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The New Indian Express Chennai
Silver linings
Radhika Bihani Kabra's festive collection of silver jewellery is elegant, versatile and designed to stand out
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
A ‘frozen’ sperm bank of hope in the race to save cheetahs
FOR 35 years, American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing specimens in a cheetah sperm bank in Namibia, hoping conservationists never have to use them.
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December 05, 2025
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Putin flags ‘unacceptable’ terms in US plan amid renewed bid to end war
Key differences remain on borders and how Ukraine will be shielded from future attacks
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December 05, 2025
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Dozens of flights hit at Chennai airport as op issues continue
CHENNAI International Airport suffered a fresh wave of disruption on Thursday, with dozens of flights delayed or cancelled from the early hours, as operational difficulties continued to ripple through. Between midnight and 9am on December 4, at least 13 arriving and 11 departure flights recorded delays ranging from 18 minutes to over three hours, according to internal airport movement logs.
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December 05, 2025
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No NRC, detention camps in Bengal: Didi ups ante
TMC chief says BJP playing religious politics over SIR ahead of polls
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December 05, 2025
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Admiral denies 'kill them all' order to Congress
A Navy admiral told lawmakers Thursday that there was no “kill them all” order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as Congress scrutinizes an attack that killed two survivors of an initial strike on an alleged drug boat in international waters near Venezuela.
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December 05, 2025
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Raj govt replaces jail term for minor violations with monetary penalties
THE Rajasthan Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Rajasthan Jan Vishwas Ordinance, a major reform aimed at reducing litigation and promoting greater “ease of living” and “ease of doing business” in the state.
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December 05, 2025
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Prior sanction now must for prosecuting all cops
THE state government issued a notification on Wednesday under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) to make prior sanction from the government necessary for the prosecution of police personnel of any rank for any alleged offence committed by them while acting or purporting to act in discharge of official duty.
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December 05, 2025
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Half of NSE 500 stocks trading 30% below peak levels
MORE than half of the companies in the NSE 500 index are currently trading at least 30% below their all-time peak levels, with many stocks continuing to hit fresh lows. This occurs even as the benchmark indices — the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 — reached record highs in recent sessions. According to market experts, the rally in the market is primarily led by select bluechips while the overall sentiment, especially in the small-cap segment, remains muted.
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December 05, 2025
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Expansion Plan ASG Eye Hosp to invest ₹2k cr to open 600 clinics by 2030
INDIA’S leading superspeciality eyecare chain ASG Eye Hospital has targeted to invest ₹2,000 crore to increase its footprint from 200 clinics to 600 clinics by 2030.
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December 05, 2025
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HC grants bail to former DU prof Hany Babu in Bhima Koregaon case
THE Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to former Delhi University professor Hany Babu, an accused in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad case, on the grounds of incarceration of over five years without trial.
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December 05, 2025
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COMPONENT SHORTAGE, PRODUCT DELAYS TO DENT SMARTPHONE INDUSTRY GROWTH IN ZO26
GLOBAL smartphone shipments in 2026 are expected to decline 0.9% against the previous projection of 1.2% growth, IDC said in its latest report. The downward revision in forecast is mainly due to component shortages and changes in product launch schedules.
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December 05, 2025
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5 jumbo deaths in Pernambut this month, probe on
THE carcasses of three elephants, including a calf, were found in a decomposed state in the private Bhaimala forest, under the Pernambut forest range here on Thursday, during a patrol by the forest department field staff.
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December 05, 2025
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Selection, bad timing, NADA presence behind mess
KIUG supposed to be for last academic session students; athletics, wrestling & weightlifting most affected because of doping history; other sports also affected
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December 05, 2025
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BUILDING A DATA FORTRESS WITH A FLAWED DESIGN
The new digital personal data protection framework institutionalises a surveillance apparatus. The State can access citizens’ private information without any clear responsibility to protect it smartly
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December 05, 2025
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Victims of STF harassment to get ₹2.6 cr relief
THE state government has sanctioned ₹2.59 crore as compensation for the victims of alleged excesses by the special task force (STF) during the hunt for forest brigand Veerappan.
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December 05, 2025
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Asia flood toll hits 1,500, deforestation blamed
THE death toll from last week's catastrophic floods and landslides in parts of Asia surged past 1,500 on Thursday as rescue teams raced to reach survivors isolated by the disaster with hundreds of people still unaccounted for across the region.
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December 05, 2025
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Biren warns of existential crisis, tribes flag illegal influx
POPPY CULTIVATION ROW Former Manipur CM N Biren Singh warns of an existential crisis, linking recurrent floods to large-scale forest destruction for poppy cultivation
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December 05, 2025
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Dealer-point registration gets off the mark, but vehicle sales enter slow lane
AFTER initial reluctance, the state has fully implemented dealer-point registration for new non-transport vehicles, eliminating the need for physical inspection by motor vehicle inspectors at regional transport offices (RTO).
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December 05, 2025
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Tusker touches illegal power fence, dies
A 10-year-old tusker was electrocuted to death on a farmland at Kadayaratti in Bargur hills in Erode on Thursday morning.
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December 05, 2025
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Congress ousts MLA Rahul from primary membership
Kerala party chief wants disgraced legislator to resign from Assembly
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December 05, 2025
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Petitioner blames cops for not obeying HC order
JUSTICE Swaminathan passed the ruling a few hours after a two-judge bench of Justices G Jayach-andran and KK Ramakrishnan, in an appeal filed by the TN government, upheld the single judge’s order dated December 3, directing the contempt petitioner Rama Ravikumar to light the deepam on the deepathoon with CISF protection.
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December 05, 2025
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Man who made AVM the house of milestones
THE demise of Tamil cinema’s doyen, M Saravanan, has truly marked the end of an era.
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December 05, 2025
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Health bill in LS amid Oppn demand for select panel
AMID concerns by the opposition, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman moved the Health Security and National Security Cess Bill, 2025, in Lok Sabha on Thursday, asserting that the proposed cess will be levied only on demerit goods, like pan masala, and not on essential commodities, and revenue from the levy will be shared with states for spending on health schemes.
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December 05, 2025
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Rishabh and middle-order conundrum for hosts India
THREE FIVE EIGHT. That's a lot of runs across 50-overs.
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December 05, 2025
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E2W maker Ultraviolette gets $45 million funding from Zoho, Italy’s Lingotto
ELECTRIC motorcycle maker Ultraviolette secured $45 million (nearly ₹404 crore) funding from India’s Zoho Corporation, and Italy-based investment firm Lingotto as part of its ongoing Series E round, it said in a statement on Thursday.
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December 05, 2025
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Ennore, Manali face flooding as heavy rains lash North Chennai
Water enters houses, locals blame corpn; Manali New Town records highest rainfall of 24cm
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December 05, 2025
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Soren meets allies amid buzz over change of guard
After JMM's review call over Bihar rout, INDIA bloc signals unity
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December 05, 2025
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Gold prices to rise by 15-30% in 2026: WGC
GOLD prices could surge by 15-30% in 2026 if a severe, synchronised global downturn, fuelled by escalating geopolitical tensions, would intensify flight-to-safety trades, World Gold Council, a body of 30 gold mining companies, said in its latest report on Thursday.
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December 05, 2025
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Opposition upset at V-P rejecting all notices under Rule 267
RAJYA Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Thursday clarified in detail on the scope and permissible use of Rule 267, stressing that the provision cannot be invoked to raise matters unrelated to the day’s listed agenda.
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