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Chennai, Sep 29: Tamil Nadu Finance Minister O. Panneerselvam was Monday sworn in as the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu. Panneerselvam, 63, elected leader of the AIADMK legislature party Sunday evening, succeeds J. Jayalalithaa, who was sentenced to four years in prison Saturday for indulging in corruption. Several AIADMK legislators were also sworn in as ministers. A farmer from Theni district

New York, Sep 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday told a rapturous crowd of NRIs that Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) cardholders will get lifetime Indian visa and that American tourists will be given visa on arrival. Modi, who arrived at the packed Madison Square Garden to a rousing welcome, announced the merger of PIO and Overseas Citizens of India schemes to facilitate hassle-free travel

New Delhi, Sep 28: President's rule was imposed today in poll-bound Maharashtra after Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan resigned following the break-up of 15-year-old Congress-NCP alliance in the state. President Pranab Mukherjee signed the proclamation for imposition of central rule in Maharashtra, a day after the Union Cabinet recommended clamping of President's rule in the state, a Home Ministry

Bangalore, Sep 28: Jailed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Sunday discussed the issue of her successor with a few cabinet ministers following her conviction for corruption. "Jayalalithaa has advised cabinet colleagues and party leaders to convene a meeting of all lawmakers (legislators) in Chennai later in the day and elect a leader to serve as chief minister," an AIADMK leader said. The

Chennai, Sep 28: A day after their party supremo and Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was convicted and sentenced in the Rs 66.65 crore illegal asset case, AIADMK MLAs are likely to meet here today to propose a candidate for the Chief Minister's post. Party sources said the meeting is likely to be held later in the day and all the legislators have been asked to be present. Majority of the ministers

New York, Sep 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a global call for cooperation on terrorism at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, calling for the world body to speedily adopt a comprehensive international convention of terror, so that no country could differentiate between “good terrorism and bad terrorism.” He also spoke of India’s ‘push for peace’ in the region, saying he wanted “serious

Chennai, Sep 27: Violence broke out in several parts of Tamil Nadu today after Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was convicted in a graft case with angry AIADMK supporters indulging in stone pelting and arson and forcing closure of shops. Tension prevailed as protesters burnt effigies of DMK President M Karunanidhi, his sons M K Stalin and M K Alagiri and tore party posters in various places including

New York, Sep 27: Describing America as India's "natural global partner", Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here today on a five-day visit to the US, holding out an assurance that India is "open and friendly" for business and innovations. Modi, 64, flew into New York's JFK airport on a special Air India Boeing plane on the first leg of his maiden visit to the US as Prime Minister after a nearly

New York, Sep 26: External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday said Pakistan "spoiled the talks" by talking to Hurriyat leaders just ahead of foreign secretaries of the two nations were scheduled to meet in Islamabad last month. "New (Narendra Modi) government has given a new signal. So they (Pakistan) spoiled the talks, they spoiled the game," Swaraj told Indian reporters here after her

New Delhi/Mumbai, Sep 26: After weeks of hardball politics, the two coalitions in Maharashtra — the ruling Congress-NCP and the opposition BJP-Shiv Sena — parted ways in a bitter way on Thursday night, setting the stage for a multi-cornered contest in the upcoming Assembly elections. The key players were in a wrangle over the sharing of seats for the 288-member Assembly election with the aim of