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AIADMK, CPI-M in talks on seat sharing
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is hopeful of striking a seat-sharing deal with the AIADMK for the ensuing assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, said a party official here on Saturday. Representatives of the AIADMK, the main opposition party in the state, and the CPI-M held their second round of talks on the electoral pact.
CBI raids DMK channel office
The CBI on Friday raided the office of Kalaignar TV, floated by the family members of Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi, here in connection with the 2G spectrum scam.
Desi space capsule hope might remain a dream
It is more bad news from Isro. The Indian hope of watching a desi space traveller orbiting the earth in an indigenous capsule before 2020 may remain a dream with the project making little progress in recent times.
Irritate opposition, not your own team: Dhoni to Sreesanth
The only people that S. Sreesanth should "irritate" on the cricket field are the opposition players, said Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as he once again advised the temperamental pacer to remain within "boundaries".
Lankan abduction of Indian fishermen; protests in Chennai
Over 5,000 DMK workers, including party MPs Kanimozhi and T.K.S Elangovan, were arrested here on Wednesday when they tried to take out a rally to Sri Lankan deputy high commission protesting the alleged abduction of over 100 Indian fishermen to Sri Lanka.
PC briefs party on TN demand
After a day-long consultation with party MLAs and MPs, Union home minister P.
Need to ban opinion polls: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi on Saturday favoured a ban on opinion polls before elections, saying they affected poll propects of political parties.
Swamy twisted facts about land: Karuna
Refuting the charge of irregularities in the allotment of land under the government discretionary quota (GDQ), chief minister M. Karunanidhi on Tuesday said the quota had been in vogue since the MGR regime, and among the long list of beneficiaries was the son of former AIADMK minister K.A. Sengottaiyan.
Jayalalithaa asks PM to break silence on scams
AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to speak up on the major corruption scams that have rocked the country.
Is Praveen’s cup full of woe?
Serious doubts have arisen over seamer Praveen Kumar’s World Cup participation due to a continuing problem with his elbow. The Board of Control for Cricket in India, on its part, is keeping everyone concerned in the dark on a possible replacement.
