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New EVMs will be used in upcoming elections: EC informs Madras HC

The Election Commission on Tuesday informed the Madras High Court that it would use only new Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)

Agri sector in need of urgent reform, modernisation: Modi at TN poll rally

PM Modi invoked Tamil classic 'Thirukkural' and said one common theme in it was respect for farmers

LIVE: Seeing 'huge wave' in favour of NDA in poll-bound states, says Modi

All eyes are on battleground Nandigram, where Mamata Banerjee has locked horns with her protege-turned-rival Adhikari. Stay tuned for LIVE updates as we track poll campaigns of political parties

Top headlines: Mistry reacts to SC ruling; Covid situation getting 'worse'

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Tamil Nadu's economic streak has the sword of demography hanging over it

Pioneer in many social security measures, the state now faces a future of compulsive welfare and competitive politics

Assembly Polls: AIADMK took Tamil Nadu 50 years back, says MK Stalin

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin on Sunday promised to visit the people of Tamil Nadu's Salem district in all situations and not only during elections

LIVE: Ex-HC judge to probe allegations against me, says Anil Deshmukh

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TN polls: Biryani shop owners in Madurai disappointed by lack of orders

"Usually political parties order 200-300 plates of biryani every day during campaigning, polling and counting days. But we haven't received any order yet," says a biryani shop owner

Tamil Nadu: Independent promises trip to moon, helicopters, snow mountain

It is the poll season and its raining offers of freebies in Tamil Nadu, an independent candidate is promising the moon, quite literally

TN polls: Madurai South Independent candidate promises trip to Moon, robots

Freebies galore as an Independent candidate from Madurai South constituency promises a trip to the Moon, helicopters, robots for household work, gold and cars to voters if he is elected

Tamil Nadu elections: ECI orders transfer of Trichy Collector, SP

The Election Commission of India transferred Tiruchirappalli district Collector, superintendent of police and sub-collector to non-election posts following the seizure of Rs 1 crore from the district

MK Stalin making false statements during poll campaign, says Tamil Nadu CM

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami hit out at DMK chief MK Stalin saying that he was making false statements during his election ahead of the Assembly polls in the state

West Bengal tops in Facebook political ad spend among poll-bound states

Besides West Bengal, Assembly elections will be held in three other states Assam, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and in the Union Territory of Puducherry

TN polls: NTK leader campaigns on bullock cart to protest fuel price hike

Ahead of the Tamil Nadu elections, Naam Tamilar Katchi leader Shiv Raman campaigned on a bullock cart to protest the hike in fuel prices. He was on his election campaign in the Thirumayam constituency

DMK-Congress alliance will win Tamil Nadu Assembly polls: Veerappa Moily

Senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily has slammed the AIADMK-led government over unemployment in the state and claimed that the DMK-Congress alliance will emerge victorious in Assembly elections

Assembly polls: Twitter puts in place tech, policies to counter false info

The heightened social media activity ahead of an election, whether local or national, has been of concern for governments across the world

No postal ballot to overseas Indian voters in upcoming polls: Govt

The Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday

Twitter promises action against fake news ahead of 2021 assembly elections

Twitter announced that it has implemented significant product, policy, and enforcement updates to keep the service safe from attempts to manipulate the platform

MK Stalin's wife, son campaign for DMK ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly polls

Putting all hands on deck ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly Polls, (DMK) president MK Stalin's wife Durga and son Udhayanidhi Stalin campaigned for the party

TN polls: Sonia Gandhi, Chidambaram among Congress' star campaigners

Sonia Gandhi, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and former Union Minister P Chidambaram are among the star campaigners who will campaign for the party ahead of the Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu