No hearing to defer Tamil Nadu polls in view of Easter: Supreme Court
Apr 04, 2019, at 07:16 pm
New Delhi, Apr 4 (UNI): The Supreme Court on Thursday declined urgent hearing to a mentioning which had sought a direction to defer the Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha elections to Apr 21 from 18th of the same month as the date clashes with Easter.
Six die of asphyxiation in Tamil Nadu
Mar 26, 2019, at 03:38 pm
Chennai, Mar 26 (UNI) In a tragic incident, six people died of asphyxiation after they inhaled a poisonous gas while cleaning a septic tank of an apartment at Nemili village near Sriperumbudur in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday.
11 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
Mar 24, 2019, at 02:55 pm
Chennai, Mar 24 (UNI) Eleven fishermen, hailing from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy personnel on Sunday, even as PMK Founder Dr S Ramadoss condemned it and urged the Centre to take steps for their release.
Flying squad seized 4.5 crore in Tamil Nadu
Mar 22, 2019, at 04:50 pm
Madurai, Mar 22 (UNI) Flying Squads and Static Surveillance Teams monitoring the enforcement of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for parliamentary elections have seized cash Rs 4.50 crore here on Friday.
Tamil Nadu: Congress leader summoned in Pollachi sexual assault case
Mar 21, 2019, at 04:07 pm
Coimbatore, Mar 21 (UNI): The CB-CID wing of Tamil Nadu police, probing the sensational Pollachi serial sexual assault case, on Thursday issued summons to Congress leader Mayura Jayakumar asking him to appear before it on March 25.
Chennai: DMK promises aplenty in manifesto
Mar 19, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Chennai, Mar 19 (UNI/IBNS) The Opposition DMK on Tuesday made a slew of promises in its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls, including separate budget for agriculture, increasing IT exemption limit, release of Rajiv convicts, Tamil as official language and holding referendum among Eelam Tamils in Sri Lanka.
TMC allotted one LS seat, AIADMK all set to contest 20 seats
Mar 13, 2019, at 06:42 pm
Chennai, Mar 13 (UNI) The ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday clinched the alliance pact with Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) led by former Shipping Minister G K Vasan for the next month's Lok Sabha polls.
Modi's policies setting Kashmir on fire: Rahul Gandhi in Tamil Nadu
Mar 13, 2019, at 01:50 pm
Chennai, Mar 13 (IBNS): Addressing the youth in Tamil Nadu's capital city, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday blamed the polices of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for the ongoing crisis of cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
#GoBackRahul trends on Twitter as Congress chief visits Tamil Nadu
Mar 13, 2019, at 11:42 am
Chennai, Mar 13 (IBNS): #GoBackRahul is trending on micro-blogging site Twitter as Congress president Rahul Gandhi is set to address a meeting in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
Mar 02, 2019, at 05:37 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind will visit Tamil Nadu from Mar 3 to 5, 2019, officials said.
PM Modi to have stopover in Trivandrum Airport
Mar 01, 2019, at 11:36 am
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 1 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a stopover at the International Airport here on Friday en-route to Kanyakumari to inaugurate various projects in neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
Delhi HC verdict on 'Two Leaves' symbol shows we are the real AIADMK : TN CM Palaniswami
Feb 28, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Chennai, Feb 28 (UNI) 'It's a good solution and a good verdict', that's how ruling AIADMK Joint Coordinator and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said, on the Delhi High Court upholding allotting the hugely popular 'Two Leaves' symbol to the AIADMK.
Tamil Nadu: Three persons killed in road accident near Pollachi
Feb 24, 2019, at 06:31 pm
Chennai, Feb 24 (UNI/IBNS) Three persons of a family were killed in a car accident, when the car collided with a cement loaded truck at Karumapuram near Pollachi on Sunday.
OPS meets BJP chief Amit Shah, terms it as courtesy call
Feb 22, 2019, at 07:19 pm
Chennai, Feb 22 (UNI/IBNS) Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and AIADMK Coordinator O Panneerselvam on Friday met BJP President Amit Shah when he arrived in Madurai to address the BJP booth level workers and a rally at Ramanathapuram ahead of the Lok Sabha poll.
Five Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
Feb 21, 2019, at 04:26 pm
Rameswaram, Feb 21 (UNI) At least five Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested on Thursday by Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly fishing off Neduntheevu, sources said.
DMK announces alliance with Congress in Tamil Nadu
Feb 20, 2019, at 09:21 pm
Chennai, Feb 20 (IBNS): DMK president M.K. Stalin formally on Wednesday announced his party's alliance with the Congress in the coming Lok Sabha elections.
President of India Kovind to visit Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh on Feb 21 and 22
Feb 20, 2019, at 06:51 pm
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind will visit Tamil Nadu (Chennai) and Andhra Pradesh (Venkatachalam, Nellore) on Feb 21 and 22, 2019.
Mayawati takes dig at BJP's leadership over alliance in Bihar, Maharashtra, TN
Feb 20, 2019, at 02:49 pm
Lucknow, Feb 20 (IBNS): Countering Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reference to the opposition alliance as 'mahamilavat', Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday took a dig at the leadership of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which recently sealed three alliances in Bihar, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
After AIADMK and BJP, DMK, Congress likely to announce alliance today
Feb 20, 2019, at 12:31 pm
Chennai, Feb 20 (IBNS): A day after the AIADMK and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sealed a deal, the DMK and Congress are likely to announce their alliance in Tamil Nadu for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Wednesday, media reports said.
Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu will remain shut: Supreme Court
Feb 18, 2019, at 11:16 am
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Monday said Tamil Nadu's sterlite copper plant, which was closed by the state government after protest over alleged pollution, will continue to remain shut, media reports said.
PM Narendra Modi to visit Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka tomorrow
Feb 09, 2019, at 03:44 pm
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu and Hubli in Karnataka on Sunday.
Kodanad case: SC rejects PIL seeking CBI probe into TN CM's alleged involvement
Jan 25, 2019, at 05:21 pm
Chennai, Jan 25 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday rejected hearing a PIL which sought a CBI probe into the alleged role of Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami in the robbery attempt and murder at Kodanad estate of former CM Jayalalitha.
US journo working in Sterlite issue interrogated by TN police
Dec 31, 2018, at 10:47 pm
Thoothukudi, Dec 31 (IBNS): A U.S.-based independent journalist, Mark Scialla, believed to be working on a report related to the sealing of the Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) in Tamil Nadu, was taken away by the police and interrogated for several hours on Sunday.
Man whose HIV-positive blood infected pregnant woman, dies
Dec 30, 2018, at 09:54 pm
Chennai, Dec 30 (IBNS): A 19-year-old HIV-infected man died in Tamil Nadu on Sunday. He had consumed poison after his blood had infected a pregnant woman, NDTV reported.
HIV-infected blood given to pregnant woman in Tamil Nadu hospital
Dec 26, 2018, at 11:34 am
Chennai, Dec 26 (IBNS): In a horrific lapse, a Tamil Nadu government hospital has pumped HIV-infected blood into a 24-year old pregnant woman, NDTV reported.
Head of missionary run Tamil Nadu orphanage arrested on charges of sexually abusing minors
Dec 04, 2018, at 04:02 pm
Tiruvannamalai, Dec 4 (IBNS): The head of a private children's home in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai, run by missionary, was arrested on Sunday over accusation of sexual abuse of minor orphan girls, media reports said.
Cyclone Gaja hits Tamil Nadu coast
Nov 16, 2018, at 01:38 pm
Chennai, Nov 16 (IBNS): Cyclone Gaja made a landfall in Tamil Nau on Friday.
Cyclone Gaja hits Tamil Nadu coast
Nov 16, 2018, at 08:51 am
Chennai, Nov 16 (IBNS): Cyclone Gaja made a landfall in Tamil Nadu on Friday.
Jayalalithaa's new statue unveiled at party headquarters in Chennai
Nov 14, 2018, at 12:29 pm
Chennai, Nov 14 (IBNS): A new statue of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was unveiled at the ruling AIADMK headquarters in Chennai on Wednesday, media reports said.
Rajinikanth clarifies his statement on BJP, says 'people will decide who is dangerous'
Nov 13, 2018, at 12:31 pm
Chennai, Nov 21 (IBNS): Fueling speculations about his possible inclination towards the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), actor-turned politician Rajinikanth on Tuesday said it will be people who will decide whether the saffron outfit is "dangerous", which the opposition parties have been alleging, media reports said.