Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi yesterday sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the attack on a newspaper office in Madurai by supporters of his son Azhagiri that left three people dead. Angry mobs set on fire the office of the Dinakaran paper Wednesday after the newspaper published a poll favouring Karunanidhi’s […]

Two persons have been arrested in connection with the attack on the Dinakaran office in Madurai on Wednesday in which three employees of the Tamil daily were killed. Those arrested are `Tiger Pandi` and Badsha and an FIR has been registered against the “identified” persons involved in the attack, police said. They said five special […]

PULLING OUT THE STOPS: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam cadres led by Madurai Mayor G. Thenmozhi (marked by a circle) at the gates of the offices of Dinakaran and Sun TV in Madurai. DMK Corporation Councillor A. Manickam holds up a burning copy of Dinakaran. It was initially seen as an internal issue of the ruling Dravida […]

  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 […]

Sarath Kumar, popularly known as the “Supreme Star” among his fans, will launch a political party soon. The name of the party will be announced at the time of launch. The party will aim to bring back the glorious days of Kamaraj rule in the State. It will be floated after consultations with intellectuals and […]

Desiya Murpoku Dravida Kazhagam chief Vijayakant said today that he was not interested in national politics, and would confine himself to State. But he is keeping the options for alliance with other parties for the Lok Sabha polls wide open. ‘I don’t aspire to become the Prime Minister of India as my interest was only […]

International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed has admitted the current World Cup tournament has been too long. The 47-day event is generally considered to have been a lacklustre affair and its length is one of a number of aspects to have been criticised. The tournament has failed to sustain mass interest over its six […]

Security has been beefed up near the residence of AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa after an anonymous letter threatening to kill the former chief minister was received, police said on Monday. The letter, received at the office of Jaya TV on Sunday, threatened to assassinate Jayalalithaa. It also asked the channel to “stop its criticism of Chief […]

A new brand of calcium enriched ice cream from Hindustan Lever was launched nationally at a function in the city on Wednesday by well known actress Khusboo. She said there was a lot of misconception that children would develop cold and cough if they ate ice creams. “There is no link between ice cream and cold,” […]

Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today warned of action against Vijayakanth-led DMDK, if it resorted to an agitation saying that bus fares had been hiked in the State. It may be recalled that DMDK had announced that a demonstration would be held in Villupuram on 11 April, alleging that additional fare is being collected in buses […]

Malaysian Urban Development Minister Datto Sivalingam died of heart attack at Chennai on April 4. Sivalingam (62), accompanied by his daughter Vasantha, arrived here this morning from Kuala Lumpur on a personal visit. He complained of chest pain on arrival. He was rushed to a hospital where he breathed his last. Sivalingam had come to […]