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Gripping with the right dose of sentimentality
COVERING a span of some of the most crucial months around India’s independence — June 1947 to January 1948 — the second season of Freedom at Midnight largely unfolds from the perspective of Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express
HC stays film release, no Pongal outing for Vijay's Jana Nayagan
HOURS after a single judge of the Madras High Court on Friday directed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to forthwith grant certification to actor-politician Vijay's film Jana Nayagan, a two-judge bench stayed that order, stalling the release of the film that was expected to hit the screens on Friday for Pongal.
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express
Iran burns as protests grow, Khamenei warns of crackdown
At least 62 people dead; Trump has pledged to support protestors in Iran
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
After Modi push, new mothers scheme gets tech transparency
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi has suggested reforms to make the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PM-MVY),acentral flagship scheme that provides maternity benefits to pregnant and lactating mothers, more technology-driven, transparent and robust, official sources said Friday.
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Sindhu enters semis, SatChi crash out
PV SINDHU, in her quest to regain her mojo, has been taking steps in the right direction in the last few days.
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
RBI CUTS U.S. TREASURY EXPOSURE FOR FIRST TIME IN FOUR YEARS
IN what may be a strategic shift towards foreign exchange reserve diversification and non-dollar assets amid rising global economic and geopolitical risks, the Reserve Bank of India has cut 21% of its holdings of US Treasury securities.
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
AGR dues: Vi to pay ₹124 cr annually till 2031
Telco to pay ₹1,144 cr over next 10 years and rest of AGR dues, frozen at ₹87,695 cr, from March 2036 onwards
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Schools should become social institutions, says edu minister
EDUCATION Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday called for entrusting the responsibility of schools back to society to ensure the holistic development of students.
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Bull owners flag lack of transparency in issuing tokens for jallikattu events
EVEN as jallikattu events have kicked off in delta districts and other regions, a section of bull owners and jallikattu enthusiasts have alleged a lack of transparency in the process of issuing tokens and permissions for bulls to participate.
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Himachal HC orders panchayat polls by April 30
THE Himachal HC on Friday directed the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led state government to conduct the elections to Panchayati Raj bodies and urban local bodies before April 30.
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Hill yes! How thousands are reverse migrating
THE migration pattern that hollowed out Uttarakhand’s villages for decades is showing signs of reversal.
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Here's Priyanka Chopra's look from The Bluff
PRIYANKA Chopra is a mother, protector, and a fierce pirate in the first look pictures from The Bluff, Prime Video’s much-anticipated film from director Frank E Flowers (Bob Marley: One Love) and produced by The Russo Brothers.
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
India supporting rules-based system, says Das
INDIA is responding to a rapidly fragmenting global economic order by supporting a cooperative, rules-based system while strengthening domestic capabilities through self-reliance, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Shaktikanta Das said on Friday.
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
TNUHDB tenement areas in Chennai to get streetlights by Jan 31
THE Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has taken up the installation of new streetlights in 123 Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUHDB) tenement areas across the city at a cost of 10.85 crore.
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
SIT arrests Sabarimala thanthri in gold theft case
Gold plates removed from temple with his silent nod: Remand report
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express
A tedious fantasy that tests your patience
MARKETED as a horror-comedy with fantasy elements, The Raja Saab instead turns out to be a slow, exhausting experience that lacks horror, comedy, emotional depth, and engaging narration.
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
CAGER PUSHPA’S RAILWAYS JOURNEY TO BETTER LIFE
ASALARY of Rs6000amonth and getting to see their daughters Sathiya and Pushpa Senthilkumar just once a year — this was the norm for Manjula after her husband and farmer Senthilkumar passed away in 2012.
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Unpaid challans to push vehicles off the road
E-CHALLANS & ROAD SAFETY
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express
HC may punish officers for contempt in Deepam issue
THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court said on Friday that it would frame contempt charges against the officers, who failed to implement its order directing lighting of lamp on ‘Deepathoon’ on Thiruparankundram hilltop last year, if they don’t properly show cause before February 2 as to why contempt proceedings not be initiated against them.
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express
FIX GROK FLAWS, DON'T LET USERS DESTROY WOMEN’S DIGNITY
SOME recent posts on X involving Grok should concern anyone who believes technology should improve public life rather than degrade it.
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Court subjected to pressure through filing of urgent petitions, says CJ bench
SENIOR counsels Mukul Rohat-gi and Satish Parasaran, representing K Venkat Narayana of KVN Productions LLP, argued that the CBFC chairperson had no authority to refer the film to the revising committee once the examining committee had decided to grant a UA certificate and had communicated the same to the producers on December 24, 2025.
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
NEEDED: A FRESH POLICY FRAMEWORK TO ENGAGE THE U.S.
Trump 2.0 doesn’t have an India policy. But the relations are not guaranteed to improve when the administration changes. Time for a reset like the one a quarter century ago
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Assam gifts rhinos, cobras to MP, to receive tigers
A vast stretch of dense forests in eastern Madhya Pradesh, which were once used by the armed Naxal cadres as the passage to further their expansion plans, will now be home to wild buffalos that reportedly became extinct in the state over 100 years ago.
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
TN partners with German firm to give students access to quantum computing
POSITIONING itself at the forefront of India’s emerging quantum ecosystem, Tamil Nadu has unveiled a state-backed initiative to give students and startups direct access to real quantum computing hardware — an approach that departs sharply from the largely theoretical or simulator-based exposure common today.
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
BLURRED VISIONS OF FUTURES PAST
PERHAPS the standout event of 2026 is already over—the US campaign against Venezuela, with the plainly-declared aim of taking over its oil resources.
4 min |
January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
DMDK holds alliance cards close to its chest, decision in month of Thai
Resolutions passed at party meet seek Bharat Ratna, memorial for founder Vijayakanth
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Congress tells leaders to stop commenting on alliance
TAMIL NADU Congress Committee (TNCC) president K Selvaperunthagai on Friday asked party leaders to refrain from commenting publicly on alliance-related matters, stating that all decisions must be taken only in consultation with the All India Congress Committee (AICC) leadership.
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
SOFTBANK SELLS 2.15% STAKE IN OLA ELECTRIC
This divestment marks the second significant stake reduction by SoftBank in the electric vehicle (EV) maker within six months.
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
'CM woke up from slumber after 4.5 years'
Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagenthran on Friday criticised Chief Minister MK Stalin over 'Tell us your dream' initiative, alleging that the programme came after nearly four-and-a-half years of \"administrative inertia\".
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January 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
New-look Black Caps head into the unknown
With the ODI series against India beginning on Sunday, it will be interesting to see how the visitors perform without some big-hitters
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