Five buses stoned; Congress committee secy injured in lathicharge

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 19:39

The bandh call given by opposition Congress on Saturday to condemn the incident of detection of a suspected explosive device under Union Minister V Narayanasamy`s car outside his home here last week, was marred by incidents of stone pelting and a lathicharge, leaving a top state Congress committee secretary injured.

`Karnataka CM`s biz conclave drama to retain post before LS poll`

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 17:51

Hitting out at Karnataka CM Siddaramiah who had held business conclave in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu government said it was a `drama` enacted by him to retain his post ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

Diesel price hike amounts to burdening of common people: Jaya

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 00:37

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday slammed the latest hike in diesel prices and said it amounts to unnecessary burdening of the common people.

Diesel price hike amounts to burdening of common people: Jayalalithaa

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 00:24

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday slammed the latest hike in diesel prices and said it amounts to unnecessary burdening of the common people.

Let DMK sort out internal party matters first: Natchiappan

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 00:16

Union Minister E M Sudarsana Natchiappan on Friday suggested DMK to sort out their internal matters before discussing about forming an alliance

Judicial remand of US ship crew extended till Feb 14

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 23:59

A local court on Friday extended till February 14 the remand of the 35 crew members of a private US ship, who were arrested on charges of carrying weapons illegally and straying into Indian waters.

Sushma Swaraj slams Centre on fishermen`s issue

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 22:31

Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Friday accused the Centre of remaining "indifferent" to the problem of fishermen from Tamil Nadu and Gujarat who are affected by attacks from the Sri Lankan and Pakistan Navy.

HC reserves orders on plea regarding public meeting of Modi

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:48

Madras High Court reserved orders on petition seeking not to grant permission for a public meeting on February 8 in which the BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is going to participate.

Farmhouse of Alagiri`s close aide raided

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 18:15

The farmhouse of a close associate of suspended DMK leader M K Alagiri at nearby Avanipuram was raided by police on Friday.

PMANE revives stir against nuclear plant

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 16:51

Reviving anti-nuclear stir, People`s Movement Against Nuclear Energy began fast for implementation of demands including scrapping plans to set up units 3, 4 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant.

Opposition party members evicted from TN Assembly

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 13:40

Tamil Nadu Assembly today witnessed acrimonious scenes with archrivals DMK and AIADMK sparring over a comment by a ruling party MLA in the context of the ongoing controversy involving suspended DMK leader M K Alagiri, prompting Speaker P Dhanapal to order eviction of the opposition party members.

Fishermen`s arrests: Jayalalithaa blames `elements` in Sri Lanka Navy

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 13:19

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has said some "elements" in the Sri Lanka Navy are out to "spoil" the conducive environment created between the fishing communities of two nations.