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Tamil Nadu's two biggest parties - ruling DMK and opposition AIDMK, which dominate the state's political landscape - have begun (delayed) seat-sharing talks with current and potential allies.

The opposition DMK-Congress alliance is heading for a big win in the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly. The DMK and its allies are leading in 144 seats. The ruling AIDMK which started the day with a lead on 95 seats -- is now leading in 88 seats.

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu Wednesday ordered members of AIDMK and DMK to leave the House for the day when they continued to protest in the Well over the Cauvery issue.

Sukash Chandrasekhar was hanging out in his five-star hotel in South Delhi when the police made an unexpected appearance. The 27-year-old from Bengaluru was allegedly found wearing a bracelet worth 6.5 crores. He has a thing for accessories - the police says several pairs of shoes, adding upto more than 7 lakhs, were keeping him company.

After Jayalalithaa's death, Sasikala took a series of steps to take total control of the party and the government. She kept all family members of Jayalalithaa out of the last rites. She was the one who decided every aspect of the funeral, last rites and the post-funeral sympathy gathering.

Opposition DMK today stalled the Tamil Nadu Assembly proceedings following a 'scarecrow' remark by an AIADMK lawmaker, prompting the Speaker to defer the reply of state electricity minister on grants for his department for tomorrow, even as the DMK staged a protest against the remark.

Actor and DMDK Chief Vijayakanth lost his position as the Leader of Opposition after eight of his lawmakers in Tamil Nadu submitted their resignation to the Assembly Speaker.

In rain-hit Chennai, members of ruling AIDMK are allegedly putting up pictures of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa forcefully on relief supply material, say volunteers.

Condemning the arrest of Tamil folk singer Kovan on sedition charges over a song criticising Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, MDMK chief recited a few lines of the song and dared the government to arrest him.

Political parties in Tamil Nadu are fast preparing their ground for next year's assembly elections, arguably one of the toughest electoral battles in recent years.

The Congress government in Karnataka has decided to appeal against the High Court verdict acquitting J Jayalalithaa in a corruption case, which cleared the way for her comeback as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister last week.

The opposition parties in Tamil Nadu are crying foul over the alleged miscalculation in the illegal assets of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, on basis of which she has been acquitted in a corruption case. They now want the Karnataka government to file an appeal against the acquittal.

The election for six Rajya Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu is turning into a high-impact zone. D Raja of the CPI is seeking re-election. So is M Kanimozhi, the daughter of the DMK president, M Karunanidhi. Their current term expires next month.

Woman, actress, Brahmin, Kannadiga. Conventional wisdom would suggest that resume is all wrong for the hard playfield of Tamil Nadu politics and in a Dravidian party. But then J Jayalalithaa's life and career are the stuff fairy tales are made of. Or movie scripts with happy endings.

The 2G corruption row was "not a factor" in the Tamil Nadu polls, says DMK leader TKS Elangovan, adding the Congress would not embrace the AIADMK after Jayalalithaa's party was sworn into power on Monday. "It was not a factor or (even) a minor factor," Elangovan, said the DMK spokesman answering to whether the 2G spectrum scandal played a role...

Tamil Nadu's two biggest parties - ruling DMK and opposition AIDMK, which dominate the state's political landscape - have begun (delayed) seat-sharing talks with current and potential allies.

The opposition DMK-Congress alliance is heading for a big win in the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly. The DMK and its allies are leading in 144 seats. The ruling AIDMK which started the day with a lead on 95 seats -- is now leading in 88 seats.

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu Wednesday ordered members of AIDMK and DMK to leave the House for the day when they continued to protest in the Well over the Cauvery issue.

Sukash Chandrasekhar was hanging out in his five-star hotel in South Delhi when the police made an unexpected appearance. The 27-year-old from Bengaluru was allegedly found wearing a bracelet worth 6.5 crores. He has a thing for accessories - the police says several pairs of shoes, adding upto more than 7 lakhs, were keeping him company.

After Jayalalithaa's death, Sasikala took a series of steps to take total control of the party and the government. She kept all family members of Jayalalithaa out of the last rites. She was the one who decided every aspect of the funeral, last rites and the post-funeral sympathy gathering.

Opposition DMK today stalled the Tamil Nadu Assembly proceedings following a 'scarecrow' remark by an AIADMK lawmaker, prompting the Speaker to defer the reply of state electricity minister on grants for his department for tomorrow, even as the DMK staged a protest against the remark.

Actor and DMDK Chief Vijayakanth lost his position as the Leader of Opposition after eight of his lawmakers in Tamil Nadu submitted their resignation to the Assembly Speaker.

In rain-hit Chennai, members of ruling AIDMK are allegedly putting up pictures of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa forcefully on relief supply material, say volunteers.

Condemning the arrest of Tamil folk singer Kovan on sedition charges over a song criticising Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, MDMK chief recited a few lines of the song and dared the government to arrest him.

Political parties in Tamil Nadu are fast preparing their ground for next year's assembly elections, arguably one of the toughest electoral battles in recent years.

The Congress government in Karnataka has decided to appeal against the High Court verdict acquitting J Jayalalithaa in a corruption case, which cleared the way for her comeback as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister last week.

The opposition parties in Tamil Nadu are crying foul over the alleged miscalculation in the illegal assets of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, on basis of which she has been acquitted in a corruption case. They now want the Karnataka government to file an appeal against the acquittal.

The election for six Rajya Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu is turning into a high-impact zone. D Raja of the CPI is seeking re-election. So is M Kanimozhi, the daughter of the DMK president, M Karunanidhi. Their current term expires next month.

Woman, actress, Brahmin, Kannadiga. Conventional wisdom would suggest that resume is all wrong for the hard playfield of Tamil Nadu politics and in a Dravidian party. But then J Jayalalithaa's life and career are the stuff fairy tales are made of. Or movie scripts with happy endings.

The 2G corruption row was "not a factor" in the Tamil Nadu polls, says DMK leader TKS Elangovan, adding the Congress would not embrace the AIADMK after Jayalalithaa's party was sworn into power on Monday. "It was not a factor or (even) a minor factor," Elangovan, said the DMK spokesman answering to whether the 2G spectrum scandal played a role...