A still from the Tamil movie 'Dhruva Natchathiram'
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1. Vijay holds discussion with TVK candidatesTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C. Joseph Vijay held a meeting with key office-bearers and candidates who contested on behalf of the party in the 2026 Assembly election at the party headquarters in Panaiyur on the outskirts of Chennai.According to TVK sources, the meeting lasted more than an hour.2. HC clears the decks for release of ‘Dhruva Natchathiram’The Madras High Court cleared the decks for the release of Chiyaan Vikram and Aishwarya Rajesh starrer Dhruva Natchathiram on or before June 15 by listing out the modalities required to address the financial issues that had been preventing its release for the last few years.3. Aswathaman, key accused in Armstrong murder case, arrestedThe Chennai police have arrested Aswathaman, a key accused in former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader K. Armstrong’s murder case, in Bengaluru while he was allegedly trying to flee abroad.Aswathaman, son of late history-sheeter Nagendran who was the prime accused in the Armstrong murder case, was released on bail from prison a few days ago.4. 2024 rape-murder of Puducherry minor girl: Youth convictedSpecial Judge of Fast Track Court in Puducherry, M.D. Sumathi, found the lone surviving accused Kaka alias Karnas guilty of all charges in the sexual assault and murder of a nine-year-old girl in 2024 in the Union Territory.The judge found the accused guilty of charges including gang rape, murder, kidnapping, and under other relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Later, she posted the case to May 5 for sentencing of the accused. 5. State records 99.9% pass in Class 10 ICSE, Class 12 ISC examsTamil Nadu recorded a pass percentage of 99.91% for both Indian School Certificate (ISC) Class 12 examinations and Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) Class 10 exams.The results of the exams, held by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), were announced this morning. Last year, Tamil Nadu registered a pass rate of 99.97%.6. ‘Jana Nayagan’ leak: HC denies anticipatory bail to one of the accusedThe Madras High Court dismissed an anticipatory bail plea filed by one of the accused in a criminal case booked against many individuals pursuant to the leak of actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay’s much-awaited last movie Jana Nayaganon online platforms and the social media.Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan refused to grant the relief after it was brought to the notice of the court that the petitioner D. Uma Shankar (41), a resident of Tiruverkadu in Tiruvallur district, had played an active role in the illegal dissemination of the unreleased movie on social media. Published - April 30, 2026 08:07 pm IST
