The New Indian Express Chennai - May 15, 2025

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May 15, 2025

Plans for more Indus basin projects readied for Cabinet

AFTER putting the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance, the government is considering three new hydropower projects on the Indus River Basin besides fast-tracking two other projects.

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V-C search panels told to file report to govt, not governor

IN first such orders issued for state universities under higher education department, the search panels constituted to choose vice-chancellors for four universities have been mandated to submit their recommendations to the state government and not the Governor-Chancellor as has been the practice so far.

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HOW INDIA BYPASSED CHINESE AIR DEFENCE SYSTEMS TO HIT PAK

DISPLAYING the technological might of India's armed forces, the government on Wednesday said Chinese air defence systems supplied to Pakistan were hoodwinked during Operation Sindoor, with the mission wrapped up in 23 minutes.

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How India Bypassed Chinese Air Defence Systems To Hit Pak

DISPLAYING the technological might of India's armed forces, the government on Wednesday said Chinese air defence systems supplied to Pakistan were hoodwinked during Operation Sindoor, with the mission wrapped up in 23 minutes.

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MP Minister Booked After HC Fiat Over Gutter Language

AN FIR was filed against state minister Vijay Shah after an appalled Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday lit into him for his scurrilous remarks, saying he used the \"language of the gutters\" against Col Sofia Qureshi, who was part of the national briefing on Operation Sindoor against Pakistan.

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Class 10 and 11 results to be out on May 16

THE School Education Department will release the Class 10 and 11 examination results on Friday, three days ahead of the earlier announced date of May 19.

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Low pressure over Bay of Bengal; Erode sizzles at 41.2°C

A low pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal by weekend and it may intensify further according to certain weather models although there is no official confirmation from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) so far.

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Govt Initiatives Boosted TN's Class 12 Pass Rate

The state government on Wednesday said various initiatives implemented in Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare department schools have resulted in higher pass percentage among Class 12 students.

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More Women in Police Will Make Force Stronger, Says Nityanand Rai

UNDERLINING the crucial role of women in maintaining law and order, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Wednesday said increasing the number of female personnel in police force not only transforms public perception of police but also strengthens the force's overall effectiveness.

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Bid to assault IT staff on OMR, hotel worker held

THE Greater Chennai Police on Wednesday arrested a 25-year-old hotel employee for sexual assault bid on a young IT professional who was returning home from work on Tuesday night.

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Plea in HC against laws stripping governor of power to appoint V-Cs

Petitioner cites violation of UGC regulations, court directs TN govt to file reply in a week

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'Immunisation service at more urban HWCs'

Health Minister Ma Subramanian has launched the expansion of immunisation services in urban health and wellness centres (HWCs).

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Tunnel work beneath busy railway zone complete

CMRL achieved a milestone in Phase II expansion on Tuesday, with a tunnel boring machine (TBM) completing a challenging underground drive beneath one of the busiest railway zones.

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Vax, deworming for 1.8L strays from June

MOVING towards its goal of making Chennai rabies-free, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has announced, starting June, it will roll out an intensified rabies vaccination and deworming campaign for around 1.8 lakh stray dogs in the city, at a cost of ₹3 crore.

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Ex-chief secy's father dies at 90

Salem, on Wednesday. He was 90.

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DMK, AIADMK or VCK claiming credit for verdict not fair: Thiruma

DMK, AIADMK or VCK claiming credit for the Pollachi gang rape case verdict is not fair, said VCK leader Thol Thirumavalvan while addressing media at Coimbatore International Airport on Wednesday.

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Temple chariot entry in Dalit area: Officials summoned

The vacation bench of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the district collector of Karur and its superintendent of police (SP), and the IGP (Central zone) to appear before it on Thursday in connection with a plea seeking a direction to the authorities to have the temple chariot of the Aravayee Amman temple at Senappadi taken to the SC community-dominated Nerur for rituals during the upcoming Vaikasi festival.

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HC summons Pudukai collector in Vadakadu clash

The vacation bench of the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Wednesday summoned Pudukkottai district collector, IGP Central Zone, Superintendent of Police to appear before it on Thursday in a case seeking compensation to Scheduled Caste people whose properties were damaged in the recent caste violence at Vadakadu village in the district.

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EPS: Had Stalin dealt Pollachi, it would have met AU fate; DMK: Case filed only after stir

THE war of words between the ruling DMK and the principal opposition party—the AIADMK—continued for the second day on Wednesday, with leaders of both parties trading charges against each other.

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EPS Has a Habit of Lying: CM on Centre Funds Claim

Palaniswami had said funds released after his meeting with Shah

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PIL in HC seeks CBI probe into corruption at Tasmac

THE Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to file a reply to a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a CBI investigation into the FIRs registered by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) in connection with the alleged corruption and swindling of money by certain officials and employees of Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) which runs liquor retail business.

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Pet dog dies at farmhouse, fear grips Erode

IN the wake of a recent double murder in Vilakethi village, district police are investigating the suspicious death of a pet dog at an isolated farmhouse near the LBP canal in Chennimalai.

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B'luru realtor buys site in Velachery for ₹441 crore

BRIGADE Enterprises Ltd of the Bengaluru-based Brigade Group has acquired 5.41 acres of land in Velachery for ₹441.7 crore, marking a significant step in the company's expansion in the city's residential market.

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Adequate faculty in med colleges, NMC notice won't affect admissions: MaSu

AFTER the National Medical Commission (NMC) issued show-cause notices to 35 of 36 government medical colleges in the state, citing various shortcomings, including inadequate faculty strength, Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Wednesday indicated that the notices will not affect student admissions in these colleges.

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Homage paid to Pahalgam victims at BJP's Sindoor Rally in Chennai

THE BJP, led by its state president Nainar Nagenthran, on Wednesday took out a 'Sindoor Rally' in Chennai to celebrate India's success in counter-terror operations.

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Driver, conductor suspended as baby falls off TNSTC bus and dies

A driver and conductor of the TNSTC Coimbatore were suspended on Wednesday, after a 9-month-old fell from a running bus on Monday in Salem.

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Realtor Announces 15% Discount for Armed Forces on Premium Plots Across South Cities

TAMIL Nadu-based real estate developer G Square has announced a 15% discount on all its premium plots for serving and retired defence personnel under a new initiative titled 'Dream land for real heroes Scheme'.

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Identify Agamic temples in TN, SC requests HC panel

Once temples are identified, for the time being, don't appoint new priest, says court

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Chennai Student Killed in Kovai by 4 College Mates

TWO days after an unidentified man's body was found on a plot at Vellalore in Coimbatore, four private college students were arrested on Wednesday by the police for murder.

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Petrol bomb hurled at DMK functionary's house in Nellai

An unidentified four-member gang hurled a petrol bomb at the house of a DMK functionary in Keezha Munnerpallam near Palayamkottai, triggering panic in the neighbourhood in the wee hours of Wednesday.

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Krishnagiri health officials bust sex determination gang in AP's Chittoor

A team from the Krishnagiri district health department led by District Health Officer Dr G Ramesh Kumar busted a sex determination racket at Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.

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THE ADOLESCENT MIND: BATTLEGROUND OF IDENTITIES

EAR the rock beach of Puducherry, there is a beautiful wall on which our great freedom fighters are portrayed. I was amazed to see my adolescent son trying to salute the wall in a clandestine manner, as he is worried about being teased for the act. Needless to say, the faces on the wall kindled his sense of patriotism.

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INDIA-US PARTNERSHIP: MOMENTARY RIPPLE, NOT FUNDAMENTAL RUPTURE

Trump deviated from the established understanding of India's strategic significance in US foreign policy. He needs to be briefed better and the two sides need to communicate clearer

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Pak crew barred from disembarking crude oil tanker

AMID the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan, security agencies have barred 21 Pakistani crew members from disembarking a crude oil tanker that arrived at Paradip Port on Wednesday.

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Cong Jai Hind rally over PM's 'silence' on Trump claim of halting conflict

THE Congress on Wednesday accused the BJP of \"politicising\" Operation Sindoor and said that it would take out rallies to question the Prime Minister's \"silence\" on US President Donald Trump's claims of mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan.

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Normalcy returns, but fear still grips Uri border villages

ALTHOUGH normalcy is returning in the border areas affected by heavy Pakistani shelling, yet fear persists among the border residents in north Kashmir's Uri.

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Loss Of Face As Far As Diplomacy Is Concerned: Sinha

INDIA has suffered some major diplomatic losses during the India-Pakistan conflict and one of them was the 'internationalisation of Kashmir and the efforts to hyphenate the two by other countries, said former External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha.

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'Constitutional right': SC asks states to frame norms for pedestrian walkways

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed all the states and union territories to frame guidelines to ensure proper footpaths for pedestrians, calling it their constitutional right.

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34-Fold Defence Export Jump in 10 Yrs

The country's defence exports are picking up steadily, having increased by 12% from 2023-24, or more than ₹2,500 crore.

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India calls out 'vain, preposterous' China claim

Arunachal an integral part of India: MEA

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Court: Tutor Can Terminate Her 20-Wk Pregnancy

A Gujarat court has allowed the 23-year-old tutor, accused of abducting and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old student, to terminate her 20-week pregnancy.

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PIL Seeking to Revoke Rahul Citizenship Nixed

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed as withdrawn a fresh PIL seeking cancellation of the citizenship of the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and a ban on his foreign travel during the pendency of the case.

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PM to visit Bihar on May 30, inaugurate mega infra projects

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Bihar's Rohtas district on May 30, lay the foundation stone for various development projects, and inaugurate the new terminal of the Patna airport.

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Days after tigress attack, officials flout Ranthambore curbs

TWO days after a ranger was killed by a tigress in a restricted zone at Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, senior forest officials were caught taking their personal guests on a jeep safari through the same sensitive area in violation of the closure orders in place for public safety.

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Bird Flu Scare Leads to Closure of Three UP Zoos, Lion Safari

The death of a tigress in Gorakhpur zoo due to bird flu prompted closure of Lucknow, Kanpur and Gorakhpur zoos in UP as well as Etawah Lion Safari for a week.

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Gujarat ATS Nabs B'deshi Nationals With Fake IDs; BJP, Cong Letters Misused

The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested an agent involved in fake documentation and a Bangladeshi national from Ahmedabad's Narol area who was illegally living in India for over 12 years using a forged passport.

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Ajit puts forth conditions amid NCP merger talks

Leaders of Sharad Pawar faction who criticised the junior Pawar during poll campaigns must apologise, Deputy CM's lobby insists

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Hooch toll 23, Punjab flags methanol misuse

WHILE the death toll in the Amritsar hooch tragedy rose to 23 after two more people died on Wednesday, the Punjab Police has arrested two traders from Delhi for supplying raw materials used in the manufacture of illicit liquor, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 15.

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Maoist base dismantled in C'garh, 31 killed in 21-day operation: Top officials

THE first-ever decisive and strategic crackdown against the CPI (Maoist) — 'Operation Black Forest', launched on April 21 — has \"stamped out the safe haven of senior Maoist leaders,\" senior officials of the CRPF and Chhattisgarh police said, commending the operation as immensely successful.

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Lifting US curbs offers hope of recovery to Syria

Gulf rallies behind Saudi push for regional stability amid rift with Tehran

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Israeli Strikes Kills 80 People Since Dawn

DEIR AL-BALAH

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Cabinet Approves HCL-Foxconn Chip Unit in UP

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a ₹3,706 crore semiconductor plant at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh, to be set up by the HCL-Foxconn joint venture to manufacture display driver chips for mobile phones, laptops and automobiles.

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Microsoft Fires 6k Staffers Plus AI Director

IN its recent layoff, Microsoft has let go of about 6,000 employees or 3% of its total employees across all levels and geographies, and many employees were asked to leave immediately.

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IREDA drags Gensol to bankruptcy court over default of ₹510 crore

STATE-owned green energy financier Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) is seeking insolvency proceedings against Gensol Engineering over a default of ₹510 crore, according to an exchange filing.

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VCs chase drone, defence tech cos

Sector seeing entry of deep tech, IP heavy start-ups building hi-tech solutions

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HC upholds tax deduction for house with multiple floors

The Delhi High Court has ruled that owning multiple floors or portions of a residential property doesn't disqualify an assessee from claiming deductions under Section 54F of the Income Tax Act.

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Bharti Airtel MD Bats for Differential Pricing to Improve Telcos' Finances

TELECOM service provider Bharti Airtel on Wednesday pitched for differential pricing for different customers to improve the financial health of telcos.

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Indian Tourists Shun Turkey, Azerbaijan; Cancellations Increase 250% in a Week

INDIAN tourists are cancelling trips to Turkey and Azerbaijan in large numbers after the two popular holiday destinations expressed support for Pakistan.

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Ganesh helps MAS CC win 2nd division final

MEDIUM pacer R Ganesh's fifer (5/33) helped MAS CC defeat Ebenezer Marcus CA by six wickets in the second division final, of the TNCA-Thiruvallur DCA league.

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Lakshya out; Malvika & Unnati advance

INDIAN shuttler Lakshya Sen suffered a shock defeat but the trio of Malvika Bansod, Aakarshi Kashyap and Unnati Hooda advanced to the women's singles second round after hard-fought victories in the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament here on Wednesday.

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Wrestler uses 4-yr-old's record to get birth doc

IN their bid to qualify for lower-age group competitions and gain undue advantage, up and coming wrestlers have come up with unique ways to reduce their age.

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Jr WC: Coach Rajput hopeful of keeping up rich standards

INDIAN shooting has largely been in the pink of health for the last decade or so.

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Alcaraz enters semis of Italian Open

CARLOS Alcaraz is feeling good about his tennis after striding into the semifinals of the Italian Open on Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Jack Draper, which he called one of his best displays of the season so far.

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Off the field in Blue Mountains

Do you have any match day ritual or something that you follow? Not really. Trav (Travis Head) and I tend to hang out a lot, so we usually go for a nice breakfast and enjoy some decent coffee.

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Folk Arts Find Young Fingers

Fish colours also have to do with where they live.

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Let's play, just for fun!

have been writing this column for almost two years now. The focus has been on traditional games, but today's article is about something more basic and fundamental—the traditional practice of play.

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RAP LIKE A GIRL

After a recent performance in Delhi, India's first all-women hip-hop collective, Wild Wild Women, opens up about claiming a male-dominated stage, rapping in sari, and the emotional force of their 2022 single 'Uddu Azad'

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No Room For Natural Glow

The actor and animal rights activist Pamela Anderson attended this year's Met Gala wearing a Tony Burch silk gown and a severe bob cut with micro bangs.

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Anna Raajan joins Jailer 2

ALAYALAM actor Anna Raajan, best known for her breakthrough role in Lijo Jose Pellissery's Angamaly Diaries (2017), is part of the upcoming big-ticket Tamil film, Jailer 2, led by Rajinikanth.

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Ethan Hunt and What Makes the Mission: Impossible

In Mission: Impossible — Fallout, Alec Baldwin’s Alan Hunley says to Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt, “You had a terrible choice to make in Berlin. One life over millions. And now the world is at risk.”

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Vijay Antony's Maargan to release in June

The makers of Vijay Antony's murder mystery crime thriller, which was earlier titled Gagana Maargan, have renamed it Maargan.

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Eva Green, Samuel L. Jackson to Star in Just Play Dead

Samuel L. Jackson is teaming up with Eva Green and Maria Pedraza for the upcoming thriller Just Play Dead.

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