A special POCSO court in Tirunelveli sentenced 47-year-old preacher S Abraham to death on four separate counts for sexually assaulting four minor girls between 2020 and 2022.
The BJP has questioned the alleged irregularities in a ₹5.54-crore tender linked to the proposed new office of CM Vijay, while the TVK government has rejected the charges.
Two poachers, Salim and Wasim, arrested in Madhya Pradesh's leopard poaching network, have named Wildlife SOS head Kartick Satyanarayan, claiming they acted on his instructions
Pro-Kannada groups called a 12-hour bandh in Karnataka on 13th August against releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. Police detained several protesters near the border, while essential services, schools, and public transport ensured life remained largely normal in Bengaluru.
From Jayalalithaa's infamous 1989 Assembly humiliation to the latest Trisha Krishnan row, Tamil Nadu's political discourse has repeatedly been marred by controversies involving the treatment of women.
Udhayanidhi Stalin's arrest over his remarks against actor Trisha has reignited scrutiny of the DMK leader's long record of inflammatory statements, including his infamous 2023 call for the "eradication" of Sanatana Dharma.
DMK leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin made a double-meaning remark against actress Trisha Krishnan while criticising CM C. Joseph Vijay.
Notably, Tamil Nadu has been opposing NEET since 2017, and has also passed a Bill in the Legislative Assembly to exempt the State from the examination.