Allies turned foes Jaya and Vijayakanth face off in TN bypoll

A Ganesh Nadar reports on the bye-elections in Sankarankovil in Thirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, the first test of strength since last year's assembly elections, in which friends-turned-foes......

Tamil Nadu minister Karuppasamy dead

Tamil Nadu Minister C Karuppasamy died of cancer at a private hospital in Chennai on Saturday. The 57 year-old two-time minister is survived by his mother, wife and two daughters. Karuppasamy is......

Re-poll ordered in eight booths in TN

Re-polling would be held in eight polling stations spread across six constituencies in Tamil Nadu on Saturday, Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Kumar said.The re-polls were necessitated due to......

'Just made sure nobody saw my tears'

Colachal is a small town 22 km west of Negercoil in coastal Tamil Nadu. It was one of the worst hit by Sunday's tsunamis. Over 400 people died. The government hospital in the town was not equipped......