The New Indian Express Vellore - May 24, 2025
The New Indian Express Vellore - May 24, 2025
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In this issue
May 24, 2025
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).
1 min
What Are You Doing? SC Poser on Kota Suicides
National Task Force on Mental Health
1 min
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.
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
2 mins
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.
1 min
Two School Students Drown in Quarry Pond in Chennai
TWO school students drowned while swimming in a deep, water-filled quarry near Thiruneermalai on Friday afternoon.
1 min
Red alert issued for Nilgiris, Coimbatore Ghats: RMC
THE Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has issued a red alert for the Nilgiris and the ghat areas of Coimbatore districts on 25 and 26 May, warning of isolated extremely heavy rainfall exceeding 204.4 mm.
1 min
28-Yr-Old Held for Using AI to Create Fake Obscene Video
A 28-year-old man from Vyasarpadi was arrested by the West Zone Cyber Crime police on Wednesday for allegedly using artificial intelligence (AI) to create a fake pornographic video in a bid to blackmail a 19-year-old woman into a relationship.
1 min
Redevelopment of Ariyalur, Vellore rly stns to be completed by June: Officials
THE redevelopment of Ariyalur and Vellore stations in the Tiruchy railway division which has been taken up under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme will be completed by next month, said officials.
1 min
Woman Hacked to Death by Ex-Lover; Accused Found Dead
A 33-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her former lover in Thorapadi on Thursday night.
1 min
Thanjai trio deciphers Vijayanagar era inscription
A team of history enthusiasts from Thanjavur has deciphered two previously unread inscriptions at the Tirukandeeswaramudaiyar temple in Cuddalore district, one of which makes a rare reference to a Tamil literary work.
1 min
Indian Red Cross annual general body meet to be held on June 12
THE Indian Red Cross Society's Vellore District Branch will hold its annual general body meeting on June 12 at a private mahal in Sathuvachari.
1 min
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.
1 min
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 the Annal Ambedkar Business Champion Scheme aimed at making conservancy workers belonging to SC/ST community into entrepreneurs.
1 min
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.
1 min
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
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).
1 min
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.
1 min
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
1 min
Pope Leo XIV Elevates Late Bishop to Rank of Venerable
WITHIN a week of being inaugurated as the new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV has authorised the promulgation of decrees for elevating Indian bishop Mathew Makil, Colombian nun Agnese Arango Velasquez and Spanish bishop Alessandro Labaka Ugarte to the rank of Venerables.
1 min
DKS Admits to Donating Money to National Herald
Amid reports of his name figuring in the ED charge sheet in the National Herald case, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday said he and his brother D K Suresh have donated money to the Congress-run newspaper.
1 min
Rift in BRS: KCR is 'god', surrounded by some devils, says daughter Kavitha
Have expressed opinions to party chief earlier, don't have any personal agenda, says BRS MLC
2 mins
IN SOUTH, FORTUNES HEAD NORTH
S 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.
3 mins
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
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.
1 min
Shah Says Op Sindoor Showed Terror in India Fully Supported by Pak
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asserted that Operation Sindoor, initiated by Indian Armed Forces in response to the April 22 Pahalgam attack, exposed Pakistan as the sponsor of terrorism in India as they responded by launching an offensive against \"our civil population and military installations\".
1 min
'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\".
1 min
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.
1 min
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.
1 min
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.
1 min
'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.
1 min
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.
1 min
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.
1 min
Ayodhya Lt loses life in saving colleague in Sikkim
How a bid to save fellow soldier's life cost him dear
2 mins
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.
1 min
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.
1 min
More Women Maoists Died in C'garh
In encounter that eliminated Maoist supreme commander, 12 female cadres were slain
2 mins
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
1 min
Iran-US talks made some progress, says Oman minister
OMAN's foreign minister said Friday that the fifth round of Iran-US negotiations had made \"some but not conclusive progress.\"
1 min
UK daily The Telegraph to be acquired by US company
BRITISH right-wing newspaper The Telegraph has agreed a takeover by US investment group RedBird Capital Partners, ending a two-year saga marked by UK government intervention over press freedoms.
1 min
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
Russia and Ukraine Begin Largescale Prisoner Swap
CHERIHIV REGION
1 min
Israeli strikes kill 60 in Gaza, minimal aid let in
AT least 60 people were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza in a 24-hour period, Gaza's health ministry said Friday, as Israel pressed ahead with its military offensive and let in minimal aid to the strip.
1 min
UAE records hottest day at 50°C; raises alarm over climate change in Gulf region
THE United Arab Emirates registered a sizzling 50.4 degrees Celsius on Friday, the highest on record for May, following weeks of sweltering temperatures in the desert nation acutely vulnerable to climate change.
1 min
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.
1 min
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%.
1 min
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).
1 min
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%
2 mins
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.
1 min
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).
1 min
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.
1 min
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.
1 min
Departing Ancelotti wishes Alonso 'all the luck'
REAL Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti wished the man set to replace him, Xabi Alonso, \"all the luck in the world\" on Friday, before taking charge of his final game at the club.
1 min
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.
1 min
Srikanth Continues Dream Run in Malaysia
FROM a position of despair, Kidambi Srikanth is now in a position of strength.
1 min
LOT OF STORYLINES AT THIS YEAR'S FRENCH OPEN: SOMDEV
Open challenge
2 mins
Kishan's fireworks powers Sunrisers to 231/6
ISHAN Kishan's 94 propelled Sunrisers Hyderabad to 231/6 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League game played in Lucknow on Friday.
1 min
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