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CBI visits TVK office in Panaiyur, seeks details on Karur stampede

Chennai: Officials from the CBI visited the TVK party office in suburban Panaiyur here on Monday and sought details on the tragic stampede in Karur on September 27 that left 41 dead.…
All-party meet on SIR aimed at ‘safeguarding democracy’, all parties should join: Stalin

Tenkasi: The all-party meet over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is an attempt to “safeguard democracy” and all parties should attend it, setting aside political differences, Chief Minister M…

Farooq Abdullah stands as symbol of Kashmir’s voice: TN CM

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday said the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) president Farooq Abdullah stands as a symbol of Kashmir’s voice. The chief minister heaped…
4 killed in explosion of country-made firecrackers in Tamil Nadu

Chennai: Four people were killed on Sunday after “country-made” firecrackers stored in a house at Thandurai exploded, Avadi police said. Several portions of the residential premises has also been damaged in the…
Saudia flight diverted to Thiruvananthapuram after passenger falls ill mid-air

Thiruvananthapuram: A Saudia flight from Jakarta in Indonesia to Madinah in Saudi Arabia was diverted to the airport here on Sunday following a medical emergency onboard, airport authorities said. According to airport…
TN fishermen strike as Sri Lankan Navy arrests 47 and seizes boats

Rameswaram: Fishermen hailing from the district on Saturday observed a token strike condemning the arrest of 47 fishermen and seizure of boats by the Sri Lankan Navy. The development comes in the…
Lapses by TN Food & Drug department exposed in Coldrif probe

New Delhi: The investigation against the Kanchipuram-based manufacturer of Coldrif cough syrup, linked to the deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh, has brought to light lapses by the Tamil Nadu Food and…

Karur stampede: SC questions Madras HC over its order to form SIT

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday questioned the Madras High Court for constituting a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the Karur stampede in which 41 people were killed. A bench…
PTI office in Chennai receives bomb threat, turns out to be hoax: Police

Chennai: About 30 e-mail bomb threats have been received in Chennai in the last one month, including to the one to PTI office here on Friday and all of them have turned…
TN stampede: HC forms SIT, denies pre-arrest bail to TVK leaders

Madurai: The Madras High Court on Friday formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the September 27 stampede at the political rally of actor and TVK founder Vijay, on a day…
TN stampede: Madras HC directs constituting SIT

Chennai: The Madras High Court on Friday ordered setting up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under senior IPS officer Asra Garg to probe the September 27 stampede during actor-politician Vijay’s rally in…
TN: Ennore thermal plant collapse kills 9 migrant workers

Chennai: Nine migrant workers died after an under-construction building collapsed at the Ennore thermal power station here on Tuesday, police said. Chief Minister M K Stalin expressed sadness over the death of…
TN stampede: ‘Truth will come out’, says Vijay, accuses Stalin of taking ‘revenge’

Chennai: The Karur stampede at actor-politician Vijay’s rally escalated into a DMK vs TVK slugfest on Tuesday, with the top star accusing Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin of taking “revenge”…
TN stampede: Vijay says not visiting victims to avoid ‘unusual situation’

Chennai: Days after a rally led by him in Tamil Nadu’s Karur witnessed 41 stampede deaths, actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) founder Vijay on Tuesday said he hasn’t visited the affected…
Nirmala Sitharaman seeks SOP for public gatherings after TN stampede

Karur: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said she had no words to describe the sorrow of the families who lost their loved ones in the stampede here on September 27…