Kochi businessman alleges wrongful detention over Rs 10-crore dues
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·29 Aug 2026
KOCHI: The Tripunithura Judicial First Class Magistrate Court has directed the Hill Palace police to register a case and conduct an investigation into the alleged wrongful detention and...
3.6 tonne adulterated food products destroyed across Odisha in three-day drive
New Indian Expressby Sudarsan Maharana·29 Aug 2026
BHUBANESWAR: As the statewide food safety crackdown continues, enforcement teams seized and destroyed over 3,605 kg of stale and adulterated sweets and food products from across the districts in a...
‘We saw a dust storm, then boulders and debris’: Chennai teacher recounts Nepal flood ordeal
New Indian Expressby Gautham Selvarajan·29 Aug 2026
CHENNAI: What the group initially thought was a dust storm turned out to be a disaster that shook a nation, and the world at large.
Kerala allows pregnant policewomen to wear khaki salwar kameez
New Indian Expressby Anna Jose·29 Aug 2026
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: While welcoming the home department’s move to allow pregnant women police personnel to wear khaki salwar kameez and sandals during pregnancy, experts believe the move to change...
Nepal flash floods: Anxious wait for kin on status of 49 pilgrims from TN
New Indian Expressby Gautham Selvarajan·29 Aug 2026
CHENNAI: While 21 people from Tamil Nadu who were rescued from Nepal returned on Friday, the status of 49 others from the state who undertook Kailash-Manasarovar Yatra through an agency in...
Global supply crisis: Colleges in Odisha asked to say no to deep-fried items
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·29 Aug 2026
BHUBANESWAR: Amid prevailing global disruptions in food and fuel supply chain, the state government has zeroed in on oil usage in college canteens and issued a diktat asking them to avoid including...
Kochi firm to set sail for global markets
New Indian Expressby Anu Kuruvilla·29 Aug 2026
KOCHI: Boat manufacturers are aplenty in the country, but what about the niche segment of high-end marine craft with an eye on the international market? The number of players might be zero.
Not 103, 400 from TN were in Nepal during flash floods: Minister A Rajmohan
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·29 Aug 2026
CHENNAI: According to the latest information available, around 400 people from Tamil Nadu were in Nepal during the time of the flash floods, said Minister for School Education A Rajmohan on Friday...
‘Firefly’ farmer’s green thumb turns sandy wasteland ‘golden’
New Indian Expressby Unnikrishnan S·29 Aug 2026
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: On the coastal fringe of Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram, where salt winds sweep over nutrient-starved loose sand, S V Sujith has turned nearly 20 acres of barren land into a...
Trump announces deal for huge US stake in Venezuelan oil reserves
New Indian Expressby AFP·29 Aug 2026
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Friday his administration has reached a huge oil deal with Venezuela that gives the United States majority control of 65 billion barrels of proven petroleum...
Stirs over TN Ponzi fraud, 12 arrested
New Indian Expressby Vignesh V·29 Aug 2026
MADURAI: Hundreds of small investors, including daily-wage labourers, housewives, and auto drivers, took to the streets in Madurai and Dindigul districts on Friday after falling victim to a...
Tamil Nadu scraps Rs 205.89 crore Semmencheri sports city project, plans bigger Asian Games-scale facility
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·29 Aug 2026
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu’s ambitious Global Sports City project at Semmencheri on the Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) may go the Parandur way, as the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) has...
Nostalgia swirls as Kochi's Sarita theatre reopens after upgrade interval
New Indian Expressby Manisha V C S·29 Aug 2026
While passing St Albert’s College on Banerji Road, private bus conductors have long had a familiar call: “Anybody to get down at Sarita?” The name needs no explanation.
Songs of Sakhis: B'luru singer Aabha Hanjura unites Kashmir & Rajasthan in celebration of women
New Indian Expressby Sruthi Hemachandran·29 Aug 2026
Folk fusion artist Aabha Hanjura’s latest track O Ri Sakhi is the newest release from Bridges, her evolving creative project that brings together artistes and traditions through collaborations of...
Weaving tradition, inspiring a new generation
New Indian Expressby Shreya Veronica·29 Aug 2026
Handloom has a special place in India’s textile heritage, not just for its timeless beauty but also for the generations of weavers who have kept these traditions alive.
Defining industry: In with the old, on with the new
New Indian Expressby Dr SR Keshava·28 Aug 2026
The landmark verdict delivered on August 20 by the Supreme Court regarding the legal definition of ‘industry’ preserves the 1978 framework for old disputes, while leaving the new Labour Codes to...
More needed than pact to address social media addiction among kids
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·28 Aug 2026
In a landmark deal with potentially far-reaching beneficial impact on children, Meta Platforms on Wednesday agreed to pay up to $18 billion over the next 10 years and strictly limit how teenagers...
Nepal flood toll climbs to 579 amid fear of fresh deluge; India ready to send NDRF teams if required
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk·28 Aug 2026
The death toll from flash floods in central Nepal climbed to 579 on Friday as more bodies were recovered after search and rescue operations resumed at full pace, following a brief slowdown amid...
2026 FIH World Cup: India men lose in shoot-out to finish eighth
New Indian Expressby Swaroop Swaminathan·28 Aug 2026
BENGALURU: A horrible facial injury to Manpreet Singh in the fourth quarter — a mistimed close-range shot caught him flush near the eye when he was one of the covering defenders — marred the...
Snow leopards continue to rule, roar in Western Himalayas
New Indian Expressby Bosky Khanna·28 Aug 2026
As the world’s attention turns to the Hindu Kush Himalayan region following the recent avalanche, researchers continue their painstaking work in the Western Himalayas, tracking the elusive snow...
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