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I will contest at RK Nagar; I will win . That was TTV Dhinakaran responding to the Election Commission announcement on Friday setting December 21 as the date for the byelection deferred in April amid high corruption by his multiple poll agents.

TTV Dhinakaran challenges EC order on Two Leaves

On November 23, the Commission had said that the Panneerselvam-Palaniswami faction enjoys support of majority of...

1 Dec 2017 6:05 AM IST

Tamil Nadu Tourism

About 48 per cent adventure travellers are over 30

With the market size of adventure tourism accounting for 18.35 per cent for TN out of the entire market size of Rs...

1 Dec 2017 6:04 AM IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam in AIADMK governing council meeting at the party headquarters at Royapettah on Thursday. (Photo: DC)

Tricky triangular contest for prestigious R K Nagar

Two leaves versus rising sun versus hat set for intense competition.

1 Dec 2017 6:01 AM IST

Madurai Bench of Madras High court

Southeast Asian countries eye TN market to export river sand

Realtors want the government to frame regulations to enable them to import river sand from these Southeast Asian...

1 Dec 2017 5:59 AM IST

Madras High Court

DCP to produce village asst wanted in fake certificate case

T.S. Neela, tahsildar submitted that Vijayan has already suspended and explanation had been called for.

1 Dec 2017 1:31 AM IST

Home Minister Rajnath Singh at a press conference in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Tamil Nadu tops in anti-state offence cases

Acquittal rate four times higher than conviction, questioning use of laws.

1 Dec 2017 1:26 AM IST

Unattended Anna main road in K.K. Nagar filled with potholes. (Photo: DC)

By-poll triggers filling of potholes in RK Nagar

This time around the civic body has started filling potholes in rain-battered roads using ready-mix'.

1 Dec 2017 1:21 AM IST

An auto smashed to bits by an uprooted tree in Kanyakumari district on Thursday. (Photo: DC)

Rain-induced civic woes affect life in Chennai

Schools in Chennai also announced holiday for Friday and the classes were cut short on Thursday due to the intermittent...

1 Dec 2017 1:19 AM IST

An elderly person is carried to safe place in a flooded locality following a heavy storm at Nagercoil in Kanyakumari district on Thursday. (Photo: DC)

Tamil Nadu: Coastal districts bear brunt of the monsoon

Thamaraipakkam and Grant Anaicut, the other catchment areas of Chennai metro water also received rains.

1 Dec 2017 1:17 AM IST

Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam greets party veteran E. Madhusudhanan in Chennai on Thursday. (Photo: DC)

R K Nagar by-poll: Veteran E Madhusudhanan is ruling party choice

The decision to field him was made at the governing council meeting of the AIADMK at its headquarters at Royapettah...

1 Dec 2017 1:14 AM IST

4 people were killed and dozens of houses were damaged in rain-related incidents in Kanyakumari. (Photo: Twitter)

Heavy rain, winds batter south Tamil Nadu; cyclone Ockhi takes 4 lives

Fishers warned not to venture into sea for next 48 hours.

1 Dec 2017 1:08 AM IST

Visual from Trivandrum: Heavy rains, strong winds cause destruction in Kerala. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

8 dead in heavy rains in Kerala, TN; cyclone Ockhi heads to...

The storm is expected to move toward the Lakshadweep archipelago and hit the islands on December 2.

30 Nov 2017 9:44 PM IST