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'Religious institution must have norms'
ON the ninth day of hearing in the Sabarimala case on Tuesday, the Supreme Court’s nine-judge Constitution bench said the right to manage a religious institution cannot mean absence of structure and there has to be a modality and norms devised for its functioning and there cannot be anarchy.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
No specific HC direction to book FIR on Nehru in job scam, says CJ bench
Counsel says minister not heard by court before it passed order, made accusations against him
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Eternal reports 346% surge in Q4 net profit, revenue increases 196%
ETERNAL, parent company of foodtech giant Zomato, reported a 346% surge in profit after tax (PAT) to ₹174 crore for the quarter ending March 2026 (Q4FY26) as against ₹39 crore net profit in the same quarter of Q4FY25.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Pressure builds up after record polling, CM candidates go the extra mile
THEIR fate has already been sealed, and is in safe custody in strongrooms.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Leaders condole death of folk singer Thenisai Chellappa
Leaders of various political parties have condoled the death of folk singer Thenisai Chellappa (85), who passed away on Tuesday morning due to age-related illness.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
New way to turn seawater into drinking water
A new energy-efficient method to desalinate water to beget freshwater has been developed, offering a cost-effective process that also stands in as a water purification technology.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Bengal row over UP ‘encounter’ cop
TMC accuses Ajay Pal Sharma of intimidating voters, warns of action @ BJP praises IPS officer
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
2012 bonded labour case: Four kiln owners get 8-year RI each
THE judicial magistrate court in Ambattur has convicted four people, including a couple, ina bonded labour case from 2012.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
At 39.1°C, city records hottest day of this summer
CHENNAI sweltered through its hottest day of the summer on Tuesday, with the Meenambakkam weather station at Chennai airport recording 39.1°C, the highest so far this season for the city and 2.4 degrees above normal.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Ex-SC judge who heads C’garh panel will also draft UCC report in MP
THE Madhya Pradesh government has constituted a sixmember committee to draft a bill on Uniform Civil Code (UCC), a move that came 12 days after Chhattisgarh, also under BJP rule, formed a similar panel.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Q4 RESULTS FY2026 CUB profit up 25% at ₹360 cr on rise in net interest margin
KUMBAKONAM-based City Union Bank on Tuesday reported a net profit of ₹360 crore in Q4FY26 against ₹288 crore during the same period a year ago, a 25% rise, driven by increase in core businesses.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
NHRC advises TN, 21 states to step up heatwave protection measures
DME instructs all govt medical colleges to set up spl wards to treat heat-related illnesses
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Pre-monsoon work planned in Cauvery basin to curb flooding
TAKING lessons from the impact of Cyclone Ditwah, which battered several delta districts during the 2025 monsoon, the Water Resources Department (WRD) has proposed to undertake pre-monsoon works across the Cauvery basin to prevent flood damage and improve water flow.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Plea to recover poll cost from multiple-seat candidates binned
THE Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition praying for directions to the Election Commission of India for action to recover the election expenditures from candidates if they contest from more than one constituency, stating there is no provision in the law for such recovery.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
No place for double standards, terror epicentres no longer immune: Rajnath
DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday declared that “terrorism epicentres are no longer immune to justifiable punishment” and asserted there could be “no place for double standards” in combating terror.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Worker dies, 4 in hospital after suspected gas leak at Tiruvallur ethanol unit
A 24-year-old worker from Odi-sha died and four others were hospitalised after inhaling toxic gas inside a water tank at an ethanol unit in Tiruvallur district, police said on Monday.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Career-ending injury to youngest ISL coach: Amogh’s tale
AT the age of 25, most youngsters may be at a crossroads in their life, still trying to figure out life.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
NEW ZEALAND FTA SHOWS WAY AHEAD WITH CHOICE OF GOODS, SPEED OF DEAL
THE free trade agreement signed between India and New Zealand on Monday aims to double bilateral trade to over $5 billion annually.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Iran says US no longer in position to dictate; Hormuz at heart of talks
IRAN said on Tuesday that the United States was no longer able to “dictate” what other countries do, as Washington weighed a new proposal from Tehran on unblocking the Strait of Hormuz.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
UNGA prez questions Trump plan
During meeting with Jaishankar, Baerbock takes a dig at ‘Board of Peace’ plan in West Asia
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
'No safe haven,' says Shah as drug lord linked to D-company deported
THE Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) secured the return of drug trafficker Mohammad Salim Dola linked to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim from Turkiye, in what the agency described as a major breakthrough under ‘Operation Global-Hunt’.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
1 lakh students enrolled in govt, aided schools
A total of 1,12,711 students have enrolled in government and government-aided schools across Tamil Nadu so far for the 2026-27 academic year.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Oral cancer in men rising in India: ICMR study
ORAL cancer in men, driven largely by persistent tobacco use, ison the rise in India, which is among several G20 countries showing an increasing trend, a recent global analysis by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Why your body craves sugar, fizz in summer
SUMMER cravings for sugar and fizzy drinks are driven by the body’s response to heat.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Predicate offence case closed last year
MINISTER I Periyasamy was booked under Sections 120 (B), 409 of IPC and Section 13 (2) r/w 13 (1) (c) and (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Section 109 of IPC for charges including criminal conspiracy and criminal misconduct over the allotment of plots under 15% government’s discretionary quota during his tenure as Minister for Housing in 2007-11, according to the petition.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Starmer wins Parliament vote, avoids ethics probe
BRITISH Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday won a crucial Parliament vote as MPs voted against a motion calling for him to face an ethics inquiry into his conduct.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
GUARD AGAINST MYTHOS BRAHMASTRA
N the Mahabharata, after the war at Kurukshetra, Ashvatthama and Arjuna each unleash the Brahmashirastra, a weapon of such power that Vyasa himself must intervene.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Viral rhythms by pre-teens
CHENNAI has long nurtured prodigies across fields.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
South panchayats outperform North on multiple parameters: Govt data
A new study has revealed that the South outperformed northern states in rural local governance across various parameters, including health, education, poverty alleviation, water and sanitation, and developments focused on women and children.
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April 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Aviation industry SOS as jet fuel prices zoom
Operations unsustainable, warn Air India, IndiGo and SpiceJet
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