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August 19, 2026, 03:01 PM - 4 min read
The Tamil Nadu government, led by Chief Minister Vijay, on Wednesday announced a series of welfare measures covering maternity benefits, legislators' allowances, milk procurement, medical education and healthcare infrastructure.
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August 11, 2026, 10:52 AM - 2 min read
Kamal Haasan, who heads the Makkal Needhi Maiam, termed it as a heartening and commendable step and stressed that it is essential for Tamil Nadu to hold its ground on the issue of safeguarding its constitutional rights and identity.
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August 10, 2026, 07:34 PM - 4 min read
Tamil Nadu could consider introducing incentives to encourage couples to have more children in the future amid a declining Total Fertility Rate (TFR) and the growing challenge of an ageing population, Health Minister K G Arunraj said on Sunday.
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August 8, 2026, 09:40 AM - 2 min read
Political parties in southern India have strongly resisted basing delimitation strictly on population numbers. They argue that states that successfully curtailed population growth over recent decades would be penalised with lower relative parliamentary representation, whereas northern states with higher fertility rates would gain additional power.
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August 7, 2026, 07:01 PM - 3 min read
The GO had said that the person be issued with a community certificate as belonging to one of the 7 notified sects for availing reservation upon conversion. The High Court in its judgement had held that the GO was strictly against the judicial pronouncements made by the High Court and the Supreme Court, holding that a person converting to Islam could only be treated as a Muslim.
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August 7, 2026, 01:57 PM - 3 min read
Vijay went on to mention, in the backdrop of history of this issue going back to debates held in Assembly since 1969, that while the stance of Tamil Nadu in this regard had shifted through the years from a legal route to a bilateral dialogue, he did not have any intention of referring to old rulings for his own political gain.
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August 4, 2026, 03:50 PM - 3 min read
"He has already been arrested but will be let off after questioning. We do not intend to remand Udhayanidhi Stalin. He will be released on station bail after inquiry," Vijay Narayan told the High Court, adding that the arrest had been made "in the interest of women.”
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August 4, 2026, 11:20 AM - 3 min read
A team of officers gathered outside Stalin's Chennai residence after the case was registered, while the opposition leader moved the Madras High Court seeking anticipatory bail, with a hearing scheduled for the afternoon.
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August 3, 2026, 03:49 PM - 3 min read
Tamil Nadu has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions to Karnataka to release Cauvery water, alleging the neighbouring State failed to comply with orders issued by the Cauvery Water Management Authority and Regulation Committee.
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August 2, 2026, 06:54 PM - 2 min read
Four of the deceased have been identified as Kanagaraj, his wife Poornima, and their daughters Amritha and Aarthi, residents of Gurubampalayam near Madukkarai in Coimbatore.
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August 2, 2026, 02:41 PM - 2 min read
The annual festival of the Holy Sengol Mata Temple is a major event in Rameswaram and draws people from Olaikuda, Sangummal, Sudukattanpatti, Olaikudda and surrounding areas.
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July 13, 2026, 04:43 PM - 3 min read
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Madras High Court's statewide ban on cow and calf slaughter in Tamil Nadu, saying part of the order appeared to require correction.
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