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Anna University sexual assault case: NCW forms fact finding committee to probe matter

The National Commission for Women on Saturday constituted a two-member fact finding committee to investigate alleged sexual assault of a 19-year-old student at Anna University in Chennai. Read further on Dynamite News:

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ISL 2024-25: Resurgent Chennaiyin FC face Mumbai City challenge away

Chennaiyin FC (CFC) will be looking to make it back-to-back wins in the Indian Super League 2024-25 when they take on Mumbai City FC (MCFC) on Saturday at the Mumbai Football Arena in Mumbai. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Chess: Gukesh and India celebrate after win but new challenges are emerging

The youngest ever undisputed world champion, 18, had a rapturous reception on his return to Chennai, but his new status will be tested at Wijk aan Zee in January

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Gukesh Dommaraju Becomes Youngest Chess World Champion In History

18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju receives a hero's welcome in Chennai after becoming the youngest chess world champion, inspiring a new generation of chess ent...

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How India’s Gukesh Dommaraju became chess king in a cricket crazy country

Gukesh, a teenager from Chennai, is the youngest chess world champion. Here’s how he got there.

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Daughter’s doodles on mother’s passport led to family missing Qatar Airways flight to India

The woman was denied boarding by Qatar Airways due to a scribble on her passport

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In Tamil Nadu cases of spousal abuse, child panels often misuse power, harass victims

Bhavani* was 16 years old when she was married off by her parents to a 31-year-old man in Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu. The wedding, which was held in 2005, portended the beginning of a dark chapter in her life. “I was young and didn’t understand sexual relationships,” she recounted,…

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At least 19 dead as Cyclone Fengal devastates southern India with heavy rain and flooding

Army has been deployed to assist rescue operations

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Tamil Nadu: Indian Navy to kick off bike rally from Victory War Memorial on Navy Day

The Indian Navy's "Sea Riders Odyssey 2024" bike rally is all set to begin on December 4, 2024, as part of the Navy Day 2024 celebrations. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Chennai: Indigo flight aborts landing after making touchdown amid strong winds; video goes viral

The viral video shows the IndiGo plane struggling with crosswinds and turbulence as it approaches the runway. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Cyclone Fengal: Army rescues over 100 people in flood-affected Puducherry

The Army team left Chennai at 2 am and covered a distance of 160 kilometres overnight, reaching Puducherry around 5:30am on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Three dead as rains lash south east India after Cyclone Fengal landfall

Airport grounds all flights for 16 hours due to flooding and cross winds

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Cyclone Fengal: Chennai Airport closed till 7 PM

Multiple airlines companies already issued travel advisories and updates on their flight plans due to the continuing heavy rainfall in Chennai Tamilnadu. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Cyclone Fengal: Alert at Puducherry coast, security stepped up across beaches

A team led by Puducherry SSP Kalaivanan visited the beaches and the coastal roads in the region and inspected them as the Cyclone Fengal is expected to cross the coast on Saturday evening. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Cylone 'Fengal': Heavy rains in Tamil Nadu; Flights affected in Chennai

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai said that intense rain spell is expected to continue in the north coastal districts of Tamil Nadu on Saturday due to Cyclone Fengal's impact. Read further on Dynamite News:

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How India’s Chennai mints world-beating chess champions, one move at a time

As Gukesh Dommaraju aims to win the world championships starting Monday, a city of chess stars cheers him on.

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Journalist killed by speeding vehicle in Chennai

The deceased has been identified as Pradeep Kumar , who was a cameraman at a Telugu news channel. Read Further on Dynamite News:

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Kamala Harris’s ancestral village in India holds special prayer for her victory

Banners wishing Harris luck for US elections have sprung up in idyllic rural haven in Tamil Nadu

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Village in India where Harris is ‘daughter of the land’ on edge as US election looms

Billboards with Harris’s face wishing her good luck erected across sleepy village and daily prayers held at local temple

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Downpour lashes Tamil Nadu, 8 flights cancelled

Amid heavy rainfall that lashed parts of Tamil Nadu, eight flights scheduled to operate to and from Chennai from Bengaluru. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Man held for allegedly molesting woman on Chennai-bound flight

Police has arrested a 45-year-old man for allegedly molesting a female co-passenger aboard on a Chennai-bound flight from Delhi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Chennai Air Show: "All 5 people die to excessive heat in an incident

Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Monday confirmed that five people had lost their lives due to the after effects of excessive heat during the Air Force Air show in Chennai on Sunday.

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IAF power display at Air Show in Chennai; Lakhs throng at Marina beach

It was India's biggest ever Air Show on the Marina beach front on Sunday witnessed by a record 15 lakh people which will etch IAF's name in the Limca Book of Records. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Three gangs and three motives? The murder of BSP leader Armstrong in Tamil Nadu

This is the first story in a two-part series, 'Beneath the Surface', on former BSP Tamil Nadu chief K Armstrong who was murdered on July 5, leaving behind several questions regarding his life and death.

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Rajinikanth to be discharged soon; Stent placed in lower abdomen

Actor Rajinikanth was hospitalized in Chennai due to stomach ache and unerwent a cardiologist-recommended procedure. Read further on Dynamite News:

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