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Dhinakaran trounced his nearest AIADMK rival E Madhusudhanan by over 40,000 votes. (Photo: ANI)

Jayalalithaa successor TTV Dhinakaran takes oath as MLA from RK Nagar

The bypoll, necessitated due to the death of Jayalalithaa who was the sitting MLA from the constituency, took place on...

29 Dec 2017 2:58 PM IST

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami hands over the appointment order to Sathish Kumar, brother of slain medical aspirant Anitha, as junior assistant in the state-run Tamil Nadu Medical Plant Farms and Herbal Medicine Corporation Limited (Tampcol). Anithas father and government officials look on (Photo: DC)

Anitha's brother gets job in Tampcol

However, at the last minute, the state government revived hopes by trying to bring an ordinance allowing exemption for...

29 Dec 2017 1:43 AM IST

AIADMK speaks in two voices on saffron party

Dhinakaran became a hero only because he opposed the BJP. People were already angry with the BJP due to the GST and many...

29 Dec 2017 1:42 AM IST

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) led by MK Stalin on Wednesday created a furore in the Tamil Nadu Assembly. (Photo: File)

Tamil Nadu Assembly session from January 8

The duration of the session will be decided on January 8 when the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the Assembly...

29 Dec 2017 1:39 AM IST

High-level inter-state Central team inspects the damaged roads near Basin Bridge powerhouse along with Greater Chennai Corporation commissioner D. Karthikeyan and revenue secretary B. Chandramohan, on Thursday. (Photo: DC)

Rain damages in Chennai assessed

The Central team visited Royapuram, Vepery, Perambur, Anna Nagar, Koyambedu and parts of Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur...

29 Dec 2017 1:37 AM IST

Central team inspects cyclone affected coastal hamlets in Kanyakumari district on Thursday. (Photo: DC)

Ockhi effect: Central team faces fishermen's wrath in Kanyakumari

However, the fishermen strongly registered their condemnation for the much delayed visit of the Central team.

29 Dec 2017 1:36 AM IST

Madras High Court

Plea to ban midnight prayers declined

The process of opening the temples at midnight would sabotage values of Hindu and Tamil culture.

29 Dec 2017 1:33 AM IST

Madras High Court

Notice to Tamil Nadu government on plea to ban PET bottles in Tasmac

Several beverages, including wine, are stored in glass bottles to conserve its taste and quality.

29 Dec 2017 1:31 AM IST

Income Tax raids continue in places linked to VK Sasikala, kin

The raids come three days after independent candidate TTV Dhinakaran won the RK Nagar by-poll.

29 Dec 2017 1:30 AM IST

He escaped by jumping off a running train with his handcuffs on near Itarsi railway station, police said today. (Photo:

Chennai: Kidnapped businessman rescued, 4 arrested

Failure to repay Rs 44L loan irks financier.

29 Dec 2017 1:28 AM IST

As many as 11,555 people have been diagnosed with dengue in Tamil Nadu (till Sunday) out of which nearly 6,000 cases were reported in the last two months, according to data released by the Union health ministry.

Tamil Nadu records highest number of dengue cases in country

Tamil Nadu recorded 23,035 dengue cases and 63 deaths due to dengue in 2017.

29 Dec 2017 1:25 AM IST

Goods and services tax thrown up by the Central government has also taken its toll on the real estate industry.

GST, sand scarcity hit real estate hard

The waning 2017 also saw the new Acts passed by the Central and state governments to regulate the industry.

29 Dec 2017 1:24 AM IST