The New Indian Express Chennai - August 10, 2024

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August 10, 2024

Bill proposes up to 4 nominees per bank acct

MINISTER of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary on Friday introduced the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha, proposing up to four nominees for each bank account.

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Sisodia finally gets bail

SEVENTEEN months after he was arrested for alleged money laundering linked to the Delhi excise policy scam, former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Friday walked out of Tihar jail after the Supreme Court granted him bail.

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Govt ducks the SC/ST creamy layer bullet

IN a significant move, the Centre on Friday said it will not implement the Supreme Court's proposal of carving out the creamy layer within the reservations for Scheduled Castes (STS) and Scheduled Tribes (STs).

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TWO-YEAR AGONY ENDS, DISABLED MAN'S MODIFIED CAR REGISTERED

THE two-year ordeal of K Robin Benifer (35), a person with locomotor disability, to get his modified car registered has come to an end as the regional transport office (Coimbatore South) issued a registration certificate for the vehicle under the category of adaptive vehicle on August 2.

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Man slapped with ₹50,000 fine for filing frivolous plea

THE Madras High Court has imposed a cost of 50,000 on a man for filing a frivolous petition and disrupting the court proceedings without respecting the decorum.

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Four of a family found dead in Pondy hotel

FOUR of a family from Dindigul were found dead at a hotel in Puducherry on Friday.

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Woman pretends to be pregnant, abducts newborn from Salem hosp

A woman, pretending to be pregnant, stole a newborn from the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital in Salem on Friday afternoon.

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NGT: Convene meeting to curb mussel spread in Kosasthaliyar

THE southern bench of National Green Tribunal has directed the chief secretary to convene an urgent meeting with department officials and port authorities concerned on controlling the spread of Kaaka Azhi (Charru Mussels) in Kosasthaliyar backwaters in Ennore.

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5 MTC bus depots to be equipped to handle e-buses

WITH the plan to procure 500 low-floor electric buses for the city reaching its final stage, the MTC is preparing to equip the diesel bus depots at Perumbakkam, Chromepet, Tondiarpet, Semmencherry, and KK Nagar to carry out maintenance activities of e-buses.

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Police grill BJP advocate Paul Kanagaraj in Armstrong case

TAMIL NADU BJP vice-president and advocate RC Paul Kanagaraj appeared before the Chennai police on Friday in connection with the investigation into the murder of BSP state president K Armstrong.

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CBI files cases against AP firms, 2 UCO bank officials

THE Special Task Branch (STB) wing of CBI in Chennai recently registered two cases against two senior officials of UCO bank's Guntur branch after some entities were found to have submitted fraudulent documents to obtain ₹10 crore as loans and diverted them to other accounts.

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Michaung lessons: Flood mitigation focus now on south Chennai

FOLLOWING the havoc wreaked by Cyclone Michaung last year, the Water Resources Department (WRD) has shifted its flood prevention focus to certain areas in south Chennai.

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Man murders partner inside Triplicane lodge

A 33-year-old man was arrested from his house in Perambur on Friday for allegedly murdering his 27-year-old partner in a lodge in Triplicane.

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Several EB staff fail to upload pics on safety app

OF the 2,817 Tangedco sections in the state, as many as 788 did not upload even a single photo in the TNEB Safety app for June.

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'Union govt failed to end fishers' arrest, state has not put enough pressure’

THE principal opposition party, AIADMK, and other parties like PMK, CPI and AMMK on Friday strongly condemned Sri Lankan navy for the arrest of 35 Tamil Nadu fishermen and seizure of four country boats.

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CM: Dravidian model govt committed to social justice

Stalin launches 'Tamizh Pudhalvan'; first instalment credited to accounts

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'Cops must not interfere in student disputes at school'

COMMENTING on the frequent clashes among school students in Tirunelveli district, Assembly Speaker M Appavu said on Friday that school headmasters should be allowed to resolve the issues and take action against the erring students.

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Guidelines for Grama Sabha meet issued

THE state government has listed a host of issues to be discussed during the grama sabha meetings to be held in village panchayats on the Independence Day.

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Dalit man dies in jail, kin suspect torture; magisterial probe ordered

A 31-year-old Dalit man died a few hours after being remanded in judicial custody at Villupuram sub-jail on Friday, leaving family members in shock and triggering suspicion of death due to alleged custodial torture.

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Suspended cop among two held for smuggling 117 kg of ganja

THE Adirampattinam police on Thursday night arrested two persons, including a Grade I police constable under suspension, for transporting 117 kg of ganja in a car, allegedly to smuggle it to Sri Lanka.

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Govt nod to book Periyar univ V-C

THE Department of Labour Welfare and Skill Development has given the nod to the Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Enforcement) to file a criminal case against the Vice-Chancellor of Periyar University R Jagannathan, and Registrar (incharge) R Balagurunathan for terminating the services of four temporary staff.

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Minister launches solar chargers to power phones

AS part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7 for affordable and clean energy, Minister for Environment and Climate Change Siva V Meyyanathan launched a solarpowered charger for smartphones and other devices on Friday.

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Two female deer shot dead near lake in Ariyalur, search on for poachers

Police check mobile signal transmission at the time of the incident, pellets found in carcasses

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Pondy CM banner: Principal district judge writes to HC to initiate contempt action

THE principal district judge of Puducherry, T Chandrasekaran, has sent a complaint to the Madras High Court for initiating a contempt action against the UT's administration for violating the ban on unauthorised banners on Chief Minister N Rangasamy's birthday.

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'South India can be world's food factory'

South India can become the food factory of the world and the region has a $200billion food processing potential, according to Ravichandran Purushotaman, president of Danfoss India, which launched a report on the relevance of southern states in the country's food sector.

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Independence from poor network: 4G link for Jawadhu Hills from August 15

AFTER a 15-year struggle with poor network connectivity, the Hindu Malayali tribal communities in the Jawadhu Hills of Vellore district are set to receive proper signal coverage.

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MUDA allegations part of conspiracy by lobbies to oust me: Siddu

KARNATAKA Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday claimed that he is \"spotlessly clean\" and accused opposition parties of targeting him just because he is a mass leader from a backward community.

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Hold green audit to curb landslides, orders Kerala HC

Geo-mapping could assess use of water and other resources in ecologically fragile areas

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Monsoon session over, both Houses adjourned sine die

BOTH Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die on Friday, one sitting ahead of the scheduled end of the session.

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31-member JPC to look into Waqf Bill provisions formed

THE Narendra Modi government on Friday formed a 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf Bill, which proposes as many as 40 amendments to the existing 1995 Act.

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MHA forms panel led by BSF ADG to monitor situation on Bangla border

THE Union Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted a committee led by Additional Director General of Border Security Force (BS F) to monitor the current situation on the IndoBangladesh Border in the wake of ongoing situation in the neighbouring country.

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'US-backed groups spearheaded Bangla Spring'

A section of Bangladeshi intelligentsia has alleged that students who spearheaded protests in that country received training, were radicalised and taught about regime change with facilitation provided by US-led groups.

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SC refuses to entertain plea seeking to postpone NEET-PG exam on Aug 11

THE Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition seeking to reschedule the NEET-PG 2024 examination over issues involved in the allocation of exam centres.

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₹2.30L cr for housing, 8 rly projects okayed

₹1,765.67 cr approved for Clean Plant Programme to boost horticulture; Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana modified

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Cong march seeks 'justice' for victims of Gujarat tragedies

THE Gujarat Congress on Friday launched a 'Nyay Yatra', a 14-day foot march, to seek justice for the victims of four major tragedies that took place in the BJP-ruled state over the last five years.

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BSF takes to teaching English to keep Punjab youngsters away from drugs

THE Border Security Force (BSF) is providing coaching of International English Language Testing System (IELTS) to 50 youngsters of five villages along the International Border in Punjab, as part of its efforts to wean them off drug abuse.

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After stellar Paris show, Manu aims at studies

PARIS Olympics double bronze medallist in shooting Manu Bhaker said on Friday that she wants to now focus on her studies for some time.

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MahaYuti Maha plan to address agrarian distress to turn the tide

THE agrarian distress was one of the major reasons for Mahayuti's loss in the Lok Sabha elections.

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Cong to replicate LS formula, banks on collective leadership

MAHARASHTRA Congress has decided to use its tried and tested method of collective leadership and decentralised decision making for the Maharashtra state assembly elections scheduled in October.

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Time right for J&K polls, says CEC

Dates to be announced after EC holds security review & forces requirement assessment

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Yunus keeps defence, edu and 25 other portfolios

BANGLADESH'S interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Friday announced the portfolios of his 16-member council of advisors and named a former top diplomat to head the foreign ministry, who underlined the importance of maintaining a \"balance\" in Dhaka's relations with the \"big powers\".

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Trump's light schedule raises eyebrows as Harris blitzes US battleground states

PALM BEACH DONALD Trump was to campaign Friday in a safe Republican state as Kamala Harris barnstorms the battlegrounds likely to decide November's election, carried by surge in momentum that has left her opponent scrambling.

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Ukraine presses on with Kursk incursion, hits Russian airbase

BORDER AI MOSCOW UKRAINE pressed on with a major cross-border incursion into Russia on Friday, also launching a significant air attack on a Russian airfield hundreds of kilometres behind the front lines.

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Iranian cyber agents trying to influence US polls: MS

IRAN is accelerating online activity that appears intended to influence the US election, in one case targeting a presidential campaign with an email phishing attack, Microsoft said on Friday.

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Israel agrees to resume Gaza truce talks next week

JERUSALEM ISRAEL has agreed to resume Gaza ceasefire talks next week at the request of international mediators, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said, after intensive diplomatic efforts aimed at averting a region-wide conflagration.

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No survivors after plane with 62 crashes in Brazil state

SAO PAULO AN airplane crashed on Friday in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, killing all 62 on board.

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SIPs, debt and fixed income funds drive mutual fund AUM to ₹64.7 L cr

DESPITE around 9% fall in equity fund inflows, a still roaring SIP book, which hit a fresh record high of 23,332 crore along with inflows into other categories boosted total assets under management (AUM) of mutual funds by 6% to 64.69 lakh crore in July as against ₹60.89 lakh crore in June.

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Adani gets reminder over delay in 5G rollout

Department of Telecommunications has sent another letter to the company seeking explanation for the delay

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Grasim Industries reports net loss of ₹52 crore

ADITYA Birla group flagship Grasim Industries, which straddles textiles & textile fibres, real estate, building materials, cement and paints, has reported a standalone net loss of 52.12 crore in the June quarter despite a 10.5% growth in revenue.

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Sebi seeks support to popularise municipal bonds

THE Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has urged pension funds and insurers to support municipal bond issuances to help develop this nascent market.

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Mahindra denies $3 billion investment with China's Shaanxi Automobile Group

HOME-grown auto-major Mahindra & Mahindra denied a report that suggested the Mumbai-based group was seeking the government approval to invest $3 billion with China's Shaanxi Automobile Group.

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Ola Electric shares surge 20% on day 1 after muted listing

OLA Electric made a silent debut on the exchanges with its shares getting listed at par against its issue price of ₹76 on the BSE.

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From budding bowler to javelin gold-Arshad story

COORDINATOR for World Athletics was looking for someone to translate Arshad Nadeem's bit at the press conference.

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SILVER LINING DESPITE INJURY

Star javelin thrower Neeraj is expected to undergo surgery for the groin injury that has been troubling him since 2017 N EERAJ Chopra's consistency is usually up there with death and taxes as one of those few constants in life.

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Three-hour hearing in CAS on wrestler Vinesh's challenge

THE Court of Arbitration (CAS) heard the case of Vinesh Phogat's disqualification case on Friday evening at the ad hoc division set up for the Olympics.

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Childhood coach relishes success of new Olympic champion

AROUND 13 years ago when Rashid Ahmad Saqi saw Arshad Nadeem, he was convinced the tall teenager could become a world beater if groomed properly.

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Aman continues wrestling streak with bronze

\"I AM dedicating this medal to my parents who don't even know that I am a wrestler,\" said Aman Sehrawat after winning India's fifth bronze and sixth overall.

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Buchi Babu Memorial Tournament to get underway on August 15

THE Buchi Babu Memorial tournament, one of the oldest tournaments in the country, will run from August 15 to September 11, at Tirunelveli, Coimbatore, Salem and Natham.

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SYDNEY EXTENDS DOMINANCE

Queen of the 400m hurdles wins final in a time of 50.37 seconds, rival Bol finishes in third

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Excessive melodrama meets didactic storytelling

IN the realm of films that try to have meaningful conversations with their audience, there exists a gap between 'trying hard' and 'trying too hard', where the charm of effort disintegrates into desperation.

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