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AAP to field candidates against Raja, Dayanidhi Maran

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 12, 2014, 15:00

Aam Aadmi Party, whose main poll plank is fighting corruption, announced it would field candidates against 2G spectrum scam accused and former Telecom ministers A Raja and Dayanidhi Maran of DMK in the April 24 Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu.

Madras HC stays CES amended list

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 12, 2014, 04:12

Madras High Court has stayed the amended list of 652 candidates, provisionally selected for the posts under the combined engineering services (CES), published by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission.

Madras HC issues notice to Jayalalithaa, govt officials on PMK`s plea

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 12, 2014, 00:09

Madras High Court on Tuesday issued notice to AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa and government officials, on a petition by PMK accusing her of actuating the police to book its leaders and workers with a view to crush the party and sought a Special Investigation Team to look into all such cases.

Jayalalithaa mocks at DMK on symbol issue

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 23:14

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa Tuesday rebuked arch rival DMK`s attempts to target "two leaves" and claimed her party`s symbol had been instilling fear among the Karunanidhi outfit.

BJP, allies stuck in non-negotiable seats imbroglio

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 21:27

Efforts to iron out glitches and finalise identification of seats in Tamil Nadu made little progress on Tuesday with the BJP and its allies continuing to show rigidity in parting with certain constituencies, sources said.

500 kg detonators seized, two held

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 16:02

About 500 kg of detonators used in quarries was seized from a jeep at Barliar checkpost, and two persons taken into custody in this connection, police said.

AIADMK, DMK on same page on some economic issues

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 15:41

A cursory glance at the AIADMK and DMK`s General Election manifestoes shows that the two arch rivals are on the same page on some economic issues.

"I will not contest General elections", says Vasan

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 14:25

Pushed to the wall in the wake of his party`s failure to renew electoral pact with DMK in Tamil Nadu, Congress leader and Union Shipping Minister GK Vasan on Tuesday ruled himself out of the April 24 Lok Sabha polls.

Gold biscuits worth Rs 1.5 crore seized in Nagapattinam

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 12:54

Over seven kg of gold biscuits worth Rs 1.5 crore have been seized by a team of election officials from a bus near Vedaranyam in the district.

DMK does not need support of national parties: Karunanidhi

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 12:52

Asserting that DMK had the capability to face the polls with its existing local allies, party president M Karunanidhi today said there was no setback for his Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA) in the absence of a national party in the combine.