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CBI raids 40 locations in Chennai over gutkha scam; homes of Health Minister Vijayabaskar, DGP TK Rajendran searched
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe gutkha scam came to light in 2017, after a raid at tobacco businessman Madhav Rao's properties in 2016 led to the recovery of a diary that allegedly contained a list of politicians and senior police officers to whom bribes had been paid.
Karunanidhi passes away: DMK chief was an artist at evoking sentiment, axis on which Tamil Nadu politics revolved
Tssudhir • 7 years agoThe DMK that Karunanidhi nurtured for five decades as its president is coming to terms with the fact that it is time to bid farewell.
M Karunanidhi passes away at 94: DMK chief brought regional parties to national stage, ushered in coalition era
S Murari • 7 years agoIn the passing of DMK president Muthuvel Karunanidhi at the age of 94 after a prolonged illness, Tamil Nadu has lost one of the tallest leaders of the Dravidian movement and the nation a veteran politician who brought regional parties to the national stage to usher in a coalition era and thereby realised his long-term goal of federalism at the Centre and autonomy at the state-level.
M Karunanidhi health updates: DMK chief responding to treatment, says A Raja, asks people not to believe rumours
Fp Staff • 7 years agoDMK patriarch M Karunanidhi's vital signs are 'normalising' but his condition is being closely observed, Kauvery Hospital in Chennai stated in a short press release
DMK-led Opposition appeals for tax cut on petrol, diesel; Panneerselvam says Tamil Nadu levies lower cess than Andhra, Telangana
• 7 years agoO Panneerselvam said that the tax rates on petrol and diesel in Tamil Nadu was lower than that of other the neighbouring states in response to the opposition's demand for tax cuts.
Sterlite protest updates: Thoothukudi SP, collector transferred; Centre seeks report from Tamil Nadu govt
Fp Staff • 7 years agoTwo police vehicles were set on fire by protesters as Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi continued to burn over protests against the Vedanta group's Sterlite Copper plant. Meanwhile, actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan was booked for violating Section 144 when he reached the hospital with 20 people.
Tamil Nadu teen upset with father's alcohol addiction kills self, asks CM to shut down TASMAC shops in suicide note
Fp Staff • 7 years agoA 17-year-old boy committed suicide by hanging from a rail overbridge in Tirunelveli on Wednesday as he was upset over his father's alcohol addiction.
SC puts on hold Delhi HC order on Dhinakaran's party symbol, asks court to decide real AIADMK by April-end
Ians • 7 years agoThe top court, meanwhile, has asked the Election Commission not to pronounce any order in the matter relating to the AIADMK.
All-party meeting on Cauvery dispute verdict today: Talks to focus on possible review petition against SC decision
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe stage is set in Tamil Nadu for an all-party meeting on Thursday over the Supreme Court verdict on the Cauvery water dispute.
O Panneerselvam surprise reference to Narendra Modi is part of a strategy to recapture the rebel space in TN
Tssudhir • 7 years agoO Panneerselvam quoted an anecdote reportedly related to him by the Prime Minister to pat himself on the back. His revelations are a move to recapture the rebel space.