Tamil Nadu

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Vaishali joins Pragganandhaa as Grandmaster, world’s first brother-sister to become GMs

Cyclone Michaung to cross Andhra coast on 4 December; four TN districts declare school holiday
ED officer held for taking bribe in TN remanded in judicial custody as DVAC seizes documents
Kerala child abduction case: Family of 3 arrested from Tenkasi in Tamil Nadu as corruption angle surfaces

In a first, TN Vigilance Department arrests ED officer for taking bribe, searches Madurai office of agency
Coastal alert: Cyclone Michaung to make landfall between Nellore and Machilipatnam on 5 December
TN Governor Ravi’s actions ‘ambivalent’, says SC, directs him to meet CM MK Stalin and resolve issue
On intelligence tipoff, Salem police seize Coimbatore-bound lorry carrying 2.5 tonnes of explosives
When water reeks of oil: How a leak in BPCL pipeline affected women in a Chennai neighbourhood
Garment-factory worker rose to head racket that illegally sold 250 babies: She began with her own children!
Tamil Nadu on high alert as IMD warns of likely cyclonic storm in the next few days
NCPCR seeks report from Tamil Nadu on minor POCSO case victim being handcuffed
Chennai receives the best northeast monsoon spell; holiday declared for schools in 4 districts
Setback in DMDK leader Vijayakanth’s health in the last 24 hours, informs hospital
232 lives lost in South India due to extreme weather events in first 9 months of 2023, says report
Madras High Court restrains ED from summoning TN district collectors, but allows sand-mining investigation
Cash-for-jobs scam: Withdrawing plea in SC for medical bail, TN minister Senthil Balaji to approach trial court for regular bail
Comment on LTTE leader Prabhakaran sparks social media spat between political parties in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu saw illegal sand mining worth ₹4,730 crore, ED tells Madras High Court
Tamils divided over video where woman claims to be Duwaraka, daughter of LTTE chief Prabhakaran
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin unveils statue of former PM VP Singh in Chennai
Stalin’s invite to Akhilesh Yadav to unveil VP Singh statue sparks talk of DMK leader’s national ambitions
Chennai gets respite as rains pause amidst thunderstorm alert; heavy showers likely ahead
TN Chief Minister MK Stalin flays FM Nirmala Sitharaman, says DMK regime retrieved temple properties worth ₹5,500 crore
Chennai police books TV reporter, 5 others for harassing women who were leaving a pub
Stray dog that bit 29 people in Chennai had rabies; GCC urges victims to get second anti-rabies shot
ED summons TN Higher Education Minister Ponmudy again in money laundering case; MP Gautham Sigamani served charge sheet
Governors cannot ‘thwart normal course of lawmaking’ by legislatures, Supreme Court asserts
Probing dubious ₹100-crore gold-saving schemes, ED summons their brand ambassador Prakash Raj

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