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The New Indian Express Chennai
Equipment suppliers urge railways to waive penalties
WEST ASIA CONFLICT
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
‘Maoist undertrial’ seeks extension of hosp stay post op
A 63-year-old undertrial prisoner with alleged Maoist ties has sought an extension of stay at the GRH after undergoing an open heart surgery at the healthcare facility last week.
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
DMK spreading false ideas about delimitation: EPS
“EVEN after the centre made it clear in Parliament that delimitation will not affect Tamil Nadu and that its representation will in fact increase, Chief Minister M K Stalin is pushing a false narrative ahead of the election,” said AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami while campaigning in Salem on Friday.
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Microplastics IN PRISTINE HIMALAYAN LAKES TIED TO TOURISM AND URBANISATION
ECO ALARM
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
India stable place for global investors: Sebi
DESPITE the ongoing geopolitical uncertainties and market volatility and the resultant market correction, India remains a stable, resilient, and globally competitive destination for long-term capital, Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey has said wooing global investors.
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Each street speaks of DMK govt’s achievements: Kamal
MNM president Kamal Haasan campaigned for DMK candidates in several Assembly constituencies in the city, including Chepauk-Triplicane, Harbour, Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, Kolathur and Villivakkam on Friday evening.
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Tharoor: Don’t do it... it’s political demonetisation
IKENING delimitation to “political demonetisation”, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wrapped the gift of justice to “nari shakti” in “barbed wire” by linking the implementation of women’s quota to the expansion of Parliament.
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Chennaiyin FC register first home win of season
WHEN Sporting Club Delhi’s substitute forward Sourav K saw his right-footed shot miss the Chennaiyin FC goal by inches deep into stoppage time, the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium crowd breathed a sigh of relief.
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Shah: No question of delaying caste enumeration
N a strong attack on the opposition on Friday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that parties are opposing women’s reservation in the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies, as well as resisting any increase in the number of seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Vikram to reunite with Irumugan director
ON Friday, on the occasion of Vikram's birthday, it was announced that Chiyaan 63 will be directed by Anand Shankar.
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Zoji La tunnel set to meet May 30 breakthrough
THE 13.150-kilometre-long Zoji Latunnel, which is Asia’s longest highway tunnel at high altitude and will provide all-weather connectivity between Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Union Territories, is expected to achieve breakthrough by May 30 with 290 metres of excavation remaining.
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Nine charred to death in car-bus collision in K’taka
Vehicle hit bus while trying to overtake; 10-year-old lone survivor critical
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Top leaders step in as local polls become power show
Gujarat officials make security preparations to host national leaders
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
SUMMER STRESS ON YOUR LIVER
Ahead of World Liver Day (April 19), here is a lowdown on how heat, dehydration, and diet affect the organ
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Myanmar releases former president Win Myint to mark New Year amnesty
MYANMAR’s former President Win Myint was freed Friday as part of a broad prisoner amnesty by newly inaugurated President Min Aung Hlaing to mark the traditional New Year, state-run media reported.
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
TN has defeated NDA even before polls, says Stalin
REFERRING to the defeat of the delimitation Bill in Parliament, Chief Minister and DMK president M K Stalin on Friday said the NDA has been defeated even before the Assembly elections had taken place.
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Dynastic politics narrative has failed, only public acceptance matters: Anbil
CHOOL Education Minister and Thiruverumbur DMK candidate Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi speaks to TNIE’s Pearson Lenekar SR on criticism over dynastic politics, teacher vacancies, concerns over learning outcomes and the three-language policy. Edited excerpts:
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
J-K admin bans inflammatory social media posts for 60 days
IN order to curb the use of social media content to fuel communal tension, the district administration Jammu on Friday warned that those spreading inflammatory, communally sensitive and misleading content on social media platforms could face imprisonment ranging from up to five years to life term in extreme cases.
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
I-T sleuths raid offices of Karur contractor 'linked' to Senthil Balaji
INCOME
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Centre clears 17 banks for release of gold, silver held up at Customs
5 tonnes of gold and 8 tonnes of silver remain stuck at Customs since April 1, say reports
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Modi likely to chair CAPF meet for better internal security coordination
Annual DGP/IGP meet
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Saudi rolls over $3B deposit to support Pak reserves
SAUDI ARABIA has reached an agreement with the State Bank of Pakistan which allows for an extension in the maturity of a USD 3 billion deposit with the central bank, it was announced on Friday.
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Have come to a point where we feel we are treated as equals: Captain Kaur
WHEN Harmanpreet Kaur saw the sheer number of people at the Ultrahuman HYROX Bengaluru on April 11, she was taken aback.
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Ajith custodial death: Orders reserved on bail pleas of 4 cops
THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday reserved orders on the anticipatory bail petitions filed by four policemen, including a former DSP in the case pertaining to the custodial death of temple guard B Ajithkumar of Madapuram Badrakaliamman in Sivaganga.
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
‘Mammoth’ woes give tribals sleepless nights
The night of March 25, 2026, was a nightmare all too familiar for the around 47 Irular and Narikuravar families living along the foothills of Sorakkalpettai, under the Vandranthangal panchayat in Vellore’s Katpadi.
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
UV sales rise 11%, lead four-wheeler market in FY26
EVEN as domestic four-wheeler sales grew 8% to a record high in FY26, passenger car sales, which include hatchbacks and sedans, rose just 1.9% year-on-year to 13,78,771 units.
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
SC turns down Khera’s plea to extend relief
FOR the second consecutive time in three days, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea of Congress leader Pawan Khera seeking protection against possible coercive action till April 20 in connection with levelling allegations against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife.
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Adani overtakes Ambani to become Asia’s richest person as stocks surge
ADANI Group chairman Gautam Adani has overtaken Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, to become India’s and Asia’s richest person on the back of sharp surge in the shares of his listed entities.
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Resurrects all the wrong horror cliches
A young girl under demonic possession, an ancient curse unleashed, distraught parents with severe guilt, lots of projectile vomiting, demonic convulsions, large gashes on the face of the possessed, a young girl saying the vilest curse words, screechy violin music, and more.
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April 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
AI to track illegal encroachment in reserve forests of U’khand: Dhami
IN a bid to untangle the bureaucratic and legal gridlock surrounding its vanishing ‘Green Shield,’ Uttarakhand’s Forest Department is preparing to launch an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based tracking system.
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