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DMK candidate Karunanithi K has won the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election in Kovilpatti, defeating Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam candidate Balasubramanian S and AIADMK candidate Kadambur Raju C. The constituency, known for its industrial base, faced key issues like water scarcity and unemployment. Kadambur Raju, the incumbent MLA, was previously elected in 2021.

In an example of effective patrolling and application of technology, Yeshwantpur police found that a 30-year-old man loitering at night was in fact a murder suspect who had jumped bail in 2010.

Lifestyle diseases can affect children's health and most at risk are obese and overweight children, say paediatricians speaking at national workshop on infectious diseases organized by Indian Pediatrics Association here on Sunday.

Recently, Prestige Institute of Management and Research attempted to create a world record by organizing a backward walk, wherein more than 1,200 participants walked backward for over a kilometre. Raju C John, one of the event coordinators, told us, “Our college is celebrating its entrepreneurship week – Aghaaz 2014, and we want to mark the day with an unusual record.

Vijay has earlier acted in the Tamil remakes of Mahesh Babu's Okkadu and Pokkiri.

India spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin and all-rounders Vijay Shankar and Washington Sundar were on Sunday named in the Tamil Nadu probables list for the VIjay Hazare Trophy One-Day Tournament 2019-20, beginning later this month.

One of the most awaited films of the year, Mahesh Babu starrer ‘Maharshi’ is delayed yet again. There was buzz that the film was to release on the occasion of Ugadi on April 5, this year. However, that ain’t happening as the action entertainer is postponed and will release on April 25. Now, according to the industry sources, it is yet again postponed and is scheduled to release in June.

A group of students and members of Sikh community gheraoed Superintendent of Police (East) office on Thursday protesting against alleged police inaction in an incident in which religious sentiments of the community were hurt.

Good news for the fans of Tollywood’s Prince Mahesh Babu. It was earlier reported that the star celebrity will have his own wax figure at Madame Tussauds museum and the sculpting has almost come to an end.

India, after more than a 30-month-long dusk following the outbreak of Covid-19 in the country, is finally emerging into the light, and in Mysuru, one of the most voluble signs of a return to a state of affairs that existed prior to the pandemic, would be the celebration of the Naada Habba with all its customary pomp and grandeur.

Upset over the frequent digging of roads by the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) to lay pipelines, the councillors of Maradu municipality, led by chairperson T H Nadeera, gheraoed the office of KWA assistant engineer on Wednesday.

Tamil Nadu's B Indrajith has been ruled out of the Vijay Hazare Trophy as he is yet to recover from a right shoulder injury. The 25-year-old had undergone surgery in June and is currently under rehabilitation.

Ashish Gaur Even as universities and colleges are acting tough in implementing anti-ragging guidelines, results are still a far cry in curbing the menace.

With all devotion, they readied their homes to welcome Mahabali."I visited the Ayappa temple and then prepared some idiyappam in the morning.Also, I tried making pookkalam (floral carpet).

A fast-track court on Wednesday held a 27-year-old food delivery agent guilty of murdering a 16-year-old student after the latter refused to continue their relationship. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, including 22 years of rigorous imprisonment, and fined nearly Rs 1.8 lakh.

Degree courses in mass communication, business administration and commerce have emerged as most preferred among Class XII passouts of non-science streams this year.

The mood was one of defiance in the ruling camp led by Edappadi K Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam as ministers and senior leaders, who until the other day , swore loyalty to her, resolved to maintain distance from V K Sasikala.

Vijay Shankar will be back to lead Tamil Nadu in their fourth Ranji Trophy clash against Uttar Pradesh to be played at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur from January 3.

Around 30 panchayats and eight institutions in the district have taken up the pachathuruthu project announced by the state government as part of its green initiative.

AIADMK interim general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday rewarded his loyalists with plum party posts. While former ministers K P Munusamy and Natham R Viswanathan were appointed as deputy general secretaries, senior leader C Ponnaiyan became secretary of 'Anaithulaga MGR Mandram', a post held by the new presidium chairman A Tamil Magan Hussain.