DMK treasurer M.K. Stalin was unanimously elected as working president of the party by the general council on Wednesday. Party president M. Karunanidhi could not attend general council meeting due to failing health. “At a time when our leader is not well I accept the position with a heavy heart,” Mr. Stalin said in his speech.
» Read moreIn a breakthrough in the long-running fishermen issue between India and Sri Lanka, both sides agreed to release fishermen in each other’s custody on Monday. Following a ministerial meeting, which was attended by Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Radha Mohan Singh and his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Amaraweera, Colombo also agreed to “consider” releasing of Indian fishing boats in its custody. […]
» Read moreTwo days after V.K. Sasikala took over as the AIADMK General Secretary, senior party leader and Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha M. Thambidurai on Monday “appealed” to her to take charge as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, as he contended that leadership of the party and government should be with the same person for the welfare of the people. “The unfinished […]
» Read moreV K Sasikala, who was appointed to the top post in the AIADMK on Thursday, will formally take charge as the party’s general secretary tomorrow, the party has said today. The AIADMK headquarters at Royapettah is being spruced up for the occasion with a dais being set up near the MGR statue to facilitate Sasikala to pay tributes to the […]
» Read moreA day after a Madras High Court judge expressed doubts over the circumstances leading to the demise of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, DMK on Friday sought a comprehensive probe by a sitting HC judge into the death. “A comprehensive probe must be done by a sitting judge of the High Court and people should be told the […]
» Read moreA fire broke out at State Bank of India building on Pycrofts Garden Road in Chennai today. The top floor of the four-storey building caught fire and the probable cause is said to be a short circuit. Three fire tenders and four water tankers were rushed to the spot.
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