TN journalists demand rollback of govt actions against free speech,...
MediaThe Alliance for Media Freedom also expressed its protest against the TN government using Arasu cable to censor the press.TNM StaffFacebook/ Vareethiah KonstantineAlliance for Media Freedom, a...
View ArticleFake child kidnapper rumours reach Chennai: Two men assaulted in heart of city
CrimeThe incident took place in Teynampet when the duo was reportedly walking down the street after a brief interaction with the child. TNM StaffTwo migrant workers were thrashed by a mob who suspected...
View Article‘I will raise the black flag next time’: MK Stalin slams TN Guv over field...
PoliticsThe DMK Working president also said that he would not be intimidated by the threats of imprisonment issued by Raj Bhavan. TNM StaffDMK Working President MK Stalin slammed Tamil Nadu Governor...
View ArticleWhy Kamal Haasan's tweets on caste are ill-informed and disingenuous
OpinionA video of Shruti Haasan asserting caste pride goes to prove why Kamal's idea of annihilating caste in the next generation is hollow.Sowmya RajendranActor turned politician Kamal Haasan has been...
View ArticleSC gives Koodankulam nuclear plant 4 more yrs to construct a waste storage tank
EnvironmentThe SC had earlier, in 2013, given the Centre five years till May 2018 to construct the tank.Megha KaveriPTIThe Supreme Court refused to direct the central government to shut down the...
View ArticleThe mob would’ve killed them if we reached any later: Chennai cop on Saturday...
CrimeA local resident began thrashing the men after they walked away from the child. He has since been arrested.Manasa RaoA day after the shocking assault on two young men from Bihar in the heart of...
View ArticleThoothukudi violence: Cops opened fire to protect people inside Collectorate,...
Sterlite He also submitted a statement on the damages incurred during the protest, the compensation announced to the kin of the killed and injured.Megha KaveriTamil Nadu Director General of Police...
View ArticleThoothukudi violence official figures: Over 200 injured, 9 maimed for life
Sterlite protestOn May 22, 13 civilians were gunned down by the police in the district during the anti-Sterlite agitation.TNM StaffOver a month after the tragic police shooting in Thoothukudi that...
View ArticleCaught on cam: Chennai woman detained for pouring acid on neighbour’s plants,...
CrimeJayamani was angry at the sewage entering her house as well as the grease spilling over from the load van. TNM StaffIn a bizarre incident emerging from Mangadu in Chennai, a woman has been caught...
View ArticleSupreme Court warns Latha Rajinikanth over non-payment of dues
LawThe Supreme Court had ordered Latha Rajinikanth to pay Rs 6.2 crore to the financiers of the film Kochadaiiyaan within 12 weeks.Manasa RaoIn an embarrassing setback for Latha Rajinikanth, the...
View Article‘Every year our woes increase’: Women labourers worst hit as agrarian crisis...
AgricultureAs the government doesn’t recognise them as farmers, they are not eligible for compensation. Most of them now work as construction labourers.Krithika SrinivasanMuthu Rasa KumarFor 15 years...
View ArticleDreams drowned by corruption? TN sailing star to move court over Asian Games...
Asian GamesVarsha Gautham, who won bronze in the last Asian Games and the silver in the Asian Sailing Championship, says that selection process changed in the last minute. Priyanka ThirumurthyLast...
View ArticleSterlite row: Vedanta to move NGT over TN govt’s closure order
Sterlite This move comes after the TN govt had issued an order for permanent closure of the plant following the protests which took place in May.TNM StaffFollowing the orders issued by the Tamil Nadu...
View ArticlePallikaranai marshland at risk with govt set to expand Chennai road?
EnvironmentActivists say that the last surviving wetland ecosystem of the city being taken over has grave consequences for man and nature, and the city of Chennai.Manasa RaoPTI Photo by R...
View ArticleSC warns Latha Rajinikanth, asks her to repay Rs. 6.2 crore loan
LawPosting the matter for July 10 for further hearing, it said: "We had kept the matter pending (on Feb 20) because you had said that you will pay the amount."IANSThe Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up...
View ArticleCop guns down accused in the heart of Chennai city, say it was in 'self defense'
CrimeAnandan, the accused, had allegedly led a group of men to brutally attack constable Rajavelu on Monday night.TNM StaffA day after the attack on a night-patrol constable in Chennai, the main...
View ArticleCops descend on filmmaker Divya Bharathi's house, she applies for...
ControversyDivya Bharathi's husband told TNM that they were not sure why the police wanted to take her along with them.Anjana ShekarFacebook/Divya BharathiA few days after the release of filmmaker...
View ArticleAir services to commence soon from Thanjavur, Vellore under UDAN scheme
Air TravelThe Vellore airstrip will be revamped, while the erstwhile Thanjavur airport used by IAF will be taken over for commercial operations by Ministry of Civil Aviation.TNM StaffPixabayThanjavur...
View ArticleAnother arrest over Salem highway: AAP leader Vasigaran booked for backing...
Salem Chennai ExpresswayVasigaran supported actor Mansoor Ali Khan who has been arrested for saying he will ‘kill 8 people’ if the highway comes up – despite his clarification.TNM StaffFX16...
View ArticleCoimbatore woman to drive solo, visit 150 cities to spread message of...
TravelSangeetha Sridhar, who is now a UAE expat, will also conduct a cleanliness audit of public toilets on the way. Geetika MantriSangeetha Sridhar was always in awe of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. But...
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