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‘Won’t pay tax to Centre until they set up CMB': TVK members vandalise toll...
Cauvery DisputeThe TVK leader said that their first move was to target toll booths and conduct a 'no-tax' movement, which they would do till the CMB was set up.TNM StaffYoutube screengrab / Puthiya...
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Tamil Nadu bandh on April 5, opposition parties demand Cauvery Management Board
ProtestsThe DMK has also sought the support of the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) to make the bandh successful.TNM StaffDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) working president MK...
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Sterlite on PR overdrive, tweets to Rajini, Kamal and other celebs on the...
Protests The latest in line to receive a response from Sterlite is none other than actor turned politicans Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan.Priyanka ThirumurthySince the March 24 uprising against Vedanta...
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Petrol, diesel prices in Chennai hit record high
InflationOil firms hiked petrol price by 19 paise per litre on Sunday.TNM StaffImage for representationEven as petrol and diesel prices were hiked, Chennai witnessed a record high on the price of...
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TN's visually impaired candidate rejected by co-op EC, and their reason is...
Disability RightsFollowing 5 days of protests by activists, elections for the post to which the candidate applied has been called off.Sreedevi JayarajanFor the past five days, disability rights...
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Chennai Air Pollution Monitor: Unhealthy in Alandur and IIT Madras
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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Fearing repeat of jallikattu protest, Chennai police cordon off Marina,...
ProtestAround 200 police personnel were deployed at various places across the Marina stretch.TNM StaffPTIThe Chennai police cordoned off the Marina and Besant Nagar beaches on Sunday following a flash...
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MDMK man who set himself on fire at Vaiko rally against Neutrino project...
Neutrino Project Ravi, the 45-year-old party member of Vaiko's MDMK who was admitted to Apollo in Madurai after he set himself ablaze on Saturday, succumbed to his burns a day later. TNM StaffA...
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Tamil diaspora in Washington protests against Sterlite copper plant in...
Sterlite ThoothukudiSimilar protests were held in Minnesota and in the UK.TNM StaffFacebook: Rajaram SrinivasanWith the bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi looking over them, dozens of men, women and...
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INX Media case: SC extends interim relief from arrest to Karti till April 27
LawThe court ordered the relief as it adjourned the hearing on the matter relating to Karti since a pending matter that was being heard by the court was likely to last long.IANSThe Supreme Court on...
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'Reformed' Chennai history-sheeter hacked to death, 6-member gang arrested
CrimeAll six accused have been arrested and are currently under remand at the Kodungaiyur station in Madhavaram. TNM StaffA reformed north Chennai history sheeter who went by the nickname ‘Muttai’ Gopi...
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‘Do you want to lose your job?’ Kin of TN top cop caught on cam threatening...
Controversy“Her father is the DGP. Now, what is your problem?” the man can be heard asking the constable.TNM StaffScreenshotThe camera is looking into a car, and music plays in the background. Inside...
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This man in a van has been making science easy and fun for TN students for 9...
LearningFrom the law of inertia to more complex scientific theories, Ariwarasan has an experiment that explains it better.Anjana ShekarAriwarasan has a few tricks up his sleeve. Only they’re not the...
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Off duty TN cop suspended after video of her drinking in uniform emerges
PoliceThe video was shot in her relative's car and has gone viral.TNM StaffA police officer in Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu has been placed under suspension for drinking while in uniform. In a video...
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Chennai cops’ high-handedness caught on cam: Woman, son assaulted for riding...
ControversyWhile three videos of the altercation have emerged, police claim that the man had become violent when apprehended and had attacked the policemen.Manasa RaoIn a video that has emerged from...
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Hunger strike with lunch break: Did AIADMK cadre eat biriyani or tomato rice?
Cauvery DisputeThe AIADMK's 'hunger' strike was for setting up the Cauvery Management Board but pictures showed them taking a lunch break.TNM StaffThere's nothing like a plate of biryani when you're in...
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At AIADMK fast in Chennai, solemn cadres vow to fulfil 'Jaya's promise'
Cauvery Hunger Strike Most of the hundreds gathered at the hunger strike venue in Chepauk had been fasting with the leaders since 8 am. Sreedevi JayarajanThe sweltering heat of an April afternoon in...
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Sterlite – here’s the proof: Why construction at the proposed copper smelter...
SterliteSterlite’s proposed factory site falls foul of the law on at least two counts. And there are days old documents to prove this.Nityanand JayaramanFrom the protest against Sterlite.A document hot...
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Tamil Nadu govt to move SC on PG medical admissions in the state
EducationThe state government is likely to seek amendments on two specific orders of the Madras High Court.TNM StaffImage for representationNearly a year after the Madras High Court ordered changes to...
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Madras HC orders Cognizant to pay Rs 420 cr in tax dispute, stays freezing of...
Tax EvasionThe I-T department had earlier notified Cognizant over alleged tax evasion to the tune of Rs 2,500 crore.TNM StaffThe Madras High Court on Tuesday ordered Cognizant Technology Solutions...
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