In a major pre-election welfare push, the Tamil Nadu government has transferred cash assistance ranging from Rs 3,200 to Rs 8,000 to nearly 40 lakh beneficiaries across the state.

A group of five persons named by the court could be permitted to proceed to the hilltop pillar known as Deepathoon to offer symbolic prayers for 15 minutes, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has suggested.

Nearly six years after the alleged custodial torture and deaths of a father and son in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district triggered nationwide outrage, a court in Madurai is set to deliver its verdict on March 23 in the sensational Sathankulam case.

In the thick of election season, the entry of expelled AIADMK leader and former chief minister O Panneerselvam into the ruling DMK has triggered a familiar political question in Tamil Nadu: is there now an "AIADMK within the DMK"?

A functionary of the youth wing of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has been arrested for the alleged sexual assault and murder of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri district, police said.

O Panneerselvam has joined the DMK while VK Sasikala has floated her own party.

The DMK's newest recruit - expelled AIADMK leader and ex-Chief Minister O Panneerselvam - spoke to NDTV Friday, shortly after he was welcomed onboard by his new boss, MK Stalin.

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam (OPS) joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in presence of Chief Minister MK Stalintoday ahead of the upcoming 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.

The alleged "cash-for-jobs" controversy in Tamil Nadu escalated on Thursday with the AIADMK moving to initiate contempt proceedings against the State's Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) for not registering an FIR.

Days after the Madras High Court directed the state's Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption to "forthwith register a case" based on material shared by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the issue has escalated politically ahead of the polls.

Expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala announced the launch of her new party on Tuesday.

Sasikala recalled the humiliation Jayalalithaa allegedly faced after the death of AIADMK founder M G Ramachandran.

In a dramatic political move ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly election, expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala has announced that she will launch her own party and field candidates - a direct challenge to AIADMK chief Edappadi K. Palaniswami.

A man, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, drove his car recklessly outside a bus terminus in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district on Monday.

A day after TVK general secretary Aadhav Arjuna hinted that party chief and actor Vijay could contest from a North Madras constituency in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, anticipation is building across the industrial belt of North Chennai

In an age of streaming platforms and plush multiplexes, students at VIT Chennai briefly travelled back to a time when cinema meant dusty grounds, wooden benches and giant tents fluttering under the open sky.

BJP maintains that both the CBI and the CBFC function as independent statutory bodies and that there is no political interference.

In a significant development barely two months ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the Madras High Court has directed the State's Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to immediately register a case.

In a significant political development ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) led by Premalatha Vijayakanth has joined the ruling DMK alliance headed by Chief Minister MK Stalin.

With actor Vijay making a high-voltage political plunge, the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or DMK is sharpening its youth outreach - the centrepiece being distribution of 10 lakh free laptops to final-year college students across Tamil Nadu.

With actor-turned-politician Vijay stepping up his political pitch and expected to woo large sections of women voters, the ruling DMK has launched a focused counter, a statewide, booth-level door-to-door outreach exclusively led by women cadre.

The Congress has hardened its stance on power sharing with its Tamil Nadu ally, the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, signalling that the issue will be part of formal coalition discussions ahead of the assembly elections.

Vijay Vasanth said the DMK-Congress partnership is a "20-year-old successful alliance", maintaining that periodic differences should not be mistaken for a rupture.

A political row has erupted in Tamil Nadu after BJP's Karur district president Senthilnathan VV was named in a police case for allegedly making obscene and sexually explicit remarks against Congress woman MP S Jothimani.