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**Summary:**
The provided text is a collection of summaries for various newsletters and columns featured on “The Hindu,” an Indian newspaper, alongside a news report on the death of a railway employee in a traffic accident. The sections include:
* **Newsletter/Column Summaries:** Overviews are provided for sections covering world affairs from an Indian perspective, cinema news and reviews, technology updates, accessible science content, data-driven analysis of news, health advice, and book reviews.
* **News Report:** A 56-year-old railway clerk, Selva Kumar, was killed in Nagalkeni near Pallavaram after being hit by a truck. The driver, Janakiraman, has been arrested.
**News Article:**
**Railway Employee Killed in Pallavaram Traffic Accident**
**Pallavaram, August 18, 2025** – A 56-year-old railway employee tragically lost his life in a traffic accident in Nagalkeni near Pallavaram on Sunday. Selva Kumar, a clerk with Southern Railway and resident of Pozhichalur, was struck by a heavy truck while riding his two-wheeler on Anna Street.
According to a senior official of the Tambaram Police Commissionerate, Kumar was on his way to purchase household items when the incident occurred. The truck, en route from Tiruvannamalai to collect old iron products, collided with his vehicle. Kumar was thrown from his two-wheeler and fatally injured after being caught under the truck’s rear wheel. He died at the scene.
The Chromepet Traffic Investigation police have arrested the truck driver, identified as Janakiraman, 33, of Tiruvannamalai. Kumar’s body has been sent to the Chromepet Government Hospital for a post-mortem examination. The investigation is ongoing.
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