The New Indian Express Chennai - January 18, 2025

The New Indian Express Chennai - January 18, 2025

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January 18, 2025
3 of 4 motorists in 7 dists don't wear helmet
ONLY one in four adult motorists riding two-wheelers in seven districts of Tamil Nadu, including Madurai and Tiruchy, wears a helmet, a study has found.

2 mins
Resolve TN Guv-govt issues or we will do it, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday said if the pending issues between Governor R N Ravi and the Tamil Nadu government, including selection and appointment of Vice-Chancellors (V-Cs) to state universities, are not resolved by the next date of hearing, the court will intervene to resolve the issues.

2 mins
Israel nod to truce deal a step away
First hostages to be freed Sunday; Hamas required to furnish hostage names by Saturday

1 min
Israel nod to truce deal a step away
First hostages to be freed Sunday; Hamas required to furnish hostage names by Saturday

1 min
ED Attaches ₹300 Cr Worth Assets in Case Linked to Siddu
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bengaluru, has provisionally attached 142 immovable properties with a market value of about ₹300 crore under the money laundering Act, in connection with a case against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others.
1 min
BJP Decides To Go All Out On One-Nation-One-Poll Plan
Signalling its resolve to roll out the 'one nation, one election' plan, the BJP has constituted a high-powered committee chaired by Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan to shape public opinion and align its own state and local body governments with the importance of the idea.
1 min
GCC Clears 34,835 MT of Waste During Pongal
The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) announced that it has removed 34,835.32 tonnes of waste from January 11 to 16 during the Bhogi and Pongal festivals.
1 min
Tasmac earnings swindled, three managers booked
THREE district managers of state-owned Tasmac have been booked recently by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) after it was found that a supervisor in a retail outlet of Tiruvannamalai allegedly misappropriated ₹46 lakh from the daily earnings from July 2016 to March 2018.

1 min
Loan app fraud: ED files chargesheet against seven Chinese nationals, 4 firms
THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a charge sheet against seven Chinese nationals, three mobile loan app firms and one Chinese-owned payments aggregator under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) at a special court in Chennai last month, sources said.
1 min
Heavy Downpour Forecast for Delta & Southern Dists
The Regional Meteorological Centre on Friday forecast heavy rain in parts of the delta and southern districts on Saturday and Sunday.
1 min
Vachathi to Vengavayal, TN literary works neglect key issues, say authors
ON the second day of the Chennai International Book Fair, Sahitya Akademi Award-winning writers Imaiyam and AR Venkatachalapathy shared compelling insights that underscored a shared concern – the untapped potential of literature from Tamil Nadu to explore both historical and contemporary social themes.

1 min
Vulture which flew 4,000 km to reach Pudukottai electrocuted
A juvenile white-rumped vulture, a critically endangered species listed on the IUCN Red List, was electrocuted near Thirumayam in Pudukottai.

1 min
NGT Takes Cognisance of Turtle Deaths
The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday took suo motu cognisance of the increase in deaths of Olive Ridley turtles along Chennai beaches, based on an article published by TNIE, and issued notices to the state fisheries and forest departments.

2 mins
NHM revises incentive for specialists
AFTER a gap of four years, the National Health Mission (NHM) - Tamil Nadu revised incentive for engaging government and private specialists, including obstetricians, anaesthetists, and paediatricians, to provide Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEMONC) at secondary and tertiary care hospitals.
1 min
City readies for gridlock, 12L to return home after Pongal
Special train to be operated from Mandapam to Egmore on Sunday

2 mins
Vijay's TVK too to stay away from poll, decides not to back any party
TAMILGA Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Friday announced that it will boycott the Erode East Assembly constituency by-election scheduled for February 5.
1 min
65 file papers as Erode bypoll deadline ends
DMK's VC Chandirakumar, NTK's MK Seethalakshmi submit nominations; scrutiny today

2 mins
How're prohibited items brought into jails, HC asks DGP
THE Madras HC has sought an explanation from the state home secretary and the Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services on how prohibited items are sneaked into high security prisons.
1 min
'Savukku' granted bail in case related to spreading false info on land-fraud probe
THE Madras HC has granted bail to YouTuber 'Savukku' Shankar in connection with a case registered on the charges of spreading false information about a land-fraud investigation causing 'alarm' among the people and 'instigating them to do offence' against the state and public tranquility.

1 min
Tributes pour in for MGR on his 108th birth anniversary
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami along with senior leaders of the party, functionaries and cadre paid homage to the party founder MG Ramachandran.

1 min
Farmers to protest over including Kerala officials in Mullaiperiyar panel
MEMBERS of Periyar Vaigai Irrigation Farmers Association have threatened to stage protest at Kumuli on Tamil Nadu-Kerala border on January 25 against the inclusion of Kerala officials in a new panel formed by the Ministry of Jal Shakthi to oversee safety matters concerning the Mullaiperiyar dam.
1 min
Liquor sales hit a high, up by ₹47 crore this Pongal
LIQUOR sales by the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) saw a slight increase during Pongal this year and the days leading up to it, when compared to the corresponding period last year.

1 min
Loan app morphs woman pic, techie cheats ₹12 lakh to fix it
THE Coimbatore district cybercrime police have arrested a 31-year-old hacker for allegedly defrauding a lecturer of ₹12 lakh under the pretext of removing her morphed photograph from a loan app.
1 min
Man strips and assaults Dalit woman in Nellai
THE Tirunelveli city police arrested a 30-year-old man on Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting a 35-year-old woman from the Scheduled Caste (SC) community.
1 min
Dalit Murdered by Fellow Worker, Cop Who Tried to Broker Peace Suspended
TENSE moments prevailed at Kai Kalathur on Friday after a Dalit employed as a harvester machine operator in a farm was allegedly murdered by a fellow worker over previous enmity.
1 min
Disabled man who attempted suicide over ostracism in temple dispute dies, 14 booked
A 52-year-old man who allegedly attempted suicide on Wednesday, died from injuries. Following this, Maharajakadi police have booked a case against 14 people under charges of abetment of suicide.

1 min
24-year-old guilty of killing boyfriend
THE Neyyattinkara additional sessions court has found Greeshma, a 24-year-old woman from Ramavarmanchira in Kanyakumari district, guilty of murdering her boyfriend Sharon Raj by administering him an ayurvedic concoction that was laced with a lethal herbicide, in 2022.

1 min
Guv subverting people's will by not granting assent to bills: TN
Tamil Nadu alleges that the governor is subverting the will of the people by not granting assent to bills passed by the state legislative assembly, impeding criminal investigations, and delaying key appointments.
1 min
₹12 cr worth jewellery looted from M'luru bank
Armed robbers who broke into Vyavasaya Seva Sahakara Sangha Bank at Kotekar also took away other valuables

1 min
HAND WELFARE SUPPORT TO ONLY THOSE ELIGIBLE
TELANGANA is set to roll out four welfare schemes this Republic Day. the schemes—including the much-awaited Rythu bharosa, a farmer investment support—will likely entail an expenditure of ₹45,000 crore a year.
1 min
INDIA MUST TRY HARDER TO TURN BALANCE OF TRADE IN ITS FAVOUR
INDIA’s merchandise trade deficit widened to $21.9 billion in December from $18.8 billion a year ago, though it narrowed from the $32.82 billion registered in the previous month. Meanwhile, exports and imports witnessed interesting contrasts.
1 min
Hunting For Keys To Crack Indus Valley Code
About two decades ago, the conference rooms of Delhi institutions like the Sahitya Akademi and India International Centre were often haunted by a tall, thin and unfailingly polite gentleman with a briefcase who sat at the back. There, he carried on a private conference with his neighbours that began with these momentous words: \"I have it!\"

3 mins
Many Chefs Who Bake The Budget
Preparing the budget is a months-long exercise whose intensity would gladden those asking for 70-90 hours of work a week. This time, flexibility in policies would be essential

4 mins
India Plans to Be MRO Hub, Work With S'pore
Sector holds tremendous potential for employment generation

1 min
Govt revises rice price by 20% in 10 days; to benefit ethanol producers, states
THE Central government on Friday reduced the price of rice supplied from its buffer stock to grain-based ethanol producers by a significant 20 per cent, within 10 days after it was fixed at ₹2,800 per quintal.
1 min
C'garh liquor scam: ED calls its own affidavit 'fishy' in SC, disowns it
IN a surprising turn of events in the Supreme Court on Friday, the Enforcement Directorate termed its own counter-affidavit \"fishy\" and sought to disown it.
1 min
234 Posts Vacant, States Told to Send IPS Officers on Central Deputation
FACING an acute shortage of officers in various ranks in central agencies and paramilitary forces, the Centre has written to the states asking them to make a conscious attempt to send names of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers for central deputation to fill around 234 posts, officials said on Friday.
1 min
Indians in Russian army: 12 dead, 16 missing, 18 serving
126 Indians in Russia
1 min
Parliament's Budget Session Set to Begin on Jan 31, Continue Till Feb 13
The first part of Parliament's budget session will begin on January 31 and continue until February 13, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to present her eighth consecutive Union Budget on February 1.

1 min
On same page on Army Chief LAC stand: MEA
THE External Affairs Ministry (MEA) said on Friday that there is no contradiction regarding the situation along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, following remarks by Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, who had indicated that a \"degree\" of standoff exists between Indian and Chinese forces in the region.

2 mins
India Decides To Go On Front Foot As Threats In Gulf Of Aden, Red Sea Up
DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh asks for no let-up in India's offensive and defensive preparedness amid growing turmoil and calls for maritime alertness because of the possibility of increased threats from the Gulf of Eden, the Red Sea and other coastal regions along eastern Africa.

1 min
'My world has been destroyed'
Dad loses 5 kids, daughter battling for life as mysterious illness strikes Rajouri

2 mins
No relaxation in qualifying marks for para-teachers
IN a major disappointment for para-teachers in the state, the Jharkhand High Court on Friday ruled that granting relaxation in the qualifying marks for them in the ongoing appointment process for 26,000 assistant teachers is not justified.
1 min
4 Gujarat Cops Suspended Over Foreign Visits
FOUR Gujarat police officials have been suspended for embarking on a foreign trip without obtaining the requisite permission from their superiors.
1 min
NEET Aspirant Dies by Suicide in Kota, 3rd Such Case in Jan
An 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Odisha died by suicide in his hostel room in Rajasthan's Kota on Thursday night, the third such case this month in the city, exposing failure of administrative measures aimed at addressing the crisis in the 'coaching capital'.
1 min
Emergency' triggers stir in Punjab, security at multiplexes tightened
THE screening of Kangana Ranaut's film 'Emergency' was cancelled in Punjab due to intense protests by various Sikh organisations, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) members and farmers' groups on Friday.
1 min
No action for returning to mainstream, cops tell Arunachal armed group
ARUNACHAL Pradesh police on Friday appealed to the members of a newly-floated armed group to return to the mainstream, assuring that no legal action will be taken against them if they do so on their own accord.

1 min
Severe snowfall covers high peaks, harsh winter disrupts life in U'khand
UTTARAKHAND has been experiencing a harsh winter over the past 36 hours, with heavy snowfall affecting the region significantly.

1 min
From playing with bamboo stick to Arjuna award
GROWING up, when Salima Tete fashioned hockey sticks out of bamboo to practice with, she would have hardly guessed that one day she would lead the Indian women's hockey team.

2 mins
Israeli hospitals gear up to treat hostages
Upon reaching Israel, hostages to be sent to one of 6 designated hospitals; long captivity raises concerns about health

2 mins
Trump and Xi speak on phone ahead of inauguration
US President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping were speaking on the phone late Friday, China's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
1 min
Indian Man Jailed for White House Attack
Extensive planning

1 min
Russia and Iran sign partnership treaty to deepen relations
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian signed a broad cooperation pact on Friday, as the two nations deepened their partnership in the face of stinging Western sanctions.

1 min
Maruti, Hyundai Lit Up EV Space
Both the carmakers make their debut in the country's mass electric vehicle market

1 min
PM asks auto sector to invest more
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India stands as an outstanding destination for investors looking to shape their future in the mobility sector.

1 min
Maruti, Hyundai Lit Up EV Space
Both the carmakers make their debut in the country's mass electric vehicle market

1 min
BPCL signs loan agreement worth ₹31,802 crore
BHARAT Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has signed a loan agreement worth ₹31,802 crore with a consortium of six lenders led by the State Bank of India.
1 min
Hero Launches Four New Products at the Auto Expo
THE country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp launched four new products at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025.
1 min
Economic growth poised to rebound: RBI report
THE economic growth, which surprisingly slumped to a seven-quarter low of 5.4% in the second quarter, is poised to rebound, as demand regained momentum, though stickiness in food inflation warrants careful monitoring, the latest RBI bulletin has said.
1 min
MFs Asked To Disclose Info Ratio
SEBI has asked asset management companies (AMCs) to disclose their information ratio, which is used to measure risk-adjusted returns of mutual fund schemes, on their websites on a daily basis for equity-oriented schemes.
1 min
Crawford Storms into ITF M25 Futures Semis
OLIVER Crawford of Great Britain, the second seed, blanked Yurii of Ukraine 6-0, 6-0 with a superlative display of precision and power in 42 minutes to move into the semifinals of the BR Adityan ITF M25 Men's Future Tennis championship being held at SDAT Tennis Stadium.
2 mins
Hot-headed' Djoko cruises into R4
A \"hot-headed\" Novak Djokovic sent an Australian Open warning to join Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev in the last 16 on Friday, but Naomi Osaka's bid for a third Melbourne crown is over with injury.

1 min
Vrinda's transformation after forced injury break
WHEN D Vrinda got ruled out of the 2024 Women's Premier League due to a shoulder injury, it came as a huge blow to the Karnataka batter.

2 mins
An Se Young: Crown jewel of badminton
EAT, sleep, repeat. In a sport that is as dynamic as badminton, An Se Young is one constant. South Korean ace has been the jewel in the crown of women's badminton in the last two years or so.
2 mins
Coach backs Sindhu to regain form
PV SINDHU was at sea in the early stages of her women's singles match on Friday. Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, the shuttler on the rise in the last 12 months or so, was just the opposite and made the Indian dance to her tunes in front of a sizeable home crowd here at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall here.

2 mins
Climate-driven changes create conditions where WILDFIRES become more frequent, even in winter
LOS Angeles is still grappling with blazes that killed 27 people so far, burnt over 12,000 structures and forced more than two lakh people to evacuate.

4 mins
TAMIL NADU JUNKS TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICES, KILLS OLIVE RIDLEYS EN MASSE
ARTISANAL FISHERMEN SAY THEY NEVER SAW SUCH MASS MORTALITY ON THE BEACH IN THEIR LIFETIME

3 mins
Tradition Transforms into Celebration
Performers at Chennai Kalai Sangamam see this as a platform for keeping their craft alive while popularising it among youth

2 mins
Inherited Hymns of Thevaram
In the 7th and 8th centuries, the ancient hymns of Thevaram were recited by priests and filled the temples of Shiva in south India.

1 min
Choosing the right fitness plan
Wondering if your current fitness routine is worth it?
1 min
HERE IS THE FIRST LOOK OF MAAMAN
ON friday, the makers of Maaman released the firstlook posters of the film and announced that they are aiming for a summer release. the upcoming film stars Soori and is written and directed by Vilangu-fame Prasanth Pandiyaraj.

1 min
This Indira Gandhi biopic is a drab history lesson
AFTER a long tussle with the Censor Board, Kangana Ranaut's Indira Gandhi biopic Emergency finally sees the light of day.

3 mins
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