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Protect vulnerable from heatwaves: NHRC to Telangana, 20 states, UT

New Delhi: Pointing to the disproportionate impact of rise in heatwave frequency and intensity on the marginalised sections, the NHRC on Tuesday, April 28, asked 21 states and Delhi to take advance…
No repoll recommended in any of Tamil Nadu’s polling stations

Chennai: No repoll has been recommended in any of the 75,064 polling stations across Tamil Nadu where voting was held on April 23, officials said on Friday, April 24. Sources citing officials…

High octane 1st phase polling concludes in Bengal, Tamil Nadu votes peacefully

Kolkata/Chennai: Voting began on Thursday, April 23, in 152 constituencies in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections and all 234 assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, amid unprecedented security arrangements…
Two states: India’s mega election in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu on April 22

Kolkata/Chennai: The drumbeats of democracy grow loudest when two major states vote simultaneously, and April 23 promises exactly that – a high-decibel electoral spectacle in West Begal and Tamil Nadu. In Tamil Nadu,…
Virudhunagar blast: Toll climbs to 25, bodies charred beyond recognition

Virudhunagar: With most bodies charred beyond recognition, identification remains difficult, police said on Monday, April 20, as the toll in the massive explosion at a fireworks unit near Kattanarpatti in Tamil Nadu…
PM Modi’s women’s quota move backfired amid polls: Stalin

Hosur: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday, April 19, alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bid to use the Women’s quota as a weapon against the Opposition parties, amidst…
At least 23 charred to death in massive explosion at firecracker unit in Tamil Nadu

Virudhunagar: At least 23 people were charred to death, and six others sustained grievous injuries following a massive explosion at a private firecracker manufacturing unit near Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu, police said…

Malinga, Nitish, Shivang star in SRH’s hard-earned win over CSK

Hyderabad: Sri Lankan pacer Eshan Malinga’s pinpoint yorkers found perfect support in unheralded left-arm wrist spinner Shivang Kumar as Sunrisers Hyderabad edged past Chennai Super Kings by 10 runs in a gripping…
Industrial leasing jumps 58 pc in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad

New Delhi: India’s three major southern cities, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad, saw a 58 per cent increase in leasing of industrial and warehousing spaces during the January-March period on better demand, according…
TNNLU students protest after VC says women wearing shorts invites sexual harassment

Tiruchirappalli: Students of the Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU) in Tiruchirappalli took strong exception to the “advice” given by the Vice Chancellor that sought to link women wearing shorts to “inviting…
Will move SC against delimitation bill, if passed in Parliament: DMK

Chennai: The DMK on Thursday said that it will move the Supreme Court against the delimitation bill, if it is passed in the Parliament. While releasing the DMK’s Assembly election campaign song,…
Tamil Nadu CM burns copy of delimitation bill, terms it ‘black law’

Chennai/Namakkal: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday, April 16, burnt a copy of the delimitation Bill and dubbed it a “black law” and alleged it seeks to make the Tamil…
NGT asks Telangana govt to submit pre-1950, latest maps of Hyderabad reservoirs

Hyderabad: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Chennai has directed the Telangana government to file pre-1950 original maps, along with the latest maps, of Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar reservoirs. The NGT…
Revanth flags ‘pro rata’ Lok Sabha seat move, seeks joint southern resistance

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday, April 14, urged his counterparts from other southern states and the Union Territory of Puducherry to unitedly resist the Centre’s moves to push…
Stalin warns of massive agitations in Tamil Nadu over delimitation

Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday, April 14, warned of massive agitations bringing Tamil Nadu to a standstill and “protests with full force,” if anything was done harming the state…