Chennai: Angling for fishermen’s votes is a priority for parties in at least seven coastal constituencies stretching from Tiruvottiyur up to Shollinganallur. The 1.5 lakh votes of fishermen are up for grabs, as the battle might not be as easy for DMK this time. The party had swept all fishing constituencies in 2021. But, community…
Chennai: TVK president Joseph Vijay joined the populist bandwagon of Dravidian majors, announcing a slew of freebies in the party’s election manifesto, ranging from 2,500 monthly dole for women to 25 lakh health insurance coverage for families. Most of the promises targeted youth and women. Vijay told party workers that he would visit Perambur and…
Chief minister M K Stalin hoisted black flag and burnt a copy of the delimitation bill in Namakkal to show his protest against the proposed delimitation bill CHENNAI: The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) joined the statewide black flag protest spearheaded by the DMK, aimed at condemning the Union…
CHENNAI: A Chennai-based journalist has moved the Madras high court seeking a CBI probe against BJP and its former national president J P Nadda for their involvement in the ‘micro-donation online scandal’ through the NaMo App. He wanted the court to direct them to produce the entire account of funds collected so far through the…
Edappadi K Palaniswami campaigning in Coimbatore on Thursday. Photoby J Jackson COIMBATORE: Extending support for Centre’s delimitation bill, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday said Union home minister Amit Shah had assured that Tamil Nadu would not be affected by the exercise. He said the Modi govt would implement the delimitation bill in…
The unidentified film editor is among six people arrested in connection with the film leak. CHENNAI: A freelance film editor had trespassed into a studio and stolen the Vijay-starrer Jananayagan before leaking it online, said the state cybercrime police on Thursday. The unidentified film editor is among six people arrested in connection with the film…
Chennai: Create Medic Co, a Japan-based manufacturer of disposable medical devices with a focus on silicone-based products, has announced a three-pillar expansion strategy for India, citing the country as a strategic priority amid rapidly expanding healthcare infrastructure and rising demand for advanced medical solutions.“The large Indian healthcare infrastructure, globally renowned doctors, and strong purchasing power…
Chennai: A woman was killed and her husband severely injured after their car crashed into a parked truck following a tyre burst near Avadi on Wednesday morning.The deceased, Shalini, and her husband, Thiagu, 42, a professor at a private university, were returning home to Govindarajapuram near Vellinagar in Guduvanchery after visiting Siruvapuri Murugan Temple for…
Chennai: A drunk man entered a 17-year-old girl’s house and attacked her with a sickle near Minjur, Tiruvallur district, on Tuesday. She suffered cuts on her right palm, elbow, forehead and the back of her head.Police, who are yet to establish motive, said 27-year-old Rolex alias Delhi Babu sneaked in through the back entrance at…
Chennai: Madras high court on Wednesday reserved its order on two PILs alleging 397 crore corruption in the procurement of transformers for Tangedco when V Senthilbalaji was the state electricity minister. Concluding the final hearing, the first bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan reserved its orders.The case pertains to…
