Former Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Okar (Second from left) delivered a lecture titled ‘Environment – Rights or Duties Under the Constitution’ as part of the Rakesh Endowment Lecture Series organised in Chennai on Saturday. CHENNAI: Rivers, lakes, sea and water bodies are polluted in the name of religion. No religion bats for degradation…
SALEM: Deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said on Saturday that a Constitution Amendment Bill on delimitation was defeated in Lok Sabha on Friday because of the efforts of “Thalaivar Stalin.”While campaigning for DMK alliance candidates in Erode, Salem and Namakkal districts, Udhayanidhi said the party had helped defeat the Bill and resisted attempts to reduce…
NAMAKKAL: An Election Flying Squad team in Tiruchengodu, Namakkal district, seized 100 new saris allegedly meant to be distributed as gifts to voters, during the early hours of Saturday.The squad acted after a complaint to the Namakkal District Election Control Room that a large cardboard box was being used for gift distribution in the Pavadi…
CHENNAI: Congress leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi flayed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, saying that they both wanted to rule Tamil Nadu from Delhi. Rahul was in TN to campaign for Congress candidates and candidates of secular progressive alliance led by DMK. In his address…
Chennai: Shortly after the delimitation bill was defeated in the lower house of Parliament, chief minister M K Stalin declared that it was a victory for Tamil Nadu.“Tamil Nadu defeats Delhi!” he said in a post on X and called upon for the fight to continue on the polling day to defeat BJP and AIADMK…
Chennai: Where a candidate’s name, symbol and photograph figure on the electronic voting machine (EVM) is decided by process laid down in the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, and the Election Commission’s own manual.Candidates of recognised national and state parties form the first block. Next come candidates of…
Coimbatore: State BJP vice-president and actor Khushbu Sundar on Friday said the former chief minister, the late J Jayalalithaa, had set a benchmark for how courageous a woman should be.Campaigning for Vanathi Srinivasan at Venkittapuram and Kovilmedu in Coimbatore North constituency, Khushbu claimed that women’s safety in TN has become a serious concern. “Today, women…
Chennai: Election flying squad officials seized 2 lakh in cash and a voters’ list from an AIADMK functionary and 21,000 from a BJP functionary during vehicle checks in Kodambakkam. Cases were registered against the functionaries for violation of election norms.The seizures were made during a vehicle check held at the Trustpuram traffic junction in Kodambakkam…
Chennai: Brushing aside talk of anti-incumbency, Velachery MLA Aassan Maulaana, who is seeking a re-election, asserts there is no anger against him on the ground. In an interaction with TOI during his campaign, the Congress candidate said he was confident of winning by a comfortable margin.You received backlash for saying in 2023 that floodwater will…
Chennai: Elections bring promises, but little relief, says a 28-year-old Kalaivani, staring at sewage-mixed rainwater stagnating outside her home in Thideer Nagar for days. “The water stays for at least three days. The smell never goes away,” she says, pointing to the clogged drains near the Adyar River. Her frustration mirrors that of many residents…
