Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

The nation's growth is in the hands of women and all-round efforts are being made by the DMK regime for their empowerment, Chief Minister M K Stalin said here on Wednesday. The Dravidian model growth is all inclusive and it includes both men and women. Nothing is planned by excluding women, Stalin said in his International Women's Day address at the Ethiraj College for Women. The initiative to appoint aspirants from all castes as priests in temples includes a woman as well and that is Dravidian model. Following the footsteps of reformist leaders, initiatives and schemes for women empowerment were being implemented by the DMK government, Stalin said and added that the nation's growth is in the hands of women. Equal rights for women in family properties (1989) and present increase in reservation for women in government jobs to 40 percent from 30 percent featured in a list of initiatives underlined by the Chief Minister. The Dr Muthulakshmi Maternity Benefit Scheme aimed at ensuring

DMK MP Kanimozhi on Tuesday demanded that the government clarify how raising allegations against the Adani Group could be equivalent to 'questioning' India, while hitting out at the ruling dispensation for "shielding" corporates. Participating in the debate on Motion of Thanks to the President's Address in Lok Sabha, she said any mention of Adani meant the treasury benches would break into virulent protests. She also accused the treasury benches of turning a blind eye and providing strong support to corporates even when their "wrong-doings" come to the fore. "... Hindenburg Research has given reports on 15 other institutions in different countries. But no other country has said that the report was against the country. "When we are talking about Adani, it becomes against the country. I am confused. We have started calling India 'Bharat', now what is the next progress? If talking against Adani is talking against India, I really want a clarification," Kanimozhi asserted. The Thoothuk

Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi's assertion that the concept of Dravidian covers the people of southern states but it has now become a Tamil identity due to politics of division, was dismissed by the ruling DMK as a statement coming from a "RSS man" and not from one holding a gubernatorial position. The opposition AIADMK, however, endorsed the Governor's view saying the Dravidian origin encompasses the geographical territory of the five states in the south of the country, and that the DMK was indulging in political rhetoric to serve its purpose. Speaking at the inaugural of a two-day programme on 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat - Connecting India' series held at the Raj Bhavan here on Monday, the Governor said India was a name given to the country. "In order to understand this nation, one has to understand Bharat, whose several thousands of years of civilisation gives us pride," he said. "Unfortunately, during British rule, we got divided. Later, we started getting fragmented on political

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has urged the Centre to find a permanent solution to the fishermen's issue

A total of 34 DMK lawmakers will be sworn in as Ministers at Raj Bhavan morning including DMK President MK Stalin as the next Chief Minister

Stalin-led DMK wrests power but anti-incumbency doesn't entirely overcome AIADMK

Skybus ads across newspapers in Assam by major political parties raise serious questions about the business of polling

Book review of Karunanidhi: A Life

The Congress, which is relegated to a junior partner in the DMK-led front, is expecting to get a minimum of 15 seats and a maximum of 18 in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections to be held on April 6

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami hit out at DMK chief MK Stalin saying that he was making false statements during his election ahead of the Assembly polls in the state

A digital countdown clock has been installed at the entrance of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party headquarters Anna Arivalayam in Chennai in the run-up to the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls

The seat sharing arrangement between the Congress and DMK in Puducherry is likely to be finalised here on Tuesday

The DMK would waive education loan taken by students for higher studies once the party comes to power

T E Narasimhan looks at how the entry of superstar Rajinikanth may change the script of the 2021 Tamil Nadu polls

The election for the post of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman is slated to take place on September 14 and the opposition parties are planning to field DMK MP Tiruchi Siva as their candidate

Tamil Nadu is tipped to go the polls in the first half of next year with the BJP looking to make an entry into the southern state

Rajnikanth has been conducting back-to-back meetings with his fans' associations in Chennai and working towards an April launch.

Opposition MPs said the farmers were hit by unseasonal rains, floods and demanded that the Centre should give immediate monetary relief

The AIADMK candidate Reddiyarpatti V Narayanan who was leading from Nanguneri segment by a slender margin of 1,800 votes

The Election Commission has declared the by-polls to 18 Assembly seats of the 21 vacant in Tamil Nadu on April 18, along with those to the Lok Sabha