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The New Indian Express Chennai
Saka ends Arsenal’s 20-year wait to reach final
ARSENAL reached the Champions League final for the first time in 20 years as Bukayo Saka sealed a 1-0 win against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.
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May 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Musk’s SpaceX to invest $55 bn on chip project
Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to invest $55 billion to build a semiconductor manufacturing facility in Texas, according to a public notice on Wednesday, producing chips for artificial intelligence, robotics and data centers in space.
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May 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Parents get priority in revised norms for school management committees
ENHANCED community participation in school education and a more inclusive and equitable education for the holistic development of children are the salient aspects of the new guidelines for School Management Committees (SMCs) 2026.
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May 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Cong backing Vijay puts spotlight on missed pre-poll opportunity
ELECTORAL politics often carries with it its own contradictions.
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May 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
WHY BJP’S WINS IN ASSAM, BENGAL MATTER FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST
Directly or indirectly, the BJP controls all the states in the region. But political equations may change radically if the Centre tries to root out insurgency with a heavy hand
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May 07, 2026
The New Indian Express
THE VICTOR & THE VANQUISHED
JOSEPH Vijay has achieved the impossible in Tamil Nadu by dismantling the state’s binary politics.
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express
Cong decides to jump ship, forge pact with TVK
THE Congress on Tuesday decided to enter into a power-sharing arrangement with actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in Tamil Nadu to form a new secular government.
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express
LACK OF BENCH STRENGTH IN BADMINTON STILL A WORRY
INDIA’S second-ever podium finish in the Thomas Cup brings with it a slice of history as well as dose of trepidation. Amid the jubilation of the bronze medal, second only to the gold bagged in 2022, there was also a deep sense of anxiety. Even in success, the tournament exposed India’s lack of bench strength.
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express
Why do crabs walk sideways?
CRABS walk sideways due to a combination of evolution and body design, with new research suggesting this behaviour began about 200 million years ago. A study published in eLife found most modern \"true crabs\" inherited sideways movement from a single common ancestor, making it a rare case of a behaviour evolving once and spreading widely.
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express
Narratives knotted in colour
THE marigold heads had been sitting in the pot for 20 minutes, bleeding gold into the water, when Amal S Pillai realised his mother was watching him from the window.
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express
ROADMAP TO FIX IMBALANCE WITHIN STATE
THE recently-released Govinda Rao Committee report, which addressed persistent regional imbalances within Karnataka, is a remarkable leap in diagnosing spatial disparities on an empirical basis.
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express
Vijay stakes claim, govt likely by May 7
In letter to Lok Bhavan, TVK president requests two-week time to prove majority; process on to select ministers
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express
MAMATA'S LOSS: DENIAL IN POWER, DEFIANCE IN DEFEAT
THREE of India’s best-known opposition leaders were voted out on Monday.
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express
The Night Agent to end with season 4
THE Gabriel Basso-led Netflix spy thriller The Night Agent’s fourth season went into production on Tuesday in Los Angeles.
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express
Fragile Iran truce not over yet: US
THE fragile truce in West Asia appeared to crumble on Tuesday with the US trying to force open the Strait of Hormuz by escorting stranded tankers through the narrow waterway and Iran launching fresh attacks in response.
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Are artificial sweeteners bad for gut bacteria?
RIKANTH from Hyderabad, asks: Artificial sweeteners are considered safe within ADI limits, but do they eventually harm gut bacteria?
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Prannoy, Chirag bemoan lack of recognition
SPORTS at the elite level can be thankless sometimes.
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Krishna water to reach city soon, Poondi lake emptied
Water in lake diverted to reservoirs, KP canal work nears completion
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
South Coast Railway Zone to start operations from June 1
“A long-cherished demand of the people of Andhra Pradesh has been fulfilled,” CM N Chandrababu Naidu said, welcoming the Centre’s gazette notification establishing the South Coast Railway (SCoR) Zone with headquarters in Visakhapatnam.
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Venugopal bids for CM post, claims support of 47 MLAs
Decision on new Kerala CM likely by May 12, swearing-in before May 15
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Despite heavyweights in poll fray, DMK loses 7 of 9 seats in Tiruchy
DESPITE the presence of two heavyweight ministers as candidates - KN Nehru in Tiruchy West and Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi in Thiruverumbur -DMK suffered a decisive setback in Tiruchy, losing 7 of the 9 constituencies, marking a sharp reversal from its 2021 sweep and exposing gaps between leadership presence and electoral conversion.
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
'Are you the chief priest of country?'
SLAMMING the Indian Young Lawyers Association (IYLA) over its 2006 PIL challenging prohibition of women aged 10 to 50 from entering the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked, “Are you the chief priest of the country”.
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
After 3 Indians injured in Fujairah, Modi condemns fresh attack on UAE
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday strongly condemned the attacks on the United Arab Emirates’ port city of Fujairah that left three Indian nationals injured, calling the targeting of civilians and infrastructure “unacceptable.”
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Strength of SC judges goes up to 37
Union Cabinet approves price support for cotton, sugarcane growers and rail infra projects
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
FOR THE LOVE OF READING
The 100-year-old Goschen Library is a space not just for books, but also for memories, community building, and aspirations
5 min |
May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
CAN AN OUTGOING CM REFUSE TO STEP DOWN AFTER LOSING POLL?
CAN an outgoing Chief Minister refuse to step down after losing an election?
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
AIADMK and DMK together lost 25% vote share in Vijay tsunami
FOR six decades, Tamil Nadu’s political landscape has largely been defined by a bipolar contest between the two principal Dravidian parties.
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
World No 1 Sabalenka ready to boycott Majors over prize money row
POTENTIAL STANDSTILL
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Vietnam Prez arrives on state visit to India
PRESIDENT of Vietnam To Lam arrived here on Tuesday, marking the beginning of his first State Visit to India since assuming office earlier this month.
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express Chennai
Cognizant to lay off 15,000, India could be most affected
JOB CUT
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