Tamil Nadu
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TN: 30 college students detained in police crackdown on drug menace
Chennai: At least 30 students were detained on Saturday after Tamil Nadu Police launched a crackdown against the drug menace in Potheri and Kattankulathur in Chengalpattu district. Acting on a tip-off, around…
- Chennai
‘Explanation sought from TN school, where girls were sexually abused in fake NCC camp’
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday informed the Madras High Court that a show cause notice has been issued to a school in Krishnagiri district, where 12 girls were allegedly sexually…
- News
TN govt to renovate Parambikulam Aliyar Project, farmers apprehensive
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department is preparing a Detailed Project Report (DPR) to renovate the Parambikulam Aliyar Project (PAP) which comprises 10 major dams. The farmers in the region, however, have…
- Chennai
Tamil Nadu: Over one lakh engineering seats vacant
Chennai: After the completion of the second round of counselling for the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA), over one lakh seats remained vacant in the state. However, the third round of counselling…
- Technology
India’s 1st reusable hybrid rocket ‘RHUMI-1’ launched
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu-based startup Space Zone, in collaboration with the Martin Group on Saturday successfully launched India’s first reusable hybrid rocket ‘RHUMI-1’. RHUMI-1, carrying 3 Cube satellites and 50 PICO satellites…
- India
Actor-politician Vijay unveils party flag, gears up for 2026 Assembly polls
Chennai: Popular Tamil film actor-turned-politician Vijay unveiled the flag of his political party – Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam – on Thursday and hoisted it at his party headquarters in Panaiyur near here. The…
- Chennai
There’s no need for secret ties with BJP, says TN CM Stalin
Chennai: The ruling DMK does not have any need for secret ties with the BJP merely because it invited Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to release a commemorative coin marking the birth centenary…
- India
Karunanidhi a towering figure in Indian politics, society: PM Modi
Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed late DMK President and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M Karunanidhi as a “towering figure” in Indian politics, literature and society. The late leader’s…
- Chennai
Discrimination against Dalits unacceptable: Tamil Nadu Governor
Chennai: Discrimination against Dalits is “abhorrent and unacceptable” and such practices must be ended, Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi said on Wednesday. In his Independence Day message, the governor said Tamil…
- India
Tamil Nadu: Man cleaning drain dies of suffocation
Chennai: A 25-year-old contractual worker on Sunday died of asphyxiation while cleaning an underground sewer in Tamil Nadu’s Avadi, police officials said. The deceased is identified as Gopinath of Arunthathipuram, worked as…
- Photos
Exercise Tarang Shakti 2024
Sulur: A military aircraft during the second day of the multinational air exercise ‘Tarang Shakti 2024’, in Sulur, Tamil Nadu. (PTI Photo) Sulur: Military aircrafts during the second day of the multinational…
- India
DMK govt ordered Rs 1,200 cr under RTE to schools: Udhayanidhi Stalin
Chennai: Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday said the ‘Dravidian model’ government is providing great importance to education and ordered release of Rs 1,200 crore to schools under the…
- Chennai
Tamil Nadu: Weather department issues yellow alert for 6 districts
Chennai: The weather department on Saturday issued a ‘yellow alert’ in six districts of Tamil Nadu for the next two days. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) predicted heavy rain along with thunderstorms…
- India
SL Navy hands over 2 TN fishermen, mortal remains of another to Indian Navy
Chennai: The Sri Lankan Navy released two fishermen and handed over the mortal remains of another fisherman to the Indian Navy in the wee hours of Saturday. In a statement, the Tamil…
- Chennai
EAM urged to look into Sri Lankan Navy’s alleged attack on TN fishermen
Chennai: Tamil Nadu unit BJP president K. Annamalai has written a letter to External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, regarding the alleged mid-sea attack by the Sri Lankan Navy on fishermen from Rameswaram…
