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The New Indian Express Chennai
1 killed, 25 injured as BJP, Cong workers clash in Ballari over banner installation
A 32-year-old man died after a private gunman of Ballari City Congress MLA Nara Bharath Reddy opened fire during a clash between BJP and Congress supporters in Ballari on Thursday evening.
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January 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
HC bins plea on licence renewal of homeopathy practitioners
THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by a homeopathy medical practitioner challenging a notification issued by the Tamil Nadu Homeopathy Medical Council on September 23, 2025, calling for applications from homeopathy practitioners to renew their registration certificates.
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January 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Tusker dies in fight with another jumbo in MTR
A 40-year-old tusker died following a fight with another elephant at Thorapalli in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) on Thursday morning.
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January 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
1st Vande Bharat sleeper train to run in election-bound states
WITH Assembly polls due in Assam and West Bengal in early 2026, the first Vande Bharat sleeper train is set to begin operations between Guwahati in Assam and Howrah in West Bengal later this month.
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January 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
K’taka puts off house plan for evicted Kogilu residents
Homes to be provided only after document verification, says minister
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January 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
1,000 detained in police crackdown during teachers' protest for equal pay
EVEN as people remained in a celebratory mood as the state rang in the New Year, secondary grade teachers demanding equal pay for equal work continued their protest for the seventh consecutive day on Thursday.
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January 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
After 16-yr delay, Radha Nagar rly subway to be opened on January 7
Underpass to allow 2-way traffic; GST Road bus stand being shifted 5 metres closer to rly platform
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January 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
'For cancer-stricken dad': Nobbs’ story
HAVING a parent battling cancer is never easy.
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January 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
IT'S A BIG YEAR & WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT
Priority is to keep body fit by training even during tournaments, says the badminton star as he gears up for an action-packed calendar
3 min |
January 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
NDA allies won't be part of Shah's TN programme
LEADERS of NDA constituent parties will not be part of the events scheduled during Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Pudukkottai and Tiruchy on January 4 and 5 respectively.
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January 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
IAF gets MiG series veteran as new vice chief & two CiCs
THE Indian Air Force on Thursday witnessed significant changes at the top leadership level with the appointment of a new Vice Chief of the Air Staff and two new Air Officers Commanding-in-Chief, marking an important transition within the force.
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January 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Hindu businessman critically injured in another mob attack in Bangladesh
A 50-year-old Hindu businessman, Khokon Chandra Das, was critically injured after being attacked by a group of assailants in Shariatpur district of Bangladesh, on the night of December 31, local media reported.
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January 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Vodafone Idea receives ₹638 crore GST notice
TELECOM service provider Vodafone Idea (VIL) on Thursday said it has received a GST penalty order of nearly ₹638 crore from the Office of the Additional Commissioner, Central Goods and Services Tax, Ahmedabad.
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January 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Unions invited for talks as indefinite strike looms
Govt likely to offer 'assured pension scheme' as alternative to OPS
1 min |
January 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
All set for RNG Sahithya Samman today
THE Ramnath Goenka Sahithya Samman (RNGSS) 2025 is homebound.
1 min |
January 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
India, Pak share nuclear site details
Also exchange prisoners' list in continuation of decades-old practice for building confidence
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January 02, 2026
The New Indian Express
Thadagam brick kilns face penalty of up to ₹12 cr
A draft report prepared by the TNPCB with The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi on the estimation of the environmental degradation and estimated cost for restoration of degraded ecosystem in Thadagam Valley by brick kilns has estimated the 'compensation', to be paid by the kilns, between ₹4.39 lakh and ₹12.28 crore for each unit.
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January 01, 2026
The New Indian Express
Sharply confrontational political landscape in '26 likely
THE year 2025 was far from calm for India.
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January 01, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Cong says China’s war mediation claim concerning, seeks PM reply
AS controversy rages on about US President Donald Trump’s claim that his administration had a role in securing a ceasefire between India and Pakistan after days of military conflict, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recent statement about Beijing also stepping in to defuse tensions has triggered Opposition ire.
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January 01, 2026
The New Indian Express
REGIONAL LEADERS MAY TAKE THE CENTRESTAGE
With many states going to polls, watch out for Oppn leaders who may emerge as a key force in national politics
2 min |
January 01, 2026
The New Indian Express
A LAW AGAINST CASTE KILLINGS
As new year dawns, TNIE lists out 10 matters that deserve more attention in TN in 2026, including renewed focus on primary health care, humane control of stray dog population and strict enforcement of road rules
1 min |
January 01, 2026
The New Indian Express
Zia laid to rest as thousands of mourners bid farewell
Leaders from Pakistan, Nepal and other neighbouring countries, diplomats, top political and military brass attended funeral at Manik Mia Avenue
1 min |
January 01, 2026
The New Indian Express
It's do or die for Palaniswami
FOR AIADMK general secretary and former CM Edappadi K Palaniswami, it's a door-die situation, as 2026 is the year of Assembly elections.
1 min |
January 01, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Publishers allotted 980 stalls at book fair
WITH the much-awaited 49th Chennai Book Fair set to begin on January 8, the Booksellers and Publishers Association of South India (Bapasi) has allotted 980 stalls to publishers, including state and central government departments.
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January 01, 2026
The New Indian Express
Over 70 injured in head-on collision between 'trains' in Chamoli dist tunnel
OVER 70 people were injured, eight of them severely, after a head-on collision between two 'trains' on the same track of an upcoming hydroelectric power plant tunnel in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district.
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January 01, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
NEW WORLD ORDER
STARTING Pint 2026
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January 01, 2026
The New Indian Express
CHANGE OF GUARD
TAMIL cinema in 2025 was, in retrospect, a watershed year.
5 min |
January 01, 2026
The New Indian Express
PROBE KOGILU EVICTION, ADDRESS RIGHTS ISSUE
ENCROACHMENT of government land in north Bengaluru’s Kogilu Layout, the eviction of about 200 Muslim, Dalit and Christian families, and demolition of their houses have resulted in a political brouhaha with national and international dimensions, diverting attention from the main issues of human rights violation, livelihood and possible corruption among civic authorities.
1 min |
January 01, 2026
The New Indian Express
Lotus on two-leaf stem
Tamil Nadu has long been the BJP's Achilles' heel.
1 min |
January 01, 2026
The New Indian Express
INDIA IMPOSES 11-12% DUTY ON STEEL IMPORTS
INDIA has imposed a safeguard duty of 11-12% on select steel imports for a period of three years, as a measure to protect the domestic industry from dumping of the cheaper overseas shipments, particularly from China, Nepal and Vietnam, notified the finance ministry on Tuesday.
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