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The New Indian Express Chennai
Cong plans to step up protests as SC turns down Natarajan’s plea
AFTER the Supreme Court dismissed Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s plea challenging the rejection of her nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha polls, the Congress is preparing to take its protest from the courtroom to the streets.
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Classmate stabs to death 16-year-old inside UP school
A Class 10 student was allegedly stabbed to death by a fellow student inside a school premises in the Chandauli district of eastern UP on Friday.
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Ultraviolette eyes 5L bikes a year; to set up plant in TN
ELECTRIC PUSH
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Vijay announces ₹135-cr Kuruvai spl package
CHIEF Minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday announced a ₹134.83-crore Kuruvai Special Package for farmers to support paddy cultivation in delta and non-delta districts.
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
C’garh gets ₹9.6K cr investment at investor meet
IN a move to position Chhattisgarh as India’s next hub for technology and high-growth manufacturing, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai’s ongoing industrial outreach clinched investment proposals worth ₹9,580 crore in Hyderabad.
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Staff giving us cold shoulder, say residents
RESIDENTS said the power cuts in the past two months, which has worsened in the recent days, have upended their daily life.
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Tehran’s grip over Strait of Hormuz loosening
IRAN’S stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz may be easing — and its own oil problems now seem to be mounting.
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Blackouts ‘powered’ by damaged cables & overload on transformers
Surge in demand puts strain on ageing infrastructure; quick fixes may not be possible for all glitches, say officials part of monitoring teams
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Woman cop booked in gold investment fraud
A woman police inspector attached to the Greater Chennai Police (GCP) has been booked by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in connection with •20-crore gold coin investment scam.
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
‘Errors in automatic patta transfer will be sorted out’
REVENUE Minister K A Sengottaiyan on Friday said the issues related to the automatic transfer of patta ownership after the registration of land documents would be resolved, and that the time required to issue pattas involving subdivision changes would be reduced to 15 days.
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Cyber crime cops get 1-day custody of Tiruchy Suriyaa
A magistrate court in Saidapet on Friday granted police one-day custody of Tiruchy Suriyaa Siva, arrested in a cyber crime case related to derogatory remarks made against a BJP functionary and her twin children.
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
PERIOD OF CONCERN
EVERY year, thousands of women take medicines to delay or pause their periods ahead of a wedding, long-haul flight, sports event, or simply for convenience.
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
4,399 days: A historic mandate, transforming India
ON June 10, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the longest-serving elected prime minister in India’s history, completing 4,399 consecutive days in office and surpassing the previous record held by Jawaharlal Nehru.
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Washington to cut assets provided to NATO: NYT
THE United States plans to slash the number of fighter jets and warships it provides to NATO in Europe, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
TVK functionary booked for sexual harassment
THE St Thomas Mount Police have registered a case against a TVK functionary for allegedly sexually harassing a woman who works in a corporation-run gym. The suspect, identified as Vembuli, has been expelled from the party.
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Nuke attack subs, 3 more Scorpenes on agenda during PM’s France visit
Spotlight may be on India’s ₹40,000 cr SSN programme as France keen to leverage expertise
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
This innovative fantasy works in shifts
FANTASY is an intriguing genre. The latest in the genre is director Aswin Kandasamy’s Double Occupancy, in which the protagonist is female by day and male by night.
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Centre’s reply sought on PIL seeking quashing of GO on Vande Mataram
THE Madras High Court on Friday directed the centre to file a counter-affidavit to the public interest litigation (PIL) petition praying for quashing a GO dated January 28, issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) regarding the rendition of Vande Mataram and National Anthem during state functions.
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
TNCA 1st Division: Vijay CC grab innings win
VIJAY CC won their opening match of the TNCA senior division league against Jolly Rovers CC at Guru Nanak College grounds on Friday.
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
AI-171 crash report wait gets longer
EXACTLY a year after Air India flight 171 crashed during takeoff at Ahmedabad, killing 260 passengers and crew, there was no closure for the family members of the victims as the much-awaited final probe report remained elusive.
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Court says no to CB-CID inquiry into SC man death
THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition seeking a CB-CID probe into the death of a Scheduled Caste (SC) youth, who died under suspicious circumstances in Pudukkottai on April 23.
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
GOVT CAPS DIESEL SALES TO CURB BLACK MARKETING
FUEL RETAILING
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Cabinet secretary reviews NEET-UG re-test preps
FOUR weeks after the NEET-UG paper leak scandal forced its cancellation, the government on Friday signalled it was leaving nothing to chance, with the Cabinet Secretary chairing yet another review and the NTA quietly rolling out a series of candidate-friendly changes for the June 21 NEET re-examination.
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Storm over health minister's remarks on pregnant women
“DID these pregnant women arrive at PBM Hospital in a critical condition, or did they come dancing and singing?” Health Minister Gajendra Singh’s remark has triggered a political storm in Rajasthan.
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
TN docs grapple with shortage of key cancer drugs
Oncologists turn to less-effective alternatives; state to issue tenders to replenish stock soon
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
18 days & ₹1.47 cr gone: Retired Gujarat official falls prey to digital arrest
WHAT began as a routine phone call turned into an 18-day nightmare for a retired professional in Gujarat’s Vadodara city, as cyber fraudsters posing as government officials allegedly held him under ‘digital arrest’ and duped him of ₹1.47 crore.
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June 13, 2026
The New Indian Express
PM tells Oppn CMs to work together for accelerating development journey
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi reportedly spent considerable time interacting with the chief ministers of Opposition-ruled states, much as he did with the CMs of BJP- and NDA-governed states, on the sidelines of NITI Aayog’s 11th Governing Council meeting on Thursday.
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express
Tap youth power for growth: PM
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked states to tap into India’s 70-crore youth population and convert this unique demographic dividend into a development dividend for the country’s progress.
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express
HC poser on Bengal LoP recognition
THE Calcutta High Court on Thursday questioned the legality of West Bengal Assembly speaker Rathindranath Bose's decision to recognise rebel Trinamool Congress MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as leader of the Opposition (LOP) without the consent of the TMC.
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June 12, 2026
The New Indian Express
CM's Niti push: SSA dues and youth skill plan
COMMITTING to work constructively with the centre while firmly safeguarding the interests of Tamil Nadu, CMC Joseph Vijay in his first speech at the Niti Aayog meeting on Thursday urged the centre to release ₹3,284-crore Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) funds without linking them to the implementation of National Education Policy or three-language system.
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