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  AIADMK to fight 2024 Lok Sabha Polls with our own alliance, no ties with BJP: KP Munusamy

  September 28, 2023 15:58 IST

  K P Munusamy emphasised that an important meeting involving senior leaders, district secretaries, MLAs, and MPs had taken place on September 25, during which the unanimous decision to exit from the BJP-led NDA was made, reflecting the sentiments of over 2 crore AIADMK cadres.

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  My govt gave 22,000 government jobs in two years, more to come: Tamil Nadu MK CM Stalin

  September 27, 2023 21:51 IST

  While addressing the government event, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin urged the Centre to give priority to government job aspirants from his state. He asserted his government will provide 50,000 jobs in the next two years.

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  'National leadership will give a timely response': Tamil Nadu BJP chief on AIADMK leaving NDA

  September 26, 2023 6:09 IST

  The BJP and the AIADMK till now fought three Lok Sabha elections together in 1998, 2004 and 2019 and the saffron party was expecting to go to the next General Election with the Dravidian party. Now, it would be interesting to see the next move of the BJP.

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  AIADMK snaps ties with NDA in Tamil Nadu, passes resolution to end alliance with BJP

  September 25, 2023 18:38 IST

  The alliance between the AIADMK and the BJP was a failure in both the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and the 2021 Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu.

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  'NEET 0': Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin slams Centre's PG cut-off decision

  September 21, 2023 16:10 IST

  FAIMA described the decision to make zero percentile candidates eligible for postgraduate seats as a mockery of the healthcare system.

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  Tamil Nadu: Stalin terms Women's Reservation Bill 'poll gimmick', AIADMK welcomes quota

  September 20, 2023 19:59 IST

  Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin said the delimitation is like a Sword of Damocles hanging over the head of Tamil Nadu and south India.

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  Tamil Nadu: Chennai court denies bail to jailed minister V Senthil Balaji in PMLA Case

  September 20, 2023 17:04 IST

  Minister V Senthil Balaji, a prominent political figure in Tamil Nadu, was arrested in early September 2023 following allegations of financial irregularities and money laundering.

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  Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin demands states be allowed to decide on quantum of reservation

  September 19, 2023 23:19 IST

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin targeted the Centre saying it is not properly implementing the reservation policy.

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  Tamil Nadu farmers block railway tracks in protest, seek release of Cauvery river water

  September 19, 2023 21:19 IST

  Approximately 80,000 acres of land in the Thiruvarur district have been planted with paddy crops, and farmers fear that the diminishing water levels could jeopardize their livelihoods.

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  Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin inaugurates 1,591 houses for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees

  September 17, 2023 17:05 IST

  The inauguration was conducted through video conferences, and the new houses are spread across 12 other districts, including Tiruvannamalai, Tiruchirappalli, Coimbatore, Erode, Salem, Virudhunagar, and Sivaganga.

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  Tamil Nadu: NIA launches searches in Chennai, Coimbatore in suspected terror module case

  September 16, 2023 11:43 IST

  Searches were being held at the premises of various individuals in Chennai, Coimbatore and Tenkasi, the sources added.

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  ​Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji's judicial custody extended for 14 days

  September 15, 2023 19:39 IST

  Senthil Balaji was arrested on June 14 by the ED in connection with a money laundering case linked to a cash-for-jobs scam when he was the Transport Minister during an earlier AIADMK regime.

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  Chennai Police arrests former VHP leader for derogatory remarks on BR Ambedkar, Dalits

  September 14, 2023 14:55 IST

  Former VHP leader RBVS Maniyan was arrested by Police from his Chennai residence.

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  Tamil Nadu to launch basic income scheme for women on September 15: Know details

  September 13, 2023 19:17 IST

  Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin made the announcement while addressing a gathering of women in Chennai. He said that the scheme would benefit over 20 lakh women in the state.

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  Tamil Nadu: Kalaignar Centenary Medical Research Centre worth Rs 100 cr to be set up in Chennai

  September 10, 2023 22:42 IST

  Chief Minister M K Stalin would take part in the foundation stone laying ceremony of the proposed facility, Subramanian, also the Pro-Chancellor of the University, said.

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  VIDEO: Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway to start by January 2024, says Nitin Gadkari

  September 08, 2023 9:14 IST

  Bengaluru Chennai Expressway: Earlier, in July, Nitin Gadkari said that central government has set a provisional target for the construction of about 13,800 kilometre National Highways (NHs) in 2023-24.Against the set target for the year, 2250 km has already been constructed till June 2023, he said.

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  Sanatan remarks row: Will face cases legally, says DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin

  September 07, 2023 12:57 IST

  DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin had during an event in Tamil Nadu compared the Sanatan Dharma with diseases like dengue and malaria, a comment that sparked a backlash from political parties.

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  Sanatan Dharma row: BJP's Amit Malviya booked for 'distorting' Udhayanidhi Stalin’s speech

  September 07, 2023 9:37 IST

  Malviya had said that Udhayanidhi's recent remark on 'Sanatana Dharma' is a call for genocide of 80 per cent of the population that follows it.

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  Tamil Nadu: NIA arrests absconding ISIS Thrissur leader from Chennai

  September 06, 2023 17:19 IST

  The official said it had been conducting recces for this purpose and had also been raising funds for furthering ISIS activities by committing a series of illegal activities, including dacoities in the state.

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  Tamil Nadu: Six of family killed, two injured after van rams into truck in Salem

  September 06, 2023 15:39 IST

  The police officials said a woman passenger and the driver, who sustained severe injuries were being treated at a hospital.

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  Tamil Nadu: Madras HC says keeping Senthil Balaji as minister without portfolio is pointless

  September 05, 2023 19:32 IST

  The first bench, comprising Chief Justice S V Gangapurwala and Justice P D Audikesavalu, made the observation while dismissing the petitions filed by two lawyers and former AIADMK MP Dr J Jayavardhan.

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  Udhayanidhi Stalin's security tightened after Ayodhya seer announces bounty for DMK leader's head

  September 05, 2023 11:06 IST

  A Ayodhya seer named Paramhans Acharya has announced a reward of Rs 10 crore for beheading the DMK leader.

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  MK Stalin's son Udhayanidhi makes controversial remarks on 'Sanatana dharma', sparks row

  September 03, 2023 11:44 IST

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stailn's son Udhayanidhi Stalin said that ‘Sanatan Dharma’ is against social justice and equality.

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  Tamil Nadu: Govt announces major reshuffle of IAS officers, S. Krishnan named new MeitY secretary

  September 02, 2023 22:09 IST

  S. Krishnan is currently serving as the Secretary of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). He will replace Ajay Prakash Sawhney, who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

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  Tamil Nadu: Special Cell probing suspected terror modules in Coimbatore after intel inputs

  August 31, 2023 23:36 IST

  Sources in the Tamil Nadu special police team said that they have received inputs from central intelligence agencies about certain terror modules becoming active of late.

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  Tamil Nadu: Ten Indian fishermen released from Sri Lanka arrive at Chennai airport

  August 29, 2023 12:25 IST

  The fishermen, who are from the Akkaraipettai village in Nagapattinam district, were fishing in the sea near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) when they were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy.

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  Special court serves copy of ED chargesheet to Senthil Balaji, extends his remand till September 15

  August 28, 2023 17:09 IST

  Special Judge K Ravi, before whom Balaji was produced physically by the jail authorities, served a copy of the chargesheet, running to about 3,000 pages including documents, filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) earlier.

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  Madurai train fire: Tour operator booked for 'illegal' carriage of gas cylinder

  August 27, 2023 0:02 IST

  Madurai train fire: At least nine pilgrims bound for Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu met with a tragic end on Saturday when a fire broke out inside a stationary train compartment at the railway station here in the small hours of Saturday.