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    Kalaiyarasan detention: CM Vijay meets MIDS economist; minister admits police lapse

    Mahalingam Ponnusamy
    29 Oct 2026 8:35 PM IST

    Police say a reverse image search led them to the MIDS professor over a fake account’s post; DMK’s Stalin calls it the “peak of fascism” while TVK denies any political motive

    Kalaiyarasan Arumugam is Assistant Professor at the Madras Institute of Development Studies, and Visiting Research Fellow, King’s College London.
    Tamil Nadu
    Economist Kalaiyarasan Photo: mids.ac.in/kalaiyarasan
    Tamil Nadu

    Economist Kalaiyarasan detained over fake Instagram post; Stalin slams TVK

    29 Oct 2026 4:12 PM IST
    Nilgiris
    Tamil Nadu

    Environmental group demands firecrackers ban in Nilgiris to protect wildlife

    29 Oct 2026 4:09 PM IST
    DMK cadres gather outside former minister K.N. Nehru
    Tamil Nadu

    DVAC raids 25 premises linked to KN Nehru in Tamil Nadu cash-for-jobs case

    29 Oct 2026 10:06 AM IST
    Theni jailbreak

    Theni jailbreak: All 17 arrested; DGP cites human error, breach of protocol

    28 Oct 2026 2:42 PM IST
    KM Abbas

    KM Abbas, quiet defender of Mullaperiyar Dam, dies at 94

    27 Oct 2026 7:16 PM IST
    Theni jailbreak

    Theni jailbreak: How police caught 13 fleeing prisoners within 24 hours

    27 Oct 2026 7:12 PM IST
    Theni jailbreak

    No tunnel, no wall-scaling: How a staged seizure broke open Theni sub-jail

    27 Oct 2026 5:04 PM IST
    Theni jail break

    Theni jailbreak: 4 of 17 inmates who escaped captured; manhunt on for others

    27 Oct 2026 11:43 AM IST
    Former DMK minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi remanded to judicial custody till November 6

    Former DMK minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi remanded to judicial custody till November 6

    27 Oct 2026 8:39 AM IST
    Anbil Mahesh

    First ex-DMK minister arrested under TVK govt: Anbil Mahesh held in Rs 100 cr ‘scam’

    26 Oct 2026 5:21 PM IST
    Nirmal Kumar

    Gingee girl missing case under intensive probe, says TN Minister Nirmal Kumar

    26 Oct 2026 4:57 PM IST
    Madras HC denies anticipatory bail to Anbil Mahesh in Rs 100-cr ‘school scam’ case

    Madras HC denies anticipatory bail to Anbil Mahesh in Rs 100-cr ‘school scam’ case

    26 Oct 2026 2:15 PM IST
    Nilgiris mudslides: Bus buried, driver killed; Keralam students have narrow escape

    Nilgiris mudslides: Bus buried, driver killed; Keralam students have narrow escape

    25 Oct 2026 7:50 AM IST
    TN political buzz: Is Dhanush AIADMK’s answer to Vijay?

    TN political buzz: Is Dhanush AIADMK’s answer to Vijay?

    Mahalingam Ponnusamy
    25 Oct 2026 6:20 AM IST

    The AIADMK says it will welcome Dhanush, TVK says he is no threat to Vijay, and analysts see a Rajinikanth factor in the new scheme of things

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    Vijay govt slashes aviation fuel VAT to 16 pc, Centre welcomes move

    24 Oct 2026 6:34 PM IST
    Major TN parties walk out of ECI all-party meet on SSR, demand CEC’s resignation

    Major TN parties walk out of ECI all-party meet on SSR, demand CEC’s resignation

    23 Oct 2026 4:05 PM IST
    Not ganja, deadlier narcotic tablets are the craze among TN youth

    From 89,000 to over 10 lakh: Tamil Nadu’s 'tablet' seizures explode in 2026

    23 Oct 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Handcuffs

    Finfluencer Harish suicide: YouTuber Jason Samuel arrested on abetment allegations

    22 Oct 2026 7:02 PM IST
    A fisherman casts his net into the sea as dark clouds loom over the Bay of Bengal, in Chennai

    Tamil Nadu rains: Flooding hits southern districts, reservoir levels rise

    22 Oct 2026 4:25 PM IST
    Finance with Harish

    V Harish’s death puts lens on creator accountability, scrutiny, cyberbullying

    22 Oct 2026 10:49 AM IST
    Annamalai targets Centre over CJP protester detentions, cites Modis 2011 remarks

    Annamalai targets Centre over CJP protester detentions, cites Modi's 2011 remarks

    22 Oct 2026 8:40 AM IST
    CBI chargesheets 17 people, including Chinese nationals, in Rs 1,000 cr cyber scam

    NTK candidate Karthika arrested for poll violation; TN Opposition parties slam police

    20 Oct 2026 8:06 PM IST
    Palaniswami questions CM Vijays silence on international drug racket, seizure by DRI

    Palaniswami questions CM Vijay's 'silence' on international drug racket, seizure by DRI

    20 Oct 2026 2:51 PM IST
    Stalin slams TN govt on rising crimes, drug menace, blames CM Vijay

    Stalin slams TN govt on rising crimes, drug menace, blames CM Vijay

    19 Oct 2026 1:32 PM IST
    Chennai rains

    Heavy rains pound Chennai as monsoon enters active phase; yellow alert in 17 districts

    18 Oct 2026 10:06 AM IST
    DMK meeting

    SIR row: DMK demands CEC’s removal, slams Congress for ‘double standards’

    17 Oct 2026 7:18 PM IST
    Deva

    Veteran music director Deva dies at 76

    17 Oct 2026 12:18 PM IST
    DMK-TVK face-off as Vijay opens knowledge park; Stalin alleges scheme cover-up

    DMK-TVK face-off as Vijay opens knowledge park; Stalin alleges scheme cover-up

    16 Oct 2026 8:45 PM IST
    Kanimozhi joins anti-SIR protest

    Kanimozhi joins anti-SIR protest, demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation

    16 Oct 2026 7:27 PM IST
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