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The New Indian Express Madurai
Investors turn bullish on IndiGo shares
WITH headwinds of West Asia conflict now behind and global crude oil prices, including jet fuel prices, having come down significantly, investors have turned bullish on shares of IndiGo, rising about 22% in the past one month, one of the highest among Nifty50 and Sensex constituents.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Prime Ministers Museum to celebrate 105th birth anniv of Narasimha Rao
AS part of the 105th birth anniversary celebrations of former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao, an exhibition is being organised at the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya (the museum on prime ministers) in New Delhi.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
They hugged my son to check if he had knife, mom of caste murder victim tells panel
“AMMA, four people are hacking me.” Those were the last words V Vijayakumar, a 22-year-old BC man, screamed over phone to his mother Vasantha in 2013, moments before he was murdered in Tirunelveli after being lured to a spot with the promise of marriage with the love of his life.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
MSMEs in India: The Unfinished Agenda
India is a diverse country full of nuances, and its so-called \"MSME\" sector is no exception to this quirky tapestry.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
US assured India of stable AI technology access: IT secretary
WEEKS after the US curtailed access to Anthropic’s AI models worldwide, including in India, Washington has assured New Delhi that technology access, once granted, will not be abruptly withdrawn. The commitment was conveyed by US officials during talks with India, according to IT Secretary S Krishnan.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
NIA files chargesheet against 11 from JMB offshoot for spreading terror
THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against 11 accused in connection with a terror conspiracy orchestrated by a branch of the banned Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorist organisation.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Vijay flags off anti-drug marathon, runs 3km
NEARLY 15,000 persons participated in the anti-drug awareness mini marathon themed ‘Start Run, Stop Drugs’, flagged off by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Wimbledon: Serena to face 20-year-old
SERENA Williams will face an opponent less than half her age when she plays 20-year-old Maya Joint in the first round at Wimbledon for her first singles match in nearly four years.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
MAKE SMALLER VIP CONVOYS THE RULE, NOT EXCEPTIONS
THE VVIP convoy culture is like a slow-spreading blot on India’s democratic fabric.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Govt crackdown on firm in Kota maternal deaths
EVEN as the World Health Organization (WHO) has sought a report from India on the deaths of five women following Cesarean section in Rajasthan, the Centre has cracked down on Jackson Laboratories, the company that supplied fake oxytocin injections to the hospital in Kota where the maternal deaths took place.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Nikam to lead Maha side in Pune murder case
MAHARASHTRA CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday directed that the Pune murder case be conducted in a fast-track court for speedy justice to Ketan Agarwal, who was allegedly murdered by his fiancee, Siya Goyal, at Lohagad Fort in Lonavala on June 18.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
NDPS Act to be amended to check loopholes used by narco rings: Shah
CALLING for a ruthless approach against drug peddlers and suppliers, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the Centre has been working on a bill to amend the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act to plug loopholes exploited by narco syndicates and consultations with all stakeholders are underway for this purpose.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
India in direland: World champs handed shock loss
OCCASIONALLY Ireland have shocked heavyweights including England, South Africa and Pakistan in T20Is. But they never managed to do that against India in the past 17 years since they played their maiden match against the Asian giants in 2009.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
A year on, govt recognises 6 soldiers killed in Op Sindoor
MORE than a year after Operation Sindoor, the government has officially recorded the names of the six military personnel who made the supreme sacrifice during the four-day war by including them in the roll of honour at the National War Memorial.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Army, IAF join rescue ops in Venezuela
INDIA on Friday launched Operation Amistad, dispatching two Indian Air Force (IAF) C-17 Globemaster strategic airlifters carrying an Army field hospital, a 41-member specialised medical contingent and over 35 tonnes of relief material to the earthquake-ravaged Venezuela.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Ukraine launches major nighttime raid on Russia
UKRAINE launched a major nighttime attack on a dozen Russian regions, Russian-held Crimea and the surrounding seas, Moscow’s Defence Ministry said Friday, in what appeared to be one of Kyiv’s biggest drone assaults since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion more than four years ago.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Question mark over Raj local body elections
AHEAD of municipal and panchayat elections in Rajasthan, the government has officially approved the creation of 76 new municipalities and sanctioned 684 new posts to operationalise them.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
HC issues guidelines on handling surrogacy cases
HOLDING that the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, is a “beneficial legislation” to address the growing problem of infertility, the Madras High Court has issued guidelines for judicial magistrates who handle petitions under the Act for granting consequential rights to the parents involved in the process of surrogacy.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
RBI ISSUES FINAL CREDIT DERIVATIVES FRAMEWORK
THE Reserve Bank of India on Friday issued the final framework for credit derivatives, allowing resident non-retail users to freely use credit default swaps (CDS) and total return swaps (TRS) without restrictions on end-use, while permitting insurance companies, pension funds, mutual funds, alternative investment funds (AIFs) and foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to act as protection sellers.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Minister denies use of drugs in cricket stadium
MINISTER for Human Resources Management D Sarathkumar on Friday denied allegations of drug use at a cricket stadium, saying a two-year-old video of him crushing a white substance with a credit card has been deliberately misrepresented.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Apple’s price hike unlikely to impact demand in India
FOLLOWING Apple’s price hike, analysts believe it is unlikely to impact iPhone sales in the country.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Australia enter last-32 after draw
AUSTRALIA qualified for the World Cup knockout rounds after battling to a 0-0 draw with Paraguay in Santa Clara to claim second place in Group D.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
PE investments in realty fall 23% to $1.13 bn in H1, 2026
PRIVATE equity (PE) investments in Indian real estate sector fell 23% year-on-year to $1.13 billion in the first half of 2026 against $1.47 billion in H1 of 2025 as the investors are engaging in more selective capital deployment due to elevated global interest rate, tighter financial conditions and heightened geopolitical uncertainty.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
VHP denies rumour on resignation of Champat Rai
AMID intense speculation over the resignation of Vishwa Hindu Parishad vice president and Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra general secretary Champat Rai following the arrest of eight persons over donation theft, VHP spokesperson Vijay Shankar Tiwari on Friday emphatically denied it.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Shirse scorches track in heat, Odisha win relay
THE hot and humid conditions have turned the National Inter-State Senior Athletics championships into a tough test for both human endurance and their ability to adapt.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Emotional moment for Ecuador coach Beccacece
WITH his long blonde hair flowing in the wind, Ecuador coach Sebastian Beccacece made a beeline for the stands.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
Stolen pistol clue: IAF officer nabbed 2 yrs after ₹1.5 cr robbery in Gujarat
GUJARAT Police have solved one of the city’s most sensational unsolved armed robbery cases nearly two years after a businessman was shot in broad daylight and robbed of ₹1.51 crore in the bustling Ahmedabad City’s Manek Chowk area.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
26 families return home in Narayanpur, Bastar on edge
THE tense standoff witnessed in Bharanda village of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh was finally defused late on Thursday night after a grueling 12-hour negotiation driven by the district administration and senior police officials.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
CENTRE & STATE MUST FUND HYD’BAD METRO TOGETHER
TELANGANA Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s recent meetings in Delhi with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Urban Development Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy finally broke the deadlock between the Centre and the state over funding the Hyderabad Metro Rail project.
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June 26, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai
CO of Rashtriya Rifles, other ranks booked for bashing cops
JAMMU and Kashmir police on Thursday booked 40 army men from 17 Rashtriya Rifles, including its Commanding Officer, a Major and a Naib Subedar for allegedly “assaulting police officers and damaging public property” in a police station in the mountainous Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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