TVK chief C Joseph Vijay on Sunday was sworn in as Tamil Nadu chief minister after the May 4 verdict declared his party as the single largest in the assembly. CHENNAI: TVK chief C Joseph Vijay on Sunday was sworn in as Tamil Nadu chief minister after the May 4 verdict declared his party as…
CHENNAI: TVK president C Joseph Vijay was sworn as chief minister of Tamil Nadu by governor R V Arlekar on Sunday morning.His party colleagues N Anand, Aadhav Arjuna, K G Arunraj, K A Sengottaiyan, P Venkatramanan, C T R Nirmal Kumar, Rajmohan, T K Prabhu and S Keerthana were also sworn in as ministers at…
Edappadi K Palaniswami (File Photo) CHENNAI: AIADMK plunged into fresh turmoil on Sunday after former minister C Ve Shanmugam rallied 36 newly elected MLAs against party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, triggering a rebellion that threatened to split the party after another electoral setback.Dissidents accused Palaniswami, or EPS, of taking “unilateral decisions” and pursuing “self-interest”…
CHENNAI: TVK chief C Joseph Vijay will be sworn in as Tamil Nadu chief minister on Sunday. Along with him, his core team comprising nine TVK MLAs and two Congress MLAs is expected to be sworn in as Tamil Nadu cabinet ministers. The ceremony will be held at 10am at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in…
CHENNAI: DMK president M K Stalin on Saturday said his priority after the fractured assembly verdict was to ensure a stable govt and avoid re-election in Tamil Nadu.In a post on X, Stalin said several political alternatives were discussed after the verdict, but it was decided that stability was more important than political manoeuvring.“There should…
Chennai: Election Commission of India (ECI) has published the index cards and statistical reports for the general elections to the legislative assemblies and bye-elections 2026, which concluded on May 6.The index cards contain data such as candidates, electors, votes polled, votes counted, party-wise and candidate-wise votes polled. They can be accessed from the ECINET App…
Chennai: Residents in several neighbourhoods woke up to power supply interruptions on Saturday morning as strong winds and mild showers in parts of the city affected the distribution network. No large-scale outages were reported, but residents flagged power cuts in areas such as Perambur, Kilpauk and Nanganallur in the city, and in suburbs on the…
Cleared – maniChennai: A 28-year-old man was arrested by Peerkankaranai police for abducting his ex-girlfriend at knifepoint from Perungalathur in a taxi. The woman was rescued after the alert taxi driver raised an alarm when he notice police personnel on road near the Maduravoyal toll plaza.Police said the 22-year-old woman from New Perungalathur worked at…
Cleared – maniChennai: A 31-year-old IT employee from Tiruchi was arrested by Egmore police for making obscene gestures and repeated WhatsApp video calls to a married woman in Chennai.Police identified the accused as Manikandan, who was working at an IT company in Mandeveli. The 27-year-old complainant, a native of Thiruvarur district, is married and has…
CHENNAI: There is fresh turmoil in AIADMK with a major revolt brewing against party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami following the party’s string of electoral setbacks. Former minister C Ve Shanmugam is leading the rebellion backed by 36 newly elected MLAs, bringing the simmering rift within the party into the open. The dissident camp accused…
