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AIADMK chief hits the ground as NDA tries to steady ship in choppy watersSubscriber Only

July 08, 2025 16:19 IST

While differences within BJP over tie-up with AIADMK remain apparent, PMK is tackling internal strife and DMDK is waiting and watching, expecting RS berth

Tue, Jul 08, 2025

3 children dead in train-school van collision, a question remains: Was level crossing gate open or shut?Subscriber Only

July 08, 2025 15:49 IST

Southern Railway indicates van tried to drive through the level crossing when it shouldn’t have, but eyewitnesses and survivors claimed the gate was open

Tue, Jul 08, 2025

Collision between school van and train in Cuddalore kills two

3 students killed as train hits school van in Tamil Nadu’s CuddaloreSubscriber Only

July 08, 2025 10:24 IST

Cuddalore Train-School Van Accident: A senior police official said the manned railway level crossing gate between Cuddalore and Alappakkam was not closed and had no signal indicating that a train was approaching.

Tue, Jul 08, 2025

Why DMK support for Shiv Sena (UBT) on language row is full of ironySubscriber Only

July 07, 2025 16:32 IST

Anti-"Madrasi" protests were part of the Sena's foundational ideology once. Now Uddhav’s opposition to “Hindi imposition” in Maharashtra earns him praise from TN CM Stalin

Tue, Jul 08, 2025

Vijay lays to rest alliance talk, says won’t join hands with BJP or DMKSubscriber Only

July 04, 2025 17:27 IST

Calls BJP an “ideological foe”, underlines the difference between its “divisive politics” and his Dravidian ideals

Fri, Jul 04, 2025

Chennai electrocution incident, 17-year-old electrocuted Thiruvottiyur, electrocution in waterlogged street Chennai,

Returning from tuition, teenager electrocuted on waterlogged Chennai roadSubscriber Only

July 03, 2025 20:06 IST

Following the boy’s death, a large crowd gathered at the site and blocked the road for over two hours, demanding action against the officials responsible.

Thu, Jul 03, 2025

The court made it clear that the state's justification for surveillance — the need to detect corruption — did not meet the legal threshold required to invade an individual’s privacy through phone tapping. (File photo)

Madras HC strikes down MHA’s phone tap order, says law does not permit tapping for secret crime probesSubscriber Only

July 02, 2025 19:51 IST

Petitioner P Kishore had challenged the MHA’s order dated August 12, 2011, which authorised the interception of his mobile phone

Thu, Jul 03, 2025

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Tamil Nadu custodial death: Chief Minister Stalin transfers probe to CBI, High Court seeks reportsSubscriber Only

July 01, 2025 19:26 IST

The High Court reminded the officials that “police cannot be the investigators in a case against themselves”.

Wed, Jul 02, 2025

Standoff in Tamil cinema disrupts several productions, High Court calls for mediationSubscriber Only

July 01, 2025 18:14 IST

The producers had sought a stay on the FEFSI’s protest, which has disrupted multiple ongoing film productions in the state.

Tue, Jul 01, 2025

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai

Pawan Kalyan, Annamalai and others booked for violating court conditions at Lord Murugan conference in MaduraiSubscriber Only

July 01, 2025 09:42 IST

The complainant alleged that the speeches and resolutions passed at the Lord Murugan conference incited communal hostility and violated conditions laid down by the Madras High Court.

Tue, Jul 01, 2025

B Ajith Kumar, who worked as a temporary guard at the Madapuram Badrakaliamman Temple near Tiruppuvanam, was picked up on Saturday by a special police team investigating a complaint of gold jewellery theft.

5 policemen arrested in custodial death of temple guard in Tamil Nadu’s SivagangaSubscriber Only

July 01, 2025 09:10 IST

The arrests followed mounting public pressure and a Madras High Court observation that the case should be treated with utmost seriousness.

Tue, Jul 01, 2025

‘Harassed despite dowry of gold, Volvo’: Newlywed bride dies by suicide in Tamil NaduSubscriber Only

June 30, 2025 18:30 IST

According to investigators, only 300 sovereigns were handed over during the wedding, and pressure for the remaining 200 grew steadily, allegedly leading to repeated abuse.

Tue, Jul 01, 2025

In Tamil Nadu, a temple guard’s death after police questioning snowballs into political row, demands for Stalin’s resignationSubscriber Only

June 30, 2025 12:10 IST

Six police personnel suspended as family alleges custodial torture

Tue, Jul 01, 2025

4-year-old daughter of migrant labourer couple dragged into forest by leopard, found deadSubscriber Only

June 21, 2025 20:23 IST

Official sources said that no bloodstains were initially found at the site due to light drizzle at the time of the attack, complicating the tracking.

Sat, Jun 21, 2025

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Inside the Maran family feud: Will the fight over Sun TV empire singe DMK?Subscriber Only

June 20, 2025 20:34 IST

DMK sources say M K Stalin tried to mediate between the brothers on at least two occasions in the past three months. But while Kalanithi and the Marans’ sister Anbukkarasi were open to a compromise, Dayanidhi “refused to listen”.

Sun, Jun 22, 2025

Former Union minister and DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran

SUN TV family feud: What are the allegations in Dayanidhi Maran’s legal notice to brother KalanithiSubscriber Only

June 20, 2025 07:24 IST

This brings the long-simmering inheritance dispute within one of Tamil Nadu’s most influential political and business families to a legal confrontation.

Fri, Jun 20, 2025

‘ED officials expanding their powers day by day’: Madras HC says agency had no power to seal film producer Akash Bhaskaran’s premisesSubscriber Only

June 19, 2025 06:48 IST

The ED had conducted a search and seizure operation on May 16 at multiple premises in connection with the alleged Rs 1,000-crore TASMAC scam.

Thu, Jun 19, 2025

Keezhadi row: Expert transferred again, CM Stalin says: ‘How many hurdles before Tamil race?’Subscriber Only

June 17, 2025 20:36 IST

Archaeologist K Amarnath Ramakrishna transferred for third time in nine months, days after he declined to revise his ‘final’ report dating Sangam settlement further back than previously thought

Wed, Jun 18, 2025

Tamil Nadu suspends ADGP after his arrest in abduction case, he moves Supreme CourtSubscriber Only

June 17, 2025 19:44 IST

Jayaram, a senior IPS officer, is accused of abetting the abduction of a minor boy by allowing his vehicle to be used.

Tue, Jun 17, 2025

This plan includes the structured development of the Crown Road, four functional zones and a central Peace Area around the Matrimandir, Auroville’s golden sphere-shaped spiritual centre that now requires visitors to buy an entry ticket

Bulldozers in an experimental township: As Centre’s master plan turns to reality, fear of Auroville turning into ‘Spiritual Disneyland’ risesSubscriber Only

June 17, 2025 11:34 IST

According to dozens of residents The Indian Express spoke to, over 300 Aurovillians have left the township over the past two-three years — either after they were asked to or on their own.

Mon, Jun 23, 2025

Madras HC orders ADGP’s arrest over teen abduction

Madras High Court orders ADGP’s arrest in abduction case, slams MLA for ‘misusing political power’Subscriber Only

June 17, 2025 07:37 IST

The judge warned that if the MLA failed to do so, strict action would follow.

Tue, Jun 17, 2025

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Political battle over Tamil Nadu history escalates, Stalin says truth about Keezhadi excavation ‘doesn’t suit BJP-RSS script’Subscriber Only

June 14, 2025 06:50 IST

“Even when confronted with carbon-dated artefacts and accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) reports from international laboratories on the Keezhadi excavations, they continue to demand more proof…,” Stalin said.

Sat, Jun 14, 2025

DMK vs BJP, with Pawan Kalyan in the middle: Why a religious festival is at the centre of latest Tamil Nadu rowSubscriber Only

June 11, 2025 09:05 IST

Madurai Police cite Marina air show tragedy, Bengaluru stampede to express concerns about managing crowd at annual gathering of Murugan devotees if Andhra Deputy CM turns up; BJP alleges deliberate obstruction

Thu, Jun 12, 2025

DMK’s days are numbered, NDA will form govt in 2026: Amit Shah in Tamil NaduSubscriber Only

June 08, 2025 19:16 IST

Taking a direct aim at Chief Minister M K Stalin, Shah said, “The CM here says Amit Shah can’t defeat DMK. Yes, try — but the people of the state will defeat you.”

Mon, Jun 09, 2025

After public fallout, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss makes surprise visit to fatherSubscriber Only

June 05, 2025 20:02 IST

Anbumani left soon after her arrival, fuelling speculation that the family’s unresolved sibling dynamics may be as central to the standoff as political control.

Fri, Jun 06, 2025