cases in Salem

Staff Reporter A total of 27 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Salem on Friday. According to health officials, 25 cases were indigenous and two patients have returned from Namakkal and Dharmapuri. Seven cases were reported in Namakkal, of which three patients have returned from Theni, Salem, Karur and one patient has returned from Kolkata. Erode district reported 15 new cases, taking the tally to 15,039. While 10 persons were discharged, 123 persons continue to be under treatment.