Chennai: While TVK was awaiting the crucial support of VCK on Saturday, the dalit party’s leader Thol Thirumavalavan was a breath away from being propped up as chief minister, VCK sources said.The proposal of Thirumavalavan as – reportedly supported by DMK and AIADMK – surfaced late on Friday night amid political uncertainty and negotiations over…
Chennai: Change was at the core of TVK president C Joseph Vijay’s election campaign. After his first day in assembly as chief minister on Monday, he signalled a pleasant change in political civility by visiting DMK president M K Stalin and other party leaders at their respective homes.The warm gesture brought smiles across party lines….
CHENNAI: VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan on Sunday indicated that the party would decide whether to continue in the DMK alliance or align with the Congress – led INDIA bloc in two weeks.Speaking to reporters in New Delhi on Monday, Thirumavalavan said VCK would take a decision in the party’s high level committee meeting. The party…
Chennai: Work on the third phase of Blue Flag stretch on the Marina Beach is set to be completed by this month-end, with civic authorities choosing open public spaces over commercial-style attractions. Officials said the focus of the revamp is to create a cleaner and more people-friendly beachfront where visitors can walk, relax, play and…
Chennai: A 30-year-old man and his younger brother died after a speeding car rammed their bike on Sunday. The duo had stopped the vehicle near a flyover to attend a phone call when the accident occurred.Prithviraj and Kaviyarasan, 26, left from their native Thozhuppedu in Chengalpet to their workplace in Chennai on a two-wheeler. They…
Chennai: Wonderla Holidays, an amusement park operator, said its newly-launched Chennai park has ramped up quickly, emerging as a meaningful contributor to the group’s performance within months of opening and reinforcing management’s confidence in the city’s long-term growth potential. The Chennai park, which opened in Dec 2025, attracted about 75,000 visitors in its launch month,…
With More Than 45 Hybrid Varieties, The Farm Attracts Urban Visitors To Chengalpet A four-acre hibiscus farm on the outskirts of Chengalpet is drawing attention not just for its vibrant blooms, but for transforming the flowers into herbal tea now being sold across Tamil Nadu under the brand name “Idhazh”.Located inside the 34-acre state horticulture…
Women’s security demands a preventive, responsive and victim-sensitive approach, says Kiran Bedi Kiran Bedi says safety for women cannot depend solely on punitive action, but must begin with safer public spaces Women’s security demands a preventive, responsive and victim-sensitive approach, says Kiran Bedi Kiran Bedi says safety for women cannot depend solely on punitive action,…
JCD Prabhakar is contesting in the Speaker’s election to be held tomorrow CHENNAI: TVK MLA JCD Prabhakar is set to become the speaker of the Tamil Nadu assembly, as he filed his nomination papers for the post with assembly secretary K Srinivasan on Monday. Prabhakar, who won from Thousand Lights in the 2026 assembly election,…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu minister S Keerthana could not take oath as an MLA in the State assembly on Monday after failing to present her Certificate of Election, which is mandatory for administering the oath, an official said.When assembly principal secretary K Srinivasan announced her name and invited her to take oath, Keerthana walked towards the…
