Chennai: On the day chief minister C Joseph Vijay softened his stand on delimitation, TVK’s ally Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) passed a resolution sticking to its decision against the exercise to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats.The special general council of TNCC chaired by its president B Manickam Tagore in Chennai on Thursday,…
The Assembly Rooms in Ooty. A picture from 1922 Shantha ThiagarajanIn 1922, Lord and Lady Willington bought Ooty’s ‘Assembly Rooms’ and placed it in a trust for the public, a gesture meant to keep the space open to the town, not to any private owner. But now, more than a century later, a proposal by…
State taking efforts to bring body of deceased fisherman from Saudi Arabia- Aadhav Chennai: PWD minister Aadhav Arjuna said on Thursday that the state govt was making efforts to bring the body of the fisherman, who was shot dead by pirates, from Saudi Arabia. The fisherman, P Maveeran from Mayiladuthurai district, was shot dead by…
CHENNAI: Madras high court has asserted that disqualification of 21 AIADMK MLAs, who voted in favour of TVK govt in the Tamil Nadu assembly defying the whip issued, does not arise as the general secretary of party has condoned the violation. Therefore, the speaker has rightly dropped the disqualification proceedings, the first bench of Chief…
CHENNAI: Southern Railway has announced temporary changes to suburban train services from Aug 25 to Sept 7 due to redevelopment work at Chennai Egmore railway station. The five-hour line and power block, for launching foot overbridge girders, will be in force from 11.15pm to 4.15am in this period.On weekdays from Aug 25 to Sept 5,…
AMMK leader T T V Dhinakaran CHENNAI: AMMK leader T T V Dhinakaran on Thursday unleashed a scathing attack on TVK govt for changing its stand on delimitation within a week of passing a resolution in the Tamil Nadu assembly demanding that he Union govt freeze the number of seats in Parliament at the existing…
CHENNAI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday launched a direct attack on Congress, labelling its decision to restrict the singing of Vande Mataram to just two stanzas as “anti-national.”Responding to Congress Working Committee’s resolution on the national song, Shah accused the party of reviving its decades-old “politics of appeasement.” Shah was speaking to ANI…
Vijay said southern states should build on their economic strengths and common markets to promote balanced development. CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday called for stronger cooperation among southern states and Centre, saying shared economic interests and natural resources should unite states rather than become sources of conflict.Addressing the Southern Zonal…
Chennai: Water resources minister N Anand on Friday said the opposition would not be able to “pull away” TVK MLAs, as they would remain loyal to the chief minister and TVK chief C Joseph Vijay until the end. “We would not commit mistakes, and that is how our leader has been steering us,” Anand said…
God does not discriminate: HC Chennai: All living beings are equal before God, and God does not discriminate, the Madras high court said while directing the govt to ensure that no discrimination is followed in Devaraja Swamigal Temple, including in distribution of the ‘Theertham, Satari and Prasadams.‘A division bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice…
