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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi along with leaders of Opposition Parties during a protest march on the issue of Pegasus spyware, in New Delhi. (Photo:PTI)

Rahul invites Opposition MPS to discuss Parliament strategy

The meeting will be in line with Mr Gandhi’s recent efforts to mobilise the Opposition on the Pegasus row

03 Aug 2021 7:03 AM

Governor Banwarilal Purohit is likely to swear in Stalin as Chief Minister at a simple function inside the Raj Bhavan in view of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo: DMK - Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam)

DMK beats AIADMK, wins TN after 10 years

Stalin to take oath of office in simple ceremony

03 May 2021 2:16 AM

AINRC had secured 10 seats, BJP three, DMK three, Congress two and independents four. (DC file photo)

BJP allies win 13 seats, to form govt in Puducherry

AINRC president and former CM N. Rangasamy emerged victorious in Thattanchavady constituency

03 May 2021 1:46 AM

TMC chief Mamata Banerjee with her nephew Abhisekh Banerjee's daughter Azania (R), during interaction with media after trends show her party's wins in the State Assembly Election 2021, in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | After Bengal win, Didi to target BJP across India

The timetable for when and how Mamata Banerjee launches the counter-offensive is unclear, but it will happen

02 May 2021 11:04 PM

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Indian subnationalism past its expiry date?

Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, represent exemplar benchmarks for regionalism with deep political, social, linguistic and cultural roots

11 Apr 2021 12:00 AM

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party president M. K. Stalin (top R) gestures to supporters during a rally after filing his nomination ahead of the Tamil Nadu state legislative assembly elections, in Chennai on March 15, 2021. (Arun SANKAR / AFP)

AA Edit | Competitive, compulsive: TN’s ‘poll freebie’ culture

The 2021 freebie promise has been the most extensive on record with AIADMK offering a washing machine for each of about two crore families

17 Mar 2021 8:47 AM

The regional majors — the Trinamul Congress, the AIADMK and the DMK — will have their bases intact whether they win or lose but power is a major factor that keeps them going. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Stakes high in state polls

The stakes are high for the Congress, whether the party realises it or not

01 Mar 2021 4:04 AM

ED raids DMK's Gautham Sigamani's Chennai residence, seizes assets worth Rs 8.6 cr

Sigamani is a DMK Member of Parliament from the Kallakurichi Lok Sabha seat in Tamil Nadu.

16 Oct 2020 8:07 PM

A DMK delegation led by Stalin met Tamil Nadu State Election Commissioner R Palaniswamy to complain about the results not being declared at some constituencies. (Photo: ANI)

DMK alleges local body polls' results not being declared where party won

The process of counting of votes for the two-phased local body elections began at 8 am on Thursday.

02 Jan 2020 8:07 PM

In a tweet, the DMK chief mocked at the ruling AIADMK saying it was 'servile' to the Centre and acted against even those drew rangoli since it did not want the Union government to be 'offended' even by 'flour' used for drawing kolam. (Photo: File)

'No to CAA, NRC' rangoli at DMK chief Stalin's residence

Alongside the rangoli known as 'kolam' in Tamil, a word was drawn which said 'vendam (don't need/no) CAA-NRC.'

30 Dec 2019 3:31 PM

DMK had on December 2 filed a fresh petition in the Supreme Court seeking its direction to stay the Tamil Nadu state local body election notification. (Photo: ANI)

'Historic verdict': Stalin after SC holds local body polls in 9 newly formed TN districts

'DMK is always ready, it is AIADMK which is afraid of elections,' Stalin said.

06 Dec 2019 2:49 PM

In his speech at a function on Sunday, Kumar had said 'ripe time will come and things will take place automatically. Thalapathi (as Stalin is called by his followers) will ascend the (Chief Minister's) throne.' (Photo: Twitter | DMK)

Days after praising Stalin, BJP leader Arasa Kumar joins DMK

Arasa Kumar joined the DMK in the presence of Stalin at the party headquarters 'Anna Arivalayam.'

05 Dec 2019 5:07 PM

When DMK member A Raja cited a statement of Godse on why he killed Mahatma Gandhi, Thakur interrupted and said, 'You cannot give example of a deshbhakt.' (Photo: ANI)

Pragya Thakur again refers to Nathuram Godse as 'deshbhakt' in LS

While the opposition members protested the interruption by Thakur, the BJP members persuaded her to sit down.

27 Nov 2019 7:12 PM

Opposition members in Lok Sabha sought the presence of Abdullah as Speaker Om Birla informed them he has written information that he was in custody. (Photo: File)

Didn't get opportunity to raise issue on Farooq Abdullah's release from house arrest: Tharoor

He said that Abdullah is put under house arrest through an executive order and government can revoke it whenever it wants.

18 Nov 2019 2:56 PM

Alagiri, a former union minister, is the elder brother of MK Stalin, who is the current president of DMK. (Photo: ANI)

Rajinikanth will fill political vacuum in TN, says expelled DMK leader Alagiri

Rajinikanth had said that there was still vacuum in political leadership following deaths of Karunanidhi and Jayalalithaa.

15 Nov 2019 8:46 AM

Important decisions for the upcoming local body elections are also expected to be taken in the meeting. (Photo: ANI)NI)

Chennai: MK Stalin chairs party's general council meeting at YMCA Ground

Discussions will focus on the reasons behind the party's defeat in Vikravandi and Nanguneri by-election.

10 Nov 2019 1:47 PM

Tamil Nadu Minister D Jayakumar took a jibe against his rival DMK chief Stalin on Thursday as early trends show AIADMK taking a lead in two Assembly seats in bye-election. (Photo: File)

Tamil Nadu bypolls: Jayakumar mocks Stalin as AIADMK takes lead on both seats

Jayakumar claimed DMK chief Stalin wanted his son Udhayanidhi's entry into politics and many senior party leaders were overruled.

24 Oct 2019 2:54 PM

The press release further stated that all the donations and funds received during the period of the Lok Sabha elections have been reflected in the statement of election accounts which is submitted to the Election Commission of India. (Photo: File)

CPI(M) refutes reports of DMK's funding to left parties, terms it 'concocted'

‘This is nothing but disinformation designed to discredit the Party,’ the press release said.

26 Sep 2019 2:42 PM

'It is condemnable to attempt imposition of Sanskrit by making philosophy compulsory in the syllabus of Anna University's CEG campus,' Stalin said in a tweet. (Photo: File)

DMK, Left slam move to 'impose' sanskrit in Anna University; varsity clarifies

The varsity, for its part, said no course was compulsory and denied any attempt to "impose" Sanskrit.

26 Sep 2019 12:41 PM

Tamil Nadu: Madras HC restrains DMK from holding bandh in Coimbatore

It cited the Supreme Court order upholding the ban on the protest imposed by the Kerala High Court.

25 Sep 2019 8:37 PM

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