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Not a lucky break, but perseverance: observers on TVK Vijay

Chennai: It may look like a lucky break, but what TVK chief Vijay is achieving today is not possible without his perseverance, said people who have been watching him closely for decades…
TVK leading in Tamil Nadu, promised 8 gm gold, free cylinders in manifesto

Chennai: As the new-entrant TVK appears likely to emerge as the single largest party and form the government, the focus has now turned to actor-politician Vijay’s poll promises, including 8 gm gold…
Assembly poll results: Mamata loses stronghold Bhabanipur to Suvendu

Four states and a Union Territory are on the edge of their seats as counting day arrives for one of India’s most consequential regional election cycles. West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala…

Five states, 824 seats, one night to go: India counts down to verdict day

The dust has settled on the polling booths in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry as political titans wait for Monday, May 4, when the winners of the intensely fought…
NCB, Telangana Police bust seizes 200 kg ganja; six arrested

Chennai/New Delhi/Hyderabad: The Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) on Wednesday, April 29, said it has arrested six people in Tamil Nadu and seized 200 kg of marijuana (ganja) worth about Rs 1 crore,…
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…