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Archana Patnaik named TN's new Chief Electoral Officer

THE Election Commission of India on Friday designated senior IAS officer Archana Patnaik as the Chief Electoral Officer for Tamil Nadu.

Case on Surya over farmer death report

BJP MP, two editors of Kannada digital platforms shared fake report linking Waqf row

Runoff water fight ends in murder

POLICE arrested a 31-year-old man on Friday for allegedly stabbing his neighbour to death in Aminjikarai over an argument on Thursday night.

IRCTC announces domestic, international tour packages

THE South Zone of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on Friday announced various domestic and international tour packages for November and December.

Money laundering: 4 get bail after 1K days in jail

FOUR men facing trial in a money-laundering case arising out of an alleged ₹1,137 crore cheating case were given bail by a CBI court in Chennai as they had faced incarceration for more than 1,000 days.

Seeman booked for denigrating Karunanidhi

KARUR police on Thursday registered a case against Seeman, the chief coordinator of Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK), for allegedly making derogatory remarks against former CM M Karunanidhi.

Bangladeshi man held in Tiruppur shared room with terror suspects

A Bangladeshi national was arrested from Tiruppur on Thursday, and investigations have revealed that he had stayed with members of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), a banned terrorist outfit.

Statewide digital crop area survey starts in Cuddalore, to cover 24 cr ha

AGRICULTURE and Farmers' Welfare Minister MRK Panneerselvam inaugurated a digital crop area survey initiative covering 24.45 crore hectares in Tamil Nadu on Friday.

Stalin can't freeze govt schemes to name buildings after his dad: EPS

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday alleged the DMK government has abandoned several 'people-oriented' projects, and is keen on constructing Kalaignar International Convention Centre in Muttukadu at a cost of ₹487 crore.

CM hands over Karunanidhi Tamil award to ex-UoM prof

CM MK Stalin presented the Kalaignar M Karunanidhi Classical Tamil Award to former University of Madras Tamil professor M Selvarasan (78) on Friday.

Green trend no bar, power corpn wants to improve efficiency of thermal plants

TAMIL Nadu Power Generation Corporation (TNPGC), despite facing challenges in keeping up the Plant Load Factor (PLF) at its coal-based thermal power plants, is aiming to improve efficiency by raising the PLF that indicates how much of a power plant's full capacity is being utilised.

Segregate graft cases of MPs, MLAs to speed up trial: Govt

343 non-corruption, 76 corruption cases pending against TN legislators

Mere intention to commit crime does not constitute an offence, rules HC judge

HOLDING that mere intention or preparation to commit a crime does not constitute an offence under Section 511 of the IPC unless an attempt is made, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently quashed an FIR against a duo on charges of trying to steal sand from a waterbody in Tiruchy.

Bail for bizman, friend held for creating ruckus on Marina beach

THE Madras High Court has granted bail to businessman Chandramohan and his friend Dhanalakshmi who were arrested by the Mylapore police recently for creating ruckus over parking a car on Loop Road on the Marina and abusing policemen.

State declares snake bite a notified disease

THE Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced that snake bites have been declared as a notified disease under the Tamil Nadu Public Health Act, 1939, becoming only the second state in India after Karnataka to do so.

Anna Nagar, haunted by flood, keeps sandbags, pumps ready

MONSOON woes drown even posh areas of the city like Anna Nagar every year, which residents attribute to poor urban planning and old and inadequate drainage system.

Jasper et sard stones unearthed in Vembakottai

\"SURA Aeru ezhuthiya mothiram thottal,\" posted Minister Thangam Thennarasu on social media on Friday.

NEED A HOLISTIC PLAN, NOT KNEE-JERK REACTION

Every year Chennai's weather predictions of impending rains and cyclones inundate print, visual, and social media with news of potential floods. I live on the banks of the Virugambakkam-Arumbakkam Canal in Choolaimedu since 1973.

Min chairs meet to ensure full power supply

Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji held a meeting with officials at the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) headquarters in Chennai on Friday to discuss plans for ensuring uninterrupted power supply during the ongoing northeast monsoon and the upcoming summer season.

Heavy showers to continue in coastal and delta districts for next five days

HEAVY rain is expected over parts of Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur and Pudukkottai for the next four to five days, according to the Regional Meteorological Centre in Chennai.

Probe use of orderlies by prison officials, free them, says HC

EXPRESSING concern over the colonial practice of employing orderlies for household chores, the Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu home secretary to hold an inquiry into the employment of orderlies in the residences of higher officials of the prisons department and free them.

VCK chief rejects rumours, reaffirms bond with DMK

VIDUTHALAI Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) president and Chidambaram MP Thol Thirumavalavan on Friday said that some factions are working to engineer a rift in the DMK alliance by using VCK as a tool.

Cong trying to divide OBCs, restore J&K's special status: Modi

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Friday kicked off his campaign for the Maharashtra assembly polls at Dhule, tearing into the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in general and the Congress in particular.

Lokpal seeks Sebi chief's explanation on complaints

TAKING cognizance of complaints of impropriety and conflict of interest filed by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and two others, anti-corruption body Lokpal on Friday sought explanation from Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch on the matter.

SC lifts crucial bar that kept AMU out of the minority list

IN a landmark verdict on his last day in office on Friday, a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud overruled by 4:3 its 1967 position that the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) can't claim minority status because it was created by a statute.

PUTIN SAYS INDIA DESERVES STATUS OF SUPERPOWER

Cites fastest growing economy, population, culture to make his point

TECH PARK BOOST WILL STRESS BENGALURU MORE

THE ministry of electronics and information technology has listed 89 tech parks to be created or expanded in Bengaluru, eyeing a major infrastructure push aimed at bringing in foreign and domestic investments.

LIFE IS BUT A RACE

Sanjeeva Rao Guthi's artwork reflects on whether the drive for progress leads to fulfillment or simply propels an endless race

LOW-CODE HERE TO STAY FOR ASIA-PACIFIC FIRMS

OW-CODE adoption continues to accelerate across APAC (Asia-Pacific) as one-third (33%) of enterprises recognised it as a critical tool for driving automation and future-proofing their businesses.

Why Australia plans to ban social media for those Under 16 years of age

IN what could be a world-first, the Australian government has proposed a ban on children under 16 from using social media platforms such as X, Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram.