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Stop maligning Tamils for votes, Stalin tells PM Modi
Chennai: Ruling DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday took strong exception to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks that the missing keys of Lord Jagannath’s treasury in…
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Heavy rain in south TN, dams under surveillance in Kanyakumari
Chennai: Heavy rain lashed the south Tamil Nadu areas and dams were under surveillance in the Kanyakumari district, said officials on Sunday. The Fire and Rescue Department has also geared up for…
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Worker electrocuted in Tamil Nadu
Theni: A worker died of electrocution on Wednesday at a village near here after he came in contact with an electrified fence illegally put up, local officials said. The incident took place…
- Chennai
91.17% pass in Tamil Nadu Class 11 Board examination, girls outperform boys
Chennai: In the Class 11 Tamil Nadu Board examination, the results of which were announced on Tuesday, a pass percentage of 91.17 was recorded. 8.1 lakh students had taken the exam. The…
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TN honour killing: Police soft-peddling case, claim Dalit activists
Chennai: Activists and relatives of a Dalit youth who was allegedly killed for marrying an intermediate caste girl have charged the Pallikaranai Police of Tamil Nadu for soft-peddling the murder case. Praveen…
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Eight killed in firecracker blast in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi
Virudhunagar: At least eight workers, including five women, were killed and three others were injured in a blaze at a fireworks-manufacturing unit in Sivakasi on Thursday, police said. Police and fire service…
- Chennai
Missing Congress functionary found dead in TN, police launch probe
Tirunelveli: The half burnt body of a district Congress leader, who was missing for the past few days, was found here on Saturday, police said. The body of KPK Jayakumar Dhanasingh was…
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SC extends stay on criminal proceedings against TN BJP chief Annamalai till Sep
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday extended its earlier order staying criminal proceedings initiated against Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai, who, in an interview on a YouTube channel in October…
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CCTV at counting centre in Tamil Nadu’s Erode constituency fails for an hour
Erode: One of the CCTVs at a vote counting centre at the government’s Institute of Road and Transport Technology located at Chithode here failed on Sunday midnight, District Collector and Returning Officer…
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TN: Man held for assault on aged father who died of heart attack
In a heartbreaking incident, a 40-year-old man allegedly assaulting his elderly father, following which the later tragically passed due to a heart attack. The incident occurred in Perambalur city of Tamil Nadu.…
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TN: School specific committees to prevent corporal punishment
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu school education department has directed district education officers to constitute school-specific monitoring committees to prevent corporal punishment. The monitoring committees will include school heads, parents, teachers and senior…
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Tamil Nadu: Cow dung mixed in water tanker in Dalit colony
In a disturbing turn of events, many children fell sick after consuming the water contaminated with cow dung in Gandharvakottai town of Tamil Nadu recently. A Dalit locality in Tamil Nadu complained…
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Jailed for spreading fake news, Bihar YouTuber Manish Kashyap joins BJP
A Bihar-based YouTuber, Manish Kashyap, who has over 8.75 million subscribers, has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after spending nine months in jail for reportedly circulating fake videos about attacks on…