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Terror conspiracy in Delhi: Bangladeshi nationals among eight arrested
New Delhi: Eight suspects have been nabbed for allegedly plotting a major terror conspiracy in Delhi at the behest of Pakistan’s ISI and Bangladesh-based extremist organisations, police sources said on Sunday, February…
- Chennai
DMDK joins DMK-led alliance ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly polls
Chennai: Ending weeks of political speculations, the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) on Thursday, February 19, joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA), ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly…
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Generate jobs, pay salaries instead: SC slams govts on freebies culture
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India (SC) on Thursday, February 18, slammed the freebies culture, saying it was high time to revisit such policies that hamper the country’s economic development. Taking…
- Chennai
TVK targets ruling DMK over controversial ban on ‘whistle’
Chennai: The fledgling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) led by actor-politician Vijay targeted the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) dispensation over the controversial ban on ‘whistle’ at Chepauk stadium and claimed that the…
- Chennai
Alliance with Congress intact, assures Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday, February 11, said that the alliance between the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Congress is intact, dismissing reports of fissures between the…
- Chennai
Bird Flu in Tamil Nadu: Poultry farms tighten biosecurity
Chennai: Poultry farms across Namakkal district have strengthened biosecurity and sanitation measures following a statewide advisory issued by the Tamil Nadu government after cases of avian influenza and unusual bird deaths were…
- India
Stalin urges PM Modi to expedite rail projects in Tamil Nadu
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday, February 8, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his urgent intervention to direct the Ministry of Railways to expedite sanctioned projects…
- India
ECI completes observer briefing for Assam, TN, Kerala, WB polls
The Election Commission of India on Thursday, February 5, concluded its briefing programme for 1,444 Central Observers who will be deployed for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu…
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BJP leader Annamalai steps down from party position in Tamil Nadu
Coimbatore: Former Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai has decided to step down from his responsibility as an election in-charge of six Assembly constituencies in the poll-bound Tamil Nadu, citing his father’s…
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‘Tamils will never accept imposition of language: Madras HC Judge
Chennai: Madras High Court Judge, Justice N Anand Venkatesh, has said that a Tamilian will never accept the imposition of a language on him, though he willingly learns other languages out of…
- India
Union Budget announcements like high-speed rail link kickstarts debate in TN
Chennai: While the ruling DMK has claimed often to be sitting pretty ahead of the Assembly polls due by April, the Union Budget presented on February 1, which has initiatives like high…
- Chennai
Law and order in Tamil Nadu lowest: Vijay charges on DMK govt
Chennai: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor Vijay on Thursday, January 29, launched a scathing attack on the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led Tamil Nadu government, alleging a complete breakdown of law…
- India
Palaniswami assures Rs 10 lakh relief to tamers who die during Jallikattu
Namakkal: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday, January 27, announced providing Rs 10 lakh relief to bull tamers who die while embracing the animals in the Jallikattu arena, when his…
- India
Republic Day across states echo calls to uphold constitutional values
New Delhi: Leaders cutting across political lines called for upholding the constitutional values on Monday as parades and events marked the 77th Republic-Day celebrations in the states and Union territories. While the…
- Chennai
Veerappan STF head K Vijay Kumar awarded Padma Shri
New Delhi: K Vijay Kumar, a former Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), who headed the Tamil Nadu Police Special Task Force (STF) that killed forest brigand Veerappan, has…