The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president, K.S. Alagiri, on January 30, said some of the Lok Sabha seat aspirants in his party were urging the leadership to ask for seats that Dravidian parties generally do not allot to allies. Referring to DMK Minister R.S. Rajakannappan’s recent comments that the Congress existed only to get … Read more
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) MP Vaiko. File | Photo Credit: ANI MDMK general secretary and Rajya Sabha member Vaiko on Tuesday urged the Indian government to handle its relationship with Sri Lanka, considering the threat posed by China’s entry into the island nation. Addressing an all-party meet chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in … Read more
The District Congress Committee presidents in Tamil Nadu Congress Committee, who met with the TNCC president K.S. Alagiri to discuss preparations in the lead-up to the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, have reportedly pushed the State leadership to distribute Lok Sabha tickets to ‘new faces’ instead of those from ‘well-known Congress families’ here in Chennai … Read more
DMK Youth Wing Secretary Udhayanidhi Stalin. | Photo Credit: PTI Udhayanidhi Stalin, DMK minister and son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, on September 2 called for the “eradication’ of the Sanatan Dharma” and equated it with diseases like dengue and malaria, inviting sharp criticism from BJP leaders. BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya … Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is greeted by an official upon his arrival at the airport in New Delhi, India on March 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters India makes renewed push for consensus at G20 Foreign Ministers meeting G20 negotiators met for a second late night on Wednesday to discuss breaking the impasse … Read more
Former CM J Jayalalithaa’s close aide and expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala on Wednesday said she is quitting politics putting an end to the raging battle between the EPS-led faction and one headed by her and her nephew TTV Dhinakaran. In keeping with her previous speech on the birth anniversary of J Jayalalithaa, she appealed … Read more