Tamil Nadu

‘Police came instead of relatives’: How the Madras HC order turned Bakrid into a festival of fear for many Tamil Nadu Muslims
Vijay Cabinet’s first meeting reviews 436 schemes, focuses on speedy implementation

CPI, CPM distance themselves from Praveen Chakravarty’s ‘social justice alliance’ claim
After BJP exit, K Annamalai announces new political movement, eyes next general election
K Annamalai resigns from BJP membership; party accepts resignation

After meeting BJP leaders with resignation plan, Annamalai to make public statement on Friday
DMK to skip INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi citing Congress ‘betrayal’ after Tamil Nadu polls
Modi’s Tamil version: Was Annamalai BJP’s failed experiment or missed opportunity?
TVK allots vacant Rajya Sabha seat to Congress; Praveen Chakravarty’s name emerges in political circles
‘Work slows, but survival cannot’: Extreme heat drives Tamil Nadu’s outdoor labourers to brink
‘No point in continuing’: What BL Santhosh’s blue-eyed boy Annamalai told BJP leadership
Gas leak at Chennai Port causes discomfort near Secretariat; pollution levels rise in surrounding areas
Thyroid disorders, diabetes drive rise in high-risk pregnancies in Chennai’s urban fringes
‘Could not remain silent even for six days,’ Vijay attacks DMK in Tiruchirappalli
VCK MP D Ravikumar urges Tamil Nadu to take steps to arrest decline in birth rate
Annamalai to quit BJP? Buzz intensifies over new party launch ahead of Delhi meet
18-year-old Sri Lankan refugee killed in Chennai after group allegedly rams vehicle into two-wheeler
Child nutrition emerges as Tamil Nadu’s next public health challenge despite gains in maternal and child healthcare
AIADMK MLAs join TVK: Why the Anti-Defection Law does not apply
AIADMK leaders meet Governor, seeks CBI probe into TVK’s ‘horse-trading’
Six dalits hacked over banner dispute in Tenkasi; Residents protest seeking justice
From Coimbatore courtrooms to cusp of Supreme Court: Journey of V Mohana
‘Sacrificing cows not obligatory religious practice’: Madras HC bans slaughter during Bakrid
Vijay meets PM Modi, raises ‘Vande Matharam’, Mekedatu dam issues
Tamil Nadu’s rivers are carrying plastic into the sea — and possibly back onto people’s plates
Politics of goosebumps; democracy as spectacle: Rise of Vijay as Tamil Nadu CM
TN CM Vijay urges Centre to halt Karnataka’s Mekedatu dam project
BJP leader Annamalai disagrees with own government on CBSE’s three-language policy
Men throw kerosine-filled bottles at woman’s home in TN; women torch cop’s bike in Kerala
Jothimani says Congress cannot support horse-trading politics; Manickam Tagore questions earlier silence

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