The New Indian Express Madurai - May 01, 2025

The New Indian Express Madurai - May 01, 2025

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May 01, 2025
71st Pontiff of Kanchi Math Anointed
THE Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam inducted 24-year-old Duddu Satya Venkata Surya Subrahmanya Ganesha Sharma Dravid as the 71st acharya of the Peetam.
1 min
SETC luxury buses to ease long-distance rides
Corporation floats tender to purchase 20 AC multi-axle buses, to offer enhanced comfort for a slightly higher fare
2 mins
Not paid for 4 months, Bharathiar univ staff plan protest on May Day
AROUND 350 non-teaching staff working on consolidated pay at Bharathiar University in Coimbatore have not received their salaries for the past four months, pushing several of them into severe financial distress.
1 min
India closes airspace to Pak airlines
Amid escalating tensions with Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, India on Wednesday banned Pakistan airlines from using its airspace.
1 min
Tax filing made easier for the salaried class
GOOD news for salaried taxpayers! The government has made tax filing easier for those earning up to ₹1.25 lakh through long-term capital gains from equities or equity mutual funds.
1 min
Prof Booked For Sexual, Mental Harassment Of Guest Lecturer
FOLLOWING a complaint lodged by a guest lecturer with the Tirunelveli Town All-Women Police, the cops have registered a case against a professor of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (MSU) for allegedly subjecting her to sexual and mental harassment since 2019.
1 min
'Marriage doesn't absolve man from Pocso crime'
10-years simple imprisonment
1 min
Boy riding bike run over by bus, kin booked
A 15-year-old boy who was riding a two-wheeler died after he came under the wheels of a government bus at Parpanathapuram Vilakku on Tuesday night.
1 min
Centre's caste census move win for DMK, INDIA bloc: CM
Says TN first to adopt resolution in the Assembly for such a census
2 mins
Decks cleared for relocation of two British-era tombs from HC premises
THE Madras High Court cleared the legal hurdles in relocating two British-era tombs located at the old Madras Law College (Dr Ambedkar Law College) adjacent to the high court premises, by dismissing two appeal petitions filed against a single judge's order in this regard on Wednesday.
1 min
TANGEDCO staff arrested for collecting ₹5,000 bribe
DIRECTORATE of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption sleuths arrested an assistant engineer from TANGEDCO (Dindigul) for allegedly collecting ₹5,000 bribe from a contractor for power connection in Palani, on Wednesday.
1 min
Sewage from Panthalkudi flows into Vaigai as STP yet to start functioning
With chithirai festival commencing, activists have urged corporation to prevent sewage flow
1 min
Lawmaking Can't Be Left To AI
N 2014, a group of truck drivers in Maine secured a $5-million settlement—not over harsh working conditions or wage theft, but due to the absence of an Oxford comma in the American state's overtime law.
3 mins
Rivers That Connect And Divide
The suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty reflects a broader shift in India's foreign policy—a willingness to revisit outdated arrangements where strategic asymmetries have widened
4 mins
IMD: May to have more heatwave days
MOST parts of the country are likely to experience seven days of heatwave in May against the normal four, and above-normal maximum and minimum temperatures.
1 min
TRF warns of fresh attacks after demolition of terrorists' houses
INDIAN intelligence agencies have alerted the security forces about fresh plans of The Resistance Front (TRF) to target Kashmiri Pandits and non-Muslim migrant labourers, particularly after J&K authorities demolished the houses of active terrorists in the Valley, sources said on Wednesday.
1 min
Caste Census May Impact Assembly Polls
With the Centre announcing its decision to include caste enumeration in the upcoming census, the country's political map is likely to witness a churn after more than 30 years of Mandal politics.
2 mins
NMR yet to take off; less than 1% of docs have applied for enrollment so far
The National Medical Register (NMR), a centralised database of registered medical practitioners in modern medicine in the country, has received less than 1 per cent of applications from doctors for enrollment in the eight months, despite it being mandatory for registered doctors in India to enroll in the central registry.
1 min
Pak air space closed, tough time for Indians in Almaty
THE abrupt announcement of Indigo discontinuing its operations to and from Almaty in Kazakhstan, effective April 27, has turned the vacation of hundreds of Indian travellers into a nightmare.
1 min
India Steps Up Efforts to Flag Pak-Backed Terror Modules Harming Many Countries
As India launches a global diplomatic offensive, including at the United Nations, the government focus is on exposing Pakistan's role as a state sponsor of terrorism.
1 min
Waves to Make Waves Today, PM to Inaugurate
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) in Mumbai on Thursday, a four-day event that will bring together the entire spectrum of the media and entertainment industry.
1 min
21 Manipur MLAs Write to PM, Shah for ‘Popular Govt’
TWENTY-ONE legislators of the ruling NDA in Manipur have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding immediate installation of a \"popular government\" in the violence-hit state.
1 min
Akhilesh-Ambedkar poster triggers UP political storm, BJP threatens stir
A poster juxtaposing half the faces of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Dr BR Ambedkar has created a political furore in UP since it went viral Wednesday morning.
1 min
23-yr-old teacher kidnaps 11-yr-old student and flees in Gujarat, arrested
'Premeditated'
1 min
Trump's Tariffs Loom Over Economy as Businesses Cancel China Orders
WASHINGTON
1 min
Center-left party approves deal, clears path for Merz
GERMANY's center-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way for parliament to elect conservative leader Friedrich Merz as the country's new chancellor.
1 min
Israel Frees Gaza Medic Detained Last Month, Nine Other Palestinians
Asaad Al-Nsasrah, a paramedic whose colleagues were killed by Israeli army in southern Gaza, arrives at al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah
1 min
Philippines, New Zealand sign pact amid South China Sea row
THE Philippines signed a military pact with New Zealand Wednesday, allowing their forces to hold joint exercises as Manila continues to build security alliances as it faces an increasingly aggressive China in the disputed South China Sea.
1 min
Liberals Just Short of Simple Majority in Canada Election
3 seats short, they have to depend on smaller political parties to pass important legislation
1 min
Harvard Vows Reforms After Reports of Antisemitism, Anti-Arab Bias
HARVARD University is promising to review its academic offerings and admissions policies in response to a pair of internal reports on antisemitism and anti-Arab prejudice at the Ivy League campus commissioned in the aftermath of last spring's pro-Palestinian protests.
1 min
CEAT plans ₹1k cr capex in FY26, sees double-digit growth
CEAT Ltd, one of the country's leading Indian tyre manufacturers, expects double-digit revenue growth in FY26 despite macro-economic and global challenges affecting the tyre industry.
1 min
IOCL profit up 57.7% to ₹8,124 cr; signs LNG deal
STATE-owned Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL)'s consolidated net profit is up by 57.7% to ₹8,123.64 crore (attributable to the owners) in the fourth quarter of the financial year ending March 2025.
1 min
AI Reshaping Tech Landscape: Microsoft Prez
MICROSOFT is now home for India to build AI, said Puneet Chandok, President, Microsoft India and South Asia.
1 min
High prices dent gold demand by 15% in first quarter
GOLD demand has plunged 15% year-on-year to 118.1 tonne in the March quarter, even as in value terms it grew 22% to ₹94,030/10 grams due to surging prices, according to the World Gold Council (WGC).
1 min
Shifting iPhone Mfg to India Not Easy
India still dependent on Chinese components for assembly of electronic products: Analyst
2 mins
Trade War: US Economy Shrinks 0.3%
AMERICAN businesses are cancelling orders from China, postponing expansion plans and hunkering down to see what trade policy surprises President Donald Trump plans to spring on them next.
1 min
Federal Bank profit up 13.7% to ₹1,030 crore on fee income
KOCHI-based private sector lender Federal Bank on Wednesday reported a 13.7% year-on-year growth in net income at ₹1,030 crore for the March quarter, driven by all-round improvement in key metrics including an 8.3% growth in net interest income and a high double-digit growth in fee income.
1 min
Overall bank lending halves to 11% in FY25
LED by a sharp plunge in retail credit, overall bank credit has more than halved to just 11% in FY25 from a high 20.11% in FY24.
1 min
Ousmane of the hour: Dembele puts PSG on top versus Arsenal
PARIS Saint-Germain seized the advantage in their Champions League semifinal against Arsenal as Ousmane Dembele sealed a 1-0 win in the first leg on Tuesday.
2 mins
14 and famous, what coach feels
RR coach Dravid urges caution with respect to opener Suryavanshi's immediate future
3 mins
Sinner denies beneficial treatment
JANNIK Sinner has insisted that he did not receive preferential treatment from anti-doping authorities as he prepares for his return to action at next week's Italian Open in Rome following a three-month ban which caused anger among a section of the men's tennis tour.
1 min
Punjab's Shreyas on fire, puts CSK on ice
SHREYAS Iyer has been a different beast this season. Everything seems to be going according to his will. On Wednesday, Shreyas demonstrated his form with a scintillating knock that helped Punjab Kings silence the crowd at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai during the ongoing IPL.
2 mins
Ground report: Out of form, but not out of fans
\"DOES that mean you are coming back next year as well?\" asked broadcaster Danny Morrison, indicating to the loud cheers from the stands of the MA Chidambaram stadium, as he spoke to Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni.
3 mins
SIMILIPAL DECLARED ODISHA'S NEWEST NATIONAL PARK
Home to rare black tigers, Similipal earns national park status after a four-decade-long conservation push...
1 min
The New Indian Express Madurai Newspaper Description:
Publisher: Express Network Private Limited
Category: Newspaper
Language: English
Frequency: Daily
Express Publications (Madurai) Private Limited is the flagship company of The New Indian Express Group and is publishing Newspapers and Periodicals in the States of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa and Union Territories of Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Yanam and Lakshdweep. It brings out its publication of newspapers and periodicals from 33 Centres. It also has Marketing Offices in Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi. The Company's publications include English Dailies viz. The New Indian Express and The Morning Standard and Sunday editions The Sunday Express and The Sunday Standard . The Morning Standard and The Sunday Standard are published from New Delhi. The company also brings out Tamil daily Dinamani and Samakalika Malayalam Varika, a weekly magazine in Malayalam. The Company's publications are popular and command large readership.
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