Meenakshi Amman Temple: Chief minister M Karunanidhi has directed immediate repairs to the Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple in Madurai, following representations by the temple authorities that the eight centuries old magnificent edifice had developed cracks and fissures. Following the chief minister’s order a technical expert visited the temple on Thursday and inspected the cracks and a […]

Posters that appeared in some parts of Chennai likening film star Kamal Haasan to ‘Prophet Nabi’ had infuriated the city’s Muslim community who complained to the Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK), which took up the issue with the actor’s office in the city. Kamal Haasan directly involved and now the issue is under control.

Ruling DMK and its allies Congress, PMK, CPI(M) and CPI swept the civic polls in Tamil Nadu by capturing five municipal corporations in five major cities and winning majority of seats in 152 other municipalities. The DMK-led alliance was also way ahead of their main rival AIADMK in the poll to town panchayats and panchayat […]

AIADMK General Secretary J Jayalalithaa today expelled actor Radhika Sarathkumar from the primary membership of the party for functioning in ”contravention to party’s principles and policies.” In a statement here, she said Ms Radhika was being relieved of all responsibilities as she had violated party discipline and brought disrepute to the AIADMK. She urged party […]

CHENNAI: Over 125 schools will participate in this year’s edition of the City-wide Talent Search Test (CTST) to be conducted by The Hindu Education Plus and AIMS Education in October and November for students of classes 8 to 12. The test will be followed by workshops for toppers and their parents. The test and the […]