S'pore tycoon given 18 yrs jail for cheating
The New Indian Express|November 19, 2024
THE founder of a failed Singapore oil trading company was sentenced on Monday to nearly 18 years in jail for cheating banking giant HSBC out of millions of dollars.

Lim Oon Kuin, 82, was convicted in May in a case that dented the city-state's reputation as a top Asian oil trading hub. His firm, Hin Leong Trading, was among Asia's biggest oil trading companies before its sudden and dramatic collapse in 2020.

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FOR BALANCE IN REGULATING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR CHILDREN
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FOR BALANCE IN REGULATING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR CHILDREN

AUSTRALIA'S recent bipartisan legislation banning social media for children under 16 has fuelled a global debate about the psychological impact of online platforms on children's well-being.

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December 27, 2024
When the Union Is Not a Sum of the Parts
The New Indian Express

When the Union Is Not a Sum of the Parts

Given our fractured polity and institutional atrophy, this isn't a moment to celebrate the Constitution. Instead, we should ponder about the future of our democracy and constitutional culture

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December 27, 2024
Foresters' attempts to unite elephant calf with herds fail
The New Indian Express

Foresters' attempts to unite elephant calf with herds fail

FOREST department officials have been attempting to unite a two-month-old elephant calf with a herd for the second consecutive day on Wednesday.

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December 27, 2024
MT leaves behind eternal void in cultural realm
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MT leaves behind eternal void in cultural realm

Death gave him no pain; coz life never enamoured him! Thus wrote MT in 'Shathru'. Yet he cherished each moment, endowed with a profound gaze that penetrated deep into the innermost recesses of the Malayali psyche, pouring out a slew of timeless creations.

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December 27, 2024
The New Indian Express

Security beefed up at Puliyarai check post

THE Tenkasi police have beefed up security at the Puliyarai check post on the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border to prevent the transportation of various wastes from the neighbouring state into Tamil Nadu here on Thursday.

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December 27, 2024
Revanth proposes cess on movie tickets, says no to benefit shows
The New Indian Express

Revanth proposes cess on movie tickets, says no to benefit shows

THE Telangana government has proposed to levy cess on movie tickets for use in the construction of Integrated Residential Schools in the state.

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December 27, 2024
The New Indian Express

No compassionate ground posting in school dept since 2016; 5K families hit

FOR the 5,500 families waiting for jobs on compassionate grounds in the Tamil Nadu school education department, the ordeal seems unending as the department has not appointed even one person under the category in the last eight years across the state.

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December 27, 2024
Singh steered economic transformation: Stalin
The New Indian Express

Singh steered economic transformation: Stalin

Says former PM's partnership with Kalaignar was instrumental in advancing development of the state; other leaders too pay homage

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December 27, 2024
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Kin of jailed fishermen seek legal help

AFTER more than a year, family members of jailed fishermen from Ramanathapuram, who were \"falsely implicated\" in a case of drug smuggling, made a plea to MEA to hire a local advocate and ensure their release.

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December 27, 2024
The New Indian Express

Enforce laws strictly, end child marriage

CPM state secretary K Balakrishnan has expressed concern over increasing child marriages in Tamil Nadu, calling it a human rights violation.

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December 27, 2024