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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.

Obdurate TTV Dhinakaran says he will win RK Nagar bypoll

The beleaguered AIADMK rebel had earlier said he would contest the by-election subject to clearance from his aunt V. K....

25 Nov 2017 7:33 AM IST

TNCC chief Su Thirunavukarasar alleged that the BJP was clearly behind the Election Commission order recognising EPS-OPS faction as the AIADMK and allotting Two Leaves symbol to them.

Opposition parties: Timing of election announcement raises doubt

Election Commission was losing hope' among people since the notification coincided with allotment of Two Leaves symbol.

25 Nov 2017 7:30 AM IST

Tamil Nadu BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan and her Congress counterpart Su Thirunavukarasar were involved in an interesting political spat on Twitter exchanging barbs on the Election Commission allotting Two Leaves symbol to EPS-OPS faction of the AIADMK.

Tamilisai Soundararajan, TNCC president trade barbs on Twitter

The veteran politician made the conversation interesting by tweeting that children always speak the truth.

25 Nov 2017 7:26 AM IST

Chennai district electoral officer and corporation commissioner D. Karthikeyan addresses a meeting convened to expedite preparedness for RK Nager bypoll, on Friday. District collector V. Anbuselvan and others attended the meeting. (Photo: DC)

RK Nagar bypolls: Four-cornered contest

EC should ensure that voters are not bribed, says BJP.

25 Nov 2017 7:22 AM IST

Madras High Court

Madras High Court directs TNCA, MCC to maintain fixed deposits

Set aside Rs 16.30 crore, Rs 2.06 crore: Court.

25 Nov 2017 7:12 AM IST

A screen shot of the video of youth harassing a group of girls from Northeast at Nehru stadium.

Video of Northeast girls heckled in Chennai stadium goes viral

North East United owner and Bollywood actor John Abraham slammed the incident and said the team stood by the fan who was...

25 Nov 2017 7:07 AM IST

The car in which the family was travelling lies capsized on the road. (Photo: DC)

Chennai: Car falls off unfinished bridge, 3 die

The family was returning after attending an engagement of their relative in Minjur.

25 Nov 2017 7:02 AM IST

Crowd gathers around the farmwell near Arakonam from where the bodies of the girls were fished out. (Photo: DC)

Chennai: 4 girls end lives by jumping into well after teacher scolds...

Four girls, all aged 16, committed suicide by jumping into an 80-ft farm well at Ramapuram near Arakkonam in Vellore...

25 Nov 2017 6:57 AM IST

Madras High Court

UIDAI, prison SP to produce thumb impression of Jayalalithaa

The left thumb impression of Jayalalithaa had been obtained in Form A and B without her consent.

25 Nov 2017 6:54 AM IST

Much-awaited by-elections to the prestigious R K Nagar Assembly constituency, which fell vacant after the death of former chief minister J. Jayalalithaa, will be held on December 21.

December 21: Byelection to Jayalalithaa's RK Nagar seat

Model code of conduct comes into force.

25 Nov 2017 3:14 AM IST

Book Kamal Haasan if offence cognisable: HC to cops on 'Hindu terror'...

The actor, in an article, said on Nov 8 that the presence of Hindu terrorism' in the country cannot be ruled out.

24 Nov 2017 7:54 PM IST

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa (Photo: PTI)

Jaya thumb impression row: Madras HC seeks fingerprint details from...

Justice P Velmurugan also asked the UIDAI to furnish Jayalalithaa's thumb impression details to the court.

24 Nov 2017 7:49 PM IST