The Times of India

According to assistant public prosecutor S Lokkeshvaran, R Sivapoosanam, a farmer from Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu, forged nativity, nationality, caste and birth certificates of his son and daughter and applied for their admission into the MBBS programme in 2004 under the Puducherry residents quota through Centac. The Centac scrutinised the certificates and found them to be forged.

Judge V Sundararaj (in charge) of the Coimbatore mahila court convicted T Karuppusamy alias Satheesh, 30, and his brother T Kaleeswaran alias Karthik, 21, both from Singampunari in Sivaganga district, and M Guna alias Thavasi, 20, from Madurai district.

Two night security guards at the TATA Electronics factory in Krishnagiri were attacked and tied up by unidentified individuals early Saturday. The assailants also stole a gun and copper wires from the AC-related work section. Passersby discovered the guards, who were then rescued and alerted the police. An intensive investigation is underway, examining CCTV footage and searching for the culprits.

The party has received about Rs 3.68 crore through applications submitted in Stalins name alone.

He questioned the Union govts silence on the sinking of Irans warship IRIS Dena.

P. Ravindhranath Kumar, son of former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, has applied for DMK tickets for himself and his father. Kumar seeks to contest from Andipatti and Bodinayakanur, while also proposing M.K. Stalin and Udhayanidhi Stalin for three Theni district seats. Panneerselvam had previously indicated a desire to contest under the DMK's symbol.

Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin's spontaneous hand gesture after seat-sharing talks with Congress went viral, signaling an agreement. However, AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami criticized Stalin, claiming law and order and women's safety have 'come to an end' under DMK rule. The DMK allotted 28 seats to Congress.