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The New Indian Express Madurai

Didi crashes ED's I-PAC raid party, seizes key documents

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s raids at the office of political consultancy firm I-PAC and the residence of its director Pratik Jain in Kolkata on Thursday in connection with a money laundering probe turned into high drama as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stormed in and took away some documents.

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January 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai

The New Indian Express Madurai

Asian Waterbird Census: Plaintive cuckoo spotted for first time in south TN

PLAINTIVE cuckoo (cacomantis merulinus), usually seen in southeast Asia and NE India was spotted for the first time in south Tamil Nadu at Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar district.

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January 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai

The New Indian Express Madurai

Trained in new language, 13 youth from violence-hit Manipur land jobs in Japan

SCARRED they may be by bloody ethnic violence, but for 13 youths from Manipur, there's a reason to smile.

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January 09, 2026

The New Indian Express Madurai

US pulls out of India-led body, 65 other panels

IN a setback to global climate cooperation, United States President Donald Trump has formally withdrawn the US from the International Solar Alliance (ISA), a flagship renewable energy initiative coled by India and France, seen as a sharp shift away from multilateral climate engagement.

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January 09, 2026

The New Indian Express Madurai

Why Indian govt and elon Musk-led X are crossing swords

ELON Musk-led social media platform X (formerly Twitter) is making headlines in India and globally over the hosting and generation of obscene and nude content through its AI-based services, including Grok and other xAI tools.

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January 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai

The New Indian Express Madurai

NCB busts drug network at Myanmar border, seizes heroin worth ₹15 crore

IN a major crackdown, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized 7.312 kg of premium-quality heroin worth ₹15 crore hidden inside 638 soap cases and arrested two traffickers operating near the India-Myanmar border, the agency said on Thursday.

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January 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai

The New Indian Express Madurai

Emotional Sanjana chasing excellence with late father in her mind

USUALLY, one may see Karnataka hoopster Sanjana Ramesh on the court sporting number 24 or 30 on the back of her jersey.

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January 09, 2026

The New Indian Express Madurai

'Rejected violence, stones, arrows for peaceful means', Wangchuk tells SC

JAILED climate activist Sonam Wangchuk told the Supreme Court on Thursday that the tenor of his speech was not to propagate violence and his appeal for peace was suppressed from the detaining authority.

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January 09, 2026

The New Indian Express Madurai

Divorce case: Vembu asked to furnish $1.7 billion bond

A court in the US, where Zoho Corporation (ZCPL) co-founder Sridhar Vembu has filed a divorce petition against wife Pramila Srinivasan, has ordered him to furnish a bond of $1.7 billion, as per media reports.

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January 09, 2026

The New Indian Express Madurai

More tariff terror as Don OKs bill on Russian curbs

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham claims Trump 'greenlit' a bill that could impose up to 500% levy on India for buying Russian oil

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January 09, 2026

The New Indian Express Madurai

Vehicles to soon give crash warning to each other

VEHICLES in India will soon be fitted with an On-Board Unit (OBU) that enables Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication to improve road safety.

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January 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai

The New Indian Express Madurai

People's scientist who gave Nature a voice

MADHAV

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January 09, 2026

The New Indian Express Madurai

12 Maha Cong corporators join BJP after expulsion

IN a major political development, 12 Congress corporators from the Ambernath Nagar Parishad on Thursday formally joined the BJP, causing embarrassment to both national parties.

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January 09, 2026

The New Indian Express Madurai

Novelty of ICC’s ships must be retained: Uthappa

ON Wednesday evening at Kingsmead, Durban, Pretoria Capitals’ Shai Hope was putting on a scintillating show against Durban’s Super Giants in the SA20 league.

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January 09, 2026

The New Indian Express Madurai

PUT BENGALURU CITIZENS’ INTEREST OVER REALTORS’

BENGALURU is set for a fresh layer of development, with tweaked building bylaws kicking in.

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January 09, 2026

The New Indian Express Madurai

THE BOOSTS NEEDED FROM BUDGET

DEVELOPING human capital will be at the heart of India’s journey towards a Viksit Bharat at 2047.

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January 08, 2026

The New Indian Express Madurai

Shreyanka ready to roar for RCB again

THE last time Shreyanka Patil took the field for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, she won them their first WPL title, taking 4/12 in the final against Delhi Capitals.

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January 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai

The New Indian Express Madurai

Environment ministry approves iron ore mining in C’garh Bailadila forest

THE Centre has recommended environmental clearance (EC) for the diversion of 874.924 hectares of forest land to extend iron ore mining by the state-owned NMDC within the Bailadila reserve forest (BRF) in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district.

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January 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai

The New Indian Express Madurai

BJP ready with massive rejig plan as Nabin seeks to bring in young faces

WITH the appointment of the youngest working national president, Nitin Nabin, aged about 45, a position never held by someone so young in the party earlier, the BJP is likely to make several key organisational changes between mid-January and February, both at the national level and across some state units, to make the organisational system more effective and streamlined for future challenges.

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January 08, 2026

The New Indian Express Madurai

TN NEEDS MORE REVENUES TO FUND PENSION SCHEME

Na politically sensitive pre-election move, the DMK government has announced the Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme (TAPS), covering nearly 6.25 lakh state government employees.

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January 08, 2026

The New Indian Express Madurai

Have to highlight stories in right way to lift doubles format: Woodbridge

WHEN top singles pros formed pairs to play in exhibition mixed doubles tie in the US Open last year, fans flocked to the stands and made it a full-house.

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January 08, 2026

The New Indian Express Madurai

Bethell savours 'very special' maiden century

ENGLAND’S Jacob Bethell called it “very special” after cracking a flawless maiden century during the fifth Ashes Test against Australia on Wednesday in front of his family.

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January 08, 2026

The New Indian Express Madurai

SC asks forensic test of Biren's 48-minute tape

THE Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that the entire 48-minute audio clip allegedly implicating former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh in the 2023 ethnic violence, along with his admitted voice samples, be forwarded to the National Forensic Science University (NFSU) Gandhinagar, for detailed forensic examination.

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January 08, 2026

The New Indian Express Madurai

'Road accidents caused by strays kill people too'

THE Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the people in the country were dying not only of dog bites but also due to accidents caused by stray animals on roads, making it a major cause of concern for everyone.

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January 08, 2026

The New Indian Express Madurai

Russell hat-trick as HIL GC tame Shrachi Bengal Tigers

Hockey India League’s (HIL) Governing Council (GC) team won a high-scoring thriller against defending champions Shrachi Bengal Tigers 6-3, while last year’s runners-up Hyderabad Toofans rallied to beat Ranchi Royals 3-2 in the Hockey India League at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium on Sunday.

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January 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai

The New Indian Express Madurai

Vaishno Devi med college closure cheers BJP, NC calls it communal

FOUR days after inspecting Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Katra, the National Medical Commission (NMC) on Tuesday withdrew its recognition, triggering contrasting political reactions across Jammu and Kashmir.

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January 08, 2026

The New Indian Express Madurai

‘Jallikattu of int'l importance, only govt can organise it’

REFUSING to allow a petition seeking direction to permit a village committee to conduct Avaniyapuram jallikattu, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday reiterated that only revenue officials would be permitted to conduct the Avaniyapuram, Palamedu, and Alanganallur jallikattu, considering their international importance.

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January 08, 2026

The New Indian Express Madurai

Deepam row: Court slams TN govt, backs single judge order

RUBBISHING the Tamil Nadu government's apprehensions of possible disharmony due to lighting of the Karthigai Deepam on the ‘deepathoon’ atop the Thiruparankundram hill as nothing but an ‘imaginary ghost’ created by it ‘to put one community against another’, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday ordered the Thiruparankundram Subramaniya Swamy temple dev-asthanam to light the

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January 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Madurai

The New Indian Express Madurai

TN govt notifies 56-page SOP for public meetings, bins security deposit proposal

The state home department has notified a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for regulating public meetings, rallies, processions and demonstrations in Tamil Nadu, in compliance with directions of the Madras High Court and Supreme Court.

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January 07, 2026

The New Indian Express Madurai

ASTEROID MINING AHOY!

Scientists are studying meteorites — basically, asteroids captured by Earth’s gravity and crashing into it — to uncover which asteroids could yield minerals and resources to fuel humanity’s expansion into space besides their benefits for terrestrial environments.

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January 07, 2026