Chennai Protests

The strike by Samsung Electronics workers in Tamil Nadu's Sriperumbudur is likely to end today as significant progress has been made in negotiations between the striking workers and the company, according to sources from both sides.

More than 1,000 workers have disrupted operations and protested in a makeshift tent close to Samsung's home appliances factory near the city of Chennai since September 9.

Samsung Electronics has warned its striking workers in Tamil Nadu they will not receive wages if they continue protesting and also face the risk of termination, a company email showed, escalating a dispute between the company and its employees.

The BJP on Saturday condemned the arrest of its functionaries by the police for protesting against the removal of the party flag at Panaiyur on the East Coast Road in Chennai

In 2021, the US automobile manufacturer announced the closure of its Chennai plant as it restructured businesses in India.

A Chennai police head constable on Thursday held a protest outside the Tamil Nadu Secretariat alleging medical negligence leading his 10-year-old daughter to slip into a coma at a government child health hospital in Egmore, Chennai.

A case was filed against Hari Padman today, days after around 200 students, both women and men, started protesting, alleging sexual harassment, body-shaming and verbal abuse by this faculty member and three repertory artists.

Students of the Kalakshetra Foundation held a protest a day ago, alleging sexual harassment by four male faculty members.

Around 200 students staged a protest on Thursday at Kalakshetra Foundation, a top arts and cultural academy in Chennai, demanding justice for the survivors of alleged sexual harassment by four male faculty members.

The Congress staged a rail roko in Kumbakonam and Virudhachalam in Tamil Nadu while party lawmakers resorted to a "black band" protest in front of the State Assembly in Chennaion Thursday.

The case was registered against them as the BJP leaders carried out the protest without proper permission, Chennai Police Officials said

Tamil Nadu's Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) will organise statewide public meetings on November 4 to discuss and explain the resolution adopted in the Tamil Nadu Assembly against the 'imposition' of Hindi language in the state, said the officials.

Amit Shah heads Committee of Parliament on Official Language to review progress in Hindi use which submitted latest report to President last month

Six Colombo-bound Sri Lankan transit passengers have been protesting for over one week at Chennai International Airport, alleging Indian authorities illegally seized their gold weighing 7 kg and staged a drama that the gold was found abandoned in a p

A 58 year-old man who had set himself on fire yesterday in a bid to stop an encroachment eviction drive in the Raja Annamalai Puram in Chennai area died this morning.

The strike by Samsung Electronics workers in Tamil Nadu's Sriperumbudur is likely to end today as significant progress has been made in negotiations between the striking workers and the company, according to sources from both sides.

More than 1,000 workers have disrupted operations and protested in a makeshift tent close to Samsung's home appliances factory near the city of Chennai since September 9.

Samsung Electronics has warned its striking workers in Tamil Nadu they will not receive wages if they continue protesting and also face the risk of termination, a company email showed, escalating a dispute between the company and its employees.

The BJP on Saturday condemned the arrest of its functionaries by the police for protesting against the removal of the party flag at Panaiyur on the East Coast Road in Chennai

In 2021, the US automobile manufacturer announced the closure of its Chennai plant as it restructured businesses in India.

A Chennai police head constable on Thursday held a protest outside the Tamil Nadu Secretariat alleging medical negligence leading his 10-year-old daughter to slip into a coma at a government child health hospital in Egmore, Chennai.

A case was filed against Hari Padman today, days after around 200 students, both women and men, started protesting, alleging sexual harassment, body-shaming and verbal abuse by this faculty member and three repertory artists.

Students of the Kalakshetra Foundation held a protest a day ago, alleging sexual harassment by four male faculty members.

Around 200 students staged a protest on Thursday at Kalakshetra Foundation, a top arts and cultural academy in Chennai, demanding justice for the survivors of alleged sexual harassment by four male faculty members.

The Congress staged a rail roko in Kumbakonam and Virudhachalam in Tamil Nadu while party lawmakers resorted to a "black band" protest in front of the State Assembly in Chennaion Thursday.

The case was registered against them as the BJP leaders carried out the protest without proper permission, Chennai Police Officials said

Tamil Nadu's Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) will organise statewide public meetings on November 4 to discuss and explain the resolution adopted in the Tamil Nadu Assembly against the 'imposition' of Hindi language in the state, said the officials.

Amit Shah heads Committee of Parliament on Official Language to review progress in Hindi use which submitted latest report to President last month

Six Colombo-bound Sri Lankan transit passengers have been protesting for over one week at Chennai International Airport, alleging Indian authorities illegally seized their gold weighing 7 kg and staged a drama that the gold was found abandoned in a p

A 58 year-old man who had set himself on fire yesterday in a bid to stop an encroachment eviction drive in the Raja Annamalai Puram in Chennai area died this morning.