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Vijay is TVK’s CM candidate for upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly polls
Chennai: The TVK on Thursday authorised its founder Vijay to decide on the alliance and also announced him as the chief ministerial candidate for the Assembly election next year. The party said…
- India
Explained: How a temple-dargah hill in Tamil Nadu became a bone of contention
Chennai: The centuries-old religious area of Madurai, with a temple and dargah resting in close proximity, has largely remained free of any communal tensions, with both coexisting in relative harmony Tirupparankundram in…
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Dargah not built on demolished temple grounds, TN government fact checks
Tamil Nadu: The Tamil Nadu government on December 8 debunked the fake news which falsely claimed that a Dargah was being built on temple grounds on the Thiruparankundram Hill, calling it “a…
- India
OTT platforms expanding, not replacing cinema: Udhayanidhi Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin highlighted the role of OTT streaming platforms in the Indian film industry, saying they are expanding the film sector rather than replacing cinema. Speaking…
- Chennai
SIR: Almost 100pc forms distributed, digitised in Tamil Nadu
Chennai: In Tamil Nadu, under the ongoing SIR exercise, over 6.40 crore enumeration forms have been distributed, which is 99.91 per cent of the electorate, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer…
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TN: 5 including 4 Ayyappa devotees from AP killed in road accident
Ramanathapuram: Five people, including four Ayyappa devotees from Andhra Pradesh, were killed when a speeding car rammed into a parked vehicle near Keelakarai in the district on Saturday, police said. The vehicle…
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Vijay-led TVK moves SC against SIR; hearing set for Dec 4
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea filed by actor-turned-politician Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) challenging the Election Commission’s decision to conduct Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of…
- India
11 killed, over 20 injured after two govt buses collide head-on in Tamil Nadu
At least 11 people were killed and 20 others injured after two Tamil Nadu government buses collided head-on near Vivekananda Polytechnic College in the Kummangudi area of Sivaganga district on Sunday evening,…
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Cyclone Ditwah continues to bring more rains to TN, three killed
Chennai: Sharp showers triggered by Cyclone Ditwah continue to lash several parts of Tamil Nadu, while three persons have been killed in rain-related deaths, the state government said on Sunday. The cyclone…
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Cyclone Ditwah continues to bring more rains to TN and Puducherry
Chennai: Rains triggered by Cyclone Ditwah continued in several parts of Tamil Nadu as it is expected to move parallel to the coastline of northern parts of the state and neighbouring Puducherry…
- Chennai
Cyclone Ditwah brings heavy rain; Tamil Nadu readies 6,000 relief camps
Chennai: Rain triggered by Cyclone Ditwah lashed coastal areas and Cauvery delta districts in the state on Saturday, with Ramanathapuram and Nagapattinam districts bearing the brunt. As normal life in Rameswaram and…
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Hyderabad man held for operating drone in TN’s Coonoor forest area
Coimbatore: A 24-year-old youth from Hyderabad was detained for allegedly operating a drone in the banned forest area of Coonoor in Nilgiris district on Friday, officials said. Shiva Praveen was caught operating…
- India
ECI officials to review SIR across Tamil Nadu from November 24 to 26
Chennai: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will carry out an extensive review of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu from November 24 to 26, according…
- Elections
96 pc of electorate distributed enumeration forms in TN under SIR: EC
Chennai: Ninety six per cent of the electorate in Tamil Nadu have been distributed the enumeration forms as part of the SIR exercise and from November 24 to 26, senior officials will…
- India
TVK chief Vijay accuses ruling DMK of ‘loot, dynasty politics’
Chennai: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhgam chief Vijay on Sunday resumed his campaign for the 2026 Assembly election after a break of nearly 2 months and targeted the ruling DMK by accusing it of…
