Single phase polling begins in TN
Chennai, Apr 18 (UNI) As estimated 5.99 crore electorate are expected to exercise their franchise as single phase polling for the Lok Sabha and Assembly byelections began in Tamil Nadu at 0700 hrs on Thursday morning.
New Delhi, Apr 18 (IBNS): Voting in 95 constituencies across 11 states and one Union Territory is underway as the second phase of Lok Sabha polls is taking place on Thursday.
PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi in Karnataka today for poll campaign
Bengaluru, Apr 13 (IBNS): Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi will campaign in Karnataka for the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 on Saturday.
Tamil Nadu: Tension prevails following vandalisation of Periyar’s statue
Pudukottai, Apr 8 (UNI): Tension prevailed in Aranthangi town of Pudukottai district, after unidentified miscreants allegedly vandalized the statue of social activist and rationalist leader EV Ramasamy, also popularly called as “Periyar” here on Monday.
Tamil Nadu: 3 killed, 5 hurt in boiler explosion
Chennai, Apr 5 (UNI) Three people were killed and five others sustained burns in a boiler explosion at a furnace company near at Melpakkam village near Uthiramerur in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu on Friday.
No hearing to defer Tamil Nadu polls in view of Easter: Supreme Court
New Delhi, Apr 4 (UNI): The Supreme Court on Thursday declined urgent hearing to a mentioning which had sought a direction to defer the Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha elections to Apr 21 from 18th of the same month as the date clashes with Easter.
Six die of asphyxiation in Tamil Nadu
Chennai, Mar 26 (UNI) In a tragic incident, six people died of asphyxiation after they inhaled a poisonous gas while cleaning a septic tank of an apartment at Nemili village near Sriperumbudur in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday.
11 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
Chennai, Mar 24 (UNI) Eleven fishermen, hailing from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy personnel on Sunday, even as PMK Founder Dr S Ramadoss condemned it and urged the Centre to take steps for their release.
Flying squad seized 4.5 crore in Tamil Nadu
Madurai, Mar 22 (UNI) Flying Squads and Static Surveillance Teams monitoring the enforcement of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for parliamentary elections have seized cash Rs 4.50 crore here on Friday.
Tamil Nadu: Congress leader summoned in Pollachi sexual assault case
Coimbatore, Mar 21 (UNI): The CB-CID wing of Tamil Nadu police, probing the sensational Pollachi serial sexual assault case, on Thursday issued summons to Congress leader Mayura Jayakumar asking him to appear before it on March 25.
Chennai: DMK promises aplenty in manifesto
Chennai, Mar 19 (UNI/IBNS) The Opposition DMK on Tuesday made a slew of promises in its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls, including separate budget for agriculture, increasing IT exemption limit, release of Rajiv convicts, Tamil as official language and holding referendum among Eelam Tamils in Sri Lanka.
TMC allotted one LS seat, AIADMK all set to contest 20 seats
Chennai, Mar 13 (UNI) The ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday clinched the alliance pact with Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) led by former Shipping Minister G K Vasan for the next month's Lok Sabha polls.
Modi's policies setting Kashmir on fire: Rahul Gandhi in Tamil Nadu
Chennai, Mar 13 (IBNS): Addressing the youth in Tamil Nadu's capital city, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday blamed the polices of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for the ongoing crisis of cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
#GoBackRahul trends on Twitter as Congress chief visits Tamil Nadu
Chennai, Mar 13 (IBNS): #GoBackRahul is trending on micro-blogging site Twitter as Congress president Rahul Gandhi is set to address a meeting in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind will visit Tamil Nadu from Mar 3 to 5, 2019, officials said.