 | Welfare schemes not freebies, says Tamil Nadu CM MK StalinThe chief minister also referred to the Supreme Court’s verdict that welfare schemes are different from freebies, and said a big debate is going on across the country in this regard. |
 | Drug shortage hits TN govt hospitalsInjections including Paracetamol, Diclofenac, Cefotaxime, Ceftriaxone and IV Infusion fluids are in acute shortage in the state. |
 | CMDA plans Rs 100-crore lakefront projects at nine places in ChennaiThese lakes play a key role in maintaining city’s hydrological balance and flood mitigation |
 | Way Centre is opposing free facilities, something seems wrong with its finances: Kejriwal"What has happened all of sudden that Centre is citing lack of funds even for paying pension to soldiers. There seems to be something wrong with its finances," he said. |
 | Nitish Kumar: Running strong despite twists and turnsIn a political career spanning four decades, Kumar, 71, has kept at bay taints of corruption, nepotism and misgovernance, leaving critics with little except opportunism as a stick to be beaten with. |
 | Nitish Kumar has zero credibility, says Chirag Paswan; seeks President's Rule in Bihar"Do you Nitish Kumar have any ideology or not? In the next polls, JD-U will get zero seats," Chirag Paswan said. |
| Atmosphere being created against free education, free treatment at govt hospitals: Arvind Kejriwal"These people waived off the loans of Rs 10 lakh crore of their friends. Such people should be billed as traitors and investigation carried out against them," he added. |
 | 74 die since beginning of monsoon, CM Bommai keeping close watchChief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has been keeping track of the rain damage across the state as heavy rain continues in many parts. |
 | Kateel may go; With high command nod, CM Bommai getting ready for rejigThe issue was taken up during the recent visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to Bengaluru and Bommai’s consultations with the party leadership, they added. |
 | CCMC gets Rs 70 crore under Swachh Bharat fundsThe Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) has been allotted ₹70 crore under the Swachh Bharat mission’s Solid Waste Management fund by the Union Government. |
 | Review GST on essential items, Kerala CM tells meetingHe also sought lifting of the stringent restrictions imposed on borrowing limits of states considering the pandemic-induced adverse impact on the economy. |
 | Moquim urges corporators to work towards Cuttack’s developmentMoquim stated that the Cuttack Municipality was turned into a municipal corporation in 2003 with the amendment of Odisha Municipal Act-1950. |
 | Stalin changes Twitter profile pic, has photo of Karuna with tricolour in backgroundHe changed his picture days after PM Modi put a 'tiranga' as the display picture of his social media accounts and urged people to do the same as part of a collective effort to celebrate August 15. |
 | Life after death? Researchers bring back to life vital organs of pigs one hour after the animals diedThe findings are striking given how quickly after death decomposition begins, says team member Zvonimir Vrselja, a neuroscientist at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. |
 | Gas leak: Jagan orders safety audit of factoriesAt a review meeting, Jagan directed the setting up of a high-level committee to probe the gas leak, identify the cause and initiate steps to plug such incidents in the future. |
 | Assam CM terms FIR by Jharkhand Congress MLA 'fake'; minister shares Himanta-Jaimangal photosThe MLA had filed a complaint against CM Sarma, claiming that three party legislators who were held in Bengal with cash amounting to lakhs of rupees, had also offered him a visit to meet the CM. |
 | CMDA prepares for redevelopment of George TownThe state is now making efforts to redevelop the historic George Town, where the first settlement of the city of Madras began. |
 | ‘Government is taking steps to up organ transplants in GHs’: Ma Subramanian"Currently, the State has a total of 6,483 people waiting for a kidney transplant, 380 for liver, 43 people for heart and 42 people for a lung transplant." |
 | Rain turns Kovai roads into cesspools"Despite collecting huge sums in taxes, CCMC failed to pave a good road near the Tidel Park where thousands of people work," said Naveen, an IT employee. |
| Tamil Nadu allocates Rs 34 crore for breakfast in schoolsPrimary students will soon get nutritious breakfast for free in Tamil Nadu schools, as the State government issued a Government Order for this on Wednesday. |
