Chennai: The last surviving boundary pillar erected by the British in the 18th century outside Dare House in George Town, the Armenian Church, Young Men’s Indian Association (YMIA) building, Royapuram railway station and Santhome Basilica are among historic landmarks, Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC) seeks to showcase through a new heritage tourism initiative in…
CHENNAI: Amid the prevailing fluid political situation, which left actor Vijay with 108 MLAs and struggling to secure a simple majority to form the government, VCK general secretary Sinthanai Selvan has appealed to the Dravidian majors, the DMK and AIADMK, to propose party chief Thol Thirumavalavan as Chief Minister to bring political stability in the…
Chennai: City students can explore colleges in Russia at the two-day All India Russian Education Fair 2026-27 set to be organized in the city this weekend.Eight institutions will take part in the event, where spot admissions for MBBS and other programmes will be available. A total of 10,000 MBBS seats are being offered. The fair…
Chennai: Users of Kathivakkam High School Road near Ennore bus terminus are put through the daily ordeal of traffic jams on the stretch that is barely two lanes wide.Motorists say they often have to turn off the engines of their vehicles and wait for a long time. Two-wheeler riders add that they have to endure…
Chennai: Even as CPI and CPM have announced that they will hold meetings to decide on extending support to TVK, long-term DMK ally IUML has rejected the request of TVK for an alliance in the state.After TVK fell short of the magical number of 118, the party, led by actor Vijay, sent letters seeking support…
Chennai: Congress severed its ties with DMK and joined hands with TVK on Wednesday, marking the widest crack in INDIA bloc. AICC in-charge Girish Chodankar, Praveen Chakravarthy and TNCC chief K Selvaperunthagai, met TVK president Vijay and extended support of the party’s five MLAs to him. Chodankar said the Congress-TVK alliance will continue for the…
Chennai: DMK leaders flayed Congress for walking out of the alliance to support TVK, while functionaries of the national party called for restraint while criticising them. DMK treasurer T R Baalu accused Congress of “betraying” the mandate of voters and abandoning a long-standing alliance during a politically difficult phase.In a statement, Baalu recalled DMK’s support…
CHENNAI: AIADMK led by Edappadi K Palaniswami was ready to extend unconditional support to TVK to help it form the govt, and discussions were underway between the two sides. However, after prolonged silence from the TVK camp since Wednesday noon, the party decided to withdraw the offer, multiple sources told TOI. AIADMK leaders also dismissed…
Chennai: VCK and DMDK appear to be indecisive on extending support to TVK to form govt.VCK which had convened a meeting of its senior functionaries on Thursday to discuss TVK’s proposal has postponed the event to Friday. Senior VCK leaders said they have received official communication from TVK seeking support to form the govt, with…
Chennai: After a video showing Vijay Dhamu, a TVK candidate elected from Royapuram, cutting a cake with a machete during a public celebration went viral on social media, a complaint was filed on Wednesday with the Chennai Police Commissioner’s office seeking legal action. The complaint was submitted by G G Siva, 36, of Pulianthope.In his…
