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TMC chief Mamata Banerjee with her nephew Abhisekh Banerjee's daughter Azania (R), during interaction with media after trends show her party's wins in the State Assembly Election 2021, in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

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The timetable for when and how Mamata Banerjee launches the counter-offensive is unclear, but it will happen

02 May 2021 11:04 PM

Villagers burst crackers to celebrate the victory of U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in Painganadu a neighboring village of Thulasendrapuram, the hometown of Harris' maternal grandfather, at Thulasendrapuram in Chennai, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020. (PTI)

Kamala Harris' native villages in Tamil Nadu celebrate her win as US Vice-President

The villages, which are native to her maternal grandparents, were keenly waiting the outcome

08 Nov 2020 3:08 PM

Tamil Nadu Opposition toughens anti-NEET stance as another aspirant hangs self

The death comes days after another medical aspirant in Ariyalur in the state also allegedly committed suicide.

12 Sep 2020 7:31 PM

A medic collects a sample from a child for COVID-19 test in New Delhi. The situation in Delhi has started stabilising as the number of fresh cases continues to be on a decline. (PTI Photo)

14 lakh and counting, India’s COVID juggernaut in unstoppable momentum

Sikkim records its first death, leaving only Mizoram as the only state without a COVID fatality

27 Jul 2020 11:38 AM

Over 30 personnel at Naval Air Station 'INS Parundu' test positive for COVID-19. (Photo- Twitter)

30 Naval personnel at INS Parundu test positive for COVID-19

Defence sources said 'some' of the sailors, mostly who had arrived here recently on postings, have been affected with the virus

25 Jun 2020 3:39 PM

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa. (PTI Photo)

Entry of people from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala, TN prohibited: Karnataka CM

All shops will be allowed to open and all trains running within the state will be permitted

18 May 2020 2:10 PM

A deserted intersection in Chennai as a total civil curfew was clamped on the capital of Tamil Nadu and several other cities. (PTI)

Heartbreak in under-siege Salem: Mother collapses begging for son's release

Tamil Nadu's cities are a total contrast with rural districts

27 Apr 2020 11:18 AM

Health workers take a man's sample as Tamil Nadu intensified testing for coronavirus in Chennai in an effort to contain the virus in red zones in Tamil Nadu's big cities. (PTI)

Corona surge anticipated: Tamil Nadu's big cities to have total curfew for 4 days

Government opts for tougher measures because spread of epidemic in red zones not yet contained

24 Apr 2020 6:18 PM

A police officer gives a sample for a coronavirus rapid test in Chennai on Sunday, April 19, 2020. (PTI)

PM calls Palaniswami after corona cases spurt suddenly in Tamil Nadu

105 new cases of coronavirus reported statewide with 50 from Greater Chennai

20 Apr 2020 1:37 AM

Medical staff applaud as 35 formerly Covid-19 positive patients are discharged after their quarantine period from Omandurar Government Medical College in Chennai on Friday, April 17, 2020. (PTI)

103 patients discharged but 56 new cases crop up in Tamil Nadu

Thanjavur reports a surge of 17 coronavirus positive cases

17 Apr 2020 10:30 PM

Greater Chennai Corporation workers spray disinfectant inside a temporary set-up of 500 beds to quarantine coronavirus patients at the Chennai Trade Centre in Nandambakkam, Chennai. (PTI)

Dip in new cases makes Tamil Nadu chief minister highly optimistic

New coronapositive cases drop to 25 but state among the top three in India

17 Apr 2020 8:30 AM

Only a despotic government can tell its people not to help someone in need. (DC Photo: P Narasimha Murthy)

Banning giving charity to poor totally heartless

Tamil Nadu has a rich tradition of social work

15 Apr 2020 3:26 AM

Staf cheer as a formerly COVID-19 positive patient is discharged after being quarantined at the Kilpauk Medical College Hospital in Chennai on Saturday, April 11, 2020. (PTI)

4 lakh rapid test kits bound for Tamil Nadu diverted to USA

12 Apr 2020 10:33 AM

A woman gestures as she walks through a disinfection tunnel set up at the entrance of the Thennampalayam market in Tiruppur district of Tamil Nadu on April 1, 2020. (AFP)

80 per cent of Tamil Nadu Covid-19 cases traced to Old Delhi meeting

The state now has 234 positive cases, of which 190 are Tablighi returnees

01 Apr 2020 11:32 PM

Nationwide, people who attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Old Delhi from March 10-13, such as these people from Nalgonda and Miryalaguda in Telangana, have come forward to be tested for the Covid-19 virus after reports emerged that the coronavirus spread that meeting. (PTI)

Media declared 18 Tablighi Jamaat congregants Covid+; Their tests never took place

The 18 men from Tamil Nadu had voluntarily come forward to be tested

01 Apr 2020 9:05 PM

Health officials screen a driver for coronavirus symptoms on the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh on March 24, 2020. (AFP)

Panicky villagers burn new clothes sold to them by merchant under corona watch

Rumour on WhatsApp triggers panic in Tamil Nadu village

29 Mar 2020 8:27 PM

Health workers subject a truck driver to thermal screening at the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh interstate border on the outskirts of Chennai on March 24, 2020. (AFP)

Tamil Nadu reports first corona death: Patient, w/o travel history, dies in Madurai

However, he did have contact with two corona+ Thai nationals

25 Mar 2020 10:09 AM

The Central government’s Water Resources department also had sent a warning to Tamil Nadu Government about increasing water levels in the state. (Photo: ANI)

At least 15 killed as wall collapses due to heavy rains in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore

Widespread rains are expected across coastal Tamil Nadu due to a cyclonic circulation near Comorin on the Indian Ocean.

02 Dec 2019 9:17 AM

Makkal Needhi Maiam president Kamal Haasan on Wednesday reiterated that he may join hands with actor Rajinikanth if need arises. (Photo: ANI)

Hands should join together for Tamil Nadu's sake: Kamal Haasan

Comment came a day after Haasan said that his friendship with Rajinikanth was old and hinted at joining hands with him for politics.

20 Nov 2019 2:06 PM

Rajeswari was on her way to office when the accident happened and she is the only child in her family. (Photo: NDTV)

Madras HC ban against banners, not flagpoles, says TN CM after woman injured

DMK leader A Saravanan slammed the AIADMK calling it 'power drunk' and 'insensitive to sufferings of the people'.

12 Nov 2019 10:05 AM

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