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Topic: Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu govt launches doorstep Aadhaar enrolment for kids below 5 years

Chief Minister K Palaniswami started the scheme by giving away seven Aadhaar kits containing the machines to officials of the Social Welfare Department.

Tamil Nadu activists to appeal in Supreme Court against Sterlite order

NGT set aside Tamil Nadu govt order closing down the copper factory, which was at the centre of a violent protest over alleged pollution earlier this year.

New bill to be introduced in Parliament to change names of three high courts

The earlier bill ran into trouble as West Bengal and Tamil Nadu governments disagreed with it.

Tamil Nadu coast on alert after Cyclone Gaja intensifies into severe storm

The Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority said that Cyclone Gaja is likely to make landfall in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu tonight.

Cyclone Amphan: Why India’s east coast is a magnet for cyclones

Indian subcontinent is world's most affected region with regard to tropical cyclones — between 1891 and 2000, 308 cyclones have struck India's east coast. 

Pests and drought seen cutting India’s sugar output from record

Just 35% of crop rated as good, compared with 52% last year.

Tamil film ‘Sarkar’ is creating quite a storm — from sedition accusation to Google searches

Sarkar, starring Vijay, has taken on Tamil Nadu politics and criticises everything from election freebies to Thoothukudi firings.

Kerala eyes jallikattu lesson from Tamil Nadu to resolve Sabarimala row

Tamil Nadu had passed an ordinance to supersede a Supreme Court ban on jallikattu, a traditional bull-taming sport.

Supreme Court changes cracker bursting time but only for Tamil Nadu & Puducherry

The Tamil Nadu government had earlier urged the apex court to allow firecrackers to be burst on Diwali morning in accordance with religious practices in the state.

Madras High Court upholds disqualification of 18 rebel AIADMK MLAs

The 18 disqualified MLAs vow loyalty to the sidelined AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran, who has now formed his own party, the AMMK.

On Camera

Charlie Kirk’s killing has America at war with itself. Foreigners & visa-seekers ‘warned’

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, gunned down this week, was no ordinary influencer. He helped bring the Trump administration to power. His death has deepened America’s Left-Right divide.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.