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AA Edit | Govts in South must guard against Islamist extremism

Radicalisation of communities is the first in the literature of all terrorists

23 Nov 2022 12:05 AM

Health workers take a man's sample as Tamil Nadu intensified testing for coronavirus in Chennai in an effort to contain the virus in red zones in Tamil Nadu's big cities. (PTI)

Corona surge anticipated: Tamil Nadu's big cities to have total curfew for 4 days

Government opts for tougher measures because spread of epidemic in red zones not yet contained

24 Apr 2020 6:18 PM

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by a death row convict seeking review of its verdict affirming capital punishment imposed on him for "horribly" gangraping a minor girl and later killing her along with her brother in Coimbatore in 2010. (Photo: File)

Supreme Court reconfirms death penalty in Coimbatore rape and murder case

'In view of the majority judgement, the review petition stands dismissed in its entirety,' the bench said.

07 Nov 2019 11:20 AM

Raids were conducted at the residences of Umar Farooq in GM Nagar, Shanofar Ali at Vincent Road, Shamesa Mubin at Slum Clearance Board Apartment, Vincent Road, Mohammad Yasir at Bilal Estate and Saddam Hussain at Palli Street, GM Nagar. (Photo: ANI)

NIA conducts raids at locations linked to ISIS sympathisers in Coimbatore

Laptops, mobile phones, SIM cards, and pen-drives have been seized.

29 Aug 2019 2:27 PM

Job work involves processing or working on raw materials or semi-finished goods supplied by the principal manufacturer to the job worker. (Photo: ANI)

CPI(M) MPs protest in Delhi against GST on job works

‘More than five thousand MSME industries have been shut because of the imposition of the GST,’ said P R Natarjan, CPI(M) MP from Coimbatore.

03 Jul 2019 3:24 PM

Since the day Lakshmi Narayan found this stone in his farmhouse, he has been approaching various mine department authorities to hand it over to them, and finally, he visited the district collectorate office on Monday to give it to them. (Photo: ANI)

Man discovers 35-year old meteoroid stone in farmhouse in Coimbatore

‘While I was cleaning my farmhouse, I found the stone which landed in my late elder brother's farm, 35-years ago,’ Lakshmi Narayan said.

25 Jun 2019 1:18 PM

According to the police, R Ashik, I Jafar Sadiq Ali, S Ismail, S Samsudeen and S Shalavuddin were detained by the sleuths of Special Intelligence Unit at Coimbatore railway junction on Saturday afternoon. (Representational Image)

5 arrested for conspiring to murder two Hindu outfit leaders

Five youth had hatched plot to murder Hindu Makkal Katchi leader Arjun Sampath and Hindu Munnani leader Mookambikai Mani.

03 Sep 2018 12:17 PM

The car reportedly belongs to the owner of Raththinam College in Coimbatore. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Tamil Nadu: 6 killed as speeding Audi hits people at bus stop, rams into auto

Driver of white Audi coming from Pollachi to Coimbatore lost control near Periyar bus stop at 9:30 am on Wednesday.

01 Aug 2018 2:54 PM

The student S. Vaishnavi's aim is to participate in the Olympics and win a gold medal for India. (Photo: ANI)

Coimbatore student attempts Guinness World Records in yoga

High school student Vaishnavi did 'natarajasana' pose, performed contortion chest rolls for 20 meters, put six eggs in cups using her feet.

14 Apr 2018 10:57 AM

They claim they had broken the record set in 2014 by a private society in Mumbai, which created a 56-feet tall Christmas tree. (Photo: Pixabay)

63 ft tall Christmas tree put up by Coimbatore-based hotel

A team of 30 persons worked for a week to create the 1.2 tonne tree in partnership with Dream Flowers events.

25 Dec 2017 11:57 AM

Action during the I-League match between Indian Arrows and Gokulam Kerala FC in New Delhi on Friday.

I-League: Arrows slump to 3rd straight loss

The Arrows began the second half with a lot more intent, winning three corners and a couple of set pieces.

23 Dec 2017 6:27 AM

The Tamil Nadu government has shrugged off responsibility, claiming that the techie died after being hit by a truck. (Photo: Facebook/ Ragupathy Kandasamy)

Twitterari wants answers as #WhoKilledRaghu goes viral

Social media is strife with speculations and have risen slogan #WhoKilledRagu in their quest towards finding answers.

28 Nov 2017 6:35 PM

CS Karnan in Kolkata's Presidency Jail after SC rejects bail

Karnan, who was on the run for 40 days, was arrested from a private guest house in Coimbatore on Tuesday.

21 Jun 2017 4:04 PM

Honda's Best Deal network now covers 117 cities across 21 states in the country.

Honda opens 150th pre-owned vehicles dealership in Coimbatore

Best Deal is the first and the only organised retail set-up exclusively for certified Honda pre-owned two-wheelers.

12 Jun 2017 5:04 PM

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