TN CM flags off 250 buses; MTC defers opening of bids for e-buses again
New Indian Expressby Rudhran Baraasu·26 Aug 2026
CHENNAI: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday flagged off 250 new government buses meant to be deployed across the state, at an event held at the Secretariat.
Rs 2.5K crore ADB loan for water projects
New Indian Expressby Anup Verma·26 Aug 2026
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government plans to improve and modernise the city’s water supply with the help of a Rs 2,500 crore loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), extended through the finance...
Mangaluru Central retention possible compromise in Palakkad railway division row
New Indian Expressby Shyam P V·26 Aug 2026
PALAKKAD: Following backlash from political parties as well as the Kerala government over the Railway Board’s decision to transfer Mangaluru area from Palakkad railway division to Mysuru, railway...
Jumbo pookkalam to honour a gentle giant in Wayanad
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·26 Aug 2026
KALPETTA: In the scenic, rural heartland of Wayanad, the village of Irulam has transformed its local school ground into a sprawling, vibrant tapestry of petals.
TN approves online appeal system for building, planning permission disputes
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·26 Aug 2026
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government has approved establishing an online appeal and dispute resolution system for building and planning permission applications, allowing applicants to file and track...
Empty lifeboat & emergency beacon found in Bay of Bengal, Two Chinese vessels join search
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·26 Aug 2026
PARADIP: In a major development in the search operation for the Panama-flagged bulk carrier MV Ocean Winner and 22 of its crew members, rescue teams on Tuesday recovered an empty lifeboat and an...
Kozhikode’s last Parsi family ‘at home’ this Onam as ‘Jashan’ sets in
New Indian Expressby Pooja Nair·26 Aug 2026
KOZHIKODE: Onam is when Kerala opens its homes to celebration with flowers at the doorstep, the aroma of a feast wafting through kitchens, and families gathering around the dining table.
Trial successful, Tasmac invites bids for bottle deposit machines across TN
New Indian Expressby S Guruvanmikanathan·26 Aug 2026
CHENNAI: Customers could soon be able to return empty liquor bottles through automated machines and receive the Rs 10 refundable deposit digitally across the state, as Tasmac is inviting bids to...
Priyadarshini and the little savings that make a big difference in Kerala
New Indian Expressby Abhirami Anil·26 Aug 2026
KOCHI: As the UDF government completes 100 days in office, the impact of its free travel scheme for women on KSRTC ordinary buses — one of its first promises to be implemented — is coming under...
Madras HC orders release of life convict who was a juvenile when crime was committed
New Indian Expressby R Sivakumar·26 Aug 2026
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has ordered the release of a convict, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for rape and murder of a minor girl, on the ground that he was a juvenile when he...
More than 50 kidnapped as violent gang attack in Haiti leaves 47 dead
New Indian Expressby Associated Press·26 Aug 2026
PORT-AU-PRINCE: At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others kidnapped when armed men attacked a once-peaceful community near Haiti's capital earlier this week, the United Nations said...
Suspended BJP leader Prakash Paswan faces NBW as 17 cases, RSP flat & land issues surface
New Indian Expressby Prasanjeet Sarkar·26 Aug 2026
ROURKELA: Rourkela police on Tuesday obtained a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against suspended BJP leader Prakash Paswan over his alleged involvement in the Circuit House controversy.
TN police torture led to Aakash’s death: CBCID
New Indian Expressby Vignesh V·26 Aug 2026
MADURAI: The final report filed by the Madurai CBCID in the custodial death case of R Aakash Delison has established that “his leg was broken by the policemen in a well-executed plan”.
From vennai to oorga, how food items acquired cultural meanings in Tamil
New Indian Expressby Nidharshana Raju·26 Aug 2026
Conversations among the youth today are increasingly shaped by shared cultural references, such as memes, movies, reels, and social media.
What does Madras food really mean? A supper club and heritage-preserving unit serves the city on a plate
New Indian Expressby Sonu M Kothari·26 Aug 2026
History can sometimes feel distant, reduced to dates, buildings, and names. Food makes it personal. We taste what another community ate. We learn why a particular ingredient arrived here.
Khalifa actor Sanju Sivram: I don't see cinema as a job
New Indian Expressby Vivek Santhosh·26 Aug 2026
After more than a decade in Malayalam cinema, actor Sanju Sivram has built a reputation for making an impact even in non-central roles.
EkChitra: Where art finds a larger canvas
New Indian Expressby Tejal Sinha·26 Aug 2026
What happens when a gallery stops being just a place to look at art and starts becoming a place to encounter it?
Keep calm and Onom-nom! Simple hacks to bring the Onam spirit home away from home
New Indian Expressby Anjali Ram·26 Aug 2026
Ask any Malayali in the city, and Onam isn’t complete without a little bit of home. But for those living away from its warmth, celebrating Onam in Bengaluru comes with practical challenges – there...
Overdose aftermath doctors want you to know about
New Indian Expressby Tejal Sinha·26 Aug 2026
Surviving an overdose is not the same as recovering from one. As International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31 turns attention to the realities of overdose, experts stress that the emergency...
Take note: B'luru's Keziah Thomas on winning big at the World Film Festival
New Indian Expressby Anjali Ram·26 Aug 2026
A child sits between two arguing parents, surrounded by a tension he cannot escape. There are no easy words for what he is feeling, but in Milo, the music says it for him.
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