June 10, 2009 00:01 IST
In an interesting judgment on a bail plea,Justice R Regupathy of the Madras High Court on Tuesday directed...
Wed, Jun 10, 2009June 04, 2009 00:35 IST
Surrounded by his relatives and devotees,Chief Minister M Karunanidhi,one of the oldest active politicians...
Thu, Jun 04, 2009June 01, 2009 00:50 IST
Two decades ago,returning to the Chief Ministers chair after a long gap,M Karunanidhi reportedly quoted Couplet 70 from the masterpiece....
Mon, Jun 01, 2009
May 31, 2009 00:24 IST
This is the story of a patriarch and his kin. Spanning a time frame of over eight decades...
Sun, May 31, 2009
May 30, 2009 03:22 IST
A day after his elder brother Azhagiri took oath as a Union Cabinet Minister and after over two decades of eagerly waiting in the wings...
Sat, May 30, 2009May 20, 2009 02:22 IST
He is known for his political inconsistencies,but MDMK general secretary Vaiko has been unwavering in his very vocal commitment....
Wed, May 20, 2009May 20, 2009 02:21 IST
The voice has changed,but the tone and tenor hasnt. With MDMK general secretary Vaiko losing in the elections....
Wed, May 20, 2009May 19, 2009 02:13 IST
After being fed on the military exploits of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the heroics of its iconic leader Velupillai Prabhakaran....
Tue, May 19, 2009May 18, 2009 23:40 IST
For over a decade,the Pattali Makkal Katchi was a regular factor in all equations for power at the Centre.
Mon, May 18, 2009May 17, 2009 01:48 IST
The forecast warned of a tsunami. But in the end,it was,at best,a high tide.
Sun, May 17, 2009May 15, 2009 02:22 IST
This elections,Tamil Nadus first family had fielded two candidates and four star campaigners for the DMK and its allies....
Fri, May 15, 2009
May 14, 2009 08:32 IST
He has not threatened to cut off anyones hands,but he too is a Gandhi,contesting on a BJP ticket. All Mogamed Ali Jinnah seeks is a vote for himself,not a separate country for his community.
Thu, May 14, 2009May 14, 2009 02:45 IST
Keeping her cards close to her chest,AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa said on Wednesday that she had got feelers from many parties....
Thu, May 14, 2009May 13, 2009 02:42 IST
When the results were announced on May 13,2004,the alliance that swept Tamil Nadu went on to rule the country....
Wed, May 13, 2009May 12, 2009 00:16 IST
P Chidambaram has a problem with the bottomline in his home constituency,Sivaganga. From the author of the outcome budget of 2005....
Tue, May 12, 2009May 11, 2009 22:37 IST
Everyone in Ramanathapuram remembers Su Thirunavukkarasar. But perhaps they remember him a little too well for the comfort for this BJP candidate...
Mon, May 11, 2009May 11, 2009 01:04 IST
Like his idol,LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran,MDMK general secretary Vaiko alias Y Gopalasamy is an elusive person...
Mon, May 11, 2009May 08, 2009 23:26 IST
Union Minister and DMK candidate T R Baalu began his campaign for re-election from Sriperumbudur talking about having created history in road revolution...
Fri, May 08, 2009May 08, 2009 01:15 IST
Madurai,the cultural capital of a state dominated by regional politics,has never had an MP from a Dravidian party.
Fri, May 08, 2009May 02, 2009 01:22 IST
After finding itself hyphenated with the war in Sri Lanka,the Congress has got some fresh trouble in hand in the form of Tamil film directors....
Sat, May 02, 2009
May 01, 2009 02:58 IST
Nearly two years ago,they wrote his political obituary when he fell out with DMK patriarch M Karunanidhis family....
Fri, May 01, 2009April 30, 2009 02:11 IST
A speeding electric suburban commuter train,suspected to have been hijacked by unidentified persons,rammed a goods train early this morning....
Thu, Apr 30, 2009April 28, 2009 01:36 IST
When the AIADMK was preparing its manifesto a few weeks ago,all were eagerly waiting for a retort to DMK chief M Karunanidhis free TV scheme...
Tue, Apr 28, 2009April 25, 2009 01:22 IST
From the President of India to a number of Union ministers,from a Dravidian icon to a popular movie star...
Sat, Apr 25, 2009
April 22, 2009 09:49 IST
As Sri Lankan troops advanced on the last redoubt of the Tamil Tigers and the exodus of people trapped in a coastal strip crossed 62,000,a boatload of starving Tamil refugees landed on the Tamil Nadu coast on Tuesday.
Wed, Apr 22, 2009



