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Chennai, Aug 22: Sidelined party Deputy General Secretary T T V Dhinkaran has dubbed the merger of two factions of the AIADMK as a "betrayal" of party general secretary V K Sasikala. Breaking his silence on the sudden developments leading to the merger of the factions led by Chief Minister K Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam yesterday, Dhinakaran, in a series of tweets last night, also questioned

New Delhi, Aug 22: In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended the triple talaq verdict for the next six months with immediate effect. The top court also asked the Parliament to bring in the new law to govern the issue. Three out of five judges hearing the case have declared triple talaq as 'arbitary' and 'unconstitutional'. A five-judge bench comprising of Chief Justice Jagdish

Chennai, Aug 21: Amid the hectic political drama, the two warring AIADMK factions in Tamil Nadu announced the merger on Monday with rebel group leader O Panneerselvam (OPS) will be a part of Edappadi K Palaniswami's cabinet as deputy chief minister, a newly created post. The new look AIADMK also decided to convene general council meeting to formally adopt a resolution for expelling V K Sasikala

New Delhi, Aug 21: The Supreme Court would tomorrow pronounce its judgement on the controversial issue of whether the practice of 'triple talaq' among Muslims is fundamental to the religion. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar had reserved its verdict on May 18 after a six-day marathon hearing during the summer vacation. During the hearing, the apex court had

Chennai, Aug 21: The expected merger of AIADMK factions led by Chief Minister K Palaniswami and rebel leader O Panneerselvam is likely to fructify today. Palaniswami and Panneerselvam are likely to arrive at the party headquarters here by noon and formalise the merger deal, party sources indicated. Ahead of the formalisation of the deal, the Palaniswami camp is likely to make an announcement in

New Delhi, Aug 21: Home Minister Rajanth Singh today expressed confidence that China would take positive steps to resolve the ongoing Doklam standoff and that peace would prevail between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. "There will be a solution soon and I am sure China will make a positive move," he said. At the same time, Singh sought to project a strong front saying that while India is not

New Delhi, Aug 21: The Passenger Service Fee (PSF), levied on air travellers, might marginally go up as the ministries of home and civil aviation were finding it increasingly difficult to manage the escalating cost of airport security, the government officials said. The differences between the ministries over who would bear the cost of providing security at airports continued to linger with the

Puducherry, Aug 20: Riding pillion on a two-wheeler with her 'dupatta' (shawl) covering her face, Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi travelled incognito to assess safety of women in the Union Territory after dusk. In a WhatsApp message to media persons after a "night round" of the city on Friday, Bedi said, "Felt that Puducherry is safe for women even at night". She, however, said that she would

New Delhi, Aug 20: The nation on Sunday remembered former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 73rd birth anniversary with political dignitaries paying tribute to him at his memorial Veer Bhoomi in National Capital. Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, former President Pranab Mukherjee and former Delhi CM Sheila Dikhsit paid floral tributes at the samadhi. Daughter Priyanka

Godhra: A police team was attacked on Saturday by a mob of over 100 persons here when it tried to rescue a large number of cows which were allegedly being taken for slaughter. The police had to lob 18 rounds of teargas shells after the mob attacked them, Godhra Deputy SP VK Nai said. "When the police team reached the ground where the cattle were kept, they were attacked by the mob with stones. To