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Tamil cinema in the 1970s kept the village at arms length. Bharathiraja pulled it into the frame and held it there for nearly five decades.
Tamil Nadu has, yet again, realised a higher quantity of Cauvery water in the just-concluded water year (2025-26) than what was stipulated for the State.
The deceased were identified as Mohammed Rabi (43), his wife Syed Nazreen Fatima (38), and their children aged 15 and 13, all residents of Periyar Nagar, Nandambakkam in Chennai. The flying squad officials in Namakkal district seized 111 utensils (worth ₹31,160) with Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) stickers on them.
An A+ category history-sheeter at the MKB Nagar police station, he is said to have been involved in at least 30 criminal cases, including five murders and a dacoity case reported in Puzhal recently. Assembly election: ECI orders transfer of 4 SPs The Election Commission of India (ECI) directed the Tamil Nadu government to post four officers as new Superintendents of Police (SPs) for Erode, Karur, Nagapattinam and Virudhunagar districts. Sengottaiyan has said the party would forge an alliance for the April 23 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu only with those parties that accept TVK founder and actor Vijay as the chief ministerial face.
Stalin urged the public not to panic about the availability of fuel and cooking gas, saying the Centre has reiterated that the country has sufficient stock. Sengottaiyan, while addressing reporters in Erode, said TVK would contest from all 234 Assembly constituencies in the State.
However, following a circular issued by the Union Home Ministry in January this year, the national song (Vande Mataram) has been sung first at some government events. In 2026 alone, 12 incidents of arrest had taken place, while 58 fishermen from Tamil Nadu were currently in custody in Sri Lanka and 266 boats had been seized, he said and urged the Prime Minister to press the Sri Lankan government for the immediate release of the fishermen and their boats. During the meeting, the Chief Minister said Tamil Nadu has been a fastest growing State and investments in key infrastructure projects are essential to sustain and accelerate this growth.
Tamil Nadu governor Rajendra Arlekar cut his convoy size for his Saturday visit to the state following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to reduce fuel consumption amid the West Asia conflict. “For thousands of Congress workers like me, this is an emotional and historically significant moment,” he said.
As votes for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections will be counted on Monday, the Election Commission (EC) said on Saturday that a three-tier security system will be in place at counting centres, with around 100,000 security personnel deployed for election security duties. “The counting of votes recorded in all 75,064 polling stations and postal ballots received will be conducted at 62 designated counting centres,” she said.
