At least 22 Christmas revellers drowned on Sunday evening as their overcrowded fibre-glass boat capsized in Pulicat Lake in Tiruvallur district. Fibre-glass boats are normally used for fishing.

Putting an end to speculation about her meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is on a two-day visit to Tamil Nadu, chief minister J.

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday assured DMK president M. Karunanidhi that the central government would consider providing security to the Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala.

According to a statement

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to advise Kerala not to build a new dam across Mullaperiyar and sought a financial package for the state.

In her 40-m

As Team Anna gears up for the three-day fast in Mumbai, the Centre on Saturday said the Lokpal Bill cannot be passed by “someone on the streets or playgrounds” and it would deal with the issue with “an iron hand”.

The Mullaperiyar dam row with Kerala and the stalemate over Koodankulam nuclear power plant could figure at the meeting chief minister J. Jayalalithaa is expected to have with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his two-day visit to the Tamil Nadu beginning Sunday.

At least 16 are missing after a boat carrying tourists capsized in Pulicat lake, 58 kms from Chennai, on Sunday.

Initial reports claim the boat was carrying at least 20 passengers. Eyewitnesses added