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AIADMK merger on fast track as Tamil Nadu CM Palanisami ‘removes’ Dinakaran from party post

Truce talks between AIADMK’s warring factions come after months of political drama since J Jayalalithaa’s death in December last year.

AIADMK to be united? Tamil Nadu CM Palanisami said to favour a merger between factions

The AIADMK split in a bitter power struggle after the death of party supremo J Jayalalithaa last December and her long-time aide Sasikala took over the reins.

Sun down, leaves falling, time for lotus to bloom: BJP youth wing tells Tamil Nadu

BJP’s youth wing organised a rally, called Mission Tamil Nadu, touting as a trailer to the BJP’s attempt to capture Tamil Nadu, which is considered the party’s final frontier.

AIADMK merger attempt fails as 3 MLAs refuse post in Sasikala-Dinakaran faction

Out of the 20 MLAs, three have declined to accept the party post, preferring to stay with the ruling Edapaddi Palanisami camp.

DMK’s Stalin says I-T raids on Karnataka Cong minister ‘selective targeting’ by Modi govt

MK Stalin says the BJP govt did not act over allegations of corruption when a group of AIADMK lawmakers were confined to a resort near Chennai ahead of a trust vote in the Tamil Nadu assembly.

Tamil Nadu: BJP bets big on AIADMK merger, hopes party will join NDA

The BJP is pushing the two factions of the AIADMK to unite for a possible alliance with the Dravidian party for the 2019 general elections.

Mission TN: BJP steps up efforts to unite AIADMK factions, bring them into NDA fold

By voting in favour of Ram Nath Kovind for the President’s post, the two AIADMK factions have already declared an informal alliance with the BJP government at the Centre.

Inaugurating memorial for Kalam, Modi woos people of Tamil Nadu

PM assures central government support for schemes in Tamil Nadu during speech in which he also remembered Jayalalithaa

Kalam memorial: A befitting tribute to ‘missile man’ who became ‘people’s President’

The memorial built by the Defence Research and Development Organisation showcases India’s unity in diversity.

Chennai: Woman chops off husband’s genitals after quarrel over ‘illicit affair’

Police said the accused, Sarasu, put her husband’s organ in her purse and boarded a bus to her parents’ residence in Gudiyattam near Vellore. She was arrested en route.

Puducherry L-G Kiran Bedi rebukes Congress for depicting her as Kali, Hitler

Bedi’s act of nominating three people to the Puducherry assembly without consulting Narayanasamy has brought her conflict with the ruling Congress party to a head.

Karti Chidambaram goes to court to quash CBI FIR against him in INX Media kickbacks case

Karti Chidambaram alleges that the FIR against him is aimed at tarnishing his father, Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram.

Tamil Nadu doubles MLAs’ monthly salary to more than Rs 1L amid farmer protest

The decision comes as farmers are protesting in Delhi to press for better crop prices and a loan waiver, following a 40-day protest with skulls, mice and snakes that captured national attention.

TN to appeal against Madras HC order to not reserve MBBS, BDS seats for state board students

TN government had ordered that 85% MBBS and BDS seats be reserved for students from its state boards

Sasikala paid Rs 2 crore bribe to prison officials? Siddaramaiah orders probe

There are allegations that 59-year-old Sasikala is getting ‘royal treatment’ in the women’s cell of a Karnataka jail where she has been lodged in connection with a graft case.

It’s her life, says family after Irom Sharmila applies for marriage registration

Iron Sharmila had gone on an indefinite hunger strike against the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act and ended her fast last year. She had contested the Thoubal assembly seat but managed to get only 90 votes.

Tamil Nadu film fraternity ends strike against ‘steep tax’ imposed after GST rollout

GST taxation will reflect on film tickets when the movie halls reopen, forcing cinemagoers to shell out a little more than they are accustomed to.

Won’t demand Kiran Bedi’s substitution or recall: Puducherry CM V Narayanasamy

Amid the confrontation with Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi, CM V Narayanasamy says the BJP is murdering democracy.

Puducherry: Congress cries foul as L-G Kiran Bedi nominates 3 BJP leaders as MLAs

Nominations are generally reserved for minority communities, who do not find representation in the assembly. Bedi’s decision to swear in MLAs from the majority Hindu community has drawn flak.

Rajinikanth demands roll back of corporation tax on Tamil films

The Tamil film industry claims it will not be able to sustain itself with an additional tax of 30% which will take total taxes to 58%.

1,000 cinemas shut down in Tamil Nadu in protest against tax additional to GST

Theatre and cinema owners are on an indefinite strike against the 30% tax imposed as a part of the new GST system.

Ram Nath Kovind, Meira Kumar visit Tamil Nadu to garner support for Prez polls

IT raids Tamil Nadu’s top beedi manufacturing company

40 premises of the Seyad Beedi in Chennai, Madurai and Tirunelveli were raided.

Mystery over Rajinikanth’s political debut, experts say he’ll float new party

The mystery surrounding Rajinikanth’s political debut is growing in hero-worshipped Tamil politics ever since speculation swirled that the BJP is wooing the star to gain a toehold in this southern state.

Puducherry power tussle: CM Narayanasamy counters home ministry’s interpretation

He told the Centre it’s the elected government that is vested with administrative powers to govern the union territory as per constitutional provisions.

Kiran Bedi wins one round in Puducherry, Centre says LG is all powerful in UT

Puducherry’s combative Lt Governor Kiran Bedi got a thumbs up from the Centre with the Union Home Ministry clarifying that the LG has full powers to call for papers of any particular department.

Rajiv Gandhi assassin asks for mercy killing, says he finds no purpose in life

One of Rajiv Gandhi’s killers, currently in jail serving out a sentence for 27 years, has requested the Tamil Nadu government for euthanasia

Puducherry Lt governor Kiran Bedi seeks CBI probe into medical seats scam

She said the Madras High Court in an interim order recently had already directed the private medical colleges to admit students in the seats belonging to government quota. The petition was filed by VBR Menon,a student.

All eyes on Rajinikanth’s entry into politics after he meets Hindu Makkal Katchi

The Tamil film superstar seems to be readying himself for a political role.

IIT-Madras scholar thrashed for participating in beef fest, HRD ministry seeks report

The organiser of the beef festival at IIT-Madras told HT that six to seven students surrounded PhD student R Sooraj during lunch time at a hostel canteen on Tuesday and attacked him.