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After patch-up, 52-yr-old kills wife, then ends life
A 52-year-old man allegedly killed his wife following a domestic dispute before ending his life at their residence in Adambakkam in the early hours of Monday, the police said.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Industrial growth slows to 5-month low of 4.1%
INDUSTRIAL production growth slowed to 4.1% in March 2026 from 5.2% in February, weighed down by weaker electricity generation, even as manufacturing and mining remained supportive, according to official data released on Tuesday.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
No proposal to hike fuel prices: Govt
Govt says the country has sufficient supply of petrol, diesel and LPG; urges people to avoid rumours, panic buying
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Report sought on probe into SI shooting toddy farmer in leg
THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Tenkasi sub-collector to file report on the inquiry conducted by her into an incident in which a sub-inspector of police shot a farmer in the legs at close range during a toddy tapping probe at Alangulam in Tenkasi.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Reservoirs dry, water cut in Mumbai from May 15
THE Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Asia’s richest civic body, has announced a 10% water cut from May 15, as drinking water-supplying reservoirs of the city are speedily depleting.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
4 wild buffaloes from Kaziranga in Assam released at MP’s Kanha
THE Asiatic Wild Water Buffalo, which went locally extinct from Madhya Pradesh around a century ago, has been successfully reintroduced in the Kanha Tiger Reserve’s (KTR) Supkhar forests — the dense forest area which, tillsome months back, had served as a safe interstate corridor-shelter for armed Naxal cadres.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
At UN, India bats for safe passage in Strait of Hormuz
AMID the ongoing West Asia crisis, India has called for the immediate restoration of safe and unimpeded maritime passage through the Strait of Hormuz, expressing concern over the safety of seafarers and warning that any disruption to key waterways could have global economic consequences.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
TN logs double-digit growth riding on agri sector
TAMIL
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
BJP sweeps local body polls, Cong crashes and AAP shrinks in Gujarat
THE ruling BJP on Tuesday swept Gujarat local body polls dealing a blow to the Congress and AAP, an outcome analysts see as the first major political signal before the 2027 Assembly elections.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
IIT-Kgp: Second student suicide within 10 days
ANOTHER student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, in West Bengal, died by suicide on campus on Tuesday.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
TED LASSO SEASON FOUR GETS AUGUST PREMIERE
APPLE TV has announced that the fourth season of Ted Lasso will premiere on August 5.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
NILGIRIS FIRE DOUSED, 1K ACRES OF RESERVE FOREST GUTTED
AFTER nearly two weeks of intense firefighting efforts, over 450 forest department personnel, including six district forest officers (DFOs) and range officers, heaved a sigh of relief as they doused the blaze that ravaged nearly 1,000 acres of the reserve forest of the Nilgiris Forest Division on Tuesday.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
AP demand 'fuels' sale cap in Yanam
IN the wake of an acute surge in demand triggered by shortage in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, the authorities in Yanam of the Union Territory of Puduch-erry have imposed restrictions on the sale of petrol and diesel, reserving supply exclusively for local residents between 5 am and 8 am.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
SC lays down norms for death penalty reforms, stays execution of convict
IN a death reference case, the Supreme Court has stayed the execution of the convict and, more importantly, laid down significant directives to reform the sentencing guidelines for capital punishment cases.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
PAAPA ESSIEDU JOINS TYRANT
ACTOR Paapa Essiedu (Black Mirror) has been added to Charlize Theron’s upcoming thriller film, Tyrant.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
HOW SIMPLE MOVEMENT HELPS YOU FEEL CALMER AND MORE BALANCED
Stress shows up in different ways.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Vinesh creates stir, registers for ranking tournament
TWO-TIME World Championships bronze medallist Vinesh Phogat is set for her first bout in 20 months since the big setback at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
CEAT profit rises over 2-fold to ₹243.8 cr on topline growth
TYRE maker CEAT Ltd on Tuesday reported a twofold jump in consolidated net profit at ₹243.8 crore in the fourth quarter of the financial year FY2025-26, riding on robust growth.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
TVK chief offers prayers at temple in Tiruchendur
TAMILAGA Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) president actor C Joseph Vijay offered worship at the Murugan temple in Tiruchendur in the early hours on Tuesday.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Emma Stone, Chris Pine to lead The Catch
MMA Stone and Chris Pine are set to headline the upcoming romantic comedy, The Catch.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Salary expectations outpace reality for freshers
UNSTOP’S Talent Report 2026 finds a widening gap between salary expectations and outcomes among fresh graduates, with 73% of undergraduate students expecting annual salaries above %5 lakh, but only 40% securing such offers, even as nearly 88% of companies report active hiring.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Modi inaugurates projects worth ₹1K crore in Varanasi
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday delivered two strong messages from different parts of the country, combining asharp political attack on women’s reservation with a development-focused pitch highlighting Sikkim’s success in organic farming.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express
HIT TO HEAT WAVE AS IPL LANDS IN HOT SPOT
Ongoing heat wave, thanks to Super El Nino, has brought the attention on player recovery & nutrition in the 2026 edition of the tournament
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April 28, 2026
The New Indian Express
DESI DNA IN DESIGN
From Kerala woodwork to Rajasthani hues and Chettinad patterns, urban homes are rediscovering identity through layered and meaningful storytelling
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April 28, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
'Kids with asthma should play sports, it improves lung muscles, capacity'
RISING pollution levels, rapid urban construction and a persistent tendency to manage chronic conditions like asthma at home, sometimes with the wrong tools, is putting lung health under pressure from multiple directions at once, says Dr PS Shajahan, professor and head of pulmonary medicine at Government Medical College, Kollam, in an interview with Unnikrishnan S. Edited excerpts:
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April 28, 2026
The New Indian Express
French trouble in Pondy: DMK and CPM plan protest
A fresh “language row” has erupted in Puducherry after a CBSE circular mandated a three-language system from Class 6, triggering strong opposition from political parties who alleged that the move would remove French and pave the way for Hindi imposition across all government schools in the UT.
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April 28, 2026
The New Indian Express
Dushara Vijayan-Aditi Balan series gets premiere date
WHILE unveiling the slate for the year, Prime Video had earlier announced Exam, an upcoming Tamil suspense drama.
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April 28, 2026
The New Indian Express
TRUMP’S SECURITY COVER REVEALS GAPS AGAIN, AS DO HIS GLOBAL INITIATIVES
A dramatic attempt to assassinate US President Donald Trump at the crowded White House Correspondents’ Dinner turned what is usually a platform for good-natured humour into a moment of alarm, once again putting the spotlight on vulnerabilities in his security cover.
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April 28, 2026
The New Indian Express
'ROLL OUT REHAB PLAN FOR TRANSPERSONS'
OBSERVING that the tragedy of transgender persons lies not in their birth but in the blindness of society, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently directed the state government to formulate a comprehensive rehabilitation scheme for transgender persons at the taluk level.
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April 28, 2026
The New Indian Express
Sanjay Kapur family trust case: SC urges Rani, Priya Kapur to mediate
THE Supreme Court on Monday suggested mediation in the dispute about the family trust of industrialist Sunjay Kapur involving his mother Rani Kapur and wife Priya Kapoor.
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