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New Delhi, March 24 – Security agencies are closely monitoring online chatter by terror operatives and their sympathizers as the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala prepare for elections.Intelligence reports suggest that sympathizers of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) and those linked to...

New Delhi, March 24 Units of the state-owned National Highways Authority of India-sponsored Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust jumped 8 per cent in their trading debut on Tuesday.The units started trading at Rs 108, up 8 per cent from the issue price of Rs 100 on the BSE.At the NSE, it rose by...

Puducherry, March 24 – The VCK has announced that it will contest independently in three Assembly constituencies in Puducherry. Party leader Thol. Thirumavalavan stated this, citing continued delays in finalizing seat-sharing arrangements within the DMK-led alliance.Despite ongoing...

Chennai, March 24 The ruling DMK is likely to sign a seat-sharing agreement with its alliance partner VCK on Tuesday, for the April 23 elections, Transport and Electricity Minister S S Sivasankar has said.The DMK, which is leading the Secular Progressive Alliance, finalized an agreement with...

Chennai, March 24 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over what he alleged was a lack of preparedness regarding LPG, asserting that "preparedness cannot be outsourced to the people."The chief minister criticised the prime minister, saying...

Chennai, March 24 – The ongoing conflict in the oil-rich West Asian region is beginning to impact some households in Tamil Nadu, with the prices of packaged drinking water rising due to an increase in input costs linked to petroleum-based materials.Initially, the disruption affected hotel and...

Chennai, March 24 Actress Shivani Narayanan, who gained fame after participating in the Tamil television reality show Bigg Boss, has now pointed out to the leaders of the Tamil film industry that celebrating the "super hit" status of others while regional actresses are consistently overlooked...

Chennai, March 24 – As the election date approaches, election observers in Tamil Nadu have recommended the use of drones to intensify surveillance against practices of exchanging money for votes, particularly in urban areas where monitoring remains a challenge.The suggestion emerged during a...

Chennai, March 23 The Election Commission's surveillance and enforcement teams seized a total of ₹151.93 crore worth of cash, liquor, drugs, and other goods in Tamil Nadu.The teams, deployed across Tamil Nadu to monitor and curb illegal inducements, seized ₹30.53 crore in cash and...

Madurai, March 23 – In a landmark verdict that brings partial closure to one of Tamil Nadu’s most shocking custodial death cases, the First Additional District and Sessions Court in Madurai on Monday convicted nine police personnel for the murder of father-son duo P. Jayaraj and J. Bennix in...

Bhubaneswar, March 23 Top Indian athletes, including sprinter Animesh Kujur and triple jumper Praveen Chithravel, are optimistic about competing in the inaugural National Indoor Championships, which begin here on Tuesday, saying the event will help them in their preparations for the Asian Games...

Chennai, March 23 Veteran Indian sports journalist S Thyagarajan, who carved a niche for himself with his extensive coverage of hockey, died here on Monday after battling age-related ailments.He was 85 years old. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.His cremation took place in...

New Delhi, March 23 DMK leader and Rajya Sabha member P Wilson raised concerns in the Upper House on Monday regarding the indicative tariff fixed for electricity from Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) Units 3 and 4, calling it a sharp and unjustified increase over existing rates.Raising...

Bangalore, March 23 – The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed a writ petition filed by the Bangalore Hotel Association, seeking an increase in the supply of commercial LPG cylinders, observing that the Centre had already taken necessary steps and no further directions were required.A...

Madurai, March 23 A local court here on Monday found all nine accused police officers guilty in the case of custodial torture of a man and his son, which led to their deaths in Sathankulam, Thoothukudi district in 2020.Judge G Muthukumaran of the First Additional District and Sessions Court...

Chennai, March 23 AIADMK General Secretary and Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, has issued an open letter to the people of the state, sharply criticizing the DMK government and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin for what he described as a “complete breakdown...

New Delhi, March 23 Union Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary said on Monday that the National Education Policy (NEP) does not impose any language, including Hindi, on any state, rather it "explicitly promotes multilingualism".Responding to supplementary questions in Lok Sabha...

Chennai, March 23 The people of Tamil Nadu will reject the DMK-Congress combine in the upcoming Assembly election, just as the people of Maharashtra, Haryana, Bihar, and Delhi did for the INDIA combine, said BJP Tamil Nadu in-charge and Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday.Goyal, who arrived...

Chennai, March 23. With the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled for April 23, the political landscape in the state is entering a crucial phase. With barely a month left for polling and the filing of nomination papers set to begin on March 30, political parties are under increasing pressure...

Chennai, March 23 Union Minister and BJP’s Tamil Nadu election in-charge Piyush Goyal said on Monday that all NDA partners will sit together and finalize the seat allocation."We will all sit down in a room and decide, and let you know today," the Minister said as he arrived in Chennai to hold...