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MP govt asked to reply on jail term of rape convict
THE Supreme Court has sought an explanation from the Madhya Pradesh government over continued imprisonment of a rape convict for over eight years, despite having undergone his seven-year sentence.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express
Toy industry sees 8-10% fall in exports to US; seeks reform
AS 50% tariff on Indian exports kicked in from Wednesday, toy industry is seeing an 8-10% fall in exports to the US, India's biggest exports market.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express
DISCOVERY IN THE DARK
As Poltu braves the world of ghosts, his creator Sudeshna Shome Ghosh opens up about Bengali lore, childhood memories, and the art of humanising the supernatural
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express
380 pupils trapped by flood at Punjab school rescued
THE flood situation remained grim in eight districts of Punjab—Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, and Fazilka—on Wednesday, with the key rivers Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej in a furious spate, and water levels at key reservoirs breaching the danger mark.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express
Pillion passenger killed after lorry rams bike taxi
A 52-year-old man who was riding pillion on a bike taxi was killed and the driver was severely injured after a speeding lorry allegedly rammed into the bike near Madipakkam on the Medavakkam-Pallikaranai Road on Tuesday night.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express
Gas runs dry across Russia as prices soar amid drone strikes on refineries
GAS stations have run dry in some regions of Russia after Ukrainian drones struck refineries and other oil infrastructure in recent weeks, with motorists waiting in long lines and officials resorting to rationing or cutting off sales altogether.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express
SC orders probe into NCLAT member's claims
THE Supreme Court has ordered an inquiry into the allegations made by a judicial member of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) of being \"approached by one of the most revered members of the higher judiciary\", for a favourable order in a case which was pending before the bench.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express
SSLV rockets to lift off from TN spaceport next year: Isro chief
LAYING the foundation for a launch pad at an estimate of ₹90 crore at the SSLV Launch Complex (SLC) in Kulasekarapattinam, Isro Chairman Dr V Narayanan on Wednesday said the space agency aims to launch SSLV rockets from the spaceport some time between September and December in 2026. Small rockets, however, will be launched once every 2-3 months from the fourth quarter of the calendar year, he added.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express
US tariff woes likely to delay corporate capex
LEADING economists have warned that the uncertainties arising from the 50% tariff imposed by the US on Indian goods worth $45 billion reaching the American shores will force India Inc to delay their capital expenditure plans yet again.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express
China Warily Welcomes Trump's U-Turn on Student Visas
CHINA on Wednesday cautiously welcomed US President Donald Trump's remarks allowing six lakh Chinese students to study in America, reversing his earlier threat to revoke their visas, while urging Washington to end harassment of its students.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express
END OF ERA: ASHWIN CALLS TIME ON IPL CAREER
R ASHWIN, one of the OGs, announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express
BAPPA COMES TO MADRAS
Sowcarpet turns into a slice of Maharasthra for five days every year, where tall idols of Lord Ganesha is kept in every street
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express
Shares of cos with US mkt exposure to come under pressure
EXPORT-oriented companies with major exposure to the US market are likely to face pressure on D-Street as the Trump administration's additional 25% tariff on certain Indian goods came into effect on Wednesday. This move brings total tariff rate on these items to 50%.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express
Stalin Joins Rahul's Voter Adhikar Yatra
Signalling the DMK's continued support for the INDIA bloc's campaign ahead of key state elections, party president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin joined Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Voter Adhikar Yatra from Darbhanga to Muzaffarpur in Bihar on Wednesday.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express
Seafood firms slash production 50%
SEAFOOD companies in the district have slashed production by 50% after the United States imposed steep tariffs on Indian imports from Wednesday.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express
US-Israel talks continue as Gaza City evacuation declared 'inevitable'
ISRAELI and US officials were to meet on Wednesday in Washington to discuss post-war Gaza, even as Israel's military called the evacuation of Gaza City \"inevitable\" ahead of a new offensive and no signs of a ceasefire were in sight.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express
Samuthirakani, GVM join hands for Carmeni Selvam
SAMUTHIRAKANI is teaming up with fellow director-actor Gautham Vasudev Menon for a new road film titled Carmeni Selvam.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express
JICA aid for flood mitigation, water storage revival in city
THE Water Resources Department (WRD) has drawn up a flood mitigation and water storage improvement plan with financial assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express
Landslide toll on Vaishno Devi route reaches 34
THE toll in the landslide on a route to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra in Jammu's Reasi district, rose to at least 34 people, with 23 others being reported missing.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express
Factory outlook up, but jobs a concern
THE Annual Survey of Industries states that Indian factories delivered strong growth in 2023-24.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express
6 of Bawaria poaching gang sentenced to 3 yrs RI
A Judicial Magistrate Court in Sathyamangalam has sentenced six members of a notorious Bawaria poaching gang to three years of rigorous imprisonment in a landmark tiger and leopard poaching case, the first conviction secured by the Tamil Nadu Forest and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (TNFWCCB) since its inception in 2023.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express
Restroom renaissance: Beyond the 'drama'
LAST year, the musician Charli XCX mentioned in a video interview that she prefers to use male-designated public bathrooms because, well, there are usually no women there.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
'No helmet, no fuel' drive in UP from Sept 1
IN line with the UP Government's August 25 directive, a statewide road safety campaign, 'No Helmet, No Fuel,' wherein those without helmets on two-wheelers would be denied fuel, will commence on September 1 and continue till September 30 across the state.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
J'khand BJP cites B'deshi influx, says JMM opposing SIR for vote-bank politics
ACCUSING the Congress, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) of opposing the Special Summary Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls for the sake of vote-bank politics, State BJP President and Leader of Opposition, Babulal Marandi, underlined the SIR's importance, claiming Bangladeshis and Rohingya Muslims were fraudulently being made voters in the state.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Chettinad Vidyashram bags overall title at swimming meet
Chettinad Vidyashram, with 229 points, won the overall championship at the 22nd Padma Bhushan Lady Andal Memorial inter-school swimming meet.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Mani Ratnam's bro convicted in bank fraud case 22 yrs after death
Almost 29 years after the Central Bureau of Investigation registered a ₹10.19 crore bank fraud case against the then-prominent Tamil film producer G Venkateswaran on a complaint by Central Bank of India, a Chennai special court on Tuesday convicted all nine accused.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Show Cause Notice to District Panel in Kidney Racket Case
The health department has initiated the process for taking action against the district authorisation committee, which includes government doctors, that 'gave approval' for organ transplantation in the Namakkal kidney racket case, said Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Wednesday.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Record-chasing Djokovic in Round 3
NOVAK Djokovic came back from a set down to beat Zachary Svajda of USA in the second round of the US Open here on Wednesday.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
T'pur knitwear units sending consignments to US at a discount
The 50% tariff hike is expected to severely impact Tiruppur, the knitwear capital of India.
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August 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Free ration for 1,404 'lakhpati' Guna families
The Rich Among Rags
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