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"Have 16 Children": MK Stalin On Delimitation, Tamil Nadu's Lok Sabha Share

Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday October 21, 2024, Chennai

"Have 16 children" - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's eyebrow-raising solution Monday to the possibility his state will be allotted fewer Lok Sabha seats - and therefore be less important to any party looking to form the central govt after 2029.

'Imposing Hindi Everywhere': MK Stalin vs Governor Over State Anthem Row

Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Shatabdi Chowdhury | Saturday October 19, 2024

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has posed a series of questions to Governor RN Ravi regarding a missing line from Tamil Nadu's state anthem during its rendition in an event, indicating the verbal fight between the two is far from over.

Rain Continues In Chennai For 2nd Day, Waterlogging Reported In Many Areas

Asian News International | Wednesday October 16, 2024, Chennai

Heavy rain continued in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, bringing residential neighborhoods and roads under knee-deep water and leading to traffic congestion besides affecting public transport services.

Samsung Workers Call Off Strike, Ready To Resume Work: Tamil Nadu

Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 15, 2024, Chennai

Over a month-long indefinite strike by the employees of Samsung India Electronics Ltd at its plant near here was called off on Tuesday and the workers have decided to resume work, the Tamil Nadu government said.

What Caused Tamil Nadu Train Accident? Railways Official Says...

Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Saturday October 12, 2024, New Delhi

The railway derailment in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur - after a passenger train travelling at 75 km per hour rammed into a stationary goods train - was caused by a "mismatch between signal and route", RN Singh, General Manager of Southern Railways, said.

Tamil Nadu Train Accident: 12 Coaches Derail, 19 Injured, Probe Underway

Edited by Aastha Ahuja | Saturday October 12, 2024, Chennai

A passenger train, travelling at 75 kmph, hit a stationary goods train on Friday, in Tamil Nadu, at around 8:30 pm.

Around 250 Protesting Samsung Electronics Workers Arrested In Tamil Nadu

Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Wednesday October 09, 2024, Chennai

Around 250 striking Samsung electronics workers were arrested by the Kancheepuram police today for allegedly occupying private land without permission and holding protests without permission.

"Unmanageable Gatherings Should...": DMK MP On 5 Deaths After Air Show

Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Pushkar Tiwari | Monday October 07, 2024, Chennai

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi today said the deaths of five people due to suspected heat stroke after an Indian Air Force show in Chennai was "very painful" and that "unmanageable gatherings" should be avoided.

"Wait And See...": Udhayanidhi Stalin On Pawan Kalyan's 'Sanatan Dharm' Warning

Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday October 04, 2024, Chennai

DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin offered a smile and a four-word response Friday to Jana Sena Party boss Pawan Kalyan dredging up his "sanatan dharm is like malaria, dengue" remark from last year.

In Tirupati Row, Pawan Kalyan vs DMK Over "Sanatan Dharm Like Virus"

Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin,Uma Sudhir, Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday October 04, 2024, New Delhi

The row over animal fat (allegedly) in ghee used to make the Tirupati laddoos has been ramped up after Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan targeted state rivals YSR Congress and the DMK's Udhayanidhi Stalin.

Opinion | How India's 'Other' Ram Setu, Pamban Bridge, Might Never Have Existed

Arup K. Chatterjee | Wednesday October 02, 2024

Given the kind of speeches that these colonial dignitaries delivered and the sort of media coverage that the event garnered in India, Britain, and America, the British imperial administration seemed to pride itself on having virtually authored a new

Opinion | Udhayanidhi To Akhilesh, How India's Political 'Sons' Have Fared

K.V. Prasad | Tuesday October 01, 2024

The transfer of power through generations is never easy. Mulayam Singh Yadav realised that, too, when the rise of his son Akhilesh Yadav as chief minister sparked a bitter feud in the Yadav clan. Embers of that rebellion continue to burn to this day.

"Senthil Balaji Being 'Whitened' In Washing Machine": DMK's Tamil Nadu Rival

Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Monday September 30, 2024, Chennai

The reinstatement last week of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader V Senthil Balaji as Tamil Nadu's Electricity, Excise, and Prohibition Minister has prompted a rival politician to lob the 'washing machine' jibe.

Filmmaker To Deputy Chief Minister, Udhayanidhi's Rise In MK Stalin-Led DMK Government

Press Trust of India | Sunday September 29, 2024, Chennai

"I don't know whether I will win or lose...But I will fight sincerely till the very end," from Udhayanidhi Stalin's Tamil flick 'Manithan,' would help understand how he in politics too used such simple and effective messaging and the manner in which

"Not Position, But Responsibility": Udhayanidhi Stalin On Getting Top Post

Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Sunday September 29, 2024, Chennai

Deputy Chief Minister is not a position, but a responsibility, DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin said today, hours after his father and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced his elevation to the top post.