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TopicEdappadi K. Palaniswami

Topic: Edappadi K. Palaniswami

Stalin ‘deliberately slandering’ me and AIADMK govt, says Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami

Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami said DMK President MK Stalin had no intention of working hard to come to power and was under the impression that he could capture power through shortcuts.

E Palaniswami to be AIADMK chief ministerial nominee for Tamil Nadu polls in 2021

The decision was taken unanimously in consultations led by party's presidium chairman E Madusudanan, Tamil Nadu Deputy CM O Panneerselvam said.

Tamil Nadu govt decides to transfer probe into custodial deaths of father, son to CBI

CM Palaniswami said the govt's decision will be informed to the Madras High Court and its approval secured before transferring the case to the central agency.

By renaming 1,018 places, is Tamil Nadu govt reclaiming history or taking eye off Covid?

The Edappadi K. Palaniswami-led Tamil Nadu government has amended English spellings of 1,018 places to reflect their Tamil pronunciations.

Vellore now Veeloor: TN changes names of 1,018 places so you pronounce them the Tamil way

The timing of announcement drew flak given that it was done in the middle of a pandemic. The entire process though took 2 years and 7 ministries, including 2 central ministries.

Why these 2 Tamil Nadu towns have made it to India’s 13 cities worst-hit by Covid 

Chennai, Chengalpattu and Tiruvallur lie on the northern end of Tamil Nadu. Together, they account for nearly 22,000 coronavirus cases. 

Signs of rift in AIADMK as CM Palaniswami pulls health minister Vijayabaskar from briefings

AIADMK insiders and political anaylsts say Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami was uncomfortable with Vijayabaskar’s growing profile in the early days of the Covid-19 crisis.

Tablighis not getting timely meals in Delhi, says Palaniswami, asks Kejriwal to step in

In a letter, Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K. Palaniswami has cited the start of Ramzan and asked Kejriwal to ensure timely meals & medicines for quarantined Tablighis.

Palaniswami-led Tamil Nadu govt springs surprise with stellar Covid-19 crisis management

While Kejriwal has grabbed headlines, it’s Naveen Patnaik in east, Uddhav Thackeray in west and Palaniswami in south who have outperformed all in Covid crisis.

Tamil Nadu journalist arrested ‘for publishing book on corruption in AIADMK govt’

Anbalagan, who runs the vernacular publishing house Makkal Seithi Maiyam, has been accused of allegedly issuing death threats to organisers of the 43rd Chennai Book Fair.  

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Severe Hyderabad internet outages make it an IT hub without the IT part

Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.

‘Not just Russian oil, India tapped us along on trade deal,’ says US treasury secy Scott Bessent

New Delhi: The US is not worried about the rupee “becoming a reserve currency” given that it is at an all-time low versus the...

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.