Contradicting BJP stalwart and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on a coalition government of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Tamil Nadu after the 2026 assembly election, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi Palaniswami (EPS) on Wednesday made it clear that there will be no power-sharing and that it would be an AIADMK government.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the doubling of the Tirupati–Pakala–Katpadi single railway line section (104 km) in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu at an estimated cost of approximately Rs 1,332 crore.
In yet another blow to Tamil Nadu, the Union Government has nixed the NEET exemption Bill, passed by the state assembly twice and referred for Presidential assent.
A day after Chennai was rocked by a chain snatching spree by bike-borne robbers in the posh Besant Nagar and Adyar, police busted a three-member gang from north India and shot dead 28-year-old mastermind, Jaffar Ghulam Hussain of Uttar Pradesh, in the wee hours near Taramani in the city on Wednesday.
Autonomy is a prerequisite to secure the rights of the states and for protecting the Tamil language, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said on Tuesday and informed the Assembly that an announcement in this regard would be made soon.
In a temporary relief to the DMK government of MK Stalin and in particular to V Senthil Balaji, Minister for Electricity and Prohibition and Excise, Madras High Court on Thursday disapproved the manner in which Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths carried out the raid on the headquarters of the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) in the city
Flexing its muscles against the proposed delimitation exercise, the ruling DMK is convening the first meeting of the Joint-Action Committee (JAC) on March 22 (Saturday) in Chennai with three non-BJP Chief Ministers and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister as well as leaders of political parties confirming their participation.
The no-confidence motion moved by the principal opposition, AIADMK, against Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M Appavu was defeated on Monday, with the ruling DMK and its allies holding a majority.
With a strategic focus on education, women’s welfare, Tamil heritage, and infrastructure, the Tamil Nadu government has positioned its budget as a roadmap for both development and electoral success.
Terming the new education policy as a "disastrous project of Nagpur" intended to drive away students from education, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday reiterated that his government will not budge even an inch if the Union government offered Rs 10,000 crore to implement the policy.
