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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/29-dead-thousands-of-cattle-lost-as-uttarakhand-grapples-with-wildlife-conflict</loc>
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<image:caption>Official figures show that 12 people have been killed by tigers and 17 by leopards so far this year.</image:caption>
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<news:title>29 dead, thousands of cattle lost as Uttarakhand grapples with wildlife conflict</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2026/Aug/01/glas-glowing-in-gold-indian-boxers-produce-record-breaking-show-in-cwg</loc>
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<image:caption>Jaismine Lamboria stands atop the podium after her victory on Saturday</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Preeti Sai Pawar during the medal ceremony</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Coach Chhote Lal Yadav (C) has been one of the driving forces for women boxers from the Army</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T16:22:47.238Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Glas-glowing in gold: Indian boxers produce record-breaking show in CWG</news:title>
<news:keywords>Other, boxing, Sakshi Chaudhary, Jaismine Lamboria, Preeti Sai Pawar, CWG 2026, Chhote Lal Yadav</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinion/2026/Aug/01/four-years-for-formation-indias-transition-to-extended-undergraduate-education</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-06-23/ymow7sgp/ANI_20260623073914.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>According to the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) published for the year 2023-2024, 56% of the 1278 universities have introduced four-year Undergraduate Programmes and 49% offer multiple entry and exit in academic programmes. (The image is for representational purpose only)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T16:20:42.934Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Four years for formation: India’s transition to extended undergraduate education
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<news:keywords>Four year degree programme </news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/i-hope-he-apologises-to-students-cjps-dipke-urges-pm-modi-to-address-brutality-during-july-20-protest</loc>
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<image:caption>Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T16:10:03.084Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>'I hope he apologises to students': CJP's Dipke urges PM Modi to address 'brutality' during July 20 protest</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, PM Narendra Modi​, abhijeet dipke, Jantar Mantar protests, CJP protests, student protesters</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/science/2026/Aug/01/unknown-metal-found-in-hiroshima-blast-debris</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/53jzyzky/HIRRqO.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>On August 6, 1945, the world witnessed the devastating impact of nuclear weapons for the very first time, when a U.S. plane dropped the atomic bomb “Little Boy” on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T15:41:25.077Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Unknown metal found in Hiroshima blast debris</news:title>
<news:keywords>Science</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/anybody-supporting-delimitation-betrays-tamil-nadu-says-rahul-gandhi-urges-parties-to-oppose-bill</loc>
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<image:caption>LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi arrives at Chennai International Airport to interact with party office-bearers as part of its grassroots rejuvenation initiative 'Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan', in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Saturday, Aug 1, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T15:40:28.323Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Anybody supporting delimitation betrays Tamil Nadu, says Rahul Gandhi; urges parties to oppose bill</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, ​Rahul Gandhi, NEET-UG paper leak, delimitation Bill</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2026/Aug/01/2026-cwg-chithravels-cwg-medal-wait-ends-with-silver</loc>
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<image:caption>Praveen Chithravel in action on Saturday</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Selva Prabhu in action</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T15:31:45.922Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>2026 CWG: Chithravel's CWG medal wait ends with silver</news:title>
<news:keywords>Other, triple jump, Praveen Chithravel, Commonwealth Games 2026, 2026 CWG, Selva Prabhu</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/rajasthan/2026/Aug/01/gehlot-distances-himself-from-cm-for-fourth-time-slogan-amid-row-with-rajasthan-congress-chief-dotasara</loc>
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<image:caption>Former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T15:27:42.489Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Gehlot distances himself from 'CM for fourth time' slogan amid row with Rajasthan Congress chief Dotasara</news:title>
<news:keywords>Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot, Rajasthan Congress, Govind Singh Dotasara</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/sc-judge-justice-bhuyan-questions-collegium-opacity-seeks-reasons-for-judicial-appointments</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/uom0ie5s/UjjalBhuyan.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Justice Ujjal Bhuyan.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T15:19:09.816Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SC judge Justice Bhuyan questions collegium opacity, seeks reasons for judicial appointments</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, SC Collegium, Ujjal Bhuyan</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/maharashtra/2026/Aug/01/mns-chief-raj-thackeray-says-pm-modi-should-apologise-to-parents-of-neet-paper-leak-victims</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-21/jfcr9iwq/202607013847565.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>MNS chief Raj Thackeray.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T15:05:29.635Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>MNS chief Raj Thackeray says PM Modi should apologise to parents of NEET paper leak victims</news:title>
<news:keywords>Maharashtra, Raj Thackeray, PM Narendra Modi​, NEET-UG paper leak</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/madhya-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/engineer-fiancée-attacked-in-mps-guna-five-held-for-gang-rape-attempt-robbery</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/57g2eyjd/women-safety-ANI.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Engineer, fiancée attacked in MP's Guna; five held for gang rape attempt, robbery.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T14:53:55.990Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Engineer, fiancée attacked in MP's Guna; five held for gang rape attempt, robbery</news:title>
<news:keywords>Madhya Pradesh, robbery, Banjara community, gang rape attempt</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/bihar/2026/Aug/01/prashant-kishor-files-complaint-with-bihar-ceo-against-patna-ssp-over-partisan-role-during-bankipur-bypoll</loc>
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<image:caption>Jan Suraaj Party chief Prashant Kishor addresses a campaign rally in the Bankipur Assembly constituency on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T14:34:54.026Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Prashant Kishor files complaint with Bihar CEO against Patna SSP over 'partisan role' during Bankipur bypoll</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bihar, Prashant Kishor, Bihar CEO, Bankipur bypoll</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/do-whatever-you-want-chhattisgarh-bjp-mp-files-privilege-notice-against-ias-officer-over-alleged-misconduct</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-06/33c6a25c-92bb-4411-9abe-f99e609567ec/C_53_1_CH1138_35423024.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Chhattisgarh BJP MP Brijmohan Agarwal</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T14:26:51.086Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>'Do whatever you want': Chhattisgarh BJP MP files privilege notice against IAS officer over alleged misconduct</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Chhattisgarh BJP MP Brijmohan Agarwal</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/chhattisgarh-cm-condemns-kulgam-attack-announces-rs-20-lakh-ex-gratia-for-families-of-slain-labourers</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-04-09/bo3l70w4/C_53_1_CH1509_43578327.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T14:26:40.880Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Chhattisgarh CM condemns Kulgam attack, announces Rs 20 lakh ex gratia for families of slain labourers</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, terrorist attack, Vishnu Deo Sai, Kulgam attack</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/kharge-slams-indian-hockey-team-jersey-colour-change-move-launches-attack-on-rss</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-25/a5lzyewu/ANI_20260725102805.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Mallikarjun Kharge</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T14:24:29.231Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Kharge slams Indian Hockey team jersey colour change move, launches attack on RSS</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, RSS, Kharge, Indian Hockey team jersey</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Aug/01/kseab-policy-costs-karnataka-science-topper-direct-admission-to-bits-pilani</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/xtrg8qq0/Princila-Cardoza.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Princilla Cardoza, who scored 599 out of 600 marks to emerge as the Karnataka II PUC Science topper for 2025-26, was denied admission under BITS Pilani's Direct Admission to Board Toppers scheme.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T14:20:59.139Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>KSEAB policy costs Karnataka science topper direct admission to BITS Pilani</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, KSEAB, KSEAB policy</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/indias-students-need-pms-apology-not-his-forgiveness-rahul</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/6z8vae6d/PTI08012026000372B.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>LoP in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi meets family members and relatives of NEET victims during his visit to Chennai.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T14:17:33.386Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>India's students need PM's apology, not his forgiveness: Rahul Gandhi</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, ​Rahul Gandhi, PM Narendra Modi​, NEET-UG paper leak</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/west-bengal/2026/Aug/01/jem-operatives-allegedly-planned-terror-attack-during-jantar-mantar-students-protest-says-wb-stf</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-04-23/se6tdpbt/202604233760732.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The STF arrested Arpita Sarkar from Sahibganj in neighbouring Jharkhand in connection with its investigation into Hamim.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T14:16:39.869Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>JeM operatives allegedly planned terror attack during Jantar Mantar students' protest, says WB STF</news:title>
<news:keywords>West Bengal, Jantar Mantar Protest, JeM operatives</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/nathu-la-pass-reopens-for-india-china-border-trade-after-six-years</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2017/6/27/original/kailash_Manasarovar.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Nathu La route</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T14:09:07.274Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Nathu La Pass reopens for India-China border trade after six years</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, India-China Border, Nathu La Pass, six years</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Aug/01/abvp-central-executive-committee-meeting-begins-in-kerala-members-discuss-education-reforms-national-issues</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/xc0r4a0z/228144.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The ABVP members also discussed the National Pharmacy Commission Bill, 2026, for which the organisation has submitted detailed recommendations to the Ministry.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T14:07:40.944Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>ABVP central executive committee meeting begins in Kerala, members discuss education reforms, national issues</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, ABVP</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/india-china-trade-through-shipli-la-resumes-after-six-years-2</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-03-22/tde9r7d1/ANI_20251227132113.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Tribal Development and Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T14:07:26.783Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>India-China trade through Shipli La resumes after six years</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Shipli La</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2026/Aug/01/2026-cwg-how-sreeshankars-advice-helped-tejaswin-shankar-to-historic-bronze-in-decathlon</loc>
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<image:caption>Tejaswin Shankar reacts after the men's decathlon</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T14:00:37.930Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>2026 CWG: How Sreeshankar’s advice helped Tejaswin Shankar to historic bronze in decathlon</news:title>
<news:keywords>Other, Indian athletics, M Sreeshankar, Tejaswin Shankar, 2026 CWG</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Aug/01/forex-swap-inflows-double-in-a-fortnight-to-4082-billion-rbi</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-20/0t161j4s/202607203871964.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The central bank said the FCNR-B deposits contributed $36.725 billion</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T13:51:28.632Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Forex swap inflows double in a fortnight to $40.82 billion: RBI</news:title>
<news:keywords>RBI Forex Swap</news:keywords>
</news:news>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/uttar-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/varanasi-cops-book-mps-rahul-gandhi-pappu-yadav-awadesh-prasad-for-insulting-sanatan-dharma-2</loc>
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<image:caption>Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi arrives at Chennai International Airport on Saturday ahead of attendi</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T13:48:21.324Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Varanasi cops book MPs Rahul Gandhi, Pappu Yadav, Awadesh Prasad for 'insulting Sanatan Dharma'</news:title>
<news:keywords>Uttar Pradesh, FIR, Pappu Yadav, ​Rahul Gandhi, Awadesh Prasad</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/pygmy-hog-added-to-national-recovery-programme-to-protect-alluvial-grasslands</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2021/10/22/original/hog-EPS.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The endangered species of pygmy hog. (File Photo)</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T13:16:36.657Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Pygmy hog added to national recovery programme to protect alluvial grasslands</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Pygmy hogs</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/bhalswa-landfill-site-likely-to-be-cleared-by-december-manohar-lal-reviews-remediation-work</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-11-13/nmufrlxg/P_4475677160.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The inspection highlighted the sustained priority accorded by the ministry to the time-bound clearance of legacy waste and the comprehensive remediation of the dumpsite, officials added.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T13:08:12.330Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bhalswa landfill site likely to be cleared by December, Manohar Lal reviews remediation work</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Bhalswa Landfill site, Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/01/us-embassies-urge-american-citizens-to-consider-departing-middle-east</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-18/ursif48h/ANI_20260718050139.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The messages urged citizens to check flight details and to follow safety advice from local authorities.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T12:53:13.870Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>US embassies urge American citizens to 'consider departing' Middle East</news:title>
<news:keywords>World, Middle East, West Asia conflict, American citizens, US embassies</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2026/Aug/01/do-you-pay-enough-attention-to-sticky-eyes</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/pu2avjtl/anchor-main-image.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/2lnvz6v4/anchor.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Dr Shanthi T</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T12:10:20.988Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Do you pay enough attention to sticky eyes?</news:title>
<news:keywords>Diya maria george, Diya Maria George career best article, Sticky eyes, blepharitis </news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/01/nirmal-purja-record-holding-mountaineer-dies-in-avalanche-on-pakistans-broad-peak</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/zmgqp40t/Nirmal-Purja.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Nirmal Purja, one of the team member of the all-Nepalese mountaineering team that became the first to scale Mount K2 in winter, gestures as the team arrives at Tribhuwan International airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 26, 2021.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T12:09:41.743Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Nirmal Purja, record-holding mountaineer, dies in avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak</news:title>
<news:keywords>World, Nims Dai, Nirmal "Nims Dai" Purja</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Aug/01/tgsrtc-to-operate-175-special-buses-for-ujjaini-mahankali-bonalu</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-07/cdc757c4-4105-49ee-8c59-8fbe545f76f7/ujjaini16042656.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) will operate 175 special buses on August 2 and 3 to ferry devotees attending the Ujjaini Mahankali Bonalu</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T12:05:22.977Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TGSRTC to operate 175 special buses for  Ujjaini Mahankali Bonalu </news:title>
<news:keywords>TGSRTC, Telangana</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/advanced-sugarcane-research-centre-to-be-set-up-in-kovai</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-03-16/0sdd056o/1-53-1-agribudgetsugarcane11503try4.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Patil, a former Maharashtra minister, said the sugar industry supports nearly six crore sugarcane farmers, 50 lakh mill workers and over one crore seasonal harvest labourers.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T12:01:25.140Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Advanced sugarcane research centre to be set up in Kovai</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, sugarcane research centre</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Jul/31/puri-police-creates-80-km-green-corridor-to-save-critically-injured-class-v-student</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/m5lmxwas/New-Project-81.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The efforts of police ensured the child reached the hospital in the shortest possible time, said a senior officer.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T11:58:52.579Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Puri police creates 80-km green corridor to save critically-injured Class V student</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2026/Aug/01/the-monk-who-left-molecular-biology-and-braved-pre-perestroika-russia-to-read-bhagavad-gita-in-secret</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/p45q5a26/1001260254-4.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Bhakti Vijnana Goswami Maharaj</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/hyllmm7r/1001260255.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/4wa5wl0k/bbb.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The young molecular biologist Vadim Tuneev before he became Bhakti Vijanan Goswami Maharaj.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/l79y625q/newindianexpress2024-11-26f1t2fiehChinmoy-Krishna-Das.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Chinmoy Krishna Das, of the ISKCON order, incarcerated in Bangladesh</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/wggzbciz/1001260256-1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Bhakti Vijnana Goswami Maharaj offering prayers.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T11:53:03.750Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The monk who left molecular biology and braved pre-perestroika Russia to read Bhagavad Gita in secret</news:title>
<news:keywords>Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Kochi, Russia, ISKCON, spirituality, molecular biology, researcher, bhakti vijnana goswami maharaj, krishna consiousness, perestroika, USSR, vadim tuneev</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Aug/01/amid-euthanasia-push-kerala-plans-designated-stray-dog-feeding-spots</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/mf21j2qw/Amid-euthanasia.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>stray dogs</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T11:52:50.050Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Amid euthanasia push, Kerala plans 
designated stray dog feeding spots</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, stray dog, euthanasia</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/01/us-envoy-sergio-gor-urges-bangladesh-to-join-pax-silica-initiative</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/wm8huzqm/HOnBrhoWAAAMJ8y.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>US Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor, Bangladesh PM Rahman</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T11:49:29.620Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>US envoy Sergio Gor urges Bangladesh to join Pax Silica initiative</news:title>
<news:keywords>World, Bangladesh, Pax Silica initiative, US envoy Sergio Gor</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Aug/01/karnataka-to-ban-junk-food-around-schools</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2021/10/18/original/Vegan-Gratitude-Burger.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representational photo</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T11:49:14.916Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Karnataka to ban junk food around schools</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Karnataka schools, Junk Food Ban</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Aug/01/delhi-university-retires-political-science-professor-after-icc-upholds-sexual-harassment-complaint</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-12-18/6i3ngpx3/d-univ113947.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The University of Delhi.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T11:44:23.058Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Delhi University retires Political Science professor after ICC upholds sexual harassment complaint</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/kerala/2026/Aug/01/avo-can-do-2</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/jsgpgrx8/pexels-rahimegul-36175050.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/9njzseis/mousse.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Chocolate Avocado Mousse</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/c9wgc02l/guacamole.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Classic Guacamole</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/ms6oiph5/pasta-2.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Creamy Avocado Pasta</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/viio30h1/smoothie-1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Avocado Smoothie</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/3rc50hwg/hummus.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Avocado Hummus</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/dssnzie7/sushi.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>California Sushi Rolls</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/9wnrs1d5/toast.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Avocado Toast</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T11:41:00.261Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Avo-can-do! </news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, Food, Avocado</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2026/Aug/01/uefa-says-it-has-lost-confidence-in-fifas-infantino-after-failed-private-equity-plan-for-world-cup</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/wkftirhx/AP26208397057010-1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>FIFA President Gianni Infantino.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T11:30:34.105Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>UEFA says it has lost confidence in FIFA’s Infantino after failed private equity plan for World Cup</news:title>
<news:keywords>UEFA, FIFA President , Gianni Infantino</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2026/Aug/01/hindireview2026jul30bhai-tera-star-hai-movie-review-too-wacky-for-its-own-good</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/vclxheda/Bhai_Tera_Star_Hai.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Bhai Tera Star Hai</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T11:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bhai Tera Star Hai Movie Review: Too wacky for its own good</news:title>
<news:keywords>Raghav Juyal, Bhai Tera Star Hai review</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/gujarat/2026/Aug/01/eight-day-old-baby-rescued-as-gujarat-police-bust-alleged-interstate-trafficking-racket-linked-to-mumbai</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/qwq4g6lp/Vadodara-accused-1.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Investigators are particularly looking for two alleged key accused originally from Modasa who are now living in Mumbai and are currently absconding.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T11:20:13.327Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Eight-day-old baby rescued as Gujarat police bust alleged interstate trafficking racket linked to Mumbai</news:title>
<news:keywords>Gujarat, baby trafficking racket</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/young-ifs-officers-must-combine-technology-with-human-sensitivity-to-tackle-climate-crisis-bhupender-yadav</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/qkfh5fvg/IMG-20260801-WA0088.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Yadav, who presided over the ceremony, awarded certificates and medals to the probationers who successfully completed their training at the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA).</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T11:13:14.287Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Young IFS officers must combine technology with human sensitivity to tackle climate crisis: Bhupender Yadav</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/terrorists-shot-him-after-asking-about-his-caste-community-kin-of-kulgam-victim</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/uqu8b7jz/PTI08012026000095B.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Security personnel conduct a cordon-and-search operation after two labourers from Chhattisgarh were killed in a terrorist attack at a brick kiln, in Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T11:11:36.824Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>'Terrorists shot him after asking about his caste, community': Kin of Kulgam victim</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Kulgam, migrant worker killed</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2026/Aug/01/praveen-chitravel-wins-silver-selva-prabhu-bags-bronze-in-triple-jump-at-cwg-2026</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/otm02ihj/ANI_20260801105108.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>CWG 2026: Praveen Chithravel wins silver, Selva Prabhu takes bronze in men's triple jump</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T11:09:50.024Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Praveen Chitravel wins silver, Selva Prabhu bags bronze in triple jump at CWG 2026</news:title>
<news:keywords>Other, Praveen Chitravel, CWG 2026, Selva Prabhu</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Aug/01/operation-aurum-gst-raids-on-jewellery-establishments-detect-rs-70-crore-tax-evasion-in-kerala</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-06-15/gytod5ev/ANI_20260615134012.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The State GST Intelligence wing had been making extensive preparations for the statewide operation over the past several month</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T11:05:20.162Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>‘Operation Aurum’: GST raids on jewellery establishments detect Rs 70-crore tax evasion in Kerala</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, kerala, Tax evasion, GST raids, jewellery establishments</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2026/Aug/01/a-giddy-patti-smith-meets-fellow-chicago-legend-pope-leo-xiv-and-says-hi</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/n5sqp7bg/Pope-Leo-Patti-Smith.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Pope Leo XIV speaks as he attends the “Canticle of Peace” prayer and fraternity meeting at Borgo Laudato Si’ in Castel Gandolfo, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) southwest of Rome, Italy, Wednesday, July 29, 2026.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T11:04:19.668Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>A giddy Patti Smith meets fellow Chicago legend, Pope Leo XIV, and says 'Hi'</news:title>
<news:keywords>Vatican, Patti Smith, Pope Leo XIV</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/01/search-resumes-for-seven-missing-climbers-following-pakistan-avalanche</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/qnc0xv06/AFP20260731C3MK7CTv2HighResPakistanNepalAccidentAvalanche.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>This handout photograph taken and released by Alpine Club of Pakistan on July 31, 2026 shows rescue mountaineers before departing from Skardu Air Base in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T10:57:27.376Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Search resumes for seven missing climbers following Pakistan avalanche</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2026/Aug/01/ariana-grandes-petal-displays-a-pop-star-at-her-most-restrained</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/iydsccpx/Ariana-Grande.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>This album cover image released by Republic Records shows "Petal" by Ariana Grande</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T10:57:08.977Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ariana Grande’s ‘Petal’ displays a pop star at her most restrained</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2026/Aug/01/preeti-pawar-jaismine-lamboria-win-boxing-gold-medals-for-india-at-cwg-2026</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/faizog76/PTI08012026000287B.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>India's Preeti Pawar, in blue, competes against Canada's Scarlett Delgado during the Women's 54kg boxing final at the Commonwealth Games 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T10:46:04.998Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Preeti Pawar, Jaismine Lamboria win boxing gold medals for India at CWG 2026</news:title>
<news:keywords>Other, Jaismine Lamboria, Preeti Pawar, CWG 2026</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Aug/01/from-kanimangalam-to-rashtrapati-bhavan-a-national-honour-for-keralas-mural-legacy</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/6ybkzx6z/Anoop-with-Presidenat-Drupathi-murmu.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Anoop represents the Kerala mural tradition in this unique national project.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T10:39:46.816Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>From Kanimangalam to Rashtrapati Bhavan: A national honour for Kerala's mural legacy</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Anoop M G, Artists-in-Residence Programme, mural painting tradition</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/gujarat/2026/Aug/01/gujarats-government-school-paradox-as-class-iii-v-ger-drops-sharply-for-girls-scs-sts</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2021/6/8/original/No_reopening.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Overall, the state ended the five years with 35 more government schools, representing a marginal increase of 0.10%, rather than a net decline.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T10:36:23.923Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Gujarat's government school paradox as Class III-V GER drops sharply for girls, SCs, STs</news:title>
<news:keywords>Gujarat, GER</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Aug/01/activist-tehseen-poonawalla-alleges-house-arrest-ahead-of-march-against-e20-fuel-policy-2</loc>
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<image:caption>Activist Tehseen Poonawalla talking to a police officer.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T10:32:25.045Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Activist Tehseen Poonawalla alleges house arrest ahead of march against E20 fuel policy</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi, Tehseen Poonawalla, Delhi police.</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2026/Aug/01/malayalamreview2026jul31unmadham-movie-review-fresh-ideas-diluted-by-dated-resolutions</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/j729uuxq/Unmadham_poster.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Unmadham Movie Review</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T10:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Unmadham Movie Review: Fresh ideas diluted by dated resolutions</news:title>
<news:keywords>Unmadham Movie Review, Unmadham Review, Unmadham rating, Unmadham star rating, Kunchacko Boban, Shahi Kabir, Kiran Das</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/pro-channi-slogans-raised-in-presence-of-baghel-warring-during-congress-event-in-patiala</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/u8u17emx/Capture.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring is seen appealing to the workers to maintain discipline and allow the meeting to continue.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T10:15:15.787Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Congress workers raise Pro-Channi slogans in presence of Baghel, Warring during event in Patiala</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Charanjit Singh Channi, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, Baghel, Warring</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/youth-should-sacrifice-small-personal-interests-to-help-build-a-stronger-nation</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-05-06/w3ynianz/Ajit_Doval_AFP.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T10:11:08.985Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Youth should sacrifice small personal interests to help build a stronger nation</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Ajit Doval, national interest</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/01/trump-threatens-more-strikes-on-iran-iran-accuses-us-over-escalating-tensions-in-middle-east</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/eqtkmy3z/AP26213325028523.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A Palestinian boy stands amid destroyed buildings at the scene of an Israeli airstrike in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, Monday, Aug. 1, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T09:51:10.430Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump threatens more strikes on Iran; Iran accuses US over escalating tensions in Middle East</news:title>
<news:keywords>World, US, Iran, Middle East crisis, West Asia conflict</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/west-bengal/2026/Aug/01/west-bengal-stf-arrests-woman-over-alleged-honey-trap-network-linked-to-suspected-jem-operative</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-06/4bf65842-ec0e-499e-baec-fe8c68c03c3b/ANI_20240623031712.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative Image</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T09:43:04.396Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>West Bengal STF arrests woman over alleged honey-trap network linked to suspected JeM operative</news:title>
<news:keywords>West Bengal, honey trap, alleged JeM operative</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/kerala/2026/Aug/01/ghibli-gigily40</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/9c0a5mt5/My-neighbour-Totoro.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>My Neighbour Totoro</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
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<image:caption>Spirited Away</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/ncntoqnt/Castle-in-the-sky.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>"Laputa" in Castle in the sky</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/xcike3f9/Hayao-Miyazaki.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Hayao Miyazaki</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/anpcmido/Whisper-of-the-heart.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Whisper of the heart</image:caption>
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</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T09:34:18.465Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ghibli-gigily@40</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, Kochi, anime, studioghibli, miyazaki</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Aug/01/kejriwal-announces-march-to-pms-residence-on-august-4-demands-choice-between-pure-petrol-and-e20</loc>
<image:image>
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<image:caption>Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T09:34:08.673Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Kejriwal announces march to PM's residence on August 4, demands choice between pure petrol and E20</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi, AAP Arvind Kejriwal, E20</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2026/Aug/01/malayalamnews2026jul31yogi-babu-joins-saiju-kurup-starrer-harivarasanam</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/7v9qik5r/YogiBabuSaijuKurupHarivarasanam.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Yogi Babu (L) and Saiju Kurup (R) from the sets of Harivarasanam</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T09:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Yogi Babu joins Saiju Kurup-starrer Harivarasanam</news:title>
<news:keywords>Yogi Babu, Yogi Babu Malayalam, Saiju Kurup, Harivarasanam, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Basil Joseph, Guruvayoorambala Nadayil</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinion/2026/Aug/01/how-should-we-judge-the-success-of-indias-new-ftas</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-03-06/fto6t9sq/202603063698583.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image used for representational purposes only.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T09:18:15.237Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>How should we judge the success of India's new FTAs? </news:title>
<news:keywords>FTAs, India, global economy, logistics, domestic reform</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/indian-railways-approves-multitracking-of-29-km-danapurfatuha-section-of-east-central-railway</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2020/3/17/original/20200317129L.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Railway workers disinfect a coach of a train at Rajendranagar Yard in Patna.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T09:17:00.385Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Indian Railways approves multitracking of 29 km Danapur–Fatuha section of East Central Railway</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Indian Railways, East Central Railway, Danapur–Fatuha section</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/west-bengal/2026/Aug/01/eggs-twice-a-week-in-midday-meals-as-west-bengal-launches-iskcons-mega-kitchen</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-22/3svwr4ep/20260701734ff.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T09:11:32.205Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Eggs twice a week in midday meals as West Bengal launches ISKCON's mega kitchen</news:title>
<news:keywords>West Bengal, eggs, ISKCON, Suvendu Adhikari</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/over-14-lakh-mgnrega-beneficiaries-eight-lakh-job-cards-deleted-in-punjab-over-five-years</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-01/hopjfben/202607013847279.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Official data submitted in the Lok Sabha revealed that between 2021 and 2026, 14.05 lakh workers were removed from the MGNREGA database in Punjab and 8.04 lakh job cards were cancelled.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T09:08:57.842Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Over 14 lakh MGNREGA beneficiaries, eight lakh job cards deleted in Punjab over five years</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, MGNREGA beneficiaries</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2026/Aug/01/malayalamnews2026jul31sreenath-bhasi-to-lead-orijinal-first-look-unveiled</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/s1v6xwkz/FirstlookOrijinalSreenathBhasi.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Poster of Sreenath Bhasi's Orijinal</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T09:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Sreenath Bhasi to lead Orijinal, first look unveiled</news:title>
<news:keywords>Sreenath Bhasi, Orijinal, Orijinal first look, Original, Abhiram Radhakrishnan, Rajesh Madhavan, Saaf Boi, Binu Pappu, Femina George</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/01/death-toll-in-spain-morocco-border-crisis-in-ceuta-reaches-67-as-tens-of-thousands-cross-back</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/d3qneyf8/AP26213267697424.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Spanish army soldiers and Guardia Civil officers stand guard as migrants return to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T08:55:50.637Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Death toll in Spain-Morocco border crisis in Ceuta reaches 67 as tens of thousands cross back</news:title>
<news:keywords>World, Ceuta, Spain-Morocco border crisis, Tarajal beach, exhausted migrants</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/01/i-just-want-a-chance-moroccans-sought-better-future-in-collective-crossing-to-spain-territory-2</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/tx00fgsz/AP26212471326852.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T08:47:38.779Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>'I just want a chance': Moroccans sought better future in collective crossing to Spain territory</news:title>
<news:keywords>World, Mediterranean, Ceuta, Spain territory, Moroccans</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/stalin-demands-all-party-meet-slams-cm-vijays-unilateral-diplomacy-in-cauvery-row</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-07-15/aaamzmco/P_4263885133.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>DMK president M.K. Stalin</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T08:41:56.351Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Stalin demands all-party meet, slams CM Vijay's 'unilateral' diplomacy in Cauvery row</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, TN CM Vijay on Mekedatu dam issue, M.K. Stalin</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Aug/01/gst-collections-up-by-154-per-cent-to-rs-211-lakh-crore-in-july-on-higher-import-buoyancy</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/egygupdk/ANI_20260801054920.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>After accounting for refunds, net GST collections stood at Rs 1.81 lakh crore in July, up 15.8 per cent from a year ago.</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T08:30:07.062Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>GST collections up by 15.4 per cent to Rs 2.11 lakh crore in July, on higher import buoyancy</news:title>
<news:keywords>Business, GST, GST collections, higher import buoyancy</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/farooq-abdullah-mirwaiz-others-condemn-killing-of-2-migrant-labourers-in-kulgam-2</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/t316tj7p/ANI_20260801053146.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>J-K CM condemns 'dastardly' killing of labourers in Kulgam terror attack.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T08:20:54.287Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Farooq Abdullah, Mirwaiz, others condemn killing of 2 migrant labourers in Kulgam </news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Terror attack, Kulgam, migrant workers</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/ampstories/web-stories/2026/Aug/01/heavy-rains-trigger-flash-floods-landslides-in-kerala-four-killed</loc>
<image:image>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/1mlnszgq/1.jpg</image:loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/zhxrixs9/3.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:title>Heavy rains trigger flash floods, landslides in Kerala; four killed</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/bihar/2026/Aug/01/communal-violence-in-nepal-prompts-heightened-security-along-bihar-border</loc>
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<image:caption>According to officials, at least three people were killed and dozens injured in clashes and police firing following a dispute over the use of loudspeakers during celebrations by two religious communities</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T08:13:27.071Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Communal violence in Nepal prompts heightened security along Bihar border</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2026/Aug/01/2026-cwg-yamini-maurya-clinches-57kg-silver-adds-to-indias-historic-judo-campaign</loc>
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<image:caption>Yamini secured India's third medal in Judo at the Commonwealth Games.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T08:04:45.707Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>2026 CWG: Yamini Maurya clinches 57kg silver, adds to India's historic judo campaign</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/rescues-and-rare-sightings-mark-busy-spell-for-wildlife-across-punjab-himachal-pradesh-and-haryana</loc>
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<image:caption>The gharial was rescued on July 27 from the Mohangarh Minor of the Indira Gandhi Canal Project in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T07:53:29.821Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rescues and rare sightings mark busy spell for wildlife across Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2026/Aug/01/kannadareview2026jul31tadviruddha-movie-review-trauma-outweighs-crime-in-this-haunting-murder-mystery</loc>
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<image:caption>Tadviruddha Movie Review</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T07:53:26.823Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Tadviruddha Movie Review: Trauma outweighs crime in this haunting murder mystery</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tadviruddha, Vinod J Raj, Suchendra Prasad</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2026/Aug/01/kannadareview2026jul31jolly-movie-review-a-sincere-but-cramped-commercial-entertainer</loc>
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<image:caption>Jolly Movie Review</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T07:52:55.070Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Jolly Movie Review: A sincere but cramped commercial entertainer</news:title>
<news:keywords>Jolly, Tarush Krishna, Padmashree Jain</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2026/Aug/01/englishnews2026jul31josh-boone-to-helm-fake-skating-adaptation</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/u45w47q4/SHxfxQ9e.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Josh Boone to direct Fake Skating adaptation</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T07:52:08.192Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Josh Boone to helm Fake Skating adaptation</news:title>
<news:keywords>Josh Boone, Fake Skating</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/maharashtra/2026/Aug/01/amit-shah-presents-lokmanya-tilak-national-award-to-nsa-ajit-doval</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-12/m94x1qn2/shah1084218.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Union Home Minister Amit Shah</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T07:52:01.310Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Amit Shah presents Lokmanya Tilak National Award to NSA Ajit Doval</news:title>
<news:keywords>Maharashtra, India, Amit Shah, NSA Ajit Doval</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2026/Aug/01/englishnews2026jul31john-legend-to-play-singer-civil-rights-activist-harry-belafonte-in-the-road-home</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/jc26p9eg/l32120250728114244.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>John Legend to portray Harry Belafonte in The Road Home</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T07:51:32.382Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>John Legend to play singer, civil rights activist Harry Belafonte in The Road Home</news:title>
<news:keywords>John Legend, The Road Home</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2026/Aug/01/englishnews2026jul31anthony-bourdains-biopic-tony-gets-indian-release-date</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/h2kdj1ut/Tony.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Tony first look; Tony poster</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T07:51:03.030Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Anthony Bourdain's biopic Tony gets Indian release date</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tony, Anthony Bourdain</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2026/Aug/01/hindinews2026jul31ayushmann-sharvari-starrer-yeh-prem-mol-liya-wraps-shoot-anupam-kher-pens-a-heartfelt-note</loc>
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<image:caption>Sharvari; Ayushmann Khurrana; Sooraj Barjatya and Anupam Kher on Yeh Prem Mol Liya sets</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T07:50:20.095Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ayushmann-Sharvari starrer Yeh Prem Mol Liya wraps shoot; Anupam Kher pens a heartfelt note</news:title>
<news:keywords>Sooraj Barjatya, Anupam Kher, Sharvari, Yeh Prem Mol Liya, Ayushmann Khurrana</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2026/Aug/01/tamilnews2026jul31vj-siddhus-dayangaram-wraps-filming</loc>
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<image:caption>Dayangaram wrap picture</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T07:49:44.157Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VJ Siddhu's Dayangaram wraps filming</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/pm-modi-opens-bhogapuram-airport-andhras-new-aviation-hub-for-north-coastal-region</loc>
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<image:caption>Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, and others, at the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram, in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram, in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T07:48:00.532Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>PM Modi opens Rs 5,000-crore Bhogapuram airport, Andhra's new aviation hub for North Coastal region</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, Bhogapuram airport, Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/01/israelis-worry-about-weakening-connection-with-younger-jewish-americans-2</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/0o4e3boe/AP26211437698468.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A U.S. flag is seen through a hole torn in an Israel national flag, as they wave in the wind at a horse ranch, near the southern Israeli town of Sderot, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T07:46:28.665Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Israelis worry about weakening connection with younger Jewish Americans</news:title>
<news:keywords>Progressive Judaism</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/tn-school-education-minister-defends-weekly-chicken-biryani-proposal-for-govt-schools</loc>
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<image:caption>Tamil Nadu School Education Minister A Rajmohan</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T07:22:02.122Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TN school education minister defends weekly chicken biryani proposal for govt schools</news:title>
<news:keywords>chicken biriyani, midday meals</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/01/peru-ex-president-humala-walks-free-after-conviction-quashed</loc>
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<image:caption>Former Peru's President Ollanta Humala is embraced by a supporter after leaving Barbadillo prison in Lima on July 31, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T07:21:27.578Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Peru ex-president Humala walks free after conviction quashed</news:title>
<news:keywords>Peru </news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/maharashtra/2026/Aug/01/congress-bjp-face-off-in-pune-during-amit-shahs-visit</loc>
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<image:caption>Union Home Minister Amit Shah</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T07:14:00.977Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Congress, BJP face off in Pune during Amit Shah’s visit</news:title>
<news:keywords>Maharashtra, Amit Shah</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/maharashtra/2026/Aug/01/cjp-founder-abhijeet-dipke-falls-ill-at-home-in-maharashtra</loc>
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<image:caption>Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke (Centre)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T07:12:16.012Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke falls ill at home in Maharashtra</news:title>
<news:keywords>Maharashtra, India, abhijeet dipke, Cockroach Janta Party</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/01/massive-attack-banned-from-singapore-over-palestinian-flag-display</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2021/5/28/original/Indonesia-Israel_protest-AP.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>British trip-hop band Massive Attack has been barred from performing in Singapore after an investigation found two members unfurled a Palestinian flag during a concert</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T07:10:31.797Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Massive Attack banned from Singapore over Palestinian flag display</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/india-braces-for-deficit-rainfall-higher-temperatures-amid-weakening-monsoon-in-second-half-of-season</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/pk23pg19/ANI_20250527121108.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>August is expected to receive less rainfall. Long-term analysis shows that rainfall in August has been on a declining trend.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T07:03:57.918Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>India braces for deficit rainfall, higher temperatures amid weakening monsoon in second half of season</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, deficit rainfall, El Niño</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/supriya-sule-seeks-sit-probe-into-exam-irregularities-calls-for-education-reforms</loc>
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<image:caption>Supriya Sule</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T06:56:21.187Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Supriya Sule seeks SIT probe into exam irregularities, calls for education reforms</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/akal-takht-urges-punjab-mlas-to-delay-anti-sacrilege-law-changes-until-consensus</loc>
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<image:caption>Jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh Gargaj</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T06:53:42.719Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Akal Takht urges Punjab MLAs to delay anti-sacrilege law changes until consensus</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2026/Aug/01/vozinha-wins-special-jersey-approval-in-chile-as-colo-colo-arrival-remains-uncertain-2</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/dt88hyjp/AFP202607042284647968v1HighResArgentinaVCaboVerdeRoundOf32FifaWorldCup2026-1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>According to details leaked to local media, being allowed to use his nickname on his shirt was one of Vozinha's conditions for accepting the deal.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T06:49:50.223Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Vozinha wins special jersey approval in Chile as Colo-Colo arrival remains uncertain</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Aug/01/anthropic-says-its-ai-models-hacked-3-organisations-during-testing-2</loc>
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<image:caption>Anthropic, the San Francisco-based AI company behind Claude, posted on its website Thursday that it discovered the three incidents after reviewing more than 141,000 evaluation runs.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T06:44:16.465Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Anthropic says its AI models hacked 3 organisations during testing</news:title>
<news:keywords>Anthropic</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/dont-mislead-the-youth-kangana-ranaut-responds-to-trolls-using-her-film-clips</loc>
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<image:caption>Kangana Ranaut</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T06:38:36.333Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Don't mislead the youth: Kangana Ranaut responds to trolls using her film clips </news:title>
<news:keywords>India, BJP MP Kangana Ranaut</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/maharashtra/2026/Aug/01/heavy-rain-triggers-landslide-in-maharashtras-nandurbar-taloda-dhadgaon-road-blocked</loc>
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<image:caption>Maharashtra rains</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T06:26:27.092Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Heavy rain triggers landslide in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar; Taloda-Dhadgaon road blocked</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/indian-national-wanted-in-canada-over-alleged-psychic-scam-over-5000-dollars</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/5iaf8cbl/New-Project-2026-08-01T114237.634.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Police allege that the accused Gangadhar Babu defrauded victims of more than $8,00,000 through the alleged scam.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T06:17:23.567Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Indian national wanted in Canada over alleged psychic scam over 5000 dollars</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, financial fraud, indian origin man, Canada police, fortune teller</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/01/major-oil-companies-reap-massive-profits-as-us-and-iran-fighting-drives-energy-prices-higher</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/zzud9vfz/AP26210523369077.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A truck enters the Exxon Mobil Baytown Olefins Plant, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Baytown, Texas.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T06:14:05.596Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Major oil companies reap massive profits as US and Iran fighting drives energy prices higher</news:title>
<news:keywords>American oil </news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/48yearold-woman-declared-dead-revives-after-ambulance-hits-pothole-in-andhras-eluru-district</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/qbyjq7un/Gurajala-Ramathulasi.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Gurajala Ramathulasi</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T06:13:51.463Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>48‑year‑old woman declared dead revives after ambulance hits pothole in Andhra's Eluru district</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, Pothole, dead woman</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2026/Aug/01/scott-edwards-steps-down-as-netherlands-captain-bas-de-leede-named-successor</loc>
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<image:caption>Netherlands' captain Scott Edwards (L) and Bas de Leede.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T06:03:28.154Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Scott Edwards steps down as Netherlands captain; Bas de Leede named successor</news:title>
<news:keywords>Cricket, Netherlands, Scott Edwards, Bas de Leede</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/01/trump-hails-a-unique-cabinet-meeting-at-camp-david-as-he-seizes-on-spains-migration-crisis</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/ptdvsb77/AP26212560819388.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>President Donald Trump, seated center, joined by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, from left, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling, and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner, attends a cabinet meeting, Friday, July 31, 2026, at Camp David, the presidential retreat, near Thurmont, Md., Friday, July 31, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T05:54:00.023Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump hails a 'unique' Cabinet meeting at Camp David as he seizes on Spain's migration crisis</news:title>
<news:keywords>donald trump</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/cloudburst-triggers-flash-floods-in-jks-kishtwar-schools-shut-across-chenab-valley</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-08-15/nj5knk3v/ANI_20240815084757.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T05:51:02.458Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Cloudburst triggers flash floods in J&amp;K’s Kishtwar; schools shut across Chenab Valley</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Flood, Jitendra Singh, Kishtwar, Chenab Valley</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/uttar-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/22-year-old-up-man-allegedly-killed-following-instagram-photo-controversy-police-say</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-13/wh8vxwbs/202607133862257.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T05:44:36.214Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>22-year-old UP man allegedly killed following Instagram photo controversy, police say</news:title>
<news:keywords>Uttar Pradesh, UP murder case</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2026/Aug/01/eddie-howe-resigns-as-newcastle-boss-to-recharge</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/q0w46n6j/AFP20260730C3JT7WEv1HighResFilesFblEngPrNewcastle.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Newcastle United's English head coach Eddie Howe applauds the fans at the end of the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and Sunderland at St James' Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north-east England on March 22, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T05:43:08.087Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Eddie Howe resigns as Newcastle boss to 'recharge'</news:title>
<news:keywords>Football, English Premier League, Newcastle United, Eddie Howe</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/pm-enjoys-playing-victim-card-jairam-ramesh-demands-apology-over-neet-ram-mandir-row</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-02/xbj2soby/ANI_20260617143107.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T05:30:55.669Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>'PM enjoys playing victim card': Jairam Ramesh demands apology over NEET, Ram Mandir row</news:title>
<news:keywords>India</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Aug/01/us-stocks-rise-to-finish-a-wild-july-as-amazon-soars-apple-sinks-and-inflation-worries-worsen</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/zkuqrghc/AP26211524288555.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Specialist Mark Fitzgerald works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, July 30, 2026, in New York.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T05:30:53.309Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>US stocks rise to finish a wild July as Amazon soars, Apple sinks and inflation worries worsen</news:title>
<news:keywords>inflation</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Aug/01/112-people-shifted-as-godavari-floodwaters-inundate-low-lying-areas-in-mulugu</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/ho80yk6o/Flooded-Godavari-river-due-to-continuous-rains-at1721674472795.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Flooded Godavari river due to continuous rains, at Kaleshwaram Project in Bhupalapally district on Saturday</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T05:18:00.028Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>112 people shifted as Godavari floodwaters inundate low-lying areas in Mulugu</news:title>
<news:keywords>Telangana, Godavari river, Telangana rains, Mulugu, rehabilitation aid</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/01/thousands-of-migrant-children-in-the-us-could-face-new-deportation-risks-as-legal-aid-deal-expires</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-06-01/8egtv9hb/School07-1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Tens of thousands of migrant children who came to the United States alone could lose legal representation in immigration court and increase their risk of deportation</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T05:06:02.279Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Thousands of migrant children in the US could face new deportation risks as legal aid deal expires</news:title>
<news:keywords>deportation</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/four-chandigarh-teens-drown-in-haridwar-canal-during-kanwar-yatra</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/jrtkexo2/IMG-20260801-WA00331.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Water police personnel retrieved three of the boys, while the fourth was brought out by the SDRF.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T04:33:27.022Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Four Chandigarh teens drown in Haridwar canal during Kanwar yatra </news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Drowning, Kanwar Yatra, teens, Haridwar canal</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Aug/01/four-killed-as-heavy-rains-unleash-flash-floods-landslides-in-kerala</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/2j0etfdc/Kerala-floods.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Rescue operations at Payyanithottam in Poonjar Thekkekara panchayat where a landslide left one person dead in the early hours of Saturday, August 1, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T04:30:38.021Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Four killed as heavy rains unleash flash floods, landslides in Kerala</news:title>
<news:keywords>flash floods, landslides, Kerala</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/protestor-accused-of-abusing-pm-at-delhi-protest-apologises-says-she-was-influenced-by-others</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/ppb0kbbc/New-Project-87.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The video, in which the teenager appears with folded hands, has gone viral on social media. TNIE could not independently verify its authenticity.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T04:30:17.431Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Teen protestor accused of abusing PM at Delhi protest apologises, says she was influenced by others</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Narendra Modi, CJP protest, Jantar Mantar protests</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2026/Aug/01/traders-confine-gst-officials-during-check-in-chennai-police-rescue-them</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/qqflhqiv/Traders-confine.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Traders gather on Mint Street against the inspection by GST team, alleging that it was being conducted unlawfully.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T04:22:59.973Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Traders confine GST officials during check in Chennai; police rescue them</news:title>
<news:keywords>Chennai, Sowcarpet, GST officials</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2026/Aug/01/brothers-kill-mom-younger-sibling-in-property-dispute-at-anna-nagar-in-chennai</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/fz4nfqmn/Brothers-k.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Sources said the five accused and the two victims lived under the same roof in the house that was under dispute.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T04:21:11.704Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Brothers kill mom, younger sibling in property dispute at Anna Nagar in Chennai</news:title>
<news:keywords>Chennai, Property dispute</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2026/Aug/01/greater-chennai-corporation-proposes-rs-1200-crore-infrastructure-upgrade</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/g3d2o2k5/GCC-proposes.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>As part of blue-green infrastructure initiative, nine city lakes, including Porur waterbody, have been identified for rejuvenation.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T04:13:46.559Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Greater Chennai Corporation proposes Rs 1,200-crore infrastructure upgrade</news:title>
<news:keywords>Chennai, Greater Chennai Corporation, GCC</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/assam/2026/Aug/01/assam-invokes-nsa-against-rights-activist-after-bail-in-kaziranga-hotel-protest-case</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2021/2/6/original/dorey.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>A file photo of Pranab Doley.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T04:09:41.058Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Assam invokes NSA against rights activist after bail in Kaziranga hotel protest case</news:title>
<news:keywords>Pranab Doley, Rights activist, Kaziranga National Park, hotel, Assam</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/badrinath-temple-donation-theft-accused-confesses-sit-investigates-possible-wider-conspiracy</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/8gblvt2y/HOfL0RaQAAfS-m.jfif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Pramod Nautiyal, an employee of the Badri-Kedar Temple Committee (BKTC), had initially denied any involvement. However, after three days of questioning during his four-day police remand, he admitted to his role in the theft, investigators claimed.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T04:08:11.688Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Badrinath temple donation theft accused confesses, SIT investigates possible wider conspiracy</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Badrinath temple, Badrinath donation row, Pramod Nautiyal</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/5-held-for-bid-to-smuggle-3-metal-idols-worth-rs-7-crore-in-tn</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/qkjsg90w/held-for-bid-to-smuggle.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>It is yet to be identified which temple the three idols were stolen from.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T04:07:30.503Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>5 held for bid to smuggle 3 metal idols worth Rs 7 crore in TN</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, metal idols, idol smuggling bid</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/kovai-blast-all-12-accused-students-of-arabic-college</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-10-21/9gyiqc1d/TNIEimport20221025originalCoimbatorecarblast.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>The case relates to a vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) explosion near a temple in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu on October 23, 2022.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T04:05:48.921Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Kovai blast: All 12 accused students of Arabic College</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Kovai car blast case</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/woman-kills-grandmother-for-refusing-to-return-certificates-in-tamil-nadu</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/1t25mzhe/Sugitha.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The accused, M Sugitha.</image:caption>
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</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:57:31.097Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Woman kills grandmother for refusing to return certificates in Tamil Nadu</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, murder, grandmother, educational certificates</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/01/trump-says-anti-weaponisation-fund-in-irs-settlement-is-dead-even-as-he-defends-it</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/oy4ve9vd/AP26212586125106.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>President Donald Trump listens during a cabinet meeting, Friday, July 31, 2026, at Camp David, the presidential retreat, near Thurmont, Md., Friday, July 31, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:55:25.010Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump says anti-weaponisation fund in IRS settlement is 'dead' even as he defends it</news:title>
<news:keywords>Donald Trump</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Aug/01/cbi-searches-10-locations-in-telangana-andhra-over-rs-105-crore-bank-fraud-case</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-28/j5p53mx2/202607283881874.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:50:35.939Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>CBI searches 10 locations in Telangana,  Andhra over Rs 105 crore bank fraud case</news:title>
<news:keywords>Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, CBI, Bank fraud case</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/interstate-meth-racket-busted-in-tns-ramanathapuram-district-9-held</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-04-17/cs413wvx/ANI_20250331105641.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Superintendent of Police G Chandeesh said the crackdown also resulted in the seizure of large quantities of precursor chemicals and laboratory equipment used for manufacturing methamphetamine.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:50:26.947Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Interstate meth racket busted in TN's Ramanathapuram district, 9 held</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, methamphetamine trafficking</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/pawan-kalyans-wife-anna-konidela-adopts-jumbo-tiger</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/xkhvnyg8/BeFunky-collage-74.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Anna Konidela contributed Rs 4.30 lakh towards the care and maintenance of the Asiatic elephant and Rs 2 lakh for the Royal Bengal tiger</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:48:45.174Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Pawan Kalyan’s wife Anna Konidela adopts jumbo, tiger</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, Pawan Kalyan, tiger adoption, elephant adoption, Anna Konidela</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/pil-on-feed-withdrawal-norms-in-poultry-farms-madras-hc-tells-tn-to-file-reply</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-08/a1urf0vt/C_1_1_CH1104_121701012.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Madras High Court.</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:48:11.099Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>PIL on feed withdrawal norms in poultry farms: Madras HC tells TN to file reply</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, feed withdrawal regulations</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/man-mom-booked-for-abetting-minors-suicide-near-dharmapuri-in-tn</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-06-07/iirg9jyt/Police_Express_Illustration.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Following an investigation, it was found that everyday when the minor departed from school after athletics practice, she was subjected to sexual harassment by Kadiravan.</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:46:53.854Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Man, mom booked for abetting minor's suicide near Dharmapuri in TN</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Minor, abetment of suicide</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/minor-boy-arrested-for-killing-friends-father-in-coimbatore</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-06-22/09r8j92t/arrest.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Singanallur police recovered the body and sent it to ESI Hospital for postmortem. A murder case was registered against the minor who was then arrested by the police on Friday.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:44:23.790Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Minor boy arrested for killing friend's father in Coimbatore</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore, murder, minor boy</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/andhra-diverts-131562-hectares-of-forest-land-in-five-years</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/ru1obdqz/29GNRAO-FOREST-STORY-PHOTO-01-3.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Andhra Pradesh, the highest diversion was reported in 2024-25, when 405.87 hectares of forest land was approved for non-forest use.</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:42:09.058Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Andhra diverts 1,315.62 hectares of forest land in five years</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, Andhra government, Andhra forest</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/farmers-allege-officials-backing-urea-smuggling-gang-in-coimbatore</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-21/165szbrc/202607213873280.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image used for representational purposes only</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:41:52.427Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Farmers allege officials backing urea smuggling gang in Coimbatore</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, urea smuggling gan</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/indian-railways-approves-rs-299-crore-visakhapatnam-coaching-yard-upgrade</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/jwlek52i/railway-coaching.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Visakhapatnam Railway Station, one of the busiest terminals in the region, handles nearly 80,000 passengers and an average of 113 trains every day.</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:38:15.185Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Indian Railways approves Rs 299-crore Visakhapatnam Coaching Yard upgrade</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, Indian Railways, Visakhapatnam Coaching Yard</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/heavy-inflows-put-srisailam-reservoir-under-watch</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-06-19/i5mud7g5/C_40_1_CH1546_35797318.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Srisailam reservoir</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:34:48.929Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Heavy inflows put Srisailam reservoir under watch</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, Srisailam reservoir</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Aug/01/no-more-fast-lane-to-a-licence-telangana-plans-mandatory-road-safety-course</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2017/6/22/original/Nowaa.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The Transport department is preparing to roll out the mandatory certification across the state</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:34:43.188Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>No more fast lane to a licence: Telangana plans mandatory road safety course</news:title>
<news:keywords>fast lane</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/alluri-sitarama-raju-internationalairport-set-to-take-off-today</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/mzp3eo8e/Alluri.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/4d14k62g/project.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:33:51.775Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Alluri Sitarama Raju International
Airport set to take off today</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, Modi, Bhogapuram airport, ASR Airport</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/andhra-high-court-says-judgment-is-a-public-document</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-17/nlm51mto/State-has-obligation.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Andhra Pradesh High Court</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:32:25.679Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Andhra High Court says judgment is a public document </news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, Andhra high court</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/minister-nara-lokesh-slams-ysrcp-over-woman-si-row</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-05-24/o1jf0hfy/Lokesh.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>TDP national working president and Minister for HRD and IT Nara Lokesh</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:31:51.419Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Minister Nara Lokesh slams YSRCP over woman SI row</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, YSRCP, Nara Lokesh</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Aug/01/kiit-founder-samanta-gets-75th-honorary-doctorate</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/94teav2u/KIIT-founder.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Achyuta Samanta receiving the honorary doctorate at the university</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:30:47.344Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>KIIT founder Samanta gets 75th honorary doctorate</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha, honorary doctorate, Achyuta Samanta, KIIT founder Samanta</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/andhra-low-cost-rice-sale-at-130-outlets-from-august-2</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-03-23/1kg9ccfl/guntur82203chn40.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Nadendla Manohar</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:30:36.180Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Andhra: Low-cost rice sale at 130 outlets from August 2</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, rice sales</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Aug/01/revanth-wants-atcs-to-offer-ev-servicing-drone-tech-courses</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/nlif1y1a/cmrevanth43107chn23.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:29:13.864Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Revanth wants ATCs to offer EV servicing, drone tech courses</news:title>
<news:keywords>Telangana </news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bhubaneswar/2026/Aug/01/odisha-to-launch-e-challan-enforcement-on-four-highway-stretches-from-today</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-02-25/4gngkk14/highways083527.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image used for representational purposes only.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:28:59.962Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Odisha to launch e-challan enforcement on four highway stretches from today</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Odisha, National Highways, E-challan</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/egg-prices-fall-below-rs-6-after-49-days-as-seasonal-demand-weakens-in-tns-namakkal</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/73k29sgk/Egg-price.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>NECC Namakkal Zone chairman K Singaraj said egg consumption typically declines during the Tamil month of Aadi and the Shravan month observed in many northern states.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:28:06.798Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Egg prices fall below Rs. 6 after 49 days as seasonal demand weakens in TN's Namakkal</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Namakkal, egg price</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/commercial-lpg-cylinder-prices-cut-by-up-to-rs-209-no-change-in-domestic-cooking-gas-rates</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-05-02/i2ghefd3/P_4750489838.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The latest revision lowers the cost of 19-kg commercial cylinders across major cities from August 1 without affecting household LPG consumers.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:28:06.743Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Commercial LPG cylinder prices cut by up to Rs 209, no change in domestic cooking gas rates</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Business, LPG prices, Commercial LPG cylinder</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Aug/01/sir-schedule-revised-in-odisha-final-voter-list-on-sept-21-eci</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-05-21/ssouq6c3/202605213796457.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image used for representational purposes only.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:25:23.216Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SIR schedule revised in Odisha, final voter list on Sept 21: ECI</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha, Odisha, ECI, SIR schedule</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Aug/01/revanth-reddy-offers-full-support-to-investors-promises-policy-stability</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/yeocup48/revanth102451.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:25:04.447Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Revanth Reddy offers full support to investors, promises policy stability</news:title>
<news:keywords>Telangana Rising 2047 </news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/tn-government-sanctions-rs-340-crore-to-improve-water-supply-amid-weak-monsoon</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-02-16/r3rwcyc4/Metro-water.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>To prevent drinking water shortage, the CM directed officials to strengthen water sources.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:22:53.349Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TN government sanctions Rs 340 crore to improve water supply amid weak monsoon  </news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Water Supply, weak monsoon</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Aug/01/barapullah-phase-iii-set-to-open-in-august-after-decade-long-delay-easing-east-south-delhi-travel</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-03-16/jjhilvg3/Barapullah-Phase.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>After over a decade of delays, Delhi’s Barapullah Phase III ready to open for traffic in August</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:21:33.253Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Barapullah Phase III set to open in August after decade-long delay, easing East-South Delhi travel</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Aug/01/up-native-arrested-with-497-kg-ganja-worth-rs-25-crore-in-odisha</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/rg7qkw1k/UP-native-arrested-with.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:21:12.446Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>UP native arrested with 497 kg ganja worth Rs 2.5 crore in Odisha</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha, Odisha, Ganja, UP native</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Aug/01/erosion-of-floodplain-worries-residents-of-20-gram-panchayats-in-odishas-cuttack</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/8m8in6r5/cats.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Severe erosion of Mahanadi floodplain at Guali Nasi near Salepur has raised concern among residents of over 20 gram panchayats in Cuttack district.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:18:51.776Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Erosion of floodplain worries residents of 20 gram panchayats in Odisha's Cuttack</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha, Mahanadi, Gram Panchayats, Odisha's Cuttack, Erosion of floodplain</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Aug/01/retired-delhi-police-officers-seek-impartial-probe-into-violence-during-sansad-chalo-protest</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/t9yy3u76/demand-fair.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Former UP DGP and Rajya Sabha MP Brij Lal</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:18:02.108Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Retired Delhi Police officers seek impartial probe into violence during ‘Sansad Chalo’ protest</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/ap-on-high-alert-as-godavari-in-spate</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/l209i8oi/Godava.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Polavaram Project</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:17:40.599Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>AP on high alert as Godavari in spate</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, Polavaram project</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/isro-aims-for-space-station-by-2035-moon-mission-by-2040</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/43m77c2h/ISRO.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>He opined research should move beyond publications and result in technologies, patents and products that benefit society.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:17:05.835Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>ISRO aims for space station by 2035, Moon Mission by 2040</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, ISRO, moon mission</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/special-cell-to-fast-track-applications-for-industrial-buildings-in-tamil-nadu</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/tzh2psug/Spl-cell-to-fast.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The move comes at a time when several reports claiming that the proposed new industrial projects are moving out of Tamil Nadu.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:17:03.208Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Special cell to fast-track applications for industrial buildings in Tamil Nadu</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Industrial buildings</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Aug/01/special-acb-court-adjourns-e-prix-case-to-august-25</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/5egnt4f6/Spl.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>BRS working president KT Rama Rao leaves the premises after appearing before the ACB court at Nampally in Hyderabad on Friday | Sri Loganathan Velmurugan</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:16:54.720Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Special ACB court adjourns E Prix case to August 25</news:title>
<news:keywords>kt rama rao</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Aug/01/odisha-cm-meets-shah-seeks-support-for-odishas-devpt</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/g59rpker/CM-meets-Shah.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>CM Mohan Charan Majhi with Union Home minister Amit Shah at New Delhi</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:16:33.124Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Odisha CM meets Shah, seeks support for Odisha’s devpt</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha, Amit Shah, NITI Aayog, Odisha CM</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Aug/01/mumbai-firm-roped-in-to-boost-tourism-along-karnataka-coast</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/t9rx70r8/1500x900384286-k-g-george.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Karnataka Tourism Minister K.J George</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:16:30.419Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Mumbai firm roped in to boost tourism along Karnataka coast</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Karnataka tourism, coastal tourism</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/non-loanee-ap-farmers-lead-sharp-rise-in-voluntary-crop-insurance-enrolment</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2020/12/2/original/WILL_THEY.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:16:19.268Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Non-loanee AP farmers lead sharp rise in voluntary crop insurance enrolment</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Aug/01/ballari-man-hammers-wife-toddler-to-death</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/kdwx87g3/Ballari-man.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The APMC Yard police inspect the crime scene</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:14:43.895Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ballari man hammers wife, toddler to death</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, murder, Ballari murder</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/naidu-reviews-pm-modis-airport-inauguration-eyes-aviation-hub-for-north-andhra</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/vzg3smpj/pitches.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu addressing a video conference on preparedness for the inauguration of Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:14:28.469Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Naidu reviews PM Modi’s airport inauguration, eyes aviation hub for North Andhra</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Aug/01/delhi-mayor-writes-to-mcd-top-officer-for-contractual-employees-regularisation</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-05/yilbs5hg/69986850335410294627106826275514020530179443n.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Delhi Mayor Pravesh Wahi.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:13:24.634Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Delhi Mayor writes to MCD top officer for contractual employees’ regularisation</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Aug/01/g-kishan-reddy-slams-cm-for-criminal-waste-remarks-against-engineering-students</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-02-17/gh8v5gt6/ANI_20260217152937.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Union Minister of Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:13:11.487Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>G Kishan Reddy slams CM for ‘criminal waste’ remarks against engineering students</news:title>
<news:keywords>A Revanth Reddy </news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/cm-vijay-hands-over-police-medals-to-630-flags-off-vehicles-for-coastal-security</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/gkpc8fe8/Vijay-hands-over-police.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Chief Minister Joseph Vijay gives away the President's medals to the police personnel for their meritorious services at a function held at Rajarathnam Stadium in Chennai on Friday evening.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:13:06.565Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>CM Vijay hands over police medals to 630, flags off vehicles for coastal security </news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Joseph Vijay, President’s Police Medals</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Aug/01/karnataka-govt-forms-panel-to-put-in-place-transparent-recruitment-system</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/yfhpty95/CM-3.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday chaired a meeting with senior officials to review preparedness for examinations to be conducted for recruitment to vacant posts in the State government. Home and IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge, Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh, and senior officials from various departments attended the meeting.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:13:05.749Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Karnataka govt forms panel to put in place transparent recruitment system</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Karnataka Government, recruitment reform committee</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Aug/01/families-recount-trauma-after-police-personnel-injured-during-cjp-protest</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/ddv46rhp/New-Project-86.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Family members of police personnel injured during the protest march led by Cockroach Janta Party, at Constitution Club on Friday</image:caption>
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</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:12:21.774Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Families recount trauma after police personnel injured during CJP protest</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/13k-tribal-girls-set-guinness-record-with-dhimsa-dance</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/pmhbr16z/tribal.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Tribal girls performing Dhimsa dance at Bhogapuram airport on Friday</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:12:14.980Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>13K tribal girls set Guinness record with Dhimsa dance</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport, Dhimsa dance</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/ap-draft-electoral-roll-lists-371-crore-voters</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/szaligsw/New-Project-2026-08-01T084053.853.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>CEO Vivek Yadav</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:11:34.617Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>AP draft electoral roll lists 3.71 crore voters</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, ECI Election Commission of India, Chief Electoral Officer Vivek Yadav</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/plea-seeks-health-warning-boards-at-tasmac-shops</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/9av0cmr8/tasmac092339.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image of a Tasmac shop used for representational purposes only.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:10:40.311Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Plea seeks health warning boards at Tasmac shops</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Tasmac outlets, signboards, Health risks</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Aug/01/face-scanning-signal-jammers-for-police-exam-in-karnataka</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/mm43n7s0/deccanherald2026-01-29bgb2gscvfile830kzenzyna14sc0tasy.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) announced on Friday that it has arranged for stringent security for smooth conduction of the written examination on August 2</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:09:39.919Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Face scanning, signal jammers for police exam in Karnataka</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Karnataka police, Karnataka Examination Authority</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/andhra-pradesh-hc-orders-removal-of-venkatapalem-toll-barricades</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-06-19/0mx1fem0/HC-asks.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Andhra Pradesh HC.</image:caption>
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</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:09:37.856Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Andhra Pradesh HC orders removal of Venkatapalem toll barricades</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh HC</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Aug/01/odisha-can-increase-exports-to-50-bn-by-fy30-exim-bank</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/e7emjxup/Odisha-can-increase.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>‘The Odisha Opportunity: A Trade and Investment Roadmap’ report being released in Bhubaneswar on Friday, July 31, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:09:32.586Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Odisha can increase  exports to $50 bn by FY30: Exim Bank</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha, Odisha, Exports, Exim Bank</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Aug/01/bjp-demands-exemplary-legal-action-against-organised-abuse</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-02-10/6hwyr22p/ANI_20260210191634.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>BJP chief spokesperson NV Subhash</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:08:15.402Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BJP demands exemplary legal action against ‘organised abuse’</news:title>
<news:keywords>BJP </news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Aug/01/delhi-govt-likely-to-extend-pink-ticket-facility-for-women-bus-passengers-till-aug-15</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2019/10/29/original/free-ride.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A woman shows the 'pink ticket' during her ride on a DTC Bus in New Delhi. (Photo|PTI)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:08:14.602Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Delhi govt likely to extend pink ticket facility for women bus passengers till Aug 15</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Aug/01/odisha-upsc-panel-to-meet-on-august-7-to-shortlist-3-names-for-state-dgp</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-01-21/pyds6ul2/UPSC-plans.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Union Public Service Commission image used for representation</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:07:49.998Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Odisha: UPSC panel to meet on August 7 to shortlist 3 names for state DGP</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, DGP, UPSC panel</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/apcc-seeks-bank-loans-for-eligible-poor</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-13/k1k84hid/C_40_1_CH1456_36119916.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>NTR District Collector G Lakshmisha</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:07:28.995Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>APCC seeks bank loans for eligible poor</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, NTR Collector G Lakshmisha</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Aug/01/why-no-cbi-probe-into-kpsc-recruitment-row-karnataka-high-court</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-09/bhj7gm9m/HC-rejects-plea.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Karnataka High Court</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:06:53.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Why no CBI probe into KPSC recruitment row: Karnataka High Court</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, CBI, Karnataka High court, KPSC recruitment</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Aug/01/delhi-l-g-leads-drive-to-plant-1-lakh-saplings</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/jc0igd54/Sandhu-leads.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Lieutenant-Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu during the plantation drive at Kamla Nehru Ridge on Friday</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/8os0bdzl/leads-drive-to-plant.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:06:14.736Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Delhi L-G leads drive to plant 1 lakh saplings</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/01/russia-hits-ukrainian-capital-with-ballistic-missiles-and-drones-killing-9-and-wounding-over-a-dozen</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/s1nedzot/Ukraine-attacked.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following Russian missile attacks in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, August 1, 2026.</image:caption>
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</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:05:51.849Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Russia hits Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles and drones killing 9 and wounding over a dozen</news:title>
<news:keywords>Russia, Ukraine, ballistic missiles, drones</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/33220-ap-candidates-qualify-in-neet-ug</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-08-11/7mnigjwm/ANI_20240811153342.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:05:35.299Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>33,220 AP candidates qualify in NEET UG</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test, NEET UG 2026</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Aug/01/minister-eshwar-khandre-calls-for-borewell-recharge-as-drought-looms</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-28/hhe9f0o8/P_4827803304.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Karnataka RDPR Minister Eshwar Khandre</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:05:15.354Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Minister Eshwar Khandre calls for borewell recharge as drought looms</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, drought, Eshwar Khandre, borewell recharge</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Aug/01/imd-forecasts-light-showers-in-delhi</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/7q40l39u/IMD-forecasts.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:04:34.808Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>IMD forecasts light showers in Delhi</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/10l-households-in-tn-submit-census-details-field-operations-from-today</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-06-17/v31xbvui/Census.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>For the first time, citizens will have the option of self-enumeration (allowing households to submit their details online through an official Census portal before an enumerator visits for the same purpose.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:04:32.220Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>10L households in TN submit Census details, field operations from today</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, digital self-enumeration</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Aug/01/delhi-high-court-rejects-plea-seeking-time-bound-trial-in-shraddha-walkar-murder-case</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2022/11/23/original/AAftab_1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>FILE | Aaftab Poonawala, accused of killing his partner Shraddha Walkar, being brought to his residence at Chhatarpur as part of the ongoing investigation.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:04:01.667Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Delhi High Court rejects plea seeking time-bound trial in Shraddha Walkar murder case</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/central-team-reviews-ap-disaster-management-and-emergency-response</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/av85zmx0/Central-team.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The team reviewed the implementation of action plans prepared to tackle heatwaves, lightning strikes and other natural calamities.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:03:54.225Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Central team reviews AP disaster management and emergency response </news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority, APSDMA MD Prakhar Jain</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Aug/01/palnadu-draft-roll-lists-1549-lakh-voters-women-outnumber-men</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/4m7wimxn/outnumber.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Palnadu District Collector and District Election Officer Krathika Shukla</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:02:23.431Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Palnadu draft roll lists 15.49 lakh voters; women outnumber men</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, Krathika Shukla, Electoral Registration Officers</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Aug/01/a-councillor-with-clout-once-tahir-to-fight-it-out-as-convict</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/cejum8rm/20260731290L.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain being taken as Karkardooma Court sentences life imprisonment to him in the murder case of IB official Ankit Sharma during the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots, in New Delhi on Friday.</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:02:05.412Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>A councillor with clout once, Tahir to fight it out as convict</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Aug/01/cbi-conducts-search-operations-at-sugar-factory-in-bank-fraud-case</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-12-17/vduclsst/202512173610204.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:01:19.203Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>CBI conducts search operations at sugar factory in bank fraud case</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, CBI, Sugar factory, Bank fraud case</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Aug/01/rain-eases-as-telanganas-monsoon-deficit-narrows-to-10</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/nkgwzk3q/July.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Commuters struggle on the pothole-ridden roads near Apollo Hospital in Karimnagar (above) and at Kondapur in Hyderabad | express, Vinay Madapu</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/zra3wdfz/JulyA.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Commuters struggle on the potholeridden roads near Apollo Hospital in Karimnagar (above) and at Kondapur in Hyderabad</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:01:01.257Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rain eases as Telangana's monsoon deficit narrows to 10 per cent </news:title>
<news:keywords>Monsoon</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Aug/01/tahir-hussain-case-illiteracy-weighs-in-convicts-favour-for-sentencing-says-judge</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/29tmqbel/PTI07312026000370A.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>AAP councillor Tahir Hussain being escorted by police personnel as he leaves after a hearing in the case of the murder of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 Delhi riots, at the Karkardooma Court, in New Delhi, Friday, July 31, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:00:11.128Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Tahir Hussain case: Illiteracy weighs in convicts’ favour for sentencing, says Judge</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi, Tahir Hussain, 2020 Delhi riots</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Aug/01/cauvery-water-row-decision-on-moving-supreme-court-at-all-party-meet-says-cm-dk-shivakumar</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/e9ai9a7g/Decision-on.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Police stand guard outside the Krishna Raja Sagar resrvoir in Mandya district ahead of the protest by BJP</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/g8gwmtsn/ecisi.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:00:09.256Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Cauvery water row: Decision on moving Supreme Court at all-party meet, says CM DK Shivakumar</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Supreme Court, Tamil Nadu government, DK Shivakumar, Karnataka Government, Cauvery water row</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/form-panel-to-fix-issues-in-dvac-madras-hc-to-chief-secretary</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/415kow1n/202607193870017.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The judge directed the chief secretary to form a high level committee to address them and file a report within four months, with further directions to the government to act on the report within three months.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/bgfb0ual/Form-panel.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T03:00:07.945Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Form panel to fix issues in DVAC: Madras HC to chief secretary</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, DVAC</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/opposition-parties-up-in-arms-against-cm-vijays-karnataka-visit-plan</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/4y3sxf3q/p4-eps083839.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami criticised the CM for not convening an all-party meeting on the Cauvery and Mekedatu issues.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:57:44.486Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Opposition parties up in arms against CM Vijay’s Karnataka visit plan</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Cauvery water dispute, Cauvery water row, Joseph Vijay</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Aug/01/odisha-villagers-oppose-ib-irrigation-project-in-subdega</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/oxgd2c06/Villagers-oppose-IB-irrigation.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Agitators staging demonstration at Sundargarh town on Friday</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:56:39.955Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Odisha: Villagers oppose IB irrigation project in Subdega</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha, Protest, irrigation project, Subdega, villagers oppose</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/assam/2026/Aug/01/guwahati-diary-assam-to-build-road-named-after-states-first-woman-mount-everest-summiteer</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-27/z25udvam/ANI_20260727043852.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the road would be built at the initiative of Lakhimpur MLA Manab Deka to commemorate Rupamoni’s historic achievement.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:56:22.193Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Guwahati Diary: Assam to build road named after state’s first woman Mount Everest summiteer</news:title>
<news:keywords>Assam</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Aug/01/bjp-netas-detained-for-protesting-near-krishna-raja-sagar-reservoir-in-mandhya</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/28zqm875/BJP-netas.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Police detain BJP MLC CT Ravi and others when party leaders and workers tried to enter the KRS reservoir premises on Friday</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:56:17.283Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BJP netas detained for protesting near Krishna Raja Sagar reservoir in Mandhya</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Cauvery water dispute, BJP karnataka, Krishna Raja Sagar reservoir, Mandhya</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Aug/01/class-x-student-stabbed-to-death-outside-school-in-odisha</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/gzv30h75/Class-X-student.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Irate locals blocking the NH-26 near Bariniput in Koraput on Friday, July 31, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:54:44.668Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Class X student stabbed to death outside school in Odisha</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha, Koraput district, stabbed to death, Odisha student, Kolab Project High School</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Aug/01/karnatakas-next-25-years-building-a-global-innovation-powerhouse</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/igeuas5w/dks110806.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:54:23.444Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Karnataka’s next 25 years: Building a global innovation powerhouse</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, DK Shivakumar, Karnataka Government, Karnataka development</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/mutt-land-row-tn-sets-up-six-member-panel-to-audit-documents-handled-by-palani-sub-registrar</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/vnxkz2uo/Mutt-land-row.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The committee undertook an inspection at the Palani sub-registrar office and held inquiries for nine hours.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:52:09.683Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Mutt land row: TN sets up six-member panel to audit documents handled by Palani sub-registrar</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Dhandapani Swamy mutt, illegal sale of land</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Aug/01/late-season-neelam-totapuri-mangoes-exported-to-maldives</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/nhnlsmt1/Late-season-neelam.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Neelam mangoes are known for their sweet, juicy pulp and rich aroma, making them popular for desserts, smoothies and beverages.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:52:01.292Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Late-season neelam, totapuri mangoes exported to Maldives</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Maldives, Totapuri mango, mango exports, neelam mango</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Aug/01/45-year-old-man-shot-dead-in-kundapur-financial-row-suspected-behind-crime</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/wnpn8d0y/old-man-shot-dead.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Accused Derek Crasta, Deceased Ivan Richard</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:50:14.452Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>45-year-old man shot dead in Kundapur, 
financial row suspected behind crime</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, murder, Kundapur, Financial dispute</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/01/trump-weighs-fresh-strikes-on-iran-as-white-house-warns-tehran-over-hormuz-attacks-truce-violations</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/ft0h4bwj/New-Project-85.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Donald Trump, center, salutes as he exits Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Friday, July 31, 2026, from Camp David, the presidential retreat.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:49:56.785Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump weighs fresh strikes on Iran as White House warns Tehran over Hormuz attacks, truce violations</news:title>
<news:keywords>World, Donald Trump, Hamas, Israel-Iran conflict, West Asia Confict</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2026/Aug/01/file-adalat-2026-clears-4970-pending-files-says-minister-k-a-thulasi</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/cg8gl9zb/New-Project-2026-08-01T081908.031.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Minister for Welfare of SC/STs K A Thulasi</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:49:53.729Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>File Adalat 2026 clears 4,970 pending files, says Minister K A Thulasi</news:title>
<news:keywords>Thiruvananthapuram, SC/STs, Minister K A Thulasi</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Aug/01/crocodile-worry-for-flood-hit-villagers-of-kendrapara-in-odisha</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/a0406nzi/Crocodile-worry-for-flood.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Forest range officer of Bhitarkanika Chittaranjan Beura said villagers in flood-hit areas have been advised to move cautiously due to the added risk of displaced crocodiles.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:49:02.619Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Crocodile worry for flood-hit villagers of Kendrapara in Odisha</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha, Kendrapara, crocodile, DFO, flood-hit villagers</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Aug/01/telangana-explores-wine-tourism-to-diversify-travel-offerings</loc>
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<image:caption>Telangana Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:49:01.254Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Telangana explores wine tourism to diversify travel offerings</news:title>
<news:keywords>wine tourism </news:keywords>
</news:news>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Aug/01/murder-case-karnataka-hc-stays-life-term-of-former-minister-vinay-kulkarni</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/hp5n1llv/vinay-kulkarni.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Former minister Vinay Kulkarni</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:47:11.069Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Murder case: Karnataka HC stays life term of former minister Vinay Kulkarni</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Vinay Kulkarni, Karnataka High Court </news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/jal-shakti-ministers-remark-against-people-of-tamil-nadu-minister-nirmal-kumar</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/trclfsl1/Nirmal.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Minister for Electricity C T R Nirmal Kumar</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:46:42.505Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Jal Shakti minister’s remark against people of Tamil Nadu: Minister Nirmal Kumar</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Raj Bhushan Choudhary, C T R Nirmal Kumar</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Aug/01/overflowing-mahanadi-devi-riversin-odisha-inundate-24-villages-in-jagatsinghpur</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/ii4i2srg/Overflowing-Mahanadi.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Industries Minister Sampad Swain inspecting flood-affected areas</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:46:39.758Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Overflowing Mahanadi &amp; Devi rivers
in Odisha inundate 24 villages in Jagatsinghpur</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha, Mahanadi, Odisha, Flood, Devi river</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Aug/01/odisha-government-forms-team-to-probe-medical-pg-exam-paper-leak</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-08-07/hnnwfkun/ANI_20240807145853.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image used for representational purposes only</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:44:52.042Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Odisha government forms team to probe medical PG exam paper leak</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha, Odisha government, panel, medical PG exam paper leak</news:keywords>
</news:news>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2026/Aug/01/kerala-plans-coordinated-action-to-curb-human-wildlife-conflict</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/lbdd7u49/Coordinate.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Forest Minister Shibu Baby John visiting Basheer’s home on Friday</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:44:32.847Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Kerala plans coordinated action to curb human-wildlife conflict</news:title>
<news:keywords>Thiruvananthapuram, human-wildlife conflict</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Aug/01/karnataka-dharwad-tops-high-risk-pregnancies-belagavi-records-highest-caseload</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-05-31/4j3zsfe8/New-Project-2026-05-31T072204.006.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative photo</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:43:35.166Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Karnataka: Dharwad tops high-risk pregnancies; Belagavi records highest caseload</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Belagavi, pregnancy, Dharwad</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Aug/01/kerala-to-upgrade-all-maveli-stores-launch-24x7-supplyco-outlets</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2021/2/19/original/Shelves_run.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A Supplyco hypermarket</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:43:30.750Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Kerala to upgrade all Maveli Stores,  launch 24x7 Supplyco outlets </news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, Supplyco, Maveli Store</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Aug/01/pm-shri-imbroglio-opens-fresh-udf-fault-lines</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/64ku5nne/New-Project-2026-08-01T081147.329.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Industries Minister P K Kunhalikutty</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:42:38.333Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>PM SHRI imbroglio opens fresh UDF fault lines </news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, P K Kunhalikutty, PM SHRI</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/six-year-old-girl-suffers-fatal-cardiac-arrest-on-indigo-flight-from-navi-mumbai-to-thiruvananthapuram</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-06-02/0ozwwhos/ANI_20250602124510.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image used for representational purposes.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:41:52.893Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Six-year-old girl suffers fatal cardiac arrest on IndiGo flight from Navi Mumbai to Thiruvananthapuram</news:title>
<news:keywords>India</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/rs-638-crore-bypass-proposed-to-ease-tiruvannamalai-tailbacks</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/v10ra810/to-ease-T’malai.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The traffic congestion at the temple town of Tiruvannamalai turns bad to worse during the time of festivals.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:41:32.933Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rs 638 crore bypass proposed to ease Tiruvannamalai tailbacks</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Tiruvannamalai, traffic congestion, bypass</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Aug/01/odisha-pradhan-orders-immediate-steps-to-address-drainage-sanitation-issues</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/zlfj6lub/Pradhan-orders-immediate.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:40:57.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Odisha: Pradhan orders immediate steps to address drainage, sanitation issues </news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha, Dharmendra Pradhan, waterlogging, Sambalpur MP</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Aug/01/tgbie-to-roll-out-mental-health-new-syllabus-training-for-junior-lecturers</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/senaiyjm/TGBIE.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>District-level workshops will be held across Telangana, with subject experts from universities</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:40:22.263Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TGBIE to roll out mental health, new syllabus training for junior lecturers</news:title>
<news:keywords>junior lecturers</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/tamil-nadu-copyright-on-centre-state-panels-english-report-scrapped</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2021/7/27/original/Computer.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The English version of the report can now be downloaded from the committee’s official website (hlcusr.tn.gov.in).</image:caption>
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</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:39:02.595Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Tamil Nadu: Copyright on centre-state panel’s English report scrapped</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, High-level committee</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Aug/01/strong-winds-but-no-rain-blowing-in-karnataka</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/v2thv0ru/Strong-winds-but.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>In June and July, the Southwest monsoon showed a deficit of 28 per cent -- north interior Karnataka recorded 10 per cent deficit</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/ye3djskj/tron.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:38:29.802Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Strong winds, but no rain blowing in Karnataka</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, rain deficit, Karnataka monsoon, strong winds</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Aug/01/fly-ash-dumping-jsw-energy-slapped-with-environmental-fine-of-rs-317-crore</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-05/l5jvfql0/gavel.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image used for representational purposes only.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:38:28.987Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Fly ash dumping: JSW Energy slapped with environmental fine of Rs 3.17 crore </news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha, OSPCB, Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB), JSW Energy (Utkal) Ltd</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Aug/01/sit-to-question-topper-in-psc-exam-scandal</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-15/5yesa0v9/202607153865490.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:36:55.647Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SIT to question topper in PSC exam scandal </news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, SIT, PSC recruitment exam</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Aug/01/karnataka-cabinet-expansion-congress-brass-keeps-leaders-guessing</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/igeuas5w/dks110806.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:36:24.144Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Karnataka cabinet expansion: Congress brass keeps leaders guessing</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Karnataka Cabinet expansion, Congress Karnataka</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/bihar/2026/Aug/01/day-after-supreme-court-rap-bihar-bjp-mlc-resigns-to-make-way-for-house-less-minister-deepak-prakash</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-05-19/j8us9jhb/ANI_20260519063107.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Bihar Minister Deepak Prakash</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:36:03.581Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Day after Supreme Court rap, Bihar BJP MLC resigns to make way for House-less Minister Deepak Prakash</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bihar</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Aug/01/kannada-outfits-call-for-karnataka-bandh-on-august-13</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/vuz4h0a6/Kannada-outfits-call.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Members of the Karnataka Film Patron Artistes Association protest against CWRC and CWMA, at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on Friday</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:34:32.211Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Kannada outfits call for Karnataka bandh on August 13</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, bandh, Cauvery water dispute</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Aug/01/i-realised-my-mistake-mother-overcomes-fear-to-reclaim-her-newborn-in-kerala</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/kh2kkfkh/New-Project-2026-08-01T080031.435.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:33:52.113Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>‘I realised my mistake’: Mother overcomes fear to reclaim her newborn in Kerala</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, Ammathottil electronic cradle</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Aug/01/election-commission-of-india-extends-sir-deadline-to-august-10</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/dfqy9t2k/extends.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Aug 10: Last date for house-to-house enumeration, verification and submission of enumeration forms</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:32:58.628Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Election Commission of India extends SIR deadline to August 10 </news:title>
<news:keywords>SIR deadline</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Aug/01/as-cauvery-protests-intensify-dk-shivakumar-postpones-his-meeting-with-cm-c-joseph-vijay</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/ic0arymc/As-Cauvery-protests.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>BJP leaders and workers protest at the gates of the Krishna Raja Sagar reservoir in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district on Friday</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:32:46.595Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>As Cauvery protests intensify, DK Shivakumar postpones his meeting with CM C Joseph Vijay</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Cauvery water dispute, DK Shivakumar, C Joseph Vijay</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/two-migrant-workers-shot-dead-by-terrorists-in-jks-kulgam</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/fahmtbhl/3aa5cf6a81656f9ea53d4cda4de60e5e.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Two migrant workers shot dead by terrorists in J&amp;K’s Kulgam</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:32:35.320Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Two migrant workers shot dead by terrorists in J&amp;K's Kulgam</news:title>
<news:keywords>Jammu &amp; Kashmir, terrorist attack, migrant workers shot dead</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/supreme-court-asks-centre-states-to-frame-compensation-mechanism-for-stray-cattle-accident-victim</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-05-10/opisdfnz/P_4762901340.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A herd of stray cattle walks along a busy road in Puducherry</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:31:52.339Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Supreme Court asks Centre, states to frame compensation mechanism for stray cattle accident victim</news:title>
<news:keywords>India</news:keywords>
</news:news>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/supreme-court-says-adultery-plea-must-be-decided-before-granting-interim-maintenance-to-wife</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-08-30/onx0z7kl/Supreme%20Court%20of%20India.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A view of the Supreme Court of India building in New Delhi.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:30:15.755Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Supreme Court says adultery plea must be decided before granting interim maintenance to wife</news:title>
<news:keywords>India</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Aug/01/decade-after-maoist-killings-left-salutes-majumdar</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/h6txe4m1/Decade-after-Maoist-killings.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Leaders of Left parties M A Baby, D Raja, Dipankar Bhattacharyya and others after paying tributes to Naxalbari leader Charu Majumdar</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:30:07.398Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Decade after Maoist killings, Left salutes Majumdar</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, CPM general secretary M A Baby</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/after-tn-withdraws-plea-cbi-begins-inquiry-into-armstrong-murder-case</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-17/as0uhpyn/thenewsminute2024-07ffa806c1-a136-4d03-b229-574f436a88fewebarmstrong.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Former BSP state president K Armstrong</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:29:20.455Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>After TN withdraws plea, CBI begins inquiry into Armstrong murder case</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Armstrong murder case</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Aug/01/23-years-after-muthanga-stir-all-acquitted-in-vinod-murder-case</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/g9f4lasu/New-Project-2026-08-01T075743.954.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>K V Vinod</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:29:18.003Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>23 years after Muthanga stir, all acquitted in Vinod murder case</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, Muthanga tribal agitation</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/hyderabad-biker-missing-after-accident-in-himachal-pradesh</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-08-08/nhzwqcaq/accident_2_WrHa63z.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image used for representational purposes.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:28:50.226Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Hyderabad biker missing after accident in Himachal Pradesh</news:title>
<news:keywords>accident</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/tamil-nadu-may-move-sc-on-cauvery-after-august-5</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/f5724bx7/State-may-move.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Karnataka CM D K Shivakumar has convened an all-party meeting on August 2 to evolve a consensus on the state’s next course of action in Cauvery dispute.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:28:01.477Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Tamil Nadu may move SC on Cauvery after August 5</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Cauvery water row</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/centre-asks-reras-to-extend-eligible-real-estate-project-deadlines-by-four-months-over-west-asia-conflict</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-05-13/otrcjtpe/New-Project-2025-05-13T094538.462.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The ministry said construction material shortages caused by disrupted global supply chains warrant a four-month extension under force majeure provisions.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:27:16.168Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Centre asks RERAs to extend eligible real estate project deadlines by four months over West Asia conflict</news:title>
<news:keywords>India</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2026/Aug/01/freedom-from-waste-cm-dk-shivakumar-minister-krishna-byre-gowda-to-kickstart-drive-on-august-1</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2017/11/4/original/POWp10.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A lake in Bengaluru, polluted by the dumping the of medical waste</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:27:11.294Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Freedom from Waste: CM DK Shivakumar, Minister Krishna Byre Gowda to kickstart drive on August 1 </news:title>
<news:keywords>Bengaluru, DK Shivakumar, Solid Waste Management, Waste Dumping, Krishna Byre Gowda, Greater Bengaluru Authority</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Aug/01/opposition-cries-foul-as-thiruvananthapuram-corp-grants-six-month-leave-to-jailed-councillor</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/o9v4s19l/Oppn-cries-foul.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Mayor V V Rajesh is seen reading a note handed to him by a BJP councillor urging him to present the leave application of jailed councillor Sugathan R during the Thiruvananthapuram corporation council meeting on Friday</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:26:02.134Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Opposition cries foul as Thiruvananthapuram corp grants six-month leave to jailed councillor </news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, Mayor V V Rajesh, Viyyur Central Prison, BJP councillor R Sugathan</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/blasting-at-stone-quarry-sparks-safety-concerns-for-villagers-of-thammanur-in-kancheepuram</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/kq82dau4/Pic_forStory5Q1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The blasts, they say, shake houses, while nearly 500 trucks transporting stone from the quarry every day have worsened dust pollution and traffic congestion on village roads.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:24:58.461Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Blasting at stone quarry sparks safety concerns for villagers of Thammanur in Kancheepuram </news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Stone quarry, Thammanur</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Aug/01/pm-shri-burden-shifts-to-cabinet-panel</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-02-09/rui1veei/TNIE_import_2023_11_22_original_pk.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>IUML leader P K Kunhalikutty</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:24:19.274Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>PM SHRI burden shifts to cabinet panel</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, P K Kunhalikutty, PM SHRI</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/centre-likely-to-table-contentious-fcra-amendment-bill-in-parliament-on-monday-amid-opposition-protests</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/twak1mzg/PTI07312026000103B.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Opposition MPs stage a protest in Lok Sabha during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday, July 31, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:24:07.677Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Centre likely to table contentious FCRA Amendment Bill in Parliament on Monday amid Opposition protests</news:title>
<news:keywords>India</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2026/Aug/01/rs-13600-crore-hmrl-loan-stuck-metro-explores-plan-b</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/x93my36f/HMRL.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:24:03.507Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rs 13,600 crore HMRL loan stuck; Metro explores Plan B </news:title>
<news:keywords>HMRL</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2026/Aug/01/godman-two-others-cheat-andhra-woman-of-rs-25-crore</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2023/9/10/original/Police_EPS.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representational image.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:22:18.861Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Godman, two others cheat Andhra woman of Rs 2.5 crore</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bengaluru, cheating case, Godman, Andhra woman</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/supreme-court-dissolves-jk-cm-omar-abdullahs-marriage-after-couple-reaches-mutual-settlement</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/tztetes4/New-Project-84.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>J&amp;K CM Omar Abdullah, Payal Abdullah ‘embraced freedom’: Supreme Court to dissolve marriage</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/c0cgt24c/will-dissolve.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:21:16.179Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Supreme Court dissolves J&amp;K CM Omar Abdullah’s marriage after couple reaches mutual settlement</news:title>
<news:keywords>India</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/pending-hc-case-keeps-968-inspectors-of-1999-si-batch-without-promotion-for-18-years-across-tn</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-06-07/iirg9jyt/Police_Express_Illustration.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The delay in promotion of these officers has also affected the elevation of officers of other batches and over 140 DSP posts are lying vacant across TN, sources said.</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:19:12.545Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Pending HC case keeps 968 inspectors of 1999 SI batch without promotion for 18 years across TN</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Sub-Inspectors, Stalled promotions</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Aug/01/4-men-from-bengre-get-20-year-rigorous-imprisonment-in-2018-gangrape-case</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/lwc5tm71/men-get-20.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>All four arrested are fishermen and residents of Mangaluru</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:18:22.905Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>4 men from Bengre get 20-year rigorous imprisonment in 2018 gangrape case</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Gangrape Case</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/one-labourer-from-chhattisgarh-killed-another-injured-in-terror-attack-in-jks-kulgam</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/03qq6zpg/PTI07312026000579B.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Security personnel stand guard at a hospital where victims are receiving treatment after suspected terrorists opened fire on non-local labourers at a brick kiln, in Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, Friday, July 31, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:18:01.345Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Two labourers from Chhattisgarh killed in terror attack in J&amp;K's Kulgam</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, terrorist attack, Manoj Sinha, migrant worker killed</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2026/Aug/01/hyderabad-metropolitan-development-authority-to-distribute-free-saplings</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2022/5/4/original/HMDA.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA)</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:17:36.301Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority to distribute free saplings  </news:title>
<news:keywords>free saplings</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2026/Aug/01/20-years-of-imprisonment-for-pocso-accused-in-bengaluru</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-05/l5jvfql0/gavel.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image of gavel used for representational purpose only.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:15:30.203Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>20 years of imprisonment for POCSO accused in Bengaluru</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bengaluru, sexual assault, POCSO case</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2026/Aug/01/neet-protester-assaulted-by-masked-men-aisa-blames-abvp</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/f1djehkm/NEET-protester-assaulted.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The victim sustained serious injuries on his leg and had to get a cast</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:13:48.369Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>NEET protester assaulted by masked men; AISA blames ABVP</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bengaluru, ABVP, Dharmendra Pradhan, AISA, NEET paper leak, NEET Protest, NEET protestors</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Aug/01/telangana-high-court-orders-probe-into-custodial-torture</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-04-16/zvqmgwt9/hct.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Telangana High Court</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:12:49.027Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Telangana High Court orders probe into custodial torture </news:title>
<news:keywords>custodial torture </news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/tasmac-supervisors-fail-to-work-full-hours-leave-for-personal-work</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-05-26/8s4t2t33/no-cheers-as.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Consumers queueing up in front of a Tasmac outlet in Coimbatore.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:12:21.336Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TASMAC supervisors fail to work full hours, leave for personal work</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, working hours, TASMAC supervisors</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2026/Aug/01/minister-krishna-byre-gowdas-warning-of-no-avail-debris-dumped-at-yele-mallappa-lake</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/n1m3g02j/KBG-warning-of.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Debris dumped on the northern side of the 500-acre Yele Mallappa Chetty Lake</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:12:05.790Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Minister Krishna Byre Gowda's warning of no avail, debris dumped at Yele Mallappa Lake </news:title>
<news:keywords>Bengaluru, Yele Mallappa Lake, debris dumped</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Aug/01/kerala-govt-orders-cb-probe-into-milma-ghee-scam</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/j11hcknp/images-5.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Milma ghee</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:10:40.954Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Kerala govt orders CB probe into Milma ghee scam</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, Milma ghee scam, Milma ghee</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2026/Aug/01/no-compromise-on-white-topping-work-gba-chief-maheshwar-rao</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/aqk4qrie/No-compromise.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Greater Bengaluru Authority Chief Commissioner M Maheshwar Rao inspects white topping of a road in Bengaluru North City Corporation limits on Friday</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:10:13.630Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>No compromise on white-topping work: GBA chief Maheshwar Rao</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bengaluru, Greater Bengaluru Authority</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Aug/01/tdb-to-fully-use-ghee-bounty-at-sabarimala</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/b8nejrsa/ghee3082811.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Pilgrims breaking ghee coconut at the container at Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:09:19.166Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TDB to fully use ghee bounty at Sabarimala</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, Sabarimala, Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2026/Aug/01/mosquito-control-drive-in-bengaluru-central-city-corporation-areas-intensified</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2021/4/15/original/mosquito1030156.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Bengaluru Central City Corporation has begun the mosquito eradication drive as a part of its Heal initiative.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:08:42.595Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Mosquito-control drive in Bengaluru Central City Corporation areas intensified</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bengaluru, mosquito control, Bengaluru Central City Corporation</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Aug/01/telangana-grandmaster-raja-rithvik-clinches-bronze-in-spain-tourney</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-04/e81a35b8-e6aa-47d5-a0b2-dc9697783fce/Raja_Rithvik.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Indian chess grandmaster Raja Rithvik</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:07:35.244Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Telangana grandmaster Raja Rithvik  clinches bronze in Spain tourney</news:title>
<news:keywords>Raja Rithvik  </news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/01/centre-approves-rs-84000-crore-deep-sea-oil-and-gas-exploration-scheme-to-boost-energy-output</loc>
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<image:caption>Image used for representational purposes.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:07:12.165Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Centre approves Rs 84,000-crore deep-sea oil and gas exploration scheme to boost energy output</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Samudra Manthan, Oil and gas exploration</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Aug/01/life-term-for-tahir-hussain-first-punishment-in-2020-delhi-riots-case</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/6tg3lh65/First-punishment.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The verdict comes even as dozens of other trials continue, with several ending in acquittals over concerns about the quality of investigation and evidence.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/llnfbek3/’20-riots.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:06:49.087Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Life term for Tahir Hussain; first punishment in 2020 Delhi riots case</news:title>
<news:keywords>Life term for Tahir Hussain, Ankit Sharma, 2020 Delhi riots</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2026/Aug/01/protest-against-tunnel-road-at-lalbagh-on-august-2</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/jgodephu/Protest-against-tunnel.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Soil samples being collected for testing at Lalbagh Botanical Gardens on Friday for the Tunnel Road project</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:06:45.338Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Protest against tunnel road at Lalbagh on August 2</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bengaluru, Lalbagh Botanical Garden, tunnel road project</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Aug/01/tamil-nadu-after-complaints-of-attempt-to-misusepublic-funds-village-secretary-returns-rs-70k</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-10-10/3pvusgx2/Misappropriation-of-funds.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representational image</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:06:42.787Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Tamil Nadu: After complaints of attempt to misuse public funds, village secretary returns Rs 70k</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, misuse public funds, general fund account</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Aug/01/ndsa-directs-telangana-to-prepare-rehabilitation-designs-for-klis-barrages</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-07-10/95k8ng5h/Heavy-inflows.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>NDSA directs Telangana to prepare rehabilitation designs for KLIS barrages</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T02:03:45.115Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>NDSA directs Telangana to prepare    rehabilitation designs for KLIS barrages</news:title>
<news:keywords>NDSA</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Aug/01/family-register-certificate-will-help-people-establish-identity-says-bhatti-vikramarka</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-24/bepgi3c1/P_4882730515.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T01:56:35.139Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title> Family Register Certificate will help people establish identity, says Bhatti Vikramarka</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bhatti Vikramarka</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Aug/01/former-mla-accused-of-sexually-exploiting-22-year-old</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/gnffnpzw/New-Project-2026-08-01T071543.302.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>MLA Rega Kantha Rao</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T01:50:15.270Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Former MLA accused of 
sexually exploiting 22-year-old</news:title>
<news:keywords>MLA Rega Kantha Rao</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2026/Aug/01/2026-cwg-tejaswin-shankar-scripts-history-with-first-ever-decathlon-medal-for-india</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/4pd678o9/PTI08012026000032A.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>India's Tejaswin Shankar celebrates with the national flag after winning the bronze medal in the men's decathlon event at the Commonwealth Games 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland, Friday, July 31, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T01:49:50.428Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>2026 CWG: Tejaswin Shankar scripts history with first-ever decathlon medal for India</news:title>
<news:keywords>Other, Tejaswin Shankar, 2026 Commonwealth Games, decathlon bronze</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2026/Aug/01/wetland-plots-allotted-to-vallarpadam-project-evictees-to-be-made-habitable</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-06/55e4f365-3a2c-4294-86ce-f1532b2d3050/DP_World_launches.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T01:47:08.086Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Wetland plots allotted to Vallarpadam project evictees to be made habitable</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kochi, public works department, Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2026/Aug/01/kochi-metro-registers-record-op-profit-on-higher-ridership-non-fare-revenue</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-21/79w6hrhn/Driven-by-passenger.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Kochi Metro</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/n30q048z/Metro-registers-r.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T01:45:27.980Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Kochi Metro registers record op profit on higher ridership, non-fare revenue</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kochi, Kochi Metro, SmartCity Kochi</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Aug/01/kottayams-1st-crowd-funded-snake-boat-set-for-grand-launch-tomorrow</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/0zj39xgy/Kottayam’s-1st-crowd-funded-snake.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The newly built Arpookkara Chundan at the malippura</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T01:42:07.678Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Kottayam’s 1st crowd-funded snake boat set for grand launch tomorrow</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, snake boat, Arpookkara Chundan, Former Minister V N Vasavan</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Aug/01/amid-rare-mettukurinji-bloom-in-tn-pesky-tourists-spread-gloom</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/9vo77tr3/Amid-rare-Mettukurinji.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Nilgiri hills</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T01:39:45.909Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Amid rare Mettukurinji bloom in TN, ‘pesky’ tourists spread gloom</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, Nilgiri hills, Mettukurinji blooms</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Aug/01/ai-powered-weather-stations-for-hyperlocal-forecasts-underway-in-kerala</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/mwzxnh4h/AI-powered-weather.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representational image</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T01:37:36.413Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>AI-powered weather stations for hyperlocal forecasts underway in Kerala</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, KSDMA, AI weather stations</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Aug/01/thousands-bid-adieu-to-ex-mla-peddi-sudarshan-reddy</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-27/4fa5a39b/New-Project-2026-07-27T075643.420.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>MLA Peddi Sudarshan Reddy</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T01:36:18.678Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Thousands bid adieu to ex-MLA Peddi Sudarshan Reddy</news:title>
<news:keywords>Peddi Sudarshan Reddy</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2026/Aug/01/infantino-abandons-plans-to-sell-world-cup-profits-to-private-equity-following-massive-pushback-2</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/wkftirhx/AP26208397057010-1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Infantino's job seemed secured despite long-term unease with his style and previous attempts to force through unpopular projects, but could become more tenuous with the failed private equity proposal.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T01:32:02.684Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Infantino abandons plans to sell World Cup profits to private equity following massive pushback</news:title>
<news:keywords>Football, Gianni Infantino, private equity proposal</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Aug/01/godavari-nears-third-warning-at-bhadrachalam-inflows-continue</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/bbylsbnm/Godavari.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A man stranded on a sandbank in Charla mandal being rescued</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T01:31:45.967Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Godavari nears third warning at Bhadrachalam; inflows continue</news:title>
<news:keywords>Godavari, Bhadrachalam</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Aug/01/capturing-hope</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/34d8tcoa/Amit-Mehra.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Javed Ahmad Tak in frame, clicked by Amit Mehra</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/xgonsq83/Sharmishtha-Dutta-1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A portrait of a Varanasi weaver by Sharmistha Dutta</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/5sojz1b8/Jyothy-Karat.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Environmentalist and poet Sugatha Kumari, captured by Jyothi Karat</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/8lrksdka/images.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Curator Amit Mehra</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
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</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T01:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Capturing Hope</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi, Art, photo, Photography, exhibition</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2026/Aug/01/the-distance-to-a-dream</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/p2q0ayph/UPLOADAUG2641.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/dn4odaiy/IENOV00716-02-2018124617.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/jx8quvxg/neet90305cbe3.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T01:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The distance to a dream</news:title>
<news:keywords>neet, neet protest, anti neet protest, jantar mantar, neet exam, cjp, cockroach janta party, the price of neet, first generation learners, Balan Illam, T Nagar, cjp protest, neet aspirants, neet suicide, mbbs exam, neet eleigibility, neet marks, NCERT textbooks, state syllabus, neet syllabus, fair neet, ban neet, anti neet tamil nadu, chennai news, chennai features, tamil nadu news</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2026/Aug/01/beyond-biryani-into-the-soul-of-hyderabad</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/64lngnjw/4EEA5999-4226-4789-A742-8897A76025C8032349.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>Manu S Kurup</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/y0ad2gpb/E3C8CD12-845F-4C53-92A9-37E5C5697D7E032351.JPG</image:loc>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T00:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Beyond biryani, into the soul of Hyderabad</news:title>
<news:keywords>Hyderabad, Books, poetry, Tea and Tombs: Poems on Hyderabad, Manu S Kurup</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2026/Aug/01/a-taste-of-tamil-nadus-traditions</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/twdbhs81/WHATSAPP-IMAGE-2026-07-28-AT-165122125547R.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Chef Preethi Raghunandan</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/9ldf5ow9/WHATSAPP-IMAGE-2026-07-28-AT-165124125544.JPG</image:loc>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/xwtfnadk/WHATSAPP-IMAGE-2026-07-28-AT-165115125605R.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T00:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>A Taste of Tamil Nadu’s Traditions</news:title>
<news:keywords>Hyderabad, Food, Chef Preethi Raghunandan, The Flavours of Tamil Nadu, Kongu Food</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2026/Aug/01/ritviz-the-only-thing-that-lasts-is-honesty</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/ntxyjkk1/KS-5.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Ritviz</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T00:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ritviz: The only thing that lasts is honesty</news:title>
<news:keywords>Hyderabad, Arts, singer-songwriter, Quake Arena, Ritviz, Udd Gaye, Liggi</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2026/Aug/01/a-mexican-fiesta-on-every-plate</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/9e6buxuy/WHATSAPP-IMAGE-2026-07-24-AT-123902011540.JPG</image:loc>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/z3dqpxkz/WHATSAPP_IMAGE_2026_07_24_AT_123850011544.JPG</image:loc>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T00:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>A Mexican Fiesta on Every Plate</news:title>
<news:keywords>Hyderabad, Food, Social, Mexcican Food, Mela Mexicana</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2026/Aug/01/friendships-that-stand-the-test-of-time</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/h5flngex/FRIEDNSHIP-DAY051809.JPG</image:loc>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/gd8sy3oj/CHAITHANYA053607.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>Chaitanya Rao</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/vslqjoud/WHATSAPP_IMAGE_2026_07_31_AT_152240_1035504__1_.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>Payal Rajput</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
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<image:caption>Vishnu</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T00:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Friendships That Stand the Test of Time</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2026/Aug/01/chef-ralph-prazeres-goan-soul-european-heart</loc>
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<image:caption>Chef Ralph Prazeres</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/1xwtdghy/Sticky-Toffee-Pudding.jpeg</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T00:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Chef Ralph Prazeres: Goan Soul, European Heart</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2026/Aug/01/the-not-so-neat-ways-of-neet-preparations</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/7ljai6lf/NEETpaper.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T00:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The not-so-neat ways of NEET preparations</news:title>
<news:keywords>NEET , anti-neet, ban neet, fair neet, anti neet protest, cjp protest, jantar mantar, cockroach janta party, neet exams, Tamil Nadu’s anti-NEET sentiment, NCERT,  PB Prince Gajendra Babu , neet coaching centres, neet preparation, neet protest chennai, chennai news, chennai features, news features, neet story</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2026/Aug/01/everybody-sells-protein</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T00:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Everybody sells protein</news:title>
<news:keywords>Hyderabad, Protein Powder, protein-rich food</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2026/Aug/01/fainting-could-be-a-warning-from-your-heart</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Fainting could be a warning from your heart</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2026/Jul/31/2026-cwg-neerajs-return-overshadowed-by-pathirages-mammoth-effort-bronze-for-yash-vir</loc>
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<image:caption>Neeraj Chopra reacts after his throw late on Friday</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T21:00:45.779Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>2026 CWG: Neeraj’s return overshadowed by Pathirage’s mammoth effort, bronze for Yash Vir </news:title>
<news:keywords>Other, Sri Lanka, Neeraj Chopra, Javelin Throw, Rumesh Pathirage, Commonwealth Games 2026, 2026 CWG, India javelin</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/editorial/2026/Jul/31/dont-treat-green-nods-as-mere-procedure-punish-violators</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/lez4msca/DeforestationaroundPakkeTigerReserveIndia.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The SC has upheld the possibility of a limited, statutory, public interest-based amnesty to balance environmental protection with development priorities</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T19:25:57.410Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Don't treat green nods as mere procedure, punish violators</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/editorial/2026/Jul/31/poll-battles-foreground-dkss-urban-growth-plan</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-08-01/polrseha/x.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Aerial view of the Sankey Tank in western Bengaluru</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T19:25:52.312Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Poll battles foreground DKS's urban growth plan</news:title>
<news:keywords>Editorial</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/editorial/quick-take/2026/Jul/31/quick-take-draw-a-red-line</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/fzc4cpqj/wc.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The animal was trapped on July 3 near Banasi village in Nainidanda’s Sald Mahadev area. Picture used for representational purposes</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T19:25:30.787Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Quick Take | Draw a red line</news:title>
<news:keywords>Quick Take</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/environment/2026/Jul/31/heavy-duty-vehicles-the-silent-killer-of-indias-air-quality</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/u4ebcsac/ILLUSOCT00906-01-2020200009.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T19:18:13.060Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Heavy-duty vehicles: The silent killer of India’s air quality</news:title>
<news:keywords>Environment, Air pollution, Heavy-duty vehicles</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/environment/2026/Jul/31/new-catfish-from-odishas-budhabalanga-named-after-legendary</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T19:15:04.218Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>New catfish from Odisha’s Budhabalanga named after legendary tigress Khairi</news:title>
<news:keywords>Environment</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/environment/2026/Jul/31/indian-cities-to-suffer-massive-job-loss-due-to-extreme-heat</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-05/a1e5292f-62c1-45ac-87c0-06a257392d09/Heat_PTI.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image used for representative purposes only.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T19:12:24.458Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Indian cities to suffer massive job loss due to extreme heat</news:title>
<news:keywords>Environment</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/two-laws-cjps-dipke-questions-fir-against-woman-asks-why-bjp-leaders-not-booked-over-abusive-remarks</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/recv4bza/New-Project-2026-08-01T003903.399.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke questions FIR against a woman accused of using abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T19:10:46.328Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>'Two laws?': CJP's Dipke questions FIR against woman; asks why BJP leaders not booked over abusive remarks</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, student protests, zero FIR, PM Narendra Modi​, abhijeet dipke, Jantar Mantar protests</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2026/Jul/31/2026-cwg-once-nicknamed-khajur-for-his-lean-physique-harsh-becomes-1st-indian-male-judoka-to-win-cwg-gold</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/hr07svio/Harsh-online.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>Harsh Singh celebrates his historic win in Glasgow on Friday</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Yamini Mourya won a silver medal in the -57kg weight category</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T18:56:05.507Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>2026 CWG: Once nicknamed khajur for his lean physique, Harsh becomes 1st Indian male judoka to win CWG gold</news:title>
<news:keywords>Other, Judo Federation of India, 2026 Commonwealth Games, Judoka Asmita Dey, Judoka Harsh Singh</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/that-was-raging-trump-renews-claim-of-stopping-india-pakistan-war-with-tariff-threats</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/tet20stm/ANI_20250930170355.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>US President Donald Trump.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T18:54:09.488Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>'That was raging': Trump renews claim of stopping India-Pakistan war with tariff threats</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Donald Trump, US tariff, Pahalgam attack, Operation Sindoor</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2026/Jul/31/englishreview2026jul30spider-man-brand-new-day-movie-review-most-soulful-mcu-spider-man-film-about-peter-parker</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/wdbq8k5r/peter_parker.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Spider-Man: Brand New Day review</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T18:53:26.713Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Spider-Man: Brand New Day Movie Review: Most soulful MCU Spider-Man film about Peter Parker</news:title>
<news:keywords>Spider-Man: Brand New Day review, brand new day review, spiderman brand new day, tom holland, zendaya, Destin Daniel Cretton</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2026/Jul/31/telugureview2026jul30srinivasa-mangapuram-movie-review-a-formulaic-love-drama-with-weak-emotions</loc>
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<image:caption>Srinivasa Mangapuram Movie Review: Jai Krishna Ghattamaneni and Rasha Tadani in stills from the film</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T18:53:17.476Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Srinivasa Mangapuram Movie Review: A formulaic love drama with weak emotions</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2026/Jul/31/englishnews2026jul31meghann-fahy-to-star-in-the-trial-of-louise-woodward</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/wtecnjz5/meghann_fahy_attends_the_world_premiere_of_netflixs_sirens_news_photo_1748856716.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Meghann Fahy boards The Trial of Louise Woodward</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T18:52:28.103Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Meghann Fahy to star in The Trial of Louise Woodward</news:title>
<news:keywords>Meghann Fahy, The Trial of Louise Woodward</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2026/Jul/31/telugunews2026jul31abhirami-signs-another-telugu-film-this-time-with-sudigali-sudheer</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/bskialyi/abhiramilook.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Abhirami from Sudheer's Joker</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T18:51:59.365Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Abhirami signs another Telugu film, this time with Sudigali Sudheer</news:title>
<news:keywords>Sudigali Sudheer, Abhirami, Bigg Boss, Blast, Sudheer's Joker</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2026/Jul/31/teluguinterviews2026jul30ajay-bhupathi-srinivasa-mangapuram-is-a-realistic-love-story</loc>
<image:image>
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<image:caption>Ajay Bhupathi</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T18:50:01.029Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ajay Bhupathi: Srinivasa Mangapuram is a realistic love story</news:title>
<news:keywords>Srinivasa Mangapuram, Ajay Bhupathi, Jai Krishna, Jai Krishna Ghattamaneni, Rasha Tadani</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2026/Jul/31/telugunews2026jul28sumanths-mahendragiri-varahi-locks-its-release-date</loc>
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<image:caption>From L to R: Santosh Jagarlamudi, Sumanth, Meenkashi Goswami and Madhu at the Mahendragiri Varahi film event</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T18:49:07.788Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Sumanth's Mahendragiri Varahi locks its release date</news:title>
<news:keywords>Sumanth, Mahendragiri Varahi, Meenakshi Goswami, Aishwarya Rajesh, Santosh Jagarlamudi</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2026/Jul/31/teluguinterviews2026jul29ritika-nayak-my-first-priority-is-telugu-cinema</loc>
<image:image>
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<image:caption>Ritika Nayak</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T18:48:40.731Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ritika Nayak: My first priority is Telugu cinema</news:title>
<news:keywords>Ritika Nayak, Korean Kanakaraju, Varun Tej, Merlapaka Gandhi, Satya</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/i-want-to-forgive-them-pm-modi-says-students-who-abused-him-should-be-guided-not-punished</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/rba09zco/New-Project-2026-07-31T231145.058.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Prime Minister Narendra Modi.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T18:40:40.804Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>'I want to forgive them': PM Modi says students who abused him should be guided, not punished</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, student protests, PM Narendra Modi​, Jantar Mantar protests</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinion/2026/Jul/31/gates-of-prosperity-not-fully-opened-to-less-privileged</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/8fn1owui/31july2026.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The main reason for lower enrolment among the economically-weaker SC, ST and Muslim communities is their inability to pay for costly higher education and the lack of adequate government support</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T18:31:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Gates of prosperity not fully opened to less privileged</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jul/31/two-former-sri-lankan-officials-sentenced-to-death-for-negligence-in-deadly-easter-bombings</loc>
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<image:caption>Sri Lankan police chief Pujith Jayasundara, right, leaves after an inspection at St. Anthony's church, one of the sites of Easter Sunday explosions in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 21, 2019.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Two former Sri Lankan officials sentenced to death for negligence in deadly Easter bombings</news:title>
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<image:caption>Open AI CEO Sam Altman at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on July 29, 2026. Altman said he planned to meet with US lawmakers about the "future artificial intelligence technology" following the incident</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T18:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Questions we aren't asking of AI</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jul/31/at-least-27-killed-after-algerian-bus-plunges-into-ravine-near-algiers</loc>
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<image:caption>At least 27 killed after Algerian bus plunges into ravine near Algiers.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T18:20:14.335Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>At least 27 killed after Algerian bus plunges into ravine near Algiers</news:title>
<news:keywords>World, bus accident, ravine</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2026/Jul/31/sports-facility-in-government-school-in-haryana-to-cwg-podium-in-glasgow-fast-rising-boxer-ankushs-tale</loc>
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<image:caption>Ankush Panghal beat Joshua Ofori of Canada 5-0 to reach men's 80kg final on Friday</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Under the watch of Pradeep Sawant, Ankush Panghal trained at the Govt Senior Secondary School at Gangwa, Hissar</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Trainees at the boxing facility</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T18:02:56.112Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Sports facility in government school in Haryana to CWG podium in Glasgow: Fast-rising boxer Ankush's tale</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2026/Jul/31/2026-cwg-judoka-asmita-creates-history-with-48kg-gold</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/hw8ptpo3/Asmita-PTI-2.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>Indian judoka Asmita Dey celebrates her win in Glasgow on Friday</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Harsh Singh also won a gold medal in -60kg weight category</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T18:02:44.791Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>2026 CWG: Judoka Asmita creates history with -48kg gold</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2026/Jul/31/increase-in-khelo-india-scheme-budget-assistance-to-nsfs-sees-considerable-hike</loc>
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<image:caption>Cabinet approves revamped Khelo India Scheme, ANSFs with outlay of Rs.36,441 crore</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T18:02:14.778Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Increase in Khelo India Scheme budget, assistance to NSFs sees considerable hike</news:title>
<news:keywords>Other, Sports Ministry, Khelo India, Indian sports, Sports Authroity of India</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Jul/31/mms-q1-profit-surges-34-to-rs-5455-crore-2</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/ux0h6cbv/C_53_1_CH1214_45014435.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Mahindra &amp; Mahindra</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T17:57:33.444Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>M&amp;M’s Q1 profit surges 34% to Rs 5,455 crore</news:title>
<news:keywords>Mahindra &amp; Mahindra, Mahindra &amp; Mahindra Q1 results</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/pm-modi-burnham-pledge-to-deepen-strategic-partnership-maximise-gains-from-trade-deal</loc>
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<image:caption>"Look forward to working closely": PM Modi congratulates Andy Burnham on becoming UK PM, vows to deepen ties</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T17:54:24.857Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>PM Modi, Burnham pledge to deepen strategic partnership, maximise gains from trade deal</news:title>
<news:keywords>India-UK trade deal </news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2026/Jul/31/orange-jersey-gets-more-controversial-as-hi-chief-and-dg-spar-over-approval</loc>
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<image:caption>Indian men's team reveals jersey ahead of FIH Hockey World Cup 2026</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T17:51:42.483Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Orange jersey gets more controversial as HI chief and DG spar over approval</news:title>
<news:keywords>Sport, Other, Hockey India, India hockey, HI Chief Dilip Tirkey, India hockey orange jersey</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Jul/31/rpg-life-hives-off-api-business-secures-rs-700-crore-investment-commitment</loc>
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<image:caption>Sai Life Sciences</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T17:43:06.880Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>RPG Life hives off API business, secures Rs 700 crore investment commitment</news:title>
<news:keywords>Pharma , RPG Life Sciences</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Jul/31/ibbi-may-seek-dedicated-nclt-bench-for-real-estate-insolvency-cases</loc>
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<image:caption>The IBBI has been urging the Ministry over the past two years to expand the NCLT's capacity</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T17:40:01.942Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>IBBI may seek dedicated NCLT bench for real estate insolvency cases</news:title>
<news:keywords>IBBI, real estate, NCLT</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Jul/31/marutis-q1-profit-declines-11-to-rs-3352-crore</loc>
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<image:caption>Maruti Suzuki Baleno. (Photo | Maruti Suzuki website)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T17:38:00.453Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Maruti's Q1 profit declines 11% to Rs 3,352 crore </news:title>
<news:keywords>Maruti, Maruti Q1 results</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Jul/31/excise-duty-collections-fall-22-in-q1-fy27-gross-tax-revenue-rises-37</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-05-23/zbm7ultx/Petrol01.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Petrol pump attendant filling the tank of a Car with petrol in New Delhi.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T17:35:54.134Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Excise duty collections fall 22% in Q1 FY27; gross tax revenue rises 3.7%</news:title>
<news:keywords>Excise duty, Excise duty collections, gross tax revenue</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/madhya-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/bhopal-gas-tragedy-survivors-groups-allege-sewage-contaminated-water-supply-civic-body-denies-claim</loc>
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<image:caption>Image used for representational purposes only.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T17:35:19.986Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bhopal gas tragedy survivors' groups allege sewage-contaminated water supply; civic body denies claim</news:title>
<news:keywords>Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Union Carbide factory, faecal contamination</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Jul/31/indigo-to-discontinue-wide-body-operations-from-october-25-2026</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-02-04/t679vvyu/ANI_20260204120342.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>IndiGo flights between Mumbai and Amsterdam will be transitioned to be operated using its Airbus A321XLR</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T17:33:44.258Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>IndiGo to discontinue wide-body operations from October 25, 2026</news:title>
<news:keywords>IndiGo, Indigo wide-body operations</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Jul/31/tax-hikes-on-cigarettes-hit-itc-profit-falls-27-in-q1</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-05-21/mlu5ot17/ITC-profit.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>ITC logo used for representative purposes only.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T17:30:00.239Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Tax hikes on cigarettes hit ITC, profit falls 27% in Q1 </news:title>
<news:keywords>cigarettes , ITC, ITC Q1 results</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2026/Jul/31/jamshedpur-fc-pulls-out-of-isl-after-failing-to-pay-participation-fees</loc>
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<image:caption>Jamshedpur FC in the last season</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T17:27:00.463Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Jamshedpur FC pulls out of ISL after failing to pay participation fees</news:title>
<news:keywords>Sport, Other, ISL, AIFF, Jamshedpur FC, Indian football</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/juna-akhara-sounds-kumbh-bugle-announces-2027-ritual-calendar</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-01-16/gfwauuq2/ANI_20250116073947.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>2027 Kumbh: Juna Akhara's devotion through bhajan, kirtan</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T17:24:11.783Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Juna Akhara sounds Kumbh bugle, announces 2027 ritual calendar </news:title>
<news:keywords>Juna Akhara, Kumbh Mela</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Jul/31/bloomberg-again-defers-india-bond-inclusion-in-global-index</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-06/lkpl0t6h/ANI_20260706142110.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Government securities</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T17:23:57.212Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bloomberg again defers India bond inclusion in global index</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bloomberg index, govt bonds</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jul/31/explained-what-triggered-the-mass-migrant-crossing-into-spains-ceuta</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2021/5/19/original/Spain_migrant_crisis-_AP_.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Migrants wait to cross into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, near the border of Morocco and Spain.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T16:56:18.890Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Explained: What triggered the mass migrant crossing into Spain's Ceuta?</news:title>
<news:keywords>Mass migration at Ceuta border</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/two-dozen-indians-still-working-with-russian-army-says-mea-warns-against-unscrupulous-recruitment-agents</loc>
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<image:caption>Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal addresses a bi-weekly media briefing.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T16:45:21.191Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Two dozen Indians still working with Russian Army, says MEA; warns against 'unscrupulous' recruitment agents</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Indian nationals, Indians in Russian Army, overseas job</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2026/Jul/31/durand-cup-vishnus-hat-trick-in-east-bengal-big-win</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/angl9rpv/Image-4-EBFC-VS-CISF-Protectors.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>East Bengal players celebrate against CISF Protectors on Friday</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T16:42:08.118Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Durand Cup: Vishnu's hat-trick in East Bengal big win</news:title>
<news:keywords>Sport, Other, Indian football, Shillong Lajong FC, Durand Cup, East Bengal football club</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/madhya-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/muslims-offer-namaz-on-land-adjacent-to-bhojshala-complex-for-first-time-since-mp-hc-ruling</loc>
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<image:caption>MP: Muslim community offers Friday prayers on land near Bhojshala complex following SC order amid tight security in Dhar.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T16:21:43.741Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Muslims offer namaz on land adjacent to Bhojshala complex for first time since MP HC ruling</news:title>
<news:keywords>Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh high court, Friday namaz, Bhojshala-Kamal Maula complex, Bhojshala Case</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/uttarakhand-on-high-alert-eight-districts-warned-of-flash-floods-as-monsoon-wreaks-havoc-102-roads-shut</loc>
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<image:caption>Relief team personnel escorting devotees across a safe passage on the Char Dham Yatra route in Uttarakhand.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T16:03:37.739Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Uttarakhand on high alert: Eight districts warned of flash floods as monsoon wreaks havoc; 102 roads shut</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, IMD forecast, Uttarakhand Rains, Flash flood alert</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/india-seeks-global-scrutiny-over-pakistans-ruthless-crackdown-in-pok-says-over-40-civilians-killed</loc>
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<image:caption>Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) members block a road and set on fire woods after clashes with police during a protest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's Muzaffarabad, Friday, July 31, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T15:57:51.173Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>India seeks global scrutiny over Pakistan's 'ruthless crackdown' in PoK; says over 40 civilians killed</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, PoK, Protest, Crackdown, MEA spokesperson Jaiswal</news:keywords>
</news:news>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/eam-jaishankar-conveys-deep-concern-to-iran-over-regional-hostilities-urges-no-attacks-on-shipping-seafarers</loc>
<image:image>
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<image:caption>External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T15:49:04.961Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>EAM Jaishankar conveys 'deep concern' to Iran over regional hostilities; urges no attacks on shipping, seafarers</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/science/2026/Jul/31/meet-the-astronomer-digging-into-the-milky-ways-fossils</loc>
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<image:caption>This image shows the Milky Way as viewed from Earth. The star icon shows the position of the mysterious repeating transient. Credit: Dr Natasha Hurley-Walker (ICRAR/Curtin).</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T15:46:24.560Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Meet the astronomer digging into the Milky Way's 'fossils'</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/science/2026/Jul/31/mammoth-bones-found-on-parched-bed-of-danube-in-bulgaria</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/h5ed1vgb/Mammoth-bones</image:loc>
<image:caption>A scientist from Rousse's Regional Historical Museum examining remains of an ancient mammoth, as historically low water levels on the Danube River exposed parts of the riverbed near the village of Ryahovo, northeast of Rousse</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T15:40:09.025Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Mammoth bones found on parched bed of Danube in Bulgaria</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/indian-students-face-deportation-risk-in-canada-over-work-permit-punjab-bjp-urges-mea-to-intervene</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-02-16/iu3jwh80/AFP.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image used for representational purposes only.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T15:21:18.200Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Indian students face deportation risk in Canada over work permit; Punjab BJP urges MEA to intervene</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, international students, PGWPs, Alberta, Portage College</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Jul/31/luxury-cars-high-income-rule-out-non-creamy-layer-status-kerala-hc</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/xjw30bi2/Kerala_HC.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Luxury cars, high income rule out non-creamy layer status: Kerala HC.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T15:04:10.105Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Luxury cars, high income rule out non-creamy layer status: Kerala HC</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, Kerala High Court, wealth, assets, non-creamy layer, salary income</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/uttar-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/black-day-in-courts-history-allahabad-hc-judge-recuses-over-alleged-bid-to-influence-pending-bail-cases</loc>
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<image:caption>Allahabad High Court.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T14:56:15.976Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>'Black day' in court's history: Allahabad HC judge recuses over alleged bid to influence pending bail cases</news:title>
<news:keywords>Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad High Court​, judicial independence</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Jul/31/karnataka-cm-appeals-his-tn-counterpart-to-defer-august-3-visit-amid-cauvery-protests</loc>
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<image:caption>Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T14:50:37.931Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Karnataka CM appeals to his TN counterpart to defer August 3 visit amid Cauvery protests</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka CM, Cauvery protests</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/centre-bets-big-on-farmers-youth-cabinet-extends-pm-kisan-scheme-till-2031-expands-khelo-india</loc>
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<image:caption>The decisions were taken at a meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T14:46:07.655Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Centre bets big on farmers, youth; Cabinet extends PM-KISAN scheme till 2031, expands Khelo India</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, PM-KISAN scheme, Samudra Manthan, National Offshore Exploration Scheme</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/assam/2026/Jul/31/assam-flood-toll-rises-to-80-cm-himanta-says-damage-assessment-from-august-7</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-29/k8qpi4j6/ANI_20260729001412.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Assam Floods</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T14:35:44.912Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Assam flood toll rises to 80; CM Himanta says damage assessment from August 7</news:title>
<news:keywords>Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam floods, relief measures</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/madhya-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/datia-by-election-congress-candidate-accuses-disqualified-mla-of-sabotaging-poll-prospects</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-12/l8q25czx/Kunwar-Ghanshyam-Singh.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Congress leader and the party's candidate for the Datia by-election, Kunwar Ghanshyam Singh.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T14:26:32.067Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Datia by-election: Congress candidate accuses disqualified MLA of sabotaging poll prospects</news:title>
<news:keywords>Madhya Pradesh, Narottam Mishra, Rajendra Bharti, Datia bypoll, Kunwar Ghanshyam Singh</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/bihar/2026/Jul/31/tiger-kills-woman-in-bihar-day-after-another-fatal-attack-in-vtr</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-02-18/h4azr25r/202602183677602.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>According to local residents, this was the second attack on a human by a wild tiger in the past 24 hours.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T14:22:15.285Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Tiger kills woman in Bihar day after another fatal attack in VTR</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bihar, tiger attack, Valmiki Tiger Reserve</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2026/Jul/31/from-almost-quitting-discus-after-childbirth-to-pursuing-phd-winning-cwg-bronze-seemas-story</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/o5wdhpfu/SeemaAFP2.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Seema Kaliramna in action at the Scotstoun on Thursday</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T14:20:06.424Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>From almost quitting discus after childbirth to pursuing PhD &amp; winning CWG bronze: Seema's story</news:title>
<news:keywords>Other, mother, PhD, Haryana, discus throw, Commonwealth Games 2026, Seema Kaliramna</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/maharashtra/2026/Jul/31/bombay-hc-fda-commissioner-tukaram-munde-clash-over-hygiene-checks-at-eateries</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/3krkl71q/ANI_20250221084452.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The court was not satisfied with the FDA targeting private and small eateries while sparing government establishments.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T14:15:48.544Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bombay HC, FDA commissioner Tukaram Munde clash over hygiene checks at eateries</news:title>
<news:keywords>Maharashtra, Bombay HC, FDA commissioner Tukaram Munde</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/west-bengal/2026/Jul/31/bangladesh-born-author-taslima-nasrin-returns-to-kolkata-after-19-years</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-09-24/9jdty3rp/Laws-must-be.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Writer Taslima Nasrin</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T14:10:36.817Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bangladesh-born author Taslima Nasrin returns to Kolkata after 19 years</news:title>
<news:keywords>West Bengal, Taslima Nasrin</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2026/Jul/31/preeti-pawar-ankush-storm-into-final-with-dominating-win-in-cwg-boxing</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/9gjt5um5/Ankush-1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Ankush during his bout against Canada's Scarlett Delgado</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T13:51:32.360Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Preeti, Arundhati, Ankush storm into final with dominating win in CWG boxing </news:title>
<news:keywords>Sport, Other, Preeti Pawar, Ankush Phangal, CWG 2026</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/explainers/2026/Jul/31/why-assam-remains-one-of-indias-most-flood-prone-states</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-19/7fdk5k2u/20260717175f.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Assam floods</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T13:46:59.702Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Why Assam remains one of India’s most flood-prone states</news:title>
<news:keywords>Assam Floods</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Jul/31/asian-markets-outperform-india-as-tech-rally-continues</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-03/0e3267c7-0ff3-4d4e-ad05-dcd772cd2b50/ANI_20240321055804.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The Sensex and Nifty closed with modest gains of around 0.2%, supported by healthy corporate earnings, while elsewhere in Asia, investor sentiment remained much stronger as semiconductor and AI-related stocks extended their gains.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/y0t6k3bt/AsianMarketPerformanceJuly312026.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Closing trend of major Asian equity markets on July 31, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T13:26:28.907Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Asian markets outperform India as tech rally continues</news:title>
<news:keywords>Indian shares, Asian stocks</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/uttar-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/chandrashekhar-azad-led-asp-announces-first-list-of-45-candidates-for-2027-up-polls</loc>
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<image:caption>Aazad Samaj Party (ASP-Kanshi Ram) leader Chandrashekhar Azad.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T13:24:02.125Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Chandrashekhar Azad-led ASP announces first list of 45 candidates for 2027 UP polls</news:title>
<news:keywords>Uttar Pradesh, Chandrashekhar Azad</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/after-cjp-protest-second-uttarakhand-constable-announces-resignation-on-camera-suspended</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-26/o7nre2dj/1-53-25071-pti07252026000245a.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>In the video, which surfaced on social media on Thursday, Kumar said he was distressed by the alleged assault on protesters at Jantar Mantar on July 20.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T13:22:22.660Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>After CJP protest, second Uttarakhand constable announces resignation on camera, suspended</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, CJP protest, Uttarakhand constable</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jul/31/hamas-says-its-reached-an-agreement-to-disarm-a-significant-move-that-will-face-major-challenges</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2021/5/14/original/israel_army-_AP.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Israeli troops fire teargas as they clash with Palestinians</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T13:21:24.719Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Hamas says it’s reached an agreement to disarm, a significant move that will face major challenges</news:title>
<news:keywords>World, Israel, Gaza, Hamas, West Aia conflict</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/maharashtra/2026/Jul/31/death-toll-in-bhiwandi-building-collapse-rises-to-nine-m</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/jwp7h0qi/ezgif.com-gif-maker-2.gif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Rescue personnel and people gather at the site where a portion of the Kohinoor Building in Balaji Nagar area of the powerloom town collapsed on late Thursday, in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, Friday, July 31, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T13:04:03.991Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Death toll in Bhiwandi building collapse rises to 10; more feared trapped under debris</news:title>
<news:keywords>Maharashtra, Maharashtra, Bhiwandi building collapse, rescue operation</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/science/2026/Jul/31/the-genius-who-didnt-believe-he-was-one</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/eqprgwbn/Akshay-Venkatesh</image:loc>
<image:caption>Akshay Venkatesh</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T13:03:43.370Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The genius who didn’t believe he was one</news:title>
<news:keywords>Science</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/uttar-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/ayodhya-ram-temple-trust-heightens-surveillance-collection-and-counting-processes-videographed</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-17/hazf4c34/ANI_20260717050939.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Ayodhya Ram Temple</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T12:58:53.949Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ayodhya Ram Temple Trust heightens surveillance; collection and counting processes videographed</news:title>
<news:keywords>Uttar Pradesh, Ayodhya, Ayodhya Ram Temple Trust, collection and counting processes, embezzlement row</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2026/Jul/31/ahead-of-world-cup-womens-team-had-zero-training-sessions-in-new-jerseys-mens-team-had-one</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/jlpnzrnu/Hockey-Jersey.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Hockey India unveiled the new jerseys for the senior men's and women's teams on July 27, ahead of the upcoming FIH Men's and Women's Hockey World Cups</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T12:57:21.766Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ahead of World Cup, women's team had zero training sessions in new jerseys; men's team had one</news:title>
<news:keywords>Sport, Other, Hockey India, Dilip Tirkey, 2026 FIH World Cup</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/congress-launches-punjab-poll-campaign-with-har-booth-mazboot-drive-targets-aap-government</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/dd7xi3zq/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-31-at-17.35.19.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring said that the AAP government was on its way out.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T12:44:29.349Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Congress launches Punjab poll campaign with ‘Har Booth Mazboot’ drive, targets AAP government</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Congress, Har Booth Mazboot</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jul/31/at-least-18-migrants-die-as-thousands-breach-border-between-morocco-and-spanish-territory-of-ceuta</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/v6oyuypr/AP26212313369260.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>On Friday morning, the waters near the border fence were littered with buoys as crowds of mostly young men were amassed near the crossing.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T12:38:45.146Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>At least 34 migrants die as thousands breach border between Morocco and Spanish territory of Ceuta</news:title>
<news:keywords>World, Migrants, Morocco, Humanitarian crisis, Ceuta</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/tn-govt-aided-schools-admit-423955students-23591-more-than-last-year</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T12:38:08.426Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TN govt, aided schools admit 4,23,955
students; 23,591 more than last year </news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, school admission, aided schools, TN govt schools</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2026/Jul/30/designs-of-defiance-how-gen-z-protest-art-turned-anti-neet-anger-into-a-visual-revolution</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/na7i99uo/General.jpg</image:loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/ysy8u8xt/Shweta.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Illustration by Shweta</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/cw57gke5/Bharath-Kumar.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Designed by Bharath Kumar</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/m9ltlgz7/Alisha.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>By Alisha</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/6qn8ehte/Abhijeet-Dipke-CJBhavya-Desai.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>By Bhavya Desai</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T12:34:49.144Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Designs of defiance: How Gen Z protest art turned anti-NEET anger into a visual revolution</news:title>
<news:keywords>Anti-NEET protests, NEET protest art, Gen Z protests India, anti-NEET movement 2026, protest art India, visual art in protests, protest posters India, political art India, protest illustrations, anti-NEET movement artists, protest memes,  Instagram activism, digital activism India, youth protests India, Chennai artists, protest placards,  visual language of protest, artivism, social media activism, jantar mantar, delhi, Abhijeet Dipke, CJP, NEET,  student protests India, artists against NEET, protest graphics, protest symbolism, visual storytelling, protest documentation, constitutional symbolism in protest art, Bharath Kumar artist, Alisha's Art Lab, Sriram B artist, Bhavya Desai illustrator, Shweta illustrator,  Chennai protest art, Mumbai artists, Delhi artists, youth activism, protest culture India, contemporary protest art, resistance through art, memes and activism, protest archives, visual resistance,  political cartoons, Gen Z activism India,  social justice art, digital protest movement, anti-NEET visual campaign, protest art history, cockroach janta party</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Jul/31/ending-a-bygone-tradition-keralas-last-pound-keeper-retires-after-three-decades</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/57egnxr1/shoshamma092816.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Shoshamma</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T12:32:02.022Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ending a bygone tradition, Kerala’s last pound keeper retires after three decades</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, Shoshamma, Vattamkulam grama panchayat</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Jul/31/close-encounters-in-parambikulam-define-tiger-mans-extraordinary-journey</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/4hz21634/32-33-1-30tsreenivasan23007chn34.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>K Sreenivasan, the Tiger Man of Parambikulam</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T12:28:56.270Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Close Encounters in Parambikulam define Tiger man's extraordinary journey</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, Parambikulam, K Sreenivasan</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/west-bengal/2026/Jul/31/chandranath-rath-murder-case-cbi-arrest-two-highlights-likely-link-with-rival-political-party-functionary</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/62zswbwb/newindianexpress2026-05-076jvc1qz8Suvendu-Adikari-Aide-Murder.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Rath was shot to death by assailants while he was travelling in a car near Madhyamgram</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T12:16:03.181Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Chandranath Rath murder case: CBI arrest two, highlights likely link with rival political party functionary</news:title>
<news:keywords>West Bengal, CBI, Chandranath Rath Murder, Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Jul/31/escoms-turn-focus-to-reducing-power-cuts-in-karnataka</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/bpfsb0d2/electricity.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T12:06:56.605Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Escoms turn focus to reducing power cuts in Karnataka</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Power Cuts</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/gujarat/2026/Jul/31/gujarat-rain-batters-surat-as-red-alert-issued-for-13-districts</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/4tlebnln/Surat-Rain.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Heavy rain battered Surat from the morning of July 31, rapidly turning several parts of the city into waterlogged zones.</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T12:06:18.279Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Gujarat rain batters Surat as red alert issued for 13 districts</news:title>
<news:keywords>Gujarat, Red Alert, heavy rain</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Jul/31/inside-alia-sinhas-clinical-trial-no-0001-head-lice-shadow-puppets-and-a-clinical-trial</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/00vbdgrx/Lead-Main.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A scene from an earlier staging of Clinical Trial No. 0001</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/au2b7r9z/Lead-Crew.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Writer-director Alia Sinha (centre) with production team members Angad Singh (right) and Dhruv Rai (left)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T12:04:27.135Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Inside Alia Sinha's Clinical Trial No. 0001: Head lice, shadow puppets and a clinical trial</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi, clinical trials, Puppetry, puppeteer, head lice</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2026/Jul/31/fifa-adviser-on-white-houses-world-cup-panel-resigns-to-protest-infantino-private-equity-plan</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/qn33pvtk/White-House-FIFA.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during a meeting with the White House task force on the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Washington, as FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and FIFA senior adviser Carlos Cordeiro listen.</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T11:53:09.796Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>FIFA adviser on White House’s World Cup panel resigns to protest Infantino private equity plan</news:title>
<news:keywords>FIFA, Infantino, private equity plan</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/nellore-better-placed-to-face-el-niño-impact</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2023/11/9/original/Mumbai_Rains.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image used for representational purpose only.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T11:51:56.762Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Nellore better placed to face El Niño impact</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, Nellore district, El Niño impact</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Jul/31/karnataka-rat-caught-on-cctv-stealing-gold-ornaments-from-tumakuru-jewellery-shop</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-02/fc3349d1-275d-4a42-9ef5-4ae324ce0017/4e857af8484394e678c3bab540c46fc6.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image used for representational purposes only.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T11:45:24.967Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Karnataka: Rat caught on CCTV 'stealing' gold ornaments from Tumakuru jewellery shop</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Rat, Gold theft, gold ornaments, Tumakuru jewellery shop</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/pharmacy-officer-exam-row-triggers-political-storm-in-punjab-opposition-seeks-ministers-resignation</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-06-20/fi2q3hij/20260529371L.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T11:39:40.121Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Pharmacy officer exam row triggers political storm in Punjab; Opposition seeks Minister's resignation</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, pharmacy officers</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/gujarat/2026/Jul/31/groundwater-extraction-rises-34-pc-in-gujarat-as-25-talukas-become-overexploited</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-07-25/ql1jqndj/New-Project-2025-07-25T151453.832.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image used for representation</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T11:11:18.356Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Groundwater extraction rises 3.4 pc in Gujarat as 25 talukas become overexploited</news:title>
<news:keywords>Gujarat, groundwater extraction</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Jul/31/ex-aap-leader-tahir-hussain-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment-in-ib-officer-ankit-sharma-murder-case</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-23/eykqqpmg/20200306255L.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T11:06:38.207Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ex-AAP leader Tahir Hussain sentenced to life imprisonment in IB officer Ankit Sharma murder case</news:title>
<news:keywords>Ankit Sharma, IB officer, AAP councillor, 2020 Delhi riots</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/pm-working-on-reel-making-skills-as-centre-passes-eyewash-legislation-jairam-ramesh-on-odisha-exam-breach</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-06-28/vqxqnme7/PTI06242026000060B.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Congress MP Jairam Ramesh speaks during an interview with PTI, in New Delhi, Tuesday, June 23, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T10:59:58.589Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>'PM working on reel-making skills as Centre passes eyewash legislation': Jairam Ramesh on Odisha exam breach</news:title>
<news:keywords>Jairam Ramesh, Odisha exam breach</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/chhattisgarh-seeks-approval-for-2305-mobile-towers-to-boost-connectivity-in-remote-areas</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/7m4upt0v/IMG-20260731-WA0038.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>To ensure the rapid rollout of the project, the Chhattisgarh government has expedited land clearances for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL).</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T10:56:23.441Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Chhattisgarh seeks approval for 2,305 mobile towers to boost connectivity in remote areas</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, mobile towers</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/post-sindoor-drdo-eyes-jam-proof-desi-swarm-with-50-drones-one-operator</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/9afvcpw5/IMG3882.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Prototype development and functional testing are targeted within 12 months, with qualification, trials, technology transfer and project closure stretching to 24 months.</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T10:44:44.150Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Post-Sindoor, DRDO eyes jam-proof desi swarm with 50 drones, one operator</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, DRDO, Drones</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/indian-student-in-canada-sentenced-to-four-years-in-us-for-multimillion-dollar-senior-fraud-scheme</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-10-27/i8x9tht7/ANI_20251027073157.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative Image</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T10:34:29.950Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Indian student in Canada sentenced to four years in US for multimillion-dollar senior fraud scheme</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, fraud</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/hyderabad-biker-missing-for-12-days-after-accident-on-himachals-darcha-shinku-la-road-search-underway</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/5tvym1o7/BeFunky-collage-59.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Drones have also been deployed to scan riverbanks and inaccessible locations that are nearly impossible to reach on foot.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T10:23:00.586Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Hyderabad biker missing for 12 days after accident on Himachal's Darcha-Shinku La road, search underway</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, biker missing</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/are-you-from-bjp-rahul-gandhi-retorts-sharply-to-question-on-delhi-police-families-press-conference</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/hl17iuaq/PTI07312026000171A.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Congress leader Rahul Gandhi</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T10:12:51.088Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>'Are you from BJP?': Rahul Gandhi retorts sharply to question on Delhi Police families' press conference </news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Police, CJP protest</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/indian-railways-creates-history-with-first-live-heart-transport-on-vande-bharat-express</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/9yq7ua8d/225908.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Ved Prakash said the highly sensitive and time-critical operation highlighted exemplary coordination among Indian Railways, the Gujarat State Police, the RPF and medical teams.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T10:03:41.591Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Indian Railways creates history with first live heart transport on Vande Bharat Express</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Indian Railways, Vande Bharat Express, live heart transport</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/tamil-nadu-village-tense-after-brutal-murder-of-a-dalit-youth-near-kodaikanal</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-02-22/szmf5agc/mob-lynching.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image used for representational purposes only.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T09:52:28.465Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Tamil Nadu village tense after brutal murder of a Dalit youth near Kodaikanal</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu, Dalit youth, Kodaikanal, hacked to death</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/chhattisgarh-cm-deo-sai-pitches-bastars-transformation-plan-to-pm-modi</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/uppt5x4j/IMG-20260731-WA0033.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The Chief Minister placed three key requests before the Prime Minister to address the state's energy, agricultural and healthcare requirements.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T09:47:07.658Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Chhattisgarh CM Deo Sai pitches Bastar's transformation plan to PM Modi</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, PM Modi, Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo sai</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/sc-grants-bail-to-former-minister-senthil-balaji-in-fresh-case-over-alleged-tasmac-irregularities</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-15/3s6uwae5/202607153864898.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>DMK leader Senthil Balaji</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T09:46:21.113Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SC grants bail to former Minister Senthil Balaji in fresh case over alleged TASMAC irregularities</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, V Senthil Balaji, DMK leader, Chief Justice Surya Kant, TASMAC irregularites</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2026/Jul/31/jersey-change-happened-without-my-knowledge-tirkey-to-hockey-india-eb</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/wu6dunkn/202511033191f.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T09:45:43.378Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Jersey change happened without my knowledge: Tirkey to Hockey India EB </news:title>
<news:keywords>Other, Indian hockey, Dilip Tirkey, HI Chief Dilip Tirkey, India hockey orange jersey, Indian hockey jersey</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2026/Jul/31/malayalamreview2026jul30pluto-movie-review-this-alien-tale-never-quite-gets-off-the-ground</loc>
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<image:caption>Pluto Movie Review</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T09:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Pluto Movie Review: This alien tale never quite gets off the ground</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/gujarat/2026/Jul/31/gujarat-police-trace-42-missing-children-using-cyber-tools-cctv-during-month-long-drive</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-03-09/qcc67h3y/202603093702256.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>With 42 missing children traced during the campaign, Gujarat Police has positioned technology-enabled surveillance as a key component of child protection ​(Photo: IANS)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T09:27:27.402Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Gujarat Police trace 42 missing children using cyber tools, CCTV during month-long drive</news:title>
<news:keywords>Gujarat, missing children, Gujarat police</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/west-bengal/2026/Jul/31/west-bengal-stf-arrests-alleged-jem-operative-suspected-of-tracking-cms-movements</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-05-09/2bk4ca8z/ANI_20250509093654.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative Image</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T09:23:40.267Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>West Bengal STF arrests alleged JeM operative suspected of tracking CM's movements</news:title>
<news:keywords>West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, West Bengal STF, alleged JeM operative</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/rajasthan/2026/Jul/31/rajasthan-congress-infighting-resurfaces-after-party-chief-dotasra-remarks-on-ex-cm-gehlot</loc>
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<image:caption>Congress President Govind Singh Dotasra</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T09:06:04.097Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rajasthan Congress infighting resurfaces after party chief Dotasra remarks on ex-CM Gehlot</news:title>
<news:keywords>Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot, Rajasthan Congress, Govind Singh Dotasra</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/west-bengal/2026/Jul/31/exiled-bangladeshi-author-taslima-returns-to-kolkata-calls-her-visit-an-emotional-homecoming</loc>
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<image:caption>Bangladeshi Writer Taslima Nasreen speaks to the media as she arrives at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, in Kolkata on Friday.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T08:56:26.089Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima  returns to Kolkata, calls her visit an 'emotional homecoming'</news:title>
<news:keywords>West Bengal, Kolkata, Taslima Nasreen, Rabindra Sadan, Dwikhandito</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/congress-mp-k-c-venugopal-moves-privilege-notice-against-union-minister-jitendra-singh-over-no-firing-statement</loc>
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<image:caption>AICC general secretary (organisation) and MP K C Venugopal</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T08:48:06.854Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Congress MP K C Venugopal moves privilege notice against Union Minister Jitendra Singh over ‘no firing’ statement</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, MP K C Venugopal</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/live/2026/Jul/31/parliament-monsoon-session-day-10-live-ls-to-discuss-key-bills-on-registrations-of-births-and-deaths-strength-of-sc-judges</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/twak1mzg/PTI07312026000103B.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Opposition MPs stage a protest in Lok Sabha during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday, July 31, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T08:24:52.886Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Parliament Monsoon Session Day 10 HIGHLIGHTS | Both houses adjourned till Monday amid Opposition sloganeering</news:title>
<news:keywords>LIVE, India, Parliament Monsoon Session</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Jul/31/first-flood-warning-issued-at-bhadrachalam-as-godavari-water-level-rises</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/u0hcfiww/C_23_1_CH1460_36255158.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>First flood warning issued at Bhadrachalam as Godavari swells after heavy upstream rainfall</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T08:19:20.481Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>First flood warning issued at Bhadrachalam as Godavari water level rises</news:title>
<news:keywords>Telangana</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jul/31/indian-origin-us-immigration-lawyer-faces-470000-dollar-penalty-over-alleged-asylum-fraud</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-10-27/i8x9tht7/ANI_20251027073157.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T08:13:27.190Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Indian-origin US immigration lawyer faces 470,000 dollar penalty over alleged asylum fraud</news:title>
<news:keywords>World, India, asylum fraud, US immigration lawyer</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/nara-lokesh-directs-tdp-cadre-to-gear-up-for-local-body-polls</loc>
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<image:caption>Telugu Desam Party (TDP) National Working President Nara Lokesh with the party cadre in Kurnool</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T08:07:57.806Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Nara Lokesh directs TDP cadre to gear up for local body polls</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, TDP, Nara Lokesh</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/tn-to-approach-supreme-court-as-cauvery-dispute-with-karnataka-escalates</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-15/y9erbtfy/ebminister11407chn1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Minister CTR Nirmal Kumar</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T08:04:10.828Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TN to approach Supreme Court as Cauvery dispute with Karnataka escalates</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu government, Cauvery water dispute, C T R Nirmal Kumar</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Jul/31/godavari-river-rises-in-mulugu-as-heavy-upstream-rain-triggers-first-flood-warning</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-08-17/xgqt0ozm/Godavari-swells.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image used for representational purposes only.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T08:00:51.928Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Godavari river rises in Mulugu as heavy upstream rain triggers first flood warning</news:title>
<news:keywords>Telangana</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/student-dies-by-suicide-at-kgbv-residential-hostel-in-srikakulam-district</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-02-02/9yzqmblk/202602033659970.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T07:59:52.099Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Student dies by suicide at KGBV residential hostel in Srikakulam district </news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, suicide, Srikakulam district</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/14000-tribals-eye-dhimsa-world-record</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/4rybg6rn/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-31-at-9.51.36-AM.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The performance will take place along the Prime Minister’s route to the public meeting venue after he inaugurates the airport terminal.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T07:55:52.667Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>14,000 tribals eye Dhimsa world record</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, PM Modi, ASR Airport, Dhimsa dance</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/if-there-is-even-a-shred-of-shame-left-get-amit-shah-to-resign-kharge-to-pm-modi</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-06-10/q8g6ejc4/ANI_20260201090259.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T07:54:22.780Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>'If there is even a shred of shame left, get Amit Shah to resign': Kharge to PM Modi</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, PM Modi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Home Minister Amit Shah</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2026/Jul/31/saffron-jersey-row-hockey-india-president-tirkey-says-wasnt-consulted-sec-general-insists-all-were-aware</loc>
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<image:caption>The senior men's hockey national team with the new jersey</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T07:53:39.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Saffron jersey row: Hockey India President Tirkey says wasn't consulted; Sec general insists all were aware</news:title>
<news:keywords>Other, Hockey India, Dilip Tirkey, saffron jersey, India hockey jersey</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jul/31/pakistan-rescuers-find-4-bodies-of-the-10-climbers-missing-on-broad-peak-after-an-avalanche</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/zmgqp40t/Nirmal-Purja.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Nirmal Purja, one of the team member of the all-Nepalese mountaineering team that became the first to scale Mount K2 in winter, gestures as the team arrives at Tribhuwan International airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 26, 2021.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T07:48:05.170Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Pakistan rescuers find 4 bodies of the 10 climbers missing on Broad Peak after an avalanche</news:title>
<news:keywords>Broad Peak, Pakistan rescuers, climbers</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2026/Jul/31/hyderabad-police-register-cases-against-meta-india-head-social-media-users-over-posts-targeting-pm-modi</loc>
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<image:caption>Prime Minister Narendra Modi</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T07:44:32.645Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Hyderabad Police register cases against Meta India head, social media users over posts targeting PM Modi</news:title>
<news:keywords>Hyderabad, PM Modi, Hyderabad police, Meta India</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/births-and-deaths-amendment-bill-2026-passed-in-ls-amid-protests-over-police-crackdown-2</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/au3724z9/PTI07312026000103B.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The bill was taken up for consideration and passage after the House reassembled at noon with BJP MP Dilip Saikia in the Chair.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T07:40:57.775Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, passed in LS amid protests over police crackdown</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Parliament Monsoon Session, Registration of Births and Deaths, Births and Deaths amendment Bill</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/sc-directs-centre-to-appoint-mea-nodal-officer-to-assist-families-of-indians-killed-missing-in-russia-ukraine-war</loc>
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<image:caption>Supreme Court</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T07:35:57.462Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SC directs Centre to appoint MEA nodal officer to assist families of Indians killed, missing in Russia-Ukraine war</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, MEA, Nodal officer, Russia-Ukraine war</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jul/31/trump-not-sure-about-letting-ukraine-build-patriot-missiles</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/oyqf5ue5/Trump-meets-Zelenskyy-at-the-White-House.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>In this photo from February 28, 2025, US President Donald Trump, right, meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T07:31:40.516Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump 'not sure' about letting Ukraine build Patriot missiles</news:title>
<news:keywords>World, Donald Trump, Russia-Ukraine conflict, Patriot interceptors, Patriot missiles</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jul/31/tsa-finds-stolen-civil-war-era-cannonballs-in-a-passengers-suitcase-at-an-alabama-airport</loc>
<image:image>
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<image:caption>This photo provided by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shows two stolen Civil War-era cannonballs discovered by TSA officers in a checked bag at the Gulf Shores International Airport in Gulf Shores, Ala., on July 18, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T07:27:08.787Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TSA finds stolen Civil War-era cannonballs in a passenger’s suitcase at an Alabama airport</news:title>
<news:keywords>World, cannonballs, TSA, Civil War-era cannonballs, Alabama airport</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/tamil-nadu-plans-ai-city-ai-curriculum-from-schools-to-universities-minister-r-kumar</loc>
<image:image>
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<image:caption>Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology and Digital Services Minister R Kumar</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T07:19:50.883Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Tamil Nadu plans AI city, AI curriculum from schools to universities: Minister R Kumar</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, AI curriculum, AI city, TVK Government, R Kumar</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/punjab-expands-mukh-mantri-tirath-yatra-yojana-adds-khatu-shyam-salasar-vrindavan-to-pilgrimage-list</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/jn83unoo/HOfKy2raQAABuV6.jfif</image:loc>
<image:caption>The state government will bear the entire cost of the pilgrimage, including transportation from devotees’ homes, boarding, lodging and return travel, Mann said while addressing the “Ek Shaam Bhagwan Shiv De Naam” programme in Mohali.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T07:15:22.482Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Punjab expands Mukh Mantri Tirath Yatra Yojana, adds Khatu Shyam, Salasar, Vrindavan to pilgrimage list</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Bhagwant Singh Mann, Mukh Mantri Tirath Yatra Yojana</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/sc-judge-v-mohana-recuses-from-hearing-senthil-balajis-anticipatory-bail-plea</loc>
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<image:caption>DMK leader V Senthil Balaji</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T07:11:30.740Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SC Judge V Mohana recuses from hearing Senthil Balaji's anticipatory bail plea</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Tamil Nadu, Senthil balaji, India Supreme Court</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/west-bengal/2026/Jul/31/calcutta-hc-sets-up-five-fast-track-courts-for-neet-paper-leak-cases</loc>
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<image:caption>Calcutta High Court.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T07:10:05.786Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Calcutta HC sets up five fast-track courts for NEET paper leak cases</news:title>
<news:keywords>West Bengal, Calcutta High Court, NEET paper leak case</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/digvijaya-singh-acquitted-in-14-year-old-defamation-case-over-remarks-on-baba-ramdev</loc>
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<image:caption>Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T07:01:47.445Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Digvijaya Singh acquitted in 14-year-old defamation case over remarks on Baba Ramdev</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Digvijaya Singh, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2026/Jul/31/england-defender-john-stones-joins-inter-milan-and-says-he-is-hungry-to-win-again-2</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/jr5pjmpl/Stones-Inter-Milan.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>John Stones has signed a two-year deal with Inter worth a reported four million euros ($4.6 million) a season.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T07:01:43.050Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>England defender John Stones joins Inter Milan and says he is 'hungry to win again'</news:title>
<news:keywords>Football, Inter Milan, John Stones</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/dmks-standalone-approach-in-parliament-tests-limits-of-opposition-unity</loc>
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<image:caption>DMK MP Kanimozhi with Congress leader and LoP Rahul Gandhi.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T07:00:38.796Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>DMK's standalone approach in Parliament tests limits of Opposition unity</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, DMK, INDIA bloc, Congress-DMK split</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Jul/31/gadag-forum-launches-20000-blood-signed-letter-campaign-seeking-drought-hit-status</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/pdc6whkc/New-Project-83.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Letters signed in blood at Gadag</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T06:56:18.579Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Gadag forum launches 20,000 blood-signed letter campaign seeking drought-hit status</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2026/Jul/31/fractured-finger-rules-out-masood-for-the-2nd-cricket-test-against-west-indies-2</loc>
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<image:caption>Pakistan's Shan Masood, foreground, gestures during the third day of the second test cricket match between South Africa and Pakistan, in Cape Town, South Africa, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T06:46:44.085Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Fractured finger rules out Masood for the 2nd cricket test against West Indies</news:title>
<news:keywords>Cricket, Shan Masood, Pakistan vs West Indies, fractured finger</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/ladakh-groups-await-mha-draft-on-elected-body-safeguards-say-no-progress-after-may-22-talks</loc>
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<image:caption>People gather during a protest demanding inclusion under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, in Leh, Ladakh, Monday, March 16, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T06:39:57.609Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ladakh groups await MHA draft on elected body, safeguards, say no progress after May 22 talks</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Kargil Democratic Alliance, Leh Apex Body, Article 371 A-J</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/tamil-nadu-man-reunites-with-mother-after-23-years-following-rescue-from-alleged-bonded-labour-in-punjab</loc>
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<image:caption>Overcome with emotion, Sundari hugged her son and bent down to touch his feet. "I feel very happy and it feels as though the god we worship has come home in the form of our son," she said before feeding Prakasam with her own hands.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T06:36:24.559Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Tamil Nadu man reunites with mother after 23 years following rescue from alleged bonded labour in Punjab</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, bonded labour, reunited with family, Tamil Nadu man</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/opposition-protests-disrupt-lok-sabha-question-hour-for-second-consecutive-week</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/au3724z9/PTI07312026000103B.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Opposition MPs stage a protest in Lok Sabha during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday, July 31, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T06:30:54.173Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Opposition protests disrupt Lok Sabha Question Hour for second consecutive week</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, NEET paper leak</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Jul/31/umar-khalids-fresh-bail-plea-high-court-seeks-delhi-polices-response-in-uapa-case</loc>
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<image:caption>Student activist Umar Khalid.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T06:23:15.176Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Umar Khalid's fresh bail plea: High Court seeks Delhi police's response in  UAPA case</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi, Delhi High Court, Umar Khalid, UAPA case, 2020 Delhi riots case</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/express-connect/2026/Jul/31/as-structural-heart-disease-rises-in-india-experts-stress-timely-diagnosis-and-personalized-care</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/s1drb59c/meril-doc-slide.jpeg</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T06:20:05.803Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>As Structural Heart Disease Rises in India, Experts Stress Timely Diagnosis and Personalized Care</news:title>
<news:keywords>Express Connect</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/saffron-clad-pappu-yadav-enacts-chanda-chori-at-opposition-protest-in-parliament-complex</loc>
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<image:caption>Independent MP Pappu Yadav</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T06:19:55.654Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Saffron-clad Pappu Yadav enacts 'chanda chori' at Opposition protest in Parliament complex</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Amit Shah, MP Pappu Yadav</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jul/31/sniffer-dogs-search-mall-wrecked-after-japan-quake-as-death-toll-climbs-to-35</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/4vmh298b/AP26212095317793.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Heavy machinery removes debris at AEON Mall, which was damaged by an explosion following an earthquake, in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, southern Japan, Friday, July 31, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T06:11:56.621Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Sniffer dogs search mall wrecked after Japan quake as death toll climbs to 35</news:title>
<news:keywords>World, Japan earthquake, sniffer dogs</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Jul/31/siyads-custodial-death-raises-fresh-questions-over-kundara-police-station</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2021/10/6/original/Torture-.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representational image of custodial torture.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T06:09:29.288Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Siyad's custodial death raises fresh questions over Kundara police station</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, Custodial death, Kundara police station</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/madhya-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/four-picnickers-rescued-after-being-stranded-on-island-in-mps-khandwa-for-11-hours</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/1xz3f3wt/screengranb.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>Heavy rainfall caused river levels to rise suddenly, stranding four picnickers, Huzefa Hamid, Mayank, Ali Asgar and Ayush, on an island.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T06:04:50.698Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Four picnickers rescued after being stranded on island in MP's Khandwa for 11 hours</news:title>
<news:keywords>Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, State Disaster Emergency Response Force</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/shehzad-poonawalla-drops-bjp-from-x-bio-sparks-buzz-over-possible-exit</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-02-04/wuawy6ge/ANI_20260204031902.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Shehzad Poonawalla</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T06:03:21.646Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Shehzad Poonawalla drops BJP from X bio, sparks buzz over possible exit</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, BJP, Shehzad Poonawalla</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/stalin-slams-tvk-govt-over-power-tariff-anomalies-seeks-bill-payment-extension</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-19/jp351wbk/DMK-plans.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>DMK president MK Stalin</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T05:55:33.747Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Stalin slams TVK govt over power tariff anomalies, seeks bill payment extension</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin, TVK Government</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jul/31/cyberattacks-on-minnesota-water-systems-investigated-as-officials-warn-about-iranian-hackers</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/nfs3l0y7/US-story.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>A water tower is seen Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Plymouth, Minn. A cyberattack targeted the operating technology at over 30 water systems in Minnesota, including Plymouth's, earlier this week, state officials said.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T05:35:16.755Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Cyberattacks on Minnesota water systems investigated as officials warn about Iranian hackers</news:title>
<news:keywords>World, Cyberattacks, Minnesota water systems</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/aap-offers-support-to-cjp-protesters-promises-protection-from-right-wing-goons</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-05-29/5zxwx219/saurabh-084505.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Saurabh Bharadwaj</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T05:13:59.465Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>AAP offers support to CJP protesters, promises protection from ‘right-wing goons’</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, NEET Protest, AAP Saurabh Bharadwaj, CJP</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Jul/31/cauvery-row-kannada-outfits-farmers-stage-demonstration-near-krs-dam</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/38d5t5gq/PTI07302026000437B.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>People stage a protest over the CWMA upholding the CWRC order to release 3,500 cusecs of Cauvery water daily to Tamil Nadu for the next 15 days, in Mandya, Karnataka, Thursday, July 30, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T05:02:52.322Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Cauvery row: Kannada outfits, farmers stage demonstration near KRS Dam</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Cauvery row, Chief Minister DK Shivakumar</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jul/31/heres-why-new-fronts-seem-to-be-opening-up-across-the-middle-east</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/sijuglir/AP26210653277635-1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Mourners gather around the coffins of Popular Mobilization Forces fighters as a child rests on one of them during the funeral of those killed in airstrikes on PMF bases in Najaf, Iraq, Thursday, July 30, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:53:53.069Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Here's why new fronts seem to be opening up across the Middle East</news:title>
<news:keywords>World, Strait of Hormuz, West Asia conflict</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Jul/31/markets-trade-higher-in-early-deals-bajaj-finance-surges-over-6-per-cent</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-06-18/hzfsozjn/20260201421f.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Indian markets trade higher in early deals.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:49:37.556Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Markets trade higher in early deals; Bajaj Finance surges over 6 per cent</news:title>
<news:keywords>Business, Stock market</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/rahul-gandhi-accuses-modi-shah-of-intimidating-gen-z-with-firs-says-they-are-indias-past</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-27/1w77oc11/PTI07252026000564B-3.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>LoP in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:46:42.819Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rahul Gandhi accuses Modi, Shah of intimidating Gen Z with FIRs, says they are ‘India’s past’</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, PM Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, NEET paper leak</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jul/31/trump-mulling-usd-100000-fee-for-students-keen-to-work-in-us-after-graduation-report</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2015/10/16/11/original/Donald%20Trump.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>US President Donald Trump.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:45:24.383Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump mulling USD 1,00,000 fee for students keen to work in US after graduation: Report</news:title>
<news:keywords>World, US President Donald Trump, international students, OPT visas, Optional Practical Training</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Jul/31/oil-companies-are-expected-to-reap-big-profits-because-of-us-iran-conflict</loc>
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<image:caption>FILE - A person secures the fuel nozzel while filling up their tank at a gas station on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Portland, Ore.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:38:53.704Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Oil companies are expected to reap big profits because of US-Iran conflict</news:title>
<news:keywords>Business, Oil prices, West Asia conflict, US-Iran war</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/thiruvananthapuram/2026/Jul/31/stray-dog-relocation-drive-sparks-transparency-row-in-thiruvananthapuram</loc>
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<image:caption>A stray dog attacks a visitor at Kovalam beach on Tuesday</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/7osvcdov/DOG072911.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>Stray dogs take a nap under a parked bus at Vallakkadavu in Thiruvananthapuram</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:38:01.333Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Stray dog relocation drive sparks transparency row in Thiruvananthapuram</news:title>
<news:keywords>Thiruvananthapuram, Dog shelter, Kerala's stray dog</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2026/Jul/31/hyderabad-man-two-aides-held-for-attack-on-sister-in-law</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-06/a0604fb7-f4ca-4108-a41e-c132b03a76ac/pexels_kindelmedia_7773260.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative Image.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:36:17.726Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Hyderabad: Man, two aides held for attack on sister-in-law</news:title>
<news:keywords>Hyderabad, Property dispute, Tappachabutra police</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/videos/2026/Jul/31/why-is-iit-madras-director-v-kamakoti-suddenly-under-attack-bottomline</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:33:06.708Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Why Is IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti Suddenly Under Attack? | Bottomline</news:title>
<news:keywords> IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti under fire, BottomLine with Prabhu Chawla</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/kerala/2026/Jul/31/wild-wild-zest-2</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/4lt455lg/img81.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:29:03.356Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Wild Wild Zest</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, Auto, Jawa Yezdi Motorcycle</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/kerala/2026/Jul/31/bold-brawny-brezza-2</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/xlyngfak/HRY7374.jpg</image:loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/tpkieq5v/HRY7736.jpg</image:loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/1ti11ndd/HRY7800.jpg</image:loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/lxuk8mez/HRY7807.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:24:23.354Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bold &amp; Brawny Brezza</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, Auto, Auto, Maruti-Suzuki Brezza</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/india-bhutan-review-development-partnership-sign-rs-4000-crore-loc-agreement</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/j5vrlg8n/HOhDsmXagAAmU-5.jfif</image:loc>
<image:caption>India is Bhutan's largest development partner and has been extending financial and technical assistance for infrastructure, connectivity, education, health and capacity-building projects over the decades.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:21:52.380Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>India, Bhutan review development partnership; sign Rs 4,000-crore LoC agreement</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Vikram Misri, India-Bhutan ties, LoC agreement</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Jul/31/rupee-rises-20-paise-to-9530-against-us-dollar-in-early-trade</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-05-29/bgpp32ns/ANI_20260309051248.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representational image.</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:20:51.030Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rupee rises 20 paise to 95.30 against US dollar in early trade</news:title>
<news:keywords>Business, US Dollar, Indian Rupee</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2026/Jul/31/worker-dies-after-marble-cutting-machine-slashes-neck-in-bengaluru</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-07/2c9db6fb-d8e1-4496-8b70-08b65ff8f13d/Dead_Body.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>He was taken to a nearby private hospital where he succumbed to injuries within a few minutes.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:20:31.905Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Worker dies after marble cutting machine slashes neck in Bengaluru</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bengaluru, marble cutting machine</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2026/Jul/31/ksaps-clarifies-hiv-testing-is-not-mandatory-for-college-students</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2017/12/1/original/aids-background-1850a.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>KSAPS clarified that the figure of 39,028 refers to HIV positive individuals aged 18 to 35, who have been receiving Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) since 2004, and not the college students infected with HIV.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:18:44.323Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>KSAPS clarifies HIV testing is not mandatory for college students</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bengaluru, HIV testing, KSAPS</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/kerala/2026/Jul/31/i-enjoy-creating-new-words-says-singer-and-composer-muthu</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/4yucg32z/IMG4951.jpeg</image:loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/zinafnss/IMG4950.jpeg</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:17:07.349Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>'I enjoy creating new words', says singer and composer Muthu</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, Musician, Malayalam cinema, Muthu</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2026/Jul/31/womans-rotting-corpse-found-in-bengaluru-hubby-on-the-run</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-06-07/iirg9jyt/Police_Express_Illustration.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A murder case was registered, and a manhunt was launched to trace Kumar. Police suspect that he may have fled to Bihar.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:16:49.447Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Woman’s rotting corpse found in Bengaluru, hubby on the run</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bengaluru, corpse</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2026/Jul/31/overcome-hiv-fear-and-stigma-get-tested-early</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-01-06/7g0exkmx/202601063629718.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:15:48.630Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>‘Overcome HIV fear and stigma, get tested early’</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bengaluru, HIV</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2026/Jul/31/two-held-for-assaulting-officer-on-sir-duty-in-bengaluru</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-11-14/4a972kzx/TNIEimport2019524originalCrimehandcuffPhoto.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The police have arrested the two youths - Yarab and Dastagir.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:14:10.676Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Two held for assaulting officer on SIR duty in Bengaluru</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bengaluru, Assault, Special Intensive Revision</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2026/Jul/31/bangalore-university-renews-its-iso-tag-for-quality</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/l2zdqa0w/BU-students-yet.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Bangalore University</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:12:11.592Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bangalore University renews its ISO tag for quality</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bengaluru, Bangalore University</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2026/Jul/31/arlene-smith-lead-singer-of-pioneering-50s-girl-group-the-chantels-dies-at-84</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/g6m3pul2/New-Project-2026-07-31T094003.772.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Arlene Smith</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:10:55.083Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Arlene Smith, lead singer of pioneering '50s girl group the Chantels, dies at 84</news:title>
<news:keywords>English, Arlene Smith, Chantels</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2026/Jul/31/orr-revamp-31km-of-drain-system-to-be-modified-at-rs-78-crore</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-03-19/0hwmca42/Master.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative Image</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:10:49.016Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>ORR revamp: 31km of drain system to be modified at Rs 78 crore</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bengaluru, drainage system, Bengaluru Outer Ring Road</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/kochi/2026/Jul/31/protest-rages-on-over-squalid-conditions-at-pt-colony-rehabilitation-complex-in-kochi</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/jkutxxik/Kitchen2.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A woman cooking food inside a leaking kitchen under the cover of an umbrella</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/5l003vy2/110KV.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Abhilash pointing to the 110KV electric lines close to the property</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/tqcmu9kt/Darkness-life-Copy.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Residents here say they feel cheated and abandoned</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/74ifvaif/building.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Rusted roof inside the complex</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/0bcoaetv/building2-Copy-1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Damaged exterior of the apartment complex</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/yvqw50ff/building4.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Exposed iron beams of the building</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/gjccbs55/building1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Residents stuff cloth in crevices to prevent leakage</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:10:25.010Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Protest rages on over squalid conditions at P&amp;T Colony rehabilitation complex in Kochi</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kochi, P&amp;T Colony, Life Mission apartment complex</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2026/Jul/31/hgcl-plans-scientific-safety-audit-of-orr</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-08-10/ch530mvz/HGCL.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image used for representational purposes only.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:07:42.613Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>HGCL plans scientific safety audit of ORR</news:title>
<news:keywords>Hyderabad, ORR, HGCL</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2026/Jul/31/work-on-satellite-town-ring-road-nears-completion-gadkari-to-parliament</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/51aiud9i/ANI_20260727085208.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said the six-package project comprises 243 km in Karnataka and 45 km in Tamil Nadu.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:05:27.217Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Work on Satellite Town Ring Road nears completion: Gadkari to Parliament</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bengaluru, Satellite Town Ring Road</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2026/Jul/31/bengaluru-ready-for-freedom-from-garbage</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/o8hs45n6/CITY-READY-FOR.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The month-long campaign aims to clear construction debris, soil, discarded material and other legacy waste from footpaths and public spaces.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:03:36.798Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bengaluru ready for ‘Freedom From Garbage’</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bengaluru, debris</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2026/Jul/31/telangana-hc-rebukes-hydraa-says-government-agencies-are-misleading-courts</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/tcjalyt3/HC.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A view of the Telangana High Court.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T04:03:02.398Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Telangana HC rebukes HYDRAA, says government agencies are misleading courts</news:title>
<news:keywords>Hyderabad, Telangana HC, HYDRAA</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Jul/31/after-karnataka-hc-rap-government-looks-at-legal-course</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-04-17/tthzsrok/ANI_20250405141420.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The court on Wednesday had noted that despite the acquisition of over 20,000 acres for project, compensation awards had not been passed even after 23 years.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:58:57.361Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>After Karnataka HC rap, government looks at legal course</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project, Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2026/Jul/31/hyderabad-man-gets-life-term-for-2022-murder</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-10-31/kictekjp/202510313559926.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image used for representational purposes only.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:52:13.947Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Hyderabad: Man gets life term for 2022 murder</news:title>
<news:keywords>Hyderabad, life imprisonment, Rangareddy district, Miyapur, woman murdered</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/amid-el-nino-threat-tamil-nadu-sets-up-expert-advisory-committee</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/fnwb0f5r/Amid-El-Nino.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The met department forecasts indicate a high probability of a strong El Nino this year</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:51:31.928Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Amid El Nino threat, Tamil Nadu sets up expert advisory committee</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu heatwave, El Nino conditions, TVK Government</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Jul/31/missing-karnataka-fishermans-body-washes-ashore-after-three-days</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/wu81cmvt/Fisherman.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The deceased, Manjunath Beti Moger.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:51:01.015Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Missing Karnataka fisherman’s body washes ashore after three days </news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/fishers-urge-tvk-govt-not-to-issue-noc-for-mamallan-reservoir</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/wxtlgiyn/newindianexpress2026-07-21665bzk9iMamallan-reservoir.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>In a representation to the state on Thursday, they said the reservoir project had already received Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance from the State Coastal Zone Management Authority in December 2025.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:50:09.050Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Fishers urge TVK govt not to issue NOC for Mamallan reservoir</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Mamallan reservoir project, TVK Government</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Jul/31/karkala-dysp-cpi-caught-in-bribery-sting-operation</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-11-06/irnd4dyh/sus.PNG</image:loc>
<image:caption>The cops will remain under suspension pending departmental inquiries.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:46:57.077Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Karkala DySP, CPI caught in bribery sting operation</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, bribery, police personnel</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jul/31/seattle-police-chief-resigns-under-pressure-from-mayor-over-response-to-festival-shooting</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/xl12j18b/Seattle-shooting-police-chief-quits.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, center, and Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes, left, attend the vigil for victims the day after a shooting at Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle food festival, Monday, July 27, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:46:45.469Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Seattle police chief resigns under pressure from mayor over response to festival shooting</news:title>
<news:keywords>Seattle police chief resigns, festival shooting</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/tamil-nadu-signs-rs-425-crore-investment-deals-to-create-2900-jobs-motivelink-prefers-tn-over-ap</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/u3l0fwna/State-inks-MoUs.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The agreements were signed at an event hosted by Guidance TN in the presence of Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:45:45.959Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Tamil Nadu signs Rs 425-crore investment deals to create 2,900 jobs; MotiveLink prefers TN over AP</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu investments, TVK Government</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/two-slit-elderly-womans-throat-rob-jewels-in-veppadai-one-arrested</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-03/b1b95326-5381-4377-b2fb-71c2ed0f417b/Gold_Thief.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image used for representational purposes only.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:42:07.377Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Two slit elderly woman's throat, rob jewels in Veppadai; one arrested</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, gold theft case, Veppadai</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/low-voltage-electricity-cuts-and-illegal-power-siphoning-in-bommidi-ignored-by-tangedco</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-23/bff3jxl0/ee1c35ee8096e2f28c8eb4fbe05bafa0.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative photo</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:41:09.288Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Low voltage, electricity cuts and illegal power siphoning in Bommidi ignored by TANGEDCO</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, TANGEDCO, Power Cuts, Bommidi</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/1-more-fraudulent-transaction-at-palani-sub-registrar-office</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-05-07/d7arfnvc/cats.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:38:33.163Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>1 more fraudulent transaction at Palani sub-registrar office</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Palani, fraudulent transactions</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Jul/31/karnataka-hc-slams-judicial-officer-in-road-rage</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/dgvsu4ce/HC-slams-judicial.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Karnataka High Court</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:37:35.283Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Karnataka HC slams judicial officer in road rage</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Road rage</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Jul/31/nimhans-tour-to-bust-myths-and-stigma</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-12-22/4q2z35kw/NIMHANS-Northern.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>NIMHANS</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:35:32.988Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>NIMHANS tour to bust myths and stigma</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, NIMHANS</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/tamil-nadu-tender-for-waste-to-energy-project</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-03/au4ukl2f/C_40_1_CH1543_35989747.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Solid waste management wet waste and dry waste and dumping yard in Tiruppur</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:34:21.343Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Tamil Nadu: Tender for waste-to-energy project</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Solid Waste Management, Tiruppur corporation</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2026/Jul/31/telangana-dca-seizes-113-illegal-abortion-kits-in-nalgonda</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/j9iithim/ANI_20260730084711.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Telangana Drugs Control Admin seizes 113 illegal abortion kits worth Rs 47,672 in wholesale medical shop raid.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:33:56.255Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Telangana DCA seizes 113 illegal abortion kits in Nalgonda</news:title>
<news:keywords>Hyderabad, Nalgonda, Telangana DCA, abortion kits</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2026/Jul/31/chennai-businessman-gets-5-year-jail-term-over-for-drunk-driving-that-killed-boy</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2021/11/10/original/Gavel.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image of a gavel used for representation purposes only.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:32:41.989Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Chennai businessman gets 5-year jail term over for drunk driving that killed boy</news:title>
<news:keywords>Chennai, Drunk driving case, Chennai businessman</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Jul/31/telangana-deputy-speaker-election-likely-in-coming-assembly-session</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/sao5cmed/Speaker.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Frontrunner: Balu Naik</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:31:33.245Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Telangana: Deputy Speaker election likely in coming Assembly session</news:title>
<news:keywords>Telangana, Telangana, assembly session, Deputy Speaker</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/ncb-busts-pan-india-lsd-network-doctor-and-medical-student-among-4-held</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/k918b2az/NCB-busts-pan.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:29:10.663Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>NCB busts pan-India LSD network; doctor and medical student among 4 held</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, LSD, Narcotics Control Bureau</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2026/Jul/31/hyderabad-apollo-fertility-ordered-to-pay-rs-55-lakh-to-doctor-couple-over-ivf-negligence</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-06-13/va70yb1p/202606133824105.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image used for representational purposes only.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:29:05.018Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Hyderabad: Apollo Fertility ordered to pay Rs 5.5 lakh to doctor couple over IVF negligence</news:title>
<news:keywords>Hyderabad</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/island-children-brave-godavari-waters-to-attend-school-6</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/scephg84/Island.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Children of fishermen crossing River Godavari by boat from island villages to reach their schools in Rajamahendravaram.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:28:44.433Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Island children brave Godavari waters to attend school</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, Godavari river</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/uniform-tender-norms-to-plug-loopholes-boost-transparency-at-tamil-nadu-temples</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/abcj2dtu/Uniform-tender.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&amp;CE) department has introduced a uniform set of tender guidelines for all temples across the state.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:28:06.936Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Uniform tender norms to plug loopholes, boost transparency at Tamil Nadu temples</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu temples</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/over-one-lakh-apply-for-639-aee-posts-in-andhra-pradesh-power-utilities-exams-from-august-22</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/8s0wxkb1/Over.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:27:45.528Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Over one lakh apply for 639 AEE posts in Andhra Pradesh power utilities, exams from August 22</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Jul/31/telangana-cm-revanth-stresses-on-mission-education-blasts-opposition</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/6arht58x/opposition.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/904i0gl8/Quality.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy during an interaction programme with teachers at the MCRHRD Institute in Hyderabad on Thursday | SRI LOGANATHAN VELMURUGAN</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:27:07.878Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Telangana CM Revanth stresses on Mission Education, blasts opposition </news:title>
<news:keywords>Telangana, education, Telangana Chief Minister, A Revanth Reddy</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/bjp-accuses-jagan-of-delaying-bhogapuram-airport-calls-ysrcp-credit-claim-political-bankruptcy</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:26:43.669Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BJP accuses jagan of delaying bhogapuram airport, calls YSRCP credit claim 'political bankruptcy'</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/has-edappadi-patched-up-with-velumani-thangamani</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-06-05/0cgh7g1o/builds-up-after-record.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:26:08.840Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Has Edappadi patched up with Velumani &amp; Thangamani?</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K Palaniswami, Thangamani, Velumani, AIADMK rift</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/andhras-hsl-delivers-diving-support-vessel-nipun-to-indian-navy</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/re8iekvl/vizag43007chn40.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>State-owned Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) on Thursday delivered Nipun, the second Diving Support Vessel (DSV), to the Indian Navy.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:25:23.972Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Andhra's HSL delivers Diving Support Vessel ‘Nipun’ to Indian Navy</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Diving Support Vessel, Nipun</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/dumping-of-clothes-into-thamirabarani-river-banned-madras-high-court</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/zh15s5c1/Dumping-of.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Bench directed the district administration to ensure that ban is not violated and also instructed to pass resolutions for levying fines against violators</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:24:11.335Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Dumping of clothes into Thamirabarani river banned: Madras High Court</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Thamirabarani river, Madurai bench of Madras HC</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/lokesh-slams-jagan-over-srikakulam-hit-and-run-visit-accuses-him-of-ignoring-victims-family</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/zt09whrm/New-Project-82.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Lokesh alleged that extending support to the accused while overlooking the victim’s family was unprecedented in political history.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:23:39.305Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Lokesh slams Jagan over srikakulam hit-and-run visit, accuses him of ignoring victim's family</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Jul/31/thalassemia-sickle-cell-patients-in-telangana-to-get-pension</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-10-19/94v3hekr/Revanth%20Reddy.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:22:59.768Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Thalassemia, sickle cell patients in Telangana to get pension</news:title>
<news:keywords>Telangana, Telangana, pension, Thalassemia, sickle cell patients</news:keywords>
</news:news>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/us-sanctions-india-china-russia-entities-over-alleged-support-to-irans-mahan-air-irgc</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2020/8/19/original/000_1WL9X0.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Iranian airliner Mahan Air Airbus A340 aircraft.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:22:51.931Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>US sanctions India, China, Russia entities over alleged support to Iran's Mahan Air, IRGC</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/tvk-betraying-farmers-dmk-to-hold-stir-in-thanjavur-on-august-3-mk-stalin</loc>
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<image:caption>Tamil Nadu former Chief Minister MK Stalin, arrives at party headquarters in Chennai, Monday, May 4, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:22:51.602Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TVK betraying farmers, DMK to hold stir in Thanjavur on August 3: MK Stalin</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/andhra-pradesh-proposes-7872-km-green-energy-corridor</loc>
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<image:caption>Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy and Power Shripad Yesso Naik noted that Andhra Pradesh is among several States that have submitted proposals for implementation of the Green Energy Corridor Phase-III scheme.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:21:37.881Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Andhra Pradesh proposes 7,872 km Green Energy Corridor</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, Green Energy Corridor Phase-III</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Jul/31/north-telangana-battered-by-heavy-rain-reservoirs-receive-fresh-inflows</loc>
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<image:caption>A mini truck stuck in floodwaters in Komaram Bheem Asifabad</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/fskh6myk/heavya.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Overflowing Dharmapuri Roddem Cheruvu in Jagtial district</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/6el8gq7p/heavyb.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Minister Vivek Venkatswamy and others assess rain damage in Mancherial district</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:20:31.892Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>North Telangana battered by heavy rain; reservoirs receive fresh inflows</news:title>
<news:keywords>Telangana, heavy rain, reservoirs, north Telangana</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/we-rectified-dmk-govts-failure-on-ss-seats-minister-kg-arunraj</loc>
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<image:caption>Health Minister KG Arunraj.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:20:13.109Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>We rectified DMK govt’s failure on SS seats: Minister KG Arunraj</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, DMK, KG Arunraj</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/college-proprietor-held-for-sexually-harassing-students-in-tenkasi</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2021/9/21/original/_Priest-arrest12__.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image of handcuff used for representational purpose only.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:18:29.369Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>College proprietor held for sexually harassing students in Tenkasi</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Sexual harassment case, College proprietor</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2026/Jul/31/ap-hc-recognises-ritwika-as-vijayalakshmis-counsel</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-03-16/6jv649qi/HC-raps-SIT.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Andhra Pradesh HC</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:18:21.217Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>AP HC recognises Ritwika as Vijayalakshmi’s counsel</news:title>
<news:keywords>Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh HC</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/andhra-minister-slams-jagan-over-jail-visit-calls-it-a-criminal-visiting-fellow-criminals</loc>
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<image:caption>AP's Minister for Housing and Information and Public Relations Kolusu Parthasarathy</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:17:27.590Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Andhra minister slams Jagan over jail visit, calls it 'a criminal visiting fellow criminals'</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/krishnagiri-district-administrations-effort-against-illegal-quarrying-and-mining</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2018/1/7/original/Mookunnimala.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A view of one of the alleged illegal quarries in Kallikudi</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:17:08.123Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Krishnagiri district administration's effort against illegal quarrying and mining</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Illegal mining, illegal stone quarries, Krishnagiri district administration</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2026/Jul/31/ddos-key-to-edu-reforms-success-b-srinivasa-rao</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-06-18/ylbiwr0z/vijsamagra11706chn40.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Samagra Siksha SPD B Srinivasa Rao.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:16:36.532Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>DDOs key to edu reforms’ success: B Srinivasa Rao </news:title>
<news:keywords>Vijayawada, B Srinivasa Rao</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/jagan-denied-meeting-with-jailed-ex-minister-appalaraju-after-visiting-srikakulam-district-jail</loc>
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<image:caption>Jagan reached the jail at around 5.30 pm after interacting with party workers and supporters at several points along the route. As he was not allowed to meet Appalaraju, he instead met the former minister’s family members outside the jail.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:16:25.375Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Jagan denied meeting with jailed ex-minister Appalaraju after visiting Srikakulam district jail</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Jul/31/nearly-21-killed-every-day-on-telangana-roads-in-2026-3</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-06-18/uxgzjzmz/202606183829668.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image used for representational purposes only.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:16:18.674Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Nearly 21 killed every day on Telangana roads in 2026</news:title>
<news:keywords>Telangana, Telangana road accidents, 2026</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/kisan-congress-to-promote-alternative-crop-plan</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/pufqdhc6/Kisan.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>AP Kisan Congress</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:15:38.211Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Kisan Congress to promote alternative crop plan</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, El Niño, AP Kisan Congress</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/intintiki-telugu-desam-covers-9-lakh-households</loc>
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<image:caption>HRD Minister Nara Lokesh</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:14:47.993Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Intintiki Telugu Desam covers 9 lakh  households</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, HRD Minister Nara Lokesh</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/two-arrested-for-illegal-sex-determination-racket</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-12-07/0m178cv0/New-Project-2025-12-07T082144.725.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative Image</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:14:38.087Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Two arrested for illegal sex determination racket</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, sex determination racket</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/ngt-seeks-details-of-green-safeguards-in-amaravati</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-10-03/1rrvv4wq/page3-pm-1092856.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>National Green Tribunal (NGT)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:14:33.307Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>NGT seeks details of green safeguards in Amaravati</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/ap-poised-to-become-saudi-arabia-of-clean-energy-lokesh</loc>
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<image:caption>Minister Nara Lokesh laying the foundation stone for Tata Power’s hybrid renewable energy project in Pattikonda constituency of Kurnool district on Thursday</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:13:54.287Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>AP poised to become ‘Saudi Arabia of Clean Energy’: Lokesh</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/bharathiar-university-reschedules-supplementary-exams-after-tnie-report</loc>
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<image:caption>A view of Bharathiar University.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:13:39.671Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bharathiar University reschedules supplementary exams after TNIE report</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Bharathiar University</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/andhra-pradesh-railway-crime-cases-more-than-double-to-46726-in-2024-ncrb-report</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:13:37.143Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Andhra Pradesh railway crime cases more than double to 46,726 in 2024: NCRB report</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/ap-hc-extends-status-quo-on-penumaka-farmers-land</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-02-16/f6619m6i/AP-High.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>AP HC</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:13:00.239Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>AP HC extends status quo on Penumaka farmer’s land</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, Penumaka farmer Chodishetty Nirmala</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/nine-year-old-tigress-found-dead-in-aps-nallamala-forest-probe-launched</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:11:46.955Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Nine-year-old tigress found dead in AP's Nallamala forest, probe launched</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/apsrtc-allays-fears-over-e-bus-rollout</loc>
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<image:caption>Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:11:21.663Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>APSRTC allays fears over e-bus rollout</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, N Bala Subramanyam</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Jul/31/degree-online-services-telangana-special-phase-counselling-ends-54-degree-seats-still-vacant</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:11:08.676Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Degree Online Services Telangana special phase counselling ends, 54% degree seats still vacant</news:title>
<news:keywords>Telangana, Telangana, TGCHE, undergraduate seats, DOST counselling, degree seats</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2026/Jul/31/telangana-man-held-for-cheating-chennai-businessman-of-rs-12-lakh</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-03-08/fkwxy5dn/C_53_1_CH1509_43147210.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:10:36.187Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Telangana man held for cheating Chennai businessman of Rs 12 lakh </news:title>
<news:keywords>Chennai, cheating case, Telangana man, Chennai businessman</news:keywords>
</news:news>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/godavari-records-first-major-inflows-of-season</loc>
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<image:caption>Godavari river</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:09:13.846Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Godavari records first major inflows of season</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, Godavari river</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Jul/31/odisha-villagers-plant-paddy-on-muddy-road-to-protest-poor-connectivity-in-jagatsinghpur</loc>
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<image:caption>Residents planting paddy saplings on the muddy road in Patana village</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:08:58.596Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Odisha villagers plant paddy on muddy road to protest poor connectivity in Jagatsinghpur</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha</news:keywords>
</news:news>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Jul/31/screening-of-vijays-movie-jana-nayagan-stopped-in-karnatakas-mandya</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/8w7wempu/Scree.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Kannada activists tear down a poster of ‘Jana Nayagan’ in Mandya on Thursday</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:07:09.444Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Screening of Vijay’s movie ‘Jana Nayagan’ stopped in Karnataka's Mandya</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Cauvery water row, Jana Nayagan</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/make-ap-farmers-aware-of-water-crisis-deputy-cm-pawan-kalyan-to-officials</loc>
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<image:caption>Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:06:52.831Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Make AP farmers aware of water crisis: Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan to officials</news:title>
<news:keywords>Andhra Pradesh, Andhra deputy CM Pawan Kalyan, Andhra Pradesh Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2026/Jul/31/caterer-booked-after-dead-lizard-found-in-staff-food</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/hghmbohu/images-89.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Samples of both the cooked food and the ingredients used in the kitchen have been collected by the food safety department and sent for testing at a laboratory in Palayamkottai.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:06:05.272Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Caterer booked after dead lizard found in staff food</news:title>
<news:keywords>Chennai, Food, Dead lizard</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Jul/31/five-year-old-girl-three-year-old-brother-drown-in-water-filled-pit-in-sundargarh</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-10-12/a3vu6bz6/Postgrad-student.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The pit had been dug by a neighbour to construct a septic tank. It was left open and got filled with water following recent rains.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:04:09.202Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Five-year-old girl, three-year-old brother drown in water-filled pit in Sundargarh</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/41-caste-hindus-booked-in-row-over-temple-fest-in-pudukottai</loc>
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<image:caption>Representative Image.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:02:36.611Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>41 caste Hindus booked in row over temple fest in Pudukottai</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Pudukottai, Caste Hindus, temple festival row</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Jul/31/umar-khalid-moves-delhi-high-court-third-time-for-bail</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/dbkfexa3/umar-khalid1104542.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Student activist Umar Khalid</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:01:37.480Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Umar Khalid moves Delhi High Court third time for bail</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi, Delhi High Court, Umar Khalid</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Jul/31/ngt-orders-probe-into-chromium-contamination-claims-at-sukinda-chromite-mines-in-odisha</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-10-03/1rrvv4wq/page3-pm-1092856.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>National Green Tribunal (NGT)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T03:01:02.412Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>NGT orders probe into chromium contamination claims at Sukinda chromite mines in Odisha</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Jul/31/sc-takes-note-of-action-on-sho-in-ghaziabad-rape-murder-case</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-08-30/onx0z7kl/Supreme%20Court%20of%20India.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A view of the Supreme Court of India building in New Delhi.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:59:59.200Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SC takes note of action on SHO in Ghaziabad rape-murder case</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi, India, Ghaziabad rape and murder</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Jul/31/floods-wash-away-tractor-in-jagatsinghpur-as-mahanadi-swells-one-person-seriously-injured</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/uapawg4w/PTI07292026000193B.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>People use a countryboat in floodwater, in Jajpur district, Odisha, Wednesday</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:59:48.139Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Floods wash away tractor in Jagatsinghpur as Mahanadi swells, one person seriously injured</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Jul/31/karnataka-bjp-mps-meet-jal-shakti-minister-cr-patil</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-10-29/i5xs6fy0/ANI_20250626065834.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:59:39.659Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Karnataka BJP MPs meet Jal Shakti minister CR Patil</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, drought, Pralhad Joshi, Basavaraj Bommai</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/ed-searches-16-locations-as-part-of-probe-into-funding-of-2022-coimbatore-car-bomb-blast</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/k2i7g14t/ED-searches.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Sources said ED officials recovered documents and files suspected to be linked to the 2022 car bomb blast case during the searches</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:59:25.409Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>ED searches 16 locations as part of probe into funding of 2022 Coimbatore car bomb blast</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, ED, Coimbatore car bomb blast case</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Jul/31/capital-set-to-get-family-cards-for-unified-database</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-25/fpffqrvo/ANI_20260725114438.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Delhi CM Rekha Gupta</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:58:21.566Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Capital set to get family cards for unified database</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi, Delhi government, Family Cards</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/man-hacks-mother-in-law-estranged-wife-to-death-in-ramanathapuram-held</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-04-02/szz0frzu/New-Project-2025-04-02T173900.805.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:58:20.288Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Man hacks mother-in-law, estranged wife to death in Ramanathapuram; held</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, murder, Ramanathapuram</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2026/Jul/31/iist-graduates-should-become-leaders-in-viksit-bharat-journey-governor-rajendra-arlekar</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-05/ls8qngul/1-1-iegov10207mdu2.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Governor Rajendra Arlekar</image:caption>
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</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:58:07.792Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>‘IIST graduates should become leaders in Viksit Bharat journey’: Governor Rajendra Arlekar</news:title>
<news:keywords>Thiruvananthapuram, Governor Rajendra Arlekar, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Jul/31/l-g-taranjit-singh-sandhu-reviews-infra-works-traffic-system-at-aerocity</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/t80cqxnt/sandhu2101056.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:57:39.741Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>L-G Taranjit Singh Sandhu reviews infra works, traffic system at Aerocity</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi, Aerocity, Delhi L-G Taranjit Singh Sandhu</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2026/Jul/31/tushar-gandhi-urges-kerala-govt-to-withdraw-firs-against-students-who-backed-delhi-protest</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/1x07yo5r/C_32_1_CH0349_75410142.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Chief Minister V D Satheesan</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:57:14.546Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Tushar Gandhi urges Kerala govt to withdraw FIRs against students who backed Delhi protest</news:title>
<news:keywords>Thiruvananthapuram, Chief Minister V D Satheesan</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Jul/31/western-districts-of-odisha-in-grip-of-flood-fear-after-heavy-rainfall</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/hzgsd7h8/Western-districts.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Officials rescuing marooned villagers from flood-hit Belkhandi in Kesinga block</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:56:38.768Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Western districts of Odisha in grip of flood fear after heavy rainfall</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Jul/31/on-the-run-for-two-years-man-arrested-for-sexual-assault</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-03-08/fkwxy5dn/C_53_1_CH1509_43147210.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representational image</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:56:24.175Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>On the run for two years, man 
arrested for sexual assault</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi, Delhi Police, sexual assault, Delhi crime</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/fire-triggers-lpg-blast-in-thanjavur-house-10-injured</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/3z2dc3mj/Fire-triggers-LPG.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The police inspecting the blast site on Thursday</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:55:51.629Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Fire triggers LPG blast in Thanjavur house, 10 injured</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur, LPG blast</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Jul/31/deluge-claims-three-more-lives-as-raging-north-odisha-rivers-recede</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/bfskwt25/Deluge.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A temple in flood-hit Sabira area of Soro block in Balasore district</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A submerged hydraulic crane at a construction site in Simulia panchayat and villagers wading through chest-deep floodwater to collect food in Panas panchayat under Jajpur block on Thursday | Express</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:55:41.908Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Deluge claims three more lives as raging north Odisha rivers recede</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Jul/31/film-chamber-urges-karnataka-government-not-to-release-cauvery-water-to-tn</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/0pmu8kp0/KFCC.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:55:27.020Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Film chamber urges Karnataka government not to release Cauvery water to TN </news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce, Cauvery water row</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2026/Jul/31/project-leaves-shankhumukham-beach-off-limits-for-vavu-bali-ritual</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/1nkcn0mc/leaves-Shankhumukham.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Reconstruction and coastal protection works under way at Shankhumukham Beach in Thiruvananthapuram</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:55:16.307Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Project leaves Shankhumukham beach off-limits for Vavu Bali ritual</news:title>
<news:keywords>Thiruvananthapuram, Shankhumukham beach, Vavu Bali ritual</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bhubaneswar/2026/Jul/31/odisha-eow-arrests-man-for-securing-rs-142-crore-bank-loan-using-forged-land-documents</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2023/7/17/original/thief_accused_arrest1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image used for representational purposes only.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:55:05.569Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Odisha EOW arrests man for securing Rs 1.42 crore Bank loan using forged land documents</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bhubaneswar, Odisha</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2026/Jul/31/worker-stranded-on-velachery-lake-for-six-hours-after-desilting-machine-malfunctions</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/b4bkcngl/porurlake63007chn1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Desilting operations are currently under way at Velachery lake</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:55:04.572Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Worker stranded on Velachery lake for six hours after desilting machine malfunctions</news:title>
<news:keywords>Chennai, Malfunction, Velachery lake, desilting machine, worker rescued</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bhubaneswar/2026/Jul/31/adani-plans-to-invest-rs-15-lakh-crore-in-nuclearthermal-plants-psp-projects-in-odisha</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/0ahv8v6t/Adani-plans.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Deputy CM KV Singh Deo chairing a meeting with senior executives of Adani Group</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:54:01.378Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Adani plans to invest Rs 1.5 lakh crore in nuclear,thermal plants &amp; PSP projects in Odisha</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bhubaneswar, Odisha</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Jul/31/psc-sabotaged-exam-evaluation-process-in-kerala-sit-probe-reveals</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-20/smn4krtm/writing-exam-test.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:53:58.104Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>PSC sabotaged exam evaluation process in Kerala, SIT probe reveals</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, SIT probe, Kerala PSC</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Jul/31/petty-politics-of-the-worst-kind-naveen-on-new-hockey-jersey</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-09-23/i0gyttp9/olf12109chn17.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Odisha's Leader of Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:53:31.351Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>‘Petty politics of the worst kind’:  Naveen Patnaik on new hockey jersey</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Jul/31/rains-play-hide-and-seek-july-a-month-of-weather-contradictions-for-capital</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-28/2lhfyg66/C_53_1_CH1540_44988622.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The city’s average Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 119 during the first 30 days of July, making it the highest monthly average for the month since 2019,</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:53:10.563Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rains play hide-and-seek,  July a month of weather contradictions for capital</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi, Delhi weather, Delhi rains</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Jul/31/telangana-hc-quashes-appointment-of-nithm-director</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/tcjalyt3/HC.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A view of the Telangana High Court.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:52:00.706Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Telangana HC quashes appointment of NITHM director </news:title>
<news:keywords>Telangana, Telangana HC, NITHM director</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Jul/31/delhi-university-council-clears-semester-away-programme</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-02-06/f45998e2/DU.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>University of Delhi</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:51:43.534Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Delhi University council clears ‘semester away programme’</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi, Delhi University</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Jul/31/odisha-issues-sop-for-rescue-and-rehabilitation-of-bonded-labourers-warns-traffickers</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-08-09/xabsmz1l/ILLUSJULY03225-11-2019200033.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:51:38.177Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Odisha issues SOP for rescue and rehabilitation of bonded labourers, warns traffickers</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Jul/31/43-classrooms-without-fire-clearance-delhi-private-school-gets-show-cause-notice</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-05/kug54ijr/ANI_20260705071139.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representational image.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:50:43.471Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>43 classrooms without fire clearance, Delhi private school gets show-cause notice</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi, Fire Safety, Delhi school</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Jul/31/bjp-karnataka-congress-netas-humiliated-by-top-brass</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/r9qm88ut/P_4888031192.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>State BJP president BY Vijayendra accused Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of repeatedly making CM DK Shivakumar and other Congress leaders wait in Delhi for approval of the ministerial list.</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:50:20.610Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BJP: Karnataka Congress netas humiliated by top brass </news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, BJP, Congress, Karnataka Cabinet expansion</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/ngt-allows-tangedco-to-resume-ennore-plant-work</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/62am45bx/NGT-allows.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Ennore SEZ thermal power project in Vayalur in Tiruvallur</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:50:15.404Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>NGT allows Tangedco to resume Ennore plant work</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, National Green Tribunal, TANGEDCO, Ennore power plant</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Jul/31/telangana-will-aiccs-coordinate-order-be-implemented</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-12-27/dsg7dgv2/C_23_1_CH1236_3416195.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Party leaders say better coordination would help the organisation take the Telangana government’s development and welfare programmes to the grassroots.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:49:35.484Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Telangana: Will AICC’s ‘coordinate’ order be implemented?</news:title>
<news:keywords>Telangana, AICC</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Jul/31/a-n-shamseer-blames-it-on-vellappally-row-candidate-picks</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-01-11/8wa5a8k3/TNIE_import_2023_8_29_original_shamseer.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Former Speaker A N Shamseer</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:49:30.844Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>A N Shamseer blames it on Vellappally row, candidate picks</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, Speaker A N Shamseer, Vellappally Natesan controversy</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bhubaneswar/2026/Jul/31/world-hepatitis-day-observed-in-bhubaneswar-stress-laid-on-elimination-of-misinformation-stigma</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/4xz5u7xz/World-Hepatitis.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Former police officer, actor and newsreader Krushna Chandra Samal being presented the KGF Sammana</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:49:09.306Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>World Hepatitis Day observed in Bhubaneswar, stress laid on elimination of misinformation &amp; stigma</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bhubaneswar</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Jul/31/bjp-begins-push-for-ls-polls-with-mission-2029-in-kerala</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/zxxruep8/BJP-begins-push-for.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:48:08.136Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BJP begins push for LS polls with ‘Mission 2029’ in Kerala</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, BJP, Mission 2029</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/left-joins-opposition-in-flaying-tvk-govt-for-denying-nod-to-anti-neet-campaign</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/5zwchbl8/Screenshot-2026-07-31-081649.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Members of Tamil Nadu Student Youth Federation staging a protest demanding a ban on NEET at Egmore in Chennai on Sunday.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:47:42.901Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Left joins opposition in flaying TVK govt for denying nod to anti-NEET campaign</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, DMK, CPI, TVK Government, anti-NEET campaign</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Jul/31/cauvery-row-cm-dk-shivakumar-calls-for-all-party-meeting-on-august-2</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/319wjc09/cavery102908.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Driven by poor monsoon, water level has dipped in the Cauvery river near Srirangapatna.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:47:39.358Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Cauvery row: CM DK Shivakumar calls for all-party meeting on August 2</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Cauvery row</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Jul/31/orissa-hc-quashes-fire-noc-mandate-for-imfl-on-shops-across-the-state</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-05-07/71797ttn/New-Project-8.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Orissa High Court</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:47:38.304Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Orissa HC quashes fire NOC mandate for IMFL ON shops across the state</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bhubaneswar/2026/Jul/31/bhubaneswar-court-awards-life-term-to-pharmacist-girlfriend-for-murdering-wife-with-anaesthesia-overdose</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-11-24/5ii1gxy3/C_53_1_CH1214_41857728.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representational image.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:46:44.447Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bhubaneswar court awards life term to pharmacist, girlfriend for murdering wife with anaesthesia overdose</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bhubaneswar, Odisha</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Jul/31/mcd-signs-deal-for-daily-disposal-reuse-of-800-mt-fresh-solid-waste</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/h8ngdvth/mcd02052250.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Opposition councillors protest during a house meeting on Thursday.</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:46:29.918Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>MCD signs deal for daily disposal, reuse of 800 MT fresh solid waste</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi, Delhi MCD, Municipal Corporation of Delhi</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Jul/31/guru-is-the-full-moon-that-dispels-ignorance-amritanandamayi-devi</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/6daug51t/Guru-is-the-full-moon-t.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri performs Guru Pada Puja during the Guru Purnima celebrations at Amritapuri in Kollam on Wednesday</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:46:10.859Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Guru is the full moon that dispels 
ignorance: Amritanandamayi Devi</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Jul/31/odisha-mandates-vehicle-scrappers-producers-to-register-on-cpcb-portal-within-three-months</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-10-02/vjme04hb/Sops-for-scrapping.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image used for representational purposes.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:44:57.549Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Odisha mandates vehicle scrappers, producers to register on CPCB portal within three months</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Jul/31/split-the-fare-ease-travel-share-autos-to-hit-kerala-roads</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-01-21/l2g86g3r/P_4588851422.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:44:18.166Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Split the fare, ease travel: Share autos to hit Kerala roads</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, State Transport Authority, share auto</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Jul/31/property-records-in-capital-to-get-aadhaar-ids</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-19/t99zlrs7/20260716310f.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:43:18.462Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Property records in capital to get Aadhaar IDs</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi, Delhi government, Aadhaar card, Property Aadhaar Card</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Jul/31/odisha-mp-urges-centre-to-complete-paika-rebellion-memorial-at-khurda-within-one-year</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-03-17/zjq2pmdy/ANI_20260317040549.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Rajya Sabha MP Dilip Ray visits Jagannath Temple to offer prayers after election victory</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:43:08.276Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Odisha MP urges Centre to complete Paika Rebellion Memorial at Khurda within one year</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Jul/31/meta-india-head-booked-for-pms-morphed-posts</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/2023/11/9/original/Meta.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:43:00.544Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Meta India head booked for PM’s morphed posts</news:title>
<news:keywords>Meta India, PM’s morphed posts, Facebook, Instagram, Prime Minister Narendra Modi </news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/tn-appoints-8-additional-advocate-generals-to-madras-hc</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-02-20/ke6mizev/ILLUSMAY05121-05-2019200103.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:42:09.469Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TN appoints 8 additional advocate generals to Madras HC</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, madras high court, Tamil Nadu government, advocate generals</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Jul/31/highly-mobile-population-in-city-reason-for-large-sir-exclusions-officials</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/67ad8nm6/sir-delhi123115.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>In many cases, the voters have not necessarily left the city but have moved elsewhere without transferring their enrolment.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:41:46.628Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Highly mobile population in city reason for large SIR exclusions: Officials</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi, Delhi SIR, mobile population, SIR exclusions</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Jul/31/3-blocks-of-cuttack-affected-by-flood-many-areas-cut-off</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/bi2rxkcs/blocks-of-Cuttack.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The Bhattarika temple in Badamba inundated with floodwater on Thursday | Express</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:41:42.577Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>3 blocks of Cuttack affected by flood, 
many areas cut off </news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Jul/31/mahanadi-dispute-will-be-resolved-before-diwali-odisha-cm-majhi</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/t7g1bluc/Mahanadi-dispute.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>CM Mohan Charan Majhi greeting his Chhattisgarh counterpart Vishnu Deo Sai during the meeting with Jal Shakti minister CR Patil in New Delhi</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:40:57.348Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Mahanadi dispute will be resolved before Diwali: Odisha CM Majhi</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/delhi/2026/Jul/31/delhi-police-says-no-ban-on-authorised-protests-amid-speculation-over-cjps-return-to-jantar-mantar</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/c7fe3gei/congress03044339.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Political protests continued in the city on Thursday, with the Indian Youth Congress (above) demanding action in the case of use of force on student protesters during the CJP’s Parliament march, while the Delhi BJP.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:40:13.480Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Delhi Police says no ban on authorised protests amid speculation over CJP's return to Jantar Mantar</news:title>
<news:keywords>Delhi, Delhi Police, CJP protests</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/tn-can-become-nations-top-exporter-of-plastic-value-added-products</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/r12gh78u/TN-can.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Dignitaries participate in the ceremonial lamp-lighting during the inaugural session of PLEXCONNECT 2026 on Thursday</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:39:55.416Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>‘TN can become nation’s top exporter of plastic value-added products’</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, PLEXCONNECT 2026</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Jul/31/floods-ravage-19-districts-in-odisha-toll-rises-to-5</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/1ywbm2i4/Floods-ravage.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A youth takes a picture of Gokarneshwar temple, which has been submerged by Brahmani river in Dharmashala block of Jajpur district, on Thursday</image:caption>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:39:51.958Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Floods ravage 19 districts in Odisha , toll rises to 5</news:title>
<news:keywords>Odisha</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Jul/31/rahul-gandhi-nod-for-karnataka-cabinet-expansion-swearing-in-likely-on-monday</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-23/l6po4ek0/Buzz-on-more.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The swearing-in is to be held at Glass House of Lok Bhavan at 5pm Monday, with 18 of the 20 vacancies likely to be filled</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:39:39.904Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rahul Gandhi nod for Karnataka cabinet expansion, swearing-in likely on Monday</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Karnataka Cabinet expansion, ​Rahul Gandhi</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/after-hc-setback-supreme-court-to-hear-senthil-balajis-anticipatory-bail-plea-today</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/9l00d8nl/After-HC-setback.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>V Senthil Balaji failed to appear before the Triplicane Police Station on Thursday in the TVK MLA poaching case</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:37:13.167Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>After HC setback, Supreme Court to hear Senthil Balaji’s anticipatory bail plea today</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, India, Supreme Court, Madras High Court​, Senthil Balaji case</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Jul/31/labourers-farm-workers-at-highest-risk-of-fatality-from-leptospirosis-in-kerala</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-08-13/j9jjl459/202408133205024.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/n8v5ylvz/Labourers-farm-workers-at.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:36:55.625Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Labourers, farm workers at highest risk of fatality from leptospirosis in Kerala</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, leptospirosis, Agricultural workers</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Jul/31/siddaramaiahs-seat-dilemma-up-front-or-backbench</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/zppbikjh/Siddaramaiah02.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:35:14.171Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Siddaramaiah's seat dilemma — up front or backbench?</news:title>
<news:keywords>Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, Karnataka cabinet, Karnataka congress</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Jul/31/funding-trumps-politics-as-kerala-udf-gives-nod-for-pm-shri</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/xrxaml90/C_32_1_CH1213_75139630.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Chief Minister V D Satheesan</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:34:15.710Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Funding trumps politics as Kerala UDF gives nod for PM SHRI</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, V D Satheesan, PM SHRI, Kerala UDF government</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/overhaul-of-property-valuation-guidelines-in-offing</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-12-19/re6wxaou/202512193612701.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The state’s registration department has ordered a sweeping review of the market value guidelines used to assess stamp duty on property transactions across Tamil Nadu</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:33:52.339Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Overhaul of property valuation guidelines in offing</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, TN Registration Rules, property valuation</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/30/pm-modi-posts-another-selfie-video-praises-passage-of-anti-paper-leak-bill-in-parliament</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/kaphbwa6/New-Project-2026-07-30T231440.990.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Prime Minister Narendra Modi</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:33:41.649Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>PM Modi posts another selfie video, praises passage of anti-paper leak Bill in Parliament</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Parliament Monsoon Session, paper leaks, PM Narendra Modi​, Anti-paper leak bill</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/30/16-indian-nationals-including-10-seafarers-killed-since-conflict-began-in-west-asia-this-year-govt</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/pdsuhlui/ANI_20260625210251.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Mortal remains of Indians being repatriated from Ras Laffan.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:33:18.173Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>16 Indian nationals, including 10 seafarers, killed since conflict began in West Asia this year: Govt</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Indian nationals, West Asia conflict, Iran War</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/nitin-nabin-prashant-kishor-pitch-fails-to-enthuse-bankipur-voters-byelection-turnout-at-34-per-cent</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/ltfve5uh/1-53-30071-pti07302026000443b.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Security personnel escort polling officials with EVMs and VVPATs after voting in the Bankipur assembly by-poll, in Patna, Thursday, July 30, 2026.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:29:30.899Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Nitin Nabin, Prashant Kishor pitch fails to enthuse Bankipur voters, byelection turnout at 34 per cent</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Bihar, Prashant Kishor, Nitin Nabin, Bankipur byelection</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Jul/31/placing-vibrating-device-on-private-parts-amounts-to-sexual-assault-rape-kerala-hc</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-08/hgaqiay8/P_4818567889.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Kerala High Court</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:29:19.670Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Placing vibrating device on private parts amounts to sexual assault, rape: Kerala HC</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, Kerala High Court, penetrative sexual assault</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/tn-extends-tenure-of-nearly-6939-temporary-posts-in-colleges-till-35</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/ertd4wud/classroom-India-college.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Of the sanctioned posts, assistant professor posts account for the largest share at 5,557, further underscoring the state’s continuing dependence on temporary faculty to run government colleges.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:27:47.363Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TN extends tenure of nearly 6,939 temporary posts in colleges till ’35</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, TN Higher education, temporary posts, DCE</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/dehradun-diary-aarohi-gives-hill-states-ai-dreams-new-wings</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/nyxtxulz/img-20260730-wa0375093635.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Governor Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:27:08.852Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Dehradun Diary | Aarohi gives hill state’s AI dreams new wings</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Governor Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh, Aarohi</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/madhya-pradesh/2026/Jul/31/wildlife-panel-gives-nod-for-reservoirs-in-madhya-pradesh-tiger-belt</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/hr1kxhhb/tiger-corridor093252.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>It involves the construction of two reservoirs, with the lower reservoir proposed across a seasonal tributary of the Baghain Nadi.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:24:38.017Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Wildlife panel gives nod for reservoirs in Madhya Pradesh tiger belt</news:title>
<news:keywords>Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Panna tiger reserve, tiger belt, Ranipur Tiger Reserve</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Jul/31/muslim-league-set-for-leadership-shake-up</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-12-19/mlwggsuc/iuml091413.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) logo.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:24:09.935Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Muslim League set for leadership shake-up</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, Indian Union Muslim League, Syed Sadiqali Shihab Thangal</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/tnpdcl-flags-rs-1800-crore-annual-burden-under-new-framework</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-02/00afd41f-d66e-4c7e-b545-c6ceafcae75e/powerline_electricity.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image of electricity tower used for representational purposes only.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:21:07.037Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TNPDCL flags Rs 1,800 crore annual burden under new framework</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, TNPDCL</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/power-corridor-priyanka-kalyan-banter-on-didis-past</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/tg0z15lr/Kalyannn.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee stage a protest as Congress MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Imran Masood, MP Pappu Yadav and others look on during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, July 30, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:20:02.812Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Power corridor | Priyanka, Kalyan banter on Didi’s past</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Priyanka Gandhi, Kalyan Banerjee</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/eight-months-on-rescued-bonded-labourers-in-madurai-await-possession-of-allotted-house-sites</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/fh02m4cr/Screenshot-2026-07-31-074646.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Rescued labourers received only Rs 30,000 as relief after their rescue.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:19:26.936Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Eight months on, rescued bonded labourers in Madurai await possession of allotted house sites</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Madurai, bonded labourers</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2026/Jul/31/catholic-congress-claims-esa-draft-notification-is-anti-people</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-08-08/v8m4n4kk/New-Project-2025-08-08T152148.812.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Fr Philip Kaviyil, Global Director of the Catholic Congress</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:18:02.092Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Catholic Congress claims ESA draft notification is anti-people</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kochi, Ecologically Sensitive Area, Catholic Congress</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2026/Jul/31/2026-cwg-phd-aspirant-seema-kaliramna-clinches-discus-bronze-after-three-successive-fouls</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/eb4d3j13/Seema-Kaliramna.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Seema endured a nervy finish, fouling her fourth, fifth and sixth attempts, but her third-round effort proved enough to hold on to bronze.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:15:21.299Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>2026 CWG: PhD aspirant Seema Kaliramna clinches discus bronze after three successive fouls</news:title>
<news:keywords>Other, 2026 Commonwealth Games, Seema Kaliramna, discus</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2026/Jul/31/mvd-seizes-fines-modified-suv-for-illegal-alterations-in-kochi</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-07-06/6866e4mi/MVD-app-to-guide.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:15:08.350Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>MVD seizes, fines modified SUV for illegal alterations in Kochi</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kochi, MVD, Ernakulam RTO enforcement wing</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/e20-fuel-does-no-engine-harm-government-cites-energy-security-as-policy-logic</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/btkasu34/suresh-gopi093952.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:14:29.814Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>‘E20 fuel does no engine harm’: Government cites energy security as policy logic</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, E20, ethanol blending programme</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/special-funds-for-tiruppur-corporation-passed-special-resolution-to-urge-state-government-2</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-03-11/yo2m9ogl/P_3978656722.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Tiruppur Corporation building</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:12:13.228Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Special funds for Tiruppur; Corporation passed special resolution to urge state government</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Tiruppur corporation</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/donors-must-be-informed-of-law-onorgan-transplants-centre-to-states</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/ch9298uz/organ094138.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representational image.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:12:11.302Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Donors must be informed of law on
organ transplants: Centre to states</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Organ donation, organ transplants</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2026/Jul/31/two-more-repeat-offenders-held-under-operation-steel-bird</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-27/fcxsmv32/Arrest-ANI.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Image used for representative purpose.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:11:54.704Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Two more repeat offenders held under Operation Steel Bird</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kochi, arrested, Operation Steel Bird</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jul/31/10-climbers-led-by-a-renowned-nepalese-mountaineer-are-missing-on-a-pakistan-peak</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/bnjb9qsf/ANI_20260731015423.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>World-renowned climber Nirmal Purja among 10 feared missing after avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:10:09.758Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>10 climbers led by a renowned Nepalese mountaineer are missing on a Pakistan peak</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/aavin-supply-dips-as-farmers-prefer-private-dairies-due-to-higher-price-timely-payment</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/2cen5qjy/AAVIN.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Farmers say private dairies offer them Rs 50-Rs 55 per litre for cow’s milk whereas Aavin pays only Rs 38-Rs 44 per litre</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:09:55.214Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Aavin supply dips as farmers prefer private dairies due to higher price, timely payment</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, milk procurement, Aavin</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/retirement-no-shield-in-fake-caste-certificate-cases-madras-hc</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-05/pzkxytp6/HC-madras.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Madras High Court</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:08:23.894Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Retirement no shield in fake caste certificate cases: Madras HC</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Fake Caste Certificate, Madras High Court​</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Jul/31/cwma-upholds-cauvery-water-release-to-tamil-nadu</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/38d5t5gq/PTI07302026000437B.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>People stage a protest over the CWMA upholding the CWRC order to release 3,500 cusecs of Cauvery water daily to Tamil Nadu for the next 15 days, in Mandya, Karnataka, Thursday, July 30, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:05:48.749Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>CWMA upholds Cauvery water release to Tamil Nadu </news:title>
<news:keywords>Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Cauvery water dispute, CWMA</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/pellet-guns-can-be-used-in-exceptional-cases-says-sc</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-03-20/0unyf6yg/Supreme%20Court%20of%20India.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A view of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T02:05:13.276Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Pellet guns can be used in exceptional cases, says SC</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, pellet guns</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/31/big-credit-demand-shift-from-asset-ownership-to-consumption-report</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-03-17/g1mi0ikn/202603173711108.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representational image.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T01:59:35.384Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Big credit demand shift from asset ownership to consumption: Report</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Business, CIBIL, Rising debt</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2026/Jul/31/dpr-process-for-revised-bypass-project-in-motion-says-gadkari-3</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-14/tu071zre/nitin094528.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T01:48:35.715Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>DPR process for revised bypass project in motion, says Gadkari</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kochi, Nitin Gadkari, DPR</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2026/Jul/31/sabari-rail-project-hits-another-bump-with-minister-setting-aside-file</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-06-03/8ibcdtae/C_32_1_CH0343_6741028.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T01:46:21.825Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Sabari Rail project hits another bump with minister ‘setting aside file’</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kochi, Sabari rail project, Angamaly- Erumeli Sabari Rail project</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2026/Jul/31/european-nations-vow-fifa-world-cup-boycott-over-infantino-private-equity-plan-as-opposition-spreads</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/9oib0ddo/AP26211607511071.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, talks to UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin during the FIFA 75th Congress at the Conmebol Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay, Thursday, May 15, 2025.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T01:46:17.937Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>European nations vow FIFA World Cup boycott over Infantino private equity plan as opposition spreads</news:title>
<news:keywords>Football, Gianni Infantino, FIFA, UEFA, FIFA World Cup boycott</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Jul/31/on-the-lines-of-iffk-kerala-to-host-first-ever-film-fest-with-spotlight-on-nature-in-january</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/w5z17tfo/On-the-lines-of-IFFK-state.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T01:41:19.266Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>On the lines of IFFK, Kerala to host first-ever film fest with spotlight on nature in January</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, International Nature Film Festival of Kerala, Chalachithra Academy</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Jul/31/preserving-the-chugging-soul-of-keralas-steam-railway-era</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/s0iukct0/Preserving-the-chugging.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>An old photograph of Shoranur railway station</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/a4fegtnh/of-Kerala’s.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T01:37:46.172Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Preserving the chugging soul of Kerala’s steam railway era</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kerala, Mechanical Heritage Museum, Shoranur railway station</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jul/31/trump-announces-a-deal-for-hamas-to-disarm-in-gaza-but-many-hurdles-and-uncertainty-remain</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/sldpr6m6/AP26210226949068.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, July 29, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T01:29:21.358Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump announces a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza, but many hurdles and uncertainty remain</news:title>
<news:keywords>World, Hamas, Israel-Gaza war</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2026/Jul/31/former-narsampet-mla-and-senior-brs-leader-peddi-sudarshan-reddy-passes-away-after-cardiac-arrest</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-31/r0o650ap/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-31-at-5.55.40-AM.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Peddi Sudarshan Reddy</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-31T01:23:49.807Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Former Narsampet MLA and Senior BRS leader Peddi Sudarshan Reddy passes away after cardiac arrest</news:title>
<news:keywords>Telangana, cardiac arrest, Peddi Sudarshan Reddy</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2026/Jul/30/2026-cwg-lifter-lovepreet-misses-out-on-gold-by-1kg-settles-for-silver</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/u9e232gr/lovepreet.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Lifter Loverpreet Singh celebrates after setting a Games record in Glasgow on Thursday</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T20:09:36.821Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>2026 CWG: Lifter Lovepreet misses out on gold by 1kg, settles for silver</news:title>
<news:keywords>Other, weightlifting, Mirabai Chanu, Vijay Sharma, 2026 Commonwealth Games</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2026/Jul/30/jersey-blues-criticism-from-all-quarters-as-hockey-india-change-kit-colour-to-saffron</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/apuph241/orange.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The senior men's hockey national team with the new jersey</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T19:53:04.372Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Jersey blues: Criticism from all quarters as Hockey India change kit colour to saffron</news:title>
<news:keywords>Other, Hockey India, BJD chief Naveen Patnaik, India hockey jersey, India hockey orange jersey</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jul/30/spain-to-deploy-military-to-restore-order-in-ceuta-after-thousands-of-people-breach-moroccos-border</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/q1vixg9s/AP26211533051042.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Migrants cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Thursday, July 30, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T19:19:14.719Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Spain to deploy military to restore order in Ceuta after thousands of people breach Morocco's border</news:title>
<news:keywords>World, Migrants, Morocco, border fencing</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jul/30/coal-mine-blast-in-pakistan-kills-at-least-32-miners-and-traps-10-others</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/5zxozd69/AP26211629133825.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>People gather as rescue workers attempt to reach miners trapped in a coal mine on the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, in southwest Pakistan, Thursday, July 30, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T19:14:52.245Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Coal mine blast in Pakistan kills at least 32 miners and traps 10 others</news:title>
<news:keywords>World, coal mine, Baluchistan, methane gas</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/bihar/2026/Jul/30/bankipur-bypoll-records-3424-turnout-down-over-7-from-last-years-assembly-polls</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/v7brked9/PTI07302026000113B.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A security official assists a man at a polling station during the the Bankipur Assembly by-election, in Patna, Thursday, July 30, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T19:08:34.512Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bankipur bypoll records 34.24% turnout, down over 7% from last year's Assembly polls</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bankipur</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/editorial/2026/Jul/30/basic-questions-larger-reforms-unaddressed-in-house-exam-bill-debate</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/TNIE/import/uploads/user/imagelibrary/2018/7/23/original/parliament1_eps.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Members could have used the Bill as the peg to ask a few basic questions</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T19:03:18.046Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Basic questions, larger reforms unaddressed in House exam Bill debate</news:title>
<news:keywords>Editorial</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/editorial/2026/Jul/30/mekedatu-restraint-must-dialogue-the-way-forward</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-11-18/iu5kgxvr/New-DPR-for-Mekedatu.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The proposed Mekedatu reservoir project site across the Cauvery in Kanakapura taluk, Karnataka</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T19:02:06.887Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Mekedatu: Restraint must, dialogue the way forward</news:title>
<news:keywords>Editorial</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/editorial/quick-take/2026/Jul/30/quick-take-second-chances</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/6appoduy/pk-lekler-lab.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>IIT Kanpur</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T19:01:50.830Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Quick Take | Second chances</news:title>
<news:keywords>Quick Take</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/30/how-are-you-keeping-unelected-minister-beyond-six-months-sc-asks-bihar-over-deepak-prakashs-continuance</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-06-05/e4dgp8rn/C_1_1_CH1344_120360042.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A view of the Supreme Court of India building in New Delhi.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T18:49:12.343Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>'How are you keeping unelected minister beyond six months?': SC asks Bihar over Deepak Prakash's continuance</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Bihar, Deepak Prakash, minister post</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/xplore/2026/Jul/30/openai-announces-free-chatgpt-access-for-academic-researchers</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-05-04/cn6cxrzu/202605043775763.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representational image</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T18:40:03.232Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>OpenAI announces free ChatGPT access for academic researchers</news:title>
<news:keywords>Xplore</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/30/you-drove-didi-out-priyanka-gandhi-kalyan-banerjee-banter-revives-congress-tmc-past</loc>
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<image:caption>TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee stage a protest as Congress MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Imran Masood, MP Pappu Yadav and others look on during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, July 30, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T18:38:59.041Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>'You drove Didi out': Priyanka Gandhi -Kalyan Banerjee banter revives Congress - TMC past</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Priyanka Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress, Kalyan Banerjee</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/xplore/2026/Jul/30/meta-launches-standalone-seller-app-for-facebook-marketplace-users-in-us</loc>
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<image:caption>Facebook</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T18:38:33.197Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Meta launches standalone 'Seller' app for Facebook Marketplace users in US</news:title>
<news:keywords>Xplore</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/xplore/2026/Jul/30/india-leads-in-workplace-ai-adoption-but-records-highest-failed-ai-pilots</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-11-03/p86nchid/202511033563032.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representational image</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T18:36:43.428Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>India leads in workplace AI adoption, but records highest failed AI pilots</news:title>
<news:keywords>Xplore</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/xplore/2026/Jul/30/why-countries-are-restricting-childrens-access-to-social-media-and-where-india-stands</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-12-04/d3zxilpn/Social-media.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representational image</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
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<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T18:35:00.149Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Why countries are restricting children’s access to social media and where India stands</news:title>
<news:keywords>Xplore</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinion/2026/Jul/30/a-signal-buried-between-the-lines-of-a-resignation</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/lu9c7nl3/30july2026.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>There is a possibility that Shahabuddin’s exit was carefully choreographed by the incumbent government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T18:31:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>A signal buried between the lines of a resignation</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinion/2026/Jul/30/if-the-sky-doesnt-relent-centre-must</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/f44ds9jn/ens4.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The distress in the fields is more telling than the price print</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T18:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>If the sky doesn't relent, Centre must</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Jul/30/zepto-eyes-rs-1000-crore-pre-ipo-funding-listing-schedule-moves-back-by-weeks</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-06-09/lnwu5tlq/ANI_20260609024912.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Zepto</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T18:13:38.479Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Zepto eyes Rs 1,000 crore pre-IPO funding, listing schedule moves back by weeks
</news:title>
<news:keywords>Zepto, Zepto IPO</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2026/Jul/30/commonwealth-team-table-tennis-india-men-and-women-win-titles</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-01-11/td97zv5t/ANI_20260111190953.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>File pic of Manush Shah</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T18:13:23.891Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Commonwealth Team table tennis: India men and women win titles</news:title>
<news:keywords>Other, Table Tennis, Table Tennis Championships, Commonwealth Championships, Manush Shah</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Jul/30/indias-it-sector-shifts-from-mass-hiring-to-ai-driven-workforce-planning-and-recruitment</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-02-17/1glybzyq/ANI_20260217104708.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>IT sector hirings</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T18:09:07.810Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>India's IT sector shifts from mass hiring to AI-driven workforce planning and recruitment </news:title>
<news:keywords>IT sector, IT sector hirings, AI</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Jul/30/rbi-allows-banks-to-offer-differential-rates-on-bulk-deposits</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-15/rl9t65nb/ANI_20260715074805.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Bulk bank deposits</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T18:07:06.805Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>RBI allows banks to offer differential rates on bulk deposits </news:title>
<news:keywords>Bank deposits, bulk deposits, bulk deposit rates, RBI</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/30/parliamentary-panel-seeks-phased-restoration-of-bangladesh-visas-update-on-hasina-extradition-request</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/vf6szu1r/ANI_20241223135259.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T18:06:08.028Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Parliamentary panel seeks phased restoration of Bangladesh visas, update on Hasina extradition request</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Sheikh Hasina, Parliamentary Standing Committee, India-Bangladesh relations</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Jul/30/gold-demand-falls-6-to-1314-tonnes-in-q1-but-value-surges-50-on-soaring-prices</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-06-15/jhwpyuqr/ANI_20260615073936.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Gold demand</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T18:04:16.820Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Gold demand falls 6% to 131.4 tonnes in Q1, but value surges 50% on soaring prices</news:title>
<news:keywords>Gold demand, Gold value</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Jul/30/india-eu-devise-dedicated-cbam-work-plan-under-proposed-fta-to-shield-smes</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-01-21/6lgzxt5i/ANI_20260121044638.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>India-EU FTA</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T18:02:33.433Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>India, EU devise dedicated CBAM work plan under proposed FTA to shield SMEs</news:title>
<news:keywords>India-EU FTA, CBAM </news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Jul/30/meta-assure-additional-oversight-for-pm-or-other-prominent-account</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-04-11/4q8njp38/202501233307511.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Meta</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T18:00:44.100Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Meta assure additional oversight for PM or other prominent account </news:title>
<news:keywords>Meta, prominent accounts, Prime Minister, PM Modi</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2026/Jul/30/2026-cwg-indian-lifter-martina-finishes-fifth-in-86kg-weight-category</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/57e766ve/Martina-lifter.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>Weightlifter Martina Devi missed out on a medal in Glasgow on Thursday</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T17:46:01.295Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>2026 CWG: Indian lifter Martina finishes fifth in 86kg weight category</news:title>
<news:keywords>Other, weightlifting, 2026 Commonwealth Games</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/madhya-pradesh/2026/Jul/30/centre-and-madhya-pradesh-sign-mou-to-establish-indias-first-telecom-manufacturing-zone-tmz-in-gwalior</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/a36gsoku/ANI_20260730163530.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>MP Govt, Centre sign MoU to set up India's first telecom manufacturing zone in Gwalior</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T17:42:24.134Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Centre and Madhya Pradesh sign MoU to establish India’s first telecom manufacturing zone (TMZ) in Gwalior</news:title>
<news:keywords>Telecom manufacturing zone  , Madhya Pradesh</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/30/a-decade-after-losing-eyesight-in-pellet-firing-insha-mushtaq-gets-rs-41-lakh-relief-from-jk-govt</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/x33d90e2/Pellet_1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Insha Mushtaq poses for a portrait inside her home.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T17:34:40.631Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>A decade after losing eyesight in pellet firing, Insha Mushtaq gets Rs 41 lakh relief from J&amp;K govt</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, pellet guns, J&amp;K government, pellet injury</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/30/jaishankar-raises-safety-of-indian-seafarers-with-ukraine-fm-condemns-attacks-on-black-sea-shipping</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/dfowqzu8/ANI_20260730164735.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>EAM discusses Black Sea vessel attacks, safety of Indian seafarers with Ukrainian FM; reiterates India's call for dialogue to resolve conflict</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T17:32:50.754Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Jaishankar raises safety of Indian seafarers with Ukraine FM, condemns attacks on Black Sea shipping</news:title>
<news:keywords>Black Sea shipping, India-Ukraine talk </news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/30/parliament-clears-tougher-anti-paper-leak-bill-amid-opposition-walkout</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-28/5s2l2sc2/202607283881009.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Parliament clears tougher anti-paper leak bill amid Opposition walkout.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T17:18:28.551Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Parliament clears tougher anti-paper leak bill amid Opposition walkout</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Parliament Monsoon Session, Monsoon Session 2026, Anti-paper leak bill</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/30/fir-lodged-against-noida-woman-for-abusive-remarks-against-pm-modi-during-jantar-mantar-protest</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-26/yt6qm8hj/C_53_1_CH1540_44963019.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) supporters raise slogans as they gather ahead of a protest march at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T17:06:10.463Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>FIR lodged against Noida woman for 'abusive' remarks against PM Modi during Jantar Mantar protest </news:title>
<news:keywords>India, zero FIR, Jantar Mantar protests, CJP protests</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/madhya-pradesh/2026/Jul/30/voting-concludes-for-datia-assembly-bypoll-in-mp-turnout-at-7144-till-6-pm</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/ot0eoq2w/Screenshot-2026-07-30-221946.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Voting concludes for Datia Assembly bypoll in MP; turnout at 71.44% till 6 pm.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T16:51:29.866Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Voting concludes for Datia Assembly bypoll in MP; turnout at 71.44% till 6 pm</news:title>
<news:keywords>Madhya Pradesh, Narottam Mishra, Datia bypoll, Ashutosh Tiwari, Kunwar Ghanshyam Singh, Damodar Singh Yadav</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Jul/30/mms-q1-profit-surges-34-to-rs-5455-crore</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/h3ud4m1x/ANI_20260730103711.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Mahindra &amp; Mahindra Q1 profit rises 34% to Rs 5,455 crore despite commodity inflation</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T16:47:39.801Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>M&amp;M’s Q1 profit surges 34% to Rs 5,455 crore</news:title>
<news:keywords>Mahindra &amp; Mahindra q1 earning</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2026/Jul/30/pivotal-moment-for-gavit-how-coach-kale-helps-to-give-wings-to-his-dream</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/hvlm3fc0/sportslead2.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Dilip Gavit with coach Vaijnath Kale</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/xaorbsgi/sportslead1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Gavit after the victory</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T16:43:49.533Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Pivotal moment for Dilip Gavit: How 
coach Kale gives wings to his dream</news:title>
<news:keywords>Sport, Other, CWG 2026, Para-athletics, Dilip Gavit, Glasgow Games</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/30/jharkhand-sir-final-list-for-first-phase-released-4374-lakh-voters-likely-tobe-excluded-from-draft-roll</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/hinjq0zo/SIR-done.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Jharkhand SIR: 43.74 lakh voters likely to be excluded from the draft roll.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T16:36:00.056Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Jharkhand SIR: Final list for first phase released; 43.74 lakh voters likely to
be excluded from draft roll</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, draft electoral rolls, Jharkhand SIR</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2026/Jul/30/india-to-face-brazil-in-intl-friendly-in-kolkata-on-october-3</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-25/8zny5hz1/ANI_20260725083736.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The match between India and Brazil has been long negotiated</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/3a8vi45l/ANI_20260730154100.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>AIFF's post confirming the match</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T16:34:30.884Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>India to face Brazil in int'l friendly in Kolkata on October 3</news:title>
<news:keywords>Football, football, Brazil football, football friendly matches, India vs Brazil</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/30/jharkhand-on-alert-as-gen-z-plans-assembly-march-hunger-strike-over-jpsc-exam-row</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-07-30/fak7mknf/JPSC-2.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Gen Z to escalate JPSC protest in Ranchi; Assembly march, hunger strike planned.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T16:30:03.814Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Jharkhand on alert as Gen Z plans Assembly march, hunger strike over JPSC exam row</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, JPSC, Gen Z protest, JPSC exam row</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2026/Jul/30/former-olympic-medallist-narang-launches-free-pellet-project-avasar</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2024-07/db1a1e58-0de3-45ed-acd1-e8479125c0e1/ANI_20240725121844.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>London Games bronze medallist Gagan Narang</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>newindianexpress</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-30T16:27:12.865Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>London Olympic medallist Narang launches free pellet project 'Avasar'</news:title>
<news:keywords>Other, Gagan Narang</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
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