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CHENNAI: DMK and AIADMK on Wednesday renominated veteran leaders Tiruchi N Siva and M Thambidurai, respectively, for the Rajya Sabha elections. These nominations came on the eve of the deadline for the biennial elections to fill six vacancies.The DMK alliance, with its majority in the legislature, is set to secure four seats, while the AIADMK…

Chennai: IndiGo has announced thrice weekly, direct flights between Chennai and Réunion Island, a French overseas territory in the Indian Ocean, from April 29, 2026. The airline will operate its Airbus A320 aircraft on the route. Chennai: MRTS Power Check Done, AIADMK Clears Stand On Sasikala, DMK Gives DMDK One Seat And More With this,…

Chennai: A 45-year-old man was arrested for sexually abusing a Class XII student near Thiruporur.Police said the accused, Vinoth Kumar of Mambakkam, who runs an electrical shop, misbehaved with the victim when her parents were at work. Chennai: MRTS Power Check Done, AIADMK Clears Stand On Sasikala, DMK Gives DMDK One Seat And More The…

Chennai: Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) are calling for applications for the IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) 2026, which is a mandatory test for admission to undergraduate programmes offered across all IISER campuses for 2026–27. The test is scheduled for June 7, and candidates can apply from March 5.Candidates seeking admission to the…

CHENNAI: Congress and DMK started their seat-sharing talks at DMK headquarters on Saturday, with Congress asking for 41 assembly seats and two Rajya Sabha seats. DMK offered 25 assembly seats, the same as in 2021, and one Rajya Sabha seat. Power sharing, DMK told Congress, is off the table.DMK initially considered giving two additional assembly…

CHENNAI: The death toll in the LPG cylinder explosion at a goldsmith workshop in Elephant Gate rose to five after three more injured guest workers died between Tuesday and Wednesday morning while undergoing treatment at the city hospital.The explosion occurred on February 25 on the fourth floor of a commercial building on Singannan Street and…

Ravindran and M Thambidurai (File Photo) CHENNAI: DMK is preparing to nominate senior functionary Constandine Ravindran and re-nominate Tiruchi N Siva to Rajya Sabha, while AIADMK is likely to re-nominate former Union minister M Thambidurai and PMK its president Anbumani Ramadoss to the upper House, multiple sources told TOI. Election to six Rajya Sabha seats…

The mechanical elephant would be used to conduct ceremonies at the temple safely PUDUCHERRY: Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, his son Ayaan Sood, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) India and People for Cattle in India (PFCI) have donated a life-size mechanical elephant – Airavatham — to Sri Sakthi Vinayagar Temple at Avadi in…

Chennai: Stating that distribution of money to voters was a “menace” in Tamil Nadu, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Friday said that the forthcoming assembly polls in the state would be “a different one.“The entire election machinery would take stringent measures to curb the distribution of cash and other inducements to voters, Gyanesh Kumar…