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AIADMK presses pause on rejuvenation camp for temple elephants, Jayalalithaa's pet project
The new regime has reversed several of Amma's decisions after her death.
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As medical students stab and burn a monkey in Vellore, activists demand stricter animal welfare laws
Psychiatrists say the students themselves may need treatment.
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The Chennai Corporation's plan to prevent flooding this year could end up making things worse
Linking storm water drains to water bodies could contaminate the water and also choke the rivers with garbage and sewerage, say experts.
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Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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In Chennai, an oil leak that contaminated ground water four years ago still hasn’t been cleaned up
Residents of Tondiarpet in Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s constituency say they don’t have the money to fight the case any longer and want an immediate solution.
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Coca-Cola is in troubled waters (again) for a factory it was forced to shut down 12 years ago
The fresh charges in Kerala are under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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As stray elephant dies soon after capture, lessons from the Anamalais in containing animal conflict
In Tamil Nadu's Valparai, electric fences and trenches failed to keep tuskers away, but a collaborative early warning system has helped reduce casualties.
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Video
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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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In this Tamil Nadu constituency, voters have to choose between two self-proclaimed bovines
AIADMK’s Natham Viswanathan and the DMK’s I Periyasamy are locking horns in a no holds barred contest in Athoor.
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Who’s who in Tamil Nadu elections: Vaiko
Once Karunanidhi’s right-hand man, the MDMK leader struggles to stay relevant.
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Cash flow: Election season is when Tamil Nadu’s parties show the EC the finger
It’s common for the state’s two major parties to bribe voters with cash and freebies never mind the poll panel’s surveillance squads.
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The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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In Tamil Nadu, the Forest Department is being forced to kill tigers
With little equipment, lots of politics and zero science, tigers are being killed at will, say activists.
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Why Dalit youth hacked to death for marrying woman from a higher caste won't get justice anytime soon
With Assembly polls coming up in less than two months, parties like the ruling AIADMK and DMK aren’t keen on antagonising dominant castes.
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