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TMC strongman, former minister held in municipal service recruitment scam
THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday arrested former TMC minister Sujit Bose in West Bengal on charges of alleged municipal service recruitment scam.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Shanmugam’s group willing to support TVK
HOWEVER, around 6.15 pm, the group of MLAs supporting Velumani and Shanmugam met the pro-tem speaker and submitted a letter written by Velumani, stating that he was elected the leader of the legislature party by a ‘majority’ of the newly-elected MLAs at a meeting held on May 9.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
FOUR OF FAMILY KILLED AS LORRY RAMS CAR IN COIMBATORE, 1 HURT
FOUR members of a family, including a teenage girl, were killed and one boy sustained injuries in a head-on collision between a car and a lorry on the Pollachi-Palladam main road near Negamam in Coimbatore district on Monday afternoon.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Laurence Fishburne joins cast of Interference
MATRIX-fame Laurence Fishburne has joined the cast of a crime thriller titled Interference.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
SC bins plea against CBI probe into scam under Balaji’s term
IN a major setback to former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition challenging the Madras High Court order directing a CBI probe into the alleged % 397-crore scam in transformers procurement during his tenure as the state’s power minister.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
'Amend rules to include NOTA for local body polls'
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has given six months to the state government to make necessary amendments in the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Elections) Rules, 1995, to incorporate the ‘NOTA’ (None Of The Above) option on EVMs, ballot papers and related forms of all forthcoming local body elections in the state.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Trump to visit China for talks with Xi from May 13 to 15
DONALD Trump will pay an official visit to China from May 13 to 15 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Monday.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Of motorcycles and mythmaking
Director Ritwik Pareek on finding fiction in the bizarre story of Bullet Baba, meeting Anurag Kashyap, and being inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
THE CHARM OF SOFT FURNISHINGS
SPACES are layered boxes. Each element in it curates the function, visual appearance, and feeling that is experienced there. While hard furnishings constitute the structure and larger pieces that are built-in and often immovable, soft furnishings constitute the smaller, textured, fabric oriented, more fluid components of a space. Upholstery, rugs, carpets, cushions, draperies, curtains, and throws are all soft furnishings that help in bringing out the character of the space.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Vijay, Udhaya & EPS take oath as MLAs in Assembly
10 members including min forget election certificate, sworn in later
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
CM keeps home, finance and health as portfolios allocated
WEST Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday distributed cabinet portfolios among the five ministers— Dilip Ghosh, Agnimitra Paul, Nisith Pramanik, Ashok Kirtaniaand Kshudiram
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
New Bengal govt clears land transfer for border fencing
THE new BJP government in West Bengal, in its first cabinet meeting, approved the long-delayed transfer of land to the BSF for fencing along the border with Bangladesh.
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May 12, 2026
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Chennaiyin teenager Prakadeswaran puts his settlement on the map
S PRAKADESWARAN’s year so far has been filled with pleasant surprises.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Centre may review fuel prices as OMCs stare at losses over Iran crisis
AMID growing speculation of a possible increase in petrol and diesel prices, the Union Petroleum Ministry has said that the government is reviewing the situation on all fronts, including fuel pricing.
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May 12, 2026
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Indian doctoral student wins seat in Scotland Parliament
An Indian doctoral student from Tamil Nadu, who moved to Scotland on a student visa just four years ago, has turned a local election victory into a wider debate on immigration, identity and representation in UK politics.
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May 12, 2026
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AIADMK man hacked over biz rivalry, 3 held
ONE ON THE RUN
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May 12, 2026
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Yogi Babu to headline a Telugu film
Deadline a Telugu film
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
'What is the need for girl edu?' Major backlash over Bihar minister's remarks
BIHAR’S newly appointed education minister, Mithilesh Tiwari, courted controversy on Monday when he said that girls were not required to study, as they should remain within the four walls of the house.
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May 12, 2026
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MEEN, MEANS, AND MEANINGS
Fish influencers capture threats and tribulations of fisherfolks and the wonders below the sea
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
MFs’ assets rise 11% to ₹81.9 lakh crore in April even as equity inflows fall 5%
THE assets under management of mutual funds rose 11.2% to %81.92 lakh crore in April compared to %73.73 lakh crore in March, driven by strong equity inflows, sustained SIP contributions and mark-to-market gains, showed Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI).
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May 12, 2026
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Gold import bill, UAE trade pact under focus
INDIA’S rising dependence on imported gold has come under sharp focus after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to avoid buying gold for a year in the national interest, amid concerns over mounting pressure on the country’s foreign exchange reserves and trade balance.
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May 12, 2026
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One-yr-old drowns in bucket of water
A one-year-old boy drowned in a bucket of water at his house in Tsunami Quarters at Ennore on Sunday.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Detenues accounted for 5.5% of TN’s 20,400 prison inmates
The number fell to 1,354 in 2023 and further to 1,117 in 2024, but TN has consistently remained at the top.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
2 siblings killed as fire guts shed
TWO siblings, aged five and three, died when fire broke out in their temporary shed near K Narayanapura in Kothanur police station limits on Monday afternoon.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Victory margin vs SIR appeals: File fresh plea, SC tells Didi
THE Supreme Court on Monday said former chief minister Mamata Banerjee and others can file fresh applications regarding their claim that the victory margins in 31 constituencies in the recent assembly polls in West Bengal were less than the number of voters challenging their deletion from the electoral rolls — during the special intensive revision (SIR) — before appellate tribunals.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Three minors held for murdering teen in Mallur
THREE juveniles were arrested by the Mallur Police in connection with the murder of a 19-year-old youth near Jarugumalai on Sunday night.
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May 12, 2026
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Barca clinch title with El Clasico win
BARCELONA secured their 29th Spanish league title after beating Real Madrid 2-0 in the Clasico on Sunday.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
TVK leaves door open for support of AIADMK, PMK
DESPITE crossing the majority mark with the external support of Left parties, VCK and IUML, Vijay’s TVK still keeps the AIADMK and PMK channel open to “run astable government without any hurdle for the next five years”, sources in TVK told TNIE.
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May 12, 2026
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THE SECRET TO RIVAAN’S SUCCESS
HENNAI is home to some of India’s eminent motor-sport athletes.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Youth held for cutting off woman's earlobes
A 22-year-old youth was arrested in connection with the incident in which a 70-year-old woman’s earlobes were severed and her gold-covering earrings snatched at Mathiravedu village near Ponneri earlier this month.
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