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TopicTamil Nadu

Topic: Tamil Nadu

K. Kamaraj: The southern stalwart who gave India two PMs

'Kingmaker' Kamaraj was instrumental in making Lal Bahadur Shastri Prime Minister after Nehru's death in 1964 and then Indira Gandhi in 1966.

India’s first woman IAS officer who knew how to handle men and guns

Anna Rajam Malhotra, a 1951-batch officer, was pioneer for women in the bureaucracy. She passed away Monday.

CN Annadurai: The southern separatist-turned-nationalist

Former Tamil Nadu CM C.N. Annadurai started his career as an English teacher and went on to create his own political party, the DMK.

Gandhi family can’t decide fate of Rajiv’s assassins; 14 other Indians died with him

The Gandhi family may or may not forgive them, but they have no locus standi. India is a constitutional state, not a feudal or tribal one with blood money justice.

TN govt recommends the release of all convicts in Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination case

The govt took this decision at a state cabinet meeting and has recommended it to state Governor Banwarilal Purohit.

In Stalin’s first meeting as party chief, DMK accuses BJP of running an ‘electoral dictatorship’

The southern party slammed the Centre on issues ranging from demonetisation, Rafale deal, NEET and the prevailing economic situation.

Action against student Lois Sofia is allowed under India’s civil aviation rules

DGCA and Aircraft Rules declare unruly behaviour inside an aircraft as an offence and penal action can be taken against the passenger.

After Karunanidhi, can Stalin saga be a fitting sequel like Godfather II?

If Karunanidhi built his career solely on his own abilities, opportunities were created for Stalin at every stage by his father.

Under Stalin, DMK will take on BJP & its brazen bid to bulldoze established institutions

In his address to DMK cadres as party president, Stalin said spread of communal forces in the country must be stopped at all costs. In...

Let us teach Modi government a lesson, says Stalin as he takes over as DMK chief

Remarks could cast cloud on BJP’s participation in Karunanidhi’s memorial, scheduled for 30 August.

On Camera

Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.