Tiruchirapalli

Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu: 42-year-old man gored to death in Vadamalapur; toll rises to five

A 42-year-old man was gored to death during a bull-taming event organised as part of the pongal festivities at Vadamalapur in the district on Wednesday, taking the toll related to jallikattu this season to five police said.

NEET protests in Tamil Nadu: TTV Dhinakaran announces public meet against medical exam on 16 September

Dhinakaran alleged that the Centre was imposing NEET on the students with the "help" of the state government, thereby affecting the dreams of the students of getting admitted into medical colleges

Rajinikanth should decide for himself if he wants to join politics, says BJP leader Pon Radhakrishnan

Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan said "it would not be wrong" if actor Rajnikanth took the political plunge and that the decision was entirely up to him. The superstar has given ample indications of his intention to embrace politics in the past

One killed, three injured in warehouse explosion in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirapalli

One person was blown to pieces and three others were injured in an explosion at a scrap godown about 40 km from Tiruchirappalli on Thursday, police said.

Thanjavur, Tiruchirapalli buses go on strike a day before state-wide stir; commuters stranded

A section of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation employees struck work in Thanjavur and in neighbouring Tiruchirapalli a day ahead of the state-wide stir call by the transport corporations

Strike by 10 trade unions begins; transport, banking to be hit

All major unions, excluding RSS-associated BMS (Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh), have joined the strike call, terming the government's assurances to look into their demands and the recent announcements for two-year bonus and hike in minimum wage as "completely inadequate".

Declare your stand on toddy ban: Tamil Nadu body asks DMK and AIADMK

Tamil Nadu Toddy Movement, which is seeking to lift ban on toddy in the state for the last one decade, today wanted AIADMK and DMK to declare their stand on the issue.

Coast Guard's Dornier aircraft with 3 crew members onboard goes missing off Chennai coast

A Coastguard Dornier aircraft with three crew members on board is missing since last night off the coast of Chennai, aviation sources said on Tuesday.