Tamil Nadu
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Tamil Nadu Assembly witnesses uproar over CM Vijay's ED remarks, DMK MLAs evicted
Tamil Nadu | Sep 08, 2026, 11:25 AM ISTTamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay addressed the Legislative Assembly on Monday, in which he targeted the opposition DMK over past corruption allegations, triggering sharp reactions from the main opposition.
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Bypolls to 5 Assembly seats including Nandigram, Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency on October 6
India | Sep 07, 2026, 11:55 PM ISTByelections would be held in West Bengal's Nandigram and Rejinagar, Tamil Nadu's Madurantakam and Dharapuram, Puducherry's Thattanchavady and Assam's Nagaon Parliamentary seat on October 6. The results would be declared on October 9.
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Tamil Nadu Assembly erupts over law and order, CM Vijay says 'Police should not be a power centre'
Tamil Nadu | Sep 07, 2026, 10:58 AM ISTThe Tamil Nadu Assembly witnessed an uproar over recent murders and concerns surrounding law and order. Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay said police must protect people rather than become a power centre and stressed that the law would apply equally to everyone.
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Refused to lend cigarettes, 62-year-old migrant worker beaten to death by drunk men in Chennai
Chennai | Sep 06, 2026, 11:58 PM ISTAccording to the police, N. Abhijit Mandal, a native of West Bengal, was working at a construction site in Gajalakshmi Nagar, Nolambur. Police have arrested four individuals - V. Vasigaran (18), R. Ajay (18), S. Gokul Raj (18), and R. Sabari - on charges of murder.
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Eight engineering students killed as car rams into parked lorry in Kerala's Thrissur
India | Sep 05, 2026, 10:23 AM ISTThe accident happened on Friday night when a vehicle registered in Tamil Nadu collided with a parked lorry in the Thrissur district of Kerala. Eight people, suspected to be students, died in the accident.
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Stray dogs make man flee after he tries to harass woman in Coimbatore
Trending | Sep 04, 2026, 08:15 PM ISTA late-night incident in Coimbatore's Thudiyalur area took an unexpected turn when two stray dogs repeatedly intervened as a minor approached a vulnerable woman. CCTV footage shows the dogs returning after being chased away and eventually forcing him to flee. The accused has since been arrested.
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Olympic City, Formula 1 track: CM Vijay announces ambitious makeover plan for Chennai
Chennai | Sep 03, 2026, 03:39 PM ISTThe Olympic City will be established to create an integrated sports hub to provide athletes with advanced training and support facilities, to help sportspersons from Tamil Nadu win more medals at the Olympic Games and other international sporting events.
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Tamil Nadu govt to withdraw cases filed against farmers, teachers during DMK regime: CM Vijay
Tamil Nadu | Sep 02, 2026, 11:40 PM ISTTamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay said that it has been decided to withdraw all those cases on humanitarian grounds and based on democratic principles.
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'Rahul made Vijay CM, will make him PM in 2029': Kanimozhi Santhosh amid Congress-TVK face-off
Chennai | Sep 02, 2026, 02:43 PM ISTThe statement comes as five Congress MLAs have threatened to walk out of the government over this issue. Two Congress MLAs are ministers in Vijay's government.
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Tamil Nadu raises milk procurement price by Rs 3 per litre, second hike within two weeks
Tamil Nadu | Aug 31, 2026, 03:45 PM ISTThe announcement on enhancing the government's procurement prices comes closely on the heels of an earlier hike announced on August 19 in the Assembly, which had raised the procurement price from Rs 38 to Rs 41.
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MK Stalin moves Madras HC challenging TVK candidate's victory in Kolathur, seeks recount of vote
Tamil Nadu | Aug 24, 2026, 04:52 PM ISTMK Stalin lost his stronghold of Kolathur to VS Babu of the newly formed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in the 2026 state assembly elections. He was a three-time MLA from Kolathur, but could not manage to secure the seat for the fourth consecutive time.
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'Irreversible setback for Tamil Nadu': MK Stalin on CM Vijay's decision to drop Parandur airport
Tamil Nadu | Aug 24, 2026, 03:51 PM ISTTamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay said that his government has decided to drop the proposed plan to build a second airport in Parandur on the outskirts of Chennai amid protests.
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CM Vijay scraps Parandur airport project amid protests; announces 3-free cooking gas cylinders
Tamil Nadu | Aug 24, 2026, 11:38 PM ISTFormer Chief Minister MK Stalin's government had proposed the now-scrapped Parandur airport project in 2022. However, it was opposed by locals, and Vijay's TVK had also raised concerns over it.
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Sowcar Janaki dies at 94 in Chennai due to age-related health issues
Regional Cinema | Aug 21, 2026, 03:54 PM ISTVeteran actor Sowcar Janaki died in Chennai on Friday, August 21, at the age of 94 after being hospitalised following age-related health issues.
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Tamil Nadu CM Vijay hikes milk procurement price by Rs 3, to cost additional Rs 360 crore annually
Business | Aug 19, 2026, 12:29 PM ISTTamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay said the move will require the state government to spend an additional Rs 360 crore annually.
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Tamil Nadu women govt employees to get year-long maternity leave for third child
Tamil Nadu | Aug 18, 2026, 11:56 PM ISTCurrently, married women government employees with fewer than two surviving children are granted 365 days of maternity leave, while those with two or more surviving children receive up to 12 weeks of maternity leave.
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Vijay condemns killing of 3 'Tamil poachers' in Karnataka; Shivakumar orders inquiry | 10 Points
India | Aug 17, 2026, 07:45 AM ISTThe controversy erupted on Saturday when three alleged poachers, likely from Tamil Nadu, were shot dead by the Karnataka forest department in the Datti forest area. However, the deceased's family members have protested over the killings and sought justice for them.
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Tamil Nadu makes state anthem 'Tamil Thai Vazhthu' mandatory as first song at govt events
Tamil Nadu | Aug 12, 2026, 10:08 PM ISTTamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay has introduced a resolution in the Assembly making it mandatory to sing the state song 'Tamil Thai Vazhthu' first at the beginning of any government event.
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Vijay's big move against delimitation, resolution in TN Assembly seeks locking LS seats at 543
Tamil Nadu | Aug 12, 2026, 12:48 PM ISTThe Tamil Nadu government made four key demands: retain the Lok Sabha's current 543 seats, freeze the inter-state allocation of seats based on the existing representation, maintain the existing population-to-state representation ratio, and implement 33 per cent women's reservation in 2029 elections.
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Tamil Nadu Speaker's anti-abortion remark sparks massive row, Health Minister clarifies comment
India | Aug 11, 2026, 02:09 PM ISTTamil Nadu Assembly Speaker JCD Prabhakar's remark has created ripples in social media, prompting state Health Minister KG Arunraj to clarify on Monday that abortions are often a medical necessity and are strictly regulated by national law.