The New Indian Express Chennai - October 30, 2024

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October 30, 2024

Drug syndicate with Mexican links busted

THE Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Special Cell of Delhi Police, in a joint operation, on Tuesday dismantled a meth manufacturing lab being run clandestinely in Uttar Pradesh's Noida and arrested four persons, including a former warden of Tihar Jail, a Delhi-based businessman and a Mumbai-based chemist.

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India to slap penalties on GE over fighter jet engines delay

Delivery schedule running late by two years; first batch expected by March 2025

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102 HURT IN BLAST DURING KERALA TEMPLE FIREWORKS

REVELRY gave way to horror on Tuesday after an explosion during a fireworks display at a temple in Kerala's Kasaragod district left 102 people injured, seven of them critically. The injured have been admitted in Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode and Mangaluru hospitals.

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Hundreds of PG doctors abscond from mandatory govt duty in TN

EVEN as scores of students in Tamil Nadu fight the discernible exclusiveness of NEET, hundreds of others who were fortunate enough to reap education benefits and take the Hippocratic Oath continue to abscond from government service without any fear of action.

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Excess fee: Barred from exam, girl attempts suicide

A 19-year-old third-year BA Economics student of Guru Nanak College, a government-aided college in Velachery, attempted suicide after she was barred from writing an exam on Monday for refusing to pay the semester fee, which was more than what was fixed by the government.

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HC revives DA case against OPS & kin, orders daily hearing

THE Madras High Court on Tuesday revived the 2006 disproportionate assets case against former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam and his family members by setting aside the trial court order that allowed the prosecution to withdraw the case and discharge them.

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Charles, Camilla on secret B'luru trip for treatment

KING Charles III is on his first secret visit to Bengaluru after his coronation as king of the United Kingdom on May 6, 2023, at Westminster Abbey, London.

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Play it safe this Deepavali, do not self-treat eye injuries, say doctors

The first advice by doctors to people, mainly kids, while bursting crackers is to wear protective glasses and not to rub the eyes in case of any irritation.

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Active and agile, age is just a number for 67-year-old Selvi

At first look, Selvi's agility will make one think that she is as young as any other elephant at the Kozhikamuthi elephant camp in Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR). Only after inquiries with her mahout or camp officials will you realize that she is well past her retirement age and giving the others a run for their money.

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Cops fail, biker who ran over two gets away with 2-yr jail

Trial court says breathalyser and lab reports of accused suspicious

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Class 11 student suspended for ragging, assaulting boys

A CLASS XI student of Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School was placed under suspension on Monday after he allegedly assaulted a Class VI student who complained to teachers about him ragging his friend.

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Celebrate fest safely, cops appeal to public

GREATER Chennai Police Commissioner A Arun has instructed the public to ensure that they celebrate Deepavali in a safe manner.

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Lakhs travel home from Chennai for a date with Deepavali

AHEAD of Deepavali, 1.12 lakh commuters travelled from Chennai to various parts of the state by government bus on Tuesday.

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Apollo docs observe World Stroke Day

ON the occasion of World Stroke Day on Tuesday, the doctors at Apollo Hospitals said that timely intervention within the first 4.5 hours, known as the 'golden hour', is critical in minimising stroke-related disability and improving patient outcomes.

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Amid dangers, cracker industry still a colourful attraction

IT'S that time of the year when lakhs across Tamil Nadu are gearing up to burst crackers as it has always been the central attraction of Deepavali celebrations. The first picture that comes to anyone's mind thinking about crackers would be colourful sparks or fireworks.

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TN HAS 6.27 CRORE VOTERS, 8L MORE THAN JAN COUNT

The voter population of Tamil Nadu went up by over eight lakh as of Tuesday when compared to the integrated final electoral roll released in January this year.

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Hot and sweet Deepavali: Firms lap up Sattur karasev and Srivilliputhur palkova

WHAT is a Tamil household without some sweet and kaaram, flavours that are the crux of a traditional palate. Since the pre-independence era, Srivilliputhur's palkova and Sattur karasev have been a staple, particularly during festivals.

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It will always be DMK vs AIADMK; many tried but failed to change it : Edappadi

Our votebank is safe as people have benefited from schemes of MGR, Jayalalithaa, says EPS

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Vijay goes Anna way, pens letter to cadre

TAMILAGA Vetri Kazhagam president Vijay on Tuesday expressed his gratitude to all party members and supporters for making the party's inaugural conference in Vikravandi a resounding success.

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CM inaugurates TNUHDB, higher edu dept projects

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin inaugurated a series of completed projects under Tamil Nadu Urban Habitations Development Board (TNUHDB) and the Higher Education Department through video conference on Tuesday.

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MDMK against power sharing: Durai Vaiko

COMMENDING Vijay advocating for social justice and secularism, Tiruchy MP and MDMK leader Durai Vaiko, however, said unlike the TVK president, his party was against power sharing in an alliance.

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GCC decision to privatise nine football turfs invites brickbats

DESPITE facing flak from party councillors, including those from the CPM, CPI, AIADMK and VCK, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) passed a resolution during the council meeting on Tuesday at Ripon Buildings, to privatise artificial football turfs in nine locations across the city.

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Rent of community halls hiked citing revenue dip

THE Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has hiked rents for two of its popular community halls — Amma Arangam in Anna Nagar and Sir PT Thiyagaraya Kalaiyarangam in Kodambakkam — citing reduced revenue and management challenges. The halls will be leased to private agencies for five years on a hybrid revenue-sharing model, according to a resolution passed at the council meeting on Tuesday.

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LTTE ban: HC rejects plea of 'transnational Eelam PM'

DELHI: The Delhi High Court has dismissed the plea of a US-based Sri Lankan man seeking to be heard in a case pertaining to declaration of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as unlawful.

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Madurai to get two new ADW hostels

AFTER the state government assured the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court it would construct new Adi Dravidar boys hostels at Samayanallur and Kalimangalam in Madurai and provide adequate facilities at all such hostels in the district, the court disposed of a PIL petition alleging improper maintenance of said hostels.

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Former panchayat prez sent to jail in ADM death case

Court dismisses Divya's bail plea, says she attended farewell uninvited, invited media

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SHRINKONOMICS OF SOUTH NEEDS NATION'S FOCUS

Ageing populations will significantly affect public finance in the South before the rest of the country. The effects of this transition must be plotted on the federal fiscal map

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INFRA, PLANNING NEEDED FOR INDIAN AVIATION TO SOAR

INDIGO Airlines' big net loss of ₹987 crore in the June- September quarter has taken India Inc by surprise. India's largest airline, which has been profitable in the last seven quarters, was expected to turn in a modest profit in view of its near-monopoly, stable aviation fuel prices and rising passenger numbers.

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DANA SCARE BLOWN UP BY IMD'S IMPRECISION

CYCLONE Dana certainly gave Odisha a scare, leaving about 36 lakh people affected and battering kharif crops over 2.71 lakh acres in five districts along its trail.

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Striking Balance In The Time Of War

A year of the Israel-Palestine conflict and persisting tensions have vitiated the semblance of regional peace for the near future. Relentless military engagements threaten to draw other nations into the vortex. Despite mounting pressure from the US to restrain Israeli assaults on nuclear installations and oil fields in Iran, Israel has often hinted at such strikes in a bid to cripple the energy sector.

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MHA alert on illegal payment gateways run from overseas

INDIAN Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a high-level alert against transnational organised cybercriminals using illegal payment gateways for money laundering, officials said on Tuesday.

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Nod to 19 innovative projects worth ₹2K cr

DEFENCE Minister Rajanth Singh on Tuesday said India is increasingly achieving self-reliance in its defence sector, highlighting initiatives that bolster indigenous defence technologies and operational efficiency within the armed forces.

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HC judges must adhere to jurisdiction assigned by Chief Justice: Top court

The Supreme Court recently reaffirmed the High Court Chief Justice's authority to assign cases to the High Court judges and emphasized the need for the judges to operate within their jurisdiction.

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Bengal, Delhi making elderly suffer: PM

Modi tears into TMC and AAP governments for not implementing the Centre’s flagship Ayushman Bharat scheme

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EC rejects Cong charges of Haryana poll irregularities, says 'devoid of facts'

STRONGLY refuting the Congress' charges of irregularities in the recently concluded Haryana Assembly polls, the Election Commission of India (EC) on Tuesday termed them \"baseless and devoid of facts\".

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Delhi Waqf Board report sparks uproar during JPC meet for 2nd straight day

THE meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill witnessed tense moments for the second consecutive day after Delhi Waqf Board supported the Bill 2024 on Tuesday.

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NDA-III committed to giving jobs to maximum number of youth, says PM

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that the NDA-III government is committed to providing employment to a maximum number of youths. He said a system was being worked at to build opportunities for every youth and explore their talents and skills to enable them to fulfill their aspirations.

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ED raids in 15 locations linked to IAS officer in liquor scam case in C'garh

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided at least 15 premises linked to IAS officer Vinay Kumar Choubey, joint excise commissioner Gajendra Singh and a number of liquor businessmen as part of a money laundering investigation into an alleged excise scam in poll-bound Jharkhand.

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Ajit blames RR Patil over ₹70K cr irrigation scam

MAHARASHTRA Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday opened the decade-old irrigation 'scam', projected at ₹70,000 crore and claimed that his colleague and former home minister late RR Patil was responsible for initiating an open inquiry involving him.

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Gujarat forest dept cages leopard on prowl in Surat

A man-eater leopard, which killed a seven-year-old boy in a sugarcane farm on Monday night in the Surat district of Gujarat, was captured by the forest officials few hours after the incident.

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Will Omar move Art 370 resolution in 1st House session from Nov 4?

THE first session of newly elected Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly will be held in Srinagar from November 4. The session, which will start with election of Speaker and address of Lt Governor, will last for five days.

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Sikkim CM's son wins bypoll unopposed

THE candidates of ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) won the by-elections to two seats uncontested on Tuesday after the candidates of Opposition Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) opted out of the race.

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3 terrorists who ambushed Army vehicle in Akhnoor killed

SECURITY forces on Tuesday gunned down two militants holed up in a forest area in the Akhnoor sector in Jammu, taking the number of terrorists killed in the two-hour encounter near the Line of Control (LoC) to three, officials said.

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4 wild elephants dead, 5 in serious state in BTR

FOUR wild elephants, including three females, were found dead in the jungles of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) core area in Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday.

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Poll time and it's all in the family for J'khand parties

MANY political stalwarts in Jharkhand have roped in their wives, daughters and daughters-in-law to save their ground. There are different reasons for roping in women on the seats earlier represented by others for years. Besides, there is also the fear of turf loss.

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Nuclear reactor near Fukushima to restart

A Japanese nuclear reactor with an upgraded anti-tsunami wall was set to restart on Tuesday in a region near the crippled Fukushima plant, according to its operator.

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Church sex-abuse victims need compensation: Panel

POPE Francis' child protection board called on Tuesday for victims of clergy sexual abuse to have greater access to information about their cases and the right to compensation, in the first-ever global assessment of the Church's efforts to address the crisis.

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"I am not a Nazi," Trump insists

DONALD Trump told supporters Monday he is \"not a Nazi,\" using a rally in the final week of a bitter White House race to refute accusations of authoritarianism, including from a former top aide who branded him a fascist.

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China announces a slew of sops to have more children

CHINA has announced a slew of policies, including a childbirth subsidy system and tax cuts for parents, aimed at motivating couples to have more children to halt the falling birth-rates in order to deal with the looming demographic crisis.

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All eyes on closing argument of Harris in campaign today

KAMALA Harris is making the \"closing argument\" for her presidential campaign on Tuesday from the same site where Donald Trump in 2021 fomented the Capitol insurrection, hoping it offers a stark visualization of the alternate futures that voters face if she or Trump takes over the Oval Office in just three months.

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Global police shut down servers of malware group targeting millions

A global police operation shut down the servers of one of the world's largest malware platforms that targeted millions of victims, the EU's judicial arm said on Tuesday.

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Qassem new Hezbollah head; Israel took out Iran's ballistic missile base

Israel's defence minister says the appointment will be temporary as he is a target now

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Filing of GST returns barred after 3 years

THE GST department has barred taxpayers from filing GST returns after expiry of a three-year period from the due date of furnishing the said return.

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RBI brings back 102 tonnes gold from BoE; 60% reserves in India

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has brought back another 102 tonnes of gold, which were kept in safe custody in the Bank of England and the Bank for International Settlements, back to India between March and September 2024.

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Dhanteras: Gold sales fall 5% in volume, rise 20% in value

DHANTERAS, which marks the beginning of the festival season, saw a significant gold sales boom, as it garnered sales of about 20-22 tonnes of gold, which is worth nearly ₹16,000 crore.

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Canara Bank profit rises 11% to ₹4K cr, asset quality improves

NEW DELHI: State-owned Canara Bank on Tuesday reported an 11% increase in its net profit at ₹4,015 crore in the second quarter ended September 2024.

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Demand remains concern: Bhargava

Maruti Suzuki net profit declines on higher provisioning after indexation benefit withdrawal

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Adani Ent reports 8-fold rise in profit, Adani Port PAT up 40%

Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL), flagship company of Adani Group, on Tuesday reported an eight-fold or 664% year-on-year (YoY) jump in its September quarter consolidated net profit at ₹1,742 crore as against ₹228 crore reported by it in the year-ago period.

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TCS secures 15-yr contract from Irish govt

TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) has secured a 15-year contract with Ireland's Department of Social Protection (DSP) to implement and support the country's new Auto Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme, known as the My Future Fund.

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More tariff increases to take place in telecom sector, says Airtel CEO

BHARTI AIRTEL on Tuesday said there will be more tariff hikes in the telecom sector as current economic conditions are still quite poor.

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JSW Group, Korea's POSCO sign MoU to develop steel plants

JSW Group (JSW) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday with Korea's POSCO Group (POSCO) to develop steel plants and work on battery materials and renewable energy sectors in India. Both companies will establish an integrated steel plant in India with an initial capacity of 5 million tonnes per annum. Beyond steel, the partnership aims to enhance cooperation in battery materials and renewable energy.

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Spaniard Rodri wins Ballon d'Or as Real skip event

MANCHESTER City and Spain midfielder Rodri was awarded the men's Ballon d'Or on Monday after winning a fourth consecutive Premier League title and Euro 2024, but Real Madrid boycotted the ceremony. The decision to award the prize for the world's best player to the midfielder came as a surprise, with Real Madrid's Liga and Champions League double winner Vinicius Junior widely seen as the favourite.

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This ton gives me lot of satisfaction: Vijay on match-saving knock

AN unbeaten century by Vijay Shankar (106 not out; 165b, 9x4, 4x6) helped Tamil Nadu to force a draw against Chhattisgarh on the final day of the third-round of the Ranji Trophy played at Sri Ramakrishna College Grounds, Coimbatore on Tuesday. Tamil Nadu were 264 for 4 in 76 overs in their second essay when play was called off.

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Are India too reliant on Kaur & Smriti in ODIs?

THE moment India crashed out of the ODI World Cup in 2022, one thing was certain.

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CURIOUS CASE OF SIRAJ

The pacer's workload in the last couple of years or so could have affected his performance in the longest format

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Rublev loses temper and the match

SIXTH-SEEDED Andrey Rublev lost two tiebreakers and his temper as his hopes of qualifying for the ATP Finals took a hit on Tuesday at the Paris Masters.

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Speedster Rana Asked To Join Team

PACER Harshit Rana has been asked to join the Indian team ahead of the third Test against New Zealand in Mumbai. Rana, who was part of the Delhi team in its Ranji Trophy clash against Assam, will join the national side on Wednesday.

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Authentic Andhra palate and plates

The festival of joy, sparks and light is here. With it comes all the cleaning and visiting your kin to share sweets and savouries. If you are tired after a long day of shining your tiles or unsure of what to buy as presents to your friends and family, The Amaravathi group of restaurants’ new venture, Andhra Tiffin Room (ATR), has got you covered.

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The many shades of grief

Grief is often thought of as a rather simple, uncomplicated emotion.

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'I would have rejected Amaran if it was just about a mission'

Sivakarthikeyan speaks about his experience filming for Amaran, how he related to Major Mukund Varadarajan, what he iearnegfrom Kottukkaaii, and more

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