Tamil Nadu Guv dismisses jailed minister V Senthil Balaji without consulting CM MK Stalin
Chennai/IBNS: In a controversial move, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has dismissed jailed Minister V Senthil Balaji from the Council of Ministers without consulting Chief Minister MK Stalin, adding more fuel to the already existing bitterness with the state's DMK government.
13 named in NIA chargesheet in Indo-Lanka illegal drugs/arms trade case over suspected LTTE revival
Chennai: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed chargesheet against 13 people, including Sri Lankan nationals, in the India-Sri Lanka illegal drugs (sourced from Pakistan) and arms trade case relating to attempts to revive the banned LTTE in the two countries.
Madurai: BJP state secretary in Tamil Nadu SG Suryah was arrested over a tweet in which he alleged that a sanitation worker died after he was forced to work in faecal water, media reports said.
TN Guv rejects MK Stalin's recommendation over allocating arrested DMK minister's portfolio
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Governor R.N.Ravi Thursday rejected the recommendations of Chief Minister M.K.Stalin allocating the portfolios held by arrested Minister V.Senthil Balaji to two other Ministers, calling them 'misleading and incorrect'.
Madras HC allows shifting of arrested Tamil Nadu Minister to private hospital for bypass surgery
Chennai/IBNS: The Madras High Court Thursday allowed the shifting of Tamil Nadu Electricity, Prohibition and Excise Minister V.Senthil Balaji, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case, to a private hospital for undergoing a bypass surgery.
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Wednesday joined the ranks of opposition-ruled states that have withdrawn a general consent for an investigation that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) enjoys after the arrest of DMK government's minister V Senthil Balaji in a money laundering case.
'Political harassment, vendetta by Modi govt': Kharge on Tamil Nadu minister Balaji's arrest
New Delhi/UNI: Stepping up his attack on Narendra Modi-led government, Congress president Mallikaarjun on Wednesday said the arrest of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is nothing but "political harassment and vendetta" by the ruling dispensation.
Tamil Nadu minister breaks down on camera after ED arrests him
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji broke down on camera after he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case on Wednesday, media reports said.
Supreme Court's Constitution Bench affirms Tamil Nadu law allowing Jallikattu
New Delhi/UNI: A five judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Tamil Nadu law that protects Jallikattu by claiming that the bull-taming sport is a cultural heritage of the state.
NHRC issues notice to Tamil Nadu govt, police over 3 deaths inhaling toxic fumes
New Delhi/UNI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued notices to Tamil Nadu government and state police over the reported death of three people while working at a septic tank.
Karnataka Election Results: Congress plans to move MLA-elects to Tamil Nadu
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Congress is planning to move its Karnataka MLA-elects to Tamil Nadu to thwart any alleged poaching as the grand old party is smelling a victory, media reports said.
Chennai: Tamil Nadu theatre owners have suspended the screenings of the film 'The Kerala Story' film from Sunday due to concerns over the law-and-order situation and the movie's lackluster response, media reports said.
SC dismisses TN Govt' appeal challenging Madras HC ruling on RSS route march
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court in its order on Tuesday dismissed the appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu government challenging a Madras High Court order permitting the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to carry out its route march in the state.
'Discriminatory': Tamil Nadu CM Stalin demands inclusion of Tamil in CRPF recruitment test
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has demanded the inclusion of Tamil language in the computer-based recruitment test for the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, media reports said.
Dindigul (Tamil Nadu): Police have registered a case against a Tamil Nadu Congress leader, who threatened to chop off the tongue of the judge who sentenced Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail in the 2019 criminal defamation case, media reports said.