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La Ganesan Cremated in TN With State Honours
The state government on Saturday accorded state honours to Nagaland Governor and former senior BJP leader La Ganesan, who passed away on Friday evening at the age of 80.
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August 17, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
India Bloc Meet Next Week To Pick Joint V-P Nominee
The INDIA bloc leaders will meet early next week to discuss the Vice Presidential candidate.
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August 17, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
3 countries, 1 green dream: Mayan rainforest reserve!
The leaders of Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize announced on Friday that they were creating a tri-national nature reserve to protect the Mayan rain forest following a meeting during which they also discussed expanding a Mexican train line criticised for slicing through jungle habitat.
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August 17, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Maps for a Migrant Heart
From the complexities of the self and personal identity to the larger world we call home, Bihar-born artist Naresh Kumar's novel work is at once introspective and political
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August 17, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
S&P Revises Upward Ratings of 7 Banks
Expecting banks and leading non-banks to maintain adequate asset quality, good profitability, and enhanced capitalization over the next 12-24 months, S&P Global Ratings, which has upgraded the sovereign rating on the country to BBB with positive outlook—first time in 18 years—has raised the long-term issuer credit ratings with stable outlook on seven banks and three finance companies, despite noting some pockets of stress.
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August 17, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
SBI Subsidiaries: ₹3.5 Trillion 'Hidden' Gems
Of ₹1.11 lakh cr profit for the bank in FY25, these entities contributed ₹14,217 cr
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August 17, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Shillong edge out Navy to book semifinal berth
SHILLONG Lajong FC rallied splendidly to beat Indian Navy 2-1 and advance to the semifinal of the Durand Cup for the second successive year on Saturday.
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August 17, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Aspirations: Modi's Independence Day Leap
Modi's Governance Style Is Like a Symphony — Disciplined, Deliberate, and Precise. Behind the Seamless Delivery Lies Years of Groundwork and a Leader With Both Heart and Mind Firmly Fixed on India's Rise
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August 17, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Fire at Russian industrial plant kills 11, injures 130
A fire at an industrial plant in Russia's Ryazan region on Friday killed 11 people and injured 130, Russian officials said Saturday.
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August 17, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
1K native species nurseries set up through MGNREGS
With the help of MGNREGS workers, the state government has so far set up 1,045 nurseries of native species saplings with a total 1.55 crore saplings, according to the rural development department.
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August 17, 2025
The New Indian Express
Nearly 5 Lakh Board Buses from Chennai Ahead of I-Day; 18 Omnibuses Fined
MORE than five lakh people s travelled from Chennai to various parts of Tamil Nadu on government buses between Wednesday and Friday, ahead of the weekend and extended holidays.
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August 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
PM Lauds RSS' Proud, Glorious Journey, Calls It World's Biggest NGO
ON Friday, He addressed the nation from the Red Fort on the 79th Independence Day, saying that the country is built not only by governments or those in power but also by millions of citizens, including saints, seers, scientists, teachers, farmers, soldiers, and labourers.
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August 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
After welfare push, Stalin meets select sanitary staff; labour unions stay away
A day after the state government announced various welfare schemes for conservancy workers, representatives of a few sanitary workers' associations on Friday met Chief Minister M K Stalin at his residence to thank him.
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August 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
CM: States Should Use Constitution to Restore Their Rights
CHARGING that the centre has been depriving the state government of its rightful powers in recent years, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday said that the only solution available is to take constitutional measures to restore the states' share in the division of powers and finances.
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August 16, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
J&K cloudburst toll 60, at least 80 others missing; rescue on
BRAVING intermittent rains, rescuers intensified their search for survivors in a cloudburst-hit village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Friday, even as Chief Minister Omar Abdullah put the death toll at 60, with 80 people still missing.
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August 16, 2025
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Shwetha Menon scripts history as first woman prez of AMMA in 30 yrs
THE Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) on Friday scripted history by electing actor Shwetha Menon as its president — the first woman to hold the post in the body's 30-year history.
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August 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
'Stale, troubling': Cong slams PM's I-Day speech
TERMING his Independence Day address \"stale, hypocritical, and troubling\", the Congress on Friday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for praising the RSS in the speech, alleging that the ruling BJP is ready to go to any extent of \"immorality\" to remain in power, and that several \"irregularities\" in elections are emerging across the country.
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August 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Kremlin expects Putin-Trump talks in Alaska to go on for seven hours
Trump will greet his Russian counterpart at the plane upon landing; wants quick truce
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August 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Omar Ups Statehood Ante, Says Signature Drive Soon
On I-Day, CM asks if Pahalgam killers, their masters in Pak will decide on J&K, Sangma says Meghalaya aims for $100bn economy by '47
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August 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Why Kerala has claimed $9,531 crore in compensation from MSC
A protracted legal battle between Kerala and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) over the sinking of MV MSC Elsa 3 off Kerala coast is on the cards.
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August 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Just two slabs in next-gen GST reforms by Diwali
IN his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the GST rates would be brought down by ushering in the 'next-generation GST reforms' by Diwali.
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August 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Court Orders Inspection of Institutes on Elephant Paths
A special bench of the Madras High Court dealing with forest-related cases has directed inspection of certain educational institutions located on the foothills of the Western Ghats in Coimbatore to find out whether they have been obstructing pathways used by elephants.
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August 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Needed: A New Satyagraha For Peace
Peace requires not just a constitution; it also requires a syllabus. It's not defined as the Trumpian world sees it. It's more about the universality Mahatma Gandhi exemplified
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August 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Modi unveils defence shield Sudarshan Chakra
In his Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced Mission Sudarshana Chakra, a national security initiative aimed at building a comprehensive, indigenous defence shield by 2035.
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August 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Amid deep divisions, plastic treaty bombs
AFTER three years of negotiations, the United Nations' effort to craft the world's first legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution ended in a \"no agreement\" here on Friday.
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August 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
"Watching parotta being made is meditation for me"
...says Ranjith, founder of Tirunelveli Parotta Kadai Chennai's most loved food joint-as he shares how an obsession turned into a bustling brand with four branches and a loyal city-wide following
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August 16, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Global Plastics Treaty: Nurdles Escape Scrutiny, Coastal States Bear the Cost
With 95% of pellet loss preventable, activists say the absence of binding rules on nurdles is a miss. India aligning with the petro states bloc, which is opposed to strong measures, has sparked anger from coastal states hit hardest by the spills
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August 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
AVOID S.I.R. PITFALLS IN NEW MISSION TO PROTECT DEMOGRAPHY
IN his combative 103-minute Independence Day speech, his longest to date, Prime Minister Narendra Modi advocated self-reliance to negotiate the choppy global waters ahead in the wake of the peak 50 percent tariff on Indian products recently announced by US President Donald Trump.
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August 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
NEED TO ACT SWIFTLY TO END CHILD MARRIAGES
A disturbing trend that increased during the Covid pandemic appears to be here to stay.
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August 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Qualifier Atmane Stuns Rune, to Face Sinner Next
FRENCH qualifier Terence Atmane toppled another top-10 player in Holger Rune on Thursday to line up a semi-final showdown with World No 1 Jannik Sinner at the Cincinnati Open.
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