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Explained: Why DMK MP A Raja’s call for ‘autonomy’ in Tamil Nadu sparked a row

Speaking on the topic ‘Coalition Government at the Centre and Autonomy for States’ on Sunday, the former Union minister asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to prove ‘state autonomy’ to Tamil Nadu and not push them to seek an ‘independent country’

JNU violence: No one arrested by Delhi Police in connection with incident, Centre tells Lok Sabha

On 5 January, 2020, around 100 masked persons armed with sticks went on a rampage inside the campus, leaving 36 students, teachers, and staff injured

From politician to pilot: BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy flies DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran

In a series of tweets, the Central Chennai MP described the whole incident when Rudy, a former Union Minister, made the revelation to him.

Udhayanidhi Stalin points out historical error in Dhanush's Karnan; makers agree to rectify

Udhayanidhi Stalin tweeted in praise of Dhanush's new film Karnan, but also pointed out a historical inaccuracy regarding the 1995 Kodiyankulam riots.

DMK MLA J Anbazhagan succumbs to coronavirus-related complications week after being put on ventilator support

DMK legislator J Anbazhagan died of COVID-19 in Chennai on Wednesday, a private hospital said

DMK suspends ex-MP KP Ramalingam from primary membership, removes him from all posts for 'anti-party activities'

'Ramalingam has been suspended from the primary membership of the party and removed from all party posts he held,' DMK said in a statement.

SC to hear DMK's plea on Tamil Nadu local body polls on 11 December; party has sought implementation of quotas for women, SC, ST candidates

It alleged that it did not provide quota for women and SC and ST candidates as per the 2011 census

In Tamil Nadu, turmoil surrounding NEET traumatises parents and students, sets BJP and AIADMK at odds

NEET has been a major bone of contention between the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government since it was first mooted in 2012.

Group of Congress, IUML, DMK MPs give adjourned motion notice in Lok Sabha over issues including Jharkhand mob lynching

Congress MPs Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Ravneet Singh Bittu, along with IUML and DMK MPs E T Mohammed Basheer and T R Baalu respectively have given adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over different issues. IUML's Basheer moved an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over the incident of mob lynching in Jharkhand. DMK's Baalu has given adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha on the urgent need to stop Carbon project in Cauvery Basin.

Tamil Nadu water crisis: DMK chief MK Stalin leads protest against state govt; party MP TR Baalu moves notice in Lok Sabha

DMK President MK Stalin and party workers protest against the Tamil Nadu government on Monday over water crisis in Chennai. DMK MP from Sriperumbudur, TR Baalu has given a notice in the Lok Sabha today over the water crisis issue in the state. Tamil Nadu has been reeling under acute water crisis stress for the past several months as Chennai's Porur Lake, one of the main sources of water has reached its lowest level.