The New Indian Express Chennai - June 03, 2025

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June 03, 2025

Man sacrifices life to save two from drowning

In a supreme act of kindness, a 60-year-old man sacrificed his life to save two boys from drowning in the Thamirabarani river at Kuzhithurai in Kanniyakumari late on Sunday.

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Tharoor versus Bhutto as India, Pak delegations on US outreach

As diplomatic efforts intensify, delegations from both India and Pakistan are arriving in the US this week, seeking to shape political opinion among American lawmakers and officials.

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Anna varsity rape convict gets 30-yr jail, no remission

THE convict in the sensational Anna University sexual assault case, A Gnanasekaran (37), was sentenced to life imprisonment for a minimum period of 30 years without any remission of the jail term by the Chennai Mahila Court on Monday.

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Sikkim Landslide Kills 3 Jawans, 6 Others Missing

A landslide struck an Army camp at Chaten in Sikkim's Lachen district, killing three personnel.

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Fewer sleepers, more AC rakes in popular TN trains

SOUTHERN Railway has decided to reduce the number of sleeper (SL) coaches in popular express trains such as Cheran Super Fast (SF) (Chennai to Coimbatore), Chennai Thiruvananthapuram Mail, Nilgiri SF (Chennai-Mettupalayam), Nellai SF (Chennai-Tirunelveli), Pothigai SF (Chennai-Sengottai) and Chennai-Mangaluru SF that operate daily with high patronage and instead replace them with three-tier (3AC) or two-tier (2AC) AC coaches.

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Tesla Won't Make in India: HDK

Only wants showrooms; but Merc, VW, Skoda, Hyundai, Kia interested in manufacturing EVs

1 min

Kamal moves HC for Thug Life release, K'taka film chamber says apologise first

THE co-producer of Kamal Haasan-starrer Thug Life on Monday moved the Karnataka High Court over the proclaimed ban on the release and distribution of the movie in the state by the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) in connection with the actor's controversial statement that 'Kannada was born out of Tamil'.

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UoM Staff Seek May Salary, Official Says Payment Today

TEACHING and non-teaching staff of the University of Madras staged a protest on campus on Monday over the delay in the disbursal of their May salaries.

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TN to hum Raaja's 'Valiant' symphony on August 2

MUSIC maestro Ilaiyaraaja, who turned 82 on Monday, announced that his symphony Valiant, which premiered in London in March, will be performed in Tamil Nadu by the London Philharmonic Orchestra on August 2.

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Two dogs die after ABC procedure at Nellai centre

At least two stray dogs have died and several others are in an emaciated condition at a shed operated by a private trust inside the corporation dump yard in Melapalayam allegedly due to improper sterilization and poor post-surgery care.

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Meet Mangayarkarasi, the 'Florence Nightingale' from Virudhunagar

FRIDAY (May 30) marked the culmination of the journey which K Alamelu Mangayarkarasi of Virudhunagar embarked on 17 years ago as a nurse in a PHC in Arattavadi, a remote village in Tiruvannamalai that was infamous for its high number of home deliveries.

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1,859 Students From TN Clear JEE Advanced

As many as 1,859 students from Tamil Nadu cleared the JEE Advanced, the results of which were declared on Monday.

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Govt schools reopen, nearly 2 lakh students enrolled in Classes 1 to 5

Textbooks, notebooks and other items, procured at a cost of ₹1,141 crore, distributed on Day 1

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417 Corporation Schools in Chennai Register 16K New Admissions

As another academic year gets rolling, Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) schools have registered a total of 16,491 new admissions, from LKG to Class 12.

1 min

Poonamallee to Parandur Metro Line Gets State's In-Principle Nod

The project, spanning a total distance of 52.94 km, is set to be executed in two phases

1 min

Metro Rail Works Pave Way for Traffic Chaos at Ayanavaram and Perambur

Peak hours have turned chaotic in Ayanavaram and Perambur, as the metro rail construction works near Konnur High Road has led to traffic diversion through the already narrow and congested Krishna Doss Road.

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DMK SAYS 'SIR' REMARK OF EPS CONTEMPT OF COURT

DMK president and Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday criticised AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, without naming him directly, for his 'sir' remark on the day the Chennai mahila court pronounced the punishment for A Gnanasekaran, the sole accused in the Anna University sexual assault case.

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Hemant Sworn In Madras HC Judge

JUSTICE Hemant Chandangoudar was sworn in as judge of the Madras High Court on Monday.

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Vetrimaaran Moves HC for 'Manushi' Cert

FILM maker Vetrimaaran has filed a petition in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to the Regional Officer of the Central Board of Film Certification to constitute an expert team to reexamine his movie 'Manushi' and issue clearance for its release.

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Fix minimum age for tobacco use as 21

PATTALI Makkal Katchi president Dr Anbumani Ramadoss on Monday welcomed the Karnataka government's decision to raise the minimum legal age for tobacco consumption from 18 to 21, calling it a commendable and progressive move that sets a precedent for the rest of India.

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Operation Hydra: TN Police Arrest 7 Cyber Criminals in Nationwide Hunt

In a nationwide operation called Operation Hydra, the Cyber Crime Wing of Tamil Nadu Police has arrested seven cyber criminals across multiple states, including Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Assam and Delhi.

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2 Independents File Nomination Papers on Day 1

THE filing of nominations for the biennial election to the six Rajya Sabha began on Monday.

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Panel on Centre-State Relations Holds First Meeting, Calls on CM

The high-level committee headed by former judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Kurian Joseph, on Monday called on Chief Minister M.K. Stalin at the secretariat, ahead of its first meeting.

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DMK booth panels to expand with youth wing cadre, social media handler

AT the DMK general council meeting in Madurai, party cadre were told to expand booth-level committees across the state by including at least two youth wing members, one of whom should be responsible for handling social media, sources said.

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Madrasi Camp: Cong MP says BJP betraying Tamils

Virudhunagar MP Manickam Tagore on Monday said the demolition of houses at the Madrasi Camp in South Delhi is a clear example of the BJP government's betrayal of Tamil people.

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Nurdles Spotted in 36 of 42 Coastal Villages in Kumari, Says Collector

A total of 858 bags of nurdles, each weighing approximately 25kg, have been collected so far

1 min

Furious Over Social Media Post, Stalker Kills Teenager

Man stormed into 19-year-old girl's house, stabbed her with a knife before surrendering at police station

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7 Days On, Efforts Continue to Reunite Elephant Calf With Mom in Sirumugai

The forest department staff are continuing their efforts to reunite the 10-month-old calf elephant with its mother at the Sirumugai Forest Range in Coimbatore Forest Division.

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HC Summons Fisheries Dept Official in Plea to Regulate Chank Fishing

The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Monday summoned the assistant director of fisheries department, Thoothukudi, in a PIL petition which sought a ban against the use of destructive mechanisms like compressors, hose, jet pumps and engines during chank fishing.

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20-Year-Old Youth, Woman Murdered in Kovilpatti Banner Dispute; Eight Arrested

TWO people, including a 20-year-old youth and a 55-year-old woman, were murdered on Sunday night in a quarrel that erupted in January over installing a banner.

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NIA: Man committed terror act to get rid of sins

SHARUKH Saifi, the accused in the 2023 train arson case, committed the act believing that killing kafirs (non-believers) was the \"shortest\" route to absolution for his sins, the National Investigation Agency has said.

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L&T Must Accept NDSA Report on Kaleshwaram: Telangana

IRRIGATION officials are of the view that L&T, which led the joint venture (JV) with PES, will have to accept the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) report on the Kaleshwaram project and submit comprehensive proposals for the rehabilitation of the Medigadda barrage, as the JV is the contracting agency.

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Not mom/dad, trans couple to be listed as 'parents'

IN a major breather for the state's first transgender parents, the Kerala High Court has instructed the Kozhikode Corporation to issue a new birth certificate for their child that identifies them as 'parents' instead of designating them as 'father' and 'mother'.

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'Shocked as Maha objects to raising Almatti dam height'

K'taka govt will approach PM Modi over the issue, says DK Shivakumar

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Lesson from Kerala Shipwreck: Balancing Risk and Revenues

Kerala is like a beautiful home in front of a highway. Once in a while, a truck may turn turtle in front. So if you want to, say, open an eatery and make some money, you would be bearing the risk of such an event.

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WORKING INDIA IS SLEEPWALKING INTO A CRISIS

We are discussing longer working hours, but not rest. Sleep deprivation is an endemic problem quietly eroding our productivity and health. It's time we woke up to it

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BSF pushes back over 5K illegal B'deshi entrants

Most migrants from West Bengal, least from Assam, reveals data

1 min

43.6% of India's net sown area lacks irrigation

The Directorate of Economics and Statistics publishes detailed state-and year-wise data on land use, covering aspects such as crop patterns, production, irrigation, and cultivated areas.

1 min

SC No To Entertain Plea Over Assam Deportation Drive

The Supreme Court's vacation bench on Monday refused to entertain a plea challenging the Assam government's reported \"push back\" policy of a \"sweeping and indiscriminate drive\" to detain and deport persons suspected to be foreigners without verifying their nationality or exhausting legal remedies.

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UPA Conducted 9 Surgical Strikes, But Never Politicized Them: Cong

Amid the controversy surrounding party MP Shashi Tharoor's comments hailing the Modi government's \"surgical strike,\" the Congress on Monday said that the political leadership has always given the armed forces the freedom to neutralize terror camps or terrorists, adding that these powers should not be exploited for political gains.

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'Is it so difficult to be patriotic?' Khurshid slams critics in party

DAYS after supporting the abrogation of Article 370, Congress leader and former external affairs minister Salman Khurshid on Monday fired another salvo, saying \"it's distressing that some at home focus on political allegiances instead of unity\". He wondered if it was so difficult to be patriotic.

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NEET-PG '25 Postponed as Top Court Directs Exam to be Held in Single Shift

The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) on Monday announced the postponement of NEET PG 2025 examinations, which was slated for June 15.

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Cong to fight for justice to minor Dalit rape victim

THE brutal rape and stabbing of a nine-year-old Dalit girl from Bihar's Muzaffarpur who breathed her last at a state-run hospital in Patna on Sunday morning owing to a lack of proper treatment has sparked massive outrage.

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IndiGo flight suffers bird hit, lands in Ranchi

A major accident was averted as an IndiGo aircraft on its way to Kolkata via Ranchi from Patna had an emergency landing at Ranchi Airport after being hit by a bird on Monday afternoon.

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16 Maoists lay down arms in C'garh's Sukma

SIXTEEN Maoist cadres, including two active members of Peoples' Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) company, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, about 450 km south of Raipur on Monday.

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UP Forest Dept Constructs 272-km Fence to Contain Human-Wildlife Conflict

The UP department of Forest and Wildlife installed approximately 231 km of chain-link fencing and 41 km of solar fencing across the forest areas between 2023-24 and 2024-25 to mitigate man-animal conflict, said a senior official.

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Ayodhya Ram Temple to Roll Out Red Carpet for Musk Sr

BILLIONAIRE Elon Musk's father, Errol Musk, a South Africa-based businessman, will visit the Ram temple in Ayodhya on Wednesday, June 4, officials confirmed on Monday.

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Rahul Moves HC, Seeking Cancellation of NBW in Shah Defamation Case

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has approached the Jharkhand High Court seeking quashing of the non-bailable warrant (NBW) issued against him by a Special MP-MLA Court in Chaibasa in a case related to his alleged derogatory remarks against then-BJP President Amit Shah.

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5L across 22 Assam districts affected, toll reaches 11

IMD predicts heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours

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Mystery Parcel From Oz To Bishnoi Sparks Security Scare, Probe Ordered

A mysterious parcel from Australia addressed to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, currently lodged in the Sabarmati Central Jail, has sparked an in-depth probe by Indian security agencies.

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Caste, clout & clashes: BJP, Cong, AAP lock horns in Kadi-Visavadar bypoll

In a high-stakes political showdown, the assembly by-elections in North Gujarat's Kadi and Saurashtra's Visavadar are set for a three-cornered contest, as candidates from the BJP, Congress, and AAP filed their nominations on the final day, Monday.

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China: US Step on AI Chips, Visas Violate Tariff Truce

CHINA criticised the US on Monday over moves it alleged harmed Chinese interests, including issuing AI chip export control guidelines, stopping the sale of chip design software to China, and planning to revoke Chinese student visas.

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Sweden Urged to Halt International Adoptions After Fraud Slur

A Swedish commission recommended on Monday that international adoptions be stopped after an investigation found a series of abuses and fraud dating back decades.

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South Africa Re-opens Inquiry into Deaths of Apartheid-Era Activists

A South African court opened an inquest on Monday into the murders 40 years ago of four anti-apartheid activists by a police hit squad in one of the most notorious atrocities of the apartheid era.

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Israeli strike kills 14 Palestinians, mostly women and children, in Gaza

AN Israeli strike on a residential building in the Gaza Strip on Monday killed 14 people, mostly women and children, according to health officials.

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EU Chief Meets US Senator Over Russia Sanctions

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen met Monday with Lindsey Graham, the Republican senator leading a push for tough new US sanctions on Russia, to discuss how to jointly increase the pressure on Moscow.

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Iran says no nuclear deal if deprived of 'peaceful activities'

IRAN said on Monday it will not accept a nuclear agreement that deprives it of what it called \"peaceful activities\", a reference to uranium enrichment, as it pressed the United States for guarantees that it would drop forthcoming sanctions.

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Infy delivered 400 AI projects in FY25, sees growing demand

INFOSYS has said it has successfully delivered over 400 generative AI projects by bringing Infosys Topaz, its generative and agentive AI-powered services and solutions.

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SBI Sees 50 bps Rate Cut in June RBI MPC Meet

The State Bank of India in a special report has said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) might cut the repo rate by a 50-basis point in its June 2025 policy as it believes a large rate cut could reinvigorate the credit cycle.

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Govt not in talks with China on rare earth

Min of Heavy Industries says govt is monitoring situation and exploring alternative sources for these critical minerals

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Oil Begins Gas Production From Jaisalmer Block

OIL India Limited (OIL) on Monday announced the commencement of natural gas production from the Bakhritibba Discovered Small Field (DSF) in Jaisalmer.

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Indo-Pak Conflict Dents May Car Sales, MSIL's Sale Falls 6%

INDIA-Pakistan conflict dampened car sales in May 2025 as industry dispatches stood at about 3.52 lakh units, remaining at a similar level compared to the year-ago month.

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Adani denies violation of US sanctions, trading in LPG shipments from Iran

THE Adani Group on Monday denied a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report which said that US prosecutors are investigating whether billionaire Gautam Adani's company imported Iranian liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) into India through the Mundra port, potentially violating US sanctions.

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IndiGo CEO Defends Bilateral Air Traffic Rights of India After Criticism

INDIGO CEO Pieter Elbers said on Monday that India's bilateral air service agreements are designed for mutual benefit, adding that \"making more noise doesn't make one more right.\" His remarks came a day after Emirates President Tim Clark criticized India's policy for restricting foreign airlines' access by refusing to expand bilateral rights. He called this more akin to \"shooting yourself in the foot.\"

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Vi still in discussions with govt for AGR relief

VODAFONE IDEA (Vi) on Monday said it is engaging with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to seek relief from its substantial adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues.

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Women's WC: Colombo as neutral venue

THE Women's ODI World Cup 2025 will be held across India and Sri Lanka from September 30 to November 2, the global governing body announced on Monday as Colombo comes into picture as an additional venue.

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Bowlers key in winning T20 titles' says McGrath

AN 'exciting' IPL final between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings, India's new red-ball era with Shubman Gill and Bumrah's workload for the upcoming test series are few of the things Glenn McGrath gave his views on, in an exclusive chat with this daily.

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For captain Iyer, job only half done

AS Shreyas Iyer and Rajat Patidar walked into the ground floor press conference room of the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, after finishing the captaincy photoshoot, the former looked tired.

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Boisson shocks Pegula; Gauff, Andreeva in quarters

FRENCH world number 361 Lois Boisson sent shockwaves through Roland Garros on Monday by knocking out third seed Jessica Pegula to become the first home quarter-finalist since 2017, with Coco Gauff and Mirra Andreeva also reaching the last eight.

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PBKS-RCB Keep Date With Destiny

Fresh from confidence-boosting win vs MI, Shreyas-led team ready for Royal challenge in final

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Crown is an opportunity to make a mark: Winner

WATCHED by millions of viewers around the globe, Opal Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand was crowned the 72nd Miss World.

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CUEIST TAKES THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED

It is rare to see an active sportsperson start an academy to give back to the game.

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Stunned by Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

If you were told that there were only a few precious decades left in this world—and you could either try the impossible and attempt to stop it, or accept your fate and enjoy your last few years here, what would you do?

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Ancient Siva Temples of Pazhaiyanur

THE ancient village of Pazhaiyanur, located very close to Thiruvalangadu which is famous as the home of Siva worshipped as Vataranyeshwarar, also has two ancient Siva temples, one for Kailasanathar and the other for Thazhuvi Kuzhandishwarar.

1 min

The Convenient But Controversial Robot Pen

While collecting signed books of American Presidents, I was surprised that Lyndon B. Johnson-signed books were unusually cheap.

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Ilaiyaraaja-Nasser reunite for a film

After a long time, veteran composer Ilaiyaraaja is all set to compose music for a film which has Nasser in the lead.

1 min

I Don't Judge My Characters

IN a scene from Roshan Mathew's recently released Hindi show Kankhajura, his character, Ashu, prepares to fake a cry.

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Oho Enthan Baby to release in July

AYS after unveiling the first look teaser of Oho Enthan Baby, marking the debut of Vishnu Vishal's brother Rudra, the makers announced that it will hit the theatres on July 11.

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QUEERNESS, CULTURE, AND IDENTITY

The idea behind Pride Month lies in rebellion. The first Pride march was held in June 1970, one year after the Stonewall Riots in New York.

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Vijay Varma, Hansal Mehta to team up

ACTOR Vijay Varma has announced a new project with filmmaker Hansal Mehta.

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