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I-T raids, a court case & a vow — saga of Jayalalithaa’s jewellery, returning to TN after 27 yrs

Around 27 kg jewellery belonging to the ex-CM & AIADMK supremo, convicted in disproportionate assets case in 2014, will be handed over to state govt next month to recover Rs 100 crore fine.

Question of survival for Amma’s ‘chosen one’ — why OPS is pinning hopes on BJP

Former Tamil Nadu CM has faced several setbacks, including in courts, after his expulsion from party in 2022. AIADMK's K. Swaminathan says OPS has exhausted all his options.

Why AIADMK’s support for Modi govt’s ‘One Nation, One Election’ policy is conditional

Party expressed support for the idea of ‘One Nation, One Election’, but also raised issues such as setting up of EVMs & poll expenses, in contrast to DMK’s outright opposition.

LTTE ‘sympathiser’, an ‘alternative’ to DMK, AIADMK — what is NTK, Tamil party in eye of NIA storm

Last week, NIA conducted raids at residence of Duraimurugan, leader of Naam Tamilar Katchi. Political experts see raids as ‘genuine challenge’ for a party that has shown marked growth.

Ex-DMK MP, 15 ex-MLAs from across parties in Tamil Nadu join BJP — ‘points to growing support for Modi’

Apart from DMK, leaders from AIADMK, DMDK & Congress join BJP. State BJP chief Annamalai says first time in history of Tamil Nadu that 16 former representatives were joining the party.

‘Politics not a hobby for me’ — what ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay’s political foray could mean for TN politics

After 30 years in the film industry, Vijay has floated his own party, Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam. Analysts believe it could eat into the votes of the existing Dravidian parties.

‘Crusader judge with a vision’ — who is Justice Venkatesh, set to hear cases against DMK, AIADMK bigwigs

Justice N. Anand Venkatesh's courtroom in Madras High Court is considered 'learning ground' for young lawyers. He considers former SC judge Justice SK Kaul a 'fatherly figure'.

Tamil actor Gayathri Raghuram, who quit BJP last year, joins AIADMK

Decision to join AIADMK a 'natural choice' for Tamil actor, choreographer and reality show contestant Gayathri Raghuram. She blames her BJP stint on 'lack of awareness about politics'.

‘Captain’ Vijayakanth, who offered alternative to DMK & AIADMK, had meteoric rise & fall in politics

Actor-turned politician, who had contracted COVID-19, passes away aged 71. His party, DMDK, won vote share of over 8 percent in its poll debut in 2006 & became TN's main opposition in 2011.

At general & executive council meeting, AIADMK announces resolves to not ally with BJP for 2024 polls

Tuesday's announcement comes 3 months after AIADMK decided to break all ties with BJP, with which it had forged an alliance in 2019. The 2 parties have been at loggerheads since February. 

On Camera

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P....

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?