Paddy cultivation in Tamil Nadu dips 28 per cent; agriculture dept pins hopes on rabi season
New Indian Expressby B Anbuselvan·9h ago
CHENNAI: THE area under paddy cultivation in Tamil Nadu during the kharif season (April-September) dropped by 28%, falling from 17.5 lakh hectares in 2025-26 to 12.52 lakh hectares this year — a...
Rajpurohit’s appointment shifts EC focus to IT dept and work flow again
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·9h ago
NEW DELHI: The appointment of Rajasthan-cadre IAS officer Prakash Rajpurohit as Deputy Election Commissioner (DEC) in the Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to trigger a fresh issue on the...
Release Rs 5,110 crore central funds without conditions: CM Vijay to PM Modi
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·9h ago
CHENNAI: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure the unconditional release of Rs 5,110 crore in central funds pending under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan...
Govts change, but our support for Tamil Nadu is unshakeable: PM Modi
New Indian Expressby Binita Jaiswal·9h ago
CHENNAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reaffirmed the union government’s commitment to Tamil Nadu’s development, assuring the state of continued support and cooperation to accelerate its...
Insider Track | Parliament trapdoor
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·9h ago
The Modi government appears caught between the streets and the House as protests over the SIR continue and CEC Gyanesh Kumar faces criticism.
New sports bill to curb politics, tighten oversight in Keralam
New Indian Expressby Aswin Asok Kumar·9h ago
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The government plans legislation to curb partisan politics in sports bodies and ensure that sportspersons, government representatives and pioneers in allied fields lead the...
Chennai metro yellow Line instant hit, but just 3 coaches in each train a concern
New Indian Expressby C Shivakumar·9h ago
CHENNAI: Chennai’s new metro line won an immediate following on Sunday, with commuters flocking the Vadapalani-Poonamallee Bypass stretch for a faster alternative to the city’s congested roads.
More flights from Kerala cancelled amid rising West Asia tensions
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·9h ago
KOCHI/KOZHIKODE: Flight services connecting Keralam with Saudi Arabia and other West Asian destinations have been disrupted amid escalating geopolitical tensions in the region.
Fort Kochi’s Chinese fishing nets repair project to ‘catch’ break
New Indian Expressby Anu Kuruvilla·10h ago
KOCHI: The iconic Chinese fishing nets in Fort Kochi look set to catch a break, with the state government re-initiating steps to repair and renovate the heritage structures.
A year since launch, SC Women’s Hostel yet to be opened to public
New Indian Expressby Gopika Varrier·10h ago
KOCHI: A year since its inauguration, the SC Women’s Hostel at Ayyappankavu is still awaiting redemption, with no clear proposal to open it to the public any time soon.
Kerala's Thettamala village dreams beyond plantations, thanks to Sanghachetana library
New Indian Expressby Lakshmi Athira·10h ago
KALPETTA: For generations, the tea plantations were the horizon of possibility in Thettamala – a small hilly village in Mananthavady.
Eroded by tides of time, Kerala’s Raj-era weather system evokes concern
New Indian Expressby Anu Kuruvilla·10h ago
KOCHI: At first glance, the rusty ladder, engulfed by a peepal tree, doesn’t look like much. However, at one point in Fort Kochi’s history, the iron ladder played a very important role, especially...
Kerala’s comic book fights India’s silent health crisis of antimicrobial resistance
New Indian Expressby Unnikrishnan S·10h ago
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: At a time when lifesaving medicines are quietly losing their power, a new public health initiative is turning to graphic storytelling to spark widespread community awareness.
All-night rites, 4,444-line song: Pallippana back in spotlight
New Indian Expressby Lakshmi Athira·10h ago
MALAPPURAM: As the sun rose over the ground near Sopanam School of Panchavadyam at Kandanakam in Edappal, Malappuram, on Sunday, a group of men and women began a collective effort to save a rare...
Amid national rise, Keralam loses 23,632 factory jobs; steepest fall among states
New Indian Expressby M S Vidyanandan·10h ago
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Factory jobs in Keralam fell by 23,632 in 2024-25, the steepest drop among states, according to the fact sheet of the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) released recently, even...
Freestyling past stereotypes: Rapper Saniya MQ reflects on breaking stereotypes, writing process and more
New Indian Expressby Mahima Nagaraju·10h ago
When Saniya MQ first takes the stage, all expectations of what a rapper should look like fly out the window.
Jaigopal Garodia Hindu Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School completes 50 years of imparting wisdom
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·11h ago
As kids, most of us dream of becoming teachers for different reasons. Some do so because they see teachers as role models, want to help children, or are familiar with the profession.
Explaining the intricacies of making and playing a sacred instrument like the mridangam
New Indian Expressby Deepa Chakravarthy·11h ago
Before a mridangam produces a single note, it stands as a study in quiet, asymmetrical balance. It is an instrument carved not for assembly-line uniformities, but to echo the organic grace of...
GST reforms mark a shift towards trust and compliance
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·13h ago
The 57th GST Council meeting has advanced the reform process that began last year with simplification of the GST rate structure.
Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd airport targeted hours after attack on Riyadh airport
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk·15h ago
Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd International Airport in Dammam was targeted in a fresh attack on Sunday evening, hours after a projectile struck a passenger terminal at Riyadh’s international airport...
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