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amil Nadu finance minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan. (Photo:Facebook)

AA Edit | TN FM shows juggling skills

In presenting his third Budget, PTR Palanivel Thiaga Rajan may have outdone previous efforts.

21 March 2023 12:47 AM IST

Governor RN Ravi. (ANI Image)

AA Edit | Time to lay down norm, define role of governor

A plain reading of Article 200 which outlines the governor's powers regarding signing bills into law is sufficient to...

12 April 2023 12:05 AM IST

The Tamil Nadu government in 2016 sought the apex courts intervention, saying there was a deficit of 50.0052 TMC ft. of water released from Karnatakas reservoirs, with respect to the minimum limit prescribed by the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal. (Photo: PTI)

TN Assembly passes unanimous resolution on Cauvery dispute

SC in its much-awaited ruling on decades-long dispute increased K'taka's share of water and directed the state to...

15 March 2018 6:20 PM IST

DMK working president M.K. Stalin, attired in black along with his party MLAs, stages a walkout from the Assembly in Chennai on Tuesday over their demand for permanent closure of the Vedanta groups copper plant. (Photo: PTI)

TN CM blames DMK for violence in Tuticorin

Members of DMK's ally Congress, wearing black badges, sat through the CM's speech that stretched for over an hour.

30 May 2018 1:15 AM IST

Stalin led a walkout of his party MLAs, unconvinced over the reply given by Health and Family Welfare Minister C Vijayabaskar on the NEET issue. (Photo: File)

DMK stages walkout over Dy Speaker's order to expunge remarks

DMK MLA R Masilamani recited a couplet from a Tamil classic and made some remarks that were expunged by Deputy Speaker...

14 Jun 2018 4:09 PM IST

Speaker should be removed, says Cong MLA who was evicted from TN...

S Vijayadharani was evicted from TN assembly on Tuesday after she insisted on raising a matter, dared Speaker to take...

13 Jun 2018 10:53 AM IST

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi. (AA File Image)

AA Edit | TN governor's actions a travesty of democracy

Governor RN Ravi's actions in Tamil Nadu's Assembly challenge norms, raising questions on constitutional adherence &...

14 Feb 2024 12:05 AM IST

Opposition party leader in Tamil Nadu Assembly, M.K. Stalin displays his torn shirt after the ruckus experienced during the confidence of vote. (Photo: AP)

MK Stalin arrested, vows stir will go on

The DMK president immediately rushed to Marina and sat in protest along with his colleagues.

19 Feb 2017 4:17 AM IST

A view of Tamil Nadu Assembly during the Vote of confidence motion in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

Chaos in Tamil Nadu Assembly as Speaker roughed up

When the Speaker returned and said he would order voting, DMK legislators again rushed to his podium.

19 Feb 2017 4:11 AM IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami along with ministers at Jayalalithaas shrine at Marina beach after the swearing-in ceremony in Chennai. (Photo: AP)

TN CM wins trust vote, democracy loses

The Legislative Assembly, considered a temple of democracy, was defiled by the aggressive acts of DMK.

19 Feb 2017 12:19 AM IST

On December 21, everything turned topsy-turvy when the Special CBI judge O.P. Saini acquitted former telecom minister A Raja and DMKs Kanimozhi of all charges in the seven-year-old case.

BJP's Catch-22 situation: Appeal in 2G case or ally with DMK?

DMK carried the 2G stigma for too long; in fact, much more than the Congress whose leader Manmohan Singh was at the...

31 Dec 2017 2:05 AM IST

Sidelined AIADMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran is sworn-in as a member of Tamil Nadu Assembly in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

TTV Dhinkaran takes oath, supporters celebrate in Chennai

The supporters threw flower petals at the vehicle of Dhinakaran even as they raised slogans hailing TTV annan (elder...

30 Dec 2017 5:31 AM IST