Sept 6, 2010: Party workers will have the final say in forging an alliance for the forthcoming Assembly elections and I will form an alliance only after consulting you (the workers), DMDK president Vijayakanth has said.

Speaking at a meeting in Sivakasi Sunday, the actor-turned-politician said he is not in politics to make a life [...]

Sept 6, 2010: Alleging that the police officers in the State are “biased”, AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa on Sunday said that they have been “forced to take sides with offenders”, even as she warned against attacks on her party men.

In a statement, the former Chief Minster claimed that when the AIADMK was in power [...]

Sept 6, 2010: National swimming champ and Commonwealth Games 2010 prospect M B Balakrishnan (21) of Chennai was allegedly assaulted by two unidentified persons near his house at Shenoy Nagar on Sunday morning.

The swimmer, who set a new national mark in the 50m backstroke in the Federation Cup a month ago by bettering his own [...]

Sept 6, 2010: Chennai city Police Commissioner T Rajendran has said two cases have been registered in connection with the letters containing threat messages to AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa.

In a press release, the top police officer said that following complaints, after the letters were received by the Jaya TV office in Chennai, the Guindy [...]

Sept 6, 2010: The Chennai Port Trust has achieved a new record by discharging 5,300 tonnes of orthoxylene through m v M Y Antarctic in a single day recently.

A press release said the previous record was 5,038 tonnes achieved on October 31, 2004 through m v Southern Imperial
Following the achievement, chairman of the Chennai Port [...]

Sept 4, 2010: Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin will lead the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu XI cricket team against Premier of South Australia XI in a friendly match in Chennai on Sunday.

A K Tareen, Senior Trade Commissioner of Government of South Australia, said, “Tamil Nadu XI will fight Australia XI at the cricket [...]

Sept 4, 2010: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Friday said the Communist parties have a natural affinity for the Maoists.

In an eight-page statement, apparently replying to CPI general secretary A B Bardhan who criticised the DMK government for suppressing agitations of workers and Karunanidhi’s remarks linking the Left parties to the Maoists, the [...]

Sept 4, 2010: IAS officer C Umashankar, whose suspension has been revoked by the Tamil Nadu government, appeared before the media on Friday and stoutly denied that he had produced a false community certificate.

Speaking to reporters, Umashankar, who was suspended by the government in July in view of disciplinary proceedings and an inquiry contemplated concerning [...]

Sept 4, 2010: Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa on Friday rejected Chief Minister M Karunanidhi’s claim that in 2005 the DMK had persuaded the Centre to release Rs 1000 crore towards flood relief in Tamil Nadu.

In a statement, she also accused the Union government of taking actions against [...]

Sept 4, 2010: The State government on Friday identified four places in Chennai and one on the outskirts of the city for immersion of Vinayaka idols after the Ganesh Chathurthi celebrations.

A Government Order issued by Chief Secretary S Malathy said based on recommendations from Chennai City Police Commissioner T Rajendran and Chennai Suburban Police Commissioner [...]