DMK to take legal action in 2G spectrum case
April 27th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK Wednesday decided to take suitable legal action to establish the truth in the 2G spectrum scam in which Kanimozhi, Rajya Sabha member ... Read more...
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Charge sheet entire Karunanidhi family, says Jayalalithaa
April 25th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 24 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) must charge sheet the entire family of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, not just his daughter Kanimozhi and managing ... Read more...
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Brisk polling in Tamil Nadu, rival fronts confident (Second Lead)
April 13th, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 13 (IANS) Brisk polling was reported in Tamil Nadu Wednesday to elect 234 members to the 14th state assembly, with the ruling DMK and opposition AIADMK leading the ... Read more...
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Stalin’s remarks on Jayalalithaa not derogatory, says DMK
April 12th, 2011 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 12 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK Tuesday defended Deputy Chief Minister M.K.Stalin's comment about AIADMK chief J.Jayalalithaa's marital status during an election rally "as true and fair" and ... Read more...
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Only Karunanidhi can be chief minister, says Alagiri
April 6th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Madurai, April 6 (IANS) Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister M.K. Alagiri says he wants to return to Tamil Nadu politics but insists that no one other than his father M. ... Read more...
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DMK open to coalition, Stalin my successor: Karunanidhi
March 29th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M. Karunanidhi Tuesday said he was open to forming a coalition government in the event of a hung house, ... Read more...
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3,082 nominations found valid in Tamil Nadu
March 29th, 2011 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 28 (IANS) A total of 3,082 nominations were declared valid, after scrutiny, of the 4,228 filed for the April 13 assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, an election official ... Read more...
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Stalin files nomination, owns assets worth over Rs.1 crore
March 21st, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 21 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin Monday filed his nomination for contesting in the Kolathur assembly constituency here, declaring assets worth over Rs.1 crore.Speaking to ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu polls: Karunanidhi to contest from Tiruvarur
March 17th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Mar 17 (ANI): Chief Minister and Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M Karunanidhi will contest the April 13 Tamil Nadu assembly polls from Tiruvarur.The DMK chief has never lost an election ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi, Stalin pick new constituencies
March 17th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 17 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK Thursday named its 119 candidates for upcoming assembly elections, with Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and his son and Deputy Chief Minister M.K. ... Read more...
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Batcha’s death not a surprise to people knowing DMK’s style of justice: Jayalalithaa
March 16th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Mar 16 (ANI): Commenting on the reported suicide of former Telecom Minister Telecom Minister A Raja's aide Sadiq Batcha, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) supremo J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday ... Read more...
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DMK, Congress to conclude talks on identification of seats
March 11th, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 11 (IANS) The Congress and the DMK were Friday confident of successfully concluding their talks on identifying the 63 seats the Congress would contest in ... Read more...
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DMK-Congress seat sharing impasse ends, Congress gets 63
March 8th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 8 (ANI): The impasse between the Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) over seat sharing for the upcoming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu came to an end ... Read more...
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DMK ministers meet Pranab, as discussions on seat sharing continue
March 8th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 8 (ANI): As the stalemate between the Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) over seat sharing for the upcoming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu continues, DMK stalwarts ... Read more...
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Congress-DMK talks on seat sharing continue
March 8th, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 8 (ANI): The impasse between the Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) over seat-sharing for the upcoming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu continues.DMK ministers Dayanidhi Maran and ... Read more...
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DMK holds quit notice, parleys on with Congress (Intro Roundup)
March 8th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Chennai/New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) In a breather for the Congress, Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK Monday decided to put on hold by a day its decision to quit the ... Read more...
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Congress, DMK preparing to shake hands again? (Night Lead)
March 7th, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai/New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK and the Congress were locked in hectic negotiations Monday to put their seven-year alliance back on track, with DMK's ministers ... Read more...
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DMK to wait for a day: Stalin
March 7th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 7 (IANS) The DMK Monday decided to "wait for a day" and postponed its decision to quit the Manmohan Singh government after talks between senior Congress leader ... Read more...
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DMK ministers to submit their resignations to PM
March 7th, 2011 - 11:42 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 7 (ANI): All six Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) ministers - including MK Alagiri and Dayanidhi Mara will submit their resignations to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today."We ... Read more...
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DMK has no expectations of patch with Congress over seat sharing: Alagiri
March 6th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, May 6(ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and Union Chemical and Fertilizers Minister M.K. Alagiri on Sunday said that his party has no expectations of a patch with the Congress party.Alagiri's ... Read more...
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DMK ministers to resign from Union Cabinet tomorrow
March 6th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Mar 6(ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader T.R. Baalu on Sunday said that his party's ministers in the Union Cabinet would submit their resignations to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh ... Read more...
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DMK pulls out of UPA government, to provide issue-based support
March 5th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 5(ANI): The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday decided to pull out of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the Centre after talks between the two ... Read more...
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DMK snaps alliance with Congress, quits UPA government (Lead)
March 5th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 5 (IANS) With only a month to go for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, the ruling DMK Saturday said it was ending its seven-year alliance with the ... Read more...
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DMK, Congress discuss seat-sharing (Lead)
March 5th, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 5 (IANS) With Tamil Nadu set to elect a new assembly, the ruling DMK and its ally Congress were holding frantic discussions Saturday on sharing of assembly seats ... Read more...
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I’m not an atheist: Anthony Hopkins
February 8th, 2011 - 6:16 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 8 (IANS) Veteran actor Sir Anthony Hopkins says he believes in the concept of God and admits his role as a priest in "The Rite" made him evaluate his faith.The ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu to get new marine biotech park
January 31st, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) A marine biotechnology park will soon be set up near Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu while the state will also get a medicinal plant biotech park, Deputy Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Another AIADMK legislator joins DMK
January 29th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 29 (IANS) With elections for the Tamil Nadu assembly around the corner, AIADMK's sitting member P.K. Sekar Babu, along with his supporters, joined the DMK Saturday in the presence of ... Read more...
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Chennai Metro to begin service in two years: Stalin
January 28th, 2011 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 28 (IANS) The 45-km Chennai Metro Rail project will be completed ahead of the original schedule and the train service would begin in two years time, Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi again hints at his retirement
January 24th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai Jan 24 (IANS) With the state assembly elections around the corner, DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Monday sounded out his retirement from active political life to concentrate ... Read more...
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Hansika All Set For The Second ‘Murder’ With Emraan Hashmi
January 18th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
but the buzz is that the 19 year old will be part of the film.In the 2004 flick Emraan Hashmi and Mallika Sherawat sizzled the screen with their chemistry along ... Read more...
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Suriya In High Demand In Kollywood These Days
January 18th, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Kollywood star Suriya is enjoying his best time this year as he is in high demand by all the filmmakers. He is now the hottest property of Tamil films now ... Read more...
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Stalin, Tamil Nadu ministers pay tributes to MGR
January 17th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 17 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and some of his cabinet colleagues Monday paid floral tributes to AIADMK founder and former chief minister M.G. Ramachandran (MGR) on ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu to set up more vegetable shops, farmer markets
January 14th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 14 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government Friday decided to open more vegetable shops and farmer markets to sell vegetables at cheap rates and to ask the central government to re-impose ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi writes to PM over Lankan navy killing Indian fisherman
January 13th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Jan 13 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi has sent a telegram to the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, demanding his immediate intervention in stopping the killing of Indian ... Read more...
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Apollo Tyres raises new plant investment to Rs.2,100 crore
January 11th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 11 (IANS) Apollo Tyres signed a supplementary memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu government here Tuesday to scale up its investment in a new plant at Oragadam near ... Read more...
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