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Indian Coast Guard Director General Rakesh Pal dies of heart attack

Chennai: Director General of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Rakesh Pal has died of a massive cardiac arrest here on Sunday. Sources in the ICG told IANS that he was in INS Adyar…
Rajnath releases Rs 100 commemorative coin to mark M. Karunanidhi’s birth centenary

Chennai: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday released a commemorative Rs 100 coin to mark the birth centenary of the late former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M. Karunanidhi. M. Karunanidhi was a…

Madras HC refuses anticipatory bail over post on Prophet Muhammad

Chennai: Madras High Court dismissed an anticipatory bail petition filed by an individual who was booked under the provisions of the Bharathiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Information Technology Act, 2000 for…
Discrimination against Dalits unacceptable: Tamil Nadu Governor

Chennai: Discrimination against Dalits is “abhorrent and unacceptable” and such practices must be ended, Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi said on Wednesday. In his Independence Day message, the governor said Tamil…
Udhayanidhi Stalin’s elevation as Dy CM likely on agenda in DMK meet on Aug 16

Chennai: The ruling DMK will hold a meeting of its district secretaries on August 16 to discuss the preparations for the annual ‘Mupperum Vizha’ celebration. However, there is speculation that the role…
Tamil Nadu: Man cleaning drain dies of suffocation

Chennai: A 25-year-old contractual worker on Sunday died of asphyxiation while cleaning an underground sewer in Tamil Nadu’s Avadi, police officials said. The deceased is identified as Gopinath of Arunthathipuram, worked as…
Tamil Nadu: Weather department issues yellow alert for 6 districts

Chennai: The weather department on Saturday issued a ‘yellow alert’ in six districts of Tamil Nadu for the next two days. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) predicted heavy rain along with thunderstorms…

SL Navy hands over 2 TN fishermen, mortal remains of another to Indian Navy

Chennai: The Sri Lankan Navy released two fishermen and handed over the mortal remains of another fisherman to the Indian Navy in the wee hours of Saturday. In a statement, the Tamil…
EAM urged to look into Sri Lankan Navy’s alleged attack on TN fishermen

Chennai: Tamil Nadu unit BJP president K. Annamalai has written a letter to External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, regarding the alleged mid-sea attack by the Sri Lankan Navy on fishermen from Rameswaram…
Cauvery river dispute: Protesters from TN headed for Delhi detained at MP

Narmadapuram: As many as 65 people, mostly farmers from Tamil Nadu, travelling to Delhi to stage a protest over the Cauvery water dispute were deboarded from GT Express train at Narmadapuram station…
TN CM asks if stopping Mamata in her NITI Aayog address is ‘cooperative federalism’

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday condemned the Centre over his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee’s claim that she was unfairly stopped midway in her speech at the…
Stalin lashes out at Centre, calls Union Budget a ‘revenge’ against country

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday launched a sharp attack against the ruling BJP at the Centre over the 2024-25 Union Budget, calling it a ‘revenge’ taken by…
Madras HC deprecates use of caste names for schools

Chennai: The Madras High Court on Friday came out strongly against the continued use of caste-based terms in the names of government schools, saying the practice may end up causing stigma to…
TN CM’s decision to boycott NITI Aayog meet ‘theatrical,’ says Annamalai

Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai on Wednesday said Chief Minister M K Stalin’s decision to boycott the the July 27 NITI Aayog meet in Delhi is quite ‘theatrical.’ Annamalai said…
TN govt announces helpline for Tamils stranded in Bangladesh

Chennai: Tamil Nadu has set up helplines for the stranded Tamils living in violence hit-Bangladesh enabling a safe return, the government said. The Indian High Commission has instructed Indians living in Bangladesh…