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Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin (ANI photo/file) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu’s ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Monday said it has filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the southern state.The Election Commission of India (ECI) last week ordered the next leg of the SIR of electoral rolls,…
How political ideology and violence can lay waste to scientific achievement, and the resilience and resolve of scientists committed to their mission despite persecution, war and starvation, is the story Simon Parkin tells in The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad: A True Story of Science and Sacrifice in aCity Under Siege . When ace explorerbotanist Vavilov,…
Vijay and MK Stalin (File photo) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Wednesday addressed the Karur tragedy in the assembly, where a stampede at actor-turned-politician Vijay’s rally killed 41 people. He blamed the crowd management and Vijay, saying the delay in the leader’s arrival caused severe congestion.“Karur has shaken the conscience of…
NEW DELHI: Chennai Police on Thursday detained 39 Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) members near Porur in Tamil Nadu, ANI reported citing police. The Sangh members have been accused of organising a puja and special ‘shakha’ training at a government school without prior permission.“Police detained 39 RSS members near Porur, Chennai, after they conducted a Guru…
NEW DELHI: A case has been registered against senior TVK leader Adhav Arjuna at the North Zone Cyber Crime Police Station in Tamil Nadu after he stirred controversy by urging the nation’s youth to launch a revolution in a social media post that was later deleted.Police registered the case under Section 47/2025 u/s 192, 196(1)(b),…
NEW DELHI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor Vijay on Tuesday released a sombre video message three days after the Karur stampede that killed 41 people, saying that his heart is full of “pain.” The TVK leader expressed sorrow over the incident, saying that it should not have happened and hoped to visit Karur…
Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin announced a one-member inquiry commission, led by former judge Arunachalam Jagadeesan, into the Karur stampede that claimed 41 lives CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M.K. Stalin on Monday urged people not to spread rumours or misinformation on social media about the Karur stampede, which claimed 41 lives on September 27….
TAMIL NADU: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin reached Karur in the early hours of Sunday to meet the families of those who died and were injured in a stampede during a campaign event for TVK leader and actor-turned-politician Vijay, held about 400 km from Chennai. Reflecting on the tragedy, the chief minister expressed deep…
Tamil actor-comedian Robo Shankar, known for his comic timing in films alongside stars like Dhanush and Thalapathy Vijay, has passed away at 46. The actor breathed his last at GEM Hospital in Chennai on Thursday night.The hospital confirmed in a statement that Robo Shankar was admitted on September 16, 2025, in critical condition due to…
