<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Union Pulse — Tamil Nadu news</title><description>Tamil Nadu politics, budget, agriculture and education, explained.</description><link>https://unionpulse.in/</link><language>en-IN</language><item><title>Several TVK election promises did not make it into the Tamil Nadu budget</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/budget-leftouts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/budget-leftouts/</guid><description>Family pension at ₹2.5 lakh a year for language-struggle martyrs, ₹2,500 women&apos;s monthly entitlement, ₹3,000 elder and disability assistance, ₹4,000 jobless-graduate support, Aavin milk procurement at ₹44/litre, and fishing-ban relief at ₹20,000 are missing.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>budget</category><category>தமிழகபட்ஜெட்</category><category>தவெக</category><category>வாக்குறுதி</category><category>UnionPulse</category><category>TNBudget</category><category>TVK</category><category>TamilNadu</category></item><item><title>Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27 routes about ₹30,589 crore+ of infrastructure through PPP or contracts</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/budget-privatisation-aspects/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/budget-privatisation-aspects/</guid><description>Private firms&apos; role in the power sector has grown markedly - ETPS expansion, Coimbatore-Ariyalur 765 KV line, and EV chargers.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>budget</category><category>தனியார்மயம்</category><category>PPP</category><category>பட்ஜெட்</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>MYHOME</category><category>ETPS</category><category>TNSUDAR</category><category>மின்சாரம்</category></item><item><title>Online liquor pre-booking is live across 4,000+ Tasmac outlets in Tamil Nadu via website or app</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tasmac-online-prebook-0806/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/tasmac-online-prebook-0806/</guid><description>Those aged 21+ can pick a shop, product and stock, pay digitally, and collect with a QR receipt at the store - no home delivery.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>civic</category><category>டாஸ்மாக்</category><category>Tasmac</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>ஆன்லைன்முன்பதிவு</category><category>மதுபானம்</category><category>MRP</category><category>TamilNadu</category><category>OnlineBooking</category></item><item><title>Scheme name changes in the Tamil Nadu Agriculture Budget 2026-27</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-agri-scheme-name-changes-0806/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-agri-scheme-name-changes-0806/</guid><description>The rooftop-garden package becomes Vetri Illatharasi home gardens; the soil-life conservation scheme becomes the TN soil-health mission; Uzhavan app is rebranded as the AI farmer app.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>agriculture</category><category>வேளாண்பட்ஜெட்</category><category>திட்டம்பெயர்</category><category>விவசாயி</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>பட்ஜெட்2026</category><category>AgricultureBudget</category><category>SchemeRename</category><category>TamilNadu</category></item><item><title>Tamil Nadu Agriculture Budget 2026-27 key announcements - part 1</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-agriculture-0806/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-agriculture-0806/</guid><description>‘Thuli Thuli Thanneer’ drip irrigation expansion gets ₹785 Cr (2.20 lakh acres).</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>agriculture</category><category>வேளாண்பட்ஜெட்</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>பட்ஜெட்2026</category><category>விவசாயி</category><category>துளித்துளித்தண்ணீர்</category><category>AgricultureBudget</category><category>TamilNadu</category><category>Budget2026</category></item><item><title>Tamil Nadu Agriculture Budget 2026-27 - part 2</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-agriculture-2-0806/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-agriculture-2-0806/</guid><description>Sugarcane (₹18.36 Cr total), farm ponds, machinery rental hubs, minor millets, wild-boar crop protection, wells, organic farming (Nammazhvar college), market intelligence, Vanmagal drones, 100% crop insurance, AI farmer app, bio-fertiliser incentive, 43,500 t…</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>agriculture</category><category>வேளாண்பட்ஜெட்</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>பட்ஜெட்2026</category><category>விவசாயி</category><category>பயிர்க்காப்பீடு</category><category>AgricultureBudget</category><category>TamilNadu</category><category>Budget2026</category></item><item><title>20,000 public EV charging stations planned across Tamil Nadu</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-ev-charging-0806/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-ev-charging-0806/</guid><description>The budget also proposes apartment charging subsidies, a new Battery Energy Storage System policy, and wider smart-meter use in Chennai and industrial-commercial power connections.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>budget</category><category>TamilNaduBudget</category><category>EV</category><category>ChargingStations</category><category>SmartMeter</category><category>தமிழகபட்ஜெட்</category><category>மின்சாரவாகனம்</category><category>UnionPulse</category><category>தமிழ்செய்தி</category></item><item><title>Tamil Nadu has allotted ₹8,852 crore to housing and urban development</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-housing-middleclass-0806/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-housing-middleclass-0806/</guid><description>A new middle-income housing scheme is planned for the Chennai metropolitan area, with 24,131 homes to be completed this year, construction of 14,194 more units to begin, and a full master plan for the expanded Chennai region.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>budget</category><category>TamilNaduBudget</category><category>Housing</category><category>Chennai</category><category>MiddleClass</category><category>தமிழகபட்ஜெட்</category><category>வீட்டுவசதி</category><category>UnionPulse</category><category>தமிழ்செய்தி</category></item><item><title>Tamil Nadu has allotted ₹21,524 crore to highways and announced a Safe Roads Mission</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-safe-roads-0806/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-safe-roads-0806/</guid><description>The plan covers better road design and maintenance, AI monitoring of speeding and traffic violations, stronger patrols and emergency care at accident spots, and a new Namma Saalai app for reporting potholes and damage.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>budget</category><category>TamilNaduBudget</category><category>SafeRoads</category><category>Highways</category><category>NammaSaalai</category><category>தமிழகபட்ஜெட்</category><category>சாலைபாதுகாப்பு</category><category>UnionPulse</category><category>தமிழ்செய்தி</category></item><item><title>Tamil Nadu&apos;s school education department has been allotted ₹44,527 crore in the state budget</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-school-education-0806/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-school-education-0806/</guid><description>The package covers cleaner government school campuses, expanded AI and robotics in the curriculum, anti-drug cells in schools, and laptop and bicycle schemes for students.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>education</category><category>TamilNaduBudget</category><category>SchoolEducation</category><category>AI</category><category>Robotics</category><category>தமிழகபட்ஜெட்</category><category>கல்வி</category><category>UnionPulse</category><category>தமிழ்செய்தி</category></item><item><title>Is Tamil Nadu&apos;s power sector moving toward privatisation?</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tvk-power-privatisation-0806/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/tvk-power-privatisation-0806/</guid><description>The budget lists Ennore thermal expansion at ₹8,000 crore and the Coimbatore–Ariyalur 765 kV line at ₹4,000 crore under PPP, plus 20,000 EV charging stations also via PPP.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>budget</category><category>TVK</category><category>PowerCut</category><category>Electricity</category><category>Privatisation</category><category>TNBudget2026</category><category>PPP</category><category>UnionPulse</category><category>தமிழ்செய்தி</category></item><item><title>A fee on UPI payments above ₹2,000?</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/upi-mdr-fee-2000-0806/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/upi-mdr-fee-2000-0806/</guid><description>Those larger payments are only 5% by count but about 65% by value.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>budget</category><category>UPI</category><category>MDR</category><category>DigitalPayments</category><category>CentralGovt</category><category>IndiaNews</category><category>UnionPulse</category><category>தமிழ்செய்தி</category><category>யூபிஐ</category></item><item><title>In the Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27, the AI, IT and Digital Services department gets ₹398 crore</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-ai-it-0805/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-ai-it-0805/</guid><description>Plans include a Tamil Nadu AI Mission; AI use in health, agriculture, education, urban administration and citizen services; upgrading all e-Sevai centres to e-Sevai 2.0; expanding ‘Namma Arasu’ WhatsApp services from 76 to 275; launching the AI-enabled SPEED…</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>budget</category><category>பட்ஜெட்</category><category>செயற்கைநுண்ணறிவு</category><category>AI</category><category>டிஜிட்டல்</category><category>இசேவை</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>Budget2026</category><category>UnionPulse</category></item><item><title>Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27: school education ₹44,527 crore, higher education ₹8,393 crore</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-education-0805/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-education-0805/</guid><description>Key lines include Super Clean Super Campus, Kamarajar special schools, TN SPARK, Class 11 cycles, the Vetri laptop scheme, new ITIs, and AI skills training for five lakh students by 2031.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>education</category><category>பட்ஜெட்</category><category>கல்வி</category><category>பள்ளி</category><category>உயர்கல்வி</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>Budget2026</category><category>Education</category><category>UnionPulse</category></item><item><title>In the Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27, the government will act to protect 69% reservation</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-bc-minorities-pwd-0805/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-bc-minorities-pwd-0805/</guid><description>Scholarships continue, medical education fee aid under 7.5% reservation, and incentives against girls&apos; dropout - schemes totaling ₹462.41 crore.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>budget</category><category>பட்ஜெட்</category><category>BC</category><category>MBC</category><category>இடஒதுக்கீடு</category><category>சிறுபான்மையினர்</category><category>மாற்றுத்திறனாளிகள்</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>Budget2026</category></item><item><title>In the Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27, the Energy department gets ₹15,828 crore</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-energy-0805/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-energy-0805/</guid><description>Highlights include smart meters for all Chennai consumers and 50 lakh industrial/commercial users elsewhere, rooftop solar subsidies, Chennai distribution upgrades, a Coimbatore-Ariyalur 765 kV line, new substations, transformer replacement, and a large EV ch…</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>budget</category><category>பட்ஜெட்</category><category>எரிசக்தி</category><category>மின்சாரம்</category><category>ஸ்மார்ட்மீட்டர்</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>Budget2026</category><category>Energy</category><category>UnionPulse</category></item><item><title>In the Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27, Higher Education gets ₹8,393 crore</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-higher-education-0805/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-higher-education-0805/</guid><description>Major lines include the ₹2,000 crore Vetri laptop scheme, competitive-exam coaching, five new ITIs (₹90 crore), and AI skills training for five lakh students by 2031.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>education</category><category>பட்ஜெட்</category><category>உயர்கல்வி</category><category>கல்வி</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>Budget2026</category><category>HigherEducation</category><category>UnionPulse</category></item><item><title>In the Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27, Labour Welfare and Skill Development gets ₹2,022 crore</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-labour-sports-0805/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-labour-sports-0805/</guid><description>Special Schemes Implementation gets ₹17,150 crore.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>budget</category><category>பட்ஜெட்</category><category>தொழிலாளர்</category><category>திறன்மேம்பாடு</category><category>சிறப்புதிட்டம்</category><category>இளைஞர்</category><category>விளையாட்டு</category><category>ஒலிம்பிக்</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category></item><item><title>Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27: housing and urban development ₹8,852 crore, handloom ₹1,678 crore</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-housing-handloom-0805/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-housing-handloom-0805/</guid><description>MY-HOME launches in Chennai; a PPP plan targets one lakh homes in seven years with ₹15,000 crore investment.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>budget</category><category>பட்ஜெட்</category><category>வீட்டுவசதி</category><category>நகர்ப்புறவளர்ச்சி</category><category>கைத்தறி</category><category>கதர்</category><category>சென்னை</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>Budget2026</category></item><item><title>Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27: municipal administration ₹29,863 crore, highways ₹21,524 crore</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-municipal-highways-0805/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-municipal-highways-0805/</guid><description>Highways and Minor Ports gets ₹21,524 crore, including ₹9,300 crore for an integrated road infrastructure programme prioritising safe, durable, world-class roads.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>budget</category><category>பட்ஜெட்</category><category>நகராட்சி</category><category>குடிநீர்</category><category>நெடுஞ்சாலை</category><category>சாலை</category><category>கூவம்</category><category>அடையாறு</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category></item><item><title>Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27: ₹3,937 crore for social justice and tribal welfare</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-social-justice-0805/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-social-justice-0805/</guid><description>Separate funds support Ambedkar entrepreneur and overseas education schemes, the ‘Mannin Magal’ land ownership plan, and the ‘Vetri Thozhil Munaivor’ scheme.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>budget</category><category>பட்ஜெட்</category><category>சமூகநீதி</category><category>பழங்குடியினர்</category><category>அம்பேத்கர்</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>Budget2026</category><category>SocialJustice</category><category>UnionPulse</category></item><item><title>Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27: 500 new anganwadis and ₹812 crore for Annanin Seer</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-social-welfare-0805/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-social-welfare-0805/</guid><description>Senior recreation centres, old-age homes, and transgender skill loans, subsidies and shelters also feature.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>budget</category><category>பட்ஜெட்</category><category>சமூகநலன்</category><category>மகளிர்</category><category>அங்கன்வாடி</category><category>அண்ணனின்சீர்</category><category>காமராஜர்</category><category>திருநர்</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category></item><item><title>Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27: transport ₹13,561 crore, agriculture ₹14,984 crore</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-transport-agri-0805/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-budget-transport-agri-0805/</guid><description>Three new Chennai metro corridors are recommended.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>agriculture</category><category>பட்ஜெட்</category><category>போக்குவரத்து</category><category>மெட்ரோ</category><category>வேளாண்மை</category><category>குறுவை</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>Budget2026</category><category>Transport</category></item><item><title>Scheme name changes in the Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-scheme-name-changes-0805/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-scheme-name-changes-0805/</guid><description>About 10 DMK-era schemes - including Naan Mudhalvan, Magalir Urimai Thogai, and Kalaignar Kanavu Illam - are cited with renames or reworks.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>budget</category><category>திட்டம்பெயர்</category><category>பட்ஜெட்</category><category>திமுக</category><category>அதிமுக</category><category>நான்முதல்வன்</category><category>மகளிர்உரிமை</category><category>வெற்றிவீடு</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category></item><item><title>No drinking water for two months: Araipakkam residents gherao the Chengalpattu collector&apos;s office</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/araipakkam-water-protest-0804/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/araipakkam-water-protest-0804/</guid><description>Around 1,500 people across 7 streets are affected and have been forced to buy water or travel several kilometres to collect it.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>civic</category><category>செங்கல்பட்டு</category><category>அரைப்பாக்கம்</category><category>குடிநீர்</category><category>தண்ணீர்</category><category>போராட்டம்</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>Chengalpattu</category><category>Araipakkam</category></item><item><title>Cauvery water released from Karnataka dams has reached Tamil Nadu’s Biligundulu border</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/cauvery-hogenakkal-inflow-0804/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/cauvery-hogenakkal-inflow-0804/</guid><description>Kabini outflow is reported at about 25,000 cusecs; Hogenakkal inflow has risen by 1,000 cusecs to 9,000 cusecs.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>agriculture</category><category>காவிரி</category><category>Cauvery</category><category>ஒகேனக்கல்</category><category>Hogenakkal</category><category>பிலிகுண்டுலு</category><category>Biligundulu</category><category>கபினி</category><category>Kabini</category></item><item><title>FSSAI has said claims such as &apos;100% Natural&apos; and &apos;100% Pure&apos; on Dabur products are misleading</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/dabur-fssai-100-pure-0804/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/dabur-fssai-100-pure-0804/</guid><description>Honey, ghee, coconut water and coconut oil are among items under watch; the company has been ordered to stop selling products with the disputed &apos;100%&apos; claims immediately and to report corrective steps within 15 days.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>civic</category><category>Dabur</category><category>FSSAI</category><category>100Pure</category><category>FoodSafety</category><category>ShareMarket</category><category>DaburStock</category><category>தமிழ்செய்தி</category><category>UnionPulse</category></item><item><title>Finance Ministry clears a proposal to raise the EPF wage ceiling from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/epf-wage-ceiling-25000-0804/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/epf-wage-ceiling-25000-0804/</guid><description>It now goes to the Union Cabinet.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>economy</category><category>EPF</category><category>EPS</category><category>PF</category><category>ஊழியர்சேமநலநிதி</category><category>Labour</category><category>FinanceMinistry</category><category>UnionPulse</category><category>தமிழ்செய்தி</category></item><item><title>Heavy rain continues in Karnataka catchment areas</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/kabini-27000-cusecs-0804/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/kabini-27000-cusecs-0804/</guid><description>Kabini dam is receiving about 31,700 cusecs; with the reservoir near full capacity, outflow has been raised to 27,000 cusecs.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>agriculture</category><category>காவிரி</category><category>கபினி</category><category>மேட்டூர்</category><category>ஒகேனக்கல்</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>கர்நாடகா</category><category>Cauvery</category><category>Kabini</category></item><item><title>The 16th Indian Organ Donation Day was held in Delhi on 3 August</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-best-state-organ-donation-0804/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-best-state-organ-donation-0804/</guid><description>NOTTO, under the Union Health Ministry, presented the awards.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>civic</category><category>உறுப்புதானம்</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>NOTTO</category><category>BestState</category><category>OrganDonation</category><category>TamilNadu</category><category>Health</category><category>UnionPulse</category></item><item><title>Udhayanidhi’s speech was wrong - no dispute</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tvk-cauvery-udhayanidhi-0804/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/tvk-cauvery-udhayanidhi-0804/</guid><description>Why does TVK show such intensity only here, not on Cauvery water rights and Mekedatu?</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>agriculture</category><category>தவெக</category><category>TVK</category><category>காவிரி</category><category>Cauvery</category><category>மேகதாது</category><category>Mekedatu</category><category>உதயநிதி</category><category>Udhayanidhi</category></item><item><title>The case against Udhayanidhi lists multiple BNS sections, from disharmony to criminal intimidation</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/udhayanidhi-6-sections-case-0804/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/udhayanidhi-6-sections-case-0804/</guid><description>Reports also say the case lists nine sections under the Women Protection Act and the Information Technology Act.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>courts</category><category>உதயநிதி</category><category>Udhayanidhi</category><category>BNS</category><category>வழக்கு</category><category>திமுக</category><category>DMK</category><category>தவெக</category><category>TVK</category></item><item><title>High Court orders Udhayanidhi released today after questioning</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/udhayanidhi-hc-release-today-0804/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/udhayanidhi-hc-release-today-0804/</guid><description>His side sought anticipatory bail in the Madras High Court citing possible 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GMT</pubDate><category>politics</category><category>Udhayanidhi</category><category>உதயநிதி</category><category>Sengipatti</category><category>செங்கிப்பட்டி</category><category>Thanjavur</category><category>தஞ்சாவூர்</category><category>DMK</category><category>திமுக</category></item><item><title>Tamil Nadu has no separate rules for bike taxis yet</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/bike-taxi-no-permit-0803/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/bike-taxi-no-permit-0803/</guid><description>The government says a panel will study permits.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>civic</category><category>பைக்டாக்ஸி</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>போக்குவரத்து</category><category>அரசுநிலைப்பாடு</category><category>BikeTaxi</category><category>TamilNadu</category><category>Transport</category><category>UnionPulse</category></item><item><title>India has about 94,000 fewer government schools than a decade ago, while private 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GMT</pubDate><category>education</category><category>கல்வி</category><category>பட்ஜெட்</category><category>அரசுப்பள்ளி</category><category>மாணவர்கள்</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>Education</category><category>Budget</category><category>TamilNadu</category></item><item><title>Theeran Chinnamalai was born near Kangeyam on 17 April 1756</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/theeran-chinnamalai-0803/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/theeran-chinnamalai-0803/</guid><description>He fought the East India Company alongside Tipu Sultan and later from Odanilai fort.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>civic</category><category>தீரன்சின்னமலை</category><category>TheeranChinnamalai</category><category>நினைவுநாள்</category><category>கொங்கு</category><category>TamilNadu</category><category>UnionPulse</category></item><item><title>Tamil Nadu&apos;s new investment proposals fall 74.5% in Q1 and the state slips to 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00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>agriculture</category><category>கபினி</category><category>காவிரி</category><category>கர்நாடகம்</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>சண்முகம்</category><category>Kabini</category><category>Cauvery</category><category>Karnataka</category></item><item><title>Karnataka has been directed to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu at 3,500 cusecs a day for 15 days</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/karnataka-allparty-cauvery-0802/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/karnataka-allparty-cauvery-0802/</guid><description>To counter the order, the Karnataka government has pulled every party, former chief ministers and MPs onto a single platform.</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>agriculture</category><category>காவிரி</category><category>Cauvery</category><category>TamilNadu</category><category>Karnataka</category><category>AllPartyMeeting</category><category>தமிழ்செய்திகள்</category><category>unionpulse</category></item><item><title>Kerala rains have lifted Kabini inflow to about 15,500 cusecs and KRS to about 10,504 cusecs</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/cauvery-water-inflow-0801/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/cauvery-water-inflow-0801/</guid><description>Hogenakkal rose from 150 cusecs for seven days to 500 cusecs on the morning of 1 August.</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>agriculture</category><category>காவிரி</category><category>Cauvery</category><category>ஒகேனக்கல்</category><category>Hogenakkal</category><category>மேட்டூர்</category><category>Mettur</category><category>கபினி</category><category>Kabini</category></item><item><title>Andhra has opened a new international airport at Bogapuram (₹5,640 crore)</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/chennai-second-airport-0801/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/chennai-second-airport-0801/</guid><description>Karnataka is surveying sites for Bengaluru’s second airport.</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>civic</category><category>சென்னை</category><category>விமானநிலையம்</category><category>பரந்தூர்</category><category>போகாபுரம்</category><category>பெங்களூரு</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>Airport</category><category>Chennai</category></item><item><title>💧 Kuruvai acreage across the Cauvery delta has fallen sharply this year</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/cauvery-kuruvai-drop-0801/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/cauvery-kuruvai-drop-0801/</guid><description>Against 5,05,456 acres on 27 July 2025, only 3,87,484 acres are under cultivation on 27 July 2026 - a drop of 1,17,972 acres 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GMT</pubDate><category>politics</category><category>ஜேசன்சஞ்சய்</category><category>JasonSanjay</category><category>விஜய்</category><category>Vijay</category><category>TVK</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>முதல்வர்</category><category>பேட்டி</category></item><item><title>Water is being released from the Kabini dam at 10,000 cubic feet per second</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/kabini-dam-water-release-0801/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/kabini-dam-water-release-0801/</guid><description>Heavy rain in Kerala has raised inflow to 15,500 cusecs, prompting the discharge.</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>agriculture</category><category>கபினி</category><category>அணையீர்</category><category>கனமழை</category><category>கேரளா</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>Kabini</category><category>DamRelease</category><category>FloodAlert</category></item><item><title>Parthiban files a PIL seeking a law for caste and religion free certificates</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/parthiban-caste-free-cert-pil-0801/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/parthiban-caste-free-cert-pil-0801/</guid><description>After obtaining his own certificate in April under a court order, he moved the petition following a judge’s remark that others too must get the same opportunity.</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>courts</category><category>பார்த்திபன்</category><category>சாதிமதமற்றவர்</category><category>பொதுநலவழக்கு</category><category>உயர்நீதிமன்றம்</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>Parthiban</category><category>PIL</category><category>unionpulse</category></item><item><title>The Centre has released ₹1,09,019 crore as additional tax devolution to states</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/tn-tax-devolution-4466-cr-0801/</link><guid 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GMT</pubDate><category>courts</category><category>இடைத்தேர்தல்</category><category>சென்னைஉயர்நீதிமன்றம்</category><category>தமிழ்நாடு</category><category>தேர்தல்</category><category>ByElection</category><category>MadrasHighCourt</category><category>TamilNadu</category><category>unionpulse</category></item><item><title>KSAPS has denied claims that 7,000 college students in Karnataka are living with HIV</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/ksaps-college-hiv-false-0731/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/ksaps-college-hiv-false-0731/</guid><description>The agency says it does not track HIV data under a separate &quot;students&quot; category, and that a cumulative figure of 39,028 people aged 18-35 on treatment since 2004 was misread.</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>education</category><category>HIV</category><category>KSAPS</category><category>கர்நாடகா</category><category>கல்லூரி</category><category>உண்மை</category><category>FactCheck</category><category>Karnataka</category><category>RedRibbon</category></item><item><title>Nurses protest GO 204 staff cuts as 292 face transfer</title><link>https://unionpulse.in/en/nurses-staff-cut-protest-0731/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://unionpulse.in/en/nurses-staff-cut-protest-0731/</guid><description>Unions say 292 nurses face transfer under &quot;restructuring&quot; (192 from primary health centres, 100 from government hospitals).</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 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