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Surat's diamond & textile industries left in limbo as Trump tariffs kick in
WITH US President Donald Trump's 50% tariff on Indian goods now in effect, Gujarat's Surat—a city reliant on its diamonds and textile industries—faces an unprecedented disruption.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Seven of family among 11 dead in J&K cloudburst
AT least 11 people, including seven members of a family, were killed in two separate incidents of landslides triggered by cloudbursts in Reasi and Ramban districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Dhankhar seeks Raj MLA pension after VP resignation
BARELY a month after resigning as Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar has applied for a pension as a former member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
BHAGWAT CONSOLIDATES IDEA OF BHARAT
HERE are voices that wound and voices that heal. Some speak merely to vilify, while others attempt to speak to the soul of a nation. Mohan Bhagwat, the sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, belongs to the latter category—an unassuming paterfamilias whose quiet humour and classy candour reflect the organisation’s long-cultivated ethos: restraint, rootedness, and an unbroken belief in Bharat’s historic cultural continuity.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Vrindavani Vastra to come home for Assam exhibition
ASSAM is likely to get the revered 16th century “Vrindavani Vastra” from the British Museum in London for exhibition in 2027.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Lorry Topples, Traffic Takes Hit on GST Road
TRAFFIC on the GST Road between Tambaram and Pallavaram was thrown out of gear in the early hours of Saturday after a lorry overturned near Chromepet around 2 am.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
To Carry Forward An Ancient Legacy
In the heat of the summer in April 2022, R Ramakrishnan swayed the bo staff in his hands, parrying and blocking, in front of a cheering audience during a Tamil new year's event at Ponmalai in Tiruchy.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
VOC oil press may move out of jail
THE Coimbatore district administration has sought a detailed report regarding the shifting of an oil press, operated by freedom fighter VO Chidambaram Pillai when he was lodged at Coimbatore Central Prison, to a safe location as the department is constructing a new prison campus at Onnipalayam near Karamadai.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express
1 Killed, Dozens Hurt in Russian Mass Drone Attack on Ukraine
RUSSIA launched a mass attack on southern Ukraine, local officials said, two days after a rare airstrike on central Kyiv killed 23 and damaged European Union diplomatic offices as US-led efforts to end Moscow's three-year war on its neighbour staggered.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
TVK meet assault: Lens on Vellore man
THE Madurai rural police are planning to question a man named Ajith from Vellore who claims to have been manhandled by bouncers at the TVK state conference on August 21, and not G Sarathkumar from Perambalur as previously reported.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express
TN ring-fencing property tax case to keep ED out of probe?
Investigating the multicrore property tax scam in Madurai Corporation, the Tamil Nadu police have conspicuously omitted the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) and certain sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in the FIR, which are scheduled offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), thereby preventing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from entering the picture.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express
Need an AI Smiley Between Eureka and Kodak Moments
While LLM development work can happen in cozy penthouses, noisy academic gullies need to train and build capacity to develop frugal and impactful AI solutions
3 min |
August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express
THE CURIOUS CASE OF SHORTS ELLERS AND PILs
INDIA'S capital markets have been attracting global investors and the increasing sophistication of trading.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express
Safety violations trigger rise in road accident deaths: Centre
A new report from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) paints a troubling picture of road safety in India.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express
Fernandes lifts Man Utd gloom, Tottenham lose
BRUNO Fernandes eased the pressure on Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim as his lastgasp penalty sealed a 3-2 win over Burnley, while Thomas Frank suffered his first Premier League defeat as Tottenham manager on Saturday.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Massive protest against war on Gaza near Venice Film Fest
THOUSANDS protested Saturday against Israel's siege of Gaza on the sidelines of the Venice Film Festival, seeking to move the spotlight from movie drama to real-world trauma.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
CM Must Ensure Real Culprits Are Punished
THERE is precedence of invoking PCA in such cases.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
AP Man Killed by Wild Jumbo at Farmhouse Near Coonoor
A 35-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh was killed by a wild elephant at Penstock Kundha near Coonoor on Friday night.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express
All eyes on Modi-Xi talks to stabilise bilateral ties today
Both sides are looking at long-term stability in their relationships while addressing larger geopolitical challenges
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Uttarakhand Reels Under Deluge, Dehradun Records Heaviest Rain in 74 Years
DEHRADUN has been battered by a historic deluge, recording its highest rainfall in 74 years within a 24-hour period, leading to widespread disruption and pushing major rivers above danger levels.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
30 Lakh May Lose Jobs in TN Owing to US Import Tariff
The state government had earlier said that about 30 lakh people may lose jobs because of the increase in import tariff.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
TN to tag Olive Ridley turtles for two-year telemetry study
THE state has announced a two-year telemetry study, from 2025 to 2027, to track the movements of Olive Ridley turtles along its coastline using satellite and flipper tagging. The initiative aims to identify nearshore hotspots, migratory routes, and entanglement-prone fishing areas, providing science-backed strategies to reduce fishing-related mortality.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Palestinian leader Abbas barred from UN summit on statehood: US official
A US official said on Saturday that Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas is among 80 officials being denied visas to attend next month's UN General Assembly, where France is leading a push to recognize a Palestinian state.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Hindu marriage is valid even without registration certificate: Allahabad HC
HINDU marriage does not stand invalid in absence of a registration certificate, the Allahabad High Court has said in a significant verdict.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express
Trump Tariff May Cost TN ₹34,642 Cr in 2025-26: Govt
GUIDANCE Tamil Nadu, the apex government body for investment promotion in the state, has pegged the potential loss for TN in 2025-26 due to the 50% US tariff, imposed by President Donald Trump, on imports across sectors at $3.93 billion (₹34,642 crore).
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express
Auto industry, OMCs play down E20 issue
INDIA's automobile industry stakeholders and oil marketing companies (OMCs) have refuted concerns about the alleged damaging effects of E20 petrol (a blend of 20% ethanol and 80% petrol) on older vehicles, reiterating that there have been no reports of vehicle damage due to this fuel and that any reduction in mileage is minimal, typically between 2% and 6%.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Whose Movies Are They Anyway?
AMESH Sharma's 1986 film, New Delhi Times, is often cited as the best Hindi film on media and on the dubious linkages between politics, business, crime and corruption.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
GK's chances of becoming PM was foiled, says Nirmala
AT the event organised by TMC to mark the death anniversary of its founder GK Moopanar, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and BJP's former TN president K Annamalai alleged the late leader's chance of becoming the prime minister was thwarted.
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Carrying the Burden Within
The narrative dives into the conflicts of unwanted motherhood, identity, and expectation
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August 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Belgian court turns down Choksi's bail plea ahead of extradition hearing
In a major setback to fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi, his bail plea has again been turned down by a court of appeal in Belgium just ahead of his extradition hearing in that country, officials in the Indian agencies following up the matter said on Saturday.
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