Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will honor World Chess Champion D. Gukesh on Tuesday with a felicitation ceremony and a cheque for ₹5 crore. Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and chess legend Viswanathan Anand will also be present.Gukesh arrived in Chennai on Monday with his parents after securing the World Championship title in Singapore.At…
CHENNAI: BJP state president K Annamalai said actor Vijay’s political entry might not dent the prospects of BJP in Tamil Nadu.Speaking to reporters at Chennai airport on Sunday, Annamalai said Vijay appeared to echo the ideologies of Dravidian parties. Hence, the votes polled by the two Dravidian parties (DMK, AIADMK) would be divided into three…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin continued attacks Sunday on AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, saying the state’s leader of opposition “might merge his party with BJP” if there was another income tax search targeting his colleagues.Udhayanidhi recalled that three months ago, EPS had categorically ruled out an alliance with BJP for the…
CHENNAI: Are ministers governed by a dress code? Is a T-shirt formal dress or casual?The Madras high court will decide the issue as a public interest writ petition has been filed flagging Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin‘s routine of wearing T-shirts bearing the DMK party’s Rising Sun symbol embroidered on the left chest.An…
Union minister L Murugan criticizes Tamil Nadu deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin for his remarks on Hindi imposition. Murugan denies any forced Hindi imposition, defends voluntary learning. NEW DELHI: Union minister L Murugan on Tuesday responded to Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s recent remarks on Hindi imposition, questioning the DMK leader’s commitment to Tamil…
TN governor R N Ravi conferring degrees to students of Tamil University in Thanjavur on Saturday CHENNAI: A day after he was embroiled in a controversy over omission of the word ‘Dravida’ from the lyrics of Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu for Hindi month celebration at Doordarshan Kendra in Chennai, governor R N Ravi governor stood up…
19 passengers sustained injuries in Mysuru-Darbanga Express train accident CHENNAI: Hours after the Mysuru-Darbanga Express collided with a stationary goods train at Kavarapettai on Friday night, a high-level committee of the railways started the inquiry into the accident. According to railway officials, the commissioner for rail safety also arrived at the spot.The Mysuru-Darbanga Bagmati Express…
19 passengers sustained injuries in Mysuru-Darbanga Express train accident CHENNAI: Hours after the Mysuru-Darbanga Express collided with a stationary goods train at Kavarapettai on Friday night, a high-level committee of the railways started the inquiry into the accident. According to railway officials, the commissioner for rail safety also arrived at the spot.The Mysuru-Darbanga Bagmati Express…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin’s son, Udhayanidhi Stalin was promoted to deputy chief minister of the state on Sundaywhile three other DMK MLAs took the oath of office as ministers as part of a cabinet reshuffle.Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to R Rajendran (Salem-North),…
Father-son duo as CM and deputy CM CHENNAI: In the first such instance in India since Sukhbir Singh Badal served as Punjab’s deputy chief minister while his father, Parkash Singh Badal was CM, Tamil Nadu will now have a father-son duo as CM and deputy CM. DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi‘s grandson and CM MK Stalin‘s…
