Actor-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Sunday led a massive protest in Chennai, seeking justice for Ajith Kumar, a private security guard who died in police custody due to alleged torture.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor-turned-politician Vijay is set to lead a major public protest today demanding justice for Ajith Kumar, a private security guard who allegedly died in police custody in Sivagangai district.
A major fire broke out on four wagons of a goods train carrying diesel near the Tiruvallur railway station around 5:30 am this morning triggering panic in the surrounding areas.
Tamil Nadu's historic Gingee Fort, often hailed as the "Troy of the East", has received global recognition, being inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the Maratha Military Landscapes of India.
The CBI has registered a case against Tamil Nadu police personnel in connection with the alleged custodial death of Ajith Kumar, a 27-year-old private security guard posted at the Madapuram Temple in Sivagangai district.
Naveen Bollineni, 40, was found dead in Chennai last week, days after facing internal allegations of misappropriating Rs 40 crore from the private dairy firm.
Scaling Mount Kilimanjaro is no ordinary achievement. But Chennai-based dentist and adventurer Dr Issa Fathima Jasmine added a powerful twist - she reached the summit of Africa's tallest peak in a traditional silk sari.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader MK Stalin used the occasion of World Population Day to renew his demand for a "fair delimitation" of parliamentary constituencies, warning against what he called an attempt to "punish" progressive states.
Naveen Bollineni, a treasury manager at Tirumala Milk, was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Chennai, with preliminary investigation pointing to death by suicide.
Amid a deepening standoff between the elected government and the Lieutenant Governor in Puducherry, Chief Minister N Rangasamy on Wednesday sought to play down the crisis after meeting BJP leader Nirmal Kumar Surana.
The Madras High Court today withdrew the Rs 1 lakh fine earlier imposed on Chennai Corporation Commissioner J. Kumaragurubaran, after he appeared in person and tendered an unconditional apology in a contempt of court case.
The Madras High Court today withdrew the Rs 1 lakh fine earlier imposed on Chennai Corporation Commissioner J. Kumaragurubaran, after he appeared in person and tendered an unconditional apology in a contempt of court case.
In a significant breakthrough nearly three decades after a series of bomb blasts in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore claimed 58 lives, a key absconding accused - Tailor Raja - has been arrested by the state police in Karnataka, officials told NDTV.
Journalists covering an MDMK meeting in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu were roughed up by party workers on Wednesday, after veteran leader and party chief Vaiko lashed out at mediapersons for filming empty chairs during the event.
Chief Minister of Union Territory of Puducherry N Rangasamy and ministers from the ruling All India N R Congress skipped work for the third consecutive day, intensifying their protest against Lt Governor Kuniyil Kailashnathan's alleged overreach.
In a major push for green mobility, Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) has announced the establishment of its HTWO Innovation Centre in Chennai, in partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT Madras).
A day after three students were killed and six others injured when a school van carrying them was hit by a train at a railway-level crossing in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore, the Railways has announced a set of safety measures to prevent similar tragedies a
The Madras High Court has come down heavily on the Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner, questioning whether he considers himself "above the court" simply because he is an IAS officer.
In what is being seen as a case of caste-based discrimination, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) President and Sriperumbudur MLA K Selvaperunthagai has alleged that he was deliberately sidelined during the consecration ceremony
In a significant development in the Chennai cocaine case that has rocked the Tamil film industry, actors Srikanth and Krishna have been granted conditional bail by the Madras High Court.
Ajith Kumar - the 28-year-old temple guard from Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga accused of stealing a woman's jewellery - was tortured and killed in police custody, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court said Tuesday based on a sessions court report.
The school van collided with a Villupuram-Mayiladuthurai passenger train at a railway-level crossing in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore.
Making a strong political pitch ahead of the high-stakes Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu next year, AIADMK Chief Edappadi K Palaniswami kickstarted his statewide "election yatra" from the party's western stronghold of Mettupalayam in Coimbatore.
EPS, who will address a public rally this evening, is expected to highlight what he calls the "failures and unfulfilled promises" of the ruling DMK government.
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