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AIADMK partys general secretary V.K. Sasikala. (Photo: PTI)

Sasikala seeks Modi's support for exempting TN from NEET

She drew Modi's attention to the present parameters for admission to PG courses in medicine and dentistry followed in...

2 Feb 2017 8:31 AM IST

AIADMK partys general secretary V.K. Sasikala. (Photo: PTI)

Union Budget 2017: Shortcomings should be addressed, says Sasikala

The AIADMK general secretary asserted that the allocations have to be earmarked properly for the state.

2 Feb 2017 8:26 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley talks with Onno Ruhl, Country Director World Bank as Commerce Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman looks on at the opening session of Launch of Start Up India in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Union Budget 2017: No mega deals for start-ups this year

Start-ups require government initiatives to create conducive environment rather than tax holidays, experts opined.

2 Feb 2017 7:15 AM IST

Madurai Bench of Madras High Court

VK Sasikala, Dinakaran to face trial in Fera case

Dismissing the petitions from Sasikala, the judge upheld the orders of lower court refusing to discharge Sasikala from...

2 Feb 2017 6:50 AM IST

Madras High Court

Don't harass kin of jallikattu protesters, says Madras HC

Justice R.Mahadevan also asked the Government Pleader to inform this direction to all the police stations.

2 Feb 2017 6:48 AM IST

Indian community dogs are generally healthier and more robust than their purebred cousins, PETA India said. (Photo: Pixabay)

Tamil Nadu child rights commission wants Peta websites blocked

The commission had dispatched a letter on Monday containing their recommendation to chief secretary of Tamil Nadu.

2 Feb 2017 6:46 AM IST

Members of the Pollution Response Team removing black oil washed ashore as a thick oily tide from the sea lapped at the coast, a day after an oil tanker and an LPG tanker collided near Kamarajar Port in Ennore in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

Chennai oil spill: 70 per cent of slick cleared

About 75 litres of oil dispersant was used in KPL to clean the oil pollution,â€ said a port official.

2 Feb 2017 6:43 AM IST

AIADMK Treasurer and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam addresses the partys General Council Meeting at Vanagaram in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

Stall construction of dam across Pambar: Tamil Nadu CM to Modi

The Government of Kerala has proposed to construct a reservoir at Pattisserry across river Pambar, a tributary of the...

2 Feb 2017 6:41 AM IST

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister O Panneerselvam.

Tamil Nadu CM flays Stalin, says Governor addressed issues

Panneerselvam lashed out at the DMK saying it was under the veil of â€œillusionâ€ and hence was seeing things obviously...

2 Feb 2017 6:39 AM IST

DMK deputy leader in the Assembly Duraimurugan.

DMK opposes PAC going to Congress

The Speaker also announced the composition of Privileges, Public Undertaking Committee, Estimates Committee and other...

2 Feb 2017 6:37 AM IST

BJP state President Tamilisai Soundararajan. (Photo: File)

Best budget for better India: Tamilisai Soundararajan

This ideal Budget, she claimed, is an instance of how Prime Minister Narendra Modi attracted the people through his...

2 Feb 2017 6:17 AM IST

With a focus on passenger safety, the budget announced Rail Sanraksha Kosh, a safety fund with a corpus of Rs 1 lakh crore over a period of five years.

Rail Budget 2017: In Tamil Nadu, railways to focus on safety

Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, and Calicut, in Kerala, will be two among the 25 stations selected across the country for...

2 Feb 2017 6:14 AM IST