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The New Indian Express Madurai
Titans take left-field approach
Unlike going berserk with bat, relying on pacers and PP wickets at home has worked well for 2022 winners so far
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
DGCA review meet on power banks in flights
THE Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is reviewing the norms related to carrying of power banks inside flights.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
2 months after 'custodial death', kin yet to receive Aakash's body
TWO months after the death of Scheduled Caste youth R Aakash (26), who allegedly succumbed to injuries he had sustained during alleged police custodial torture, the protest taken up by his family members in Manamadurai demanding the arrest of police personnel responsible for the incident entered its 61st day on Thursday.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
'Vijay should stake claim after post-poll allies elect him leader'
FORMER advocate general K Subramanyam said since TVK president Vijay is proposing a post-poll alliance to muster a majority to form the government, the parties that support him should elect him as their leader before staking claim to form the government, as per the convention followed by Presidents and governors in the past.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Sinner calls on Majors to show players ‘respect’
JANNIK
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
3 Naga villages attacked by Myanmar-based Kuki militants in Manipur
SUSPECTED Myanmar-based militants carried out a predawn attack on three Naga villages in ethnic violence-hit Manipur’s Kamjong district on Thursday, opening fire and setting ablaze houses.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Escorts Kubota reports net profit of ₹320 crore in Q4
AGRI and construction equipment manufacturer Escorts Kubota on Thursday reported a consolidated net profit of %320.52 crore in Q4 FY26 compared to %271.62 crore during the same period in FY25, an increase of 18%, driven by sharp rise in tractor sales.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Many passengers left hantavirus-hit ship after 1st fatality
MORE than two dozen passengers from at least 12 different countries left a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak without contact tracing nearly two weeks after the first passenger died on board, the ship operator and Dutch officials said on Thursday.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
META BETS CRICKET CAN MAINSTREAM
AI glasses IN INDIA
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Dabur Q4 profit up 15.75% at ₹362 cr
FMCG major Dabur India Ltd on Thursday reported a 15.75% year-on-year rise in its consolidated net profit to ₹362 crore in the March quarter of FY26, driven by a broad-based performance.
1 min |
May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Connecting the dots, digital dawn in Abujhmad
FOR generations, the silence in Tahkadond village was not merely a lack of noise; it was a total disconnection from the modern world.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
IMPROVE GOVT SCHOOLS, NIX CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
It is undeniable that the poor and the middle classes in India are facing uphill battles to access two of the most fundamental requirements of life—education and health.
1 min |
May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
2 deputy CMs, ministers from north Bengal, tribal areas likely in new cabinet
BJP may consider one woman deputy CM
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
VCK, Congress and Left parties unite in defence of Vijay, condemn Arlekar
AS TVK scrambles to secure the magic number for government formation, the Congress, Left parties, and the VCK on Thursday condemned Governor Rajendra Arlekar for not allowing Vijay to form the government, calling the move unconstitutional.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
India presses Bangladesh on repatriation
INDIA on Thursday stepped up pressure on Bangladesh to expedite the nationality verification of suspected illegal migrants, saying nearly over 2,862 cases were pending with Dhaka, some for more than five years.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
India has every right to defend itself from terror, says MEA
INDIA on Thursday declared that no terrorist sanctuary across the Line of Control (LoC) was safe anymore, with senior military commanders asserting that Operation Sindoor marked the beginning of a sustained punitive doctrine against Pakistan-backed cross-border terrorism.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Love in jail blossoms into interfaith marriage between official & convict
LOVE between a young Muslim woman jail official and a murder convict Hindu male, which started and blossomed within the premises of the Satna Central Jail over the years, culminated in their interfaith marriage in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh recently.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Air India board meets, reviews cost-cutting
AMID mounting losses and operational challenges, Air India board of directors held a meeting on Thursday at its headquarters in Gurugram, Haryana.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
HC reserves orders on bail plea of Savukku Shankar
THE Madras High Court has reserved the orders on a petition filed by YouTuber Savukku Shankar praying for bail in an attempt to murder case registered against him by the Puzhal police for allegedly attacking the police personnel while escorting him to the Puzhal Central Prison after arresting him in Andhra Pradesh in April.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Nitish's son inducted in Samrat cabinet in Bihar
NISHANT Kumar, son of former Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, was among 32 NDA leaders sworn in as ministers on Thursday in the first expansion of Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary’s council of ministers.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
KSCA asked for ‘10,000’ extra tickets, says Saikia
A DAY after the Indian Premier League (IPL) final was moved to Ahmedabad from Bengaluru, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said that KSCA asked 10,000 extra tickets, including for the MLAs, leaving the board no choice but to change the venue.
1 min |
May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
SUCCESSION CRISIS AS FAMILY TRAGEDY
N April 30, the Delhi High Court did something that no family should ever require a court to do.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
British voters head to polls in elections that could deepen PM Starmer's political troubles
BRITISH voters cast ballots Thursday in local and regional elections that could shake up the country's politics and deliver a heavy blow to embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
1 min |
May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
DMK withstood Vijay wave in south TN, Kanimozhi tops strike-rate chart
AS the DMK begins a constituency-wise review of the alliance’s poll performance, Thoothukudi MP and deputy general secretary Kanimozhi Karunanidhi has emerged as the best-performing regional in-charge, recording the highest strike rate among senior leaders entrusted with election management across the state.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
SOMNATH TEMPLE EMBODIES BHARAT’S INDOMITABLE SPIRIT
T the start of 2026, I had gone to Somnath for the Somnath Swabhiman Parv, marking a thousand years since the first attack on the Somnath temple.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
'AI WILL REWARD OUTCOME-BASED IT COS'
COFORGE is betting that artificial intelligence will change the IT services business far beyond writing code.
1 min |
May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Rithanya’s father seeks new IO in dowry torture probe; HC notice to cops
THE Madras High Court has ordered notice to the police directing it to file reply to a petition filed by dowry harassment victim Rithanya’s father R Annadurai seeking appointment of a new investigating officer (10), not below the rank of superintendent of police, to conduct a fair and transparent probe into the death of his daughter and file an additional charge sheet within a stipulated time.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
LG ELECTRONICS LAUNCHES NEW APPLIANCES RANGE
WITH the summer kicking in, LG Electronics India has launched its 2026 range of home appliances across affordable-premium and premium segments, aiming to make advanced technology accessible to a wider section of Indian consumers.
1 min |
May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Maruti Fronx, Jimny most exported vehicles in FY26
Jimny sees huge demand in global mkts despite modest sales in India
1 min |
May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Tata Trusts board meet on course as HC denies injunction
THE board meeting of the Tata Trusts, scheduled for Friday to nominate its director on the Tata Sons board and take a call on the reappointment of group chairman N Chandrasekaran for a third term, is on course to take place as the Bombay High Court has declined urgent listing of a petition that seeks to cancel the board meeting, among other issues.
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