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The New Indian Express Chennai
Ed Sheeran teams up with Adolescence director
NETFLIX recently announced that singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran will team up with Philip Barantini fora new musical experience titled One Shot with Ed Sheeran. Barantini recently won an Emmy for directing Netflix’s Adolescence.
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Poll panel lacks integrity, transparency in Bihar rolls revision, says Cong
A day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the dates for Bihar elections, the Congress on Tuesday accused the poll body of lacking transparency and integrity in its handling of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
TN to appoint 2,708 assistant professors in govt colleges
HIGHER Education Minister Govi Chezhiaan on Tuesday announced that 2,708 assistant professors will be recruited through the Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) for government arts and science colleges across the state.
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
India, Qatar aim to double trade by 2030
INDIA and Qatar have set an ambitious target to double their bilateral trade to $30 billion by 2030, with both sides exploring a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), commerce minister Piyush Goyal said during his address to the Indian Business and Professionals Council in Qatar.
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
India blasts Pak's 'delusional tirade' on Kashmir at UNSC
IN a heated exchange at the United Nations Security Council on the subject of “Women, Peace and Security,” India launched a fierce counterattack against Pakistan’s attempts to internationalise the Kashmir issue, accusing Islamabad of hiding behind what it called “misdirection and hyperbole.” India also invoked one of the darkest chapters in South Asian history, the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, to spotlight Pakistan.
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Chennai gang behind trafficking of exotic Thai wildlife to Mumbai
CUSTOMS officials monitoring the illegal exotic species trade have stumbled upon the involvement of a Chennai-based gang in three smuggling cases detected in Mumbai in the past two weeks where two men and a woman were arrested with gibbons, squirrel monkeys, raccoons, and iguanas. Sources said the gang
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Five-judge bench to hear career stagnation plea
THE Supreme Court on Tuesday referred issues related to career stagnation faced by lower judicial officers across the country to a five-judge Constitution bench.
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
TCS layoffs: Unions allege pressure tactics
Several employee unions claim actual number of job losses is much higher — between 50,000 and 100,000
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Army commanders' meet focuses on operational readiness and reforms
THE Indian Army’s top brass concluded the second Army Commanders’ Conference (ACC) of 2025 today with a sharp focus on operational preparedness, structural reforms, and personnel welfare.
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Himalayan snowfall heralds arrival of migratory birds in U’khand wetlands
FOLLOWING the season’s first snowfall in the higher Himalayan reaches of Uttarakhand late Monday, a sharp drop in temperatures across the plains has heralded the arrival of migratory birds to the state.
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
53-yr-old drinks larvicide taking it for water at UPHC, dies
A 53 -year-old man who visited the urban primary health centre (UPHC) at Vadiveeswaram in Nagercoil for treatment drank a larvicide (abate solution) mistaking it for drinking water on October 1.
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
'Great blessing from people', says Modi on 25 years as head of govts
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday celebrated his 25th year in office, having served as the chief minister of Gujarat and now as the prime minister of India, describing the accomplishment as “a great blessing to me from the people of India.”
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Exposure visits to benefit 17K students
TO give government school students greater exposure to science and technology, the school education department will organise educational tours in November for select students of classes 9 to 12 across the state.
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Probe finds irregularities in syrup making; toll rises to 17
RECENT investigations by Tamil Nadu drugs control authorities into the making of the ColdRif cough syrup, believed to have caused the deaths of 17 children in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district, revealed that non-pharmaceutical grade propylene glycol was used by Kancheepuram-based Sresan Pharmaceuticals.
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
'No dirty business': Aviation minister clears air on Air India crash probe
CIVIL Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said there was no manipulation or dirty business involved in the probe being carried out by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the crash of the Air India plane at Ahmedabad. He refrained from specifying any time frame for the submission of the final probe report.
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
A sweet beginning on ECR
HAT began in 1948 as a humble sweet shop has now unwrapped a new chapter of indulgence — just in time for the festive season.
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Centre okays ₹707 cr relief for Assam, Gujarat
A high-level committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs, headed by Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday approved additional central assistance of over ₹707 crore for Assam and Gujarat, which were severely affected by floods and landslides in 2024. This assistance is being provided by the NDRF, subject to a 50% adjustment of the opening balance available in the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
SC asks states, UTs to frame road safety rules
THE Supreme Court in its order on Tuesday directed all the states and Union Territories to frame road safety rules within six months with a proper mechanism to regulate the movement of non-motorised vehicles and pedestrians in public spaces.
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
More airports to have Udan Yatri cafes, flybraries
THE pocket friendly Udan Yatri café, which permits the commoner to enjoy beverages and snacks at airports without burning a hole in one’s pocket, will be established at more airports in the country in future, said Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu.
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Tata group leaders meet Amit Shah, Sitharaman
TOP honchos of the Tata group, including Tata Trusts Chairman Noel Tata and Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran, on Tuesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman amid infighting among trustees over board appointments and governance issues.
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Half of world’s real-time digital transactions done in India: FM
FINANCE minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the country is leading in the digital payments system worldwide, with half of the world’s total real-time digital transactions taking place in the country alone.
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
TRADING TO NARROW GENDER GAP
ONVERSATIONS about gender in government policies are never easy—and when they intersect with a country’s trade interests, the challenge becomes even greater.
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Global brews with local twists
Starbucks India's new experiential store in Chennai blends coffee traditions with regional flavours offering new varieties
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
NPCI launches biometric authentication facility for UPI payments
THE National Payments Corporation (NPCI) has launched biometric authentication for UPI payments instead of the present system of PIN.
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Salaries projected to increase by 9% in 2026
SALARIES in India are expected to grow by 9% in 2026, slightly up from the actual 8.9% increase recorded in 2025, global professional services firm Aon ple said on Tuesday.
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October 08, 2025
The New Indian Express
After worrying lull, India batters cash in post transition
AFTER the Indian team had departed Australia following an ultimately disappointing series, the management had a sufficient in tray with respect to the batting unit.
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October 07, 2025
The New Indian Express
More pressure on Macron after new French PM quits just 27 days into job
Lecornu’s 27-day stint in office the shortest ever for a prime minister in modern France
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October 07, 2025
The New Indian Express
Bihar set for poll battle, MCC kicks in
CEC says 'mother of all elections' will reflect a model of transparency and impartiality
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October 07, 2025
The New Indian Express
'Floods not act of nature': Experts call for reforms in land, water use
AS the state is bracing for the northeast monsoon, experts have warned that Chennai's recurring floods are not acts of nature but failures of planning and governance.
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October 07, 2025
The New Indian Express
Actor among five held for forcing schoolgirl into flesh trade 20% bonus announced for C & D category PSU staff
The city police have arrested a small-time actor, a DMK functionary and three others on Sunday for allegedly forcing a schoolgirl into prostitution.
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