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Fiscal deficit widens 21% to ₹5.7L cr in H1
THE Centre's fiscal deficit widened 21% year-on-year in the first six months of the current financial year to ₹5.7 lakh crore as the government accelerated capital expenditure amid muted tax revenue growth.
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November 01, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
MSIL's dominance in smaller car segment to grow as GST cut lifts sales
RC Bhargava, Chairman of Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL), expects the company's dominance in the smaller car segment to grow following last month's reduction in goods and services tax (GST) from 28% to 18%.
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November 01, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
THE 65-YEAR-OLD WHO RECLAIMED HIS LIFE WITH GOVERNMENT AID
The life of Unnikrishnan, a 65-year-old from Thirunavaya, Malappuram in Kerala is nothing short of a family drama movie. One day, he was an expatriate; from there, he fell into neck deep destitution.
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November 01, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
CBI team uses 3D mapping tech at Karur stampede site
A CBI team led by Superintendent of Police (SP) Praveen Kumar on Friday visited Velusamypuram, where 41 people lost their lives in the stampede during actor-politician Vijay's rally on September 27.
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November 01, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
BoB profit slips to ₹4,809 cr despite better asset quality
THE country's second-largest public sector lender Bank of India on Friday reported an 8.2% year-on-year drop in net income at ₹4,809 crore, despite improved asset quality and the resultant sharp 47% drop in provisions, along with stable net interest margin in the September quarter.
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November 01, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
IMD predicts warmer Nov, no harsh winter
NOVEMBER is likely to be relatively warmer and wetter than usual in most parts of the country, according to the India Meteorological Department.
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November 01, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
WHY NERDS ARE HERDING TO PUBS
ALL cats die. Socrates is dead. Therefore Socrates is a cat,\" said the Logician in Eugène Ionesco's play Rhinoceros.
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November 01, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
INDUCED RAIN LEAVES A CLOUD OF QUESTIONS
N a region where agriculture, commerce, and culture have been shaped by monsoon rains for millennia, artificially induced precipitation is bound to be seen as a spectacle just short of a miracle.
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November 01, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
Custodial torture victim seeks transfer of Balveer Singh case to SC/ST court
DURING the hearing of four custodial torture cases involving former Ambasamudram ASP Balveer Singh on Friday, the counsel for the SC victim - one of nearly 10 persons affected -sought the transfer of one of the cases to the Special Court for SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act cases.
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November 01, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
City Union Bank receives $50 million from IFC to support MSME solutions
CITY Union Bank on Friday announced that it has secured $50 million commitment from International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of World Bank Group.
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November 01, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
NO ONE LEFT BEHIND
Kerala is to be declared as the first extreme poverty free state in the country by November 1st. The achievement is the result of a well-planned research and survey, meticulous implementation, community participation and coordinated efforts of various departments. Kerala's Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan speaks about the journey so far.
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November 01, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
Gujarat Cong to launch farmer march in Nov
GUJARAT Congress president Amit Chavda on Friday announced a week-long farmers’ foot march, ‘Khedut Aakrosh Yatra’, from November 6 to 13, which will be taken out from Somnath to Dwarka.
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November 01, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
HUL gets ₹2k cr tax demand; co set to appeal
Hindustan Unilever (HUL), one of India's largest fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies, has been served with a ₹1,986.25 crore ($238 mn) tax demand for the financial year (FY) 2020-21.
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November 01, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
Let them (chief secys) come: SC in stray dogs case
THE Supreme Court on Friday ruled that chief secretaries must appear in person before the court on November 3 in connection with the stray dogs menace case.
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November 01, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
HC asks housing firm to stop construction work on TN 'marshland site'
THE Madras High Court on Friday temporarily restrained the Brigade Enterprises Limited from carrying out further constructions in its residential complex project at Perumbakkam, allegedly located on the Pallikaranai marshland - a notified Ramsar site.
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November 01, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
A LIFELINE AND A REUNION
Kerala government's Extreme Poverty Eradication Programme Uplifts a Blind Couple
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November 01, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
NIA court declares Pakistani official proclaimed offender
A special NIA court in Chennai on Wednesday declared Pakistani official Amir Zubair Siddiqui as a proclaimed offender after he failed to honour the court's summons to appear on October 15.
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November 01, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
Guv gives nod to fiscal responsibility & 8 other Bills passed in last session
GOVERNOR R N Ravi has given his assent to nine of the 18 Bills adopted during the winter session of the state Assembly.
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November 01, 2025
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June next yr timeline set for Maha farm loan waiver: CM
CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday announced that the state government will complete the farm loan waiver process by the end of June next year. Fadnavis, who had earlier opposed the idea of a waiver, said the decision was made to ensure meaningful relief for farmers. “The farm loan waiver should be done properly so that it helps farmers in a real sense,” he said.
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November 01, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
UIDAI plans to set up 26 Aadhaar Seva Kendras in TN by March
THE Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has informed the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court that it proposes to establish 28 Aadhaar Seva Kendras (ASKs) across Tamil Nadu by March 2026 to enable people make corrections in demographic and biometric information in Aadhaar cards.
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November 01, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
Ration on doorstep: TN lowers eligibility age from 70 to 65 yrs
THE Tamil Nadu government has lowered the eligibility age for home delivery of PDS (public distribution system) goods for senior citizens from 70 years to 65.
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November 01, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
Vijay to appoint zonal secretaries to strengthen coordination with top brass
AMID growing discontent among TVK cadre over lack of communication from the top leadership, party president and actor Vijay has decided to introduce a zonal-level structure to strengthen coordination within the party.
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November 01, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
ChatGPT's payment portal: The new e-commerce battleground?
A few weeks ago, OpenAI launched an inbuilt payment portal within ChatGPT that allows instant checkout. This means users can now make purchases straight from conversations. In addition to its upcoming partnership plans with Shopify, OpenAI has partnered with Stripe and Etsy.
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October 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
Coromandel profit rises 17% to ₹816 crore
COROMANDEL International Limited on Thursday reported standalone net profit of ₹816 crore in Q2 FY26 compared to ₹696 crore YoY basis, a growth of 17% on the back of favourable monsoon and a strong agrarian sentiment across key markets.
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October 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
Groww sets price band at ₹95-100 for ₹6,632 cr IPO, issue opens on Nov 4
BILLIONBRAINS Garage Ventures, parent company of largest online investment platform Groww, has set price-band at ₹95-100 for its ₹6,632 crore (at the upper end) initial public offer (IPO).
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October 31, 2025
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BSNL achieves 93% revenue target in Q2 at ₹5,347 crore, says Scindia
STATE-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) achieved a 93% revenue run rate in Q2, with collections of ₹5,347 crore against a target of ₹5,740 crore, said the Minister of Communication Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday.
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October 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
Canada will release stamp to honour service of Sikh soldiers in armed forces
‘THE Canadian government will release a commemorative stamp on Sunday during the 18th Annual Sikh Remembrance Day to honour over 100 years of service by Sikh soldiers in the Canadian armed forces.
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October 31, 2025
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India's singles bid ends, holder Linda stunned
WITH Sahaja Yamalapalli and Shrivalli Bhamidipaty bowing out in the Round of 16, the Indian challenge in the singles category of the Chennai Open ended on Thursday.
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October 31, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
DEBATE & DISSENT, THE INDIAN WAY
NDIA is often praised for its spirituality, poetry, and devotion. What is less known, and usually deliberately forgotten, is that it also built one of the world’s strongest cultures of reasoning.
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October 31, 2025
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LatentView developing ‘AI chief of staff’ as most jobs will be automated in future: CEO
CHENNAI-BASED IT services firm LatentView Analytics, through its AI Centre of Excellence (CoE), is developing an AI chief of staff that could eventually replace humans in such roles, according to its CEO, Rajan Sethuraman.
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