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ArticleSC says nothing wrong in caste count, rejects plea against move

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said there was nothing wrong in the government of the day ascertaining caste as part of the ongoing nationwide Census exercise. “Any government of the day must know how many people are backward and how many...

Krishnadas Rajagopal

ArticleIndia, Italy seal defence pact, elevate ties to ‘special strategic partnership’

India and Italy have been in continuous contact over the conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, reiterating his call for “dialogue and diplomacy” to resolve the festering wars. Delivering...

Kallol Bhattacherjee

ArticleCongress set to join T.N.’s first coalition govt. today

After being out of power for 59 years in Tamil Nadu, the Congress is poised to join the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)led government headed by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Thursday, ushering in a coalition era in the Dravidian...

The Hindu (Chennai)

ArticleSteel, cement help quicken April core sector growth to 1.7%

T.C.A. Sharad Raghavan

ArticleKerala govt. cancels KRail project; to return land

The Kerala Cabinet on Wednesday decided to scrap the KRail (SilverLine) semihighspeed railway project, which had been announced by the previous Left Democratic Front (LDF) government. Addressing a press conference after the Cabinet...

The Hindu (Chennai)

ArticleTaiwan Travelogue wins top honour

Taiwanese author Yáng Shuāngzi and translator Lin King won the International Booker Prize on Tuesday for Taiwan Travelogue, a historical romance set in Japanoccupied Taiwan in the 1930s. It is the first novel written in Mandarin Chinese to...