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The New Indian Express Madurai
Deepam row: Court slams TN govt, backs single judge 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 dev-asthanam to light the
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
TN govt notifies 56-page SOP for public meetings, bins security 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 Madurai
ASTEROID MINING AHOY!
Scientists are studying meteorites — basically, asteroids captured by Earth’s gravity and crashing into it — to uncover which asteroids could yield minerals and resources to fuel humanity’s expansion into space besides their benefits for terrestrial environments.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Urban women fight stigma on breastfeeding
BREASTFEEDING is essential for both mother and infant, but many urban women in India struggle with stigma and discomfort when doing it in public spaces, a latest study has found.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Attempts made to destroy Indian languages have failed, says Pradhan
UNION Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday said that education from preschool upto advanced research studies must be in Indian languages.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
No Russia crude in January, says RIL in pushback
A day after US President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs if New Delhi continues to buy Russian oil, Reliance Industries (RIL) on Tuesday vehemently denied a Bloomberg report that claimed it continues to get crude oil from Russia.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
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 Madurai
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 Madurai
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 Madurai
BJP hits out at DMK, accuses it of adopting 'anti-Hindu' stance
THE BJP on Tuesday criticised the DMK government's move to challenge the high court order before the Supreme Court, accusing it of adopting an \"anti-Hindu\" stance.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Raj row over irregularities in MPLAD schemes
CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME LAUNCHED IN
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
‘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 Madurai
Another Hindu man killed in B'desh, second in 24 hours
A 40-year-old Hindu man was allegedly killed in Bangladesh on Monday night after unidentified attackers struck him with sharp weapons in the second such incident involving a Hindu businessman in the country within 24 hours, police and local media said.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Maximum seizure of AK series guns in '25
Recovery of detonators jumped from 220 in 2024 to 804 last year, indicating increasing use of IEDs by terrorists
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
FRONTIER TECH IN A BUBBLE WRAP
I N 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 Madurai
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 Madurai
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 Madurai
EPS alleges ₹4 lakh crore corruption, submits 'proof' to guv
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to Governor RN Ravi alleging that corruption to the tune of around ₹4 lakh crore has taken place in various departments in the last four and a half years under the DMK government.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Committed to better edu, health, roads & drinking water in Bastar, says CM
PANCHAYAT representatives from the remote gram panchayats of Sukma district, in a public exposure tour scheme under Hamar Chhattisgarh Jan Bhraman Yojana, paid a courtesy call to CM Vishnu Deo Sai at the state secretariat in Nava Raipur on Tuesday.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
50-devotee cap for Santhanakoodu to stay
THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, on Tuesday evening, rejected an application filed by members of the Sikandar Badusha Dargah seeking clarification on an interim order passed by the court on January 2, in a petition filed against performing Kandoori during the Santhanakoodu festival.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Uber rides jump 26.5% in 2025 to 11.6 billion km
CALENDAR year 2025 was a record year for Uber in India, as the ride-hailing giant reported that its trips spanned over 11.6 billion kilometres, marking a 26.5% increase compared to 2024.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
NITI Aayog Report on the Internationalisation of Higher Education in India
KIIT COUNTRY'S 5TH BEST UNIVERSITY IN ATTRACTING FOREIGN STUDENTS
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Greed, glamour & Insta bravado land thieves in Gujarat cop net; cash seized
GREED, glamour and careless showoff on social media helped Surat city police crack an ₹11.70 lakh theft case.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
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 Madurai
Heavy rain forecast in coastal, delta dists from Jan 9 to 11, orange alert issued
TAMIL
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
2 Punjabi-origin illegal Indian migrants held in US for cocaine trafficking
TWO illegal Punjabi-origin
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
HCs' reply on gender sensitisation panels sought
ALSO IN TOP COURT
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Manipur hands over twin blast case to NIA
THE Manipur government has handed over the twin blast case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
HC asks chief secy to appear over water contamination
COMING down heavily on the Madhya Pradesh government over deaths caused by contaminated water in Indore, the High Court on Tuesday said the incident had hurt the city’s reputation as India’s cleanest city and made it infamous for supplying poisonous water.
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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Services exports to Russia may hit US roadblock
AS India is aiming to scale up exports to Russia to address the enormous trade deficit of $58.9 billion, it will be challenging for Indian service companies with exposure to the US and European Union to tap the Russian markets.
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