Kumbakonam via London, with stopover in Madurai
New Indian Expressby Gopalkrishna Gandhi2d ago
Kumbakonam and this column have to have something between them. The Tamil temple town zoomed into my mindscape via a person, bringing London with it.
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top 83%Govts’ carry trade a rising global risk
New Indian Expressby Shankkar Aiyar2d ago
Nations borrow against tomorrow’s growth. And it would seem tomorrow has arrived for many of them.
Politicians paid more for less work
New Indian Expressby Prabhu Chawla2d ago
Aristotle believed that the strength of a republic ultimately rested on the character of those who governed it.
Hockey World Cup 2026: Argentina give India a lifelife
New Indian Expressby Swaroop Swaminathan2d ago
ON Saturday afternoon, a team in Orange put India on the brink of elimination. A few hours later, though, a side wearing a dark shade of blue kept them in the World Cup. Talk about irony.
Treesa & Gayatri's dream week ends with bronze
New Indian Expressby Anmol Gurung2d ago
NEW DELHI: An Arjuna Award recommendation at the start of the week and a World Championships bronze medal at the weekend.
Census 2027: Troubling questions on caste enumeration
New Indian Expressby Mukesh Ranjan2d ago
The ongoing Census 2027 was to be an apolitical statistical exercise to collect data on population and economic indices, but it has stirred up a hornet’s nest with the introduction of an open-ended...
Three FIRs against 14 named, over 200 unidentified after Ranchi job aspirants' clash with police
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk2d ago
At least three FIRs were registered on Saturday against 14 named accused and more than 200 unidentified people in connection with Friday's clash between police and job aspirants in Ranchi, reported...
Govt open to talks with anti-reservation protesters if demands presented systematically: Chirag Paswan
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk2d ago
Union minister Chirag Paswan on Saturday said the government would engage in dialogue with anti-reservation protesters demonstrating at Delhi's Jantar Mantar once they present their demands in a...
U20 Worlds: Sumit enters repechage round, three other freestyle wrestlers bow out
New Indian Expressby Express News Service2d ago
CHENNAI: Men freestyle wrestlers from the country continued to struggle at the U20 World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia on Saturday as only one out of four in action could manage to make it...
Jaishankar to visit Russia amid US tariff tensions, Putin's expected India trip for BRICS summit
New Indian Expressby Jayanth Jacob2d ago
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Russia on August 23-24 to co-chair the 27th session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific...
NTA orders AIAPGET re-exam for 49 candidates after power outage disrupts Jaipur test
New Indian Expressby Express News Service2d ago
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has ordered a re-examination for 49 candidates who were unable to complete the Ayurveda paper of the All India Ayush Postgraduate Entrance Test...
'Miracle' man Chou continues to thrive at top
New Indian Expressby Anmol Gurung2d ago
NEW DELHI: Like fine wine, Chou Tien-chen continues to get better and better with age. A career spanning almost two decades at the highest level, the 36-year-old shuttler from Chinese Taipei...
Was 'washing' of jerseys a reason behind India men wearing white vs Dutch? FIH clarifies
New Indian Expressby Swaroop Swaminathan2d ago
ON Friday evening, the Indian women's took to the field wearing saffron against the Netherlands. It was strange to see them wearing the colours of the hosts.
Suspended wrestler Mukul to be called back from Armenia
New Indian Expressby Firoz Mirza2d ago
CHENNAI: With a couple of its selected wrestlers (Deepanshu, 130kg Greco-Roman and Mukul Dahiya, 86kg freestyle) failing dope tests, the wrestling contingent for the Asian Games too has been...
Five things to look forward to as Duleep Trophy set to begin in Bengaluru
New Indian Expressby Express News Service2d ago
BENGALURU: THE irony is a bit too much on the nose. At a time when the BCCI's Centre of Excellence facility, a sprawling campus a hour's drive from Bengaluru, has been facing heat, it's about to...
‘Woman belongs to herself first’: Rahul Gandhi attacks Manusmriti, calls for breaking social ‘cage’
New Indian Expressby Sudhir Suryawanshi2d ago
MUMBAI: Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said women are the biggest strength of the country but are systematically ignored and restricted by a...
India, China have interest in stable ties, but border situation will determine relations: Jaishankar
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk2d ago
India and China have a shared interest in maintaining a “stable” bilateral relationship, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday, while stressing that the state of the border would...
'They slaughtered our people': Jihadists kill, kidnap dozens of civilians in Nigeria
New Indian Expressby AFP2d ago
JOS: Jihadists kidnapped and killed scores of people in an attack during Friday prayers in central Nigeria's Niger state, survivors and lawmakers told AFP on Saturday, though some were able to...
Anthropic's market debut could break SpaceX IPO record, reports US media
New Indian Expressby AFP2d ago
SAN FRANCISCO: The market debut of artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic, a chief rival to OpenAI, could break the record set by SpaceX, US media have reported.
Israel conducts fresh Syria strike despite US criticism of 'unnecessary escalation'
New Indian Expressby AFP2d ago
DAMASCUS: Israel carried out a fresh strike in Syria on Saturday and lambasted US envoy Tom Barrack for criticising an earlier attack on an air base in the northwest, which Israel has accused...