The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has dismissed a request for protection to run a brothel for "consensual sexual activity", and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the petitioner.
Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK will hold statewide protests on Saturday against the 2024 Union Budget, which it has alleged discriminates against states not governed by the BJP or its allies.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday offered a dire warning to Prime Minister Narendra Modi - that he will be "isolated" if he continues to target rivals rather than focus on governance.
Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK is thinking of elevating Udhayanidhi Stalin -- son of Chief Minister MK Stalin - as the Deputy Chief Minister. He would be the second-in-command in the government, senior party sources have said.
The Madras High Court has reprimanded the Enforcement Directorate for overstepping bounds while investigating illegal sand mining in Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.
A functionary of Naam Thamizhar Katchi party (NTK) was hacked to death in Tamil Nadu's Madurai this morning. Balasubramanian, police said, was on a morning walk when he was targeted. Police denied it's a political murder, said it was a revenge attack
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.
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.
The body of K Armstrong, BSP's Tamil Nadu chief who was hacked to death near his Chennai home Friday, cannot be buried at the party's office in the state capital, the Madras High Court said today.
Eight men have been arrested for the murder of Bahujan Samaj Party's Tamil Nadu chief in Chennai, police said on Saturday. K Armstrong was hacked to death by bike-borne men near his house on Friday.
In a brazen attack, the Tamil Nadu chief of the Bahujan Samaj Party was hacked to death by six bike-borne men near his house in Chennai on Friday. According to the police, eight individuals have been taken under custody in connection with the attack.
Actor-turned politician Vijay on Wednesday spoke out against NEET and extended his support to the resolution passed by the Tamil Nadu Assembly against the central qualifying test for undergraduate medical programmes, seeking exemption to the state.
Set to make his political plunge ahead of 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly polls, Tamil star Vijay today took on the ruling DMK over drugs issue in his address to student toppers he honoured from across the state.
The industrial town of Hosur in Tamil Nadu is set to get an international airport, Chief Minister MK Stalin announced in the state assembly today.
The police have arrested a key suspect in the toxic liquor tragedy in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi.
Fifty five people have died after consuming toxic liquor in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district, around 250 km from state capital Chennai. At least 88 others, who reportedly consumed the toxic liquor over the past few days, have been hospitalised.
A pall of gloom has descended over Karunapuram village in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district. As many as 24 of the 39 who have died after consuming illicit liquor are from here. A mass cremation is taking place, and many bodies are still lined up.
AIADMK leader E Palaniswami has attacked Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK and Chief Minister MK Stalin after the deaths of 37 people who drank toxic liquor in Kallakurichi district.
Twenty-nine people have died after consuming toxic liquor in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district, around 250 km from state capital Chennai.
As the controversy over the alleged irregularities in the NEET medical exam continues to snowball, the opposition has chalked out a two-pronged strategy to corner the government over the issue.
Five major airports - Chennai and Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, Patna in Bihar, Vadodara in Gujarat, and Jaipur in Rajasthan - were among 41 that received bomb warning e-mails Tuesday in a worrying uptick of similar threats to schools and hospitals.
The departure of a Dubai-bound flight from Chennai International Airport was delayed today following a hoax bomb threat, police said.
Tamil actor Pradeep Vijayan was found dead at his home in Chennai on Wednesday evening. An accidental fall may have led to his death, cops suspect.
In an attempt to woo young and first-time voters ahead of 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly polls, Tamil actor Thalapathi Vijay has decided to meet and honour 10th and 12th toppers in his home state.
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