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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)

AIADMK gives Kanyakumari LS seat, 20 assembly segments to BJP

The party firmed up the electoral agreement with the Saffron party late Friday night

6 March 2021 11:55 AM IST

VK Sasikala. (PTI)

Sasikala says she will stay away from politics; to pray for Jaya's...

In her statement, she appealed to Jayalalithaa's 'true supporters' to work unitedly and prevent 'common enemy', DMK,...

4 March 2021 11:29 AM IST

An analysis of the financials of 44 companies in the film production, distribution and entertainment industry showed total expenditure also declined by nearly three-fourths, which helped minimise losses for players. Representational image

Box office collections drop 85% in 2020

The fall in collections can be attributed to the significant fall in movie releases during the year to 75

2 March 2021 7:28 AM IST

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

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