The Tamil Nadu government will get ₹ 944.8 crore in two installments from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to aid with relief efforts following Cyclone Fengal, according to an official announcement from the Home Ministry. The government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and guided by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, is working hand … Read more
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman expressed her Hindi-speaking abilities in a series of emotive comments. Sitharaman, who seemed angry while appearing in the Lok Sabha, said that she comes from a place where studying Hindi is considered a crime. She wondered if forcing people not to learn Hindi was also an imposition. “Mai aise state se … Read more
Cyclone Fengal weakened on Sunday, a day after making landfall near Puducherry, but its influence brought torrential rain to the union territory, which had the most rainfall in three decades, prompting the deployment of the Army and the NDRF to evacuate stranded people from inundated streets. In #Krishnagiri dist #Uthangarai, 503 mm of rainfall was … Read more
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rainfall warning for areas of Tamil Nadu, stating that the depression in the southwest Bay of Bengal has strengthened into a deep depression and is expected to develop into cyclonic storm ‘Fengal’ on Wednesday, November 27. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has forecast severe … Read more
Tamil Nadu’s Directorate of Government Education (DGE) has announced the exam dates for Class 10, Class 11, and Class 12 board exams today, October 14. Class 10Exam Date: Between March 28 and April 15, 2025 Result Date: May 19, 2025 Class 11 Exam Date: Between March 5 and March 27, 2025 Result Date: May 19, 2025 Class 12 Exam Date: Between … Read more
The Mysuru-Darbhanga Express collided with a goods train at Kavaraippettai Railway Station near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Friday evening, injuring up to 19 people. No casualties were reported. The repair operation was underway as of Saturday morning, with Southern Railways and state assistance organizations trying to remove the derailed coaches off the tracks. as a … Read more
This afternoon, three Tamil Nadu MLAs took the oath of office as ministers in the DMK administration as part of Chief Minister MK Stalin’s cabinet reshuffle. Senthil Balaji, the DMK leader who spent 15 months in jail for money laundering before being granted bail by the Supreme Court, was reinstalled as minister and took the … Read more
Tamil Nadu school education department on Wednesday extended the quarterly holidays till October 6. Quarterly exams in Tamil Nadu schools commenced on September 20 and are scheduled to conclude on Friday, September 27. The quarterly exam holidays are scheduled to begin on Saturday, September 28. The quarterly exam holidays were scheduled from September 28 to … Read more
Today, MK Stalin, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, will unveil a massive industrial project valued at ₹700 crore that would be reserved exclusively for over 18,000 female employees of Foxconn, the company that makes iPhones. The chief minister would inaugurate the first-of-its-kind-in-India industrial housing facility at the SIPCOT Vallam Vadagal industrial estate in Sriperumbudur, … Read more
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) campaign to make inroads in Tamil Nadu has met a disappointing end as state unit chief K Annamalai has lost. Annamalai lost the Lok Sabha elections from the Coimbatore seat to Ganapathy Rajkumar P of the DMK by a margin of 1,18,068 votes. As per the trends so far, the … Read more
Political strategist Prashant Kishor made a positive prediction for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, anticipating that the party will make a significant splash in eastern and southern states. Prashant Kishor predicted that the BJP could emerge at the top in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, which are strongholds of … Read more
Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Odisha will adopt the central government’s Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) scheme by signing memorandums of understanding, officials of the Union education ministry said on Sunday. The development comes days after the Union government said it will halt the disbursal of funds under its flagship Samagra Shiksha (universal education) … Read more
Thalapathy Vijay, a Tamil actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president, lashed out at the Centre on Monday after it implemented the disputed Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. The Centre announced the implementation of the CAA 2019, four years after Parliament enacted the law, paving the path for citizenship for illegal non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, … Read more
The government of Tamil Nadu declared that it will pay for transgender students’ whole higher education fees if they want to enroll in courses. The state government has granted Rs 2 crore to the Tamil Nadu Transgender Welfare Board for this purpose. On February 19, 2024, the Tamil Nadu government unveiled the state budget 2024-2025. … Read more
The Adani Group has inked memorandums of understanding (MoUs) for a substantial investment of over ₹42,700 crore in Tamil Nadu during the Global Investors Meet 2024. The largest chunk of this investment, amounting to ₹24,500 crore, will be spearheaded by Adani Green Energy Ltd, dedicated to three pump storage projects (PSP) over the next 5-7 … Read more