Tamil Nadu News

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on August 17 the plea of Tamil Nadu government challenging an order of the National Green Tribunal allowing mining major Vedanta access to the administrative unit inside its closed Sterlite copper plant at Tuticorin in the state.

M Karunanidhi's younger son MK Stalin turned emotional and paid rich tributes to his father at a key meeting of the DMK that was held in Chennai today. Speaking for the first time since his father's funeral, Mr Stalin raised the ruling AIADMK's rejection of the DMK's request to bury the DMK patriarch at Chennai's Marina Beach and the subsequent go-ahead from the High Court.

A 25-year old woman allegedly killed her three-month old baby boy by setting him on fire before she set herself ablaze in the Erode district of Tamil Nadu on Monday, police said.

Top Tamil star Rajinikanth on Monday suggested that Chief Minister K Palaniswami and his entire cabinet should have attended the burial of late DMK President M Karunanidhi last week at the Marina beach.

A 50-year old French tourist was found murdered in a village in the district and a local acquaintance arrested for allegedly killing him, police said today.

Tamil flim actor Vikram's son Dhruv was arrested after a car allegedly driven by him rammed into a parked autorickshaw in Chennai, injuring its driver, early today, police said.

The water level in Mettur dam reached its maximum of 120 feet today, the second time since July 23, following heavy discharge of water from Karnataka reservoirs.

A total of 27 fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested on Friday by the Sri Lankan Navy on the charge of fishing in the island nation waters, according to a fisheries department official.

The DMK on Friday demanded the nation's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, for party patriarch M Karunanidhi who passed away in Chennai on August 7.

TNPSC group 2 notification is available online at the portal tnpsc.gov.in.

Clamping down on resorts operating without approval in elephant corridor of Nilgiris area, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Tamil Nadu government to seal or close down within 48 hours 27 such commercial establishments.

DMK working president M K Stalin, prominent personalities and the general public on Thursday paid homage at the burial site of departed leader M Karunanidhi.

DMK cadres and the general public continued to pay their homage to DMK President and former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi at Marina Beach where he was buried on Wednesday evening.

The meeting convened by Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Delhi to discuss the current political scenario and Maratha quota stir stood cancelled as he had to attend DMK stalwart M Karunanidhi's burial in Chennai on Wednesday.

Around 12 students of a school in Tamil Nadu fell ill after eating food in a suspected case of food poisoning even as the cook claimed it was a conspiracy to throw her out.