Tamil Nadu

Sasikala released from Bengaluru prison after 4 years in disproportionate assets case

Expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala has been formally released from jail after she completed her four-year jail term in a corruption case.

9 hours ago

Elephant set ablaze with lit tyre by resort staff in Tamil Nadu, dies | Watch

Elephant set ablaze with lit tyre by resort staff in Tamil Nadu; 2 held | Watch

The video showed the tyre in flames being hurled from a building on the elephant, injuring its ear. The elephant was seen trumpeting in pain.

4 days ago

Twins carry 70-year-old woman on pushcart in TN to get Pongal hamper; win over internet

On her way to the ration shop, 70-year-old Subbulakshmi after a point of time couldn't proceed further due to her ill health. It was then that the twins came to her rescue and helped her collect the gift hamper.

13 days ago

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat celebrates Pongal in Tamil Nadu, recites couplet from Tirukkural | Watch

A dhoti-clad Bhagwat with sacred ash (vibuthi) and vermilion (kumkum) smeared on his forehead in lines with the Tamil tradition, recited a couplet on possession of self-restraint from Tirukkural literature.

13 days ago

Fact check: No, drinking Rasam does not protect you from coronavirus

Ahead of the launch of India's vaccination program, a claim has gone viral on social media that drinking Rasam helps in killing off the novel coronavirus, which is certainly not true.

14 days ago

Chennai tops global list in maximum CCTV coverage per square kilometer, Hyderabad next

Chennai with 687 CCTV cameras has made to the top of the list in terms of surveillance, while Hyderabad is second in the list, with 480 cameras installed per square kilometer.

22 days ago

IIT Madras shut down after 71 test Covid-19 positive; Will it affect school reopening move?

Reopening of schools will prevent a zero academic year for students but the pandemic looms large with viable vaccine months away

Dec 14, 2020

Tamil Nadu woman run over by truck, stands back on feet miraculously | Watch

In a shocking incident, a Tamil Nadu woman was run over by a truck but she escaped death unscathed. The incident that was captured on CCTV camera took social media by surprise.

Dec 8, 2020

India's top 10 Police Stations 2020 announced; Manipur's Nongpok Sekmai tops list | Check full list

The objective was to rank the top 10 Police Stations out of 16,671 Police Stations in the country through data analysis, direct observation and public feedback.

Dec 3, 2020

After Nivar, Tamil Nadu, Kerala to brace for Cyclone Burevi; orange alert sounded | All you need to know

Weather department has alerted that 'Burevi', the third cyclonic system to have formed in the Bay of Bengal, this year, could be followed by another cyclone threatening Tamil Nadu on December 7 or later.

Dec 2, 2020

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami

Atleast 2,000 Mini-clinics to be set up before Dec 15: TN CM Palaniswami

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K.Palaniswami on Saturday said the government plans to mini-clinics across the state before December 15.

Nov 29, 2020

Bengaluru cop shares un-blurred pics of accused; makes quick course correction [details]

The public has, on more than one occasion seen a Bengaluru police officer repeatedly making pictures of the arrested accused public. After the IBTimes report, the same was deleted promptly and necessary course corrections were made.

Nov 28, 2020

Video from Pakistan shared as cyclone Nivar in Chennai

Fact-check: No, video of flying billboard injuring bikers amid Cyclone Nivar is not from Chennai

An old video of an advertising billboard falling over bikers in Karachi is being falsely shared across multiple social media platforms as visuals of Cyclone Nivar from Chennai.

Nov 27, 2020

Cyclone Nivar crosses Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, felling trees, disrupting power supply

The very severe cyclonic storm Nivar, crossed the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coast late night and early Thursday morning with an estimated wind speed of 120-130 kmph, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Nov 26, 2020

Thousands of km away from US, TN villagers ecstatic over Kamala's win

As the news of Kamala Harris' election as the new US Vice President began to pour in, villagers thousands of km away in Thulasendrapuram in Tamil Nadu celebrated the occasion by bursting crackers and distributing sweets.

Nov 9, 2020

Former IAS Officer Sasikanth Senthil takes political plunge, set to join Congress in TN

Former Karnataka-cadre IAS officer of 2009 batch, S Sasikanth Senthil, who resigned from civil services in 2019, will join the Congress in Tamil Nadu. Senthil will join the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC).

Nov 8, 2020

Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami's mother passes away at 93; Panneerselvam, Rajnikanth condole death

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K.Palaniswami's mother Thavusayammal passed away in the early hours of Tuesday at a private hospital in Salem in Tamil Nadu.

Oct 13, 2020

AIADMK Dalit MLA ties the knot with Brahmin girl; daughter trapped, says bride's family

The ruling AIADMK MLA from Kallakuruchi constituency was in a relationship with Soundarya and despite resistance from the girl's family, they got married on Monday, Oct 5.

Oct 7, 2020

EPS is new Tamil Nadu CM candidate; ten-things to know about AIADMK's Palaniswami

Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK on Wednesday, October 7 announced that Chief Minister K. Palaniswami will be the party's chief ministerial candidate for the 2021 Assembly polls.