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PIL in Delhi HC seeks ban on medically unnecessary, sex-selective surgerie
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the Delhi High Court seeking to declare a ban on medically unnecessary, sex-selective surgeries on intersex infants and children except in cases of life-threatening situations in the national capital.
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Tamil Nadu: Three non-Brahmin priests appointed in Madurai's temples
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 16 (ANI): Three non-Brahmin priests (archakars) have been appointed at temples run by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department.
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Tamil Nadu minister releases white paper on state's economy; AIADMK critic
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 10 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Minister PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan has released a white paper highlighting the state's economic situation wherein he has said that the total debt burden of the state is Rs 5.7 lakh crore.
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It took 6 months of practice, says Taekwondo coach after achieving his 24t
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 8 (ANI): N Narayana, a taekwondo coach from Madurai has achieved Guinness World Record by breaking 37 concrete blocks in a minute with a kick.
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NSG commandos, Tamil Nadu Police conduct counter-terrorism drill at Madura
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 7 (ANI): National Security Guard (NSG) commandos and Tamil Nadu police force conducted a counter-terrorism drill at Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai district on Friday late night.
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Madurai: Catholic priest arrested for 'hate speech' against PM Modi, Amit
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 24 (ANI): A Catholic Priest was arrested in Madurai's Kallikudi on Saturday for allegedly making 'hate speech' against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and DMK ministers.
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GI certified flowers exported to USA, Dubai for Indian community living ab
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Consignments of traditional flowers were exported from Tamil Nadu to the USA and Dubai so that the Indian community living there could offer fresh flowers to deities, said an official statement, adding that they included Geographical Indication certified Madu
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TN's traditional 'Kandangi' saree industry suffers loss due to COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 4 (ANI): The local handloom industry of Tamil Nadu, traditional 'Kandangi' saree, made from silk threads have suffered great loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Madras HC dismisses plea to prevent CM, Ministers from referring to Centre
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 1 (ANI): The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking direction to stop the Chief Minister and other ministers from using the term "Union Government" instead of Central Government.
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Hot oil poured over cow by unidentified persons in Madurai; animal welfare
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 27 (ANI): Unidentified persons poured hot oil on a stray cow in Tallakulam of Tamil Nadu's Madurai district on Sunday, informed district collector S Aneesh Sekhar.
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TN ministers, veterinary experts visit Madurai's Meenakshi Amman Temple to
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 18 (ANI): PK Sekar Babu, the Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment, along with Minister of Commercial Taxes, P. Moorthy and Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu, Palanivel Thiagarajan visited Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai on Friday to examine
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Police seize 190 kg Ganja from relatives of gangster in Madurai; 3 arreste
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 14 (ANI): Madurai City Police on Sunday seized 190 kg of ganja, a pistol, and five rounds of bullets and arrested three persons, including relatives of a gangster, Vellaikali, in Madurai.
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