District collector of Tamil Nadu’s Mayiladuthurai A P Mahabharathi TRICHY: The district collector of Tamil Nadu‘s Mayiladuthurai caused outrage Friday by allegedly suggesting that a three-year-old survivor of an attempted sexual assault may have “provoked” the actions of the suspect, a 16-year-old boy. The remark led the state to transfer A P Mahabharathi and appoint…
Prashant Kishor expressed his support for TVK president Vijay, vowing to assist in securing a victory in the 2026 assembly election. CHENNAI: Is Prashant Kishor TVK president Vijay’s friend, advisor or strategist? Going by his brief speech at an event here to mark the start of TVK’s second year, he could well be playing all…
NEW DELHI: A day after resigning from the BJP, actor-turned-politician Ranjana Nachiyaar joined fellow actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Wednesday.Nachiyaar attended TVK’s first-anniversary celebration hosted by Vijay at a private resort in Mahabalipuram earlier in the day. She had been with the BJP for eight years.In her resignation letter, which she shared on…
The protest followed remarks by Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, who warned that Hindi could threaten Tamil like it did North Indian languages. NEW DELHI: Residents of Ayapakkam Housing Board in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu on Wednesday staged a unique protest against the Central government’s alleged Hindi imposition by drawing kolams (rangoli) in…
INDIA bloc parties in TN came together to protest held in Chennai on Tuesday, against the BJP govt at the centre for their “policy to encroach upon state’s rights”. CHENNAI: Hindi will destroy Tamil like it did many north Indian languages, deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said on Tuesday. The INDIA bloc parties came together…
CHENNAI: Prashant Kishor, a prominent former election strategist and leader of his recently floated political party Jan Suraaj in Bihar, met actor and TVK leader Vijay on Monday in Chennai and assured his “support and guidance” for the party’s victory in the 2026 assembly election. Kishor will take on the role of ‘special adviser’ to…
KRISHNAGIRI: Four people died, and more than 10 cows were injured in a three-vehicle collision near Bargur in Krishnagiri district on Sunday morning.The deceased have been identified as J. Arul Jothi (48) and J. Manikandan (42) from Dindigul district, S. Narayanan (45) from Solampattu district in Maharashtra, and an unidentified people also from Maharashtra.The accident…
MADURAI: Tensions have been prevailing between local Hindu and Islamic outfits over the issue of stopping animal sacrifices on Thiruparankundram Hill in Madurai, where both a dargah and a temple are located.On January 18, police stopped members of Islamic outfits who attempted to conduct animal sacrifices by bringing goats and chickens as part of preparations…
CHENNAI: Madras high court has directed the DGP of prisons and Puzhal Central Prison superintendent to explain how prisoners accessed mobile phones and ganja despite stringent security arrangements in all prisons.A vacation bench of justice S M Subramaniam and Justice V Lakshminarayanan issued directions to this effect on Friday, on a batch of pleas moved…
CHENNAI: An IIT Madras woman research scholar was sexually abused by a migrant worker when she was going to a teashop outside the campus on Tuesday evening. The woman’s male friend and onlookers came to her rescue. They nabbed the guest worker — identified as Sriram, 29, of Uttar Pradesh — and handed him over…
