Tamil Nadu News, Headlines, Updates, Live Coverage

Stalin Expands Free Breakfast To Government-Aided Schools In Tamil Nadu

Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Anushka De | Monday July 15, 2024, New Delhi

Chief Minister MK Stalin has expanded the free breakfast scheme for primary school children in government-aided schools today. It was launched at a school in the Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu.

Karnataka Ready To Release 8,000 Cusecs Cauvery Water To Tamil Nadu: Chief Minister

Press Trust of India | Sunday July 14, 2024, Bengaluru

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said the Karnataka government was ready to release 8,000 cusecs of water from the Cauvery river every day to neighbouring Tamil Nadu instead of one TMC as directed by the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee.

Centre Rejects MK Stalin's Charges, Shares Funding Details For Tamil Nadu: Report

Press Trust of India | Friday July 12, 2024, New Delhi

The Centre has dismissed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's allegations that it was withholding funds for development projects in the southern state.

Chennai Police Commissioner Transferred After Tamil Nadu BSP Chief's Murder

Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Muskaan Sharma | Monday July 08, 2024

The Chennai Police Commissioner has been transferred, three days after Tamil Nadu Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief K Armstrong was killed in Chennai. Sandeep Rai Rathore is an IPS officer who formerly worked with the NDRF and CISF.

Mayawati Demands CBI Probe Into Aide's Murder In Chennai

Press Trust of India | Sunday July 07, 2024, Chennai

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Sunday demanded a CBI probe into the death of her party's Tamil Nadu president K Armstrong, who was hacked to death in Chennai on Friday.

"No Guarantee For Common Man's Life": K Annamalai On Mayawati Aide's Murder

Asian News International | Saturday July 06, 2024, Chennai

Highlighting the murder of BSP state president K Armstrong, Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President K Annamalai stated on Saturday that the safety of common citizens is not assured under the DMK rule.

"Hooch Victims Not Freedom Fighters": Plea Opposes Rs 10 Lakh Compensation

Press Trust of India | Saturday July 06, 2024, Chennai

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Madras High Court to strike down the Tamil Nadu government order providing Rs 10 lakh compensation to all the victims of the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy.

No Discrimination Against Married Women At Foxconn Factory, Says Report

Asian News International | Wednesday July 03, 2024, Chennai

A report submitted by the Regional Labour Commissioner, Chennai, stated that no evidence has been found showing discrimination against married women in employment and recruitment practices at the Foxconn iPhone factory in Chennai.

DMK Seeks Site Clearance From Centre For New Greenfield Airport In Chennai

Asian News International | Wednesday July 03, 2024, New Delhi

Rajya Sabha member from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam P Wilson on Wednesday met Union Minister for Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu in New Delhi and sought the latter's intervention to expedite the pending site clearance for the new greenfield ai

Tamil Nadu Assembly Passes Resolution To Scrap NEET Amid Uproar Over Paper Leak

Asian News International | Friday June 28, 2024, Chennai

The Tamil Nadu Assembly unanimously passed a resolution against the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET), urging the union government to scrap NEET and allow state governments to undertake medical admissions based on class 12 marks.

Death Count Rises To 63 In Tamil Nadu Toxic Liquor Deaths

Asian News International | Wednesday June 26, 2024, Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu

Sixty-three people have died due to the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, as per the Kallakurichi District Collectorate.

Tamil Nadu Assembly Adopts Resolution Seeking Caste-Based Census

Asian News International | Wednesday June 26, 2024, Chennai

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday moved a resolution in the State Assembly urging the Central Government to immediately commence the census work, along with a caste-based population census this time.

Kerala Businessman Found Dead With Throat Slit In His Car In Tamil Nadu

Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 25, 2024, Kanyakumari

A 44-year-old businessman was found dead inside his car at Kaliyakkavilai on the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border, police said on Tuesday.

Man Who Supplied Toxic Liquor Arrested Days After 55 Die In Tamil Nadu

Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra | Saturday June 22, 2024, Chennai

The police have arrested a key suspect in the toxic liquor tragedy in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi.

AIADMK Leaders Walk Out Of Tamil Nadu Assembly Over Toxic Liquor Deaths

Asian News International | Saturday June 22, 2024, Chennai

AIADMK legislators staged a walkout from the Tamil Nadu Assembly in protest over the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy.