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'West India' company is exploiting us now: Kamal
The New Indian Express

'West India' company is exploiting us now: Kamal

ACTOR and Makkal Needhi Maiam president Kamal Haasan started campaigning for the DMK alliance in Erode on Friday.

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March 30, 2024
PM tells BJP cadre to explain schemes to voters
The New Indian Express

PM tells BJP cadre to explain schemes to voters

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with BJP workers through the NaMo app and discussed fieldwork at the booth level for the Lok Sabha polls, encouraging them to devise a strategy for the party to win the election.

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March 30, 2024
Udhaya attacks AIADMK over silence against BJP
The New Indian Express

Udhaya attacks AIADMK over silence against BJP

MINISTER for Sports Development Udhayanidhi Stalin on Friday launched a scathing attack on the AIADMK while campaigning in Thiruvallur and Sriperumbudur parliament constituencies, for the party's silence over the actions of the Narendra Modi-led BJP government.

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March 30, 2024
The New Indian Express

Water level depleting, desal plants may rescue city

OWING to the soaring mercury, the storage level at the city's reservoirs is witnessing a fast decline, posing serious concerns regarding the residents' drinking water requirements.

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March 30, 2024
PFI funding: Order freezing trust a/c binned
The New Indian Express

PFI funding: Order freezing trust a/c binned

Division bench says the step initiated by asst commissioner of police violates the principles of natural justice

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March 30, 2024
The New Indian Express

Students at PM event: HM says plaint politically driven

THE Coimbatore school, which is facing a police case for taking children clad in school uniform to the recent road show of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approached the Madras High Court with a petition seeking to quash the FIR registered by the police.

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March 30, 2024
The New Indian Express

At 461, mumps cases up this summer; docs suspect mutation of virus

THE state has reported as many as 461 cases of mumps, 81 cases of measles and 264 cases of chickenpox this month.

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March 30, 2024
The New Indian Express

Decision to make NET must for PhD admission draws ire

THE University Grants Commission's (UGC) decision to consider National Eligibility Test (NET) score for admission to PhD courses has received flak from academicians and students organization in the state.

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March 30, 2024
Modi calls NDA allies navaratnas, CM mocks PMK on social justice
The New Indian Express

Modi calls NDA allies navaratnas, CM mocks PMK on social justice

ON a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the 'navaratnas', the nine political parties who are part of the NDA alliance in Tamil Nadu, have all the strength to ensure the victory of BJP and NDA candidates, Chief Minister MK Stalin slammed PMK founder S Ramadoss for aligning with the saffron party.

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March 30, 2024
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New pics out, NIA announces ₹10 lakh bounty

THE anti-terror National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday announced a reward of 10 lakh each for sharing information leading to the arrest of two key accused in the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case in Bengaluru.

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March 30, 2024
EC flying squads double up as 'cops', nab 'thief with ₹1.5L
The New Indian Express

EC flying squads double up as 'cops', nab 'thief with ₹1.5L

A flying squad team involved in vehicle checks at Kangeyam Road in Tiruppur was stunned to find wads of currency notes worth ₹1.5 lakh, all in 500 denomination, tumbling out of the tattered saree of a destitute woman at Nallur near Tiruppur city late on Thursday.

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March 30, 2024
The New Indian Express

Tax terror, says Congress as it gets notice for over 1,800 cr

Govt weaponised income tax dept to harass the principal opposition party, claims Kharge

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March 30, 2024
Pub roof crash: TN victim father of four girl children, distraught kin demand help
The New Indian Express

Pub roof crash: TN victim father of four girl children, distraught kin demand help

A day after three employees were killed after a part of a roof crashed on them at a pub in Chennai, the Abhiramapuram police on Friday arrested one of the managers of the club under Section 304A (death caused by negligence).

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March 30, 2024
Buzz on wife Sunita's elevation as Delhi CM in place of Kejriwal
The New Indian Express

Buzz on wife Sunita's elevation as Delhi CM in place of Kejriwal

HAVING held three press conferences in a week following the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), his proactive wife Sunita is being seen as a possible candidate for elevation as the CM.

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March 30, 2024
Poll Momentum: BJP Finds 'Sita-Ram Way' To Reach Voters
The New Indian Express

Poll Momentum: BJP Finds 'Sita-Ram Way' To Reach Voters

THE BJP has sensed a nationwide "electoral momentum" post Ram temple consecration in Ayodhya in its quest to go beyond 370 Lok Sabha seats.

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March 29, 2024
Pratibha Vs Kangana Duel On Mandi Poll Stage Likely
The New Indian Express

Pratibha Vs Kangana Duel On Mandi Poll Stage Likely

HIMACHAL Pradesh Congress president Pratibha Singh may again be fielded from the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency where the BJP has named Kangana Ranaut as its candidate, according to party leaders.

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March 29, 2024
Mkt Ends FY24 On High Note, Indices Surge Most In 3 Yrs
The New Indian Express

Mkt Ends FY24 On High Note, Indices Surge Most In 3 Yrs

DOMESTIC equity market closed the last trading session of the financial year 2023-2024 (FY24) on a high note as benchmark indices - BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 advanced nearly 1% each.

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March 29, 2024
China & Pakistan Locked In Embrace They Can't Quit
The New Indian Express

China & Pakistan Locked In Embrace They Can't Quit

The two countries' ties are based on China's hegemonic ambitions and Pakistan's economic needs. The recent attacks on its strategic interests are unlikely to deter Beijing

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March 29, 2024
Parag's Royal knock inspires team to 12-run win
The New Indian Express

Parag's Royal knock inspires team to 12-run win

AVESH Khan defended 17 runs in the final over as Rajasthan Royals secured a 12-run victory against Delhi Capitals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur on Thursday.

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March 29, 2024
Luminous forays into solar sector, inaugurates panel factory
The New Indian Express

Luminous forays into solar sector, inaugurates panel factory

Luminous Power Technologies, an energy storage solutions company, inaugurated its solar panel factory in Uttarakhand on Thursday with a production capacity of 250 MW, expandable up to 1 GW.

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March 29, 2024
The New Indian Express

Core sector growth slows to 6.7% in Feb

THE growth of the eight core sector industries slowed to 6.7% in February on account of poor performance of some sectors such as fertiliser, according to official data released on Thursday.

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March 29, 2024
The New Indian Express

Adani invests ₹6.6K cr in group co Ambuja Cements

BILLIONAIRE Gautam Adanai-led Adani family on Thursday announces it has infused ₹6,661 crore in the group's cement company Ambuja Cements.

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March 29, 2024
CIL exceeds coal supply target for power sector
The New Indian Express

CIL exceeds coal supply target for power sector

COAL INDIA LIMITED (CIL), the country's largest coal miner, announced on Thursday that it has achieved a significant milestone by exceeding its annual coal supply target for the power sector for the financial year 2023-2024 (FY24).

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March 29, 2024
NCLT refuses to halt Byju's EGM to increase authorised share capital
The New Indian Express

NCLT refuses to halt Byju's EGM to increase authorised share capital

IN a big relief for embattled edtech firm Byju's, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Bengaluru, on Thursday refused to halt the firm's extraordinary general meeting (EGM) scheduled to take place on March 29 (today).

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March 29, 2024
The New Indian Express

Fiscal deficit for Apr-Feb hits 86.5% of FY24 target

INDIA'S fiscal deficit for April to February of FY24 reached ₹15.01 lakh crore, representing nearly 86.5% of the target set for the full financial year, according to the government data.

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March 29, 2024
The New Indian Express

Govt debt crosses ₹160 lakh crore by Dec 2023

TOTAL gross liabilities of the central government increased marginally to ₹1.6 lakh crore at December-end quarter 2023 from ₹1.57 lakh crore at endSeptember, 2023.

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March 29, 2024
The New Indian Express

Most MF schemes fail to beat benchmarks in 2023

Underperformance rates were high over three- and five-year periods

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March 29, 2024
The New Indian Express

China sends Tibetan glacier water to Maldives

CHINA has sent more than a million bottles of water from melting Tibetan glaciers to the Maldives, officials said on Thursday, a gift from the world's highest mountains to a low-lying archipelago threatened by rising seas.

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March 29, 2024
ICJ orders Israel to 'ensure urgent humanitarian assistance' in Gaza
The New Indian Express

ICJ orders Israel to 'ensure urgent humanitarian assistance' in Gaza

Says famine has set in Palestine; S Africa hails the top court's new ruling, calls it significant

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March 29, 2024
PUTIN SAYS HE WON'T START A WAR WITH NATO
The New Indian Express

PUTIN SAYS HE WON'T START A WAR WITH NATO

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin scoffed at the possibility of his country launching an attack on a NATO member, calling it 'sheer nonsense,' but warned that any Western air base hosting USmade F-16 fighter jets that are slated for deployment in Ukraine would be a 'legitimate target' for the Kremlin's forces.

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March 29, 2024