End of an Era: Chief Minister MK Stalin loses Kolathur seat to TVK's VS Babu amid superstar Vijay's tsunami in Tamil NaduV S Babu of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam has won the Kolathur seat. He secured 82,997 votes. DMK chief M K Stalin finished second with 74,202 v...
04 May, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
Exit Polls 2026: What the numbers mean for India’s biggest political players?Exit polls are revealing potential political shifts across India. In West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress faces its toughest challenge yet f...
30 Apr, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
Thiruparankundram Deepam row simmers in Madurai as BJP pushes 'Ayodhya of South' pitch, caste calculus reshapes contestA religious dispute over Thiruparankundram Hill has become a political flashpoint. The BJP calls it the 'Ayodhya of the South', while the D...
18 Apr, 2026, 12.08 AM IST
It's reengineering power: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin on 33% reservation for women in Lok Sabha, assembliesTamil Nadu's Chief Minister MK Stalin has voiced skepticism regarding the introduction of the 33% women's reservation bill at this juncture...
09 Apr, 2026, 11.51 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Polls: Stalin, welfarism anchor DMK, says KanimozhiDMK leader Kanimozhi champions direct cash support as an economic engine. She emphasizes Tamil Nadu's rights and opposes shifting delimitat...
06 Apr, 2026, 12.19 AM IST
Delimitation & women reservation bill: Southern states backs 50% seat hike, seeks share status quoWith the introduction of the two bills - one on delimitation and another an amendment bill for delinking implementation of women's reservat...
25 Mar, 2026, 01.13 AM IST
AICC silent, but Tamil Nadu Congress backs DMK on ₹ symbol swapTamil Nadu Congress chief K Selvaperunthagai supports DMK's decision to replace the rupee symbol with a Tamil letter in the state budget lo...
18 Mar, 2025, 07.25 AM IST
Ready for another language war, says Stalin, convenes all-party meet to discuss LS delimitationTamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin declared the state's readiness for 'another language war' following alleged Hindi imposition by the Ce...
25 Feb, 2025, 10.24 PM IST
Bitter sweet budget for debt capital markets: All eyes now on Mint StreetMutual funds: The Budget 2025 focuses on governance, fiscal consolidation, and boosting consumption through tax cuts. Lower reliance on sma...
18 Feb, 2025, 03.50 PM IST
Mystery of MGNREGA demand asymmetryMGNREGA data shows Tamil Nadu's success in fund allocation and female participation, unlike Bihar. The 'north-south' disparity highlights t...
01 May, 2024, 10.42 PM IST
HD Deve Gowda meets Nitin Gadkari, seeks Centre’s intervention to let Karnataka build dam across CauveryGowda and his son, PWD Minister HD Revanna met Gadkari in Delhi and, submitted a representation building a case for building a balancing re...
04 Oct, 2018, 11.56 PM IST
Freebie culture rocks Tamil Nadu’s financial boatEven as TN increases its social sector spend to a whopping Rs 78,100 crore, its outstanding liabilities has touched Rs 2.56 lakh crore as p...
27 Jun, 2017, 02.07 PM IST
Rape in Tamil Nadu six times lower than in neighbouring KeralaViolent crimes like rape and assault, in particular, are at high levels in Kerala, almost in the same league as north Indian states with tr...
03 May, 2016, 12.17 PM IST
65 per cent of Tamil Nadu population issued Aadhar number: OfficialSince the process of acquiring bio metric data and issuing Aadhar numbers are in progress, family cards would be pasted with an extra sheet...
24 Nov, 2014, 07.58 PM IST
- Chennai developers told to tap BoP segement
Chennai property builders are reconciling to the fact that they have all along been targeting the top-end of the pyramid.
07 Sep, 2009, 07.47 PM IST
- TN to weed out bogus ration cards to control food subsidy expense
According to a policy note tabled by the Minister, the state’s food subsidy bill has shot up from Rs 800 crore in 2003-04 to Rs 1950 crore ...
23 Jun, 2009, 01.14 PM IST
- Increasing tiger, panther population noticed in TN
The wild life population in Sathyamangalam forests in Erode has started increasing, thanks to the efforts taken by officials to provide suf...
08 Oct, 2008, 01.07 PM IST