Actor-turned politician Vijayakant, despite being busy with politics, always finds time for his film schedules. He will soon be in London to select locations for his 150th film, his own production. Talking to newspersons in Chennai, he said that his film schedule would not affect his political activities. In fact, playing the role of […]

Nurse Jayalakshmi dance in the bar. Now it’s BJP MLA Renukacharya’s turn.

The DMK party has finally decided to bring in party chief M Karunanidhi’s daughter Kanimozhi into politics. She is the party nominee for the June 15 Rajya Sabha elections along with Trichy Siva, a former Lok Sabha member and loyalist of the DMK chief’s politician son Stalin. “I don’t know how to react but I […]

Exactly three years ago, amid the din of the Lok Sabha polls, a widowed young mother trudged under the blazing sun in coastal Tamil Nadu, her newborn in her arms. The sight evoked sympathy and memories of her slain husband, Venkatesa Pannaiyar, listed as a ‘don’ in police files. Hailing from a well-off Nadar family […]

Amdist reports that DMK will nominate Chief Minister M Karunanidhi’s daughter Kanimozhi for one of the Rajya Sabha seats from Tamil Nadu, the party is likely to announce the names of its nominees for the biennial polls from the state tomorrow. The party will contest two seats, leaving one each to its allies – Congress […]

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi’s political acumen and literary prowess have inspired his daughter Kanimozhi to make a documentary on his rugged yet eventful journey of life. The 39-year-old poetess, who is in the spotlight following speculation that she will be made a Rajya Sabha member to take over the place […]

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi declared that he would fight for setting up of a Parliamentary Committee for welfare of Backward Classes (BCs). Addressing a social justice conference here, he said only a Parliamentary Committee would protect the interests of the BCs in the coming years. He said besides writing to the Centre in […]

Chief Minister M Karunanidhi will be conferred with ‘Umara Pulavar Award’ during the three-day international Islamic Tamil Literary convention which begins in Chennai from 25 May. Speaking to reporters here yesterday, Idhayathullah, general secretary, Islamic Ilakiya Kazhagam said the award is given to the Chief Minister for his contribution to Tamil literature. The award to […]

Married BJP MLA’s ‘kissing’ photos surfaceAddressing the media in Bangalore, P V Jayalakshmi a nurse by profession who had recently made serious charges of blackmail against BJP legislator Renukacharya alleged that he had intimidated her into posing for provocative photographs.The Renukacharya-Jayalakshmi controversy turned murkier on Monday with the latter releasing three photographs that showed the […]

The chasm between Tamil Nadu chief minister Dr M Karunanidhi’s family and that of the Maran brothers, Kalanidhi and former union communications and IT minister, Dayanidhi, has widened further. It is reported that the Rs38.6-crore revenue Raj Television Network Limited that owns Raj TV channels has decided to promote a new channel Kalaingar Channel with […]

The Special Crimes Branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation is to investigate the case relating to the May 9 attack on Dinakaran and “Sun TV” office premises in Madurai in which three persons died. The notification has been issued and the central agency will re-register the case, registered initially by the local police, and […]

The spectre of human trafficking looms large over Chennai now after reports of such trafficking in the North captured headlines. With a view to curbing it, Central Intelligence has decided to maintain strict surveillance at all major airports to monitor MPs’ foreign visits and to list out those accompanying them. This was decided at a […]