Man held for murdering cousin over land dispute in Tirupur

Woman gang-raped by migrant workers in front of husband in Tamil Nadu

A 27-year-old woman from Odisha was gang-raped by three Bihar guest workers in Tirupur, while her husband was threatened at knifepoint. The accused, who lured the family with job promises, were arrested and are now in judicial custody. The victim is receiving treatment at Tirupur Govt Medical College and Hospital.

Odisha woman raped at knifepoint in front of hubby in Tirupur in TN

Tamil Nadu horror: Odisha woman raped at knifepoint in front of husband in Tirupur

A 27-year-old woman from Odisha was allegedly raped at knifepoint by three guest workers from Bihar in Tirupur while her husband was tied up. Her family had arrived in Tirupur searching for work. After offering help, the accused took them to their room and committed the crime. Police arrested Mohamed Nadeem, Mohamed Danish, and a 17-year-old boy.

New DMK functionaries face a daunting task ahead

ERODE/TIRUPPUR: Considering the 2026 Assembly elections, the DMK effected some changes in its Erode and Tiruppur districts recently. N Dinesh Kumar has been appointed as in-charge of Tiruppur North District and Thoppu ND Venkatachalam has been appointed as in-charge of Erode Central District. The changes have been made after Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin, who recently visited Erode, questioned functionaries about DMK not being able to win the Perundurai Assembly seat yet. As a consequence of that meeting, the central district unit has been newly formed, and Thoppu Venkatachalam has been appointed as in-charge. He will be in charge of Perundurai, where DMK has never won directly, and Bhavani, where it has not won directly after 1971. These two constituencies have been won by AIADMK for a long time. Venkatachalam, who is a former AIADMK minister, won in Perundurai in 2011 and 2016. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Venkatachalam said, The CM and Deputy CM have given me this responsibility. I will ensure that DMKs flag flies high in Bhavani and Perundurai. In Tiruppur, the DMK district is divided into East, West, North, and South units. Tiruppur East has been handed over to K Selvaraj, who was the north district secretary, Tiruppur West is taken care of by Minister MP Saminathan, Tiruppur North by Mayor N Dinesh Kumar, and Tiruppur South is under L Padmanaban. Dinesh Kumar faces the challenge of wresting Avinashi and Tiruppur North constituencies from AIADMK. The DMK has never won in Tirupur North and last won in Avinashi in 1996. Speaking to TNIE, Dinesh Kumar, said, Our CM and Deputy CM have trusted me and given me this responsibility. My political future lies in this. I will definitely make DMK win in Avinashi and Tiruppur North constituencies.

EPS slams govt for failing to curb stray dog menace in Erode and Tirupur

Merchant from Tirupur dies in road accident in Tirunelveli district

Three from Tirupur killed in hit-and-run

Anita Katyal | Fuss over edited Amit Shah clip; how Priyanka got her Bangla bag

Irrespective of who is to blame for last weeks scuffle between MPs of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress on the Parliament House premises, the fact is that the Narendra Modi government was rattled by the campaign launched by a united Opposition against home minister Amit Shah for what it described as derogatory references to Babasaheb Ambedkar in his Rajya Sabha speech. The Congress circulated a clip of Mr Shahs speech to prove its point. Here, the Congress appears to have learnt from the BJPs IT cell which has edited innumerable speeches of Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders to show them in poor light. Coming at a time when all political parties are seeking to appropriate Ambedkars legacy with an eye on the dalit vote, Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended Mr Shah in a series of tweets in which he also attacked the Congress with the use of extreme terms like its rotten ecosystem. This was followed the next day with the BJP amassing its MPs outside Parliament as a counter to the Opposition protests. A nervous Congress rushed into damage control mode last week when Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra stirred a controversy by carrying a tote bag to Parliament with Palestine written on it. The BJP lost no time in accusing her of minority appeasement, stating that while she was sympathetic to the Palestine cause, Priyanka had not spoken about the attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh. Finding itself on the backfoot, the Congress went on an overdrive to procure a fresh set of bags with Bangladesh emblazoned on them. A batch of hundred cloth bags were ordered from Tirupur in Tamil Nadu. These were stitched overnight so they could reach before the Parliament session commenced the next day so that Priyanka could carry this bag. The bags were said to have been procured with the help of Kanyakumari MP Vijay Vasanth who has contacts with several vendors in Tirupur. He had also helped organise cloth bags and T-shirts during Congress leader Rahul Gandhis Bharat Jodo Yatra. Army chief Upendra Dwivedi s recent actions have raised quite a few eyebrows within the service and invited open criticism from veterans for bending backwards to please the political establishment. According to the buzz in Army circles, this could be because Gen. Dwivedis elevation as Army chief was not a smooth affair. Apparently, the Modi government was not too pleased because his stint as Northern Army commander witnessed a spike in terror strikes in the Jammu region. It was speculated that this was the reason the government delayed announcing his name as Army chief, giving his predecessor an extension. Gen. Dwivedi recently courted controversy when the painting showing the ceremonial surrender of Pakistani soldiers to the Indian Army following the 1971 war removed from his South Block office and replaced with a garish painting with mythological images from the Mahabharata , a portrait of Chanakya along with tanks, planes and submarines. Dismayed veterans said this was an insult to those who fought and died in the 1971 war and blamed the Army chief for bringing religion into the armed forces. Gen. Dwivedi was also in the news when he went to Prayagraj on the anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition and spoke appreciatively of the collaboration between the Army and local civil administration in the redevelopment of the historic Patalpuri Temple and other religious places. It was a book launch on Bollywood actresses but Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor made political capital out of it by using the occasion to pay homage to both soldiers who laid down their lives in the 1971 war and Indira Gandhi for her able leadership because of which India registered a historic victory. Participating in a discussion on retired diplomat Surendra Kumars book, Unforgettable Divas of Bollywood , Mr Tharoor first spoke at length about the contribution of women in Indian cinema, how they have put the spotlight on gender and social issues through their roles while many have taken up causes outside their work and still others made a mark in public life. Since the programme was held on December 16, celebrated as Vijay Diwas to commemorate Indias victory in the 1971 war, Mr Tharoor took full advantage of this and ended his talk with a tribute to Indira Gandhi and the soldiers who died in the war. While his cousins are constantly in the news, Varun Gandhi is neither seen nor heard these days. For starters, hes no longer an MP as he was denied a ticket by the Bharatiya Janata Party in the last Lok Sabha election. Currently at a loose end, Varun is spending most of his time at his Delhi farmhouse or travelling abroad. However, he is also said to be exploring other options. According to the Delhi political grapevine, Varun is in touch with a leader of a regional party and is not averse to switching sides if he gets the right offer. Though Varun and the regional party leader are on friendly terms, the latter is learnt to have remarked jokingly that a A Mercedes part would not fit into a Fiat. But then politics is the art of possible.

GRPF busted trafficking of minor girls for employment

Visakhapatnam: A human trafficking ring was uncovered at Visakhapatnam railway station, resulting in the rescue of 11 individuals, including nine minors. The operation was conducted by the Government Railway Police (GRP) during a routine check on the Visakhapatnam Kirandul Express, where they intercepted young girls. The primary suspect, Ravi Bisoy, the contractor of Handloom Company, was arrested and is alleged to have trafficked over 100 girls using fake Aadhaar cards to place them in employment at a private company. The rescued individuals were identified as coming from Navrangpur, Odisha, with others originating from various villages in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Nepal. According to GRP Circle Inspector (CI), the minor girls were reportedly en route to Tirupur to work in a handloom factory. These girls came from impoverished families, highlighting the vulnerability of such communities to trafficking schemes. Following their rescue, the minor girls were sent home, and authorities obtained an undertaking letter from Ravi Bisoy. The case has since been transferred to Navrangpur for further investigation.