Tamil Nadu

The final rituals for burying the mortal remains of Sri Jayendra Saraswathi in the premises of the Kanchi Sankara Mutt began in Kanchipuram this morning in the presence of a few family members.

DMK chief M Karunanidhi's daughter Selvi and her son-in-law have moved the Madras High Court seeking to implead themselves in a prayer for a direction to expedite the trial in a cheating case filed against them.

Actor-turned politician-Kamal Haasan has slammed IIT Madras for the controversial recital of a Sanskrit religious song at a government function attended by union Minister Nitin Gadkari and his Minister of state Pon Radhakrishnan on Monday.

Thousands of poor women in Tamil Nadu have been offered free cosmetic breast surgery, including implants, the health minister said adding "poor people also have a right to look beautiful". After free canteens and providing thousands of disadvantaged people with goats, laptops and bicycles among other items, women can now get cosmetic breast surgery free of cost -- for aesthetic or medical reasons -- with priority given to those from the poorest sections of society.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam's on Saturday showered lavish praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is in the state capital to launch a subsidy scheme named after AIADMK matriarch J Jayalalithaa, or Amma as she was called by her supporters.