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Earlier on June 27, 2018, An Extraordinary Gazette Notification by the Tamil Nadu Government imposed a ban. (Representational Image)

Greater Chennai Corporation launches campaign against single-use...

The movement against the use of plastic bags would be intensified in the coming months

5 Oct 2021 11:43 AM IST

Students appearing for NEET 2021 being thoroughly checked before entering the examination centre in Hyderabad on Sunday. (P.Surendra/DC)

Stalin ropes in 12 states in fight against NEET

All the 12 states are governed by non-BJP Chief Ministers

5 Oct 2021 7:28 AM IST

Along with the bypolls in Uttarakhand and West Bengal, the ECI is nearly certain to club the election for Huzurabad in Telangana state. (Representational Photo:AP)

Dalits seeking unreserved seats, a new trend in Tamil Nadu

Since political parties have a tendency to field candidates of the dominant caste in the particular constituency, they...

5 Oct 2021 2:52 AM IST

Kumaran held the Indian flag up in spite of the blows he received. Due to his supreme sacrifice, he earned the sobriquet Kodi Katha Kumaran for not letting the flag fall down. (Twitter Photo)

TN CM names road in Erode after freedom fighter 'Kodi Katha' Kumadran

Kumaran popularly known as 'Tiruppur' Kumaran, succumbed to injuries from the blows rained on him during a protest...

4 Oct 2021 4:13 PM IST

Chief Minister M K Stalin at the grama sabai. (Photo: Twitter/@mkstalin)

Tamil Nadu will emerge as the no.1 state in the country, says CM...

Stalin said he wanted the State to have a prosperous future

3 Oct 2021 7:52 AM IST

Phillip then served as Additional Superintendent of Police, Kancheepuram, and survived the human bomb blast that killed Gandhi and others. (Photo: Twitter/@tnpoliceoffl)

Retiring DGP wears bloodstained cap and badge, evidence in Rajiv...

IPS officer Prateep V Phillip survived the ghastly attack that killed the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in a 1991...

2 Oct 2021 4:02 PM IST

The application fee for setting up liquor shops was Rs 50,000 in 2015-17, which was doubled to Rs 1 lakh in 2017-19 and again doubled to Rs 2 lakh during 2019-21. (Representational Photo:AFP)

Crackdown in election-bound places continues in Tamil Nadu

The polls have been scheduled in two phases, on October 6 and 9

1 Oct 2021 7:41 AM IST

Voting began at 7 AM for 252 wards across seven urban local bodies. (Photo: PTI/Representational Image)

It's just DMK vs AIADMK in Tamil Nadu's local body elections

The ruling DMK is going around telling voters that many of promises made during the Assembly elections have been...

1 Oct 2021 7:37 AM IST

Students studying a model during the exhibition. (Photo: ANI)

ISRO displays Chandrayaan, Mangalyaan models at exhibition for...

The expo was set inside a bus that was laced with LED screens

28 Sept 2021 10:14 AM IST

Foreign Trade Policy to be extended till March

Foreign Trade Policy to be extended till March

On March 31, 2020, the government had extended the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20 for one year till March 31, 2021

28 Sept 2021 9:13 AM IST

After unearthing a rampant fake invoicing scam to evade goods and services tax (GST), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) amended rules making it mandatory for businesses with monthly turnover of over Rs 50 lakh to pay at least 1 per cent of their GST liability in cash from January 1. (ANI File)

State ministers to review GST rates

The Group of Ministers looking at rate rationalisation will review the goods and services that are exempted from taxes

28 Sept 2021 8:36 AM IST

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Cases against NEET, TASMAC protestors withdrawn in Tamil Nadu

The police at many places had also lathi-charged the protestors who were demanding the closing of TASMAC outlets

28 Sept 2021 3:06 AM IST