The New Indian Express Chennai - November 13, 2024

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November 13, 2024

Inflation heat breaches RBI's top tolerance level

Retail inflation shoots up to 6.21% in October, dashes rate cut hopes

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Carbon market deal done? Experts wary

THE United National Climate Conference (COP29) presidency has claimed early success with the adoption of standards for carbon credits, referred to as Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement, a long-debated framework designed to help nations collaborate on reducing carbon emissions. But, critics say it was pushed without adequate scrutiny and would lead to greenwashing as there are not enough safeguards.

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TWO MEITEIS CHARRED TO DEATH. 6 MISSING

THREE Meitei women and as many children from the same community have been missing from restive Manipur's Jiribam since Monday's gunfight in which 10 Kuki 'militants' were gunned down by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the police.

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WE MUST ALL BE BLAMED FOR MAN-MADE DISASTER

Remember the Novembers and Decembers of our childhood when rain meant rain-holidays and walking home slowly, our uniforms soaking wet, lingering more often than we should have, to do rainy-day things.

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Flyover scam: PIL against Stalin, Ponmudy withdrawn

A public interest litigation petition seeking to restore the case against Chief Minister MK Stalin and minister K Ponmudy regarding alleged scam in construction of flyovers in Chennai during the 1996-2001 DMK government was withdrawn by the petitioner on Tuesday.

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Focus on edu, healthcare & agri: Venkaiah to centre

FORMER vice president M Venkaiah Naidu urged the central government to prioritise education, healthcare and agriculture, stressing that 56% of India's population relies on agriculture while 18% lives below the poverty line.

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G.O. for skill vouchers scheme issued to help SC/ST students

THE Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department has released a G.O. to implement skill vouchers scheme aimed at economically supporting final-year students belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities, pursuing higher education, to upgrade their skills.

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Sexual assault of girls by PET: School secy & principal held

THE Thoothukudi police on Tuesday arrested the principal and secretary of the private school, where a physical education trainer (PET) allegedly spiked the drinks of girl students and misbehaved with them, for failing to report the offence as mandated under the Pocso Act.

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Forced to attend religious event, allege students of aided college

Meenakshi College for Women landed in a controversy on Tuesday after an audio clip allegedly involving one of its faculty members went viral on social media.

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School closed after 'gas leak' to reopen today

AFTER remaining closed for 18 days, owing to a suspected gas leak, Victory Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Tiruvottiyur will reopen on Wednesday for students of classes 10 to 12.

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ED restores assets worth ₹12.7 cr to land grab victim

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) has successfully restituted a property, worth ₹12.73 crore, to the victim and rightful claimant in an anti-money laundering case being investigated by the agency.

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TN gave a list of just 30 freedom fighters, Raj Bhavan identified 4,700: Governor

GOVERNOR RN Ravi on Tuesday said that following the Raj Bhavan's efforts, 4,700 youth from Tamil Nadu who were part of Indian National Army led by Netaji Subash Chandra Bose have been identified so far and according to an estimate, at least there could be around 6,000 youth who worked with INA.

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Will break barriers, ensure equality in temples

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday vowed to establish equality in temples by breaking barriers that prevent 'archakas' of various castes from performing poojas.

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Lanka arrests 12 TN fishers again; protest on Pamban bridge hits traffic for 2 hrs

THE Sri Lankan Navy arrested 12 fishermen belonging to Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line and fishing in the island nation's waters on Tuesday.

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Show docs doors if they skip duty: Min

HEALTH Minister Ma Subramanian has ordered the director of public health to ensure that all doctors and health staff are present at the Urban Health and Wellness Centres (UHWCs) during their working hours.

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Book bus tickets online, win bike, TV

TO encourage advance reservation of government bus tickets online, the transport department has launched a special draw lot scheme.

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Deposit ₹20 crore today to release Kanguva: Court

THE Madras High Court has set an ultimatum to film producer KE Gnanavelraja to deposit ₹20 crore in the account of the official assignee of the court, who was appointed to manage the assets of an insolvent who had lent funds to him, by Wednesday midnight if the Surya starrer Kanguva has to be released as scheduled on Thursday.

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DMK hasn't kept its promises: EPS

AIADMK general secretary EPS on Tuesday charged that the DMK government has failed to fulfil its key electoral promises given to government employees and teachers.

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'Pension fund shift automatic for KV teachers'

A division bench of Madras HC has ruled that switch over from contributory pension fund (CPF) scheme to general pension fund (GPF) scheme is automatic for teachers of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan after the introduction of the GPF scheme pursuant to the office memorandum dated Sept 1, 1988.

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State seeks consultant for its first pvt transmission project

765/400 kV substation to be set up in Kovai region at a cost of ₹4K cr

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Pension fund shift automatic for KV teachers

THE Madras High Court has observed that failure on the part of the HR&CE department in acting against encroachers will leave deities yearning for their share.

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Soon, TN startup centres in Singapore, US

AT the launch of 'Startup Chennai - Innovate' on Tuesday, Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin announced that the Tamil Nadu government would soon establish Tamil Nadu Startup Global Coordination Centres in Singapore and US.

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Man held for hurling petrol bomb at bar

A 30-year-old man was arrested by the Arumbakkam police on Tuesday for hurling a petrol bomb at a bar on Monday night following a quarrel with the bar employees.

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Spurious liquor racket busted, four arrested

THE Tamil Nadu Enforcement Bureau-CID has busted a spurious liquor racket spread over Tiruvannamalai and Villupuram districts and seized 95 bottles and arrested four.

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Low pressure weakens, but heavy rain in TN may persist

Isolated places in city, adjoining dists likely to get good rainfall today

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Drunk man kills woman in full public view, arrested

A 52-year-old man was arrested by the Tiruvottiyur police for murdering a woman and injuring her husband in full public view on Tuesday night.

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Father, son held for uploading pics of woman

A father-son duo were arrested by the Valasaravakkam police on charges of extorting a woman and uploading her pictures on social media.

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Flyer from Thailand held with ₹80L ganja

A 30-year-old Chennai resident was arrested by the Organised Crime Intelligence Unit (OCIU) outside the city airport's domestic terminal on Monday evening.

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Govt dialysis units functioning properly

RESPONDING to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking appointment of qualified dialysis technicians in TN government hospitals, the health secretary told the Madurai Bench of the Madras HC that the dialysis units in government hospitals across the state are functioning smoothly with sufficient number of technicians and machines.

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GOAT of trouble as school screens Vettaiyan

A government-aided girls higher secondary school in VK Puram near Ambasamudram has come under fire for screening Tamil films.

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Caste clash in govt school, 18 students held

A total of 18 students of the government higher secondary school at Vikramangalam in the district were arrested over an alleged clash on campus on Monday.

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SC rejects review plea against closure, Sterlite end imminent

Only legal recourse left for firm is to file curative petition before apex court

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Inspector suspended for assaulting, verbally abusing Dalit man

An inspector with the district crime branch was suspended for allegedly assaulting and verbally abusing a Dalit man on Saturday.

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Poll war: DMK readies army of orators

THE DMK, whose leaders are known for their 'gift of the gab', seems to be upping its game as the party has handpicked and groomed 182 young orators to campaign for the party in the 2026 Assembly elections.

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Attack on T'gana officials: 16 arrested

MAKING it clear that there was a conspiracy behind the attack on the Vikarabad collector and other officials on Monday, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Multi Zone-II V Satyanarayna on Tuesday said that 16 of the accused have been sent to remand for 14 days.

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Kasthuri's bail petition: HC reserves order

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras HC on Tuesday reserved orders on the anticipatory bail petition filed by actor S Kasthuri (51) in a case filed by the Madurai Thirunagar police, based on a complaint by Naidu Mahajana Sangam in Madurai, for her remarks against Telugu people in a meeting in Chennai last month.

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WHAT THE GLOBAL SOUTH CAN EXPECT AT COP29

The Conference of the Parties' 29th summit to address pressing climate change issues began on Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan as Washington's top climate envoy assured of continued climate action despite a Trump win.

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FROZEN CONFLICTS: TIME BOMBS TICKING IN THE NORTHEAST

Left on their own, old hostilities can lead to frozen conflicts. Rather than treating them as legacy troubles that can erupt again, the need is to intervene and resolve

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In a 1st, govt approves all-women CISF battalion to keep vital installations safe

Women in force

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Justice AS Oka new member in SC Collegium

THE five-member Supreme Court Collegium, now headed by the new Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, includes A S Oka as one of its members.

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Trade with Russia to touch $100 bn by '30: Jaishankar

EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov on Tuesday co-chaired the 25th session of the Inter-governmental commission on trade, economic, scientific, technological and cultural cooperation in New Delhi on Tuesday.

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No oral requests for urgent hearing: CJI

A day after assuming office, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday stated that no oral submissions for urgent listing and hearing of cases will be permitted and urged the lawyers to either send emails or written letters for it.

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Trump 2.0: Not a change, a paradigmatic shift

IF Donald Trump's nar row win shook the United States in 2016, the scale of his victory now has amazed the country into silence.

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PK Mishra bats for building disaster resilience

The best way to deal with disasters is to prevent them, PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, said on Tuesday, emphasizing that proactive measures are essential to safeguard communities.

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Will end coal smuggling in Dhanbad if BJP wins: Shah

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the BJP, if voted to power, will stop coal smuggling in Jharkhand and make the state \"the most prosperous state in the country\" within five years.

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2 dead after surgeries done without consent in Gujarat

ANGRY villagers stormed a hospital in Ahmedabad on Tuesday and vandalised it after two patients died following alleged unauthorised surgeries.

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Modi seeks Maha votes for double-engine govt...

ON a campaign trail in poll-bound Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at the Congress, charging it with doing Pakistan's bidding by demanding to restore Article 370 in J&K.

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meanwhile, Rahul raps PM over farm loan waiver

KEEPING up his attack on the BJP, Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said while Prime Minister Narendra Modi had waived loans of ₹16 lakh crore due to big industrialists, he had not rid a single farmer of loan.

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Bangla influx: ED recovers printing machines, fake Aadhaars & passports

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted raids at 17 locations in Jharkhand and West Bengal in connection with illegal Bangladeshi infiltration and recovered various incriminating items, including fake Aadhaars, forged passports, illegal arms, immovable property documents, cash, jewellery, printing papers, printing machines, and blank Performa used for forging Aadhaar cards.

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Fate of Champai, son and 6 ministers of Hemant govt at stake in 1st phase

IN the first phase of Assembly polls to be held on Wednesday in Jharkhand, reputation of a number of senior leaders and former CMs is at stake.

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Firing, violence ahead of bypoll in MP's Vijaypur

TWO villagers were injured in an armed attack by some people in tribal-dominated Dhanachya village of the bypoll-bound Vijaypur constituency in MP's Sheopur district, police said on Tuesday.

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Consular camp cancelled over 'high threat' to temple

AMID the likelihood of \"extremely high and imminent threat level of violent protests\", the Brampton Triveni Mandir and Community Centre has decided to cancel its upcoming Life Certificate Event.

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Israel opens Gaza aid crossing, ahead of US deadline

ISRAEL's army announced the opening on Tuesday of an additional aid crossing into Gaza, on the eve of a United States-imposed deadline to improve humanitarian conditions for Palestinians in the war-ravaged territory.

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G77, China demand $1.3 trillion in climate finance from rich nations

At COP29, the G77 bloc of developing nations, along with China, has made a strong stance on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) for climate finance.

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China hawks Rubio tipped for US Secy of State, Waltz given NSA role

US President-elect Donald Trump announced new members of his incoming administration on Monday, and was expected to pick Senator Marco Rubio as secretary of state.

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Landslide win for Ramgoolam coalition

MAURITIUS' opposition coalition has won the country's election by a landslide, taking all seats in the country's parliament in a major rejection of the current government.

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UK's Anglican archbishop quits over abuse scandal

The leader of the world's Anglicans, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, announced Tuesday he was resigning following a damning report that concluded the Church of England covered up a serial abuse case.

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Greenwashing worry via the carbon market deal

ENDORSEMENT RUSHED THROUGH, SAYS EXPERT

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Bangladesh seeks Interpol help to get Hasina back

CHIEF Prosecutor of Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Md Tajul Islam has written to Inspector General of Police Md Moinul Islam, seeking action to issue a red notice through Interpol for ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides, a media report said on Tuesday.

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Man rams car into crowd, kills 35

43 others hurt, say Chinese police; driver detained; said to be upset over divorce settlement

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Starlink will receive service licence if it meets govt's conditions

TELECOM Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia stated on Tuesday that Elon Musk's Starlink will receive a service licence provided it meets the government's conditions and addresses security concerns.

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Karnataka is a hub for Web3 start-ups: Report

WITH 97 Web3 startups, Karnataka leads in emerging technology, and stands out as a hub for Web3, which has transformed users' interaction with the internet.

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Vistara-AI to operate 5.6k weekly flights

AIR India Group has completed the operational integration and legal merger between Air India and Vistara, creating a full-service carrier.

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FinMin says state-run banks' H1 earnings jump 25.6% to ₹85,520 crore

THE finance ministry has said the banks run by it have reported strong numbers, with net income surging by 25.6% to ₹85,520 crore in the first half of the fiscal, along with rapid improvements in asset quality.

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Hyundai Q2 profit declines 16% to ₹1,375 crore

AUTOMAKER Hyundai Motor India on Tuesday posted a 16% year-on-year fall in consolidated net profit to ₹1,375 crore for the quarter ended September 2024.

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Nykaa reports 66% jump in net profit to ₹12.97 crore

E-commerce firm FSN E-Commerce Ventures has reported about 66% increase in consolidated net profit to ₹12.97 crore in the second quarter ended on September 30, 2024, according to the company filing.

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Identify sites to set up nuclear power projects

POWER Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday stated that he had urged states to identify potential sites for setting up nuclear power projects.

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Trump factor looms over mkt; Sensex sheds 1%

For the fourth consecutive day, benchmark indices ended in the red

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NTPC Green to announce IPO price range; seeks $12 billion valuation

NTPC Green Energy is set to begin the last leg of the largest sectoral initial share with a ₹11,000-crore issue on Wednesday, announcing the price range, reportedly seeking a valuation of $12 billion.

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PCB seeks BCCI's reasons to refuse Pak tour from ICC

DAYS after the Board of Control for Cricket in India decided India would not travel to Pakistan for the 2025 Champions Trophy, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) mailed a detailed questionnaire to the International Cricket Council (ICC) seeking reasons behind the BCCI's move.

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Rahul, the anomaly of Indian cricket

The 32-year-old has been team management's go-to fix for every temporary issue they have had in recent years

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Shruthi wins billiards title

INDIA'S 17-year-old Shruthi L from Chennai defeated her compatriot, Keerath Bhandaal, 215-202 to win the Women's World Billiards Championship title for the first time in her career at Landywood Snooker Club, Walsall, England.

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ACT: Deepika spot on as India win

STRIKER Deepika converted a penalty stroke three minutes from the final hooter to lead India to a tense 3-2 win over South Korea in the women's Asian Champions Trophy, here Tuesday.

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Mumbai women step up to defend T20 title

THE day Mumbai, the defending champions of the Senior Women's T20 Trophy, started their campaign to win the title again in Kotambi Stadium, a little outside of Vadodara, they had Jemimah Rodrigues leading the side.

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TN looking to go full steam against Railways

TAMIL Nadu might be missing some big names but they are still a formidable team.

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GAL GADOT TO HEADLINE THE RUNNER

ACTOR Gal Gadot is all set to feature in The Runner, an upcoming London-based action thriller from director Kevin Macdonald.

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In search of redemption

Filmmaker Jacques Audiard discusses his film Emilia Perez, its portrayal of philanthropy in a drug trade setting, the protagonist's quest to discover their true self, and more

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Ali Fazal to share screen space with Phoebe Waller-Bridge

While it was recently announced that Ali Fazal will be seen in the film version of Mirzapur, the actor will next star alongside Fleabag-fame Phoebe Waller-Bridge, in an upcoming film titled Rule Breakers.

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Fearlessly female

At first glance, Pedro Almodóvar's new film, The Room Next Door, his maiden effort in English, feels quite unlike any of his previous works.

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Ben Stiller to return for Happy Gilmore 2

BEN Stiller is set to reprise his role from Happy Gilmore in the much-anticipated sequel, which is currently being filmed in New Jersey with Netflix backing the project.

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