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Topic: Tamil Nadu

DMK wants young blood to join Dravidian ranks. It’s counting on role with mouthpiece, fellowship

A student reporters’ programme and a Dravidian fellowship are part of Udhayanidhi Stalin’s plan to build a long-term cadre base, as actor Vijay’s political entry has reshaped youth politics.

Doctor-turned-civil servant whose ‘heart was always in politics’, KG Arunraj set to join TVK

Arunraj likely to be given a post roughly equivalent to that of gen secy, it is learnt. He is said to have grown close to Vijay after an I-T raid on the actor’s properties in 2020.

What Madras HC said while upholding Tamil Nadu’s night ban on real money gaming

The court emphasised that TN govt has legislative competence to make laws to protect public health & regulate trade, rejecting petitioners' argument about encroaching on Centre's domain.

Anna University rape case—the ‘Sir’ who was never unmasked, to a rare, quick conviction

Police took just 162 days to complete probe, file charge sheet and secure life sentence for M Gnanasekaran, in case that became a flashpoint between TN’s ruling DMK & opposition parties.

As AIADMK picks two ex-MLAs for Rajya Sabha polls, Annamalai may have missed the bus this time

Annamalai may be given a post at national level to build the party, BJP central leadership will decide when, says Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagenthiran.

Not just oil, capsized Liberian ship poses another environmental threat. It’s all over Kerala & TN coasts

Vessel capsized off Kerala coast on 24 May. Additionally, officials said wood, cloth, paper, glass & tea bags from stock aboard MSC ELSA-3 are also reaching shores.

TN confident of retaining Apple despite US tariff threat—state planning commission official J Jeyaranjan

In a conversation with ThePrint, Tamil Nadu Planning Commission Executive Vice-Chairperson says it's impossible for Apple to shift manufacturing units from Tamil Nadu to US, given the cost.

PMK founder Ramadoss says son Anbumani ‘held his feet & cried’ for tie-up with BJP for 2024 LS polls

Father-son feud continues in Tamil Nadu as Ramadoss says making his son a cabinet minister was a ‘mistake’, adds, 'it was not Anbumani who erred, it was me'.

9-yr-old boy’s secret burial exposes Andhra bonded labour horror, and a tribe ensnared for decades

A post-mortem conducted after his body was exhumed revealed 9-yr-old Venkatesh sustained blunt force injury to the head inflicted by a 'heavy weapon', and ante-mortem skull fractures.

Kamal Haasan set to enter Rajya Sabha with DMK’s backing, party also names its own 3 candidates

Rajya Sabha terms of 3 DMK members—P Wilson, MM Abdulla, and M Shanmugam—as well as that of DMK ally and MDMK leader Vaiko, are set to end by July this year.

On Camera

What connects Raja Raja Chola, Ramana Maharshi, and Hindu temples of North America

For someone who once wanted nothing to do with his hoary lineage, architect V Ganapati Sthapati brought about a veritable renaissance in temple architecture before his death in 2011.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

What’s standing between Modi & Trump? India’s contradictions

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