Sam Daniel

Tamil Nadu Government Gifts Gold Rings To Newborns On Jayalalithaa's Birthday

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited By Draksha Sharma | Monday February 24, 2020

To mark former chief minister J Jayalalithaa's birth anniversary, Tamil Nadu government gifted gold rings to newborn babies today.

IIT-Madras Project Employee Arrested For Allegedly Filming Student Inside Washroom

Chennai News | Reported by J Sam Daniel, Edited by Sumana Nandy | Thursday February 20, 2020

An IIT-Madras faculty was arrested for allegedly attempting to film a Ph.D scholar while she was inside the women's washroom.

19 Passengers Dead In Tamil Nadu After Lorry Hits Bus

India News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday February 20, 2020

Over 19 people were killed and a few are feared trapped in debris after the bus in which they were travelling in was hit by a container that had come off a truck coming from the opposite side on a highway in Tamil Nadu's Tirupur, the police said. Twenty-three were injured. They have been taken to different hospitals.

3 Assistant Directors Killed After Crane Crashes On Sets Of Kamal Haasan's "Indian 2"

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Thursday February 20, 2020

Three men were killed on the sets of a Kamal Haasan film after a crane on which they were sitting on broke apart and crashed to the ground. All the three were assistant directors of the film, Indian 2, being shot at EVP Film City near Chennai.

Thousands Of Muslims March In Chennai Against Citizenship Law

Chennai News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Debanish Achom | Wednesday February 19, 2020

Thousands of Muslims marchedfor a short distance in Chennai today despite the police declining permission to them to hold a protest against the centre's policies on citizenship. The crowd numbering at least 15,000, according to the police, walked towards the Secretariat and the District Collector's office.

"CAA Should Be Repealed": Chennai Couple Gets Married At Protest

Chennai News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Monday February 17, 2020

A young couple got married at Chennai's Washermanpet on Sunday where hundreds - inspired by Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, the epicentre of protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA - have been protesting since Friday.

Tamil Nadu Man Beaten To Death, Family Alleges Attacked For Being Dalit

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Sunday February 16, 2020

A 24-year-old Dalit man has died from his injuries after he was beaten up brutally by a mob comprising mostly men from a so-called upper caste community in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram this week.

A Round-Up Of How Suriya Lit Up The Sky With Soorarai Pottru Music Launch

Entertainment | J Sam Daniel Stalin | Thursday February 13, 2020

Soorarai Pottru is a biopic on Captain Gopinath, popularly known as the father of low cost airline in India

Photos Of 10 Suspects In Tamil Nadu NEET Impersonation Scam Released

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Wednesday February 12, 2020

The Tamil Nadu Police have released photographs of 10 suspected impersonators in the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) scam and asked the public to share any information they may have in this regard.

LIC Stake Sale To Help Improve Insurer's Administration, Accountability: Nirmala Sitharaman

Business | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Saturday February 8, 2020

LIC IPO: Set up in 1956, LIC currently controls a majority share in the life insurance market in the country.

65 Crores Reportedly Found From Film Financier As Actor Vijay Questioned

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin; Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday February 7, 2020

Officials of the Income Tax Department found Rs 65 crore during raids on a powerful financier in the Tamil film industry, say sources as they also questioned actor Vijay yesterday. Income Tax officials searched the properties of AGS Cinemas and film financier Anbu Cheliyan in Madurai and questioned Vijay in connection with an alleged tax evasion ca...

CAA "No Threat To Muslims", Population Register "Essential": Rajinikanth

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday February 5, 2020

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA is no threat to Muslims and if they face trouble, "I will be the first person to raise voice for them", superstar Rajinikanth today, making his stand clear on the law that has triggered protests across the country. He also termed the National Population Register "essential".

Vocalist TM Krishna's New Book About "Hypocrisy Towards Cow Slaughter"

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Wednesday February 5, 2020

Celebrated Carnatic vocalist TM Krishna released his book Sebastian & Sons to a packed hall at the Asian College of Journalism on Sunday after the Kalakshetra Foundation withdrew its permission to use the institution's auditorium for the launch, citing the book could incite disharmony. Former Governor of West Bengal Raj Mohan Gandhi and VCK Chief a...

Tamil Nadu Scraps Plan To Hold Public Exams For Students Of Classes 5, 8

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Tuesday February 4, 2020

The Tamil Nadu government today withdrew an order to hold public exams for Classes 5 and 8, bringing relief to school students across the state. The rollback was announced by State Education Minister KA Sengottaiyan, who had until recently been adamant on implementing the November order.

Tamil Nadu Scraps Plan To Hold Public Exams To Classes 5, 8 Students

Education | Reported by Sam Daniel | Tuesday February 4, 2020

The proposed system would have also scrapped the existing detention free annual exam assessing students only on the last term curriculum.