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All 9 accused found guilty & sentenced to life, a look at infamous 2019 Pollachi sexual assault case

Among the nine convicts is K Arulanantham, AIADMK’s Pollachi town student wing secretary, who was expelled from the party after he was arrested in 2021.

How Coimbatore went from city of textile mills to IT powerhouse in just 10 years

Swanky IT parks, improved infrastructure and a wealth of talent are drawing IT start-ups & tech giants to Coimbatore. Number of startups has shot up to 1,350 from 271 in 2020.

How DMK is trying to reclaim lost forts in Tamil Nadu’s west & south, with Stalin taking lead

Even in 2021, DMK could not capture western region when it won 133 seats overall in state. Support for AIADMK in southern region had been recorded first in 1979.

30 questions for monks, tally of foreigners. Behind the scenes of Coimbatore Isha Yoga Centre inquiry

Policemen, social welfare & child protection officials landed at Isha Yoga Centre in Coimbatore after HC took note of petition alleging women forced to take up monkhood there.

In bid to wrest western TN from AIADMK, DMK ends 14-yr dispute over land for Coimbatore airport expansion

The airport project will be a win-win for both the DMK and BJP as they look to gain ground in the state’s western region

Puducherry PWD installs cloth shades at traffic signals to help commuters beat heat, Coimbatore follows

Initiative, first started in Nagpur in 2016, was implemented in Puducherry on advice of PWD minister K Lakshminarayanan and has received accolades from locals and netizens alike.

How BJP’s Vanathi Srinivasan became Tamil Nadu’s 1st MLA to earn ISO certified tag for her office

Certification is for 3 yrs, subject to annual review. Coimbatore South MLA says she is keen on changing perception about lawmakers becoming unapproachable post elections.

Coimbatore villagers worship and fear elephants. Deadly conflict has death toll on both sides

In Tamil Nadu, 29 elephant have been electrocuted to death and 152 humans have been killed. All in the same period.

How the wet grinder revolutionised Coimbatore’s industrial hub

In 2015, there were over 700 units in the Coimbatore district alone, producing over 75,000 wet grinders each month and employing more than 20,000 people directly.

Iconic Coimbatore church invites Muslim woman to speak at Sunday service

Shehanaz Parveen spoke about her work with the Jeeva Shanthy Trust, an NGO that conducts last rites for unclaimed bodies in the city.

On Camera

Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.