The New Indian Express Tirunelveli - December 22, 2024
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli - December 22, 2024
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December 22, 2024
Sagging power line kills pilgrim getting off bus
A 20-year-old bus passenger, Agalya of Tirupattur, died early on Saturday after she was electrocuted by a sagging power line while alighting from the vehicle along the Arcot-Cheyyar Road.
1 min
Rule tweak cuts access to certain poll documents
Congress says it will challenge it in court
1 min
Pegasus liable in WhatsApp suit: US court
WITH a US court finding Israel's NSO Group — which sells spyware Pegasus — liable in a lawsuit filed by WhatsApp in 2019 flagging breaches in devices, snooping is back on the front burner, including in India.
1 min
Love-all start: Sindhu-Sai set for match close to heart
THERE is always a sprinkling of condiments to add flavour to a celebrity marriage. The brouhaha it generates is sometimes bewildering. When P V Sindhu announced her engagement and marriage to a Hyderabad entrepreneur, interest grew as the date of marriage neared, especially surrounding the identity of her to-be-husband Venkata Datta Sai.
1 min
The boy who broke free
HE air hung heavy with the stench of sweat and fear. Tiny hands, calloused and scarred, clutched at the rough fabric of a tattered shirt. Two-year-old Vinoth, his eyes wide with confusion and terror, watched as his parents were bound, their cries echoing through the cavernous rice mill in Ponneri.
2 mins
Pages that breathe, dreams that rise
dreams that rise
3 mins
A VOYAGE WOVEN WITH SALT & STARLIGHT
AS A GRADUATE IN ENGLISH LITERATURE, SUBIKSHA WORKED AT A PRIVATE BANK BEFORE PURSUING HER PASSION OF BECOMING A FISHERWOMAN AND A SEAFOOD ENTREPRENEUR
3 mins
Reopen copper plant, INTUC tells TN
THE Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) staged a stir on Friday at Chidambaranagar, urging the state government to reopen the Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi, citing that Chief Minister MK Stalin and MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi were striving to bring in more industries to increase employment opportunities here.
1 min
No med waste found at dumping sites in Kumari villages: Collector
AFTER waste was found dumped at two locations on the banks of the Parakkai south big tank, District Collector R Alagumeena inspected the sites and instructed the officials to remove the waste.
1 min
High cost, low awareness: Few takers for eco-friendly palm leaf stars
It's again that time of year with jingle bells chiming and Christmas carols filling the chilly December air.
1 min
Man defrauds senior citizen of ₹90K, arrested
A 39-YEAR-OLD man from Sivakasi has been arrested for cheating an elderly man of ₹90,000 in the pretext of helping him withdraw cash from an ATM kiosk at Kovilpatti.
1 min
HC suggests action against cops over murder in Nellai
THE Madras High Court on Saturday directed the Commissioner of Tirunelveli city police to hold an inquiry into the alleged negligence on the part of the policemen present at the district court complex to prevent the brutal murder of an accused just outside the gates of the court.
1 min
Sahitya winner: CM promised memorial for Nellai uprising
CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Saturday felicitated historian AR Venkatachalapathy, who has been chosen for the Sahitya Akademi award for 2024, for his book Tirunelveli Ezhuchiyum Vaa Vuu Ciyum-1908 (Tirunelveli Uprising and V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, 1908).
1 min
Udhaya: AIADMK is a frog seeking refuge in the shadow of a snake
DEPUTY Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday alleged the pact between AIADMK and BJP is no more tacit and the former's support of the ruling party in the centre is now out in the open.
1 min
Civic polls only after delimitation, reservation works, govt tells court
Addl advocate gen says collectors will hold meetings with stakeholders to devise modalities
1 min
MAN ATTACKS DALIT FOR DRINKING TEA IN HIS PRESENCE
The Tiruppur district police have booked a 50-year-old man from a dominant community under SC/ST Act after he allegedly attacked a 36-year-old Dalit man for sitting in front of him and drinking tea at a bakery in Moolanur in Tiruppur district.
1 min
DMK govt not genuine on Tungsten issue: EPS
AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami has criticised the DMK government for its alleged lethargic attitude in handling the tungsten mining issue.
1 min
Stalin calls DMK MPs heroes for their good performance in Parl
CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Saturday commended the DMK MPs for the manner in which they conducted themselves by raising important issues in an impactful manner during the recently concluded winter session of the Parliament.
1 min
Allu Arjun acted inhumanely: Revanth
CHIEF Minister A Revanth Reddy once again took Tollywood actor Allu Arjun to task for the stampede that occurred at Sandhya Theatre. During the premiere of Pushpa-2, a woman lost her life, and her 8-year-old son suffered asphyxiation. He has been battling for life in hospital.
1 min
Lorry topples on car, 6 of family killed
Victims crushed to death; lorry driver lost control while trying to avoid another vehicle, critical
1 min
THE RISE & RISE OF AMBEDKAR AS AN ICON
HE fracas over an insult to Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar leading to fisticuffs between the members of the ruling coalition and the opposition within the parliament complex underlined two distinctive trends.
4 mins
PROTECT SOIL AFTER A YEAR OF LANDSLIDES
In December, a landslide occurred in the rocky Thiruvannamalai on the slopes of the Annamalaiyar Hill, after a heavy rainfall unusual for the region.
3 mins
No grounds to reject Oppn's no-trust notice against V-P
THERE is no constitutional ground to reject the impeachment notice submitted by the Opposition seeking the removal of Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, said constitutional expert and former Lok Sabha secretary general PDT Achary.
2 mins
Indian skills will help build 'New Kuwait': PM
Modi addresses diaspora, meets 101-year-old former IFS officer Mangal Sain Handa after granddaughter's request
2 mins
Cong launches campaign to uphold Ambedkar's legacy, lines up rallies
TAKING the Ambedkar row from Parliament to streets, the Congress launched a nationwide campaign on Saturday.
1 min
Govt to check commercial viability of D2M tech
AFTER the \"reasonably successful\" preliminary trials of direct-to-mobile (D2M) technology – telecast of live TV channels on smartphones without an internet connection – Prasar Bharati has sent a detailed proposal with findings to the government to seek approval for initiating large-scale testing to check its commercial feasibility.
1 min
Net forest cover rises, but decreases in biodiverse regions like Western Ghats
INDIA's net forest coverage increased by 1,445 square kilometers during 2021-23, but it lost the natural forest density in biodiverse-rich Western Ghats, Northeast, open natural ecosystems and mangrove forests, according to the biennial data released by the Central government on Saturday.
1 min
AGITATOR TO VICTIM & A BRUSH WITH GANDHI
MID the melee and uproar at Makar Dwar of Parliament, the image of Pratap Chandra Sarangi, frail and bloodied, with a handkerchief pressed against his forehead, evoked a strange sense of irony. It felt as though the wheels of time had come to a full circle for the BJP MP from Balasore.
3 mins
1st 'Dome City' with 360° view in Mahakumbh
IN a bid to blend faith and spirituality with modernity, the Uttar Pradesh government is building the country's first Dome City in Arail area of Mahakumbh Nagar.
1 min
Work for people, Shah tells cops in Northeast
Says police need to change approach as insurgency has been tackled
1 min
Petition seeking Yogi's removal in Allahabad HC
A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Allahabad High Court, seeking removal of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for publicly backing Justice Shekhar Yadav's controversial remarks at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event in Prayagraj on December 8.
1 min
Ex-transport dept cop main suspect in huge gold and cash seizure in MP
FORMER MP transport department constable-turned-businessman Saurabh Sharma, whose premises were raided for two days by Lokayukta police, may emerge as the key suspect in the seizure of 52 kg gold and ₹11 crore cash from a car in Bhopal on Friday night.
1 min
Alternative route to Leh-Ladakh: MoD seeks transport ministry nod for tunnel
THE Union Ministry of Defence has recommended that the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) approve the construction of the Bhubhu Jot tunnel.
1 min
Bihar Guv: Arms, not satyagraha drove British out
BIHAR Governor Rajendra Arlekar on Friday said British rulers left India not because of 'satyagraha', but when they saw arms in native people's hands and realised that they can go to any extent.
1 min
2 injured in parcel bomb explosion in Ahmedabad, family feud suspected
TWO people were injured when a parcel bomb exploded at a residence in the Sabarmati area of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Police said on Saturday.
1 min
Pope reprimands Vatican staff for gossiping in message
POPE Francis told Vatican bureaucrats on Saturday to stop speaking ill of one another, as he once again used his annual Christmas greetings to admonish the backstabbing and gossiping among his closest collaborators.
1 min
16 Israelis Injured as Rocket Fired by Yemen's Houthis Hit Tel Aviv
A rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv overnight, leaving 16 people slightly injured by shattered glass, the Israeli military said Saturday, days after Israeli airstrikes hit Houthi rebels who have been launching missiles in solidarity with Palestinians.
1 min
Musk backs Germany's far-right party
A post from Elon Musk on his platform X claiming that only the far-right AfD party can \"save Germany\" sparked accusations Friday that he was seeking to interfere in the country's upcoming election.
1 min
Congress approves last-minute bill to avert shutdown
FACING a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.
1 min
Council meet: Rates, clarifications
EVEN though the GST Council in its 55th meeting in Jaisalmer avoided \"thorny\" issues such as lowering GST rates on insurance premium and a discussion on rate rationalisation, it did make several changes in the rates of goods and services.
3 mins
Housing sales likely to fall 21% in Oct-Dec quarter
IN a not so positive development for the real estate sector, housing supply in top 9 cities is expected to decline 33% and housing sales to come down by 21% in the October-December period of CY2024 (Q4CY24), said real estate consultancy firm PropEquity on Saturday.
1 min
No of domestic migrants lowered by 12% since 2011'
THE number of domestic migrants have lowered by nearly 12% to 40.20 crore between 2011 and 2023, indicating increased economic opportunities across the country, said a report by prime minister's economic advisory panel EAC-PM.
1 min
NEW GST INVOICING: A STEP FORWARD OR BACKWARD?
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework in India has undergone several changes since its inception in 2017.
3 mins
2032 Olympics: Pause & Effect
Since the time it was announced as host city for 2032 Olympics, the road so far has been far from ideal for Brisbane and Queensland. Uncertainty over venues and spiralling costs have led to some confusion. With the 100-day review nearing completion, Gomesh S finds out how the city is gearing up for 2032 Summer Games...
4 mins
Anmolpreet smashes record-breaking ton
ANMOLPREET Singh smashed the quickest List A hundred by an Indian, a 35-ball effort, to guide Punjab to an easy nine-wicket win over Arunachal Pradesh in a Group C Vijay Hazare match on Saturday.
1 min
Mumbai overcome Chennaiyin fight
ONE step forward, two steps backwards. That has been the general theme of Chennaiyin FC in the ongoing season of the Indian Super League.
1 min
Nat'l badminton meet: Anmol, Aaakarshi in Rd 4
Rising shuttler Anmol Kharb had a relatively relaxing day out as she reached the women's singles fourth round of the ongoing Senior National Badminton Championships at Bengaluru while top seed Aakarshi Kashyap survived an early scare to enter the same stage.
1 min
Mastering art of leaving in practice
ET sessions sometimes work as a giant book of revelation. The sessions can reveal what's been discussed inside the dressing room.
2 mins
Suruchi shoots 4th gold in Nat'ls
TEENAGED Haryana shooter Suruchi continued to dominate the 67th National Shooting Championship for pistol events by winning her fourth gold in two days here on Saturday.
1 min
Man City slump to 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa
ASTON Villa beat crisis-hit Manchester City 2-1 on Saturday to heap more misery on floundering manager Pep Guardiola, who has now suffered nine defeats in his past 12 matches.
1 min
Stepping Across the Worry Lines
The Raghu Dixit Project launches a new album Shakkar as a vernacular statement about India and diversity
3 mins
Untangled Threads He Weaves
An embroiderer who grew up poor is a celebrity in demand with collectors and artists
1 min
Untangled Threads He Weaves
An embroiderer who grew up poor is a celebrity in demand with collectors and artists
2 mins
Every Woman's Brushstrokes
A beautiful blue and pink-hued sky surrounded by lush greenery. Within this is a tree with specks of orange and yellow, besides which is a bed where a woman is sleeping her flowing tresses falling into the foliage.
1 min
Stop Inane and Diversionary Debates, and Focus on What Really Matters
Acute Angle
4 mins
Market on the Sands
The Rathgama Wella Fish Market
1 min
Market on the Sands
The Rathgama Wella Fish Market
2 mins
The Corrosive Power of Pride
Pride fosters a sense of superiority that harms relationships, distorts the mind, and impedes personal and spiritual growth
1 min
Of Our Non-violent Ancestors
Pattanaik provides a comprehensive insight into the mysterious world of the Harappan civilisation
1 min
I Know How to Play Real Characters
Jennifer Lopez speaks to Katie Ellis on how Unstoppable made her realise that she can overcome anything in life
3 mins
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