The Minister had earlier reiterated that the pending arrears of Rs 2152 crore to Tamil Nadu under the SSA programme would not be released until it accepted the NEP and implemented the three-language policy.
The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested ten fishermen, hailing from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, for allegedly trespassing into its territorial waters.
Keeping the heat on the Union Government over its rigid stand on the three-language formula and making it mandatory for the release of funds due for Tamil Nadu under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan(SSA) programme, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday warned that if imposition of Hindi is made compulsory, its destruction will become compulsory.
In a showdown with the Modi government for “intimidating” Tamil Nadu to accept the New Education Policy (NEP) and its three-language formula for release of Central funds for the state, Deputy Chief Minister and ruling DMK’s Youth Wing Secretary Udhayanidhi Stalin, on Tuesday, warned that the BJP-led Union government’s haughtiness would only lead to another uprising against Hindi imposition.
Seven students of a private college in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu have been booked under the POCSO Act for allegedly raping a minor girl who was befriended by one of the accused through a social media application, police said on Tuesday.
Scotching speculations that he is keeping the option of teaming up with the BJP for the 2026 assembly election, AIADMK general secretary and former Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) has made it clear that the party will never enter into an electoral alliance with the saffron party.
For over a quarter century versatile actor Kamal Hassan has been ‘Ulaga Nayagan’ (global hero) to his ardent fans and admirers.
With festivals becoming celebrations of consumption to seek happiness, a dozen villages in the Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu present a different picture.
A youth icon for the ruling DMK, Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, a public servant, has drawn the attention of the High Court for sporting jeans and T-shirts featuring the party’s election symbol of the ‘rising sun’ at official events.
Tamil Nadu Congress General Secretary Saravanan has written to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, demanding Cabinet berths for his party and all other alliance partners of the DMK in the state.
