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BJP is misusing Income Tax, CBI and Enforcement Directorate, says DMK deputy general secretary Kanimozhi Karunanidhi who predicts a DMK win in 2026. In an interview with Julie Mariappan, the DMK MP says the Dravidian model govt is inclusive and serves everyone, while BJP is against Tamil-speaking Hindus. Excerpts:Q: Will it be Dravidian ideology versus Hindutva in the 2026 election?In Tamil Nadu, a...

Chennai: More than five months after an eight-year-old girl walking home was intercepted, dragged into a grove and raped by a 35-year-old guest worker, a special court for Pocso Act cases found him guilty of the offence, and imposed double imprisonment on the man.Investigation had initially hit a dead-end, as police could gather only a grainy image of the suspect — Kale Biswakarma from Dibrugarh in...

CHENNAI: Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday condemned the detention of nurses who were protesting for the regularisation of services and a pay hike, and sought their immediate release.Palaniswami, in a social media post, said the nurses were agitating for over four years, demanding that the DMK govt fulfil its poll promise - no 356 - to absorb them as regular employees. He also...

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu BJP on Wednesday sought a probe by the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) and criminal action against govt officials over the death of a schoolboy after a wall collapsed at a govt school in Tiruvallur district. Rohit, a Class XII student from the Scheduled Caste community, was killed when a school wall gave way, which the party said was due to administrative failure,...

Chennai: The government will hold at least 1,000 free health camps across the state on Sundays starting October 29 to screen people for common ailments during monsoon, said health minister Ma Subramanian on Saturday.The camps will screen people for chikungunya, dengue, malaria, cholera and typhoid seen during the rainy season, he told reporters. “We are told there will be heavy rain on Sunday and...

CHENNAI: TVS Group on Saturday unveiled a Rs 100crore corpus scholarship for Tamil Nadu’s engineering students to mark the centenary celebrations of T S Srinivasan, one of the key founders of the group. The ‘TVS Cheema Scholarship’ was unveiled by Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin along with Venu Srinivasan, chairman emeritus, TVS Motor. It is designed to offer financial support to 500 deserving engineering...

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu minister for industries, investment promotion and commerce TRB Rajaa on Thursday met business leaders, investors and trade and commerce representatives in Mumbai pitching the state's strengths. Addressing the Tamil Nadu Global Investors Meet (TNGIM) 2024- Mumbai Investment Conclave, Rajaa highlighted the investor-friendly ecosystem and ease of doing business in TN and urged investors...

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Friday urged Union minister Giriraj Singh to release total wage liability of Rs 2,697 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) immediately.In a letter to the minister, a copy of which was released to the media, the chief minister recalled the representations made by the public and public representatives in...

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday announced a 4% dearness allowance hike for government employees, teachers, pensioners and family pensioners. "The chief minister has ordered that the dearness allowance shall be enhanced to 46% with retrospective effect from July 1, 2023," said an official statement. Chief minister M K Stalinhad earlier announced that the government would fulfil the demand...

VILLUPURAM: Trade, commercial and business establishments in Kottakuppam municipality in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu staged a bandh from 9am to 6pm on Wednesday to register their protest against frequent power cuts in the region over the years. The residents and around 17 forums representing people from different sections of society extended complete support to the bandh.The representatives of the...