The Hindu: 05/25/19

Saturday, May 25, 2019

No move to defame Cardinal: Church

Says no priests involved in producing fabricated documents
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Steep rise in price of tomato in Tiruchi

Traders attribute price rise to a mismatch in supply and demand
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Beating plastic pollution, individually and socially

An ongoing expedition through Padma river, set to end in the Himalayas, aims to study and reduce contamination of oceans by single-use plastic
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Perils of embracing reality TV shows

The death of a participant has caused the cancellation of the wildly popular ‘Jeremy Kyle Show’ and triggered a debate on the state of reality TV in U.K.
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‘Right energy mix must for sustained growth’

Generation of coal-based and renewable energy sources must to grow in tandem, says NLC Director
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A blend of Confucius, Marx, Mao and Deng

The focus on ancient culture in the Confucian heartland echoes President Xi’s emphasis on traditional values to anchor the idea of China’s modernity
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The American daughter who knows her powers

Making sure that “the most racist, misogynist, homophobic, dangerous President” is not re-elected is goal number one, says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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Garuda Sevai festival attracts a huge crowd

A large number of devotees gathered on the four main streets of Thanjavur Old Town on Saturday to witness the annual 24 Garuda Sevai festival.The deit
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The dark side of Kidney trade

Illegal transplantations continue to thrive in some corporate hospitals
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Hospitals forming nexus to bypass daunting process?

Checklist for live organ transplantation is extensive and cumbersome
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Over 4,000 students take entrance test

More than 4,000 students took the common entrance examination for admission to central universities, being held on the Central University of Tamil Nad
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3 cooperative bank staff held in Kodaikanal for embezzlement

They had swindled ₹17 lakh from account holders
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Woman’s leg amputated after ‘medical negligence’

HC had earlier ordered best treatment that could avoid amputation
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Another economic crisis looming: Patnaik

Says it will lead to industrial recession and unemployment
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Mettur level

Mettur levelThe water level at the Mettur dam stood at 47.60 feet on Saturday against its full level of 120 feet. The inflow was 122 cusecs and the di
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Ideological shift led to LDF downfall: Premachandran

Says Pinarayi Vijayan has lost moral right to continue
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Coconut insurance scheme yet to pick up

Farmers feel compensation is paltry and conditions to get it unacceptable
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From the river’s belly

50 years after they were submerged by a dam, these villages have surfaced again, thanks to a drought in Aurangabad
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Poll verdict not against govt.: CM

Says he will not change his style of functioning
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Surat fire tragedy: NHRC notice to Gujarat govt over death of children

The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of the Surat fire incident, it said in a statement.
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Plea to rid CLC Works Road of unauthorised parking

Visitors to commercial establishments park their vehicles on the lane meant for pedestrians
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Earmarked as a reading room, vacant plot waits for amenities

Residents of Sankara Nagar in Pammal want the OSR land to be put to better use
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Wanted: A better traffic plan

This intersection at S.D.N.B. Vaishnav College is badly in need of a pedestrian signal
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How are the small buses faring?

Residents of a section of the southern suburbs depend on these MTC vehicles considerably and want their frequency increased, routes revised
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Sprawling Guduvancherry terminus is of little use to us, say commuters

As many bus routes do not enter the facility, commuters wait outside
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‘Deploy traffic personnel at key intersection in George Town’

Motorists ignore traffic signals at the junction of Muthuswamy Salai, High Court Terminus Road and Esplanade Road
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No display board at Chennai Beach Station to update commuters

Speakers blare out information but oddly enough, they are inaudible
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Top news of the day: Narendra Modi chosen NDA Parliamentary Party Leader, Rahul Gandhi's offer to resign as Congress president rejected, and more

Here are the important news stories of the day
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Mamata Banerjee offers to quit as Bengal CM, Trinamool rejects

She also raises suspicion over BJP’s stellar poll performance in the Lok Sabha polls
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People wanted Modi, Palaniswami govts to continue: O. Panneerselvam

The Deputy CM was speaking nto reporters in Madurai on the recent Lok Sabha and Assembly results
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Unauthorised parking lot under dilapidated bridge

It is affecting traffic movement on Jawaharlal Nehru Main Road and a service lane
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Minor traffic change brings about a transformation at Doveton junction

Besides easing congestion, it has enabled greater surveillance of goods-laden vehicles coming from Paper Mills Road
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A resident and his love for a neighbourhood lake

T. Suresh Kumar draws attention to the issue of garbage being dumped in the Peerkankaranai Eri
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President Trump, PM Modi to meet at G-20 Summit in June

Both U.S. President Donald Trump and PM Narendra Modi look to further strengthen the U.S.-India strategic partnership and build on the achievements of the last two years.
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Visitors greeted by two issues

Residents of Foxen Street want Tangedco to relocate a transformer and Greater Chennai Corporation to remove a few garbage bins that are now placed around the facility
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‘We can’t live on a borrowed terminus’

Residents of Thiruninravur seek one for the locality, which has a lone bus service in 54A; they now depend on the terminus in Avadi
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The danger of sand deposits

Skids involving motorcyclists are becoming common on Red Hills–Puzhal Road
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CWC rejects Rahul Gandhi’s offer to step down as Congress president

Top Congress leaders from across the country meet to review the party’s Lok Sabha poll drubbing
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1 dead, several injured in West Bengal post-poll clashes

Trinamool Congress and BJP accuse each other.
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People of Jammu, Ladakh want removal of Articles 370, 35A: BJP

While Article 370 grants special status to J&K, Article 35A empowers the State assembly to define “permanent residents” for bestowing special rights and privileges on them.
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New hockey ground for Anna Salai school

Agaram Foundation has come forward to improve sporting facilities at Madrasa-E-Azam
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EFI comes up with new solution for Ambattur pond

The waterbody receives the benefits of a customised CCRP model, which promises greater recharge efficiency
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SKM leaders meet Sikkim Governor, stake claim to form government

To a query on who will become the Chief Minister, Sikkim Krantikari Morcha chief P.S. Golay said a decision about it will be made soon.
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Future combats will be more challenging: General Rawat

Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Bipin Rawat has said that future combats will become more challenging as newer technological advancements are h
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Light only at the end of the tunnel

The sidewalk at Thillai Ganga Nagar subway remains largely unknown, and most of those who know it, avoid it like the plague
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Subway on Kamarajar Salai getting a facelift

A huge relief for walkers Pedestrians frequenting the subway at the intersection of Kamarajar Salai and Bharathi Salai, Triplicane, can now heave a si
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Zakir Musa killing: Curfew continues in parts of Kashmir for second day

Zakir Musa, the so-called head of the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, was killed in the encounter at Dadsara village of Tral in the south Kashmir’s Pulwama district early on May 24
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Is there a way beyond pedestrian subways and foot overbridges?

These two facilities have their advantages and disadvantages, and the Chennai experience shows that both are greatly underutilised. Well-planned at-grade crossings are probably what will work the best for road-users on foot
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Indian police officer honoured posthumously for contribution to UN peacekeeping

Jitendra Kumar won the prestigious Dag Hammarskjold medal for sacrificing his life during the peacekeeping mission in the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Cow vigilantes beat up three in M.P. for possession of beef; police arrest them and their victims

Police in Madhtya Pradesh’s Seoni arrest the five attackers. Three persons who were beaten up have also been arrested as possession and sale of beef is illegal in the State.
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The inside story of the 9 suicide bombers behind Sri Lanka’s savage Easter attacks

Investigations throw up troubling hints of how readily rage can court terror
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Congress Working Committee (CWC) Resolution — May 25, 2019

The CWC unanimously called upon the Congress president, Shri Rahul Gandhi to lead the party in its ideological battle.
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Horrified to see cow vigilantes thrashing innocent men in Madhya Pradesh: Mehbooba Mufti

Suspected cow vigilantes allegedly thrashed two persons in Madhya Pradesh’s Seoni with sticks, accusing them of carrying beef, following which five accused have been arrested.
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A reflection of voters’ anguish over developments in Tamil Nadu

Voters have vented displeasure and sought the chance to set the State in order since AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa’s death in December 2016
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Cyril Ramaphosa takes oath as South Africa’s President

Ramaphosa is seen by many as having the potential to clean up both the government and the ruling party’s reputation.
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Indian Army officer appointed the commander of UN Mission in South Sudan

The 57-year-old will succeed Lieutenant General Frank Kamanzi of Rwanda who completes his assignment on May 26.
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Contest to replace Theresa May as British Prime Minister hots up

British health minister Matt Hancock became the latest figure to join the contest to replace Ms. May, following former foreign minister Boris Johnson, current foreign minister Jeremy Hunt, International Development Secretary Rory Stewart and former work and pensions minister Esther McVey
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Narendra Modi to meet President to stake claim to form new government

The NDA returned to power with a massive majority in the Lok Sabha elections with the BJP alone bagging 303.
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Ahead of Trump visit, earthquake causes Tokyo buildings to shake

The magnitude 5 earthquake did not cause any damage.
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Sirisena to attend Modi’s swearing-in ceremony

All top Sri Lankan leaders in the government and Opposition wish him, expressing their desire to work with him to take bilateral ties forward.
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Police say 10 wounded following shooting at New Jersey bar

Trenton police spokesman Capt. Stephen Varn said five men and five women were transported to local hospitals. He said one victim was critically wounded and taken into emergency surgery.
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Rahul Gandhi offers to resign as party president at Congress Working Committee meeting

Reports also indicate that top leaders have rejected the resignation of Mr. Gandhi, who took moral responsibility for his party's defeat
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Karnataka CET results announced

Nearly 1.4 lakh candidates eligible for counselling for engineering courses
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Narendra Modi to seek mother’s blessings on Sunday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Gujarat on Sunday evening to seek the blessings of his mother after his BJP-led NDA returned to power with a
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Iran can sink U.S. warships with “secret weapons”, military official says

Western experts say Iran often exaggerates its weapons capabilities, although there are concerns about its missile programme and particularly its long-range ballistic missiles.
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Bollywood celebrities express grief over Surat fire tragedy

Amitabh Bachchan says he is feeling “grief beyond expression” and Javed Akhtar calls the incident a “huge tragedy”.
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Sprinter Hima Das secures first division in Assam class XII exam

The ‘Dhing Express’ shuttled between the exam centre and her hostel so that she could train during her time off from studies.
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Sri Lanka freezes bank accounts of 41 terror suspects

Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said that the suspects are under the custody of the Terrorist Investigations Department (TID) and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).
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Three children abducted, murdered in Bulandshahr

The deceased were between 8 and 10 years old. They were abducted from a marriage home in Bulandshahr's Faisalabad area on Friday night
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French President Macron congratulates PM Modi on poll win; pledges to work together on security

Macron said that the immense voter participation in the electoral process illustrates the “vibrancy of the largest democracy in the world”.
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BJP wins 41 seats in 60-member Arunachal Pradesh Assembly

Assembly elections were held for 57 seats as three BJP candidates were earlier declared elected unopposed.
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Jagan Mohan Reddy elected YSRCLP leader

At a meeting of YSRCLP, a one line resolution was adopted electing Mr. Reddy as leader.
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Fire tragedy in Surat: owner of coaching centre arrested

A day after massive fire in a commercial complex in Gujarat’s Surat, the police on Saturday arrested owner of the coaching centre where as many as 21
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Trump dodges Congress in arms sale to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan

The deal would “deter Iranian aggression and build partner self-defense capacity” of US allies, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.
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SpaceX launches 60 little satellites, with many more to come

The launch was delayed twice last week, first by high wind and then for software updates; it was the third flight for this booster.
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Japan welcomes Trump with a charm campaign, golf and sumo

“With all the countries of the world, I’m the guest of honor at the biggest event that they’ve had in over 200 years,” Mr. Trump said on Thursday.
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Bolton says N. Korea missile tests violated UN resolutions

The U.S., however, is willing to resume talks with North Korea at any time, Bolton said.
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Konkan Railway gears up for monsoon on its route

The Konkan Railway has geared itself ahead of the onset of monsoon season in Konkan region to provide safe travel for its passengers.All its planned
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Volcano on Indonesia’s Bali erupts, flights cancelled

Mount Agung became active again in 2017 after more than a half century of slumber following a major eruption in 1963.
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Protests in Japan against Trump's visit, Volcanic eruption in Bali, and other news in pictures

10: 30 am Protests in Japan against Trump's visitPeople held banners and placards protesting against the U.S-developed Aegis Ashore missile intercept
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Prototype of pepper separator

A team of four students of Mechanical Engineering at the Bantakal-based Sri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology and Management (SMVITM) has develo
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Congress vote share falls in Mangaluru segment

The Congress has lost a significant number of votes in its bastion of Manglauru Assembly constituency in the Lok Sabha elections with the percentage o
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Taiwan changing name of de-facto embassy in US

The foreign ministry tweeted that the Coordination Council for North American Affairs was being renamed the Taiwan Council for US Affairs.
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Morning digest: PM Narendra Modi submits resignation, package bomb wounds 13 in France, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day.
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Judge blocks Trump from building sections of border wall

Judge Gilliam issued the ruling after hearing arguments last week in two cases. California and 19 other states brought one lawsuit; the Sierra Club and a coalition of communities along the border brought the other.
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