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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

Periyar's philosophy and action revolved around his opposition to Brahminism and gave birth to the ideology of present day parties DMK, AIADMK and MDMK. (Photo: Twitter)

Periyar, the face of caste equality and Dravidian pride, turns 141 today

Periyar was not only the face of caste reforms in India, but also a symbol of Tamil pride.

17 Sep 2019 2:51 PM

India was more closely allied to the Soviet Union in the Cold War, and particularly in south India names like Stalin, Lenin, Trotsky and even Pravda for women are not unheard of. (Photo: PTI)

'I told my name, people stared': DMK chief Stalin’s name raised eyebrows in Russia

MK Stalin's father M Karunanidhi deliberately named his son after the Russian communist leader Joseph Stalin.

14 Sep 2019 8:19 AM

The hoardings were put up by a local leader of the AIADMK, C Jeyagopal for a family wedding. He was booked on Friday for the action. (Photo: File | ANI)

Chennai: After techie's death, Dravidian parties ask members not to put hoardings

Subhashree, who was returning home from work on her two wheeler was struck down with the life-size hoarding.

13 Sep 2019 5:42 PM

The AIADMK leader – S Jayagopal is a former councillor and Kancheepuran East Mandram Assistant Secretary. Jayagopal erected the hoardings in Pallikaranai to announce the wedding of his son. Deputy Chief Minister O Paneerselvam was also one of the invitees at the event. (Photo: File)

AIADMK leader booked for erecting illegal hoardings that killed Chennai techie

A complaint was filed by the Greater Chennai Corporation and the Pallikaranai police have booked the AIADMK leader.

13 Sep 2019 3:58 PM

The woman has been identified as Subashree, who worked at an IT company, was on her two-wheeler on the Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road when an unauthorised life-size hoarding knocked her down. (Photo: Social Media)

Chennai techie hit by tanker as AIADMK leader's banner falls on her, dies

The opposition DMK has slammed the state government and the police over the young woman's death.

13 Sep 2019 9:31 AM

DMK candidate Kathir Anand defeated AIADMK nominee AC Shanmugham in the bypoll, which was rescinded before the General Elections in May after unaccounted cash was allegedly recovered from an office said to be that of a close associate of Anand. (Photo: ANI)

DMK wins Vellore Lok Sabha bypoll

With this win, the DMK has bagged 38 of 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu, while one is with the AIADMK.

09 Aug 2019 5:11 PM

While DMK leaders had been against the decision by the NDA government, the TMC appeared to be a divided house with some of its MPs like Sukhendu Sekhar Ray supporting the move. (Photo: ANI)

Mamata Banerjee meets MK Stalin in Chennai

Meeting comes at a time when Centre’s move to revoke Article 370 which gave special status to J&K has set off a political storm.

06 Aug 2019 9:00 PM

'You as a Speaker should protect the members. You should be neutral,' Maran said in the lower house of the Parliament. (Photo: ANI)

Where is Farooq Abdullah? DMK's Dayanidhi Maran asks Lok Sabha Speaker

According to sources, Farooq Abdullah is unwell and is at his residence.

06 Aug 2019 1:52 PM

AIADMK candidate AC Shanmugam, DMK’s Kathir Anand and NTK’s Deepa Lakshmi are the prominent candidates in the fray. (Representational Image)

Voting underway in Tamil Nadu's Vellore Lok Sabha constituency

Satyabrata Sahoo, chief electoral officer in TN said that all the preliminary work has been done to ensure safe and secure elections.

05 Aug 2019 9:05 AM

A complaint has been registered against DMK leader M K Stalin and four others for holding a poll meeting at a hall in Vellore on Thursday without prior permission. (Photo: File)

FIR filed against Stalin, 4 others for holding poll meeting without permission

Lok Sabha by-poll to Vellore constituency is scheduled to be held on August 5 while the counting of votes will take place on August 9.

02 Aug 2019 3:50 PM

Speaking during the Zero Hour, Ravikumar cited the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data and said there has been a rise in the number of cases of mob lynching and honour killing. (Photo: Representational)

Mob lynching, honour killing be treated as terror activities: DMK MP

Danish Ali (BSP) said student elections have given rise to several future leaders but polls are not being held in several central varsities.

02 Aug 2019 1:56 PM

Citing the AIADMK MP's remark, Stalin said it was an 'artificial justification' for the change in stance and condemned it. (Photo: File)

Stalin calls AIADMK BJP's clone after TN ruling party supported triple talaq bill

He alleged that the support showed the 'double standards' of the 'dual leadership' of the AIADMK.

27 Jul 2019 8:37 AM

Targeting the AIADMK government, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MLA I Periyasamy on Friday said that the 'Q' branch police in Tamil Nadu are indulged in suppressing anti-Kudankulam activists instead of performing its duty in the state. (Photo: ANI)

'Q' branch police suppressing activists, says DMK MLA

On Sunday, NIA arrested two accused from Chennai who had collected funds and made preparations to carry out terrorist attacks in India.

19 Jul 2019 4:26 PM

Lok Sabha witnessed sloganeering and protests on Friday as Congress members sought to raise the issue of ongoing political crisis in Karnataka. (Photo: File)

Karnataka crisis: Congress members protest in Lok Sabha

More than 30 members from the Congress, DMK and few other parties were in the Well for over 15 minutes.

19 Jul 2019 1:02 PM

Participating in the discussions on Demands for Grants for the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for 2019-20 in Lok Sabha, Veeraswamy said the DMK will continue to protect Tamil speaking people's linguistic pride. (Representational Image)

DMK, BJP spar over alleged imposition of Hindi in Tamil Nadu

BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy protested and said that Hindi is India's main language, how can DMK MP Veeraswamy speak against Hindi.

17 Jul 2019 5:16 PM

As per the provisions of the Representation of People's Act and other relevant rules, they were elected unopposed, the returning officer said. (Photo: File)

Ambumani, Vaiko elected to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu

In total, six candidates were elected unopposed in the biennial elections to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu.

11 Jul 2019 6:37 PM

'This government has taken up that every programme will be only named in Hindi. I would like to ask you how will a villager in my district understand what it is? I have seen signboards in Thoothukudi saying PM Sadak Yojana, with no translation. I do not understand it,' Kanimozhi said. (Photo: ANI)

DMK MP Kanimozhi accuses Centre of naming schemes only in Hindi

She also spoke against corporatization and privatization of Railways and manual scavenging.

11 Jul 2019 3:54 PM

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