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The race to conclude seat-share deals in Tamil Nadu - where the political landscape is dominated by the ruling DMK and opposition AIADMK, with the Congress and BJP playing second fiddle - is picking up pace with the election now just weeks away.

Raghav Chadha on Monday took a break from wedding preps - the AAP MP is expected to marry actor Kiara Advani in Rajasthan this month - to take a dig at the BJP after it was dumped by Tamil Nadu ally AIADMK.

Fresh audio clips of VK Sasikala, the ousted chief of Tamil Nadu's AIADMK, speaking to party functionaries sympathetic to her political return have surfaced, in which she can be heard saying "there is a need to lead the party in a fair way".

TTV Dhinakaran, the chief of the AMMK, denied today that his tie-up with Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM would help Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK and its ally BJP by splitting the opposition votes in the state election next month. In an interview to NDTV, Mr D

Actor Vijayakanth's DMDK has quit AIADMK-BJP alliance ahead of Tamil Nadu polls next month.

The DMK on Saturday moved forward in its ongoing seat-sharing exercise with allies by giving six seats to MDMK though a deal with the CPI(M) was elusive, while the ruling AIADMK's negotiations with DMDK remained inconclusive.

Expressing happiness that his friend, Rajinikanth, had decided to not enter politics in view of his health, veteran Congress leader P Chidambaram said the 70-year-old superstar was a "devout Hindu, but a secular man" and unlikely to support the BJP.

The revised bill to make instant Triple Talaq - a practice among Muslim men to instantly divorce their wives by uttering "Talaq" thrice -- a punishable offence was passed in the Lok Sabha on Thurday after five-hour debate and a walkout by the Congress and the AIADMK. Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the bill should not be seen through the "pri...

On a visit that is being seen to hint at the AIADMK cosying up to the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Chennai today to launch the state government's scheme for a Rs 25,000 subsidy for women to buy two wheelers.

Actor Kamal Haasan today alleged that money power was behind TTV Dhinakaran's win in the December 21 RK Nagar bypoll. The sidelined AIADMK leader hit out accusing Kamal Haasan of maligning voters. In a stinging article in the latest issue of Tamil magazine 'Ananda Vikatan,' the veteran actor described the bypoll, held after the death of former Chie...

Tamil superstar Rajinikanth today announced his entry into politics today, ending months of speculation and suspense. He didn't name his political party, but confirmed that he will launch one before the assembly election in Tamil Nadu and will contest on all 234 seats. Rajinikanth, who is fondly called Thalaiva by his fans, said that he was enterin...

Veteran actor Kamal Haasan, who is prepping for a political career, has ripped into Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK over last week's income tax raids targeting jailed party leader VK Sasikala and her family members at properties including former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's Chennai home.

Three union ministers have quit the government, making it clear that a new cabinet will be formed, most likely on Sunday. However, sources in Tamil Nadu's ruling party, the AIADMK, say reports of them bagging cabinet spots are incorrect - they point out that the party has yet to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coalition or announce any formal a...

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today termed the latest political developments in Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK as "low comedy turning into farce" asked why was the state governor not taking any action.

The probability of a unified ruling party in Tamil Nadu has shrunk with one of the two main camps indicating it's run out of patience with the negotiations that began two weeks ago. O Panneerselvam or "OPS", the former Chief Minister of the state, will on Friday begin touring the state to build support ahead of crucial local body elections due by J...

The race to conclude seat-share deals in Tamil Nadu - where the political landscape is dominated by the ruling DMK and opposition AIADMK, with the Congress and BJP playing second fiddle - is picking up pace with the election now just weeks away.

Raghav Chadha on Monday took a break from wedding preps - the AAP MP is expected to marry actor Kiara Advani in Rajasthan this month - to take a dig at the BJP after it was dumped by Tamil Nadu ally AIADMK.

Fresh audio clips of VK Sasikala, the ousted chief of Tamil Nadu's AIADMK, speaking to party functionaries sympathetic to her political return have surfaced, in which she can be heard saying "there is a need to lead the party in a fair way".

TTV Dhinakaran, the chief of the AMMK, denied today that his tie-up with Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM would help Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK and its ally BJP by splitting the opposition votes in the state election next month. In an interview to NDTV, Mr D

Actor Vijayakanth's DMDK has quit AIADMK-BJP alliance ahead of Tamil Nadu polls next month.

The DMK on Saturday moved forward in its ongoing seat-sharing exercise with allies by giving six seats to MDMK though a deal with the CPI(M) was elusive, while the ruling AIADMK's negotiations with DMDK remained inconclusive.

Expressing happiness that his friend, Rajinikanth, had decided to not enter politics in view of his health, veteran Congress leader P Chidambaram said the 70-year-old superstar was a "devout Hindu, but a secular man" and unlikely to support the BJP.

The revised bill to make instant Triple Talaq - a practice among Muslim men to instantly divorce their wives by uttering "Talaq" thrice -- a punishable offence was passed in the Lok Sabha on Thurday after five-hour debate and a walkout by the Congress and the AIADMK. Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the bill should not be seen through the "pri...

On a visit that is being seen to hint at the AIADMK cosying up to the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Chennai today to launch the state government's scheme for a Rs 25,000 subsidy for women to buy two wheelers.

Actor Kamal Haasan today alleged that money power was behind TTV Dhinakaran's win in the December 21 RK Nagar bypoll. The sidelined AIADMK leader hit out accusing Kamal Haasan of maligning voters. In a stinging article in the latest issue of Tamil magazine 'Ananda Vikatan,' the veteran actor described the bypoll, held after the death of former Chie...

Tamil superstar Rajinikanth today announced his entry into politics today, ending months of speculation and suspense. He didn't name his political party, but confirmed that he will launch one before the assembly election in Tamil Nadu and will contest on all 234 seats. Rajinikanth, who is fondly called Thalaiva by his fans, said that he was enterin...

Veteran actor Kamal Haasan, who is prepping for a political career, has ripped into Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK over last week's income tax raids targeting jailed party leader VK Sasikala and her family members at properties including former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's Chennai home.

Three union ministers have quit the government, making it clear that a new cabinet will be formed, most likely on Sunday. However, sources in Tamil Nadu's ruling party, the AIADMK, say reports of them bagging cabinet spots are incorrect - they point out that the party has yet to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coalition or announce any formal a...

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today termed the latest political developments in Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK as "low comedy turning into farce" asked why was the state governor not taking any action.

The probability of a unified ruling party in Tamil Nadu has shrunk with one of the two main camps indicating it's run out of patience with the negotiations that began two weeks ago. O Panneerselvam or "OPS", the former Chief Minister of the state, will on Friday begin touring the state to build support ahead of crucial local body elections due by J...