The New Indian Express Chennai - November 10, 2024

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November 10, 2024

TN bus flips, catches fire: 1 dead, 8 hurt

IT was a narrow escape for 30 passengers travelling from Chennai to Coimbatore on an omni bus on Saturday morning, after the vehicle rammed into a two-wheeler, turned turtle and went up in flames, at Kaliyanur near Sankagiri in Salem district, along the Coimbatore-Salem National Highway.

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Canada axes popular student scheme

IT may not be connected with the India-Canada diplomatic chill, but Ottawa has just announced the termination of its popular visa scheme for post-secondary students, called the Student Direct Stream (SDS).

1 min

Waqf Bill steamroller may face Naidu block

JPC vetting the bill scheduled to submit its report soon

1 min

WOMEN END THE JUDICIARY GENDER SKEW IN KERALA

The higher judiciary may still be a male bastion, but Kerala is leading the charge to remove the gender skew in the district judiciary.

1 min

BSY in Covid scam trouble

CHIEF Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that his government will act on the report of the Justice John Michael D'cunha Commission, which was formed to investigate the alleged corruption during the Covid-19 pandemic under the BJP rule.

1 min

Complete makeover, a class apart

How a vice principal armed with his team of students transformed a decrepit govt school in Pondy

3 mins

Forgotten lives adorn racks of Kovai library

HE scent of old paper and the whisper of turning pages hang in the air, a stark contrast to the cacophony of car horns and bustling crowds just outside the library door.

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HEADS OR TAILS, EACH FLIP HAS A STORY TO TELL

T was an ordinary Sunday morning, for some students in Srivilliputhur. Just another weekend spent preparing for their regular tuition class.

3 mins

Deposit principal to claim exorbitant interest Act benefit

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court quashed the criminal proceedings against an accused in an exorbitant interest Act case.

1 min

No compromise on edu policy for central funds: Poyyamozhi

TAMIL Nadu will not compromise on its education policy in order to receive union government funds, School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said on Saturday.

1 min

Ignore wrong portal entry, compensate Gaja-hit ryots in full: HC

THE Madras High Court has ordered an insurance company to pay full compensation amount to farmers affected by Gaja cyclone irrespective of the wrong entry made on the web portal concerned.

1 min

Stalin calls for better safety infra, green measures in cracker factories

CM inspects Virudhunagar unit, tells owner to arrange insurance for all employees

1 min

Hold grama sabha meet on Nov 23, collectors told

THE Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj has written to collectors across the state to ensure that grama sabha meeting for village panchayats is convened on November 23.

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Include guest lecturers in staff count for transfer eligibility, govt college teachers urge department

TEACHERS from government arts and science colleges urged the higher education department to include guest lecturers while calculating the minimum staff strength (50%) required for transfer eligibility.

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Woman arrested for trying to strangle mom in public over property dispute

A 43-year-old woman on Saturday was arrested by the MGR Nagar police for allegedly trying to kill her mother over a property dispute.

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Chennai-Gummidipundi travel: 70 mins by car, 120 by local train

Track capacity not increased to keep up with population growth over last 30 yrs

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Patriarchy an excuse for inefficiency: Finance Min

Nirmala says Indian women have proved capability, criticises leftist influence

1 min

Drunk man falls on own liquor bottle, dies of injuries from shards

A 36-YEAR-OLD man died after a liquor bottle he was carrying on his person broke and pierced him after he fell in Shanmugapuram on Friday.

1 min

MODI & TRUMP: MADE FOR EACH OTHER

If any world leader is as loved as he is hated, it is Donald Trump, elected 47th president of the US.

4 mins

HOW TO BE ON TOP OF THE GAME

IDEO games came to India decades ago—to the delight of children and despair of parents.

3 mins

Cong says committed to nationwide caste survey

AFTER PM Modi's scathing attack on Congress for playing caste politics, the party asserted on Saturday that a nationwide caste survey and the lifting of the Supreme Court's \"arbitrary ceiling\" of 50 per cent on quota for SCs, STs and OBCs are central to its vision for the country.

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Out of 19 key positions, 10 lying vacant in NMC for months, shows RTI reply

THE National Medical Commission (NMC), which regulates medical education and professionals, is yet to fill key positions vacant for several months, reveals a reply to an RTI application.

1 min

Bail delay a breach of basic rights: SC

Says even a single day's delay in deciding bail plea affects fundamental rights of the people

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BJP's 2-front fight: Assembly polls, naming new party chief

THE BJP is busy managing election battles on two fronts: First is the Assembly polls in Jharkhand and Maharashtra; the second is the election of the new party chief.

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4-point fillip to urban poverty alleviation mission

PILOT PROJECT FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION

1 min

IT'LL BE NASTY A LITTLE BIT AT TIMES... BUT IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING

\"He died like a dog,\" is not a phrase one would usually get to hear in the official speech of the US president. But, then, that's a Donald Trump delivery, straight from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House.

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Soren retorts, says no need to answer every BJP query

Responding to questions about Bangladeshi infiltration into Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that he did not find it necessary to respond to every question raised by the Opposition, mainly the BJP.

1 min

Modi takes 'ATM for royal family' swipe at Cong

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that wherever a Congress government is formed, that state becomes the ATM of the party's 'shashi parivar' (royal family).

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meanwhile, Kharge hits back at BJP 'divisive pitch'

COUNTERING Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath's 'batenge toh katenge' slogan, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Saturday that several leaders from his party, including Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, have laid down their lives to unite the country.

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Ram temple in Ayodhya likely to miss June deadline, to be ready by Sept '25

THE upcoming Ram temple in Ayodhya, scheduled to be completed in June 2025, will take an additional three months’ time to be fully ready.

1 min

On UP bypoll campaign trail, Yogi seeks quota for SC/ST, OBC in AMU

AMID the ongoing debate on the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University, especially, against the backdrop of Supreme Court's Friday order, UP CM Yogi Adityanath pitched in for the OBC reservation in the prestigious institution.

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Bangla intruders to be thrown out of J'khand: Shah

CAMPAIGNING for the BJP in Hazaribagh in poll-bound Jharkhand, Union Home Minister Amit Shah vowed to deport all Bangladeshi intruders from the state if the party came to power in Jharkhand.

1 min

Home truth: Temple theft cases surge in Gujarat

IN Gujarat, a surge in burglaries is hitting not only homes left vacant during Diwali vacations but also temples, according to government data.

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13 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

TWO separate Israeli strikes killed at least 13 people, including women and children, in Gaza on Saturday, Palestinian medical officials said, as Israel announced the first delivery of aid in weeks to the war-battered northern Gaza.

1 min

Qatar may ask Hamas to shut its Doha office

Doha withdraws as key mediator for Gaza truce and hostage deal as talks hit roadblock

1 min

US probes racist texts sent to Black people

SEVERAL federal and state agencies are investigating how racist mass texts were sent to Black people across the country in the wake of the presidential election this week.

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India Cements loss widens to ₹339 cr, revenue from ops down 18.4% to ₹1K cr

THE India Cements Ltd (ICL) on Friday reported a consolidated net loss to ₹339.13 crore for the second quarter ending September 2024.

1 min

TRUMP & THE ART OF MILKING THE 'IMMIGRANT INVASION'

HE world and its many ivory tower pundits are still struggling to come to terms with the shock victory of Donald Trump.

4 mins

Will launch 20 products over two years, says Ola Electric

OLA ELECTRIC, country's largest electric two-wheeler maker, will be launching one new product every quarter and expanding its company-owned store footprint to 2,000 by March 2025.

1 min

HoABL expands development of plot biz in north

HOUSE of Abhinandan Lodha (HoABL), Mumbai-based realtor, is expanding its plot development business in North India and recently opened its new office in DLF Cyber City, Gurugram.

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Asian Paints net profit plunges 43% on weak demand, revenue down 5%

NEW DELHI: The country's largest paint-maker Asian Paints on Saturday reported a steep 43% year-on-year plunge in consolidated net profit at ₹694.64 crore, down from ₹1,205.42 crore a year earlier on weak demand, which though fell by 5.3% to ₹8,003.02 crore in the September quarter.

1 min

WHY IS RBI BRINGING GOLD RESERVES BACK TO THE COUNTRY

Mint Road watchers point to the need to safeguard holdings amid growing geopolitical uncertainties

3 mins

Honours even in 1000th Indian Super League tie

CHENNAIYIN FC's hunt for a home victory this season continued as they were held 1-1 by Mumbai City FC in the Indian Super League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Saturday.

1 min

Manipur beat Bengal in national hockey meet

MANIPUR Hockey gave a good account of themselves to beat Hockey Bengal 3-1 in the senior men's national hockey championship played at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Egmore, on Saturday

1 min

Similar style: How Jan became Neeraj's coach

AFTER two Olympic medals (one gold and one silver), two world championships medals (one silver and one gold), and numerous other medals and top finishes with coach Klaus Bartonietz by his side over five years, Neeraj Chopra is set to enter a new chapter with a new coach.

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Jurel at home in Australia, India A not so much

INDIA A might have lost the match but Dhruv Jurel once again showed why he is capable of featuring in the Test team as a specialist batter with his second fifty in as many innings against Australia A.

1 min

Vinicius helps Real crush Osasuna

VINICIUS Junior scored a hat-trick to help Real Madrid bounce back from two consecutive home defeats with a 4-0 win over Osasuna in La Liga on Saturday.

1 min

WELCOME TO CHESS, A FRACTURED GAME

Ever since Carlsen accused Niemann of cheating, the sport, especially the online format, is viewed at with plenty of apprehensions by everyone involved; There are various anti-cheating measures in place and that is evident in the ongoing Chennai Grand Masters. Swaroop Swaminathan finds out more

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Jagadeesan century helps TN salvage a draw

N JAGADEESAN'S unbeaten century and Pradosh Ranjan Paul's valuable 68 not out helped Tamil Nadu salvage a draw against Assam on the fourth day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match played at Barsapara cricket stadium, Guwahati, on Saturday.

1 min

Shaping Imaginations at a Pinch

Dolon Kundu's niche pottery blends cultural and mythological symbols from rural Bengal

1 min

Great Hopes, Greater Expectations

After a successful global run, singer-songwriter Prateek Kuhad brings his world tour to India

3 mins

It's Time to Divide the Bigger Indian States into Manageable Units

A time bomb, that could rip apart the unity of India, is silently ticking in the background.

3 mins

Delhi's Pollution Crisis Needs Evidence-based Policy Reform

The capital of the world's largest democracy—Delhi—is grappling with a pollution crisis. With approximately 80 per cent of Delhi's waste being generated by only about 20 per cent of the people, the city is finding itself in an increasingly challenging situation.

1 min

We Become the Stories We Tell Ourselves

Millennials at Work

2 mins

Getting Dirty with It

A bizarre trend of eating dirt for health benefits is the new rage on social media

2 mins

Going Down Wikipedia Rabbit Hole

In new research involving more than 4,80,000 Wikipedia users in 14 languages across 50 countries, US researchers led by Dale Zhou at the University of Pennsylvania studied three distinctly different ways of going down the Wikipedia rabbit hole

4 mins

One Man is an Island

The Majuli Music Festival in Assam shines the light on the world's largest inhabited river island and the need to keep its indigenous culture alive

2 mins

Understanding the Forgotten Self

Explore the profound relationship between the soul and body, uncovering true self-awareness and the journey towards spiritual fulfillment

3 mins

'It Was Challenging to Make It Sound Like You Know What You're Talking About'

For those who haven't seen the first season of The Diplomat, how would you describe the show?

4 mins

Back to Where It All Began

The star of Adarsh Gourav's Superboys of Malegaon is the Maharashtrian city that celebrates 90s' Bollywood with all its quirks and clichés

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