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Resilient India faces headwinds from Wasia, weak monsoon outlook: FinMin
INDIA economy remains resilient despite escalating global uncertainties triggered by the conflict in West Asia, but rising energy prices, a weakening rupee, mounting inflationary pressures and the prospect of a below-normal monsoon pose significant risks to growth and price stability, the Finance Ministry said in its Monthly Economic Review (MER) for May 2026.
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express
TNPDCL forms panels to scrutinise tender costs
IN the wake of the alleged ₹397-crore transformer procurement scam, the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) in a first has ordered its 12 distribution regions to form three committees each to scrutinise and finalise cost estimates before tenders are floated.
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express
Abhishek thrashed and abused
Attacked during TMC MP's visit to deceased partyman's kin in Sonarpur, South 24-Parganas
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express
'INVOKE ARTICLE 167': AIADMK MLAS meet guv, allege poaching by TVK
AIADMK MLAS meet guv, allege poaching
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express
SIDDARAMAIAH SPEAKS AN OLD RIDDLE
SO Karnataka finally sees the transition that was knocking at the castle gates for three years.
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express
₹ valuation at decadal low: FinMin
Real Effective Exchange Rate fell to 92.72 in Apr‘26 against multi-year high of 108 in Nov‘24
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express
22 dead as truck carrying refugees crashes in Afghan
A truck carrying Afghan refugees returning from neighbouring Pakistan overturned on a highway in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least 22 people and injuring about 36 others, most of them women and children, officials said.
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express
10 DAYS ON, FIVE RESCUED FROM LAOS CAVE
FOUR more men trapped in a semi-submerged Laos cave for 10 days were freed on Saturday, rescuers said, after one was successfully brought to the surface a day earlier, but two remained missing.
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express
Iran conflict's positive side: India Inc goes for recycled plastic
THE ongoing Iran conflict has had an unexpected positive spinoff for the environment.
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express
Cops deployed after Rabri refuses to vacate bungalow
A large contingent of police force has been deployed outside the 10 Circular Road bungalow earlier allotted to former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD leader Rabri Devi, hours after she refused to vacate the house and dared CM Samrat Choudhary to get the building vacated.
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express
Skipper Patidar and his 'main character energy'
THIS time last year, when Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar came for the pre-final press conference at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, he sat quietly on one side of the dias.
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express
In a first, AI chatbot to help register grievances smoothly launched: Govt
IF you are unsure where to submit a grievance or whom to address it to, and you're unable to draft your complaint in either Hindi or English, there's now support available.
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express
3,765 students miss CUET exam due to technical glitch
THE Common University Entrance Test (CUET) ran into technical glitch on Saturday, with 3,765 students across the country unable to take up the computer-based test. The glitch delayed the start of the examination by over two hours and was cancelled at some centres.
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Travails of a Cockroach-infested System
There are already parasites of society who attack the system, and you want to join hands with them?
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
In a first, all Indian umpires to officiate IPL final
FOR the first time in Indian Premier League (IPL) history, the final will be an all-India affair as far as match officials are concerned.
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Father shoots youth in leg for stabbing mother
A family dispute took a violent turn at Mamallapuram in Chengalpattu district on Wednesday night as a man shot his son using a country-made gun for stabbing his wife.
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
TVK sacks district-level functionary over assault
TVK, on Saturday, removed a district-level functionary from the party and all organisational posts after he was accused of assaulting a poclain operator at a demolition site in New Perungalathur.
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
The long raid
IT was 2005, and P Sivakumar, who runs his family’s catering business, was 29.
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Kilambakkam skywalk to be a reality by August
Works on the railway side and GST Road being done simultaneously
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
WHERE IS QUAD HEADED
THE latest Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting in New Delhi signalled a clear shift in the grouping’s trajectory toward a more practical, resilient, and carefully calibrated Indo-Pacific coalition even as the absence of clarity on the next leaders’ summit raised questions about its near-term political momentum.
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
PSG beat Arsenal on penalties to retain CL title
Paris Saint-Germain beat Arsenal 4-3 on penalties to win their second consecutive Champions League title after a 1-1 draw in the final in Budapest on Saturday.
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
The Stories Along the Way
In Goa, an experiential tourism company is reshaping travel by placing local tales, traditions, and communities at the centre of every journey
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
18 SIs deputed to Singappen spl force
THE Tamil Nadu Police have deputed 18 sub inspectors, including two from the Cyber Crime Wing, to the newly-formed Singapenn Sirappu Athiradi Padai (Singappen Special Strike Force) on On Duty (OD) basis, according to an order issued by the Office of the Director General of Police and Head of Police Force on May 28.
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
A MANGROVE WARRIOR AND HIS SWAMP
A former tree-cutter restores Puducherry’s ecosystems by planting thousands of trees, while inspiring the Gen Z via environmental stewardship
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Skipper Patidar and his ‘main character energy’
THIS time last year, when Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar came for the pre-final press conference at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, he sat quietly on one side of the dias.
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
A Recipe for Resistance
In this year’s International Booker winner, Yang Shuang-Zi uses food and queer love to examine the political realities of colonised Taiwan
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Going with the Gorge
In this country of the Jawoyn people, every bend of the Katherine River reveals a deeper connection between culture, history and dramatic wilderness
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
TRILLION-DOLLAR SYSTEMIC RISK IN AI STOCKS
In his tome Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Charles Mackay defined mania as the phenomenon in which “millions become simultaneously impressed with one delusion and run after it”.
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Three arrested for lynching migrant worker from Assam
THREE persons have been arrested in connection with the lynching of Prosenjit Das (35), a migrant worker from Assam, at RR Kandigai village near Tiruvallur.
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May 31, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
PICKING UP THE PIECES OF CIVIC SENSE
AS dawn slowly brightens the Uyyakondan pathway in Tiruchy, hundreds arrive chasing the first light of the day.
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