The New Indian Express Chennai - May 12, 2025

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May 12, 2025

Rly allots ₹6.7K cr for TN this year; works stalled for 20 yrs to resume

AFTER facing severe backlash from both rail passengers and the ruling DMK government over inadequate funding for new lines and doubling projects last year, the Railways significantly enhanced its budget allocation for 2025-26.

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India Rejects Trump Offer To Mediate In J&K

INDIA has rejected US President Donald Trump's offer to mediate on the Kashmir issue, making it clear that the only issue on the table is Pakistan vacating the territory it illegally occupies in PoK.

1 min

India cautions Pak against misadventures

INDIA has drawn a red line in its security posture with Pakistan: any provocation will trigger a sharper, more forceful response.

1 min

India's Iron Fist Crushed Pak's High Hopes: Forces

100 terrorists, including high-value targets, killed in May 7 strikes; Pak Army lost 35-40 personnel between May 7 and 10; India downed Pak jets; all Indian pilots safe

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Boost for Madurai makeup artists as kids in divine avatar turn heads at Chithirai festival

AS the Chithirai festival transforms Madurai into a sea of drums, flowers and chants, it's not just the deities who shine - it's the kids dressed as them.

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Tribal schools see turnaround in Class 12 results

Institutes come a long way from 86% pass rate in 2022 to around 95% in 2025; absenteeism rate drops by 50%

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Lack of buses to village forces Dalit kids to trek 2 km daily after school

WITH the weight of a school bag on her back, Vinodhini, a Class 11 student at a private school in Gummidipoondi, walks nearly two km daily from the nearest bus stop in Rettambedu to her village Kuruviagaram, often after sunset due to special classes.

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Corals resilient to heat stress, no mass bleaching this year

DESPITE sea surface temperature (SST) hovering above the bleaching threshold limit of 30°C, the coral reefs in the Gulf of Mannar have shown remarkable resilience this summer, with no signs of mass bleaching.

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Youth Dies by Suicide Over ₹6 Lakh Debt

A 23-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after he lost ₹6 lakh to online gambling, at his house in Puzhal on Saturday.

1 min

Two Hacked to Death Over Land Dispute

TWO youths were hacked to death allegedly over a long-running land dispute near Maraimalai Nagar on Saturday night.

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Elderly Couple Die in Blaze at Home, Grandson, Worker Narrowly Escape

In a tragic accident, an elderly couple were charred to death after a fire broke out at their house at Choudry Nagar in Valasaravakkam on Sunday afternoon.

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Parties ruling TN using Vanniyars as mere vote bank, says Anbumani

Vanniyar Sangam seeks separate caste survey as new case against 69% quota may come up soon

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Ex-judge's PA assault: 4 CSI priests booked

IN pursuance to a case related to an alleged attack on the personal assistant of retired high court judge P Jothimani, an FIR was registered against four CSI church priests at Thoothukudi North police station on Saturday night.

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Police raid two FIITJEE centres, seize documents

The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Greater Chennai Police conducted simultaneous raids at two FIITJEE coaching centres in Kilpauk and K K Nagar, along with two residences linked to Tamil Nadu zonal head Ankur Jain on Friday.

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Bail for 4 held for failing to engage counsel

The vacation bench of the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court recently granted bail to four persons who were arrested last month for failing to be represented before the court in an appeal filed by the state against their acquittal in the 2008 Kodaikanal Maoists case.

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Watch Out! Stalin's Mission 2026 May Face Unexpected Roadblocks

N May 6 when MK Stalin walked into Kalaivanar Arangam shortly after 11 am, the excitement was palpable.

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28 Held in Vadakadu Clash; Plaint Filed Against Thiruma

The number of arrests made in connection with the communal clash in Vadakadu rose to 28 with the arrest of two more persons on Saturday.

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897 MoUs fetched ₹10L cr investments in 4 years: TN

THE state government on Sunday said that during the past four years, 897 memoranda of understanding (MoU) have fetched TN new investments worth ₹10,27,547 crore, promising job opportunities to 32.33 lakh people.

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Elderly Couple Found Hacked to Death

An elderly couple who ran a grocery shop were found hacked to death at their home in Jagir Ammapalayam in Salem, on Sunday.

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Lord Kallalagar enters Madurai amid fervour

LORD Kallalagar arrived on the outskirts of the city on Sunday with several hundreds of devotees following the procession from Melur as part of the annual chithirai festival.

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BJP Men Booked for Damaging Karachi Bakery Name Board

At least 10 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters were booked for allegedly attacking Karachi Bakery at Shamshabad on Saturday around 3 pm.

1 min

How India, Pak Arrived At A Truce

Even when phone lines lit up New Delhi, the stance was clear no political or diplomatic channels, with dialogue only via DGMO; but Pak’s intention was to escalate

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Sindoor a message to Pak: Rajnath calls operation a testament to India's resolve

REITERATING THAT the valour of the Indian Armed Forces during Operation Sindoor echoed beyond the borders and into Rawalpindi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the strike on terror camps in Pakistan was not just a military action, but a symbol of India's political, social, and strategic resolve.

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Use of BrahMos supersonic missile to target airbases unnerved Islamabad

INDIA'S DECISIVE move to attack multiple airbases using BrahMos missiles cornered Pakistan and forced them to agree to a ceasefire, highly-placed sources told TNIE.

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Mock Drills in TN Will Continue Next Week, to Cover Major Reservoirs

THE civil defence mock drills to check the preparedness in vital installations will continue in the coming week, covering major reservoirs of the Water Resources Department across Tamil Nadu.

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Ilaiyaraaja's May 17 Concert Postponed

The organisers of the 'Ilaiyaraaja - Truly Live in Concert', scheduled to be held in Coimbatore on May 17, announced their decision to postpone the concert due to Indo-Pak tensions.

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Martyr Murali Naik Receives Full State Honours

The final rites of Agniveer Jawan M Murali Naik, who was martyred in the line of duty during Operation Sindoor on the India-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir, were conducted with full state honours in his native village of Kalli Thanda, Gorantla Mandal, Sri Sathya Sai district, on Sunday.

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Ceasefire shouldn't have been announced by Trump: Thiruma

THE ceasefire between India and Pakistan should have been announced by the two nations themselves, and not by United States President Donald Trump, VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan said on Sunday.

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Punjab on alert: Schools shut in 5 districts, voluntary blackouts advised in two

IN THE border districts of Punjab along the Indo-Pak border, authorities are taking no chances.

1 min

Border Residents Heave Sigh of Relief

Since ceasefire came into effect, there have been no reports of shelling, firing, or drone sightings across J&K

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State Has Contributed Much to India's Defence, Says Minister Regupathy

Minister for Natural Resources S Regupathy on Sunday said no one in Tamil Nadu or anywhere in India would support Pakistan.

1 min

A Mango Miracle and Birth of India's First Woman Saint

ITH 'Nari Shakti' powerfully messaged by the Armed Forces, I recalled the first-known woman saint of India and how Mahadev repeatedly took her side. She was Karaikkal Ammaiyar from the 6th century.

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RETALIATION AND RESTRAINT: TIGHTROPE AFTER PAHALGAM

The US intervention came, if at all, perhaps because it sensed that Pakistan was going to be hugely decimated, especially when its Nur Khan airbase was effectively hit

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Ceasefire is not an agreement, but an understanding: BJP

HAILING the success of Operation Sindoor as \"a new chapter in history\", the BJP on Sunday shared a cryptic message stating that the ceasefire is not an \"agreement but an understanding\".

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India to move UNSC with fresh Pak terror evidence

WITH the United Nations Security Council's 1267 sanction committee is scheduled to meet next week, India has decided to send a team there with the latest evidence highlighting Pakistan's complicity with terrorism and the role of The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, in Pahalgam massacre on April 22, sources said on Sunday.

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Govt must clarify Trump claim on ceasefire, says Pilot

A day after India and Pakistan agreed for a ceasefire, Opposition leaders in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a special session of Parliament to discuss the Pahalgam terror attack, Operation Sindoor, and latest developments in cross-border firing.

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BJP on driver's seat in Assam panchayat polls

THE Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance continued to maintain a strong lead in the Assam panchayat elections.

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C'garh STF to identify B'deshi nationals soon

A special task force (STF) will be constituted in every district of Chhattisgarh to identify and initiate action against Bangladeshi infiltrators and other illegal immigrants, state home minister Vijay Sharma said.

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Top Pakistan army officers attended terrorists' funeral

BESIDES the kin of Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar including his brother Rauf Azhar, a few more hardcore terrorists affiliated to terror outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and JeM were killed in Indian strikes in Pakistan under 'Operation Sindoor' on May 7, Indian agencies have confirmed.

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Trolls target Misri & kin, FS locks social media a/c

THE vicious trolling of Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and his daughter on social media platform X forced him to lock access to his handle by the public.

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MHA reviews security on India-B'desh border amid action against Hasina party

EVEN as the Border Security Force (BSF) continues to remain engaged on the western flank amid military tensions with Pakistan, the top officials of the force on Sunday reviewed the operational preparedness and prevailing security scenario along the Indo-Bangladesh border in parts of Assam and West Bengal frontiers with a focus on challenges posed by fast-changing political situation in Bangladesh, officials said.

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15-yr-old Brave J'khand Girl Runs Away From Home to Avoid Child Marriage

A 15-year-old girl from Jharkhand's Hazaribagh ran away from her home to avoid being forced into marriage.

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After mega water project, MP & Maha plan to set up spiritual tourism circuit

AFTER the signing of a historic MoU for the world's largest groundwater recharge, the Tapti Basin Mega Recharge project, neighbouring states Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have identified more potential areas of inter-state cooperation, including a spiritual tourism circuit connecting the jyotirlingas in the two states.

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Creation of Bangladesh Hailed as Diplomatic Triumph, But History Tells Different Story

ASSAM Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that though the creation of Bangladesh is often hailed as a diplomatic triumph, history tells a different story.

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US and China agree to establish 'consultation mechanism' on trade

The lead US negotiator in trade talks with China cited \"a great deal of productivity\" in resolving differences between the world's two leading economic powers after officials wrapped two days of bargaining in Switzerland following President Donald Trump's steep tariffs and Beijing's retaliation.

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Albanian polls see old rivals, new parties

PRIME Minister Edi Rama is seeking a fourth term as Albania's prime minister in a general election on Sunday, after taking on his political nemesis in a boisterous campaign dominated by the country's uphill effort to join the European Union.

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Dutch-Suriname team digitises 1L Jew docus

The fire that caused significant damage in April to historic buildings in Suriname's capital city was not the only threat facing the nearby Neveh Shalom Synagogue.

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Israeli strikes on Gaza Strip kill 13, mostly women and children

ISRAELI strikes overnight and into Sunday killed 13 people in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, according to local health officials.

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Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace in Ukraine and Gaza, Offers Wishes on Mother's Day

POPE Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff that featured some symbolic gestures suggesting a message of unity in a polarized Catholic Church.

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Need ceasefire first, talks only later, says Zelenskyy

This comes after Putin rejected ceasefire, proposed talks in Istanbul

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DCM Shriram's arm buys stake in DNV Global

DCM Shriram group firm Fenesta has acquired 53% equity stake in DNV Global for ₹44 crore to expand its business.

1 min

Overview of key changes in new ITR forms

Individual taxpayers should know about new additions that have been made in ITR forms for AY 2025-26

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Should You Invest In Small Cap Funds

MALL Cap Equity Funds have been in the eye of a storm ever since a prominent fund manager expressed his opinion on this category at the prevalent valuations.

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Financial Future: Your Money in Time of War

HERE is a ceasefire between India and Pakistan now.

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Stock market to monitor Indo-Pak situation this week

THE domestic stock market this week would monitor the geopolitical developments after India and Pakistan reached an understanding to stop military actions, analysts said.

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No heavy discounts to save market share

AS competition in the paints sector—especially in decorative paints space—gets intense, market leader Asian Paints is emphasizing innovation, distribution expansion, and sustainability to stay ahead in the race.

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Thamarai, Sarath take MRC 'A' to T20 final

FIFTIES from M Thamarai Selvan and C Sarath Kumar helped MRC 'A' beat Sical RC in the semifinals of the TNCA Champion of Champions (T20) trophy.

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Recurve archers Parth, Deepika pocket bronze

FOUR-TIME Olympian recurve archer Deepika Kumari redeemed herself with a hard-earned bronze medal after a semifinal heartbreak while Parth Salunkhe finished on the podium for the first time as India wrapped up their campaign at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai with seven medals on Sunday.

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Barca on brink of La Liga title after thrilling victory over Real

BARCELONA mounted a spectacular comeback to beat Real Madrid 4-3 on Sunday and move to the brink of the La Liga title.

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Wrestler Anshu urged to appear in selection trials

TOKYO and Paris Olympian Anshu Malik has expressed her interest to compete in the Ulaanbaatar Open Ranking Series scheduled in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from May 29 to June 1.

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Winning return for Sinner after doping ban

JANNIK Sinner hailed the passionate backing he has received from his colourful support in Rome after returning to tennis on Saturday with a confident win at the Italian Open.

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Mandhana, Rana Step Up As India Clinch Series

WHEN Sneh Rana made it back to the ODI setup, it was one of the many comebacks she had made in recent years.

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IPL Likely To Resume This Week

FOLLOWING the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, the BCCI is closely monitoring the situation and will take a call on the resumption of the Indian Premier League after consulting with the government authorities.

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IIT Roorkee Has Embraced the Responsibility to Serve the Region

IIT Roorkee conducted GATE 2025 and declared the results.

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WORLD FROM A WOMAN'S VIEW

Journalist and filmmaker P Abhijith and trans activist A Revathi talk about their latest documentary 'Njan Revathi', which has started doing the festival rounds

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Going Beyond the 'Neytt Gala'

Another edition of the Met Gala swept through New York with its usual swirl of stardust—celebrities shimmering under the flash of cameras, daring outfits turning heads, all for a museum, the New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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All The World's A Stage!

In the dim light of the nila vilakku (sacred lamp), as the beats of the mizhavu (drum) fades, a deafening silence amplifies as the valiant Bali comes to fall, struck by the arrow of Sri Rama.

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Pradeep Ranganathan's Dude

gets a Diwali release

1 min

Kirsten Dunst, Mikey Madison to Star in Reptilia

IKEY Madison, following her breakout, Oscar-winning performance in Anora, will star alongside Kirsten Dunst in a thriller titled Reptilia.

1 min

Lollu Sabha Shaped My Approach To Filmmaking

Prem Anand, director of Santhanam's upcoming film, DD Next Level, shares the evolution of comedy in Tamil cinema, his desire to break horror staples, and more

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Godzilla x Kong sequel titled Supernova

The upcoming Godzilla x Kong film, after last year's Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, has been titled Godzilla x Kong: Supernova.

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Vijay Milton To Team Up With Raj Tarun

After helming the Vijay Antony-starrer Mazhai Pidikkatha Manithan, filmmaker Vijay Milton is set to direct actor Raj Tarun's next.

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