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690 tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate stored near Chennai sparks fear of Beirut-like blast; no threat, say Customs

The storage of the chemical in Chennai became a cause for serious concern in the backdrop of the explosion of the chemical in Beirut on Tuesday, which killed 135 people and injured around 4,000

Periyar statue vandalised in Tamil Nadu's Kancheepuram amid row over rationalist leader's views on Hindu gods

A statue of rationalist leader EV Ramasamy Periyar was found vandalised in neighbouring Kancheepuram district on Friday morning

DMK, allies pip ruling AIADMK combine in Tamil Nadu rural civic polls; make inroads in CM Palaniswami's bastion Salem

In a closely fought contest in polls to rural civic bodies in 27 districts in Tamil Nadu, the opposition DMK and its allies emerged winners, relegating the AIADMK combine to the second spot.

South parties, Oppn hit out at Amit Shah’s pitch for common language on Hindi Divas, highlight need to ‘respect, protect nurture' India's diversity

'Amit Shah's Hindi pitch appeared to be an attempt to make non-Hindi speaking people 'second-class citizens,' DMK leader Stalin claimed in a statement

Double incumbency, Dhinakaran and DMK: Tamil Nadu LS polls a mess that couldn't be worse for BJP, AIADMK

By relying on caste permutations, the BJP-AIADMK is not only underestimating the double anti-incumbency it faces in Tamil Nadu, but also that TTV Dhinakaran is a Thevar and will split the traditional AIADMK votes

PMK chief S Ramadoss asks party workers to strive for AIADMK-led alliance's win in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry

People will face many hardships if the DMK-led alliance was voted in good numbers, S Ramadoss said in a statement

Narendra Modi to lead mega rally of BJP-AIADMK-PMK alliance in Tamil Nadu's Vandalur tomorrow

Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) leaders S Ramadoss and his son Anbumani will be participating in the meeting at suburban Vandalur, in their first major political engagement as National Democratic Alliance (NDA) constituents.

AIADMK MP S Rajendran killed in car accident near Tindivanam in Tamil Nadu; three others critically injured

AIADMK Member of Parliament from Villupuram, S Rajendran passed away Saturday in a road accident. Rajendran's car hit a road divider near Tindivanam, in Villupuram district, at around 5 am on Saturday.

2019 Lok Sabha election: As AIADMK-BJP hold seat-sharing talks, DMDK demands seats 'on par' with PMK

DMDK party general secretary Vijayakant has pitched for not less than 9 Lok Sabha seats and one Rajya Sabha seat. "The AIADMK has been tactfully planting stories that the DMDK will get only three or four Lok Sabha seats. This is unacceptable to us,” the leader was quoted as saying.

Ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha polls, BJP leaves no stone unturned to finalise crucial allies in Bihar, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu

Amid all talk on the formation, health and probable success of a mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) against the Bharatiya Janata Party, the BJP itself has gone about strengthening its owns ties to parties that could be key in securing a return for Narendra Modi in 2019.