The New Indian Express Chennai - July 20, 2024

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July 20, 2024

81 domestic flights delayed in Chennai

AIR passengers at the Chennai International Airport were caught off-guard on Friday as flight schedules were hit by a major disruption in Microsoft Corporation's cloud services.

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SC to examine contours of guv's immunity from criminal prosecution

THE Supreme Court on Friday decided to examine the contours of the blanket Constitutional immunity governors in harness have from criminal prosecution, after hearing a plea filed by a woman employee of the West Bengal Raj Bhavan.

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Indian evacuation from Bangladesh begins, toll 105

WITH the situation in Bangladesh continuing to remain volatile and the toll of the student unrest over a contentious quota order reaching 105 on Friday, hundreds of Indian students have started streaming into the country through various border crossings.

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TN cancer project in trouble as 62% fail to turn up for confirmation tests

A community-based screening programme for oral, breast and cervical cancers launched in four districts on a pilot basis last year has been facing a huge challenge as a majority of those suspected to have cancerous cells, after initial screening, have failed to turn up for confirmation tests.

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Tech outage cripples world

MASSIVE TECH BLACKOUT AFFECTS AIRLINES, E MAJOR AIRPORTS AS OPERATIONS DISRUPTED | BANKS, MEDIA OUTLETS CHAOS AT INDIGO CANCELS OVER 200 FLIGHTS

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HC directs TN govt to appoint 410 teachers selected between 2013-17

TET-cleared candidates to be recruited in govt schools based on merit after 10-year wait

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Graduating student calls for action to save Palestine

SURPRISING as well as inspiring the youth, Dhananjay Balakrishnan, the IIT Madras student who won the Governor's Prize for all-round proficiency in his dual degree, spoke at length about the situation in Palestine and termed it as \"mass genocide\", during the convocation on Friday.

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Centre should've consulted Law Commission before bringing in 3 new laws: HC

THE Madras High Court has commented that the Union government should have consulted the Law Commission before bringing in the three new criminal laws Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) and said change of the names has created confusion.

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Nobel laureate calls climate change the biggest challenge

NOBEL Laureate Dr Brian K Kobilka, addressing the 61st convocation of IIT Madras on Friday, said Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the many challenges the world is facing.

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55 local train services to be disrupted for 20 days

PLANS of rail passengers in the southwestern suburban may be affected as the Chennai division of Southern Railway has announced the complete cancellation of 55 train services between Pallavaram and Guduvancheri from July 23 to August 14.

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Clash breaks out between lawyers at Egmore court complex, 4 hurt

A clash broke out between two groups of lawyers inside the Egmore Court Complex on Friday afternoon.

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34-yr-old kills elderly woman at Vyasarpadi, steals earring

A 34-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly strangling a 78-year-old woman to death with a mobile charging cable inside her house at Vyasarpadi on Wednesday and stealing a gold earring weighing 2 gm from her ear.

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Man attacks girl outside college, kills self

Girl recently moved out from house of deceased 45-yr-old, who was her relative, after he misbehaved with her

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Youth makes another person write CRPF test for him, nabbed

AVADI Tank Factory police arrested a 21-year-old man for allegedly making another person appear for the CRPF constable recruitment examination on his behalf.

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All water, dam-related data to be available online by July-end

THE state government is set to launch a new Water Resources Information and Management System by the end of this month to make all water-related data, including reservoir storage and inflow, available online.

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Cops say Cuddalore triple murder fallout of rumours of affair, arrest two youth

TWO youth were arrested in connection with the murder of three people - a woman, her son and her grandson - in Karamanikuppam.

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₹21 crore allocated for smooth functioning of Amma canteens

Stalin directs MLAs, ministers and local body representatives to inspect canteens regularly

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Stalin opens new school structures built at 264.15 crore

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin inaugurated new buildings constructed for the school education department at a cost of 264.15 crore across Tamil Nadu via video conference from the secretariat on Friday.

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Renovation begins at spl farm for Umbalacheri cattle

THE department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science has commenced the renovation works of the district livestock farm, dedicated to preserving the Umbalacheri native breed, in Korukkai in Tiruvarur district.

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Man sends hoax bomb threat letters to pvt hosp, Egmore railway station

A private hospital in Perumbakkam and Egmore Railway Station have also received hoax bomb threats.

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HC stays suspension of Thoothukudi dist KFC outlet's licence

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court granted an interim stay on an order passed by the authorities, suspending the licence of a KFC outlet in Thoothukudi district.

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Heavy rain throws life out of gear in Godavari district

Fisherman dies in Tirugudem village; 13,000 acres of paddy fields submerged; dist collector says flood surge likely to reach 7 lakh cusecs

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SC turns down bail to two convicts in Bilkis case

THE Supreme Court on Friday dismissed interim bail petitions filed by two men convicted of gang rape of Bilkis Bano during the 2002 Gujarat riots.

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Use big data, AI to counter terrorism, says Shah

HOME Minister Amit Shah on Friday stressed on the need to constitute a team of young and tech-savvy officers to dismantle the terror ecosystem utilising big data, artificial intelligence and machine learning driven analytics.

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Vice-Chief of Air Staff says self-reliance can't be at the cost of nation's defence

LAYING emphasis on \"nation's defence\" Air Marshal AP Singh on Friday said that the push to Atma Nirbharta (self reliance) in defence cannot be at the cost of it.

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More Army teeth to counter terror in Jammu

Special Force Commandos and a Brigade size troops added to region, which has recently seen a spurt in attacks

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Govt set to table 6 new bills during Budget session

THE ruling NDA is all set to introduce six bills in the upcoming Parliament session, slated to begin on July 22.

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PIL challenges cancellation of NEET-SS exam

SUPREME Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre and sought its response after hearing a Public Interest Litigation, which challenged the cancellation of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Super Specialty (NEET-SS) exam for 2024.

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Strict action against executive for molesting woman on flight: Jindal

NAVEEN Jindal, the chairman of Jindal Enterprises, on Friday assured a woman of \"strictest action\" against one of his top employees accused of molesting her in a flight.

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Action against 7 MLAs for cross-voting in council polls

THE Congress has decided to take disciplinary action against the seven Congress MLAs who cross-voted in the recent Maharashtra Legislative Council elections.

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ED raids Bihar bridge construction firm in Patna, Delhi & Haryana

THE ED on Friday conducted simultaneous raids on the premises of leading construction company SP Singla Group of Companies in the state capital, New Delhi and Panchkula (Haryana) under provisions of Money Laundering Act.

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Tribals under pressure from Bangla infiltrators: Marandi

FOLLOWING an alleged attack on tribal households after a dispute over making an objectionable edited video of a girl viral on social media by her neighbour, state BJP Chief Babulal Marandi has said that the tribals in Jharkhand are being threatened by Bangladeshi infiltrators to hand over their land to them.

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RIMS-Ranchi's student held in NEET leak case

A first year MBBS student of 2023 batch from Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi was arrested by the CBI in the NEET paper leak case.

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Maurya's 'sinking ship' jibe at SP chief 'monsoon offer'

IN a strong retort to Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's 'monsoon offer', Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Friday said that SP is a \"sinking ship\" which would soon disappear into oblivion.

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Chorus for separate 'Bheel' state gains currency in Raj

THE demand to form a separate 'Bheel Pradesh' or Tribal state is gaining momentum.

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FIR against Puja Khedkar on UPSC's cheating complaint

THE Delhi Police Crime Branch has registered an FIR against probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar for allegedly misrepresenting and falsifying facts to obtain extra attempts in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations, officials said on Friday.

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Sukhu: Hill states must have special sanction norms for AMRUT projects

HIMACHAL Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday urged the Centre to adopt distinct norms for hilly states like Himachal Pradesh for sanctioning projects under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transport (AMRUT) scheme, keeping in view the difficult terrain and topography.

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'Outage shows fragility of world's core internet infra'

AIRLINES, banks, TV channels and other business across the globe were scrambling to deal with one of the biggest IT crashes in recent years on Friday, apparently caused by an update to an antivirus program.

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Joe Biden to 'absolutely' remain in prez race, says his campaign chair

US President Joe Biden's campaign is insisting anew that he is not stepping aside as he faces the stark reality that many Democrats at the highest levels want him to consider how stepping aside from the 2024 election to make way for a new nominee atop the ticket could be the party's best chance of preventing losses in November.

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Israeli occupation of West Bank illegal: ICJ

THE UN's top court on Friday said Israel's decades-long occupation of Palestinian territory was \"illegal\" and needed to end as soon as possible.

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Curfew imposed in Bangladesh

Military deployed as unrest toll hits 105; student protesters storm prison, free hundred of inmates

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Sanstar's 510 crore public issue booked 4.16 times on Day 1 of offer

THE initial public offering of Sanstar Ltd got fully subscribed on the first day of subscription on Friday.

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Friday crash wipes out ₹8L cr from domestic equity market

SNAPPING a four-day winning rally, India's equity market benchmarks - BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 took a beating on Friday due to the global sell-off, triggered by operating system issues that caused devices to crash worldwide.

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Reserve Bank raises concern over falling deposit mobilisation

WARNING banks and nonbanks in particular and all lenders in general again over the falling deposit mobilisation and increasing credit offtake, leading to asset liability mismatches, Governor Shaktikanta Das has said the Reserve Bank has is reviewing the liquidity coverage ratio framework to address the emerging issues.

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Paytm loss widens to ₹840 cr in Q1 FY25

FINTECH firm One97 Communications, which owns Paytm, on Friday said its loss has widened to 840 crore in the quarter ended June 30, mainly due to continued impact of restrictions on Paytm Payments Bank Ltd.

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Forex kitty up by $10 billion to $667 billion

THE country's forex reserves, a key monetary defence against external risks, have rallied by a whopping $10 billion to touch an all-time high of $666.85 billion as of the week ending July 12, boosted by the heavy inflow into government debt after its inclusion into a global debt index from late last month.

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Portal for non-tariff barriers in 2-3 months

AN online platform designed for the registration and resolution of non-tariff barriers (NTBS) affecting exporters is anticipated to launch within the next two-three months, said Rajesh Agarwal, additional secretary with Commerce Ministry on Friday.

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Govt may simplify TDC/TCS framework in Union Budget 2024

The government may announce major reforms in the existing tax deducted at source (TDS) and tax collected at source (TCS) framework, as these are overly complex and burdensome for taxpayers, sources told TNIE.

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Wipro profit up 5%; to hire 12K freshers in '25

Wipro beat Street estimates and posted a 4.6% rise in its consolidated net profit for the June quarter at 3,003 crore as against ₹2,870 crore in the year-ago period.

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Cracks in O2C pull down RIL Q1 PAT

Reliance's profit after tax at 15,138 crore is lower than the Street estimate of 16,287 crore

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TNSCA IM norm meets in Chennai and Coimbatore from Jul 21 to Oct 7

TAMIL NADU State Chess Association will organise 10 IM Norms tournaments in Phase 2 at Chennai and Coimbatore from July 21 to October 7.

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Easy win for India against Pakistan in opener

THE women's T20 World Cup scheduled in Bangladesh is approaching soon.

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