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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 Chennai
U.S. ANNOUNCES TROOP REVIEW, RAPS NATO ALLIES
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at NATO allies on Thursday, announcing a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe whose outcome will depend on how fast the Europeans take responsibility for their own security.
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June 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
TN to hold ‘social justice’ survey after caste enumeration
THE TVK government, on Thursday, promised to conduct a ‘social justice’ survey after the union government completes the caste enumeration along with the ongoing population census.
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June 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
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 Chennai
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 Chennai
Double whammy for Mamata, TMC
Ex-sports minister seeks freezing of party account ● HC approves Speaker’s decision on LoP
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June 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
SpaceX spending $60 billion to buy Cursor
SPACEX has agreed to acquire AI coding startup Cursor in a $60 billion all-stock deal, marking one of the biggest acquisitions involving a venture-backed software company and signalling a wider push into artificial intelligence beyond rockets and satellites.
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June 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Court bins plea over faith of candidates in reserved seats
THE Madras High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Hindu Makkal Katchi leader Arjun Sampath seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to restrict candidates in reserved constituencies to those professing Hinduism, Sikhism and Buddhism.
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June 19, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Guv’s address reflection of growing rapport between TVK govt & BJP-led centre: Udhaya
DMK, AIADMK call Arlekar’s address mere promotion for the ruling party, while Left & MDMK welcome announcements
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June 19, 2026
The New Indian Express
LESSONS FROM MAKING & BREAKING OF POLITICAL PARTIES
Weak intra-party bonding, lack of distinctive ideology and electors’ indifference have made it easier to break parties. The fate of popular movements that become electoral entities remains mixed
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express
Austin Powers returns
MIKE Myers recently reprised his iconic role as Austin Powers/Dr Evil in a new advertisement.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express
Speaker says he will hear Abhishek side on June 19
LOK Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday invited Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee for a meeting on June 19 to hear his case on the split in the former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led party, parliamentary sources said.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express
EVERYTHING TO KNOW ABOUT THE KAILASH MANSAROVAR YATRA
THE Kailash Mansarovar Yatra is considered one of the most profound spiritual journeys in the Himalayas, combining devotion, endurance and a rare experience of high-altitude landscapes.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express
CARTOGRAPHY OF INDIA'S FUTURE
IN his one-paragraph fable ‘On Exactitude in Science’, Jorge Luis Borges imagines an empire whose cartographers become so obsessed with accuracy that they produce a map as large as the empire itself.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express
OARS OF OPPORTUNITIES
WATER changes its meaning with each wave, and so does our relationship with it.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express
AS RAINFALL DEFICIT SPREADS, REWORK CROP STRATEGIES, BUILD LONG-TERM RESILIENCE
AS El Niño conditions strengthen in the Pacific, India’s monsoon is showing signs of strain across a dozen states.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express
Uddhav Sena stares at split, issues whip for meet today
IN a rerun of the TMC crisis, leaders of Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena as well as the rebel faction met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla separately on Wednesday, each staking claim to legitimacy.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express
Pongal cash, subsidy trap TNCSC in ₹27K-cr debt
BANK borrowings that funded the state’s Pongal cash gift and special Public Distribution System (PDS) — under which pulses and cooking oil are supplied at subsidised rates through ration shops — have saddled the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) with a ₹27,181 crore debt as of March this year.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express
Two ex-DGPs quit key posts amid govt's rejig
TWO senior retired IPS officers, including former Director General of Police (DGP) Shankar Jiwal, resigned from key positions in state government bodies on Wednesday amid an ongoing administrative reshuffle by the TVK government.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express
PREVENTION OF ELDER ABUSE NEEDS ALL-SOCIETY APPROACH
AS India is greying at a faster clip, it is witnessing a worrying rise in the abuse of elders.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Downblending enriched uranium, Lebanon peace part of US-Iran pact
US discloses terms of MoU, indicates possibility of in-person signing by Trump & Pezeshkian
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
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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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Madurai police perform youth’s last rites 102 days after ‘custodial death’
Cremation carried out as per HC order; Aakash’s family members detained briefly for protest
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
₹5-cr worth meth found in unclaimed parcel
CUSTOMS officials seized 5 kg of crystal methamphetamine, valued at around ₹5 crore, from an unclaimed parcel at the International Cargo Terminal of Chennai airport on Tuesday and launched an investigation to trace those behind the smuggling attempt.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Relax plan norm for high-rises in other cities too, says Credai
WELCOMING the decision vesting powers with the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) to grant planning permission for High-Rise Building (HRB) projects within the Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA), the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (Credai) has urged the state government to extend a similar approach to other cities in Tamil Nadu as well.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Sewage causing Palar river froth: PCB to NGT
THE Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has informed the southern bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the recurring incidences of frothing in the Palar river near Marapattu village in Tirupathur district is largely caused by untreated sewage discharged into the river, and that the board has commissioned a scientific study to determine the exact reasons.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
S Korea firm meets CM to fast-track Thoothukudi shipbuilding project
HD Hyundai executives review progress of $4bn project, discuss steps with Vijay and officials
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Two good: Mbappe inspires France
FOR 45 minutes, Kylian Mbappe and France had looked dull and lacking ideas.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Govt sells 5% in GIC via OFS, to garner ₹3k crore
THE government on Wednesday said it has sold a five per cent stake in the public sector reinsurance company, the General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC), with an enthusiastic response from investors to the offer for sale.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
State launches PG Diploma course in Climate Change
The state has launched a first-of-its-kind Post Graduate Diploma in Climate Change and Sustainability, exclusively for Chief Minister’s Green Fellows, with an aim to strengthen the state’s climate leadership and environmental governance capacity.
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