The New Indian Express Chennai - April 23, 2025

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April 23, 2025

PM Cuts Short Visit, Returns

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi will depart for India from Saudi Arabia tonight, cutting short his visit in view of the terrorist attack in Kashmir.

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NSG ops during 26/11 attack inspired me, says TN topper

B Sivachandran, who emerged the Tamil Nadu topper in the UPSC Civil Services Examinations (CSE 2024) with an All India Rank of 23, has on his fifth attempt kept a promise he made to himself way back in 2008.

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PM's Saudi trip to push trade ties

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for a two-day visit aimed at strengthening the strategic partnership between the two nations, with a special focus on defence and energy cooperation.

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57 Clear UPSC Exam From TN, 50 Backed By 'Naan Mudhalvan'

CIVIL Service Examination candidates from Tamil Nadu have done notably better this year as demonstrated by the 2024 results released by the Union Public Service Commission on Tuesday, with at least 57 from the state clearing the exam, compared to the 45 last year.

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28 Massacred in J&K

IN one of the biggest attacks on tourists coinciding with the visit of US Vice President JD Vance to India, terrorists on Tuesday massacred 28 people, most of them tourists, in J&K's Pahalgam area and injuring many others.

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After SC rap, guv okays Bill to recognise TN pvt univs

THE Tamil Nadu government has notified The TN Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2024, in the Government Gazette.

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Delhi HC tears into Ramdev on 'Sharbat jihad'

YOGA guru and Patanjali founder Baba Ramdev on Tuesday was ordered by the Delhi High Court to take down videos in which he made communal remarks targeting food company Hamdard and its popular drink 'Rooh Afza'.

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UPSC TN Topper Cleared Test in 5th Try

Chartered accountant by profession, Sivachandran cracks exam without commercial coaching

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Thrashed by parents outside police station, newly-weds moved to safety

A young couple who went against their parents' wishes and got married at the Usilampatti All Women Police Station were thrashed by the family members on Monday.

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Two Tamil medium candidates crack civil services, credit TN govt's support

IN a remarkable feat, two candidates from Tamil Nadu, P Kamaraj (29) and S Sankar Pandiyaraj (30), have cleared the UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE), 2024, by writing it in Tamil, securing 614th and 807th ranks, respectively.

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Disabled People Protest for Hike in Monthly Aid

DEMANDING an increase in financial assistance for persons with disabilities (PwDs) and employment under the MGNREGA scheme, members of the Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of All Types of Differently Abled and Caregivers (TARATDAC) staged a protest in Chennai on Tuesday.

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Provide equal pay, service benefits to MRB recruited nurses, HC tells state

THE Madras High Court has ordered the Tamil Nadu government to give equal pay with service benefits to the nurses recruited through the Medical Recruitment Board (MRB), as per a 2018 court order.

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Train derails at Beach stn, services disrupted

TRAIN services on the Chennai Beach-Royapuram section were disrupted for two hours on Tuesday after an EMU train heading to Tiruvallur from Chennai Beach derailed at the Chennai Beach station.

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Court voids SI selection list, orders reassessment

The Madras High Court on Tuesday set aside the provisional selection list released by the Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) for the appointment of 621 sub-inspectors to the police department.

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Kodungaiyur WTE plant: Mayor meets councillors

CHENNAI Mayor R Priya chaired a meeting to address concerns raised by North Chennai councillors on the proposed waste-to-energy (WTE) plant in Kodungaiyur, at the Ripon Buildings on Tuesday.

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HC Throws Out Criminal Case Against Chitlapakkam Locals

Almost seven years after Chennai Police registered a case of rioting and assault against four residents of Chitlapakkam near Tambaram for questioning a storm water drain project, the Madras High Court on April 4 quashed the case against them.

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Dr Shanta Museum Opened at Adyar Cancer Institute

CHIEF Minister M K Stalin unveiled the statue and museum dedicated to late Dr V Shanta, renowned oncologist and chairperson of Adyar Cancer Institute, on Monday.

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Tamil Week From Apr 29 To May 5

CM MK Stalin on Tuesday announced in the Assembly that Tamil Week will be celebrated between April 29 and May 5 to commemorate the birth anniversary of poet Bharathidasan, which falls on April 29.

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Will Decide on Old Pension Scheme at Right Time: Thennarasu

FINANCE Minister Thangam Thennarasu on Tuesday said the state government will take decisions about the demands of its employees and teachers, including the one about reverting to old pension scheme, at an appropriate time, in consultation with Chief Minister MK Stalin.

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DMK, Oppn Spar Over Power Tariff Hike

ELECTRICITY Minister V Senthilbalaji on Tuesday strongly refuted AIADMK member M Senthilkumar's claim that the incumbent government has steeply hiked the power tariff.

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Woraiyur residents angry over Nehru's no-show

WORAIYUR residents have expressed their anger over the silence being maintained by Municipal Administration Minister KN Nehru after dozens of people have fallen ill due to alleged water contamination in Minnipan and Panickan streets.

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Don't let opponents take advantage of your eloquence: Stalin advises PTR

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin offered pointed advice to IT minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan during the launch of a biography of the latter's grandfather PT Rajan, stating his words should not add fuel to the opponents' attempts to slander.

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Postwoman trampled by jumbo in Nilgiris dies

A 58-year-old postwoman, who was injured in a wild elephant attack in front of her husband at Bokkapuram Road near Masinagudi in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR), died without responding to treatment at the Udagamandalam government hospital on Monday.

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Cops Bust 12 Involved in Cyber Crimes

The Tamil Nadu Cyber Crime Wing has apprehended 12 people involved in a series of cybercrimes including online investment fraud, scholarship scams, digital arrest, among others.

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Man Stabs Father to Death During Argument, Arrested

A 29-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday after he stabbed his 50-year-old father to death during an argument on Monday.

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Recognition necessary to get UGC grants

SECTION 2 (F) of the UGC Act states that the establishment of an university, be it private or state-run, should be through an act of legislature.

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Plot twist: Air force officer booked in K'taka road rage

Shiladitya Bose accused of assaulting biker, misleading authorities

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BJP likely to send Annamalai to Rajya Sabha from Andhra

THE vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Andhra Pradesh is likely to be filled by a candidate from the BJP.

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SCs enter temple as decades-old issue resolved in a day

AFTER decades of struggle, the Namakkal district administration opened the doors of the Maha Mariamman Temple in Veesanam village for members of the SC community.

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TN should aspire to repeat its good performance in future UPSC exams

\"WE have the best results in terms of quality and quantity this year, compared to the past three years,\" said S Chandru, academic head of the Shankar IAS Academy.

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The Oil Price Domino In Motion

OIL markets are fundamentally risk-avid and react obsessively in times of geopolitical unrest, ignoring other factors.

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THE INDIVIDUAL: FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS

In the age of Trumpism, we can no longer stay content with rights and be indifferent to duties. Individual citizens must create spaces to engage with global affairs

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Ex-judge says no need to curtail Assembly tenures for simultaneous elections

AT the meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the 'One Nation One election' Bill, former Supreme Court Judge Hemant Gupta made suggestions, including the substitution of existing Article 82A with a new provision for the simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, said sources.

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Pastor booked for abduction & rape of 22-yr-old

THIRTEEN people, including a pastor, have been booked for raping and kidnapping based on the complaint of a 22-year-old woman at the Dera Baba Nanak police station in Punjab's Gurdaspur district.

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Alert Over Kuki Meet On April 30 In Manipur Dist

Amid a relative lull in ethnic violence-hit Manipur, a Kuki-Zo organisation's call to Kuki village chiefs and uniformed personnel to attend a meeting on April 30 in Kangpokpi district has alarmed Manipur Police even as a state-based insurgent leader has been arrested by Meghalaya Police.

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Nine arrested for gang-raping girl in Jaunpur hotel

BARELY four hours after a 15-year-old girl was gangraped by nine people at a hotel room in Jaunpur, the district police rounded up all the culprits, including four juveniles, on Tuesday morning.

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Patil-Yadav Meet Triggers Gujarat BJP Top Deck Rejig Amid Hectic Lobbying

THE battle for Gujarat BJP president's chair heats up, with the power struggle now echoing through Delhi's corridors.

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Maha U-turn on Hindi as 3rd language, makes it optional

THE Maharashtra government on Tuesday took a sharp U-turn over making Hindi the third language in primary schools.

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Raj Rolls Out Red Carpet: Veep, Family Day-Out at Amer Fort in Open Gypsy

US Vice President JD Vance began his four-day trip to Jaipur by visiting the historic Amer Palace on Tuesday morning.

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Man with 9 failed marriages kills his 10th wife on suspicion of theft in C'garh

A decaying body discovered from a pile of leaves in a forest of Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district has blown the lid off a disturbing pattern of domestic abuse by a local resident.

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Vance sales pitch for US wishlist

Outlines vision for stronger India-US ties on defence, trade and energy; lauds Modi leadership

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Hamas Team Heads to Cairo for Gaza Talks as Israel Strikes Kill 26

A Hamas delegation left for Cairo to discuss \"new ideas\" aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza, an official from the group said, as rescuers reported 26 dead in Israeli air strikes on Tuesday.

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WHO Plans Overhaul, Layoffs Amid Funding Cuts

The World Health Organisation has acknowledged that US funding cuts had left it with a huge budget gap, forcing it to slash operations and lay off staff.

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UN Halts Aid for 6.5L Women and Kids in Ethiopia

The World Food Programme said Tuesday that it was suspending aid for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia because of a lack of funding.

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Pope's Funeral Set for Saturday to Draw a Galaxy of World Leaders

Ceremony to begin at 10 am local time in front of St Peter's Basilica

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Ukraine Ready for Direct Talks After Ceasefire: Zelenskyy

UKRAINE will only hold direct talks with Russia once a ceasefire is in place, its President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, as his US counterpart Donald Trump pushed for a speedy deal to end the three-year Ukraine conflict.

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HCL profit up 8% at ₹4.3k cr; company adds 1,805 freshers

IT services firm HCLTech on Tuesday reported an 8% increase in its consolidated net profit for the quarter ended March 2025 at ₹4,307 crore.

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Flipkart to Relocate Base to India

WALMART-owned ecommerce company Flipkart will shift its domicile back to India from Singapore.

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Adani Set to Exit Telecom Sector

IN what could signal Adani Data Network's exit from the telecom sector, the company is set to grant Bharti Hexacom Limited, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Limited, rights to use 400 MHz of spectrum in the 26 GHz band.

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Gold Outshines Equities as Prices Soar Past ₹1 Lakh Mark

Amid rising global uncertainty and escalating trade tensions, investors are flocking to safe-haven asset gold.

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IMF Cuts India's Growth Target by 30 bps to 6.2%

AMID the spectre of tariff war, the IMF has cut India's GDP growth targets for FY26 and FY27 to 6.2% and 6.3%, respectively, from 6.5% predicted earlier.

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Renault expands India ops, opens centre in Chennai

RENAULT is strengthening its presence in India with the launch of its largest design centre outside Europe in Chennai.

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Ather scales down issue size, files for ₹3,376 cr IPO

ELECTRIC scooter-maker Ather Energy has filed its final papers with market regulator Sebi for a public offer to raise ₹3,376 crore, including ₹2,626 crore in fresh issue.

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RBI Allows Children Above 10 Years To Open And Operate Bank Accounts

The Reserve Bank has allowed children above 10 years to independently operate, savings and term deposit accounts, saying it will deepen financial literacy and inclusion.

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Nat'l record for Dev Meena; Rupal, Jyothi shine

POLE vaulter Dev Meena from Madhya Pradesh climbed new heights at the National Federation Senior Athletics Competition here on Tuesday.

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Dube offers ₹7 lakh to 10 athletes at TNSJA awards

In a gesture that could help budding athletes, Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Shivam Dube has offered ₹70,000 each for ten up-and-coming athletes from the state at the Tamil Nadu Sports Journalists' Association annual awards here on Tuesday.

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Himanshu has all the ingredients to excel, says coach

ON a humid evening at the port city of Dammam in Saudi Arabia, a lad from India, with the Javelin, had set his eyes on gold, at the Junior Asian Athletics Championship which concluded recently.

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RR fixing allegation: Stand by my observations, says Bihani

JAIDEEP Bihani, BJP MLA from Sri Ganganagar and Rajasthan Cricket Association's ad-hoc committee convener, has stoked a big controversy by accusing Rajasthan Royals of fixing their match against Lucknow Super Giants on April 19 in Jaipur.

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Rishabh Living Dangerously

Despite being the most expensive player of all time, LSG captain has had a middling season

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THE SUPERSTITION PLAYBOOK

HERE was this one night in 2019 — Barcelona vs Liverpool, the second leg of that Champions League semi-final. I'd watched the first leg at home, on my bed, wearing an old Barca tee and holding a stuffed penguin. We'd won 3-0. Life was good. So obviously, I recreated everything for the second leg — same shirt, same seat, same penguin. And then... we lost. 4-0. Messi cried. I cried. My penguin was launched across the room.

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MOP'S CHESS CHAMPS WIN BIG

F Velammal school is synonymous to school chess; MOP Vaishnav college for Women is for chess in higher institutions. At the recently held All-India inter-university chess tournament, Madras University won the women's segment. Five girls from MOP Vaishnav were part of the winning team.

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Make Your First Meal The Best Meal

WE'VE all heard the saying, \"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.\" Coined by nutritionist Adelle Davis in the 1960s, this advice holds more truth today than ever before.

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Ahaan Panday to star in Mohit Suri's next

NANYA Panday's cousin Ahaan Panday will be making his film debut in Yash Raj Films' Saiyaara.

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A Bittersweet Nostalgia

Director Avinash Prakash speaks about the inspirations behind Naangal, the influence of parental relationships on kids, and how cinematography is used to tell a story

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Sarah Michelle Gellar, Elijah Wood Join Ready or Not Sequel

The much-anticipated sequel to the hit 2019 horror comedy Ready or Not has announced its cast.

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Kartik Aaryan's next titled Naagzilla

CTOR Kartik Aaryan will next be seen in Dharma Productions' Naagzilla, the makers announced on Tuesday.

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