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Old Census town criteria will not capture India’s urbanisation, Ministry tells House panel

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Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs says the four-decade-old definition ignores economic change, regional diversity and peri-urban growth; parliamentary panel calls for wider consultations on future criteria

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Power cuts have become the norm in State: Anbumani Ramadoss

The PMK president said the reason for the power cuts is that the Tamil Nadu government has not made adequate arrangement…

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