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  Vijay receives Guard of Honour, takes charge as Tamil Nadu CM at Secretariat | Video

  Tamil Nadu | May 10, 2026 14:12 IST

  Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) founder-chief Vijay, 51, was sworn in as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on Sunday. Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath of office and secrecy in a colourful ceremony held in Chennai.

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  Nine Tamil Nadu cops get death sentence in 'rarest of rare' father-son custodial deaths case

  Tamil Nadu | April 06, 2026 23:55 IST

  A Madurai special court has awarded the death penalty to nine police officers for the 2020 custodial deaths of Jayaraj and Bennicks in Sathankulam. The ruling follows extensive evidence presented by the CBI, with the court deeming the torture inflicted as the "rarest of rare".

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  Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Supreme Court junks Tamil Nadu govt's plea against CBI investigation

  Chennai | December 18, 2024 8:38 IST

  The Supreme Court denied interfering in the Madras High Court order which directed the state police to hand over the investigation to the CBI. The tragic incident that took place in July this year claimed 67 lives.

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  Tamil Nadu Police nabs ATM heist gang after shootout, one killed, six arrested

  Tamil Nadu | September 27, 2024 19:36 IST

  Tamil Nadu police arrested six suspects and killed one during a major operation to capture a gang involved in ATM heists in Kerala's Thrissur district. The gang, from Haryana, was intercepted after a police chase, ending in a brief shootout.

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  Tamil Nadu accident: Six killed in van crash after driver allegedly falls asleep near Ulundurpet

  Chennai | September 25, 2024 14:15 IST

  The accident resulted in a traffic pile-up on the highway for a while, as authorities cleared the wreckage. All six victims were male occupants of the van, as per police.

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  Tamil Nadu: History-sheeter Balaji shot dead in police encounter in Chennai's remote area

  Chennai | September 18, 2024 14:26 IST

  The encounter took place when the police were carrying out vehicle checkups at Mullaiagar Checkpost at around 4:30 am. The other suspect with Balaji was identified as Sathyamoorthy.

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  Vellore female infanticide: Tamil Nadu Police to constitute special team to probe similar cases

  Chennai | September 07, 2024 11:23 IST

  Vellore female infanticide: The Tamil Nadu medical department has also stepped up enforcement of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994 to curb female foeticide.

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  YouTuber Savukku Shankar arrested for 'defamatory remarks against police' in Coimbatore

  Chennai | May 04, 2024 21:22 IST

  Savukku Shankar is a political commentator and a YouTuber, who runs a YouTube channel named Savukku Media. His YouTube channel has a subscriber base of over half-a-million.

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  TN: ED officer, arrested for accepting Rs 20 lakh bribe, sent to judicial custody till Dec 15

  Tamil Nadu | December 01, 2023 22:45 IST

  The ED official was caught red-handed for taking a bribe from a doctor. He along with other officials were threatening people and extorting money from them in return of closing their cases.

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  Tamil Nadu Police disperses protestors staging demonstration against govt

  Chennai | November 21, 2023 22:28 IST

  The protest, organised by the Tamil Nadu Anaithu Vivasaya Sangangalin Poratta Kuzhu (The Struggle Committee of All Farmers Associations of Tamil Nadu) was held in several parts of the state including Tiruvarur and Krishnagiri.

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  Tamil Nadu: Four workers die in explosion at firecracker godown in Nagapattinam, police probe on

  Chennai | October 05, 2023 6:50 IST

  The police said the workers were making firecrackers when the explosion took place in the godown in Nagapattinam. A case was registered into the matter and an investigation was initiated.

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  Sanatan Dharma row: BJP's Amit Malviya booked for 'distorting' Udhayanidhi Stalin’s speech

  Chennai | September 07, 2023 9:37 IST

  Malviya had said that Udhayanidhi's recent remark on 'Sanatana Dharma' is a call for genocide of 80 per cent of the population that follows it.

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  Tamil Nadu: Six of family killed, two injured after van rams into truck in Salem

  Chennai | September 06, 2023 15:39 IST

  The police officials said a woman passenger and the driver, who sustained severe injuries were being treated at a hospital.

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  Chennai: Two history-sheeters shot dead by police after they attack cops

  Chennai | August 01, 2023 10:30 IST

  Chennai: An inquiry into the matter ordered by the Tamil Nadu police. Two criminals succeeded to flee from the scene.

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  Tamil Nadu: IPS officer gets 3-year jail term for sexually harassing junior woman police official

  Chennai | June 16, 2023 12:37 IST

  Tamil Nadu: A junior woman police official filed a complaint against IPS official Rajesh Das alleging he sexually harassed her.

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  Bihar migrant fake video: After Manish Kashyap, another accused arrested from Muzaffarpur

  Bihar | March 19, 2023 22:54 IST

  As per the officials, these people were involved in making fake videos wherein they showcased the migrant labourers from Bihar were allegedly brutally tortured in Tamil Nadu.

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  Migrants attack row: 2 held for attacking workers in Tamil Nadu amid political slugfest in Bihar

  Chennai | March 14, 2023 15:51 IST

  Migrants attack row: The incident of attacks on migrant workers throws weight behind claims made by certain people that workers from north India were attacked in Tamil Nadu.

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  Tamil Nadu: Five members of family dead after 5 vehicles pileup in Cuddalore

  India | January 03, 2023 10:15 IST

  Tamil Nadu: Five members of a family died following the deadliest road accident. Police officials launched investigation into the matter.

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  Tamil Nadu: CM MK Stalin lauds Coimbatore Police for handling car explosion case aptly

  India | October 31, 2022 14:35 IST

  Coimbatore landed in a tense situation after a gas cylinder exploded in a car in the city. However, the case was later handed over to NIA.

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  Tamil Nadu Police on high alert after rise in child trafficking cases

  India | January 16, 2022 11:38 IST

  Police arrested an agent Thanakam on Friday based on the information provided by the four people who were arrested. Thankam has four cases of child trafficking against her and is a habitual offender and has national-level networks, according to police.