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While upholding the life sentence awarded to Rajagopal for murdering an employee in October 2001 to marry his wife, the Supreme Court had ordered him to surrender in the trial court on July 7. (Photo: File)

Madras HC allows jailed Saravana Bhavan founder to shift to private hospital

Rajagopal's son claimed his father's condition worsened after he was admitted to Stanley hospital, following his surrender.

16 Jul 2019 8:39 PM

Kamaraj, credited with revolutionising education in the state by ushering in the popular mid-day meal scheme to attract children to schools, hailed from Virudhunagar. (Photo: File)

Memorial for Kamaraj inaugurated by TN CM

The memorial has been built on 12 acres at the entry point of Virudhunagar on Madurai-Tirunelveli National Highway.

15 Jul 2019 4:03 PM

NIA had carried out four raids in the city and Nagapattinam district of the state on Saturday in a case pertaining to Ansarulla terrorist gang, which had conspired to wage a war against the Government of India. (Photo: ANI | Representative)

NIA arrests two in Tamil Nadu's Ansarulla case

According to NIA, the accused, Hassan Ali and Harish Mohamed, collected funds and made preparations to carry out terrorist attacks in India.

14 Jul 2019 6:06 PM

The Vice President also appealed to the hospitals to adopt a government school to give preventive health care and to create more awareness among students. (Photo: File/AP)

Vice President lauds Tamil Nadu for being medical hub of the country

He was speaking at the opening ceremony of MGM Hospital here. Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit was also present at the event.

14 Jul 2019 4:23 PM

During the countdown, the rocket and spacecraft’s systems will undergo checks and fuel will be filled to power the rocket engines. (Photo: PTI)

Chandrayaan-2: 20-hour countdown to Moon begins for lift-off

'The countdown started at 6.51 am,' K Sivan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), told IANS.

14 Jul 2019 11:23 AM

'Perhaps a system could be evolved whereby certified translated copies of judgements are made available by the High Courts in the local or regional language,' Kovind said. (Photo: File)

President Kovind says legal system should be simplified in regional languages

He said that it is important to not only take justice to people but also to make it understandable to litigating parties.

13 Jul 2019 7:13 PM

The 93-year-old, who began the institute in 1994, said no machines are used in the exercise regime.(Photo: ANI)

Meet Madurai's 93 year old wrestler

Palani teaches and practices wrestling at his local 'akhada' in Palanganatham area of the city.

13 Jul 2019 12:43 PM

The headmaster, however, said he did not deny admission to the boy nor did he have the power to do so. (Representational Image)

HIV positive boy denied admission to govt school in Tamil Nadu; probe ordered

School Education Director has sought report from chief educational officer of the district regarding the denial of admission to the boy.

12 Jul 2019 4:27 PM

Mohammed Faizan was stabbed and attacked with rods. (Photo: File)

Tamil Nadu: Man beaten mercilessly with rods for post of consuming beef soup

Seeing a post the members of Hindu Makkal Katchi group, barged in Mohammed's home and had beaten him up mercilessly.

12 Jul 2019 2:46 PM

Technicians in the railway station at Jolarpettai, located over 135 miles (217 km) from Chennai, worked from early on Thursday to fill fifty wagons with 50,000 litres of water each, sourced from a south Indian river. (Photo: ANI)

Train with 25 lakh litres of water reaches parched Chennai

The train number WAG 5 HA 23907 which had left Jolarpet with 50 wagons of water at 7:30 am reached Villivakkam near Chennai on Friday.

12 Jul 2019 10:57 AM

As per the provisions of the Representation of People's Act and other relevant rules, they were elected unopposed, the returning officer said. (Photo: File)

Ambumani, Vaiko elected to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu

In total, six candidates were elected unopposed in the biennial elections to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu.

11 Jul 2019 6:37 PM

'For sure, they would have won if I had played. Get me a chance,' Fisheries minister Jayakumar said. (Photo: File)

They would have won if I played: AIADMK minister on India's loss in WC

The senior AIADMK leader, however, was confident that the team would bounce back and so would his party, in the future.

11 Jul 2019 4:41 PM

The two bills were sent to the President's office by the Tamil Nadu government in 2017 and were recently rejected after 27 months in the office. (Photo: DMK twitter handle).

DMK stages walkout from Tamil Nadu Assembly on NEET

The DMK chief also demanded the resignation of Shanmugam.

10 Jul 2019 1:40 PM

The AIADMK government has announced that Jayalalithaa's Poes Garden residence would be converted into a memorial. (Photo: File)

Madras HC questions need for converting Jaya's house into memorial

Former chief minister's relatives, have filed petitions objecting to the conversion of Veda Nilayam, a bungalow, into a memorial.

08 Jul 2019 9:41 PM

‘As the newly purchased buses were manufactured in other states, they had Hindi stickers. However, we removed that before the buses are used by the public,’ Tamil Nadu transport department said in a press note. (Photo: ANI)

Outrage in TN after pictures of Hindi stickers in state buses go viral

‘Already Centre tried to impose Hindi. Now, AIADMK govt is also trying to prove that they are not lacking in imposing it,’ Kanizmohi said.

07 Jul 2019 7:25 PM

The families of the missing fishermen are demanding help from the authorities in the search operation. (Photo: ANI)

Four fishermen in Tamil Nadu go missing after venturing into sea

Sixty fishermen on board six boats are engaged in the search. They are demanding help from the Coast Guard and the Marine Police.

07 Jul 2019 4:20 PM

Tamil Nadu minister R B Udaykumar talks to media. (Photo: ANI)

Tamil Nadu: CM will chair all-party meet on economically-weaker section quota

Union Cabinet had in January cleared 10 per cent quota in education and government jobs for people from the economically weaker sections.

07 Jul 2019 4:10 PM

On July 1, the DMK had announced names of its three nominees for the ensuing Rajya Sabha polls. (Photo: ANI)

Tamil Nadu: MDMK chief Vaiko files nomination for RS polls

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Chief MK Stalin was also present on the occasion.

06 Jul 2019 3:15 PM

Delhi Metro has been given a grant of Rs 414.70 crore in the Union Budget 2019-20 as against Rs 50 crore in the last fiscal.

Budget 2019: Massive Rs 2 lakh cr push to infrastructure, connectivity

Budget finds that the country needs to develop waterways to shift a significant portion of inland cargo movement from road and rail.

06 Jul 2019 2:16 AM

Nalini Sriharan was brought to the court amid tight security in compliance with the June 25 order of the bench granting her permission to appear in person and argue on her petition. (Photo: File)

Rajiv Gandhi assassination: Madras HC grants one month parole to life convict Nalini

Nalini, lodged in the Special Prison for Women in Vellore for the last over 27 years.

05 Jul 2019 4:13 PM

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