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CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu assembly secretary has informed the Madras high court that acceptance of resignation of four AIADMK MLAs will not operate to extinguish, defeat or render infructuous the disqualification proceedings pending against the legislators under the tenth schedule of the Constitution.In her nine-page counter affidavit filed in response to the petitions moved by…

Waste is burnt at Kolathuvanchery water body near Iyyappanthangal Metro station in Kancheepuram Chennai: Tonnes of plastic, meat waste and household refuse are being dumped and burnt at the Kolathuvanchery water body near Iyyappanthangal Metro station, exposing thousands of residents to toxic smoke and causing health issues.Kolathuvanchery, a village panchayat near Iyyappanthangal in Kancheepuram district,…

Dog vaccination drive | File photo Chennai: Tambaram Corporation has vaccinated 42,149 of its estimated 46,286 stray dogs — nearly 90% — through about 10 mass vaccination drives over the past six months under its anti-rabies campaign titled COHAB (Cohabitation). The campaign was launched in Dec last year as part of an initiative to break…

Tamil Nadu faces a “deep mess” within a month of regime change, warns former CM M.K. Stalin, citing industrial reluctance, rising crime, and farmer distress (File photo: M K Stalin) CHENNAI/TRICHY: Former chief minister M K Stalin on Sunday said Tamil Nadu was facing the danger of “descending into a state of deep mess” within…

Dr Soumya Swaminathan, chairperson, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation at an event organised by Super Chennai — a social impact initiative launched by CREDAI Chennai. Chennai: There is a huge potential and opportunity to use artificial intelligence in the public health system and deliver proper care to the target population, said Dr Soumya Swaminathan, chairperson, MS…

Chennai: Three of a family from Madurai died in a road accident in Villupuram district on Sunday as the car in which they were travelling rammed against the parapet of a bridge on the Chennai-Trichy national highway when the car driver attempted to overtake another vehicle.The incident happened around 7.45am when the family from Pazhanganatham…

CHENNAI: Former chief minister and DMK president M K Stalin’s son-in-law V Sabareesan has issued legal notices against two Tamil Nadu ministers, Aadhav Arjuna and CTR Nirmal Kumar seeking unconditional apology for their statements alleging that he was involved in corruption across 16 departments during the previous DMK govt. Sabareesan has sought both the state…

CHENNAI: DMK workers staged a road blockade at Doveton in Vepery on Monday, demanding legal action against TVK minister Sarathkumar over a viral video that showed him handling a white powder during an IPL match in 2025.Police, who had denied permission for the protest, detained at least 50 demonstrators and dispersed the gathering.The protest was…

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Medical Selection Committee will begin accepting online applications for MBBS and BDS admissions at noon on Monday, offering students across the state their first formal step toward a medical/dental seat — even before national entrance results are out.The application portal, tnmedicalselection.org, will go live at noon, officials said. The window will stay…

Ravichandran PurushothamanI grew up on a farm, where you learn to never waste what you spent months cultivating. The sun is free. Diesel is not. That lesson came back in April, when Rajasthan—India’s largest solar state with 41 GW of capacity—was forced to switch off its own sunshine. In March alone, 8,300MW of renewable power…