On a day Jayalalithaa accused the Centre of stifling her voice, Modi too hit out at the government over leadership crisis. ...
11:40 PM, Dec 27, 2012
VN Sudhakaran, disowned foster son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and co-accused in the multi-crore disproportionate assets case against her, on Wednesday appeared before a special court for recording his statements. ...
02:44 AM, Dec 27, 2012
DMK President M Karunanidhi on Tuesday dismissed as 'absolute unadulterated lie' the claim made by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's close aide Sasikala in a court that he had offered to exclude her from a wealth case against the AIADMK supremo if she turned against her. ...
07:20 PM, Dec 25, 2012
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as Gujarat Chief Minister on December 26. Jayalalithaa will be visiting Gujarat following an invitation from Modi, who was elected as Chief Minister for a third consecutive time, an official release said today. ...
02:16 PM, Dec 23, 2012
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's close aide Sasikala Natarajan on Saturday claimed in a special court here that DMK chief M Karunanidhi had in 1996 offered to exclude her from the wealth case against the AIADMK supremo if she turned against her. ...
06:37 PM, Dec 22, 2012
Bangalore: After a gap of over seven months, the recording of the statement of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's close aide Sasikala Natarajan resumed on Wednesday before the special court trying the disproportionate assets case against them. Appearing before Special Judge MS Balakrishna, Sasikala replied to 110 questions framed by the court, taking the total number of questions answered till today to 742 out of the total over a 1,000....
04:06 AM, Dec 20, 2012
Tamil Nadu faces a severe power shortage problem. With the state reeling under regular and prolonged periods of power cuts, DMK supremo Karunanidhi has just launched a statewide agitation. Meenakshi Mahadevan of CNN-IBN joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on what the government's plans to do to tackle the situation and if a solution is in sight. Q. It came in the local news papers that the surplus power from...
04:33 PM, Dec 19, 2012
Chennai: Taking on the Jayalalithaa government, Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M Karunanidhi on Tuesday led a state-wide protest on the power crisis and questioned its claims about the state being 'peaceful'. "It is unfortunate that she (Jayalalithaa) has claimed the law and order situation is good," the 88-year-old Karunanidhi said, addressing partymen who shouted slogans against the government. Listing various incidents of crime during the 19-month old All India...
03:06 PM, Dec 18, 2012
Chennai: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader P Muralidhar Rao on Saturday said the 2014 Lok Sabha polls would be fought between the "Walmart front" and the nationalist or Swadeshi front with the UPA government going ahead with the FDI in retail sector. "The UPA and DMK, they stand for Walmart. I can call it a 'Walmart front." In 2014, there will be elections. It will be between the Walmart front...
07:16 PM, Dec 15, 2012
Chennai: Tamil cinema icon Rajinikanth, whose inimitable style of popping a cigarette into his mouth earned him many a fan among youth, has urged them to kick the habit. Addressing a gathering of his fans to mark his 62nd birthday after many years here last night, he said his illness had been caused by smoking, but admitted he was unable to give it up. "I haven't quit smoking, but you...
05:43 PM, Dec 14, 2012
Chennai: Key UPA constituent DMK, which supported Centre in the FDI vote in Parliament, on Thursday said attempts are on to provide "back-door entry" to global retail giant Walmart in the state even as Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had opposed FDI in multi-brand retail in the state. The DMK's Executive, which met under party chief M Karunanidhi, said reports had suggested Walmart was in the process of establishing a commercial complex...
03:41 PM, Dec 13, 2012
New Delhi: A former top Department of Telecom official on Tuesday told a Delhi court trying the 2G case that four counters were set up for distribution of letters of intent to eligible telecom firms on January 10, 2008 as only four directors were available in the Access Service Cell of the department. Deposing as a prosecution witness in the case, DoT's erstwhile Member (Technology) K Sridhara said the large...
08:03 PM, Dec 11, 2012
Chennai: Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam, which voted in favour of foreign direct investment in retail in Parliament, despite voicing its opposition to the measure, on Sunday asked the Tamil Nadu government to ascertain US retail chain Wal-Mart's plans in the state and take appropriate action. The DMK president M Karunanidhi said in a statement that there is information about Wal-Mart setting up a commercial complex and a marketing office at Vanagaram...
11:43 PM, Dec 09, 2012
Chennai: Holding that UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi had crossed a number of road-blocks "tactfully", DMK President M Karunanidhi on Saturday said the "nation looks up" to her to provide a secular and stable government at the Centre. "As Chairperson of the UPA, you have been crossing a number of road-blocks tactfully and facing many hurdles successfully... the nation looks up to you only, at this critical phase, to provide a...
02:20 AM, Dec 09, 2012
New Delhi: 7:57 pm: Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 11 am on Friday. 7:00 pm: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut says that FDI in retail is a bid by the government to sell off the country. Citing Bofors, 2G spectrum and coal scams, the Shiv Sena leader said, "Till now the government has looted the country, but now it wants to sell it off." Raut accused the government of...
11:20 AM, Dec 06, 2012
New Delhi: Opposing the government decision on foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail, the AIADMK on Wednesday termed it to be a rude shock for the number of traditional small traders in the country. "The government's decision is a rude shock for the number of traditional small traders. The chief minister of Tamil Nadu right from the beginning has showcased her apprehensions. AIADMK opposes this," AIADMK member M Thambidurai said....
03:53 PM, Dec 05, 2012
New Delhi: Realising that the UPA government has mustered the numbers for the debate and voting on foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday alleged that it uses institutions to win the support of other parties and said division of votes would "expose" such organisations. "We are ready for a discussion on FDI in retail only under Rule 184 (which entails voting). The country...
05:52 PM, Nov 27, 2012
New Delhi: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has announced that it will support the government if a vote takes place on FDI in multi-brand retail. This comes even as the DMK has been against FDI. DMK chief Karunanidhi said the decision has been taken to save the government and keep communal forces at bay. "DMK took the decision with "bitterness" to prevent communal forces from coming to power," Karunanidhi said....
01:02 PM, Nov 27, 2012
New Delhi: The deadlock in Parliament over FDI in multi-brand retail continues. After Monday's inconclusive all-party meet, the UPA coordination committee will meet on Tuesday to discuss the provision of voting. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, too, will meet Congress allies on the issue. Sources say the government is against having a vote, but if forced to do so, it is sure of the support of the Samajwadi Party and the...
06:41 AM, Nov 27, 2012
While the Left and the BJP are still insisting on a debate with voting on FDI, the Trinamool and other key parties like the BSP and Samajwadi Party are now showing signs of backing off. ...
10:29 PM, Nov 26, 2012
