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Post humiliating defeat in RK Nagar by-polls, EPS-OPS to analyse performance at AIADMK meet

Post humiliating defeat in RK Nagar by-polls, EPS-OPS to analyse performance at AIADMK meet

Dhinakaran's victory came as a major jolt to the ruling AIADMK

Dec 25, 2017, 12:53 PM IST
When NOTA scored more than BJP in RK Nagar by-polls

When NOTA scored more than BJP in RK Nagar by-polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) high command is not going to be too happy about this. In the contest between the None Of The Above (NOTA) and BJP during the RK Nagar by-polls results, NOTA managed

Dec 25, 2017, 09:01 AM IST
TTV Dhinakaran wins RK Nagar bypoll with huge margin, claims Jayalalithaa's legacy

TTV Dhinakaran wins RK Nagar bypoll with huge margin, claims Jayalalithaa's legacy

'Sidelined' TTV Dhinakaran, who contested as an independent candidate, won the much-sought-after constituency, RK Nagar bypoll today.

Dec 24, 2017, 16:50 PM IST
A Raja, Kanimozhi, acquitted in 2G scam, get rousing welcome in Chennai

A Raja, Kanimozhi, acquitted in 2G scam, get rousing welcome in Chennai

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) workers on Saturday gathered at Chennai Airport to welcome A Raja and Kanimozhi who were recently acquitted in the 2G scam case.

Dec 23, 2017, 13:43 PM IST
RK Nagar Assembly bypoll: Voting underway; Madhusudhanan, Dhinakaran key contenders

RK Nagar Assembly bypoll: Voting underway; Madhusudhanan, Dhinakaran key contenders

The counting of votes for the RK Nagar Assembly bypoll will be taken up on December 24.

Dec 21, 2017, 06:28 AM IST
Unseen footage of Jayalalithaa having juice on hospital bed released

Unseen footage of Jayalalithaa having juice on hospital bed released

Unseen footage of late AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa inside Chennai's Apollo Hospital 

Dec 20, 2017, 11:07 AM IST
AIADMK 'buying' voters for RK Nagar by-poll, disqualify candidate: MK Stalin

AIADMK 'buying' voters for RK Nagar by-poll, disqualify candidate: MK Stalin

The constituency goes to polls on December 21.

Dec 17, 2017, 17:13 PM IST
Man kills four of family, attempts suicide over debt burden

Man kills four of family, attempts suicide over debt burden

A small-scale retail textile unit owner allegedly killed his wife, two minor children and his mother at Pammal.

Dec 12, 2017, 21:35 PM IST
Chennai restaurant employs robots to serve you food

Chennai restaurant employs robots to serve you food

Every table in this restaurant is fitted with a tablet and all one has to do is punch in their food order. The message will get transmitted to the chefs who will send the dishes to the table via the

Dec 12, 2017, 18:00 PM IST
DMK moves Madras HC again over 'bogus voters' in RK Nagar electoral roll

DMK moves Madras HC again over 'bogus voters' in RK Nagar electoral roll

The DMK on Wednesday moved the Madras High Court seeking to reopen its PIL on bogus voters in bypoll- bound R K Nagar Assembly constituency here, claiming that about 5,000 more entries need to be

Dec 06, 2017, 20:11 PM IST
RK Nagar bypoll: EC first rejects, then accepts nomination of actor Vishal

RK Nagar bypoll: EC first rejects, then accepts nomination of actor Vishal

The RK Nagar seat fell vacant following the death of Jayalalithaa on December 5, 2016.

Dec 05, 2017, 20:52 PM IST
RK Nagar bypoll: Nominations of Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar, actor Vishal rejected

RK Nagar bypoll: Nominations of Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar, actor Vishal rejected

The contest is now a battle between the AIADMK, its splinter group and the DMK

Dec 05, 2017, 18:12 PM IST
People throng Jayalalithaa memorial on her first death anniversary

People throng Jayalalithaa memorial on her first death anniversary

She became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu six times and dominated the state politics for even longer. But one year ago, J Jayalalithaa breathed her last following a cardiac arrest in a hospital in

Dec 05, 2017, 11:22 AM IST
Post Cyclone Ockhi, unseasonal rain hits Tamil Nadu, AP and Andaman

Post Cyclone Ockhi, unseasonal rain hits Tamil Nadu, AP and Andaman

Several places in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands are likely to receive heavy to moderate rainfall on Tuesday, said the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). Fishermen

Dec 05, 2017, 08:16 AM IST
Indian Coast Guard's brave attempt to rescue a fisherman | Watch video

Indian Coast Guard's brave attempt to rescue a fisherman | Watch video

A video of members of the Indian Coast Guard saving a fisherman during the Cyclone Ockhi has emerged on the social media.

Dec 03, 2017, 10:42 AM IST
DD rakes on train to be replaced with AC coaches for 2 days

DD rakes on train to be replaced with AC coaches for 2 days

Southern Railway today said that double-decker rakes on a Chennai Central-KSR Bengaluru City service would be replaced with regular air conditioned coaches for two days next week due to "operational

Dec 02, 2017, 14:52 PM IST
Cyclone Ockhi: 102 Kerala fishermen yet to return home

Cyclone Ockhi: 102 Kerala fishermen yet to return home

The rescue operations jointly launched by the Indian Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard after Cyclone Ockhi hit the southern districts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, resumed on Saturday with 102 Kerala

Dec 02, 2017, 11:45 AM IST
20 TN fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy off Neduntheevu

20 TN fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy off Neduntheevu

Twenty fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy today for allegedly fishing near Neduntheevu, close to the island nation's coast.

Dec 02, 2017, 10:28 AM IST
RK Nagar: AIADMK's E Madhusudhanan take on TTV Dhinakaran

RK Nagar: AIADMK's E Madhusudhanan take on TTV Dhinakaran

As many as 19 other AIADMK members had also submitted an application seeking nomination to contest the RK Nagar Assembly constituency. 

Nov 30, 2017, 14:12 PM IST
AIADMK nominates Madhusudhanan for RK Nagar bypoll

AIADMK nominates Madhusudhanan for RK Nagar bypoll

E Madhusudhanan has been nominated by the ruling AIADMK as its candidate for the RK Nagar by-election.

Nov 30, 2017, 13:33 PM IST