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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
TopicTamil Nadu government

Topic: Tamil Nadu government

Kalakshetra ‘sexual harassment’ row: Amid calls for their suspension, 4 dancers called back from Hyderabad event

The teachers, who were set to play key characters in a production of Valmiki’s Ramayana in Hyderabad, were called back to Chennai after day-long protests by students.

’40 suicides in 3 yrs’: As DMK & governor clash over ban, online gambling takes deadly toll in TN

Chennai: On 3 March, 36-year-old Vinoth Kumar took a day off from his job as a medical representative in Chennai. He spent some time...

After sweeper’s long fight for pension, SC slaps Rs 1 lakh cost on TN govt for dragging out case

SC told Tamil Nadu's school education department they can recover the amount from the officers responsible for protracting the litigation and sanctioning such ‘frivolous’ petitions.

‘Crucial’ to TN’s $1 tn dream, why airport project has had villagers protesting for 100 days

Tamil Nadu govt views 4,791-acre ‘greenfield’ airport project as ‘crucial infra’, but villagers who may be displaced won’t hear of it and ecologists warn of flooding risk.

50% rise in CSE seats in engineering colleges: Tamil Nadu government plans to meet the rising demand for IT graduates

Tamil Nadu hosts some of the top engineering colleges in India like IIT Madras & VIT Vellore. The rise in demand has lead to an increase in CSE seats from 27,000 to 42,000 from 2021 to 2022.

Charak Shapath sets stage for latest stand-off between Tamil Nadu’s DMK govt & Centre

TN govt suspends Madurai Medical College dean after students recite oath endorsed by National Medical Commission. Students take responsibility, say they didn't consult faculty.

Resolutions against farm laws, CAA will be adopted in Tamil Nadu Assembly, says MK Stalin

Tamil Nadu govt has made a clear decision to pass a resolution seeking the withdrawal of these three farm laws reflecting the feelings of farmers across the country, Stalin added.

Why Tamil Nadu IT minister Manikandan was dropped from Palaniswami cabinet

IT minister Dr M. Manikandan being dropped from the TN cabinet is first ministerial sacking of Edappadi Palaniswami govt.

ISRO and IIT Madras can bring to life Sivakasi’s dying firecracker industry

Defence ministry too wants to indegenise ammunition production, and Tamil Nadu govt can use this to turn Sivakasi into a propellant manufacturing hub.

Tamil Nadu govt wants Rajiv Gandhi’s killers freed: Dangerous populism or liberal gesture?

Tamil Nadu government has recommended the release of the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case to the Governor, saying it is in...

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Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.