CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin raised a black flag and burned a copy of the delimitation bill in Namakkal to show his protest against the proposed delimitation bill, which is set to be tabled in the Parliament special session commencing today. The protest follows the “stern warning” issued to the BJP govt at the…
Chennai: A prank turned fatal for a 19-year-old guest worker who succumbed to injuries after his co-worker pumped high-pressure air from an air compressor through his rectum in Gummidipoondi. The deceased, identified as Chandra Sekar of Bihar, was employed at an industrial unit in Gummidipoondi Sipcot and lived at Paapankuppam village.Police said another guest worker,…
Chennai: Railway Protection Force and police seized cash, gold and banned tobacco products during checks across city.At Chennai Central, RPF personnel detained a 27-year-old man from Odisha and seized 60 lakh in cash after he failed to produce valid documents on Wednesday. Santosh Ram, who arrived by the Howrah Mail, was handed over to the…
Chennai: The Metrozone project in Koyambedu has joined the long list of projects under the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) scanner for suspected violation of the subvention scheme and cheating of homebuyers by the bank-developer nexus.The economic offences wing of the CBI, Delhi, has registered a case against Ozone Projects Pvt Ltd, the developer of…
Chennai: A city-based NGO has moved the Madras high court seeking direction to the ECI to introduce an audio-enabled VVPAT system in all the polling stations for the forthcoming assembly election in Tamil Nadu.Refusing to entertain the plea moved by Nethrodaya, a public charitable trust working for the welfare of blind persons, the first bench…
CHENNAI: Left-arm spinner DT Chandrasekar breathed fire, scalping seven wickets to help Sea Hawks CC skittle out SKM CC for a paltry 77 before lunch on Day One of the last-round match of the TNCA first division league at the Tagore Medical College Cricket Ground on Wednesday. His figures of 13-3-29-7 took his season tally…
What prompted you to enter the assembly poll and later withdraw?I am 63 now, and I believe I can remain active in politics for another 15 years. My intention was to enter state politics to work effectively within the assembly. I did not consult senior party leaders before announcing that I was contesting. Dalit…
Vellore: Hours after warning the Union govt against the delimitation exercise, chief minister M K Stalin launched a fresh attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing him of painting Tamil Nadu in a bad light. He also hit out at Union minister Piyush Goyal for his remarks that those who object to the delimitation exercise…
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin (File photo) CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin escalated on Tuesday his attack on BJP, signalling statewide protests if Centre pushes ahead with delimitation and invoking DMK’s anti-Hindi agitations of the 1950s and 1960s.In a video message on X, Stalin said the state would “come to a standstill” if the…
CHENNAI: Former Union minister P Chidambaram said on Wednesday that the representation of southern states will reduce to 20.7% while the representation of northern states will increase after delimitation.Calling delimitation exercise a “mischievous, diabolical move to radically alter the federal balance”, Chidambaram said on X that the southern states will lose their representation after delimitation.“When…
