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Check out when your constituency votes

Check out when your constituency votes

Rediff.com22 Mar 2019

The Lok Sabha election will be held in 7 phases, beginning on April 11, 2019 and ending on May 19, 2019.

Why the 'pro-Hindi' lobby in Tamil Nadu has got it wrong

Why the 'pro-Hindi' lobby in Tamil Nadu has got it wrong

Rediff.com5 Jun 2019

Flowing from an inadequate understanding of Tamil history and politics is an urban elitist mindset that does not seem to be able to touch and feel the real angst of the larger Tamil-speaking masses, cutting across the social and economic status of the individual, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Stand with people hit by PM's 'thoughtless act': Rahul on DeMo

Stand with people hit by PM's 'thoughtless act': Rahul on DeMo

Rediff.com8 Nov 2017

To mark the anniversary of note ban, the Congress was observing a 'black day'.

For Cong, defence was only about brokering deals: PM

For Cong, defence was only about brokering deals: PM

Rediff.com10 Feb 2019

He said the NDA's work culture was different from that of the previous governments.

SBI claims Rs 570 cr seized by poll officers in TN

SBI claims Rs 570 cr seized by poll officers in TN

Rediff.com14 May 2016

The SBI said its officials were ferrying Rs 570 crore after the Reserve Bank of India asked them to, to address a temporary cash shortage in Andhra Pradesh.

All metros among 130 districts identified as COVID-19 red zones

All metros among 130 districts identified as COVID-19 red zones

Rediff.com1 May 2020

This classification of districts is to be followed by states and union terrotories till a week post May 3, when the second phase of lockdown will end, for containment operations.

Stalin wages lone battle against Oppn full blast

Stalin wages lone battle against Oppn full blast

Rediff.com1 Apr 2019

The DMK has Stalin and Stalin alone as the key campaigner. The rest of them all, including half-sister Kanimozhi, are tied down to their own constituencies while those like party treasurer and former minister S Duraimurugan, to those of their children's constituencies.

How a school dropout built a Rs 60 crore business

How a school dropout built a Rs 60 crore business

Rediff.com3 Feb 2016

From extreme poverty to building a company worth Rs 60 crore, Raja Nayak's incredible rags-to-riches story is an inspiration for all.

50 lawmakers have 136 pending criminal cases for 10 years or more

50 lawmakers have 136 pending criminal cases for 10 years or more

Rediff.com11 Mar 2014

According to a document by the Association for Democratic Reforms, the average number of years a case against a member of Parliament or a member of Legislative Assembly is pending is seven years. Vicky Nanjappa reports

Will Jayalalithaa's exit open the door for BJP?

Will Jayalalithaa's exit open the door for BJP?

Rediff.com6 Dec 2016

Post-Jayalalithaa AIADMK cannot take on the Narendra Modi dispensation like their late charismatic leader did it on several occasions in the past, says R Ramasubramanian.

TN crisis: Numbers in OPS camp swell; rattled Sasikala rallies troops

TN crisis: Numbers in OPS camp swell; rattled Sasikala rallies troops

Rediff.com11 Feb 2017

In a major boost to Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, three All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Members of Parliament, state School Education Minister K Pandiarajan and veteran AIADMK leader and spokesman C Ponnaiyan on Saturday joined his dissident camp.

Check out winning candidates from each phase of polls

Check out winning candidates from each phase of polls

Rediff.com28 May 2019

As the dust finally settles on the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections 2019 and Bharatiya Janata Party along with its NDA allies emerges as the clear winner, here is a list of who won in each of the 7 phases of elections.

Violence, arson in Tamil Nadu following Jayalalithaa's conviction

Violence, arson in Tamil Nadu following Jayalalithaa's conviction

Rediff.com27 Sep 2014

Violence broke out in several parts of Tamil Nadu today after Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was convicted in a graft case with angry All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supporters indulging in stone pelting and arson and forcing closure of shops.

Advice from an ace investor

Advice from an ace investor

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

Be a fox by temperament and a hedgehog by conviction, Gaurav Dalmia tells Bhupesh Bhandari. Then, he explains why.

Post-merger too, Jaya's party will be at sea

Post-merger too, Jaya's party will be at sea

Rediff.com20 Apr 2017

To elect, or re-elect a chief minister, the AIADMK needs to call only the MLAs for a meeting. But to elect a new general secretary, it would have to conduct direct elections with all registered cadres participating and voting. And that is just the beginning of its problems, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

A software engineer to beekeeper

A software engineer to beekeeper

Rediff.com16 Sep 2015

30-year-old Krishnamurthy, founder, Honey Kart, quit his job as a technical programmer at Wipro, and borrowed money from friends to become a beekeeper. Today he is not only debt-free but also processes 500 kilograms of honey every month that sells for Rs 716 per kg.

When Chennai floods forced Chief Minister MGR to shift homes

When Chennai floods forced Chief Minister MGR to shift homes

Rediff.com8 Dec 2015

For all the blame-game over the flood preparedness in Chennai and elsewhere in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, this is not the first of its kind. Nor would it be the last, given the nature of the north-east monsoon, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

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