The New Indian Express Chennai - July 06, 2024

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July 06, 2024

Fine looms, TN rushes to shore up renewable power

TAMIL NADU has stepped up its efforts to sew up deals to meet the 2024-25 target of 29.91% of power to be derived from renewable energy sources.

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Left turn with mega Labour landslide in UK

KEIR STARMER IS NEW BRITISH PM; EXPECTED TO KEEP UP GOOD TIES WITH INDIA

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TN BSP chief hacked to death by gang in city, 8 suspects held

KARMSTRONG (52), state president of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), was hacked to death by an unidentified six-member gang near Sembium in Chennai on Friday evening.

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Govt, NTA affidavits oppose demand to scrap NEET-UG

DAYS before the Supreme Court begins its hearing on petitions seeking the scrapping of the NEET-UG on July 8, the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday filed separate affidavits opposing its cancellation, arguing it would be counterproductive and seriously jeopardise the efforts of lakhs of honest candidates who took the test.

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HC TO TN: WHY ₹10 LAKH AID TO KIN OF HOOCH VICTIMS?

TERMING the compensation amount of 10 lakh each to the families of the victims of the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy as 'huge', the Madras High Court on Friday questioned the rationale behind providing such relief aid.

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Rahul blames it on lapse by administration

LEADER of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday said there were administrative lapses that led to the recent Hathras stampede, which killed 121 people, but added that he did not want to make it a political issue.

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Cops teach 20K schoolkids ill-effects of caste bias

TIRUNELVELI city police raised awareness against caste and communal differences among 20,000 school students in the last two days, following instructions from Commissioner of Police Pa Moorthy.

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For better global rank, AU researchers told to publish articles in top journals

WITH an aim to strengthen research work and improve global ranking, Anna University has chalked out a detailed roadmap and issued a circular directing all the faculty members to focus on filing their research articles in quality journals recognised worldwide.

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Chasing man out of Rajaji hosp costs staff job

A day after TNIE reported the plight of a 58-year-old patient, who was allegedly chased out of the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) in Madurai by housekeeping staff, the hospital dean took action towards readmitting the elderly man, and terminated a staff concerned citing ill-treatment.

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B'desh team to assess Chennai Port infra today

IN an effort to evaluate the potential of major ports on the east coast of India for the third country export-import (EXIM) trade, a composite team of 16 delegates from Bangladesh will tour the Chennai Port on Saturday, to assess its technical feasibility, commercial viability, and infrastructure, firsthand.

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Tahsildar told to include Adi Dravidars in temple ritual

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras HC has directed Pudukkottai tahsildar to ensure the inclusion of the Adi Dravidar community of Melamangalam North in the mandagapadi ritual during a temple festival.

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HC lawyers to boycott court over new laws

THE Madras High Court Advocates Association (MHAA) has announced a one-day boycott of court proceedings on July 8 to protest against the hurried implementation of the three new criminal laws Bharathiya Nyay Sanhita, Bharathiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharathiya Sakshya Adhinyam.

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Assets case: No relief to ex-min, but upholds acquittal of family

Aranganayagam died in 2021; HC confirms property-attachment order

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Woman dies by suicide in GH bathroom

A 48-year-old woman who attempted suicide and got admitted to the Government Stanley Hospital, took the extreme step inside the hospital bathroom on Thursday.

1 min

Future Work Meet '24 held

AS the traditional workplace is changing due to technological disruption and global instabil ity, experts suggested that newage workers must immediately adapt and learn, during a deliberation here on Friday.

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EPS is a traitor, has lost cadre's trust: Annamalai

RETALIATING to the comments AIADMK general secretary Edapaddi K Palaniswami made in Coimbatore, BJP state president K Annamalai told reporters at Vikravandi, \"EPS is a traitor who enjoyed the privilege of coalition with the BJP sitting next to PM Narendra Modi, but is now speaking against us.

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Jeppiaar fishing harbour in Kumari to become hub for scientific research within a year

WITHIN a year, Jeppiaar Fishing Harbour Muttom Private Limited, the first private fishing harbour in the country, will be transformed into a research port and will act as a test bed for various scientific studies like biomonitoring and biodiversity profiling.

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No peace even after death, Dalits carry bodies via field with police protection

DALIT residents of Mattaiyanpatti village in Pudukkottai are forced to carry mortal remains of their dear ones, through a paddy field paired with police protection, fearing conflict with a group of caste Hindus, who have patta over the land.

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Stalin releases video seeking votes for bypoll, may not visit Vikravandi

Highlights welfare schemes, memorials for Vanniyar leader Govindasamy & quota martyrs

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BJP's LS tally slumped because of leaders like Annamalai: Edappadi

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami targeted BJP's Tamil Nadu chief K Annamalai on Friday for his comments about its former ally for not contesting the Vikravandi bypoll.

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No illicit liquor, man who died in Villupuram had cancer: Minister

LAW Minister S Regupathy on Friday stoutly denied the allegation made by AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami that just after the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, one more person had succumbed to illicit liquor in Thiruvennainallur in Villupuram district.

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POLITICOS CONDEMN ARMSTRONG'S MURDER

EXPRESSING shock over the murder of BSP state president K Armstrong by unidentified persons on Friday night, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami charged that the state's law and order situation is at its worst condition now.

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SL woman arrives in TN with two kids, family sent to Mandapam special camp

THREE Sri Lankan Tamils, including two children, arrived at Arichalmunai in Dhanushkodi on Friday, seeking refuge.

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AIADMK functionary killed over long-standing enmity

TEN people including the husband of a DMK councillor who were arrested by Salem city police in connection with the murder of 62-year-old AIADMK functionary, M Shanmugam, in Dhadagapatti, have been remanded to 15 days of judicial custody until July 18.

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Minor rape victim permitted abortion at 26 weeks by HC

AFTER 26 weeks of ordeal, a 12year-old gang-rape victim finally got relief as the Telangana High Court on Friday permitted her to undergo medical termination of pregnancy.

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'UK's Labour party took cue from Stalin's welfare schemes'

THE Labour Party of the UK, which has registered a landslide victory to return to power after 14 years, seems to have taken a cue from the welfare schemes introduced by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, according to a release from the Department of Information and Public Relations on Friday.

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CMs meet to resolve AP-Telangana issues

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and his Telangana counterpart A Revanth Reddy will meet here on Saturday to resolve pending issues related to the bifurcation of the two Telugu states.

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Amritpal, Rashid take oath as MPs amid tight security

JAILED Khalistani preacher Amritpal Singh and Kashmiri leader Sheikh Abdul Rashid who were granted parole to take oath as members of the Lok Sabha were sworn in as MPs on Friday, amid heavy deployment of security personnel in and around the Parliament complex.

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PM-Putin meet to bolster defence, edu & trade ties

Modi will be on a 2-day visit to Russia from July 8-9 at Putin's invite

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NEET-PG exam date out, to be held in 2 shifts on August 11

THE NEET-PG entrance examination will be held on August 11 in two shifts, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) announced on Friday.

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Keep in touch with agencies for centres' safety: MHA to states

WITH the announcement of dates for NEET-PG exam on August 11, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked all the state governments to ensure security at the centres and coordinate with the central agencies to ensure the process is foolproof.

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Nitish cracks the whip, suspends 16 engineers for Bihar bridge collapses

The Nitish Kumar government on Friday suspended 16 engineers for negligence in the first crackdown following the collapse of 10 bridges across Bihar in a span of 16 days, officials said.

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Done & delivered: Joint venture firm sends 35K AK-203 rifles to India

More made-in-Amethi rifles being readied ON the eve of Prime Minister Modi's visit to Russia, the Indo-Russian Rifles Pvt Ltd (IRRPL) has completed the production and transfer of 35,000 Kalashnikov AK-203 assault rifles to the Indian Ministry of Defence, according to Rosoboronexport, the Russian state agency.

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Oath to MLAs by Speaker unconstitutional, says Guv

WEST Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Friday termed Speaker Bimal Bandhyopadhyay administering oath to the two-newly elected Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislators as \"unconstitutional\".

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SGPC condoles death of '81 hijacker in Lahore

GAJINDER Singh, 74, who was a wanted terrorist involved in the hijacking of an Indian Airlines (IA) flight to Lahore in 1981, has died after a heart attack at a hospital in Pakistan.

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Flood situation continues to remain grim in Assam, over 24L people affected

THE flood situation in Assam has remained unchanged with the death toll standing at 52.

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J&K BJP told to be ready for Sept Assembly polls

WITH the Assembly polls likely to be held in Jammu and Kashmir by September as per the order by the Supreme Court, the BJP high command has directed the party unit in the state to gear up for the elections in the Union Territory.

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Monsoon strong, flash flood alert for next 24 hrs sounded across country

IMD Issues red alert over Ukhand, NE states for the next few days THE India Meteorological Department on Friday issued an alert on flash floods in next 24 hours due to prevailing strong monsoon systems as it predicted widespread intense rains in northwest and east India, northeast region, Western Ghats and Gujarat.

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Baba billionaire with 3-piece suit

Moves in convoy of SUVs led by 16 commandos in black uniform riding 350cc motorcycles

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Good news: No more child labour in J'khand mica mines, kids off to schools

IN a landmark achievement for the state and country as well, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Friday declared Mica mines in Jharkhand as 'Child Labour Free'.

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Record number of Indian-origin MPs elected

LONDON A record number of around 28 Indian-origin members of Parliament have been elected to the House of Commons in the UK's general election as results were announced on Friday, with several Conservatives surviving an overall brutal outcome for their party.

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Oldest person to take PM's chair since 1976

BRITAIN'S new prime minister Keir Starmer is an exhuman rights lawyer and public prosecutor who will have to focus his relentless work ethic and methodical mind on fixing the country.

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7 dead in Israeli ops in West Bank city

PALESTINIAN authorities say seven people were killed on Friday during an Israeli military operation in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin, where the Israeli military said it had been carrying out 'counterterrorism activity' that included an airstrike.

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KEIR STARMER VOWS TO REBUILD BRITAIN

Labour's landslide victory ends 14 years of Conservative rule. Sunak bows out. Starmer assumes charge as Britain's 58th prime minister | Labour's resurgence a stunning turnaround from five years ago, when hard-left former leader Jeremy Corbyn took the party to its worst defeat since 1935

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Govt unlikely to do away with angel tax, say experts

EVEN though the Department for Promotion of Industries and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has recommended the finance ministry to remove angel tax, it is unlikely that the government may pay attention to such recommendations.

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India has more compounder cos than China: Report

MARCELLUS Investment Managers said on Friday that among emerging markets, both India and China have produced a significant number of consistent compounders companies that have consistently achieved 10% YoY revenue growth and 10% ROCE over a decade.

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Bajaj launches world's first CNG bike at 95K

The 125-cc engine comes with a dual tank for CNG, petrol and fuels can be manually or automatically switched

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Fintech funding falls 59% to $795 mn in H1, 2024

IN the first half of this year (January-June 2024), the fintech sector witnessed a declining trend in funding as they could manage to raise only $795 million, a 59% fall compared to $1.93 billion raised in the same period last year.

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Next-gen players take guard in Zimbabwe

IT'S been less than 48 hours since Indian fans brought Mumbai to a standstill.

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Hard-fought win for holder Alcaraz, enters Rd 4

DEFENDING champion Carlos Alcaraz came back to eliminate Frances Tiafoe 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 to reach Wimbledon's fourth round on Friday in an entertaining match between two pals that was filled with moments of brilliance and a series of momentum swings.

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Pooja, Jemimah efforts not enough as India falter

POOJA Vastrakar went wicketless in the first innings of the Test match against South Africa at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

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OLMO-NUMENTAL WIN

Attacking midfielder steals show as he scores before assisting the winning goal to send Spain into the last four; defender Dani Carvajal sent off in dying minutes but they hold on

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