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60% custodial deaths within 24 hrs of arrest; most in Maharashtra, Gujarat

Just three states--Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat--accounted for almost half of deaths in police custody over the past 10 years

Tamil Nadu coronavirus update: Less than 3,000 cases added, 4,024 recover

Signalling a further slide in daily fresh infections, Tamil Nadu on Saturday recorded 2,886 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 7,06,136

Tamil Nadu CM expresses confidence on Guv giving nod to 7.5% quota bill

Tamil Nadu Chief MinisterK Palaniswami expressed confidence state Governor Banwari Lal Purohit will give assent to a bill to provide 7.5 per cent reservation in medical admission

Tamil Nadu CM lays foundation stone for 9 projects worth Rs 10,062 cr

Tamil Nadu topped among states in terms of fresh investments in the first quarter, according to Projects Today's latest report on investment announcements in the July to September quarter

DMK to protest as Guv seeks time to study medical students quota bill

DMK will hold a protest outside the Raj Bhavan to demand Tamil Nadu Governor give his immediate assent to the bill for reservation to government school students in medical college admissions

Tamil Nadu to supply free Covid-19 vaccines to public once available

Move follows similar initiative BJP Manifesto for Bihar polls

Ahead of festive season, Tami Nadu allows shops to remain open till 10 pm

Barring shops located in full containment zones, all others could function up to10 pm by following the Standard Operating Procedure to prevent the spread of Covid-19

Tamil Nadu coronavirus update: State reports 3,536 Covid cases, 49 deaths

Tamil Nadu on Monday reported 3,536 new positive cases of Covid-19 and 49 deaths, said the state health department

Tamil Nadu coronavirus update: State reports 3,914 Covid cases, 56 deaths

As many as 3,914 new Covid-19 cases and 56 deaths were reported in Tamil Nadu in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 687,400

BJP's Kushbu Sundar seeks to be more than a crowd-puller in Tamil Nadu

Can Kushbu's entry in the BJP make a difference in the party's standing in Tamil Nadu?

Tamil Nadu coronavirus update: State reports 4,295 new cases, 57 deaths

Tamil Nadu reported 4,295 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday taking the total reported count of cases to 6,83,486.The state Health and Family Welfare Department said 5,005 patients were discharged today. The state has 40,192 active cases.The department said that 57 more persons have succumbed to coronavirus in the state taking the death toll to 10,586.The total number of discharged and recovered cases stand at 6,32,708.

Tamil Nadu seeks Rs 250 cr from Centre to revive tourism industry

Tamil Nadu on Friday requested the Centre to allocate Rs 250 crore as special grant for revival of the tourism sector in the state which has felt the impact of COVID-19 pandemic

ED issues Rs 8.6 cr seizure order against DMK MP for FEMA breach

Gautham Sigamani is the second DMK MP after S Jagathrakshakan to have his assets seized for FEMA violations

Gadkari lauds TN's efforts to reduce road accidents, related fatalities

Lauding the Tamil Nadu govt's efforts at reducing road accidents and related fatalities, Nitin Gadkari asked other states to take it as an example and work on a mission mode

GreenBase, Tamil Nadu sign MoU to set up industrial, logistics park

The setting up of the park would see creation of multiple direct and indirect jobs besides boosting the socio-economic growth in the regiongreenbase

Tamil Nadu, 20 more states to borrow Rs 78,452 cr to meet revenue shortfall

The decision comes days after the GST Council failed to reach a consensus on the stalemate over the Centre's proposal of states borrowing against future GST collections to make up for the shortfall.

Tamil Nadu gets permission to borrow additional amount of Rs 9,627 crore

The Department of Expenditure under Ministry of Finance on Wednesday granted permission to Tamil Nadu to raise an additional amount of Rs 9,627 crore through open market borrowings.The permission was issued after the state formally communicated its acceptance for option one to meet the shortfall arising out of GST implementation. A total of 21 states and two union territories -- Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir -- have so far requested for option one.A day earlier, the Department of Expenditure issued permission to 20 states to raise an additional amount of Rs 68,825 crore through open market borrowings. With today's permission, 21 states have been granted permission to mobilise Rs 78,542 crore so far.The borrowing permission issued to the 21 states is over and above the borrowing permission of around Rs 1.10 lakh crore to be issued to enable them to meet the revenue shortfall arising out of GST implementation. A special window is being created by the Ministry of Finance to facilitate this

Khushbu Sundar set to join BJP today, dropped as Cong spokesperson

Actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar was dropped from the position of Congress national spokesperson by the party on Monday and is scheduled join to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi

Tamil Nadu signs 14 MoUs for industrial investment of Rs 10,055 crore

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday signed 14 MoUs for industrial investment worth Rs 10,055 crore with an employment potential of 7,000 persons

Tamil Nadu signs 14 MoUs worth Rs 10,000 cr, to create 7,000 new jobs

Among the companies that have committed investments are JSW Renew, Britannia, Apollo Tyres, Li-Energy for EV battery packs, Britannia and Hyundai Wia