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The New Indian Express Chennai
ICE-BREAKER IDLIS TO CONTAIN POLITICAL STEAM
Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar are used to staking claim to power forcefully. If breakfast meetings fail to resolve their impasse, the blame will squarely fall on the Congress high command
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
UK MEDICAL TEAM REACHES DHAKA TO TREAT CRITICALLY AILING KHALEDA ZIA
A four-member specialist medical team from the UK arrived in Bangladesh on Wednesday to assist in the treatment of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, who remains in a critical condition in a private hospital in Dhaka.
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
K’taka CM post: Siddu, Venu hold closed-door meet
AMID the ongoing tussle over chief minister's post in Karnataka, AICC General Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah shared the stage in Mangaluru on Wednesday during the centenary celebrations of the historic meeting between Mahatma Gandhi and Shree Narayana Guru.
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Modi meets BJP MPs to firm up Bengal strategy
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked BJP MPs from West Bengal to counter the TMC government and work towards winning the assembly elections next year.
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Moscow ties: Delhi rolls out red carpet for Putin
NEW Delhi is all set to roll out the red carpet as Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives from Moscow on Thursday for a tightly packed two-day state visit laced with high-level diplomacy, economic negotiations and ceremonial grandeur. His first India trip in four years, the visit is designed to inject fresh momentum into the India-Russia partnership at a time of shifting geopolitical alignments.
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
HC flays govt, tells petitioner to light deepam under CISF security
'Disobeying court order would sound death knell for democracy,' says Justice G R Swaminathan, also issues statutory notice to Dindigul collector for prohibitory order in village
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Collector passes prohibitory order despite HC nod for fest
THE Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Wednesday issued statutory notice to Dindigul Collector S Saravanan for passing a prohibitory order in Perumal Kovilpatti village in Dindigul, preventing Hindu community in the village from celebrating Karthigai Deepam festival at Mandu Karuppasamy temple, despite an order passed by the court on Tuesday evening directing the authorities to permit the celebration.
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Toy-tally Indian
At a time when screen time is creeping into children's lives, many parents are looking for toys that encourage slow play. Pallavi and Abhijith Shetty were among them.
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Mkts fall for 3rd day in row amid depreciating Re
DESPITE blockbuster Q2FY26 GDP data fuelling hopes of bull run in the equity markets, BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty tumbled into the red for the third straight session on Wednesday as a sharp fall in rupee value has spooked sentiments.
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
No breakthrough, min promises end to impasse
THE marathon meeting chaired by Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya with key stakeholders of Indian Football on Wednesday did not see any major breakthrough.
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
'Passion for acting is different from the pursuit of films'
... says Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli, who is joined by her co-star Vidharth, as they discuss their upcoming web series, Kuttram Purindhavan, the philosophy of acting, the passion of an actor, and more
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Joyride turns nightmare at Wonderla
AT least 12 passengers were stuck about 30 feet in the air for 20-30 minutes after a sudden power cut halted a roller coaster mid-ride at the newly inaugurated Wonderla amusement park in Thiruporur, 56 km south of Chennai, on Tuesday.
1 min |
December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
When the crown comes calling
RAKSHANA Induchoodan is both nervous and excited about being a part of a period drama early in her career.
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Trump pauses green cards for 19 nations amid security push
THE Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications such as requests for green cards for people from 19 countries banned from travel earlier this year, as part of sweeping immigration changes in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard troops.
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Nat'l SC/ST commission probes death of two Dalit youngsters near Palacode
THE National Commission of SC/ST conducted an inquiry into the death of two SC youths near Palacode on Wednesday.
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Imran Khan accuses Asim Munir of fueling terror
PAKISTAN's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday claimed that Field Marshall Gen Asim Munir's policies are 'disastrous' for the country and accused him of deliberately \"igniting tensions\" with Afghanistan.
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Modi-Shah meeting triggers buzz on new BJP chief again
A meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda and general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh, held in Parliament House on Wednesday, reignited the buzz about the election of a new party president.
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Govt approves release of ₹875cr pending RTE dues
The state School Education Department has given its approval to release ₹875 crore towards pending reimbursements to private schools for admissions made under the Right to Education (RTE) Act for the academic years 2023-24 and 2024-25. The officials said the amount is expected to be reach the schools within a week.
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Flats on Pallikaranai marsh: HC to study ground truth report
THE Madras High Court on Wednesday said it would take a decision on the public interest litigation petition filed by an AIADMK advocate against construction of a residential complex allegedly on the Pallikaranai marshland after perusing the report of the ground truthing exercise which is aimed at determining the boundaries of the marshland.
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
NRI gives ₹3.7cr to improve infra at two corpn schools
ADDITIONAL classrooms and toilets have been built, more benches and tables have been added to the corporation-run middle and higher secondary schools in Avaniyapuram, thanks to the ₹ 3.7 crore donation made by Setin Dilip Babu, a Madurai native who is now settled in Singapore.
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
PINK BALL BONANZA
ANTI-GLARE TAPE, CUMMINS CONUNDRUM
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Is using gym machines better or free weights ?
A combination of both is advisable.
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Belgium rejects EU plan to use Russian assets for war
THE European Union on Wednesday revealed details of its plan to use billions of euros in frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine's needs over the next two years, but Belgium rejected the scheme and insisted that it poses major financial and legal risks.
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
GCC drops plan to privatise waste mgmt in 2 zones
THE Greater Chennai Corporation on Wednesday announced the cancellation of the global tender floated for outsourcing solid waste management (SWM) operations in the Tondiarpet and Anna Nagar zones. The decision was taken to incorporate additional requirements that were missing from the original tender document, sources said.
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express
Pumps do the job, but parts of North Chennai still flooded
Many localities in Perambur, MKB Nagar and Vyasarpadi remain inundated, with water entering houses in Sathyamoorthy Nagar and Ponnappan Street
2 min |
December 03, 2025
The New Indian Express
Vaa Vaathiyaar is finally hitting the theatres
ARTHI’S Vaa Vaathiyaar, which skipped the initially announced release date of December 5, is now finally hitting the theatres.
1 min |
December 03, 2025
The New Indian Express
House census from Apr '26, population count in '27
THE long-delayed national population census, which will include caste enumeration for the first time, will be conducted in two phases starting April 2026, the Centre informed Parliament on Tuesday.
1 min |
December 03, 2025
The New Indian Express
Plan smart with this grocery rule
PLANNING a weekly grocery list is one of the most effective habits for long-term nutrition success.
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December 03, 2025
The New Indian Express
Lingering system pounds Chennai, west TN may face onslaught today
A weakened but near-stationary weather system, a remnant of Cyclone Ditwah, hovered just off the northern Tamil Nadu coast on Tuesday, triggering another spell of very heavy rain over Chennai and its neighbouring districts on Tuesday. According to the weather forecast by Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai and neighbouring districts may only see light to moderate spells from Wednesday, while heavy to very heavy rain may shift to districts in western Tamil Nadu such as Nilgiris, Erode and Coimbatore.
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December 03, 2025
The New Indian Express
Putin visit to spur trade, mobility, defence relations
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin's visit to India on December 4-5, his first in four years, will anchor a renewed push to accelerate India-Russia economic cooperation with a series of deals spanning trade, health care, mobility, media and economic cooperation set to be signed.
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