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Topic: Tamil Nadu

How would Indian lawyers feel if some of Chennai rape accused turn out to be innocent?

Every accused, notwithstanding the gravity of the crime is entitled to a fair trial says ThePrint’s Investigation Editor, Maneesh Chhibber.

50 years before 1857, a mutiny on this day shook British rule in India

Today is the anniversary of the first sepoy mutiny that took place more than 50 years before 1857 rebellion.

SC appoints adjudicator for Tamil Nadu MLA disqualification case

The order came after 17 of 18 MLAs disqualified moved the Supreme Court against the adjudicator appointed by Madras HC.

Next protest headache for Tamil Nadu govt is on the Chennai-Salem mega highway

Farmers, activists claim Rs 11,000-crore expressway will destroy forests and displace nearly 40,000 families.

Madras HC directs TN govt to remove solar fences in reserve forest areas

PIL alleges fences put up by encroachers in Erode, Coimbatore districts, says cultivation being carried out by wealthy farmers.

Palaniswami govt gets a breather after split verdict on disqualification of 18 AIADMK MLAs

The High Court verdict has come as a sign of relief to K.Palaniswami's government as there is no threat to its stability. Chennai: In a relief...

TN government to set up agency to draw foreign investment for MSME sector

CM hopes sector will yield create green alternatives to plastic after the state’s proposed ban kicks in next January.

Is Cauvery dispute being trivialised by boycott of IPL and Rajinikanth?

From banning IPL matches in Chennai to banning Rajinikanth's upcoming movie Kaala in Karnataka, protests over Cauvery water dispute are once again trying to draw people’s attention to a decades-old problem. Experts weigh in.

Copper supply shock hits India as Sterlite plant is ordered to shut down

Copper is used in electronic vehicles, making pipes and wires, the order to shut the smelter will cut India's production about half, increasing its dependence on import.  

Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin Sterlite plant will be shut permanently, says deputy CM O. Panneerselvam

In 2013, Sterlite was shut down by late chief minister J. Jayalalithaa. However, they approached the National Green Tribunal and got orders for resuming operations. 

On Camera

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

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.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?