Arun Janardhanan

BJP approaches DMK with "proposed changes" to simultaneous election Bill.

Ex-BJP chief in Tamil Nadu expected to formally convey his decision to party chief Nitin Nabin in Delhi on Tuesday, according to multiple senior BJP sources familiar with the development

Once a rising star in the BJP firmament, Annamalai fell out of favour with party leaders over his staunch opposition to the alliance with the AIADMK. In the end, he may stand vindicated.

For years, BJP leaders believed Tamil Nadu was waiting for a non-Dravidian alternative. Annamalai was supposed to become that alternative, but then Vijay arrived.

Annamalai says he conveyed his decision to quit BJP to its leadership months ago, admits long-running differences with the party, especially on Tamil Nadu issues

The programme in question saw the forest brigand d Veerappan linking Sukanya to an alleged political scandal involving the son of former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao. On June 5, the Madras High Court upheld damages against Sun TV, ruling that the broadcaster had editorial control over the programme and failed in its duty to remove the offending content before telecast

Police officials say he was taken into custody from his residence in Madurai and brought to Chennai for questioning

The force is expected to operate alongside existing law-enforcement mechanisms while focusing on preventive policing, rapid response and field surveillance

Born Chinnasamy in what is now Theni district, Bharathiraja arrived in Chennai with little more than ambition.

Attacked by critics, especially on social media, Tamil Nadu's 29-year-old Industries Minister visits South Korea as part of her attempts to signal continuity and back one of the most ambitious projects