J Sam Daniel Stalin
J Sam Daniel Stalin is an award-winning senior television journalist, news anchor and the face of NDTV in Tamil Nadu, known for credible, balanced and impactful journalism. With over 26 years of experience in television news, he heads NDTV’s Chennai Bureau and is widely regarded as one of the most trusted voices on Tamil Nadu politics, governance and society - a journalist who knows the state, its people and its political pulse like the back of his hand.
Over a distinguished career spanning six Assembly elections and five General Elections, he has reported extensively on Tamil Nadu’s shifting political landscape, power centres and grassroots realities. He has interviewed Chief Ministers, Union Ministers, party leaders, lawmakers, global leaders, sports champions, Nobel laureates and influential newsmakers.
Among the first journalists to report from ground zero after the 2004 tsunami in Nagapattinam, many of his reports have driven government intervention, systemic change and relief for affected communities.
A British Chevening Scholar, International Visitor Leadership Programme alumnus and recipient of multiple international fellowships, Sam Daniel has reported from the United States and Europe, addressed a TEDx event and mentored over fifty young journalists. An alumnus of Madras Christian College, University of Westminster and The Poynter Institute, he also has experience teaching English and Journalism.
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Tamil Nadu Unveils Rural Contracts Policy To Boost Competition, Create Jobs
The TVK government seeks to translate its electoral promise of expanding employment and entrepreneurship opportunities into administrative reforms
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Tamil Nadu MLA's "Authoritarian" Arrest Sharpens DMK vs TVK Showdown
The arrest follows a speech where Radhakrishnan allegedly made derogatory remarks about CM Vijay, leading to an FIR under sections for intentional insult and enmity.
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Chennai Police Arrest 5 More In Rs 35-Crore Bribery Probe Involving TVK MLA
The case stems from a complaint by TVK MLA Dr N Ilayaraja, who alleged that pollster Thirunavukkarasu contacted him claiming to be acting on behalf of functionaries of a major political party.
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No MBBS Degree For Student Till Fees Traced To Maoist Group Repaid: Court
A Division Bench held that while educational certificates generally cannot be withheld over fee disputes, this case stood on a completely different footing because the fee paid had been seized by the National Investigation Agency as alleged proceeds of crime.
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TVK-Led Secular Alliance Is Confident As Allies Eye Long-Term Partnership
Chief Minister Vijay hosted leaders and legislators of parties supporting his minority government at a tea meeting in a star hotel on the outskirts of Chennai.
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Vijay Moves Supreme Court Against Cow Slaughter Ban, Sparks Political Row
The Madras High Court on May 27 imposed a blanket ban on the slaughter of cows and calves in Tamil Nadu.
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गाय-बछड़ों के वध पर पूरी तरह रोक विजय सरकार को नहीं मंजूर, पहुंची सुप्रीम कोर्ट
तमिलनाडु सरकार ने मद्रास हाई कोर्ट के गाय व बछड़ों के वध पर रोक के फैसले को सुप्रीम कोर्ट में चुनौती दी है. सरकार का कहना है कि यह आदेश स्थानीय कानूनों के खिलाफ है. वहीं, विपक्षी डीएमके ने सरकार पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट जाने में देरी का आरोप लगाया है. मुस्लिम और हिंदू नेताओं ने भी धार्मिक रीति-रिवाजों में दखल देने का विरोध किया है.
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Change Rural Job Guarantee Scheme, Bring Back Mahatma's Name: Vijay To Centre
The chief minister's principal demand is that the Centre continue 100 per cent funding for wage and administrative components.
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Plot To Topple Vijay Government? Rs 35 Crore Claim, 3 Arrests And 'DMK Link'
The plot allegedly involved engineering the simultaneous resignation of 15 TVK MLAs to bring down the government, sources said.
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'More Heinous Than Murder': Madras High Court Upholds Death In Child Abuse Case
The accused repeatedly lured the children into a house every Saturday over nearly a year, threatened them with a knife and sexually assaulted them
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Vijay's Alliance Outreach Sparks Buzz Over New Secular Front In Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay to host allies for a tea meeting to discuss a broader secular alliance.
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Inter-Caste Teenage Couple Found Dead In Tamil Nadu, Police Suspect Suicide
According to the police, tensions had been escalating between the two families over the inter-caste relationship.
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स्कूल के दोस्त से कहा- समलैंगिक संबंध बनाओ, इनकार करने पर नाबालिग ने कर दिया मर्डर
तमिलनाडु के पुदुक्कोट्टई जिले में 17 साल के छात्र ने दूसरे नाबालिग छात्र की तौलिए से गला घोंटकर हत्या कर दी. पुलिस ने आरोपी छात्र को हिरासत में ले लिया है.
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Tamil Nadu Woman Dies After Family's Wish For 'Natural Birth' At Home
According to investigators, Sasikala had undergone a Caesarean section (C-section) during her first pregnancy and had since developed an aversion to allopathic medicine.
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न डॉक्टर, न नर्स... यूट्यूब देख गर्भवती ने घर में करा ली डिलिवरी, बच्चे के जन्म के बाद महिला की मौत
इस घटना ने सोशल मीडिया पर असत्यापित मेडिकल कंटेंट के बढ़ते असर और प्रेग्नेंसी और डिलीवरी के दौरान प्रोफेशनल मेडिकल देखरेख न लेने के जोखिमों पर चिंता बढ़ा दी है, खासकर उन महिलाओं के लिए जिनकी पहले सिजेरियन डिलीवरी हुई हो.
