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Rains bring Mumbai to its knees; rail traffic, road network crippled
Torrential rains unleashed widespread devastation across Maharashtra, claiming seven lives and damaging over two lakh hectares of standing crops.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
HC-mandated Inquiry Finds Lapses in Recruitment of 16 Profs in Madras Univ
Varsity syndicate to send notices to the faculty hired in 2015, further action to be decided later
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
GST REJIG: Cos Need to Tweak Strategies
As the Centre prepares to implement a restructured goods and services tax (GST) regime by this Diwali, businesses are bracing for sweeping adjustments across pricing, supply chains, and technology systems.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Bilu Kumar Loses Home, Uncle Missing in Kishtwar
A cloudburst struck a double whammy for Bilu Kumar of Chasoti village in J&K's Kishtwar—his house was destroyed in flash flood and his uncle has been missing since the August 14 tragedy.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express
Centre plans to ban online money games
The government plans to criminalise the offering or promotion of online money gaming and make it an offence for banks, financial institutions or individuals to facilitate fund transfers related to such activities.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
IT Employees' Union Protests Mass Layoffs at TCS
The Union of IT & ITES Employees (UNITE) held a protest in Chennai city on Tuesday against Tata Consultancy Services' (TCS) reported decision to lay off 12,000 of its mid- and senior-level employees.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Appointment of IAS officers from general category sparks Raj row
THE appointment of four new IAS officers has triggered a major political uproar in Rajasthan.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Man, Daughter Arrested for ₹48L Job Fraud
The Greater Chennai Police on Monday arrested a father-daughter duo for allegedly cheating several people of lakhs of rupees by promising overseas jobs through a bogus manpower agency in Arumbakkam.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Fire Breaks Out in MRC Nagar Apartment, No Injuries Reported
A fire broke out in a private apartment complex at MRC Nagar, Pattinapakkam, on Monday evening. No injuries were reported, police sources said.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Bihar CEO Asks Voters to File Claims with Aadhaar
DAYS after the Election Commission of India deleted over 65 lakh names during the first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, the Chief Electoral Officer of Bihar, Vinod Singh Gunjiyal, issued a notification, asking voters whose names were removed to file claims using their Aadhaar cards.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
UltraTech to become largest cement-selling co
ADITYA Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said that UltraTech is poised to become the largest cement-selling company in the world, outside of China.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Sanitary staff pause stir, to continue talks today
Following talks with the Labour Welfare Department, sanitary workers temporarily withheld their protest on Tuesday.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
GST Overhaul Could Bring Down Car Prices by Up to 10%
The proposed next-generation GST overhaul could bring down car prices by up to 10%, if the tax rate is reduced from 28% to 18%, according to analysts.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Goods must display country of origin, MRP, key details
ALL goods sold in India, including those purchased through e-commerce platforms, will be required to display key details such as the country of origin, maximum retail price (MRP), and manufacturing and expiry dates, failing which they will attract a penalty of up to ₹5,000, consumer affairs minister Pralhad Joshi said on Tuesday.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Akasa raises funds from Premji Invest, others
AKASA Air announced on Tuesday that it has raised fresh capital from investors including Premji Invest (the global investment arm of Azim Premji), Claypond Capital (investment office of Dr. Ranjan Pai), and 360 ONE Asset, along with additional capital infusion committed by the Jhunjhunwala family, who are major stakeholders in the airline.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Transgender doctor can change name and gender from male to female: HC
DR Beoncy Laishram, a trans person, was relieved on Tuesday as the Manipur HC directed authorities to issue fresh academic certificates to her under a new name and gender.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Import duty on cotton must be knocked off permanently
EXPORTERS in Tiruppur welcomed the centre's move to temporarily lift import duty on cotton, and have demanded that the move be made permanent.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Racket involving SL passengers-airport staff busted; customs seizes ₹2.5 cr gold
AFTER a brief hiatus, Chennai Customs on Monday busted another gold smuggling racket involving Sri Lankan transit passengers and a contract staff of the Chennai International Airport leading to the seizure of 2.57 kg gold worth ₹2.5 crore and the arrest of five persons.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Too Big To Fail Isn't Too Clever To Regulate
With debt driving the economy, banks have become powerful. They often use their influence to chip away at the curbs imposed. Regulators need to be better equipped to make them toe the line
4 min |
August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Pregnant Minor Married Off With Altered Aadhaar Admitted to Hosp
A 16-year-old child marriage victim, who had been carrying a dead foetus for several days, was admitted to the Government Krishnagiri Medical College Hospital by the health department on Tuesday.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Inter-state meet last chance saloon for Tokyo ticket
ATHLETES from across the country have come here hoping to grab a final chance to qualify for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo next month.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Relief for textile sector as Centre removes 11% duty on cotton imports
The government's decision to eliminate the 11% duty on cotton imports with immediate effect has brought much-needed relief to the textile sector, which has been grappling with fear of steep tariff barriers in its largest export market, the US.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Nod to ₹8.3K cr Bhubaneswar Bypass
The Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved two mega infrastructure projects, including one for Odisha and another for Rajasthan, with a cumulative estimated cost of over ₹9,500 crore.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Nat'l Sports Bill becomes an Act after President Murmu's assent
THE National Sports Governance Bill has become an Act after President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the legislation that promises to overhaul India's sports administration and has been described as a path-breaking reform by Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Gulshan Devaiah joins Kantara: Chapter 1
On Tuesday, the makers of Kantara: Chapter 1 announced that Gulshan Devaiah has joined the cast of the film, along with a poster revealing his character's look.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Form teams to verify Madurai property tax assessments
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Madurai Corporation Commissioner to form special teams to verify the accuracy of property tax assessments made in respect of all immovable properties in Madurai city limits.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Election to pick new CPI state secretary deferred
THE election to choose a new state secretary of the CPI, scheduled for Monday, was postponed (without mentioning new date) after a last-minute tussle over the executive council delayed proceedings.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Tanvi, Unnati to lead India at Jr Worlds
PROMISING shuttlers Tanvi Sharma and Unnati Hooda, along with boys' doubles pair of Bhargav Ram Arigela and Viswa Tej Gobburu, will be hoping to rise to the occasion during the BWF World Junior Championships at Guwahati in October.
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Battle between 'Tamil Pride' and 'Telugu Honour'
Though BJP-led NDA nominee C.P. Radhakrishnan holds an edge in the Vice-Presidential race due to the NDA's strength in both Houses of Parliament, the Opposition's candidate, retired Justice B. Sudershan Reddy, has added a sharp regional flavour—framing the contest as a \"South vs. South\" or \"Tamil Pride vs. Telugu Pride\".
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August 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Natalie Dormer to Star in Extraction Series
Best known for playing Lady Margaery Tyrell in Game of Thrones, Natalie Dormer will next be seen in a Netflix series, which is set in the same world as the Chris Hemsworth-led Extraction films.
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