The New Indian Express Chennai - January 03, 2025

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January 03, 2025

Work not over yet, Waqf JPC could miss Budget session deadline as well

THE Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Waqf Amendment Bill may miss the next deadline of the Budget session of Parliament, scheduled to begin on January 30, according to sources.

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Manu, Gukesh among four Khel Ratna awardees

AS 2024 was an Olympic year, there were exceptions to the number of Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna 2024 awardees and also the Arjuna Awards list.

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Illegal dumping: Is Kerala aiding violator, asks NGT

THE southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday questioned the Kerala government as to whether it is colluding with the alleged violator in the illegal dumping of biomedical waste in Tamil Nadu and directed the secretary of Kerala's environment department to submit a detailed report on the issue.

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3 Dead, 5 Injured as Ambulance Rams Lorry in TN

THREE people died and five others sustained severe injuries after the ambulance they were travelling in rammed a lorry from behind near Valantharavai village near Kenikarai along the Rameswaram-Madurai National Highway in Ramanathapuram district late on Wednesday.

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RESTED?

Head coach Gambhir's ambiguous reply gives new twist to Rohit not figuring in the playing XI for Sydney Test saga

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MP town protests over Union Carbide waste, CM says it's not harmful

PROTESTS erupted at Pithampur industrial town in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Thursday, hours after truckloads of toxic waste was brought from the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal.

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Court okays Shekher's one-month jail term for maligning women journos

THE Madras High Court has confirmed the punishment of one-month imprisonment imposed on actor and politician SVe Shekher in the case relating to a social media message denigrating women journalists.

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Short circuit sparks fire in Ramnad med college hosp

A fire broke out inside the inverter room on the second floor of the new block in Ramanathapuram Medical College Hospital on Wednesday midnight.

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TIME HAS COME FOR SERIOUS DEBATE ON PAVED SURFACE RATIO

TNIE invites prominent citizens to pen their experiences and suggestions that can help mitigate the impact of rain

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Comments on Hindu women: Case against Thiruma binned

THE Madras High Court has quashed a case pending at the district munsif-cum-judicial magistrate court at Peraiyur in Madurai, against VCK leader Thirumavalavan in connection with his comments about Hindu women made at an international conference in 2020.

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15-Year-Old Tiruppur Girl Attacks Robber, Helps Police Arrest Him

A home-alone 15-year-old girl, who was robbed at knife-point by a masked man and locked up in the toilet, acted bravely and helped police locate the burglar.

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Move to Merge Local Bodies Sparks Job, Governance Fears

Govt planning to merge village panchayats with nearby urban bodies

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HC fumes at political parties for politicising the incident

EXPRESSING concern over the gender-based atrocities against women, the Madras High Court on Thursday criticised the political parties for politicising the Anna University rape case.

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FB pic of car, LPG delivery clue help ED crack money laundering case

DISTINCT clues ranging from Facebook images and LPG gas cylinder deliveries to intelligence reports from Chennai Customs and data from the Tamil Nadu government's commercial taxes wing were crucial to the Enforcement Directorate busting the International Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML) scam in Chennai.

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TN will not compromise its edu policy for central fund: Minister

SCHOOL Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Thursday said CM M K Stalin is firm on not getting funds from the centre under Samagra Shiksha scheme if it comes at the cost of the state having to compromise on its policy.

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DMK ally VCK urges govt to ensure fair probe

AMID \"strong doubts\" that there might be more persons involved in the Anna University sexual assault case apart from the accused arrested, the state government and the police should ensure a transparent investigation, VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan told reporters on Thursday.

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17-Yr-Old Engg Student Swept Away at Marina

A 17-year-old engineering student was swept away by strong waves at Marina on Wednesday.

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Stalin Lauds National Sports Awards Winners

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin and Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday congratulated sportspersons who have been recognised with prestigious national sports awards.

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Meet on mediation for family conflicts tomorrow

A one-day symposium on resolving conflicts in families through mediation will be held at the MMA Auditorium in Thousand Lights on Saturday (January 4).

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CM Unveils Show Featuring 50 Varieties of Flowers

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin inaugurated the fourth edition of the Chennai Flower Show on Thursday at the Semmozhi Poonga.

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Mayor begins ward-wise tour to solve residents' grievances

CHENNAI Mayor R Priya began ward-wise inspections on Thursday to engage with residents and address their concerns.

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College student, friend die after being hit by train

TWO men, including a college student, lost their lives after they were hit by a train near Guindy railway station on Wednesday night.

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Elusive leopard caught, let out in Cauvery sanctuary

Foresters have been tracking it for over 1.5 years; villagers relieved

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Timely help saves 15-year-old, foetus dies in womb

TIMELY intervention of health officials saved a 15-year-old pregnant girl on Tuesday, but her 31-week foetus died in the womb. It was removed Government Krishnagiri Medical College Hospital.

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Builders' Assn Writes to CM to Address M-Sand Scarcity

BUILDERS' Association of India (BAI) has written a letter to Chief Minister M K Stalin urging him to address the 'acute scarcity' of M-sand by relaxing restrictions on government and private quarries to ensure a stable supply of mineral raw materials; and establish government-fixed pricing for gravel and M-Sand to curb market inflation and support contractors.

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16kg meth seizure: Drug supplier held in Delhi

IN an important breakthrough in the seizure of 16 kg of methamphetamine, the Greater Chennai Police (GCP) on Thursday arrested a key supplier from New Delhi who was allegedly selling the drug to V Venkatesan of Chennai, who was arrested on Monday.

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Woman flyer from Bangkok held with 5.7kg of hydroponic ganja

Customs officials at Chennai international airport recently arrested an Indian woman who had tried to smuggle 5.7 kg of hydroponic ganja worth ₹5.7 crore from Thailand.

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SR New Timetable Out, 102 Express Trains to Run Faster in TN & KL

WITH the implementation of an electrified double line, track upgrade and safety-related measures, Southern Railway has increased the speed of 102 express trains across Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

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NSS secy hits out at Kerala CM over temple tradition

Hindus have freedom to enter temples with or without shirts, says Sukumaran Nair

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Man tries to rape daughter, wife kills him

POLICE have arrested a woman for allegedly murdering her husband who attempted to rape their daughter at Umarani near Chikkodi on Wednesday night.

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Ooty cold wave hits normal life, but not tourism

TEMPERATURE has plummeted in the Nilgiris, forcing residents indoors and blanketing the landscape with frost.

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Week after MT's demise, his favourite editor dies

S JAYACHANDRAN NAIR, a revered editor, author, critic, and screenplay writer who transformed Malayalam magazine journalism, passed away in Bengaluru on Thursday at 85.

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Fertility Decline: A Success Story or Cause for Concern?

India's declining fertility rates, once hailed as a success of family planning policies and socio-economic progress, are now the subject of renewed debate.

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Cohesion at Home Must While Backing an Equitable World

As India champions the cause of the Global South, it must address its domestic vulnerabilities. International leadership requires a balance between ambition and resilience

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Muizzu minister-EAM meet today

Jaishankar and his Maldives counterpart to give new direction to eco, maritime cooperation

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'Will implement panel's reco on NEET-UG'

THE Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it would implement all the corrective measures suggested by its seven-member expert panel on exam reforms after reviewing the National Testing Agency's functioning in holding NEET-UG last year.

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1/3rd of insurance claims filed in '24 still unpaid

NEARLY a third of all insurance claims registered and outstanding in FY2024 remain unpaid, data of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) reveals. A related survey also shows that despite the regulator's changes to improve service standards, policy owners still face myriad problems.

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Army hunts for ammunition to protect air defence assets

AIMING to bolster security of the Indian Army's ground-based Air Defence assets against drones, the Indian Army Air Defence branch has released a Request for Information (RFI) to identify prospective vendors (DPSUs/Private Vendors) to undertake manufacturing of 23mm Anti-Drone Ammunition under Make in India.

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'SC did not direct to break Dallewal’s fast’

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan on Thursday clarified that the Supreme Court never directed to break farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s indefinite fast and had only expressed concerns over his health and wanted him to get urgent medical aid.

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Inauguration of college named after Savarkar triggers political controversy

AN announcement for inaugurating a new college named after Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar triggered a political row, with the Congress and its student wing, NSUI, demanding that the college be renamed after former prime minister Manmohan Singh.

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2 Sites at Rashtriya Smriti Sthal for Singh Memorial Proposed to Family

The Centre has formally started the process to allot land for the memorial of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the campus of Rashtriya Smriti Sthal, the area along the Yamuna bank earmarked for the last rites and memorials of presidents, vice-presidents and prime ministers.

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'Return of Maha farm land soon'

MahaYuti govt amends revenue law code to give back 4.9K acres of land to original farmers

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Debris disposal hits Char Dham road project

THE ongoing all-weather road project aimed at enhancing the accessibility to Char Dham shrines in Uttarakhand has hit a snag as the dumping zones created for hill-cutting debris along the Badrinath highway have reached their full capacity.

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NIA court convicts 28 for killing ABVP man during Kasganj rally

THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) court of Lucknow convicted 28 of the 30 accused in the high-profile Chandan Gupta murder case.

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BSF allowing infiltrators to India to destabilise Bengal, says Mamata

WEST Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Border Security Force of allowing infiltration from Bangladesh and alleged that they were doing so as part of a Central government's \"blueprint\" to destabilise the state.

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Prayagraj airport expands ops, flights connecting 23 cities for Maha Kumbh

THE Prayagraj Airport authorities are bracing up to meet the expected crowd of devotees thronging the Sangam city for Mahakumbh.

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Union Ministers to Oversee BJP State Chief Polls

The BJP on Thursday appointed senior leaders, including key Union ministers, as election officers for the selection of state presidents and members of the national council.

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RJD home truth: Dad, son agree to disagree on Nitish

LALU Prasad and his son Tejashwi Prasad Yadav are apparently not on the same page on the issue of Nitish Kumar returning to the INDIA bloc, even as the JD(U) leader gave an \"evasive\" reply to the RJD chief's statement that \"doors were open for the CM\".

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Truck driver who mowed down 15 was US national, served in Army

FBI Says Shamsud-Din Jabbar Solely Responsible for the Attack, Professed Allegiance to IS

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Indian grant for project in north Lanka

India will provide Sri Lankan Rupees 290 million to develop the Karainagar Boatyard in the Northern Province of the island nation, the Indian High Commission said here on Thursday.

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Bar brawl leads to shooting rampage in Montenegro, killing 12, injuring four

TWELVE people, including two children, were killed and four others were seriously wounded on Wednesday in a shooting rampage that followed a bar brawl in a western Montenegrin city, officials said.

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B'desh school books being rewritten to purge Mujib

BANGLADESH has introduced new textbooks that state that Ziaur Rahman declared the country's independence in 1971, replacing the previous ones crediting founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with the declaration, according to a media report.

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Palestinian Authority's Turn to Ban Al Jazeera, Allege Violation of Ethics

The Palestinian Authority has ordered the suspension of broadcasts by Al Jazeera in a move the Qatar-based television network condemned on Thursday as reminiscent of Israeli practices.

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B'desh court rejects bail for monk

A court in southeastern Bangladesh on Thursday rejected a plea for bail by a jailed Hindu leader who led large rallies in the Muslim-majority country demanding better security for minority groups.

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With $20.5 bn from IPOs, Dalal Street 2nd busiest mkt

DALAL Street has been the second busiest market in the world, with a mop-up of $20.5 billion from the initial public offerings (IPOs).

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Blinkit 10-min ambulance service in G'gram

ZOMATO's quick commerce platform Blinkit on Thursday launched its 10-minutes Ambulance Service in select areas of Gurugram. In the testing phase, currently, Blinkit will scale the service and expand to other cities.

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IT Companies May Report Surge in Q3 Revenue Growth

Though there will be seasonal furloughs, IT services firms are likely to perform better and will report improvement in growth momentum in the third quarter of this financial year.

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Mkts up nearly 2%, investors richer by ₹6L cr

Robust performance by auto companies in December further bolstered buying sentiment, fuelling the rally

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Sebi rejects Zee, Punit Goenka's settlement offers

MARKET regulator Sebi on Thursday rejected the settlement offers filed by Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) and its chief executive Punit Goenka for alleged violation of listing norms.

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Sebi allows ICEX to voluntarily exit market

CLOSE to two years after the Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX) had requested the Securities and Exchange Board (Sebi) to voluntarily surrender its licence and recognition, the regulator has accepted the same.

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Manufacturing ends on a strong note in 2024, Dec PMI slowest at 56.4

THE manufacturing activity has reported its weakest reading of 2024 in December, with the manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) falling to 56.4, down from 56.5 in November.

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US no longer among India's top crude oil suppliers; Russia leads with 31% share

THE United States no longer remains one of the top five crude oil suppliers to India as African nation Angola nudged ahead of the US in December.

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Hyundai Unveils Creta Electric With Two Battery Choices, 473 Km Range

HYUNDAI Motor India's (HMIL) first locally manufactured mass electric vehicle (EV) - the Creta Electric - will come with two battery packs - a 51.4 kWh (Long Range) offering a driving range of 473 km and a 42 kWh offering a driving range of 390 km in a single charge.

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'Hope my goals help Arsenal win title'

GABRIEL Jesus is determined to keep scoring as Arsenal look to end their more than 20-year wait for a Premier League title.

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STORM BEFORE THE BIGGEST TEST

Despite dressing room 'chaos', India would be looking to salvage pride in Sydney and keep hopes of qualifying for WTC final alive

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HIL: UP Rudras blank Soorma Hockey Club

UP Rudras blanked Soorma Hockey Club 3-0 in their Hero Hockey India League contest here on Thursday.

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Honour equally belongs to team: Salima

FOR her contribution to Indian hockey, women's team captain Salima Tete was named amongst the Arjuna Awardees in the National Sports Awards 2024 list announced on Thursday.

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Bagan start year with win over Hyderabad FC

MOHUN Bagan Super Giant started the New Year with a 3-0 victory over Hyderabad FC at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 season.

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What lies ahead for ODI skipper Rohit after BGT

“The next stage is the WTC final and the Champions Trophy. I have full faith in Rohit Sharma's captaincy, that we will be the champions in both these tournaments,” former BCCI secretary Jay Shah had said in a video message following India's T20 World Cup win in June this year. While Shah has joined as ICC chair since, Rohit's fortunes seemed to have plummeted.

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Emerging technologies to drive job growth in 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI), which was a major trend in 2024, is expected to further accelerate in 2025. The sector is set for expansion with high demand for roles such as data analysts, data engineers, data scientists, and others, says First Meridian Business Services.

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Digital Twins

Reimagining the blueprint of modern industry

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India lifts restrictions on WhatsApp Payments: What it means for Meta

In a move that could enhance digital payments in India, the Indian government has lifted restrictions on WhatsApp Payments.

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SALT OF THE SEA

This beachside restaurant in Mahabalipuram offers grills with fresh catches of the day and enticing cocktails

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TASTE OF ITALY

Comfort, flavour, and a touch of Italy-experience it all at this new rooftop restaurant

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