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India to soon have comprehensive anti-drone unit, says Amit Shah

The New Indian Express Villupuram

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December 09, 2024

UNION home minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that India will soon have a comprehensive anti-drone unit to deal with the ever-increasing menace of unmanned aerial vehicles being used by Pakistan-based elements to drop weapons and drugs along the western frontiers.

- MUKESH RANJAN @New Delhi

India to soon have comprehensive anti-drone unit, says Amit Shah

Speaking at an event to mark the Border Security Force's 60th Raising Day in Rajasthan's border district of Jodhpur, Shah said the initial results of a "laser-equipped anti-drone gun-mounted" mechanism have been encouraging, adding that cases of drone neutralisation and detection have gone up from 3% to 55% along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab.

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Names of 16L MGNREGS workers out

ABOUT a month before the Centre introduced the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), official data shows that more than 16.3 lakh workers were removed from the scheme rolls in the preceding 36 days.

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December 19, 2025

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Live-in relationship not illegal, state’s duty to protect every citizen, says HC

THE Allahabad High Court came to the rescue of 12 women, who were in live-in relationships and had petitioned the court seeking protection, fearing a threat to their lives.

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December 19, 2025

The New Indian Express Villupuram

CCI will launch probe into IndiGo for ‘abusing its dominant position’

THE Competition Commission of India (CCI), a regulatory body under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, will probe the practices of India's largest domestic airline, IndiGo, to assess whether it has abused its dominant position in the aviation sector.

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1 min

December 19, 2025

The New Indian Express Villupuram

Give ESI cover for all staff, 2 univs warned

THE bank accounts of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University and Anna University - Tirunelveli campus would be frozen and employees' contribution dues along with interest and damages would be recovered under the Code of Social Security (CSS), 2020, if the institutions fail to register their staff with the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), said G Bhaskar, Joint Director (in-charge), ESIC Tirunelveli Sub-Region.

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December 19, 2025

The New Indian Express Villupuram

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Australia rip through England on another bad day for Snicko

A PUMPED-UP Australia ripped through England's fragile batting on Thursday to leave the tourists staring down the barrel of a third Test defeat with their Ashes campaign on the brink, barring a miracle.

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December 19, 2025

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'Being No 1 in the world bigger than any titles'

IN a parallel universe, Alireza Firouzja would have topped the 2022 edition of the Candidates and tempted Magnus Carlsen into a title match in 2023.

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December 19, 2025

The New Indian Express Villupuram

Ace sculptor Ram V Sutar passes away at 100

RENOWNED sculptor Ram Vanji Sutar, best known for designing the Statue of Unity -- world's tallest statue -- in Gujarat, passed away at his Noida residence late on Wednesday night.

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December 19, 2025

The New Indian Express Villupuram

Be wary of groups only keen on vote bank: EPS

IN a veiled dig at DMK, AIAD-’MK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday cautioned people of minority communities to remain vigilant to “groups” that present themselves as their well-wishers but are actually driven by self-interest, seeking to retain power, generation after generation, by exploiting vote bank politics.

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1 min

December 19, 2025

The New Indian Express Villupuram

Kishan's statement ton helps Jharkhand lift title

OUT-OF-FAVOUR India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan made a compelling case for a T20I recall with a belligerent hundred to power Jharkhand to their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title with a 69-run victory over Haryana on Thursday.

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December 19, 2025

The New Indian Express Villupuram

300 state govt school students selected for residential JEE training programme

FOR the first time, the school education department is organising a state-level residential training programme for 300 government school students across Tamil Nadu to prepare them for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-Mains).

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December 19, 2025

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