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A look at 27 custodial deaths in Tamil Nadu: Most victims were poor and marginalised

For P Marimuthu, July 30, 2025 was supposed to mark the end of a long episode of harassment by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department. A day ago, the 48-year-old tribal man had been acquitted by an Udumalpet court in a ganja case—one that activists say he was falsely accused in.…

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Chess: Vincent Keymer, 20, routs Indians in their Chennai heartland

The German has jumped into the world top 10, while Praggnandhaa advanced to No 4 as he crushed world champion Gukesh in the $325,000 Sinquefield Cup

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The swagger’s gone: What the last two decades taught me about India’s fading growth dream

Because something is happening here but you don't know what it is Do you, Mr. Jones?– Bob Dylan, Ballad of a Thin Man, Highway 61 Revisited, 1965. I was offered my first job in Mumbai on a very rainy day in September 2005, a few weeks after we had celebrated the…

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From Water to HydraFacials: What Actually Works for Glowing Skin

As a skin specialist at Tune Aesthetic Clinic, I meet countless patients across Chennai and Coimbatore branches with unique concerns and inspiring stories.

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Flight issues ‘mayday’ call after almost running out of fuel during diversion in India

Reports offer differing reasons for the IndiGo flight’s initial diversion, with the plane eventually landing safely 300km from its intended destination

The Independent UK

Family feud turns legal: Dayanidhi Maran accuses brother Kalanithi of Sun TV fraud

Chennai Central MP and former Union minister Dayanidhi Maran has sent a legal notice to his elder brother, Sun Group chairman Kalanithi Maran, accusing him of orchestrating large-scale fraud in the allotment and transfer of shares in Sun TV Network and its affiliated firms, Bar and Bench reported .

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A 3-tonne, $1.5 billion satellite to watch Earth’s every move is set to launch this week

In a few days, a new satellite that can detect changes on Earth’s surface down to the centimetre, in almost real time and no matter the time of day or weather conditions, is set to launch from India’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre near Chennai.

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Awful and Awesome Ep 388: Mountainhead, Stolen, Last Of Us S2

While discussing the headlines:Rajyasree: In bad news, Kamal Haasan’s comments led to his film Thug Life not releasing in Karnataka.Manisha: In worse news, Akshay Kumar’s Housefull 5 cruised ahead of the box office…I had no idea that five Housefulls have been made. Rajyasree: And also Fardeen Khan has made a comeback!Shardool:…

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NL Hafta Subscribers’ Take Ep 1: A special feedback episode

In this special episode of NL Hafta, Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, Anand Vardhan and Jayashree Arunachalam catch up on all the letters – over 45 of them – that we’ve received from subscribers.Hafta letters: India-Pakistan, podcast ideas, team feedback, thoughts on patriotismWe have a page for subscribers to…

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Elizabeth Herridge obituary

Other lives: Diplomat’s wife who initiated a project providing wheelchairs made by British inmates to physically disabled children in Chennai

The Guardian - UK

Hafta 536: War drums and fake news with India-Pakistan tensions

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam and Shardool Katyayan are joined by retired Brigadier Kuldip Singh. In this tense news week, we begin by dissecting India’s Operation Sindoor and strikes on terror camps in Pakistan on May 7. “Neither side, particularly India, wants…

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Hafta 535: World Press Freedom Day, aftermath of Pahalgam attack

In a special episode for Press Freedom Day, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by historian and author Ramachandra Guha. The panel begins with a discussion on the history of press freedom in India. Ram reflects on the similarities and differences between 1975’s Emergency…

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Cummins on song to lead Sunrisers to critical IPL win

Pat Cummins has stepped up when his Sunrisers Hyderabad outfit needed their captain most, helping them prevail in a must-win IPL contest in Chennai.

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AP PHOTOS: In this Indian city, locals patrol the beaches at night to protect endangered sea turtles

For nearly four decades, residents in southern India's coastal city of Chennai have patrolled moonlit beaches at night trying to protect sea turtles and their hatchlings that for millennia have nested along these shores.

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Non Bailable Warrant Issued against Ideaforge Technology CFO in Cheating Case

Chennai court issues NBW against ideaForge CFO for skipping hearing, slams top execs for fake sureties in cybercrime case. Read more at Dynamite News

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Tamil Nadu: Three of a family, including toddler killed in accident in Chengalpattu

Seven members of a family were proceeding to Madurai after attending a function in Chennai. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Hafta 530: Kunal Kamra controversy, Justice Yashwant Varma cash case, Delhi budget

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Jayashree Arunachalam and Anand Vardhan are joined by comedian and screenwriter Anuvab Pal. The panel first discusses the Kunal Kamra controversy. Jayashree lays down the timeline of incidents and Abhinandan highlights the Supreme Court’s comments on free speech in the Imran…

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IPL Live: RCB set mammoth target for CSK

Just in: Royal Challengers Bengaluru has set a mammoth target for Chennai Super Kings in the 8th IPL match. Read further on Dynamite News:

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IPL Live: CSK win toss & decide to field against RCB

Breaking News coming in from Chennai where CSK chose bowl first against RCB. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Tamil Nadu: Massive fire breaks out at warehouse near Poonamallee

Breaking news coming in from Tamil Nadu's Poonamallee where a massive fire erupted in a warehouse. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Tamil Nadu: YouTuber Savukku Shankar’s house attacked, alleges police complicity

YouTuber Savukku Shankar’s house in Chennai was vandalised on Monday, March 24, by a group of unidentified individuals who allegedly entered the premises under the guise of sanitation workers. The attackers poured sewage water, ransacked the house, and verbally abused his mother. The assault is believed to be in retaliation…

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How to watch IPL 2025: live stream Indian Premier League cricket online, fixtures

Watch IPL live streams 2025 for the 18th season of the Indian Premier League from anywhere in the world – including free options, U.S. and U.K. coverage of every game.

Newslaundry

Forced to flee US, Indian student says wrongly accused of ‘Hamas support’

Ranjani Srinivasan, the Chennai-based doctoral candidate at Columbia University who left the United States after their student visa was suddenly revoked, is still bewildered that her peripheral involvement in pro-Palestine protests has led to her being disenrolled from the university.

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The wondrous boy who knows 400 languages; Click for details...

With a number of world records, his story is a celebration of unity in diversity as language isn’t just an assembly of words. A must must read on Dynamite News:

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ED attaches Rs 10.11 crore-worth properties of Kollywood director S. Shankar

ED initiated investigation on the basis of a complaint filed by Aarur Tamilnadan against S. Shankar before the 13th Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Egmore, Chennai, on May 19, 2011. Read further on Dynamite News:

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