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Mamata, Stalin at G20 dinner raise eyebrows

In Bihar, Nitish Kumar came under attack after a photograph of him with Narendra Modi at the dinner appeared on social media

12 Sep 2023 1:01 AM

MLAs belonging to the allies of the ruling government raise slogans against Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi before staging a walkout during his address at the first session of the year of Tamil Nadu Assembly, at Fort St George, in Chennai. (PTI Photo/R Senthil Kumar)

Tamil Nadu Governor storms out of House amidst speech row

As the governor rose to deliver his address, members of few political parties aligned to the ruling DMK started a ruckus inside the House

10 Jan 2023 7:25 AM

Students with their parents, arrive to appear for NEET exam at Thakur College at Kandivali, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo)

A K Rajan Committee finds NEET useless

If NEET continued for a few more years, the health care system of Tamil Nadu would be very badly affected

21 Sep 2021 12:32 AM

“We will learn both scripture and science. We will explore both the heavens and oceans. We will unravel the mysteries of the moon. And we’ll sweep our streets clean too,” the President said those lines summed up the progressive thinking of the people of the state. — PTI

Kovind unveils MK’s portrait in Tamil Nadu Assembly

Kalignar started his political career right in his early teenage years when India was still fighting for freedom

03 Aug 2021 11:03 AM

Governor Banwarilal Purohit is likely to swear in Stalin as Chief Minister at a simple function inside the Raj Bhavan in view of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo: DMK - Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam)

DMK beats AIADMK, wins TN after 10 years

Stalin to take oath of office in simple ceremony

03 May 2021 2:16 AM

Traditionally a Congress bastion, the former French colony has suddenly become the cynosure of the BJP’s eyes since the party in power at the Centre is piqued over its inability to make inroads into South India. (Photo: Twitter @CMPuducherry)

Is the BJP eyeing Pondy?

Besides poaching the Congress MLAs, the BJP has also used NR Congress and AIADMK, in its mission to storm the Congress citadel

18 Feb 2021 4:10 AM

Stalin and Rahul Gandhi later came out with statements affirming that their alliance was intact. — PTI file photo

Congress government in Puducherry pushed to precipice on eve of Rahul Gandhi’s visit

Just as the Congress was planning grand reception to Rahul, two of its MLAs, Malladi Krishna Rao and John Kumar, submitted resignations

17 Feb 2021 4:33 AM

The political grapevine had it that Palaniswami has gone to explain to the Prime Ministers and other leaders of the BJP the difficulties in allowing the T T V Dhinakaran-led AMMK merge with the AIADMK at this point of time.(Representational Photo: AA)

CM Edappadi K Palaniswami leaves for Delhi, triggering speculations

Palaniswami’s meetings with Amit Shah and also Modi are likely to have an impact on the State’s political situation

19 Jan 2021 4:09 AM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah waves at supporters in Chennai. (PTI)

Shah completes successful Chennai visit

Shah did not seem to have missed meeting actor Rajinikanth, going by his remarks at a meeting with BJP functionaries

22 Nov 2020 10:45 PM

Alagiri, a former union minister, is the elder brother of MK Stalin, who is the current president of DMK. (Photo: ANI)

Tamil Nadu polls 2021: Is Alagiri going to form his own party, align with BJP?

It is believed that the BJP might use Alagiri in its mission

19 Nov 2020 2:29 AM

Woman stabbed 30 times, crowd looks on

An alleged stalker stabbed a pair of scissors into a 21-year-old woman’s chest 30 times as her horrified younger cousin pleaded for help and mercy but a clutch of people looked on on a busy road in No

21 Sep 2016 1:56 AM

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