Chennai

Taking strong exception to Kerala's reported "unilateral" action in ordering real time monitoring of Mullaperiyar Dam along with the Centre without Tamil Nadu's consent, chief minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday slammed it as a "blatant violation" of the principle of federalism and constitutional framework.

Defending Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the Antrix-Devas deal issue, union corporate affairs minister Veerappa Moily on Tuesday said the former never wanted to hide anything and had acted swiftly and scrapped the pact.

Following a public spat, AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa dealt a heavy blow to her estranged ally DMDK chief Vijayakanth on Tuesday by weaning away his close associate Ibrahim Rowther, a filmmaker, and hundreds of functionaries of his party.

A Class 9 student stabbed his teacher to death in a classroom on Thursday allegedly because she had reprimanded him and complained to his parents about his poor performance. HT reports.

The report prepared by a committee headed by Pratyush Sinha, former CVC, said Antrix-Devas deal lacked transparency and recommended that action needs to be taken against Nair, A Bhaskaranarayana, KR Sridhara Murthi and KN Shankara, all of whom have retired.

Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict on the 2G scam case but was non committal on the Opposition's demand for home minister P Chidambaram's resignation "at this stage".

DMDK chief Vijayakanth lashed out at AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa on Thursday, reciprocating her sentiments by saying he too was ashamed of having aligned with her.

A senior Air India pilot was caught drunk minutes before he was to operate a flight out of Chennai to Madurai on Friday. HT reports.

The spectrum scam issue has grabbed the national spotlight again, but the DMK is bogged down by a turf war within the Karunanidhi family.

Leader of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly, Vijaykanth, was today suspended for 10 days after the Privileges Committee went into the conduct of the DMDK leader during a heated exchange with chief minister J Jayalalithaa.

In less than a year, the alliance that propelled AIADMK president and chief minister J Jayalalithaa to power with more than a four-fifths majority is in danger of falling apart. HT reports.

Five years after a survey in Tamil Nadu suggested MK Stalin was the more popular heir to his father and DMK chief M Karunanidhi than elder brother MK Alagiri, another survey has made the same observation. HT reports.

Making it clear that it would not compromise on its rights on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue, AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu on Monday alleged it was a victim of the Centre's "persistent indifference" and accused Kerala of whipping up "mass fear and insecurity" over the row.

An Indian Air Force (IAF) trainer aircraft crashed into a lake near early today but both pilots ejected safely, officials said.