December 07, 2017 02:18 IST
The bypoll to RK Nagar constituency, on December 21, is necessitated by Jayalalithaa’s death.
Thu, Dec 07, 2017December 03, 2017 03:52 IST
Vishal, who heads the powerful Tamil actors’ union Nadigar Sangam, will face E Madhusudhanan of the ruling faction of AIADMK, rebel AIADMK candidate T T V Dinakaran and DMK’s M Maruthuganesh, among others in the fray.
Sun, Dec 03, 2017November 30, 2017 04:12 IST
Hours after Hadiya said she wanted freedom to meet her husband and she was “still not free”, the principal of the Sivaraj Homeopathic Medical College said she had spoken to her husband over phone.
Thu, Nov 30, 2017November 29, 2017 01:43 IST
All batchmates of Hadiya, who joined the BHMS course in 2010, including her two Muslim friends who inspired her to convert, completed their courses in 2016.
Wed, Nov 29, 2017November 28, 2017 05:23 IST
Hadiya's husband said he wanted to meet his wife at the earliest. He said he saw her in the court room on Monday after several months, but “I could not even smile at her as the courtroom was crowded”.
Tue, Nov 28, 2017November 26, 2017 06:08 IST
A celebration organised by the AIADMK’s ruling faction in Madurai on Saturday — to celebrate the party symbol victory — was attended by Palaniswami but not Panneerselvam and his close aides.
Sun, Nov 26, 2017November 26, 2017 05:42 IST
The 11 girls were allegedly threatened with dismissal from school unless they brought their parents along the next day. On Friday, four of them killed themselves by jumping into a well in the village, about a kilometre away from the school.
Sun, Nov 26, 2017November 25, 2017 06:17 IST
The RK Nagar bypoll was to be held in April, but it was cancelled on allegations of corruption and charges of bribing voters.
Sat, Nov 25, 2017November 25, 2017 04:30 IST
Police said all the four bodies have been recovered from the well.
Sat, Nov 25, 2017November 25, 2017 04:25 IST
Official sources said the government teachers apologised before the Madras HC on Wednesday.
Sat, Nov 25, 2017November 23, 2017 17:25 IST
AIADMK symbol row: The verdict is a setback to VK Sasikala and her nephew TTV Dinakaran, and will make deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam (OPS) and his close aides insecure.
Thu, Nov 23, 2017November 23, 2017 05:30 IST
Kumar was found hanging in his apartment in Chennai on Tuesday night. Kumar had reportedly taken a loan from Chezhiyan on steep interest rates for his production house, and was struggling to pay back
Thu, Nov 23, 2017November 22, 2017 04:36 IST
As the merger of the Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) and O Panneerselvam (OPS) factions completed three months, Maitreyan’s Facebook post asked whether “the hearts too are merged?”
Wed, Nov 22, 2017November 22, 2017 04:25 IST
Maha Laxmi was arrested and remanded in Vellore Central prison on Tuesday, Vellore SP P Pakalavan said. “She criticised the judge by name and posted the same on social media,” he added.
Mon, Dec 04, 2017November 19, 2017 01:41 IST
Without revealing details of the seized documents, a senior Income Tax Department official said a few electronic storage devices, including tablets, desktop computers and at least six pen drives, were among those seized.
Sun, Nov 19, 2017November 17, 2017 18:49 IST
Justice Karnan is expected to come out on December 10, when his conviction ends. It was on May 9, the Supreme Court awarded him six months imprisonment.
Fri, Nov 17, 2017November 17, 2017 02:18 IST
Nalini was granted parole for 24 hours in March 2016 to visit her Chennai home following her father’s death.
Fri, Nov 17, 2017November 16, 2017 04:40 IST
Speaking to The Indian Express, Justice Thomas said there were “serious flaws” in the CBI’s investigation in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
Thu, Nov 16, 2017November 16, 2017 04:07 IST
The Centre is trying to rule the state through the Governor as the AIADMK government here is weak,” Stalin said in a statement.
Thu, Nov 16, 2017November 15, 2017 04:40 IST
Vivek Jayaraman disagreed when asked about a political motive behind the I-T searches. His cousin T T V Dinakaran had, however, accused the BJP of using the I-T department against the V K Sasikala family.
Wed, Nov 15, 2017November 15, 2017 02:57 IST
T N Hariharan and about a dozen senior officials, inviting criticism from several opposition parties in the state.
Wed, Nov 15, 2017November 14, 2017 05:18 IST
A top party leader, who is a close aide of DMK working president M K Stalin, said such a move at this stage would be suicidal for the DMK.
Tue, Nov 14, 2017November 14, 2017 05:15 IST
Sources in I-T Department said hundreds of incriminating documents were seized, besides Rs 7 crore cash and jewellery worth approximately Rs 5 crore.
Tue, Nov 14, 2017November 12, 2017 03:43 IST
The department searched at least a dozen locations, including AIADMK mouthpiece Jaya TV’s offices, and the office of Namadhu MGR.
Sun, Nov 12, 2017November 10, 2017 03:39 IST
Addressing the media later, Dinakaran accused the Centre of targeting his family. “It is obvious that the Centre has a political motive,” he said, accusing it of trying to end Sasikala’s political career.
Fri, Nov 10, 2017