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The New Indian Express Chennai
CII-SR chief suggests policy changes for green energy
SEEKING to support the Union government’s target of achieving 500 GW of non-fossil fuel energy capacity by 2030, Confederation of Indian Industry-Southern Region (CII-SR) Chairman Ravichandran Purushothaman has proposed three key policy measures to accelerate industrial electrification in southern India.
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Climate wild card El Nino is here, experts warn of costly spell
EL NINO, Nature’s chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced on Thursday.
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Tehran shuts Strait of Hormuz and threatens vessels after fresh blasts
IRAN’s military command on Thursday warned that any ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz would be targeted, after reporting fresh explosions across the country’s south and accusing the United States of violating a fragile ceasefire.
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Making US men’s football great
The world’s most popular sport has struggled to become mainstream in the US. While their women’s team are renowned, the men aren't elite. Swaroop Swaminathan takes a look at why they will be desperate to leave an imprint at this home World Cup...
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Cattle farm owner, two others kill teen worker & bury him; held after 4 months
NEARLY four months after a 15-year-old farmhand was allegedly killed and buried, the police on Thursday arrested the cattle farm owner, his wife and another accomplice from Tiruttani in Tiruvallur.
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Aavin cuts Green Magic supply due to low procurement & mounting losses
Officials say it’s only a temporary measure, customers pushed to buy costly private brands
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
US hoping Balogun and strikers can shine
FOLARIN Balogun chose to play for the United States precisely because of the opportunity he’s about to get over the next few weeks.
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Record Cauvery inflow, but Mettur to miss deadline
THE state received 330.44 thousand million cubic feet (tmcft) of Cauvery water from Karnataka during the 2025-26 water year (June 2025 to May 2026), far higher than the 177.25 tmcft allocated by the Supreme Court.
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Trump plans to nominate Jay Clayton for US intel chief post
DONALD Trump said on Thursday that he plans to nominate Jay Clayton, the US attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, as director of national intelligence.
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Deep technology firms getting bigger cheques
Deep tech startups raised $1.23 bn in 120 funding rounds in 2026
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Saravana Bhavan staff hold stir over PF, salary arrears
EMPLOYEES of Saravana Bhavan outlet near the Vadapalani Murugan Temple staged a protest on Thursday alleging delayed salaries, non-remittance of Provident Fund (PF) contributions and arbitrary termination of workers.
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Banks raise rates on NRI deposits, offer up to 6.6%
WITH the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announcing a dollar swap facility for Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) [FCNR(B)] deposits, banks have raised interest rates by 300-350 basis points on dollar-denominated NRI deposits, with some offering as much as 6.6% for tenures of three to five years.
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Singappen team gets cracking in Chennai, intervenes in 2 cases
DAYS after taking charge in the city, the Singappen Special Task Force nabbed perpetrators in two incidents on Wednesday and Thursday.
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
A BOND BEYOND THE FINISH LINE
Regena Cassandra, who recently adopted retired racehorse Milton, reflects on empathy, rescue, and second chances
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
No longer part of DMK alliance, will support all democratic forces: CPI
THE Communist Party of India (CPI) is no longer part of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) in Tamil Nadu, state secretary M Veerapandian announced on Thursday.
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
43-year-old tests positive for Nipah, Kerala on high alert
THE Kerala Health Department has stepped up surveillance and containment preparedness in Kozhikode district after the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, confirmed a Nipah virus infection in a 43-year-old man from Ramanattukara.
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Shah says govt plans to lift AFSPA from next yr
Home minister flags improvement of security situation in Northeast
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
2 dead, several houses torched in Manipur
VIOLENCE broke out in Manipur’s Senapati district on Wednesday night after the remains of six Naga hostages were recovered by police.
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Family seeks high-level probe into Aditya's death
THE family of seafarer Aditya Sharma of Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh, who died off Oman coast in a US strike, has demanded a high-level inquiry into the circumstances leading to the incident amid allegations against the command on board the ship.
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
5.4 lakh homes' delivery expected to get delayed
A record 540,400 housing units, scheduled for completion across the top 7 cities in 2026, face execution risk as the West Asia crisis continues to disrupt global trade routes, commodity markets, and supply chains.
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Three jump police custody, two captured
TWO people who escaped from police custody in Chennai in separate instances were recaptured, while another remains absconding.
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Trump shifts gears on Iran strikes, says deal ‘approved’
Tehran has yet to comment officially on a possible deal with the US
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
80% living near Kodungaiyur WTE plant have health issues: Survey
Of 331 symptomatic respondents, 93.4% attribute illness to incinerator smoke: Report
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Centre extends excise duty relief to petrol blended with higher ethanol
THE government on Thursday extended central excise duty exemptions to petrol blended with 22%, 25%, 27% and 30% ethanol.
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
HC asks PWD panel to finish inquiry into tender irregularities in 8 weeks
THE Madras High Court has directed a committee constituted by the chief engineer of public works department, Chennai region, to complete the inquiry into alleged irregularities in awarding tenders for government infrastructure projects within eight weeks.
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
West Asia conflict's new frontline has Indian sailors in its crosshairs
THREE attacks on commercial vessels in the Gulf region within four days have exposed a growing and uncomfortable reality for India: its seafarers are increasingly being drawn into the frontlines of geopolitical conflicts over which they have little influence and even less protection.
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
12 cops hurt, 16 held as Belfast unrest branded ‘racist thuggery’
POLICE arrested 16 people during a second night of disorder in Northern Ireland sparked by a brutal Belfast stabbing, a senior minister said Thursday, condemning rioters for ‘‘racist thuggery’’.
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express
THE MERCHANT OF DREAMS
THE greatest legacy of the legendary Bharathiraja, who passed away on Wednesday, is that he made an entire generation of Tamil cinema audiences believe they can be more than just audiences.
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June 11, 2026
The New Indian Express
Mexico's football cathedral
Though called as Mexico City Stadium for this tournament, Estadio Azteca is one rich in history, especially when it comes to World Cups. Swaroop Swaminathan takes a look at the venue which will host the opening game and what it means to the co-hosts...
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June 11, 2026
The New Indian Express
Bharathiraja, master of rural realism, passes away at 83
TAMIL NADU on Wednesday bid farewell to legendary filmmaker Bharathiraja, whose groundbreaking work transformed the visual language of Tamil cinema by moving it from indoor studios to the state’s hinterland. He was 83 and passed away at his Chennai residence following age-related ailments.
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