The New Indian Express Chennai - September 06, 2024

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September 06, 2024

Putin proposes India mediation on Ukraine war

China and Brazil, too, could be go-betweens; botched '22 deal could be the starting point

1 min

Yr before federal poll, Trudeau govt reduced to a minority

WITH the left-wing New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Khalistani sympathiser Jagmeet Singh snapping ties with Canada's ruling Liberal Party, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has been reduced to a minority.

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Suspected case of infanticide: 9-day-old baby's body exhumed

IN a suspected case of infanticide, the body of a nine-day-old girl buried by the parents in their own farm at Pommankuttai village in Vellore district was exhumed by police and revenue officials and sent to Vellore Government Medical College and Hospital for a postmortem examination on Thursday.

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Kerala tops in ease of doing business reforms; TN missing on the list

KERALA, which has been trying hard to shake off its antiindustry image, got a major boost on Thursday with the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry ranking it the top state in the country in 'ease of doing business reforms'.

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TN SEALS ₹2K CR DEAL WITH SMART ENERGY SOLUTIONS COMPANY

TRILLIANT Networks, a USbased smart energy communications firm, will be investing ₹2,000 crore in Tamil Nadu to set up its development and global support centre and a production facility.

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Udhaya rebuts guv, says TN syllabus best in India

TAKING umbrage to the comments of Governor R N Ravi on the quality of the school education syllabus of the state government, Sports and Youth Development Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday said the remark was an insult to teachers and students.

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Armstrong charge sheet soon; lens on cash trail

THE Chennai police will file within a week the charge sheet in the murder case of K Armstrong, former Tamil Nadu BSP chief, the city police commissioner A Arun said on Thursday.

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immersion not Fee for idol possible, TN govt tells NGT

TNPCB says it is complying with all directions to protect waterbodies

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TN accepts min's apology; FIR binned

THE Madras High Court has ordered quashing of the FIR registered against Union Minister of State for MSME and Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje over her comments against Tamils in connection with the Rameshwaram Café bomb blast in Bengaluru.

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Fake NCC camp: Special officer suggested to manage school

THE state government on Thursday informed the Madras High Court that the district education officer (private schools) of Krishnagiri district has recommended appointment of a special officer for managing the private school where students were sexually harassed at a fake NCC camp.

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ED attaches Jaffer Sadiq assets worth ₹55.3 crore

THE Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Chennai, on Thursday said it has provisionally attached properties worth ₹55.30 crore belonging to Jaffer Sadiq and his associates on September 2 under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.

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Pregnant constable dies of meningitis at Kilpauk GH, kin allege medical negligence

A 26-year-old pregnant police constable died of meningitis without responding to treatment at the Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital on Thursday.

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COME MONSOON, GCC TO DOUBLE WATER QUALITY TESTS

THE Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) is planning to double the collection of water samples to check for contamination during the northeast monsoon.

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SKELETON FOUND IN TRENCH FLOODED IN DEC

Remains may belong to WB man who went missing when mud walls of 60-ft trench on Five Furlong Road caved in

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Online booking of govt buses touched all-time high of 35,140 on Wednesday

ONLINE bookings for government buses hit a record high of 35,140 tickets on Wednesday, surpassing the previous peak of 32,910 tickets on January 12, 2018.

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CPI: Centre has betrayed fishers

THE union government has betrayed Tamil Nadu fishermen and the ongoing attacks by the Sri Lankan Navy are the result of the centre's flawed foreign policy, CPI national secretary D Raja told reporters at the party headquarters on Thursday.

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GST Has Reduced Burden On Common Man: FM

UNION Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the narrative that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has become a burden on the common man is wrong.

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TNPCB to begin study to map noise pollution

THE Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) will shortly commission a study for noise mapping in Chennai.

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Sharp decline in edu quality, teaching standards below nat'l average: Guv

Ravi says TN's position ambiguous, it has neither signed nor rejected PM SHRI school scheme

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Thousands deleted from poll roll: DMK

THE DMK has approached the Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu, expressing concern over alleged deletion of names of thousands of voters from electoral roll without proper verification.

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SL slaps fine, jails 3 TN fishers; CM says penalty adds to woes

THREE Rameswaram fishermen were sentenced to six months imprisonment and imposed a fine of SLR (Sri Lankan Rupee) 50,000 each by a Sri Lankan court on Thursday for allegedly violating the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) for the second time.

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Ex-min's brother sent to two-day CB-CID custody

A judicial magistrate court on Thursday granted the CB-CID police two days' custody of former minister MR Vijayabhaskar's brother Sekar for inquiries in connection with the 100-crore land fraud case.

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Cops bust prostitution racket, arrest mastermind

COIMBATORE city police on Thursday busted a prostitution racket and arrested two persons including the mastermind, who allegedly has international connections, and his manager.

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HC tells CB-CID to book Vellore prison officials

Bench orders victim to be transferred to Salem prison & treatment to be provided

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With no motorable road, 65-yr-old 'walks 7km² to reach med facility, dies

A 65-year-old man's collapse and subsequent death in front of a medical shop on Wednesday has brought to the fore the laxity of authorities in providing road facilities to the hilly village of Neknamalai near Vaniyambadi.

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Restoration work begins in flood-hit districts in AP; CM Naidu takes stock

200 tankers supplying drinking water; irrigation department trying to close Budameru breach

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Sexual harassment: Edavela Babu, Mukesh granted anticipatory bail

IN a relief to actors Mukesh and Edavela Babu, an Ernakulam court on Thursday granted them anticipatory bail in the rape cases registered on the complaints of an actress who worked in Malayalam and Tamil films.

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NLU student from Chennai dies by suicide, police suspect depression

A third year student of National Law University in Delhi allegedly died by suicide at her hostel room on Wednesday.

1 min

Can India Move Global Climate Action Goalposts?

THE latest Economic Survey has stirred a debate by suggesting a departure from the widely accepted 1.5°C target for limiting global temperature rise.

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REFORMS TO STRENGTHEN UNIFIED PENSION SCHEME

0N August 24, the Union cabinet approved the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), a significant step towards providing government employees a secure and assured pension after retirement.

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NMC withdraws MBBS syllabus terming lesbianism an offence

BOWING to nationwide condemnation from disability rights experts and LGBTQ activists, the National Medical Commission (NMC) on Thursday announced that they have withdrawn and cancelled the revised MBBS curriculum.

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JPC on Waqf Bill consults urban development, rlys and transport ministries

AT the third meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill on Thursday, the panel held deliberations with three key ministries on the proposed legislation.

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Knowledge of scriptures helps India fight global evil forces, says Bhagwat

CAUTIONING about a rise of evil forces worldwide disrupting peace, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said India has the ability to tackle such forces because of its scriptural knowledge.

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Make pupils sensitive, honest: Prez to teachers

ON Teachers' Day, President Droupadi Murmu gave away national awards to teachers selected from across the country for their extraordinary contribution in the field of education.

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Interpol issued highest 100 RCNs on India's request in 2023: CBI director

CBI director Praveen Sood announced on Thursday that Interpol issued 100 Red Corner Notices (RCNs) at India's request in 2023, marking the highest number in a single year.

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NGT notice to Centre, Raj govt over illegal entry of SUVs in Ranthambore

CITING non-compliance of environmental norms, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the Rajasthan government, Union environment ministry and others over unauthorised entry of \"luxury vehicles\" to Ranthambore National Park.

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After nod, doubt on eye drop claim

INDIA'S drug regulator has asked for an explanation from the Mumbai-based pharma company, which claimed that its new eye drop could help people reduce dependency on reading glasses for those suffering from presbyopia, an age-related vision condition.

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Live wire trap laid to catch animals kills poacher, leopard in MP jungles

A live wire trap intended to ensnare herbivores has resulted in the deaths of both a poacher and a leopard in the jungles of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

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Shah to release manifesto today. Focus is Article 370

HOME Minister Amit Shah will release the BJP manifesto for Assembly polls in Jammu on Friday afternoon.

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Rahul steps up attack on collapse of Shivaji statue e

CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should apologise to every Maharashtrian for the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue in Sindhudurg district.

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Driver kills husband in ambulance, molests wife

DESPITE increasing concern, incidents of crime against women continue to rise.

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NTF forms four panels on doc safety, security

AFTER grilling Dr Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and two other vendors linked to the hospital, the CBI claims to have found a letter written by Ghosh to the Public Works Department asking for the renovation of a toilet just beside the seminar hall where the body of the trainee doctor was found on August 9, sources said.

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Bangladeshi infiltration in Santhal Pargana is alarming: Centre to HC

THE Centre on Thursday informed Jharkhand High Court that diminishing population of tribals in Santhal Pargana region of Jharkhand is a serious matter and that the central government agencies are still studying the matter following which a comprehensive affidavit will be filed after consultation with all its stakeholders.

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Ugandan Olympian dies of burn injuries after partner sets her on fire

UGANDAN Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80% of her body was burned in an attack by her partner.

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Pope, Indonesia imam appeals for unity, peace

Pope Francis We hope and have the principle that humanity is one, so anyone can enter and benefit Grand Imam of Istiqlal Mosque Nasaruddin Umar JAKARTA POPE Francis and the grand imam of Southeast Asia's largest mosque vowed on Thursday to fight religiously inspired violence and protect the environment, issuing a joint call for interfaith friendship and common cause at the heart of Francis' visit to Indonesia.

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To stay in India, Hasina must shut up, says Yunus

Opposes labelling all parties other than Awami League as Islamist

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Arab world's first nuclear power plant comes up in oil-rich Abu Dhabi

THE oil-rich United Arab Emirates on Thursday announced the completion of the Arab world's first nuclear power plant, calling it a \"significant step\".

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Munich police shoot gun-carrying suspect near Israeli consulate

Police in Munich exchanged fire with a gunman near the Israeli Consulate in Munich on Thursday, fatally wounding him.

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Michel Barnier named new France Premier

FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday named the European Union's former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as new prime minister, counting on the veteran politician to end two months of political deadlock after snap elections.

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Putin Backs Harris For Prez Polls; US Says Don't Interfere

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he supported Kamala Harris in November's US presidential election, an apparent wry remark that led to a renewed call from Washington for the Kremlin to "stop interfering”.

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Banker warns of systemic risk arising from flight of bank deposits to MFs

A veteran banker on Thursday expressed concerns over the present trend of deposit flight out of banks, saying that if the trend, especially in the Casa segment, is not arrested there could be systemic risks down the line.

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EV subsidies no longer required: Gadkari

THE Union Minister of Road and Transport, Nitin Gadkari, on Thursday said that there is no need for further subsidies to push electric vehicle (EV) adoption in the country.

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Godfrey Phillips family feud: High court allows Bina Modi to cast votes in AGM

THE Delhi High Court on Thursday authorised Bina Modi, chairperson and MD of the Godfrey Group, to cast votes on behalf of family trust during the upcoming annual general meeting (AGM).

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Bharat Value Fund picks 6.5% in Marudhar

BHARAT Value Fund, managed by Pantomath Capital Management, has picked up 6.5% stake in building materials company Hosur-based Marudhar Rocks, valuing it at about 2,300 crore.

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'Land, labour, agri law reforms needed for growth'

THE Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said the country's growth story remains intact with consumption and investment demand growing in tandem, and emphasised that past reforms need to be augmented by reforms in land, labour and agricultural markets.

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GST much below revenue neutral rate, means less burden on taxpayers: FM

AHEAD of the GST Council meeting on September 9, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the goods and services tax (GST) rate is much below the revenue neutral rate (RNR) of 15.3%, which means less burden on taxpayers.

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SC directs Sahara Group to deposit ₹1,000 crore

THE Supreme Court on Thursday directed ₹1,000 crore in a separate escrow account within 15 days and allowed it to enter into a joint venture for developing its land at Versova in Mumbai to realise ₹10,000 crore.

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Employees protest at HQ, seek Sebi chief's resignation

FRESH trouble is brewing up for Sebi chairperson Madahabi Puri Buch as employees held a protest at the securities market regulator's Mumbai headquarters in Mumbai on Thursday, demanding her resignation.

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Meesho hires 8.5 lakh seasonal workers this festive season

ECOMMERCE marketplace Meesho on Thursday said it will enable about 8.5 lakh seasonal job opportunities within its seller and logistics network.

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Unsold PV inventory rises to 7.8L units: FAD

PV makers continue to increase dispatches to dealers on a month-to-month basis, exacerbating the issue

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BCCI AGM on Sep 29, new secy election not on agenda

THE Board of Control for Cricket in India have called for the Annual General Body Meeting on September 29 in Bengaluru where the new National Cricket Academy is set to be inaugurated in the last week of this month.

1 min

Kapil Creates History With Bronze

From being electrocuted in his teen to running tea kiosk to finishing on podium at Paris Paralympics: Story of visually challenged judoka from Madhya Pradesh

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Goa beat Bengaluru, march into UTT final

DEFENDING champions Goa Challengers defeated Bengaluru Smashers, the side that only lost one tie in the ongoing fifth season of the Ultimate Table Tennis, to make it to the final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai.

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Not your average Joe: Root ascends new peak in Tests

WATCHING Joe Root bat in Test cricket is like sitting in a theatre for a feel good movie.

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Musheer hundred carries India B

RISHABH Pant's much-awaited return to red-ball cricket lasted a mere 10 balls but Musheer Khan's resolute unbeaten hundred carried India B to a satisfactory 202 for seven against India A, on the opening day of the four-day Duleep Trophy contest on Thursday.

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Sinner faces Draper for final spot as Pegula stuns Swiatek

JANNIK Sinner closed in on his second Grand Slam title of 2024 on Wednesday when he reached his maiden US Open semi-final as Jessica Pegula stunned Iga Swiatek to complete a rollercoaster Grand Slam year for the world number one.

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XIAOMI TOPS GLOBAL BUDGET SMARTPHONE MARKET, SAMSUNG 2ND

CHIneSe mobile maker Xiaomi led the budget smartphone market globally with a 4.1% market share in the second quarter of this year, while Samsung grabbed the second spot with a 4% market share in the budget segment, according to Counterpoint research.

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AI/ML platform helps improve power utilisation in data centre operations

SIFY has become an NVIDIA co-location partner with the NVIDIA DGX-Ready Data Center programme, certified for liquid cooling.

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