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DMK slams Tamil Nadu govt over delay in bill reserving 7.5% seats in medical courses for govt school students
• 4 years agoChief Minister K Palaniswami, however, underplayed the issue, saying the DMK chief MK Stalin was trying to "derive political mileage" on the quota issue, as Assembly polls are due early next year
After Amit Shah, Karnataka CM and Tamil Nadu governor too test positive for COVID-19
Fp Staff • 5 years agoThe news of BJP leaders testing positive for COVID-19 comes on a day when Kamal Rani Varun, the lone woman minister in Uttar Pradesh state cabinet, succumbed to the virus
During second informal India-China summit, Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping agree to take concrete measures to address $57 billion trade deficit
Fp Staff • 5 years agoPrime Minister Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday agreed to set up a new mechanism for matters relating to trade and investment and felt the two countries should cooperate on important regional and global issues at the informal summit.
Narendra Modi arrives in Chennai ahead of 'informal' summit with Xi Jinping; Tamil Nadu governor, CM receive him at airport
• 5 years agoPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reached Chennai to hold the second informal summit with Chinese president Xi Jinping, who is expected to arrive in the city later in the afternoon today.
DMK, Left slam move to 'impose' Sanskrit in Anna University; no course is compulsory, says varsity
• 5 years agoThe DMK and the Left on Wednesday opposed a proposal by premier technical varsity, the state-run Anna University, to include philosophy in its syllabus for the engineering students, with MK Stalin saying it amounted to 'imposition' of Sanskrit
Supreme Court stays proceedings before Madras HC in case against Tamil magazine accused of 'denigrating' TN governor
• 6 years agoSupreme Court stayed further proceedings in a case against Tamil magazine 'Nakkheeran' for publishing articles allegedly denigrating Governor Banwarilal Purohit.
Jayalalithaa's Kodanad estate break-in: Two accused, who blamed Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami, brought to Chennai
• 6 years agoTamil Nadu CM Palaniswami has already rejected the allegations made against him by the two accused in the break-in case of former CM Jayalalithaa's estate at Kodanad.
Tamil Nadu govt to give Rs 1,000 and gift hampers to families for Pongal, Governor Banwarilal Purohit tells Assembly
• 6 years agoThe DMK and its allies, the Congress and a lone IUML member, boycotted the governor's address on the opening day of the first Assembly session of the year by staging a walkout.
Tamil Nadu court refuses to remand Nakkheeran Gopal in judicial custody; editor calls state govt 'spineless'
Fp Staff • 6 years agoNakkheeran was arrested following a complaint filed by Tamil Nadu governor Banwarilal Purohit over publishing reportage on Nirmala Devi case, an alleged sex scandal at the Madurai Kamaraj University.
Nakkheeran Gopal, editor of Tamil weekly, arrested for reportage on sex-for-degree scam at Madurai university
Fp Staff • 6 years agoSenior journalist Nakkheeran Gopal, also the editor of Tamil magazine Nakkheeran was detained by the police at Chennai Airport while he was on his way to Pune, airport officials said.