The New Indian Express Chennai - October 25, 2024

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October 25, 2024

SR RAIL OFFICERS ON SAFETY INSPECTION

Amid a spate of derailments, the Ministry of Railways has decided to involve its senior administrative grade (SAG) officers to conduct inspections to enhance safety.

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Cyclone Dana landfall keeps Odisha govt on its toes

ODISHA braced for impact as severe cyclonic storm Dana, packing strong winds, crossed the coast pelting heavy showers just around Thursday midnight.

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Big Rly projects for Bihar, AP

IN a big push for infrastructure development in the NDA-ruled Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, the Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared one mega Railway project each with a total estimated cost of ₹6,798 crore.

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Pullback begins from Depsang and Demchok

Forces have moved away from stand-off points but remain in the vicinity, say sources

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Tamil Nadu trekking portal goes live, bookings open for 40 pristine destinations

DEPUTY Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday launched the Trek Tamil Nadu project, which features 40 trekking destinations in the state. He also unveiled the logo and website, www.trektamilnadu.com.

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Ensure Tamil univ diploma holders don't practise Siddha, HC tells govt

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday ordered the state health department, the police and Tamil University to ensure that those who obtained a 'Diploma in Siddha Medicine' certificate from the university cannot practise Siddha medicine in the state.

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TNPCB seeks ₹73 cr from CPCL for Ennore oil spill

WRD challenges it, says compensation inadequate for damage caused

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Podhu Dikshitars sold 18 acres of temple land, HR&CE tells court

THE Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department on Thursday informed the Madras High Court that it has collected documentary evidence for the sale of land belonging to the Natarajar Temple at Chidambaram in Cuddalore district by the Podhu Dikshitars managing the temple.

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13 police officers face contempt for failing to obey HC order

EXPRESSING concern over police officers not respecting court orders on registration of FIRs, holding investigation, filing final reports, and making the litigants run from pillar to post, the Madras High Court has summoned 13 police officers, including four deputy commissioners in connection with a contempt of court petition.

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Man issues bomb threat to rly station over missed freebies

A 62-year-old man from Ariyalur, frustrated over missing out on government freebies such as mixer grinders, fans, and TVs, allegedly issued a bomb threat to Velachery MRTS station on Tuesday.

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‘Air cracks’ in tiles cause alarm among secretariat staff; minister allays fear

‘AIR CRACKS’ in the tiles laid on the first floor in Namakkal Kavignar Maaligai which houses key departments of the State secretariat caused alarm among the employees and they rushed down to the ground floor fearing tremors.

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Posing as buyers, city police team arrests Andhra man selling meth

A special team of the Arumbakkam police arrested a 45-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh for allegedly selling methamphetamine and seized 1 kg of the drug from him.

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GUV-GOVT SPAT HITS UNIVS: ACADEMICIANS

THE fresh controversy that has erupted between Governor RN Ravi and Chief Minister MK Stalin over the Tamil anthem and the subsequent skipping of convocations of state universities by higher education minister have left academicians worried.

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Omnibus fares up this festive season; non-AC ticket prices increase by 20%

Updated prices posted on assn portal; Chennai-Kovai trip to cost ₹1,800

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Preparation for TVK conference almost complete; party expects 2 lakh people

PREPARATIONS for the first-ever state conference of actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) are nearing completion.

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Civic poll tussle: Winner declared after four years

THE special court for election cases in Sivaganga declared A Priyadharshini as president of Sankarapuram panchayat, four years after the election was held.

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Both Udhaya and sports dept have grown together, says CM

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Thursday said Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin has brought significant attention to the sports development department and the department and the minister have grown together.

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Dead voters in poll rolls a big issue, parties tell CEO

MOST political parties on Thursday raised the issue of non-deletion of the names of dead voters from electoral rolls and suggested that the ECI could delete the names by obtaining the list from local bodies and revenue department instead of verifying it through circumlocutory means.

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GCC to install AI-enabled cameras in 5 zones to monitor overflow of waste bins

TO address issues of overflowing waste bins and inefficient clearing of garbage from them, the Greater Chennai Corporation is planning to install AI-enabled CCTV cameras at a few garbage hotspots.

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Sea erosion turns Pulicat highway into 'dirt track'

250 m of beach eroded, rough waves brought loads of sand to road

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MTC conductor beaten to death by passenger inside moving bus

A 52-year-old MTC bus conductor was allegedly beaten to death by a passenger inside a moving bus near Aminjikarai late Thursday evening.

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Cong MLA, 6 more convicted in K'taka illegal mining case

Sail held guilty of causing several crores of rupee loss to state exchequer

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Karnataka CM appeals against single judge's order in MUDA scam

KARNATAKA Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday filed an appeal before the high court questioning the single judge's order upholding the governor's sanction to investigate him in the alleged irregularities in allotment of 14 sites to his wife BM Parvathy in Mysuru by MUDA.

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Regulatory body must be set up for Christian institutions: HC

EXPRESSING the need to create a statutory body to regulate the affairs of Christian institutions, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu to file a report explaining their stand.

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Polluted water flows out of Kelavarapalli dam, 10-ft high foam blocks K'giri road

HEAVY rain lashed Hosur, Kelavarapalli, and Bengaluru's surroundings on Wednesday night, leading to an increase in inflow to Kelavarapalli dam.

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TRUMP COULD BE HEADING BACK TO WHITE HOUSE

Less than a fortnight before the election, Donald Trump seems to be inching ahead in his race against Kamala Harris. It has left politicos and pundits hedging their bets

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HOW TO KEEP THE RAIL SAFETY DEBATE ON TRACK

RAILWAY accidents frequently hit the news the latest being the derailment of 12 coaches of the Mysore-Darbhanga Express at Kavaraipettai, Tamil Nadu.

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TIME TO END DEBATES & BUILD UP AMARAVATI

AMARAVATI, the greenfield capital envisioned for the reshaped Andhra Pradesh in 2014, began on a grand scale with a glittering masterplan befitting its name.

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SYNERGY, NOT SPITE, IS THE WAY TO GO FOR SINO-INDIAN TIES

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi put the ties between the two Asian giants into perspective when he stated their relations are important not only for the people of both countries, but also for regional and global peace and stability.

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Ajit can use 'clock' symbol in polls with disclaimer

THE Supreme Court on Thursday directed Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar to use the 'clock' symbol in its publicity material for the upcoming assembly polls with a disclaimer that the matter was sub-judice.

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Of over 80 flights alerted, one was flying over Pak

EVEN as the bomb scare saga continued for flights on Thursday, one among those over 80 aircraft, an Air India flight (AI-147) traveling from Ahmedabad to London's Gatwick airport on Thursday, received the \"hoax\" threat at a time when it was flying over the Pakistan airspace.

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Justice Khanna to take oath as CJI on Nov 11

THE Centre on Thursday notified the appointment of Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the next Chief Justice of India.

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Canada backstabbed India, its behaviour 'the pits': Envoy

Khalistan a criminalenterprise, says Verma

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EAM bats for durable W Asia solution

Jaishankar says disputes and differences should be resolved through diplomacy

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Buch ducks PAC meet, says 'personal exigency'; Rahul questions absence

THE meeting of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was postponed on Thursday after Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch ducked it citing \"personal exigency\".

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Licence of Raj pharma firm cancelled for selling homoeopathic drug 'insulin'

Inaction by authorities

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… meanwhile, MahaYuti dilemma over 30 seats

THE situation over seat-adjustment is no different in the ruling MahaYuti as it struggles to resolve differences in 30 \"disputed\" Assembly seats within the alliance partners.

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Women outnumber men as 1st-time voters in all 81 J'khand Assembly seats

In a major achievement towards women empowerment, female voters have outnumbered male in registering themselves as first-time voters on all 81 Assembly seats in Jharkhand.

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2 soldiers & 2 porters killed, 3 Armymen injured in Gulmarg terror attack

Search operation

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MVA struggles to sort out 15-seat differences...

THE dispute in the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi over 15 Maharashtra Assembly seats out of the total 288 persists, though alliance sources reaffirmed the consensus giving Congress 104 seats, Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena 95 and Sharad Pawar-headed NCP 85.

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Global warming plays truant, Pindari glacier melts

THE Pindari glacier in the upper Himalayas has retreated significantly, sparking concerns about the impact of global warming on Uttarakhand's environment and tourism industry.

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BJP releases list of 8 nominees for UP bypoll

JUST a day ahead of the last date of filing nomination papers, the ruling BJP, on Thursday, ended all speculations by announcing candidates on eight out of nine seats going to by-polls in Uttar Pradesh.

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After SP names nominees, Cong says 'INDIA' will contest bypoll

THE Congress on Thursday said that it would not field candidates in the nine Assembly bypolls in Uttar Pradesh and would support the INDIA bloc candidates.

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Commonwealth leaders to push for slavery reparation conversation: BBC

COMMONWEALTH heads of government are to push for a \"conversation\" on reparations for the transatlantic slave trade when they meet for the association's first summit in two years, the BBC reported.

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Turkey strikes Kurdish targets in Iraq and Syria

TURKEY struck suspected Kurdish militant targets in Syria and Iraq for a second day on Thursday following an attack on the premises of a key defense company that killed at least five people, the state-run news agency reported.

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Russian lawmakers vote for 30% surge in defence spending

RUSSIAN lawmakers voted for a budget on Thursday that will see defence spending surge by almost 30% next year, as the Kremlin diverts huge resources to its Ukraine offensive.

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Pak Christians urge action against Zakir

PAKISTAN's Christian leaders have written to President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, seeking action against controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik for discrediting their faith during his ongoing tour of the country.

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US, Qatar announce resumption of truce talks, new options on table

US Secy of State met Qatari PM in Doha, discussed the next steps

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Canadian MP asks police to deal firmly with Khalistanis

KHALISTANI violent extremism is a Canadian problem, a prominent Canadian MP of Indian origin has said, calling on the country's law enforcement agencies to take the issue with \"all seriousness,\" it demands.

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India Inc may post lowest growth in many quarters

WEAKER-than-expected corporate results in the second quarter of the current financial year have hit the overall sentiments in the economy, and the same is being reflected in the way the equity markets have moved in the last fortnight.

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Rel Power gets shareholders nod to raise ₹1,525 cr

THE shareholders of Reliance Power Ltd have approved the company's plan to raise Rs 1525 crore through Preferential Issue of equity shares.

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Swiggy slashes IPO valuation target to $12.5-13.5 bn

IPO-bound food delivery platform Swiggy, which was earlier targeting a $15 billion valuation, is now aiming for a valuation of $12.5 billion-$13.5 billion for its upcoming IPO due to market volatility.

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ACC profit crashes 48% to ₹200 crore in Sept quarter

CEMENT maker ACC Ltd on Thursday reported a consolidated profit after tax of ₹199.7 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2024.

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ITC profit increases 1.8% to ₹5K cr; revenue rises 15.6%

DIVERSIFIED entity ITC Ltd on Thursday reported an 1.8 per cent increase in consolidated net profit to ₹5,054.43 crore for the second quarter ended September 2024.

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Money laundering within gaming ecosystem remains big threat: Report

Though the country's 568 million gamers drive the online gaming industry, money laundering within the gaming ecosystem remains a big threat as in-game currencies, cryptocurrencies, and offshore betting platforms are increasingly being used for illicit activities.

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RIL, Nvidia partner to develop AI infra in India

Nvidia will supply Blackwell AI processors for one-gigawatt data centre that Reliance is building in Jamnagar, Gujarat

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Dhanteras: Pricey gold, silver unlikely to deter buyers

DESPITE soaring gold and silver prices, jewellers are not expecting much of an effect on the sale of gold and silver jewellery on the auspicious day of Dhanteras.

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IndusInd Bank profit falls 40% on asset quality woes

INDUSIND Bank on Thursday reported a 40% fall in September quarter net profit at ₹1,331 crore, pulled down majorly by concerns on asset quality.

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Raphinha sizzles as Barca thrash Bayern

A Raphinha hat-trick handed Barcelona a 4-1 win against Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday, while Liverpool stayed perfect with a 1-0 win at RB Leipzig and Erling Haaland produced another moment of magic for Manchester City.

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Making a comeback after three years, office takes seven-fer to put India in driver's seat

ON Day 1 of Tests in India, it's a common sight to see players clap R Ashwin off the field.

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Parched fans suffer from dehydration, giddiness in Pune

The prelude to the Mumbai-Pune expressway is dotted with high-rise buildings in various stages of construction. Some of them are half done while some of the others are ready for occupation.

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WFI writes to UWW, withdraws team from Worlds

INDIAN wrestling witnessed frenetic activities on Thursday. Already in the soup since January last year, the sport plunged to a new low when the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) decided not to field a team at the senior World Championships—Non-Olympic Weight Categories scheduled in Tirana, Albania from October 28 to 31.

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Deepti comes to fore for India in first ODI

INDIA women beat New Zealand by 59 runs in the first of the three-match ODI series at the Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad on Thursday.

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Chukwu earns a point for Chennaiyin vs Goa

SUBSTITUTE Daniel Chima Chukwu helped Chennaiyin FC's earn a point with a timely goal against FC Goa in the Indian Super League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Thursday.

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Satcom Showdown: Jio-SES vs Airtel-OneWeb vs Elon Musk's Starlink

The eighth edition of India Mobile Congress 2024 in Delhi concluded recently, not only showcasing cutting-edge telecommunication technology but also serving as a platform to debate on satellite communication.

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