The New Indian Express Chennai - May 24, 2025

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May 24, 2025

CM to Meet PM Today, Press for TN Demands

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin, who is in New Delhi to attend the Niti Aayog meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, will also be meeting him personally to submit a memorandum on Tamil Nadu's various pressing demands, including allocation of funds for different schemes and expedition of pending schemes in sectors like railways, and others.

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TN Floats Tender to Procure 10 Lakh Laptops for Students

IN its effort to swiftly roll out the distribution of free laptops to eligible college students promised in the 2025-26 budget, the Tamil Nadu government has floated tenders inviting bids for the procurement of 10 lakh laptops through international competitive bidding.

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Double whammy, drama at 36K ft

A Delhi-to-Srinagar IndiGo flight was forced to fly through a severe thunderstorm after being denied access to Pakistani airspace, according to an official statement released Friday by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

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RBI Announces ₹2.69 Lakh Crore Bonanza to Govt

Decides to keep 7.5% of its balance sheet as a financial safeguard against unforeseen shocks

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What Are You Doing? SC Poser on Kota Suicides

National Task Force on Mental Health

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Op Sindoor: Kani-led delegation meets top officials in Moscow

ONE of seven all-party delegations headed by DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi met the higher officials of Russia in Moscow on Friday.

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Health Dept suspends HoD of govt dental college in Chennai

THE Health Department has suspended I Ponniah, the head of the oral pathology department at the Government Dental College in Chennai, after multiple complaints of sexual harassment were raised by the department staff and postgraduate female students.

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Conductor steers 11 to safety after driver dies behind the wheel

As many as 11 passengers were saved by the timely intervention of a bus conductor, when the former applied brakes after noticing that the driver of the bus was losing control over the steering, after suffering a cardiac arrest.

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Car crash involving SC panchayat prez ends in fight; SC/ST Act invoked

A minor vehicle accident during the Gangai Amman temple festival in Katharikuppam on Wednesday evening escalated into a violent altercation, prompting police to register counter-cases, including one under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

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Disabled Man Missing From Care Home; 6 Teams Probe

Parents of youth with ADHD approach SP after learning he may have been killed while residing at Pollachi facility

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Aid pours in, corpn school girl set to realise dream

THE office of Minister PK Sekarbabu has assured support for her education through all possible means after a TNIE report, published on May 22, brought to light the financial struggles of a city corporation school topper, D Shriya, despite securing admission to Ethiraj College for Women.

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Cops do their bit to help poor pursue edu

IT is not part of their duty, but the police officials in Semmenchery are doing their bit to encourage students from low-income families in Perumbakkam and Kannagi Nagar pursue higher education.

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Amenities in place, but disabled still can't Mount railway station

AS part of the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, the redeveloped St Thomas Mount railway station, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, has brought in additional amenities for rail passengers.

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Dalit business champ scheme: Orders on plea seeking CBI probe reserved

THE Madras HC's vacation bench of justices GR Swaminathan and V Lakshminarayanan on Friday reserved orders on a PIL petition filed by YouTuber 'Savukku' Shankar seeking a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities in implementation of Annal Ambedkar Business Champion Scheme aimed at making SC/ST conservancy workers into entrepreneurs.

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Leaders hail Mutharaiyar as an icon for all Tamils

DEPUTY Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Friday evening paid floral tributes to Perumpidugu Mutharaiyar on the occasion of his 1,350th birth anniversary at Othakadai.

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Velumani gets 'death threat', files plaint

AIADMK Chief Whip and Thondamuthur legislator SP Velumani filed a complaint on Friday alleging he had received a death threat via letter.

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Activist Mugilan acquitted of sedition charges in 2017 case

ENVIRONMENT activist R S Mugilan, who has staged several protests including against the Sterlite plant in Thoothukudi and the nuclear power plant at Kudankulam, was acquitted of sedition charges by the chief Judicial magistrate court on Friday.

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TNERC Proposes Amendments to Boost Renewable Energy Usage

THE Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has released a draft amendment to the State's Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) Regulations, 2023.

1 min

HC sentences IAS officer to one month in jail

Court finds Anshul Mishra guilty of contempt, suspends sentence by 30 days to allow him to file an appeal

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SS funds only if TN signs PM SHRI pact: Centre to HC

THE centre on Friday informed the Madras High Court that funds under the Samagra Shiksha scheme could be released to Tamil Nadu only if it signs the memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the implementation of the PM SHRI scheme as per the national education policy (NEP).

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TN needs ₹2L crore investments in power sector over next 7 years: Min

Responsibility of taking over debt must be shared by both centre and states: Sivasankar

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Red alert for Nilgiris, Kovai Ghats; orange for Dindigul

THE Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has issued a severe weather warning for Tamil Nadu, with a red alert declared for the Nilgiris and ghat areas of Coimbatore on May 25 and 26.

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2nd Jumbo Dies at Madukkarai in a Week, Uterine Infection Suspected

A female wild elephant, aged about 40 years, died without responding to the treatment at Karadimadai in the Madukkarai forest range on Friday, a day after it was found sick.

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KCR Is A God Surrounded By Devils, Says Kavitha

BRS MLC K Kavitha, who returned to Hyderabad from the United States on Friday evening, confirmed that she had written the letter, which has sparked discussions across the state, to her father and BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao.

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Customer stabs tailor to death over poor trouser fit

A restaurant worker was arrested by Vadasery police on Thursday for allegedly stabbing a tailor to death, following a quarrel after the trousers stitched by him did not fit properly.

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IN SOUTH, FORTUNES HEAD NORTH

AS children, we learned that most major Indian rivers flow eastwards and empty into the Bay of Bengal. However, we were also taught that the Narmada and Tapti rivers flow from the Vindhya and Satpura ranges in the central highlands into the Arabian Sea.

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Then And Now: Differences In India's Response

Whether it was Kargil in 1999, Mumbai in 2008, Pulwama in 2019 or Pahalgam now, the stark fact remains that neither human nor technical intelligence succeeded in providing concrete information

4 mins

Why India Insists Inclusion of Pak in FATF Grey List

Delhi highlights that Islamabad allocates 18% of budget to defence

2 mins

India Will Push Against World Bank Fund to Pak

DESPITE a recent setback at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), where India was unable to block a $2.4 billion loan to Pakistan, India plans to continue opposing Pakistan's access to multilateral funding.

1 min

Stand in solidarity with India in fight against terror: Russia & Germany

CONDEMNING the Pahalgam terror attack, Russia on Friday extended solidarity with India in its fight against terrorism.

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'She didn't see it as crime': SC refrains from sentencing Pocso convict married to survivor

THE Supreme Court on Friday refrained from sentencing a convict under the POCSO Act on the ground that he married the survivor of his sexual assault and remarked that the case highlighted the \"lacunae in our legal system\".

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PM to chair NITI Aayog meet today, 1st talks with CMs after Op Sindoor

THE NITI Aayog's 10th Governing Council meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Modi, will be held on Saturday with a focus on states to make India a developed nation by 2047, the Centre said in a statement.

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Rahul takes a swipe at Modi, BJP invokes national security

CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday ramped up his attack on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar saying that India's foreign policy has \"collapsed\" and questioned US President Trump's role in 'mediating' between the two South Asian neighbours.

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States told to take precautionary steps to mitigate impact of potential flood

GIVEN the forecast for an above-normal monsoon this year, the Centre will issue an advisory to state governments on taking precautionary measures to mitigate the impact of floods.

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'Linguistic mistake': MP minister sorry for 3rd time in 9 days

Beleaguered Madhya Pradesh Minister Vijay Shah apologised for the third time in nine days on Friday for his controversial May 12 \"sister of terrorists\" reference to Indian Army's Colonel Sofiya Qureshi.

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Pistol-carrying BJP MLA Disqualified After Raj Conviction

BJP legislator Kanwarlal Meena has been disqualified from the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly following his three-year conviction for pointing a pistol at a Sub-Divisional Magistrate.

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Forces continue search operation against terrorists

A day after the death of a soldier in an encounter in J&K's Kishtwar, security forces continued search operations in forest areas on Friday to track down the terrorists involved in the gunfight.

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Ayodhya Lt loses life in saving colleague in Sikkim

How a bid to save fellow soldier's life cost him dear

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Pilgrim's Progress: Char Dham Yatra sees boom in offline registrations

UTTARAKHAND'S revered Char Dham Yatra is witnessing an unprecedented surge in offline registrations, with over 27,000 pilgrims registering in a single day on Thursday.

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Arunachal Protest Over CAPF Deployment for Mega Power Project

PROTESTS broke out at Beging village of Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday against the deployment of personnel of the Central Armed Police Force for the proposed 11,000 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project.

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4 Naxals killed in Maha-C'garh border gunfight

FOUR Maoists were on Friday gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district adjoining Chhattisgarh.

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Judge blocks Trump ban on foreign students at Harvard

HARVARD University is challenging the Trump administration's decision to bar the Ivy League school from enrolling foreign students, calling it unconstitutional retaliation for defying the White House's political demands.

1 min

Don warns of 50% EU tariff as talks 'going nowhere'

Accuses 27-member trading bloc of stalling negotiations; tariff could kick in from June 1

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Wipro CEO took home ₹53 cr; Premji's pay doubles

Wipro CEO and MD Srinivas Pallia, who assumed the role in April last year, took home about ₹53.4 crore ($6.27 million) in FY25, according to the IT services firm's latest 20-F filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

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US Reduces Remittance Tax Rate to 3.5%

PRESIDENT Donald Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill, which was passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday, has reduced the tax rates on outward remittances from the proposed 5% to 3.5%.

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Ashok Leyland Q4 profit jumps 32% to ₹1,131 cr

COMMERCIAL vehicle (CV) major Ashok Leyland on Friday reported a consolidated net profit of ₹1,130.09 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 (Q4 FY25), a 32.4% increase from ₹853.41 crore profit reported in the same quarter last year (Q4 FY24).

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Trump Warns Apple Against Manufacturing in India

US President said iPhones sold in the US must be manufactured domestically or will face a tariff of at least 25%

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Market recovers but volatility to continue amid US-EU trade dispute

INDIA'S equity markets rebounded on Friday, recovering from sharp losses earlier in the week.

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JSW Q4 profit rises 13.54% to ₹1,501 crore; total income fell marginally to ₹45,049 cr

BILLIONAIRE Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Steel on Friday reported a 13.54% growth in consolidated net profit to ₹1,501 crore in the March 2025 quarter (Q4FY25).

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BPSL insolvency: Govt yet to decide course of action

THE government remains undecided on its course of action in the Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd (BPSL) insolvency case, top officials told TNIE.

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Reliance, Adani Announce Massive Investment Plan

Reliance Industries Limited has pledged to invest ₹75,000 crore over the next five years in the Northeast, while the Adani Group has announced a ₹50,000 crore investment over the next decade in the northeastern states.

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Srikanth Continues Dream Run in Malaysia

FROM a position of despair, Kidambi Srikanth is now in a position of strength.

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Neeraj ends on high to finish No 2

JUST like in the Doha Diamond League a few nights ago, Neeraj Chopra finished second at the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial on Friday night.

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Nat'l squash: Double joy for Abhay and Anahat

YOUNG squash stars Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh clinched two titles on the final day of the National Squash Doubles Championships here on Friday.

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LOT OF STORYLINES AT THIS YEAR'S FRENCH OPEN: SOMDEV

Open challenge

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Kishan stands out as Hyderabad upset Bengaluru

ISHAN Kishan's 94 propelled Sunrisers Hyderabad to a 42-run victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League game played in Lucknow on Friday.

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New captain, stiffer challenge for India

All eyes on Shubman as selectors pick squad for England series; In-form Sai Sudharsan and Karun in the reckoning

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RISING HEAT RISKS THREATEN OVER 76% OF INDIA'S POPULATION

A recent study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) has found that 57% of India's districts—home to over three-fourths of its population—are now at high to very high risk from extreme heat.

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A 'War' Everyone Loves

T begins, as it always has, with a chase. A cat, a mouse, and, inevitably, chaos. Suddenly, you are seven again, smiling at the screen, watching the battle unfold with reckless abandon. Laughter comes naturally.

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Sanjay Dutt to Star in My Punjabi Nikaah

Actors Sanjay Dutt, Annu Kapoor, and Aayush Sharma will be teaming up for Sohail Khan's upcoming film My Punjabi Nikaah.

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VJS, YOGI BABU DELIVER THE LAUGHS IN THIS CHAOTIC AND CONVENIENT CAPER

N Ace, multiple things keep happening at the same time. There is so much chaos, and a lot more convenience. But it is that kind of film where we know everything will fall in place, simply because what's the point otherwise?

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RAJKUMMAR RAO REPEATS HIMSELF IN THE SAME-OLD SMALL-TOWN COMEDY

In the 1993 comedy Groundhog Day — the gold standard for time-loop films — Bill Murray finds himself stuck in a nightmare. He wakes up every day in a town he abhors, bumps into people he would rather avoid, and waits for a woodchuck to come out and predict the weather.

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