Tamil Nadu

BJP, AIADMK join hands for 2019 Lok Sabha polls; BJP gets 5 seats

The BJP will contest from five of the 39 LS seats in Tamil Nadu in the upcoming polls, Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam announced. The AIADMK will contest 21 LS seats.

Feb 19, 2019

Udhayanidhi Stalin hits out at Kamal Haasan for trolling his father

Udhayanidhi Stalin has responded to actor and politician Kamal Haasan's veiled digs at his father and DMK leader MK Stalin.

Feb 19, 2019

BJP will announce alliance in Tamil Nadu soon, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

"Very soon a strong coalition will be announced in Tamil Nadu. There will be an effective and powerful NDA," says Prasad

Feb 15, 2019

'No caste' certificate for Tamil Nadu lawyer after 9-year-long battle

Snegha Partibharaja claimed that she is the first person in the country to receive the certificate. She got the certificate after her latest application at the Vellore district collectorate in Tamil Nadu in 2017.

Feb 14, 2019

Tamil Nadu govt draws ire for giving free bicycles to students with Karnataka's scheme logo

The bicycles distributed to some of the government schools in the district of Villupuram had the logo of the Karnataka government's free bicycle scheme.

Dec 3, 2018

Chennai: Oil spill occurs off Kamarajar port as hose of tanker ship snaps

The hose from the berth side got ruptured due to which there was an oil spill in the Bay of Bengal, a Coast Guard official said, adding two Coast Guard vessels have been dispatched to assess the damage.

Nov 19, 2018

Vijay's Sarkar rubs TN govt the wrong way; a minister wants controversial scenes to be deleted

A minister in the Tamil Nadu government has raised objection over a dialogue in Vijay's Sarkar who now wants it to be removed from the movie.

Nov 7, 2018

Setback for online pharma traders as Madras HC stays online sale of medicine

Online pharma traders have been restrained from selling medicine temporarily.

Oct 31, 2018

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IT dept conducts searches on VV Minerals; raids 4 sand mining firms in Tamil Nadu

The raid is taking place at four mining business groups in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, the companies being searched are involved in mining, processing and export of the minerals illegally.

Oct 25, 2018

I think Vijay is hallucinating: BJP leader on Sarkar actor's political entry

Thalapathy Vijay's comments on entering politics at Sarkar audio launch have not gone well with the Tamil Nadu BJP.

Oct 16, 2018

Air India plane hits Trichy airport wall; Civil Aviation Minister Prabhu orders investigation

A portion of the westside wall, the antenna and the instrument landing system (ILS) were damaged in the incident.

Oct 12, 2018

Kerala rains: Red alert sounded in 3 districts; heavy downpour expected in next 3-4 days

According to the IMD, a low pressure is likely to form over the southeast Arabian sea on October 5 and it is likely to concentrate into a depression and move northwestwards during the subsequent 48 hours.

Oct 4, 2018

AIIMS will be set up in Tamil Nadu as announced: LS deputy speaker Thambidurai

The Tamil Nadu government had in June said AIIMS would come up near Madurai at an estimated Rs 1,500 crore.

Sep 30, 2018

Hosur: Newborn found abandoned in bush, bitten by ants all over body

It seemed that the newborn was thrown into a thorn bush by an unknown person soon after the birth.

Sep 26, 2018

Tamil Nadu court acquits all 9 accused in Kannada actor Rajkumar's abduction case

The actor was kidnapped by sandalwood smuggler Veerappan on July 30, 2000, from his farmhouse in Gajanur village on the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border. He was released on November 15.

Sep 25, 2018

15-year-old boy lynched in Tamil Nadu over suspicion of being a thief

The boy's mother, a widow, fled the house when the enraged mob came looking for her son. She later ound the boy dead with injury marks, the officer said.

Sep 24, 2018

TN students wear colourful bands and tattoos to symbolise caste, deep-rooted prejudices

In 2015, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took note of the reported use of different colours by school students to identify or indicate caste in southern Tirunelveli district, known for violent clashes between OBCs and Dalits.

Sep 23, 2018

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Tata Communications and SASTRA launch cyber security lab in Tamil Nadu

The cybersecurity lab was inaugurated at the Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy (SASTRA) on September 15.

Sep 17, 2018

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: SC directs victims' families to file fresh petitions against release of convicts

In May 1991, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber, during an election rally in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.