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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

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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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