The New Indian Express Chennai - September 23, 2024

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September 23, 2024

Drone deal on track, new semicon plant in Kolkata

SIGNALLING that the US is keen to strengthen ties with India, US President Joe Biden highlighted the progress in India's procurement of 31 long-endurance MQ-9B armed drones from American defence major General Atomics and also referred to the setting up of a semiconductor plant in Kolkata, West Bengal.

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Garden, park to come up on 118 acres taken from race club

THE Tamil Nadu government on Sunday announced that a public horticultural garden, green spaces and other public utilities would come up in the 118 acres of land taken back from the Madras Race Club (MRC) in Guindy, Chennai.

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Quad calls for rules-based order

Leaders agree to expand maritime ties, express concerns over situation in East, South China Seas

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Stalin to meet PM on Friday regarding fund delays to TN

TAMIL NADU Chief Minister MK Stalin will be meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on September 27.

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Andhra govt forms SIT to probe Tirupati Laddu row

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by an Inspector General and above rank officer will be constituted to probe the alleged adulteration of the Tirumala temple Laddu Prasdam, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced on Sunday

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TWIN TOWERS: MEN, WOMEN CREATE OLYMPIAD HISTORY

LATE on Saturday, Viswanathan Anand had posted his congratulations to the Indian Open team for winning the chess Olympiad.

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TN reports 14k dengue cases, most in 7 yrs

TAMIL Nadu has reported around 14,000 dengue cases and seven deaths in nine months, which is the highest number of cases in the last seven years.

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IIT-M startup may give life to hyperloop dreams

Technology will be first tested at a soeed of JOOkmph on 410m test track at the institute’s Discovery campus in Thaiyur

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Hunt on for scammer who impersonated Chennai CoP

THE Greater Chennai Police have initiated a search to identify an individual who had attempted to defraud a person by impersonating A Arun, the chennai city police commissioner.

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Nearby Tasmacs linked to crimes on rly properties. SR wants 39 outlets moved

RPF survey flags instances of signal tampering, stone pelting, theft at stns near liquor shops

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Fresh case against man held for blackmailing

THE Greater Chennai Police have registered another case against R Krishnakumar, also known as Varaaki (50), who was previously arrested for allegedly threatening a sub-registrar and demanding ₹5 lakh.

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DMK, PMK cadre spar over 'disrespect' to MLA

DISPUTE over not inviting a PMK MLA for a bhoomi puja escalated into an altercation between the partymen and DMK cadre in front of the Pennagaram bus stand, leading to them obstructing traffic for an hour.

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Workers' strike for union & dignity cuts no ice with Samsung

Employees say protest hit 80% of the production with refrigerators being worst affected and TV the least; company says operations ramped up with contract workers THE long trail of light blueuniformed workers dotting either side of the road in Echoor leads to a protest shed set up just 1 km away from Samsung India's manufacturing unit.

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Ezra Sargunam passes away at 86, burial to be held on Sept 26

EZRA Sargunam (86), Bishop of the Evangelical Church of India (ECI) passed away due to illness here on Sunday.

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History-sheeter 'CD' Mani held in Salem

HISTORY-SHEETER P Manikandan alias 'CD' Mani was arrested by a special team of the Chennai police from a house in which he was staying with his parents in Salem on Sunday.

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ICMR-NIE, DPH to start peer support programme to tackle diabetes, high BP

TO enhance control of hypertension and diabetes, the ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology and the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine have decided to implement a peer support group (PSG) programme at the community level, in line with the efforts of Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam.

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Podhu Dikshithars being maligned by HR&CE dept: Raja

BJP state convenor H Raja on Sunday alleged that the HR&CE Department has been carrying out malicious propaganda against the Podhu Dikshithars of the Chidambaram Natarajar temple that they had sold 2,000 acres of temple land.

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TTD row: Jagan asks PM to restore faith of devotees

YSRCP chief urges swift action against baseless allegations levelled by CM Naidu

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Illegal electric fence: Three electrocuted while hunting

Three people, including a fatherson duo who went to hunt wild animals on Saturday midnight at Perumapattu, at the foothills of Yelagiri Hills died after coming in contact with an illegal electrical fencing on a farm to prevent trespassing of pigs.

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'Misinformation won't hinder India's progress'

INDIA is on the right track towards Viksit Bharat 2047 and institutional capacity building will play a key role in that, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday.

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Ambur scaffolding collapse probe begins; all injured out of danger

IN the aftermath of a scaffolding collapse at an under-construction flyover in Ambur town on Saturday, which injured six people, a National Highway official responsible for the project told TNIE on Sunday that they are probing the factors that led to the collapse.

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Hotel owner among 4 held for stealing noon meal scheme eggs in Tiruchy

THE Edamalaipatti Pudur police arrested four persons, including a school noon meal organiser and a hotel owner, on charges of stealing eggs supplied by the government under the scheme and selling them to a hotel.

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EXPLOSIONS IN LEBANON ECHO IN PALESTINE

This wasn't the first time Israel used non-conventional warfare in a foreign territory. It may deflect attention from Gaza, but the effects will be felt there too

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THE HOLIEST MAN OF THE AGE IN UNDIVIDED INDIA

THE only time I went to Pakistan was for the first-ever SAARC lit fest to be held there 20 years ago.

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US To Return 297 Antiquities Stolen From India

THE Biden administration has facilitated the return of 297 antiquities to India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US in a move that could foster greater cultural understanding between the world's two big democracies.

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Amid raging row, Waqf Bill JPC gets 1.2 cr responses

THE Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for the Waqf Board (Amendment) Bill, 2024, has reportedly received more than 1.2 crore email responses from across the country, both for and against the proposed Bill.

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Time to write the violent history of Indian freedom movement, says author

A LOT has been written on the non-violent history of India's freedom struggle.

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Jharkhand HC orders prompt restoration of internet services in state

THE Jharkhand High Court on Sunday ordered the immediate restoration of internet services, which was withdrawn across the state for conducting the JSSC CGL (Combined Graduate Level) competitive examinations on September 21 and 22.

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Didi writes to Modi, says 'DVC released water without consulting Bengal govt'

CHIEF Minister Mamata Banerjee has sent Prime Minister Narendra Modi another letter on the flood situation in West Bengal, maintaining that Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) released water from its reservoirs without consulting her government, inundating several districts.

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No stone-thrower will be freed: Shah

THE BJP came out with its top guns blazing for the second phase of Assembly polls in J&K scheduled for Wednesday.

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Probe launched as detonators found on tracks

TRAGEDY AVERTED MULTIPLE detonators (harmless crackers), some of which exploded while a military special train was passing through that railway track in Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh recently, have prompted the railway protection force (RPF) to launch a probe.

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Tirupati prasad row: Widespread outrage among saints in Haridwar

A laboratory report revealing the use of fish oil and animal fat in the laddus offered to devotees at Tirupati temple has sparked outrage among saints in Haridwar.

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Rhino lives on, poaching down by 86%: Himanta

ASSAM has scripted a success story in the conservation of rhinos, the pride of the Assamese.

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Fate of four party heads at stake in phase-2 of polls

THE future of the heads of four political parties - NC's Omar Abdullah, J&K Congress chief Tariq Hamid Karra, BJP unit chief Ravindra Raina and Apni Party's Altaf Bukhari -- is at stake in the second phase of J&K Assembly polls due September 25.

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Gas leak triggers blast in Iranian coal mine killing 51, injuring 20 others

A blast caused by a gas leak at an Iranian coal mine has killed at least 51 people, state media said on Sunday, in one of the country's deadliest work accidents in years.

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Kamala to break tradition by skipping charity dinner

VICE President Kamala Harris will skip this year's Al Smith charity dinner in New York, breaking with presidential tradition so she can campaign instead in a battleground state less than three weeks before Election Day.

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Hezbollah launches rockets into north Israel

Militant wing’s deputy leader Naim Kassem says the rocket attack is just the beginning of an open-ended battle

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Israeli army shuts Al Jazeera office in West Bank

ISRAELI troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israelioccupied West Bank early Sunday, ordering the bureau to shut down amid a widening campaign by Israel targeting the Qatar-funded broadcaster as it covers the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.

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After Reliance Infra, Anil Ambani's Reliance Power to raise funds

AFTER the announcement of ₹6,000 crore fund raising plans by Reliance Infrastructure, another Anil Ambani group company Reliance Power -- is set to raise long-term funds.

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India signs clean economy deal under IPEF

INDIA has completed the negotiation phase in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) as it signed two key agreements under the Clean Economy and Fair Economy pillars on 21 September at Delaware USA, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a 3-day visit to the US for the Quad Summit.

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How To Make Sense Of The Stock Market Boom

Benchmark indices like the NSE Nifty 50 and the S&P BSE Sensex are scaling new record highs every week. You may think that you have missed the opportunity.

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Know more about NPS Vatsalaya, a new scheme for children

This scheme is to enhance financial planning and all minor citizens up to 18 years are eligible to open an account with a minimum amount of 1,000 IN an era where financial planning is more crucial than ever, the government has taken a significant step toward securing the financial future of our youngest citizens with the launch of the NPS Vatsalaya scheme.

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Vodafone Idea signs $3.6 bn network equipment deal

Idea Limited (VIL), the country's third-largest telecom service provider, announced a deal worth $3.6 billion with Nokia, Ericsson, and Samsung for network equipment supply over three years.

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Boiler India 2024 expo to be held from Sept 25-27

OVER 250 Indian and international exhibitors and more than 1,500 delegates will take part in Boiler India 2024, an exhibition cum seminar conclave, which will be held from September 25 to 27 in Mumbai.

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KEY FACTORS FOR FIRST-TIME INVESTORS

A few things that you should know (or do) as a New Investor Start investing now -Immaterial of what your age is, you should start investing as soon as you know about investing.

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India A crush India C to win Duleep Trophy

TANUSH Kotian (3/47) and Prasidh Krishna (3/50) shared six wickets and trumped Sai Sudharsan's valiant 111 as India A defeated India C by 132 runs to win the Duleep Trophy, here on Sunday.

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ISL: Kerala Blasters beat East Bengal 2-1 for their first win

KERALA Blasters came back from a goal down to beat East Bengal 2-1 in their Indian Super League (ISL) match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday.

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Man City draw against 10-man Arsenal

JOHN Stones' 98th-minute equaliser salvaged a 2-2 draw for Manchester City against 10man Arsenal in a bad-tempered clash between the two favourites for the Premier League title on Sunday.

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HISTORY, HERSTORY: OPEN & WOMEN'S TEAMS ON TOP

Super Sunday: India script history as both teams clinch maiden titles ina rare sweep of gold medals at chess’s biggest stage in Budapest

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After pacers, spinners join party to hand India big

RIDING on home hero R Ashwin's 6 for 88 and Ravindra Jadeja's 3 for 58, India secured a 280-run victory over Bangladesh on Day 4 of the first Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Sunday.

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