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The New Indian Express Chennai
Govt steps in to protect Chambal river
THE Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife, under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has directed that no hydro or irrigation projects, except related to drinking water if no alternatives available, will be considered until the environmental flows of the Chambal river improve.
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April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express
Money flows, candidates kept hostage as Gujarat local poll turns murky
AFTER a string of uncontested BJP wins, the Congress in Gujarat has shifted over 100 candidates to a secret location, triggering full-blown “resort politics” to prevent poaching in the run-up to local body elections.
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April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Relatives kill woman in K’taka for deciding to leave her husband
Accused forced the 24-yr-old to consume poison for maintaining relationship with lover of different caste
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April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
End of Nitish era as Samrat set to take oath as BJP's 1st CM in Bihar
BIHAR Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, 57, is set to take oath as chief minister on Wednesday, marking the end of the Nitish Kumar era and ushering in the first BJP chief minister in the state.
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April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Sindarov to battle with Gukesh for world title
IT'S official.
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April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express
Ships from Iran ports cross Hormuz, test blockade
With diplomacy underway, military activity intensifies and economic pressures build
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April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Ecstasy, joy & happiness rolled into one: Williams on India goal
MARCH 31 2026.
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April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express
WOVEN FROM THE PERIPHERY
Members of the Irular communities in the city take up Aari embroidery and create intricate designs, adapting kolams on to clothes and accessories
4 min |
April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
‘Consider service period of regularised PG doctors for super-specialty admissions’
THE Madras High Court has directed the Selection Committee of the state health department to consider the applications of those postgraduate doctors, who were appointed in regular posts on temporary basis and subsequently regularised, for admission to super-specialty courses in medicine under the in-service quota by considering their entire service period as qualifying service.
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April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express
Hundi collection row: HC suggests TN take over temple
OBSERVING that hundi collection is not the fiefdom of priests, and witnessing priests fighting for a share in hundi collection — as if it’s their family property's accrued income — shocks the judicial conscience of the court, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently suggested the state government to take control over the administration of SriPandi Muneeswarar Temple in Madurai.
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April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
BENGAL CASTE CONSOLIDATION
Left won 60 of 68 seats in ‘06, over half went to TMC in ‘Tl, further consolidation in ’16, bipolar in’21
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April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
For 33% women’s quota, 307 LS seats to be added, cap set at 850
Three bills to figure in special session of Parliament, Oppn meet today to chalk out strategy
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April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express
Vijay assures ₹30K/yr for weavers, salary hike for police personnel
THE Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), upon coming to power, will create an e-commerce brand to market weavers’ products internationally and will provide ₹30,000 per year for weavers’ families to offset the burden of volatile yarn prices and power tariff hikes, said TVK president C Joseph Vijay in Tiruppur on Tuesday.
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April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
TN election is straight fight between DMK, AIADMK: PC
The Assembly election in Tamil Nadu is not a four or five-cornered contest as many claim, but a straight fight between the DMK and the AIADMK, said senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, while campaigning for the DMK’s Coimbatore South candidate and former minister V Senthil Balaji on Tuesday.
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April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express
A VETERAN’S DASH TO KEEP LEGACY INTACT
TNIE trails DMK candidate Duraimurugan as he campaigns in Katpadi constituency eyeing a record 11th win
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April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
DARKENING WAR CLOUDS FUEL WORRIES OF FOOD INFLATION RISING IN APRIL
THE drip-down effect of the Iran war is beginning to inflict pain on Indians.
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April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Probe ‘asset discrepancy’ in Udhaya’s election affidavit: Plea in high court
RAISING allegations of suppression of assets, a petition has been moved in the Madras High Court seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI), the returning officer for Chepauk-Triplicane Assembly constituency, the director general of Income Tax (Investigations) and the Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs to inquire into the discrepancies in the assets as shown in the affidavits accompanying the nomination papers of Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin in 2021 and the one submitted for the upcoming Assembly election.
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April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Draft DGCA rules tighten norms for co-pilots
IN a bid to ensure passenger safety, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has tightened the norms for crew training as well as qualification for planes operated by scheduled airlines.
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April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express
Don dials Modi. Big deals soon, indicates Gor
EMPHASISING the strategic importance of energy security and global trade routes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump held a phone conversation for 40 minutes on Tuesday focussing on the escalating situation in West Asia and the imperative of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and secure.
1 min |
April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express
Time for Ruturaj to step up as a batter
CSK captain has managed just 63 runs from five innings so far
3 min |
April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express
IT cos move beyond software, shift towards physical AI infra
THE country’s information technology services industry is moving beyond its traditional role as a software and outsourcing powerhouse, with leading firms increasingly stepping into the physical infrastructure needed to support artificial intelligence at scale.
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April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express
Kayadu Lohar: Workshops help me feel more confident
OVER the last couple of years, actor Kayadu Lohar has steadily climbed the ladder in not just one industry but multiple industries, including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Marathi, with marquee projects in each.
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April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express
Stalin issues 'final warning' to centre over delimitation
DMK president and Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday, in a strikingly belligerent tone, issued a \"final warning\" to the BJP government at the centre against \"bulldozing\" through Constitutional amendments on delimitation in the parliamentary session convened \"hastily\" on Thursday amid Assembly elections.
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April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express
Black holes suck everything in like cosmic vacuum cleaners
Black holes do not “suck” objects in from far away.
1 min |
April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express
‘Vijay’s entry positive, but will have no impact on election’
MINISTER for Information Technology and Digital Services Palanivel Thiaga Rajan (PTR), in a freewheeling chat with TNIJE’s MS Thanaraj, discusses a range of issues from Tamil Nadu’s fiscal discipline, welfare expansion, the Madurai metro project and the impact of TVK in this election.
3 min |
April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Forum calls for dedicated urban & water policies for the state
THE Chennai Wetlands Action Collective, along with environmental groups, activists, and residents from the Pallikaranai and Kovalam watersheds, has released a people’s manifesto ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, urging candidates to prioritise ecological and climate concerns.
1 min |
April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express
HOW NAXALS WERE COMPELLED TO BID FAREWELL TO ARMS
Apart from using coordinated force and building infrastructure, the effort to rid nation of Naxal violence included de-romanticising the ideology and weaning away young tribal community members
4 min |
April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express
Make our democracy stronger and more vibrant, Modi tells women
PM's letter urges them to call upon their MPs to support amended bill in special session
2 min |
April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
CBI raids 77 places in crackdown on builder-financial institution nexus
THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted raids at 77 locations across eight States and Union Territories and registered 22 cases on Tuesday following directions from the Supreme Court to probe the alleged nexus between builders and financial institutions over alleged “subvention plans”.
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April 15, 2026
The New Indian Express
Safety, saffron and subsidies among BJP’s promises to TN voters
THE BJP on Tuesday released its Tamil Nadu Assembly election manifesto, promising measures to enhance women’s safety, curb drug abuse through a dedicated intelligence wing, improve food storage infrastructure for farmers, provide top-ups for central schemes, and expand high-speed rail connectivity.
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