The New Indian Express Chennai - November 24, 2024

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November 24, 2024

Will BJP do a Bihar in Maha on CM choice?

AFTER the thumping victory of the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra Assembly elections, the million dollar question now is who would be the state's next chief minister.

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HC ORDERS CBI PROBE INTO ILLEGAL SALE OF CHURCH LAND

THE Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has ordered the CBI to file a case against Church of South India Trust Association (CSITA), Church of South India (CSI) Madurai Ramnad Diocese, unnamed government officials, and private individuals to probe into the alleged illegal sale of 31.10 acres of government land worth crores of rupees at Tallakulam in the heart of Madurai city by these entities.

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At 85%, BJP's strike rate highest in state

THE closely-fought Maharashtra assembly elections on Saturday decisively swung in favour of the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance, routing the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi that had gained a psychological advantage by its sterling performance in the Lok Sabha polls six months ago.

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Rain likely in Chennai, delta from Nov 25-28

A new low-pressure area that has formed over East Equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal on Saturday morning is expected to bring rain to delta region, Chennai and surrounding districts and southern districts from November 25 to 28.

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Soren storms back to power with record win

DISPROVING exit polls that gave the BJP-led NDA an edge in the Jharkhand Assembly polls, Hemant Soren's JMM-led alliance on Saturday stormed back to power for the second consecutive term, winning a comfortable majority in the 81-member assembly.

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Priyanka betters Rahul victory margin

CONGRESS general secretary Priyanka Vadra Gandhi made her electoral debut with a bang with a massive victory in the bypoll for the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala, vacated by brother Rahul Gandhi.

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we build dreams...

Nestled quietly amidst misty mountains is Erikuttu, a village in Vellore's Pernambut. At the crack of dawn, a group of girls is already busy practicing kabaddi, a popular contact sport.

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PEOPLE'S WATCH SPEAKS UP TO RIGHT THE WRONG

SPEAKING up when the world is willing to listen is quite easy. Not so when the world looks away.

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Curtains up! The spotlight's on inclusion

A drama troupe in Chennai uses theatre to address social issues, including the importance of inclusive education and empathy for all types of students.

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Two more arrested for peddling meth in city

GREATER Chennai Police's freshly formed intelligence unit to investigate narcotics cases busted another significant module on Saturday and arrested two men aged 30 and 29 over selling methamphetamine, employing a modus operandi involving online food and grocery delivery agents.

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2.85-kg weed seized from two Bangkok passengers

CHENNAI Customs seized 2.85 kg of hydroponic weed from two passengers who landed at the Chennai international airport from Bangkok on Thursday, sources said.

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CM hails quiz winners as Dravidian encyclopaedia

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin said on Saturday the 'Kalaignar 100 - quiz competition,' which saw the participation of over two lakh contestants from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, has achieved its primary goal of encouraging people to delve into history and principles of the Dravidian movement.

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City braces for rain, pond restoration stuck

GCC had awarded ₹20-cr contract for work in six packages; NGO says not even 50% work over in six of 14 ponds

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Air India Exp adds 33 more weekly flights

IN a bid to enhance connectivity, Air India Express increased its weekly flights from 107 to 140 from Chennai, Madurai and Tiruchy as part of its winter schedule.

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AP officials hold surprise inspection at AR Dairy

A team of officials along with police personnel from Andhra Pradesh made a surprise inspection at AR Dairy Food in Dindigul on Saturday morning in connection with the alleged supply of adulterated ghee with animal fat to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).

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Vijay hosts feast for farmers who gave land for TVK meet

ACTOR and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay hosted a lunch on Saturday to express his gratitude to farmers who lent their agricultural land for the party's inaugural conference held on October 27 at V-Salai near Vikravandi.

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Rahman issues legal notice against defamatory posts

MUSIC composer AR Rahman on Saturday issued a legal notice against \"defamatory and fabricated\" content circulating on social media platforms, following the announcement of his separation from wife Saira Banu after 29 years of marriage.

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25 panchayat unions join fight against tungsten mining in Melur

OVER 25 panchayat unions in the district passed a resolution against the mining of tungsten by a private company in 10 blocks of Melur taluk.

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Three on the way back from Sabarimala die as car rams wall

THREE persons were killed in a road accident after their car rammed into a side wall in Edaiyarvalasai under the Bazaar police station limits here on Saturday.

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Submit postmortem report of baby monkey

TN tells HC that five depts have given their nod for implementation of reservation till now

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57 lakh women benefit from Magalir Vidiyal Payanam daily

Over 57 lakh women are benefitting from the Magalir Vidiyal Payanam Thittam daily, said a press release issued by the government.

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Govt gets six weeks to take call on 1% trans person quota in edu, jobs

TN tells HC that five depts have given their nod for implementation of reservation till now

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₹100-cr remark shows dire state of AIADMK alliance, says Udhaya

DEPUTY Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday took a dig at AIADMK over its 'coalition negotiations' and reiterated that DMK-led alliance is a united and winning coalition.

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Victory shows people's trust in LDF: Pinarayi

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday claimed that the results of the Assembly by-elections demonstrate continued public support for the LDF government and confirm its legitimacy and approval.

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UDF, LDF retain seats in Kerala bypoll

Everything, barring Congress candidate Rahul Mamkootathil's thumping margin in Palakkad, was on predictable lines in by-elections in Kerala.

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Day after minor gives birth, prof held for rape

A 35-year-old private college professor was arrested on Friday for allegedly impregnating a 17-year-old girl here in Virudhunagar.

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Will resolve Munambam row without eviction: CM

THE government aims to resolve the issue at Munambam without evicting the residents there, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday assured the representatives of the coastal village where the Waqf Board claimed rights over the land.

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Rocket launcher: Cops to comb river after rain

The back-to-back discovery of parts of a rocket launcher on the banks of the Cauvery river near Jeeyapuram in the Tiruchy district has baffled the police and the public alike.

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HOW A QUEEN BECAME A GODDESS

WHEN the founder of the Draupadi Dream Trust visited Chennai, she was shocked to learn of the many Draupadi temples in the south.

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THE CLOCK STRIKES SAFFRON, AGAIN

A GAP had opened up in India's polity this summer.

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MAHA MANDATE: SOPS SUCCESS AND SURGE OF POPULISM

THE turnaround of the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra has few parallels in political history and can only be compared with a legendary triumph in cricket.

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BJP firms up grip on coalition politics

A spectacular victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections has elevated the BJP morale that plummeted after the parliamentary polls a few months ago.

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'Jalebi' replaces 'ladoo' as BJP HQ decked up after Maha mandate

EVEN as the BJP-led alliance failed to wrest power from ruling JMM-led INDIA bloc in Jharkhand, the decisive victory in Maharashtra provided the reason for the saffron party to celebrate this in a big way, but not with traditional 'ladoos', instead with 'jalebis'.

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A BATTLE BEYOND THE FAIRY TALE

AMIL cinema was set ablaze earlier this week when actor Nayanthara accused Dhanush of withholding an NOC (no objection certificate) for using clips and videos from her film Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (2015) in her Netflix documentary, Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale.

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Victory of good governance, says PM

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday described the Maharashtra mandate for the NDA as a victory of \"development, good governance and social justice.\"

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Maha poll drubbing a wake up call for Cong

STILL smarting from the shock defeat in Haryana, the near-wipeout in Maharashtra proved to be yet another punch for the Congress, which is struggling to keep afloat as a national force.

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Future tense for Sharad, Uddhav

IT seems that Sharad Pawar's party, the NCP, faced significant challenges in the Assembly polls due to his failure to fulfill the promise of introducing fresh faces into the leadership and nurturing them, much like how Yashwantrao Chavan-Maharashtra's first chief minister-mentored him.

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Setback for Cong as top guns, dynasts lose plot & bite Maha dust

THE results of the Maharashtra assembly elections on Saturday came as a severe jolt to prominent members of the Congress, many of whom come from political dynasties.

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Voters give clear mandate, reject independents and smaller parties

Smaller parties in Maharashtra failed to impress people in the assembly elections, but they played spoilsport for the Maha Vikas Aghadi in closely contested seats.

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Mixed bag for kin of 7 former CMs in J'khand

Separate state in 2000

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Infiltration pitch falls flat, BJP wins 1 seat in Santhal Pargana

THE BJP amped its Jharkhand poll campaign pitch raising Bangladeshi infiltrations and demographic change in Santhal Pargana, but failed to make inroads into the region.

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Israeli airstrike kills 11.dozens hurt in Beirut

ISRAELI airstrikes on Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured dozens in central Beirut, officials said.

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Lanka a step closer to $333 mn from IMF

SRI Lanka's new NPP government on Saturday got the International Monetary Fund approval for a staff-level agreement to secure the fourth tranche of the nearly $3 billion bailout package.

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Two groups walk away from COP29 talks

At least two groups of the world's most vulnerable countries staged a walkout of the negotiation room at the UN climate conference here on Saturday expressing strong dissatisfaction with the draft agreement on climate finance for the Global South.

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Amid uncertainty, NATO head holds talks with Don

Both discussed global security issues facing the alliance: Statement

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Never signed pact to operate airport in Kenya: Adani

BILLIONAIRE Gautam Adani's group on Saturday clarified that it had not entered into any binding agreement to operate Kenya's main airport.

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CINEMA FACES SHRINKING SALES, NEW CHALLENGES

THERE may be an occasional boost in box office collections for recent releases like 'Singham Again' and 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3'. Both made ₹260 crore each for the first 20 days. But the overall picture in recent years and months is that the Indian film industry is crawling.

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Govt collects ₹1.22L crore from excise duty on fuel in H1 FY25

The Central government has collected ₹1.22 lakh crore from excise duties on petroleum products in the first six months of the current financial year, according to the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the Ministry of Petroleum.

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Adani's many legal challenges

Exchanges seek information from group companies cited in alleged bribery case in the US

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Happy returns for Arsenal & Chelsea

BUKAYO Saka, Thomas Partey and young talent Ethan Nwaneri were on the scoresheet as Arsenal recorded a handsome 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday.

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Perth-certificate: India make opening statement

With record partnership, openers put India in command on day two

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Challenger & king set for game of thrones

The beginning of the city-state's wet season couldn't have been more pronounced.

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Gajewski the 2nd with multiple roles

It was love at first sight. Outside the decked-up Capitol Theatre, the venue for the media day and Opening Ceremony ahead of the chess World Championship match between D Gukesh and Ding Liren, Viswanathan Anand was all smiles.

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China Masters: Sat-Chi go down fighting in semis

INDIAN doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were involved in an engrossing contest and they were stretched to their limits on Saturday.

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Chennaiyin face Kerala test in ISL

CHENNAIYIN FC will look to extend their strong away form in the Indian Super League when they face Kerala Blasters at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, on Sunday.

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WHY FOREIGN INVESTORS ARE EXITING INDIA

FOREIGN Institutional Investors (FIIs) are offloading their holdings in India at a scale not seen in years.

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Judicial sparring over a missing phrase in final judgment

A landmark 7:2 verdict of the Supreme Court recently held that not all private properties form part of material resources of the community that can be taken over for distribution to serve the common good under the Constitution.

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India's Scamdemic

Blackmail, threats of arrest and fake authority are being used to create an atmosphere of fear by local and global criminal networks using phones and computers to cheat unsuspecting Indians of their life savings amounting to crores

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When the Postman Comes Calling

Tucked away in the Nilgiris in Kerala, Chindakki can almost be written off the face of the earth.

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The Big Band Theory

Destroyer by Bodhi and the Omega Force mixes Indian classical music with progressive rock

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Statuesque in Maximum City

Art Mumbai's Sculpture Walk tries to get visitors talking about the city, its nature, its life, its people and its vibe

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In Order to Get Out of Man-made Hell, Rules Need to be Respected and Enforced

ACUTE ANGLE

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Soft Power: The Indian Way

The Lord’s cricket ground, with its manicured green fields and the faint echo of polite applause, is very British.

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Hamas has Intentionally Sought and Provoked Civilian Harm in Gaza

War is complex, and in our polarising age, an adequate approximation of the truth of any conflict is hard to come by.

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To Weaken China, Modi Must Strengthen Manipur

The enduring travesty of colonialism is not the blood that has been spilt of indigenous populations, but the festering wounds of identity politics the invaders left unhealed.

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Gender Fluidity is No Trend, It is a Timeless Truth

As it is rightly said, it all starts young. So no surprise that in my late teens I set out to find a job, be financially independent, with the belief that Prince Charming would have to wait till I made it.

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