Tamil Nadu
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Teachers tried to convert me to Christianity: Tamil Nadu student
Chennai: A class 6 student of a school in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruppur has alleged that two teachers tried to force her to convert to Christianity and also mocked her. The girl has…
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IIT Madras turns Covid-19 cluster with 55 testing positive
Chennai: With 25 more testing positive, the total number of persons infected with Coronavirus in the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) has gone up to 55, said Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J.Radhakrishnan.…
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TN: Parent asked to remove hijab in school, cops commence probe
Chennai: The Selaiyur police in Chennai have commenced a probe following a complaint by a person that his wife was asked to remove her hijab when they had gone to a school…
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Wearing masks now mandatory in Tamil Nadu, violators to be fined Rs 500
Chennai: In an order issued on Friday, the Tamil Nadu Health Department has made wearing of masks mandatory in the state and violators will have to pay Rs 500 as fine. The…
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Chennai man dies of seizures while in police custody, family refuses to believe
A 25-year-old man in Chennai, who was taken into police custody for possessing ganja on April 18 died the next day allegedly from seizures, a police official said. The deceased – V…
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Despite history, Chess Olympiad for the differently-abled will not be held in India
Chennai: Even as the Tamil Nadu government and All India Chess Federation (AICF) are gearing up to hold the 44th Chess Olympiad at Mahabalipuram near here in July-August, Chennai hosted the first…
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TN: BJP man sets own car on fire to falsely claim insurance
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker in Tamil Nadu was arrested for setting his own car on fire so that he could claim the insurance money from it. He was caught with…
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Tamil is root of our existence: AR Rahman amid Shah’s Hindi remark controversy
Ever since Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s controversial ‘speak Hindi instead of English’ remark made headlines in the country, many prominent southern political parties, including BJP ally AIADMK have opposed it. The…
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Friends gift bottles of petrol, diesel to couple as wedding gift in Tamil Nadu
Chengalpattu: A newly married couple was gifted bottles of petrol and diesel by their friends, recently. A video went viral on social media, where a group of youth were seen gifting their…
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French envoy to visit Tamil Nadu, Puducherry to boost cultural, economic ties
New Delhi: Ambassador of France to India Emmanuel Lenain will travel to Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on a three-day visit focused on deepening Indo-French business, cultural and people-to-people ties. During his visit,…
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Tamil Nadu: ‘Dead’ man walks home 24 hours after being buried
In a bizarre incident, a 55-year-old man who was presumed dead and buried by his family returned home. The incident occurred in Banagaladpur near Erode district in Tamil Nadu. According to a…
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Tamil Nadu Assembly Session 2022-23
Chennai: Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin’s son and DMK party’s youth wing secretary Udayanidhi Stalin arrives to attend ongoing Assembly session, at the secretariat, in Chennai, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (PTI…
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Tamil Nadu: Man builds temple in memory of his pet dog
Sivaganga: A man from Sivaganga’s Manamadurai has built a temple in the memory of his late dog.Muthu, an 82-year-old retired government employee, has built the temple for his dog Tom on his…
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Inauguration of DMK’s office in Delhi
New Delhi: Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi with DMK President & Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and others, during the inauguration of DMK’s office ‘Anna-Kalaignar Arivalayam’,…
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11 dead as truck falls into valley in Tamil Nadu, CM condoles
Tirupathur: A trip undertaken by 30 devotees to offer prayers at a hill shrine near here turned tragic on Saturday as 11 people, including women, were killed after the pick-up truck they…
