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The New Indian Express Chennai
Bastar Investor Connect: Investment proposals of over ₹967 cr received
CHHATTISGARH on Thursday received investment proposals worth over ₹967 crore for the development of Maoist-hit Bastar region.
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September 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Neeraj the brightest hope as Indian athletes face stern Worlds test
NO matter how many athletes India have sent, once again the focus will be on multiple Olympic and Worlds medallist Neeraj Chopra when the World Athletics Championships begins in Tokyo on Saturday.
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September 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Centre Eases Environmental Norms for Revised Real Estate Projects
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has eased compliance requirements for real estate and infrastructure developers by clarifying that projects, which are already approved, do not need environmental clearance (EC) again if there is a reduction in project built-up area after the approval.
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September 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Daily merchants payment cap via UPI raised to ₹10L
THE National Payments Corporation (NPCI) on Thursday said the daily transaction limits for person-to-merchant (P2M) payments through unified payments interface (UPI) will be increased to ₹10 lakh from ₹5 lakh from September 15.
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September 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Jaismine blooms: Boxer enjoying dream season
JAISMINE Lamboria put on a boxing clinic late on Wednesday, a thorough act that has guaranteed her a medal at the ongoing World Boxing Championships in Liverpool.
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September 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Sanitary staff want SHRC probe; TN says fringe elements inciting protest
THE sanitation workers, who staged an indefinite protest in front of the headquarters of the GCC recently against privatization of works in two zones, have approached the Madras HC with a plea for ordering an investigation by the State Human Rights Commission into \"the police excess\" during the August 13 midnight arrest, and for taking disciplinary action against the personnel who had harassed the workers.
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September 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Wheelchair denial at Kovai hospital: Dean calls it staged, rejects charge
A day after two temporary staff members at Coimbatore Medical College Hospital were suspended for allegedly demanding a bribe for a free wheelchair, which led to an 85-year-old patient with a diabetic foot ulcer being dragged by his son, the hospital management claimed the incident was staged and shared CCTV footage.
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September 12, 2025

The New Indian Express Chennai
Travel with style as rlys all set to go for housekeeping staff makeover
PASSENGERS on Mail and Express trains may soon be greeted by housekeeping staff at the beginning of their journey.
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September 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
US Deports 14 West Africans to Ghana
A group of 14 West Africans deported from the US arrived in Ghana, the country's president said.
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September 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Sengottaiyan Won't Affect BJP's Alliance With AIADMK
THERE is no need for the BJP to break the AIADMK, state president of the party Nainar Nagenthran said on Thursday, refuting deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin's charge that the saffron party would destroy it.
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September 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
2 Held for Stealing Gold Rings from Shop
TWO men allegedly stole a gold ring from a jewellery shop in Nungambakkam by pretending to be customers.
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September 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Yes, no, and yes again: Govt flip-flop over 'Dr' prefix for physiotherapists
FIRST, they were allowed to retain the title 'Dr.' Then came the U-turn, saying they cannot. However, a hurried corrigendum then said they can. The series of flip-flops finally means that the government has allowed physiotherapists to use 'Dr' as a prefix after their names.
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September 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Temporary Halt of Metro Service From Sept 15-19
CMRL will temporarily suspend early-morning train services between Koyambedu and Ashok Nagar stations on the Green Line from September 15 to 19 to facilitate Phase-2 construction works above Vadapalani station.
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September 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Panchayat president murders social activist over road project
The Mangalam police have arrested the chairperson of Samalapuram Town Panchayat in Tiruppur for allegedly murdering a social activist by ramming a car on the latter's bike on Wednesday.
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September 12, 2025

The New Indian Express Chennai
AAP Leaders Under House Detention in Valley, Ex-CM Denied Entry to Meet Them
AAP MP Sanjay Singh along with other party leaders were placed under house detention in a guest house in Srinagar on Thursday, and former chief minister and ruling National Conference president Farooq Abdullah was prevented from meeting the detained leaders as police refused to open the doors of the premises.
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September 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
PM Announces ₹1.2K Crore Relief Package for Uttarakhand
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday visited Uttarakhand, taking stock of the devastating impact of cloudbursts, torrential rains, and landslides that have ravaged the state this monsoon season.
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September 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
TNAU Associate Profs Stage Stir Over Promotion Norms
AROUND 100 associate professors of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) staged a sit-in in front of the Vice-Chancellor's office in Coimbatore on Thursday, condemning the denial of promotions under the Career Advancement Scheme (CAS).
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September 12, 2025

The New Indian Express Chennai
DMK to rally 1 crore families to take pledge against SIR, NEET
\"I will not let Tamil Nadu bow its head in shame.\" With this message, the DMK has directed its functionaries to mobilise families enrolled under the Oraniyil Tamil Nadu membership drive to take a pledge at about 68,000 booths on September 15, the birth anniversary of party founder CN Annadurai.
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September 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Jail inmates forced to clean hundreds of toilets without safety gear, HC told
A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking orders to the state government to address the issue of unhygienic sanitary conditions in the prisons across the state and provide adequate protective gears to those inmates who clean the toilets and washrooms.
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September 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
13 BJP men quit ahead of Modi's visit to Manipur
AHEAD of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's September 13 visit to Manipur, 13 members of the BJP's Phungyar Mandal and Morcha in the state reportedly resigned on Thursday.
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September 12, 2025

The New Indian Express Chennai
Just a month old, but condition of Tambaram's new hosp critical
Poorly maintained toilets, lack of drinking water facilities & wheelchairs, and staff crunch plague Government District Headquarters Hospital
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September 12, 2025

The New Indian Express Chennai
Infosys Board approves ₹18,000 crore share buyback
THE country's leading IT services company Infosys announced ₹18,000 crore buyback of shares at ₹1,800 per share through tender offer route, repurchasing nearly 2.41% of outstanding equity, the company said in a statement on Thursday.
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September 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
TVS Launches India's 1st Hyper Sports Scooter
TVS Motor launched NTORQ 150 Hyper Sports scooter, country's first hyper sport scooter, on Thursday in Chennai.
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September 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Ayush joins SatChi and Lakshya in quarterfinals
UP and coming Indian shuttler Ayush Shetty caused a major upset at the Hong Kong Open Super 500 badminton tournament on Thursday, ousting 2023 World Championships silver medallist Kodai Naraoka of Japan in a tightly contested three-game contest to storm into the men's singles quarterfinals.
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September 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Young Talent Dhakshineswar Set for Davis Cup
INDIA have thrown young Dhakshineswar Suresh in the ring along with comeback man Sumit Nagal for the World Group I indoor tie against formidable hosts Switzerland, beginning on Friday, as they eye a Davis Cup Qualifiers spot.
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September 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Court junks plea for probe against Sonia
A Delhi court on Thursday rejected a petition that sought directions to initiate a probe against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi over her inclusion in electoral rolls prior to becoming an Indian citizen in 1983.
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September 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Veeramani: Self-respect movement sought to re-humanise society
FOLLOWING the unveiling of Periyar's portrait at Oxford University to mark the centenary of the self-respect movement, the University of Madras, in association with the Dravidian Historical Research Centre, organised a two-day symposium titled 'A century of self-respect: Periyar and the legacy of the Dravidian movement' on September 11 and 12.
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September 12, 2025

The New Indian Express Chennai
Stalin Must Hold Talks With Pinarayi On Nallaru Project, Says Palaniswami
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday appealed to Chief Minister M K Stalin to hold talks with his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan regarding the long-pending farmers' demand of implementing the Anamalaiaru-Nallaru project.
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September 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
What Changes Did Apple Bring With The iPhone 17 Series
Apple's new iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max bring several upgrades this year, making them the most advanced models in the lineup.
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September 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Qatar says Netanyahu 'killed any hope' of hostage release with strike in Doha
ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu \"killed any hope\" of releasing hostages still held in the Gaza Strip after Israel attacked Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar's prime minister said ahead of appearing at the United Nations on Thursday.
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