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The New Indian Express
Ungal Kanava Sollungal scheme launch on Jan 9
CHIEF Minister MK Stalin will inaugurate the 'Ungal Kanava Sollunga' (Tell Your Dreams) scheme from Ponneri in Tiruvallur on January 9, School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said on Tuesday.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express
Deepam row: HC slams TN, upholds single judge's order
RUBBISHING the Tamil Nadu government's apprehensions of possible disharmony due to lighting of the Karthigai Deepam on the 'deepathoon' atop the Thiruparankundram hill as nothing but an \"imaginary ghost\" created by it \"to put one community against another\", the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday ordered the Thiruparankundram Subramaniya Swamy temple devasthanam to light the lamp on the deepathoon during Karthigai Deepam festival.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express
Colombia issues US a dare, European leaders team up
Danish PM asserts if US chooses to attack Greenland, then the NATO infra will crumble
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express
Heavy rain forecast in coastal, delta dists from Jan 9 to 11, orange alert issued
TAMIL Nadu is staring at an unseasonal January rainfall spell as a well-marked low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a depression triggering heavy to very heavy rainfall over several coastal and delta districts from January 9 to 11, thereby reviving the 'dormant' northeast monsoon (NEM) andextending it into January.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express
PUSHBACK BY RIL: Now, Don says Modi not that happy with him over US tariffs
A day after US President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs if New Delhi continues to buy Russian oil, Reliance Industries on Tuesday vehemently denied a Bloomberg report that claimed that the Mukesh Ambani-led firm continues to import crude oil from Russia.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express
Kalmadi legacy: From pilot to CWG controversy
THERE are various ways of describing Suresh Kalmadi.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express
Head, Smith tons put Oz in control
TRAVIS Head’s third century of the series and Steve Smith’s first guided Australia to a 134-run first-innings lead over England by stumps on the third day of the fifth and final Ashes Test.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express
2 Punjabi-origin illegal Indian migrants held in US for cocaine trafficking
TWO illegal Punjabi-origin Indian migrants have been arrested in the United States for smuggling more than 309 pounds of cocaine in a semi-truck in Putnam County, Indiana, according to the US Department of Homeland Security.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express
TN notifies SOP for public meets, bins deposit proposal
The state home department has notified a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for regulating public meetings, rallies, processions and demonstrations in Tamil Nadu, in compliance with directions of the Madras High Court and Supreme Court.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express
ISL dribbles past 'paywall' to set Feb 14 date
FINALLY, after months of uncertainty, the Indian Super League is back on track and this time it seems to be with purpose.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express
IMPRACTICAL DEADLINES TO FOLLOW NORMS DON'T HELP
A 'No pollution certificate, no fuel' notice by the Odisha government has made vehicle owners line up before pollution testing centres across the state.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express
Raj row over irregularities in MPLAD schemes
EVEN before the controversy surrounding alleged corruption in the MLA Local Area Development (LAD) Fund in Rajasthan could settle, a fresh political storm has erupted over the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLAD).
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express
FRONTIER TECH IN A BUBBLE WRAP
IN 1999, a small Las Vegas car dealership called Uniprime Capital Acceptance Inc more than doubled its stock price by announcing-without any evidence that one of its subsidiaries had found a cure for AIDS.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express
Mandatory e-filing of cases put on hold
ASSUAGING the sentiments of the agitated lawyers over the efiling process, the Madras High Court on Tuesday said the issues over e-filing of cases and related documents in the district judiciary can be resolved through mutual talks.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express
SOP aims to fix framework for planning public gatherings
The SOP empowers authorities to impose conditions, take legal action, recover damages and deny future permissions in cases of noncompliance, while safeguarding the right to peaceful assembly.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express
Ind-Ra sees GDP easing to 6.9%, rupee averaging at 92.26 next fiscal
FORECASTING a 7.4% economic expansion this fiscal, India Ratings sees the economy printing in 6.9% next fiscal, buoyed by domestic reforms that will help it tide over the global headwinds, especially those arising from steep 50% tariffs in exports to the US, along with the falling rupee, which it sees averaging around 92.26.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express
‘DMK, INDIA bloc exposed as anti-Hindu’
UNION Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Tuesday welcomed the Madras High Court order on lighting of lamp on the 'deepathoon' atop the Thiruparankundram hill in Madurai and mounted a sharp attack on the DMK and INDIA bloc, claiming they had been exposed as anti-Hindu.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express
'Art 324 grants ECI control over poll roll'
THE Election Commission of India (ECI) has the power and competence to undertake Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, the poll panel told the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Police clash with protesters in Iran; toll 35
PROTESTERS angry over Tran’s ailing economy conducted a sit-in protest Tuesday at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, witnesses said, with security forces ultimately firing tear gas and dispersing demonstrators as the rest of the market shut down.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Reimagining Carnatic soundscapes
RT speaks loudly even before it is taught.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
'INDIA bloc leaders intimidating judiciary'
THIS order has clearly lifted the veil off the DMK government, Chief Minister M K Stalin, his son and Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin, Congress and all the INDI alliance members,\" he claimed.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Auto retail sales grew 15% in December, 7.71% in CY25
THE auto industry closed the calendar year 2025 on a strong note, with December retail sales growing nearly 15% year on year to 20,28,821 units, according to data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) on Tuesday.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Min: Workplace safety must become industrial culture
WORKPLACE safety must move beyond compliance and become part of industrial culture, Labour Welfare and Skill Development Minister CV Ganesan said at the State Safety Awards function in Chennai on Tuesday.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
TMC, C’garh cops trade charges over assault of migrant workers
Labourers from minority community originally belong to Purulia dist
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
PLI-auto scheme needs rejig to boost India's vehicle exports: NITI Aayog
Scheme’s tilt toward EVs restricts participation
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Iyer hits 82 even as Gill manages 11
CAPTAIN Shreyas Iyer slammed 82 as Mumbai beat Himachal Pradesh while India Test and ODI skipper Shubman Gill could manage only 11 runs as Punjab defeated Goa in round six of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Tuesday.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
12 deaths, 21K dengue cases in TN in '25
THE state reported 20,866 dengue cases and 12 deaths in the 11 months period from January to November 2025, according to the latest data updated by the Union Health Ministry.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
SC warns against 'rich accused' assailing law
NOTING that the trend of rich accused challenging the validity of law must stop, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea of a lawyer facing money laundering charges in connection with the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal challenging the validity of a provision of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Karur stampede: CBI issues summons to Vijay
THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Vijay for questioning in the Karur stampede case at the agency's headquarters in New Delhi on January 12.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
De Kock, Bairstow help Sunrisers rout Capitals
QUINTON de Kock had just smashed an unbeaten 79 from 41 balls, helping Sunrisers Eastern Cape beat Pretoria Capitals by ten wickets in front of his domestic home ground at Centurion.
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