Tamil Nadu

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

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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.

Oct 7, 2020

TN preacher demands selfies from minors in skirts; students share shocking chats

Jaisundar visited missionary schools across the state to propagate Bible, Netizens demand cancellation of the license or registration of Scripture Union.

Oct 6, 2020

Kannada saves kidnapped child in Tamil Nadu; language helped cops detect case

According to the preliminary inquiries the girl child was trapped by a couple on the pretext of getting her ice cream from Majestic Bus stand and taken to the Kaliyakkavilai bus stand in Tamil Nadu.

Oct 2, 2020

Periyar statue desecration in Tamil Nadu's Trichy may have been planned: BJP

BJP has weighed in on the desecration of Periyar's statue in Trichy and has said that the vandalism could have been a 'planned' move.

Sep 27, 2020

Sathankulam custodial deaths: Nine cops named in CBI chargesheet [Details]

In the case of the custodial deaths of Jeyaraj and Benicks (Fenix) which created an uproar in Tamil Nadu, the CBI chargesheet has been filed. In it the CBI has named nine cops after a three-month probe.

Sep 26, 2020

Puducherry: Cops seize 74 antiques worth crores from French national's house

The police in Puducherry this week raided a french national's house, where they uncovered 74 antiques worth crores.

Sep 25, 2020

CM Palaniswami ready to fund a Tamil medium school in Gujarat

Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami has said in a letter to the Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani that he would be willing to fund a Tamil medium school in Gujarat.

Sep 25, 2020

Sasikala objects to RTI applications by 'third parties'; writes to Bengaluru prison

VK Sasikala's release has created dramatic uncertainty in Tamil Nadu's political circles. Now the politician who is currently at Bengaluru's Central prison has written to prison authorities asking that details of her release not be shared with 'third parties'.

Sep 24, 2020

Vanathi Devi receives appointment from TN CM

Galwan Valley martyr Havildar Palani's wife gets a government job in Tamil Nadu

On Tuesday, Galwan valley marty K Palani's wife Vanathi Devi received a government posting from the CM of Tamil Nadu Edappadi Palaniswami.

Sep 22, 2020

Mekedatu row: MK Stalin takes on Karnataka Govt, asks PM Modi not to approve reservoir proposal

Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have been at loggerheads over the Mekedatu reservoir. DMK's MK Stalin has now written to the Prime Minister asking not to give his nod to the Mekedatu Dam proposal.