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The New Indian Express
Ultra-conservative Takaichi could be 1st Japan female PM
JAPAN's governing party on Saturday elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line ultra-conservative and China hawk, as its new leader, making her likely to become the country's first female prime minister In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the 64-year-old Takaichi makes history as the first female leader of Japan's long-governing conservative Liberal Democratic Party. Takaichi is one of the most conservative members of the male-dominated party.
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
Israel halts Gaza strikes and prepares for US-brokered peace, hostage talks
ISRAELI bombing of Gaza City has \"significantly subsided\" though at least five Palestinians were killed, a hospital official said on Saturday Israel's army said the country's leaders had instructed it to prepare for the first phase of the US plan to end the war in Gaza.
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
Thousands take to streets in Barcelona over Gaza war
TENS of thousands of people are marching in Barcelona as Spain, Italy and Portugal gear up for mass demonstrations to protest Israel's war in Gaza.
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
GAZA AT THE CROSSROADS
Partlal Hamas approval to Trump's peace plan offers a sliver of hope to avoid further bloodshed after Israel! retribution killed 67K
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
Balasaheb's body was kept in Matoshree for 2 days, says Shinde aide
UDDHAV Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) has decided to sue Shinde party leader and former minister Ramdas Kadam for stirring a controversy over Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray's death.
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
PRIMER ON U.S.GOVT SHUTDOWN
A US government shutdown takes place when Congress fails to pass necessary funding legislation, forcing many federal operations to pause. Essential services continue, at times without pay for workers, while non-essential agencies shut down entirely.
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
Govt, PoK protesters sign deal to end stir
AFTER days of violent unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the federal government and protesters on Saturday signed an agreement to end the ongoing demonstrations that have left at least 10 people dead and hundreds injured.
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
INDO-GERMAN ALLIANCE FOR NEW WORLD ORDER
THE year 2025 is a pivotal one for the global economy Geopolitical realignments, supply chain diversification, and rapid advances in digital technologies are reshaping how nations and enterprises collaborate.
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
How skipper Rohit made India the winning machine
AT 2.36 PM on Saturday, Rohit Sharma's white-ball era as the Indian captain came to a quiet end.
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
Insurers cut agent commissions to offset input credit losses
Distributors, agents clalm pvt Insurance companies are slashing thelr fees by up to 18%
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
Contract worker dies after inhaling toxic gas in manhole
A 37-year-old contract worker engaged in sewer network improvement works for the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) died after inhaling toxic gas inside a manhole at Tirupati Nagar 1st Main Road, Kolathur, on Saturday.
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
Man has duty to care for wife, mom: HC on maintenance plea
OBSERVING that it is the legal, moral and social responsibility of a man to care for his mother and wife during their lifetime, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by a 60-year-old man and his two sons challenging an order passed by a family court directing them to pay ₹21,000 monthly maintenance to the man's wife who is living separately.
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
Modi assails 'theft' of Jan Nayak honour
Karpoor! Thakur lauded that way; Cong bestows’ It on Rahul
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
COP-ING WITH 'UNRULY' CROWD
THE TVK rally that took a tragic turn at Karur, resulting in a stampede and death of 41 people, has exposed the inability of the police to leverage intelligence in preparing for mass crowds and dynamically manage large, restless, and undisciplined crowd in a public place.
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
Sabarimala gold loot: Police complaint wants TDB, officials probed
THE Sabarimala Karma Samithi (SKS) has lodged a police complaint alleging that the loss of gold cladding at the hill shrine amounts to theft, criminal breach of trust and organised looting.
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
No FASTag? Be ready to pay double toll in cash from Nov 15
FROM November 15, vehicles without a valid FASTag will be allowed to pay 1.25 times the regular toll fee if they use UPI payment mode.
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
ONLY 2 HCS HAVE FULL STRENGTH OF JUDGES AMID PENDENCY LOAD
Sikkim and Meghalaya HCs are functioning with a full bench, according to the National Judicial Data Grid and Department of Justice
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
Kalaignar univ: TN moves SC against guv
THE Tamil Nadu government has approached the Supreme Court challenging Governor R NRavi's decision to reserve the Kalaignar University Bill, 2025, for the consideration of the President instead of granting assent as advised by the State Council of Ministers.
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
Bandmate claims Zubeen was poisoned
IN a startling claim, late singer Zubeen Garg's bandmate Shekhar Jyoti Goswami has alleged that the singer was poisoned by his manager Siddharth Sharma and the organiser of the 4th edition of the North East India Festival Shyamkanu Mahanta.
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
Cong says discrepancies in final list, 247 voters found in single household
ACCUSING the Election Commission (ECI as the 'B-team' of the ruling BJP, the Congress on Saturday launched a a scathing attack on the poll body and alleged that the number of voter names deleted exceeds the victory margin of the last assembly election in some constituencies in Bihar In a post on X, Congress General Secretary (Communications) Jairam Ramesh fired a fresh salvo at the EC, saying it should act impartially and not as the \"B-team\" of the BJP.
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
Shah sets Mar '26 deadline to wipe out Bastar Maoists
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday ruled out any possibility of dialogue with Maoists and said they will have to lay down weapons and accept the government's \"lucrative surrender and rehabilitation policy\".
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
The Man Who Taught a Village to Draw
Artist BA Reddy's three-decade-long journey at Sanskriti School has turned weekend art lessons into lifelines for countless children
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Silent Bowls, Sacred Flavours
In a quiet corner of Busan, Korea where the city seduces with the aroma of street-food, the air holds a different rhythm.
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Jadeja and his never-ending output
AROUND 1890, Karl Elsener, a Swiss inventor, had found out that his country needed a lot of tools to carry out everyday tasks.
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
The Lost Art of Agenda-free Conversations
I spent last weekend in Fuengirola, a seaside town on Andalusia’s Mediterranean coast. Successive waves of cultures and subcultures have shaped this Spanish region, each leaving its imprint in indelible ways. Yet what struck me even more than the pristine blue waters and fusion architecture was a unique conversational practice. Across Fuengirola’s restaurants, I kept noticing the same thing: tables where the meal had clearly ended but no one was leaving.
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
'I have a Moral Code for Playing Villains'
Sharon Stone speaks with Katie Ellis about her latest film, Nobody 2, and the controversies that shot her to fame
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
Accountability for Karur tragedy will be ensured at all levels: Stalin
‘Let's unite for a long-term solution without blaming each other with political motives’
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Honey, I Shrunk the Netherlands
Madurodam in The Hague is preserving Dutch heritage and identity with its ornately designed, functional miniatures
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
GOLDEN DIVIDEND FROM SILVER YEARS
THE human attitude to ageing is ambivalent. The final phase of life is often marked by a decline in utility health and mobility While in certain communities seniors are revered, many languish in neglect.
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October 05, 2025
The New Indian Express
5,000-year-old stone tools found near Villupuram
STONE axe tools believed to be from the Neolithic period, dating back about 5,000 years, have been discovered in Veedur village in Villupuram.
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