The New Indian Express Chennai - April 19, 2025

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April 19, 2025

TN Will Forever Be 'Out of Control' for Delhi, Says Stalin

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin, in a belligerent attack on the BJP, said the party's \"formula\" of forming governments in states by breaking up political parties and intimidating politicians through \"raids\" will never work in Tamil Nadu and the \"Dravidian model\" government of the DMK will return to power in 2026.

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TN ships salt from Gujarat as local production dips

TRADERS in Thoothukudi, which is Tamil Nadu's crown jewel in the salt industry with an average yearly production of 25 lakh tonnes, have sourced 40,000 tonnes of edible salt from Gujarat for the first time in the industry's history due to a significant drop in production this year.

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Modi Speaks to Musk on Tech Ties Amid Trade Talks

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a phone conversation with Tesla and SpaceX CEO and a key advisor of President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, discussing opportunities for collaboration in technology and innovation.

1 min

Khalistani radical wanted for terror attacks held in US

GANGSTER-TURNED-TERRORIST Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passia, wanted in connection with multiple terror attacks across Punjab and who is alleged to have collaborated with Pakistan's Deep State and Khalistani group BKI, has been arrested in the US, officials said Friday.

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Delhi HC Invokes Draupadi, Says Woman Is Not Husband's Property

THE Delhi High Court has dropped an adultery case filed by a man against another person who was allegedly in a relationship with his wife. The court said women cannot be treated as \"property of their husbands\".

1 min

Opposition Lights Into N-missile V-P Broadside Against SC

Never seen any RS chairperson make such political comments, says Kapil Sibal

1 min

Samsung Union to Stage Protest at Sunguvarchatram

The CITU-affiliated Samsung India Workers' Union has announced a mass demonstration at Sunguvarchatram in Kancheepuram district, condemning Samsung India's \"vengeful\" action against members of the union and to highlight their 10-point demands, which included the revoking of the suspension and other disciplinary action against 23 employees.

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Court lauds state govt's efforts in removing invasive weed species

THE Madras High Court has lauded the Tamil Nadu government for its concerted action to remove invasive weed species, including Lantana camara and Prosopis juliflora, for saving the environment and ecology by formulating clear policies.

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SHRC slams govt surgeon for luring patient to his pvt clinic

STATE Human Rights Commission (SHRC) member V Kannadasan on Thursday came down heavily on a plastic surgeon and two health care staff of the Kovilpatti Government District Headquarters Hospital (GHQH) for shifting a patient from the hospital to his private clinic.

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To end 'route thala' fight among college students, HC moots panel

Says urgent intervention at college level and earlier at school can bring lasting solution

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FASTag system to continue, TN must wait for geo-location toll plan: NHAI

Officials from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in Chennai have confirmed that toll collection via the FASTag system will continue as usual at all 72 toll plazas on Tamil Nadu's national highways without any changes from May 1.

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Gang Befriends Teen, Kidnaps Him for ₹1L Cash, 100 Gm Gold

A 17-year-old boy from Mannadi was allegedly kidnapped by a group of men he had gotten acquainted with on social media, and released within a few hours on condition that he pays them ₹1 lakh and 100 gm of gold within a few days.

1 min

GCC Plans 300-Shop Market Complex at Tiruvottiyur

A new 300-shop market complex for groceries and fish will be constructed by the Greater Chennai Corporation at a cost of ₹9.88 crore on Pattinathar Koil Street in Tiruvottiyur.

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Chennai's First AC Suburban Train to Start Ops From Today

Southern Railway's Chennai Division is set to launch the city's first air-conditioned suburban train service on Saturday.

1 min

CM Announces Five New Projects for Tiruvallur; Record 63K Pattas Issued

Stalin Inaugurates 6,760 Projects Worth ₹418 Cr; Lays Foundation Stone for 7,369 New Works

1 min

Now, access live water level of 9 TN reservoirs on new portal

WITH the recent launch of the Reservoir Storage Monitoring System (RSMS) portal by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, farmers and water users can now check live storage of nine reservoirs in Tamil Nadu, said officials from the Water Resources Department (WRD).

1 min

Road Infra: It's Time for a Sustainable Rethink

Mining mountains in the name of development needs a serious rethink.

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Central agency attaches ₹122 crore-worth assets of private firm for cheating investors

THE ED's Chennai zonal office on Friday said they have provisionally attached movable and immovable properties valued at ₹121.8 crore in a case under PMLA against Neomax Properties Private Ltd and its group companies.

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No one, however high, can be above law: CM on V-P jibe

Stalin says politicisation of constitutional offices is the reason for the current malaise

1 min

Coalition a hot potato: BJP gags functionaries

AMID mounting speculation over post-2026 alliance dynamics in Tamil Nadu, the BJP leadership has issued a stern directive to its party functionaries, instructing them not to air opinions regarding future government plans or coalition strategies in public.

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ED Kolkata Attaches Rameswaram Resort Assets

The enforcement directorate's Kolkata zone has taken possession of immovable properties worth ₹30 crore in the form of 60 hotel rooms and vacant land at Seven Hills Pamban Island Resort, Rameswaram, in the case related to TM Traders & KK Traders (TP Global FX), under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, the agency said in a release on Friday.

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None at Melpathi Temple; Caste Hindus Cite 'Pollution', Dalits Fear Abuse

A day after the Shri Dharmaraja Draupadi Amman temple at Melpathi was opened for the public, no one from the village turned up at the temple for worship on Friday when it was opened for rituals in the morning and evening.

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DMK Will Win the Rightful Powers for States: Stalin

Contending that the BJP would intimidate with the central agencies at their disposal, Stalin said the Tamils are not slaves to submit to such threats.

1 min

HC directs TN to set up bone marrow unit at Madurai GH

OBSERVING that the State cannot shirk its constitutional obligation by citing financial constraints, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently directed the Tamil Nadu government to allocate funds to establish a Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) facility at Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) in Madurai within three months.

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Court Fines Pvt Bank ₹20L for Overcharging Man ₹14.3L

A private bank has been fined ₹20 lakh by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Egmore for allegedly charging an excess amount of ₹14.3 lakh to a man who pre-closed a loan of ₹1.5 crore.

1 min

Sacred Thread Row at CET: Karnataka Govt Seeks Report

Students asked to remove janivaara in Bidar and Shivamogga; Cong govt assures action

1 min

Three Returning From KL Die As Car Rams Lorry

THREE people died and three others suffered injuries when their car rammed into a lorry on the Vedasandur-Ottanchathiram road on Friday evening.

1 min

The War On Science In Trump's America

A century ago, America was not yet a global leader in basic science, despite groundbreaking innovations by those like Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and the Wright Brothers.

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RSS AT 100: CONTINUITY AMID CHANGE

The RSS has transformed to adapt to the changing Indian society. Though some of its earlier ideals are no longer at the fore, the core concepts have remained intact

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Bhagavad Gita & Natyashastra in UNESCO Memory of World Register

TWO ancient Indian texts—the Srimad Bhagavad Gita, dated to the 1st century, and Bharat Muni's Natyashastra, a 5th-century treatise on performing arts—have been inscribed in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register.

1 min

Don't use refined sugar in nutrition kits: Govt

IN a major development, the centre has directed all states not to use refined sugar, foods high in fat, salt, and sugar (HFSS), preservatives, colours, and flavours in supplementary nutrition provided to children, pregnant women, lactating mothers, and adolescent girls.

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'Unwarranted': MEA calls out Dhaka's Murshidabad remarks

INDIA has taken strong exception to Dhaka's comments on the recent spate of violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad district during protests against the Waqf amendment law.

1 min

Dowry complaint against husband's relatives quashed

THE Supreme Court has quashed a dowry harassment complaint filed by a woman against her husband's relatives, noting that they were unnecessarily roped in and allowing the case to proceed would amount to a \"vexatious trial\".

1 min

10 New Livestock and Poultry Breeds Notified, Total Number Stands at 212

The government has notified ten new livestock and poultry breeds across various states, including buffalo, dogs, goats, ducks, donkeys, pigs, sheep, and yaks.

1 min

Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary to become African cheetahs' second home on April 20

OVER two and half years after Kuno National Park (KNP) in 'tiger state' Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district became the first home to African cheetahs in the country, the Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary (GSWS) in Mandsaur district is set to become their second home.

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Detention of Amritpal under NSA extended by another year

The Punjab government has decided to extend the detention of Khadoor Sahib MP and radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh (32) under the National Security Act (NSA) by a year.

1 min

Air Hostess Dies in Car Crash, Friend Booked for Rash Driving

A 21-year-old air hostess with a private airline died in Bhopal after the car she was travelling in plunged into a canal on Thursday.

1 min

33 Maoists Say Farewell to Arms in Chhattisgarh; 17 Carried Bounty of ₹49L

AT least 33 Naxalites, 17 of them carrying a cumulative bounty of ₹49 lakh, surrendered before security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Friday, police said.

1 min

Reviving taste for scent of a book in Manipur

'Thank you': Sexual abuse survivor to cops

1 min

Army Orders Inquiry After J&K University Professor Alleges Assault in Rajouri

An army man and an ITBP were also thrashed

1 min

Rahul's Plans to Revamp Gujarat Cong Hit Hurdle

AICC deploys unprecedented 183 observers to gauge political pulse

1 min

Ajit supports 3-language policy, says Maha people must learn Hindi too

MAHARASHTRA Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar defended his government's decision to introduce Hindi as the third mandatory language in school and slammed the Opposition for creating an issue out of a non-issue.

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Student Kidnapped, Thrashed & Video Shared on Social Media by 12 Minors

IN a disturbing incident, a group of around 12 minors on scooters allegedly abducted a minor student heading to tuition.

1 min

Israeli Strikes Kill 25 As New US Ambassador Takes Office

ISRAELI airstrikes across Gaza killed at least 25 people on Friday including children, hospital workers said, as the new US ambassador to Israel made his first public appearance in Jerusalem.

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US Unveils New Port Fees for Chinese-Linked Ships

The United States unveiled new port fees on Chinese-built and operated ships Thursday, in a bid to boost the domestic shipbuilding industry and curb China's dominance in the sector.

1 min

Now, Trump govt goes after Harvard's foreign funding

President Donald Trump's administration said on Friday it sought Harvard University's records on foreign funding going back a decade and on some foreign ties, as per reports from Reuters.

1 min

US May Drop Bid for Ukraine Peace if Talks Stall: Rubio

Next week’s London meet could decide Trump administration’s involvement

1 min

Banks' net income likely to decline 4% on margin pressure due to rate cuts

BANKS are in for a bad quarter in March both in terms of net income and high pricing for liabilities, say analysts.

1 min

Govt Appoints Shrivastava as Revenue Secy

ARVIND SHRIVASTAVA, a 1994-batch IAS officer from the Karnataka cadre, has been appointed as the new revenue secretary.

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NCLAT Upholds Insolvency Plea Against Byju's

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has dismissed appeals filed by the BCCI and Byju Raveendran's brother Riju Raveendran, who is the board member of Byju's, seeking withdrawal of insolvency proceedings against the edtech firm and to allow a settlement between the firm and the cricket board.

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Infosys lays off 240 trainees on failing to clear internal test

TWO months after firing nearly 400 trainees from its Mysuru campus, IT services firm Infosys has again laid off another 240 trainees after they failed to clear internal assessments.

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New builder must charge same GST as opted by former housing developer

THE Maharashtra Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has said that when a new builder takes over an under-construction housing project, they must follow the same GST rate that the previous builder (old promoter) had chosen.

1 min

IT Freshers' Salary Stagnates at ₹3L

This is due to many factors such as oversupply of graduates, cyclical nature of biz, skill levels

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Govt Eases Rules for Obtaining GST Registration

AFTER severe criticism from businesses and startups, the government has decided to ease the process of obtaining GST registration.

1 min

Crude oil import up by 4.2% to 242 MT in FY25; sourcing dependency increases

THE COUNTRY'S crude oil imports rose by 4.2% to 242.4 million tonne (MT) in FY25, according to the government data.

1 min

Anupama beats Vinod to advance

NATIONAL snooker champ from Tamil Nadu Anupama Ramachandran made a break of 102 against Vinod Shanmugam 4-3 to advance in the All India Open Snooker meet here.

1 min

League's catching pandemic

CHENNAI Super Kings' coach Stephen Fleming minced no words and came hard on the players for dropping plenty of catches in their loss against Punjab Kings a few days ago.

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POWERPLAY BOWLER

AFTER GETTING HELP FROM CHILDHOOD COACH IN OFF-SEASON, PACER KHALEEL HAS THRIVED TO STAND OUT FOR CSK

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Boxers set for Asian battle

SENDING age-group boxers for a continental meet was one of the main objectives of the recently-formed Interim Committee, a panel that was formed by World Boxing to oversee the day-to-day affairs of boxing in the country.

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Twin goals in dying seconds rekindle United's Europa dreams

HARRY Maguire headed in the winner as Manchester United produced an astonishing extra-time comeback on Thursday to beat Lyon and set up a Europa League semifinal against Athletic Bilbao, while Tottenham Hotspur are also through to the last four after beating Eintracht Frankfurt.

1 min

Following rain, pain for RCB camp

ONLY a couple of boundaries from Tim David saved Royal Challengers Bengaluru from the ignominy of crashing to being bowled out for less than 49, the lowest ever total in a completed Indian Premier League fixture.

1 min

Code. Fight. Repeat

Beyond letter-writing, painting canvases, stitching, non-fire cooking, swimming, and nature walks, the summer of 2025 has a new playground to offer—a camp filled with circuit boards, sensors, programming languages, all taught in a fun and accessible way.

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A milestone in ophthalmology

R Soosan Jacob, director and chief of Dr. Agarwal's Refractive and Cornea Foundation and Senior Consultant for Cataract and Glaucoma Services at Dr. Agarwal's Group of Eye Hospitals, Chennai, has once again earned a spot in The Ophthalmologist Power List 2025, building on her previous inclusions in the 2021, 2022, and 2024 Power Lists.

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FOR VOICES & VISIBILITY

CASTE is a conversation many would rather avoid, even today. It is just absent in dinner tables, dodged in classrooms, and rarely a subject to be addressed in corporate corridors.

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Embrace the Unique

Remember Taare Zameen Par? The 2007 masterpiece that tugged at our hearts and opened our eyes? We followed seven-year-old Ishaan Awasthi (Darsheel Safary) as he struggled with dyslexia—until his teacher, Ram Shankar Nikumbh (Aamir Khan), finally understood him and helped him thrive.

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When Your Gut Turns Into A Brewery

Imagine feeling drunk after a meal—without touching a single drop of alcohol. It may sound unbelievable, but for people living with Auto-Brewery Syndrome (ABS), also known as gut fermentation syndrome, this isn't fiction. It's a rare, disorienting, and life-altering condition.

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Skincare in summer

LIVING in a tropical country like India, our bodies and lifestyle must be adaptable to endure the scorching sun.

2 mins

A gripping whodunnit despite some predictable choices

The biggest advantage of a time-bound murder mystery is that even if it has shallow characters and meanders occasionally, all will be forgiven if the end reveal is satisfactory.

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