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The New Indian Express Madurai
DMK failed to use social media like TVK: Stalin
DMK president and former chief minister M K Stalin on Monday said his party did not use social media actively for electioneering like the TVK.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Trucks stranded in Manipur amid Kuki, Naga blockades
AS the Manipur “hostage” crisis involving the Kuki and Naga communities continued, church leaders stepped forward to help broker peace.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Iran sanctions violations: Adani to pay $275 mn to settle case
THE US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on Monday that it agreed to a $275 million settlement with Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL).
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
India, Europe entering golden era: PM
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India and Europe are entering a new “Golden Era” in their relationship as India and Norway elevated bilateral ties to a Green Strategic Partnership, deepening cooperation across clean energy, maritime industries, digital technology, healthcare and emerging technologies amid global instability.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
We will prepare to host National Games: Sports min Arjuna
Aadhav Arjuna, the sports minister of Tamil Nadu, visited the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in the city on Monday morning along with J Meghanatha Reddy, IAS, member secretary SDAT.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
TVS VENU TO BUY 9.9% STAKE IN JANA SMALL BANK
TVS VENU has agreed to acquire a minority stake of up to 9.9% in Jana Small Finance Bank through a combination of primary issuance of warrants and secondary share purchase, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Chepauk set for Big Bash opener
IN what comes as a major development, Australian cricket is coming to Chennai later this year.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Draft norms out for battery systems to boost renewable energy integration
THE Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has issued draft regulations for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and invited comments and suggestions from stakeholders on or before May 30, 2026.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
VIJAY MEETS WITH INDUSTRIAL BODIES & CORPORATE GROUPS
CHIEF Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday intensified his government’s industry outreach, holding a series of meetings with delegations from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Madras Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI), Renault Group and Ramco Group to discuss investments, industrial expansion and ease of doing business in the state.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Anbil may be DMK pick for Tiruchy seat
THOUGH the Election Commission of India is yet to announce the bypoll schedule for Tiruchy East seat, the constituency has already emerged as a politically significant battleground.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Twisha's parents demand second autopsy at Delhi hospital, probe by CBI
A ₹10,000 bounty has been declared on Bhopal-based lawyer Samarth Singh, accused in the May 12 death of his wife, Twisha Sharma, an MBA graduate, former Miss Pune, Telugu film actor, and model.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
‘India rerouting food, essential items to West Asia via Oman, Dubai’
INDIA is rerouting their exports to the countries of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) through Oman, Hatta Border, Dubai and Khor Fakkan port, according to the sources from the Ministry of Commerce.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
House panel to review NEET paper leak case, summons test agency head
AMID the NEET-UG row, the parliamentary panel on education has summoned National Testing Agency Chairperson Pradeep Kumar Joshi and other bureaucrats for deliberations on Thursday.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
PTR announces ‘short break’ from public life
FORMER DMK minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan on Monday announced that he would be taking a “short break” from public life after a decade in electoral politics, while asserting that his commitment to public service remained “undiminished” despite his defeat in the 2026 Assembly election.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
No relief to wrestler Vinesh from Delhi HC
DAYS after she was denied participation in the Senior Open Ranking Tournament in Nandini Nagar, Gonda (Uttar Pradesh), two-time World Championships bronze medallist wrestler Vinesh Phogat could not get relief despite filing an extraordinary writ petition before the High Court of Delhi.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
TCS announces 6-8% average salary hike; top-rated employees see 10% increase
THE Tata Consultancy Services has rolled out salary hikes of 6-8% for employees in India, even as its staff across the company continue to report lower variable pay, tighter compensation policies and growing pressure linked to AI-led productivity targets.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
KBFC finish ISL season with win
NDIAYE Fallou’s winner helped Kerala Blasters win by 2-1 against FC Goa in their final Indian Super League match in Kochi on Monday.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
SLEEP-WALKING IN A POLICY DESERT
ASHINGTON Irving's ‘Rip Van Winkle’ is about a man who wakes up after a 20-year nap to find that the American Revolution has happened and British King George III's portrait in the village inn has been replaced with that of George Washington.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
BCCI: 2018 under RTI, now not ‘public authority’
Then Central Information Commission held that the Indian cricket board was to be bound by RTI but latest order reversed by the same body eight years later
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
UP approves commission to decide OBC reservation in 3-tier rural body polls
THE Yogi Adityanath Cabinet on Monday approved the constitution of the “Uttar Pradesh State Local Rural Bodies Dedicated Backward Class Commission” to determine reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the state’s three-tier rural local bodies.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
BJP wants Punjab to emulate Naidu, offer rewards to couples for more kids
WITH the aim of reversing Punjab’s declining demographic trend and falling fertility rate, former bureaucrat and Punjab BJP state general secretary Dr Jagmohan Singh Raju has shot off a communiqué to CM Bhagwant Mann to announce financial incentives for young Sikh couples on the lines of the Andhra Pradesh model for having four children.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
EPS denies DMK-pact charge, slams Vijay
Appeals for unity ahead of dist secy meet, accuses TVK of horse-trading
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Tourism looks up in J&K, trekkers keep away
THOUGH tourism is gradually rebounding in Kashmir post last year’s Pahalgam attack, adventure tourism is struggling as the trekking routes in the Valley remain off-limits, affecting the livelihood of hundreds who depend on it.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
‘Biggest challenge for NE growth is mindset’
Meghalaya CM says change coming through mega projects like Assam’s semicon unit and soccer stadium in Shillong
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Museum to mark former PM's birth anniversary with film shows today
PRADHANMANTRI Sangrahalaya (PMS) will celebrate the 93rd birth anniversary of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Tuesday.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
SP Group secures ₹27,000 crore refinance from overseas creditors
THE debt-laden Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group, which owns an 18.6% stake in Tata Sons, has secured a refinancing deal with its overseas creditors led by Davidson Kempner, Farallon Capital and Cerberus Capital, among others, for its ₹27,000-crore debt maturing by the end of the month.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
₹ falls to new closing low of 96.35 due to rising crude price, US bond yields
THE rupee continued to bleed for the seventh consecutive trading session to close at an all-time low of 96.35 on Monday.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Youth tries to murder girl for rejecting him, arrested
A 22-year-old youth was arrested on Sunday for allegedly attempting to murder his girlfriend after she refused to marry him citing opposition from her parents.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Big train mishaps down by over 90%: Railways
WITH safety remaining the top priority of Indian Railways, consequential train accidents have declined sharply over the past decade compared with the period before 2014-15.
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May 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
'Vijay didn't appreciate Modi for return of Chola artefacts'
THE BJP on Monday criticised Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay for not reacting to the return of the Chola-era Anaimangalam copper plates from Leiden University in the Netherlands.
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