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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

The Independent UK

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

The Guardian - US

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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Australian filmmaker David Bradbury denied entry to India, his kids made to travel alone

Shortly after midnight, in the early hours of September 11, famous Australian filmmaker David Bradbury had arrived in India to travel the country for a few weeks with his children Nakeita, aged 21, and Omar, 14. On reaching the Chennai airport at 1 am, however, David, a two-time Oscar award…

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TN: History sheeter Raja shot dead in Chennai

History sheeter Raja alias Seizing Raja was killed in a police encounter in Akkarai area of Tamil Nadu's Chennai on Monday morning, police said

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Cricket: India beat Bangladesh by 280 runs to win first Test in Chennai

Bangladesh were all out for 234 on the fourth day in Chennai as hometown hero Ashwin took 10 wickets after his century.

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Vijayawada floods: Several dead, lack of rehabilitation, demand for funds

National Disaster Security Force personnel Raja dusted off his palms against his neon orange shorts after yet another round of shifting people out of the flood-affected Ajith Singh Nagar area in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada. “I have witnessed several floods. I was in Chennai when it flooded eight months ago and…

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MP: iPhones worth Rs12Cr looted in Sagar; 3 policemen face action

The truck was on its way to Chennai from Haryana, when the incident occurred. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Kolkata Horror: Doctors and Women Wing of NTK protest in Chennai

"I request the Tamil Nadu government also to take appropriate measures for the women safety in the state", Seeman said. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Curious Kids: Why do I need to yawn when someone else yawns?

Why do people yawn while seeing other people who yawn? —Mithra, age 7, Chennai

The Independent UK

From temple donations to family visits, how Kamala Harris is still the pride of her Indian ancestral village

Some 8,000 miles from Washington DC, this village in southern Tamil Nadu is an unlikely pocket of fervent support for the presumptive 2024 Democratic candidate. Vishwam Sankaran meets locals who are hoping to see one of their own named the next US president

The Guardian - UK

How we met: ‘I thought straight away he was someone I wanted to marry’

Meenakshi, 61, and Sankar, 64, met in the 1980s in Chennai and were already talking about marriage before their second date. They now live together in New Zealand

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Lone wolf, hiding spot, security: How Rajiv assassination bid was similar to Trump’s, with a crucial difference

The attempt to assassinate Donald Trump, particularly the manner in which his would-be assassin Thomas Mathew Crooks hid himself in plain sight, is similar to an assassination attempt on Rajiv Gandhi, just two years after he became the Prime Minister in 1984, and five years before he was killed by…

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'Deeply shocked' at 'brutal' killing of BSP leader in Chennai: Rahul Gandhi

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has also expressed grief over the incident and paid condolences to the family of the slain leader. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Honda India Talent Cup: Impressive performance by Honda Racing India Team Riders in Race 2 of Round 1

The young riders of the Honda Racing India team showcased a thrilling display of racing prowess in Race 2 of 2024 IDEMITSU Honda India Talent Cup NSF250R at the Madras International Circuit, Chennai on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bomb threat on Indigo flight from Chennai to Mumbai, aircraft taken to isolation bay

A Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight operating from Chennai made an emergency landing in Mumbai on Saturday after it received a bomb threat, the airline said in a press statement. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Agnikul carries out successful sub-orbital test flight of Agnibaan rocket

Chennai-based space start-up Agnikul Cosmos on Thursday successfully carried out a sub-orbital test-flight of its home-built 3D-printed semi-cryogenic rocket -- Agnibaan. Read further on Dynamite News:

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India Space Sector Creates History: First rocket sent from private launchpad

Chennai-based private space technology startup Agnikul Cosmos successfully test launched their maiden rocket on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Starc delivers Cup warning with IPL final wonder-ball

Mitchell Starc has starred as Kolkata Knight Riders won a third IPL title, routing Pat Cummins' Sunrisers Hyderabad in a one-sided Chennai decider.

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