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8 people killed in firecracker unit blast in TN, CM announces relief

Eight people, including three women were killed in an explosion at a firecracker unit in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri district on Saturday, said police. The sudden explosion that occurred in the firecracker manufacturing godown in Pazhayapettai in the district left many injured. Due to the impact of the explosion, houses and some shops near the unit were damaged, they said. Police, and fire and rescue services personnel have rushed to the spot to rescue the affected.

TN Class 11 supplementary results 2023 releasing today, more details here

TN Class 11th Supplementary Result 2023 will be soon accessible on the official site at dge.tn.gov.in. Follow the steps below to see yours

Foxconn unit in talks for $200 million components plant in Tamil Nadu

In the last few months, Foxconn had announced significant investment plans in states like Karnataka, Telangana and Tamil Nadu, bolstering its presence in South India

Shah to launch 'En Mann, En Makkal' Padayatra on Jul 28 ahead of LS polls

The Tamil Nadu BJP is all set to launch a six-month-long padayatra 'En Mann, En Makkal' (My Land, My People) on July 28, seeking a decisive mandate ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election to install party leader Narendra Modi as Prime Minister for a third term. The poll campaign, which will cover 234 assembly constituencies in the state, will be launched by the party's senior national leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the temple town of Rameswaram on Friday evening, BJP state president K Annamalai said here on Thursday. "The campaign will be conducted in five phases to cover all the 39 Parliamentary constituencies and we have planned to conclude it on January 11, 2024, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. After Amit Shahji's inauguration, the campaign will commence from Rameswaram on July 29," Annamalai told reporters here. Annamalai, who will lead the padayatra covering over 1,770 km by foot and the remaining distance in the rural areas by vehicle, said at least one central ...

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Foxconn unit in talks for $200 mn components plant in Tamil Nadu: Reports

Brand Cheng, CEO of Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII), and other company representatives last week met Tamil Nadu officials including its chief minister to discuss investments in the state

Omron Healthcare starts construction of manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu

The new manufacturing unit is expected to start functioning by March 2025

Bond auction: 11 states borrow Rs 19,000 cr; Tamil Nadu tops the list

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed that Tamil Nadu raised the highest amount of Rs 5,000 crore through two bonds

In political palette of TN, saffron is a colour DMK wants turned pallid

On June 14, Balaji was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after 18 hours of interrogation and a search of his official residence and chamber at the state Secretariat

Tamil Nadu gives nod to 10 investment proposals worth Rs 6,000 crore

Early this year, the Finland-headquartered firm had announced a Rs 1,800 crore investment plan in India in the next three years

CM Stalin to provide practice facilities to Manipur sportspersons in TN

A part of the seven sisters, Manipur has produced some of the greatest athletes in sporting history like Mary Kom, Chanu Saikhom Mirabai, Kunjarani Devi and many others

Stalin takes veiled swipe at BJP, accuses it of wearing 'fake Tamil mask'

Some have put on the "Tamil mask" to deceive people but the calculation they make would misfire, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin said here on Saturday in a veiled attack on the BJP. In his address at the 42nd anniversary celebrations of 'Muthamizh Peravai', a forum dedicated to nurturing Tamil literature, Stalin recalled the literary work of late chief minister and DMK patriarch 'Kalaignar' M Karunanidhi (1924-2018). Underlining the government's recently completed initiatives such as the Kalaignar centenary super speciality hospital at Guindy here and the state-of-the-art Kalaignar memorial library in Madurai, he said people have been benefitted through such projects. Fostering Tamil literature (its three forms, the Muthamizh -- Iyal, Isai and Nadagam) means nurturing Tamil language and protecting the Tamil people. Without naming anyone, the Chief Minister said: "Today, some (people), even while pursuing activities against the Tamil language and the Tamil ...

PMLA case: SC seeks ED's reply on plea by Senthil Balaji against HC order

The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the pleas of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji and his wife Megala challenging the July 14 order of the Madras High Court upholding his arrest by the probe agency in a money laundering case. A bench of Justices A S Bopanna and M M Sundresh issued notice to the ED on the pleas and posted the matter for hearing on July 26. The minister and his wife have filed two separate petitions in the top court challenging the high court order. Besides upholding the arrest of the minister, the high court had also held as valid his subsequent remand in judicial custody by a sessions court in the money laundering case arising out of the alleged cash-for-jobs scam in the state's transport department when he was the transport minister. He continues to be a minister without portfolio in the Tamil Nadu cabinet. Justice C V Karthikeyan, who was named as a third judge by the high court to hear the habeas corpus petit

TN minister Balaji's plea in money laundering case to be heard on Friday

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Friday the pleas of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji and his wife Megala challenging the July 14 order of the Madras High Court by which it upheld his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices P S Narasimha and Manoj Misra took note of the submissions of senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the minister and his spouse, that the issue would become infructuous if not heard urgently. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the anti-money laundering probe agency, opposed the submissions of Sibal seeking urgent hearing, saying wrong facts have been narrated and the Chief Justice of the High Court is yet to refer the matter to a division bench for further proceedings. If the bench seeks to list it tomorrow then I have no problem, the law officer said. We will list if for hearing, the bench said. The minister and his wife have filed two separate .

Tamil Nadu has secured nearly Rs 3 trn investments till date: Govt

Tamil Nadu has attracted fresh investments to the tune of nearly 3 lakh crore from various companies by signing 240 new projects till date, the state government said on Wednesday. The new investments are expected to generate over 4 lakh new jobs in the state. With a vision of growing Tamil Nadu into a USD 1 trillion economy by 2030, the DMK government, after assuming office on May 7, 2021, has been engaged in taking up new measures to boost industrial activity in the state. Chief Minister M K Stalin, along with a host of delegates, have been on overseas trips to invite multinational companies to set up shop in the state. "Till date, this government has attracted Rs 2,96,681 lakh crore investments that will create 4,14,836 new jobs and signed 240 new projects," an official release here said on Wednesday. In a bid to further enhance industrial production, an ultra-modern integrated manufacturing facility is being set up by SOL India Pvt Ltd at an outlay of Rs 145 crore, for which St

AIADMK chief Palaniswami accuses DMK's partners of being 'servile'

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday accused the allies of DMK of being "servile" to the Tamil Nadu's ruling party and said partners in the National Democratic Alliance had freedom to speak facts. In Tamil Nadu, the former chief minister said it was his party, the AIADMK, that led the NDA while at the national level the BJP steered the coalition. The NDA would emerge victorious in 330 Lok Sabha constituencies across the country, the AIADMK top leader said in the national capital. Speaking to reporters, when asked if it was possible to garner 50 per cent plus vote share in view of factors such as price rise, Palaniswami said the country has witnessed growth under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi despite aspects like the coronavirus pandemic. Also, several economies in the world faced challenges. However, in India it was not the case as challenges were tackled well by the NDA. Across the world, the nation's reputation has grown under Modi's ...

TN calls topping export preparedness index proof of its pro-biz climate

Tamil Nadu's electronics exports posted almost a two-fold increase in electronic exports from $1.86 billion in 2021-22 to $5.37 billion in 2022-23

Export preparedness: Tamil Nadu takes top spot, Gujarat slips to 4th

The ranking is based on four main pillars: Policy, business ecosystem, export ecosystem and export performance

Tamil Nadu tops NITI's Export Preparedness Index 2022 among coastal states

Tamil Nadu has pipped Maharashtra and Gujarat to emerge as the top state among coastal states in the Niti Aayog's Export Preparedness Index 2022. The index is aimed at assessing the readiness of the states in terms of their export potential and performance. Tamil Nadu is followed by Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal and Kerala in that order in the ranking of coastal states, according to the government think tank's report released on Monday. Among hilly/Himalayan states, Uttarakhand has ranked at the top position. It is followed by Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Sikkim, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram in that order. Haryana topped the chart among the landlocked regions. It was followed by Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. In the category of union territories/small states, Goa was ranked first. Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar and Ladakh were ranked second, third, fourth and fifth,

ED raids TN minister K Ponmudy, his MP son, DMK dubs action as 'vendetta'

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday conducted raids at the premises of DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy and his MP son Gautham Sigamani in a money laundering case, official sources said. The raids are being undertaken at the premises of the father-son duo in state capital Chennai and in Villupuram, they said while the ruling DMK dubbed the action 'political vendetta.' Ponmudy is the second Minister in the Chief Minister M K Stalin's Cabinet to face ED raids following Senthil Balaji, who was arrested last month in a cash-for-jobs case following searches. The 72-year old Ponmudy is an MLA from Tirukkoyilur Assembly constituency in Villupuram district while his 49-year old son Sigamani is a Member of Parliament representing the Kallakurichi seat. The money laundering case is linked to alleged irregularities when Ponmudy was the state mining minister (between 2007 and 2011) and there were allegations of violation of quarry licence conditions leading to lo