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78% of Tamil Nadu's ₹11.4 trn MoUs now under implementation: TRB Rajaa

Rajaa said the state has attracted Rs 11.4 trillion in MoU-based investments since the DMK took charge, with nearly four-fifths of projects already in implementation stages

AIADMK flags lack of wheat in ration shops; TN govt to supply by mid-Nov

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami flagged the lack of wheat stock at the fair price shops across Tamil Nadu, prompting the state government to respond by assuring the supplies by November 15. State Food and Civil Supplies Minister R Sakkarapani, in reply to Palaniswami's claim that wheat was not available in 12,573 ration shops, has said that the state government has been continuously requesting the Centre to allocate more wheat to Tamil Nadu. From January 2024 to September 2024, only 8,576 metric tons of wheat was allotted by the union government on a monthly basis. Following Chief Minister M K Stalin's insistence, wheat allocation to the state was increased to 17,100.38 metric tons from October 2024 to February 2025, Sakkarapani said. This was being distributed to the general public in fair price shops without any hindrance. Currently, the Centre has reduced the wheat quota to the previous quantum of allotment, he said in a statement here on November 9. The average

No protection for women in TN, crimes against them increases: AIADMK chief

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday claimed there was no protection to women and girls in Tamil Nadu, as crimes against them continued to "increase." Targeting the state government on women's safety, Palaniswami said it was very disheartening that women and girls lacked safety under the present DMK rule. The DMK government appeared to take pride in compensating 6,999 victims of sexual violence, as per the provisions of the POCSO Act, by providing them Rs 104 crore during its rule, he said. "The Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Minister has said that the government provided a relief of about Rs 104 crore to 6,999 girl victims. Is it a matter of pride to compensate girl victims, or is it wise to reduce crimes against them," Palaniswami asked while addressing the party's 54th foundation day meeting at Omalur in the district. The state government had disbursed the sum under the Women Victims Compensation Fund. Stating that party leaders and former Chief ...

SIR starts in TN amid staunch opposition from ruling DMK, its allies

Amid staunch opposition from the ruling DMK, the exercise of SIR of electoral rolls commenced on Tuesday in Tamil Nadu and authorities said Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will guide people in filling up the requisite enumeration form. As part of the exercise, house-to-house enumeration will be carried out from 04.11.2025 to 04.12.2025, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu said. Meanwhile, the DMK, in its plea before the Supreme Court against the SIR, has dubbed it a "de facto NRC" and has challenged its constitutional validity. The ruling party has sought the quashing of the Election Commission's notification on SIR dated October 27, 2025. The main opposition, AIADMK, an ally of the BJP supports the exercise. According to CEO office, the Booth Level Officers will visit every household to distribute partially pre-filled enumeration forms in duplicate to all existing electors and guide them in filling up the form. "If BLO finds that any house is locked or closed, she/

DMK's Senthil Balaji hands over cheques to those injured in Karur stampede

DMK leader Senthil Balaji, who represents the Karur constituency, on Wednesday handed over the cheques from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to families of 45 people who were injured in the stampede during a TVK rally here on September 27. As many as 41 people lost their lives in a stampede at actor-politician and TVK chief Vijay's public rally in Karur on September 27. The Tamil Nadu government had announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of the victims and Rs 1 lakh each for the injured. According to an official source, cheques ranging between Rs 50,000 and Rs 1 lakh depending on the severity of the injuries were given. Those requiring one-day hospitalisation were awarded Rs 50,000 and those requiring hospitalisation of more than two days were awarded Rs 1 lakh in compensation, added the official. Incidentally, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief, had also reached out to the families of the Karur stampede victims on October 6 through WhatsApp video calls and assured

Tamil Nadu police detain 39 RSS members for unauthorised event in Chennai

Tamil Nadu police detained 47 RSS members in Chennai for holding a Guru Puja and Shakha training without permission, marking the RSS centenary celebrations

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin vows DMK govt will stand firmly with minorities

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday said the DMK government would stand firmly with the minorities. Releasing five books authored by former DMK minister A Rahman Khan here, he said the "DMK will always firmly stand by minorities." Pointing to the steadfastness of late Rahman Khan, Stalin, who is the president of the DMK, claimed that former Chief Minister M G Ramachandran had invited Khan to join the AIADMK several times, but Rahman Khan refused. "He resolutely remained fastened to the DMK ideology and was loyal to the leadership under late Chief Minister M Karunanidhi," Stalin said. Lauding Khan as a "star speaker" the chief minister said the former minister, along with party seniors Duraimurugan and K Subbu, were known by the epithets 'Idi, Minnal and Mazhai' (Thunder, Lightning, and Downpour)." "They were occupying the opposition benches in the Assembly when MGR was the chief minister. The three made the state Assembly reverberate with their sound debates," Stalin

Amid NEP row, Tamil Nadu government rolls out new State Education Policy

The DMK-led government has long opposed the three-language policy introduced under the National Education Policy (NEP), insisting that Tamil Nadu will continue with its two-language system

Can use names, photos of CMs in welfares schemes; SC rules in DMK's favour

Supreme Court criticised AIADMK MP for targeting only DMK, saying that similar practices exist across parties and it is not unique to the DMK

No directives to make Hindi mandatory in official communications: Govt

The government has not issued any directives to make Hindi mandatory in official communications, central services or educational institutions, Lok Sabha was informed Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said this in response to a written question from DMK MP Kalanidhi Veeraswamy, seeking to know whether the government has issued any directives making Hindi mandatory. "No, sir," the minister responded. Replying to a separate question from DMK MP Matheswaran VS seeking to know the funds spent on the promotion of Hindi since 2014, the minister provided data that showed Rs 736.11 crore has been incurred from the budget allocated to the Department of Official Language between 2014-15 and 2024-25.

SC refuses to stay HC order restraining DMK from using OTP verification

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay an interim injunction by the Madras High Court against the use of OTP verification messages for the DMK's enrolment drive 'Oraniyil Tamil Nadu'. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and A S Chandurkar dismissed the appeal filed by the DMK, saying the issue is sensitive. The whole process is suspect, it said. "The court has to protect the citizens. Go back to the high court. We are not inclined to interfere in the matter. Dismissed," the bench said. Senior advocate P Wilson, appearing for the DMK, submitted that the party was not collecting Aadhaar details. He contended that the high court had wrongly passed the order as there was no injunction sought in the matter. "My whole programme has come to a standstill. 1.7 crore members have come and offered thematic. I am doing what other parties like BJP and Aam Aadmi Party are doing. I am not collecting Aadhaar details," Wilson said. On July 21, the high court issued an injunction restraining th

Politicians in power should not consider themselves kings, says Madras HC

Observing that politicians think they have an unrestricted right to free speech, the court kept its suo motu case pending against K Ponmudi over a lewd joke involving Shaivite and Vaishnavite symbol

All-party team in Latvia to affirm India's zero tolerance on terrorism

An all-party parliamentary delegation led by DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi has arrived in Latvia to convey India's resolute and proactive policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism. The delegation members were received by Indian Ambassador to Latvia Namrata S. Kumar on their arrival at the Riga International Airport on Thursday. On Friday, Ambassador Namrata briefed the all-party delegation on India-Latvia relations and Latvia's role in the Baltics, the European Union, and the United Nations, the Indian Embassy in Riga said in a post on X. The delegation, which arrived here from Greece, will meet members of the parliament of the Republic of Latvia 'Saeima', high officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, think tanks, academia and other stakeholders, the embassy said in a statement. The delegation is one of the seven multi-party delegations India has tasked to visit 33 global capitals to reach out to the international community on Pakistan's designs and India's response to terror,

Stalin defends participation in NITI Aayog meet, slams Oppn's criticism

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has said his participation in the NITI Aayog meeting was considering deliberations over India's growth plans. He rejected accusations from opposition parties in this regard. Writing to party cadres on Sunday, Stalin said, as soon as the news of his participation in the NITI Aayog meeting on May 24 spread, political rivals were rattled and they began showing malice as usual. Such opponents derived happiness by posing questions on his non-participation in the NITI meeting held in previous years, he said. Also, they levelled allegations that he was meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in order to escape from the Enforcement Directorate's "action" following the central agency's searches in the state-run liquor corporation (TASMAC, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation) premises in connection with an alleged scam, he said. No other party has been targeted by central agencies, including the CBI and ED, like the DMK. Still, the party is only legally

DMK not afraid of ED or PM Modi, will face cases legally: Udhayanidhi

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday said the DMK was not afraid of the raids by the Enforcement Directorate or Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said the party would face the cases legally. Udhayanidhi, who is DMK youth wing secretary, said the DMK dispensation would continue to raise its voice for state rights, and would not be cowed down by any intimidation.' We are not afraid of ED or Modi. The DMK nurtured by Kalaignar (his grandfather and former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi), is a party with self-respect firmly moored to the principles of Periyar (rationalist leader E V Ramasamy)," Udhayanidhi told reporters here. He was responding to a question on the opposition AIADMK accusing Chief Minister M K Stalin of rushing to the national capital to attend the Niti Aayog's Governing Council meeting today in the wake of ED searches on the offices of state-owned enterprise TASMAC. Udhayanidhi replied that the Chief Minister had gone to attend the meeting to ..

Russia's support crucial for global anti-terrorism efforts: MP Kanimozhi

Kanimozhi said it is important to reach out to Russia at a time when India has been facing terror attacks repeatedly.

SC stay on TASMAC probe not a clean chit to DMK: AIADMK's Kovai Sathyan

This is an interim stay by the SC, there is nothing big to cheer about, it is not a judgement, it is just an observation, he said.

Micro lenders fret over Tamil Nadu Bill to prevent coercive recovery

The microfinance players, banks and non-banking finance companies said the checks and balances proposed in the bill are likely to hinder micro lending operations

Tamil Nadu forms panel on state autonomy, cites Centre's overreach

The DMK-led Tamil Nadu government forms panel led by ex-SC judge to study Centre-state ties amid DMK-BJP clash over education, a concurrent subject at the heart of their prolonged standoff

Tamil Nadu Governor stokes row again, asks students to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'

Governor RN Ravi, who was the chief guest at an event in Madurai, asked students to chant 'Jai Shri Ram.' The Congress has accused him of the language of the RSS and the BJP