Tamil Nadu
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President returns Tamil Nadu University Amendment Bill without assent
Chennai: President Droupadi Murmu has returned the Tamil Nadu University of Madras Amendment Bill, seeking to empower the state government to appoint its vice chancellor, an official source said on Tuesday. The…
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Political leaders pay tribute to ‘Captain’ Vijayakanth on death anniversary
Chennai: Leaders cutting across party lines in Tamil Nadu on Sunday paid floral tributes at the memorial of DMDK founder leader Vijayakanth, fondly addressed as ‘Captain’ by his admirers, on his second…
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Sri Lankan police detain Tamil politician for questioning
Colombo: A Sri Lankan Tamil politician and an ex-minister has been detained for questioning by the police after a weapon issued to him was found in possession of a criminal. Douglas Devananda,…
- India
CM Stalin alleges communal harmony in Tamil Nadu ‘irritates’ BJP
Kallakurichi: Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday slammed the BJP over alleged incidents of attacks on Christians and said that though the Saffron party wanted to replicate such a model in…
- Chennai
TN: 7 killed as govt bus tyre bursts, swerves and hits 2 vehicles
Cuddalore: At least seven persons were killed near here on Wednesday after a government bus swerved to the opposite side and collided with two vehicles, police said. The bus changed direction due…
- Chennai
Tamil Nadu will never allow ‘Hindi imposition’, says Dy CM Udhayanidhi
Nagapattinam: Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday alleged “Hindi imposition” was being attempted by the Centre yet again and asserted that Tamil Nadu will never allow it. Presiding over an event…
- India
SIR in Tamil Nadu: 97.4 lakh voters removed, says CEO
Chennai: A total of 97.4 lakh voters have been removed from the Tamil Nadu voter list, following the enumeration phase of the SIR exercise and the state’s electoral roll now has 5.43…
- Chennai
President Murmu to visit Karnataka, TN, Telangana from Dec 16 to 22
New Delhi: President Drouapdi Murmu will visit Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana from December 16 to 22, her office said on Monday. On Tuesday, Murmu will inaugurate the 1066th Jayanthi celebrations of…
- India
SC rejects TN plea on Karur stampede probe, cites fairness
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday turned down Tamil Nadu government’s plea to modify its order suspending a one-man enquiry commission and the SIT to look into the Karur stampede in…
- India
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…
- India
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…
