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Karunanidhi, who was Tamil Nadu's longest-serving chief minister, breathed his last on this day last year at the age of 94 after a period of prolonged illness. (Photo: ANI)

Mamata Banerjee unveils statue of Karunanidhi

DMK President MK Stalin was also present on the occasion.

07 Aug 2019 7:25 PM

Party cadres carried a colossal garland picture of the late leader during the procession. (Photo: ANI)

Stalin, Kanimozhi lead procession to Karunanidhi's memorial on his death anniversary

Karunanidhi, who was Tamil Nadu's longest-serving chief minister, breathed his last in August, last year.

07 Aug 2019 12:36 PM

In a video released as part of the campaign, the minister said a 200-sqft house can store water for one whole year if rainwater is harvested properly. (Photo: File)

Tamil Nadu Minister urges people to take up #rainwaterchallenge

SP Velumani on Tuesday urged people of the state to take up the 'rainwater challenge', as he appealed volunteers to spread the word.

06 Aug 2019 9:24 PM

While DMK leaders had been against the decision by the NDA government, the TMC appeared to be a divided house with some of its MPs like Sukhendu Sekhar Ray supporting the move. (Photo: ANI)

Mamata Banerjee meets MK Stalin in Chennai

Meeting comes at a time when Centre’s move to revoke Article 370 which gave special status to J&K has set off a political storm.

06 Aug 2019 9:00 PM

AIADMK candidate AC Shanmugam, DMK’s Kathir Anand and NTK’s Deepa Lakshmi are the prominent candidates in the fray. (Representational Image)

Voting underway in Tamil Nadu's Vellore Lok Sabha constituency

Satyabrata Sahoo, chief electoral officer in TN said that all the preliminary work has been done to ensure safe and secure elections.

05 Aug 2019 9:05 AM

Activists of Maruthu Thiruvar Makkal Kazgham on Sunday staged a protest outside the Meenakshi Amman Temple here over a missing statue in the temple in Madurai in Tamil Nadu. (Photo: ANI)

Protests at Meenakshi Amman Temple over missing statue in Tamil Nadu

The group believes that the authorities are intentionally keeping away the facts from them and this is an attempt to distort the history.

04 Aug 2019 3:58 PM

The Union Minister said the Centre was working with Iranian authorities to secure the release of 18 Indian crew members of vessel "Impero," whose sailors were detained by Iran when their British-flagged ship was transiting the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo: PTI)

Tamil Nadu seeks release of Indian sailors in Iran, Jaishankar assures action

They were detained when their UK registered ship was sailing from Fujairah, UAE to Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

03 Aug 2019 6:41 PM

More than 28 varieties of fruits were seen gracing the walls of the temple and adorning the idols. Garlands and offerings made of fruits were extended by the devotees queued up at the Mahali Amman Temple during the pooja. (Photo: ANI)

2000 kilogram fruits offered to Goddess for 'good monsoon rain' in Tamil Nadu

This decoration has been carried out as a ritual as part of celebrations during the 'Adi' month in Tamil calendar.

03 Aug 2019 4:53 PM

Ahmed Adeeb, 37, became the youngest vice-president of the island country in 2015. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Maldives former VP deported who was detained for illegally entering India

Ghafoor was planning to seek political asylum in India, citing threat to his life in Maldives where he faces trials in corruption cases.

03 Aug 2019 11:17 AM

A Madurai restaurant has apologised for naming a chicken dish after a Brahmin community after they raised a strong objection over it. (Representational Image)

Will change it: TN hotel apologises for naming chicken dish after Brahmin community

Hotel Milagu named its chicken dish- Kumbakonam Iyer Chicken - which did not go down well with the Hindu community.

02 Aug 2019 8:15 PM

A complaint has been registered against DMK leader M K Stalin and four others for holding a poll meeting at a hall in Vellore on Thursday without prior permission. (Photo: File)

FIR filed against Stalin, 4 others for holding poll meeting without permission

Lok Sabha by-poll to Vellore constituency is scheduled to be held on August 5 while the counting of votes will take place on August 9.

02 Aug 2019 3:50 PM

He contended that initially, he found strands of hair in the food served to him, and upon taking it up with the outlet, was provided with an alternative meal. (Photo: AFP)

Sarvana Bhavan to pay compensation of Rs 1.10L to SC lawyer for 'mental agony'

The SC lawyer's complaint was filed 'for ill-health, severe mental agony and other hardships' faced from 'food poisoning' in October 2014.

02 Aug 2019 3:24 PM

'The couple, Rasika Gopalakrishnan and Shivangi Singh, said that they were not doing anything that can be termed as inappropriate and yet were targeted. (Photo: Facebook)

2 lesbians kicked out of Chennai hotel for hugging, holding hands

The staff warned them about 'several complaints' they had received from the guests and insisted the couple leave immediately.

02 Aug 2019 10:38 AM

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, on reports of Adeeb's arrest, said, ‘We are trying to ascertain the veracity of the reports. We will contact their government and find out if these reports are true.’ (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Ex-Maldives VP Adeeb Abdul Ghafoor reaches India via sea, quizzed by central agencies

‘Dignitary who arrived on a vessel cannot de-board now since there was no information about him coming to India,’ top district police said.

01 Aug 2019 6:56 PM

The right-handed batsman came to the fore with a superb double century for South Zone against England 'A' in a Duleep Trophy match in 2004. (Photo: PTI)

'Playing with Tendulkar and against Pak were highlights of my career': Venugopal Rao

The 37-year-old Rao on Tuesday announced retirement from all forms of the game after playing 16 ODIs between 2005 and 2006.

31 Jul 2019 6:55 PM

The Lufthansa Group recently celebrated 25 years of service in Chennai. (Photo: AP)

Lufthansa to raise capacity in business class in flights from city

The move by the airliner comes in the backdrop of the 50 per cent expected growth of international passengers in the country by 2020.

31 Jul 2019 5:30 PM

Devotees take a holy dip on 'aadi amavasya' in Rameshwaram on Wednesday. (Photo: ANI

TN: Devotees take holy dip in Rameswaram's Agnitheertham on 'Aadi Amavasya'

his month's 'Amavasya' or new moon day is considered to be a highly auspicious day for performing rituals for the ancestors.

31 Jul 2019 2:45 PM

Raghavendra was rushed to a private hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. (Representational Image)

TN class 10 boy stabbed with scissors, beaten using cricket stump: Police

S Kapil Raghavendra was attacked inside a hostel building after dinner on Monday.

31 Jul 2019 2:02 PM

Deepa, who came into the limelight after the death of Jayalalithaa in December 2016, said her supporters were free to join any party though she would prefer them to pick the ruling AIADMK. (Photo: ANI)

It was a 'bad experience': Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa on quitting politics

Deepa said she faced 'many personal attacks' during her stint in politics.

30 Jul 2019 8:20 PM

Dr A P J Abdul Kalam memorial at Rameswaram. (Photo: ANI)

Family of former Prez A P J Abdul Kalam launches plantation drive to make India green

Kalam was credited for the development and operationalisation of 'Agni' and 'Prithivi' missiles.

27 Jul 2019 8:35 PM

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