BJP will make Puducherry 'jewel of the country', says Amit Shah at election rally
The Union Home Minister Amit Shah promised the people of Puducherry of reducing the unemployment rate to less than 40 percent in the Union Territory, if National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is to come in power in the upcoming elections polls.
Feb 28, 2021, 16:35 PM IST
Centre used National Education Policy 2020 as weapon to communalise Indian society: Rahul Gandhi in Tamil Nadu
Rahul Gandhi called the new education policy a weapon to communalise and push a particular ideology into Indian society. He, however, acknowledged the ‘positive side’ of the new education policy and said that it is ‘reasonably flexible’. Gandhi further said that the Congress party would push for scholarships in education.
Feb 28, 2021, 13:02 PM IST
Assembly Elections 2021: Amit Shah to hold public, organisational programmes for polls in Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend public and organisational programmes in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu on Sunday (February 28). At 10:30 AM, Shah will hold a BJP Puducherry Core Committee meeting in Karaikal. At 5 pm, he will address a Vijay Sankalp rally in Jankipuram, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu.
Feb 28, 2021, 08:12 AM IST
25,000 extra booths, voting time extended by an hour for Tamil Nadu elections, says CEC
Owing to ensure physical distancing and Covid-19 safety norms there would be 25,000 additional polling booths in Tamil Nadu and the voting time will be extended by an hour. This means that the total voting booths would go up from over 68,000 to 93,000.
Feb 11, 2021, 22:00 PM IST
RK Nagar by-elections cancelled; Dinakaran says EC did not want him to win
The by-elections in RK Nagar became necessary after the death of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa, who represented it for two terms.
Apr 10, 2017, 09:10 AM IST
Madras HC dismisses PIL on Jayalalithaa's health condition
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was admitted to the Apollo Hospital after she complained of fever and dehydration.
Oct 06, 2016, 11:52 AM IST
Jayalalithaa health condition: After Madras HC seeks details, hospital says Tamil Nadu CM continues to improve
The 68-year-old Jayalalithaa was admitted to Apollo Hospital for fever and dehydration on September 22.
Oct 04, 2016, 18:44 PM IST
Sun TV zooms 11% as exit polls show DMK set to regain power
Owner of Sun TV, Kalanithi Maran is considered to be close to top DMK leaders.
May 17, 2016, 13:35 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2016: A high-octane contest in southern state
The Tamil Nadu is all set for the high-octane contest in the forthcoming Assembly polls scheduled on May 16 this year. Voting will be held in a single phase for the total 234 Assembly seats in the state.
May 15, 2016, 16:32 PM IST
Tamil Nadu polls: TNCC chief takes a swipe at Chidambaram
Elangovan's comment is seen as a yet another reflection of the factional feud within the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee.
Apr 18, 2016, 23:36 PM IST
Tamil Nadu polls: Stalin guides hearse out of his crowded rally
The crowd remained quiet till the van negotiated its way out and gathered speed.
Apr 18, 2016, 21:00 PM IST
TN Assembly polls: DMK chief Karunanidhi seeks re-election from Tiruvarur
DMK president M Karunanidhi is likely to seek re-election from native Tiruvarur constituency in the upcoming May 16 Assembly elections, according to PTI reports.
Apr 12, 2016, 13:56 PM IST
Ghulam Nabi Azad meets Karunanidhi, declares Cong will contest on 41 seats in Tamil Nadu
Congress senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad met DMK president M Karunadhi at his residence in Chennai on Monday for seat sharing talks for the May 16 Tamil Nadu Assembly election.
Apr 04, 2016, 10:19 AM IST
