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People opt for black magic and poojas that emerge out of superstitious beliefs as easy solutions for their perennial problems.

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Tech-driven but still superstitious?

In the wake of two teens cheating a couple by posing as godmen, DC explores reasons behind vulnerability of the...

20 Oct 2016 6:33 AM IST

The state had set a precedent by setting up the countrys first all women police station but alleged misogyny that prevails among top brass of force has resulted in this move.

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10 women inspectors of CS-CID shunted out

Tuesday's transfer orders, which DC had accessed, were issued from the office of the Director General of Police (L&O -...

20 Oct 2016 6:27 AM IST

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Textbooks become songs on YouTube

The school education department and State Council for Educational Research and Training have jointly produced the videos...

20 Oct 2016 6:24 AM IST

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Supreme Court reserves order on Tamil Nadu, Karnataka plea

The Bench asked Karnataka to release 2,000 cusecs of water to TN till the pronouncement of the verdict.

20 Oct 2016 6:21 AM IST

Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao. (Photo: PTI/File)

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Governor promulgates ordinance: Special officers

This is not the first time that the local bodies would be governed by special officers since no local body elections...

20 Oct 2016 6:18 AM IST

BJP MLA from Khaga Fatehpur constituency, Krishna Paswan alleged she was prevented from voting while MLA Sangeet Som alleged that there was misbehavior with his party legislators. (Photo: Representational Image)

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Tamil Nadu Assembly elections: AIAMDK retains two candidates

Thanjavur, Aravakurichi going to polls.

20 Oct 2016 6:14 AM IST

AIADMK on Wednesday named its candidates for Thanjavur, Aravakurichi and Thirupparankundram Assembly constituencies. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

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AIADMK names candidates for 3 Tamil Nadu Assembly constituencies

The polls to Thanjavur and Aravakurichi and bypoll to Thirupparankumdram will all be held on November 19.

19 Oct 2016 5:16 PM IST

No preservatives were used in baking the huge burger that weighed 65 kilograms. (Photo: ANI Twitter)

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Coimbatore student chefs bake huge burger to celebrate World Bread Day

It took almost 16 hours for 47 catering students and five chefs to make the 1.5 feet tall and three feet wide burger.

19 Oct 2016 1:02 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister O Panneerselvam (right), the senior AIADMK leader who was made the first-among-the-equals in the State Cabinet in Chief Minister J Jayalalithaas absence, chairs the cabinet meeting at the Secretariat in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

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Panneerselvam chairs TN cabinet meet with Jaya's photo on desk

The meeting comes a week after Governor CH Vidyasagar Rao handed over all portfolios held by Jayalalithaa to...

19 Oct 2016 12:34 PM IST

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Tamil Nadu government allots land for setting up site museum

The interim order passed by this court would continue still the next hearing on scheduled on November 2.

19 Oct 2016 7:17 AM IST

A total of 81,276 crimes were reported so far in 2016 as against the 84,332 crimes that were reported in 2015. (Representational image)

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Chennai: Man surrenders after killing' his child but toddler survives...

The child that he believed he had strangled to death had only passed out and was alive.

19 Oct 2016 7:15 AM IST

Trainers explain puppetry to teachers and block resource trainers at the state level training in Chennai on Tuesday. (Photo: DC)

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Teachers to use puppets in govt schools of Tamil Nadu

Teachers in more than 35,000 government primary and middle schools will be trained to design puppets and also on how to...

19 Oct 2016 7:13 AM IST