Don't push us toward independent Tamil Nadu, give us autonomy: DMK's Raja

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader A Raja has implored Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to provide 'state autonomy', and not push them to seek an independent country.......

Alliances fall apart as TN heads for local bodies poll

An interesting multi-cornered contest is on the cards for the urban local body elections in Tamil Nadu scheduled for February 19 with opposition parties, which were with the All India Anna Dravida......

Is That MGR?!

Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran Menon aka MGR was the first movie star to become a chief minister in India. After him came N T Rama Rao in Andhra Pradesh and then his movie protege and political heir......

Centre releases drought relief for Tamil Nadu, Karnataka

The Centre has released Rs 1,712.1 crore for Tamil Nadu from the National Disaster Response Fund for drought and cyclone relief and another Rs 1,235.52 crore to Karnataka for drought. TN farmers......

Tamil Nadu all set to build India's first defence corridor

In less than two months since the announcement in March, the state has mobilised an armada of small and medium enterprises keen on making components for large equipment manufacturers. Of the two......

Borrowing limit raised, but states remain cautious

Going by the strict criteria set, only Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Haryana qualify for such extra borrowing, as of now.......

States race to meet the smart city deadline

First phase of city challenge takes off: July 31 last date for nomination of cities Kerala and Jammu & Kashmir are perhaps the only two states which have still not decided on their nominations for......

Satellite town plan to go beyond 2012 deadline

The pilot scheme to develop satellite towns around seven mega cities will spill over to the 12th Plan period (2013 to 2018), as against the original deadline of April 2012.The urban development......