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TN CM Joseph Vijay, newly elected MLAs take oath in Assembly
Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, nine other ministers, former CMs including Edappadi K Palaniswami, former deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin and the newly elected MLAs on Monday took the oath of office in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
TVK’s JCD Prabhakar becomes Tamil Nadu speaker unopposed
In the first contest since it emerged on top in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam scored a major victory inside the House on Monday after its nominees, JCD Prabhakar and M Ravisankar, are set to be elected unopposed as Speaker and Deputy Speaker on Tuesday.
SC refuses to interfere with Madras HC order on CBI probe in purchase of transformers in TN
In a setback to former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with a Madras High Court order directing a CBI probe into an alleged Rs 397-crore scam in the procurement of transformers during his tenure as the state's electricity minister between 2021 and 2023.
VB-G RAM G Act to come into force from July 1, MGNREGA to be repealed: Govt
The Centre on Monday announced that the new Viksit Bharat -- Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act will come into force across the country from July 1, replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
KR Periakaruppan’s postal ballot plea not maintainable: ECI to Madras HC
In the aftermath of Tirupattur DMK candidate KR Periakaruppan being edged out of the race by one vote, the Election Commission informed the Madras High Court that once the results are declared, its hands are tied. Any dispute arising thereafter can only be decided via an election petition, it said while opposing Periakaruppan's plea.
Day after PM Modi's appeal to delay gold purchase, jewellery stocks tumble
Jewellery stocks faced heavy selling pressure on Monday, with Sky Gold and Senco Gold tumbling over 10 per cent, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for postponing the purchase of gold and foreign travel for one year to save foreign exchange amid the West Asia crisis.
Bengal: 3 held from UP in killing of Suvendu's aide
Three persons were arrested from Uttar Pradesh in connection with the killing of Chandranath Rath, an aide of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, police said on Monday.
Centre notifies for labour codes, Congress calls it setback for workers' rights
The Congress on Monday lashed out at the Central government which has fully operationalised the four labour codes by notifying the final rules, alleging that these codes are the greatest setback for workers' rights since Independence.
3 passengers, French and American, test positive or have symptoms of hantavirus after evacuation
A French woman and two Americans tested positive or showed symptoms of hantavirus Monday as nations around the world scrambled to repatriate passengers from a cruise ship hit by an outbreak and quarantine or isolate them.