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Though Mr Vijayakanths present posturing indicates the party is willing to go it alone, there is also talk that the DMDK might drift towards Kamal Haasans Makkal Neethi Maiam. DC file photo

DMDK sends signals of snapping ties with AIADMK ahead of TN Assembly...

Negotiations with the DMDK seemed to have hit a dead-end with the party leaders not meeting AIADMK leader and minister...

1 March 2021 11:52 PM IST

Amit Shah addressing Vijay Sankalp Rally In Villupuram in Tamil Nadu on Sunday. (Image credit : Twitter/@AmitShah)

Shah tries to seal seat deal with Tamil Nadu CM

The indications are that the Tamil Nadu ruling party was driving a hard bargain in offering up to 21 seats for the BJP...

1 March 2021 9:13 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah being greeted by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami at a programme to declare open the Thervoy Kandigai Reservoir (Chennais fifth Reservoir) and lay the foundation stone for several infrastructure projects across the state of Tamil Nadu, in Chennai, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. (PTI)

BJP seeks 25 seats from AIADMK in Tamil Nadu

The PMK, an ally of the AIADMK, was the only party that finalised its alliance by agreeing for 23 seats

28 Feb 2021 6:15 AM IST

The AI-powered video analytics tool is now live with 700 cameras from 70 prisons for multi-purpose analytics, including frisking, unauthorised access, crowd analysis, violence, FR, camera working, and intrusion detection amongst others.Representational Image

India top over-performer in frontier technologies

Over-performance is measured as the difference between the actual index rankings and the estimated index rankings based...

26 Feb 2021 7:25 AM IST

Students wearing face masks attend a class at a school that was reopened after closure for months owing to coronavirus pandemic, in Amritsar, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. Schools are being opened as per guidelines issued in Unlock. 5. (PTI)

TN govt announces 'all pass' for class 9, 10 and plus one students

The students who were taught through the state-run Kalvi Tholaikatchi throughout the year don't have to take any exams...

25 Feb 2021 7:03 PM IST

Despite the open posturing of Palaniswami that no politics, meaning alliance issues, were discussed, BJP sources in the State said that they were happy with the outcome of the talks the Chief Minister had with their national leaders in Delhi. (Photo:PTI)

Tamil Nadu govt enhances retirement age of its employees to 60 years

The gesture came into immediate effect and the government came out with an order (GO) to give effect to the chief...

25 Feb 2021 2:40 PM IST

Expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala pays floral tribute to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister late J Jayalalithaa on her birth anniversary, at her residence in Chennai, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. (PTI)

AIADMK puts up show of unity on Jaya anniversary with Sasikala factor...

Sasikala today signalled the possibility of a truce with AIADMK ahead of Assembly elections likely in April

24 Feb 2021 9:35 PM IST

The main opposition DMK on Tuesday boycotted the presentation of interim budget for 2021-22 in the Tamil Nadu assembly and walked out of the House. (Image credit : ANI Twitter/@

DMK boycotts budget presentation in TN assembly, stages walkout

As Panneerselvam began reading the budget, DMK members walked out after raising slogans for a while against the...

23 Feb 2021 12:53 PM IST

The bhoomi puja was performed after Sankalpam, Punyahavachanam, Ganapathi puja and Vishwaksena puja, amid chanting of Vedic hymns by pandits who placed four bricks and performed special puja. (Representational Image/@VaddadiPanikum1)

Bhoomi puja performed for TTD's Srivari temple in TN town

The bhoomi puja was performed after Sankalpam, Punyahavachanam, Ganapathi puja and Vishwaksena puja

23 Feb 2021 12:23 AM IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami (PTI)

Declare Godavari-Cauvery plan as national project: Tamil Nadu

Palaniswami said river Cauvery had to be rejuvenated on the lines of 'Namami Gange' and requested Centre to accord...

21 Feb 2021 2:38 AM IST

The positions for temporary global customer service staff at Amazon are open in Hyderabad, Pune, Coimbatore, Noida, Kolkata, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Mangaluru, Indore, Bhopal and Lucknow. (Photo | AFP)

Amazon to make Fire TV sticks in India

India is poised to become a majorplayer in the global supply chain in the electronics and IT products industry

17 Feb 2021 4:15 AM IST

People living in the streets sit in line to receive food served by the Delhi government at a temporary shelter in the Nizamuddin area. The nationwide lockdown has thrown thousands of workers out of jobs and left them without access to food. (DC Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Nearly 12 million jobs added in January

The number of employed people came down to 400.7 million last month

17 Feb 2021 4:15 AM IST