Tamil Nadu

  Chennai, August 15 Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagenthran has triggered a political row after making an allegedly derogatory remark about Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and his mother at a function at the party headquarters in Chennai. Nagenthran made the comment while responding to an Assembly remark by Vijay, where the Chief Minister […]

  Thanjavur: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Friday accused the TVK government of prioritising social media publicity over farmers’ welfare and claimed that its first 100 days had been marked by widespread protests. Addressing an AIADMK rally in Thanjavur, Palaniswami criticised the government for allegedly failing to secure Cauvery water for delta irrigation […]

Chennai, August 13 DMK MP Kanimozhi’s participation in a tea meeting hosted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at the conclusion of Parliament’s Monsoon Session has sparked political debate, as other constituents of the INDIA bloc stayed away. The session, which began on July 20, witnessed repeated disruptions as Opposition parties raised issues including alleged […]

Chennai, August 12 The AIADMK and BJP on Wednesday opposed the special resolution moved by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay against constituency delimitation, although both parties insisted that Tamil Nadu’s parliamentary representation must be protected in any future exercise. Participating in the Assembly debate, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami said delimitation was not objectionable […]

  Coimbatore, August 12 Tamil Nadu BJP leader Nainar Nagenthran on Wednesday demanded stringent action against the management of Hindusthan College in Coimbatore following the alleged killing of a third-year student who had reportedly complained about drug trafficking on the campus. Expressing shock over the death of Amuthan, Nagenthran said the circumstances surrounding the incident […]

  Chennai, August 12 The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday passed a special resolution moved by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay urging the Union government to permanently freeze the strength of the Lok Sabha at 543 and safeguard the existing distribution of parliamentary seats among States. Moving the resolution, Vijay said the allocation of Lok […]

  Chennai, August 12 The DMK on Wednesday backed the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government’s resolution on delimitation, with Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin asserting that Tamil Nadu’s representation in Parliament must not be reduced under any future redrawing of constituencies. Speaking during the Assembly debate on the resolution moved by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, […]

  Chennai, August 11 The inflow into the Mettur dam increased to 7,151 cusecs on Tuesday from 5,760 cusecs as water released from reservoirs in Karnataka continued to make its way into Tamil Nadu through the Cauvery river. The improvement in inflow follows recent rainfall in the Cauvery catchment areas of Karnataka, which had raised […]

Chennai, August 11 Senior BJP leader Vanathi Srinivasan on Tuesday sought to play down speculation over a possible political understanding between the BJP and the DMK in Tamil Nadu, saying there was little point in predicting an alliance before the parties themselves had taken any such decision. Her remarks came amid growing discussion over possible […]