Tamil Nadu News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has commenced his 45-hour 'sadhana' session at the prestigious Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, amid the exhaustive election campaign. 

A video of a baby elephant sleeping with its family in the forests of Anamalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu is going viral. 

A couple's IPL-themed wedding invitation has gone viral on the internet. It is designed as an IPL trophy and the invite is written in the style of a match ticket. 

DMK chief MK Stalin has demanded that the Railway exam be conducted not only in Hindi and English, but also in Tamil as well. The exam, which is called General Departmental Competitive Exams (GDCE), is restricted to existing employees of the Indian Railways. 

The Madurai police has arrested six men after one of them opened fire at a toll plaza in the outskirts of the city. The gang member opened fire following an altercation with the toll booth staff. 

An explosion near a temple in Thiruporur has created panic in the area after one person died and four others were injured. A portion of the temple's compound wall and that of the neighbouring structure were damaged due to the explosion

A clash between two groups belonging to different castes broke out in Vedaranyam town in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The clash took place after a pedestrian of one caste was hit by a vehicle driven by a person belonging to another caste. 

Tamil Nadu chief minister K Palaniswami honoured chief of ISRO, K Sivan with the honourable Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. The Kalam award is to honour those who work for promoting scientific growth, humanities and students' welfare and the awardees should hail from Tamil Nadu.
 

Nalini Sriharan, who is one of the convicts in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, has been granted an extension in parole. Her parole was to end on August 25.

 

Five men, including a member from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) have been booked for attacking a shopkeeper and demanding money from him in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu

Parts of Tamil Nadu are obsessed with caste discriminatory bands that have created a stir amidst politicos. MyNation breaks down what they mean and what the controversy is all about. 

The elderly couple in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli who braved armed robbers, were presented with a special bravery award. Chief minister K Palaniswami presented them with the award

 

With just three days left for the temple doors to shut at the Kanchipuram Athi Varadar shrine in Tamil Nadu, actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth was one among the hundreds who thronged the temple
 

Former finance minister P Chidambaram, who had launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir is now at the receiving end of criticism as Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has calling him a burden on the planet.

The Samayanallur Police in Tamil Nadu arrested a 41-year-old man for allegedly raping four minors who were under his care at a girls’ home