CHENNAI: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) announced on Wednesday the start of northeast monsoon finished Tamil nadu Y Kerala. “The southwest monsoon retreated from across the country today. Simultaneously, the northeast monsoon started over the southern tip of the Indian peninsula, including Tamil Nadu and Kerala, ”said IMD Deputy Director …
Read More »Indian fishermen allegedly attacked by Sri Lankan Navy for trespass and 1 injured
The injured fisherman is from Rameswaram of Tamil Nadu. (Figurative) Chennai: A group of Indian fishermen were allegedly attacked by Sri Lankan Navy personnel last night for allegedly invading the territorial waters of the island nation. One of the fishermen was injured. The fishermen have denied having entered Lankan waters …
Read More »Deaths in Tamil Nadu custody: CBI says father and son Jeyaraj, Benniks were beaten from 7:45 pm to 3 am
Jeyaraj and Benniks were arrested for keeping their mobile phone shop open 15 minutes after curfew. Chennai: In the death in custody of a man and his son in Tamil Nadu in June, the CBI says it has been established that the two were tortured for more than six hours …
Read More »SC rejects request for implementation of OBC 50% reserve in Tamil Nadu medical colleges – education
On Monday, the Supreme Court rejected the petition requesting the implementation of the 50 percent Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation in Tamil Nadu medical colleges in the seats contributed to the All India Quota (AIQ) by part of the state. A bench headed by Judge L Nageswara Rao rejected requests …
Read More »Narendra Modi: Think troops at the borders, light a ‘diya’ for them | India News
NEW DELHI: As India and China clash over the Royal Line of Control in eastern Ladakh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to light a ‘diya’ in their homes in support of the forces security guarding the borders of India. “We must also think of our brave-hearted soldiers …
Read More »Why feminists should join the movement against the Manusmriti
On Saturday, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK, Panther Liberation Party) held demonstrations across Tamil Nadu to demand the banning of the Manusmriti as a text that degrades and enslaves women. Orchestrating a mass popular protest, VCK President Thol. Thirumavalavan joins the ranks of revolutionary anti-caste feminists like Mahatma Phule, Revolutionary Dr. …
Read More »23-Year-Old Trans Kitchen Employee Arrested For Sangeetha Murder
Police Commissioner Sumit Saran tells TNM that a ‘personal dispute’ was the cause of the murder. Coimbatore police arrested a 23-year-old man named Rajesh, in connection with the murder of Sangeetha, a 60-year-old trans businesswoman in the district. Police Commissioner Sumit Saran tells TNM that a ‘personal dispute’ was the …
Read More »Once the Covid vaccine is ready, it will be given free to people in Tamil Nadu, says CM Edappadi K Palaniswami
Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said Thursday that as soon as the vaccine for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is ready, it will be given to the people of the state for free. The announcement comes on a day when Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while publishing the Bharatiya Janata …
Read More »Entrepreneur trans woman found murdered in her Coimbatore home
Investigative officers tell TNM that Sangeetha’s body was found in a plastic water can, wrapped in a blanket. In a major shock to Coimbatore residents on Wednesday, local police recovered the body of the District Transgender Association president, Sangeetha, from her residence. Investigating officers tell TNM that the body was …
Read More »Covid: Large number of cases, but Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Bengal reduce testing | India News
NEW DELHI: Some states with high numbers of coronavirus cases, such as Maharashtra, Rajasthan and West Bengal, have reduced testing even though their positivity rates (total confirmed cases per 100 tests) are at alarming levels of 15% , 10% and 9% respectively. Maharashtra’s total testing over 14-day periods fell to …
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