Tamil Nadu

Vijay's speech at Bigil audio launch rubs AIADMK wrong way; state govt issues notice to college

The audio launch function of Bigil was held at an engineering college recently and the institution has now reportedly received a notice for giving permission to the event.

Sep 24, 2019

Tamil Nadu education minister Sengottaiyan advocates for colour-coded caste bands in schools

Tamil Nadu education minister KA Sengottaiyan seem to be advocating for the caste discriminatory practises at schools.

Aug 16, 2019

Kajal Aggarwal fan pays Rs 60 lakh to meet her, gets cheated

The police have arrested a producer and a few others in connection following a complaint filed in Tamil Nadu.

Aug 1, 2019

Tamil Nadu Islamist terror group Ansarulla busted; NIA arrests two

Nine mobiles, 15 SIM cards, seven memory cards, three laptops, five hard discs, six pen drives, two tablets, three CDs/ DVDs were seized during the search.

Jul 15, 2019

MDMK chief Vaiko sentenced to year in prison over 2009 sedition case

The sedition case was filed by the Tamil Nadu government in 2009. Vaiko had given a seditious speech during his book launch event at Raja Annamalai Mandram in Chennai.

Jul 5, 2019

Tamil Nadu woman finds missing husband in TikTok video after 3 years

A few weeks back, one of Jayapradha's relative had spotted a man similar to Suresh in a video on TikTok. He was seen with a transgender woman in the video.

Jul 3, 2019

Chennai bus strike: 23,000 transport workers protest over non-payment of salary dues

While some workers alleged that their pay has been cut by 60%, the Tamil Nadu government claimed that no salary has been cut and nearly two-thirds of the employees have already been paid in full.

Jul 1, 2019

Journalist, 2 family members die after fridge catches fire in Chennai flat

Prasanna, 36, was a journalist working with NewsJ, a Tamil news channel owned by AIADMK. He had previously worked with Thanthi TV and GTV.

Jun 27, 2019

West Bengal to host next IT sector trade union

The forum's general secretary, Rajashri Dawn, stated that despite having various heads for cost-cutting most IT companies choose labour is the only means of reducing operating costs.

Jun 23, 2019

Kerala-Tamil Nadu ISIS module: Kin of accused deny charges, say arrests political

Denying allegations and any terror links with the ISIS, the families of five men from Coimbatore were upset about the arrests made and said the Modi-led BJP government is doing this to create hostility between the Hindus and the Muslims.

Jun 22, 2019

Did Tamil Nadu reject 20 lakh litres of drinking water from Kerala under severe water crisis?

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan had conveyed the offer to help Tamil Nadu which is gripping under severe water shortage. But it is alleged that the state CM Edappadi K Palaniswami has rejected the offer saying that there is no immediate need for help.

Jun 21, 2019

Hotels, firms cut back on water use as taps run dry in Chennai

Chennai is one of 21 cities that a government think-tank warned last year could run out of groundwater by 2020.

Jun 20, 2019

WATCH | Chennai students fall from top of moving bus while celebrating 'Bus Day'

At least 24 students were reportedly detained from Pachayappa College by the Chennai Police for harassing co-passengers and disrupting the on-road traffic.

Jun 18, 2019

Radha Ravi joins AIADMK following suspension from DMK for slut-shaming Nayanthara

Radha Ravi, who was suspended from the DMK for his demeaning comments on Nayanthara a few months ago, has joined the AIADMK.

Jun 12, 2019

Hindi texts on name boards of Central govt offices blackened in Tamil Nadu

The incident comes in the light of the controversy over the three-language clause in the draft of the National Education Policy (NEP).

Jun 9, 2019

CRZ 2019: "When the perpetrators are govt owned, who do we complain to?"

The Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification 2019 does more harm than good to ecologically sensitive regions like Ennore.

Jun 5, 2019

AMMK union secretary hacked to death by unidentified assailants in Tamil Nadu

AMMK's West Union Secretary Saravanan was hacked to death by some unknown assailants while he was out for a morning walk on Sunday.

May 27, 2019

TN auto driver beaten to death for protecting woman from harassment by drunk men

The victim, identified as Abdullah, had taken his passenger to Trichy Famous Briyani restaurant when the incident happened on May 19.

May 22, 2019

Prakash Raj on anti-Tamil comments: 'It's deliberately misquoted with bad intentions'

Prakash Raj has given clarification to reports which claimed that he had made anti-Tamil comments in New Delhi.

May 6, 2019

Flying debris kills woman in Odisha as cyclone Fani gains strength

Three people were killed as a tree came crashing down on a teenager killing him at a place within Sakhigopal police station area limits in Puri district.

May 3, 2019

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