The New Indian Express Chennai - May 23, 2025

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May 23, 2025

AVNL looks west to develop light tank platforms

ARMOURED Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL), a public sector defence company headquartered in Avadi, Chennai, is looking to develop a new generation of light tanks with the help of western defence players.

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ED crossing all limits, violating federal structure

In a relief to the Tamil Nadu government, the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Enforcement Directorate's probe and proceedings against the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) over an alleged ₹1,000-crore scam. The two-judge bench hearing Tamil Nadu's petition orally criticised the probe agency.

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Pakistan Will Pay a Big Price for Any Terror Attack: PM

Says no scope for bilateral talks, adds no water for the neighbour from Indian rivers

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Arguments over; SC reserves order on Waqf law

AFTER three days of arguments, the Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, reiterating observation on the presumption of constitutionality in favour of the law.

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SEVEN YEARS ON, ACTIVISTS SAY NO ACTION ON COPS WHO FIRED

ANGER against the state government came to the fore on Thursday as Thoothukudi remembered the 15 people who died in police firing on May 22, 2018, when they were marching in a procession towards the collectorate on the 100th day of a protest against the Sterlite copper smelter plant.

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Wild elephant tramples elderly woman to death

A 77-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant in front of her neighbour's house near Sholayar Dam in Valparai on Thursday.

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Tamil Nadu records 7.8L birds, 798 species during synchronised survey

THE state forest department has recorded a healthy number of 7.8 lakh wetland and terrestrial birds spread across 798 diverse species, as per the Synchronised Bird Estimate 2025 report released by Forest Minister RS Raja Kannappan as part of World Biodiversity Day celebrations on Thursday.

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After 2 yrs, Amarnath told to rework Keezhadi report

CPM condemns development, says it is BJP's attempt to derail truth

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Man seeks help to maintain prosthetic leg as CM's insurance does not cover it

G Princeton was 21 when he suffered a bullet injury in his right leg when police opened fire at anti-Sterlite protesters on May 22, 2018.

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METRO WATER PLANS CELL IN BID TO ADDRESS SYSTEM LEAKAGES

Board to study global best practices, offer strategies for operational financial efficiency

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9-Year-Old Bonded Laborer's Body Exhumed in Kanchi Village; Three of a Family Arrested

In a case of suspicious death, the Andhra Pradesh police, with the help of Kancheepuram counterparts, exhumed the body of a nine-year-old boy, a bonded laborer in Kancheepuram, on Wednesday.

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Man who tried to sabotage trains in TN arrested

The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Chennai have arrested a 45-year-old man for allegedly trying to sabotage trains at multiple locations in the state by placing metal objects on railway tracks in the state.

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Kilpauk Med College Hospital Faces Three-Hr Power Outage

The Department of General Medicine block at Kilpauk Medical College Hospital (KMCH) was hit by a power outage that lasted for around three hours on Thursday evening.

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Shankar's plea: HC impleads DICCI and pvt company

THE Madras High Court on Thursday impleaded the Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI) and Gen Green Logistics Private Limited in the PIL petition filed by YouTuber 'Savukku' Shankar seeking a CBI probe into the implementation of the Anna Ambedkar Business Champions Scheme of the state aimed at empowering the Dalit conservancy workers.

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Can't ignore unconstitutionality of Acts

Staying operation of 10 Acts, HC says if allowed they would cause irreparable injury and public interest would suffer

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Penalise officials who fail to follow circular to review pending cases, court tells DGP

Shankar's plea: HC impleads DICCI and pvt company

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Centre's Report Sought on Funds Disbursed to State Under SS Scheme

Centre's Report Sought on Funds Disbursed to State Under SS Scheme

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DMK, TNCC and CPI laud SC's decision to stay ED's probe into Tasmac

DMK organising secretary R S Bharathi accused the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of acting like a blackmailing organisation and welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to stay the central agency's probe into the alleged Tasmac scam.

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Anbumani slams govt for delay in RTE admissions

PMK president Dr Anbumani Ramadoss criticised the Tamil Nadu government for delaying admissions under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, with only 10 days left for the reopening of state board schools after summer vacation.

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HC to TN: File status report on 41 FIRs filed by DVAC on Tasmac graft charges

THE Madras High Court has directed the state government to file a status report on the 41 FIRs registered by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) regarding corruption in the liquor retail business of the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac).

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After Protest: Release of Book on Kandadevi Car Festival Cancelled

Following opposition from members of the Nattar community, the event in Devakottai where Governor RN Ravi was scheduled to release the English translation of a book authored by Siva Kalaimani on the Kandadevi temple car festival was cancelled on Thursday.

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Mentally ill youth beheads 2-year-old niece, arrested

A 20-year-old youth, who is undergoing treatment for bipolar disorder, beheaded a two-and-a-half-year-old niece in a village near Paramakudi on Thursday evening.

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Nine TN stations renovated under Amrit Bharat scheme

AS part of the 103 renovated stations inaugurated nationwide under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme—aimed at enhancing passenger amenities, multi-modal integration, sustainability, and station aesthetics—Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated nine redeveloped stations in Tamil Nadu.

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Unmarried woman kills her baby, cites fear and shame

A 20-year-old unmarried woman, V Lara from Kandiratheertham, allegedly murdered her premature baby inside the toilet of Ariyalur Government Medical College Hospital on Thursday, fearing social stigma, police said.

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Indo-German Conclave Focuses on Vital Role of SMEs

The much-anticipated India-EU Free Trade Agreement is expected to be finalized by the end of this year, promising a significant boost to trade relations between Tamil Nadu and Germany, according to Dr. Kathrin Misera-Lang, consul general of Germany.

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NH-66 collapse: NHAI bars Hyd-based company KNR Ltd from future bidding

THE political storm over the NH-66 collapse in Malappuram on May 19 showed no sign of easing even as the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on Thursday blacklisted Hyderabad-based KNR Constructions, holding it responsible for the disaster on the under-construction stretch at Kooriyad.

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The AI Class We Are Bunking

ELF-DRIVING cars, drones that deliver vaccines to remote villages, financial systems that adapt real-time. These are no longer in the realm of science fiction; they're fast becoming a part of the global artificial intelligence landscape.

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Unmade in America: Policy Contortions of a Misguided Giant

American manufacturing did not collapse because of China, but because policymakers favored Wall Street over Main Street. It needs to foster innovation and education, not refocus on big factories

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Turkish firm engaged in Indore under lens over links to drone maker

INDORE civic body authorities have ordered a probe against a Turkish company for its alleged association with the Turkish technology major Assisguard which manufactured Songar armed drones used by Pakistan against India after the launch of Operation Sindoor.

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Ask Pak to end support to terror, Turkey told

Amid strained diplomatic relations, India on Thursday called on Turkiye to urge building ties on mutual respect and sensitivity to each other's core concerns and asked it to press Pakistan to dismantle its decades-old terror infrastructure and halt support for cross-border terrorism.

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Pahalgam attack shows extreme religious outlook of Munir, says Jaishankar

MPs' delegations mount diplomatic outreach in UAE, Japan

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IAF Told Not to Remove Wing Commander Part of Operation Sindoor

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre and the Indian Air Force (IAF) not to remove from service a woman Wing Commander, who was part of Operation Balakot and Operation Sindoor but was denied permanent commission.

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DGCA asks airline to submit report on Del-Srinagar plane

THE Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday asked Indigo Airlines to submit a report on the hailstorm impacting the Delhi-Srinagar flight 6E 2142 on Wednesday evening.

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CBI Chargesheet Against Satyapal Malik in Kiru Hydropower Project Case

The CBI has filed a chargesheet naming former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satyapal Malik and six others in connection with alleged corruption in the award of civil works worth ₹2,200 crore for the Kiru hydropower project, officials said on Thursday.

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Japan echoes India's concern on terrorism

THE United Arab Emirates and Japan on Thursday pledged support to India in its fight against cross-border terrorism as the multi-party delegations began diplomatic outreach to present their case on the India-Pak conflict to world leaders.

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Tiger Killed in Assam, Body Parts Taken Away

A mob in Assam's Golaghat district on Thursday killed an adult Royal Bengal tiger, cut off its body parts, and took them away.

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YouTuber Held for Pak Spying to Stay in Police Remand for 4 More Days

Over 30 detained in capital

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BJP MLA held in Darbhanga assault case

ALINAGAR BJP MLA Mishri Lal Yadav on Thursday was taken into custody and subsequently sent to jail in connection with an assault case of 2019 in Bihar's Darbhanga district.

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Surrendered Naxals' inputs helped eliminate top leader

SPECIFIC inputs provided by some surrendered Maoists led security forces to track down CPI (Maoist) general secretary Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju and eliminate him along with 26 other Naxalites in Abujhmad forests of Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, said a source privy to developments.

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300 Maoists Neutralized in First 5 Months of 2025

IN the first five months of 2025, security forces have neutralized nearly 300 Naxalites, marking the fastest annual pace of elimination of left-extremists since 2009—the year which witnessed Maoist violence and neutralization peak—officials said on Thursday.

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103 rebuilt stations to boost comfort, connectivity: Modi

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi dedicated 103 redeveloped railway stations as Amrit Bharat Stations on Thursday, with the highest number of 19 stations in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh.

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Bus incident: Normal life in Imphal Valley crippled by general strike

DAILY life was thrown out of gear in Manipur's Imphal Valley on Thursday amid a general strike called by the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI).

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Crackdown on fake drug as QR code must for sale of essential medicines

JHARKHAND Health Minister Dr Irfan Ansari ordered that no essential medicine without a QR code can be sold in the state.

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Two Israel embassy staff shot dead in US

TWO staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, \"Free, free Palestine\" after he was arrested, police said.

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Gaza rescuers say 50 killed as Israel orders evacuations

PLUMES of smoke rose Thursday over the northern Gaza Strip where Israel's military urged civilians to evacuate, as rescuers said Israeli strikes across the territory killed more than 50 people.

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House passes Trump's tax break bill with slim margin

Critics warn it would decimate health care while ballooning debt

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Tax for Sending Home Money to Hit NRIs, H-1B Workers

US President Donald Trump's One Big, Beautiful Bill, which has been cleared by the US House of Representatives and now advanced to the Senate, will add financial pressure on Indian nationals working in the US.

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India's crude, refinery throughput, petroleum product output fall in Apr

THE country's indigenous crude oil production, refinery throughput, and output of finished petroleum products witnessed a decline in April 2025, according to data released by the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC).

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Accenture to Promote 50K Staff Globally, 15K in India

ACCENTURE, which shifted its promotion cycle from December to June, will promote nearly 50,000 employees globally, including 15,000 employees in India.

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Sensex Falls 1,100 PTS Intraday

DOMESTIC equity market fell sharply on Thursday with the benchmark BSE Sensex crashing over 1,100 points intraday, and the NSE Nifty slipping below 24,500 during the session.

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Bajaj Auto to acquire majority stake in KTM

Move comes as KTM is undergoing restructuring process; acquisition will ensure Austrian co's operational continuity

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Will infuse more equity if needed: IndusInd promoter

THE promoters of crisis-hit IndusInd Bank have assured investors and depositors that they remain committed to supporting the bank if there is a need for more equity infusion.

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Tata Motors aims to outpace industry growth

HOMEGROWN auto-major Tata Motors expects its passenger vehicle (PV) sales to outpace industry growth this fiscal, driven by new launches and model upgrades.

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ITC Reports 3% Rise in Profit; Revenue Up 9% to 21,000 Cr

FMCG major ITC on Thursday reported a 9.2% growth in consolidated revenue at ₹21,016 crore in the fourth quarter, even as profit from continuing operations showed a moderate growth of 3% to ₹5,155 crore.

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Sebi chief says outstanding issues of NSE public issue will be resolved soon

SEBI chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Thursday said that all outstanding issues in the NSE (National Stock Exchange) initial public offer (IPO) will be resolved soon.

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No DRS Hawk-Eye, for rest of PSL?

THE remainder of Pakistan Super League (PSL) may be conducted without Hawk-Eye and DRS as most of the technicians who handle that aspect are from India and are not expected to return back following the recent conflict between the two nations.

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Indians Looking To Raise The Bar In Asian Championships

Visa issues sorted for 25 athletes, says AFI

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Sports ministry hikes athletes' diet charges, doubles coaches' salaries

BOTH athletes and coaches will see a considerable hike in their dietary allocations and salaries respectively with the sports ministry revising the Scheme of Assistance to the national sports federations on Thursday.

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Spurs End Trophy Drought at Bilbao

TOTTENHAM'S title drought is finally over. Spurs beat Manchester United 1-0 to win the Europa League final and lift their first European trophy in more than four decades on Wednesday.

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Abhay-Velavan duo to take on pair of Guhan-Ravi in doubles squash final

THE dynamic pair of Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar continued their fine form, overpowering the duo of Rahul Baitha and Suraj Chand with a 11-4, 11-3 win in the men's semifinals of the 2nd HCL doubles national squash championship.

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Marsh Hits Century As Super Giants Beat Titans

MITCHELL Marsh struck his maiden IPL century, while Nicholas Pooran hit his fifth half-ton this season as Lucknow Super Giants scored a massive 235 for 2 against hosts Gujarat Titans in an Indian Premier League match here on Thursday.

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OpenAI Enters Hardware With $6.5 Billion Acquisition of Apple Designer Jony Ive's Startup

OpenAI has officially confirmed its entry into the hardware market with the $6.5 billion acquisition of io Products, a startup cofounded by renowned former Apple designer Jony Ive.

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Google Unveils Sweeping AI Upgrades at I/O 2025

TECHNOLOGY giant Google has unveiled a wide array of new products and updates at its annual developer conference, Google I/O 2025.

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Hue knew?

The Gulposh collection in breathable cottons is a love letter in pastel hues

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