As Tamil Nadu gears up for the upcoming parliamentary elections, the political atmosphere in the State is heating up with campaigns from major parties reaching a feverish pitch.
Prez confers Bharat Ratna on Narasimha Rao posthumously
President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday conferred Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian honour, on former prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan and two-time former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur, posthumously at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
‘Congress will realise aspirations of youth’
The Congress will usher in a ‘Rozgar Kranti’ by taking concrete steps to increase employment opportunities, enable entrepreneurship and realise the aspirations of the youth, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge said on Saturday.
ED questions Delhi Minister in excise policy case
New Delhi: Days after the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday summoned Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot for questioning…
Indian Navy rescues 23 Pakistanis from Somali pirates
In a bold and daring operation, the Indian Navy executed a 12-hour-long operation in the Arabian Sea, successfully rescuing 23 Pakistani nationals from the clutches of Somali pirates.
LS polls: BJP leader Tada Periyasamy joins AIADMK
Tada Periyasamy, the former State Coordinator of the SC wing within the Tamil Nadu BJP, made headlines on Saturday as he bid adieu to the saffron party and embraced the AIADMK.
Seeman condemns cash-for-votes
NTK chief coordinator Seeman has decried the rampant practice of distributing cash for votes, denouncing it as a corrosive force that undermines the foundations of democracy and perpetuates a system of money-powered politics.
Heavy rain lashes parts of Thoothukudi
Heavy rain lashed parts of Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi in the wee hours of Friday. According to the bulletin of the India Meteorological Department, Regional Centre Chennai, rainfall occurred at one or two places over Tamil Nadu
Kamal Haasan claims Centre denied funds to TN
Actor-politician Kamal Haasan came down heavily on the BJP-led Centre for withholding funds to be given to Tamil Nadu. The Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief on Friday
