Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today
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Welcome to the Tamil Nadu Today newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories to follow today. Curated and written by Lalitha Ranjani.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has released the Tamil Nadu Electric Vehicles Policy, 2023 in Chennai.
The policy aims to transform Tamil Nadu into the preferred destination for electric vehicle manufacturing in South-East Asia, to attract investments worth a sum of ₹50,000 crore in electric vehicle manufacturing sector and to generate 1.5 lakh jobs.
It also intends to promote Chennai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai, Salem, and Tirunelveli as pilot cities for implementing e-mobility solutions. Besides, the policy also aims to promote electrification of commercial and public transport fleets.
A postgraduate student of Indian Institute of Technology — Madras (IIT-M), who was pursuing M.S. in electrical engineering, was found dead in his hostel room. The Kotturpuram Police who have filed a case, suspect it to be suicide. However no suicide note has been recovered as yet, they said.
A police official of the Chennai City Police said the student was a native of Maharashtra. He stayed in a single occupancy room at the Mahanadhi hostel on the IIT-M campus.
The Nilgiris district police arrested five men along the Kotagiri Road, in connection with the murder of a 22-year-old man near the Combined Court Complex in Coimbatore yesterday. They were later handed over to the Coimbatore city police.
The arrested suspects were identified as M. Hari alias Gowtham, 24, C. Barani Sounther, 20, S. Gowtham, 25, V. Arun Kumar and J. Josua Dev Periyan, 23. They were nabbed during vehicle checks conducted after the location of the mobile phone of one of the suspects was tracked.
T.N. CM Stalin emphasizes Madurai's demand for development-focused politics amidst ongoing tensions over a judicial order.
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RBI raises FY26 GDP growth forecast to 7.3%, driven by strong domestic demand and resilient industrial and services sectors.
AIG G. Poonguzhali to lead investigation into second rape case against Kerala MLA Rahul Mamkootathil amid potential 'me-too' revelations.
The internal faultlines between the Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar camps have become all but apparent.
Palaniswami criticizes DMK for supplying poor-quality yarn to cooperative mills, impacting production of government-distributed dhotis and sarees.
Three militants were arrested in Manipur for threatening Sangai festival participants, with investigations ongoing and five cases registered.
Singapore's High Commissioner, Simon Wong, is among thousands stranded due to IndiGo's widespread flight cancellations.
TN seeks urgent Supreme Court hearing over a High Court ruling allowing temple worshippers to light lamps, facing accusations of 'drama'.
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Rajasthan HC affirms adults can live together in a relationship regardless of marriageable age, emphasizing constitutional rights.
IndiGo flight disruptions in Kerala persist, stranding hundreds as multiple flights are canceled and delayed for days.