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The New Indian Express Chennai
Cash-for-jobs scam: Reply sought on plea seeking FIR registration
THE Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the state home secretary, DGP and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to file reply to a Madurai resident's petition seeking directions to the DGP to register FIR on the ED's communication over the cash-for-jobs scam in the Municipal Administration and Water Supplies (MAWS) department.
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December 17, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
EU envoys narrow gaps on frozen Russian assets plan
EUROPEAN Union envoys worked on Tuesday to narrow gaps on a plan to use billions of dollars in frozen Russian assets as collateral for a massive loan to cover Ukraine’s economic and military needs over the next two years, ahead of a crunch summit of EU leaders later this week.
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December 17, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Sebi board likely to clear 11 proposals, including revamp of mutual fund fees
THE board of the capital markets regulator — The Securities and Exchange Board of India — is likely to consider as many as 11 regulatory proposals, covering major overhauls of broker regulations, mutual fund expense structure, administration of exchanges and the introduction of a closing-auction session among others.
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December 17, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
India-China trade via Himachal from next June after MEA nod
WITH the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) granting political clearance to the Himachal government, the Indo-China border barter-based trade via the Land Customs Station (LCS) Namgia-Shipkila through the Shipki La strategic pass is set to resume from June next year after a six-year gap.
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December 17, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
MRTS-Metro merger deal likely in the next few days
Project gets fillip after CM-PM discussion at NITI Aayog meeting
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December 17, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Minister's letter of resignation should come to me, not CM: Guv
WEST Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose said on Tuesday that he was yet to receive official correspondence from the Mamata government about Arup Biswas’ regisnation.
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December 17, 2025
The New Indian Express
25 lakh voters 'untraceable'
In a development that could spark intense debate in the coming days, over 25 lakh people -about 8.98% of the total electorate are missing from the electoral rolls in Kerala after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the Election Commission.
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December 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Thailand to hold early election on Feb 8 after parliament dissolution
THAILAND will hold an early election on Feb. 8, the country's election regulator said Monday, days after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved the country's parliament.
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December 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Oppn raps 60:40 funding plan for rural job scheme
WITH the government all set to introduce a bill to repeal the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and replace it with a new rural employment law on Tuesday, the Opposition launched a blistering attack for diluting the scheme and burdening the exchequer of all states.
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December 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
NIA files chargesheet in Pahalgam terror attack against 4 Pak nationals
Agency names LeT, offshoot The Resistance Front in 1,597-page comprehensive submission
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December 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
S'PORE, CANADA, UK ISSUE DELHI AIR QUALITY ALERT
SINGAPORE, the UK and Canada have issued advisories cautioning their citizens about hazardous air quality in Delhi as pollution levels in the national capital worsened sharply, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) nearing 500 and remaining in the \"severe\" category.
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December 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Won't let opportunistic pricing even on foreign routes, says aviation min
UNION Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu on Monday told the Rajya Sabha that the government is taking the issue of high airfares seriously and is keen to prevent opportunistic pricing, even as air travel remains a deregulated sector.
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December 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
I HAVE BECOME MORE AMBITIOUS AS A PLAYER: PRAGG
AS one of the most in demand players on the chess circuit currently, R Praggnanandhaa has been constantly shuffling between cities and continents.
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December 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Lamp pillar on hill belongs to Jains and not Hindus: Govt
THE state government told the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday that the ancient stone pillar or 'deepathoon' located atop the Thiruparankundram hill belongs to Jains and not Hindus.
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December 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Star Air to start flying to Ahmedabad, Goa, Nanded, B'luru from Navi Mum
BENGALURU-headquartered Star Air said on Monday it will launch the operations from the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMI) from December 25.
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December 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Single higher edu regulator bill to be sent to JPC
AMID fierce protests and objections by the Opposition members, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday introduced the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill in the Lok Sabha.
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December 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
15.2% TN voters may be out, 1/3rd drop in Chennai
THE draft electoral roll to be released on Friday as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of poll rolls in Tamil Nadu is likely to have 5.44 crore voters, a 15.2% reduction from the 6.41 crore voters in the 2025 roll taken as the base count for SIR. Chennai may see the biggest drop, with 35.6% voter names likely to be removed.
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December 16, 2025
The New Indian Express
Cho La, Dok La passes opened for public
INDIA on Monday formally opened the historic Cho La and Dok La passes in Sikkim, launching regulated battlefield tourism along the sensitive border with China.
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December 16, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
3 officials told to explain delay in nod to try IAS officers in corpn tender case
FUMING over the \"substantial unexplained delay\" in obtaining sanction from the Centre for prosecuting two IAS officers in a case over alleged irregularities committed in awarding tenders in the Chennai and Coimbatore corporations when SP Velumani was Municipal Administration Minister during the AIADMK government, the Madras High Court on Monday impleaded three top bureaucrats and directed them to file an explanation for the delay.
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December 16, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Cast of Hot Spot sequel announced
WE had previously reported that filmmaker Vignesh Karthick will helm the sequel to his 2024 film, Hot Spot, titled Hot Spot 2 Much.
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December 16, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
New Bill seeks to expand definition of health insurance
THE Insurance (Amendment) Bill - Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025 - which the government is set to introduce in Parliament, has redefined health insurance business. It has expanded the definition of health insurance to include sickness benefits, payment of medical expenses, personal accident insurance covering death, disablement or hospitalisation due to accidents, and travel insurance covering sickness benefits, medical expenses or losses incurred during travel. It has also inserted a new comprehensive definition for \"insurance business\".
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December 16, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
LS clears ₹41,455 crore for additional spending
THE Lok Sabha on Monday cleared the first tranche of Supplementary Demands for Grants, seeking an allocation of ₹41,455 crore of additional spending by the Centre in the current financial year, including expenditure of over ₹18,000 crore for fertilizer subsidy.
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December 16, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Russia open to Ukraine joining European Union
US say Moscow signalled flexibility; Kyiv resists territorial concessions
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December 16, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Nabin takes charge; Shah, Nadda welcome new prez at party HQ
A day after being named as BJP's new working president, Nitin Nabin took charge of his new responsibility at the party headquarters here on Monday in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah and outgoing national president JP Nadda.
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December 16, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
SI suspended after woman cop’s suicide
A day after a woman SI of Ambattur police station died by suicide, the Avadi City police suspended a sub inspector attached to the Minjur police station on Monday.
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December 16, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
STORIES OF GRIT TAKE CENTRESTAGE AT DEVI AWARDS
THE 36th edition of the Devi Awards in Delhi honoured 12 women for their invaluable contribution in various fields while breaking societal norms and barriers.
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December 16, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Squash WC win boost for India ahead of CWG, Asiad
AS teen star Anahat Singh scored the winning point against Hong Kong in the World Cup final on Sunday, the team and the crowd at the Express Avenue Mall, here broke into celebrations.
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December 16, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Auto driver on a high takes ‘cop for a ride’, slapped with ₹10K fine
T was time he realised the weight on his back, literally.
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December 16, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
MAYILADUTHURAI Cylinder blast injures three of a family
THREE members of a family were injured after a LPG cylinder exploded at a house in Mayiladuthurai on Monday morning.
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December 16, 2025
The New Indian Express Chennai
Modi embarks on three-nation tour, lands in Jordan
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Monday arrived to a rousing welcome in Amman, the capital of Jordan, the first stop in the three nation trip.
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