The New Indian Express Madurai - April 19, 2025
The New Indian Express Madurai - April 19, 2025
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In this issue
April 19, 2025
Modi Speaks to Musk on Tech Ties Amid Trade Talks
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a phone conversation with Tesla and SpaceX CEO and a key advisor of President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, discussing opportunities for collaboration in technology and innovation.
1 min
Khalistani radical wanted for terror attacks held in US
GANGSTER-TURNED-TERRORIST Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passia, wanted in connection with multiple terror attacks across Punjab and who is alleged to have collaborated with Pakistan's Deep State and Khalistani group BKI, has been arrested in the US, officials said Friday.
1 min
Delhi HC Invokes Draupadi, Says Woman Is Not Husband's Property
The Delhi High Court has dropped an adultery case filed by a man against another person who was allegedly in a relationship with his wife.
1 min
Oppn lights into N-missile V-P rant against judiciary
Never seen any RS chairperson make such political comments: Sibal
1 min
Samsung Workers Union to Stage Protest on Monday
THE CITU-affiliated Samsung India Workers' Union has announced a mass demonstration at Sunguvarchatram in Kancheepuram district, condemning Samsung India's \"vengeful\" action against members of the union and to highlight their 10-point demands, which included the revoking of the suspension and other disciplinary action against 23 employees.
1 min
Court Lauds TN Govt's Measures to Remove Invasive Weed Species
THE Madras High Court has lauded the Tamil Nadu government for its concerted action to remove invasive weed species, including Lantana camara and Prosopis juliflora, and save the environment and ecology by formulating clear policies.
1 min
To prevent fights between Chennai college students, set up panel: HC
Says urgent intervention at college level and earlier at school can bring lasting solution
2 mins
SHRC slams govt doctor for shifting patient to pvt clinic
STATE Human Rights Commission (SHRC) member V Kannadasan on Thursday came down heavily on a plastic surgeon and two health care staff of the Kovilpatti Government District Headquarters Hospital (GHQH) for shifting a patient from the hospital to his private clinic.
1 min
No toll changes in FASTag system on highways from May 1: NHAI
OFFICIALS from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in Chennai have confirmed that toll collection via the FASTag system will continue as usual at all 72 toll plazas on Tamil Nadu's national highways without any changes from May 1.
1 min
Med Negligence Death: Hosp Told To Pay ₹30L To Kin
The district consumer disputes redressal forum has directed a private hospital in the city to pay ₹30 lakh compensation to the family of a girl who died of complications following a wrong blood transfusion in 2021.
1 min
TNCSC orders probe into DPC bribe demand audio
The regional manager (in charge) of Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation, Madurai, has ordered an inquiry after an audio clip in which purportedly a politician is heard directing workers of a direct procurement centre (DPC) in Kulamangalam to collect ₹50-₹70 from farmers.
1 min
Inscription reveals presence of tax collection point along Vaigai
AN ancient stone inscription, recently identified near Sungam pallivasal along the northern banks of River Vaigai, contains writings describing the presence of a customs duty collection point in the area.
1 min
'NO WORK, NO PAY' VOID IF WORK NOT ALLOTTED, SAYS HC
The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court recently held that the state government should not apply the principle of 'no work, no pay' to deny salary and pension benefits to an employee when the authorities themselves did not permit the employee to perform his or her duties.
1 min
Road Infra: It's Time for a Sustainable Rethink
Mining mountains in the name of development needs a serious rethink.
2 mins
Central agency attaches ₹122 crore-worth assets of private firm for cheating investors
THE ED's Chennai zonal office on Friday said they have provisionally attached movable and immovable properties valued at ₹121.8 crore in a case under PMLA against Neomax Properties Private Ltd and its group companies.
1 min
BJP Issues Gag Order to Its State Functionaries
Amid mounting speculation over post-2026 alliance dynamics in Tamil Nadu, the BJP leadership has issued a stern directive to its party functionaries, instructing them not to air opinions regarding future government plans or coalition strategies in public.
1 min
No one, however high, can be above law: CM on V-P jibe
Stalin says politicisation of constitutional offices is the reason for the current malaise
1 min
ED Kolkata Attaches Rameswaram Resort Assets
The enforcement directorate's Kolkata zone has taken possession of immovable properties worth ₹30 crore in the form of 60 hotel rooms and vacant land at Seven Hills Pamban Island Resort, Rameswaram, in the case related to TM Traders & KK Traders (TP Global FX), under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, the agency said in a release on Friday.
1 min
Bad Blood Runs High As Melpathi Temple Sees None On Day 2 Of Opening
A day after the Shri Dharmaraja Draupadi Amman temple at Melpathi village was opened for the public, no one from the village turned up at the temple for worship on Friday when it was opened for rituals in the morning and evening.
2 mins
Lorry mows down 35-year-old biker, body dragged for 10 km
A 35-year-old man died after his motorbike was mowed down by the container lorry near Vadipatti on Friday early morning.
1 min
Part-time teachers seek job regularisation
TAMIL NADU Part Time Teachers' Association has demanded that the state government take steps to regularise the employment of part-time teachers.
1 min
Woman, minor daughter die by suicide; son critical
A 38-year-old woman along with her minor daughter died by suicide late on Thursday at the rented house in which they were residing in the city.
1 min
Three Returning From KL Die As Car Rams Lorry
THREE people died and three others suffered injuries when their car rammed into a lorry on the Vedasandur-Ottanchathiram road on Friday evening.
1 min
Sacred Thread Row at CET: Karnataka Govt Seeks Report
Students asked to remove janivaara in Bidar and Shivamogga; Cong govt assures action
1 min
The War On Science In Trump's America
A century ago, America was not yet a global leader in basic science, despite groundbreaking innovations by those like Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and the Wright Brothers.
3 mins
RSS AT 100: CONTINUITY AMID CHANGE
The RSS has transformed to adapt to the changing Indian society. Though some of its earlier ideals are no longer at the fore, the core concepts have remained intact
4 mins
Dowry complaint against husband's relatives quashed
THE Supreme Court has quashed a dowry harassment complaint filed by a woman against her husband's relatives, noting that they were unnecessarily roped in and allowing the case to proceed would amount to a \"vexatious trial\".
1 min
'Unwarranted': MEA calls out Dhaka's Murshidabad remarks
INDIA has taken strong exception to Dhaka's comments on the recent spate of violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad district during protests against the Waqf amendment law.
1 min
10 New Livestock and Poultry Breeds Notified, Total Number Stands at 212
The government has notified ten new livestock and poultry breeds across various states, including buffalo, dogs, goats, ducks, donkeys, pigs, sheep, and yaks.
1 min
Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary to become African cheetahs' second home on April 20
OVER two and half years after Kuno National Park (KNP) in 'tiger state' Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district became the first home to African cheetahs in the country, the Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary (GSWS) in Mandsaur district is set to become their second home.
2 mins
Army probe into 'assault' on professor
THE Army on Friday ordered an inquiry after a University professor accused the soldiers of assaulting him during checking of vehicles in a village in the border district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir.
1 min
Guv pays no heed to Mamata plea, to visit Murshidabad
DESPITE Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's request to reschedule his visit, West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose left on Friday for Malda, from where he is scheduled to reach the trouble-torn city of Murshidabad to assess the situation.
1 min
Rahul's Plans to Revamp Gujarat Cong Hit Hurdle
AICC deploys unprecedented 183 observers to gauge political pulse
1 min
33 Maoists Say Farewell to Arms in Chhattisgarh; 17 Carried Bounty of ₹49L
AT least 33 Naxalites, 17 of them carrying a cumulative bounty of ₹49 lakh, surrendered before security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Friday, police said.
1 min
Student Kidnapped, Thrashed & Video Shared on Social Media by 12 Minors
IN a disturbing incident, a group of around 12 minors on scooters allegedly abducted a minor student heading to tuition.
1 min
Ajit supports 3-language policy, says Maha people must learn Hindi too
MAHARASHTRA Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar defended his government's decision to introduce Hindi as the third mandatory language in school and slammed the Opposition for creating an issue out of a non-issue.
2 mins
Iran FM expresses concern over US motives before key talks
IRAN's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday cast doubt over the intentions of the United States a day before a second round of nuclear talks with Washington.
1 min
Deadliest Trump-era strike kills 74 in Yemen
US airstrikes targeting an oil port held by Yemen's Houthi rebels killed 74 people and wounded 171 others, the group said on Friday, in the deadliest known attack under President Donald Trump's new military campaign against the Iranian-backed faction.
1 min
US May Drop Bid for Ukraine Peace if Talks Stall: Rubio
Next week's London meet could decide Trump administration's involvement
1 min
Panic grips Florida univ after shooting
WHEN a 20-year-old opened fire at Florida State University, terrified students barricaded doors and fled across campus, abandoning chemistry notes and even shoes, in a shooting that investigators said killed two men and wounded at least six others.
1 min
Ex-soldiers' stir letters reveal deep war division
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1 min
US Announces New Port Fees on Chinese Ships to Challenge Dominance
The United States unveiled new port fees on Chinese-built and operated ships Thursday, in a bid to boost the domestic shipbuilding industry and curb China's dominance in the sector.
1 min
Govt Appoints Shrivastava as Revenue Secy
ARVIND SHRIVASTAVA, a 1994-batch IAS officer from the Karnataka cadre, has been appointed as the new revenue secretary.
1 min
NCLAT Upholds Insolvency Plea Against Byju's
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has dismissed appeals filed by the BCCI and Byju Raveendran's brother Riju Raveendran, who is the board member of Byju's, seeking withdrawal of insolvency proceedings against the edtech firm and to allow a settlement between the firm and the cricket board.
1 min
New builder must charge same GST as opted by former housing developer
THE Maharashtra Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has said that when a new builder takes over an under-construction housing project, they must follow the same GST rate that the previous builder (old promoter) had chosen.
1 min
IT Freshers' Salary Stagnates at ₹3L
This is due to many factors such as oversupply of graduates, cyclical nature of biz, skill levels
2 mins
Govt Eases Rules for Obtaining GST Registration
AFTER severe criticism from businesses and startups, the government has decided to ease the process of obtaining GST registration.
1 min
Crude oil import up by 4.2% to 242.4 MT in FY25; YoY bill falls by $24 bn in FY25
THE COUNTRY'S crude oil imports rose by 4.2% to 242.4 million tonne (MT) in FY25, according to the government data.
1 min
Age-group boxers set for Asian battle
Sending age-group boxers for a continental meet was one of the main objectives of the recently-formed Interim Committee, a panel that was formed by World Boxing to oversee the day-to-day affairs of boxing in the country.
1 min
Double strike in dying seconds rekindles Man United's Europa dreams
HARRY Maguire headed in the winner as Manchester United produced an astonishing extra-time comeback on Thursday to beat Lyon and set up a Europa League semifinal against Athletic Bilbao, while Tottenham Hotspur are also through to the last four after beating Eintracht Frankfurt.
2 mins
League's catching pandemic
CHENNAI Super Kings' coach Stephen Fleming minced no words and came hard on the players for dropping plenty of catches in their loss against Punjab Kings a few days ago.
2 mins
Powerplay Bowler
AFTER GETTING HELP FROM CHILDHOOD COACH IN OFF-SEASON, PACER KHALEEL HAS THRIVED TO STAND OUT FOR CSK
3 mins
After rain, pain for RCB batters
ONLY a couple of boundaries from Tim David saved Royal Challengers Bengaluru from the ignominy of crashing to being bowled out for less than 49, the lowest ever total in a completed Indian Premier League fixture.
1 min
Blueprint For Summer-Ready Water Security
HE Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), launched in 2019 by the Government of India, stands as one of the most ambitious and transformative water initiatives in the nation's history.
4 mins
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