French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a warm hug as he arrived in Paris and attended a welcome dinner at the Elysee Palace ahead of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit. At the venue, PM Modi met several world leaders attending the AI Summit, including US Vice President JD Vance. This marked the first meeting between the… Continue reading "Modi attends dinner hosted by Macron"
Voting for the bypoll for the Erode East Assembly constituency concluded on Wednesday peacefully and the voter turnout is expected to cross at least 72 per cent, election authorities said. People turned up enthusiastically at the polling stations to cast their votes in the bypoll to the Erode East segment and those who were in the queue at the closing… Continue reading "Erode (East) bypoll 2025: Voter turnout of 72% recorded"
TVK president Vijay appointed ex-VCK deputy general secretary Aadhav Arjuna as the party's general secretary in charge of managing election campaigns and former AIADMK IT wing joint secretary CTR Nirmal Kumar as the deputy general secretary of TVK's IT wing.
The Supreme Court on Friday warned Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi and the ruling DMK to sort out their long-running squabble over the appointment of vice-chancellors for state-run universities. A bench led by Justice SB Pardiwala told both sides – who have bickered, for years now, over the Governor’s refusal to clear a clutch of bills designed to limit his… Continue reading "SC asks TN Govt and Governor to sort out squabble"
The Madras High Court on Thursday stayed all proceedings initiated by the Election Commission of India on the basis of representations filed by individuals in connection with the AIADMK “two leaves” symbol dispute. The bench of Justice R Subramanian and Justice C Kumarappan passed the interim orders on a plea by AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswami seeking to forbear the… Continue reading "Madras High Court stays Election Commission proceedings against AIADMK"
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, urging the rescheduling of the UGC-NET exams due to the clash with the Tamil Nadu Pongal festival, which falls on January 14, 2025. Stalin highlighted that the festival, celebrated as ‘the harvest festival’ in the state, holds immense cultural and religious significance for the Tamil community,… Continue reading "CM Stalin requests Union Minister to reschedule UGC-NET exam"
The Madras High Court on Thursday said that the sexual assault case at Anna University is “being politicised”. The observation was made during a hearing where the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK)’s counsel voiced concerns over the police denying permission for a planned protest in Chennai regarding the incident. “Anna University sexual assault case is being politicised. There is no genuine… Continue reading "‘Anna University sexual assault case is being politicised’, says Madras HC"
Seventeen children, including Janane Narayanan, a 14-year-old Harikatha artiste and Carnatic music student from Chengalpattu, was among the 17 children who received the prestigious Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre on Thursday. The awards were given under seven categories, including Art and Culture, Bravery, Innovation, Science & Technology, Social Service, Sports, and Environment. The… Continue reading "Janane Narayanan among 17 PM Bal Puraskar winner"
The Ministry of Mines on Tuesday requested the Tamil Nadu government to keep the process of issuing the Letter of Intent (LoI) to the preferred bidder, Hindustan Zinc Limited, for mining of tungsten in Nayakkarpatti Tungsten Block in Madurai on hold. It has cited objections relating to auctioning of the block over the existence of biodiversity heritage site within block… Continue reading "Centre puts tungsten mining in Tamil Nadu on hold"
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Tamil Nadu on December 27 to inaugurate newly constructed BJP district offices. The Tamil Nadu BJP has been actively constructing party offices in various districts, with the offices in Tiruvannamalai, Coimbatore, and Ramanathapuram now ready. During his visit, Amit Shah will stay overnight in Chennai and travel to Tiruvannamalai the next… Continue reading "Amit Shah to visit Tamil Nadu on 27 December"