The New Indian Express Chennai - May 21, 2025

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May 21, 2025

RETREAT CEREMONY AT BORDER RESUMES

IN a further indication of the Indo-Pak border returning to normalcy, the BSF resumed its retreat ceremony at all three joint check posts of the Punjab frontier-Attar in Amritsar, Hussainiwala in Ferozepur and Sadqi in Fazilka.

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State govt moves SC against ED raid in Tasmac 'scam', hearing likely in 3 days

AMID continuous high-profile raids by the Enforcement Directorate over the alleged ₹1,000 crore scam in the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac), the Tamil Nadu government has knocked on the doors of the Supreme Court against the order of the Madras High Court that gave a free hand to the agency in the probe.

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Suspected explosion sparks rockfall at TN stone quarry; 5 workers crushed to death

FIVE workers were crushed to death and one more was critically injured after a suspected controlled explosion triggered a rockslide at a stone quarry at Mallakottai near Singampunari in Sivaganga on Tuesday.

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Cambodians on tiger-saving trip caught in jumbos' crosshairs

BLAME it on the eleventh-hour change in the plan! A 15-member delegation from Cambodia, that came all the way to study the state's tiger-conservation efforts, ended up staying in a partially-sealed 'illegal' resort inside the notified Sigur Elephant Corridor at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) in the Nilgiris.

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State govt moves SC against ED raid in Tasmac 'scam', hearing likely in 3 days

Amid continuous high-profile raids by the Enforcement Directorate over the alleged ₹1,000 crore scam in the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac), the Tamil Nadu government has knocked on the doors of the Supreme Court against the order of the Madras High Court that gave a free hand to the agency in the probe.

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Pak gets 2nd Field Marshal in Munir

DAYS after Operation Sindoor exposed Pakistan military's vulnerability, its army chief Asim Munir was promoted as Field Marshal, the second in the country to occupy the highest military position.

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Ashoka Univ asst prof sent to judicial custody

A district court in Haryana's Sonipat on Tuesday sent Ashoka University assistant professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad to judicial custody and posted the matter to May 27.

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No interim order on Waqf without glaring case: SC

Law is presumed Constitutional unless otherwise proven, says CJI

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Periyar varsity ex-V-C hands over charge, sparks new row

CONTROVERSY erupted at the Periyar University in Salem after outgoing Vice-Chancellor R Jagannathan handed over charge to Dr T Periasamy, head of the Tamil department, without consulting the university's syndicate committee.

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Nearly all of Tamil Nadu facing high or very high heat risk

TAMIL NADU has emerged as one of India's most heat-vulnerable states, with nearly 90% of its districts falling under high or very high risk categories, according to a new report released by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) on Tuesday.

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After four days of care, female jumbo dies due to suspected heart failure

AFTER four days of care, a female elephant aged 25-30 died without responding to treatment at Maruthamalai foothills near Coimbatore on Tuesday evening.

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Exotic wildlife smuggling linked to pet shops again

B'luru-based pet store owner nabbed by K'taka Customs on May 12

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Apologise to students for your NEET lie, EPS tells Stalin

CHIEF Minister M K Stalin and his son and Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin must apologise to students for making a false promise of getting NEET exemption for Tamil Nadu during their 2021 poll campaign, said AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday.

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DMK sacks Arakkonam youth wing functionary

DMK removed R Deivaseyal from the post of deputy organiser of the party's youth wing at the Arakkonam Central Union following the alleged sexual exploitation charges raised by a college student from Kavannur.

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7 yrs after NEET heartbreak, Nila TN's IFS topper

SEVEN years after missing out on a medical seat due to NEET, MV Nila Bharathi has emerged Tamil Nadu's top scorer in the Indian Forest Service (IFS) exam, securing All India Rank 24 in the results announced on Tuesday.

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Initiate criminal prosecution on edu officials in fraud case: HC

The Madurai Bench recently directed the CB-CID to initiate criminal prosecution against the educational authorities with whose collusion a private trust in Thoothukudi allegedly scammed several individuals by promising them jobs in govt schools.

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Domestic users won't have to pay higher power tariff: Min

ELECTRICITY Minister SS Sivasankar on Tuesday issued a release stating that Chief Minister MK Stalin has advised to ensure that there is no increase in power tariff to household consumers when TNERC issues orders regarding the power tariff increase.

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Ordnance unit staff gets back job after 15-yr battle

THE Madras High Court has ordered the reinstatement of an employee of the Ordnance Factory with lesser punishment almost 15 years after he was asked to take compulsory retirement on charges of doubtful integrity after finding him keeping in possession a computer floppy down-loaded with copies of official communications without any authorisation.

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DMK gears up for 2026, appoints 8 regional in-charges for poll work

Functionaries start addressing local issues, unresolved matters to be sent to Udhaya team

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Nepali couple employed as domestic help arrested for jewellery theft

A couple from Nepal, who worked as domestic help at a house in Neelankarai, was arrested in Anna Nagar on Tuesday on the charge of stealing valuables from their employer's home on May 14.

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Court Gives Govt Depts Three-Month Time to Clear Adyar Encroachments

Asks why corporation and WRD have not removed the squatters from the riverbank till date

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Man dies, four sustain injuries as temple chariot catches fire

A 23-year-old man was charred to death and four others sustained injuries after a temple chariot that came in contact with a high-tension overhead cable caught fire at Orathy near Acharapakkam in Chengalpattu on Monday night.

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Man takes truck for a spin, caught after 9 km chase

THE busy GST Road on Tuesday afternoon witnessed a high-speed chase by the police and motorists after a man sped away with a lorry that was parked on the roadside near Peanur toll plaza.

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Govt prohibits caste-based discrimination in prisons

THE state government has prohibited caste-based discrimination in prisons and correctional institutions.

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No need to panic on Covid resurgence, says DPH

AFTER media reports on alleged resurgence of Covid-19 cases, Director of Public Health and Preventive Health Dr TS Selvavinayagam released a video message appealing public not to panic about Covid resurgence as it is not a public concern as of now on Tuesday.

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78 Aspirants of Shankar IAS Academy Crack IFS Exam

Among the 143 candidates who have cleared the Indian Forest Services Examination 2024 conducted by Union Public Service Commission, 78 candidates are from the Shankar IAS Academy in Chennai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Thiruvananthapuram.

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Stalin: Speed up desilting & stormwater drain works

CM reviews ₹6,876 cr projects under Vada Chennai Valarchi Thittam

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CISF constable killed after lorry rams motorbike

A 41-year-old Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel from Madurai was killed, and his colleague from Karnataka sustained grievous injuries, after a lorry rammed their two-wheeler at Kavalkinaru on Monday night.

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3 Die After Sunshade Collapses in Rain

TN to get light to moderate rainfall in coming weeks

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Septic tank toll rises to 3, plant owner booked

Death toll rose to three in the incident where daily wage labourers suffocated to death while cleaning the septic tank at the workers quarters in a dyeing factory here on Tuesday.

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Hyd inferno: Gulzar Houz building likely to be demolished

Panel to probe incident

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Turning Türkiye: From the Sublime to the Absurd

Though Islamism defines Türkiye, it's a great trading nation whose elites aren't obsessed with an India-Pakistan binary. But nixing of a huge ship-building contract may have touched raw nerves

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Can Happiness Be Taught?

When the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) announced its collaboration with the Rekhi Foundation for Happiness to establish the Rekhi Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness, the news invited both curiosity and contemplation.

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States told to pick officers for women safety

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all the states and union territories to identify the officers in the Department of Women and Child Development at the district and taluka levels and designate them as protection officers.

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Work experience must for judicial services exam

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all the states and union territories to identify the officers in the Department of Women and Child Development at the district and taluka levels and designate them as protection officers.

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Misri briefs parliamentary delegations ahead of visits

AS multi-party delegations leave for foreign capitals to convey India's strong stand against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, the members were briefed by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Tuesday on the neighboring country's role in terror strikes and India's commitment to punish the perpetrators as well as their masterminds.

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Architect of civil nuke energy programme

DR M R Srinivasan, a key architect of India's civil nuclear energy programme and former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, passed away in Udhagamandalam on Tuesday. He was 95.

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Be careful students, parents! NMC alert on unauthorised medical colleges

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued an alert about unauthorised medical colleges operating in the country without requisite approvals from NMC and misleading students and parents by claiming recognition and offering admissions in medical courses that are not legally sanctioned.

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Scientist who made Astrophysics read easy

NOTED astrophysicist Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, globally acclaimed for the Hoyle-Narlikar theory of gravity passed away in Pune on Tuesday.

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Abhishek in, Pathan out of team

Centre should not unilaterally decide nominees

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'My House, My Right': Maha plan to construct 35L affordable units okayed

THE Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday approved a new housing policy with a plan for constructing 35 lakh affordable houses for the weaker sections by 2030.

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J'khand IAS Officer Held in Liquor Scam Case

AFTER nearly six hours of interrogation, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday arrested senior IAS officer Vinay Kumar Chaubey in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam in Jharkhand.

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'No nod to Army for gun deployment at Golden Temple'

THE Sikh Gurdwara Parbhandhark Committee (SGPC) on Tuesday dismissed as \"shockingly untrue\" a claim by the army air defence that air defence guns were deployed at the Golden Temple in Amritsar to neutralise aerial threats from Pakistan during Operation Sindoor.

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Bhujbal takes oath ahead of local body polls

The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday approved a new housing policy with a plan for constructing 35 lakh affordable houses for the weaker sections by 2030.

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Under fire over arrest of sons in MNREGA scam, Gujarat minister cries foul

GUJARAT Panchayat Raj Minister Bachu Khabad on Tuesday defended his sons, who were arrested in the Dahod MNREGA scam, slamming the allegations as fabricated and politically motivated.

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Pak spy ring probe widens, 50 from Punjab under police lens

THE Punjab police are checking the activities and antecedents of around 50 people reportedly involved with eight suspects who have been recently arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan.

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Weather May Hit Crop By Half In UP Mango Belt

RENOWNED for their taste, size and variety, the mangoes from the Lucknow region are likely to be in shorter supply this year, believe the local growers, who wait for the season which offers a diverse selection, including Dussehri, Langda, Safeda, Chausa and Ramkela.

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Posters raise political temperature, project Chirag as next Bihar CM

A day after LJP (RV) supremo and Union minister Chirag Paswan met Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and stated that there was no vacancy for CM post in Bihar, on Tuesday, his party leaders put up posters in Patna, seemingly projecting Chirag as the next chief minister.

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Venezuela Bans Colombian Flights After 30 Held for Plotting

VENEZUELA on Monday banned the arrival of flights from neighboring Colombia after authorities detained more than 30 people who were allegedly plotting activities to destabilize the country ahead of Sunday's election.

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EU Aims to Overhaul Asylum Rejection Rules

The EU unveiled plans Tuesday to make it easier to send asylum seekers to certain third countries in the latest overhaul aimed at reducing migration to the bloc, sparking criticism from rights groups.

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Ukraine's Allies Tighten Sanctions as Russia Stalls Ceasefire Efforts

Kyiv's European allies slapped new sanctions Tuesday on Moscow, a day after a phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to produce a breakthrough on ending the 3-year-old war in Ukraine.

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Don tries to rally divided Republicans around his 'big beautiful bill'

President Donald Trump tried to seal the deal on his \"big, beautiful bill\" by using the power of political persuasion Tuesday in a closed-door meeting to unify divided House Republicans.

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Iran says talks with US unlikely to yield results

IRAN's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that nuclear talks with the United States were unlikely to yield any results, amid a diplomatic standoff over the Islamic republic's enrichment activities.

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UK Imposes Sanctions, Pauses Israel Trade Talks as Strikes in Gaza Kill 85

Starmer calls Gaza crisis utterly intolerable after FCDO summons Israeli ambassador to UK

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Nazara Buys UK-Based Curve Games for ₹247 Crore

GAMING company Nazara Technologies has announced the acquisition of 100% ownership in Curve Digital Entertainment Ltd, a UK-based publisher of PC and console games for ₹247 crore.

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RIL Moves SC Over Gas Dispute With ONGC

RELIANCE Industries Ltd (RIL), along with its partners BP Plc and Canada's Niko Resources, has approached the Supreme Court to challenge a recent ruling by a division bench of the Delhi High Court concerning its dispute with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) over the KG-D6 block.

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SC says Flipkart known for creating monopolies

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday said e-commerce major Flipkart was known for creating monopolies and expressed concern over the fate of smaller players in the market.

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Aakash Sues EY Over Conflict of Interest

AAKASH Educational Services (AESL) has sent a legal notice to Ernst & Young LLP (EY) accusing it of acting in conflict of interest in the ongoing corporate governance dispute involving Byju's.

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Banks Take 67% Haircut; Recover ₹4 L Cr From CIRPs

LENDERS have recovered ₹3.89 lakh crore against admitted claims of ₹12 lakh crore through resolution plans under the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) till March 2025, resulting in a recovery rate of 33%.

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Big Tech Companies Pose Risk to Free, Fair Digital Market, Says Sitharaman

FINANCE minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that emergence of gatekeeper platforms has challenged free and fair digital markets even as she calls for global cooperation and agile regulation to tackle the rise of cross-border digital monopolies demands.

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Investors Lose ₹6 L Crore as Sensex, Nifty Tumble Over 1%

The overall market cap of BSE-listed firms dropped to nearly ₹438 L cr from ₹444 L cr in previous session

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Core sector growth slows down to eight-month low of 0.5% in April

THE growth in core sector output in April slumped to an 8-month low of 0.5% year-on-year owing to contraction in crude oil, refinery and fertilizer production.

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Sebi gives approval to seven IPOs, including ₹5k crore issue of Credila

AFTER months of sluggish activity, India's IPO market is springing back to life with a fresh wave of launches.

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Playoff games will be 'very significant' for Mullanpur: PCA secy

THE playoffs and final of the 2025 Indian Premier League will happen in Mullanpur and Ahmedabad, the BCCI announced on Tuesday.

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'Open' Shubman allows Titans to be at their best

Captain and face of GT has grown into role of leader, feels Shahrukh

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Suryavanshi fifty helps Royals beat Super Kings

VAIBHAV Suryanvanshi smashed 57 runs from 33 balls as Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings by six wickets in their last league game played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday.

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Europa final offers salvation for one of Spurs or United

MANCHESTER United and Tottenham will slug it out in the Europa League final on Wednesday in Bilbao, with both sides desperately seeking salvation from dismal Premier League campaigns through silverware and a golden ticket into next season's Champions League.

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Shadow shooting to Jr WC silver: Adriyan's story

THE day when Adriyan Karmakar shot silver in prone on his debut at the junior World Cup at Suhl (Germany), thousands of miles away one person was silently admiring his son's effort.

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'THUG LIFE WILL.MAKE YOU FORGET NAYAKAN

Actor Kamal Haasan on reuniting with director Mani Ratnam, his observation of the evolution of cinema, his outlook on the rise of Artificial Intelligence, hopes for the future, and more

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Manage Stress Hormones Through Diet

In stressful situations, cortisol ensures the body has enough energy by increasing glucose production (gluconeogenesis), breaking down fats (lipolysis), and further, affecting protein metabolism.

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RITE OF PASSAGE

CANNES Film Festival can often turn out to be an auspicious journey to belongingness for filmmakers.

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'WE SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE'

LAST year, at the age of 69, Kamal Haasan flew to the USA to attend classes on Artificial Intelligence.

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Randeep Hooda to star in Operation Khukri

RANDEEP Hooda will feature in a war drama set around Operation Khukri, a military operation led by the Indian Army in West Africa's Sierra Leone in 2000.

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Conan O'Brien Joins Toy Story 5

The fifth installment of Toy Story grows big with the addition of Conan O'Brien to voice a character named Smarty Pants.

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