The New Indian Express Chennai - December 25, 2024

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December 25, 2024

Centre puts tungsten mining in TN on hold

THE Ministry of Mines on Tuesday requested the Tamil Nadu government to keep the process of issuing the Letter of Intent (LoI) to the preferred bidder, Hindustan Zinc Limited, for mining of tungsten in Nayakkarpatti Tungsten Block in Madurai on hold.

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TN decides to outsource Childline 1098, calls bids

THE department of children welfare and special services (DCW&SS) has invited tenders to outsource operations of Childline 1098, the emergency helpline for children in distress.

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Allu Arjun grilled for three hours, seeks bail

ACTOR Allu Arjun, accused in the Sandhya Theatre stampede case, was on Tuesday grilled for more than three hours by the police.

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Lokpal calls Sebi chief for oral hearing

TAKING cognizance of complaints of impropriety and conflict of interest filed by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and two others, anti-corruption body Lokpal on Tuesday called Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch and the complainants for 'oral hearing' on January 28.

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BJP X'mas outreach hits Kerala wall

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the Christmas celebration hosted by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) in Delhi, a senior Orthodox Church Bishop in Kerala on Tuesday openly questioned the saffron party's outreach to the Christian community.

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SL HAS NATIONALISED 365 TN BOATS WORTH ₹150 CR IN LAST 10 YRS

Around 21 boats stuck in SL even after release

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Arif transferred to Bihar, Bhalla goes to Manipur

Kerala governor shifted to NDA-ruled Bihar; former home secy gets to manage Manipur

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'In disasters, we need a result-oriented admin based on common sense'

J Radhakrishnan was collector of Thanjavur when the tsunami struck in 2004.

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Temple activist granted bail

JUSTICE V Lakshminarayanan of Madras HC granted conditional bail to temple activist Rangarajan Narasimhan of Srirangam in two criminal cases relating to circulating derogatory messages against Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin and Embar Jeeyar of Sriperumbudur, and harassing a woman advocate through messages on the social media.

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Chargesheet filed against two in Hizb-Ut-Tahrir terror case

THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against two accused in a terror conspiracy case involving the Hizb ut Tahrir (HuT) terrorist organisation, the agency said on Tuesday.

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From January, liquor sales to be fully based on QR code

TAMIL Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) is gearing up to implement an end-to-end computerisation using QR code system to ensure transparency in liquor sales across the state.

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BALL THAT TURNED FORTUNES AROUND

When all seemed lost, a coach and his team helped many girls breathe life back into the game called life

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Fishers upset over move to get Blue Flag tag for Marina

THE fishing community from Nochikuppam staged a road roko and raised slogans on Tuesday against the Greater Chennai Corporation's (GCC) move to obtain Blue Flag status for a portion of the Marina beach.

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8K cops deployed across 350 churches in city

As part of security arrangements for Christmas by the Chennai Police, 8,000 police personnel will be deployed from Tuesday night till Wednesday night across 350 churches in Chennai.

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TN mulls green bonds for infra projects

TAMIL Nadu is looking at issuing green bonds for sustainable urban infrastructure, including district cooling systems—centralised plants which could cool entire buildings by passing chilled water through a network of pipelines.

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Unconditional support if DMK okays 15% quota, says Anbumani

PMK will extend unconditional support to the DMK without demanding seats if the ruling party implements 15% internal reservation to Vanniyars, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss said on Tuesday.

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Building plan compliance must, can't exempt schools, says court

COMING down heavily on the state for failing to act tough on building plan violations, the Madras HC said the court cannot show leniency towards violations even if it is a school or place of worship.

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CM hails Periyar on death anniv, opens digital library

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday inaugurated the Periyar Rationalist Digital Library and Research Centre at DK headquarters, Periyar Thidal, to mark the 51st death anniversary of social reformer Thanthai Periyar.

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BJP chief compares Modi to MGR; AIADMK says ex-CM was not communal

ON the death anniversary day of former chief minister MG Ramachandran, the AIADMK and the BJP clashed over BJP state president K Annamalai drawing a parallel between MGR and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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TRB equipped to conduct SET, says Chezhiaan

Higher Education Minister Govi Chezhiaan on Tuesday said the Teachers Recruitment Board has adequate infrastructure to conduct the State Eligibility Test (SET).

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Rise in child marriages shocking, says Annamalai

EXPRESSING shock at the report about the increase in child marriages in Tamil Nadu, BJP state president K Annamalai blamed the state government for the worrying trend.

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CM asks Jaishankar to get fishers released

EXPRESSING serious concern over the arrest of 17 fishermen from Rameswaram along with their boats on Tuesday, Chief Minister MK Stalin urged External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to take immediate diplomatic steps to secure the release of all the fishermen and their boats besides ensuring that attacks on fishermen do not occur in future.

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Cameras found in changing room near Rameswaram temple, two arrested

AFTER devotees found a hidden camera in a private changing room in Rameswaram, the police arrested two persons, including the facility's owner.

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SL arrests 17 fishers for IMBL violation, seizes two TN boats

Arrested fishers belong to Rameswaram & Thangachimadam, remanded for two weeks

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Periyar's principles have been diluted over time: CPM

CPM state secretary K Balakrishnan on Tuesday expressed concern that Periyar's principles gradually got sidelined over the past five decades.

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Hydroponic weed smuggled from Thailand is the new craze in India

Seizures across India show carriers follow same modus operandi; kingpins allegedly from Kerala

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Jumbo dies, forest officials try to unite calf with herd

FOREST department staff and officials are trying to unite a two-month-old calf elephant with a herd after its mother died near the Thadagam reserve forest in Pannimadai on Tuesday morning.

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Metro rail work in Coimbatore to commence in a month

\"PRELIMINARY work for the Coimbatore Metro Rail Project will start in January-February 2025,\" Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) Managing Director MA Siddique said on Tuesday.

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Strong demand, residential market sale to grow by 20-25% in 2025

THE Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India (CREDAI) has projected the Chennai residential market sale to grow by 20% to 25% during 2025 fuelled by ongoing infrastructure development, a stable economic outlook, and rising demand for modern, well-connected housing.

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Bodies of three boys recovered from Cauvery

A team of 51 firefighters on Tuesday recovered the bodies of the three Class 10 students washed away in River Cauvery at Ayyalamman Padithurai in Kudamurutti of the district.

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Kerala PCB takes action against cancer centre for dumping medical waste in TN

'Action will also be taken against others for violating sections of Environment Protection Act'

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MAKING WHOLE WITH CHARGE OF HALF A STATE

The Delhi government has always had to contend with the limited power it's given. A new book gives details of its governance model in health and education

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MYANMAR JUNTA DIGS ITSELF A DEEPER HOLE

NEARLY four years after the coup in Myanmar in February 2021, the world seems to have forgotten the tragic circumstances within the nation and the unresolved political crisis that has engulfed it.

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EC rules out foul play in Maha polls, invites Cong for meeting on Dec 3

IN its response to a complaint filed by the Congress, the Election Commission of India (EC) on Tuesday wrote to the party dispelling the misconceptions regarding the jump in voting percentage on the polling day of the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly election.

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Crucial Belagavi CWC meet to make Congress battle-ready for 2025

THE Congress will prepare a blueprint to get battle ready for 2025 in the working committee meeting in Karnataka's Belagavi, which will mark the 100th anniversary of the Belagavi session presided over by Mahatma Gandhi.

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Selection process of NHRC chief fundamentally flawed, says Rahul

A day after retired Supreme Court Justice V Ramasubramanian was appointed as chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday stated that the selection process adopted by the committee was fundamentally flawed.

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Cong challenges tweaks in election rules, moves SC seeking 'transparency'

THE Congress on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Central government's move to amend the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961.

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Key NDA meet at Nadda residence to chalk out Assembly polls strategy

TOP National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders are set to meet on Wednesday to address the controversy surrounding Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on BR Ambedkar, strategies for key state polls and 'one nation one election', among others, sources said.

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Kamarajar Port cargo handling capacity doubled

THE cargo-handling capacity at Indian ports has risen from 871.52 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) in 2014-15 to 1629.86 MTPA in 2023-24.

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A tribute to Atal Ji, the statesman whose vision shaped India

TODAY, December 25, He stands tall as a statesman who continues to inspire countless people.

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Maha Yuti in Maha slugfest over guardian ministry

AFTER cabinet expansions and portfolio allocations, a slugfest is on among Maha Yuti alliance partners over getting the guardian ministry of districts in Maharashtra.

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Maoists kill 4 over 'links with cops' in Bastar

THE Maoists killed four villagers on suspicion of being a police informer in two separate cases in Chhattisgarh's Bastar.

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Punjab police stations under security cover after 8 blasts, encounter deaths

IN the wake of eight blasts at various police stations, police posts and check posts last month, the Punjab Police is tightening security around its establishments in Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts, sources said on Tuesday.

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Govt on car buying spree, acquires 8 for Omar

AFTER purchasing 90 new Mahindra Scorpio vehicles for the 90 newly-elected MLAs of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, the Omar Abdullah government would purchase eight Toyota Fortuner vehicles for the Chief Minister's use.

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UP teenager stripped, beaten, urinated upon, dies by suicide in Basti

A party turned into a tragedy for the family of a Class 10 student.

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Fresh fissures in Gujarat BJP over unveiling plaque

Row as MPs, MLAs, party in-charges left out

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5 jawans killed in J-K as vehicle falls into gorge; no terror angle

AT least five soldiers were killed and five others injured after the vehicle in which they were travelling fell into a deep gorge at the border district of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.

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RJD, JD(U) in poster war ahead of assembly polls

BIHAR politics has already gone into an overdrive even as the assembly elections are still around 10 months away with the RJD and JD(U) sparring over issues like migration and employment.

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9-member panel for biz rules in House formed

JAMMU and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Tuesday constituted a 9-member committee to finalise draft Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Legislative Assembly.

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Expect Haniyeh rerun on Houthis, says Israel

ISRAEL's defence minister has confirmed that Israel assassinated Hamas' top leader last summer and is threatening to take similar action against the leadership of the Houthi rebel group in Yemen.

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Biden signs defense bill into law to boost military spending

PRESIDENT Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a defence bill that authorises significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter China's growing power and boosts overall military spending to $895 billion despite his objections to language stripping coverage of transgender medical treatments for children in military families.

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UN in Syria ready to collect proof of Assad's crime

Spokesman says there is a small window of opening to secure documentary evidence

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11 killed, 7 hurt in blast at Turkey explosives plant

A powerful blast ripped through an explosives plant in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, killing 11 people and injuring seven others, officials said.

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Parts of Bosnia powerless after heavy snow storm

TENS of thousands of homes in Bosnia and Herzegovina were left without electricity on Monday, particularly in the northern part of the Balkan country, after it was hit by heavy snow and strong winds, the local electricity provider announced.

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HFCL defence equipment mfg unit in Hosur

HFCL Limited, a leading telecom equipment maker, on Tuesday inaugurated a state-of-the-art defence equipment manufacturing facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu.

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Fresher hirings see rise: Job applications surge 27% to 2 crore in 2024

THE country's fresher job market has bounced back in 2024 as the year saw significant fresher hiring across sectors.

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Recharge plans for voice calls, messages to benefit customer, not telcos

THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) recent directive to have recharge plans exclusively for voice calls and messages without any compulsion to buy internet data will benefit customers not much to telecom service providers, say industry experts.

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PM Modi meets economists ahead of Budget

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with a group of economists and thought leaders in preparation for the Union Budget at NITI Aayog.

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RBI sold $9.28 billion in forex market in Oct to support rupee

IN a bid to support a falling rupee, which lost as much as 125 paise between October 10 and December 24 when it closed at 85.207, the Reserve Bank on Tuesday said it has net sold $9.28 billion on the spot foreign exchange market in October. The net outstanding forward sale stood at $49.18 billion in October as compared to the net sale of $14.58 billion in September.

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No GST on sale of used car at loss

As per sources, GST is payable only on the value representing the margin of the seller

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Dabur to launch toothpaste for kids' category

DABUR India on Tuesday announced its entry into the kids' toothpaste category with the launch of 'Dabur Herb'l Kids Toothpaste' curated for cavity protection for kids above three years of age.

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Dabur moves HC against Patanjali over Chyawanprash ad campaign

FMCG segment leader Dabur approached the Delhi High Court on Tuesday, alleging that Patanjali Ayurved has been running advertisements that disparage its Chyawanprash products.

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Year-ender 2024: Telecom sector sees tariff hikes, user losses, Vi fundraising

INDIAN telecom sector had a mixed bag in 2024, marked by tariff hikes, subscriber losses, and fundraising by loss-making telecom service provider Vodafone Idea.

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RBI bulletin says economy on recovery path

AFTER the slump in the second quarter, the economy has regained momentum and is recovering fast on the back of strong festival demand and there is a sustained upswing in rural demand, the in-house researchers and economists at the RBI said on Tuesday in its monthly bulletin, underlining the central bank's optimism in the strength of the economy.

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BOXING DAY TEST: EYE ON REDEFINING MELBOURNE IDENTITY

Rohit and Co would hope to save series with dominant performance against hosts

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India to play matches in Dubai, Pak tie on Feb 23

FINALLY, the International Cricket Council on Tuesday announced the much-awaited schedule of the 2025 Champions Trophy.

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Cranbrook to MCG, the rise and rise of teenager Konstas

ON the eve of New South Wales' first Sheffield Shield match of the season against South Australia at Cricket Central in Sydney, Sam Konstas was sitting with his batting coach Tahmid Islam for dinner.

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Timely lift for Haryana shuttler

DEVIKA SIHAG is stoked at the moment. She had a valid reason to be.

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Shooting mental sport, award snub can affect Manu anytime: Coach Jaspal

DOUBLE Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker finally broke her silence on her exclusion from the Khel Ratna list.

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Excited with pack of pacers in SA20

WITH the third edition of the SA20 coming soon, the Ambassador of the franchise league and former South African fast bowler Allan Donald believes the new crop of pace bowlers coming from his home country are the ones to watch out for.

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DARK ENERGY DOESN'T EXIST?

New study shows the 'timescape' model of cosmic expansion, which doesn't have a need for dark energy because the differences in ✓ stretching light aren't the result of an accelerating universe, but instead a consequence of how we calibrate time and distance

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LEG-POWER: FINDING GROUND LIKE THE CENTIPEDE & MILLIPEDE

TRAINS or trailers of the animal kingdom, centipedes and millipedes, both belonging to the class Myriapoda, are arthropods with fascinating mechanisms.

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'Shyam Benegal thought of cinema as art, not as an industry'

Veteran actor Mohan Agashe, who worked with Shyam Benegal on Nishant (1975), Manthan (1976) and Bhumika (1977), shares his thoughts on the legendary filmmaker

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Unplugged and unforgettable

What's the first thing you notice at a concert? The artist on stage, the setlist, or maybe the microphones? Probably not the last one, right? Yet, microphones have quietly (or rather, not-so-quietly) shaped our experience of live music for decades, amplifying sound but also, in some cases, diluting its natural essence. So, what happens when an entire music festival decides to toss them out?

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