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IT'S TIME TO TALK ABOUT DHONI

April 01, 2025

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The New Indian Express Thrissur

Veteran's blade has clearly been affecting CSK over the last few years & it's now beginning to reflect quite regularly

- SWAROOP SWAMINATHAN @ Chennai

WHEN it was time to sign players before the first edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Chennai Super Kings, perhaps because of their prior experience in cricket, went against the grain. Even as six of the eight franchises opted to have an icon player to try and have an immediate bond with the side's stakeholders, including the fans, CSK opted to buy one and make the player the face of the franchise. Even before the auctions, it was preordained that MS Dhoni was going to be a Chennai player. They were willing to break the bank for him, willing to go where no other team wanted to. That was 2008.

In 2025, the calculation they had once shown on the auction table has deserted them. In 2008, they were brave to hedge their bets on Dhoni. In 2025, the bravery they had once shown has deserted them.

It begs the question. Is that the best use of resources?

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NExT exams not to be implemented soon, deferred for 3-4 yrs, says NMC

THE proposed National Exit Test (NEXT), a standard qualifying exam for medical graduates, will not be implemented immediately, the NMC has said.

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1 mins

October 30, 2025

The New Indian Express Thrissur

Rahul warns of 'poll theft' bid in Bihar

ARRIVING late but greeted by roaring crowds both at Sakra in Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi touched the hearts of mostly youthful audiences waving Congress and RJD flags amid drizzle on Wednesday.

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1 min

October 30, 2025

The New Indian Express Thrissur

Cloud seeding fails to open up the skies in Delhi

DELHI'S attempt to coax rain out of the clouds hit a temporary roadblock on Wednesday, with the next round of cloud-seeding operations called off due to low moisture levels in the atmosphere.

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1 min

October 30, 2025

The New Indian Express Thrissur

Amid setback, C’garh Maoists rejig top deck to keep banned outfit’s morale

THE strength of the politburo and the Central Committee (CC) of the banned CPI (Maoist) has dropped from 45 members to just 20 in the last couple of years, and is now a single digit.

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1 min

October 30, 2025

The New Indian Express Thrissur

TAMIL NADU'S BUMPY ROAD TO $1 TN

AMIL Nadu aspires to become a $1-trillion economy by 2030. However, it seems feasible only after 2031-32 given the amount of work needed on multiple fronts, ranging from effective decentralised governance and sectoral growth challenges to addressing intrastate regional disparities.

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3 mins

October 30, 2025

The New Indian Express Thrissur

The New Indian Express Thrissur

Centre reviews progress on teaching higher edu in Indian languages

THE Education Ministry on Wednesday held a meeting to review the dissemination of higher education materials in Indian languages and strategies to strengthen teaching across all 22 scheduled languages under the Bharatiya Bhasha Pustak Scheme (BBPS).

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1 min

October 30, 2025

The New Indian Express Thrissur

Pinarayi's pre-poll welfare trump card

SEEKING to take the wind out of the Opposition's sails ahead of the local body elections, the LDF government on Wednesday announced a slew of welfare measures, including increasing the social security pension to ₹2,000, a ₹1,000-hike in ASHA workers' honorarium, a new pension scheme for economically backward women, and stipend for youths.

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1 min

October 30, 2025

The New Indian Express Thrissur

SC to set up guidelines for framing of charges

SO IN TOP COURT

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1 mins

October 30, 2025

The New Indian Express Thrissur

A DIVIDED MAHUA HEARS THE FLUTE

“DEKH dekh kon aa rahal hai helicopter se!” — the cry rippled across Harpur-Osti village in Vaishali district on Tuesday, as Tej Pratap Yadav’s helicopter descended upon a makeshift helipad.

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2 mins

October 30, 2025

The New Indian Express Thrissur

Cong warns of 'Nepal-like' stir over farmers' demands

GUJARAT Congress chief Amit Chavda issued a two-month ultimatum Wednesday to the Bhupendra Patel govt, warning of a massive Nepal-style revolt if the farmers’ demands were nor met.

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1 min

October 30, 2025

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