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The left leg of a 30-year-old woman, who was injured after a truck hit her scooter while she was trying to avoid a falling flagpole of the AIADMK in Coimbatore, was amputated from the knee on Friday. (Photo: File)

30-year-old woman's leg injured while trying to avoid AIADMK flagpole amputated

She got hurt in both her legs, but due to severe injury, her left leg had to be amputated from the knee, hospital sources said.

16 Nov 2019 3:56 PM

Alagiri, a former union minister, is the elder brother of MK Stalin, who is the current president of DMK. (Photo: ANI)

Rajinikanth will fill political vacuum in TN, says expelled DMK leader Alagiri

Rajinikanth had said that there was still vacuum in political leadership following deaths of Karunanidhi and Jayalalithaa.

15 Nov 2019 8:46 AM

Panneerselvam was accompanied by Principal Finance Secretary S Krishnan, the release said. (Photo: File)

TN: O Panneerselvam meets World Bank officials, discusses funding for projects

Panneerselvam is currently on an official tour of the US.

14 Nov 2019 4:41 PM

On Monday, Mr Palaniswami hit out at Rajinikanth for his comment that there was a leadership vacuum in Tamil Nadu, saying he was just an actor and not a political leader. (Photo: File)

Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth will meet Sivaji Ganesan's fate in politics: TN CM

While no political leader claimed a vacuum, the remark came only from the actor, he had said.

13 Nov 2019 8:15 PM

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Perarivalan will be out on Tuesday from the Central Prison Vellore on parole. (Photo: ANI)

Convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case Perarivalan to be out on parole today

Perarivalan and six other people were sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

12 Nov 2019 10:48 AM

Rajeswari was on her way to office when the accident happened and she is the only child in her family. (Photo: NDTV)

Madras HC ban against banners, not flagpoles, says TN CM after woman injured

DMK leader A Saravanan slammed the AIADMK calling it 'power drunk' and 'insensitive to sufferings of the people'.

12 Nov 2019 10:05 AM

He had been largely confined to his home here for the past several years due to his old age. (Photo: File)

Former Chief Election Commissioner TN Seshan dies at 86

The legendary Seshan was not keeping good health for the past couple of years and passed away around 9.30pm, police official said.

11 Nov 2019 8:13 AM

Important decisions for the upcoming local body elections are also expected to be taken in the meeting. (Photo: ANI)NI)

Chennai: MK Stalin chairs party's general council meeting at YMCA Ground

Discussions will focus on the reasons behind the party's defeat in Vikravandi and Nanguneri by-election.

10 Nov 2019 1:47 PM

A student of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling fan in her hostel room on Friday, the police said. (Representational Image)

Teen Madras IIT student depressed over poor marks, commits suicide

Fatima Latif, a native of Kerala, was pursuing an integrated MA programme at the institute, the police said.

10 Nov 2019 1:34 PM

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

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