The New Indian Express Chennai - July 22, 2024

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July 22, 2024

B'desh SC dials down govt job quota behind deadly unrest

THE Bangladesh Supreme Court on Sunday pared back the contentious quotas for government jobs after days of clashes between students and security forces that have killed at least 155 people.

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Senthil Balaji hospitalised for chest pain

JAILED former minister V Senthil Balaji was admitted to the Omandurar Multi-Speciality Hospital in Chennai on Sunday evening following complaints of chest pain.

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Budget session to be stormy as Oppn, allies raise heat

DROPPING hints that the Budget session of Parliament starting Monday is going to be stormy, the all-party meeting on Sunday saw Opposition parties demanding discussion on a number of contentious issues, including the NEET fiasco, the UP government's order to eateries on the Kanwar Yatra route, among others.

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UoM delays results; govt UG students fret

UNCERTAINTY looms over the future of undergraduate students at 108 non-autonomous government colleges affiliated to the University of Madras (UoM) as the varsity is yet to release its final semester results.

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In rare attack on Pawar, Amit Shah calls him 'ringleader of corruption'

UNION home minister Amit Shah on Sunday launched an unusually blistering attack on Opposition leader Sharad Pawar, calling him the 'sargana of corruption' (ring leader of corruption).

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Biden Quits U.S. Presidential Race

Endorses Kamala Harris as the new nominee; first prez to abandon campaign for re-election over concerns of mental acuity

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B'desh violence: 40 TN students return

N Gomatesh heaved a sigh of relief after landing at Chennai airport on Sunday late evening.

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State engineering counselling begins today

Experts recommend students choose better-performing colleges rather than chasing Computer Science seats

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AS RAIN TOOK HUT, ELDERLY WOMAN CRAMS LIFE INTO A LOO

In 2016, when the panchayat authorities constructed a toilet for the 75-year-old R Marimuthu outside her hut in Vettukadu village near Vikravandi in Villupuram district, never did she imagine that the cramped structure would one day turn into her entire household.

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135 new BS VI buses added to TNSTC fleet in a week

Initiative is part of the state government's decision to introduce 7,682 new buses; plans on to replace 200-250 buses every month

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45-year-old theatre loses out to multiplexes, OTT

SINGLE screen theatres are fast losing their pride of pride in Tiruppur.

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Fulfil 5 major demands in budget: CM to centre

AHEAD of the union budget on July 23, Chief Minister MK Stalin outlined five key demands for the state on Sunday, which include the release of funds for Chennai Metro Rail project which has been pending for three years, approval for a flyover expressway between Tambaram and Chengalpattu and reduction in income tax burden of middle-class households.

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Union govt must release funds for metro: Udhaya

YOUTH Welfare, Sports Development and Special Programme Implementation Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday inspected the second phase of the Chennai Metro Rail works being carried out at a cost of ₹63,246 crore in Royapettah, Alapakkam and Poonamallee.

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4 kids among 8 attacked by stray in K'giri

EIGHT persons, including four children, were bitten by a stray dog near Doddametrai village on Sunday.

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Rape accused caught, ‘injures' limbs in 'escape' attempt near Velankanni

THE Nagapattinam police on Saturday night arrested a 28year-old man of Karaikal and remanded him in judicial custody on charges of sexually assaulting a 40-year-old widow in the backyard of her house and attempting to assault her minor daughter on Friday night.

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14-year-old Nipah patient dies, samples of 7 negative

The 14-year-old boy from Pandikkad in Malappuram who contracted Nipah passed away while under treatment at the Kozhikode Government Medical College Hospital (MCH) on Sunday.

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Two antique Amman idols, sword worth ₹2L recovered; four arrested

THE Tamil Nadu Idol Wing CID arrested three men and a woman for allegedly smuggling and selling antique idols in Chennai.

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As inflows to Godavari river rise, first warning at Cotton Barrage likely today

AS rains continued to batter the Godavari districts, a high alert has been sounded in Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema, Eluru, Alluri Sitarama Raju, East and West Godavari districts on Sunday.

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Limited access to lifts ails Guindy hosp patients

Elderly inpatients, attendants forced to take long walks; management says decision was taken to benefit outpatients

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TALL ORDER FOR HASINA TO REGAIN PEOPLE'S TRUST IN BANGLADESH

WHEN the judiciary rushes in where angels fear to tread, dire consequences follow.

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KERALA TRAGEDY THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED

A 47-year-old sanitation worker, Joy, tragically lost his life in Kerala's capital city as he got stuck in a filth-filled canal while trying to clean it up.

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COLDNESS IN BEIJING, HOT MESS IN DHAKA

Bangladesh is trying to balance its ties with India and China. Its PM's truncated Beijing trip may have resulted from strategic differences abroad as much as troubles at home

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FOCUSING ON THE GOOD INSIDE ALL OF US

THERE is good in us all, despite ourselves, as tales about the nature of God-love inform us.

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BJP fumes as Didi says Bengal's doors open for Bangladeshis in distress

THE violence in the neighbouring Bangladesh led West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Benerjee to emphasize that the state was ready to welcome all Bangladeshi refugees who would flee the country in view of the violence and bloodshed.

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Coast Guard evacuates critically ill man off Gujarat coast amid adverse weather

THE Indian Coast Guard (ICG) personnel on Sunday carried out a life-saving evacuation operation off the coast of Gujarat.

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Artefacts' return reflects global liberalism: PM

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that India's heritage is not merely history but also science.

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NDA allies prepare plan to counter Oppn onslaught

Govt to expose 'inaccuracies, citing Rahul's misleading remarks'

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'They beat him up, but he convinced them,”' how a Bangla man drove 15 Indians to safety

A YOUNG Bangladeshi risked his life to help 15 Indian medical students get out of the country amid the violent protests against reservation there.

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Oppn set to corner Nitish as Assembly session begins today

THE five-day Monsoon session of Bihar assembly, which will begin from Monday, is likely to be stormy as the RJD-led grand alliance is all set to corner the state government on various issues including the alleged rising crime graph, corruption, collapse of bridges and NEET-UG paper leak scandal.

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'Operation All Out' in J&K: Additional troops deployed

THE security agencies would soon be launching \"Operation All Out\" in Jammu to tackle militancy in the region, which has emerged as a new militant hotspot in the last few years.

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Don't be complacent, scale up security grid: Military experts

COMPLACENCY of the Indian security establishment, the armed forces and intelligence agencies has led to increased terrorist threats in the Jammu region, experts believe.

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Confusion in Ujjain over MP stance on display of eatery owners' names

THE Ujjain municipal corporation in Madhya Pradesh made a U-turn on Sunday, a day after asking shop owners to display their names and mobile numbers outside their establishments in the ancient city, a directive that came on the heels of a similar order by the BJP government in UP for eateries along the Kanwar Yatra routes.

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Centre has failed to stop infiltration, alleges JMM

HITTING back at BJP's allegations that Bangladeshi infiltrators are changing the demography of Jharkhand, the ruling JMM has sought to put the central government in the dock, saying it is the responsibility of the Central government to stop infiltration.

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Tragedy On Kedarnath Trekking Route: Landslide Kills 3 Pilgrims

THREE pilgrims lost their lives and five others injured in a landslide on the Kedarnath trekking route.

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PIL in C'garh against wild buffaloes being held captive

THE Chhattisgarh high court has served notices to the Centre and the state government in a petition filed over keeping six wild buffaloes translocated from Assam captive in an \"unlawful breeding centre\" inside Barnawapara wildlife sanctuary, around 80 km from Raipur.

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for I took a bullet democracy, Trump says

FORMER US president Donald Trump in his first campaign rally since surviving an assassination attempt dismissed concerns raised by critics that he is a threat to democracy, telling a large crowd in Michigan that he 'took a bullet for democracy.

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What happens next: Joe Biden wants to pass the baton to Kamala Harris

WITH President Joe Biden ending his reelection bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats now must navigate a shift that is unprecedented this late in an election year.

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What Not To Expect From Budget 2024

A nation's Budget is expected to do a balancing act.

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Crypto exchange WazirX offers $23 mn bounty to help recover stolen assets

CRYPTO exchange WazirX on Sunday announced the launch of a comprehensive bounty program to recover the stolen funds.

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Number of land deals down in Q2 over soaring prices

LAND acquisition by developers and other entities plunged in the second quarter of this year (April-June) as the 2024 general elections and skyrocketing land prices dampened sentiments.

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Vedanta Limited raises ₹8,500 crore via maiden QIP at ₹440 per share

VEDANTA Limited on Sunday announced that it has raised ₹8,500 crore through its maiden qualified institutional placement (QIP).

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FLEXI CAP FUNDS UNDER THE SCANNER

HAVING initiated a discussion on how the sub-category of FlexiCap Funds came into being well after the initial categorisation of Equity Mutual Funds by SEBI, their characteristics and points of differentiation with Multi-cap Funds, in this column, we shall cast a glance at some of the funds on offer in this category for investors and how they have performed over time frames of 3 and 5 years.

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Budget 2024: Govt to make new tax regime more lucrative

The government may introduce one potential change by introducing a new tax slab for incomes between ₹15 lakh and ₹18 lakh, with a proposed tax rate of 25%

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WELCOME TO THE RACE OF THE GAMES

Olympics offers a quadrennial window into some of the best performers. At Paris, the women’s 400m freestyle will be one unmissable discipline. Four of the five fastest women in history in the event will go head to head. Outwardly, they, Olympic champs, world champs, current and a couple of former world record holders, have avoided the trash talk. Inwardly, the four have a burning desire to place their tanks on this event. Swaroop Swaminathan takes a magnifying glass

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