Tamil Nadu and the forgotten clamour for prohibition last election

If purists are surprised as to why and how people are not demanding prohibition or not talking about past promises, both in the election manifestos five years back and even those made to the......

It's raining poll promises in TN but here's the catch

Back of the envelope calculations put government expense on each of the new schemes promised by the DMK and the AIADMK at tens of thousands of crores. But then, neither party has said how they are......

103 kg gold seized by CBI 'missing', probe on

The Central Bureau of Investigation set up an 'internal inquiry' under an superintendent of police-ranked officer after 103 kg gold out of a total 400 kg, seized and sealed by it eight years ago,......

For Cong, defence was only about brokering deals: PM

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at a BJP rally in Tiruppur, on Sunday. Photograph: R Senthil Kumar/PTI Photo Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attacked the Congress,......

222 mineral blocks to be auctioned off

Nine mineral-rich states -- Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Telangana -- are readying 75 blocks for auction. As many as 222......

'Farmers can no more be hoodwinked'

The Bharatiya Janata Party is gearing up to counter opposition to the land acquisition Bill by reaching out to the people in a big way and cultivating a pro-poor image. BJP’s vice-President......

Power: Extend 10-year tax holiday

Indian power sector with an installed power generation capacity of 258.7 GW (excluding captive generation capacity of 40.7 GW) as end of Jan 2015 has added about 13.6 GW in first 10 months of......

Brand Amma's throwaway pricing

In 2001, J Jayalalitha, now in her third term as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, had expressed a wish to act as a mother to all Tamils. Known as amma, which is Tamil for mother, amongst her......