The New Indian Express Chennai - July 12, 2024

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July 12, 2024

10 TN tribal students secure admission in NIT, top institutes

SIX tribal students from schools run by the Tamil Nadu tribal welfare department and four from private institutions have secured admissions in premier institutions such as the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchy (NIT-T), National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), and National Law University (NLU), this year.

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TOUGH MAHA BILL TABLED TO COUNTER URBAN NAXALISM

THE BJP-led state government on Thursday tabled in the assembly the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, which aims to arrest the proliferation of urban Naxalism.

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94% of agri crops out of MSP net: SBI

WHILE the farmer unions are demanding legal backing for minimum support price (MSP), a new report by the research team of SBI says the MSP regime currently covers just 6% of the agriculture basket, mostly food grains.

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SC postpones NEET-UG hearing to next Thursday

THE Supreme Court on Thursday deferred its hearing on a batch of pleas seeking cancellation of NEET-UG, as the bench said some of the parties haven't received the affidavits filed by the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts the test.

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Delhi Univ V-C nixes proposal to add Manusmriti readings in LLB

A proposal to introduce readings of the Manusmriti in Delhi University's LLB programme on jurisprudence, was nixed by Vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh on Thursday.

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Farmers to revive protest ahead of Assembly polls

Mahapanchayats to be held in Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir

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'Send verdicts on attachment order dismissal to registration officers'

HC says officers not registering property docus citing encumbrance

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Leopard ventures into residential area 3 km from forest, kills 2 goats

OFFICIALS of Boluvampatti forest range on Thursday evening fixed two camera traps to monitor a leopard after it killed two goats in Vandikaranur near Thondamuthur on the city outskirts.

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TN vulture population rose to 142 from 100, says govt

THE state government on Thursday informed the Madras High Court that the vulture population in Tamil Nadu has increased from 100 to 142.

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Kumittipathi rock paintings reflecting Kongu history to be developed as tourist spot

ROCK paintings in Kumittipathi Hills, which is situated near Thirumalaiyampalayam in Coimbatore, will soon gain wide exposure as the state archaeology department is all set to develop the place into a tourist destination.

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Contempt of court: NBW against Anna univ registrar

THE Madras High Court has issued a non-bailable warrant against the registrar of Anna University directing the police to produce him before the court on July 15 in a contempt of court case for disobeying an earlier order of the court regarding disbursal of pension and retirement benefits to a retired professor.

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Truck seized for illegal ferrying of cattle in Chengalpattu

A customised truck illegally carrying 45 cattle heads, mostly buffaloes including young calves, was seized in Chengalpattu and the animals were sent to a Tamil Nadu Animal Welfare Board-recognised shelter.

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Rly equipment worth lakhs of rupees gutted

DISPLAY units, interlocking systems, computers, dataloggers and other materials used for the maintenance of the railway network's signal and telecommunication (S&T) wing, worth a few lakhs, were gutted in a fire at the Perambur Carriage and Wagon Workshop on Thursday.

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YouTuber held for MK remarks, released

TIRUCHY cyber crime police on Thursday arrested YouTuber and NTK member 'Sattai' Durai Murugan from a hotel in Tenkasi district for allegedly making derogatory remarks against former CM M Karunanidhi during a campaign for the Vikravandi bypoll.

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Sexual assault claims at Gudalur home under lens

NILAKOTTAI police on Thursday questioned Augustine, the managing trustee of Love Shore, a care centre for people with mental health issues at Kunthaladi that was sealed recently for violations, his wife Gracy and a nurse Elizabeth.

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TN mulls deep tech fund, mechanism for start-ups to perform govt work: PTR

THE state government is planning to come up with a deep tech fund and a mechanism for the start-ups to help carry out government work, both in Tamil Nadu and across India, said Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services Palanivel Thiaga Rajan.

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SL navy arrests 13 Pudukai fishers for 'poaching', seizes 3 trawlers

A total of 13 fishermen from Jagathapattinam and Kottaipattinam fishing hamlets of the district who put out to sea on Wednesday morning were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy in the early hours of Thursday on charges of poaching.

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After HC order, Manjolai workers allowed to stay in estate quarters

THE Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Limited (BBTCL) has informed the workers of Manjolai tea estate that they need not vacate their quarters on the hills.

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BJP has not learnt lessons from its electoral debacles in TN, says Stalin

Oppn trying to defame us with false propaganda, no big scheme for TN in 10-yr BJP rule: CM

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Activist: Got death threat for helping queer couple

An activist has alleged threat to her life as well as that of the transgender community living in Sandeep Nagar near Kovilpatti for helping a couple who are in a relationship.

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Rowdy shot dead by police in 'self-defence' in Pudukai

A 42-year-old history-sheeter was shot dead by a police team \"in self-defence\" at Thiruvarankulam forest area near Alangudi in Pudukottai on Thursday after he allegedly attacked a police officer with knife.

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9-year-old treated by quack ends up with sepsis

A quack, who was operating a clinic in Panpozhi, was arrested by the Achanpudur police on Thursday as his negligent treatment of a 9-year-old boy led to sepsis of the injury.

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K'taka ordered to give 1 tmcft daily to TN in July

For a total due of 18 tmcft in June & July, Karnataka has released only 4 tmcft of Cauvery water citing poor monsoon

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Nandyal rape: Search on for minor's body in river

AS the whereabouts of the eight-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped, murdered and dumped her body in the backwaters of River Krishna, by three minor boys have not been found even after several days.

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MUSLIM WOMEN'S ALIMONY RIGHT MEETS THE MOMENT

IN a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court has said that a Muslim woman has the right to seek maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code like any other woman.

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FRESH PUSH FOR LAW TO GUARANTEE CROP SUPPORT PRICES

FARMERS' organisations have been lobbying to bring in guaranteed minimum support prices (MSPs) through private member bills.

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RESCUING INDIA FROM THE ALTAR OF BIGOTRY

Anti-Muslim violence has increased after the election. This is unbecoming of a people blessed with a trailblazing Constitution. We need to breathe new life into our secularism

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THE SYMBOLISM OF FOOTWEAR

IN his classic essay on art, 'The Origin of the Work of Art', Martin Heidegger analyses a pair of shoes as depicted in a painting of Vincent van Gogh.

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India gave Buddha, not yuddha: PM

India as Vishwabandhu has contributed to global progress, Modi tells Indian community

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After losing LS polls, Smriti Irani vacates govt bungalow in New Delhi

FORMER union minister Smriti Irani, who lost the recently held Lok Sabha elections, has vacated her official bungalow, as per the rules, allotted at Tughlak Crescent in Lutyens' Delhi.

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CBI chargesheet may limit offences as 'no major conspiracy' in paper leak

THE CBI, probing the UGCNET paper leak, has not found any large-scale conspiracy in the case and would limit its likely charge sheet to offences of attempt to cheat or cheating, officials said on Thursday.

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Criminal laws: 'Procedural safeguards exist for states'

THOUGH the jury is still out on whether state governments are competent to make amendments to the three new criminal laws, constitutional experts say that states can bring in procedural safeguards without being in conflict with the central law.

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Day after visit, Rahul says Oppn will take up Manipur in Budget session

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday that the Congress and the INDIA bloc will raise the Manipur issue in Parliament and will put pressure on the government to find a solution.

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WHO concerned over teenage pregnancies

ALMOST 6 million teenage girls, aged 15 to 19, give birth annually in the South East Asia Region, including India, said the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday.

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7 critical defence, aerospace projects for private sector okayed by Centre

TO raise the private sector's contribution in defence and aerospace manufacturing, the government on Thursday decided to sanction seven new projects under the Technology Development Fund (TDF) scheme.

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CBI arrests another suspect from Bihar in NEET leak

Rakesh Kumar from Nalanda a member of Sanjeev Mukhiya gang

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10 schools ordered to return ₹65 cr illegally collected fees in MP

IN a significant action against private schools for \"arbitrarily increasing fees,\" authorities in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh, have ordered ten schools to refund a whopping ₹69.19 crore-plus to parents which was collected by hiking tuition fees in violation of the existing law.

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Patidar leaders and Gujarat BJP in war of words after IFFCO election

THE cold war between Gujarat BJP leaders and the president of the influential Patidar Community organisation took another turn when senior leader Naresh Patel, an influential Patidar leadewr, responded to Jayesh Radadiya's May 2024 barbs on Thursday, almost three months later.

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Concerned as talks among parties are missing: Dhankhar

VICE President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday bemoaned the absence of dialogue among political parties, saying decorum and discipline are the “heart of democracy.

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Panel formed on IAS officer's claim on certs

IN the wake of massive controversy around alleged fake certificates submitted by 2022-batch trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar, the government on Thursday constituted a onemember probe panel to investigate the matter.

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23 tigers died in MP in first six months of 2024, followed by 14 in Maharashtra

AS many as 23 tiger mortalities have been reported in the 'Tiger State' Madhya Pradesh in the first six months of the current year.

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NATO warned of escalation of Ukraine conflict

CHINA on Thursday warned NATO against \"provoking confrontation\" over its ties with Russia, after the alliance accused Beijing of playing a key role in helping Moscow's assault on Ukraine.

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Clooney, Douglas, Pelosi urge Joe Biden to drop out

President to give his first press conference on July 11 after debate failure

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Israel's Gaza City Bombing Continues

FIGHTING and bombardment shook Gaza's biggest city on Thursday even after Israel's military declared an end to its operation in an eastern district that saw Gaza City's heaviest combat in months.

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Macron suggests broad coalition govt in Paris

FRENCH left-wingers attacked President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday after he called for a broad coalition government, demanding that their movement alone should propose a prime minister.

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Govt mulls shipbuilding clusters along coasts

Initiative seeks to boost shipbuilding activities, drive economic growth in India by tapping potential in the sector

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PM meets economists ahead of Union Budget

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmal Sitharaman met eminent economists on Thursday seeking their views ahead of the Union Budget on 23 July.

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GST on corp guarantee needs clarification: Experts

THE recent goods and services tax (GST) notification has clarified that the 1% charge on corporate guarantees between related parties applies yearly, not for each transaction.

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Manufacturing sector seeks major reforms from FM

AS the Union budget FY25 is approaching, manufacturing sector is seeking major reforms from finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

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TCS profit up 9%, FY25 will be better than FY24: CEO

THE country's largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Thursday reported a 8.7% increase in its consolidated net profit for the June quarter at ₹12,040 crore, compared to ₹11,074 in the same quarter last year.

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With 36 bn-dollar realty firms, India pips China

THE deepening crisis in the Chinese realty market has seen India overtaking the northern neighbour in terms of number of billion-dollar real estate companies with 36 in 2024, which is six more than in the Middle Kingdom, which had before the crisis as many as 100 of them.

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RBI unlikely to change interest rate soon

RESERVE Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said the question of change of stance on interest rate is quite premature given the gap between current inflation and 4% target.

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