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(Clockwise) DMK supporters greet Udhayanidhi Stalin after release near Thanjavur; TVK supporters carry out a demonstration outside Trichy district collectorate; DMK protest near Anna Arivalayam CHENNAI: Several leaders, including political rivals of DMK, criticised the arrest of Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday. Though they found Udhayanidhi’s remark objectionable, they said the arrest was…

Udhayanidhi Stalin faced arrest and questioning following a controversial remark made at a protest CHENNAI/THANJAVUR: If getting arrested is considered a politician’s stepping stone to a grand stage, former deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin took the podium on Tuesday, but for less honourable reasons than his father and grandfather went to prison for.Udhayanidhi, addressing a…

Beginning Thursday, customers can browse the live inventory of more than 4,000 Tasmac outlets on a new online portal, pay digitally and collect their purchase from the store of their choice. (Representative image) CHENNAI: For decades, buying liquor in Tamil Nadu meant standing in a queue at a state-run outlet and hoping the bottle you wanted was…

University Grants Commission (UGC) has also announced several higher educational reforms, including introducing one-year postgraduate programmes in distance and online mode. (Representative image) CHENNAI: In a key development for higher educational institutions in the state, Tamil Nadu govt has decided to come up with a state higher education policy allowing four-year undergraduate degree programmes.“A state…

CHENNAI/THANJAVUR: Former Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin was on Tuesday arrested for his alleged double entendre alluding to a popular female actor. He was released later in the evening on station bail.Udhayanidhi, TVK supporters said, had made a sexually loaded remark linking CM Joseph Vijay with an actress whose name the crowd was…

Tamil Nadu has Rs1 lakh crore of annual fiscal headroom, enough, on paper, to more than resolve state’s current revenue gap while freeing up fresh room for investment Nithin Chandra & Sriram AnanthapadmanabhanTamil Nadu walks into budget day carrying a curious contradiction. It is India’s second-largest state economy, with an estimated ₹35.29 lakh crore GSDP,…

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday slammed BJP and RSS, while lauding MDMK general secretary Vaiko during the launch of the latter’s book `Vaiko in Parliament’ in New Delhi.Rahul Gandhi criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for saying he was “forgiving” protesting students instead of addressing their demands.“We are going through strange times in…

Trashed: Plastic bottles were littered around the waterbody at Veeravanchinathan Salai Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation signboards warn of police action against anyone bathing in the ponds at Semmancheri. Residents say the warning is hardly necessary as no one would choose to enter the pond, given the thick growth of water hyacinth, dense vegetation and garbage…

Chennai: Southern Railway will operate three pairs of EMU passenger special trains between Arakkonam and Tiruttani from Aug 5 to 7 to handle the expected surge of devotees travelling for the Aadi Krithigai festival at Tiruttani Murugan temple. The special services will be operated by extending select EMU trains up to Tiruttani, providing additional connectivity…

Chennai: A 25.5km stretch between Arakkonam and Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu has emerged as the sole bottleneck preventing the completion of the 262km Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway, where more than 90% of the corridor is ready.From the Bengaluru end, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has completed the 96.7km stretch up to Byreddipalli in Andhra Pradesh…