In this issue

May 01, 2024

Battle of a different kind in saffron citadel Vidisha

IN Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency, nobody bothers to debate who will win this time. All discussions are about the victory margin of the BJP candidate, former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

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PRIVATE BUS LOSES CONTROL, FALLS OFF YERCAUD HAIRPIN BEND, 5 DEAD

FIVE people were killed after the private bus in which they were travelling from Yercaud to Salem veered out of control while navigating a hairpin bend on Tuesday evening.

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Youth beaten for refusing to wed minor dies

TWO days after being thrashed by five of his friends, a 23-yearold fuel pump operator succumbed to his injuries at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital on Monday night.

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Drought in K'taka grim, no more water to TN: CWRO

THE Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) on Tuesday rejected Tamil Nadu government's demand to release the backlog of its share of Cauvery water, stating there will be no further release of water from Karnataka's reservoirs as the state's drought situation has turned grim.

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Political slugfest as JDS suspends Prajwal Revanna

WILL EXPEL IF FOUND GUILTY, SAYS HDK; BJP ASKS WHY CONG GOVT 'DELAYED' PROBE

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3 women among 10 Maoists killed in C'garh encounter

THE banned CPI (Maoist) on Tuesday suffered fresh reverses, with the elimination of 10 fighters, including three women, in yet another encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh.

1 min

Dube, Samson in; KL, Rinku overlooked for T20 World Cup

THE Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) erred on the side of caution as they named the 15-member squad tasked with ending a 11-year ICC title drought.

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Nirmala Devi gets 10 yrs RI, ₹2.4L fine

She was found guilty of luring college girls into giving sexual favours to MKU officials

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No spl polls for voters left out of electoral rolls: HC

THE Madras High Court has refused to stall the vote count in Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency or issue directions to the Election Commission of India to arrange for a special polling for left-out voters.

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'Vallalar centre works won't affect devotees'

THE state government on Tuesday told the Madras High Court that the Vallalar International Centre, which is under construction on Sathiya Gnana Sabhai premises at Vadalur in Cuddalore district, is being raised only for the benefit of devotees of Vallalar and the construction would not affect them.

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Broad gauge for 13 yrs, no trains on Velankanni-Nagai line

IT has been over 13 years since the railway line from Nagapattinam to Velankanni was converted to broad gauge (BG) and thrown open for service.

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HC junks plea to adjust Covid duty in bond period of docs

THE Madras High Court has refused to adjust the Covid-duty days of postgraduate students of medicine in their compulsory service bond period, and remarked that it is utterly unjustifiable and unacceptable to use the selfless service period as a way to get away with the bond policy \"Individuals from various government departments, NGOs, and other private individuals volunteered to serve the public in the need of the hour during Covid pandemic.

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City residents lose sleep over sporadic power cuts

WITH increasing temperatures and surging power demand, several localities in Chennai have been witnessing sporadic power cuts, voltage fluctuations, and short circuits, even during nights.

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4 killed in two separate road accidents

FOUR persons were killed in two separate road accidents at Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu on Monday night.

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5 surrender in Villivakkam history sheeter's murder

FIVE men involved in the murder of a history sheeter in broad daylight on Villivakkam flyover on Monday surrendered before the Rajamangalam police later in the night.

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Broadway bus terminus to be relocated

With GCC set to begin construction of multi-modal hub, Island Ground might become temporary home of terminus B ANBUSELVAN & NIRUPAMA VISWANATHAN @ Chennai BROADWAY bus terminus, one of the city's largest bus termini for Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) buses, is set to be temporarily relocated to facilitate the construction of a 21-storey multi-modal hub by the Greater Chennai Corporation.

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Pastor held for killing wife

A 35-year-old man was arrested at Ponmar village in Kancheepuram district on Tuesday for allegedly killing his wife over an argument on Sunday.

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Nagai fishermen assaulted mid-sea by 'Sri Lankans', one hospitalised

A group of four fishermen from the district came under attack allegedly from Sri Lankan assailants while fishing near Kodiyakarai on Monday evening.

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BLAZING SUN NO BAR IN BUILDING A LIVELIHOOD

This May Day, TNIE launches a series to examine the conditions in which labourers toil under the hot sun to earn their daily bread. In the first part, we look at the lives of construction workers

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US automation firm to establish unit in Oragadam

AMERICAN industrial automation giant Rockwell Automation is set to expand its manufacturing footprint with a new facility in Oragadam in Chennai, further solidifying Tamil Nadu's position as an emerging global advanced manufacturing hub, according to Industries Minister TRB Rajaa.

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After sorting, 1.02L postal ballots sent to LS constituencies from Tiruchy

Tiruchy WITH the process of sorting the postal ballots that were brought from 40 Lok Sabha constituencies, including Puducherry, to the Centralized Sorting Facilitation Centre at the Tiruchy collectorate drawing to a close on Tuesday, a total of 1,02,469 polled postal ballots and 21,891 unpolled ones were forwarded to their respective constituencies.

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Take steps to end manual scavenging by '26: HC toTN

Bench issues a set of 19 guidelines to effectively deal with the issue.

1 min

Kovai villagers block road over halt in water supply for 15 days

A section of people living in Jadayampalayam staged a road roko on Monday night on the Mettupalayam-Sathy road to highlight water shortage in the area.

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Won't allow quota for Dalits to be given away to Muslims: PM

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that he will not allow reservations meant for Dalits, adivasis and OBC communities to be given to Muslims in the name of religion till his last breath.

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New imaging to diagnose irregular heartbeats

SRM Global Hospitals has introduced X-ray free, 3D model based imaging for treating irregular heartbeats.

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Ammonia leak: 5 held, chips unit ordered shut

THE district police arrested five people including a relative of owner of the chips making unit at Chenniveerampalayam village near Karamadai on Tuesday for their negligence during renovation which resulted in ammonia leak on Monday night.

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ODISHA ELECTION HAS BECOME ALL ABOUT EX-IAS OFFICER VK PANDIAN

EVER since he exited the Indian Administrative Service and officially took the plunge last year, the big question hanging over VK Pandian's political ascendancy was not when; it was rather how soon.

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ADOPTION & THE ‘UNFIT' PARENT: NUANCE MAY SERVE US BETTER

THE Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) recently issued a memorandum under which children whose guardians are found to be \"unfit\" due to mental illness, among other conditions, are to be brought into the adoption pool.

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ODISHA LEADS WAY ON WOMEN IN LEGISLATURE

IN the battleground of the world's largest democracy, Odisha rarely figures among the states for having a decibel-shattering election process.

1 min

AIDING WARS IN THE HOPE OF ACHIEVING PEACE

The US has recently cleared a $95-bn package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. It's ironic that there is more aid for fighting than for rebuilding and humanitarian assistance

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PATANJALI CASE: HOW LONG CAN SC REGULATE THE REGULATORS?

DMONISHED by the Supreme Court, the Uttarakhand state licensing authority has finally suspended the manufacturing licences of 14 questionable products from Patanjali Ayurved and Divya Pharma.

1 min

Cong MLA's aide, AAP worker held

Shah's fake video: Delhi Police issues notice to 15 to join probe; cyber unit asked to keep vigi

1 min

U'khand forest fires fan out to populated areas

THE wildfires raging in the forests surrounding Nainital city have begun to impact entrepreneurs operating within the tourism sector.

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MEA trashes 'unwarranted' WaPost report on Pannun

THE Washington Post report that implicates an Indian intelligence official in an alleged murder-for-hire plot in the U.

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SC slams U'khand's licensing body on Patanjali ads

Shah’s fake video: Delhi Police issues notice to 15 to join probe; cyber unit asked to keep vigil

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EC releases phase 1, 2 turnout data, Oppn seeks explanation for delay

AFTER an 11-day delay since the first phase of voting for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) finally released the official overall turnout data for the completed phases on Tuesday.

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Expect above-normal monsoon rainfall in India, says South Asian experts' panel

CLIMATE experts from nine South Asian countries and other global agencies concurred on Tuesday that most parts of the South Asian region will experience above-normal rainfall during the 2024 southwest monsoon season (June - September).

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Shah takes on Mamata for skipping Ram temple event

WEST BENGAL HOME Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that in the two phases of the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP has already surpassed the 100-seat mark and is heading towards winning 400 seats.

1 min

Cong migration unabated as 6-time MLA joins BJP A

Bhopal SIX-time Congress MLA and former Madhya Pradesh minister Ramniwas Rawat on Tuesday snapped his decades-long association with the Congress and joined the BJP in Sheopur district.

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On Didi turf, Yogi accuses TMC of changing Bengal demography

NAMITA BAJPAI @ Lucknow UP CM Yogi Adityanath, one among the top star campaigners of the ruling BJP, commanded the party's election campaign in TMC-ruled West Bengal on Tuesday slamming the state government for the plight of the state and also coming down heavily on Congress and Communists allegedly for looting people.

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Rahul: Will scrap Agnipath scheme if voted to power

'Fight between two ideologies' While holding a copy of the Constitution, Rahul Gandhi said the poll is not a normal election, but a fight between two ideologies.

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NY judge holds Trump in contempt for gag order violations; fined $9,000

NEW YORK DONALD Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money case.

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Four US cops shot dead by man they went to arrest

5 OFFICERS HURT CHARLOTTE FOUR US law enforcement officials were killed and four others wounded in a shootout Monday as they carried out a warrant at a home in the southern state of North Carolina, officials said.

1 min

Netanyahu vows his troops will enter Rafah

Israeli ground forces will execute the planned Rafah operation even if truce deal is reached with Hamas, says PM

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US drug agency to reclassify marijuana as 'less dangerous'

THE US Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple-effects across the country.

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Man stabs 5 with sword near London, 1 dies

A sword-wielding man on Tuesday smashed a vehicle into a home and then went on a stabbing spree near an east London Tube station, killing a 13-yearold boy and wounding four people, before being arrested, the Metropolitan Police said.

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Credit card outstanding up 25.6% to 2.57L cr by Mar

CREDIT card outstanding jumped by a hefty 25.6% onyear to 2.57 lakh crore by the end of March 2024 from 2.04 lakh crore in March 2023, according to the latest credit data from the RBI released on Tuesday.

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Godrej family reaches agreement to split the group into two branches

THE Godrej family on Tuesday announced an ownership realignment of their shareholdings in Godrej group companies.

1 min

Country saved $13 billion by importing discounted Russian crude in past 2 years

INDIA has saved nearly $13 billion by importing discounted crude oil from Russia in the past two years, according to a study by ICRA.

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FORMAT YOUNGEST, FAITH IN OLD

After moving away from Rohit & Kohli in 2023, BCCI selectors chose experience over youth for the 2024 T20 World Cup SWAROOP SWAMINATHAN @ Chennai AFTER the disappointing yet predictable ending to India's last T20 World Cup campaign in Australia, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) realised something had to change.

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With changed perspective & psychologist by her side, Anshu eyes Oly medal

THE last year turned out to be the worst phase in the life of Indian woman wrestler Anshu Malik.

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Chennai look to continue momentum at home

AFTER their creditable win against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings will look to carry forward the momentum when they take on Punjab Kings on Wednesday.

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Indian GP: Shaili clears 6.52m for gold

THE first Indian athletics had a sedate start to the season.

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GREEN SOLUTION IN THE OCEAN

INDIAN EXPRESS XPLORE 16 CHENNAI WEDNESDAY 01.05.2024 SCU RESEARCHERS AT IIT MADRAS IDENTIFY INDIAN OCEAN AND BAY OF BENGAL AS POTENTIAL CO2 SINKS THAT CAN DECARBONISE INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS, HIGHLIGHTING IMPORTANCE OF CARBON SEQUESTRATION Dispersed CO.

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CRIME IN A CONTINUUM

NAMRATA JOSHI HERE couldn't have been a better title for a film about the investigation into a bonechilling cold case set in Iceland.

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'Social media plays a huge role in the life of an actor

...says actor Revathi Pillai who along with actor Anushka Sen and director Debbie Rao discuss their latest young-adult drama, Dil Dosti Dilemma.

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