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Efforts being made to paint me with saffron: Rajinikanth

Thiruvalluvar (Tamil savant) will not get trapped in this saffronising, I will not get trapped either, says Rajinikanth.

09 Nov 2019 1:53 AM

Noting that turbulence has become an occupational hazard, N Srinivasan said one needs to have a clear focus and eye on the goals without responding to 'adversities'. (Photo: File))

'Dhoni and Chennai Super Kings dealt with it on and with cold-blooded focus took us to victory': N Srinivasan

Chennai Super Kings, which has won IPL three times, was slapped with a two-year ban and re-entered the league in 2018.

08 Nov 2019 8:00 PM

Authorities of a temple in Puducherry on Thursday found a beggar outside the premises in possession of Rs 12,000 in cash, a bank account with Rs 2 lakh to her credit and an Aadhaar Card. (Representational Image)

Tamil Nadu beggar found outside temple with Rs 12,000 cash; has Rs 2 lakh in bank

The beggar identified as Parvatham, 70, claimed that she earned the money by seeking alms from the devotees visiting the temple.

08 Nov 2019 1:08 PM

Superstar Rajinikanth on Friday said the BJP has not invited him to join the party, but insisted efforts were being made to paint him with "saffron", the idealogical colour the national party is associated with. (Photo: File)

'Will not get trapped': Rajinikanth to BJP on attempts being made to saffronise him

Also, the party had posted a picture of Thiruvalluvar in saffron robes with sacred ash on his forehead.

08 Nov 2019 12:51 PM

An engineering student in Tamil Nadu allegedly stabbed his hostel warden to death after he complained to his parents about his absence from college, the police said. (Representational Image)

Tamil Nadu student kills warden after complaint to parents over absence

According to police, student did not attend the college and was absent from the hostel for 4 days recently without informing authorities.

07 Nov 2019 10:23 AM

The passerby noticed the desecrated statue and informed the Tamil University police. (Photo: ANI)

Tamil Nadu: Thiruvalluvar statue vandalised, investigation ordered

Stalin said that the state government should conduct an investigation and arrest the miscreants.

04 Nov 2019 3:20 PM

NIA carries out searches in Tamil Nadu to probe terror module

In August, NIA had conducted searches across multiple locations in Coimbatore in connection with a terror alert issued to TN.

31 Oct 2019 3:18 PM

Kudankulam nuke plant says cyber attack 'impossible'

The reports about cyber attacks were false and clarified that the nuclear power plants' were not connected to any foreign cyber network.

29 Oct 2019 7:00 PM

The two-year-old boy who was stuck in an abandoned borewell near Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu since Friday, is dead, an official said on Tuesday. (Photo: File)

After 75 hours of rescue ops, 2-year-old TN boy trapped in borewell found dead

Earlier on Monday, a heavy German-made drilling machine was deployed to dig a parallel shaft to reach the boy.

29 Oct 2019 8:45 AM

The two-year-old boy, Sujith Wilson, who is trapped in borewell in Tamil Nadu’s trichy for over 60 hours now, had fainted but was breathing, said authorities on Sunday night. (Photo: File)

2-year-old Tamil Nadu boy trapped in borewell for 60 hours, faints

There are conflicting reports about the depth of the hole- some say it is 600 feet deep, while others say it is at least 1,000 feet.

28 Oct 2019 10:11 AM

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Nalini Sriharan on Saturday went on a hunger strike from inside the Vellore Women's prison. (Photo: File)

Rajiv Gandhi assassination: Convict Nalini on hunger strike in jail, demands release

Charithra Sriharan, Nalini's daughter, was born in prison and is currently a medical practitioner in London.

27 Oct 2019 11:21 AM

The boy fell into the borewell at about 5:30 pm on Friday. Later at night, he slipped from a depth of 25 feet to 70 feet after the tube-well caved in during the rescue efforts. (Photo: ANI)

2-yr-old TN boy stuck in 70-feet borewell, rescue ops on

TN Health Minister C Vijaya Baskar said: 'It's unfortunate that since morning we can't hear his voice. More teams are on way,'

26 Oct 2019 1:10 PM

The Chinese leader had arrived here for his second informal meet with Modi on October 11 and 12. (Photo: File)

PM lauds Tamil Nadu Govt for 'excellent arrangements' for Sino-India

China's Ambassador to India, Sun Weidong, has also written to Palaniswami thanking him for the arrangements.

25 Oct 2019 2:20 PM

Tamil Nadu Minister D Jayakumar took a jibe against his rival DMK chief Stalin on Thursday as early trends show AIADMK taking a lead in two Assembly seats in bye-election. (Photo: File)

Tamil Nadu bypolls: Jayakumar mocks Stalin as AIADMK takes lead on both seats

Jayakumar claimed DMK chief Stalin wanted his son Udhayanidhi's entry into politics and many senior party leaders were overruled.

24 Oct 2019 2:54 PM

AIADMK workers celebrating at party headquarters in Chennai. (Photo: ANI)

Tamil Nadu: Celebrations at AIADMK office as candidates lead in by-poll results

The party leaders and workers also poured flowers and paid tributes over the statues of party stalwarts Jayalalithaa and MG Ramachandran.

24 Oct 2019 1:32 PM

An official in the RTO office allegedly told her to go home and come back properly dressed. (Representational Image)

RTO official denies driving test to woman for wearing jeans in Chennai

The woman, wearing a pair of jeans and sleeveless top, had gone to the RTO office in KK Nagar to take the driving test.

23 Oct 2019 1:18 PM

The cow is currently undergoing treatment. (Photo: ANI)

Tamil Nadu: Doctors remove 52kg plastic from cow's stomach

On October 2 central government has announced the ban of single-use plastic.

21 Oct 2019 8:24 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi releasing a Tamil version of his poem on Mamallapuram’s beauty has won appreciation from Tamil film personalities. (Photo: File)

'Tamil language is beautiful, people are exceptional': PM Modi

Responding, the Prime Minister said on his twitter handle, 'Glad to be expressing myself in the world's oldest language.'

21 Oct 2019 11:06 AM

Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K. Palaniswamy. (Photo: File)

Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami receives honorary doctorate

CM Palaniswami said that the education and more importantly life skills makes students perfect.

20 Oct 2019 8:30 PM

Preliminary investigation revealed the robbers had broke open into the shop, removed the jewels the woman was wearing and set the body afire. (Photo: File | Representational)

Tamil Nadu: Woman attacked, robbed, burned to death in provision shop

The robbers had strewn chilli powder near the body to throw sniffer dogs, if pressed into service.

19 Oct 2019 5:14 PM

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