Tamil Nadu
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TN hooch tragedy: Toll touches 58; BJP slams Congress’s ‘stoic’ silence
Chennai: The death toll in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy climbed to 58 on Monday as the political slugfest escalated over the issue with BJP training its guns against Congress, questioning its “stoic…
- India
Cancellation of NEET-PG, UGC-NET “final nails” on an incompetent system, says Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday said the cancellation of NEET-PG examination and the UGC-NET were not one-off events “but the final nails in the coffin of an…
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Tamil Nadu Hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 53; 7 people arrested
Kallakurichi: The death toll in the Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy has risen from 50 to 53, officials said on Saturday. Kallakurichi District Collector MS Prasanth said that out of the total 193 patients,…
- Chennai
TN hooch tragedy toll rises to 48, HC slams govt over deadly episode
Chennai: The toll from the hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi has risen to 48, state Health Minister Ma Subramanian said on Friday. The dead included 3 women and a transgender. Also…
- Chennai
Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy toll rises to 47, 30 critical
Chennai: The toll in Kallakurichi hooch tragedy rose to 47 and the condition of at least 30 people is critical, the Tamil Nadu government said on Friday. The mortal remains of 29…
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40 people die in Tamil Nadu after consuming illicit arrack
Kallakurichi/Chennai: The entire Karunapuram locality in Kallakurichi on Thursday echoed with the wails of the family members of the victims of illicit arrack that claimed the lives of at least 40 people.…
- Chennai
Chidambaram says BJP, AIADMK fighting TN bypoll through ‘proxy’
Chennai: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday alleged the BJP and AIADMK are fighting the July 10 Vikravandi bypoll through ‘proxy’ PMK and that the INDIA bloc must ensure a resounding…
- India
INDIA bloc defeated Modi in Lok Sabha elections: TN CM Stalin
Coimbatore: The victory of the INDI Alliance in the Lok Sabha poll was historic as the people deprived the BJP of a decisive mandate to form the government on its own, Tamil…
- India
NEET row: DMK blames NTA, slams Centre for being ‘spectator’
Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK on Saturday accused the National Testing Agency of spoiling the sanctity of NEET and blamed the BJP-led government at the Centre for being a ‘spectator’ and backing…
- India
BJP can grow in Tamil Nadu only by triggering riots: Hindutva leader
A senior leader of Indu Makkal Katchi, a right-wing outfit in Tamil Nadu has been arrested for his allegedly making provocative statements about the need for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to…
- Chennai
7 Tamils dead in Kuwait fire incident, TN CM announces relief
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday said seven Tamils were among the dead in the Kuwait fire incident, and arrangements have been made to fly their mortal remains…
- India
Oxford University to return stolen 500-year-old bronze idol to India
London: The UK’s prestigious Oxford University has agreed to return a 500-year-old bronze idol of a saint believed to be stolen from a temple in Tamil Nadu to India. “On 11 March…
- Chennai
TN CM Stalin congratulates PM Modi for third term
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Sunday extended his congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi following his inauguration for an unprecedented third term. The DMK leader conveyed his message…
- India
Easy win for DMK’s Kanimozhi in Thoothukudi
Chennai: DMK leader Kanimozhi won from Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi constituency, defeating AIADMK’s Sivasamy Velumani by a margin of 3,92,738 votes, the Election Commission said on Tuesday. This is her second successive victory…
- India
‘Ungal Thambi’ BJP Tamil Nadu chief Annamalai in second place
Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai, who described himself as “Ungal Veetu Pillai” and “Ungal Thambi” (“your son” and “your younger brother”) in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls,…
