The New Indian Express Chennai - November 17, 2024

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November 17, 2024

CONSTRAINED BY TAKHT, BADAL CALLS IT QUITS

EMBATTLED Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday submitted his resignation, drawing the curtain over two decades of dynastic rule in the second oldest political party in the country.

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Imphal valley on boil, mob storms houses of ministers

Speculation rife on some BJP MLAs submitting resignation today

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‘Naanum Rowdy Dhaan’: Nayanthara spars with Dhanush over Netflix documentary

ACTOR Nayanthara took to Instagram on Saturday to address a legal dispute involving actor-director Dhanush, accusing him of obstructing the making of her Netflix documentary Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale.

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Friday speech to be vetted: Waqf Board

IN what is decidedly the first such directive anywhere in the country, the Chhattisgarh State Waqf Board in the BJP-ruled state issued a circular to the Mutawallis (caretakers) of all mosques asking them to get the sermons they deliver every Friday afternoon before the prayer vetted by it.

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Land given to descendants of Kattabomman sold illegally

SEVERAL acres of 'assigned patta land' given by the Tamil Nadu government to the descendants of Veerapandiya Kattabomman, the legendary palayakarar or poligar of Panchalankurichi who fought the British East India company with great valour and was killed through treachery, has been illegally sold to non-family members over the years in violation of norms.

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Five Maoists shot dead in Chhattisgarh

FIVE cadres of the outlawed CPI (Maoist), including two women fighters in uniform, were gunned down by security forces in an encounter on Saturday in the north Abujhmad area located along the edgy inter-district borders of Narayanpur-Kanker in Chhattisgarh.

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Wings of Hope That Weathered A Storm

Like an abandoned battlefield post-war, the farmlands in Peravurani lay in peril with rows of uprooted coconut trees all over. The 2018 cyclone Gaja had left behind in its wake an oppressive silence and a long trail of destruction.

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Never too old to click!

Arunthavaselvan uses his wildlife photography asa tool to educate and motivate students to take an active role in protecting the environment and inspiring the youth to become stewards of nature

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A badge of honour, heart of gold

Rajadeepan does not wear a cape and his uniform certainly lacks the mystique of the Superman suit, but his commitment to empowering the vulnerable is nothing short of heroic.

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Waste dumping on open plots: Owners fined ₹1.4L

To stop vacant lands from turning into dumping grounds and prevent water stagnation, the Tambaram City Municipal Corporation (TCMC) has imposed a penalty of ₹1.4 lakh on 42 land owners for failing to fence or put up boundary walls on vacant properties.

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Traders at Koyambedu market protest against poor waste management

TRADERS at Koyambedu Market staged a protest on Saturday, raising concerns over persistent sanitation issues and poor solid waste management.

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Water level in Chembarambakkam lake 40 percent less than last year

Of 3.64 tmcft capacity, reservoir has 1.9 tmcft water, officials attribute drop to monsoon delay

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City cops nab ‘serial’ burglar

The Mambalam police on Friday arrested ‘Nemilicherry’ Vinod Kumar (27) on charges of burgling a house in T-Nagar, belonging to an elderly couple, and stealing ₹10,000.

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Two youths go missing in sea off Mahabs

TWO youths from Chennai, Girish Keshav (20) and Syed Riyaz (19), went missing while playing in the waters off Mahabalipuram beach on Friday afternoon.

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Hold talks, end row over V-C selection, say experts

TWO days after UGC chairman M Jagadesh Kumar made it clear that it was mandatory to have a UGC nominee in the VC selection panel, academics are worried the stalemate between the state and the centre over the issue might continue, resulting in further delay of V-C appointments in five state universities.

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Research will be held in Kallar farm without hindering elephants: Govt

THE Tamil Nadu Horticulture department has informed the Madras High Court that research activities would be carried out in the state horticulture farm at Kallar in The Nilgiris district without hindering the movement of elephants.

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Yellow alert for three delta dists today

A yellow alert has been issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre for possible heavy rain over isolated places in Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur districts on Sunday.

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Pvt colleges want to hike med fee, move HC

THE Madras High Court has ordered notice to the government and the Committee for Fixation of Fee for private self-financing colleges on a petition filed by the TN Self-Financing Medical Colleges Association seeking increase in the fee for MBBS for 2022-25 academic years by revoking an order passed by the committee in this regard.

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Digital crop survey involving agri students halted after controversy

Agri secretary says work related to the survey stopped temporarily owing to rainy season

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Pvt colleges want to hike med fee, move HC

THE Madras High Court has ordered notice to the government and the Committee for Fixation of Fee for private self-financing colleges on a petition filed by the TN Self-Financing Medical Colleges Association seeking increase in the fee for MBBS for 2022-25 academic years by revoking an order passed by the committee in this regard.

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Valluvar in saffron at guv event sparks row again

GOVERNOR RN Ravi kicked up a controversy again on Saturday when Raj Bhavan used a photo of poet Thiruvalluvar clad in saffron on an invite for a two-day seminar it hosted titled the 'Multi lingual international seminar: A comparative study on Kabir Das-Thiruvalluvar-Yogi Vemana'.

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How Sadiq used films to turn drug money kosher

ABOUT eight months after Jaffer Sadiq's alleged involvement in drug trade came to light, the expelled DMK leader in 2021 pivoted his business empire from metal scrap, fish trade and hospitality towards the Tamil film industry, where he pumped in at least ₹10 crore, investigations by Enforcement Directorate (ED) has found.

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Woman yet to get panchayat prez charge despite HC order

DESPITE more than 20 days after a court declared A Priyadharshini Iyaappan as the Sankarapuram panchayat president in October this year, she is yet to be given official charge.

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Kasthuri arrested by Chennai cops from friend's house in Hyderabad

A special team of Chennai police, on Saturday, arrested actor Kasthuri Shankar from a house in Hyderabad.

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Molotov cocktail hurled at theatre screening 'Amaran'

SOME unidentified miscreants hurled petrol bombs (molotov cocktail) at Alankar Theatre at the screening of actor Sivakarthikeyan's biographical drama, 'Amaran', at Melapalayam in Tirunelveli early on Saturday.

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Four-month-old baby of child marriage victim dies in K'giri

A four-month-old daughter of a woman, a victim of child marriage, died due to health complications on Thursday night.

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Suspicious survey by US firm: HC orders probe

Company conducted controversial survey involving questions on Kerala Muslims in 2010 without Union govt's nod

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THE GANDHI TRINITY VS SOLO MODI

Parliament, where the numbers game wins, is familiar with double whammies. This time, the Congress will have a triple whammy when Priyanka Gandhi enters the Lok Sabha as a member from South India.

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LIVE EXCHANGE OF FUTURES & OPTIONS IN MAHA POLLS

This week, voters in Maharashtra have a date with democracy. The verdict will set the tone of national politics as it unveils a parade of epitaphs and obituaries on politicos and parties.

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ENVIRONMENTAL COST OF CONVENIENCE

IN my morning walks in the university campus where I am a scholar-in-residence, I initially saw piles of waste everywhere.

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Himachal moves SC after HC quashes appointment of 6 parliamentary secys

The Himachal Pradesh government has moved the Supreme Court seeking authorization of the appointment of six parliamentary secretaries which was recently quashed by the high court for being \"illegal and unconstitutional\".

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Military ties robust, Army chief to visit Nepal next week

IN a reflection of strong military ties, Nepal President Ram Chandra Paudel will confer the honorary rank of General of the Nepali Army on Indian Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi at a special ceremony in Kathmandu.

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WHEN JUSTICE RUNS IN VEINS

OR Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who took oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India on November 11, sticking to the letter of the law and living up to its spirit, has been like walking on a razor's edge at times.

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PM embarks on 5-day visit to Nigeria, Brazil, Guyana

Modi to attend G20 meet in Rio, receive Dominica's highest honour

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India, Japan sign pact to develop critical parts of stealth tech for warships

INDIA and Japan have signed an agreement for the co-development of specialised radio communication equipment in a move to boost stealth technology used by the Indian Navy in its warships and submarine.

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EC writes to Kharge, Nadda over poll code violations by senior leaders

THE Election Commission of India (EC) has written to the Congress and BJP chiefs Mallikarjun Kharge and JP Nadda respectively, following complaints of model conduct violation registered by the two parties against each other.

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Diabetes stress hits 36% patients, says Lancet

PEOPLE with diabetes (both type 1 and 2) are two to three times more likely to develop depression and 20% more likely to develop anxiety than those without the chronic metabolic disease, says a Lancet report.

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Road rage: UP minister's driver & PSO attacked in MP's Gwalior, 4 arrested

A personal security officer (PSO) and the driver of an Uttar Pradesh minister were allegedly attacked by a group of locals in the presence of the minister in Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh.

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Bengal Minor, who tried to shoot TMC leader, nabbed

A minor has been detained for allegedly attempting to shoot Trinamool Congress councillor Susanta Ghosh near Kasba in Kolkata.

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Bangla woman arrested in Surat for illegal entry, forged papers recovered

A Bangladeshi woman was arrested on Saturday in Gujarat's Surat four years after she entered India illegally, police said.

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Tourism surge spells environmental crisis in U'khand's Panchachuli peaks

UTTARAKHAND'S Pithoragarh district is experiencing a rise in tourism, but this boom is taking a toll on the environment.

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Vote split threatens Sharad Pawar

MAHARASHTRA's first CM Yashwantrao Chavan was known as 'Saheb', and his birthplace Karad and district Satara always stood with him. His legacy is carried forward by another 'Saheb' - Sharad Pawar.

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Shah slams Soren for 'decline' in tribal population

HOME Minister Amit Shah on Saturday accused Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren of facilitating the settlement of Bangladeshi infiltrators.

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16 drones seized in a wk on Pak border in Punjab

Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur sectors

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Panel to probe newborn deaths in Jhansi hosp

A day after 10 newborns died in a massive fire at Maharani Laxmibai Medical College in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, the state government on Saturday constituted a committee to investigate the incident.

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No headway at COP29 on climate finance, all eyes on Rio G20 summit

AS COP29 reaches its midpoint, the climate finance negotiations remain deadlocked, casting a shadow over the conference's prospects.

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Ramaswamy hints at massive job cuts

Entrepreneur-turned politician Vivek Ramaswamy, who along with Tesla owner Elon Musk has been nominated in-charge of the Department of Government Efficiency, has indicated a massive cut in federal government jobs in the United States.

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Russia turns off gas supply to Austria

RUSSIA's state-owned natural gas company Gazprom stopped supplies to Austria early on Saturday, according to the Vienna-based utility OMV after it said it would stop payments for the gas following an arbitration award.

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Russian spy ship enters sensitive area in Irish Sea

Intel ship caught patrolling in area housing undersea cables, escorted out by UK Navy

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Duty cuts on synthetic fabric to help export of apparel

INDIA needs to cut import tariffs on synthetic fabric if it wants to double apparel exports from current $15 billion to $30 billion.

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DONALD TRUMP'S CABINET PICKS AND WHAT THEY FORETELL

It's a scramble to dissect what Donald Trump and his presidency will mean for the United States and the rest of the world, but the initial indicators are loud and clear.

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Fin sector to see change of guard

Speculation is rife as tenure of heads of 3 top fin sector regulators coming to end this fiscal

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Pay well for traditional content

UNION minister of Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday stressed on the need for fair compensation for traditional content creators, who have been edged out by the shift from traditional to digital media.

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Repco Home Finance profit up 15% in Q2

REPCO Home Finance net profit rose by 15% in the second quarter of FY25 to ₹113 crore compared to ₹98 crore in the same period the previous year.

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Odisha thrash Haryana 5-1 to win maiden national title

SINCE the second half of the previous decade, Odisha has been synonymous with hockey in India.

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India women stun Oly sliver medallists China

INDIA stunned reigning Olympic silver medallist China 3-0 to qualify for the semifinals of the women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament here on Saturday.

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ICC begins CT Tour, PoK cities dropped

CITIES in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) found no mention in the Champions Trophy tour unveiled by the ICC on Saturday as the world body moved in swiftly to have them dropped from the host country's itinerary following India's strong objection.

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Spinners shine as TN secure innings Victory

LEFT-ARM spinner Ajith Ram (4 for 30; match haul 8 for 74) and Sonu Yadav (4/50) took eight wickets among themselves to fashion Tamil Nadu's innings win over Railways on the final day of the Ranji Trophy match played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

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COME SEE THE WONDER DOWN UNDER... AGAIN?

With the five Tests between India and Australia set to begin in Perth from Friday, Gomesh S talks to former selector Devang Gandhi to find out what this Border-Gavaskar Trophy means, the challenges they have and more...

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Ronaldo brace helps Portugal batter Poland

CRISTIANO Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal thrashed Poland 5-1 thanks to a rampant second-half display on Friday to reach the Nations League quarter-finals, while already-qualified Spain beat Denmark.

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Lighting Up the Stage

Lit up by thousands of candles, the Candlelight Concerts provide an immersive and intimate experience with music

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As the Powerful Rise, Multilateralism of Yesteryears is in a Shambles

The enemies beyond India's borders continue to cause serious concern.

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All Scrolling isn't Bad, Unless...

From cute cat videos to satisfying soap-cutting visuals, digital escapes are providing moments of calm in an otherwise hectic world

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Up Above the World So High

The stars have never been closer at an astrocamp in Uttarakhand which brings viewers face to face with the cosmos

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Vino, Vidi, Vici in the Mountains

A marathon runner and his business partner are planning to surprise oenophiles with Bhutanese wines by blending modern methods with ritualistic resonance

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Remember to Take Nothing Personally

By shifting your focus from judging others; actions toward you to observing your own responses, you can avoid many undesirable consequences

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'The Ideas Never Stop Coming'

Jeffrey Archer speaks to Deepali Dhingra about his latest book in the Warwick series, An Eye for an Eye, writing drafts by hand, and where he gets his inspiration from

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Powering Up for the Big Day

Sarah & Sandeep's latest wedding collection comprises pantsuits, tuxedos and bandh galas for the modern bride and groom

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