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Money, money, money... how moolah gets around in Tamil Nadu polls
Colour coded tokens, Speed Post and even impromptu blackouts to facilitate distribution... officials in Tamil Nadu say they are surprised at the myriad ruses being used by political parties to distrib
Rs 1.2 crore seized during vehicle check
A sum of Rs 1.2 crore was recovered on Tuesday during vehicle check here but the persons carrying the cash said they were meant for bank ATMs, police said.
"As a standard procedure, we have passed
Special CBI court orders Jaya to appear before it on May 11
Dismissing discharge petitions by former chief minister Jayalalitha and two former cabinet colleagues, a special CBI court today directed them to appear before it on May 11 for framing of charges in
Ramesh decides to call it quits
He began his career with a bang and is now ending it with a whimper as it were.
Former Indian opener Sadagopan Ramesh has decided to call it quits, nearly three seasons after he played his final fir
DMK creating a mirage to dupe voters: Jaya
AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa on Sunday equated the DMK’s attempt to create an illusion of sweeping the assembly polls by distributing money to voters with a story from the Ramayana in which Ravana creates a mirage of killing the abducted Sita to break Ram’s will.
Spin to win may be kings’ mantra
If the opening match between Knight Riders and Super Kings is any indication then IPL-4 at the MAC might not be a turbo charged T20 event spectators have grown used to.
The pitch that used to ensure
In a poll first, Jaya slams Cong, rules out coalition
Launching her first salvo against the Congress in her poll campaign, AIADMK supremo Ms Jayalalithaa on Saturday said the UPA government at the Centre “deserved to be thrown out” as it was “inept, inef
Pranab defends PM, says he is not weak-kneed
Dismissing the Opposition charge that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was “weak”, Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday asserted he was “very much alert and proactive” to all issues includ
Poll heat finally picks up in Dravidian heartland
Albeit the “like-never-before” Election Commission crackdown on several fronts, the poll heat has finally picked up in the Dravidian heartland with leaders of various political parties making pit stop
EC issues notices to Jaya, Vijayakanth
The Election Commission has issued notices to AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa and her ally DMDK chief actor Vijayakanth for their alleged personal attacks against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and his family members in their campaign speeches, officials said today.
