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Commercialization of jallikattu: Saviours of sport say it weakens legal case...
JallikattuSponsorship by big brands, efforts to conduct sport in Chennai and plans to create league causes worry. Priyanka ThirumurthyTamil Nadu has given a grand welcome to jallikattu, a year after...
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TN doctors leave gauze inside 4-year-old after surgery, father files complaint
Medical Negligence After Vishnu, the patient, complained of pain, his family asked the doctors to perform a scan, which revealed the block in his abdomen.Sreedevi JayarajanIn a case of medical...
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After 56 years, Animal Welfare Board of India to move from Chennai to Delhi
PoliticsAWBI Chairman SP Gupta said that as per the rules, the office has to be in Delhi, and all employees in Chennai are willing to shift. Manasa RaoFile photoThe Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI)...
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Karti Chidambaram questioned by ED for 10 hours in INX media case
LawAfter coming out, Karti Chidamabaram told reporters: "Whatever I have stated here has already been stated in all my petitions in the court." IANSKarti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P....
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‘Andal is like my mother, why would I denigrate her?’ Vairamuthu asks in...
Controversy In his interview to Times of India, the poet and lyricist also raised questions over political compulsions, and justified his refusal to apologise. TNM StaffIn an emotional interview to...
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Chennai fans have adopted me, can’t think of being with any other franchise:...
IPLWith IPL auctions on January 27 and 28, CSK Captain MS Dhoni says he will try his best to retain Ashwin.TNM StaffAdmitting that his loyalty was put to the test over the two-year period that the...
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Andal controversy: Criminal proceedings against lyricist Vairamuthu stayed by HC
ControversyRelief for Vairamuthu who has sought to quash the criminal proceedings against him.TNM Staff The Madras High Court on Friday passed an interim order staying all criminal proceedings against...
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Deepa and Deepak approach Madras HC over Jaya’s properties, claim Poes Garden...
PoliticsThe petition claims that they are the second-class legal heirs according to the Hindu Succession Act.TNM StaffFormer Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s niece and nephew, J Deepa and J...
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Over 100 Olive Ridley turtles have died along TN coast, and this is just the...
EnvironmentWhat’s killing them, fishing trawlers or plastic waste?Manasa RaoOver the past week, more than a hundred Oliver Ridley turtles have washed up dead on the beaches of Chennai, and many more...
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Bus fares in Tamil Nadu hiked after 6 years, govt says move was long overdue
Public transportDeputy CM O Panneerselvam pointed out that despite the hike, bus fares in Tamil Nadu were cheaper than neighbouring states.Manasa RaoLess than two weeks after the transport workers...
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Not just floods and cyclones: How climate change can affect your health in...
HealthThe rising temperatures in the tropics means contagious diseases spread at a faster pace than normal, making it a public health nightmare.Manasa RaoMuch like this American television show host,...
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After 25 days of protest, Sivakasi firework units withdraw indefinite strike
Protest The decision comes after state minister KT Rajenthra Bhalaji met with industry representatives.TNM StaffThe fireworks industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi city on Friday announced that they would...
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Trichy police prevent 9-year-old’s forced marriage to 39-year-old man
Child MarriageThe cops acted on the information from an anonymous caller which turned out to be true. TNM StaffThe Trichy police stopped the marriage of a 9-year-old girl to a 39-year-old man in a...
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‘My words have been twisted’: Emotional Vairamuthu hits back on Andal...
ControversyThe poet says his speech was intentionally twisted and that he has expressed regret for a mistake he did not commit.TNM StaffCaught in the middle of the Andal controversy which refuses to...
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Chennai woman techie found dead in hotel room, police rule out murder
CrimePolice said she may have died of dehydration after consuming excess alcohol. TNM StaffA 34-year-old woman software engineer was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Friday at a hotel in St...
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From bus to bullock cart: DYFI members protest TN fare hike
ProtestThe aim of the protest was to convey the message that riding bullock carts would be cheaper than traveling on government buses.TNM StaffFollowing the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to hike bus...
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Nithyananda cult's abusive videos: Complaint lodged for use of minors to...
Andal controversyIn multiple videos, doing the rounds on social media, girls and boys are seen using expletives that are sexual in nature as they question the lyricist's comments on Andal, an Alvar...
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SC to hear CBI plea on lookout circular against Karti Chidambaram
LawThe CBI has challenged the Madras High Court order staying a lookout circular against Karti Chidambaram. IANSThe Supreme Court will hear on January 31 a CBI plea challenging the Madras High Court...
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TN reacts to SC’s Cauvery verdict: ‘Set up water management board soon’
Cauvery verdictWhile farmers and political leaders expressed disappointment over the reduced allocation for the state, they said the Board was a silver lining.TNM StaffCauvery near Mettur damn....
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Oil spill from abandoned ONGC pipeline damaging farmlands in Tamil Nadu
Environment Farmers in the region are demanding that no more tunnelling for ONGC pipelines be done beneath the farmlands.TNM StaffOver 20 acres of farmland in Thiruvarur and Kattur districts of Tamil...
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