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Biden’s Commerce Secretary nominee talks tough on China Updated: Updated: January 27, 2021 22:02 IST “China’s actions have been anti-competitive, hurtful to American workers and businesses, coercive, and, as you point out, they’re culpable for atrocious human rights abuses,” Ms. Raimondo said in response to a question from Sen. Ted Cruz Share Article AAA “China’s actions have been anti-competitive, hurtful to American workers and businesses, coercive, and, as you point out, they�...

The State Election Commission (SEC) censured senior IAS officers Gopal Krishna Dwivedi and M. Girija Sankar (Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Panchayat Raj Department) for dereliction of duty.

TVS elders to execute family arrangement pact Updated: Updated: MFA to include amalgamation of firms Share Article MFA to include amalgamation of firms Senior nominated members of the TVS family on January 27 decided to implement the memorandum of family arrangement (MFA), through a composite scheme of amalgamation and arrangement to be filed with the National Company Law Tribunal, (NCLT) Chennai Bench. The MFA will include amalgamation of T.V. Sundram Iyengar & Sons Pvt. Ltd., Sundaram Industr...

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu. File   | Photo Credit: THE HINDU COVID-19 test should be made mandatory for the personal staff of the Ministers, members and officers of the Ministry who come to Parliament during the session in connection with official business No person should enter the Parliament’s premises during the Budget session without a negative COVID-19 report, Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Wednesday at a review meeting to discuss the preparations for the upcoming...

Muthoot case accused remanded Updated: Updated: 25 kg of gold seized from them was handed over to the court Share Article 25 kg of gold seized from them was handed over to the court Seven persons arrested in the Muthoot Finance robbery case were remanded in judicial custody here on Wednesday. The accused were brought from Telangana, where they were arrested and produced before a judicial magistrate’s court. On January 22, the accused had robbed the Muthoot Finance branch office in Hosur of 25...

‘Don’t deny farmers their just demands’ Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA A day after the incidents of violence on Republic Day in Delhi, the Shiromani Akali Dal has said that it stood against the use of violence in any form by anyone. “We are firmly of the view that Punjab and the country can progress and prosper only through preserving the atmosphere of peace and communal harmony,” said the statement issued after an emergency meeting of its core committee here. In a resolution, t...

336 cases in Thrissur Updated: Updated: 327 get disease through local contact Share Article AAA School officials check temperature of students of Class 10 and Plus Two in Thrissur. File photo   | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah 327 get disease through local contact A total of 336 COVID-19 cases were reported in the district on Wednesday while 428 people recovered from the pandemic. There are 5,072 active cases in the district and 109 people from the district are undergoing treatment in hospitals ...

School where students tested positive to reopen Updated: Updated: ‘Test results of 190 students, staff have returned negative’ Share Article ‘Test results of 190 students, staff have returned negative’ The Government Higher Secondary School, Muthur, near Kangeyam, where three Class 12 students tested positive for COVID-19, will reopen on Friday for regular classes. Health officials said swab samples of around 190 students, teachers and staff had been lifted after two boys and one girl ...

Updated: Share Article AAA Sathar Panthallur, State general secretary, Samastha Kerala Sunni Students Federation (SKSSF), the students’ outfit of the influential Sunni scholars’ forum Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, has asked the government to clarify on the allegation that the Muslim community had made “undeserving gains” from funds meant for the minorities. Speaking at an event organised here on Wednesday, he demanded that the government release data on the issue. Mr. Sathar asked ...

Online seminar passes resolution seeking Nobel prize for Tamil-English poet A seminar on the literary works of Tamil-English poet Vanavil K. Ravi has appealed to the Central and Tamil Nadu governments to prescribe his works in the academic syllabi. The online seminar, in which several scholars from across the world took part, also passed a resolution seeking Nobel recognition for the poet. The Tamil Cultural Research Centre, Palakkad, organised the seminar. K.A. Rajaram, who supervised the semi...