Chennai: Madras high court has stayed a state govt rule making it mandatory for schools to file an annual undertaking that no external organisations will be permitted to organise any events during and outside school hours. The rule was introduced in view of complaints that RSS is being permitted in private schools to organise its…
Chennai: The anti-corruption branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a second first information report (FIR) against a superintendent of GST and central excise department on the charges of accumulating disproportionate assets to the tune of 20.40 lakh. The latest FIR against GST Superintendent KN Annadurai of Dharmapuri range comes two years…
CHENNAI: TVK president Joseph Vijay joined the populist bandwagon of Dravidian majors, announcing a slew of freebies in the party’s election manifesto, ranging from 2,500 monthly dole for women to 25 lakh health insurance coverage for families. Most of the promises targeted youth and women. Vijay told party workers that he would visit Perambur and…
COIMBATORE: Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Friday said he had no experience in “falling at someone’s feet to gain power” or “being a slave to BJP.” Udhayanidhi made this attack on former chief minister and AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami while campaigning for DMK candidate K V K Sabari Karthikeyan in Kinathukadavu…
Pudukottai: Former BJP state president K Annamalai on Thursday launched a sharp attack on DMK, asserting that an AIADMK-led govt would return to power after the May 4 election results.At a gathering in Aranthangi, he expressed confidence that Edappadi K Palaniswami would assume office as chief minister. He accused the DMK govt of curtailing central…
Chennai: A 66-year-old worker from Kerala died after being hit by a speeding car while walking along the roadside near Tiruvallur. Two others who were with him sustained serious injuries. The deceased, identified as Abubakkar from Malappuram district in Kerala, was working at a shop in Thandalam near Tiruvallur. He was walking towards Thandalam with…
Chennai: Residents of Thiru Vi Ka Nagar constituency have put forth a detailed citizens’ manifesto flagging long-pending civic issues plaguing the area. With less than a week left for election day, the charter was prepared by Perambur neighbourhood development forum. It highlights the issues in the constituency, comprising areas such as Perambur, Vyasarpadi and Pulianthope….
Trichy: Senior CPI leader R Mutharasan on Thursday said AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami has understood that he cannot become chief minister again. Campaigning for Trichy West DMK candidate and minister K N Nehru in Woraiyur, Mutharasan said Palaniswami has sided with BJP for his personal gain.“EPS has no intent of becoming a chief…
Chennai: A Chennai-based journalist has moved the Madras high court seeking a CBI probe against BJP and its former national president J P Nadda for their involvement in the ‘micro-donation online scandal’ through the NaMo App. He wanted the court to direct them to produce the entire account of funds collected so far through the…
Chennai: A sketch of Ambedkar burning the only book he hated, the Manusmriti; a sculpture of a cracked foot symbolising social discrimination; Rohith Vemula’s iconic words, ‘My birth is my fatal accident’. The fifth edition of the Dalit Aesthetics Art Show 2026 titled ‘The Whole Story’, on at the Lalit Kala Akademi, brings together 36…
