Tamil Nadu Minister calls film Sarkar 'no less than a terrorist'
Nov 08, 2018, at 08:24 pm
Chennai, Nov 8 (IBNS): Sparking a row, Tamil Nadu law minister CV Shanmugam on Thursday has drawn a comparison between south Indian actor Vijay's film Sarkar and terrorism, media reports said.
Oct 27, 2018, at 07:19 pm
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IBNS): Hours after he made a comment on the Sabarimala protesters, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said his remarks were an attack on the apex court and the Constitution.
Tamil Nadu BJP chief Soundarajan nominates PM Modi for Nobel Peace Prize
Sep 25, 2018, at 12:29 pm
Chennai, Sept 25 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Tamilisai Soundarajan has nominated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Nobel Peace Prize, media reports said.
Farmer's protest: Yogendra Yadav arrested in Tamil Nadu
Sep 08, 2018, at 06:45 pm
Chennai, Sept 8 (IBNS): Psephologist-turned politician Yogendra Yadav on Saturday said he was arrested by the police in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai district as he wanted to 'meet farmers'.
Yogendra Yadav 'detained', 'manhandled' in Tamil Nadu
Sep 08, 2018, at 01:21 pm
Chennai, Sept 8(IBNS): Psephologist-turned politician Yogendra Yadav said he was detained and manhandled by police in Tamil Nadu after he came to Thiru Annamalai district to join the farmers' movement against eight lane way.
ED files case in Tamil Nadu's Gutkha scam
Sep 08, 2018, at 10:28 am
Chennai, Sept 8 (IBNS): Following the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s raids, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday filed a case in Tamil Nadu's alleged Gutkha scam, media reports said.
TN's Jamathul terms Muslim girl's marriage to Hindu boy 'prostitution'
Sep 08, 2018, at 12:11 am
Chennai, Sept 7 (IBNS): The Tamil Nadu Jamathul Ulema Sabha, which calls itself Tamil Nadu Jama Athul Ulama Sabha, has termed the marriage of a Muslim girl with a Hindu boy at Thiruvaiyaru in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur district as “prostitution”.
Five men arrested for conspiring to kill Hindu leaders in TN's Coimbatore
Sep 03, 2018, at 11:38 pm
Coimbatore, Sept 3 (IBNS): The Tamil Nadu police on Monday informed that they have arrested five men from Coimbatore who were allegedly planning to kill two Hindu leaders.
President Kovind to visit Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Keralafrom Aug 4
Aug 03, 2018, at 06:50 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): President of Ram Nath Kovind will visit Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Kerala from Aug 4 to 7, 2018, officials said on Friday.
Tamil Nadu ministers, Kamal Haasan visit unwell former CM Karunanidhi
Jul 27, 2018, at 10:48 am
Chennai, July 27 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu ministers and actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan visited ailing former Chief Minister and DMK chief M. Karunanidhi on Thursday, media reports said.
Tamil Nadu: Minor girl raped in Chennai's Ayanavaram
Jul 17, 2018, at 11:01 am
Chennai, July 17 (IBNS): An 11-year old girl has been raped multiple times by around 15 people over a period of six months in Ayanavaram area of Tami Nadu's capital Chennai, media reports said.
750-bed AIIMS sanctioned for Tamil Nadu
Jun 20, 2018, at 09:54 pm
Chennai, June 20 (IBNS): The state of Tamil Nadu is all set to get an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), which will be located in Thoppur near Madurai.
Rajinikanth's Kaala releases today, no screening in Karnataka
Jun 07, 2018, at 12:15 pm
Chennai/Bengaluru, Jun 7 (IBNS): Tamil superstar Rajinikanth's film Kaala released on Thursday across the country except in Karnataka where several pro-Kannada groups have opposed the release of the film owing to the actor's comment on Cauvery river water row, media reports said.
Rajinikanth appeals to K'taka CM Kumaraswamy to provide security for Kaala release
Jun 06, 2018, at 11:43 am
Chennai, Jun 6 (IBNS): Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth has appealed to Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy to provide security to theatres that wish to screen the former's film Kaala, which is scheduled to release nationwide on Thursday.
Tamil Nadu student commits suicide after failing to clear NEET
Jun 05, 2018, at 11:26 am
Chennai, Jun 5 (IBNS): A Tamil Nadu labourer's daughter has killed herself after failing to clear the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), media reports said.
Tamil Nadu CM appreciates Centre's decision to set up Cauvery Water Management Authority
Jun 02, 2018, at 02:02 pm
New Delhi/Chennai, Jun 2 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, has welcomed the Centre's decision to set up the Cauvery Water Management Authority to address the water sharing dispute between the four southern states, according to media reports on Saturday.
Tamil Nadu orders permanent closure of Sterlite plant in Tuticorin
May 29, 2018, at 12:02 am
Tuticorin, May 28 (IBNS): Prioritising Tamil Nadu people's demands after over a dozen deaths of protesters in police firing, the state government has issued an order to close the Sterlite copper plant permanently in Tuticorin on Monday, media reports said.
May 26, 2018, at 05:44 pm
Chennai/Tuticorin, May 26 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Monday is likely to hear the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed on Thursday regarding the death of protesters in the Tuticorin Sterlite Copper plant violence case, according to media reports.
Tuticorin: Sterlite protest leaves 13 dead so far
May 25, 2018, at 04:41 am
Tuticorin/Chennai, May 24 (IBNS): The death toll in the violent protest against Sterlite's copper plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin rose to 13 on Thursday, media reports said.
Internet services suspended in Tuticorin and govt cuts power to Sterlite plant to restore calm
May 24, 2018, at 06:22 pm
Tuticorin/Chennai, May 24 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu government has disconnected power supply to the Sterlite Copper plant in Tuticorin following the violence that erupted surrounding protests about the plant's expansion, according to media reports.
Tamil Nadu moves the Supreme Court to ask Karnataka to release Cauvery water
May 07, 2018, at 06:22 pm
Chennai/New Delhi, May 7 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu has moved the Supreme Court against Karnataka regarding the release of water from the Cauvery river, according to media reports on Monday.
SC asks Karnataka to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu by Monday
May 03, 2018, at 09:37 pm
New Delhi/Bengaluru, May 3 (IBNS): Th Supreme Court (SC) of India, on Thursday, asked the Karnataka government to release at least 4 tmc feet of water to Tamil Nadu for April and May by Monday, according to media reports.
Tamil Nadu: Professor accused of asking sexual favours for degrees arrested
Apr 18, 2018, at 12:40 am
Chennai, Apr 17 (IBNS): A Tamil Nadu professor, who has been accused of asking for sexual favours on behalf of college officials for academic degrees, has been arrested, media reports said.
As Modi reaches Chennai, black flags flutter atop houses of Karunanidhi, other political leaders
Apr 12, 2018, at 06:50 pm
Chennai, Apr 12 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday arrived in Chennai on Thursday to be greeted by black flags and black baloons hoisted atop the houses of DMK supremo M Karunanidhi and othe political leaders while waving the same workers hit the street protesting against the Centre's failure to constitute the Cauvery management board, media reports said.
PM Modi reaches Tamil Nadu to participate in Defence Expo
Apr 12, 2018, at 05:01 pm
Chennai, Apr 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reached Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu, to participate in the Defence Expo.
Statue vandalism continues, another Periyar effigy attacked in Tamil Nadu
Mar 20, 2018, at 05:49 pm
Chennai, Mar 20 (IBNS): In another instance of statue vandalism which started after BJP's win in Tripura, an effigy of Dravidian icon EVR Ramasamy, also known as Periyar, has been attacked by some unknown miscreants in Tamil Nadu's Pudukkottai, media reports said.
TTV Dinakaran launches his own political party in Tamil Nadu
Mar 15, 2018, at 05:30 pm
Madurai, Mar 15 (IBNS): Sidelined AIADMK MLA TTV Dinakaran on Thursday launched his own political party, Ammra Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, media reports said.
Tamil Nadu forest fire: Death toll rises to nine
Mar 12, 2018, at 04:17 pm
Chennai, Mar 12 (IBNS): At least nine trekkers, who were trapped in a forest fire in Kurangini hills of Tamil Nadu, have died, media reports said on Monday.
Mar 12, 2018, at 12:59 am
Kurangani, Mar 11 (IBNS): At least 20 students are trapped in Kurangani hill station of Tamil Nadu after forest fire started in the area, officials said.
Rajinikanth unveils statue of MGR, holds first public meeting
Mar 06, 2018, at 04:01 am
Chennai, Mar 5 (IBNS): After joining politics, superstar Rajinikanth on Monday held his first public meeting after unveiling a statue of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MG Ramachandran in state capital Chennai, media reports said.