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To several questions from reporters here on BJP's ally AIADMK naming Palaniswami as the Chief Ministerial candidate and whether his party endorsed it and who is the CM nominee of the NDA alliance, led in the state by the ruling party, he skipped all of th...

The principal opposition DMK and other parties pitched for single phase polling.

In a statement, Ramadoss said that the state had passed the Bill nine months ago but Purohit has been delaying his nod which was against social justice.

Thursday has been declared a public holiday for 16 districts in Tamil Nadu and in Puducherry and Karaikal regions and people have been asked to stay indoors till the storm has passed.

Price of 10 grams of 22-carat gold is Rs 49,750 and that of the same quantity of 24-carat gold is Rs 50,750, according to Good Returns who source them from reputed jewellers of the country.

Amid remarks by AIADMK ministers defending denial of permission for the yatra in view of COVID-19 and BJP leaders insisting on going ahead with it, the ruling party's organ 'Namadhu Puratchithalaivi Amma' said the state was a cradle of Dravidian ideology...

In response to Tamil Nadu’s Manonmaniam Sundaranar University’s decision to remove 'Walking with the Comrades' book after objections from the ABVP, author Arundhati Roy said such purges do not stop writers from being read.

According to Indian Space Research Organisation, fuelling of second and fourth stages/engines got over. The proposed launch will be the first space mission for ISRO from India in 2020.

Doraikkannu was undergoing treatment in Chennai, after being shifted from a government medical college hospital in Villpuram on October 13, where he was admitted to after he complained of uneasiness.

As per the G.O, 7.5 per cent of seats shall be set apart on a preferential basis to government school students qualifying in NEET, in admissions to MBBS, BDS, BSMS, BAMS, BUMS, and BHMS from the academic year 2020-21.

In Delhi and Mumbai, 22-carat yellow metal can be bought at Rs 49,280 per 10 gram and Rs 49,540 per 10 gram, while 24-carat gold costs Rs 53,750 per 10 gram and Rs 50,540 per 10 gram.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K Sivan said India's first human space flight was targeted in August 2022, but owing to Covid-19's impact on the operations, there will be a slight slip in meeting the mission's target date.

In a letter to Union Minister for Education Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, the DMK leader said there was a blatant and deliberate violation of the OBC Reservation Policy in NLUs.

Anarchy and unruliness governed Uttar Pradesh, it appeared and not rule of law, he alleged reacting to the crimes against women there and police stopping Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra amid melee.

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