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Topic: Tamil Nadu

DMK ward councillor held as 6-yr-old sexually assaulted in Tamil Nadu school. CM Stalin vows stringent action

Stalin informs TN assembly that the accused has been expelled from the party. The councillor, who served as correspondent at Shakthi Nagar Private Primary School in Cuddalore, booked under POCSO Act.

Tamil Nadu assembly passes resolution seeking time frame for governors to approve bills

CM Stalin who piloted the resolution fired sharp barbs at Governor Ravi accusing him of being more faithful to the BJP leadership than the Constitution of India.

‘When Tamil Nadu grows, India grows’: How PM Modi pitched BJP’s vision for state in Chennai

Modi said Tamil Nadu’s development is central govt's priority, while CM Stalin urged Prime Minister to expedite road projects & increase allocation of funds for pending projects.

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.

‘Cauvery delta will become desert’ — why TN farmers, parties are opposing Modi govt’s coal block auction

Leaders from across parties, including Tamil Nadu BJP, have opposed Union govt move to auction 3 coal blocks in the fertile Cauvery delta region.

Airport project launch, Vande Bharat flag off in Modi’s Chennai tour schedule, Congress plans stir

Five-tier security arrangements in place for PM's security. Modi to also meet ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ couple Bomman & Bellie on 9 April at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.

‘When you say withhold, it means the Bill is dead,’ says Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi

Ravi also said that the Governor looks into the Bill if it does not 'transgress the Consitutional limit' and the state government does not 'exceed its competence'.

Fake videos of attacks on Bihar workers: YouTuber Manish Kashyap detained under NSA in Tamil Nadu

Court in Madurai Wednesday sent Kashyap to judicial custody till 19 April. Kashyap was facing several FIRs for allegedly spreading fake videos of migrants being attacked in Tamil Nadu.

Kalakshetra alum says teacher ‘rebuffed’ him when told he faced sexual harassment by staffer

Ex-student says dismissed Kalakshetra staffer 'stared at him with bad intentions' & sent inappropriate messages. He has written to TN women's panel detailing 'harassment'.

Tamil Nadu drugs body finds no contamination in eye drops linked to deaths, blindness in US

US medical watchdog flagged the eye drops or artificial tears as being contaminated with an antibiotic resistant form of aggressive bacteria ‘Pseudomonas aeruginosa’.

On Camera

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.