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Jayalalithaa lineage case: Madras HC issues notice to Apollo Hospitals over plea
LawThe matter has been posted to March 7 for further hearing. TNM StaffThe Madras HC on Friday issued notice to Apollo Hospitals on an application filed by S Amrutha, who claimed to be the biological...
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Domino effect? After don Binu’s surrender, several TN rowdies turn themselves in
CrimeSeveral high-profile criminals including ‘Boxer’ Murali, ‘Frog’ Prakash’ among others have surrendered before the police.TNM StaffFollowing the high-profile surrender of notorious underworld don...
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'Think of women as moms and sisters': Why Kamal's view on gender violence is...
WomenOn the question of gender-based violence, Kamal Haasan proved that his line of thinking had precious little to offer. Priyanka ThirumurthyMuch has been said and written on the party launch of...
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‘Whose statue is it’: Twitter erupts into laughter over AIADMK’s statue of Jaya
PoliticsAIADMK unveils statue of Jayalalithaa to mark her 70th birth anniversary, but does it look anything like her?TNM StaffA life-sized statue of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was...
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PM Modi says TN got more funds under NDA, remains mum on Cauvery
NewsModi avoided any reference to the strong demand from state parties for setting up of a Cauvery Management Board.IANSWooing the people of Tamil Nadu particularly women, Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
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‘Unrelenting torment’, unpaid for work: Gautami distances herself from Kamal...
ControversyWriting on her personal blog, the actor accuses Kamal Haasan of failing to even reimburse dues he owed for costume design.TNM StaffIn a blog post that comes shortly after the launch of Kamal...
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Did Chennai cops beat up activists trying to save Olive Ridleys, to protect...
EnvironmentThe Madras High Court had ordered the Spoken Waves festival to not conduct any activities within 100m of the beach. Manasa RaoDid Chennai police go beyond their call of duty to provide...
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Four days on, Chennai woman set ablaze by boss succumbs to burns
CrimeThe police have altered the charge against the proprietor to homicide from attempt to murder.TNM StaffFour days after a Chennai lab owner threw surgical spirit on a 34-year-old lab assistant and...
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AIADMK to make changes to Jayalalithaa statue following outburst
Politics Following social media comments which observed that Jayalalithaa’s statue doesn’t resemble her one bit, the party decided to make changes to it. TNM StaffFollowing Twitter’s laughter outburst...
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TN irked by Kerala drawing excess water from Siruvani dam
Water Dispute The drawing of excess water by Kerala will likely cause severe drinking water crisis in Coimbatore and its suburbs, says TN government.TNM StaffFollowing protests over reduction of water...
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Chennai Air Pollution Monitor: Unhealthy in all AQI monitoring centres
HealthRegular updates on the quality of air in Chennai city with health advisories.TNM StaffGreenpeace has calculated that India now lost 1.2 million lives in 2015 to air pollution. Between 2010 and...
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Sridevi’s brush with politics: When the star campaigned for her father in 1989
SrideviThis was an election in which more than a dozen of film actors were contesting, and the presence of Sridevi, albeit indirectly, was expected to add some additional glamour.Kalyan ArunSridevi...
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Villupuram horror: Four days after assault and rape, not a single person...
CrimeWhile mother and daughter are yet to regain consciousness following the assault, police say there is lack of clarity on the motive of the crime.Priyanka ThirumurthyFour days after the brutal...
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‘Why no Tamil Thai Vazhthu?’: DMK, MDMK question Sanskrit hymn sung at IIT-M...
ControversySeveral people have questioned why a religious hymn was sung at the beginning of the event instead of the invocation of the Tamil mother.Manasa RaoScreenshot from Puthiya Thalaimurai TVAn...
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Madras HC fines Dalit couple who alleged harassment by Anna Uni dean in Divya...
HarassmentThe couple had alleged that the dean made them practise manual scavenging and do housework, besides sexually harassing the woman.Manasa RaoIn a judgement that leaves a Dalit couple poorer...
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'Education my fundamental right': TN trans woman denied nursing seat for gender
DiscriminationDespite obtaining a rank in the nursing exam, the Directorate of Medical Education told her it doesn’t recognise any gender other than male and female.Manasa RaoScreenshot from Trans...
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St Joseph’s hospice in TN, that moved corpse, elders with veggies, to be shut...
CrimeThe RDO confirmed that the hospice – and their cemetery – were being run without licence.Manasa RaoThe St Joseph’s Hospice in Tamil Nadu’s Chengalpet will be shut down immediately after the senior...
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Chennai cab drivers join hands to launch service taking on Uber and Ola
TransportThe cab service will not have surge pricing unlike the private cab aggregating apps.TNM StaffIn a move to disrupt the near-monopoly of private cab aggregators like Uber and Ola, a group of...
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Jayalalithaa statue sculptor to TNM: ‘I will replace it free of cost’
PoliticsThe statue had made headlines for bearing zero resemblance to the late TN Chief Minister.Manasa RaoAfter the Jayalalithaa statue that was unveiled at the AIADMK headquarters drew flak from...
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Days after launch, Kamal Haasan announces key members of MNM party
PoliticsFrom retired IPS officer AG Maurya to industrialist CK Kumaravel and actor Sripriya Rajkumar, Kamal announced the key members of MNM party.TNM StaffActor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan who...
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