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The New Indian Express Chennai
Kipyegon sparkles, Tinch's time away pays off with world gold
FAITH Kipyegon cemented her status as an athletics legend on Tuesday by winning her fourth world 1500 metres title whilst Cordell Tinch’s decision to return to the sport paid off with 110m hurdles gold.
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September 17, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
NCB asks states for data on foreign nationals overstaying in country
THE federal anti-drug agency NCB has asked all states and Union Territories (UTs) to work on identifying nearly 16,000 foreign nationals, mostly belonging to African countries, who are “overstaying” in the country and examine their possible involvement in crimes including drug peddling in the country, sources said on Tuesday.
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September 17, 2025
The New Indian Express
CMCH cardiac dept hit by shortage of doctors
THE cardiothoracic department at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) is facing a dire shortage of doctors, which patients claim is impacting the quality of treatment.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Pooja Khedkar's parents at it again, booked for abducting truck driver
THE police have rescued a truck driver allegedly kidnapped from Navi Mumbai by the family of ex-probationary IAS officer Pooja Khedkar from their Pune residence.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
After suspension from Cong, Rahul attends Assembly
IGNORED and isolated, Rahul Mamkootathil's independent course in the legislative assembly began on Monday. Putting an end to speculations, the young MLA arrived in the House in a friend's car 20 minutes after the session started.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Who paid bill? BJP chief mum as Rupani's funeral fund row shakes Gujarat
A political storm has broken out in Gujarat after it emerged that the BJP has refused to bear the expenses of the grand funeral of former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, leaving his shocked family to settle bills of nearly 25 lakh. State BJP President and Union Minister CR Patil dodged direct questions on the controversy.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
BSNL to launch 5G services in Mum, Delhi by Dec
STATE-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is set to launch 5G services in Delhi and Mumbai by December 2025, according to a senior official from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Chase the clue!
WHAT does it take to make a familiar place feel like history waiting to be unravelled? Apparently, it now only takes a cryptic clue, a ticking clock, and the stamina to explore.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
US team arrives for trade talks today
US chief negotiator and Assistant Trade Representative for south and central Asia Brendan Lynch arrived in Delhi on Monday night to revive the bilateral trade talks that were stalled after the Trump administration unveiled a tariff war on Indian goods ostensibly to penalise India over its trade and defence relations with Russia.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Modi hails defence reforms, reviews battle readiness
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the security situation and the operational preparedness of the Armed Forces as he inaugurated the 16th Combined Commanders' Conference (CCC) in Kolkata on Monday.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
DMK cadre take oath at 68,000 places on Anna's birth anniversary
IN a systematic push by the DMK to step up its election preparedness at the grassroots level, cadres on Monday took an oath 'I will not let Tamil Nadu bow its head in shame' at locations across all 68,000 polling booths in the state, coinciding with party founder C N Annadurai's 117th birth anniversary.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Power corpn fixing exposed UG cables at 700 locations
THE Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited is in the process of fixing of underground cables that are exposed in around 700 spots in Chennai and its peripheries, a senior official said.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
11 juveniles among 13 held over caste clash near Tirunelveli school
THIRTEEN people, including 11 juveniles from two different castes, were apprehended on Monday in connection with a caste clash that stemmed from an incident at a government higher secondary school near Tirunelveli.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Contrasting tale of euphoria & misses for India
The last one week or so was captivating for Indian boxing as two young women scripted their best-ever showing of their careers.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Post on Prophet triggers tension in Shahjahanpur
AMID communal tensions, Shahjahanpur police registered a case on Monday against 200 unidentified people for protests that broke out on Friday following objectionable social media posts against Prophet Muhammad and the Quran.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Pak threatens to pull out of Asia Cup if match referee not removed
A day after India refused to shake hands with Pakistan after recording a comprehensive win in the Asia Cup match, the issue has snowballed into a major controversy.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Locals protest 'resumption' of oil well ops
MEMBERS of the Anti-Methane Project Federation and residents of Therazhundur staged a road blockade near Kuthalam on Monday, alleging that Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has resumed operations at a \"closed\" oil well under the pretext of maintenance.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
PM raises pitch on infiltrators, says Cong-RJD yatra meant to save them
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Monday gave his guarantee that action would be taken against all infiltrators and accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, RJD's Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and other Opposition leaders of shielding them. He told a public rally in Purnea in Bihar's Seemanchal region that the opposition was \"shamelessly\" raising slogans and taking out yatras to shield foreign infiltrators.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
US to take TikTok ownership under deal with China
A framework deal has been reached between China and the US for the ownership of popular social video platform TikTok, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said after weekend trade talks in Spain.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
SC says it can set aside poll roll revision if illegality found
THE Supreme Court on Monday said it was presuming that the Election Commission, being a constitutional authority, was following the law during the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar and cautioned that the entire exercise would be set aside in case any illegality is found at any stage.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
HC concerned over missing Sabarimala gold details
The Kerala High Court on Monday raised concerns over missing details of the gold used for cladding the 'dwarapalaka idols' on either side of the sreekovil at the Sabarimala temple, pointing out discrepancies between official records from 1999 and the handover documents of 2019.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Central Zone in seventh heaven
CENTRAL Zone survived some nervous moments to beat South Zone by six wickets and clinch the Duleep Trophy after a hiatus of 11 years here on Monday. Pursuing a target of 65, Central Zone's top-order batters were put to the test by South bowlers on a crumbling fifth day track at the BCCI COE grounds here, but they did not have too many runs to defend.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
TN HOLDS OUT 'ANBU KARANGAL' TO ORPHANED KIDS
ASSERTING that DMK government's welfare schemes are not driven by vote-bank politics but by a commitment to use power as an opportunity to uplift the marginalised, Chief Minister MK Stalin launched the Anbu Karangal scheme on the birth anniversary of former chief minister CN Annadurai on Monday.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Steps taken for safety of 108 ambulance crew, HC told
THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday closed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought police protection for 108 ambulance crew till the end of 2026 Assembly elections, after the state government informed the court that the Director General of Police (DGP) has issued a circular directing all commissioners of police and district superintendents of police to take necessary measures to ensure safety and free movement of ambulances during public meetings, agitations and demonstrations.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Duplantis breaks WR for 14th time
ARMAND \"Mondo\" Duplantis broke the pole vault world record for the 14th time on Monday night, clearing 6.30 meters to capture his third world championship title.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Nepal interim govt inducts three new ministers
THREE newly-appointed ministers, including former electricity board CEO Kulman Ghising, in the Sushila Karki-led interim government in Nepal took the oath of office on Monday.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Custodial torture: Balveer to stand trial after 2.5 yrs
THIRTY months after the custodial violence in which former Ambasamudram ASP Balveer Singh and 13 other police personnel allegedly removed the teeth of suspects with pliers and crushed the testicles of two of them, and nearly two years after a magistrate court started hearing the matter, the four cases registered against the IPS officer and the others will enter trial on October 13.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Aug goods exports to US fall 14% amid tariff hike
MERCHANDISE exports fell to $35.10 billion in August, a 6% drop from $37.24 billion July, mainly due to fall in shipments to the US following recent tariff hikes by President Donald Trump. Exports to the US fell by 14.4% to $6.86 billion in August from $8.01 billion in July.
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
THE MANY MALADIES OF MANIPUR CAN'T BE HEALED IN A DAY
The PM's belated visit to the strife-torn state couldn't be expected to solve all ills. Lasting peace can't be achieved without addressing friction along the state's many faultlines
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September 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Docs doing 'conversion therapy' liable to lose licence: TNMC tells HC
THE Tamil Nadu Medical Council (TNMC) on Monday informed the Madras High Court that circulars have been sent to all registered medical practitioners that performing conversion therapy and unethical treatment of trans persons would attract severe action including suspension of the registration of medical practitioners.
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