The New Indian Express Tiruchy - January 29, 2025
The New Indian Express Tiruchy - January 29, 2025
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January 29, 2025
HC seeks reply from health secretary on temporary staff for dialysis units
DISSATISFIED by the state's decision to once again hire temporary staff for the post of dialysis technicians in government hospitals across Tamil Nadu, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday directed Additional Chief Secretary of the Department of Health and Family Welfare Supriya Sahu to file an affidavit explaining reasons for the decision.
1 min
Woman attacked by elephant succumbs
A 67-year-old woman, who was undergoing treatment at Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital after being attacked by a wild elephant at ETR Estate near Valparai, died on Monday night.
1 min
Cooking asst recruitment: Exclusion of PwDs stayed
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday stayed a portion of a G.O. issued by the Department of Social Welfare, Nutrition and Women's Rights, which restricted persons with disabilities (PWD) from being appointed as cooking assistants.
2 mins
Govt hikes mini-bus fares, operators say not enough
Fare is fixed at minimum of ₹4 for first 4 km and ₹10 for up to 20 km
1 min
New building planned for worn-out rural library
Once-popular rural library in ruins in Perambalur dist
1 min
History-sheeter Hacked to Death by Gang of Six
A 35-year-old history-sheeter was hacked to death in broad daylight by a six-member gang near the Ranganathaswamy temple in Srirangam on Tuesday.
1 min
Colonial edu system reason for societal tension
INDIAN education is not only a source of empowerment but, more importantly, a source of liberation, said Arif Mohammed Khan, Governor of Bihar on Day 2 of the conclave.
1 min
'Brit collaborators turned vital figures post Independence'
SANYAL POINTS AT DELIBERATE OBFUSCATION OF CERTAIN PARTS OF INDIAN HISTORY
1 min
History thrives when there is multiplicity of voices: Sampath
HISTORY flourishes when there is multiplicity of voices and diverse interpretations, said author Vikram Sampath.
1 min
Social media has become a war zone, says Tamilisai
CUTTING across political lines, leaders of major parties in Tamil Nadu, including the DMK, AIADMK, Congress and BJP shared their insights on improving the declining standards of political discourse in the country.
1 min
T'gana working on reducing gap between haves, have-nots
TELANGANA Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Tuesday expressed his dissatisfaction over the manner per capita income is calculated and said his government is working towards reducing the gap between the haves and have-nots.
1 min
Allow children to pursue their passion: Artiste couple tells parents
CARNATIC vocalist Sandeep Narayan and classical dancer Radhe Jaggi have asked parents to adopt an alternative approach to education when their child has a genuine interest in any art form, sports, or any other thing.
1 min
Decline in jobs due to industries prioritising skills
The session stressed on the need for skill-based, multidisciplinary education
1 min
Centre should fund state varsities
Karnataka minister wants union govt to assist states in meaningful ways, rather than stripping them of their powers
2 mins
Focus on spirituality can help increase IQ
SWAMI Shailendra Saraswathi of Vedic Life explained the concept of Spiritual Quotient (SQ) as the essence of our being, the deepest level of existence and the key to enhancing all aspects of life.
1 min
Prof discusses AI models that reduced TN road accidents
THE lack of availability of reliable data is the most prominent challenge in building workable AI models, said Prof Venkatesh Balasubramanian, Head of RGB Labs, IIT Madras, in his address, \"AI and Behavioural Change: A Roadmap,\" on Tuesday.
1 min
Kanisetti highlights Chola empire's long legacy of cultural integration
ONE of the most distinguishing features of the Chola Empire was their comfort with diversity. Instead of replacing existing cultures after the conquest, the Cholas added a new layer to them which helped them to build a transregional empire, said writer and researcher Anirudh Kanisetti on the second day of the ThinkEdu Conclave 2025 on Tuesday.
1 min
India has potential to become AI leader, says Tanuj Bhojwani
WITH a vast population and an untapped market for artificial intelligence (AI), India has the potential to become a global leader in the AI realm, said Tanuj Bhojwani, Head of People+AI.
1 min
Nurses have not been given their rightful place in India: Preetha Reddy
Here are a lot of lessons we have learned from Covid-19, but the biggest was that it taught us to work in collaboration and stop working in silos, said Preetha Reddy, vice chairperson of Apollo Hospitals.
1 min
VCK MP seeks martyr honour for '78 victims
VILLUPURAM MP and general secretary of VCK D Ravikumar on Tuesday demanded Chief Minister MK Stalin to recognise as martyrs the 12 members of Scheduled Caste, who were hawkers and labourers, and who died in a caste violence in Villupuram in 1978.
3 mins
Thiruma Decries Restriction on Vengaivayal Entry
VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan on Tuesday expressed strong disapproval of the ongoing restriction imposed by the police for outsiders, including advocates, to enter Vengaivayal.
1 min
Laid-off staff of US firm up in arms over termination
AFTER a US-based company operating in the city allegedly laid off hundreds of employees without prior notice on Saturday, the disgruntled staff on Tuesday thronged the labour department office on Balasundaram Road near Anna statue seeking a remedy to get the salary and experience certificates from the firm.
1 min
Vijay to install statues of TVK icons at HQ
TVK has commenced work to install statues of the five leaders – BR Ambedkar, 'Periyar' EV Ramasamy, K Kamaraj, Anjalai Ammal and Velu Nachiyar whom the party projected as its guiding forces, at its headquarters, party sources said.
1 min
NIA arrests ambulance driver suspected to be 'key ISIS operative'
THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested a person, suspected to be an important operative of the ISIS (international terrorist organisation), from the central part of Chennai and conducted searches around 20 locations in Chennai and Mayiladuthurai districts, sources said.
1 min
In a first, OCF set to export military attire to Suriname
IN what it termed as the first ever export order for defence uniforms in India, the Ordnance Clothing Factory in Avadi, a unit of Troop Comforts Limited (TCL) of the Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), said it will be exporting ₹1.71 crore worth military uniforms to Republic of Suriname to strengthen the mutual ties between the two countries.
1 min
Stone laid for 526 houses at rehab camp
DRAWING parallels with the principles of Periyar's Samathuvapuram, Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday inaugurated the Bharat Scouts and Guides Diamond Jubilee Jamboree and Kalaignar Centenary Jamboree at Manapparai.
1 min
Link organic farmers with consumers
A TWO-DAY training and exposure programme for consumer association leaders from various districts was held here on Sunday.
1 min
DVAC arrests VAO for taking ₹2,000 bribe from farmer
A VILLAGE administrative officer (VAO) was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly taking a bribe of ₹2,000 from a farmer for the transfer of name on land records.
1 min
Bodies of Two Fishermen Wash Ashore
TWO fishermen from Triplicane who had gone out to sea early on Tuesday morning were found dead on the Marina beach a few hours after they were reported missing, police said.
1 min
Students Boycott Classes Demanding Salary Hike for Guest Lecturers
The students of the Thiru Vi Ka Government Arts College on Tuesday boycotted classes and took out a rally inside the college campus demanding an increase in the pay for guest lecturers working in government colleges.
1 min
Docs save woman with ruptured blood vessel in brain
DOCTORS at Kauvery Hospital treated a 54-year-old woman who was admitted with a life-threatening bleeding in the brain after suffering a ruptured brain aneurysm.
1 min
Farmers Demand Cauvery Water From Mettur Dam Till February 15
Government to decide on extending the release of water beyond January 28, says WRD
1 min
Focus on non-issues a fad in Tamil Nadu: Karti Chidambaram
KARTI P Chidambaram, MP, dismissed the ongoing ideological debates around social reformer Periyar as unnecessary.
1 min
History-sheeter Murdered Near Temple, 4 Held
A 35-year-old history-sheeter was hacked to death in broad daylight by a six-member gang near the Ranganathaswamy temple in Srirangam on Tuesday.
1 min
KL Double Murder Accused Still at Large; SHO Suspended
The police on Tuesday intensified the search for Chenthamara, the main accused in the murder of a man and his mother at Nenmara in Palakkad a day earlier, even as protests raged against the cops for their alleged mishandling of the family's previous complaints against him, among other lapses.
1 min
Three of family die by suicide
A couple and their daughter allegedly died by suicide in Salem on Tuesday morning.
1 min
Now is the time to invest in Odisha, PM tells investors
Inaugurating Utkarsh Odisha, PM assures all support for state growth
2 mins
Munambam panel has no powers to enforce its own decisions, KL tells HC
THE state government has categorically stated that the Justice Ramachandran Nair Commission, appointed to look into the Munambam land dispute, is neither a judicial nor quasi-judicial body, and has no power to enforce its own recommendations.
1 min
How ASEAN Can Ride Out the Trump 2.0 Challenge
Recent senate hearings to confirm Donald Trump's cabinet picks brought into sharp contrast the candidate for US secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, and the secretary of state, Marco Rubio.
3 mins
Making Sense of Insensibility With The Dismal Science
Economics assumes rational decisions and efficient markets, though the world does not work that way. Yet, some tenets of the discipline hold up an essential mirror to human behaviour
4 mins
Only 57% teens use smartphones for study: ASER
MORE than 82% of children aged 14-16 in India know how to use smartphones, but only 57% of them use them for educational purposes whereas 76% use the device for accessing social media, according to the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2024 released on Tuesday.
2 mins
Inhuman for people of Delhi to be excluded from PMJAY scheme: Nadda
UNION Health Minister J P Nadda on Tuesday said that it is \"inhuman\" for the people of Delhi to not be part of the Centre's Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), considered to be the largest insurance scheme in the world.
1 min
Pvt firm roped in for indigenous drones to up operational capabilities
A private Indian company, IG Drones, has bagged a \"significant contract\" from the Indian Army, for supplying VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) and FPV (First-Person View) drones, indigenously manufactured and without Chinese components.
1 min
Muslim woman seeks succession law
SC seeks reply from states on discrimination of caste in jails
2 mins
Panel on Waqf Bill all set to approve govt's move to include non-Muslims
Collector's authority
2 mins
India Peeved at Lankan Navy Firing on Fishermen
Summons top envoy, calls it unacceptable after five sustain injuries
1 min
NIA Officials Will Soon Leave for US to Bring Back 26/11 Accused Rana
A team of senior NIA officers will shortly travel to the United States to complete the formalities for the extradition of one of the 26/11 Mumbai attack masterminds, Tahawwur Hussain Rana.
1 min
7 killed, scores hurt as stage collapses in UP
AT least seven people were killed and over 60 were injured after a 65-ft high makeshift stage collapsed during a religious event of Jain community in Baghpat district of western Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.
1 min
Farooq says will wait for statehood, not to press Centre
NATIONAL Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said that his party will continue to wait for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood.
1 min
Party hopping begins, 2 from JD(U) join Congress
PARTY-hopping has picked up in Bihar as the assembly election draws near, charging the state's political atmosphere.
2 mins
Raj to table bill on coaching centres to check suicides in House on Jan 31
GIVEN the alarming rise in suicides among coaching students, the BJP government in Rajasthan has announced a plan to introduce a bill focused on suicide prevention.
1 min
Like sports, UCC stands for spirit of equality, non-discrimination: PM
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi praised the Uttarakhand state government's efforts in implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), positioning it as a pioneering initiative in India.
1 min
Major anti-terror ops in Jammu
To track down 40-50 terrorists involved in hit-and-run attacks on security personnel
2 mins
HC: Marriage between 2 Hindus sacrosanct, can't be dissolved within 1 year
THE Allahabad High Court on Monday held that marriage between two Hindu individuals is sacrosanct and its dissolution within one year would be permissible only for reasons permissible in law.
1 min
High chlorate forces Coke to recall some products in EU
COCA-COLA has recalled some of its soft drinks in Europe after higher-than-normal levels of a chemical called chlorate were detected in bottles and cans at a production plant in Belgium.
1 min
Mobs attack foreign embassies in Congo
Protesters want the international community to pressure Rwanda to halt advance of rebels like M23 into their city
2 mins
Wannabe PM of Canada lays out plans to take on Trump
CHRYSTIA Freeland, the former finance minister who is running to replace Justin Trudeau as Canada's prime minister, said on Monday Canada needs to release a \"retaliation list\" of goods the country would target if US President Donald Trump makes good on his threat to slap 25% tariffs on Canadian goods.
1 min
Marshall Islands bans fishing in two isles
MARSHALL Islands declared on Tuesday its first national marine sanctuary, protecting a \"pristine\" expanse of tropical Pacific Ocean home to deep-sea sharks and green turtles.
1 min
IDF to remain in Syria buffer zone indefinitely
DEFENCE Minister Israel Katz said during a visit to the Syrian side of Mount Hermon today that the IDF will remain there indefinitely, The Times of Israel reported.
1 min
US federal grants tap off, Don orders ideological review
THE White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday as President Donald Trump's administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending.
1 min
G-Maps to Rename Gulf of Mexico
GOOGLE said it will take its cue from the US government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its maps.
1 min
Paytm Payments' CEO Nakul Jain steps down
NAKUL JAIN has stepped down from the role of chief executive officer at Paytm Payments Services Ltd (PPSL). This comes as the fintech company continues to wait for the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) approval for its payment aggregator licence.
1 min
Sebi rejects Danny Gaekwad's offer to buy 26% in Religare
SEBI has rejected the competing open offer for Religare Enterprises by Florida, US-based investor Digivijay 'Danny' Gaekwad.
1 min
Non-interest income boosts Union Bank net profit by 28.2% to ₹4,604 crore
STATE-owned Union Bank of India on Tuesday reported a healthy set of numbers, with net income rising by 28.24% year-on-year to ₹4,604 crore, driven by higher non-interest income and improved asset quality, which cushioned a fall in net interest margin in the December quarter.
1 min
DeepSeek effect: India should build cheaper AI models
TWO years after OpenAI's ChatGPT took the world by storm, China's AI model DeepSeek has now sparked a debate among tech enthusiasts on building low-cost AI models and India's potential to tap the opportunity, train foundational AI models relatively cheaper than the cost involved currently.
1 min
Retail digital payments increase 100-fold in 12 years; 83% via UPI
RETAIL digital payments have grown from 162 crore transactions in 2013 to over 16,416 crore transactions in 2024, which is nearly 100-fold jump during the past 12 years, show the latest payments system report by the Reserve Bank.
1 min
TVS Motor net profit rises 20% to ₹609 crore, revenue from ops at ₹11,134.63 crore
TVS Motor Company on Tuesday reported a 20% rise in consolidated net profit to ₹609.35 crore in the December quarter, riding on higher sales.
1 min
Hyundai PAT falls 19% in Q3 over subdued demand
OWING to subdued demand in the domestic market and global headwinds impacting exports, Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) on Tuesday reported a 19% decline in its profit after tax (PAT) for the quarter ending December this fiscal (Q3FY25) at ₹1,161 crore as against ₹1,425 crore profit in the same quarter last financial year (Q3FY24).
1 min
Zepto Moves Corporate Base From Singapore To India Ahead Of IPO
QUICK-COMMERCE unicorn Zepto has officially moved its corporate base from Singapore to India, ahead of its highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO).
1 min
Modi reiterates Olympic ambitions
THE current dispensation will move heaven and earth to win the right to host the 2036 Olympics.
3 mins
Allardice steps down as ICC chief executive
GEOFF Allardice, the chief executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC), decided to step down, the global cricketing body announced on Tuesday.
1 min
Varun's fifer not enough as England get vital win
Spinner shines but visitors clinch 3rd T20I in Rajkot to stay in hunt
2 mins
Bumrah ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year
JASPRIT Bumrah feels honored after winning the prestigious ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year award but team's success would always be his priority and he picked India's T20 World Cup triumph as his most cherished moment of 2024.
1 min
Kohli trains with Delhi, set for Ranji comeback
FORMER India captain Virat Kohli started training with the Delhi team at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday ahead of the Ranji Trophy clash against Railways that begins Thursday.
1 min
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