Tamil Nadu
- Chennai
Tamil Nadu CM to skip Independence Day tea party hosted by Governor
Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin will not take part in the tea party to be hosted by Governor R N Ravi on Independence Day, the Tamil Nadu government said on Thursday.…
- India
PhD scholar snubs Tamil Nadu Governor at convocation, cites anti-Tamil stance
Tamil Nadu: A PhD scholar from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University in Tirunelveli district refused to receive her doctorate from Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi during the convocation ceremony on Wednesday, August 13.…
- News
Stalin slams Trump’s 50pc tariffs as ‘hegemonic conspiracy’, urges oppn
Chennai: US President Donald Trump “unilaterally” imposing a 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods was a “hegemonic conspiracy” that India should oppose strongly, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said…
- Politics
BJP turned EC into poll-rigging machinery, alleges CM Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of converting the Election Commission of India (ECI) into a “poll-rigging machinery” and alleged that…
- India
True AIADMK workers unhappy with BJP alliance: CM Stalin
Chennai: Ruling DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday hit out at his party’s archrival, the AIADMK for renewing ties with the BJP, claiming ‘true’ workers of…
- India
Chennai Dalit software engineer murder: Father of prime accused arrested
The grieving parents of 27-year-old Dalit software engineer, Kavin Selvaganesh, finally received their son’s body on Friday, August 1, after the Tamil Nadu police arrested suspected sub-inspector Saravanan. Saravanan served in the…
- Hate Crime
Woman denies cop parent’s role in Chennai software engineer’s murder
Tirunelveli: In an alleged honour killing of Dalit software engineer, the woman, who was known to be in love with the victim, is heard saying in a video that her Sub Inspector…
- India
Chennai software engineer hacked to death for inter caste relationship
A 27-year-old Dalit software engineer working in Chennai was allegedly hacked to death by his girlfriend’s brother in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district. The accused, Surjith Saravanan, murdered Kavin Selvaganesh on July 27.…
- India
Five TN fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
Chennai: Five Tamil fishermen from Rameswaram were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and fishing in Sri Lankan territorial waters near Neduntheevu (Katchatheevu)…
- Crime
TN school teacher arrested for sexually abusing over 20 students
Chennai: A government school teacher in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris district has been arrested after being accused of sexually abusing more than 20 students. The accused, M. Senthil Kumar (50), a resident of…
- Chennai
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin discharged after six days in hospital
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin was discharged from Apollo Hospital in Chennai on Sunday evening, six days after being admitted following a sudden spell of dizziness. The 72 -year-old DMK…
- India
Bomb threat to Stalin’s residence turns out to be hoax
Chennai: In the early hours of Sunday, an unidentified caller rang the Chennai Police Control Room claiming that a bomb had been planted at the residence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.…
- Hyderabad
Kakatiya ruler Rudramadevi’s reference found in TN inscription
Hyderabad: A thirteenth-century inscription found near the Nataraja temple in Chidambaram of Tamil Nadu has a reference to Rani Rudramadevi, the valiant female ruler of the Kakatiya dynasty. The inscription was found…
- India
‘Temple for all, including Dalits’ banner irks upper caste people in TN
Upper caste Vanniyaars in Tamil Nadu’s Karur district led an intense protest after they took grave objection to a banner reading, ‘Temple is for all, including Dalits,’ that was installed at the…
- India
Passenger dies of suspected cardiac arrest on AirAsia flight
Chennai: A 50-year-old passenger travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Tiruchy in Tamil Nadu on an AirAsia flight died of a suspected heart attack mid-air on Wednesday morning, despite desperate efforts by the…