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New Delhi, March 27 – The battle for Tamil Nadu played out in the Rajya Sabha on Friday as the DMK and AIADMK accused each other of mismanaging the state's finances and hindering the implementation of central schemes.While DMK leader P Wilson blamed the ruling NDA for not doing enough for the...

Chennai, March 27 A case has been registered against a professor at the state-run Anna University following allegations of sexual harassment and stalking, police said on Friday.The case has been registered under the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 1998, and Section 78 of the...

Chennai, March 27 AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday praised the Union government's decision to reduce excise duty on petrol by ₹10, calling it a timely and welcome step taken in the larger national interest."I welcome this people-centric decision and appreciate the...

Chennai, March 27 The opposition AIADMK in Tamil Nadu announced its second list of party candidates for the April 23 assembly elections, retaining some of its sitting MLAs.The list also includes several former ministers and other senior party officials.AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K...

Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu), March 27 Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran announced on Friday that he would contest from the Sattur Assembly constituency in the Virudhunagar district in the April 23 elections.He would be switching from the Tirunelveli constituency, from where he won in the...

Chennai, March 27 Asserting that the ruling DMK has fulfilled nearly 85 per cent of its 2021 election promises, compared to the previous AIADMK regime's implementation rate of less than 33 per cent, party legislator Ezhilan Naganathan defended the state government's track record on Friday, while...

Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu), March 27 The debate over industrial development versus livelihood protection and environmental safety has intensified in Tamil Nadu’s coastal district of Thoothukudi ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, with the lingering Sterlite Copper Plant controversy...

Washington, March 27 Three antique sculptures are set to return to India from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art after research established that they were stolen from temples in Tamil Nadu.India's Deputy Chief of Mission in the US, Namgya Khampa, signed an agreement here with...

Chennai, March 26 PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss on Thursday appealed to the ECI to reconsider its decision to recognize his son, Anbumani, as the party president.Ramadoss termed the Election Commission of India's decision to allow Anbumani to use the PMK's "mango" poll symbol as inappropriate...

Puducherry, March 26 As many as 294 candidates will contest in the April 9 Assembly elections in Puducherry, officials said on Thursday.While there are 253 candidates remaining in the election battle in the union territory, which includes the Puducherry, Mahe, and Yanam regions, Karaikal has...

Chennai, March 26 TVK chief Vijay visited the DGP office on Thursday to file a formal complaint against V Ponraj, the former scientific advisor to A P J Abdul Kalam, for making "derogatory" remarks against women.In a post on 'X', he criticized the ruling DMK for allegedly protecting...

New Delhi, March 26 – Eleven transformative solutions, led by the public sector, including two from India, demonstrating how cities and regions can rapidly scale climate solutions, were showcased in a new report on Thursday from the built environment consultancy Arup, supported by The Earthshot...

Chennai, March 26 The Indian Army's Corps of EME has partnered with the IIT-Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation to reduce reliance on external sources for developing critical military technologies, officials said on Thursday.The Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers is the...

Ranchi, March 26 – A fresh wave of bomb threats sent through emails targeting key government offices and court complexes in Jharkhand triggered panic across the state on Thursday.In light of this, security has been beefed up in Ranchi, Dhanbad, and Sahibganj.According to officials...

New Delhi, March 26 The Election Commission said on Thursday that over ₹408 crore worth of illicit inducements intended to influence voters in four states and a Union territory have been seized in the past month.While assembly elections and by-elections were announced on March 15, the...

Chennai, March 26 BJP leader K Annamalai should contest the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly election and enter the House as a party legislator, BJP Mahila Morcha president Vanathi Srinivasan said on Thursday.The former state president of the BJP, who unsuccessfully contested from the Aravakurichi...

Chennai, March 26 DMK leaders Kanimozhi Somu and Thamizhachi Thangapandian on Thursday claimed that the "Dravidian Model" of governance has already secured a "repeat mandate" through its transformative welfare schemes.The Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu will be held on April 23.The DMK...

New Delhi, March 26 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the chief ministers of all states, excluding those going to polls, and review their preparedness and plans in the wake of the West Asia conflict, sources said on Friday.The initiative aims to ensure synergy of efforts in the...

New Delhi, March 26 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the chief ministers of all states, excluding those going to polls, on Friday to review their preparedness and plans in the wake of the West Asia conflict, sources said.This is the first time that the prime minister will hold a...

Chennai, March 26 The DMK on Thursday strongly criticized the ruling BJP at the Centre over the shortage of commercial LPG cylinders, stating that it was facing criticism for failing in foreign policy.Minister for School Education Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said the union government should answer...