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Tamil Nadu renames breakfast scheme after former CM Kamaraj

CHENNAI, July 23 -- The Tamil Nadu government has renamed its flagship Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme as the 'Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme', according to a government order issued on W... Read More


DMK demands abolition of NEET amid student protests

CHENNAI, July 23 -- DMK president M K Stalin on Wednesday demanded the abolition of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), saying scrapping the examination was the only lasting solution to... Read More


TN assembly speaker clarifies rules for arrest of sitting MLA

CHENNAI, July 22 -- Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker J C D Prabhakar on Tuesday clarified that the Speaker's office had no role in the arrest of DMK MLA Markandayan G V over his alleged remarks against chi... Read More


No formal bid to shift Parandur airport site: DMK MP

CHENNAI, July 22 -- The Centre was yet to receive a formal request from the Tamil Nadu government to change the proposed site for the establishment of a new greenfield airport at Parandur in Kancheepu... Read More


CM Vijay reviews Mekedatu issue, may announce further action in 10 days

CHENNAI, July 21 -- Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday chaired a high-level meeting on Karnataka's proposed Mekedatu dam across the Cauvery and is expected to announce the state's next... Read More


Ford delegation meets CM Vijay, discusses expansion plans in state

CHENNAI, July 21 -- Top officials of US-based automaker Ford Motor Company on Monday met Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay at the Secretariat to discuss expediting manufacturing operations at t... Read More


Guv supports NEP 2020, research-based learning

CHENNAI, July 20 -- Tamil Nadu governor Rajendra Arlekar on Sunday, backing the implementation of the National Education Policy 2020, stressed the need for research-oriented education, multidisciplina... Read More


TN govt bus driver held for sexually harassing girl

CHENNAI, July 17 -- A 36-year-old government bus driver was arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a four-year-old girl near Coimbatore, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred on Tuesday w... Read More


Inmate dies in Nagercoil prison, family members allege torture

CHENNAI, July 15 -- A 35-year-old repeat offender lodged in the Nagercoil sub-jail in Tamil Nadu's Kanniyakumari district died on Monday, triggering protests by his family, who alleged he was tortured... Read More


CM Vijay launches slew of development projects in his maiden visit to Perambur

CHENNAI, July 14 -- Tamil Nadu chief minister and Perambur MLA C Joseph Vijay on Monday made his maiden visit to his Assembly constituency after assuming office, inaugurating a series of development p... Read More