Relief from heat: More rains in store for Tamil Nadu, says Met Dept
RainsA few places in north Tamil Nadu may receive heavy rains in the next 24 hours, said the Met Department.TNM StaffIn what will bring respite to the searing heat in several parts of the state, the...
View ArticleActor Nitish Veera reveals his role in 'Kaala'
KollywoodNitish was seen in films like 'Vennila Kabbadi Kuzhu' and 'Maaveeran Kittu'. Digital NativeDigital NativeNitish Veera, who has acted in films such as Vennila Kabbadi Kuzhu and Maaveeran Kittu...
View Article'Kaala': Rajini fans flood theatres wearing black, the colour of Ranjith's...
KollywoodSeveral fans wore black to theatres to watch 'Kaala' - and they knew the significance of it, too.Anjana ShekarEven before Kaala released, the colour black’s significance in this film was one...
View ArticleHow Rajinikanth’s politics is playing out at cinema halls amidst Kaala
PoliticsThe politics witnessed around Kaala's release in Tamil Nadu, has sent out mixed signals to fans about the actor's ideology, on and off screen.TNM StaffThat superstar Rajinikanth's films get a...
View ArticleChennai Silks to be built again at same site, year after fire gutted building
News The building in T Nagar was damaged a year ago as it went up in flames and burned for close to 11 hours. TNM Staff One year after a massive fire gutted the eight-storey building of Chennai Silks...
View Article'Yaar Ivargal' poster mystery solved, it's a film by Balaji Sakthivel
KollywoodBalaji created a buzz by plastering walls with black and white posters of masked members surrounding one well-known personality. TNM StaffDirector Balaji Sakthivel dropped a few hints before...
View ArticleWhy the suicide of NEET aspirant Pradeepa is a sign of a larger problem
NEET exam Pradeepa was a brilliant student who cleared NEET in 2017. But she didn’t have the money for a management seat, and the disappointment in the exam this year was too much to take.Nishitha...
View ArticleTN has a history of violence against women, and Thoothukudi is just the...
Sterlite ProtestsThree women were killed in the May 22 protests, as countless others grapple to come to terms with the violence that changed their lives forever.Kavitha MuralidharanIt felt almost...
View ArticleRap offered me the freedom society didn’t: Lady Kash, Singaporean...
MusicOriginally from Thanjavur, she was named Kalaivani by her parents. She adopted the stage name ‘Lady Kash’ for her rapping avatar.Priya SaravanaAll images courtesy: AKASHIKEighteen-year-old Lady...
View Article15 people lose money in Coimbatore ATM fraud: What you need to know about...
Financial Fraud‘My salary vanished in a matter of seconds’, says Coimbatore ATM fraud victim.Megha KaveriWashington State Department of Financial InstitutionsA new case of Automated Teller Machine...
View ArticleOfficers who issued shooting orders in Thoothukudi transferred
ThoothukudiSub tahsildars Shekar and Kannan among the eight officers who were transferred on Friday.TNM StaffPTIA Special Deputy Tahsildar and a Zonal Deputy Tahsildar who gave orders to shoot at...
View Article'Will ask and tell you', says Nirmala Sitharaman on why Modi did not comment...
ThoothuudiThe Defence Minister also pointed out that law and order is a state problem.TNM StaffOver two weeks after the May 22 police shootings in Thoothukudi where 13 civilians lost their lives in...
View ArticleSmall and medium industries in Tamil Nadu in crisis, facing closure: Govt report
NewsIndustry officials list out reasons like delayed payment by corporates; issues connected to GST; lack of orders; and shunning by banks.IANSImage for representationThousands of small and medium...
View ArticleMadras HC caps medical course fee to Rs 13 lakh per year: What you need to know
NEET It is very unlikely that deemed universities will accept the order. In all likelihood, they will move the court for a stay in this High Court order.TNM StaffImage for representation only The...
View ArticleThese professors from a Chennai college organise free NEET classes for poor...
EducationThe 12 students, all from economically weak families and mostly first generation learners, coached this year have cleared the entrance.Anjana ShekarThe state of Tamil Nadu has been deterred by...
View ArticleKeezhadi excavator Amarnath refused permission by ASI to visit US for lecture
ExcavationThe ASI officer, who was earlier transferred to Assam, had applied for permission to deliver a lecture series in the US on the Keezhadi findings.TNM StaffThe controversy mired Keezhadi...
View ArticleAttempt to intimidate press? Tamil Channel booked for remarks made by guest...
Press FreedomThe Coimbatore police booked Puthiya Thalaimurai TV and Director Ameer for comments made on a recorded show, and the contentious portions were not even telecasted.Priyanka ThirumurthyIn an...
View ArticleKerala’s manhole-cleaning robot ‘Bandicoot’ to be implemented in Kumbakonam
SanitationThe municipality will also rehabilitate the workers who will be losing their jobs as a part of this implementation.Megha KaveriSanitation workers in Kumbakonam district can hope to heave a...
View ArticleTN police arrest farmers for agitating against Centre's eight-lane corridor...
Protest Activists say that the project would destroy fertile lands and destroy the lives of several farmers. TNM StaffThe Salem police on Saturday arrested a group of farmers reportedly on charges of...
View ArticlePuthiya Thalaimurai case: Opposition slams govt over curbing of press freedom
Press FreedomOn Saturday, the Tamil news channel and director Ameer were booked for a debate that had taken place in Coimbatore.TNM StaffTwo days after cases were slapped against Tamil news channel...
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