The New Indian Express Chennai - December 22, 2024

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December 22, 2024

Love-all: Sindhu-Sai set for new match

THERE is always a sprinkling of condiments to add flavour to a celebrity marriage. The brouhaha it generates is sometimes bewildering. When P V Sindhu announced her engagement and marriage to a Hyderabad entrepreneur, interest grew as the date of marriage neared, especially surrounding the identity of her to-be-husband Venkata Datta Sai.

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EB deaths up, but no count on demise of contract employees

THE recent electrocution deaths of two contract employees engaged in maintenance work on a 11-kV power line along the Olaiyur Ring Road in Tiruchy district has brought the focus back on the avoidable yet recurring mortalities of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board's workers.

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Unpaid bill: 4K schools in TN may lose internet

AT a time when the state government is promoting smart classrooms and hi-tech labs across state schools, more than 3,700 high and higher secondary government schools may soon lose their internet connection as they haven't been able to settle outstanding bills worth ₹1.5 crore to BSNL.

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Pegasus liable in WhatsApp suit: US court

WITH a US court finding Israel's NSO Group — which sells spyware Pegasus — liable in a lawsuit filed by WhatsApp in 2019 flagging breaches in devices, snooping is back on the front burner, including in India.

1 min

Rule tweak cuts access to certain poll documents

Cong raps amendment, says it will seek legal recourse

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PLAN TO FORMALISE SPL CESS ON DISASTER RELIEF

THE GST Council on Saturday decided to formalise a procedure for states to levy special cess to raise money for disaster relief.

1 min

A VOYAGE WOVEN WITH SALT & STARLIGHT

AS A GRADUATE IN ENGLISH LITERATURE, SUBIKSHA WORKED AT A PRIVATE BANK BEFORE PURSUING HER PASSION OF BECOMING A FISHERWOMAN AND A SEAFOOD ENTREPRENEUR

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Pages that breathe, dreams that rise

In the urban jungle of Chennai, where childhood dreams often wither under the scorching sun of inequality, two teenagers rose to defy the odds.

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The boy who broke free

THE air hung heavy with the stench of sweat and fear. Tiny hands, calloused and scarred, clutched at the rough fabric of a tattered shirt. Two-year-old Vinoth, his eyes wide with confusion and terror, watched as his parents were bound, their cries echoing through the cavernous rice mill in Ponneri.

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Cop jumps off second floor after quarrel, lands on iron grill, dies

A 30-year-old police constable died of injuries sustained after jumping from the second floor of his brother's apartment onto an iron grill on a compound wall in KK Nagar on Friday night.

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Sagging power line comes in contact with bus, kills pilgrim getting off vehicle

A 20-year-old bus passenger, Agalya of Tirupattur, died early on Saturday after she was electrocuted by a sagging power line while alighting from the vehicle along the Arcot-Cheyyar Road.

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Forest dept to launch 'Turtle Walk' app; 1,100 eggs secured in Pulicat

Nesting of Olive Ridley turtles on TN shores begins at brisk pace; 45 hatcheries established

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Man loses mom's cancer treatment money in online rummy, kills self

A young man died allegedly by suicide after spending the money kept for his mother's cancer treatment in an online rummy game, police said on Saturday.

1 min

GCC floats bids for upkeep of 595 parks

THE Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has floated tenders for the maintenance of 595 parks across the city.

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DMK govt not genuine on Tungsten issue: EPS

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami has criticised the DMK government for its alleged lethargic attitude in handling the tungsten mining issue.

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MAN ATTACKS DALIT FOR DRINKING TEA IN HIS PRESENCE

The Tiruppur district police have booked a 50-year-old man from a dominant community under SC/ST Act after he allegedly attacked a 36-year-old Dalit man for sitting in front of him and drinking tea at a bakery in Moolanur in Tiruppur district.

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Stalin calls DMK MPs heroes for their good performance in Parl

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Saturday commended the DMK MPs for the manner in which they conducted themselves by raising important issues in an impactful manner during the recently concluded winter session of the Parliament.

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Sahitya winner: CM promised memorial for Nellai uprising

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Saturday felicitated historian AR Venkatachalapathy, who has been chosen for the Sahitya Akademi award for 2024, for his book Tirunelveli Ezhuchiyum Vaa Vuu Ciyum-1908 (Tirunelveli Uprising and V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, 1908).

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Udhaya: AIADMK is a frog seeking refuge in shadow of snake BJP

DEPUTY Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday alleged the pact between AIADMK and BJP is no more tacit and the former's support of the ruling party in the centre is now out in the open.

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HC seeks probe, action on cops in Nellai court murder

THE Madras High Court on Saturday directed the Commissioner of Tirunelveli city police to hold an inquiry into the alleged negligence on the part of the policemen present at the district court complex to prevent the brutal murder of an accused just outside the gates of the court.

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Civic polls only after delimitation, reservation works, govt tells court

Addl advocate gen says collectors will hold meetings with stakeholders to devise modalities

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Woman kills son by slitting throat, attempts suicide

A 31-year-old woman allegedly slit the throats of her two sons aged four and one-and-a-half, before attempting to die by suicide in Kilpauk on Saturday.

1 min

Another waste dump in KL border dist

AFTER waste was found dumped at two locations on the banks of the Parakkai south big tank near Nagercoil, Collector R Alagumeena inspected the sites and instructed officials to remove it.

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Autopsy shows MTR tigress died due to parasitic infection

A postmortem examination carried out on Saturday on a female tiger aged 6-7 years revealed that it died due to an alleged parasitic infection at Theppakkadu forest range in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR).

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We won't press for guv's removal, says law minister

THE state will not demand Governor RN Ravi's removal as it might make him more determined to hold onto his position, Minister for Law S Regupathy said on Saturday.

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Odisha girl clears Tamil talent search exam, scores 91 out of 100

A 16-year-old girl from Ganjam district in Odisha—presently a Class 11 student at Government Higher Secondary School in Velliyangadu—has cleared Tamil Talent Search Examination (TTSE), securing 91 out of 100 marks.

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Allu Arjun inhumane even after woman's death: CM

CHIEF Minister A Revanth Reddy once again took Tollywood actor Allu Arjun to task for the stampede that occurred at Sandhya Theatre. During the premiere of Pushpa-2, a woman lost her life, and her 8-year-old son suffered asphyxiation. He has been battling for life in hospital.

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6 fishers assaulted, robbed at sea off Kodiyakarai coast

SIX fishermen from Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai districts were allegedly assaulted and robbed at sea by assailants said to be from Sri Lanka on Friday night.

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Lack of facilities, public resistance land Kerala in medical-waste trouble

KERALA is grappling with a medical-waste crisis as incidents of illegal dumping in neighbouring states become a major concern.

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Gang held for kidnapping financier

A FOUR-MEMBER gang, including a woman, was arrested by the Koyambedu police in Chennai on Saturday for allegedly kidnapping vehicle financier U Durai Raghupathy and assaulting him.

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No need to review bail granted to Senthil Balaji: SC

Another SC bench had called Balaji appointment as minister immediately after bail 'terribly wrong'

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Lorry crashes on SUV, six killed in Bengaluru

A 48-year-old director and CEO of a software company, along with five members of his family, including three children, were crushed to death after a container lorry carrying 40 tonnes of cement poles fell on their SUV in a serial accident on the busy Bengaluru-Tumakuru National Highway-4 near Talekere under Nelamangala police station limits at 11 am on Saturday.

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PROTECT SOIL AFTER A YEAR OF LANDSLIDES

In December, a landslide occurred in the rocky Thiruvannamalai on the slopes of the Annamalaiyar Hill, after a heavy rainfall unusual for the region. Seven persons died after a boulder fell on their house. Another landslide occurred the next day. The cause, again, was excessive construction.

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TAXPAYER MONEY WASTED, PUBLIC ISSUES ADJOURNED

SPEAKING in the Constituent Assembly on November 4, 1948, B R Ambedkar said if things go wrong it would not be because of a bad Constitution, but because \"man was vile\". India's political class it would seem is committed to illustrate the prescience of the observation. This winter session, the atrocious conduct of members of parliament ensured that political rhetoric thrived, while questions of governance were waylaid.

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THE RISE & RISE OF AMBEDKAR AS AN ICON

THE fracas over an insult to Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar leading to fisticuffs between the members of the ruling coalition and the opposition within the parliament complex underlined two distinctive trends.

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Govt to check commercial viability of D2M tech

AFTER the \"reasonably successful\" preliminary trials of direct-to-mobile (D2M) technology – telecast of live TV channels on smartphones without an internet connection – Prasar Bharati has sent a detailed proposal with findings to the government to seek approval for initiating large-scale testing to check its commercial feasibility.

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Cong launches campaign to uphold Ambedkar's legacy, lines up rallies

TAKING the Ambedkar row from Parliament to streets, the Congress launched a nationwide campaign on Saturday.

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No grounds to reject Oppn's no-trust notice against V-P

THERE is no constitutional ground to reject the impeachment notice submitted by the Opposition seeking the removal of Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, said constitutional expert and former Lok Sabha secretary general PDT Achary.

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Net forest cover rises, but decreases in biodiverse regions like Western Ghats

INDIA's net forest coverage increased by 1,445 square kilometers during 2021-23, but it lost the natural forest density in biodiverse-rich Western Ghats, Northeast, open natural ecosystems and mangrove forests, according to the biennial data released by the Central government on Saturday.

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Indian skills will help build 'New Kuwait': PM

Modi addresses diaspora, meets 101-year-old former IFS officer Mangal Sain Handa after granddaughter's request

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AGITATOR TO VICTIM & A BRUSH WITH GANDHI

MID the melee and uproar at Makar Dwar of Parliament, the image of Pratap Chandra Sarangi, frail and bloodied, with a handkerchief pressed against his forehead, evoked a strange sense of irony.

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Alternative route to Leh-Ladakh: MoD seeks transport ministry nod for tunnel

THE Union Ministry of Defence has recommended that the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) approve the construction of the Bhubhu Jot tunnel.

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Bihar Guv: Arms, not satyagraha drove British out

BIHAR Governor Rajendra Arlekar on Friday said British rulers left India not because of 'satyagraha', but when they saw arms in native people's hands and realised that they can go to any extent.

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1st ‘Dome City’ with 360° view in Mahakumbh

IN a bid to blend faith and spirituality with modernity, the Uttar Pradesh government is building the country's first Dome City in Arail area of Mahakumbh Nagar.

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Work for people, Shah tells cops in Northeast

Says police need to change approach as insurgency has been tackled

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C'garh cop kills self, note on palm blames officials

A constable, who was on duty during a police recruitment drive in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district, died by suicide on Saturday.

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Ex-transport dept cop main suspect in big gold and cash seizure in MP

FORMER MP transport department constable-turned-businessman Saurabh Sharma, whose premises were raided for two days by Lokayukta police, may emerge as the key suspect in the seizure of 52 kg gold and ₹11 crore cash from a car in Bhopal on Friday night.

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Maha portfolio allocation: CM keeps home, Shinde urban development

AFTER much delay, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis finally allocated the portfolios to his ministers on Saturday.

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Petition seeking Yogi's removal in Allahabad HC

A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Allahabad High Court, seeking removal of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for publicly backing Justice Shekhar Yadav's controversial remarks at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event in Prayagraj on December 8.

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16 Israelis injured as rocket fired by Yemen's Houthis hit Tel Aviv

A rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv overnight, leaving 16 people slightly injured by shattered glass, the Israeli military said on Saturday, days after Israeli airstrikes hit Houthi rebels who have been launching missiles in solidarity with Palestinians.

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Ukraine strikes deep inside Russia

UKRAINE brought the war into the heart of Russia Saturday morning with drone attacks that local authorities said damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan in the Tatarstan region, over 1,000 kilometers from the front line.

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Musk backs Germany's far-right party

A post from Elon Musk on his platform X claiming that only the far-right AfD party can \"save Germany\" sparked accusations on Friday that he was seeking to interfere in the country's upcoming election.

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Congress approves last-minute bill to avert shutdown

FACING a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.

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Jail terms for 25 Pak civilians over 2023 riot

PAKISTAN'S military courts sentenced 25 civilians to prison terms ranging from two to 10 years for attacking military installations during riots which erupted following the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan in May last year, the Army announced on Saturday.

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Pope Francis reprimands Vatican staff for gossiping in Christmas message

POPE Francis told Vatican bureaucrats on Saturday to stop speaking ill of one another, as he once again used his annual Christmas greetings to admonish the backstabbing and gossiping among his closest collaborators.

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NEW GST INVOICING: A STEP FORWARD OR BACKWARD?

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework in India has undergone several changes since its inception in 2017. One of the most significant updates is the introduction of the Invoice Management System (IMS) by the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN), launched in October 2024.

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Domestic migrant count down 12% since '11: Report

THE number of domestic migrants have lowered by nearly 12% to 40.20 crore between 2011 and 2023, indicating increased economic opportunities across the country, said a report by prime minister's economic advisory panel EAC-PM.

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Housing sales likely to fall 21% in Oct-Dec quarter

IN a not so positive development for the real estate sector, housing supply in top 9 cities is expected to decline 33% and housing sales to come down by 21% in the October-December period of CY2024 (Q4CY24), said real estate consultancy firm PropEquity on Saturday.

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Council meet: Rates, clarifications

EVEN though the GST Council in its 55th meeting in Jaisalmer avoided \"thorny\" issues such as lowering GST rates on insurance premium and a discussion on rate rationalisation, it did make several changes in the rates of goods and services.

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TNCA felicitates CSK CEO Kasi at Chepauk

THE Tamil Nadu Cricket Association organized a ceremony to felicitate Kallidaikurichi S Viswanathan, former secretary of TNCA, and CEO of Chennai Super Kings to celebrate his induction into the Cricket Hall of Fame, Hartford, USA, for his outstanding contribution as an administrative and executive at KMK Stand, MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday.

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Anmolpreet hits record-breaking ton

Anmolpreet Singh smashed the quickest List A hundred by an Indian, a 35-ball effort, to guide Punjab to an easy nine-wicket win over Arunachal Pradesh in a Group C Vijay Hazare match on Saturday.

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Suruchi shoots 4th gold in Nat'ls

TEENAGED Haryana shooter Suruchi continued to dominate the 67th National Shooting Championship for pistol events by winning her fourth gold in two days here on Saturday.

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Nat'l badminton meet: Anmol, Aaakarshi in Rd 4

Rising shuttler Anmol Kharb had a relatively relaxing day out as she reached the women's singles fourth round of the ongoing Senior National Badminton Championships at Bengaluru while top seed Aakarshi Kashyap survived an early scare to enter the same stage.

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Man City slump to 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa

ASTON Villa beat crisis-hit Manchester City 2-1 on Saturday to heap more misery on floundering manager Pep Guardiola, who has now suffered nine defeats in his past 12 matches.

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Mastering art of leaving in practice

ET sessions sometimes work as a giant book of revelation. The sessions can reveal what's been discussed inside the dressing room. What is on a batter's mind; or what line a bowler would be looking at or what length he would prefer.

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Mumbai overcome Chennaiyin fight

ONE step forward, two steps backwards. That has been the general theme of Chennaiyin FC in the ongoing season of the Indian Super League.

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2032 OLYMPICS BRIS-BANE: PAUSE & EFFECT

Since the time it was announced as host city for 2032 Olympics, the road so far has been far from ideal for Brisbane and Queensland. Uncertainty over venues and spiralling costs have led to some confusion. With the 100-day review nearing completion, Gomesh S finds out how the city is gearing up for 2032 Summer Games...

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PROCESS TO IMPEACH MEMBERS OF THE HIGHER JUDICIARY

The VHP chief said he was not aware of the exact nature of the comments on \"majority,\" attributed to the HC judge, but \"I would not be apologetic,\" even if Justice Yadav had said so.

3 mins

Untangled Threads He Weaves

An embroiderer who grew up poor is a celebrity in demand with collectors and artists

3 mins

Every Woman's Brushstrokes

A beautiful blue and pink-hued sky surrounded by lush greenery. Within this is a tree with specks of orange and yellow, besides which is a bed where a woman is sleeping her flowing tresses falling into the foliage.

2 mins

Stepping Across the Worry Lines

The Raghu Dixit Project launches a new album Shakkar as a vernacular statement about India and diversity

3 mins

Stop Inane and Diversionary Debates, and Focus on What Really Matters

I am neither an economist nor a financial expert, but I feel a perfect storm is brewing in the Indian economy.

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Market on the Sands

The Rathgama Wella Fish Market

2 mins

The Corrosive Power of Pride

Pride fosters a sense of superiority that harms relationships, distorts the mind, and impedes personal and spiritual growth

3 mins

Of Our Non-violent Ancestors

Pattanaik provides a comprehensive insight into the mysterious world of the Harappan civilisation

2 mins

'I Know How to Play Real Characters'

Jennifer Lopez speaks to Katie Ellis on how Unstoppable made her realise that she can overcome anything in life

3 mins

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