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Beach Read film adaptation casts lead actors
THE film adaptation of Emily Henry’s bestselling novel Beach Read has found its leading man, with Patrick Schwarzenegger set to star alongside Phoebe Dynevor.
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Vinfast expands electric vehicle portfolio in India
VIETNAMESE automaker Vinfast is bringing two electric passenger vehicles to the Indian car market.
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Won't allow passage of bill based on 2011 Census, says Cong
WITH a united Opposition set to vote against the delimitation-related provisions in the Constitution Amendment Bill, the special session of Parliament, beginning on Thursday, appears to be heading for a high-voltage confrontation as the Union government moves to introduce amendments to the Women's Reservation Act, which mandates one-third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
'Mr Xis not a propaganda film'
Director Manu Anand speaks about Mr X, the Dhurandhar comparisons, and what he learned from Gautham Vasudev Menon
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
ANSWER TO SOUTH’S DELIMITATION WOES LIES IN LOK SABHA
A full-blown controversy erupted after the contents of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill and Delimitation Bill to be taken up in Parliament from April 16 became public.
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
'Proud to wage this war to fight for rights of Tamils'
Stalin says delimitation will turn South Indians into 2\" class citizens
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
SEZs seek clarity on duty concession for supplies to DTA
‘Lack of clarity on duty causes compliance issue’
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
DMK allies appeal to cadres and people to participate in protest
CHIEF Minister M K Stalin said, “The DMK is reaching out to MPs across states and devising a coordinated strategy to counter this ‘grave danger’.”
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
3 Class 12 students killed as omni bus collides with bike
WRONG-SIDE DRIVING
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Wife dies, man hurt as car rams stationary truck
A woman died on the spot and her husband severely injured after the car in which they were travelling rammed into a stationary truck following a tyre burst on Vandalur bypass road on Wednesday.
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Indian delegation to visit US next week for talks on trade agreement
AN Indian delegation will be in the US from April 20 to 22 to take forward the negotiations on the proposed Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Wednesday.
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Fishers stage ‘black’ stir against MLA over ‘unkept promises’
‘THE incumbent Mylapore MLA D Velu from the ruling DMK faced opposition from a section of fisherfolk in Srinivasapuram and Mullikkuppam in Foreshore Estate, with around 200 of them staging a protest wearing black-coloured face masks and waving black flags when he came for campaigning.
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
When ambition and scale blur the emotional core
WHEN the makers of Pallichattambi announced postponing the film’s release due to the election code of conduct, it came as a surprise to many.
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Warm sea, pollution aid jellyfish bloom along Chennai coast
A routine dip in the sea is turning unexpectedly painful for many along the Chennai and north Tamil Nadu coast, as an unusual surge in sightings of the stinging jellyfish Chrysaora chinensis has been reported over the past week.
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Kidnap of bizman’s daughters: Life-term of 4 confirmed, 5 freed
Judges point out that incident will impact the children’s emotional quotient
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
PM’s Delhi-Dehradun e-way move a calculated electoral masterstroke
WITH the inauguration of the %12,000-crore Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor on Ambedkar Jayanti, Prime Minister Narendra Modi signalled a development-first strategy ahead of the 2027 assembly elections.
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Finishing Lines
Writer-editor Rajendra Yadav, who made Hans into a tool of creation and provocation, and Mannu Bhandari, his wife and writer of feminist novels, were one of Hindi literature’s illustrious couples. Their memoirs, just translated into English, reveal the highs and lows of their creative ambitions that came at immense personal cost.
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Setback to Khera as SC stays T’gana HC order
IN a major setback to Congress leader and spokesperson Pawan Khera, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Telangana High Court order granting him transit anticipatory bail in a defamation and forgery case filed by Assam Police.
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
In focus: Gukesh-Sindarov clash years in the making
SINCE the beginning of 2024, an Indian player or team has won the Candidates, the Olympiad as well as the world title.
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
STAR POWER VS GRASSROOTS CONNECT
Will TVK chief Vijay's celebrity status hold its own against the DMk’s entrenched organisational strength in Perambur?
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Tech firm HR manager held amid Malaysia link in conversion case
Undercover police op reveals sexual abuse, coercion; cleric made video calls for brainwashing
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
6 DMK cadre distribute ‘₹8K coupons’, booked
SIX DMK cadres, including a ward secretary, were booked by the city police for violating the model code of conduct by distributing %8,000 coupons to voters at Ram Nagar in the city.
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
SC rejects plea against Shankar’s fresh detention
THE Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a petition challenging the preventive detention of YouTuber and journalist Savukku Shankar under the Tamil Nadu Goondas Act, directing the petitioner to approach the Madras High Court for relief.
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April 16, 2026
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C’garh begins process to implement UCC, former judge to head draft panel
THE Chhattisgarh cabinet on Wednesday decided to constitute a committee entrusted with preparing the draft for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
TN tops CBSE Class 10 results with 99.92% pass rate, girls outshine boys
TAMIL
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
THE ORIGINALITY OF REPLICATION
MANKIND’S ingenuity knows no bounds. We have taken the act of creation to a whole new level. Even our mental capabilities have become commodities. Artificial Intelligence can be purchased to substitute for our lack of any skill under the sun. The paid and unpaid versions can transform anyone into Shakespeare’s only descendent overnight, even as one’s reality struggles with vowels. And with this, we have successfully crossed another frontier in upgrading Fake Pvt Ltd. hitherto controlled by deceitful smiles, unnaturally ageless faces, and of course, fake brands.
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
DMK won't be back in saddle after polls: Modi
REMAINING upbeat about the NDA crossing the finish line in the upcoming polls, after holding a road show at Nagercoil here in support of the alliance candidates on Wednesday evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the DMK would be ousted in the hustings, as the people of Tamil Nadu are done with its “misgovernance and corruption”.
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
RAVI MOHAN JOINS HANDS WITH DEBUT DIRECTOR
ACTOR Ravi Mohan, who is currently busy with several projects in various stages of production, has signed a new film with debut director GND Shyam Kumar.
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
BJP’S BIHAR MOMENT IS SIGNIFICANT, NOT SETTLED
THE BJP must have heaved a collective sigh of relief when it finally secured the chief minister's seat in Bihar—the one Hindi heartland state that had eluded it for decades.
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April 16, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
13-year-old opens fire; 9 dead at school in Turkey
A 13-year-old opened fire at a Turkish school on Wednesday, killing nine people and wounding 13, with students jumping from windows to escape the second school shooting in the country in as many days, officials said.
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