Achil Vandhavai | Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa announces the recruitment of more than 17,000 cops in the state. Is this a welcome move? Also discussed, China's intrusion in Ladakh, Telangana debate, and more.
Achil Vandhavai | CM Jayalalithaa accuses the Centre of unnecessarily increasing the burden of the common man by increasing prices. Also discussed, Karunanidhi's blame game, DMK's walkout, and TASMAC protests.
After Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa accused DMK supremo Karunanidhi of double standards, party spokesperson retorts that she has no right to question DMK on its IPL team. IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad is owned by Sun Network, which is run by Kar...
Tamil Nadu government passes a resolution in the state Assembly, which calls for a referendum on a separate eelam for Sri Lankan Tamils and also asks the Centre to stop treating Sri Lanka as a friendly country. The resolution was moved by chief minister Jayala...
Several fans gather outside the Chepauk stadium in the hope that tickets for the IPL matches will be sold. However with Jayalalithaa making it clear that no Sri Lankan player will be allowed to play in Chennai, the scheduled matches might not happen at all.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister in a letter to PM Manmohan Singh, categorically states that IPL matches can take place in Chennai only there are no Sri Lankan players, umpires or officials. So, the Chepauk stadium has stopped issuing tickets for the matches.
Newshour | Politics comes to the forefront as the Sri Lankan players are barred from playing IPL matches in Chennai. A few months earlier, Pakistani hockey players were forced to retreat, after a Shiv Sena threat. Now, calls for the boycott of CWG in Sri Lanka...
IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla confirms that there will be no Sri Lankan players in the matches that would be held in Chennai. This decision has been taken after the security of the players comes under grave threat, given the political climate in the state.
IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla confirms that there will be no Sri Lankan players in the matches that would be held in Chennai. This decision has been taken after the security of the players has come under grave threat, given the political climate in the state.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister in a letter to PM Manmohan Singh, categorically states that IPL matches can take place in Chennai only there are no Sri Lankan players, umpires or officials. Will the Chepauk stadium issue tickets for the matches, as scheduled tomorro...
With the blanket ban on Sri Lankan players by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, it seems very unlikely that any matches would be held in Chennai./ Out of the nine teams playing in IPL season six, eight have Sri Lankan players, and two teams are even capt...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister in a letter to PM Manmohan Singh, categorically states that IPL matches can take place in Chennai only there are no Sri Lankan players, umpires or officials. Given the 'popular antipathy and anger in Tamil Nadu', she said that matches...
The Students Federation for Free Eelam (SFFE) threaten a massive strike, if 13 Sri Lankan players are allowed to play in the IPL matches in Tamil Nadu. The students demand that the players be banned from playing. SFFE have submitted their appeal to the Chennai...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in a letter to PM Manmohan Singh, categorically states that IPL matches can take place in Chennai only there are no Sri Lankan players, umpires or officials. Given the 'popular antipathy and anger in Tamil Nadu', she said...
Accusing both the BJP and the Congress of being very supportive of Karnataka, over the Cauvery crisis, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa says that the state had finally established its rights over the river. Presiding over the mass marriage of party w...
DMK leader MK Stalin accuses the AIADMK government of an autocratic rule and says that with the way the Assembly is being conducted, democracy will soon to the grave. Stalin also said that instead of sitting down and discussing issues with the Opposition leade...
Sinthanai Kalam | In the press conference given by Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa, she points out that if she really wanted to ban the film, she could have done so under Section 7 of the Tamil Nadu Cinema Regulation Act 1955. Instead, the government filed a compla...
A goverment-facilitated dialogue between actor Kamal Haasan and Muslim groups has started at the Tamil Nadu Secretariat. The groups have demanded cuts in the movie and the actor appears to have conceded.
Achil Vandhavai | Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa's press conference on the Vishwaroopam row has been debated in great detail by the media. While the CM clearly stated that it was not a politically motivated move, things do not get any better for Kamal Haasan, as h...
Actor Kamal Haasan, speaking on the backdrop of the Vishwaroopam ban, thanks his fans and says that their support has been overwhelming. He also thanked the Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa for facilitating dialogue between him and the Muslim leaders opposing the mo...
As the controversy surrounding 'Vishwaroopam' release gets murkier, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa broke her silence on the matter today and justified the ban on the Kamal Haasan film. At a press conference, the chief minister says her duty is to mai...
As the controversy surrounding 'Vishwaroopam' release gets murkier, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa broke her silence on the matter today and justified the ban on the Kamal Haasan film. At a press conference, the chief minister says her duty is to mai...
According to sources, some private organizations in Tamil Nadu are planning to file cases against Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa for not keeping her campaign promises. During her political campaign before the elections, she had promised to tackle power deficit pro...
To battle the unplanned urban growth in Chennai, the Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa has ordered the construction of 6,254 apartments in the city. The budget for this project is Rs 1,740 crore and is expected to alleviate housing concerns. Out of the 6,000 odd apar...
As the fate of his film 'Vishwarooopam' hangs in limbo, actor-director Kamal Haasan has reportedly written to Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa seeking an appointment to discuss the ban on the film. Haasan was also told by the Madras High Court to reach a...
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, questioning the Centre's decision to deregularise diesel prices. Calling the move a short-sighted meausure, Jaya in her long letter questions the government's motive and say...
Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa comes back from her vacation in Kodanadu. After attending the Pennycuick memorial function, the CM went back again to Kodanadu, her retreat home. Now that she is back, a quick resolution to farmer troubles in the Cauvery delta is exp...
DMK supremo Karunanidhi minces no words when it comes to criticism of Jayalalithaa. He accused the CM of partiality as only Chennai has two-hour powercuts, while the rest of the State suffers from eight-hour cuts. He also said that the people of Tamil Nadu wil...
Regardless of whether the AIADMK is in power or not, Jayalalithaa without fail goes to Kodanadu every year for a vacation, DMK leader Stalin says. Accusing the leader of not being concerned with people's issues, he said that the taxpayer's money is being waste...
Accusing the BJP and Congress of not helping out Tamil Nadu in the Cauvery issue, the State's CM Jayalalithaa said that she will not align with either of the parties for the Lok Sabha polls. She said that AIADMK will contest the polls all alone
'There is no doubt that deterrent laws must be put in place', Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa said when asked about the Delhi gangrape incident. She said that justice must be meted out swiftly and only then can such incidents be prevented. On asked about Tuticorin ...
Tamil Nadu Congress MP Gnanadesikan says that Narendra Modi won because the people in the State are scared of voting against him. He says that the party is very pleased with their victory in Himachal Pradesh and that it sets a precedent for the 2014 elections.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa gave away appointment orders to more than 20,000 teachers who passed the recruitment examinations. She also gave away free schools bags and uniforms to a few students to mark the government's initiative to help the rural ...
Two criminal complaints filed by DMK leader C Kuppusamy against CM Jayalalithaa have been quashed by the Supreme Court. The CM had allegedly filed nominations from four constituencies, while the law states that a candidate can file nominations from two constit...
Under the leadership of Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa, a meeting of district collectors and high-level police officers will take place during the first week of December. The administrators will discuss the law and order situation, internal security measures and t...
DMDK leader Vijayakanth slams the AIADMK government and says that the political drama that is unfolding in Tamil Nadu will not last and will end soon. During a Bakrid function in Madurai, he said that the government does not care about dengue victims and that ...
Tamil Nadu is not the only State battling with the spread of dengue; the fever seems to have spread to the capital too. More than 600 cases of dengue have been reported from Delhi alone in the last one week. With the fever spreading very fast, the corporation ...
Dengue claims several lives across metros like Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai, but the politicians are still playing the blame game. On asked why the disease is spreading so fast, the Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit retorted 'Why ask me? Ask the BJP-run MCD'. The shocking...
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa hikes the corpus fund for the Traders Welfare Board to five crores from two crores. This hike is being brought due to the increase of membership as small traders are being allowed to join the body now. She has also announced that ...
Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa chairs an important Cabinet meeting where some crucial issues were discussed. Cauvery water issue and power issues in the State were also discussed. The Tamil Nadu government has been working towards battling the power shortage in th...
From the diesel price hike to the Cauvery water dispute, DMK supremo Karunanidhi has been saying one thing but doing another, accuses AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa. She accuses him of being two-faced and not caring enough for the people of Tamil Nadu.
AIADMK chief and Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa assures Jaswant Singh of her support in the Vice Presidential polls. NDA candidate Jaswant Singh says that he is indebted to her for the support she extended.
Centrestage | Are non-congress Chief Ministers trying to gain political mileage by ganging up against the Centre instead of focusing on issues that cause threat to national security?
In an attempt to corner the Central government on the formation of National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa holds a meeting with other non-congress Chief Ministers.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is expected to meet Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to discuss the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) issue.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha says that she will not allow Karnataka to build a dam over the Cauvery river, raking up an age-old water issue with the state.
The state government should be intimated about VIP visits from Sri Lanka, states TN CM Jayalalitha in her second letter to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.