Coalgate: ADMK corners govt, Congress ministers watch passively

The ADMK, DMK and other Tamil Nadu political parties rejected the request of P Chidambaram for a structured debate and passage of 2013 Union Budget in Rajya Sabha.Trichy Siva of DMK and Dr V Maitrey

Negotiations are already underway for the voting to seats falling vacant to Rajya Sabha (RS), the upper chamber of parliament, in July. The keenly watched seat is that of Kanimozhi, daughter of opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M.

It is inconceivable for the Congress to get re-elected at the Centre in the 2014 general elections. Even if the NDA doesn't come to power, it is likely that Parliament will be hung beyond repair and a Third Front dispensation will rule.Here's a look ...

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) announced on Saturday it will pursue a case against Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa in the Supreme Court, after it was lost in the High Court this week. The DMK's former member of ...

During the recent months, the divide between New Delhi and Tamil Nadu was obvious over how both of them perceive the ethnic problem in Sri Lanka. Not long ago, Mamata Banerjee played a spoil sport when the Indian Prime Minister visited Bangladesh, ...

CHENNAI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akilesh Yadav on Monday met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, sparking speculation on moves to revive the third front. The Samajvadi Party (SP) leader met Jayalalithaa, who has in the past attached her ...

CHENNAI: Actor-politician Vijayakant, who is leader of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu state legislature, surrendered before a court in Tirunelveli on Thursday, a day after the judge issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for him. Additional sessions ...

Chennai: The late chief minister and AIADMK founder M. G. Ramachandran, who remains popular among the masses even 25 years after his death, was once suspected to be an American agent by veteran Congress leader K Kamaraj. This was reflected in the Tamil daily, ...

The cable records that the threat of banning the DMK came when there was mounting pressure from DMK leaders and workers that Karunanidhi step down from the presidentship of the party to save it from disintegration. Top DMK leaders feared that the ...