'Mamata fit to be PM,' says Amartya Sen prompting TMC chief's 'order' response, BJP snubs
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is "fit" to replace Narendra Modi as the next Prime Minister, said Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen triggering a response from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and a snub from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
'Go to Kashmir..we will send terrorists to kill you': DMK leader abuses Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi
Chennai/IBNS: DMK leader Shivaji Krishnamoorthy sparked controversy after making abusive statements against Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi, media reported.
RSS cancels road marches in Tamil Nadu after court puts condition
Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) Saturday said it would not hold road marches across Tamil Nadu a day after Madras High Court permitted them only in confounded locations, media reports said.
'You are a Shudra till you're a Hindu', says DMK leader A Raja, draws BJP's ire
Senior DMK leader and former Union minister A Raja has sparked a controversy after he reportedly said that Shudras, the lowest caste in the varna system, are children of prostitutes and they will remain so as long as they practice Hinduism.
Slipper thrown at Tamil Nadu minister's car; 5 BJP workers arrested
Chennai: Five BJP workers have been arrested after a slipper was hurled at Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan's car in Madurai. The minister was in Madurai to pay respects to Rifleman D Lakshmanan who laid down his life while fighting terrorists in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
RS polls: 6 candidates from Tamil Nadu, including P Chidambaram, to get elected unopposed
Chennai/UNI: All six candidates, including senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, three from the ruling DMK and two from the opposition AIADMK, will be declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu on June 3.
'No imposition': Vice-President dismisses allegations of Hindi hegemony on Centre
Chennai: Setting aside the accusation of language imposition against the BJP and the Centre, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu said Saturday there is "no imposition of any language, no opposition to any language...learn as many languages as possible", media reports said.
Sonia Gandhi, other opposition leaders attend MK Stalin's Delhi office inauguration
New Delhi/IBNS: Leaders of opposition parties including Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury and National Conference's Farooq Abdullah came together on Saturday for the opening of the DMK's office in Delhi on Saturday.
Stalin's DMK set for sweeping victory in Tamil Nadu urban local body polls
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's DMK is set for a sweeping victory in the urban local body elections which were held last Saturday, media reports said.
Stalin claims to win all 21 corporations as Tamil Nadu urban local body polls underway
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has claimed his party DMK and its allies will win all 21 urban local bodies where elections are underway on Saturday, media reports said.
MK Stalin's DMK sweeps Tamil Nadu local body polls
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's DMK has swept the local body elections in nine newly-formed districts, which were created for administrative convenience and demands from common people, media reports said.
DMK functionary and former MLA Veerapandi Raja dies of heart attack on his birthday
Salem/UNI: In a tragic incident, ruling DMK functionary and former Tamil Nadu MLA Veerapandi Raja died on the day of his birthday following a cardiac arrest on Saturday morning.
Opposition leaders hold strategy meeting in Delhi, to join protesting farmers at Jantar Mantar
New Delhi/UNI: Several Opposition leaders held another strategy meet on Friday morning, as stalemate continues in Parliament over 'Pegasus snooping' controversy and other issues.
DMK chief MK Stalin takes oath as Tamil Nadu CM
Chennai/IBNS: DMK chief MK Stalin took oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Friday after his party trumped the AIADMK in the assembly elections held last month.
Tamil Nadu: 34-member Cabinet headed by MK Stalin to be sworn in tomorrow
Chennai/UNI: A 34-member Cabinet headed by Tamil Nadu Chief Minsiter and DMK President M K Stalin will be sworn in at Raj Bhavan tomorrow.