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'Psychopath' who killed 3 gunned down in UP
A ‘psycho killer’, who was arrested on Monday, was killed in encounter in UP as he tried to escape after snatching the firearm of policemen and opening fire on them while he was being taken for a crime scene recreation near Kuchhman railway station under Sakaldiha police station in Chandauli district.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
'Provocative remarks': TN cyber wing asks X to remove 18 URLs
DAYS before TVK president C Joseph Vijay assumed office as the chief minister, the TN police’s Cyber Crime Wing issued a takedown notice to X Corp seeking the suspension of 18 URLs linked to posts by several users, including YouTuber Maridhas and multiple DMK supporters.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
1/3 of preventive detenues in '24 were Dalits
ONE-THIRD of all prisoners held under preventive detention in Tamil Nadu’s prisons belong to the historically oppressed Scheduled Caste communities.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Two charred bodies found near Rayakottai in Krishnagiri
IN a suspected case of murder, two men were found charred to death near Rayakottai at two different places on Monday.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Losing weight is all about balance
SOCIETAL expectations, peer pressure, comparison culture, unrealistic lifestyle goals and misconceptions about fitness are driving a growing number of people to pursue weight loss.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
U.S. AND FRENCH EVACUEES TEST HANTAVIRUS +VE
AN American citizen and a French woman evacuated from the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak have tested positive, officials said, as the repatriation operation continued on Monday.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
DC’s Axar & Miller spoil Punjab’s party
HALF-CENTURIES from skipper Axar Patel and David Miller powered Delhi Capitals to a thrilling three-wicket win over Punjab Kings and kept their slim playoff hopes alive in the Indian Premier League here on Monday.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Will VCK remain in INDIA bloc? Decision in 2 weeks
A day after extending support to TVK even as confirming that VCK is continuing with the DMK alliance, VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan on Sunday night said the party is now ina position to decide whether to stay with the Congress in the INDIA bloc or continue with the DMK alliance.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
EXCESS FAT MAY NOT ALWAYS BE REASON FOR WAISTLINE GAIN
EFORE starting any diet or weight-loss programme, individuals should first undergo a basic medical and nutritional assessment, including evaluation of body weight, waist circumference, body composition, fluid status, and overall health status.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Quarantine centre for infected strays set up at Perungudi
The facility will ensure immediate medical intervention, and can house 100 canines
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
PM calls for unity beyond politics
At Somnath Amrut Parv, he says countries across globe unite to rebuild civilisational identity
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
GUY PEARCE, HANNAH WADDINGHAM TO LEAD THE TELLER
ACTORS Guy Pearce (The Brutalist) and Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso), along with Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All At Once), are set to headline an upcoming thriller titled The Teller.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Docs, nurses want new TN govt to fill vacancies in GHs
Say manpower shortage unaddressed despite rising patient numbers
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
HC reserves orders on Periakaruppan’s petition against TVK’s win by one vote
THE Madras High Court has reserved orders on the writ petitions filed by senior DMK leader KR Periakaruppan, who lost by one vote to TVK’s R Sreenivasa Sethupathi in Tirupattur Assembly segment in Sivaganga, over a disputed postal ballot in the recently-concluded election.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
US FTA likely after USTR investigations
AUS trade delegation is likely to visit India soon for the next round of negotiations on the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA), with discussions expected to cover all pending issues, including Washington’s Section 301 investigations against India, a source in the commerce ministry said.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
1-man judicial panel to probe Bargi tragedy
13 DEATHS
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
India Inc bats for economic resilience, energy security
At a time when the West Asia crisis is disrupting global energy markets and supply chains, India Inc’s leaders like Gautam Adani, Sunil Bharti Mittal on Monday called for greater economic resilience, reduced import dependence and accelerated investments in domestic capabilities, to align India Inc’s goal with the Centre’s push for self-reliance.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Sanskrit must, Punjabi optional in Army schools trigger Punjab outrage
THE Army Public Schools in Punjab have introduced Sanskrit as a compulsory subject and made Punjabi optional, triggering strong reactions from parents as well as education and language advocacy groups.
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May 12, 2026
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TMC strongman, former minister held in municipal service recruitment scam
THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday arrested former TMC minister Sujit Bose in West Bengal on charges of alleged municipal service recruitment scam.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Shanmugam’s group willing to support TVK
HOWEVER, around 6.15 pm, the group of MLAs supporting Velumani and Shanmugam met the pro-tem speaker and submitted a letter written by Velumani, stating that he was elected the leader of the legislature party by a ‘majority’ of the newly-elected MLAs at a meeting held on May 9.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
FOUR OF FAMILY KILLED AS LORRY RAMS CAR IN COIMBATORE, 1 HURT
FOUR members of a family, including a teenage girl, were killed and one boy sustained injuries in a head-on collision between a car and a lorry on the Pollachi-Palladam main road near Negamam in Coimbatore district on Monday afternoon.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Laurence Fishburne joins cast of Interference
MATRIX-fame Laurence Fishburne has joined the cast of a crime thriller titled Interference.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
SC bins plea against CBI probe into scam under Balaji’s term
IN a major setback to former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition challenging the Madras High Court order directing a CBI probe into the alleged % 397-crore scam in transformers procurement during his tenure as the state’s power minister.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
'Amend rules to include NOTA for local body polls'
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has given six months to the state government to make necessary amendments in the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Elections) Rules, 1995, to incorporate the ‘NOTA’ (None Of The Above) option on EVMs, ballot papers and related forms of all forthcoming local body elections in the state.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Trump to visit China for talks with Xi from May 13 to 15
DONALD Trump will pay an official visit to China from May 13 to 15 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Monday.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Of motorcycles and mythmaking
Director Ritwik Pareek on finding fiction in the bizarre story of Bullet Baba, meeting Anurag Kashyap, and being inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
THE CHARM OF SOFT FURNISHINGS
SPACES are layered boxes. Each element in it curates the function, visual appearance, and feeling that is experienced there. While hard furnishings constitute the structure and larger pieces that are built-in and often immovable, soft furnishings constitute the smaller, textured, fabric oriented, more fluid components of a space. Upholstery, rugs, carpets, cushions, draperies, curtains, and throws are all soft furnishings that help in bringing out the character of the space.
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Vijay, Udhaya & EPS take oath as MLAs in Assembly
10 members including min forget election certificate, sworn in later
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
CM keeps home, finance and health as portfolios allocated
WEST Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday distributed cabinet portfolios among the five ministers— Dilip Ghosh, Agnimitra Paul, Nisith Pramanik, Ashok Kirtaniaand Kshudiram
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May 12, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
New Bengal govt clears land transfer for border fencing
THE new BJP government in West Bengal, in its first cabinet meeting, approved the long-delayed transfer of land to the BSF for fencing along the border with Bangladesh.
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