Chennai: All five Congress MLAs, who met Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Thursday, are seeking ministerial positions as the party prepares to share power in Tamil Nadu after six decades, sources told TOI.“The party has sought two cabinet berths from the TVK leadership. Now every MLA is trying to secure the backing of the…
Chennai: Two AIADMK factions, one led by AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami and another led by former ministers S P Velumani and C Ve Shanmugam, met Assembly Speaker J C D Prabhakar on Thursday and sought action against MLAs of the rival group. The EPS faction said it had also submitted a complaint to…
Puducherry: Tensions flared in the Puducherry town on Thursday as members of various Tamil outfits staged a massive agitation over the alleged disrespect shown to the state anthem, Tamil Thai Vaazhthu, during the swearing-in ceremony of chief minister N Rangasamy. They registered their stringent protest over the new practice of rendering Vande Mataram, followed by…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt issued a gazette notification declaring Trichy East constituency as vacant in the wake of chief minister C Joseph Vijay resigning the seat. Vijay who won from Trichy East as well as Perambur chose to retain the latter. He had submitted his resignation letter to former peaker M Appavu. According to the…
Chennai: DMK president M K Stalin said the TVK-led govt might collapse any time and asked his party cadres to be prepared for it. He was speaking to DMK district secretaries at a meeting held in Chennai to take stock of the party’s poll defeat.“TVK govt can collapse anytime and you (DMK functionaries) should be…
Chennai: A 28-year-old man died of electrocution at the shooting spot of upcoming Rajinikanth-starrer ‘Jailer 2′ near Panaiyur on East Coast Road (ECR) on Thursday. Police identified the deceased as T Karthikeyan, a member of the film crew. Sources said a few scenes for the movie were being shot near Kanathur. According to police, Karthikeyan…
Veeramani P, burial ground in-charge at Otteri, says the only thing that helps him cope with the physiological and psychological strain of the job is alcohol. “I drink myself to sleep every night,” says the 31-year-old. Rajesh Ravichandran punctures the soil with a long iron rod, pulls it out, examines it for a few seconds,…
VILLUPURAM: PMK founder S Ramadoss has welcomed the govt’s directive prohibiting the sale of liquor to individuals under the age of 21.In a statement, Ramadoss praised the initial steps taken by the new administration and emphasised that strict enforcement is crucial to prevent these rules from becoming mere “paper decrees.“Lauding chief minister C Joseph Vijay…
Chennai: Avani Tripathi of Maharishi Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School at Chetpet was on vacation in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, when she came to know that the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) was cancelled. She booked a ticket back to Chennai to take up coaching for the NEET re-exam, which is expected to be held in the…
KRISHNAGIRI: Three teenage boys in Krishnagiri allegedly blackmailed a 14-year-old schoolgirl with her morphed photos, coercing her to send to them her real nude photos and videos. On receiving her real nude videos, the boys — all school dropouts aged between 14 and 16 — blackmailed the girl’s father demanding Rs 10 lakh lest they…
