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The New Indian Express Chennai
Rahul's remarks on foreign leaders 'not true'
'6 meetings as LoP'
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
'No excessive power to EC in ONOE Bill'
AT a meeting with the parliamentary panel on ‘One nation, one election’, the Law Commission said that the proposed power to the Election Commission that seeks to lay a legal framework to hold ‘simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies’ is not excessive.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
HC bins Sec 144 order, tells cops to help petitioner light Deepam
If the officers are allowed to defy court's orders in this fashion, it will lead to anarchy, says Justice GR Swaminathan; upholds earlier order allowing petitioner to light Deepam atop hill
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Thai hostage’s body returned from Gaza under ceasefire deal
Remains that militants in Gaza handed to Israel as part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal were those of a Thai agricultural worker, Israeli and Thai officials said Thursday.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Foldable smartphone shipments surge 14% in Q3 2025, driven by Samsung and Motorola
GLOBAL shipments of foldable smartphones grew by 14% year-over-year (YoY) in the third quarter of 2025, setting a new record for the category, according to a recent report by Counterpoint Research.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
KHALEDA ZIA TO BE FLOWN TO LONDON FOR TREATMENT
A medical board looking after critically ill former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia on Thursday decided to send her to London for advanced treatment, her personal physician AZM Zahid Hossain said.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
'Shame': Trial against accused of acid attack pending before court for 16 yrs
STUNNED to learn from an acid attack survivor that the trial against her accused has been pending for 16 years, the Supreme Court described the situation as “a national shame” that makes “a mockery of the system.” The Court directed all High Courts to furnish details of pending acid attack cases within four weeks.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
AIADMK, BJP accuse DMK of creating ‘unnecessary tension’
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami and Tamil Nadu BJP on Thursday accused the state government of creating “unnecessary tension” over the past two days by not enforcing the court’s directive.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
EXPANDED HYDERABAD MUST DELIVER FOR ALL
HE Telangana government's decision to fold 20 municipalities and seven municipal corporations into the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), expanding its jurisdiction from 625 sq km to nearly 2,000 sq km, represents a significant recasting of urban governance. The GHMC is now the country’s largest municipality by area.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
LEFT IS RIGHT FOR MIDFIELDER HUGHSON OF ENG
IN a sport where ‘left is apparently not right’, Matthew Hughson of England may well be continuing the trend of left-handed hockey players from the country after midfielder Ashley Jackson retired in 2021.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
U'khand highly vulnerable, says new seismic map
THE Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued a new seismic map, placing the entire Uttarakhand, including its plains and mountainous regions, into Seismic Zone 6—the highest category for earthquake vulnerability.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Upper House green light to excise policy to curb tobacco consumption
PARLIAMENT on Thursday passed the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, after the Rajya Sabha approved it and returned it to the Lok Sabha.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Moscow finds 6 key export areas for India, ready to ease rules
RUSSIA has identified six key areas, including consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, telecom equipment where Indian exporters can sell their product in the former’s market .
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Heavy rainfall likely in southern districts today
THE remnant of cyclonic storm Ditwah brought heavy rainfall to Tiruvallur and northern Chennai in the 24 hour period that ended by Thursday morning, before weakening further from a low-pressure area to a less-marked low-pressure area.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Anna Nagar kid sexual assault: SIT completed probe, filed chargesheet, cops inform HC
POLICE have informed the Madras High Court that the charge sheet in the Anna Nagar child sexual assault case has been filed in the trial court following completion of the probe by the special investigation team (SIT) and witness examination will commence soon.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
CRITICISM IS NEVER PERSONAL
Suraj Sharma brings This Tempting Madness to Goa, along with a renewed fire for stories that push his limits, while straddling film industries across the globe
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Indian Pickleball League: Chennai seal playoffs spot
WITH a perfect record after four games, Chennai Super Warriors became the first team to confirm a playoff spot in the Indian Pickleball League — which is sanctioned by the Indian Pickleball Association under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
VinFast to expand TN plant for e-buses, e-scooters
VIETNAMESE electric vehicle maker VinFast has moved to deepen its presence in India, signing a fresh agreement with the Tamil Nadu government to expand its manufacturing footprint and broaden its product range beyond electric cars.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
'CRITICISM IS NEVER PERSONAL'
Suraj Sharma brings This Tempting Madness to Goa, along with a renewed fire for stories that push his limits, while straddling film industries across the globe
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
DRYING GROUNDWATER: DIVERSIFY CROPS NOW, MODERNISE IRRIGATION
UNJAB once fed a hungry nation. Guided by government policy and buoyed by subsidised power, farmers embraced paddy and wheat, chemical fertilisers, and the tube well.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Custodial death: SHRC imposes ₹3L fine on woman SI
STATE Human Rights Commission (SHRC) member V Kannadasan on Thursday imposed a penalty of ₹3 lakh on a woman Sub-Inspector and recommended departmental action against her for illegal arrest, unlawful detention and
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
China, France pledge more cooperation on Kyiv, trade
THE China and France pledged deeper cooperation on global issues like the war in Ukraine and trade, as France prepares to take on the presidency of the Group of Seven next year.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
‘Take action on safety lapses at new theme park’
FOLLOWING the frequent mishaps reported at the newly-opened Wonderla theme park in the Thiruporur area, VCK MLA S S Balaji has urged the Chengalpattu collector to initiate immediate action over recurring operational glitches and safety concerns at the theme park.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Awareness drive to make India free of child marriage by 2030 launched
TO reduce prevalence of child marriages to 10% by 2026 and to make India child marriage free by 2030, a 100-day ‘intensive awareness campaign for a child marriage-free Bharat’ was launched on Thursday by Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Annapurna Devi.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Bodies of 6 more Maoists found after encounter
SECURITY forces engaged in anti-Maoist operations along the Bijapur—-Dantewada inter-district border have recovered the bodies of six more Maoist cadres, taking the toll of Naxal-ites killed in the gunfight to 18.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Sai Kishore lifts Tamil Nadu
R SAI’S Kishore (87 n.o off 39) and Narayan Jagadeesan (83 off 49) helped Tamil Nadu post a 6l1-run victory over Tripura in the Group D clash of the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Ahmedabad.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
ANGELINA JOLIE'S NEXT IS AN INDIE THRILLER
LAST seen in Couture, Angelina Jolie is all set to lead the gangster film titled Sunny, which she will also produce. The upcoming film is directed by Eva Sorhaug, who is best known for directing episodes of Yellowjackets and Tokyo Vice.
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express
Rupee breaches 90-mark for the first time
THE rupee's freefall deepened on Wednesday, breaching the 90-per-dollar mark for the first time, hitting a new low of 90.29 in the morning trade after opening flat at 89.96. It closed the day's session at an all-time low of 90.15.
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express
HC sets aside its order sacking 32,000 teachers in West Bengal
IN a relief for the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal ahead of the assembly elections, a division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday set aside a single-judge order that had cancelled the appointment of 32,000 primary school teachers.
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express
'Secure control over global supply chain'
INDIA needs to adapt to the ongoing global economic shifts and secure greater control over supply chains to ensure resilience at a time when trade is increasingly being weaponised, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday.
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