The New Indian Express Chennai - August 27, 2024

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August 27, 2024

Rally to Secretariat illegal: Kolkata Police

Swarm of people in RG Kar seminar hall seen in purported new video.

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₹2 cr paid for ₹2L loan, HC directs CB-CID to probe TN usury case

OBSERVING that usury is a huge menace to society, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ordered the transfer of a loan harassment case in which the petitioner has claimed to have paid ₹2.26 crore for 2 lakh loan in twoand-a-half years from the Madurai city police to the CBCID.

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BJP distances itself from Kangana gyan

A day after versatile actor and newbie BJP Lok Sabha member Kangana Ranaut's foot-inthe-mouth statement on the 2020 farmers agitation, the national party leadership disowned it, adding she is neither permitted nor authorised to comment on matters of the party's policy.

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Lending interface to ease credit

IN a bid to help smaller borrowers, especially those in rural areas, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) plans to launch a Unified Lending Interface (ULI).

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Maha embarrassment as Modi-inaugurated Shivaji statue collapses

A giant statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in December 2023 in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district, came crashing down on Monday.

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Stalin to leave for US today, will target high-end jobs, investments

IN a bid to woo investments and generate high-end jobs, Chief Minister M K Stalin will be leaving to the United States on Tuesday.

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TN smugglers' Malaysian connect under scanner

INDIAN investigators have linked Tamil Nadu's star tortoise smugglers to Southeast Asia's largest turtle smuggling syndicate 'Ninja Turtle Gang' which faced a crackdown from Malaysian wildlife authorities last month.

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Smooth-coated otters seen for the first time in Bhavani river

FOR the first time, about eight smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) were spotted along the Bhavani River near the Samannah water pumping house within the Mettupalayam limit in Coimbatore district, bringing joy to wildlife enthusiasts.

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Aavin has done justice to everyone, says Thangaraj

AAVIN has undergone a major transformation in the past two years through a systematic approach, says Minister for Milk and Dairy Development T Mano Thangaraj.

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'Asked to prove my Hindu identity at Madurai temple'

ALLEGING that an official of the Meenakshi temple restricted her from entering the temple for darshan, actor-turned-politician Namitha said she was asked to furnish proof of her being a Hindu.

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Equivalence cert G.O. cannot be enforced retrospectively:HC

BSc (Sci) qualification of 2012 equal to BSC (Phy), rules court in TET appointment case

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Motorist on wrong side of road rams car, dies

A 26-year-old man died in a road accident near Kundrathur along the Vandalur-Minjur Outer Ring Road on Sunday night.

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CM launches ₹115 cr projects to develop parts of north city

CHIEF Minister M K Stalin laid the foundation stone for six new projects under the Vada Chennai Valarchi Thittam at an estimated cost of ₹115.58 crore, in Villivakkam on Monday.

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Udhaya sparks clash of generations in DMK?

Young functionaries want priority for first-gen members, not heirs of veterans; senior leaders upset

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Srirangam legislator takes a plunge in damaged canal to inspect breach

FOLLOWING complaints from farmers about breaches in retaining walls of branch irrigation canals of the Cauvery near Mukkombu, Srirangam MLA M Palaniyandi on Monday visited the spot and inspected the damaged walls by swimming in the canal.

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Karunanidhi championed the cause of the marginalised, says Kanimozhi

DMK vice-president Kanimozhi Karunanidhi hailed former CM and her father M Karunanidhi for championing the cause of not only the majority but also the marginalised sections such as lepers, the differently-abled and transgender persons.

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'Friends' Duraimurugan, Rajinikanth call truce over 'old student' remark

BOTH actor Rajinikanth and Water Resources Minister Duraimurugun played down their verbal spat referring each other as old friends on Monday.

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Leaders should be addressed with respect, says Tamilisai

SENIOR leaders should be addressed with due respect, said BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan on Monday when asked about certain 'harsh' remarks made by her party's state president K Annamalai against AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami at a meeting.

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Work order issued for buying 3,071 new buses

THE transport department said work orders have been issued for the procurement of 3,071 new buses, of which 1,796 have already been put into public service since 2022.

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Irked over death of goats, villagers hang two dogs; 20 booked in Tiruppur

THE Tiruppur district police have registered a case against 20 villagers over the hanging of two dogs, including a stray, near Moolanur.

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Darshan's tea party: prison cops suspended

NINE police officers, including the chief superintendent of Bengaluru Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara, have been suspended after a video and photograph of actor Darshan Thoogudeepa having tea and cigarette with other prisoners in the jail went viral on Sunday.

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More sexual misconduct allegations rock Mollywood

Major figures like Jayasurya and VK Prakash named; Ranjith booked

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WHY FOOD PRICES SHOULD INFORM THE INFLATION FIGHT

THE debate over whether or not inflationary shocks on account of food should fall within the scope of monetary policy is not new.

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SERVICE TO PATIENTS THE OTHER SIDE OF SAFETY FOR DOCTORS

Health systems vary widely across states even among private facilities. The Supreme Court’s task force must take a pan-India perspective to identify challenges at different levels and settings

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Rajnath seeks US help for building advanced water tunnel facility

DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh, as a part of his US tour, visited the Large Cavitation Channel (LCC) along with the senior official of the Indian Navy and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

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5 new districts in Ladakh, govt says 'committed to create opportunities'

THE Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced on Monday the creation of five new districts Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra, and Changthang in the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh.

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CPWD staff cautioned against going to PM, ministers with their grievances

EMPLOYEES of the Central Public Work Department (CWPD) have been cautioned against referring their service matters to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ministers, secretaries and other higher authorities.

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Deal done: 32 seats for Cong, 51 for Abdullahs

Pre-poll alliance will have 'friendly fight' in 5 seats in J&K

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Modi, Biden discuss safety of Hindus in Bangladesh, restoring peace in Ukraine

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke with US President Joe Biden and discussed the situation in Bangladesh and Ukraine.

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BJP thins list to only 16 nominees amid protest

CEC meet likely on Aug 29, may name more candidates

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Himanta: In touch with Champai for 5-6 mnths, he should join BJP

AMID speculations over Champai Soren joining BJP, Assam Chief Minister and co-election in-charge of Jharkhand Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Monday, admitted that he has been in touch with the former chief minister for quite some time and personally feels that he should join the party and strengthen it.

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NGT takes note of 'red water' from borewells in Indore industrial area

THE National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to several authorities, including the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEF&CC), the Madhya Pradesh State Ground Water Authority, the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB), and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), over a disturbing environmental issue in Indore's Sanwer Road Industrial Area.

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7 missing in Gujarat floods, CM holds urgent meeting

SEVEN people went missing, while ten others were rescued after a tractor-trolley was swept away in a flooded river in Gujarat on Monday, prompting an emergency discussion of Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and state Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi.

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Badlapur school CCTV footage missing as edu dept flags several lapses

MAHARASHTRA Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar on Monday said that the 15-day CCTV footage was missing from the Badlapur school where two kindergarten girls, were sexually assaulted.

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CBI to investigate Mahadev betting app case in C'garh

THE Chhattisgarh government has issued a notification to transfer the probe into cases related to the alleged Mahadev online betting app scam to the CBI.

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Centre's rebuttal to Mamata govt

Pulls up state for failing to create safe ecosystem for women in response to CM's letter to PM

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Tension erupts in Tripura over idol desecration

THE defacement of a Kali idol sparked communal tension in Tripura's Jirania, prompting the authorities to enforce prohibitory orders under section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita in entire Jirania sub-division.

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10 soldiers among 49 killed in Pak attacks

SEPARATIST militants killed at least 39 people in \"coordinated\" attacks in southwestern Pakistan on Monday that largely targeted ethnic Punjabis, government officials said.

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Big Russian missile, drone swarm pummels Ukraine

More than 100 missiles and an equal number of drones deployed

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JN Port secures ₹45,000 cr funding from REC for various upcoming projects

THE Maharana public sector non-bank lender REC has signed an agreement with the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) to finance up to ₹45,000 crore for the country's largest container port's various upcoming projects, which include the development of the nearby Vadhavan Port.

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Kothari Ind Corporation gets new promoter

TWENTY-four years after being delisted from the Bombay Stock Exchange, Chennai -based Kothari Industrial Corporation (KCIL) has been acquired by new promoter Rafique Ahmed.

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Defence sector firms' stocks run out of ammunition

Higher valuations, lower earnings see stocks decline by 40% from 52-week high; analyst says long-term investors need not worry

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PhonePe turns profitable, reports ₹197 cr PAT

FINTECH major PhonePe on Monday reported a 74% jump in its revenue at 5,064 crore for the financial year 2023-24 (FY24) compared to ₹2,914 crore in the previous fiscal.

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Equity markets surge on expectation of Fed rate cut

INCREASING hope of an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve and a rally in the global markets helped equity markets to make a roaring comeback.

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FM chairs talks with S'pore leaders on fin crimes ahead of Ministerial Roundtable

IN view of the ongoing global discourse surrounding the financing of terrorism, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a high-level meeting in Singapore with President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, ahead of the second round of India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR).

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UTT: Batra shines in Bengaluru win

MANIKA Batra survived the challenge from Ayhika Mukherjee to lead her team, PBG Bengaluru Smashers to a 10-5 victory against Puneri Paltan in Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium on Monday.

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Eyes on Shah: ICC chair nomination ends today

WITH the deadline for directors to file their nominations for the International Cricket Council chairperson post closes on Tuesday, all eyes are on BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who is expected to be the front-runner should he be nominated for the top post.

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Carlsen vs Niemann: Inside the grudge match between two rivals in Paris

AT the Sinquefield Cup two years ago, Magnus Carlsen set off a $100mn lawsuit after he lost an over-the-board game against Hans Niemann.

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Oly gold medallist Zheng in Round 2

PARIS Olympics champion Zheng Qinwen rallied from a set down to beat Amanda Anisimova 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 on Monday and reach the second round of the US Open.

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FOR MEDICAL TOURISM WHY INDIA IS A TOP DESTINATION

Malaysia Poland Singapore Turkey 12.1 14 16.9 17.2 HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT India 9.5 Israel €28.5 Thailand 17.2 Malaysia 13.5 Poland 19 Singapore 17.2 Turkey 13.9 NDIA has emerged as a top destination for medical tourism, attracting patients from around the world for everything from life-saving surgeries to cosmetic enhancements.

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