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The New Indian Express Chennai
Leaves of Knowledge
Opened in August 2025 at Karnataka Samskrit University in Bengaluru, the Sanskrit Museum stands as the state’s only institution devoted entirely to the language’s textual heritage.
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May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Song With the Wind
Much like India’s weaving traditions, miniature painting schools, or families of instrument makers, Hindustani classical music, too, often travels through generations—passed down not just through formal training, but through everyday life at home.
2 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
UDF’S BRAVE POLL LEADER STAKED ALL TO WIN BIG
AFTER securing a splendid win in the Kerala Assembly election, the Congress took 10 days to zero in on its CM pick.
2 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
‘Guideline value can’t be based on sporadic premium deals’
THE Tamil Nadu Registration Department has moved to rein in arbitrary escalation of property guideline values by clarifying that isolated high-value land or property transactions should not be treated as benchmark rates for an entire locality, a step welcomed by the state’s real estate industry.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
ECI: Names of foreigners who voted in polls will be deleted
THE returning officers of the Assembly constituencies in Chennai, Coimbatore, and a few other districts have started their investigation into the incidents of foreign nationals casting votes in the recent polls.
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May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Finn stands out as KKR beat GT to remain in contention
GUJARAT Titans are a breath of fresh air in the way they approach the T20 format. They let their Test match specialists dictate terms and their batters don’t aim for the stratosphere. Even in a year when other teams have weaponised, Gujarat have stuck to this.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
North, west likely to be extremely hot on re-test day, govt plans relief measure
THE day on which re-examination of NEET-UG 2026 is scheduled could physically drain a large number of around 22.05 lakh candidates who are likely to take the test.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
The Forest Outside Your Window
At this Corbett resort, the forest isn’t just a backdrop—it shapes the nature-led stay
2 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Mettur Dam water level critically low
Release of water on the customary date of June 12 will depend on rain in coming weeks
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Andhra CM announces aid for families with more than 2 kids
CHIEF Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has announced incentives of •30,000 for the birth of a third child in a family, and 40,000 for the fourth child.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Rare bird sighting revives call to protect Nemmeli-Illalur wetland
THE sighting of a globally endangered Indian Skimmer at Illalur Lake near Chengalpattu has sparked fresh calls from conservationists to protect the ecologically fragile Nemmeli-Illalur wetland complex.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Chennaiyin FC ends season with defeat, stare at uncertain future
WHEN the new Indian Super League season was announced earlier this year, there was a sigh of relief across all club of the country.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Shanmugam camp pushes for AIADMK GC meet; EPS camp warns functionaries
EVEN as the inner-party wranglings continued in the AIADMK, the CVe Shanmugam-led rebel group is said to be busy getting letters from members of the party general council (GC) urging general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami to convene the GC meeting soon.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Pak to spend billions more on def under IMF reforms
PAKISTAN is expected to raise its defence budget by about PKR 100 billion in the upcoming fiscal year as the government prepares its budget under an International Monetary Fund (IMF)-backed reform programme that projects a sharp rise in revenues, according to a media report.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Prasad writes to BJP to withdraw 1cr legal notice
FORMER BJP state spokesperson ANS Prasad has written to the party high command urging it to withdraw the legal notice issued against him seeking ₹1 crore in damages over his recent allegations against the party and its leaders.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express
SCROLL DOWN FOR WOES GALORE
In Eternal India, a doomscroll is as good as a time machine.
3 min |
May 16, 2026
The New Indian Express
A PROMISING PATH AHEAD FOR THE NEW TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT
THE new government in Tamil Nadu assumes office amid high expectations from citizens, investors and diverse social groups. Its foremost responsibility is to ensure stability, inclusive growth and efficient governance.
2 min |
May 16, 2026
The New Indian Express
TN loses mega defence flight testing hub to Andhra amid regional rivalry
TAMIL Nadu has lost out to Andhra Pradesh in securing the proposed Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) flight testing and integration complex, a key defence aerospace project linked to India’s fifth-generation stealth fighter programme, with the union government backing Andhra Pradesh for the facility.
2 min |
May 16, 2026
The New Indian Express
Diesel price: TN transport corpns to lose ₹175 cr a year
THE hike in the price of high-speed diesel by ₹2.86 per litre by the oil marketing companies is expected to cost Tamil Nadu’s debt-ridden transport corporations, which rank among the largest diesel consumers in the country, an estimated ₹175.58 crore annually in losses.
2 min |
May 16, 2026
The New Indian Express
Suriya on God Mode in a film that settles for less
INTERVENTION. As it is said in the Bhagavad Gita, “Whenever there is a decay of righteousness, and a rise of unrighteousness, then I manifest Myself...”
3 min |
May 16, 2026
The New Indian Express
SPIKES IN FUEL PRICES, WHOLESALE INFLATION SIGNAL TOUGHER TIMES
INDIA’S Wholesale Price Index surged to a 42-month high of 8.3 percent in April, driven by the spike in crude oil prices.
1 min |
May 16, 2026
The New Indian Express
HORMUZ IS NEW HINGE OF DIPLOMATIC BALANCE
THIS week, the Strait of Hormuz emerged as the common thread linking two very different diplomatic theatres—the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing and the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi.
1 min |
May 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
LOYOLA LOYALISTS
Post the disclosure that the CM, the Leader of the Opposition, and the Speaker are from the same college, Loyola alumni speak about how the academic journey was a seedbed for political learnings and leanings
6 min |
May 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
NCB seizes 465 kg ganja, busts inter-state network
THE Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Chennai Zonal Unit, has seized 465 kg of ganja and arrested two persons for allegedly operating an inter-state drug trafficking network.
1 min |
May 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Aesthetics-powered
ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) boomed a few years ago and slowly seeped into people’s lives so much that many adults today rely on it to complete their everyday tasks.
3 min |
May 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Fire breaks out at IT firm godown, doused after hrs
A massive fire broke out at a godown at the Tech Mahindra campus in Sholinganallur on Friday evening. No casualty was reported.
1 min |
May 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
No military solution, India can play greater role for peace, says Tehran
IRANIAN Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday said India can play a “greater role” in restoring peace in West Asia, and stressed that that there is no military solution to the ongoing regional crisis and reiterated Tehran’s preference for a negotiated settlement amid escalating tensions over the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear programme.
1 min |
May 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Jobless lawyers like cockroaches: CJI
CHIEF Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Friday likened some unemployed young lawyers and activists to “cockroaches” and “parasites” and said that they attack the system after failing to find employment and become media, social media, and RTI activists.
1 min |
May 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
TATA TRUSTS BOARD MEET DEFERRED; INQUIRY ORDERED
IN a major setback for Tata Trusts, Maharashtra Charity Commissioner Amogh S Kaloti has directed the Sir Ratan Tata Trust to defer its board meeting scheduled for Saturday and ordered a probe into the affairs of the trusts that collectively own 66.4% of the Tata group.
1 min |
May 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Goondas invoked against 3 in Jana Nayagan leak case
THE state Cyber Crime Wing has detained three key accused under the Goondas Act in connection with the online leak and illegal dissemination of the movie Jana Nayagan.
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