The state government has notified an increase in rate of stamp duty for more than 20 types of legal agreements. The bill regarding this was passed in the state assembly last year. The hike is aimed at cutting the expenses…

A three-member team of archaeological experts constituted by the govt assessed the site proposed for the construction of Vallalar International Centre at Vadalur in Cuddalore district on Tuesday. The govt’s action to constitute a committee came after an order by…

The girl, who is the daughter of a security guard, was playing in the park in Thousand Lights area on Sunday evening when the two Rottweilers pounced on her. A five-year-old girl was grievously injured when two pet Rottweiler dogs…

The pass percentage this year is marginally higher than last year’s 94.03%; the number of candidates however, fell from 8.03 lakh to 7.72 lakh this year; 2,478 of the 7,532 schools in the State recorded a 100% pass rate. A…

KBK Jayakumar Dhanasingh, the Tirunelveli East District Congress Committee President, who had been missing for the past two days, was found dead at his farm at Karaichithupudur village under Uvari police limits in this Southern district of Tamil Nadu on…

In a bid to manage tourist flow and preserve the delicate ecosystem of the Nilgiris, the Madras High Court has mandated an e-pass system for tourists visiting Ooty and Kodaikanal. The new requirement applies from May 7, 2024, to June…

The RBI has kept interest rates on hold for seven straight meetings, with Governor Shaktikanta Das signaling his unwillingness to ease rates unless inflation settles around its target of 4 per cent. Inflation eased to below 5 per cent in…

UK pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has acknowledged the potential for its COVID-19 vaccine to cause a rare side effect known as Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS), as per a report by The Telegraph. The vaccine, which was utilized in India under…

WhatsApp has threatened to exit if it is forced to break its end-to-end encryption. This statement was made by Advocate Tejas Karia before the Delhi High Court during a hearing challenging Rule 4(2) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and…

All public sector banks (PSBs) and major private sector banks have collected Rs35,587.68 crore from customers since 2018 for not maintaining minimum average balance (MAB), conducting additional transactions on automated teller machines (ATMs) and SMS services, the government told the…