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25.5-km Arakkonam-Kanchi package remains suspended since May 2025
CHENNAI: The work on the Tamil Nadu portion of the muchawaited Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway is stalled mainly because of a legal dispute involving a financially stressed contractor. Even as most other stretches of the flagship corridor are either...
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DVAC tightens noose on VSB, this time over Tasmac
CHENNAI: Opening yet another front against its battle against influential DMK leader V Senthilbalaji, who is already facing investigation over the alleged attempt to bribe TVK MLAs, this time related to the alleged multi-crore irregularities in Tasmac,...
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Min boycotts MSU convocation; CJP’s Gen Z lacks sanskar: Guv
TIRUNELVELI: The 33rd convocation of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (MSU) witnessed much drama on Tuesday, when Higher Education Minister P Viswanathan and two local MLAs boycotted the event, citing the relegation of ‘Tamil Thaai Vazhthu’ to the...
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CJP warns of fresh agitation if FIRs against protestors not dropped today
NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday warned of another agitation if the government did not act on its written promise to withdraw criminal cases against protestors and organisers by Tuesday. Addressing a press conference, CJP national...
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Aadhaar man Nilekani to reform NTA exams
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced the constitution of a high-powered task force, headed by Nandan Nilekani, Infosys co-founder and the architect of Aadhaar, to reform examinations conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The task...
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GEN Z FORCES DP CHANGE
The Cockroach Janta Party on Saturday called off its 36-day agitation after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned and the government accepted its other demands, a momentous win for the unprecedented youth-led movement that galvanised lakhs of...
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PRADHAN SHOULD GO, CJP INSISTS; GOVT SEEKS TIME
NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Friday told the government that its demand for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation is non-negotiable and warned if it is not accepted soon, the protests would grow bigger. CJP spokespersons...
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What doesn’t kill them makes them unbeatable
Braving lathis, tear gas and even pellet guns, the youth of India stayed on course with their stir at Jantar Mantar for yet another day, inspiring the otherwise cynical boomers to stream to the protest venue to express support and solidarity, and in...
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DON’T WASTE OUR TIME: CJI
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined a request for urgent listing of a plea challenging the police action against students during the Cockroach Janta Party-led protest march to Parliament on Monday, with Chief Justice of India Surya Kant...
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Bruised but not beaten: Youth back at Jantar Mantar
NEW DELHI: Undeterred by the beatings that many of their compatriots received at the hands of the Delhi police during the march to Parliament seeking Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG...
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TESTING TIME FOR PRADHAN
NEW DELHI: Thousands participated in the much-anticipated ‘Chalo Sansad’ (Parliament March) call given by the nascent youth movement, the Cockroach Janta Party, on the opening day of the Monsoon Session on Monday to demand the resignation of Education...
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High bill: Public rage rises, TNPDCL steps in
Facing mounting public anger over inflated electricity bills, which is threatening to blow up into a political issue for the TVK-led government, the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited has directed its field machinery to tighten billing...
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2 more held in MLA bribe case; Rs 2.8 cr seized
A seven-storey-tall, multi-stage orbital launch vehicle Built with an all-carbon composite structure; powered by in-house developed propulsion systems Designed to carry small satellites weighing up to 350 kg to Low Earth Orbit Is the first...
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‘Softened’ DMK awaits final Delimitation Bill
CHENNAI: In a stunning reversal of its position merely three months after going all out against the BJP-led NDA government on the proposed delimitation exercise in run up to the Assembly polls, the DMK has softened its stand and announced that it would...
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TN begins phase 1 of first digital Census
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu will roll out the self-enumeration phase of Census 2027 from Friday, marking the State’s participation in India’s first fully digital population census and the first nationwide headcount exercise in 16 years. Citizens can...
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Chennai tops Indian cities in sleep loss due to nighttime heat
NEW DELHI: India has emerged among the global hotspots for climate-related sleep loss, with people in the southern parts losing 78 to 91 hours of sleep annually, including eight to nine hours due to climate change, according to a new report by Climate...
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Indian killed in attack on UAE ship in Hormuz
NEW DELHI: An Indian national was killed and 10 others injured, two of them critically, in Iranian attacks on two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, prompting New Delhi to summon the Iranian deputy envoy to lodge a strong protest and...
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CM launches new ration card rollout; more biometric checks being studied
Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday launched the statewide distribution of 73,000 new ration cards, inaugurating the drive from Perambur by handing over smart ration cards to beneficiaries and assuring faster delivery of approved...
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New voters will need parents’ SIR details
It is not just existing voters not covered in previous Special Intensive Revision (SIR) who have to submit their parents’ SIR details to remain on the electoral rolls, but new applicants seeking inclusion in the voter list are also required to furnish...
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10 from TN drown in Vietnam
HANOI/DINDIGUL: Ten tourists from Tamil Nadu are among 15 Indians who drowned after their boat capsized about 400 metres off Hon May Rut Ngoai, an island in the An Thoi archipelago off the coast of Phu Quoc in Vietnam on Saturday. Chief Minister C...
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Conspiracy behind Karur stampede: CM
Returning to Karur for the first time after the stampede at his rally that killed 41 people in September last year, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday alleged that the previous DMK regime had politicised the tragedy, implied a conspiracy behind...
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NO, MINISTER: PARANDUR WAS AAI’S FINAL CHOICE
CHENNAI: Adding a new justification for the TVK-led State government’s decision to scrap the greenfield airport in Parandur, a marquee project over which the previous DMK regime had invested its political capital and actual capital to acquire large...
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NCERT’s revised textbook tweaks Cong’s Partition stand, drops Hitler
NEW DELHI: The NCERT class 8 social science textbook, which was revised following a controversy for allegedly defaming the judiciary, has more corrections — a tweaked version of Congress’ position on Partition in 1947 saying its acceptance as the only...
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Horse-trading: Guv likely to seek explanation from govt
CHENNAI: The political storm over the resignation of six AIADMK MLAs and their subsequent induction into the ruling TVK is set to enter a new phase, with Governor-in-charge Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar expected to examine petitions submitted by...
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DMK ended alliance by ‘poaching’ our functionary: Thiruma
CHENNAI: The induction of former VCK legislator into the DMK in the presence of former chief minister MK Stalin effectively signalled the end of the political alliance between the two parties, said VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan. Rejecting...
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El Niño effect: Next summer may begin in January itself
Hotter summers, erratic but intense monsoons, prolonged dry spells, urban flooding, and all around climate chaos. The effects of the dreaded climate phenomenon, El Niño, which is already being felt, is threatening to be disastrous for Tamil Nadu – and...
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Governor steps on CM’s turf, invites public grievances
CHENNAI: In the latest flashpoint in the continuing standoff between the Lok Bhavan and the ruling TVK-led coalition government, Governor in-charge Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Saturday invited citizens to bring their grievances directly to him,...
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Poaching plotters eyed many ruling party MLAs
CHENNAI: The accused arrested in the alleged plan to poach legislators from ruling TVK and those who put them up to the task targeted several MLAs, including two from Chennai, said police sources. The revelation has thickened the plot that has rocked...
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Board marks to count for prof courses soon
NEW DELHI: Board exams may have 50% weightage in crucial admissions, which are currently based on the scores of entrance exams like NEET and JEE, according to sources. The reforms are being considered by the Ministry of Education’s nine-member...
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Weeks into marriage, TVK & partners mull over modality
CHENNAI: Nearly two months after coming together to secure power in the face of serious political strife, the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and its allies in power held a sit-down for the first time to discuss the contours of a formal...
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Cabinet reshuffle likely over controversies, compulsions
CHENNAI: A combination of political compulsion to accommodate heavyweight defectors and controversies that threatened to affect the sheen of the newly formed government are likely to prompt Chief Minister and TVK president C Joseph Vijay to undertake a...
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Classes 9, 10 get respite from 3-language mandate
NEW DELHI: The CBSE on Monday issued fresh guidelines for the implementation of its three-language policy, granting exemption to the current batch of Class 10 students from studying three languages. As a one-time relaxation to Class 9 students, the...
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TN polio vax drive covers 51.8 L kids
CHENNAI: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Sunday launched the National Pulse Polio immunisation campaign in the State by administering oral polio vaccine to children, at the Adi Dravidar Welfare Higher Secondary School in Palavakkam here. The...
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CURTAINS DOWN ON KING OF SCREENPLAY
CHENNAI: Veteran writer, director, actor and a musician K Bhagyaraj passed away after suffering a massive cardiac arrest in Chennai on Saturday. He was 73. The outstanding student from the Bharathirajaa school, Bhagyaraj emerged as a trendsetter with...
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Who is sending factory workers back to Odisha?
CHENNAI: “What happened to my elder sister?” This was 19-year-old Bharat Juanga’s first question when DT Next contacted him on the phone, to ask him about his return to Odisha, even as his sister Padmini, 21, one of the victims of last week’s ammonia...
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PARANDUR WON’T FLY
After seven years of resistance from local communities, the new government led by CM Vijay is all set to announce the cancellation of Parandur airport project Big win for protestors, matter of honour for Vijay who assured during poll campaign that...
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House bypoll: Allies face chemistry exam
CHENNAI: Not even two months have gone by since the results of the State Assembly election was declared on May 4, but the people in six constituencies in Tamil Nadu will soon return to the polling booth to elect their representatives for yet another...
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CM Vijay says no fight with Delhi, no compromise on rights, hits out at DMK
CHENNAI: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday asserted that the Tamil Nadu government does not seek confrontation with the Union government, while reiterating its commitment to protecting the State’s rights and interests. Replying to the debate on...
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Gas leak toll rises to 7, dozens battling for life
CHENNAI: The toll in the ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing and export unit near Periyapalayam rose to 8 on Monday, even as 67 workers are battling for life at various hospitals in Chennai and Tiruvallur. Many of them are in critical...
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2 dead, many critical after ammonia leak in factory
CHENNAI: Two guest workers died and several others were hospitalised after an ammonia gas leak at a seafood export firm in Kannigaipair village in Periyapalayam, Thiruvallur, district on Sunday. The Thiruvallur district police have registered a case...
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16 fixed-dose drug combinations banned
CHENNAI/NEW DELHI: The Centre has prohibited the manufacture, sale and distribution of 16 fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs, saying they lack “therapeutic justification” and their continued use was not considered beneficial in relation to the...
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House stands united to damn Mekedatu
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Friday unanimously passed a resolution strongly opposing the proposed Mekedatu dam project of the Karnataka government and urging the Union government not to grant any approval for the project. The...
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AI TO ARCHAEOLOGY: GOVT UNVEILS ‘VETRI THAMIZHAGAM’ VISION
Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay-led government on Thursday unveiled an expansive five-year development agenda, placing water security, industrial growth, technology-driven governance and social justice at the heart of its policy framework. Projecting...
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101 days of wait for justice and a forced cremation of a Dalit man
The morning air at the electric crematorium felt heavier than usual on Wednesday. It wasn’t the regular family gathering to bid a loved one final adieu. It was the last rites of a son who had been dead for 101 days. His wailing mother picked up a...
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L1 OF EVERY L4 EARNED GOES TO REPAY DEBT, SAYS TVK GOVT'S WHITE PAPER
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu’s outstanding liabilities have nearly doubled from Rs 5.13 lakh crore in 2021 to almost Rs 10 lakh crore by March 2026. This means 22.8% of total revenue receipts and nearly one-third of the State’s own tax revenue are spent solely...
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Peace trumps; signing on June 19
Ending a war of choice he began, which claimed lives, destroyed properties, triggered a global energy crisis, and plunged millions across the world into misery, US President Donald Trump announced a deal with Iran to end the 107-day-long...
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With no assistance forthcoming, crew use chilled bottles to prevent decomposition
CHENNAI: The body of a 35-yearold sailor from Tamil Nadu, who died aboard a stranded vessel off the Oman coast, is being preserved using cold water bottles to prevent it from decomposing, even as the captain of the ship and the shipping company are...
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Tata factory served notice for polluting groundwater
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has issued a showcause notice to Tata Electronics Private Limited’s Phase-I facility in Krishnagiri district, for violations of conditions in its Consent to Operate and citing evidence of possible...
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CM announces Rs 135-crore package for Kuruvai farmers
CHENNAI: To mitigate the impact of the delayed southwest monsoon, which has deferred the customary opening of the Mettur dam on June 12 for irrigation, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday announced a special Kuruvai cultivation package worth Rs...
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At 1st NITI meet, CM seeks NEET exemption, 2nd AIIMS
CHENNAI: At his maiden NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday sought the Union government’s assistance for various welfare schemes, besides seeking State’s exemption from the National Eligibility cum Entrance...
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8-yr battle ends: MU pays RTI applicant Rs 10K in damages
CHENNAI: An eight-year struggle to obtain information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act from his own alma mater, a postgraduate alumnus of the University of Madras, finally ended last month when he received a cheque of Rs 10,000 as compensation,...
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Officials blame rising summer demand and ageing infrastructure Outages spark outrage: Govt faces fury over power cuts
CHENNAI: From Puzhal in the north to Porur in the west, neighbourhoods along East Coast Road to even Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s Perambur, frustrated residents across the city are hitting the streets to raise their voice against recurring power...
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We’re not scared: Roaches swarm Jantar Mantar in NEET challenge
NEW DELHI: Hundreds of protesters gathered at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Saturday under the banner of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over alleged irregularities in examinations and...
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Aim: 2031 election; route: civic polls
CHENNAI: Fresh after snapping ties with the BJP, which he has been trying for 18 months, former IPS officer K Annamalai said on Friday that he would revive the ‘We The Leader’ online platform and strengthen it into a people-centric political movement,...
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TVK govt’s 1st big ticket deal: L&T’s Rs 18,600 cr
CHENNAI: In its first big-ticket investment after coming to power less than a month ago, the TVK-led State government bagged a major deal with Larsen and Toubro on Thursday for investments worth Rs 18,600 crore across data centre, electronics...
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No TVK debut as Cong bags Rajya Sabha seat
Proving speculations true, the ruling TVK on Wednesday decided against making its debut to the Rajya Sabha and instead allotted the seat to the Congress, a key ally that has five MLAs supporting the State government. That is, despite its poor...
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CBSE portal faces 1L hacking bids in a day
NEW DELHI: The CBSE on Tuesday said “malicious actors” attempted to disrupt services on its re-evaluation portal through a barrage of cyberattacks, including a denial-of-service attack that caused 1.5 million hits on the platform within two minutes and...
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CM: TVK broke barriers of caste, religion, money
TIRUCHY: The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has broken the barriers of caste, religion and money for votes, which prevailed for over five decades in the state politics and made the common man part of the government, Chief Minister and TVK president C...
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FERTILITY DECLINE DEEPENS TN’S DELIMITATION WORRIES
CHENNAI: Contained within the National Family Health Survey, one of the most important statistical exercise that deals with health and healthcare in the country, is a detail that is about health and society, and increasingly political: the falling...
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Now, get building plan approvals within 27 days
CHENNAI: Tightening the building plan approval process to end the widespread complaint of delays, Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner GS Sameeran directed officials to issue final approvals within 27 days of the application. The circular has...
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India set for weakest monsoon in years
NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) revised its long-range forecast for the southwest monsoon, indicating that 2026 could witness one of the weakest monsoon seasons in recent years. According to the seasonal outlook for June to...
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Tongues wag after no Vijay-Gandhis show
CHENNAI: In the national capital for the first time after taking charge as the Chief Minister, TVK president C Joseph Vijay confined his itinerary to official engagements and returned to Tamil Nadu without meeting leaders of alliance partners, notably...
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AIADMK feud ends as rebels back with EPS; CVS isolated
CHENNAI: After being on the brink of a split for several days, the crisis within the AIADMK fizzled out on Wednesday, with the rebel MLAs, barring their leader C Ve Shanmugam, returning to the ‘official’ faction headed by party general secretary...
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AIADMK scrambles for unity as another rebel MLA defects to TVK
CHENNAI: Yet another day, yet another AIADMK MLA from the rebel camp switching over to the TVK, and yet another round of allegations of horse-trading by the ruling party. Senior AIADMK leader and Ambasamudram MLA Esakki Subaya, who had joined the...
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Horse-trading cry rises as 3 bolt from CVS camp
CHENNAI: In a series of developments that strengthened the ruling party and weakened the AIADMK, and the C Ve Shanmugam faction within it, three MLAs from the rebel camp resigned from the Assembly and joined the TVK on Monday. In another blow to the...
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Rubio: Visa policy not aimed at India, there could be bumps
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday flagged India’s concerns with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the Trump administration’s changes to visa and immigration policies, saying legal mobility should not be adversely impacted...
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Kovai girl’s rape-murder sparks outrage; CM vows strict action
Such inhuman and unforgivable crimes are unacceptable in our society. The government is firmly committed to securing severe punishment for those involved in such crimes. All immediate and necessary actions will be taken – C Joseph Vijay, Chief...
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Raja ‘hurts’ VCK on govt entry; Stalin steps in to douse the fire
CHENNAI: The unusual coalition equation that the DMK has been maintaining with its Secular Progressive Alliance partners, who helped TVK president C Joseph Vijay to form the government after the recent Assembly election delivered a fractured mandate,...
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COALITION SCRIPTS HISTORY IN RAINBOW GOVERNMENT
CHENNAI: Seven Dalits, two Brahmins, five from minority communities, ten from DMK’s once stronghold Chennai and its surroundings, nine from AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami’s backyard in the Kongu belt, but none from 19 districts, including Theni,...
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Cong ends 59-yr exile, to enter Cabinet; VCK, IUML call today
CHENNAI: After remaining on the margins of Tamil Nadu political landscape for 59 long years, during which it played largely insignificant roles, the Congress will return to the Tamil Nadu Cabinet, with the induction of Rajesh Kumar and P Vishwanathan...
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Rural Development dept tender nixed after row over 6-hour bidding window
CHENNAI: Tender release at 9 am, deadline at 3 pm, bidding window 6 hours. A tender floated by the Rural Development Department for the construction of a 30,000-litre overhead water tank at Karappettai village in Kancheepuram district on Tuesday...
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City woman crushed to death as elephants fight at camp in K’taka
BENGALURU: A woman tourist from Tamil Nadu, who was watching elephants at the Dubare camp in Karnataka’s Kodagu district being bathed in the river, was crushed to death during a fight between two trained elephants after one of them lost balance and...
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West Asia war stalls 500 city road works
CHENNAI: After fuel and commodity prices, the war in West Asia has now hit the streets of Chennai, literally, as the repair of more than 500 interior roads across the city has come to a standstill due to a sharp rise in bitumen price. This has left...
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Done waiting for allies, CM allocates portfolios
CHENNAI: After waiting for six days since swearing in as the Chief Minister along with nine other TVK MLAs, reportedly for alliance partners to finalise their Cabinet picks, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Saturday allocated portfolios to his...
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12-YEAR-OLD BODIES ROT IN RGGGH MORTUARY
CHENNAI: A severe crisis has gripped the mortuary at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH), where unclaimed bodies have piled up for years, and hundreds of viscera samples remain unprocessed, with some families’ wait for reports continuing...
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VIOLENT SUMMER STORM, LIGHTNING KILL 111 IN UP
LUCKNOW: At least 111 people were killed and 72 injured after storm, lightning and heavy rain pounded several districts of Uttar Pradesh, uprooting trees and damaging houses, an official statement said on Thursday. Several of the deaths were caused by...
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