Though both the leaders condemned the murder of Bahujan Samaj Party’s Tamil Nadu unit chief K. Armstrong, Thirumavalan stood with the grieving BSP supporters, while Krishnasamy kept away. This is in stark contrast to the politics of the 1990s, when leaders of Dalit political parties usually spoke in the same tone. The tussle has exposed … Read more
Chennai: After campaign ends on 30 May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be headed for Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari to meditate for two days – thereby continuing his tradition of taking a spiritual break after every gruelling Lok Sabha race. Modi will meditate at the Swami Vivekananda Rock Memorial – a short boat ride from India’s southernmost … Read more
CHENNAI: Ramping up its focus on India, Google‘s parent Alphabet is looking to manufacture drones and Pixel phones, and is in talks with Foxconn to make them at a plant in Tamil Nadu.While Dixon Technologies has also been given the contract to manufacture smartphones, drones are being considered for production in India for the first … Read more
Home Business Bengaluru-bound Air India Express Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu The Air India Express flight suffered the glitch mid-air. (Representational image) Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu: The sources at the Tiruchirappalli Airport in Tamil Nadu reported late noon that a Bengaluru-bound Air India Express flight with about 137 passengers made an “emergency landing” … Read more
Chennai: In the past week when the Tamil Nadu politics was abuzz with alliance talks and seat-sharing negotiations, the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) was said to be vacillating between the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). According to political analysts ThePrint spoke to, the party founder S. Ramadoss and … Read more
Chennai: Tamil Nadu-based Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) released its Lok Sabha election manifesto Wednesday pitching for state autonomy and social justice, but it drew flak for the promise to make parental nod mandatory for marriages of couples under the age of 21. The PMK will be contesting 10 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu under a … Read more
New Delhi: It should come as no surprise that Tamil Nadu, India’s most industrialised state, employs a large number of people on the factory floor. But what is staggering is that Tamil Nadu’s industries not only employ a large female workforce, but nearly half of all the women working in factories across India. Data from the … Read more
Chennai: The absence of Brahmin candidates from the BJP and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) lists in Tamil Nadu has left the community in a state of dilemma. Many anticipate a potential split in the anti-Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) votes as a result. “We are a little upset and unhappy,” Pammal S. Ramakrishnan, state … Read more
CHENNAI: With his legal options only strengthening his erstwhile colleague’s case, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam now banks heavily on the BJP to bail him out of the political quagmire. He is facing a piquant situation now wherein he has to perform to gain an identity for himself or become a non-entity in … Read more
CHENNAI: The deeply rooted dynasty politics has become a new normal in Tamil Nadu where scions continue to influence and shape the political landscape.For instance, take Chennai South constituency, which is poised for a fierce battle among the children of three prominent political figures. BJP candidate and former Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan is daughter of … Read more