Thuglak

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) today announced pulling out of the Congress-led UPA coalition. It is in protest against the government's position on a US backed United Nations resolution on war crimes carried out during Sri Lanka's civil war.

Court feels 2G accused can manipulate witnesses: Ramaswamy

The Delhi court dismissed the bail pleas of accused in the 2G scam, which has come as a shock to most. Despite there being no objection from the prosecution, the bail petition has been rejected. The court might have assumed that the accused are capable of interfering, persuading and threatening the witnesses, said Cho Ramaswamy.

Was Jayalalitha right to demand Chidambaram's resignation?

Chief Minister Jayalalitha's press conference in Delhi took the nation by surprise and made front page headlines. But was she right to demand Home Minister Chidambaram's resignation? Did she strike a new note regarding the DMK? Has she left the door open for a future alliance with Congress? Experts discuss.

Here's how Jayalalithaa plans to dismantle DMK

Scrapping most of Karunanidhi's pet projects, the Jayalalithaa government announced new housing and insurance schemes. The highlight of these schemes was the steps announced to reverse the monopoly in the cable industry, reports CNBC-TV18’s Swathi Narayanan.

DMK needs Congress; Congress needs to move away: Cho

Cho Ramaswamy, political analyst and editor of Thuglak magazine tells CNBC-TV18 that the DMK is in desperate need of the alliance with the Centre (congress), more than ever before. However, this is also the time when the Congress needs to break away their alliance with DMK, if they want to retain their credibility, he says.

Will election verdict lead to reforms revival for UPA-II?

Parthasarathi Shome, the Director and Chief Executive at ICRIER and Cho Ramaswamy, the Editor of Thuglak, in an interview on CNBC-TV18, spoke about the implications the election verdict would have on the UPA-II's reform agenda.

Tamil Nadu & Bengal elections: What does the future hold?

West Bengal and Tamil Nadu election results will give us a clear idea of what is the future of Mamata Banerjee, the Left, Jayalalithaa and Karunanidhi? But already tension and anticipation are bubbling over as everyone predicts the outcome. CNBC-TV18’s Karan Thapar discusses the issue with an eminent set of panelists.