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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party president M. K. Stalin (top R) gestures to supporters during a rally after filing his nomination ahead of the Tamil Nadu state legislative assembly elections, in Chennai on March 15, 2021. (Arun SANKAR / AFP)

AA Edit | Competitive, compulsive: TN's poll freebie' culture

The 2021 freebie promise has been the most extensive on record with AIADMK offering a washing machine for each of about...

17 March 2021 8:47 AM IST

The regional majors the Trinamul Congress, the AIADMK and the DMK will have their bases intact whether they win or lose but power is a major factor that keeps them going. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Stakes high in state polls

The stakes are high for the Congress, whether the party realises it or not

1 March 2021 4:04 AM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Indian subnationalism past its expiry date?

Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, represent exemplar benchmarks for regionalism with deep political, social,...

11 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

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

3 May 2021 2:16 AM IST

The commission has recommended mandatory sanitisation of polling stations, preferably a day before the polls.

BJP allies win 13 seats, to form govt in Puducherry

AINRC president and former CM N. Rangasamy emerged victorious in Thattanchavady constituency

3 May 2021 1:46 AM IST

TMC chief Mamata Banerjee with her nephew Abhisekh Banerjees daughter Azania (R), during interaction with media after trends show her partys wins in the State Assembly Election 2021, in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | After Bengal win, Didi to target BJP across India

The timetable for when and how Mamata Banerjee launches the counter-offensive is unclear, but it will happen

2 May 2021 11:04 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi along with leaders of Opposition Parties during a protest march on the issue of Pegasus spyware, in New Delhi. (Photo:PTI)

Rahul invites Opposition MPS to discuss Parliament strategy

The meeting will be in line with Mr Gandhi's recent efforts to mobilise the Opposition on the Pegasus row

3 Aug 2021 7:03 AM IST

DMK MLA Udhayanidhi Stalin leaves after he was sworn in as Tamil Nadu Minister Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi in a ceremony at Raj Bhavan, in Chennai, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | A new era for DMK

Within the party, he has already emerged as a leader in his own right

15 Dec 2022 12:15 AM IST

Tamil Nadu governor Ravindra Narayana Ravi. (Photo: Twitter)

AA Edit | Governor's action exposes hostile Centre-state ties

The kindest of hashtags that trended was #GoBackRavi though he received some support from some quarters

11 Jan 2023 12:05 AM IST

A worker screen prints flags of various political parties in Coimbatore. (Representational Image/PTI)

Aakar Patel | India's parties and politics of exclusion: How it hurts...

India is experimenting after 2014 with the same things that Pakistan tried and failed with in its opening decades

14 March 2023 12:05 AM IST

Protesters are demanding that Sterlites copper smelting plant be shut down because it is contaminating the air and water of the region. (Photo: Screengrab/Twitter)

Policeman told anti-Sterlite protestor to 'stop acting' as he lay...

At least 12 people have died during the anti-Sterlite protest in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin.

24 May 2018 12:28 PM IST

The DMK and other opposition parties in Tamil Nadu called for a dawn-to-dusk bandh on May 25. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Anti-Sterlite protest: DMK, allies call for state-wide bandh on May 25

The bandh would be observed on May 25 to condemn police action, demand closure of Sterlite copper smelting plant in...

24 May 2018 11:50 AM IST