The New Indian Express Villupuram - February 15, 2025
The New Indian Express Villupuram - February 15, 2025
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In this issue
February 15, 2025
India rejects Don's offer on China row
INDIA on Friday rejected Donald Trump's offer to mediate in the ongoing tensions between India and China, after the US president expressed his willingness to help stop what he called the \"vicious skirmishes\" along the India-China border.
1 min
2nd US planeload of deportees lands in Amritsar today
A US aircraft carrying 119 illegal immigrants is likely to land at the Amritsar airport on Saturday, the second such batch of Indians deported by the Donald Trump dispensation as part of its crackdown against illegal immigration.
1 min
Farmers meet Central team, agree to talk on Feb 22
A meeting between a Central team led by Union Minister Pralhad Joshi and farmers' representatives to discuss their demands, including a legal guarantee for MSP on crops, was held here cordially on Friday followed by a consensus on the next round of talks slated for February 22.
1 min
US & India to be great again: Modi
10-year defence framework, $500-billion mega trade deal in the works; India to get F-35 fighter jets
2 mins
Don't allow protests on Thiruparankundram issue: HC
THE Madras High Court on Friday directed the Tamil Nadu government not to permit any protest that would disrupt public peace and communal harmony.
1 min
Three teachers held for delay in reporting Pocso case
PERSONNEL from the All Women Police Station (AWPS) at Attur in Salem district arrested on Friday three teachers, including the headmaster, of the government school where a Class 7 girl belonging to a Scheduled Caste was sexually assaulted by three Class 11 boys on January 22.
1 min
Wife says JCP's relationship with cop consensual
SUSPENDED IPS officer Magesh Kumar's wife, Anuradha, denied the sexual harassment allegations against him, asserting that he was in a consensual relationship with the complainant, a female constable.
1 min
Woman constables taken off duty from camp offices of senior police officials
STATE police authorities have directed that woman constables be reassigned from administrative tasks in senior officers' and camp offices to police stations, special units, and field duties where their presence is essential.
1 min
TN Plans Telemetry Study to Track Turtle Movement to Reduce Deaths
Subsidies cancelled to 208 trawl boat owners; Edu programmes to be launched for fishermen
1 min
School vandalised over sexual assault of girl
A teacher allegedly sexually assaulted a six-year-old girl studying in Class 2 at the private school in Puducherry.
1 min
School Vandalised Over Sexual Assault of Girl
A teacher allegedly sexually assaulted a six-year-old girl studying in Class 2 at a private school in Puducherry
1 min
L-G, CM Give Cards to Senior Citizens in Pondy to Avail of Centre's Health Scheme
Lieutenant Governor K Kailashnathan and Chief Minister N Rangasamy inaugurated the extension of the Ayushman Vay Vandana Scheme to senior citizens aged 70 and above, on Friday at the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute under the Health Department by distributing identification cards to beneficiaries.
2 mins
Tension grips Pondy after three hacked to death in gang rivalry
THREE people, including the son of a murdered and infamous rowdy, were hacked to death in Puducherry.
1 min
NO MATCH TO THE GLOW THAT LIT UP MANY LIVES
Shanmuga Nadar and P Ayya Nadar are no Prometheuses, but the fire they ignited a century ago has turned out to be a game-changer, bringing in phenomenal economic growth to the once-backward Sivakasi and nearby areas, reeling under agricultural crisis.
2 mins
Courts can't support perpetuation of caste: HC
The Madras High Court has stayed the operation of a single judge's order that declared a provision of Baggage Rules ultra vires to a provision of Customs Act regarding jewellery worn on the person and the judge's direction to take action against the Air Customs officers who seized gold ornaments including the nuptial thread (thaali) of a Sri Lankan national on arrival at the Chennai Airport.
2 mins
Thiagarajan Flays Nagenthran for Silence on CM's PM Barb
BJP state secretary Karate Thiagarajan has criticised the party's legislature party leader Nainar Nagenthran at a public meeting in Chennai for failing to register his protest when Chief Minister M K Stalin criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Tirunelveli a few days ago.
1 min
Masterplan for Coimbatore, Madurai next month: Stalin
'Govt is also formulating 10 regional development plans across TN'
1 min
DPCs' paddy buying limit hiked to 70 bags per acre
THE state government has raised the paddy procurement limit at Direct Procurement Centres (DPCs) from 60 to 70 bags per acre.
1 min
CPI stirs against centre's inaction on deportation of Indians from US
The Communist Party of India (CPI) staged a demonstration in Chennai on Friday, condemning the alleged inhumane treatment of Indian immigrants by US authorities during their deportation.
1 min
V'puram MP Raise Several Issues Before Nehru
VILLUPURAM MP D Ravikumar demanded several welfare schemes for municipalities and town panchayats in the district before Minister of Municipal Administration K N Nehru on Friday.
1 min
Appeal against Isha: SC pulls up TNPCB for two-year delay
THE Supreme Court on Friday slammed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) for filing an appeal after two years against a Madras High Court order that quashed a showcause notice issued against Isha Foundation for allegedly flouting environmental norms.
1 min
SC: Abatement doesn't mean acquittal of Jaya in DA case
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by the legal heir of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa seeking the return of the properties confiscated in a case against her and said abatement of proceedings did not mean she was acquitted of the crime.
1 min
India-US trade to touch $500 bn by '30
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump discussed trade and tariffs extensively during their meeting, focusing on market access issues linked to overcapacity in other regions that impact consumption in India and the US.
1 min
Modi, Trump approves co-production of Stryker, Javelin & additional P-8Is
In their bilateral meeting at Washington DC, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump announced to \"pursue the procurement and co-production of Javelin ATGM and Stryker ICV in India to meet the country's defence requirements.\"
1 min
Hearing of case on illegal B'desh migrants in Mar
The Supreme Court on Friday said that it will hear in April pleas seeking to bring political parties under the purview of the Right to Information Act to ensure accountability.
2 mins
Nursery of thoughts' at Yechury's alma mater
First Sitaram Yechury Memorial Lecture at JNU
1 min
Modi-led panel to meet on Feb 17 for naming next CEC
AS Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar is set to demit office on February 18, a selection committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet early next week to finalise his successor.
2 mins
BSF Finds Lahore, Narowal Most Active in Launching Drug Drones
PAKISTAN'S Lahore and Narowal are two areas from where drones are being launched for entering into the Indian side of the International Borders to drop drugs, arms and ammunition, said BSF officials, while claiming that the force's forensic labs have found that 184 drones - the highest number - originated from different areas of the two cities.
1 min
'Karpoori Rath' will criss-cross state during poll
EYING the extremely backward classes votes, the main opposition in Bihar, the RJD, 'Karpoori Vichar Rath' from the state capital on Friday.
1 min
Ahmed Patel's son quits Cong with 'great pain'
FAIZAL Patel, the son of late Ahmed Patel, a prominent leader from Bharuch and a senior figure in the Congress, created a stir on February 13 by publicly announcing his decision to sever ties with the party.
1 min
Lalu Home Truth: Rabri's Brothers Not on Same Page Over Corruption
RJD chief Lalu Prasad's elder brother-in-law, Anirudha Prasad, also known as Sadhu Yadav, publicly criticised his younger brother, Subhash Yadav, for accusing Lalu of mediating deals involving corruption and kidnapping cases during his time in power in Bihar from 1990 to 2005.
1 min
Mantri likens farmers with beggars, flayed
MAHARASHTRA Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate on Friday faced significant backlash after he compared farmers to beggars.
1 min
Road work picks pace ahead of Char Dham yatra
WIDENING of the strategically significant Gangotri National Highway is set to begin ahead of this year's Char Dham Yatra.
1 min
App for elephant route to check man-animal conflict in J'khand soon
THE Jharkhand Forest Department is all set to launch the 'Elephant Route Predictor' app, which is designed to track potential elephant routes in a manner similar to weather forecasts.
1 min
Akhilesh MP booked for 'hell and heavens' remarks on Kumbh
A criminal case was registered against Afzal Ansari, the Samajwadi Party MP from Ghazipur, late Thursday over his alleged controversial comments regarding the ongoing Mahakumbh.
1 min
BJP likely to redraw ally course
Readies for possible shifts in its alliances, particularly with JD(U), in battle for Bihar
2 mins
Judge Gives Trump 5 Days to Start Lifting Aid Freeze
A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump's administration to temporarily lift a funding freeze that has shut down US humanitarian aid and development work around the world, and he has set a five-day deadline for the administration to prove it's complying.
1 min
Israel Gets Names of 3 Hostages to Be Freed by Hamas Today
ISRAEL said on Friday it had received the names of three hostages to be freed by militants this weekend, after a crisis in the ceasefire threatened to plunge Gaza back into war.
1 min
EU Vows to Respond Firmly to Trump Tariffs
The European Union vowed on Friday to respond \"firmly and immediately\" to trade barriers after US President Donald Trump unveiled tariffs that could hit both allies and competitors.
1 min
Islamabad HC divided over its new acting chief justice
PAKISTAN President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday administered oath of office to Sarfraz Dogar as acting Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court, a move that has drawn ire of judges and opposition parties.
1 min
Trump Card
An Overall View of India-US Trade Relations as the US Administration Announces Measures to Impose Reciprocal Tariff
1 min
RIL Buys TN-Based Shampoo Brand Velvette
RELIANCE Consumer Products (RCPL) has acquired Tamil Nadu-based shampoo brand Velvette.
1 min
US tariff: India Inc reactions
THE day US President Donald Trump signed the reciprocal tariff plan, he also entered into an agreement with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make the US a bigger supplier of oil and gas as well defence products.
1 min
A Lowdown on Simpler, Shorter, Crisper Income Tax Bill, 2025
THE New Income Tax Bill 2025, which will replace the 1961 Act, is an attempt at simplifying the tax rules.
2 mins
Investors Lose ₹45L Cr So Far in 2025
Decline is driven by weak quarterly earnings, high valuations, consistent FII outflows
2 mins
Bansal resigns as Navi CEO; to be exec chairman
IN a major rejig, Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal's fintech company Navi has appointed Rajiv Naresh as new CEO of Navi Technologies and Abhishek Dwivedi as CEO of Navi Finserv.
1 min
Sebi dismisses Gaekwad's open offer for Religare
Capital market regulator - the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday dismissed an application from US-based investor Digvijay 'Danny' Gaekwad (Danny Gaekwad Developments & Investments) who is seeking permission to make a competing open offer for Religare Enterprises Ltd (REL).
1 min
Reserve Bank takes control of New India Co-op Bank
THE Reserve Bank has sacked the board of the city-based New India Co-operative Bank and has appointed Shreekant, former chief general manager of SBI, as the administrator.
1 min
BSNL reports profit of ₹262 crore in third quarter, first in 17 years
STATE-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Friday reported a net profit of ₹262 crore in the third quarter ending December 2024.
1 min
WPL: Gardner, Mooney fifties take Gujarat Giants to 201/5 against RCB
CONTRASTING fifties by skipper Ash Gardner and veteran Beth Mooney guided Gujarat Giants to a healthy 201 for five against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the first match of the WPL 2025 here on Friday.
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