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Vaishnaw announces ‑10K cr for Bihar rail infra
RAILWAY minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said the central government has allocated a record budget of more than ‑10,000 crore for the development of rail infrastructure in Bihar during the financial year 2026-27.
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June 20, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
HOLDING FABLE EMBARGO AS MIRROR
IN 1995, MIT Press published a book that nobody was meant to read in the ordinary way. It was the complete source code of Pretty Good Privacy, Phil Zimmermann’s encryption programme, set in machine-readable type across some 900 pages.
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June 20, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
KERALA ADMITS FISCAL GAPS, DOES LITTLE TO BRIDGE THEM
THE budget presented by Kerala’s new UDF government is like an undercooked dish—it has all the ingredients, yet does not have the required flavour.
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June 20, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
'Lost job for moving HC seeking staff regularisation'
A 52-year-old man, who until March this year worked as accountant with the District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) in Madurai, has alleged that his contract was not renewed over his efforts to secure regularisation and service benefits for long-serving contractual staff by moving court.
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June 20, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
C’garh govt will provide doorstep delivery of welfare schemes: CM
IN a push towards effective doorstep governance, the Chhattisgarh government announced the launch of ‘Sugghar Chhattisgarh’—a massive, tech-monitored campaign spanning 23 districts.
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June 20, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
2 K-terrorists brought back from Malaysia
PUNJAB Police with the cooperation of central agencies has secured the deportation of two operatives linked to the banned Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) from Malaysia.
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June 20, 2026
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Vinesh turns to international events
A few weeks after renowned wrestler Vinesh Phogat was not allowed to compete at the National Open Ranking Series, she has turned her attention to international competitions.
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June 20, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
Uddhav threatens to quit as Sena chief, Shinde says ‘Op Tiger’ is just a trailer
ON the 60th Foundation Day of Shiv Sena (UBT), Uddhav Thackeray made an emotional appeal to party workers and threatened to resign as party president if anyone believed the allegations levelled against him were true that he is not a proactive leader.
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June 20, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
Guv spells out TVK agenda: Fund fight, social justice survey
THE TVK government led by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday, through the customary address of Governor Rajendra Arlekar, outlined an ambitious governance agenda that mirrored the position of former Dravidian governments on education and economic sovereignty, while committing itself to transparent administration, economic revival, and eradication of corruption.
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June 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
Qadian-Beas rly project revived after 100 years
BARELY 40 kilometres apart, Qadian and Beas have waited nearly a century for railway tracks to bridge the distance. The wait may finally be over with the revival of the long-pending rail link project.
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June 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
Probe report into maternal deaths sparks Kota row
THE report of the probe into the deaths of five pregnant women last month after cesarean deliveries has identified medical negligence at Kota’s New Medical College Hospital, administrative shortcomings, and poor infection control measures as the primary factors behind the deaths.
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June 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
UK steel deal clears FTA rollout path
INDIA has secured additional concessions under the free trade agreement with the United Kingdom, resolving all outstanding issues that had delayed its implementation, setting the stage for its rollout on July 15.
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June 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
Bata India appoints Nike’s Sanjay Rao as new MD & CEO; shares increase 17%
FOOTWEAR major Bata India has appointed Nike veteran Sanjay Rao as its MD and CEO.
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June 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
Diaz stars on WC debut years after parents’ kidnapping
AFTER contributing a goal and an assist in his World Cup debut, Colombia’s Luis Diaz walked to the sidelines to look for his father. They spotted each other, fulfilling a dream that was years in the making.
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June 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
AI adoption outpaces training, companies struggle to keep up
AI adoption is moving faster than organisations’ ability to train workers and adapt skills to changing job requirements, while expectations around the technology continue to run ahead of its real-world capabilities, according to experts.
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June 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
Uddhav Sena on the verge of a split, again
AS the Shiv Sena (UBT) appears to be headed for a second major split, six of its nine Lok Sabha MPs skipped the parliamentary party meeting on Thursday, signalling that a formal crossover to the ruling Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is imminent.
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June 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
Sand mining: Four of family held for killing of BJP leader
THE Chhattisgarh Police has made four arrests in the sensational case of violence that took place between two rival factions involved in sand mining in the Korea district that left three people dead.
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June 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
Chronically unprotected: Thousands of trees axed in C'garh for land titles
THOUSANDS of trees are being felled in the dense forests of Abujhmad in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur as the administration feels helpless because the region still falls under the ‘unsurveyed area’ category.
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June 19, 2026
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'Medico's fees seized by NIA, can't tell college to issue cert'
THE Madras High Court has refused to order a self-financing medical college near Chennai to hand over the course certificates to an MBBS student whose fee amount of ₹1.13 crore was seized by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on charges of her tuition fee being funded by Maoists.
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June 19, 2026
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TN axes Parandur airport to save farms, waterbodies
THE Tamil Nadu government has decided to shelve the proposed greenfield airport project at Parandur in Kancheepuram district.
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June 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
ENGLISH HURRICANE IN US
The 32-year-old skipper ties team's record for World Cup goals and help England overpower Croatia 4-2
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June 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
AI no longer just for engineers; salaries rise 147% after upskilling
ARTIFICIAL Intelligence (AI) is no longer limited to software engineers and technology teams, and is increasingly becoming a workforce-wide skill across industries, according to the India AI Workforce Report 2026 released by Scaler.
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June 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
Bihar brutality: 28-yr-old woman gang-raped by 5 holding husband captive
A 28-year-old married woman was gang raped by five youths after her husband was held captive in Bihar’s Begusarai district.
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June 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
Modi call to democratise technology
India-UK free trade pact to kickstart on July 15; bid to energise economy on fast track
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June 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
L’Oréal acquires majority stake in personal care brand Innovist
FRENCH cosmetic giant L’Oréal announced on Thursday that it has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Innovist, a personal care brand in India.
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June 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
No interim stay on CBSE 3-language rule for Class IX from '26-27, says SC
THE Supreme Court on Thursday declined to grant any interim relief and refused to pass an order on a plea challenging the CBSE’s decision to make three languages, including two Indian languages, compulsory for Class 9 students from the 2026-27 academic year.
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June 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
Telegram faces more scrutiny than WhatsApp
WITH Telegram facing a temporary restriction in India ahead of the NEET (UG) re-examination scheduled for June 21, 2026, the messaging platform has once again come under scrutiny over its privacy features.
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June 19, 2026
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Please read news about your own rule and act on it, Stalin tells Vijay
DMK president M K Stalin took a swipe at Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday at a wedding event, saying, ‘‘Social media is full of news about what coat he wore, what he ate for lunch, what watch he had on, and whether he wore a silk dhoti.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
CJI calls cyber criminals ‘parasites’, says they must be locked in prisons
DENYING bail to an accused in a cyber fraud case, the Supreme Court on Wednesday termed cyber criminals “parasites” who cheat people of huge amounts and said society’s interest lies in keeping them in custody (behind bars) during the trial.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
NATO chief downplays impact of US military cuts
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte played down on Wednesday the impact of the Trump administration’s decision to cut back the number of troops and military equipment it would provide its allies should they come under attack.
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