Chennai, May 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin on Monday became only the second sitting Chief Minister in the state’s history, after J. Jayalalithaa, to lose an Assembly election, following his defeat in the Kolathur constituency.Stalin was defeated by V.S. Babu of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), a former DMK functionary who had switched political allegiance.The upset is being viewed as one of the most significant outcomes of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elec…
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Chennai, May 4 (IANS) DMK chief, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, is trailing in his home turf of Kolathur even as Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) continues its strong surge across Tamil Nadu, according to early counting trends on Monday.In the Kolathur constituency, after the sixth round of counting, TVK candidate V.S. Babu has taken the lead with 24,993 votes, while Stalin is in second place with 20,982 votes. The AIADMK candidate trails far behind with 5,982 votes, followed by Naam Tamila…
Chennai, Jan 1 (IANS) Chennai is set to get a dedicated public women’s cancer screening centre at Thousand Lights by February.The facility, being established at a cost of Rs 1.23 crore, will offer free screening services for breast, cervical and ovarian cancers – affecting women in Tamil Nadu the most.The three-storeyed centre will be operated by the Greater Chennai Corporation’s Health Department and will function from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on all days except Sundays.It will be equipped with a mammo…