The holiday has been announced to enable employees and students to celebrate the festival, according to a govt order.
Tamil Nadu allows MLAs to use MLACDS funds to build and renovate anganwadi centres from this fiscal year; ₹828 crore allocated across 234 constituencies.
In a video that went viral on social media, the councillor was heard saying, “If we had finished him off at Karur on that day, we wouldn’t be in this situation today.” The remark was allegedly directed at Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, in an apparent reference to the stampede in Karur
M K Stalin, the DMK president, has submitted a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu regarding electoral roll revisions. He claims that the Special Intensive Revision led to many genuine voters being removed from the rolls. Stalin accuses Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of making unconstitutional decisions that disregard other election commissioners' opinions. He is seeking both parliamentary and judicial intervention to address this issue.
Sources said that the event will be held in the presence of Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay. Tamil Nadu Minister for Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce S. Keerthana will visit Germany in the first week of November
City Union Bank Q2 FY27 results: PAT up 27% to Rs 416 crore; NII rises 31%, non-interest income up 35%; advances grow 26%, GNPA drops to 1.44%.
Sundram Fasteners Q2 FY27 profit rises 13% to Rs 172.63 crore as revenue jumps 30% to Rs 1,984.50 crore; interim dividend Rs 4.05/share.
While the bail petition moved by former Tamil Nadu school education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi is slated for hearing before a special court for corruption cases, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) police have filed an application seeking his custody for five days.
Following a mass prison break in Theni district, DMK legal wing joint secretary and former MLA I Paranthaman on Wednesday demanded the immediate formation of an inquiry commission headed by a sitting Madras high court judge and the dismissal of prisons minister C T R Nirmal Kumar.