India

Chennai, Feb 14: In fast paced developments, Sasikala loyalist Edappady K Palaniswami was today elected as Legislature Party Leader following the conviction of the AIADMK general secretary, who sacked rebel leader O Panneerselvam from the party's primary membership. "We have sent a letter staking claim to form Amma's government," said Palaniswami. His election came at an emergency meeting called

Chennai/New Delhi, Feb 13: The lingering political drama in Tamil Nadu may see a denouement soon with Attorney General today advising Governor C Vidyasar Rao to convene the assembly within in a week for a floor test to decide the fate of AIADMK rivals O Panneerselvam and V K Sasikala. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi today tendered his opinion to Governor Rao to convene a special session of the

Mumbai, Feb 13: In a vitriolic attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his jibe at Manmohan Singh, bickering ally Shiv Sena today asked him to stop peeping in others' bathrooms, maintain the dignity of his office and concentrate on governance instead of threatening opposition parties by flagging their horoscopes. "Modi, while campaigning in UP, threatened that he has the horoscope of

Chennai, Feb 13: Support grew for Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, locked in a bruising feud with AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala, with six more MPs crossing over to his camp on Sunday. However, all eyes will be on the Tamil Nadu Police, which is expected to submit an affidavit to the Madras High Court on Monday with regard to the AIADMK MLAs who were lodged in a resort. Following habeas

Badaun (UP), Feb 12: The downfall of those who had "befooled" the people promising "achche din" has started, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav today said, attacking the Prime Minister, and asked him as to when will he do "kaam ki baat". "He (PM) says the SP did a lot of "karnama" (misdeeds). He says 'man ki baat' on TV and radio, I want to ask him as to when will he do 'kaam ki baat' (talk of something

New Delhi, Feb 12: Three persons have been arrested in connection with the theft of Nobel Prize replica, citation and ornaments from Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi's house in southeast Delhi's Kalkaji area. Rajan, Sunil and Vinod were arrested and the stolen Nobel replica, citation and other jewellery items recovered, said a senior police officer. Further details were awaited. Two other houses

Srinagar, Feb 12: Four militants and two army jawans were today killed in a fierce encounter in Kulgam district of south Kashmir, officials said here. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Frisal area of Kulgam district in the wee hours following information about presence of a large number of militants in the area, a police official said. He said as the security forces were

Kochi, Feb 12: A 55-year- old brain dead woman from West Bengal has become Kerala's first organ donor from outside the state by giving a new lease of life to two Malayalis after her family decided to donate her kidneys. Kolkata resident, Kajori Bose, had come on a holiday with her family to Alappuzha, when she suddenly felt breathless and collapsed inside a houseboat. She was shifted to a private

Chennai, Feb 11: Irked over the ‘delay’ by Tamil Nadu Governor Vidyasagar Rao in swearing her in as chief minister, AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala on Friday sought an appointment with him to parade MLAs in the Raj Bhavan. This comes even as more party leaders switched loyalties to rival O Panneerselvam. In a meeting with her party MLAs, Sasikala said the delay in inviting her to form the

Jaipur, Feb 12: Following completion of polling in Punjab and Goa, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has now shifted its focus to Rajasthan, where it intends to contest the Assembly polls in 2018 from all the 200 seats. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who is in-charge of AAP’s affairs in Rajasthan, visited the State capital on Saturday and announced the party’s plans to strengthen its presence