The New Indian Express Chennai - October 04, 2024

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October 04, 2024

SC outlaws caste discrimination in jails across India

Quashes jail manual rules of 10 states, says caste-based work allocation in prisons illegal

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Don't criminalise marital rape: Govt

THE Centre on Thursday strongly opposed the demand to criminalise marital rape, arguing in its affidavit in the Supreme Court that punitive measures are already in place to deal with it.

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Chennai Metro Phase-II gets Union Cabinet nod

IN a fresh lease of life to the Chennai Metro Rail Phase-II project, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday gave its approval for the ₹63,246-crore project under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

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HEAVY RAINS LIKELY IN ISOLATED AREAS IN 17 DISTS TODAY

Chennai may see thunderstorms & lightning with light to moderate rains till Sat afternoon

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DVAC told to probe into civic body chief plaint

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court directed the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to investigate and file a report on a complaint made by the Tirunelveli municipal commissioner against the MD of a private company for attempting to bribe him.

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Plaint seeks action into illegal recording of HC proceedings

AFTER the judicial proceedings of Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court were illegally recorded and circulated on social media, advocate V Panneer Selvam lodged a complaint with the additional registrar general of the bench, seeking action against the accused.

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FSSAI told to give more time to AR Dairy

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras HC directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to grant time to AR Dairy Food Private Limited to submit an explanation on the allegations that the company had delivered substandard ghee to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam.

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New deans appointed to 14 govt med colleges

THE health and family welfare department has issued orders to fill the posts of deans that had been lying vacant in 14 government medical colleges.

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Vadivelu seeking vengeance: Singamuthu

STATING that he was behind the rise in popularity of comedian Vadivelu in the film industry, actor Singamuthu has told the Madras HC the former is seeking vengeance because he had written scripts for other actors.

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MoU signed with SL univ to launch satellite

SPACE Kidz India has signed a memorandum of understanding with Jaffna-based SLIIT Northern Uni to help students launch a communications satellite next year.

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Auto seized for traffic violation, driver climbs tower in protest

A 40-year-old auto rickshaw driver caused a stir on Thursday by climbing a cell tower near Chennai Central Railway Station, demanding that the Railway Protection Force (RPF) return his seized vehicle.

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TN-Alert weather app launched by min

REVENUE Minister KKSSR Ramachandran on Thursday launched the TN-Alert mobile application to provide real-time alerts on extreme weather events, rainfall data, and reservoir storage levels.

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75 YEARS OF DEFINING TN'S SOCIO-POLITICAL COURSE

WHEN a couple of journalists from Pravda, a Russian newspaper, interviewed the late DMK chief Kalaingar M Karunanidhi in Chennai in 1965 and asked about the DMK's ultimate goal, he said, “Equality and rationalism in society, socialism in economy, and democracy in politics.

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TNGEC resumes work on Kolli Hills hydro plant; experts question viability

TAMIL Nadu Green Energy Corporation (TNGEC) resumed technical work on the ₹307.19-crore 20-MW hydropower plant in Kolli Hills in Namakkal district during the first week of September after receiving turbines from China.

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Armstrong case: 5K-page chargesheet names 30 accused and 200 witnesses

Rowdy Nagendran is main accused, Sambo Senthil second accused & Aswathaman third

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All 38 TN dists will have drug warehouse soon: Min

POINTING out that construction of drug warehouses under the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation is under way in six districts at a total cost of 30 crore, Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Thursday said upon their completion, all 38 districts in the state will have the storage facility.

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3 youth threaten cops claiming link to Kani's PA, held

A day after a youth along with his two friends, allegedly in an inebriated condition, entered into a scuffle with traffic police on the 100-feet road in the city, claiming that he was the brother of DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi's personal assistant (PA), he tendered an apology to the police on Wednesday evening.

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Madurai dy mayor, brother booked for threatening woman

DEPUTY Mayor of Madurai corporation T Nagarajan, his brother and a few others have been booked by the city police for allegedly criminally intimidating a woman to register a property in favour of another person.

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BRTEs plan protest if salaries not credited by October 10

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Block Resource Teacher Educators (TNBRTE) Association has announced plans to stage a protest at the headquarters of the school education department on October 10 if their salaries are not disbursed by then.

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Newborn's body found in dump, 2nd case in a yr in Melapalayam

THE body of a newborn was recovered from a garbage dump in Melapalayam of Tirunelveli corporation early on Thursday.

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Surekha retracts statement over Sam-Chai divorce

Politicians, cinema industry slam Telangana minister; Nagarjuna files defamation case

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Efforts by Sangh to disrupt Pooram and sabotage KL social environment: Pinarayi

OFFICIALLY acknowledging for the first time that concerted efforts were made to disrupt this year's Thrissur Pooram with an aim to sabotage the state's social environment, and that the imprints of the Sangh Parivar were palpable behind it, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said the state government has ordered a three-level investigation into the matter.

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Kumaraswamy sought ₹50 cr from a realtor, states FIR

Amruthahalli police on Thursday registered an FIR against Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries HD Kumaraswamy for allegedly demanding ₹50 crore from a realtor to meet the expenses on the byelection to the Legislative Assembly from the Channapatna constituency.

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Chargesheets in K'giri sex assault to be filed by Oct 15

THE state government on Monday informed the Madras High Court that the police would file the chargesheet in the cases relating to sexual assault of students at fake NCC camp held in Krishnagiri by October 15.

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Azhar requests ED more time to appear before it

EXPRESS REA FORMER MP and former India cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin on Thursday requested the Enforcement Directorate for more time to appear before it.

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NURTURING TALENT OVER BEING STICKLER FOR RULES

IN a victory for democracy, the Supreme Court last week directed IIT Dhanbad to admit an 18-year-old Dalit boy who had lost his seat for missing the deadline for depositing fees of 17,500. While passing the order, the top court evoked the plenary powers granted by Article 142 of the Constitution that empowers it to administer complete justice.

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THE CASE FOR QUALITY CERTIFICATION OF AGENCIES

THERE has been much public discourse around the performance of India's constitutional authorities, statutory bodies and enforcement agencies.

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THEY DIDN'T START THE FIRE AND SEEM UNABLE TO DOUSE IT

West Asia's unending cycle of violence started with British and French meddling in the early 20th century. The latest spiral doesn't seem to offer a ramp off

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RESTORE STATEHOOD TO HEAL J&K, PRIORITISE INFRASTRUCTURE, JOBS

THE just-concluded Jammu and Kashmir assembly election was a pivotal moment for the troubled state-reflecting not only local concerns, but also broader national dynamics. The issues of identity, autonomy and the restoration of statehood resonated deeply with the electorate. Regional parties National Conference (NC) and People's Democratic Party (PDP) framed the election as a struggle for identity and autonomy. In contrast, national parties like the BJP and Congress focused on the restoration of statehood, emphasising the need for development and effective governance within an improved security environment.

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TMC wants Moitra shift from House panel led by Dubey

JAYA Bachchan, a Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha member, has opted out of the parliamentary standing committee on communications and Information Technology (IT) chaired by BJP member Nishikant Dubey.

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‘Jamaican PM not stopped at Parliament gate

THE Lok Sabha Secretariat on Thursday dismissed reports claiming that the carcade of Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness was stopped at the gates of Parliament House.

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Classical status to 5 languages okayed

Bonus for rlys, Port Authority staff 2 umbrella schemes for farmers' welfare and food security

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Jaishankar to reaffirm Lanka ties during meeting with Dissanayake

EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be on an official visit to Colombo on Friday and will meet the newly-elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

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Life term for ex-Bihar MLA for minister's murder

THE top court on Thursday convicted former MLA Vijay Kumar Shukla alias Munna Shukla and another person in the 1998 murder case of former Bihar minister and RJD leader Brij Bihari Prasad at a hospital in Patna.

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Cong keeps door open for like-minded J&K parties

POST-elections, the focus in J&K has shifted to the counting of votes on October 8 for the 90-member Assembly.

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Village in MP farm stir hotspot passes resolution - ₹7K MSP on soybean crop

IN perhaps the first of its kind development, the Burha village -which was reportedly the fountainhead of 2017 massive farmers' agitation in western Madhya Pradesh-has unanimously passed a resolution, demanding ₹7,000 per quintal MSP for soybean crop.

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2 Meitei youth freed, 11 Kuki inmates let off

TWO young Meitei men held hostage by alleged Kuki rebels in Manipur's Kangpokpi district for about a week were freed early Thursday morning.

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TMC youth wing leader, who was close to RG Kar ex-principal, held by CBI

THE CBI on Thursday arrested Trinamool Congress youth leader Ashish Pandey in connection with the corruption case against RG Kar Medical College's former principal Sandip Ghosh, officials said.

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Nitish govt's 'biased' relief ops spark row, flood victims angry

FLOOD victims on Thursday blocked Saharsa-Darbhanga road in Bihar and shouted antigovernment slogans to protest against what they called the Nitish Kumar dispensation's apathy towards providing relief material.

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Haryana focus-29 seats in 7 dists along GT Road

WITH campaigning coming to an end on Thursday for the 90-member Haryana Assembly elections due October 5, key contenders, the BJP and Congress, have focused on both sides of the historic Grand Trunk Road, comprising 29 seats in seven districts.

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U'khand 1st state with 'time-of-day' power tariff

UTTARAKHAND is poised to become the first state in India to introduce time-of-day power tariffs for its 15.87 lakh electricity consumers.

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Swedish intel suspects Iran hand in attack on embassies

THE Swedish intelligence agency Sapo said on Thursday that Iran may have been involved in explosions and gunfire around Israeli embassies in Sweden and Denmark.

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UK to hand over contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius

LONDON THE British government agreed on Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to secure the future of a strategically important UKUS military base.

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Swedish intel suspects Iran hand in attack on embassies

Oil prices spike after Biden says talks on over attacking Iranian rigs.

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Typhoon slams Taiwan, leaves destruction trail, kills two

ΤΑΙΡΕΙ TYPHOON Krathon slammed into Taiwan on Thursday, bringing mudslides, flooding and destructive winds to the shuttered island where at least two people have died in the storm and thousands have been evacuated.

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Middle-East conflict: ₹10L cr erased from mkt

Extending losses for fourth consecutive session, BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 crashed more than 2% each

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Exporters fear rise in air, shipping freight rates

ESCALATION of conflict in the Middle East, with Iran directly targeting Israel, has sparked concerns among the exporters who fear the spike of air and shipping freight rates and trade impact worth $100 billion if the situation continues to prevail throughout the year.

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Banking industry likely to increase funding for cloud

BANKS have now increased cloud spending and they are more likely to increase spending on cloud in the year ahead, according to Infosys' Cloud Radar: Banking Industry Report.

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Q2FY25 IT results preview: Revenue growth to be positive

IT services companies might report better earnings in the second quarter of this fiscal year as analysts believe that there have been improvements in decision cycles and that Generative AI deals will be in focus.

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Tata Electronics to resume ops at Hosur plant

TATA Electronics on Thursday announced that it will resume certain operations at its Hosur, Tamil Nadu plant, which produces components for Apple iPhones.

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ITC allowed on construction costs for rental realty

IN a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court on Thursday provided major relief to property owners by affirming that input tax credit (ITC) on construction costs for rental buildings can be claimed, likening such properties to \"plants\" in a factory that generate economic output.

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Adani Group to supply clean energy to Google

GOOGLE on Thursday said it has partnered with Adani Group to procure a bundled energy solution and decarbonise its cloud services in India.

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Hyundai's much awaited IPO to hit market on Oct 14

THE much-awaited initial public offering (IPO) of Hyundai Motor India, the Indian arm of South Korean automaker Hyundai, is expected to hit the market on October 14, said people familiar with the development.

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WazirX to set up creditors' panel by October 9

CRYPTO exchange WazirX has said it will initiate the process of forming a Committee of Creditors (COC) by October 9, and it aims to hold the first COC meeting within a week of the formation of the COC.

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Real upset as Lille beat Madrid; Villa down Bayern

KYLIAN Mbappe came off the bench but couldn't prevent defending champion Real Madrid from losing 1-0 at unheralded Lille in the revamped Champions League on Wednesday.

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WOMEN LOOK TO STORM DESERT

After the dress rehearsals, it’s time for the real thing as India take on New Zealand in their opening match of the WC

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