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The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Bharathiar varsity slips in NIRF ranking
The Bharathiar University is going downhill in terms of academic performance, suggests the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) rankings for 2025.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Next-Generation GST: From Transition to Transformation
When India rolled out the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in July 2017, it was not just a new tax—it was a new architecture for the Indian economy.
4 min |
September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Nov 30 deadline for implementing liquor bottle buyback across state
A special division bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday set a deadline of November 30, 2025, for the Tamil Nadu government to implement the liquor bottle buyback scheme across the state.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Min Seeks Safeguards for TN Under New GST Regime
Calls for implementation of IGST settlement report at council meet
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
HC asks for details of properties owned by Meenakshi temple
THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department to furnish details of the properties owned by the Madurai Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple and its sub temples, revenue generated through the properties, and action taken against encroachments in the properties, if any.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Nikhat could run into double Oly medallist in Q/Fs
AS is the norm at big-ticket events like the World Championships, India's certified boxers—Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain—will have to contend with some tricky fights in order to secure a podium finish in the ongoing marquee event at the M&S Bank Arena, in Liverpool.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
GST Cut Fails to Cheer Market, Mid, Small-Caps Decline
Domestic equity market kicked off the Thursday session on a strong note, following the announcement of sweeping GST rate rationalisations.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Gaikwad shines; Jaiswal, Iyer miss
RUTURAJ Gaikwad made up for the failures of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer, by compiling a wonderfully paced 184 as West Zone fought back to reach 363 for six against Central Zone on the first day of the Duleep Trophy semifinal here on Thursday.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Fake currency racket busted, ₹40L seized
In a midnight raid, the Local Crime Branch (LCB) of Banaskantha Police busted a fake currency racket in Gujarat's Mahadeviya village of Disa taluka, seizing counterfeit notes with the face value of ₹40 lakh.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Realty prices may fall by up to 5% as tax on cement slashed to 18%
PROPERTY prices could fall by up to 5% following the reduction in goods and services tax (GST) on key construction materials.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Farmer killed for opposing deer hunt in Jaisalmer village, violence follows
TENSION runs high in parts of Jaisalmer district after a farmer who opposed illegal hunting was murdered in Dangri village of Fatehgarh subdivision late Tuesday night, according to reports received Thursday.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
5 years after fund allocation, Salem's Kurumbapatti Zoo awaits upgrade
SALEM'S only zoological park at Kurumbapatti, established in 1981 on the foothills of Shevaroyan Hills, awaits its long-promised upgrade to a medium-sized zoo, even as works are under way and funds were released.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Amid high drama, BJP chief whip marshalled out of Bengal Assembly
HIGH drama unfolded in the West Bengal Assembly on Thursday, as ruling TMC and Opposition BJP MLAs engaged in heated verbal duels, bringing proceedings to a near standstill and leading to the suspension of five BJP MLAs.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Social harmony in focus of Sept 5-7 RSS meet in Jodhpur; Bhagwat to lead
The top brass of the RSS has gathered in Rajasthan's Jodhpur for the Sangh's All India Coordination Meeting beginning on Friday.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Fans: A strength & a weakness for India at home
Ever been to a ticketed hockey match in the country? The small (in comparison to cricket arenas) but atmospheric grounds can work up quite the din, especially when India have the ball and are breaking forward in numbers.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Submit records of Sarasvati Mahal Library
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the state government to submit the financial statements and copies of the annual reports of the Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji's Sarasvati Mahal Library for the last five years, along with a list of sanctioned posts and existing vacancies.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
GST 2.0: Less Complex and Fewer Disputes
The heart of GST 2.0 is a sweeping rationalization of tax slabs. The Council has streamlined the structure into two rates—5% and 18%, along with a 40% rate for ‘sin’ and luxury goods. Compensation cess has been done away with, except on a few tobacco and related items, as a temporary measure. This will have profound implications—less complexity, fewer disputes, and more certainty for businesses and consumers.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Go on social benefit 'SPREE', partake in registration drive, ESIC tells employers
The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) urged employers to register their employees under ESIC to receive benefits under the new registration drive called Scheme for Promotion of Registration of Employers and Employees (SPREE) 2025, which started on July 1 and will end by December 31, in a meeting held at Hosur on Thursday.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Ukraine: India renews calls for early, peaceful resolution to conflict
INDIA has once again underscored its call for an early and peaceful resolution to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reiterated New Delhi's position during high-level phone calls on Thursday.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Federal Court Reverses $2.6B Harvard Cuts
A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to reverse its cuts of more than $2.6 billion in research funding for Harvard University, delivering a significant victory to the Ivy League school in its battle with the White House.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
No Maha blanket nod to Marathas on Kunbi certs, says Fadnavis
MAHARASHTRA CM Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said that the state Government Resolution (GR) will not provide blanket permission to Marathas to secure Kunbi certificates and avail benefits under the OBC category.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Army reaches out to schoolgirl in village on Arunachal-China border
THE Indian Army has become a source of hope for schoolchildren of the remote Sarli tribal village on the China border.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Planting The Seed Of Curiosity
Being a facilitator in the higher education space for over four decades has been a truly humbling and overwhelming experience for me.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Southwest monsoon fails to bring rain, relief to farmers in Dharmapuri
FARMERS in the mainly agrarian Dharmapuri district are disappointed with the poor rainfall during the southwest monsoon.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Giorgio Armani Put Milan On The Fashion Map
Giorgio Armani, the iconic Italian designer who turned the concept of understated elegance into a multibillion-dollar fashion empire, died Thursday, his fashion house confirmed.
2 min |
September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Pharma firm siphoned funds using shell companies: ED
INVESTIGATING the money laundering aspect of a ₹637-crore bank fraud case booked by the CBI against Chennai-based Arvind Remedies, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said in a release that the bank funds were allegedly siphoned off through shell entities which had dummy directors appointed by the promoter of the pharma firm.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Hot mic sees Xi, Putin mull eternal youth while walking red carpet
CHINESE leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin chatted about how advances in science could prolong the human life span in a rare hot mic moment in the Chinese capital.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
How GST will work
After bracketed in highest tax slab, teams may face challenges to adjust price; fans may end up shelling more
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
TET Mandate: TN Likely to Move SC for Review of Order
FOLLOWING consultations with various teachers' associations on Thursday over the recent Supreme Court ruling mandating that all in-service teachers clear the Teachers' Eligibility Test (TET) within two years, School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said the state is likely to seek a review of the order before the apex court.
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September 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Lower tax to help exporters, benefit small e-commerce players: Goyal
The reforms in the goods and services tax (GST) announced by the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday could help exporters expand their business and capture larger markets, commerce minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.
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