The New Indian Express Villupuram - January 23, 2025

The New Indian Express Villupuram - January 23, 2025

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January 23, 2025
Sebi moots mini SIPs at ₹250 a month
SEEKING to increase financial inclusion among the underserved sections and inculcate the habit of systematic saving, capital markets regulator Sebi has proposed that fund houses launch sachet-sized systematic investment plans (SIPs) starting ₹250.
1 min
12 killed as they jump off train, hit by another
AT least 12 rail passengers were killed and 55 others injured after they jumped off their train reportedly over a false fire alarm and were hit by another speeding train around the same time while crossing the tracks in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district on Wednesday.
1 min
Speculation rife on Bharat Ratna picks
It's that time of the year when speculation mounts over the possible recipients of the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.
1 min
Irregular migration a concern: US to India
Rubio tells Jaishankar US wants to bolster bilateral ties
1 min
12 killed as they jump off train, hit by another
AT least 12 rail passengers were killed and 55 others injured after they jumped off their train reportedly over a false fire alarm and were hit by another speeding train around the same time while crossing the tracks in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district on Wednesday.
1 min
Video of elephant calf with empty beer bottle goes viral
A video of an elephant calf with an empty beer bottle discarded at Masinagudi in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) has sparked a debate regarding the effectiveness of the Tasmac's bottle buy-back scheme, besides concerns about the harm bottles discarded in forest areas will cause to the environment and wildlife.
1 min
Six Tonnes of Liquor Bottles Removed from Kodai Lake
The Kodaikanal municipality removed over six tonnes of liquor bottles from Kodaikanal lake over the past two months.
2 mins
Kanchi court slams cops for 'casual' probe, acquits 12 in murder of Dalit youth
ACQUITTING 11 caste Hindus and one Muslim man accused of killing a Dalit in 2013, the Kancheepuram sessions court criticised the investigating police officials for their 'lethargic and casual' probe which led to the case crumbling. The judge recommended departmental action against the officers involved.
1 min
Trawlers spotted amid Olive Ridley deaths, NGT warns of complete ban
Vessels spotted off Chennai beaches; NGT pulls up state officials for not enforcing rules
2 mins
Chennai Ceat plant's WEF honour speaks to TN's stature
INDUSTRIES Minister Dr T R B Rajaa congratulated Anant Goenka, vice chairman of Ceat, a leading Indian tyre manufacturer, during the World Economic Forum in Davos following the company's plant in Sriperumbudur being recognised as part of the WEF Global Lighthouse Network.
1 min
Anna univ: No affiliation if correct faculty info not provided on time
IN light of the ghost faculty scam that rocked the reputation of Anna University (AU) a few months ago, the premier institution has now issued strict guidelines to its affiliated colleges regarding the submission of faculty details.
1 min
Monitoring officer inspects project works in Cuddalore, Nellikuppam and Panruti
DISTRICT Monitoring Officer and Director of Food Supplies and Consumer Protection D Mohan, inspected various development projects in Cuddalore, Nellikuppam, and Panruti areas on Wednesday.
1 min
Meet held to assess development works
A district-level review meeting with officials from various departments to evaluate the progress of development projects in the district was conducted at the collectorate on Wednesday.
1 min
Cyclone relief: Puducherry govt gives ₹24 crore to 12K farmers
THE Puducherry government has distributed ₹24.10 crore as compensation to 12,955 farmers affected by Cyclone Fungal and subsequent floods caused by heavy rains.
1 min
CBI must probe into bias in giving IMFL licence: Cong
'Decision on IMFL units taken discreetly, requires applicants to have ₹100cr turnover'
1 min
Rental rate for belt-type paddy harvesters is ₹2,500/hour
COLLECTOR Sibi Adithya Senthil Kumar finalised the rental rates for belt-type paddy harvesters at ₹2,500 per hour and for tyre-type paddy harvesters at ₹1,800 per hour for 2025 during a coordination meet held at the district collectorate on Monday.
1 min
Five arrested by CB-CID for land grab scam in Odiyampet
THE CB-CID police have arrested five persons, including a woman, in connection with an impersonation scam regarding the fraudulent sale of a 14,400 sq.ft plot in Odiyampet Revenue Village.
1 min
Tungsten: Villagers Meet Union Minister; BJP Prez Says Favorable Decision Today
Representatives of villages in Melur block in Madurai district led by BJP state president K Annamalai called on Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishen Reddy on Wednesday and demanded that the tungsten mining proposal should be given up.
1 min
EPS Says MNREGA Salaries Not Paid, FM Says Centre Failed to Give Funds
AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday condemned the DMK government for failing to disburse wages for the workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for the past two months.
1 min
Congress Will Seek More Seats From DMK In '26
TNCC president K Selvaprunthagai on Wednesday said the party will demand more seats from DMK during 2026 Assembly elections.
1 min
AIADMK Made TN Revenue-Deficit State: CM
Stalin says out of the 505 election promises made by DMK ahead of 2021 polls, govt has fulfilled 389 of them
2 mins
CBI Registers 3 FIRs to Probe K'kurichi Tragedy
The special task branch (STB) of CBI, Chennai, on Tuesday, registered three FIRs to investigate last year's hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi district where at least 68 people died after consuming the illicit liquor.
1 min
Can't take cops extorting money lightly
THE Madras High Court has commented that policemen extorting money from the public is a serious offence and it cannot be taken lightly.
1 min
Rental rate for belt-type paddy harvesters is ₹2,500/hour
COLLECTOR Sibi Adithya Senthil Kumar finalised the rental rates for belt-type paddy harvesters at ₹2,500 per hour and for tyre-type paddy harvesters at ₹1,800 per hour for 2025 during a coordination meet held at the district collectorate on Monday.
1 min
NDMA team to assess damage caused by Cyclone Fengal
A multi-sectoral team comprising experts from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) will be undertaking field trips to the districts hit by Cyclone Fengal for assessing the post-disaster needs of the affected areas.
1 min
14 killed, 29 injured in two separate road accidents in Karnataka
FOURTEEN people were killed and 29 injured in two road accidents in Uttara Kannada and Raichur districts on Tuesday night and early Wednesday.
1 min
CB-CID to probe activist Jagabar Ali's murder case
Mining department inspects more quarries for illegal mining in Pudukottai for 2nd day
1 min
Time To Imagine A New Trade Order
International trade and the idea of nation-states choosing their independent economic policies face a challenge as the new US president, Donald Trump, has warned the BRICS nations, including India, against developing their own common currency.
3 mins
HOW THE BLOC IS CHIPPING AWAY AT ITSELF
Contradictions between INDIA partners have been coming to fore since the 2024 Lok Sabha results. The Congress can neither go it alone, nor wholeheartedly take others along
4 mins
Parakram Diwas: Honouring Netaji's legacy in the heart of Odisha's history
As the nation gears up to celebrate Parakram Diwas 2025, all roads lead to Cuttack, Odisha—birthplace of one of India's most indomitable leaders, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
4 mins
Oppn says last JPC meet on Waqf Bill convened in a hurry, seeks more time
AS the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill is set to hold the last round of meetings on January 24-25, DMK MP A Raja on Wednesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and panel chairman on behalf of Opposition Parties that the sittings be postponed to the 30th and 31st of this month.
1 min
Quad Meet Says Committed to Regional Maritime Security
IN the first major diplomatic event of the second Donald Trump presidency, Quad countries opposed any unilateral actions that seek to change the status quo by force or coercion while reaffirming their shared commitment to strengthening a free and open Indo-Pacific.
1 min
MHA Directs Maha Govt to Take Action Against Illegal Immigrants from B'desh
\"Take appropriate action\"
1 min
6% Hike in Raw Jute MSP Approved
Cabinet reviews progress of National Health Mission in last 3 years after 5-year extension
2 mins
Stay on court-monitored survey of Shahi Idgah complex extended
THE Supreme Court on Wednesday extended its stay till April 1 on the Allahabad High Court's order permitting a court-monitored survey of the Shahi Idgah Mosque complex in Mathura.
1 min
2 workers die while cleaning septic tank
TWO sanitation workers from the Dalit community are believed to have died from asphyxiation while cleaning a manhole in Patdi taluka, Surendranagar district.
1 min
UP cabinet okays aerospace-defence policy for growth
HOLDING a meeting in the Maha Kumbh Mela area at Sangam, the Yogi Adityanath cabinet on Wednesday approved 10 key proposals, including establishment of an aerospace and defence unit as well as an independent prosecution directorate.
1 min
2 more bodies found, C'garh gunfight toll 16
IN a breakthrough, security forces gunned down two Maoists, including an area commander, during an anti-Naxal operation in Bokaro early Wednesday morning.
1 min
Vande Bharat's 1st female loco pilot gets R-Day invite
RITIKA Tirkey, the first female tribal assistant loco pilot of the Vande Bharat Express, was left speechless when she opened her door to a team of Post Office officials who had come to deliver an invitation for the 'At Home' reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
2 mins
JD(U) flip-flop on withdrawal of support to Biren govt in Manipur
THE Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday sacked its Manipur unit president Ksh Biren Singh, hours after he wrote to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla informing him of the party's withdrawal of support to the BJP-led government in the state.
1 min
J&K village declared containment zone after 5 more cases surface
FIVE new cases of a mysterious illness have been reported in the remote village of Badhal in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
1 min
Fadnavis Inks 32 Maha MoUs Worth ₹9.3L cr in Davos Meet
Sets record for securing such a huge investment in a single day at World Economic Forum
2 mins
Warns of sanctions if Russian president avoids the talks table on Ukraine
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he is ready to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin anytime, but at the same time warned that he would likely impose sanctions on Russia if the latter does not come to the negotiations table on the issue of Ukraine.
1 min
Control of Rafah crossing will stay with Israel
ISRAEL said it will maintain control of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip during the first phase of the ceasefire with Hamas.
1 min
Trump Takes Middle Ground on H-1B, Wants Bright Workers
DONALD Trump said he likes both sides of the argument on the H-1B foreign guest workers' visa, noting that the country needs \"very competent\" and \"great\" people which is possible through this visa programme.
1 min
Harry Settles Tabloid Suit After Murdoch Apology
PRINCE Harry claimed a monumental victory on Wednesday as Rupert Murdoch's UK tabloids made an unprecedented apology for intruding in his life over decades and agreed to pay substantial damages to settle his privacy invasion lawsuit.
1 min
China commissions new-gen frigate as competition rises
CHINA's navy commissioned a new-generation frigate as competition rises with the US and other regional powers, saying the ship will \"play a vital role in enhancing the overall combat effectiveness\" of its forces.
1 min
BPCL's Q3 profit up 20% on healthy sales growth
BHARAT Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) reported a 20% rise in consolidated net profit to ₹3,806 crore for the quarter ending December 31, 2024.
1 min
Digital Economy to Touch 20% of GVA by 2030
INDIA'S digital economy is expected to grow almost twice as fast as the overall economy, accounting for nearly 20% of the Gross Value Addition (GVA) by 2030, according to a report prepared by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in collaboration with Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations.
1 min
UCO Bank Q3 net income grows 27%
KOLKATA-based public sector lender UCO Bank has reported 27% growth in net income at ₹638.83 crore in the December quarter, buoyed by better asset quality, better margins and higher interest income as it sold more credit.
1 min
HDFC Bank net profit up 2.2% in December quarter
DESPITE a sharp deterioration in the asset quality in its agri book, HDFC Bank has reported steep numbers, earning ₹16,736 crore in net income for the December quarter, up 2.2% year-on-year.
1 min
HUL buys 90.5% stake in Minimalist
Acquisition at enterprise value of ₹2,955 crore likely to be completed by first quarter of FY26
2 mins
Real estate stocks bleed amid sales slowdown
REALTY stocks are under significant pressure amid the broader market sell-off. Over the past month, the Nifty Realty Index has declined sharply by around 20%, with a single-day drop of 4.56% on Wednesday.
1 min
Airtel's new tariff makes it pricier for base users
BHARTI Airtel's new plan, rolled out following the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) directive to introduce a single voice and SMS tariff pack, has made the rates 10-15% more expensive for basic phone users.
1 min
BSNL user base erodes by 0.34mn in Nov as customer migration slows down
AFTER gaining customer base for four consecutive months, the State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) lost 0.34 million subscribers in November 2024, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said.
1 min
Presumptive tax benefit extended to non-resident cruise ship owners
THE government has notified presumptive tax for non-residents engaged in the business of operation of cruise ships.
1 min
MI Cape Town gain after rain
MI Cape Town took another step towards securing their first-ever SA20 playoffs spot after their match against Durban's Super Giants at Kingsmead was washed out here.
1 min
LA28 in mind, ACTC for 4 years; focus on NSF good health
THE flagship annual calendar for training and competition (ACTC) plan for four years, hosting of international competitions and conducting national leagues for player identification and development were some of the talking points of the meeting between the sports minister and the National Sports Federations (NSFs) in New Delhi on Tuesday.
2 mins
India Will Comply With ICC Dress Code for CT: Saikia
WITH reports of the Indian team not having Pakistan's name on the jersey for the upcoming Champions Trophy, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has confirmed to this daily that ICC rules will be adhered to and no changes would be made.
1 min
Sindhu and Lakshya to lead Indian team in Asian meet
DOUBLE Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World Championships bronze winner Lakshya Sen will lead a 14-member Indian team for the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship to be held in Qingdao, China from February 11-16.
1 min
Liverpool seal last-16 berth, Barca post epic win
LIVERPOOL beat Lille 2-1 on Tuesday to maintain their perfect record in this season's Champions League and clinch qualification for the last 16, while Barcelona produced a stunning comeback to beat Benfica 5-4 in a classic to secure their own place.
1 min
England crumble to spinners... once again
ENGLAND have not had a good time in white-ball cricket in India in recent times. At the 50-over World Cup in 2023, the champion's defence went up in flames multiple times as both their batters and bowlers faltered.
1 min
Ranji This Round: All Star Game
Eye on penultimate round as big names return to domestic cricket amidst new guidelines
3 mins
Clinical Sinner Crushes De Minaur To Advance
DEFENDING champion Jannik Sinner raced into the Australian Open semifinals on Wednesday in imperious fashion after Iga Swiatek was equally ruthless to close on a first Melbourne crown.
1 min
ISL: Odisha FC fight back to sink 10-man Bengaluru FC
Odisha FC fought back to post a thrilling 3-2 win over Bengaluru FC in the Indian Super League in Bengaluru here on Wednesday.
1 min
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Here are some extravagant retreats providing a luxurious experience into the world of high fashion, allowing guests to live and breathe the label's philosophy, aesthetics and wellness regimens...
3 mins
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