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DMK minister Ponmudi loses key post over joke linking religion with sex

The controversial comment, which referred to Hindu sect symbols in sexual positions, triggered political outrage and led to Ponmudi's removal as DMK deputy general secretary

TN Assembly passes resolution to reclaim Katchatheevu Island from Sri Lanka

Katchatheevu is a small island in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka. It was given to Sri Lanka in 1974 under an agreement between the two countries

Tamil Nadu police detains BJP's Soundararajan over TASMAC scam protest

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai accused state minister V Senthil Balaji of being the 'kingpin' behind multiple scams

DMK's budget corrupt, for mere publicity: BJP's Annamalai slams TN govt

Annamalai's post on X was accompanied by a photo showing empty chairs, symbolising what he described as the lack of substance and accountability in the DMK's budget

BJP alleges Rs 1,000 cr liquor scam in Tamil Nadu, DMK denies wrongdoing

Malaviya claimed that the ED has unearthed documents revealing bribes worth Rs 1,000 crore and asked Stalin to reveal who received the illegal payments

Tamil Nadu govt presents Budget 2025-26 in Assembly, AIADMK stages walkout

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin-led DMK regime on Friday presented its Budget 2025-26 in the Assembly, a full-fledged exercise ahead of the state election next year, and made big allocations for its flagship welfare schemes which include the fare-free bus travel scheme for women. Noisy scenes were witnessed in the Assembly as the main opposition AIADMK walked out after attempting to raise alleged graft in state-run liquor corporation TASMAC as the Enforcement Directorate has held searches related to the state-owned company. Presenting the Budget, Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu said women using fare-free bus services has risen to 65 per cent from 40 per cent. "On an average, 50 lakh women travel daily in the buses run by State Transport Undertakings, leading to a total of 642 crore trips so far. Notably, a study by the State Planning Commission revealed that women save an average of Rs 888 per month due to this initiative. For the year 2025-26, the government has allocated a

Sundar Pichai learnt Hindi in school: BJP to DMK govt over language row

The controversy started after Tamil Nadu Minister PTR Thiagarajan criticized the NEP, calling it impractical

'He was speaking like an arrogant king': CM MK Stalin to Dharmendra Pradhan

During the Lok Sabha proceedings, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan alleged that Tamil Nadu initially agreed to sign MoU for the scheme but later changed its stance

Signature drive on 3-language policy will shape TN's fate: BJP's Annamalai

Annamalai accused DMK of "making" Tamil a commercial language for sixty years and allowing the trilingual policy only in private schools

DMK vs BJP: Amit Shah urges CM Stalin to start medical education in Tamil

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin has opposed the National Education Policy 2020 and challenged the BJP to make the three-language formula an agenda in the 2026 Assembly elections

ED conducts raids at locations linked to Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji

Senthil Balaji is accused of corruption during his term as Tamil Nadu's Transport Minister from 2011 to 2015

MK Stalin asks Tamils to have more babies to avoid potential delimitation

To discuss delimitation, Stalin has called an all-party meeting on March 5. He said Tamil Nadu is at a crucial stage and must protest to protect its rights

TN governor highlights demand for NEP amid three-language policy row

The Governor said that he had interacted with a large number of leaders from a cross section of South Tamil Nadu and received a positive response on the centre's new education policy

CM MK Stalin criticises Hindi imposition, claims Sanskrit is 'hidden face'

Upping the ante against alleged Hindi imposition by the Centre, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday once again said the state will not allow the "imposition" of the language and vowed to protect Tamil and its culture. "Will oppose Hindi imposition. Hindi is the mask, Sanskrit is the hidden face," he said in a letter to partymen. The ruling DMK has been alleging Hindi imposition by the Centre through the 3-language formula as part of the National Education Policy (NEP), a charged denied by the union government. In the letter, Stalin claimed many north Indian languages spoken in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh such as Mythili, Brajbhasha, Bundelkhandi and Awadhi "have been destroyed by the hegemonic Hindi." "More than 25 north Indian native languages have been destroyed by the invasion of hegemonic Hindi-Sanskrit languages. The century-old Dravidian movement safeguarded Tamil and its culture because of the awareness it created and the various agitations," the rul

NEP 2020 does not advocate imposition of any language: Pradhan to Stalin

The Stalin government has alleged that the Centre is attempting to impose Hindi on southern states under the guise of the NEP, which suggests a three-language model for students

Samsung urges Tamil Nadu to ensure business stability amid labour strike

The strike at Samsung's Sriperumbudur manufacturing facility near Chennai involves over 500 workers protesting the suspension of three office bearers of the Samsung India Workers' Union

Protest calling for reopening of Sterlite's Thoothukudi plant denied nod

Trade unions planned the protest to draw attention to the plight of unemployed workers in the district

States accepting Hindi risk losing mother tongue, warns Udhayanidhi Stalin

Tamil Nadu has followed a two-language policy (Tamil and English) and has strongly protested attempts to impose Hindi by the central government, citing concerns over linguistic identity

SC frames questions in TN govt-Guv row over withholding assent to bills

The Supreme Court on Thursday framed eight key questions for adjudication of the dispute between the Tamil Nadu government and Governor R N Ravi over withholding assent to bills passed by the legislative assembly. These include questions on the concept of pocket veto, the governor's authority and discretion. The posers were framed by a bench comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan that is hearing the submissions of senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi representing the Tamil Nadu government. The hearing is underway. The bench listed the questions at the outset of the day's proceedings. The first one, for instance, reads, When a state legislative assembly passes a bill and sends it to the Governor for assent, and the Governor withholds assent, but the bill is passed again and resubmitted does the Governor have the authority to withhold it once more? The next question is: Is the discretion of the governor to present a bill to the President limited to specific matters, or does it

Tamil Nadu universities face financial crisis, autonomy eroded: Guv RN Ravi

Many state-run universities in Tamil Nadu are starved of funds and are in a dire financial crisis and unable to pay salaries to teachers, Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi said on Saturday. Their autonomy has been "severely eroded to such an extent that it was not the university syndicates but the state Secretariat that runs the varsities," the Governor alleged. "Higher Education scenario in Tamil Nadu is no better. About 25 lakh students are enrolled in our 20 state universities. Most of the universities are starved of funds and are in dire financial crisis not even able to pay salaries to teachers," Ravi said in his address on the eve of Republic Day. The universities, he claimed, have not received their due shares of fund from the state government for the last many years. And as a result, many were functioning with less than 50 per cent of teachers' strength. "Universities have no money to recruit teachers. In Madras University, which used to be our nation's pride, 66 per cent of ...