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The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
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
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
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
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
DRDO, IAF test TARA kit that turns ‘dumb’ bombs into precision weapons
INDIA on Friday successfully flight-tested Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation (TARA), an indigenously developed glide-bomb kit that can convert conventional unguided bombs into long-range precision weapons, a capability the Indian Air Force (IAF) has so far depended largely on foreign-origin systems to achieve.
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May 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
L-G can exercise J&K govt power to regulate services under Telecom Act
IN a major administrative move, the Centre has authorised the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir to exercise the powers of the “State Government” under provisions of the Telecommunications Act, 2023, further expanding the Union Territory administration’s authority over telecom governance and regulatory affairs.
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May 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
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
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Mention of caste on vehicles to invite Bihar fine
VOTE FOR BJP, WILL FIND BRIDES: HARYANA MLA
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May 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
OMCs see ₹30k cr under-recovery a month amid geopolitical crisis
Daily under-recoveries during April estimated at ₹18 a litre on petrol and ₹25 a litre on diesel
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May 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
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
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Once Mamata lieutenant, he steered BJP landslide
Comes from a powerful Congress family in East Midnapore, Suvendu’s rise in saffron party quick
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May 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
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
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
KEEP POLITICS AWAY FROM PUNJAB’S SECURITY WORRIES
THE recent explosions and attempted attacks in Punjab demand a calm and firm response instead of dramatic political reactions.
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May 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
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
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Mostly a performance showreel
GIVING a good performance playing a bad actor is an acquired art.
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May 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
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
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
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
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
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
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
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
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
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
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
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 Thiruvananthapuram
Love letter to 80s action slop
A fan approaches washed-up action star Johnny Cage (Karl Urban) and tells him he should make a comeback.
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May 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Suvendu is the chosen one in WB
SENIOR BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, the giant-slayer who defeated TMC chief Mamata Banerjee for two consecutive terms, was unanimously elected leader of the BJP legislature party and the next chief minister of West Bengal on Friday.
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May 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
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 Thiruvananthapuram
UP link emerges as another bike found in Barasat
INVESTIGATORS on Friday recovered the second motorcycle allegedly used in the murder of Chandranath Rath, a close aide of senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, even as the West Bengal Police intensified search for a car suspected to have been used in the crime, a senior officer said.
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May 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
No layoffs, Air India defers increment on mounting losses
AIR INDIA has assured its employees that there would be no layoffs despite mounting losses and ongoing external headwinds such as higher jet fuel prices and airspace closures.
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May 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Healthcare boost at 12,000 feet as 50-bed hospital opens at Kedarnath
UTTARAKHAND Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday inaugurated a 50-bed charitable hospital at Kedarnath, strengthening medical infrastructure along the arduous Char Dham route.
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May 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
After two decades, tiger cheer
FOR ARUNACHAL'S D'ERING MEMORIAL WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
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May 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Aston Villa demolish Forest to reach Europa League final
ASTON Villa reached their first European final for 44 years in memorable style with a 4-0 demolition of Nottingham Forest in the Europa League semifinals on Thursday.
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May 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
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
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
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 Thiruvananthapuram
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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