A bandh was observed by small businesses in Masinagudi over the potential closure of the Kalhatty Ghat Road | Photo Credit: M. Sathyamoorthy Small business owners and private safari vehicle operators in Masinagudi, in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR), closed their businesses and observed a bandh on Friday (July 10, 2026) in opposition to the […]
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay had “blackmailed” children by making an appeal to them to prevail upon the adults in their familiies to vote for his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party, election petitioners R.D. Shekar and S. Inigo Irudayaraj, of DMK, who lost to him in Perambur and Tiruchi East Assembly constituencies respectively, have contended […]
Cybersecurity researchers are advocating the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered tools to help trace missing persons more quickly and efficiently. While conventional investigations largely rely on human intelligence, witness accounts, technical evidence, and surveillance camera footage, cyber forensics experts say AI can significantly improve both the speed and accuracy of investigations, especially when time […]
Anthiyur horse fair in Erode district of Tamil Nadu. File | Photo Credit: M. Govarthan An all-party meeting held at Anthiyur in Erode district on Sunday (June 28, 2026) resolved to oppose the proposed shifting of the venue of the annual horse fair being held during Gurunathaswamy Temple car festival and warned of protests if […]
The June 21 ammonia leak in the seafood export firm at Periyapalayam in Tiruvallur district claimed the lives of 16 migrant workers. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Forty-one migrant workers from Jharkhand, who were evacuated from St. Paul and Peter Seafood Export Firm at Periyapalayam in Tiruvallur district after the ammonia leak that claimed […]
VCK president Thol. Thirumavalavan. | Photo Credit: R. ASHOK Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) president Thol. Thirumavalavan on Monday criticised the Congress’ “electoral strategy” and “approach”, saying it had weakened the Trinamool Congress, CPI(M), and the DMK in West Bengal, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu respectively. At a meeting of the INDIA bloc in New Delhi, Mr. […]
P. Shanmugam, State Secretary of the CPI(M). File picture | Photo Credit: The Hindu P. Shanmugam, State Secretary of the CPI(M), on Wednesday (June 3, 2026), urged the State government to lift the restrictions that make it mandatory for members of the public to obtain tokens to enter the Secretariat. “A lot of restrictions are […]
State Election Commissioner B. Jothi Nirmalasamy on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Tamil Nadu Delimitation Commission at the office of the State Election Commission in Chennai. During the meeting, officials held detailed discussions on determining the number of members to be elected in 11 district panchayats, 40 panchayat unions, and 177 village panchayats, as […]
As on Saturday, the storage of the dam was about 41 tmcft against the capacity of 93.47 tmcft. | Photo Credit: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN The probability of the Mettur dam getting opened on the scheduled date of June 12 appears to be remote, in view of the poor storage and the forecast of a poor […]
The Tamil Nadu government on Friday transferred six police officers, including five Indian Police Service (IPS) officers. An order issued by K. Manivasan, Additional Chief Secretary (Home), said P.K. Senthil Kumari, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) who is now on compulsory wait, had been posted as IGP, Traffic and Road Safety, Chennai, in the existing vacancy. […]
