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October 05, 2025

Partlal Hamas approval to Trump's peace plan offers a sliver of hope to avoid further bloodshed after Israel! retribution killed 67K

- TK VINEETH Kochi

HOURS after US President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum to Hamas to accept his 'peace plan' before Sunday evening or face extinction, the Gaza-based militant outfit on Saturday said it was ready to accept some of the 20 points in the proposal, adding the others need negotiations. Trump immediately welcomed the Hamas response and asked Israel to stop its bombing in Gaza, claiming it would usher in lasting peace in the entire West Asian region. The positive messages also rekindled hopes of an early resolution to the Gaza conflict, which many feared was about to get worse in the days to come.

When Trump announced his 20-point peace plan on September 29 to end the bloodshed in Gaza, Israel was already two weeks into its latest military campaign to take over the enclave in a bid to smoke out the 3,000-odd Hamas militants there. With boots on the ground, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) had even issued an unprecedented call asking all the civilians in Gaza City to evacuate. As it combed through suspected Hamas hideouts, blowing up the buildings where the militants were believed to be occupying, thousands were forced to flee. According to reports, a few hundred people have been killed in Gaza since the start of Israel's ground offensive on September 16.

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Ungal Kanava Sollungal scheme launch on Jan 9

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin will inaugurate the 'Ungal Kanava Sollunga' (Tell Your Dreams) scheme from Ponneri in Tiruvallur on January 9, School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said on Tuesday.

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January 07, 2026

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Deepam row: HC slams TN, upholds single judge's 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 devasthanam to light the lamp on the deepathoon during Karthigai Deepam festival.

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January 07, 2026

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The New Indian Express

Colombia issues US a dare, European leaders team up

Danish PM asserts if US chooses to attack Greenland, then the NATO infra will crumble

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January 07, 2026

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Heavy rain forecast in coastal, delta dists from Jan 9 to 11, orange alert issued

TAMIL Nadu is staring at an unseasonal January rainfall spell as a well-marked low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a depression triggering heavy to very heavy rainfall over several coastal and delta districts from January 9 to 11, thereby reviving the 'dormant' northeast monsoon (NEM) andextending it into January.

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January 07, 2026

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The New Indian Express

PUSHBACK BY RIL: Now, Don says Modi not that happy with him over US tariffs

A day after US President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs if New Delhi continues to buy Russian oil, Reliance Industries on Tuesday vehemently denied a Bloomberg report that claimed that the Mukesh Ambani-led firm continues to import crude oil from Russia.

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January 07, 2026

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Kalmadi legacy: From pilot to CWG controversy

THERE are various ways of describing Suresh Kalmadi.

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January 07, 2026

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Head, Smith tons put Oz in control

TRAVIS Head’s third century of the series and Steve Smith’s first guided Australia to a 134-run first-innings lead over England by stumps on the third day of the fifth and final Ashes Test.

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January 07, 2026

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The New Indian Express

2 Punjabi-origin illegal Indian migrants held in US for cocaine trafficking

TWO illegal Punjabi-origin Indian migrants have been arrested in the United States for smuggling more than 309 pounds of cocaine in a semi-truck in Putnam County, Indiana, according to the US Department of Homeland Security.

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January 07, 2026

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TN notifies SOP for public meets, bins 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

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The New Indian Express

ISL dribbles past 'paywall' to set Feb 14 date

FINALLY, after months of uncertainty, the Indian Super League is back on track and this time it seems to be with purpose.

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January 07, 2026

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