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Pfizer Sets Up Asia's First Global Drug Development Centre In Chennai
In a significant move to bring critical research and development capabilities under one roof, pharmaceutical company Pfizer has set up a global drug development centre at the IIT Madras Research Park in Tamil Nadu's Chennai.
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Rs 45 Lakh Looted From Rice Trader At Gunpoint In Ghaziabad: Police
Four persons decamped with a bagful of cash worth Rs 45 lakh belonging to a rice trader from Chennai and his associate after threatening them at gunpoint at Devika Towers in Raj Nagar district centre on Tuesday, police said.
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Musician TM Krishna Moves Madras High Court Against New Digital Rules
Carnatic vocalist TM Krishna has moved the Madras High Court challenging the centre's new digital media rules - the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules of 2021 - as "unconstitutional"
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Aldabra Tortoise, Among Largest In World, "Stolen" From Chennai Park
A giant Aldabra tortoise, second largest in the world and estimated to be worth over Rs 10 lakh in the international market, has gone missing from the Crocodile Park at Mahabalipuram, 56 km south of Chennai in Tamil Nadu. Though the theft took place six weeks ago at the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust Centre for Herpetology, but seems to have become pu...
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Sluggish Reopening For Restaurants In Chennai Amid COVID-19 Spike
With more than 23,000 coronavirus cases in Chennai, it was a sluggish resumption of dining-in at restaurants after over two months of lockdown as only 20 per cent of the 20,000 restaurants in the Tamil Nadu capital opened its doors. The Centre, just days ago, announced easing of lockdown rules in what it called "Unlock1" allowing places of worship,...
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Lockdown For 2 More Weeks. What Will Be Different Now: 10 Points
The nationwide coronavirus lockdown will be extended by two more weeks from May 4, the government said on Friday, noting significant gains from the six-week shutdown in India's fight to slow the spread of COVID-19. Extending the lockdown for the second time, the home ministry announced new guidelines based on the demarcation of the country into red...
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All 6 Metros, Other Major Cities Marked Red In Centre's COVID-19 List
A list of 170 hotspot districts was released on Wednesday by the Centre, which includes all six metros and most large cities. The list marked 123 districts as "large outbreaks" -- which includes all nine districts of national capital Delhi. Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru Urban, Hyderabad, Chennai, Jaipur and Agra were among the areas marked hotspots al...
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Ather Plans To Enter 4 More Cities Amidst Growing Response For 450X
Ather Energy, the Bengaluru-based electric scooter manufacturer, has announced its plan to enter four more cities this year. In January, the company, which is currently present only in Bengaluru and Chennai, had confirmed its plan to enter Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad, and said it was looking for dealers partners to set up experience centr...
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Thousands Of Muslims March In Chennai Against Citizenship Law
Thousands of Muslims marchedfor a short distance in Chennai today despite the police declining permission to them to hold a protest against the centre's policies on citizenship. The crowd numbering at least 15,000, according to the police, walked towards the Secretariat and the District Collector's office.
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Ather Wants To Create Experience Centres Across Key Cities In India
Ather Energy has announced its plan to create a network of experience centres, similar to its flagship store Ather Space in Chennai and Bengaluru, across key cities in India. The Bengaluru-based electric vehicle manufacturer aims to take the Ather Space format to cities like Hyderabad, Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune, among other Tier-1 cities and is invit...
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"NEET Against Poor, Why Can't Centre Scrap It?" Madras High Court Asks
In a strongly-worded observation on the impersonation scandal that has hit the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), the Madras High Court has demanded to know why the centre couldn't just scrap the exam
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Royal Enfield Adopts Dry Washing Technique In Chennai Amidst Ongoing Water Crisis
The city of Chennai is reeling through a severe water crisis. Royal Enfield is doing its bit to save water by using dry washing techniques at its 20 service centres in Chennai.
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Police Must Get Out Of Mindset Of Depicting Spas As Brothels: Madras High Court
The police must get out of the mindset of depicting massage centres and spas as 'brothels', the Madras High Court observed while quashing FIRs registered against their owners.
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Tamil Nadu Opposes Centre's Decision To Conduct NEET Twice A Year
The Tamil Nadu government today opposed the Centre's decision to conduct NEET twice a year, while the opposition DMK slammed Union government for "creating confusion" over the exam for entry into medical colleges.
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Black Flag Cauvery Protests As PM Modi Arrives In Chennai for DefExpo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who went to Chennai on a day's visit this morning, was forced to avoid the roads as the opposition DMK and fringe groups hit the streets, demanding that the Centre immediately form a Cauvery Water Management Board.
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Pfizer Sets Up Asia's First Global Drug Development Centre In Chennai
In a significant move to bring critical research and development capabilities under one roof, pharmaceutical company Pfizer has set up a global drug development centre at the IIT Madras Research Park in Tamil Nadu's Chennai.
-
Rs 45 Lakh Looted From Rice Trader At Gunpoint In Ghaziabad: Police
Four persons decamped with a bagful of cash worth Rs 45 lakh belonging to a rice trader from Chennai and his associate after threatening them at gunpoint at Devika Towers in Raj Nagar district centre on Tuesday, police said.
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Musician TM Krishna Moves Madras High Court Against New Digital Rules
Carnatic vocalist TM Krishna has moved the Madras High Court challenging the centre's new digital media rules - the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules of 2021 - as "unconstitutional"
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Aldabra Tortoise, Among Largest In World, "Stolen" From Chennai Park
A giant Aldabra tortoise, second largest in the world and estimated to be worth over Rs 10 lakh in the international market, has gone missing from the Crocodile Park at Mahabalipuram, 56 km south of Chennai in Tamil Nadu. Though the theft took place six weeks ago at the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust Centre for Herpetology, but seems to have become pu...
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Sluggish Reopening For Restaurants In Chennai Amid COVID-19 Spike
With more than 23,000 coronavirus cases in Chennai, it was a sluggish resumption of dining-in at restaurants after over two months of lockdown as only 20 per cent of the 20,000 restaurants in the Tamil Nadu capital opened its doors. The Centre, just days ago, announced easing of lockdown rules in what it called "Unlock1" allowing places of worship,...
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Lockdown For 2 More Weeks. What Will Be Different Now: 10 Points
The nationwide coronavirus lockdown will be extended by two more weeks from May 4, the government said on Friday, noting significant gains from the six-week shutdown in India's fight to slow the spread of COVID-19. Extending the lockdown for the second time, the home ministry announced new guidelines based on the demarcation of the country into red...
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All 6 Metros, Other Major Cities Marked Red In Centre's COVID-19 List
A list of 170 hotspot districts was released on Wednesday by the Centre, which includes all six metros and most large cities. The list marked 123 districts as "large outbreaks" -- which includes all nine districts of national capital Delhi. Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru Urban, Hyderabad, Chennai, Jaipur and Agra were among the areas marked hotspots al...
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Ather Plans To Enter 4 More Cities Amidst Growing Response For 450X
Ather Energy, the Bengaluru-based electric scooter manufacturer, has announced its plan to enter four more cities this year. In January, the company, which is currently present only in Bengaluru and Chennai, had confirmed its plan to enter Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad, and said it was looking for dealers partners to set up experience centr...
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Thousands Of Muslims March In Chennai Against Citizenship Law
Thousands of Muslims marchedfor a short distance in Chennai today despite the police declining permission to them to hold a protest against the centre's policies on citizenship. The crowd numbering at least 15,000, according to the police, walked towards the Secretariat and the District Collector's office.
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Ather Wants To Create Experience Centres Across Key Cities In India
Ather Energy has announced its plan to create a network of experience centres, similar to its flagship store Ather Space in Chennai and Bengaluru, across key cities in India. The Bengaluru-based electric vehicle manufacturer aims to take the Ather Space format to cities like Hyderabad, Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune, among other Tier-1 cities and is invit...
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"NEET Against Poor, Why Can't Centre Scrap It?" Madras High Court Asks
In a strongly-worded observation on the impersonation scandal that has hit the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), the Madras High Court has demanded to know why the centre couldn't just scrap the exam
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Royal Enfield Adopts Dry Washing Technique In Chennai Amidst Ongoing Water Crisis
The city of Chennai is reeling through a severe water crisis. Royal Enfield is doing its bit to save water by using dry washing techniques at its 20 service centres in Chennai.
-
Police Must Get Out Of Mindset Of Depicting Spas As Brothels: Madras High Court
The police must get out of the mindset of depicting massage centres and spas as 'brothels', the Madras High Court observed while quashing FIRs registered against their owners.
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Tamil Nadu Opposes Centre's Decision To Conduct NEET Twice A Year
The Tamil Nadu government today opposed the Centre's decision to conduct NEET twice a year, while the opposition DMK slammed Union government for "creating confusion" over the exam for entry into medical colleges.
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Black Flag Cauvery Protests As PM Modi Arrives In Chennai for DefExpo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who went to Chennai on a day's visit this morning, was forced to avoid the roads as the opposition DMK and fringe groups hit the streets, demanding that the Centre immediately form a Cauvery Water Management Board.
