The New Indian Express Chennai - July 08, 2024

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July 08, 2024

Chandrachud-Led Bench To Take Up NEET Pleas Today

Supreme Court to hear batch of 38 petitions, including those seeking fresh examination

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Indian cuisine: Madras prawn to lamb korma

FROM Chicken Tikka Masala to Lamb Korma and Madras prawn to Butter Chicken, Indian athletes will enjoy these delicacies at the Asian district lunch and dinner menu at the Games Village during the Paris Olympics.

1 min

Concerns fly as S Rly collects phone nos from passengers

FROM July 1, Southern Railway has been collecting mobile numbers from unreserved passengers in Chennai who come to get their season tickets issued or renewed at the counters, sparking privacy concerns.

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TN BSP president laid to rest in Tiruvallur

AFTER a procession that went on for eight hours, featuring thousands of mourners, the mortal remains of Tamil Nadu BSP chief K Armstrong were laid to rest as per Buddhist rituals on a private land belonging to a relative at Pothur in Tiruvallur, around 1 am on Monday.

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Sena leader held over son's hit-and-run in south Mumbai

A Shiv Sena leader was arrested on Sunday after a speeding luxury car, allegedly driven by his son, rammed a motorcycle killing a woman in the early hours of Sunday in Mumbai.

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'Poison cans' opened in Hathras, claims lawyer

IN a new twist to the July 2 Hathras satsang stampede, the lawyer of 'Bhole Baba' Narayan Sakar Hari alias Suraj Pal on Sunday claimed that witnesses told him some people opened cans containing a poisonous substance in the crowd.

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Lab fish on frying pan: TN researchers develop cultivated meat of 4 varieties

RESEARCHERS from Tamil Nadu have found early success in bringing lab-grown fish meat to the plates of consumers, for the first time in the country.

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1 Dead, Many Injured In Stampede-Like Situation During Rath Yatra In Puri

THE first Rath Yatra under the newly elected BJP government in Odisha started on a tragic note as a male devotee was killed and several others sustained injuries when a stampede-like situation arose during the pulling of the chariots of the Holy Trinity on Sunday evening.

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35-year-old tusker caught in swamp suffocates to death in Thenvayal

A TUSKER believed to be aged 35 years suffocated to death after it got stuck in a swamp in a banana plantation at Thenvayal near Gudalur on Sunday morning.

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Mutt succession row: Court rejects Nithyananda plea

HC says substitution of Harihara in place of Arunagirinatha only for prosecuting suit

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DCE to modify syllabus of basic science subjects

CONCERNED over the declining popularity of undergraduate basic science courses like Mathematics and Physics, the Directorate of Collegiate Education (DCE) has decided to rope in the Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (TANSCHE) to conduct a study on the issue and suggest modifications syllabus.

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Ancient tombstone with Hebrew inscriptions found

AFTER a tombstone with Hebrew inscriptions was found near Periyapattinam area of Ramanathapuram, historians deciphered it to be one of the oldest Hebrew inscriptions found in India.

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Seven-year-old girl, mom killed as lorry rams car

A 36-year-old woman and her seven-year-old daughter died after a lorry rammed into the back of their car near Madurantakam in Chengalpattu.

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Theft accused turns self-styled godman, nabbed after 18 years

A theft accused from Nanguneri, who was on the run for 18 years and had become a self-styled godman in Tiruvannamalai, was arrested by a special team formed by V Prassanna Kumar, ASP, Nanguneri division, on Saturday.

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400 baby iguanas trafficked from Thailand; B'luru man arrested

CUSTOMS officials arrested a Bengaluru resident at the Chennai International Airport on Friday night for allegedly trafficking around 400 baby iguanas from Bangkok.

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City, suburbs likely to receive more rain today

CHENNAI and its suburbs received widespread rains on Sunday evening.

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No L&O in TN, refer Armstrong case to CBI:Mayawati

Suspects arrested so far not real culprits, alleges BSP chief; those working for Dalits not safe in state, says Thiruma

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Sexual harassment complainants treated insensitively, says HC

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court observed that women in workplaces or girls in educational institutions who report instances of sexual harassment were either treated without due sensitivity or subject to secondary victimisation.

1 min

DMK breaks a sweat in Vikravandi

WHEN the ECI announced the Vikravandi by-election on June 10, not many had reservations about the final verdict.

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Criminals have a free hand in DMK rule: EPS

CRIME rate has increased in Tamil Nadu after the DMK came to power, said Leader of Opposition and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami.

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Thousands brave heat & rain to pay last respects

THOUSANDS of people gathered at the corporation school ground in Perambur to pay respects to K Armstrong, state chief of BSP who was murdered on Friday.

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CB-CID searches ex-min Vijayabaskar's house, offices in Karur, Chennai

THE CB-CID on Sunday raided former AIADMK minister MR Vijayabaskar's residence and offices here in connection with a 100-crore land fraud case.

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Higher edu in L breeds mediocrity, says LSE prof book

Says long-time neglect of quality built a \"for- Kerala-by-Kerala\" type of education system

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Only 1 stretcher for 2 patients at GRH

IN an abysmal display of care in the health sector, two pregnant women were seen being carried on a single stretcher at the Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai on Saturday.

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Auto driver's son cracks JEE, seals spot in IIT-M

WITH nearly a month left for the commencement of classes at Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), 17-year-old C Parthasarathy is embarking on a new journey after cracking the JEE Mains examination with 112 marks and is about to pursue BTech Aerospace Engineering.

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NEED PROACTIVE STEPS TO BOOST PRIVATE INVESTMENT

THE Indian economy needs the next private investment cycle to take off right now, but the hour's growing late.

1 min

THE HISTORY OF THE 'HIJRI' LUNAR CALENDAR

THE evening of July 6 to the morning of July 7 was the dawn of Hijrah, the Islamic New Year.

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CO-ED SCHOOLS NEED MORE PUSH

FOR a change, something right is happening on the education front in Kerala with regard to gender relations.

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A PERSISTING CONFUSION OVER IDENTITY

A recent comment has brought up an old question: who gets to decide religious identity? It's tougher to answer in a land where harmony is stressed over uniformity

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Delhi Cops Book Mahua For 'Crude' Social Media Remark On NCW Chief

THE Special Cell of the Delhi Police has registered a case against TMC MP Mahua Moitra for allegedly posting an objectionable post on social media platform 'X' against National Commission of Women (NCW) chief Rekha Sharma.

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6 terrorists, two soldiers killed in J&K encounters

THE death toll in the twin gunfights between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, which entered the second day on Sunday, has risen to eight with the recovery of two more bodies of militants from the encounter sites.

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113 new medical colleges get govt panel's approval; 22 in UP, 5 in TN

AS many as 113 new medical colleges have received approval from the National Medical Commission (NMC), with maximum in Uttar Pradesh, officials said.

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BSF deploys Al cameras for vigil on Bangla borders

Special ops launched to dismantle network of smugglers, infiltrators

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Exposure to extreme heat during pregnancy can lead to lifelong ailments: Report

EXPOSURE to extreme heat during pregnancy can lead to lifelong physical and neurological disorders in affected children, said the Lancet.

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Gaganyaan: Astronauts to rely on parachute made by ordnance unit

INDIA'S maiden human space mission Gaganyaan will be using indigenously manufactured special \"drouge parachute\" to bring the crew safely back to earth.

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Maha rains:49 rescued, train traffic affected

13 NDRF teams deployed in Mumbai, many districts to rescue stranded villagers | Water levels in rivers rapidly rise in several places

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Nepal downpour triggers scare in Bihar

TWO major rivers of BiharGandak and Kosi - are in spate following incessant rain in neighbouring Nepal as the water level of other rivers too are expected to rise.

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Cops register criminal case against 3 in Surat building collapse; toll 7

THE death toll in the collapse of a six-storey building in Gujarat's Surat city has climbed to seven with the recovery of six more bodies overnight, police said on Sunday.

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BSF looks for 2 women constables, MP police team joins search efforts

TWO female constables of the Border Security Force (BSF) posted at the central paramilitary force's subsidiary training centre in Tekanpur (Gwalior) are missing since June 6.

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Bihar loses 11th bridge in 18 days amid rising investigation chorus

BIHAR on Sunday witnessed the collapse of yet another bridge in East Champaran district apparently due to heavy rainfall, taking the number of bridge collapse incidents in the state to 11 in a span of 18 days.

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C'garh to provide primary edu in 18 regional dialects in tribal areas

THE Chhattisgarh government has undertaken a decisive plan to provide quality primary education in 18 regional dialects across the tribal regions of the state, including the remotely located areas.

1 min

Left Seen Dashing Far Right's Hopes In French Polls

A loose alliance of French left-wing parties thrown together for snap elections was on course Sunday to become the biggest parliamentary bloc and beat the far right, according to shock projected results.

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'Hindenburg shared Adani report before publishing it'

US short-seller Hindenburg Research had shared an advance copy of its damning report against Adani group with New York-based hedge fund manager Mark Kingdon about two months before publishing it and profited from a deal to share spoils from share price movement, according to market regulator Sebi.

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'Credit card becomes a challenge if not prudent enough to handle it'

AS soon as youngsters join the workforce, they fall into many traps including loans and shortterm gains.

1 min

Know how budget is going to create an impact on your finances

Different aspects in budget, such as big policy announcements, allocation to different schemes ministries, and the changes in tax laws can impact your life

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FLEXI CAP FUNDS PROVIDE A WIDER CANVAS

NOT too long after SEBI introduced tightly defined categories of equity mutual funds based on market capitalisation, it woke up to the fact that many Asset Management Companies (AMCs) that ran multi-cap funds had portfolios that more or less mirrored other categories such as large cap, large and midcap or even mid-cap and small cap funds as it had set no predefined limits across Marketcapitalisations.

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Tariff hike complies with regulatory framework: DoT

A day after the Congress party criticised the government over the tariff hike by telecom service providers (TSPs), the Ministry of Communication defended the increase, mentioning that the hike complies with the prescribed regulatory framework.

1 min

Why Investors Should Be Fearful Now

THERE are concerns across the board.

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