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TopicTamil Nadu

Topic: Tamil Nadu

Unable to take oath & facing threats, Dalit woman president of a TN panchayat & her fight for justice

Indhumathi won panchayat election in Tamil Nadu's Nayakaneri village 3 yrs ago, but her election has been fiercely opposed by communities who feel seat should be reserved for STs.

Tamil Nadu is on a mangrove mission to create ‘bio-shields’. Villagers are on the frontlines

The Tamil Nadu government is nursing old mangroves back to health and planting new ones across coastal districts like Cuddalore. Local residents are playing a symbiotic role in the plan.

Once embroiled in audiotape row, PTR has patched up with Stalin. ‘Plum portfolio’ on the cards

PTR was ‘demoted’ from TN finance ministry to IT & digital services in May 2023 after allegedly making claims against CM’s family. He has since kept low profile & worked to earn goodwill.

In Khushbu’s return to active politics, TN BJP gets another crowd-puller, but ‘outsider’ image hangs heavy

Known for controversial statements & being a crowd-puller, the actor-politician, who had resigned as NCW chief, returns at a time when BJP state chief Annamalai is going on study leave.

ED crunches numbers to rebut TN ex-minister Senthil Balaji on cash source. ‘Gifts claim an afterthought’

Opposing his bail plea in Supreme Court, Enforcement Directorate says V Senthil Balaji has failed to substantively explain the source of cash deposits in his bank accounts.

Tamil Nadu’s 2nd richest LS candidate Devanathan arrested in cheating case after ‘over 100 complaints’

T Devanathan Yadav, founder of Indhiya Makkal Kalvi Munnetra Kazhagam, unsuccessfully contested LS polls from Sivaganga on behalf of BJP. He had declared assets worth Rs 206 crore.

SC’s sub-quota order has Tamil Nadu’s Dalit parties divided. The united front of the ’90s is missing

Apex court’s decision to allow SC/ST sub-classification, the row over a BSP leader’s murder & parties’ political alliances have exposed a rift among state’s Ambedkarite parties.

One business, 2 states, ₹400 cr gap. What Tamil Nadu & UP bandage industries say about India

Tamil Nadu's Chatrapatti’s bandage industry emerged at least two decades after UP's Kanth but it is better organised and is more lucrative. The difference is of 3Es.

Quashing ‘Savukku’ Shankar’s detention under Goondas Act, HC questions Tamil Nadu govt’s intentions

Quashing Savukku Shankar's detention under Goondas Act, HC emphasises that speeches criticising govt can't be termed threat to public order.

How very similar clean chits in decade-old cases have now landed 2 DMK ministers back on trial

Madras High Court has reopened disproportionate assets cases against DMK ministers KKSSR Ramachandran and Thangam Thennarasu, saying probe agency DVAC had ‘misused its power’.

On Camera

India has 7.4% growth, but faltering tax revenue could have implications in coming fiscal year

In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, New Delhi’s net tax intake didn’t even hit the halfway mark of what it expects to collect by March 31.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Army chief lambasts Chinese infra push in Shaksgam Valley. ‘We consider it illegal action’

Speaking at annual press conference, Army chief reiterated that India does not recognise 1963 Sino-Pakistan border pact under which Pakistan illegally ceded Shaksgam Valley to China.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.