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Digging Up a Nation
Focusing on one of the most controversial archaeological excavations, the narrative explores how the past reshapes the politics of the present.
3 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express
Stone Age
The Stone Edit collection by Popyuli is a result of a shared belief that stone should remain true in the final obiect.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express
The Private Cost of a Public Tragedy
In a deeply personal account of the 26/11 terror attack's aftermath, Aakash Karkare, son of IPS officer Hemant Karkare, writes about loss, alienation, and growing up in the shadow of a national tragedy
2 min |
May 17, 2026
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A life on track for humanity
For over three decades, a retired railway employee has mobilised his colleagues and well-wishers to support thousands of poor patients battling life-threatening illnesses
3 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express
Tightening the Tentacles
While one would expect a story on loss to anchor on human characters, it is actually Marcellus, the CGI octopus with a god complex, who steals the show here.
2 min |
May 17, 2026
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POSTER MAN WHO NEVER PEELED AWAY
NEARLY every day, when the fast-flowing traffic dies down, RM Sekar, a man in his early sixties armed with a bicycle piled high with posters and a tub of freshly made glue, gears up for a mission.
2 min |
May 17, 2026
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First-ever haul of ‘jihadi drug’ in India, 1 held
THE Narcotics Control Bureau has busted an international drug syndicate involved in the trafficking of Captagon and seized approximately 227.7 kg of the ‘jihadi drug’ worth ₹182 crore, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Saturday.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
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‘India’s aspirations not limited to its borders’
Modi reaffirms New Delhi's bilateral ties with the Dutch during an interaction with Indian diaspora in the Netherlands
3 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express
The Ayurvedic Axis of Life
As conversations around dementia, memory loss, and cognitive decline become increasingly common, Ayurveda offers an older but deeply layered understanding of the mind.
2 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express
Vijay keeps home, welfare portfolios
A week after Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and nine ministers were sworn in, the portfolios were allocated on Saturday, with the chief minister retaining key welfare departments.
2 min |
May 17, 2026
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The King of Comedy
Paresh Rawal speaks about his latest film, Bhooth Bangla, and why we need conviction to create slapstick comedies again.
2 min |
May 17, 2026
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OF CYBERCRIME AND PUNISHMENT
SOMETIME back, I received a call on my mobile telling me that a delivery agent from a courier company was unable to locate my door.
3 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Peddlers sneak into biker group, smuggle ganja
Four of the inter-state gang members held; cops seize 62 kilograms of contraband from bags they were carrying
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
It Is Time to Align the Mandate With the Leader
Another set of elections and another theatre of absurdity is unfolding in different parts of our great democratic country.
4 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
‘I Am Scared of the ‘Great Actor’ Tag’
Nawazuddin Siddiqui speaks with Pallabi Dey Purkayastha about Main Actor Nahin Hoon, and why independent cinema still attracts him
3 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
300-YR WAIT FOR CHOLA PLATES ENDS
THE Netherlands on Friday formally returned the 11th-century Anaimangalam Chola Copper Plates to India, marking the culmination of a 14-year diplomatic effort to reclaim one of the most important surviving records of the Chola Empire and a prized symbol of Tamil heritage held overseas.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Smith beats Sekulic to win K’taka Open
US’ Keegan Smith breezed past Philip Sekulic 6-2, 7-6 to win the Karnataka Open ATP Challenger event on Saturday.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Lessons in Law and Order
Former ACP of Delhi Police, Virender Punj, is campaigning to make legal education a classroom subject
3 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Centre to study reluctance to shift to public transport
TAMIL Nadu is among the 13 states chosen by the centre for a nationwide study on why people are reluctant to shift towards public transport from private vehicles, as policymakers attempt to reduce traffic congestion, pollution and urban sprawl in major cities, official sources said.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Rising fuel prices may curb auto industry momentum
A rise in fuel prices could dampen the auto industry’s growth rate, which was on upward trajectory since the GST rates were streamlined in September 2025.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Semenyo goal helps City lift FA Cup
MANCHESTER City face a fight to win the Premier League but they will at least have the comfort of adding another domestic title to the 2025-26 season.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Diesel price hike and urea shortage hit farmers
THE sharp increase in fuel prices, coupled with a shortage of fertilisers, has left the Punjab farmers a worried lot. With the paddy sowing season just days away, both factors are likely to adversely affect the cost of cultivation this year.
2 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Collision between train and bus kills 8 in Bangkok
A collision between a freight train and a bus killed at least eight people and injured more than 30 in the Thai capital Bangkok on Saturday, police said.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Shah talks about austerity measures during his two-day visit to Gujarat
FRESH from BJP’s grand electoral victories in Assam, Puducherry and West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday landed in Gujarat for a two-day visit.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
TN cabinet: Anand given rural development, Arunraj health
ANOTHER significant allocation is the School Education being given to Egmore MLA Rajmohan. He is the second Dalit to hold the portfolio, the first being P Benjamin, in the AIADMK ministry in 2016.
2 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
CM dissolves police welfare board, calls it a 'TMC's front'
THE Suvendu Adhikari government on Saturday dissolved the West Bengal Police Welfare Board formed during the previous Trinamool Congress rule.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Take steps to make your websites disabled-friendly: HC to ECI
STRESSING on the need for providing easy access to the disabled, the Madras High Court has directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take expeditious steps to make its websites disabled-friendly.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Why Gen Z Voters No Longer Respond to Old Opposition Politics
For decades, Indian elections were contests of ideology, caste arithmetic, charisma, and coalition-building.
3 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
CJI: ‘Cockroach’ remarks on those entering bar through fake degrees
CHIEF Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Saturday said his remarks on Friday were specifically directed at individuals entering the legal profession through ‘fake and bogus degrees’ and were ‘misquoted by a section of the media’.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
TEHRAN, MOSCOW AND THE NEW DELHI WALK
IN the grand theatre of international relations, admiration is the cheapest currency diplomacy trades in.
4 min |