The New Indian Express Chennai - November 11, 2024

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November 11, 2024

IN JAFFNA RALLY, LANKAN PREZ FIRM ON STOPPING TN FISHERS

SRI LANKAN President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who addressed his first public meeting in Jaffna since coming to office in September, on Sunday took a firm stance against Indians \"illegally\" fishing in Sri Lankan waters.

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Nijjar's aide Arsh Dalla arrested by Canadian police

Dalla, designated as a terrorist by India, nabbed over a shooting incident in Ontario

1 min

Army officer killed during encounter in Jammu

A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Indian Army was killed during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu's Kishtwar district on Sunday.

1 min

Trump wins all seven US swing states, bags 312 electors in all

US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday added Arizona to the list of states he won.

1 min

From Pattina Pravesam to Indian 2, Ganesh was authentic in every role

RENOWNED veteran actor Delhi Ganesh passed away at the age of 80, leaving Tamil cinema bereft of one of its most prolific supporting actors.

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Three college students drown in Namakkal

THREE college classmates, including a native of Andhra Pradesh, drowned in the Cauvery river at Pilikalpalayam near Paramathivelur in Namakkal district on Saturday evening while taking a bath.

1 min

Four hospitalised as stray dog bites 11 in Tiruppur

ELEVEN people, including three women, were injured on Sunday morning after a stray dog bit people walking on Dharapuram road in Tiruppur.

1 min

IRCTC portal, app hang during Tatkal hours

Users say they are logged out & tickets get sold out before they can log back on, allege agents always get confirmed seats

2 mins

LOO TALES OF A CITY

Walkers throng renovated Chitlapakkam Lake, but new washroom out of bounds

1 min

Six out of nine toilets at suburban railway stations on Guindy-Tambaram route kaput

WALKING along platform 1 of the Guindy suburban railway station, one might spot a yellow and brick-red building at the far end. This facility is the sole pay and use toilet at the station (on Chennai Beach-Chengalpattu route), which, as per Southern Railway estimates, gets an average daily footfall of over 60,000.

1 min

ROAD ACCIDENTS CLAIM THREE LIVES

TWO road accidents at Minjur and Madhavaram claimed three lives on Saturday.

1 min

Woman tries to save aged mom, both fall into well and drown

AN 87-year-old woman and her 65-year-old daughter drowned after they slipped and fell into a 50-foot-deep well in their farmland in Ponnamara Thottam in Alangiyam on Sunday morning.

1 min

CM: Govt will bear edu cost of kids of cracker unit staff who die in blasts

A SIPCOT industrial park will be built on 400 acres in Aruppukottai at ₹350 cr, says Stalin

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HC judges inspect Thamirabarani, flay officials over poor sewage treatment

COMING down heavily on officials over ineffective water treatment systems, Justices G R Swaminathan and B Pugalendhi of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, after inspecting multiple locations along the Thamirabarani bank, ordered Collector K P Karthikeyan to submit a comprehensive action plan within a week, to halt the flow of sewage into the river.

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Min remark on desilting Mettur dam worries ryots

FARMERS have expressed concern over Water Resources Department Minister Duraimurugan's recent statement that it may not be scientifically feasible to desilt Mettur and other reservoirs, months after a GO to desilt four reservoirs was issued.

1 min

Man held for sending obscene pics to Delhi woman 9 years ago

THE cyber crime wing of Delhi police with the help of Dindigul police have arrested a 34-year-old software engineer for allegedly sending obscene pictures to a woman in New Delhi nine years ago using the SIM card of a DMK functionary.

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EPS hints at tie-up with BJP, says will unite 'like-minded' parties

HINTING at the possibility of allying with the BJP once again, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday said decisions on his party entering into any alliance will be taken closer to the Assembly election date.

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DVAC seizes ₹11 lakh from Ooty municipal commissioner

DVAC seized a sum of ₹11.7 lakh from Udhagamandalam Municipality Commissioner A Jahangir Basha on Saturday night and registered an FIR under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act on Sunday.

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Tamil writer Indira Soundar Rajan falls at his house, passes away at 65

TAMIL novelist and short story writer Indira Soundar Rajan (P Soundararajan), well-known for his mystery and supernatural stories, passed away after he accidentally slipped and fell inside his house in TVS Nagar on Sunday morning. He was 65.

1 min

Waqf row: Siddu directs revenue dept to withdraw notices to ryots

Over 500 farmers had petitioned JPC against Waqf board's ownership claims

1 min

Insurance firm to reimburse ₹1.8L for woman's treatment

THE Madurai District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission recently ordered Aditya Birla Health Insurance Company Limited to pay a woman ₹1.77 lakh medical reimbursement with interest for unfairly rejecting her claim application.

1 min

Stalker attempts to kill girl's dad with airgun

HYDERABAD: A 24-year-old stalker allegedly tried to kill the victim's 54-year-old father using an air-gun in Venkateshwara Colony, Saroornagar, on Sunday afternoon.

1 min

800-kg dugong trapped in seine net released back into sea off Thanjai

A dugong, an endangered marine mammal, caught in a seine net in the early hours of Sunday near Adirampattinam was rescued and released back into the sea by fishermen.

1 min

DELIVERANCE AT THE HANDS OF THE TEACHER OF THE WORLD

ODAY is apparently Kamsa Vadh Day, the anniversary of when Krishna killed Kamsa and reinstated Ugrasena as the king of Mathura.

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WHY TRUMP WON AND HARRIS LOST IN U.S. ELECTIONS

Love him or hate him, Donald Trump never pretended to be anything other than what he was. He led an almost miraculous comeback, unprecedented in recent history

4 mins

Navy's women circumnavigators reach Australia

THE Indian Navy's sailing vessel Tarini, which is undertaking a global circumnavigation expedition, reached its first port of call in Fremantle, Australia on Saturday after a challenging 39-day voyage at sea.

1 min

UP govt rejects premature release plea of gangster Babloo Srivastava

THE UP government has informed the Supreme Court that it has rejected the latest premature release plea of gangster Om Prakash Srivastava, alias Babloo Srivastava, who is serving a life sentence for the 1993 murder of an additional customs collector.

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Sanjiv Khanna to be sworn in as 51st Chief Justice of India today

JUSTICE Sanjiv Khanna, who has been part of the Supreme Court's several landmark judgments - including scrapping of electoral bonds scheme and the upholding of the abrogation of Article 370 - will be sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India (CJI) on Monday.

1 min

Russia deputy PM to visit India today, hold bilateral talks

RUSSIA's first Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov will arrive in India on a two-day visit on Monday.

1 min

Four years on, govt keeps draft amendment to drugs ad law in cold storage

FOUR years after it was proposed, the health ministry has been sitting over its draft to amend the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act, 1954, which is aimed at taking stringent action against misleading advertisements, including that of Ayush medicines.

1 min

Centre to bolster CRPF's anti-terror squad in J&K

100 young personnel to be deployed around Pulwama and Budgam

1 min

Three-month-old elephant calf dies, jumbo toll at Bandhavgarh reaches 11

MADHYA Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) has suffered the loss of its eleventh elephant in less than a week.

1 min

Police arrest 2 shooters of Arsh Dalla gang for Sikh activist's murder...

THE Punjab Police on Sunday announced the arrest of two key operatives of Canada-based gangster-turned-terrorist Arsh Dalla in Mohali for their involvement in the murder of Sikh activist Gurpreet Singh Hari Nau in Faridkot last month.

1 min

...duo also wanted in killing of murder convict in Gwalior

TWO key operatives of Canada-based designated Khalistani terrorist Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dalla, who were arrested by Punjab police, were also wanted for the murder of a convict in Madhya Pradesh.

1 min

Cong nominee's vehicle attacked, gunshots fired

STONES were thrown at the vehicle of the Congress' candidate for Samaguri assembly bypoll on Sunday, police said.

1 min

'BJP leaders informed about party rebels damaging us'

IN the run-up to the Maharashtra assembly elections due November 20, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde spoke with Sudhir Suryawanshi and shared his views about his government plans for the state.

2 mins

Cong breaking OBC-ST-SC unity: PM

Says move meant to snatch away quota benefits, pitches for 'ek rahenge toh safe rahenge'

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Strict anti-conversion law, skill census: BJP

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday released BJP's election manifesto for Maharashtra assembly elections, promising an increase in financial help under Ladli Behna Yojana from ₹1500 per month to ₹2100, old-age pension, farm loan waiver and hike in financial assistance to farmers from present ₹12,000 per year to ₹15,000 under Kisan Samman Nidhi.

1 min

MVA: Caste census, free cervical cancer vaccine

THE opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Sunday released its manifesto for the November 20 polls, promising to safeguard the Indian constitution, bring back the glory of Maharashtra, raise per capita income, generate jobs and waive farm loans.

1 min

Netanyahu dials Trump again on Iranian threat

ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Sunday he had spoken three times with US president-elect Donald Trump over the past few days about the \"Iranian threat\" to Israeli security.

1 min

UN nuke head to visit Iran ahead of Trump inauguration

The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said Sunday he will travel to Iran in the coming days to hold talks regarding the country's nuclear programme.

1 min

Taliban will attend UN climate conference today

The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the country's national environment agency said on Sunday.

1 min

Egypt razes tombs to build new roads, bridges in Cairo

TWENTY years after burying him, Egyptian architect Ahmed el-Meligui was forced to exhume his grandfather's remains from a historic Cairo cemetery that is being partially razed to accommodate the growing mega-city.

1 min

RUSSIA, UKRAINE EXCHANGE RECORD DRONE ATTACKS

Moscow fires 145 drones at Ukraine, shoots down 70 launched from Kyiv; Kremlin optimistic about Trump rule

2 mins

China delimits shoal in dispute with Philippines

CHINA reasserted its territories around a flashpoint reef in the South China Sea on Sunday, two days after the Philippines defined its own sea boundaries in the contested waters.

1 min

Large caps are better than fairly valued: Baiai Finserv AMC CEO

. consumption remains a compelling theme in Indian markets even if the sector faces short-term bearish sent

3 mins

Indian distilleries can compete with foreign liquor brands

PAUL P John, the chairman and MD of Bengaluru-based John Distilleries, says he is not concerned about competition from Europe as long as Indian companies are allowed to do business there as well.

1 min

Bitcoin surges to record high; experts believe it will soar above $80,000

FOR the first time, Bitcoin surged over $79,000, driven by industry optimism about Donald Trump's pro-crypto policies in the near future.

1 min

THE CRITICALITY OF CRITICAL ILLNESS INSURANCE

In the last column on the eve of the festival of lights, we initiated a discussion on how vital Term Insurance Cover is for anyone with even a single financial dependent.

2 mins

HOW NOT TO MISS CHANCES TO CREATE WEALTH

In the world of investments, your biggest enemy is inflation. As you work hard to earn a meaningful living, you constantly strive for more because prices keep rising.

3 mins

Vistara merger: Section of AI pilots unhappy over different retirement age

A section of Air India pilots is unhappy in the run-up to the Vistara merger over different retirement age limits for pilots of the two Tata Group-owned airlines as the management is yet to address the issue, according to sources.

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Varun fifer in vain as hosts SA level series 1-1

A POOR display with the bat saw India post a modest 124 for six against South Africa in the second T20I of the four-match series in Gqeberha on Sunday.

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Post WC loss, Jemimah set for new learnings

FOR Jemimah Rodrigues and the Indian women's cricket team, the month of October in Dubai was not that kind. An early exit from the T20 World Cup meant the ODI series against recently crowned World Champions New Zealand came with an emotional baggage.

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ISL: Odisha draw with Bagan

ODISHA FC made a dream start in front of their home fans against Mohun Bagan in the Indian Super League on Sunday.

1 min

WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR GAMBHIR DOWN UNDER

With Indian team leaving for Australia, here are some talking points...

2 mins

Chess balm for Harika during postpartum phase

WHEN D Harika started feeling the effects of postpartum following the birth of her daughter in 2022, it was extremely hard to accept the changes I was having.

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Puducherry thrash Rajasthan in hockey meet

MAHENDRAN, Arun Kumar and Ranjith scored four goals each as Le Puducherry Hockey thrashed Hockey Rajasthan 13-2 in the senior men's national hockey championship played at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Egmore.

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PCB seeks govt's advice on India not touring for 2025 Champions Trophy

WITH the BCCI communicating to the global cricketing body about not travelling to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy which is scheduled to take place in February 2025, the ICC has officially informed PCB of the same through an email, it is learnt on Sunday.

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RING IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT

As the holidays approach, Chennaiites gathered for a long-standing tradition – the cake-mixing ceremony – at Radisson Blu Hotels and Suites GRT Chennai on Saturday.

2 mins

TREES, TREATS AND CHEERS

Entering Grand Chennai by GRT Hotels for their pre-Christmas celebration was like stepping into a snow-dusted holiday fairytale.

2 mins

Living the single life!

On Singles' Day, Chennaiites list down the perks of being by themselves while asking the question: Who needs a plus one when you can be the star?

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PRESERVING TAMIL THEATRE

The founder of Devriksha School of Acting talks about the fundamentals of learning the art of acting, the need for preserving the individuality of each artiste, the various genres in plays, and the deep-rootedness of theatre in rural side of the state, highlighting the learnings from the legends

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An ancient Siva temple in Madhurantakam

ADHURANTAKAM is well known for its Kodandarama temple, famously known as the Eri Katha Rama temple. Few know that there is a Siva temple closeby which is also ancient and referred to in Chola inscriptions as Arulakara Isvaram, although the deity is now known as the Arulalishwarar.

1 min

Mysskin, Gautham Vasudev Menon, KS Ravikumar join DRAGON

N Saturday, AGS Entertainment, the producer of Dragon, starring Pradeep Ranganathan in the lead role, revealed a slew of casting announcements for the film.

1 min

Anne Hathaway and Zendaya onboard Christopher Nolan's next

ACTORS Anne Hathaway and Zendaya have been cast in Christopher Nolan's upcoming film, which also stars Matt Damon and Tom Holland in lead roles.

1 min

Ridley Scott, Paul Mescal to reunite for The Dog Stars

After working together on Gladiator 2, filmmaker Ridley Scott and actor Paul Mescal are set to reteam for an upcoming thriller titled The Dog Stars.

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