Work in the textile belt was affected and domestic flights out of Chennai were cancelled though educational establishments were open as the nationwide strike called by trade unions evoked a mixed response in Tamil Nadu.

The Madras High Court on Tuesday reserved orders on a petition by IPS officer R Nataraj challenging the appointment of Letika Saran as Tamil Nadu Director General of Police.

AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa was today summoned by a city court to appear before it on October 15 in a defamation complaint filed by son-in-law of Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin over her alleged derogatory remarks against him.

A lawyers forum has sought recusal of Supreme Court judge Justice V S Sirpurakar from the Rajya Sabha appointed panel going into the impeachment issue against Justice P D Dinakaran on the ground that the two were closely associated as judges of the Madras High Court. 

The Centre is making all efforts to move the Womens'' Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha in the coming winter session, Union Minister V Narayanasamy said today.