Tamil Nadu

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday declared a two-week total lockdown from May 10 amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. The order was issued a day after the state recorded its biggest day spike of over 26,000 new COVID infections.…

Chennai: Tamil Nadu on Sunday imposed a statewide night curfew from 10 pm to 4 am, starting on April 20. On Sundays, there will be a complete lockdown in the state. A dozen states/union territories, including Odisha, had earlier clamped…

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has suspended former Special DGP, pending an inquiry into an allegation of sexual harassment against him, police sources said. The officer, who hails from Odisha, is facing charges of sexual harassment…

New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) will announce the schedule for Assembly elections in West Bengal, Puducherry, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Assam at 4.30 pm on Friday. Meanwhile, leaders from different political parties including Prime…

In a first of its kind, Cuddalore police in Tamil Nadu has installed sanitary napkin vending machines at 65 locations, including police stations, across the district. Cuddalore SP Sree Abhinav, while inaugurating the scheme at the district…

Chennai: At least 8 people are feared dead after a massive fire broke out at a firecracker factory at Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu on Friday. More than 14 workers are reported to be injured in the blast in the factory located in Sattur near…

Chennai: The transgender community has objected to medical examinations conducted to provide them identity cards in Tamil Nadu. Transgender activists are arguing that lower abdominal scan to ascertain their gender are “unnecessary and…

Chennai: A female advocate from Tamil Nadu has become the first Indian who officially doesn’t belong to any caste or religion. Neither 35-year-old Sneha, a resident of Tirupattur, nor her parents believe in caste or religion. They always…

New Delhi: Southern Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Kerala were on high alert as Cyclone Burevi, which weakened into a deep depression, inched closer to the southern states on Friday. The deep depression is likely to cross Ramanathapuram and…

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala is on high alert as cyclonic storm Burevi moved closer to its shores and is expected to cross here by Friday. The cyclonic storm is likely to affect seven districts for the next three days from Thursday. Apart…