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TN govt reaffirms 21-yr age limit for liquor sales
Chennai: Seeking to curb rising alcohol consumption among minors in the state, the Tamil Nadu government has reinforced the legal age requirement of 21 for all liquor purchases and consumption. The government…
- Chennai
Chennai-Abu Dhabi flight returns due to ‘technical issue’
Chennai: An Etihad Airways Chennai-Abu Dhabi flight on Tuesday returned due to a technical issue and there was no “fire”, the airline said. The airline statement came after reports quoting Chennai airport…
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TN CM Vijay to meet Congress leaders
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay will visit TNCC headquarters here on Wednesday, May 13, afternoon, ahead of the crucial floor test the government is slated to face on May…
- India
HC restrains TVK MLA from voting in TN legislative assembly
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Tuesday, May 12, restrained TVK MLA R Srinivasa Sethupathi, who won from the Tirupattur assembly constituency by just one vote, from voting, including the confidence motion…
- Bangalore
K-RIDE signs Rs 1,513 cr contract with Chennai ICF for suburban rail coaches
Bengaluru: In a major development for Bengaluru’s long-pending suburban rail initiative, Karnataka Rail Infrastructure Development Enterprise has given a Rs 1,513.75 crore contract to Integral Coach Factory (ICF) for the supply of…
- India
I will be the only power centre in Tamil Nadu, says CM Vijay
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Sunday said he will be the sole “power centre” in his government, and sought to identify himself as a commoner from humble origins.…
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Vijay’s transformation as ‘Muthalvan’ from ‘Thalapathy’
Chennai: When C Joseph Vijay repeatedly asserted that the 2026 Assembly polls was a fight between his party, the TVK and the then ruling DMK, many did not buy that argument. On…
- India
VCK eyeing Dy CM post in new TN govt formation: Party source
Chennai: The Thol Thirumavalavan-led Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) is eyeing plum posts, including Deputy CM, if the party joins the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led new government, a source in the pro-Dalit organisation…
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How will Vijay mobilise funds for freebies? asks Kumaraswamy
Hassan: Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Friday, May 8, questioned how actor-turned-politician Vijay would mobilise funds to implement the large-scale welfare guarantees promised by his party in Tamil Nadu. Speaking to reporters…
- India
Political observers see no possibility of DMK-AIADMK tie-up to form govt
Chennai: With certain media reports indicating that DMK and AIADMK are likely to join hands to form a government by overtaking actor-turned Vijay’s TVK, which has 108 MLAs, political observers termed it…
- India
Delhi tops list of 19 metropolitan cities in road accident deaths: NCRB data
New Delhi: The national capital had the highest number of deaths due to road accidents among 19 metropolitan cities across the country in 2024, recording 1,658 fatalities in 2,000 cases, according to…
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Vijay says no to CM convoy until swearing-in: TVK
Chennai: TVK chief Vijay declined to accept the police convoy vehicles provided to Tamil Nadu chief minister as per protocol until his swearing-in, the party said on Thursday, May 7. A police…
- Chennai
TVK functionary arrested for sexually harassing minor girl
Chennai: Police arrested a 35-year-old TVK functionary on charges of sexually harassing a minor girl in the city, police said on Wednesday, May 6. The accused, identified as Dinesh alias ‘Pambu’ Dinesh,…
- Hyderabad
Over 800 luxury homes sold in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai in FY26: Report
Hyderabad: Three southern cities, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai, saw a combined sales of 811 ultra-luxury homes, each costing Rs 10 crore or above, during the last fiscal for a total amount of…
- India
Man jumps off Air Arabia flight seconds after landing at Chennai airport
Chennai: An Air Arabia flight passenger opened the plane’s emergency exit and jumped onto the runway seconds after landing at Chennai International Airport early on Sunday, May 3. The Airbus A320 flight…
