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"Tamil Nadu Has Higher Debt Than UP": Row Over Congress Leader's Remark
Remarks by a Congress functionary have triggered a political row in Tamil Nadu, putting the DMK-Congress alliance in an uncomfortable position ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.
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Rs 5.7 Lakh Crore Debt Burden: Tamil Nadu Minister On State Economy
Tamil Nadu Minister PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan has released a white paper highlighting the state's economic situation wherein he has said that the total debt burden of the state is Rs 5.7 lakh crore.
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Man In Debt Murders Family, Kills Self; Blames Lottery Addiction For It
A goldsmith in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district committed suicide by consuming cyanide on Thursday reportedly after suffering huge loss after buying illegal three digit online lottery. The man also killed his wife and three children and also allegedly filmed their final moments on his phone.
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Laid-Off Employees Deep In Debt As Slowdown Hits Tamil Nadu Auto Hub
In Chennai's Ambattur, a hub for tiny auto component manufacturers, machine operator Sahaya Mary was pushed out of her job of 10 years. With no means of income, she had to take a loan from a private money lender at a very high interest rate. Unable to pay off her debt, she has now pledged the little gold that she owned. "I don't know whether to eat...
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Candidate Punks Election Commission, Claims Huge World Bank Loan
Mohanraj Jebamani, 67, could well be the richest candidate ever in India. The retired police officer has declared Rs 1.76 lakh crore as cash in hand a debt of Rs 4 lakh crore from the World Bank in his affidavit for the by-polls to the Perambur assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.
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Cash Worth 2G Scam, World Bank Loan: Candidate Punks Election Commission
"Cash on hand Rs 1.76 lakh crore and debt of Rs four lakh crore" may sound outlandish, but the deliberate false declaration was made in his affidavit by a candidate for the by-election to the Perambur assembly segment in Tamil Nadu.
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Deep In Debt, Domestic Helps In Tamil Nadu Demand Living Wages
Muthukani Murugesan faked illness to take a day off work on Wednesday and joined hundreds of fellow domestic helps protesting in Tamil Nadu for a living wage and better benefits.
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Cartoonist Arrested In Chennai For Criticising Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Officials
Cartoonist Bala G was on Sunday arrested in Chennai for a "demeaning caricature" that blamed top government functionaries including Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami of not acting against loan sharks who had driven four people to suicide last month.
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After Tamil Nadu Man Self Immolates, Phone Recording Puts Cops In Dock
On Monday, a labourer in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district poured kerosene on himself and his wife and two children, and set them afire. Burdened by debt, the labourer Isaki Muthu had alleged harassment by a loan shark and police inaction. Now, a mobile phone conversation recording - which NDTV cannot verify - has surfaced which raises suspicion th...
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Loan Shark Arrested In Tamil Nadu, Man Sets Family Ablaze Over Crippling Debt
A loan shark in Tamil Nadu was arrested on Tuesday after a labourer burdened with debt doused himself and his family in kerosene and set them on fire, killing his wife and two daughters. The man remains in a critical condition with serious burns after self-immolating on Monday, an official said.
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In South India, Drought Pushes Farmers And Their Families Into Debts, Demeaning Labour
Chennai: One of the worst droughts in decades across south India is forcing tens of thousands of farmers and labourers to take out loans to survive, pushing them into debt bondage and increasing the risk that they may be exploited for work, activists said. Villages across southern states of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have be...
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Rescued Bonded Labourers Now Run Their Own Businesses In Tamil Nadu
By Anuradha Nagaraj Kancheepuram: Vasanta’s small blue kiosk packed with neat rows of biscuits, dried fish, imitation jewellery and Crazy Crunch crisps on the edge of a village in Tamil Nadu may appear modest. But it means everything to Vasanta, who spent most of her adult life trapped in a rice mill, working 14 hours a day and even giving birth ...
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No New Year's Cheer For Tamil Nadu Farmers As State Battles Crisis
In Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district, the tail-end of the state's delta region, New Year's Day was not a new beginning but the end for 47-year-old farmer Panneerselvam. He had taken two acres on lease and had a debt of Rs 35,000. The crop dried up and so did his hope. He hung himself to death.
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Tamil Nadu Farmer Commits Suicide After Rain Ruins Paddy Crop
His paddy crop spoilt by the rain and left with little other than thousands in debt, a 70-year-old farmer has killed himself in Tamil Nadu.
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Farmer Died, Son Had To Beg To Afford Bribe For Officer
A farmer's death and a desperate attempt of his 15-year-old son to pay off debts incurred in performing the last rights have shamed the district administration of Tamil Nadu.
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"Tamil Nadu Has Higher Debt Than UP": Row Over Congress Leader's Remark
Remarks by a Congress functionary have triggered a political row in Tamil Nadu, putting the DMK-Congress alliance in an uncomfortable position ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.
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Rs 5.7 Lakh Crore Debt Burden: Tamil Nadu Minister On State Economy
Tamil Nadu Minister PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan has released a white paper highlighting the state's economic situation wherein he has said that the total debt burden of the state is Rs 5.7 lakh crore.
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Man In Debt Murders Family, Kills Self; Blames Lottery Addiction For It
A goldsmith in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district committed suicide by consuming cyanide on Thursday reportedly after suffering huge loss after buying illegal three digit online lottery. The man also killed his wife and three children and also allegedly filmed their final moments on his phone.
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Laid-Off Employees Deep In Debt As Slowdown Hits Tamil Nadu Auto Hub
In Chennai's Ambattur, a hub for tiny auto component manufacturers, machine operator Sahaya Mary was pushed out of her job of 10 years. With no means of income, she had to take a loan from a private money lender at a very high interest rate. Unable to pay off her debt, she has now pledged the little gold that she owned. "I don't know whether to eat...
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Candidate Punks Election Commission, Claims Huge World Bank Loan
Mohanraj Jebamani, 67, could well be the richest candidate ever in India. The retired police officer has declared Rs 1.76 lakh crore as cash in hand a debt of Rs 4 lakh crore from the World Bank in his affidavit for the by-polls to the Perambur assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.
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Cash Worth 2G Scam, World Bank Loan: Candidate Punks Election Commission
"Cash on hand Rs 1.76 lakh crore and debt of Rs four lakh crore" may sound outlandish, but the deliberate false declaration was made in his affidavit by a candidate for the by-election to the Perambur assembly segment in Tamil Nadu.
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Deep In Debt, Domestic Helps In Tamil Nadu Demand Living Wages
Muthukani Murugesan faked illness to take a day off work on Wednesday and joined hundreds of fellow domestic helps protesting in Tamil Nadu for a living wage and better benefits.
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Cartoonist Arrested In Chennai For Criticising Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Officials
Cartoonist Bala G was on Sunday arrested in Chennai for a "demeaning caricature" that blamed top government functionaries including Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami of not acting against loan sharks who had driven four people to suicide last month.
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After Tamil Nadu Man Self Immolates, Phone Recording Puts Cops In Dock
On Monday, a labourer in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district poured kerosene on himself and his wife and two children, and set them afire. Burdened by debt, the labourer Isaki Muthu had alleged harassment by a loan shark and police inaction. Now, a mobile phone conversation recording - which NDTV cannot verify - has surfaced which raises suspicion th...
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Loan Shark Arrested In Tamil Nadu, Man Sets Family Ablaze Over Crippling Debt
A loan shark in Tamil Nadu was arrested on Tuesday after a labourer burdened with debt doused himself and his family in kerosene and set them on fire, killing his wife and two daughters. The man remains in a critical condition with serious burns after self-immolating on Monday, an official said.
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In South India, Drought Pushes Farmers And Their Families Into Debts, Demeaning Labour
Chennai: One of the worst droughts in decades across south India is forcing tens of thousands of farmers and labourers to take out loans to survive, pushing them into debt bondage and increasing the risk that they may be exploited for work, activists said. Villages across southern states of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have be...
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Rescued Bonded Labourers Now Run Their Own Businesses In Tamil Nadu
By Anuradha Nagaraj Kancheepuram: Vasanta’s small blue kiosk packed with neat rows of biscuits, dried fish, imitation jewellery and Crazy Crunch crisps on the edge of a village in Tamil Nadu may appear modest. But it means everything to Vasanta, who spent most of her adult life trapped in a rice mill, working 14 hours a day and even giving birth ...
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No New Year's Cheer For Tamil Nadu Farmers As State Battles Crisis
In Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district, the tail-end of the state's delta region, New Year's Day was not a new beginning but the end for 47-year-old farmer Panneerselvam. He had taken two acres on lease and had a debt of Rs 35,000. The crop dried up and so did his hope. He hung himself to death.
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Tamil Nadu Farmer Commits Suicide After Rain Ruins Paddy Crop
His paddy crop spoilt by the rain and left with little other than thousands in debt, a 70-year-old farmer has killed himself in Tamil Nadu.
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Farmer Died, Son Had To Beg To Afford Bribe For Officer
A farmer's death and a desperate attempt of his 15-year-old son to pay off debts incurred in performing the last rights have shamed the district administration of Tamil Nadu.
