The DMK has convened an urgent meeting of its administrative committee in Chennai tomorrow in the backdrop of the crisis in the party’s first family. The crisis was triggered by a row on who should succeed M. Karunanidhi as the party leader, which led to an attack on a daily owned by Kalanidhi Maran, the […]

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi celebrated 50 years as a legislator at a special function in Chennai on Friday, Delhi buzzed with talk that his grand nephew, Union Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, would pay with his job for the controversy his newspaper caused. Ties between the DMK chief and Dayanidhi and elder brother Kalanidhi […]

Tamil Nadu is all dressed up today (May 11) marking the beginning of week long celebrations commemorating 50 years of Karunanidhi’s reign as a legislator. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi are expected to attend the celebrations in Chennai today. Just days before these celebrations began; an ugly spat broke out between […]

M. K. Azhagiri, elder son of Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, on Thursday issued a legal notice to the Sun TV, calling upon the network to “desist from telecasting defamatory statements” against him. The notice, issued by advocate K. Muthuramalingam on Thursday, said: “In your channel you are broadcasting a news item about my client in […]

The University of Madras will hold an educational exhibition from May 9 to 12 to inform students and parents about the courses on offer. Vice-Chancellor S. Ramachandran will inaugurate the exhibition at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. Details of admission requirements and salient features of courses offered by various departments will be displayed on the posters. […]

Is your regular supplier irregular in getting you pirated VCD or DVD copies of the latest movies? Don’t you think that owning a disc for Rs.30 works out cheaper than getting one on a rent of Rs.20 a day? If the answer for the above questions is `yes,’ then you are one of the smarter […]

The State Government has evolved a policy of land acquisition for housing projects, which will enable landowners to become shareholders of schemes with a view to avoiding unnecessary delays and disputes. Replying to the debate on the demand of grants for housing and slum clearance, Housing Minister Suba. Thangavelan said under the proposed policy, lands […]

The centenary celebrations of famous Tamil writer Pudumaipithan and the 117th birth anniversary of poet Bharathidasan would be celebrated in the city from tomorrow. The five day celebration would be organised by Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram (academy for prose, music and drama), the academy’s chairman Rama Narayanan told reporters here today. The festival […]

With popular networking sites as their tool, spurned lovers are closing in on their ‘chosen targets’. With cyber stalkers prowling in the digital world, it is youngsters who fall prey the most. One such is a 20-year-old city college girl who was shocked to find her contact number doing the rounds on a meet-up site. […]

  Dinakaran, a Tamil daily, has published a survey result conducted along with A.C.Neilson yesterday about Rajini’s political entry and his popularity among the masses. According to their survey, only 30 percent of the people welcomed his political entry and 40 percent opined against him. But more than 79 percent of people surveyed said that […]

Powerful brokers are cheating land owners in Chennai and the police are thought to back the rich and the mighty, reports say. Forty-six year old Devi ended up in a police station after she shouted at construction workers who were illegally taking over her family’s lands. The family lands are owned by seven members but […]

Ultimate star alias Motorcyclist alias Ajith, whose Varalaaru was a super hit, celebrated his birthday yesterday with the excitement of the new launch of the remake film Billa 2007. This movie is regarded as Ajith’s most prestigious venture of 2007, and is scheduled for Deepavali release. Chennai365.com wishes his success in all his upcoming projects […]