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CAPITALS CRUMBLE YET AGAIN
The Delhi team seems to be losing steam at a time when play-off race is heating up
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May 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Big blow for UK Labour in key local polls
LABOUR Party leader Keir Starmer vowed to carry on as British prime minister on Friday after taking responsiblity for grim local election results that saw the hard right make big gains as disillusioned Britons go off mainstream parties.
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May 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Almost 500 custodial deaths in seven years, govt tells J’khand HC
IN a major revelation before the Jharkhand High Court, the state government disclosed that nearly 500 custodial deaths have been reported in the state over the past seven years.
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May 09, 2026
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Main accused in conversion case arrested
NIDA Khan, the main accused in a case of alleged religious conversion and sexual harassment at TCS BPO unit in Nasik, was on Friday remanded to police custody till May 11 after she was arrested late on Thursday night.
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May 09, 2026
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Rolling out retro prints
YOU can take hundreds of pictures on your phone, but nothing quite beats holding a physical copy.
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May 09, 2026
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A GEM IN THE WAR ZONE 11,000-carat ruby unearthed in Myanmar
MINERS in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the conflict-battered Southeast Asian nation, state media reported Friday.
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May 09, 2026
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Couple, son among 4 held for selling counterfeit cell phones
FOUR persons, including a couple and their son, were arrested for allegedly cheating people by selling counterfeit mobile phones under the guise of branded ones.
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May 09, 2026
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Player movements, guard against 'honey-trap': BCCI's new IPL advisory
FOLLOWING an IPL governing council meeting on Thursday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia sent a seven-page advisory to all 10 franchises.
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May 09, 2026
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Suicide pact angle under scanner as woman found dead
A 66-year-old woman was found dead and her son battling for life in their house in Thalambur near Chennai on Thursday.
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May 09, 2026
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BJP will function from Writers’, not Nabanna from where TMC ruled
FOR decades till 2013, the red facade of the Writers’ Buildings had administered Bengal.
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May 09, 2026
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Jaipur pvt hosps call ‘med shutdown’ over attack on doc
PRIVATE hospitals in Jaipur have launched a complete medical shutdown from Thursday midnight, citing allegations of physical assault against the family members of neurosurgeon Dr Sondev Bansal.
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May 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
LAYERS WITHIN THE CASTE PYRAMID
THE Union government gives special grants only for those states or regions that are deemed ‘backward’ for their development to bring them on par with others.
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May 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Labour codes: Govt notifies rules for wages, social security
THE Centre on Friday operationalised key provisions under two major labour reforms —the Code on Wages, 2019 and the Code on Social Security, 2020 — in a move aimed at expanding formal social protection while standardising wage-related regulations, including for gig and platform workers.
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May 09, 2026
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CUTTING METHANE COULD UNLOCK 200 BCM GAS, BOLSTER ENERGY SECURITY: IEA
METHANE emissions from the global energy sector remained stubbornly high in 2025, even as governments and companies expanded commitments to curb the potent greenhouse gas.
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May 09, 2026
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Dhobi's daughter scores 593, tops Chennai corpn
IN a remarkabale feat, Maithili A, daughter of Nandhakumar T who works as a dhobi, washing and ironing clothes, has bagged the first rank among Chennai corporation school students by scoring 593 out of 600 marks in the Class 12 exams, on Friday.
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May 09, 2026
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SC: Expedite trial of cases lodged under NIA Act
THE Supreme Court on Friday issued directions to expedite trials pending before special courts in cases under the NIA Act across the states.
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May 09, 2026
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FinMin overhauls rules for govt land transfer, drops ‘no profit no loss’ norm
THE Union government has dropped the ‘no profit no loss’ principle that long governed land transfers between central government departments and Union Territories, replacing it with a structured pricing framework that accounts for market and guideline values.
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May 09, 2026
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TTV accuses Vijay of horse-trading, meets governor; backs EPS as CM
IN a late-night twist, AMMK general secretary TTV Dhinakaran accused the TVK of attempting “horsetrading” to secure the support of his party’s lone MLA-elect, S Kamaraj, for government formation.
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May 09, 2026
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VOTE FOR BJP, WILL FIND BRIDES: HARYANA MLA
BRIDES for votes” — the flippant, even absurd, phrase captures the unsettling intersection of electoral politics and a demographic crisis decades in the making in Haryana.
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May 09, 2026
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US fires on Iran tankers as talks hang in balance
Fresh Iranian attack injures 3 in UAE; Saudi blocks US use of airspace
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May 09, 2026
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US court strikes down Trump’s 10% global tariffs
THE US Court of International Trade struck down the Trump administration’s 10% global tariffs after declaring the reciprocal tariff illegal.
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May 09, 2026
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After Cong’s Vijay move, DMK seeks separate seat in House
Tensions within INDIA bloc as Akhilesh comes out in support of Stalin party and TMC chief
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May 09, 2026
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Offshore vessel gets stuck in legality over unpaid dues off Kamarajar Port
THE multipurpose offshore vessel Adsun Genesis, berthed at Kamarajar Port, has become embroiled in an admiralty court dispute over unpaid dues, underscoring the financial stress confronting parts of India’s offshore shipping industry.
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May 09, 2026
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Sir Ratan Tata Trust cancels board meeting amid governance concerns
THE board meeting of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) was called off at the last minute on Friday amid mounting internal differences and legal scrutiny, despite the dismissal of a plea seeking to halt it
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May 09, 2026
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AFC Asian Cup: India U17 Women in Q/Fs
THE Indian women’s U17 football team head coach, Pamela Conti, may have finally seen her girls play in line with her philosophy as they trounced Lebanon 4-0 to qualify to the knockouts of the AFC Women’s U17 Asian Cup in Suzhou on Friday.
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May 09, 2026
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VINESH-WFI STANDOFF MARS BIG RETURN
DAYS before she returns to competitive wrestling more than a year after the big setback at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the off-the-mat tussle between wrestler Vinesh Phogat and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has intensified further.
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May 09, 2026
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Students account for 8.5% of suicides
THE latest report by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) presents a grim picture of the mental makeup of the student community.
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May 09, 2026
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NC govt against razing of houses during drive against drugs
THE elected government in Jammu and Kashmir has voiced strong reservations against the demolition of houses and attachment of properties during the ongoing anti-drug campaign, “Nasha Mukht J&K Abhiyan”, in the Union Territory, saying action against narcotics should focus on breaking the supply chain rather than targeting people.
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May 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Corpn schools better performance, clock 92% in Class 12 boards
OUT of the 5,179 students from Chennai corporation schools who appeared for the Class 12 board examination this year, as many as 4,778 passed, registering a pass percentage of 92.26%, an increase of 4.14% compared to last year.
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May 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
84 pc Jump in settlement areas behind rising temperature in coastal Odisha
RAPID urban expansion and declining vegetation cover are significantly transforming the coastal Odisha, leading to a steady increase in land surface temperatures over the last two decades, reveals a new study.
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