chennai l thursday l november 07, 2024 l `9.00 l PAGES 12 l vellore EDITION Collateral-free education loan under PM-Vidyalaxmi scheme over 22 lakh students to benefit each year The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved PMVidyalaxmi scheme to provide financial support to meritorious students for higher education `10,700 crore equity infusion in FCI Anybody who gets admission in Quality Higher Education Institutions (QHEI) will be eligible to get collateral-free, guarantor-free loan from banks and financial institutions to cover the full amount of tuition fees and other expenses related to the course. The scheme will cover 22 lakh students every year. An outlay of `3,600 crore has been approved ■ ■ In other major decisions, the cabinet approved infusion of `10,700 crore as equity in Food Corporation of India (FCI) in 2024-25 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said this will enhance FCI’s ability to manage food procurement and distribution efficiently, besides ensuring better support for farmers and helping improve food security 860 Higher Education Institutions in India to be covered under pm-vidyalaxmi scheme CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI Trump beats a female rival for the second time in a presidential election victory helped by high anti-incumbency, voters’ frustration over high prices Don power again in U.S. This will truly be the golden age of America... I am going to stop wars - Donald Trump, US president-elect DONALD TRUMP Total votes so far 7,18,51,772 (51%) President-elect Donald Trump gestures at supporters during an election event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday | AFP 292 224 Total votes so far 6,69,80,370 (47.5%) 270 to win ZEKE MILLER, MICHELLE L. PRICE, WILL WEISSERT and JILL COLVIN @ Washington (AP) Had a great conversation with my friend, President Donald Trump. Looking forward to working closely together once again Narendra Modi, PM Look forward to an era of a strong US under President Trump’s decisive leadership. We rely on continued strong support for Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy D onald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday , an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the US Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts. With a win in Wisconsin, Trump cleared the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency . The victory validates his bareknuckle approach to politics. He attacked his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, in deeply personal—often misogynistic and racist—terms as he pushed an apocalyptic picture of a country overrun by violent migrants. The coarse rhetoric, paired with an image of hypermasculinity resonated , with angry voters—particularly men— in a deeply polarised nation. “I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th president and your 45th president,” Trump told cheering supporters in Florida even before his victory was confirmed. In state after state, Trump outperformed what he did in the 2020 election while Harris failed to do as well as Joe Biden did in winning the presidency J&K passes resolution seeking restoration of spl status, guarantees four years ago. Upon taking office again, Trump also will work with a Senate that will now be in Republican hands, while control of the House hadn’t been determined. “We’ve been through so much together, and today you showed up in record numbers to deliver a victory,” Trump said. “This was something special and we’re going to pay you back”. In his second term, Trump has vowed to pursue an agenda centred on dramatically reshaping the federal government and pursuing retribution against his perceived enemies. The results cap a historically tumultuous and competitive election season that included two assassination attempts targeting Trump and a shift to a new Democratic nominee just a month before the party’s convention. Trump will inherit a range of challenges when he assumes office on January 20, including heightened political polarization and global crises that are testing America’s influence abroad. His win against Harris marks the second time he has defeated a female rival in a general election. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first to speak to Trump to congratulate him on his victory  P9 . ‘GOLDEN AGE FOR u.s.’ | P9 ‘Trump’s win positive for India’s IT industry’ | P10 House results 52 Republicans 38 seats not up for poll, Expected to head a new entity called the efficiency commission, which will audit the government and recommend drastic reforms, including possible scrapping of entire depts 3 Flipped 50 204 Republicans 28 seats not up for poll Democrats 182 218 to win 5 Flipped Trump’s A team ELON MUSK Democrats 42 2 Flipped A g e n c i e s @ Washington Trump’s first term witnessed high turnover rate with many of his team members resigning, being fired, or reassigned. This time, he is expected to fill his Cabinet with loyalists. Here’s who could be part of the Trump-Vance team in 2025 VIVEK RAMASWAMY Helped Trump gain popularity among the young generation. Trump said he would love to have him around, heading a department: “He’ll do a better job than anybody you can think of.” ‘Samosa Caucus’ gets a little bigger RIC GRENELL KASH PATEL Former US ambassador to Germany who also served acting director of national intelligence, enjoys good rapport with Trump. Could be considered for Secretary of State or NSA Served in various roles in the defence and intelligence communities during Trump’s first term; impressed him with ideas over security and defence issues. Could be made NSA or the CIA chief Indian-American lawyer Suhas Subramanyam created history by becoming the first from the community to be elected from Virginia and the entire East Coast to the House of Representatives. He joined the ‘Samosa Caucus’ in the US Congress that currently comprises five Indian Americans — Ami Bera, Raja Krishnamoor thi, Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal and Shri Thanedar. All five of them were reelected. Subramanyam defeated Mike Clancy of the Republican Party . He is currently a Virginia State Senator. “I am honoured and humbled that the people of Virginia’s 10th District put their trust in me to take on the toughest fights and deliver results in Congress. This district is my home,” Subramanyam said. He had previously served as South gives a lot to the north now: CM E x p r e s s Ne w s Se r v i c e ‘Balaji crossed several hurdles to work for Kovai’ Chief Minister M K Stalin announced a windfall of schemes for Coimbatore on Wednesday , including a new IT complex to be built on 17 acres in ELCOSEZ to generate 36,000 jobs. Earlier in the day laying the , foundation stone for building a `300-crore grand library and science centre named after Periyar at Anuparpalayam in Coimbatore, the CM recalled one of Arignar Anna’s popular quotes, ‘vadakku valargirathu; therkku theigirathu’ (north is growing and south is waning), and said that unlike in the past, Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji overcame numerous hurdles and made a comeback to ensure more progress for the region, the CM said on Balaji’s contribution @ Coimbatore F aya z w a n i @ Srinagar The newly-elected Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution calling on the Centre to initiate dialogue with the elected representatives of the Union Territory to work out mechanisms for restoring special status and constitutional guarantees to the erstwhile state. “That this legislative assembly reaffirms the importance of the special status and constitutional guarantees, which safeguarded the identity, culture and rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, and expresses concern over their unilateral removal,” it said. The resolution was moved by deputy J&K chief minister and senior National Conference leader Surinder Choudhary . BJP members, including the leader of opposition Sunil Sharma, opposed it. Assembly did Sharma said the resolution was not part of the listed business of the House. “Arits job: Omar ticle 370 is history. Nothing is going to J&K Chief Minister happen as Article 370 abrogation was Omar Abdullah passed by Parliament and supported by said the Assembly the Supreme Court,” he said. has done its job. Amid the uproar, Speaker Abdur Ra“The assembly him Rather asked the BJP lawmakers to has done its job. I speak. “If the opposition members do will only say this not want to speak, I will put it to vote.” much,” he said on As the protests continued, the Speaker the passage of put the resolution to voice vote and it the resolution passed. When the Speaker announced that the resolution was passed, the BJP members intensified their protests with some rushing into the well of the House chanting Jai Shri Ram and slogans against the resolution. Sharma warned the BJP won’t allow any further proceedings until it’s withdrawn. The Congress, which remained silent on Article 370 while campaigning for the J&K elections, said the resolution is “the first democratic expression” of the people of J&K and it reflects their aspirations. Senate results Harris expected to speak at Howard University at 4 pm local time; call Trump to concede poll Kamala Harris CM M K Stalin laying foundation stone for the `300-crore Periyar library at Anuparpalayam in Coimbatore on Wednesday | Express it is the south which is giving a lot to the north now. “That’s a fact no one can deny he said. ,” The eight-floor facility span, ning 1.98 lakh sq ft, will include a library, science centre, incubation centre, digital library, kids library, planetarium, space lift, convention centre, terrace garden, rare books collection, and competitive exams Target DMK govt, but stay off its allies: EPS to AIADMK secys T M u r u g a n a n d h a m @ Chennai ‘Expose anti-people DMK’ AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday directed the district secretaries to appoint young secretaries at the booth-level across the state to improve the party’s popularity particularly , among young voters, at the grassroots level. Chairing a meeting of AIADMK district secretaries in Chennai, EPS, according to sources, also advised the party functionaries to expose the DMK and BJP ruling parties , Palaniswami asked functionaries to expose the “anti-people” steps of the DMK and BJP to capitalise on anti-incumbency sentiment against the ruling parties at the state and the centre, and stay away from criticising other parties who are currently in alliance with them as political equations may change when the Assembly election gets closer. The AIADMK chief has been reiterating that his party will build a strong alli- ance for the 2026 poll, and several parties that are currently in the DMK bloc will cross over to the AIADMK camp. Palaniswami also asked the functionaries to expose the “anti-people” steps of the DMK and BJP to capitalise on the sentiment of anti-incumbency against the ruling parties. Regarding the restructuring of AIADMK, sources said that now there are ward secretaries and area secretaries in urban areas supervising five to 10 booths and branch secretaries in rural areas supervising six or seven booths. P5 preparation centre, etc. The CM also inspected the work for Semmozhi Poonga which will be opened for public use by June next year. Announcing six new schemes for Coimbatore on his second day of visit, the CM said `126crore gold jewellery industrial park will be set up at Kurichi to provide direct employment to 2,000 people and indirect jobs to 1,500 people. Extension of the elevated flyover on Avinashi Road from Chinniyampalayam to Neelambur for five km at `600 crore, and relaying of damaged city roads at `200 crore were among the schemes announced. MORE ON P4 a White House Advisor to President Barack Obama. Subramanyam’s parents arrived in the US through Dulles Airport in the late 70s. Shri Thanedar was re-elected for the second consecutive term from the 13th Congressional District of Michigan. He won it for the first time in 2023. Raja Krishnamoorthi won the seventh Congressional District of Illinois for the fifth consecutive term. Ro Khanna who represents the seventeenth Congressional District of California and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, who represents the seventh Cong ressional District of Washington State, retained their respective seats. Dr Ami Bera, the senior-most Indian American Congressman representing the sixth Congressional District of California since 2013, was re-elected for the seventh consecutive term. express read Chennai, north TN may get heavy rain this week Chennai: The city and parts of north TN may get heavy rain later this week as a low-pressure area likely to form over Bay of Bengal can intensify into a depression. Eleven districts may get heavy rain on Thursday. Rain likely in all coastal districts from Friday | P3 Nivin Pauly gets clean chit in alleged rape case Kochi: In a major relief to Nivin Pauly, the Kerala police have given the actor a clean chit in a case registered against him and five other persons for allegedly raping a Kerala woman in Dubai last year after promising her a role in a movie | P5 SC pulls up UP govt over illegal house demolitions S u c h i t r a k a lya n m o h a n t y @ New Delhi The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh government over its “high-handed” approach to demolitions, and ordered it to pay `25 lakh to a man whose house was razed in 2019 without following the due procedure to widen a road. “This is completely highhanded. Where is the due process followed? We have an affidavit that says no notice was issued. You only went to the site and informed the people through a loudspeaker.You didn’t give time to the family to vacate,” the apex court said. “You can’t come with bulldozer and demolish the house overnight,” it added. A three-judge bench of the court, headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, asked the state chief secretary to conduct an inquiry into the illegal demolitio in Maharajganj district. The bench was hearing a suo motu writ petition registered in 2020 based on a complaint by Maharajganj resident Manoj Tibrewal Aakash, whose house was demolished in 2019.