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Centre asks states to run special drives enforcing anti-smoking rules

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May 30, 2025

THE Centre has directed all states to undertake special drives to enforce rules banning smoking in public places, prohibiting the advertisement of tobacco products and prohibiting the sale of tobacco products without statutory pictorial warnings to observe World No Tobacco Day on May 31.

- KAVITA BAJELI-DATT @ New Delhi

In a letter to all the states/UTs, the Health Ministry said the states should prepare and launch an action plan for implementing the revised guidelines for Tobacco-Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI, 2019) at all state-level events, "aiming that all the educational institutions implement the guidelines strictly and be certified as tobacco-free."

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The New Indian Express Coimbatore

Survey says 90% of adults in state personally experienced effects of global warming

A striking 90% of adults in Tamil Nadu say they have personally experienced the effects of global warming, the highest in the country, according to the newly released Climate Opinion Maps for India by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.

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2 mins

November 19, 2025

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

Security upgrade in e-passport rollout

WITH the nationwide rollout of e-passports, a major technological upgrade designed to enhance security and streamline global mobility is on the cards for Indian passport holders.

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2 mins

November 19, 2025

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

Rahul steps up offensive, says Cong will fight SIR politically and legally

STEPPING up his attack on Election Commission of India (ECI) and ‘vote theft’ allegations, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday cast doubts over the SIR process at a meeting with key AICC office-bearers of 12 states and Union Territories where the revision of electoral rolls is underway, and said the party must challenge the exercise politically, organisationally and legally, according to sources.

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1 mins

November 19, 2025

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

Lack of conversion ritual of Muslim woman no bar for divorce under Hindu Marriage Act: HC

HOLDING that mere absence of any ceremony for conversion from Muslim to Hindu religion cannot be a ground to dismiss the divorce petition filed under the Hindu Marriage Act, the Madras High Court has overturned an order of a subcourt that dismissed a mutual divorce petition by a couple where the wife had converted from Muslim to Hindu religion and professed the faith since marriage.

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1 mins

November 19, 2025

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

DMK rejects charges, says AIADMK has started realising issues with SIR

DMK legal wing secretary NR Elango said AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami’s allegation that only DMK’s booth level agents have access to enumeration forms during the SIR exercise was untrue.

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2 mins

November 19, 2025

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

COP30 enters 2nd week with nothing but words

THE UN climate summit in Brazil is in its second and final week. Negotiators have till November 21 to untangle the knots they have not been able to resolve in the 29 meetings since Berlin 1995.

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2 mins

November 19, 2025

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

Sundar Pichai cautions on AI errors, looming investment bubble

GOOGLE boss Sundar Pichai has cautioned users not to “blindly trust” everything artificial intelligence (AI) tells them, even as he struck a warning note for companies to watch out for an Al investment bubble burst that no one would be immune to.

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1 min

November 19, 2025

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

SC recalls order on post-facto green clearance

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday recalled its May 16 judgment that had prohibited the Centre from granting retrospective Environmental Clearances (ECs) to projects that had violated environmental norms.

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1 mins

November 19, 2025

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

MAKING ENEMIES OF BEST FRIENDS

HREE things have survived in India through the ages: poverty, gold, and dogs. Through the ravages and miseries that this country specialises in and perpetuates, the triad has stood its ground.

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3 mins

November 19, 2025

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

Namakkal farm gate price of eggs hits record ₹6 apiece for first time

DRIVEN by strong domestic demand, coupled witha slight dip in production, egg price in Namakkal has climbed toa record high of %6 per piece at the farm gate for the first time on Tuesday.

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1 mins

November 19, 2025

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