The New Indian Express Chennai - July 10, 2024

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July 10, 2024

After Kathua ambush, fresh gunbattle in J&K's Doda

A fierce gunfight broke out between militants and security forces in the mountainous Doda district on Tuesday, a day after the deadly ambush by terrorists on an Army convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district.

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CM assures Armstrong's widow of swift justice amid calls for CBI probe

AMID clamour for a CBI probe, the opposition's attack over deteriorating law and order and suspicions raised over the identity of the real culprits behind the murder, Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday called on Porkodi, wife of slain Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) state chief K Armstrong, and assured her that the perpetrators of the crime would be swiftly brought to justice.

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Another blast at cracker unit, 2 workers dead

TWO labourers were charred to death, while two others sustained severe burn injuries in an explosion at a cracker manufacturing unit near Sivakasi on Tuesday.

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UP govt suspends six officials after SIT report on Hathras stampede flags lapses

THE Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday suspended six officials, including a local subdivisional magistrate (SDM), in connection with the July 2 stampede in Hathras during a satsang (prayer meeting), which claimed 121 lives.

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NDA vs INDIA in first bypolls to 13 seats after general elections

WITH the bypolls for 13 assembly constituencies to be held on Wednesday, the stage is set for another face-off between the NDA and the Opposition INDIA bloc in seven states.

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Gambhir appointed India team head coach

GAUTAM Gambhir has been appointed as the new head coach of the senior men's cricket team.

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EB pole wire kills woman; son electrocuted in bid to lift body

A hanging wire from a Tangedco electric pole, obscured by an overgrowth of bushes, electrocuted a 69-year-old woman and her 48-year-old son to death at Katteri near Coonoor in the span of three days.

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PM: Bombs, bullets stymie peace push

Putin promises early release of Indians working in Russian military; ambitious bilateral annual trade target of $100 bn set for 2030

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Privilege notice to DMK MLAs: Court says can't interfere with Assembly's decision

THERE is separation of powers between the judiciary and the legislature and the court interfering and quashing the orders of the Assembly is a dangerous precedent, said Madras High Court.

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Punish those who prevent Kanagasabai worship: Judge

THE Madras High Court on Tuesday asked the HR&CE department to take stringent action against people who attempt to stall worship atop Kanagasabai during the Aani Thirumanjanam starting on Wednesday at the Natarajar temple in Chidambaram.

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HC seeks Gol's reply on plea to consider 'climate change' factor for EIA report

THE Madras High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Union government over the new Constitutional 'climate' right recognised by the Supreme Court earlier this year and gave two weeks for the Centre to respond.

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Team spots new species of snake in Meghamalai

Tail-spot was long confused with similar-looking Palni Shieldtail

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Jain Housing fined ₹5 lakh for failing to register housing project with TNRERA

THE Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TNRERA) has fined Jain Housing ₹5 lakh for failing to register the 'Jains Pebble Brook' project with TNRERA under section 3 of the Real Estate Regulation Act.

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Not enough vehicles to clear waste from Visweshapuram dump yard

ONLY two months after a largescale clean-up initiative at the Visweshapuram dump yard near Thiruneermalai in Tambaram, the ground is again overflowing as waste is spilling on the road.

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Selvaperunthagai, Annamalai spar over 'rowdy' jibe

TNCC president K Selvaperunthagai and BJP state president K Annamalai had a heated exchange on Tuesday through press conferences and posts on X after the latter labelled Selvaperunthagai a former historysheeter.

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Armstrong murder: Ranjith raises 'social justice' question

IN the light of the brutal murder of BSP state president K Armstrong, movie director Pa Ranjith has asked the state government how it intends to set right the law and order problem.

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Drunk Kovai man sealed water sump on wife, kids

THE Coimbatore city police's investigation into the deaths of a woman and her two daughters, aged 9 and 3, on Monday revealed that the woman's husband, who was under the influence of alcohol, allegedly threw his elder daughter first into the water sump in a fit of rage after a quarrel with his wife.

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VIKRAVANDI GOES TO POLLS TODAY, 29 CANDIDATES IN FRAY

TWENTY-NINE candidates are in the fray for the Vikravandi by-election to be held on Wednesday.

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MaSu highlights TN's success story in healthcare at Harvard

TAMIL Nadu's focus on primary health care and promotive health, its medical services recruitment system, drug procurement and distribution system, secondary and tertiary care and the state's flagship schemes have contributed to its success in the sector, said Health Minister Ma Subramanian in his presentation on the efficient health systems and achievements of the Tamil Nadu government, at the Harvard University.

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NCSC sends notice to DGP, chief secretary

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) issued a notice to the chief secretary and DGP to submit their reports in the murder of K Armstrong.

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Vasuki to head panel to select JJB, CWC members

THE state government has appointed retired Madras HC judge KBK Vasuki as the chairperson of the selection committee for the social workers of the Juvenile Justice Boards and chairperson and members of the Child Welfare Committees.

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Groundwater in over 30% of firkas in state over-exploited: WRD report

Check dams to be built at 10 places on Cauvery, Vaigai basins to improve groundwater level

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HC refuses to allow south buses to be operated from Koyambedu

THE Madras High Court has refused to allow pick up and drop of passengers of Southbound buses from Koyambedu until the rail connectivity is established to the newly launched Kalaignar Centenary Bus Terminus (KCBT).

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'Health staff demise akin to hooch death, pay ₹10L'

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court said that when the family of a person who knowingly consumed spurious liquor and died can be given ₹10 lakh ex gratia, then the family of a domestic breeding checker (DBC) who died while clearing medical waste of a government • hospital is also entitled to similar compensation.

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PhD scholar gets life term for child abuse

THE special court for exclusive trial of cases under Pocso Act here on Tuesday sentenced a 36-year-old man to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹6.54 lakh in a case investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) pertaining to the sexual assault of children and the sharing of online child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

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'Criminal law on concurrent list, states can tweak it'

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday welcomed the Tamil Nadu government's decision to appoint a committee to suggest state-specific amendments to the three new criminal laws and asserted that criminal law is a concurrent list subject which makes the state legislature competent to make amendments.

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4 of Telugu origin held for human trafficking in US

Suspects were held in March but are now charged with trafficking, a second-degree felony

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Centre says yes to trans IRS officer's name change plea

THE Government of India on Tuesday approved the request of a transgender IRS officer to remove his dead name (name given at birth) from official records and replace it with his chosen name.

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GOVT NEEDS A NEW APPROACH TO THE BUDGET

THE Union government will table the Budget for 2024-25 in parliament on July 23. Before it does so, the Narendra Modi-led government might want to look at the people's verdict at the recent Lok Sabha elections and opt for a course correction.

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A CAP THAT IS REFUSING TO FIT ALL HEADS

The Patna High Court's scrapping of Bihar's higher reservation cap has lobbed the ball back to Nitish Kumar. No one will be immune from the fallout at next year's assembly poll

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IOA MUST PRESENT A UNITED FRONT NOW

AS things stand, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) seems to have two faces and one of them is not good.

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THE STINGING DISSENT TO TRUMP IMMUNITY RULING

BE you ever so high, the law is above you.

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Amid bridge collapses in Bihar, NHAI team of design experts set up

THE National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has constituted a team of design experts to review of all decisions related to blueprints.

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Open hearing on same-sex marriage nixed

CJI Chandrachud says constitution bench review is heard in chambers; five-judge bench to hear petitions today

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Cong seeks breach of privilege against PM over Ansari remarks

CONGRESS leader Jairam Ramesh has sought breach of privilege proceedings against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rajya Sabha for allegedly making \"derogatory\" remarks against former chairman of the Upper House Hamid Ansari.

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Tactical shift, scarce intel put forces on defensive in J&K

FIVE soldiers were killed and as many wounded in a terror attack in the remote Machedi area of J&K's Kathua district on Monday, reflecting a spurt in terror attacks and hinting at changes in tactics by terrorists.

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Graham Staines murder convict seeks remission

DARA Singh, the convict who has served 24 years in prison for the murder of Australian Christian missionary Graham Stuart Staines, moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking remission. Singh argues that if Rajiv Gandhi's killers were granted mercy, he should also be released prematurely.

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In a 1st, IIT-Jodhpur to offer BTech in Hindi

IIT Jodhpur will offer first-year BTech courses in both Hindi and English from this academic year to help students who face challenges due to limited English proficiency, the union education ministry said on Tuesday.

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Reconsider centralised system of CUET exam, demands RSS

THE RSS has termed discrepancies in the answer keys of the CUET-UG examination as \"extremely serious, highlighting the structural flaws in competitive exams.

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NIA To Probe '23 Poonch Terror Attack: MHA

THE government has handed over the probe into last year's terror attack on an Army convoy in J&K's Poonch that left five personnel dead to the National Investigation Agency, as Pak-based handlers are suspected to be behind the attack, officials said on Tuesday.

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Schools to celebrate Ayodhya consecration

IN a move that's bound to intensify the debate on 'Saffronisation' in education, government schools in Rajasthan will now celebrate Ramlala Pran Pratishtha Day annually, marking a unique initiative by the Bhajanlal government.

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SC to hear plea for probe into Hathras deaths

LAWYER Vishal Tiwari, who filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court on July 3, is seeking a courtmonitored investigation and compensation for the victims of the tragic incident where 121 people lost their lives.

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Rahul meets martyred officer's kin in Raebareli

Capt Anshuman Singh's mother says she is opposed to new scheme

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BMW hit-and-run: Sena leader son, who was on the run, arrested

BMW hit-and-run accused Mihir Shah, son of a Shiv Sena (Shinde) leader, was arrested by Mumbai Police on Tuesday from Virar in Thane district, two days after he allegedly rammed his luxury car into a two-wheeler, killing a woman and injuring her husband.

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CBI arrests 2 more from Bihar over NEET paper leak

THE CBI on Tuesday arrested two more suspects, including a candidate and father of another candidate, from the state capital in the NEET-UG 2024 paper leak case.

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Woman Maoist killed in C'garh's Kanker, arms & ammunition recovered

A woman Maoist was on Tuesday killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in Chhatisgarh's Kanker district, about 200 km south of Raipur, police said.

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New dress code for college students soon

THE BJP-led government in Madhya Pradesh, under Mohan Yadav, is contemplating the introduction of a dress code for students in government colleges.

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Rescuers Clear Hospital Rubble, Kyiv In Mourning

Flags at half-mast amid global uproar; 38 killed across Ukraine

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Truce talks today, Gaza City bombing on

GAZA ISRAELI forces in war-ravaged Gaza City pushed on with a major offensive on Tuesday that has again displaced Palestinians, as UN experts said children were dying in a \"starvation campaign\".

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Moscow says it captured another village

MOSCOW RUSSIAN forces have captured another village in eastern Ukraine near the Russian-held city of Donetsk, the defence ministry said on Tuesday.

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MFs add ₹2.3L cr on mkt rally in Jun

DRIVEN by the continuous inflows in to equity funds, especially through SIPS route, overall assets under management (AUM) of mutual fund industry crossed the ₹60 lakh crore (₹60 trillion) milestone and touched ₹61.16 trillion in June, over ₹58.91 trillion in the previous month, on the back of a record 7% rally in the equity market.

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Union Budget FY25: Govt may provide incentives for maritime sector

IN a bid to give boost to the local manufacturing in the maritime sector, finance ministry is likely to raise basic customs duty (BCD) on certain items in the upcoming budget 2024-25, top sources told The New Indian Express.

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F&O frenzy: Sebi panel moots 5-6x hike in lot size

Derivatives mkt has more than doubled to ₹500L cr as of Mar 2024

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Tata, Mahindra announce steep discounts on SUVs

IN its effort to boost sales amid lacking fresh demand, Tata Motors has reduced the price of its popular SUVs -- Harrier and Safari -- to give benefits up to ₹1.4 lakh.

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ONGC to invest ₹2L cr to achieve net-zero carbon emission by 2038

OIL and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has outlined ambitious plans to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2038 through substantial investments totaling about ₹2 lakh crore.

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Cognizant pays ₹4 cr to settle Dalal case

NASDAQ-listed Cognizant Technology Solutions on Tuesday said it has resolved a lawsuit against its chief financial officer Jatin Dalal filed by his former employer Wipro.

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Xiaomi to double device shipments in India to over 700 mn in 10 years

CHINESE smartphone maker Xiaomi aims to double its device shipments in India to over 700 million over the next ten years, said President Muralikrishnan B.

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Medvedev overcomes top-ranked Sinner, to take on Alcaraz in semis

DANIIL Medvedev defeated World No 1 Jannik Sinner in five sets on Tuesday to reach a second successive Wimbledon semifinal, subduing the gallant challenge of the Italian, who suffered a worrying mid-match health scare.

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