TN orders permanent closure of Sterlite copper plant

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday ordered the state Pollution Control Board to seal and “permanently” close the Vedanta group’s copper plant in Tuticorin following last......

Toll in anti-Sterlite protests rises to 13; Stalin, CM trade accusations

The death toll from police firing at Tuticorin on Thursday went up to 13, even as cases were registered against opposition leaders, including Dravida Munnetra Kazagham’s M K Stalin and......

Anti-Sterlite stir: 11 die in police action; TN government sets up inquiry panel

The National Human Rights Commission took cognisance of the violence and issued notices to chief secretary and the director general of police, calling for detailed reports in two weeks. IMAGE:......

Cartoonist held for caricature on TN CM released on bail

A freelance cartoonist was released on bail by a court on Monday, a day after he was arrested for allegedly depicting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami in an obscene manner, in a caricature......