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The New Indian Express Chennai
AIADMK rift: Notice issued to speaker
THE Madras High Court has ordered notice to the speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and the other respondents on the petitions filed by the AIADMK challenging the speaker’s decision to accept the resignation of four of its MLAs who quit to join the ruling TVK, allegedly due to horse trading.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
House panel urges govt to increase spending on education to 6% of GDP
EXPRESSING concern over the current allocation for higher education, a parliamentary panel has recommended that spending on education be increased to 6% of GDP as envisaged under the National Education Policy (NEP).
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Putin hosts ASEAN leaders in Kazan to deepen ties
RUSSIA’s President Vladimir Putin is hosting leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at a meeting Wednesday that seeks to bolster business and other ties with members of the regional bloc.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
PM urges priority to safety of seafarers in talks with Trump
Stresses importance of keeping Hormuz open; trade deal close, says US prez
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
The naked truth
SHAME is the Sword of Damocles that looms over our heads, following us like a stubborn mid-afternoon shadow as we trudge through life.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
MAJESTIC. MAGIC. MESSI.
As the 38-year-old reminded the world once again why he is football royalty, Swaroop Swaminathan tries to make sense of his longevity & why it is a privilege to watch him live...
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Quiet outing for Ron
THE spotlight was on Ronaldo and Portugal as they began their World Cup campaign at Houston Stadium on Wednesday.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Rahul slams edu system in Kota, kicks off protest
LoP says 5 exams cost families as much as budgets of five ministries
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
‘Op Tiger’ likely to boost Shinde Sena stake in NDA
AFTER the Operation Tiger becomes successful, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s position in the NDA will be strengthened.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
NSE files IPO papers with SEBI, full issue to be OFS
Offering is believed to be one of the largest in capital mkt history
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Tesla opens experience centre in Hyderabad
EXPANDING footprint in India, US electric carmaker Tesla on Wednesday opened its fifth Experience Center in Hyderabad’s IT hub, HITEC City, Knowledge City Madhapur.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Quantum computing centre to come up at AU
ANNA University is in the process of setting up a Quantum Computing Centre, in collaboration with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), which will be operational in the current academic year.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Toddler dies as mom's dupatta gets caught in bike's wheel
A one-and-a-half-year-old boy died while his parents sustained serious injuries after the motorcycle they were travelling on crashed near Thiruporur in Chengalpattu district on Tuesday evening.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Indo axed from Pacific Command
THE Trump administration has renamed its largest unified military command from the US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) back to the US Pacific Command (PACOM), reversing an eight-year-old designation that had come to symbolise India’s growing role in Washington’s strategic thinking.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
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 Chennai
Premium valuations for AI acquisitions
INDIAN information technology services companies paid premium valuations for acquisitions focused on artificial intelligence and engineering capabilities in FY26, as firms increased spending on specialised talent, intellectual property and platforms.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
TNEB holds talks with IIT experts on power grid
THE Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) on Wednesday held discussions with experts from IIT Madras on strengthening the state’s power grid and ensuring the smooth integration of increasing wind and solar power generation.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
21 mn hectares of land restored, goal achieved
INDIA successfully achieved its initial Bonn Challenge target of restoring over 21.76 million hectares (mha) of degraded and deforested land, saving it from desertification, and is on track to meet the second target of restoring an additional 5 mha by 2030.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Laura Dern-Jonathan Bailey film adds cast members
WE had earlier reported that a film based on the legal case involving chemical company Monsanto is in development.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
TN and IN-SPACe ink deal to set up facility for space systems
TAMIL NADU has signed an agreement with the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) to set up a Common Technical Facility (CTF) for space systems manufacturing at Allikulam, near the proposed spaceport site at Kulasekarapattinam in Thoothukudi district.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Consequences of a ‘joke’
DURING a show by comedian Pranit More in Gurugram earlier this month, a 22-year-old audience member named Himanshu Jangra quipped that having spent –370 on a biryani during a date with a woman, he ought to have received more value for money in the form of sexual favours.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
‘Govt yet to pay TNCSC subsidy amount needed to settle borrowings’
SOURCES said the government has not proportionately increased budgetary allocations and instead directed the TNCSC to bridge the funding gap through borrowings. The outstanding loans of TNCSC increased from ₹17,500 crore in 2021-22 to ₹27,181 crore as of March 2026.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Party will be launched after 50L join ‘We the Leaders’, says Annamalai
WE the Leaders founder K Annamalai on Wednesday said that steps to convert the movement launched on June 5 into a political party would begin after enrolling 50 lakh members and added that the movement’s activities will begin in July, starting with a ‘‘war on drugs’’.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
ED conducts searches at 8 locations in ₹400-crore ponzi scheme probe
THE Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Tuesday, conducted searches at eight business and residential premises across Chennai, Erode, Coimbatore and Krishnagiri districts in connection with a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged ₹400-crore ponzi scheme operated under the banner of M/s Unique Exports.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
The Pitt Season 3 enters production
SEASON three of The Pitt has commenced production.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Don’t buy, sell unlisted stocks through unrecognised platforms, warns SEBI
CAPITAL market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Wednesday cautioned investors against buying and selling securities of unlisted public companies through electronic platforms and websites that facilitate such transactions, saying these platforms are neither recognised nor authorised by the market regulator.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Sathyavan Savithri to hit theatres in July
THE legal drama Sathyavan Savithri, now in its post-production, is all set to hit theatres on July 24.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Vattavada: Kerala's vegetable village
LOCATED in the Idukki district, just around 45 kilometres across the ridge from Munnar, this little-known village feels like a world away from the state’s more frequented tourist destinations.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
You can now pay property tax, water bills using corpn's Whatsapp chatbot
THE Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has announced that city residents can now pay their property tax as well as water and sewerage charges through the civic body’s official WhatsApp chatbot number — 9445061913.
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June 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Maximum City has only 40 days of water left, major curbs enforced
A combination of delayed monsoon arrival, zero rainfall in key catchment areas this season, and rapid depletion of reservoir storage—exacerbated by El Niño conditions—has pushed Mumbai’s seven-lake water supply system to a critical threshold, with the water stock effectively nearing the bottom level and leaving only about 40 days of supply for the city, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
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