New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA R. Seenivasa Sethupathi has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court’s interim order restraining him from participating in any floor test proceedings in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly amid a dispute over his one-vote victory from the Tiruppattur Assembly constituency.The plea was mentioned for urgent hearing before Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant by senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Tuesday.The ape…
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Chennai, May 11 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI), opposing a plea filed by DMK candidate K.R. Periakaruppan over an alleged postal ballot discrepancy in the Tiruppattur Assembly constituency in Sivaganga district in the recent Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, on Monday informed the Madras High Court that once election results are officially declared, its powers become limited and any subsequent dispute can only be adjudicated through an election petition.A vacation bench comprising Ju…
Chennai, May 9 (IANS) The Madras High Court is set to hear on Sunday an urgent petition filed by former Tamil Nadu Minister and senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader K.R. Periyakaruppan seeking to restrain Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam candidate Srinivasa Sethupathi from taking oath as a Member of the Legislative Assembly after a dramatic one-vote victory in the recently concluded Assembly elections. The case, listed before the vacation bench comprising Justice L. Victoria Gowri and Justice N. S…
Chennai, April 23 (IANS) Tension prevailed at a polling booth in Chennai’s Mylapore Assembly constituency on Thursday after a confrontation broke out between BJP candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan and DMK polling agents over alleged voting irregularities.The incident occurred at a polling station located in Alwarpet, where Tamilisai raised objections, alleging that certain individuals were allowed to cast their votes without proper identification.Her claims were immediately contested by DMK age…
Coimbatore, March 7 (IANS) A court here on Saturday sentenced three men to life imprisonment for the gang rape of a 20-year-old college student near the Coimbatore International Airport in November 2025. The judgment was delivered by Mahila Court (in-charge) Judge V. Sundararaj, who found the accused guilty under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).The convicted persons have been identified as T. Karuppasamy alias Satheesh (30), his brother T. Kaleeswaran alias Karthik (21),…
Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday inaugurated a new Mini TIDEL Park in Karaikudi in Sivaganga district, marking another step in the state government’s efforts to expand the information technology ecosystem beyond major urban centres. Built at a cost of Rs 28 crore, the Karaikudi Mini TIDEL Park is expected to generate employment opportunities for around 600 IT professionals. The facility has been developed under the Industries, Investment Promotion and Com…
Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday inaugurated a new Agricultural College and Research Institute near Karaikudi in Sivaganga district, marking the beginning of a packed two-day visit during which projects worth Rs 2,872 crore are being inaugurated and dedicated to the public. The Agricultural College and Research Institute has been constructed at Kanadukathan, near Karaikudi, at a cost of Rs 61.78 crore. The institution is expected to play a key role in stre…