Sterlite protestors killed for objecting RSS ideologies: Rahul

New Delhi: In the wake of the anti-Sterlite protests which took place on Tuesday in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi claimed that the protestors were killed for rejecting Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's ideologies. "Tamilians have been massacred because they refused...

9 Dead As Police Fire During Anti-Sterlite Protest In Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin

Chennai: Nine people were killed as police opened fire on protesters who went on a rampage today demanding closure of a copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's port city of Tuticorin, prompting the ruling AIADMK government to issue appeals for...

हिरासत में मो. रफीक: पीएम नरेंद्र मोदी को मारने की साजिश? ऑडियो पर गिरफ्तारी

नई दिल्ली: तमिलनाडु में एक शख्स ने प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की हत्या की साजिश रची थी। आरोपी ने इस संबंध में किसी कारोबारी के साथ फोन पर बातचीत की। पुलिस ने इसके बाद सूचना मिलने पर कॉल रिकॉर्डिंग की ऑडियो...

Another Dr BR Ambedkar bust desecrated

Chennai: Unidentified miscreants poured paint on the bust of Dr BR Ambedkar in Tiruvottiyur, Chennai last night. This is the second Ambedkar bust to be desecrated in the last couple of days. On Tuesday night, a statue of Dalit icon BR...

I Will Fill The Political Vaccum in Tamil Nadu Left by Jayalalithaa: Rajinikanth

New Delhi: After taking a political plunge last year, Tamil superstar Rajinikanth delivered his first speech on Monday. Speaking to students at the Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute in Chennai, Rajinikanth said that he is entering politics to fill...

Is TN Governor Banwarilal Purohit meddling in routine affairs of the state?

Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s new governor Banwarilal Purohit raised a few eyebrows after meeting the Coimbatore district collector and other officials on Tuesday, with political leaders saying it is unusual for a governor to review the work of a state administration. In...

Vijay vs BJP fight intensifies: Party asks actor to clarify his tax detail

Chennai: The BJP has sharpened its attack against actor Vijay with the party’s National Secretary H Raja asking the star to clarify his tax details. This after Vijay’s latest film Mersal took a dig at the BJP-led Central government’s policies –...

Supreme Court bans NEET agitations in Tamil Nadu

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has banned agitations on NEET in Tamil Nadu. Political parties and pro-Tamil outfits have been staging state-wide protests over the suicide of a 17-year-old girl who had moved the Supreme Court against the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance...

Maharashtra Tops in Skill Development: NSDC Data

Mumbai: Maharashtra has emerged as the topper in imparting Skill Training to over a million youths in the National Skill Development Corporation's (NSDC) Skill India Mission, an official said here on Monday. According to NSDC figures released here, over a...

TN farmers’ protests: Skulls, femur bones reappear at Jantar Mantar

New Delhi: Tamil Nadu farmers continue their protest at Jantar Mantar. These farmers, who had grabbed headlines earlier this year, for their unique methods of protests, have returned to Jantar Mantar with skulls and femur bones allegedly of farmers who...

Tamil Nadu theatres remain shut for 4th day over double taxation

File Pic Chennai: The indefinite strike by theatre owners and distributors in Tamil Nadu demanding withdrawal of 30 per cent local body tax on movie tickets entered the fourth day today. Since new films are traditionally released on Friday, considered auspicious...

Tamil Nadu did NOT vote for Sasikala, says Jaya’s niece Deepa

Chennai: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar holding her promised press conference, as a wary Tamil Nadu awaits Sasikala's promotion as the next chief minister. Deepa said it was a sad day for Tamil Nadu. "People don't...

Swamy demands President’s rule in Tamil Nadu

New Delhi: BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Monday demanded President's rule in Tamil Nadu to redeem the state from the "Naxals, Jehadis and Porkis', after the protests over Jallikattu at Marina Beach in Chennai turned violent. In the tweet, he contradicted...

PM Modi pays tribute to Jayalalithaa, consoles Panneerselvam

Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday visited Rajaji Hall in Chennai to pay his last respects to Jayalalithaa. Modi placed a wreath and paid tributes. Modi was seen comforting newly-elected Chief Minister O Panneerselvam. He also met Jayalalithaa's aide Sasikala. In a...

Amid cries of ‘Amma’, thousands pay respects to Jayalalithaa

Chennai: The mortal remains of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister late J Jayalalithaa were on Tuesday kept in state at Rajaji Hall in Chennai for the public to pay their last respects. Draped in...

Jayalalithaa’s health: Tight security across Tamil Nadu

Chennai: Here's what we know about the security situation in Tamil Nadu following the deterioration of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's health on Sunday evening

• Security has been stepped up across Chennai to attend any eventuality and buses plying out of the...

Cyclone Nada weakens further, making landfall in TN today

Tamil Nadu: Cyclonic storm Nada today further weakened into a depression as per expectations, with making its land fall between Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam in Tamil Nadu, the MeT Department said. "A large chunk of the depression has crossed coast early morning....

DMK to hold human chains against demonetization on 24th November

Tamil Nadu: DMK will organise a human chain in all district headquarters of Tamil Nadu on November 24 to condemn the Centre and the State governments for their failure to make contingency measures to overcome sufferings caused by demonetization...

Jayalalitha’s condition improves “she will come out like a tigress” say party workers

Chennai/Nagpur: Multiple sources in Chennai have confirmed that the condition of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha has improved significantly in the past two days and she has been off the ventilator during the day. She is on respiratory support...

Karnataka erupts in protests over sharing Krishna water with TN

File Pic   New Delhi/Nagpur: Traffic was disrupted and vehicles carrying TN number plates were defaced; public buses were stopped between neighboring states Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in protest over the old issue of water sharing. This happened mostly in Mandya...