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Three students, Kokilavani, Gayathri and Hemalatha died in the blaze amid commotion while 44 other students and two college lecturers managed to escape. (Representational Image)

AIADMK workers serving life term in bus burning case set free

A Nedunchezhian, G Ravindran and C Muniappan were released from Central Prison around noon.

19 Nov 2018 9:21 PM

The new life size statue is made of bronze and weighs around 800 kg, a little more than the earlier one, party sources said. (Photo: Twitter | @AIADMKOfficial)

New life-size statue of Jayalalithaa replaces the one that barely resembled her

The new statue is placed near that of AIADMK founder and former chief minister MG Ramachandran at the entrance of the party headquarters.

14 Nov 2018 2:44 PM

In view of the dismissal of both the review and curative petitions, Jayalalithaa is not bound to pay the Rs 100 crore fine to the Karnataka government. (Photo: File | PTI)

SC rejects K'taka plea to reconsider verdict against Jayalalithaa in DA case

SC dismissed as ‘no merits’ the curative petition which sought direction to recover Rs 100 Cr fine imposed on Jayalalithaa.

28 Sep 2018 5:27 PM

Bringing Jaya to life again

A trilingual biopic of Jayalalithaa, former CM of Tamil Nadu and one of India’s strongest politicians, in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi has been confirmed.

18 Aug 2018 12:01 AM

Not only was Karunanidhi more intellectually agile, he had his feet firmly on the ground.

Battle for Dravida dynasty to strain Centre-TN ties

The MGR-Jayalalithaa charisma had obscured the Dravida movement’s earlier anti-Hindi, anti-north and anti-brahmin edge.

17 Aug 2018 2:31 AM

DMK Chief M Karunanidhi died on August 7, in Chennai, following a brief illness. (Photo: File)

AIADMK questions 'haste' over announcement of measures to honour Karuna

AIADMK alleged there was 'political motive' behind 'haste' shown by Puducherry CM in making slew of announcements to honour Karunanidhi.

12 Aug 2018 4:52 PM

The DMK supremo’s death on August 7 comes less than two years after the passing of arch-rival and former AIADMK chief minister Jayalalithaa on December 5, 2016. (Photo: File)

Post-Karunanidhi, it’s business as usual in TN

Karunanidhi’s bed-ridden condition meant he was party president only in name, though the voters and cadre still identified it with the man.

11 Aug 2018 2:54 AM

The petitioner had submitted that she was born to Jayalalithaa on August 14, 1980, and was raised by Sailaja, the younger sister of Jayalalithaa in Bengaluru. (Photo: File)

Jaya was never pregnant, TN refutes 'daughter's' claim with video clip

Though petitioner said she was born on Aug 14, 1980, Jayalalithaa’s video a month earlier did not show her being pregnant.

25 Jul 2018 3:42 PM

Tamil Nadu to free 67 convicts on MGR birth centenary

The move has been welcomed by the principal opposition party DMK in the Assembly on Monday.

05 Jun 2018 4:52 AM

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami (Photo: Asian Age)

Why do we pretend to take scams, scandals seriously?

When powerful people form cartels and stand together, it is virtually impossible to crack the wall they build around themselves.

02 Jun 2018 2:37 AM

Jaya’s ‘last voice’, ‘handwritten menu’ out

The Jayalalithaa note, which sources insisted was in her own handwriting, begins with an elaborate Pillaiyar Chuzhi on August 2, 2016.

27 May 2018 1:09 AM

HC prudently avoids House controversies

The question is whether it has absolute legitimacy in terms of constitutional propriety of enjoying the confidence of a majority of legislators.

02 May 2018 2:39 AM

‘Hospital CCTVs switched off during Jaya stay’

There is no CCTV footage of former chief minister Jayalalithaa during her 75-day treatment at Apollo Hospitals.

23 Mar 2018 1:03 AM

Sasikala has said she suggested a visit to the hospital on that very day, but Jayalalithaa had refused to go. (Photo: Youtube screengrab)

Amma refused to visit hospital, regained senses in ambulance: Sasikala

In an affidavit filed before probe panel, Sasikala narrated what transpired at Jayalalithaa’s home before she was hospitalised.

21 Mar 2018 10:29 AM

A biopic on Jayalalithaa?

Tamil director Ravi Ratnam has formally announced that he is making a biopic on J. Jayalalithaa.

21 Mar 2018 12:16 AM

Natarajan underwent a kidney transplant in 2017. (Photo: PTI)

VK Sasikala's husband Natarajan Maruthappa dies at 74 in Chennai

Natarajan was admitted to the hospital on Saturday with severe chest infection and was put on ventilator support.

20 Mar 2018 8:19 AM

Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth addressed the public for the first time after announcing his entry into politics. (Photo: ANI)

TN needs a leader, will fill political vacuum in state, says Rajinikanth

Rajinikanth unveiled statue of ex-CM MG Ramachandran at the Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute in Chennai.

05 Mar 2018 9:42 PM

Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan (Photo: PTI/File)

Matinee politicians

In Tamil Nadu, cinema itself is revered as a religion, theatre as a temple and the star as the presiding deity.

04 Mar 2018 12:11 AM

Actors Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan during a meeting in Chennai. (Photo: Asian Age/File)

Can Kamal, Rajini fill the void left by Jaya?

If any of the two new parties is to form the government in Tamil Nadu, it has to score at least 20 per cent votes in the forthcoming elections.

03 Mar 2018 1:39 AM

Actors Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan during a meeting in Chennai. (Photo: Asian Age)

Will ‘honest politics’ work for Kamal?

Kamal Haasan has been saying all the right things, including the need to practise honest politics.

26 Feb 2018 12:05 AM

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