Tiruvarur

O Panneerselvam says AIADMK will win Tamil Nadu by-elections by margin of 50,000 votes

Speaking to reporters here after the party's Executive Committee meeting, Panneerselvam said discussions at the meeting were about the party's strategy for the polls for local bodies, by-elections to two assembly seats and the Lok Sabha elections next year.

Rains lash parts of Chennai and neighbouring areas; schools reopen after week-long holiday

After a day's respite, rains lashed parts of the Chennai and its neighbourhood on Tuesday even as schools reopened after a week-long holiday

Tamil Nadu one of the best governed state in India, says E Palaniswamy

Chief Minister E Palaniswamy said on Saturday that Tamil Nadu is one of the states where law and order is well maintained, while it was on top in health care and education.

Cauvery dispute: Farmers stage protest, disrupt train services in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur district

Train services were affected in parts of Thanjavur district on Monday as members of Cauvery Rights Retrieval Committee (CRRC), an umbrella organisation of political parties and farmers associations, blocked trains at Ayanapuram, Alangudi and Papanasam among others.

Tamil Nadu declares drought: RK Nagar sits pretty, water woes for the rest of the state

Political wisdom with the right perspective from rural folk, I have found most times, is the best. Sample this from M Subbayan in Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu, 360 km from Chennai.

Tamil Nadu polls: DMK president Karunanidhi to contest from native Tiruvarur

The 92-year-old veteran will also launch his election campaign from Saidapet on 23 April, according to his campaign schedule released by the party on Tuesday.

Tamil Nadu polls: DMK list of 173 nominees out; Stalin runs from Kolathur, Karunanidhi from Tiruvarur

Simla Muthu Chozhan, a new face, will be the party nominee who will take on Jayalalithaa in R K Nagar.

Air services resume at Chennai airport, rehabilitation of flood-affected citizens continues

After two relatively rain-free days, Chennai and its suburbs today received showers in the morning but normal life was not affected even as air services began operating in full swing.